tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46358975772623860812024-03-13T05:30:59.577-07:00Cheryl and WilliamCheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.comBlogger709125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-88817539959635064852016-01-11T22:38:00.002-08:002016-01-11T22:45:40.289-08:00Books Read in 2015<ul style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Some of the favorites were: A Passage to India and Return of the Native. Lisa Lutz wrote a fun series. Still need to try and finish Divine Comedy- maybe in 2016?</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School- Jeff Kinney</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Thief Lord- Cornelia Funke</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Magical Strings of Frankie Presto- Mitch Albom</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Speaking in Bones- Kathy Reichs</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 1.5em;">Cyrano de Bergerac- Edmond Rostand</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code- Eoin Colfer</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Artemis Fowl- Eoin Colfer</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Kingdom Keepers 4: Power Play- Ridley Pearson</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Silkworm- Robert Galbraith</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 1.5em;">Kingdom Keepers III: Disney in Shadow- Ridley Pearson</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Kingdom Keepers II: Disney at Dawn- Ridley Pearson</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Better than Before- Gretchen Rubin</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark- Ridley Pearson</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Last Word- Lisa Lutz</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Trail of the Spellmans- Lisa Lutz</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Kill Order- James Dashner</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Spellmans Strike Again- Lisa Lutz</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Revenge of the Spellmans- Lisa Lutz</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Curse of the Spellmans- LIsa Lutz</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Spellman Files- Lisa Lutz</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Brideshead Revisited- Evelyn Waugh</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Four- Veronica Roth</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Death Cure- James Dashner</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Around the World in 80 Days- Jules Verne</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Twelfth Night- William Shakespeare</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Rush Revere and the American Revolution- Rush Limbaugh</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Allegiant- Veronica Roth</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Return of the Native- Thomas Hardy</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">A Passage to India- E.M. Forster</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Miracles and Massacres- Glen Beck</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">The Last of the Mohicans- James Fenimore CooPer</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; text-indent: -15px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Being Mortal- Atul Gawande</span></li>
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Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-35640116844542790192015-02-02T22:01:00.001-08:002015-02-02T22:01:08.976-08:00Books Read in 2014<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 568px;">
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 426pt;" width="568">I was able to read 39 books in 2014. Among my favorites were the Mysterious Benedict Society books and the Gift of Fear. </td>
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long
Haul- Jeff Kinney</div>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Gulliver's
Travels- Jonathon Swift
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe- Alexander McCall Smith
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Little Prince- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Unstoppable:
Flashpoint- Gordan Korman
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Invisible Man- H.G. Wells
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Bones
Never Lie- Kathy Reichs
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mrs.
Dalloway- Virginia Woolf
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Insurgent-
Veronica Roth
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Focus-
Daniel Goleman
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Sun Also Rises- Ernest Hemingway
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Science
Fair- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Scorch Trials- James Dashner
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Maze Runner- James Dashner
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict- Trenton Lee Stewart
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">A
Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Think
Like a Freak- Steven D. Leavitt & Steven J. Dubner
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Gift of Fear- Gavin de Becker
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Cuckoo's
Calling- Robert Gailbraith
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoners Dilemma- Trenton Lee Stuart
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey- Trenton Lee Stuart
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Candide-
Voltaire
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Unstoppable:
Countdown- Natalie Staniford
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">I
am Malala- Malala Yousafzai
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rush
Revere and the Great Pilgrims- Rush Limbaugh
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Great Divorce- C.S. Lewis
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Prince and the Pauper- Mark Twain
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Cahill
Files: Spymasters- Clifford Riley
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Cahill
Files: Operation Trinity- Clifford Riley
</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Mysterious Benedict Society- Trenton Lee Stewart
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
House of Hades- Rick Riordan
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Book Thief- Markus Zusak
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">High
Performance Healthcare- Judy Hoffer Gittell
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Unstoppable:
No Where to Run- Jude Watson
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Every
Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis- Lisa
Sanders
</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon- Alexander McCall Smith
</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Happiest Toddler on the Block- Harvey Karp
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Happier
at Home- Gretchen Rubin
</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">The
Voyage Out- Virginia Woolf
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Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-8727759397560730612014-02-15T17:03:00.001-08:002014-02-15T17:03:16.362-08:00Books Read in 2013While only reading 32 books this past year, I would have to say that the overall number of pages that I read might be much higher than some years, as I read several lengthy, nearly 1,000 page books like Gone with the Wind, Vanity Fair, Brothers Karamzov, Nicholas Nickleby.<br />
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Some of my favorites from the year were the Peter and the Starcatchers series, To the Lighthouse, and So Good they Can't Ignore You.<br />
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<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The First Phone Call from Heaven- Mitch Albom</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck- Jeff Kinney</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Inferno- Dan Brown</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">So Good They Can't Ignore You- Cal Newport</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Harbinger- Jonathan Cahn</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Code- Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">And the Mountains Echoed- Khaled Hosseini</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Picture of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby- Charles Dickens</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brothers Karamazov- Fydor Dostoyevsky</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Christmas Carol- Charles Dickens</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cutting for Stone- Abraham Verghese</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Virals- Kathy Reichs</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tender is the Night- F. Scott Fitzgerald</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Day of Doom- David Baldacci</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Power of Everyday Missionaries- Clayton Christensen</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanity Fair- William Makeplace Thackery</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Bridge to Neverland- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gone with the Wind- Margaret Mitchell</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength- Roy Baumeister and John Tierney</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Buccaneer's- Edith Wharton</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Room of One's Own- Virginia Woolf</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel- Jeff Kinney</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Mark of Athena- Rick Riordan</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Peter and the Sword of Mercy- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Night and Day- Virginia Woolf</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">To the Lighthouse- Virginia Woolf</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Peter and the Secret of Rundoon- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Peter and the Shadow Thieves- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bones of the Lost- Kathy Reichs</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Importance of Being Earnest- Oscar Wilde</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="direction: ltr; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">David and Goliath- Malcolm Gladwell</td></tr>
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Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-78362132454772004952013-02-21T23:23:00.004-08:002013-02-21T23:23:58.917-08:00Books Read in 2012<br />
2012 was a tough year for reading, having a very active little girl who is not the best sleeper meant that when I did have some free time to read, I usually ended up falling asleep while doing it :-) I also read some longer books, like Moby Dick and Middlemarch and so I wasn't able to have quite the volume. I only read 26 books.<br />
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Some of my favorites included East of Eden, How Will You Measure Your Life?, and Peter and the Starcatchers series (so clever). <br />
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The Timekeeper- Mitch Albom<br />
The Amber Spyglass- Philip Pullman<br />
Frozen Heat- Richard Castle<br />
Shatterproof- Roland Smith<br />
The Subtle Knife- Phillip Pullman<br />
Raising Your Spirited Child- Mary Sheedy Kurcinka<br />
Bones are Forever- Kathy Reichs<br />
Frankenstein- Mary Shelley<br />
The Demigod Diaries- Rick Riordan<br />
Under the Greenwood Tree- Thomas Hardy<br />
How Will You Measure Your Life?- Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon<br />
Peter and the Star Catchers- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson<br />
The Golden Compass- Phillip Pullman<br />
East of Eden- John Steinbeck<br />
Bringing Up Bebe- Pamela Druckerman<br />
Heat Rises- Richard Castle<br />
Imagine: How Creativity Works- Jonah Lehrer<br />
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection- Alexander McCall Smith<br />
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea- Jules Verne<br />
The Dead of Night- Peter Lerangis<br />
Middlemarch- George Eliot<br />
Far from the Maddening Crowd- Thomas Hardy<br />
The Little Book of Hindu Gods- Sanjay Patel<br />
Ramayana: The Divine Loophole- Sanjay Patel<br />
North and South- Elizabeth Gaskell<br />
A Murder, A Mystery, and a Marriage- Mark Twain<br />
Moby Dick- Herman Melville<br />
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2013 is already off to a better start<br />
Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-37832131719688740882012-11-08T23:09:00.003-08:002012-11-08T23:09:50.112-08:00Ohlone Village Day at Deer Hollow FarmSince Jane's birth, I have been on the lookout for some more family activities that I haven't done yet and one was going to<a href="http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/city_hall/comm_services/recreation_programs_and_services/deer_hollow_farm.asp"> Deer Hollow Farm</a> at Rancho San Antonio preserve. Once a year, they open up their Ohlone Village to the public and have demonstrations of what life was like for this group of Indians.<br />
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I absolutely loved it and found it fascinating- William like it but said that he learned nearly everything at Scout camp.<br />
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They showed us how to make a bow and arrow</div>
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An archery demonstration </div>
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Had us sit in a replica sweat lodge where the men went to remove their smell before going hunting<br />
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They even had a replica redwood tree home which was really tiny- even smaller than our previous studio apartment :-) William and Jane nearly filled it completely<br />
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The most fascinating station for both of us was where they used ground acorns to make flour. What a laborious, time intensive process. They had to grind the particles several times so that they were small enough and then they had to soak them for several days so that they could at least be edible. It made me so thankful for our modern convenience of flour. </div>
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The old barn</div>
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We then went back through one of the upper trails of Rancho San Antonio back to our car</div>
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I loved the sunlight streaming through the trees</div>
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Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-58575488736985708402012-11-08T22:46:00.000-08:002012-11-08T22:46:14.933-08:00Filoli and Pumpkin Patch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We had a Google offer for Filoli that we had to use before it closed for the season, so one Saturday in October we went. It was William's first time and so he really enjoyed the house but since it was the end of the season, the gardens were fairly dead. Not nearly as impressive as when I went in April with all of the tulips- that is really the time to go. </div>
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Filoli Fall Decorations</div>
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We then tried to go to Ardenwood Farm's Harvest Festival because I went last year and LOVED it and sadly, the website said that they were open until 5 but in reality it was only 4 :-( But at least we were able to go to the pumpkin patch just across the way. </div>
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Jane in particular loved this one pumpkin. She clapped for it</div>
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And even kissed it.</div>
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So we just had to buy it to her delight (and yes, that is dirt all over her bib- she had way too much fun playing with it and sampling some :-) </div>
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What big ears and hair you have :-) </div>
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Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-61174170870181449412012-11-07T23:49:00.005-08:002012-11-07T23:49:55.214-08:00Halloween 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Jane was Tinkerbell this year for Halloween and she was able to wear her costume several times to Googleween, ward trunk-or-treat, and then on Halloween.</div>
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I was so excited for us to use our Mickey Mouse Ghost buckets that we had gotten at Disneyland earlier in the month as they had two sizes- one for mama and one for baby :-)<br />
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Jane really is such a character when she is out in public as she loves to be the center of attention, making all Weof these funny faces and poses <br />
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Stop- Hammer Time<br />
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She particularly loved the candy part- you can see her in the photo reaching down for some<br />
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And then look how happy she was that she managed to get one in each hand :-)<br />
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She loved walking around to all of the trunks, particularly though to this one where a little boy was handing out candy. She stayed there for 10 minutes and I took her away crying and put her down but she managed to find her way back to him ;-)
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She had such a great time that she was completely exhausted<br />
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I did manage to get some holiday decor up. I know that I am way behind the times on making these but I saw the idea on<a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/10/october-highlights/"> Our Best Bites this year</a> and made them out of baby food jars<br />
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Here they are with the Mickey's<br />
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And then our pumpkins<br />
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Jane wore her costume at the small in-home day care that she goes to and her awesome provider termed her "TinkerJane" :-)<br />
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And here she is with her two buddies, Gracie and Sadie<br />
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We also went to a fun little Halloween party where there were fun songs and games. We didn't officially go out trick-or-treating but we did have a few people come and trick-or-treat us and that is the first time it has happened since we moved to California!<br />
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I have to include this final photo because it shows her toothy grin where you can see all 6 teeth. And her "I Love Mummy" shirt :-)<br />
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They even made the pumpkins "Googley"</div>
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Jane was obviously super excited at the prospect of going trick-or-treating, though we actually spent our time doing the activities and not waiting in line for the treats</div>
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They even had a little pumpkin patch where Jane literally picked out the pumpkin she wanted :-) </div>
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But Jane's absolute FAVORITE part of the whole experience was the petting zoo. We spent at least 30 minutes in the pen as she petted an alpaca<br />
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She has absolutely no fear with these animals like the goat, bunnies, turtle- one of the workers of the petting zoo said that kids her age were usually really frightened by the animals but obviously not Jane :-) She now goes up to dogs that we see in the park and wants to pet them as much as these ones and most are not as patient as these ones :-)<br />
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We were also able to go on a tractor ride, which Jane liked as well (I love her tongue sticking out!)<br />
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They also had cannon blasters, face painting, and bead necklace making that we passed on this year. Thanks to Google for providing such a fun and memorable event!Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-25411850515901707012012-11-05T23:41:00.002-08:002012-11-05T23:41:31.602-08:00Uesugi Farms Pumpkin ParkI now have Mondays off so on those days, I try and do a bigger excursion with Jane and so the Monday before Halloween we went to<a href="http://www.uesugifarms.com/"> Uesugi Farms</a>. I had been a couple of years ago with my sister Sarah and loved it so I was excited to take Jane and thankfully, she enjoyed it as well.<br />
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Jane enjoyed Pumpkin Pete's Enchanted Hay Ride- and I absolutely love her shirt :-)<br />
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The hayride took us through a beautiful field of sunflowers</div>
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and Jane has a lot more growing to do before she catches up to this pumpkin</div>
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She is standing tall this fall though :-) </div>
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And the Elf Princess became the Pumpkin Queen</div>
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She liked dancing with Dora</div>
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Attempting to push the wheelbarrow</div>
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Walking through the kiddie corn maze</div>
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And riding the train</div>
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This place definitely puts me in the Fall spirit</div>
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Miss Jane turned 6 months on Tuesday and our pediatrician suggested that we start with vegetables first (supposedly that is how the Europeans do it) and so I gave her peas. Below chronicles her foray into the world of food. Here she is staring it down</div>
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She tasted a bite and then for the next bite wanted to do it herself</div>
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Not too much escaped early on (only a little bit on her face)</div>
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And then some more came out</div>
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Finally, she just decided that it was better to just blow raspberries. </div>
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So, she actually ate the most on Day 1 of peas. Over the past few days, less and less had stayed in her mouth and more has ended up in her bib.Last night, Jane started to cry after only a few spoonfulls. I was talking with my friend today about this issue and she thinks that I might need to water it down even more to start with because she might not be used to the texture yet and to ease into it a bit more. She also suggested doing very liquidy rice cereal with milk. Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions?? </div>
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P.S. she looks so happy and smiling in the later photos but she wasn't all THAT happy eating- she just honestly LOVES the camera :-) </div>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-67448232069902274372012-05-24T23:01:00.000-07:002012-05-24T23:01:28.963-07:00The Googler and the Googoo-er<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Several years ago when our nephew Charles was born, we stumbled upon this ADORABLE onesie that was not only cute but clever and so <a href="http://www.chicksandfrogs.com/collections/baby">we bought it for him.</a> I really wanted one for baby Jane since her daddy is a Googler and so my sister Sarah was kind enough to give it to me as a mother's day gift. </div>
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She is already starting to play with her baby laptop (though she really likes to close it) so she is on her way with basic programming :-) </div>
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And I just can't resist those smiles</div>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-61555206634850478732012-05-18T15:19:00.000-07:002012-05-18T15:19:45.830-07:00San Mateo Central ParkSince Jane is so active and needs constant entertainment, it means that I have been trying to find some new places in the bay area to keep us both engaged and so I have been going to more parks. I heard about the Japanese Garden at San Mateo Central Park and so we ventured out there one Monday afternoon. It is small but was free<br />
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This little gazebo area in the rest of the park was also very beautiful with all of the flowers in bloom<br />
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I absolutely LOVE Top Chef and other cooking shows although I'm not a cook myself (definitely more of a baker) and I really like good food though I wouldn't call myself a "foodie" since I'm still quite picky about things. So I knew that I had to go to Yountville to hit Bouchon Bakery. There was a line that moved quite quickly- about 15 minutes- until I was able to get Thomas Keller's famous ho-ho, banana caramel cupcake, and a few macaroons (the caramel one was the best- the raspberry was so so and the vanilla was ok but the caramel was the winner)<br />
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No sharing of these delicious treats, though Jane seemed content with her bottle (for now at least!)<br />
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The ho-ho was good but the cupcake was divine! The frosting was a whipped cream based kind and it was so light and airy compared with the more dense banana caramel filling of the cupcake.This bakery was the main reason for my trip so I was happy that it didn't disappoint<br />
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Since it was my first trip to Yountville, I didn't want to miss anything so I stopped off at the visitors center and asked what items were "not to be missed". One of the women told me that I couldn't miss the toadstool stone sculptures. I definitely would have missed them because in my mind, they are ok but there were so many other more memorable places. <br />
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The other woman at the visitor's center gave me the great tip of walking all the way up to the French Laundry to see their gardens across the street. This really was a definitely must see. Maybe one day we can have a meal here . . . . <br />
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To my complete and utter delight, while we were sitting there, one of the French Laundry chefs came out and tasted some of the herbs and picked some!! I managed to be discrete with my photo taking but I really was so excited to see the actual process. </div>
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The whole town of Yountville is filled with quaint and charming restaurants like the one you see here. Sometime I will need to eat at Bouchon and Bottega, Michael Chiarellos's restaurant, which is in the reasonable price range. <br />
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The tourist office also told me that the largest Veterans community in California is also in Yountville and I LOVED it because I saw so many of them driving around town, like the gentleman above, sharing the road with the cars. </div>
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I also went to the Napa Art Museum where they had a special exhibit with costumes from the San Francisco Opera and all I know is that I now have to go and see the opera Don Giovanni one day because they had the most amazing costumes and headpieces. </div>
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Honestly, it was such a picture perfect day and it made me want to explore Napa Valley even more. Definitely worth the drive and I hope to be back soon</div>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-35717994728751866132012-05-17T17:47:00.002-07:002012-05-17T17:57:50.412-07:00BalancingAt our RS activity day this month, which was fabulous btw (we made homemade sugar scrubs), a sister in the ward shared her insights on having balance in our life and it has made me think about the balancing act that is currently going on in my life. I feel so bad that the blog has been neglected but that has been one of the items that I have had to "let go" to keep everything else. Jane has been only going to babysitters for 3 days a week meaning that I have nearly half of my hours that I need to do sometime during the rest of the week. I have been able to do it but it just means that I work during her nap times and in the evenings when she goes to bed (she has a late bed time of 10:30ish- any earlier and she wakes up in the middle of the night for several hours to play) so it doesn't leave much free time for blogging. But, it is an exchange that I am making now so that I can put the main priorities in my life- William, Jane, work, being RS secretary- first. So just know that if you don't hear from me it is because things are busy and I'm trying to find the right balance of everything :-)Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-35252582746266592932012-05-06T19:09:00.005-07:002012-05-06T19:29:55.294-07:00Tummy Time FunJane is to the point where she is starting to actually enjoy tummy time since she can push herself up. She didn't use to like it so we would do it when she was crying already- that way, at least she was getting more exercise than just her lungs.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tpytSJuGhBE/T6cycG6l_9I/AAAAAAAAKUA/3VAKWCyrl3k/s1600/IMG_0808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tpytSJuGhBE/T6cycG6l_9I/AAAAAAAAKUA/3VAKWCyrl3k/s400/IMG_0808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739611708581085138" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VJyEz0yRxy0/T6cwh4dg5xI/AAAAAAAAKTo/wCT-ws0B7_Q/s1600/IMG_0825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VJyEz0yRxy0/T6cwh4dg5xI/AAAAAAAAKTo/wCT-ws0B7_Q/s400/IMG_0825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739609608756979474" border="0" /></a>She can also steamroll across the floor, but only in one direction- she hasn't figured out yet that she can roll the opposite direction when she encounters a barrier. She even rolled herself up into the blanket<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JMQOdveF0wc/T6cwANBM85I/AAAAAAAAKTQ/cqo6UA3doKY/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JMQOdveF0wc/T6cwANBM85I/AAAAAAAAKTQ/cqo6UA3doKY/s400/IMG_0849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739609030159823762" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F7OZj7fKOME/T6cv_4GGiCI/AAAAAAAAKTE/Z1cWY_MLs_4/s1600/IMG_0848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F7OZj7fKOME/T6cv_4GGiCI/AAAAAAAAKTE/Z1cWY_MLs_4/s400/IMG_0848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739609024543229986" border="0" /></a>She also loves to play on her tummy, particularly with this snail that lights up when she touches it.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZniYZEA86DU/T6cv_LlzA4I/AAAAAAAAKSs/vTFKIBFlRew/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZniYZEA86DU/T6cv_LlzA4I/AAAAAAAAKSs/vTFKIBFlRew/s400/IMG_0852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739609012596573058" border="0" /></a>She also enjoys checking her cute self out in the mirror :-)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NPVlBR9zl5U/T6cv_kI0xoI/AAAAAAAAKS4/PpDppcosNKo/s1600/IMG_0853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NPVlBR9zl5U/T6cv_kI0xoI/AAAAAAAAKS4/PpDppcosNKo/s400/IMG_0853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739609019185940098" border="0" /></a>And she just LOVES the camera- she pretty much has huge smiles whenever it comes out. We think it is because of the light that shines to check the flash.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0aPbu_9Srac/T6cybkOkGlI/AAAAAAAAKT0/ymnL2-DbnWM/s1600/IMG_0806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0aPbu_9Srac/T6cybkOkGlI/AAAAAAAAKT0/ymnL2-DbnWM/s400/IMG_0806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739611699269605970" border="0" /></a>Our days are numbered as she has got the legs figured out and can even push herself into the downward dog yoga pose and she can push herself a few inches but hasn't yet realized that she has to also move her arms as well. This is her in her "crawling" position<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EBIzrx9dRRc/T6cwhVDsWhI/AAAAAAAAKTc/S93Vj7w5nVY/s1600/IMG_0824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EBIzrx9dRRc/T6cwhVDsWhI/AAAAAAAAKTc/S93Vj7w5nVY/s400/IMG_0824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739609599253436946" border="0" /></a>You can check out her progress in the video below.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dybW15RaUPGxYg_sbQMNQKthdYeDWMWHYkgIwst3w1Bgmm9vqY0VGYnRDEOQHS9cBE6PKyN-j8lu0fbUdpnSA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-31687400270442296422012-05-06T19:00:00.001-07:002012-05-06T19:08:26.917-07:00CuriOdysseySorry for my lack of posting- Jane needs continual attention while she is awake and when she does sleep, I have to do work. But, don't worry- we have been up to LOTS of adventures as Jane is much much better when we are out and about rather than staying home. For example, today, we went to CuriOdyssey as a family and then later I took her to the San Jose Museum of Art so that she wouldn't be too bored :-) Apparently she is just how I was at her age so we make a good pair :-)<br /><br />My friend Alecia mentioned taking her boys to <a href="http://www.curiodyssey.org/">CuriOdyssey</a> and I had never been there so I thought that it would be a fun outing that William would enjoy as well, and he did, as evidenced by the following photo<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uEl21tehqeM/T6YENBqSlYI/AAAAAAAAKPY/binEbK_6I_s/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uEl21tehqeM/T6YENBqSlYI/AAAAAAAAKPY/binEbK_6I_s/s400/IMG_0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739279396960900482" border="0" /></a>We made it in time for the otter feedings, which wasn't as exciting as we had hoped- the otters in general are super active so there wasn't much difference.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eGKJFeo_wb4/T6YEmteJq6I/AAAAAAAAKPk/VFXgTk3jtFA/s1600/IMG_0862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eGKJFeo_wb4/T6YEmteJq6I/AAAAAAAAKPk/VFXgTk3jtFA/s400/IMG_0862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739279838217874338" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PoWBVOWThcQ/T6YEnbdQxRI/AAAAAAAAKQI/-wSUupefoaI/s1600/IMG_0867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PoWBVOWThcQ/T6YEnbdQxRI/AAAAAAAAKQI/-wSUupefoaI/s400/IMG_0867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739279850562176274" border="0" /></a>Jane thought that the animals were okay, but she was mainly interested in the people- and chewing on the Snugli :-)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8AkLjs7IOA/T6YEm4QbpaI/AAAAAAAAKPw/e-bkwpmwJvA/s1600/IMG_0865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8AkLjs7IOA/T6YEm4QbpaI/AAAAAAAAKPw/e-bkwpmwJvA/s400/IMG_0865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739279841113122210" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IFGwTF2O_3M/T6YGzvgk5vI/AAAAAAAAKR0/9t0Si5rX_lQ/s1600/IMG_0866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IFGwTF2O_3M/T6YGzvgk5vI/AAAAAAAAKR0/9t0Si5rX_lQ/s400/IMG_0866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739282261126473458" border="0" /></a><br />She did get up close and personal with one of the birds at the aviary.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgWjNR9_3lM/T6YFO5I841I/AAAAAAAAKQU/Vnns6IyX4pA/s1600/IMG_0872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgWjNR9_3lM/T6YFO5I841I/AAAAAAAAKQU/Vnns6IyX4pA/s400/IMG_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739280528544949074" border="0" /></a>The birds were the most friendly with us and each other- two golden eagles<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNWIkhnp25M/T6YIoSfcZSI/AAAAAAAAKSA/IKPpnzpuAtE/s1600/IMG_0880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNWIkhnp25M/T6YIoSfcZSI/AAAAAAAAKSA/IKPpnzpuAtE/s400/IMG_0880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739284263381787938" border="0" /></a>and two owls<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yfLHxNsnD5U/T6YFdC6QWvI/AAAAAAAAKRE/zu6IMV5WB3E/s1600/IMG_0887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yfLHxNsnD5U/T6YFdC6QWvI/AAAAAAAAKRE/zu6IMV5WB3E/s400/IMG_0887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739280771685833458" border="0" /></a>We also saw a roadrunner (I had never seen one before- props to William for finding it). Cartoons have done a decent job of recreating that motion.<br /><br />We were able to catch the bob cats on their own because we couldn't really see them during the feeding later on.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JOGRNIp9Bvg/T6YFP9fwoDI/AAAAAAAAKQs/xjgGSKWPpiM/s1600/IMG_0883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JOGRNIp9Bvg/T6YFP9fwoDI/AAAAAAAAKQs/xjgGSKWPpiM/s400/IMG_0883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739280546894225458" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DX5l2hxQuMU/T6YFQEAwc0I/AAAAAAAAKQ4/BSfzLqrOpxA/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DX5l2hxQuMU/T6YFQEAwc0I/AAAAAAAAKQ4/BSfzLqrOpxA/s400/IMG_0884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739280548643238722" border="0" /></a>In addition to the animals, they also had some indoor exhibits- Jane loved this one because of the change in lights and colors.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rh6tQDfSLag/T6YFdUFWQCI/AAAAAAAAKRQ/O-lB-j-kd4w/s1600/IMG_0891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rh6tQDfSLag/T6YFdUFWQCI/AAAAAAAAKRQ/O-lB-j-kd4w/s400/IMG_0891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739280776295759906" border="0" /></a>The center itself is perched along the bay and provided some stunning views<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zqPd8SNUSN4/T6YFvmZ9S6I/AAAAAAAAKRc/Q4nRD67z0ms/s1600/IMG_0896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zqPd8SNUSN4/T6YFvmZ9S6I/AAAAAAAAKRc/Q4nRD67z0ms/s400/IMG_0896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739281090451688354" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PkYAZJ0pngs/T6YFv8Yn1JI/AAAAAAAAKRo/-pH_YRylTPQ/s1600/IMG_0897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PkYAZJ0pngs/T6YFv8Yn1JI/AAAAAAAAKRo/-pH_YRylTPQ/s400/IMG_0897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739281096351667346" border="0" /></a>I love the bend in the trees from the wind- and even though it was a warm day, I was getting goosebumps from the wind off the water.<br /><br />And for those living in the Bay area, let me know if you are up for going on an adventure and for other fun places to visit!Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-49587203204217056912012-03-27T15:35:00.002-07:002012-03-27T15:38:33.741-07:00Ballet PrincessBoth of the Stults Aunties love that Jane is also a Ballet Princess<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sk2U-v-yT08/T3JBMsQGZaI/AAAAAAAAJvM/nqalWz-TPN4/s1600/IMG_0166.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sk2U-v-yT08/T3JBMsQGZaI/AAAAAAAAJvM/nqalWz-TPN4/s400/IMG_0166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724709762634245538" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LGhMno_Em0U/T3JBM1H1NNI/AAAAAAAAJvU/XRkj_YZZr0I/s1600/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LGhMno_Em0U/T3JBM1H1NNI/AAAAAAAAJvU/XRkj_YZZr0I/s400/IMG_0167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724709765015483602" border="0" /></a>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-50908215274967938532012-03-27T15:13:00.005-07:002012-03-27T15:34:51.702-07:00Kunz-Freeman 4 Month UpdateA few Saturdays ago, we got together with Ben, Beverly, and Natalie Freeman to catch up on how our little girls were doing at about 4 months.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7SNfrwWddvI/T3I980lifCI/AAAAAAAAJu0/mqU1MvkyVrA/s1600/IMG_0184.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7SNfrwWddvI/T3I980lifCI/AAAAAAAAJu0/mqU1MvkyVrA/s400/IMG_0184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724706191458860066" border="0" /></a>Even though they were born only a few weeks apart, there are a few obvious differences between them. Natalie has SO much hair that it can already be put into pig tails! Where as headbands are about as covered as Jane's head gets ;-)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CBpp3tRBMgc/T3I9fHPoiPI/AAAAAAAAJuY/vdDJi6tBsiU/s1600/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CBpp3tRBMgc/T3I9fHPoiPI/AAAAAAAAJuY/vdDJi6tBsiU/s400/IMG_0179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724705681071180018" border="0" /></a>Natalie also does amazing at tummy time, pushing herself so far up<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Om8UvTa8nKM/T3I9e7MRvvI/AAAAAAAAJuQ/pygwfbZl4Vs/s1600/IMG_0177.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Om8UvTa8nKM/T3I9e7MRvvI/AAAAAAAAJuQ/pygwfbZl4Vs/s400/IMG_0177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724705677835878130" border="0" /></a>Jane has some more growing to do<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MNorU74-TwA/T3I9PR9sN4I/AAAAAAAAJuE/leSLcWbM_9E/s1600/IMG_0170.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MNorU74-TwA/T3I9PR9sN4I/AAAAAAAAJuE/leSLcWbM_9E/s400/IMG_0170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724705409070806914" border="0" /></a>Natalie also blows amazing raspberries<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dYQq-YbaTzo/T3I9O2kDdUI/AAAAAAAAJt4/QwFYe3FHePM/s1600/IMG_0174.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dYQq-YbaTzo/T3I9O2kDdUI/AAAAAAAAJt4/QwFYe3FHePM/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724705401715520834" border="0" /></a>while Jane prefers to chew on her fists<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-It45YnPgeCQ/T3I9Ouina5I/AAAAAAAAJts/f-1MLjABi9I/s1600/IMG_0171.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-It45YnPgeCQ/T3I9Ouina5I/AAAAAAAAJts/f-1MLjABi9I/s400/IMG_0171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724705399562005394" border="0" /></a>But, despite these differences, Natalie and Jane particularly had fun together- they loved to smile and "talk" to each other.<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-654nkyu1wEE/T3I98YeNVfI/AAAAAAAAJuo/5d1gsADDV9g/s1600/IMG_0188.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-654nkyu1wEE/T3I98YeNVfI/AAAAAAAAJuo/5d1gsADDV9g/s400/IMG_0188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724706183911921138" border="0" /></a>This is definitely the beginnings of a beautiful friendship :-)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4cpmvwgFMlA/T3I99iDIfxI/AAAAAAAAJvA/PXGYsM10r2I/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4cpmvwgFMlA/T3I99iDIfxI/AAAAAAAAJvA/PXGYsM10r2I/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724706203662581522" border="0" /></a>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-61173244856299240982012-03-22T16:26:00.004-07:002012-03-22T16:53:33.637-07:00Bouquets to Art 2012I have made it an annual tradition to attend <a href="http://bouquetstoart.famsf.org/">Bouquets to Art</a> at the De Young Museum and it was so fun this year to have Jane with me. She was INCREDIBLE- absolutely zero fussing or crying. She really loved seeing all of the people, art, and floral arrangements. Here we are in the lobby of the De Young after viewing the installations.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6sWQDKxTmc4/T2u2M5QeENI/AAAAAAAAJo4/QkS8LY8J9Qw/s1600/IMG_0233.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6sWQDKxTmc4/T2u2M5QeENI/AAAAAAAAJo4/QkS8LY8J9Qw/s400/IMG_0233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722868084148932818" border="0" /></a>They do not allow flash and given the large crowds, many of my photos turned out blurry :-( but here are a few of the highlights from my perspective. I LOVE the gradation in the colors of the flowers<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HQZu9qTUi6w/T2u2MQsV7cI/AAAAAAAAJos/EN0dZBB8Q24/s1600/IMG_0234.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HQZu9qTUi6w/T2u2MQsV7cI/AAAAAAAAJos/EN0dZBB8Q24/s400/IMG_0234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722868073259986370" border="0" /></a>I also loved the different colors in this large piece- and I particularly like how the tulips are positioned on top.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BvvMmdkvfsg/T2u4ACiAp_I/AAAAAAAAJpQ/twNutLQmBPA/s1600/IMG_0221.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BvvMmdkvfsg/T2u4ACiAp_I/AAAAAAAAJpQ/twNutLQmBPA/s400/IMG_0221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722870062323378162" border="0" /></a>This installation is mimicking the flow of the folds on the dress of the statue in the background (the flowers conveyed even more movement in person).<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VForlojpEZw/T2u3_zlez1I/AAAAAAAAJpE/_mlVEql16PQ/s1600/IMG_0225.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VForlojpEZw/T2u3_zlez1I/AAAAAAAAJpE/_mlVEql16PQ/s400/IMG_0225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722870058311405394" border="0" /></a>This one was a fairly literal interpretation of the art behind it but I think they just did a great job of capturing a few of the essential features- and displaying it on the yellow table top is really a genius idea<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TsB9WZzpgMc/T2u4Aivd7JI/AAAAAAAAJpc/IuYQsXQ2YFo/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TsB9WZzpgMc/T2u4Aivd7JI/AAAAAAAAJpc/IuYQsXQ2YFo/s400/IMG_0216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722870070969756818" border="0" /></a>There were a few super random pieces this year, like one that had guns and bullet casings on it when it was just a type of color block abstractions. But the really random one had this oxygen tank in it- the top part with the tulips looks like the yellow piece in the background but I still cannot figure out why the oxygen tank was included. Let me know if you have any insights :-)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7NXQgQFZVJw/T2u7AuQ6NwI/AAAAAAAAJps/OJXYbIOs10A/s1600/IMG_0215.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7NXQgQFZVJw/T2u7AuQ6NwI/AAAAAAAAJps/OJXYbIOs10A/s400/IMG_0215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722873372597696258" border="0" /></a>I'm already looking forward to next year!Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-49607261819834238512012-03-20T15:18:00.004-07:002012-03-20T15:28:45.348-07:00St. Patrick's DayBaby Jane had an eventful first St. Patrick's Day. Her Nana Stults sent her a special dress to wear just for the occasion- love the bows!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VS7kqSKkSBU/T2kDAvvY9MI/AAAAAAAAJlg/hsQjd3ajvaA/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VS7kqSKkSBU/T2kDAvvY9MI/AAAAAAAAJlg/hsQjd3ajvaA/s400/IMG_0248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722108112901043394" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rrw81WMrlzI/T2kDBPatMlI/AAAAAAAAJls/5o_PNoRPBOo/s1600/IMG_0249.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rrw81WMrlzI/T2kDBPatMlI/AAAAAAAAJls/5o_PNoRPBOo/s400/IMG_0249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722108121404224082" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rB_SgXJcG0U/T2kDBgT8RII/AAAAAAAAJl4/2Z0fOc9W6y4/s1600/IMG_0250.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rB_SgXJcG0U/T2kDBgT8RII/AAAAAAAAJl4/2Z0fOc9W6y4/s400/IMG_0250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722108125939254402" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DloqI3UGJos/T2kDCO7DgoI/AAAAAAAAJmA/NZSH-0cc5YA/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DloqI3UGJos/T2kDCO7DgoI/AAAAAAAAJmA/NZSH-0cc5YA/s400/IMG_0252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722108138451337858" border="0" /></a>We then went to a matinee of "Shine", the Stake Play put on by the young men and young women (who are super talented) and Jane was incredible during it! It went a full two hours and she only slept for a few minutes- the rest of the time, she was content to watch the performance in the Snugli (as long as I was standing).<br /><br />We later went to my friend Mary's annual St. Patrick's Day party where we indulged in green food, including these AMAZING sugar cookies (Mary was kind enough to send me the recipe) as I have been on a search for the perfect one. Jane was kind of all partied out and literally fell asleep in my arms sitting up :-)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMtr7VoGLN4/T2kDf5Js_eI/AAAAAAAAJmQ/6V--5aLeD5c/s1600/IMG_0259.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMtr7VoGLN4/T2kDf5Js_eI/AAAAAAAAJmQ/6V--5aLeD5c/s400/IMG_0259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722108648003272162" border="0" /></a>And finally, a festive family photo (not quite sure what she is looking at :-)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5xiEqh0XPgM/T2kDgBbRnvI/AAAAAAAAJmY/wSk6zF8Ys2g/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5xiEqh0XPgM/T2kDgBbRnvI/AAAAAAAAJmY/wSk6zF8Ys2g/s400/IMG_0263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722108650224459506" border="0" /></a>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-44390092857136770362012-03-14T13:04:00.000-07:002012-03-14T13:04:00.349-07:00Playdate with Baby SarahMy co-worker Sukyung had her baby Sarah only a few weeks before Jane was born. It was so fun to get together and have the two girls meet for a playdate.<br /><br />Sarah looks like she is months older than Jane as she is now in 6-9 month clothes while Jane still fits into 3 month and so she was kind enough to share some of her clothes with us. Baby Sarah also has much more hair than Jane- my mom said that I was bald until I was nearly 2 years old (sorry about that baby girl!)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hZclFQ39C4s/T1_UAph7PEI/AAAAAAAAJcI/ZpVcC0IOcVk/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hZclFQ39C4s/T1_UAph7PEI/AAAAAAAAJcI/ZpVcC0IOcVk/s400/IMG_0121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719523159397055554" border="0" /></a>So many of my co-workers are having babies that we need to start a New Mama's Club and have some more playdatesCheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-3653385037489566612012-03-13T15:50:00.008-07:002012-03-13T16:49:08.179-07:00Jane's TricksIt is so much fun for mama to be able to watch this baby girl progress. I feel myself tearing up sometimes with pride at how lucky I am to have this sweet angel and that I can spend a large part of the day with her.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />We'll start with some of her basic skills and work on up.<br /></div><br />Sticking my tongue out like a lizard<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rDfbkGHwyaQ/T1_SeykKUAI/AAAAAAAAJb8/Kvk2bCD5_lE/s1600/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rDfbkGHwyaQ/T1_SeykKUAI/AAAAAAAAJb8/Kvk2bCD5_lE/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719521478195171330" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /></div>Daddy is already very excited to think that we might have a little adrenaline junkie (like he is)<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Wee! "Put your hands up girls" is a phrase that I used to tell my sisters all the time, especially in the car in the circile going from I-215 south to Provo on I-15<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dcytpCg0j9g/T1_VMP3UvtI/AAAAAAAAJcs/Py0ESorAsKs/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dcytpCg0j9g/T1_VMP3UvtI/AAAAAAAAJcs/Py0ESorAsKs/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719524458177543890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Q8tleaal5Q/T1_UsddudzI/AAAAAAAAJcU/7j0jFIJJjz8/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"I can fly, I can fly, I can fly!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hds7tYVUiog/T1_Sep3lizI/AAAAAAAAJbw/V-ye9eYaMaM/s1600/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hds7tYVUiog/T1_Sep3lizI/AAAAAAAAJbw/V-ye9eYaMaM/s400/IMG_0099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719521475860728626" border="0" /></a>We can't wait to take her on Peter Pan at Disneyland.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Over a week ago, she started to grab some plastic rings that hang down from her car seat<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8fyIiy2u820/T1_cQVLCoQI/AAAAAAAAJdQ/iaDbpoENJV8/s1600/IMG_0125.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8fyIiy2u820/T1_cQVLCoQI/AAAAAAAAJdQ/iaDbpoENJV8/s400/IMG_0125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719532224903291138" border="0" /></a>(Please excuse the Thanksgiving bib- Jane is such a drooler that we have to use any spare one)<br /><br /></div>Playing with Mr. Elephant, the first separate toy that she was able to grab (btw- Auntie Brekke actually MADE this adorable creature. I seriously know such talented people!)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Q8tleaal5Q/T1_UsddudzI/AAAAAAAAJcU/7j0jFIJJjz8/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Q8tleaal5Q/T1_UsddudzI/AAAAAAAAJcU/7j0jFIJJjz8/s400/IMG_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719523912072460082" border="0" /></a>Playing with Sophie the Giraffe- another one of her favorite toys. She will actually lean backwards when she plays with it so that she can see the whole thing<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J0v_gtSIY6Q/T1_V0BcC7SI/AAAAAAAAJc4/gVqhpfmj5dw/s1600/IMG_0197.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J0v_gtSIY6Q/T1_V0BcC7SI/AAAAAAAAJc4/gVqhpfmj5dw/s400/IMG_0197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719525141499800866" border="0" /></a>Tummy Time progress- Jane has gotten better with it. She usually doesn't cry for the first little while. In fact, sometimes when she is crying and we then put her down for tummy time, she ironically stops crying for awhile. With a little assistance from boppy<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5YUDVdXG3fY/T1_U42n1aOI/AAAAAAAAJcg/6fB5OSwGwKU/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5YUDVdXG3fY/T1_U42n1aOI/AAAAAAAAJcg/6fB5OSwGwKU/s400/IMG_0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719524124984174818" border="0" /></a><br />And starting to push herself up - still need to keep practicing it and working up that strength<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SltaXuGd6GQ/T1_V0mGXCnI/AAAAAAAAJdA/J81ZsdIhF2E/s1600/IMG_0199.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SltaXuGd6GQ/T1_V0mGXCnI/AAAAAAAAJdA/J81ZsdIhF2E/s400/IMG_0199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719525151340956274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Excited for what trick she will learn next! (And it's obviously that we are first time parents by how excited we are about these small things :-)<br /></div></div>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-13126890992847550242012-03-12T21:33:00.000-07:002012-03-12T22:11:12.489-07:00Nana and Grampy TimeBoth Nana and especially Grampy are completely smitten with Jane. Sarah brought them to see her straightaway from the airport. My mom didn't even wait to take off her coat before holding her grandbaby.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1EHqWDTeUg/T1qUZbhzagI/AAAAAAAAJY8/2gAoAdXXXYA/s1600/IMG_9994.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1EHqWDTeUg/T1qUZbhzagI/AAAAAAAAJY8/2gAoAdXXXYA/s400/IMG_9994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718045841507445250" border="0" /></a>In Grampy's eyes, she can do no wrong and he will do anything for her. I made sure that she wore her "princess" onesie so that he could have a special photo with his Elf Princess<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kX5bUlM3NwM/T1qUZvleZyI/AAAAAAAAJZE/cji_qdorq6o/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kX5bUlM3NwM/T1qUZvleZyI/AAAAAAAAJZE/cji_qdorq6o/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718045846891554594" border="0" /></a>He has talked about her so much to his patients that one named Shirley hand knit this BEAUTIFUL yellow blanket for her. She even put a heart pattern in it. So we of course had to model it-<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBVWtdwa5SA/T1qUaBMlBEI/AAAAAAAAJZU/gN1qJADCOOo/s1600/IMG_0009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBVWtdwa5SA/T1qUaBMlBEI/AAAAAAAAJZU/gN1qJADCOOo/s400/IMG_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718045851618968642" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sxn8AAqInnQ/T1qUa7vYPyI/AAAAAAAAJZg/xdZ31o4Bks8/s1600/IMG_0013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sxn8AAqInnQ/T1qUa7vYPyI/AAAAAAAAJZg/xdZ31o4Bks8/s400/IMG_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718045867334188834" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9R-S9Gf9xaM/T1qUbFh6VfI/AAAAAAAAJZs/DOle5S5dABE/s1600/IMG_0020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9R-S9Gf9xaM/T1qUbFh6VfI/AAAAAAAAJZs/DOle5S5dABE/s400/IMG_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718045869962057202" border="0" /></a>They both loved taking her on a walk around the park<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rLU35N5kIeM/T17TuS-Y5RI/AAAAAAAAJaE/PCVLJxs8zpU/s1600/IMG_0021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rLU35N5kIeM/T17TuS-Y5RI/AAAAAAAAJaE/PCVLJxs8zpU/s400/IMG_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719241369128068370" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TPzaNLXhyq8/T17TujLM-RI/AAAAAAAAJaQ/4ew79IRorJQ/s1600/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TPzaNLXhyq8/T17TujLM-RI/AAAAAAAAJaQ/4ew79IRorJQ/s400/IMG_0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719241373476780306" border="0" /></a>They also both loved holding her while she slept . . .<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hzcs7AQImKk/T17VFBCWUbI/AAAAAAAAJbM/BrCVcOMLRHw/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hzcs7AQImKk/T17VFBCWUbI/AAAAAAAAJbM/BrCVcOMLRHw/s400/IMG_0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719242858961457586" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W6ug-LoIItc/T17UBDXRBvI/AAAAAAAAJac/CUSHNJGcwME/s1600/IMG_0025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W6ug-LoIItc/T17UBDXRBvI/AAAAAAAAJac/CUSHNJGcwME/s400/IMG_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719241691354957554" border="0" /></a>or tried to sleep in some cases<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u7pKntxmjbk/T17UCeDOmiI/AAAAAAAAJao/t8tpGsalku4/s1600/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u7pKntxmjbk/T17UCeDOmiI/AAAAAAAAJao/t8tpGsalku4/s400/IMG_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719241715698539042" border="0" /></a>And each had their precious moments with her- Grandma's sweetheart<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2qF3XoghOGs/T17Umfe5tLI/AAAAAAAAJbA/rY8NG2Uky5k/s1600/P2190016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2qF3XoghOGs/T17Umfe5tLI/AAAAAAAAJbA/rY8NG2Uky5k/s400/P2190016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719242334558336178" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FAtdSuQ0mqc/T17Ul_QHlnI/AAAAAAAAJa0/ElQFxlhSeus/s1600/P2190015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FAtdSuQ0mqc/T17Ul_QHlnI/AAAAAAAAJa0/ElQFxlhSeus/s400/P2190015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719242325906396786" border="0" /></a>And Grampy with his Elf Princess<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1B9lp3mHxg/T17VFYcgL0I/AAAAAAAAJbY/pU-T2D72Hm4/s1600/IMG_0075.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1B9lp3mHxg/T17VFYcgL0I/AAAAAAAAJbY/pU-T2D72Hm4/s400/IMG_0075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719242865245171522" border="0" /></a>and he is especially proud of her round head :-)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sgER3Nkf2cM/T17VF1hxLxI/AAAAAAAAJbg/nQbUfE3HmCQ/s1600/IMG_0077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sgER3Nkf2cM/T17VF1hxLxI/AAAAAAAAJbg/nQbUfE3HmCQ/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719242873051885330" border="0" /></a>Jane is sheer perfection in their eyes and cannot do wrong.Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635897577262386081.post-23379788411050553222012-03-09T15:29:00.000-08:002012-03-09T15:32:10.990-08:00Chillaxin'I love it that when Jane is hanging out in her bumbo, she puts her arm up to rest. She is really just too adorable! And since she is just so cute, I have included several even though it is still basically the same pose :-)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TBbB_YVbN2M/T1lCDUPphRI/AAAAAAAAJYY/T40glhd0WOU/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TBbB_YVbN2M/T1lCDUPphRI/AAAAAAAAJYY/T40glhd0WOU/s400/IMG_0090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717673826664940818" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SGPB7mVjOrE/T1lCDh6VgAI/AAAAAAAAJYk/3QC9QiNG3ME/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SGPB7mVjOrE/T1lCDh6VgAI/AAAAAAAAJYk/3QC9QiNG3ME/s400/IMG_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717673830333644802" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zDgJyIkFDM4/T1lCEaiLeJI/AAAAAAAAJYw/RmePgru6n9U/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zDgJyIkFDM4/T1lCEaiLeJI/AAAAAAAAJYw/RmePgru6n9U/s400/IMG_0092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717673845533145234" border="0" /></a>Cheryl and Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718639627413099687noreply@blogger.com3