tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64690948875667182922024-03-13T12:47:38.545-04:00365.Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-46609002282138809482009-12-31T18:18:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:18:06.945-05:00Thursday, December 31<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv9lH21k8LEo_9naVxYWo7H68I5jW8zSGB46bP1HIa_WSadJxB_IGfzbhvmSl67sjbSUuQgbH4rnKtW1Ofw5sRft-IXrJk-Ucy0oXxRjJ5EKRl0NTnIDPUXdSem_nCaLnGsC-lIZ5JHQ/s1600-h/941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv9lH21k8LEo_9naVxYWo7H68I5jW8zSGB46bP1HIa_WSadJxB_IGfzbhvmSl67sjbSUuQgbH4rnKtW1Ofw5sRft-IXrJk-Ucy0oXxRjJ5EKRl0NTnIDPUXdSem_nCaLnGsC-lIZ5JHQ/s320/941.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seemed like overnight, Emma outgrew her kennel. Unfortunately, she is still a little small for the full-size crate we bought her as soon as we got home to Atlanta. She definitely has room to grow now!<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-29429332230857720422009-12-31T18:14:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:14:53.793-05:00Wednesday, December 30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyx8hJDOZJ5em1m5BdETIN70LZhYe9O-NXhpPWhJgT3Ov1AcmlBYzRI_QxzpVNExdOngylUNALQW1w-2z1qB2MI3YC13ReoLklR4H2u7got4w3wduDJVlnQ62zCEMPAK8-XR-_HHcegAQ/s1600-h/785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyx8hJDOZJ5em1m5BdETIN70LZhYe9O-NXhpPWhJgT3Ov1AcmlBYzRI_QxzpVNExdOngylUNALQW1w-2z1qB2MI3YC13ReoLklR4H2u7got4w3wduDJVlnQ62zCEMPAK8-XR-_HHcegAQ/s320/785.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally! The beard is gone!<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-15516033584477777882009-12-31T18:12:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:12:25.061-05:00Tuesday, December 29<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1y32WMUzhoF3JjqX_d2TnWu3YcLwMkL8Zpdz7d-7teZvegpr1d10GxEFc54M2qBtSAY02BT1PC2pHk9E76nfVkKEvSsqy9ZOMjseVudQwb9eIf7bPWQtQpEWVrauDpGYTHC4DVDRnkc/s1600-h/771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1y32WMUzhoF3JjqX_d2TnWu3YcLwMkL8Zpdz7d-7teZvegpr1d10GxEFc54M2qBtSAY02BT1PC2pHk9E76nfVkKEvSsqy9ZOMjseVudQwb9eIf7bPWQtQpEWVrauDpGYTHC4DVDRnkc/s320/771.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the Sheraton in Indianapolis, John took charge of getting Emma to and from our 4th-floor suite.<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-4332165497984944742009-12-31T18:09:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:09:03.826-05:00Monday, December 28<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4AKPepOtqmPXqe1F50nVqwTiNwHkPvfr-1msKvD42NvxKWBBhkeGtQA7mPtx8Smk196fCEpbFKLIEdfKs7y-tV8EZCLbzl03BpIrnw8fZU9x6yQF-_6PvXj3wjLlqFn4Cu79b_fRtcI/s1600-h/916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4AKPepOtqmPXqe1F50nVqwTiNwHkPvfr-1msKvD42NvxKWBBhkeGtQA7mPtx8Smk196fCEpbFKLIEdfKs7y-tV8EZCLbzl03BpIrnw8fZU9x6yQF-_6PvXj3wjLlqFn4Cu79b_fRtcI/s320/916.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ate the last of the Christmas sweets today -- including my Santa cookie from Cindy.<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-6268498236628882342009-12-31T18:07:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:07:41.706-05:00Sunday, December 27<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDIsigdNc9f42l0KservJT5jCNaJ2LWu_FUXVih1zeQzvU1RyCxP2Jar-F17p1m7VeWbWyy28KNNqRALsC8em8h82MzgfLuIWX_yrIUTsmC-hyY9qC27fI-9YEhsYhR6dooUz0tkzSAQ/s1600-h/656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDIsigdNc9f42l0KservJT5jCNaJ2LWu_FUXVih1zeQzvU1RyCxP2Jar-F17p1m7VeWbWyy28KNNqRALsC8em8h82MzgfLuIWX_yrIUTsmC-hyY9qC27fI-9YEhsYhR6dooUz0tkzSAQ/s320/656.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had so much fun during the first day at the farm, we went back again on Sunday. The snow totally tired out all of us - especially Emma, who crawled right into Jenna's arms after running in the snow for a few hours.<br />
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</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-91735816488370316752009-12-31T18:03:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:03:49.884-05:00Saturday, December 26<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZ7-4tQQuPk_QiOq3RTTKCHZsLPt9zlniBZUHGiFMveX3gk0lNdpJfhLVyIBJQvOMgmavNhk1C13WAplBep-Jo42G6Q6LmcPAs3mRvb0n8uknmB_RhxUepnrggoafArMzMOI2IC0cmhQ/s1600-h/650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZ7-4tQQuPk_QiOq3RTTKCHZsLPt9zlniBZUHGiFMveX3gk0lNdpJfhLVyIBJQvOMgmavNhk1C13WAplBep-Jo42G6Q6LmcPAs3mRvb0n8uknmB_RhxUepnrggoafArMzMOI2IC0cmhQ/s320/650.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to Grandpa's farm to snowmobile, sled and introduce Emma to playing hard in the snow. We also attended the Ertel's holiday open house later in the day.<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-80003026279552604792009-12-31T18:00:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:00:56.874-05:00Friday, December 25<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVDyyRHeD57PxwSJbc2vd9f4XNni0ezy6YNyanHLvd1uXFfAWCZkoDRI1kdahMWrZQlTDKHJK040bSaxhyphenhyphenTnz_iL-Rp6zT43FXEAK-9FSJENuInuvrLHFhnnVDF6zB7SBCJQyVsW12iQ/s1600-h/804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVDyyRHeD57PxwSJbc2vd9f4XNni0ezy6YNyanHLvd1uXFfAWCZkoDRI1kdahMWrZQlTDKHJK040bSaxhyphenhyphenTnz_iL-Rp6zT43FXEAK-9FSJENuInuvrLHFhnnVDF6zB7SBCJQyVsW12iQ/s320/804.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Jenna, we woke up at 5.30am Christmas morning to celebrate Christmas. The day had all of the traditional trimmings: presents in front of the tree, an indulgent breakfast, visiting the Suro family with 'Santa Jim,' and dinner to top the day off.<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-58687148430779187922009-12-31T17:57:00.000-05:002009-12-31T17:57:04.468-05:00Thursday, December 24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZsvKRz4bLXvXC_Nla9G2CSh_KpBHCGclMj8WJoutAJ2cr96XJgs0OscgY6HWIHTOh6bCE8NbU-lXtAVULjozUFmOqJsZic-RI3GH1xGEwZWFjY7F__1-acpXaWiV6m6pR2d2qB-0zCU/s1600-h/716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZsvKRz4bLXvXC_Nla9G2CSh_KpBHCGclMj8WJoutAJ2cr96XJgs0OscgY6HWIHTOh6bCE8NbU-lXtAVULjozUFmOqJsZic-RI3GH1xGEwZWFjY7F__1-acpXaWiV6m6pR2d2qB-0zCU/s320/716.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Due to a big Christmas snow storm, we traded in our annual Christmas lights drive at the Walsh Christmas Eve celebration for a walk in the snowy Apple Valley streets.<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-85232888446014264762009-12-31T17:54:00.000-05:002009-12-31T17:54:38.862-05:00Wednesday, December 23<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC6zPlFpEFgl4gO81kAFv1xn24_Jbcr4KAr11RWFndgnSlBYNN5p9gy6Y24Qk_bnIl3CWQcHJZXRtPL_3vAZwJKmFujPYMRZgMk7DBWLSnyWYHAbRU1rtMP9_YwIjVQhSwDk0OYNTMP4/s1600-h/694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC6zPlFpEFgl4gO81kAFv1xn24_Jbcr4KAr11RWFndgnSlBYNN5p9gy6Y24Qk_bnIl3CWQcHJZXRtPL_3vAZwJKmFujPYMRZgMk7DBWLSnyWYHAbRU1rtMP9_YwIjVQhSwDk0OYNTMP4/s320/694.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We opened the front door of the house on Wednesday to find Kris, Sam and Ruby singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" to us. <br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-8932604849507854602009-12-31T17:51:00.000-05:002009-12-31T17:51:11.528-05:00Tuesday, December 22<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUnMBnpfX55o_BL8tP68b6l4XS50m0ZGjdoAtEe_adkdsE1IoEgCYsMaSOX5avc5EE-5rmHTVLvljNa0lHfcIUd-8fJc_ck31_9BonBJOOoRH7n3H4OyHYdMY-vFiKTlMCtcWVBKLcSs/s1600-h/665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUnMBnpfX55o_BL8tP68b6l4XS50m0ZGjdoAtEe_adkdsE1IoEgCYsMaSOX5avc5EE-5rmHTVLvljNa0lHfcIUd-8fJc_ck31_9BonBJOOoRH7n3H4OyHYdMY-vFiKTlMCtcWVBKLcSs/s320/665.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finally made it home for the holidays midday Tuesday, where Mom, Dad & Jenna got to meet Emma for the first time.<br />
</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-85762150459069731312009-12-29T21:06:00.003-05:002009-12-29T21:21:42.307-05:00Monday, December 21<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_reNPpeyE32-uwlI33YqAnxWpkT_FoB02Q8knkYdW20dRbnD715b1vYmVbquYlxMc3eYXteqqpM9maDoPvqQOAcmlByiJCzB2BbLZ6f_kSjCzRNZx5TfNXPgqSQPOmnwD3EIDdHV31ro/s1600-h/IMG_4693.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420845872717743970" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_reNPpeyE32-uwlI33YqAnxWpkT_FoB02Q8knkYdW20dRbnD715b1vYmVbquYlxMc3eYXteqqpM9maDoPvqQOAcmlByiJCzB2BbLZ6f_kSjCzRNZx5TfNXPgqSQPOmnwD3EIDdHV31ro/s320/IMG_4693.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We began our roadtrip home for the holidays today, at 6.30am. Emma could not have been better in the car - she is an awesome travel buddy. By 7.30pm, we arrived in Milwaukee, where we spent the evening with Ken and Nancy.Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-61560509840244756182009-12-20T18:56:00.002-05:002009-12-20T19:01:43.033-05:00Sunday, December 20<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO3XJx1wIAsj3nev8oRaonq2cTgrRVt0RDBee1DnI6rvoDrLXfYJ6otBG86S-RXuoKc8fy66LrgySmf_qkN-S0FbBlhgp2RHT2nBIfUxxCOQd_ga5rPNbuhjEPCEdIsn1nsqZ1nLrRgw/s1600-h/606.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO3XJx1wIAsj3nev8oRaonq2cTgrRVt0RDBee1DnI6rvoDrLXfYJ6otBG86S-RXuoKc8fy66LrgySmf_qkN-S0FbBlhgp2RHT2nBIfUxxCOQd_ga5rPNbuhjEPCEdIsn1nsqZ1nLrRgw/s320/606.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417471867550392370" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Another weekend day focused around Emma. We wake up at 7, play until 8 and repeat throughout the day. We introduced Emma to the hill into the apartment complex today, for a great workout for all three of us.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-73677176083743537142009-12-20T13:26:00.003-05:002009-12-20T18:56:20.819-05:00Saturday, December 19<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_YjPGIWVrmdt-cyxnDhmqRNjPXgj0YMoJ75G-F9gE6l6WuDNVBS7iEoTJ2FeG4EfsqLiyRw6hMyp0uweCwtA5z53OTKVmDV2W2mflQnePThjIKGUPCHirlsP5sic3qQvaEugdsh81fk/s1600-h/602.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_YjPGIWVrmdt-cyxnDhmqRNjPXgj0YMoJ75G-F9gE6l6WuDNVBS7iEoTJ2FeG4EfsqLiyRw6hMyp0uweCwtA5z53OTKVmDV2W2mflQnePThjIKGUPCHirlsP5sic3qQvaEugdsh81fk/s320/602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417470926488759570" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We celebrated our first virtual Christmas today. While the Carlson family celebrated Christmas in Sturgeon Bay, we joined via texting. Dad sent videos and photographs to John and I throughout the day - it was so fun to participate in some way. We responded with videos of Emma, of course!</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-67748885347967451522009-12-18T19:26:00.001-05:002009-12-18T19:27:51.250-05:00Friday, December 18<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFifllj_C-xIRXb19Q-HoC793OirZ7bJuV1Y2qCUairIqtTqH4-z82G55V4bqbbssMUhIVAg7Q0H2GZOGtM_773NZWLQGehFyL4dkVCx0dImLSRRqlpuGxeJkTMXi551s3B7j9Cr8_xI/s1600-h/581.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFifllj_C-xIRXb19Q-HoC793OirZ7bJuV1Y2qCUairIqtTqH4-z82G55V4bqbbssMUhIVAg7Q0H2GZOGtM_773NZWLQGehFyL4dkVCx0dImLSRRqlpuGxeJkTMXi551s3B7j9Cr8_xI/s320/581.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416737243429882562" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Now that Emma has "come" and "sit" in her repertoire, we are teaching her "down" and "settle."</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-66602795943178034632009-12-18T18:33:00.002-05:002009-12-18T19:26:12.172-05:00Thursday, December 17<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLItE0fMdMihst9ES6oW-NmUfS5nJ55xccpw_Abv1bN6KcRVwgR7Dfxyq-VKx_kKVkuMYy46pLIhR6unpgP-75kzecDiGEm4cbsairLd8WojlU-wyj8Lkz6asbWha7BXcU1dpvtXnfA_g/s1600-h/580.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLItE0fMdMihst9ES6oW-NmUfS5nJ55xccpw_Abv1bN6KcRVwgR7Dfxyq-VKx_kKVkuMYy46pLIhR6unpgP-75kzecDiGEm4cbsairLd8WojlU-wyj8Lkz6asbWha7BXcU1dpvtXnfA_g/s320/580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416724012397371090" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>John surprised me with flowers - I <i>love</i> having a fresh-cut bouquet in the house.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-7040675843042483122009-12-16T19:04:00.002-05:002009-12-16T19:08:30.350-05:00Wednesday, December 16<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBS1qXF4zbtG2OUYFnnm1gWcKqZ9d5nkIo435MQEck-8ISi1YbqoY4CMq5_i8Nu99C2f69ECWXGkADv5ICy-b0rVmFlwQe0kQww7P8h5vZR9mNbm-Ue3Z-Tzx-1jDcjp4vDyl1HMrjco/s1600-h/572.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBS1qXF4zbtG2OUYFnnm1gWcKqZ9d5nkIo435MQEck-8ISi1YbqoY4CMq5_i8Nu99C2f69ECWXGkADv5ICy-b0rVmFlwQe0kQww7P8h5vZR9mNbm-Ue3Z-Tzx-1jDcjp4vDyl1HMrjco/s320/572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415989496262198802" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>John and Emma in the morning watching 90210 together - what a way to wake up! Emma will stop to watch every once and awhile during playing.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-89083303754451926972009-12-16T19:02:00.003-05:002009-12-16T19:04:32.195-05:00Tuesday, December 15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuMpEDMj5p4jHjUEJIQXCrW5dXXIk8QDC00EcttHkWJ_I2bfpho-fwx9LsYwv3HsSlvF-VdnHG-Z1as8tFoVi09Fxi2BOVvw-dMSzrTvJ25Pfq9qTbq-md9O4jOAJhZTgQ44ysYTu4U4/s1600-h/566.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuMpEDMj5p4jHjUEJIQXCrW5dXXIk8QDC00EcttHkWJ_I2bfpho-fwx9LsYwv3HsSlvF-VdnHG-Z1as8tFoVi09Fxi2BOVvw-dMSzrTvJ25Pfq9qTbq-md9O4jOAJhZTgQ44ysYTu4U4/s320/566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415989026668652178" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>John and I have had dinner together every night since getting home - I love this part of the day.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-62038659694230295042009-12-14T18:39:00.002-05:002009-12-14T18:41:19.484-05:00Monday, December 14<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78zcDfn0TIDHrbOgdQLYYCVxs5AR_chuRf6-zjOw79z0ZXFMgxl8tEeRV6ojXupGZk78KWWtkUSYIU5pSQYRTn_bEceyD8yZfOmL7eMJEUJPVT9HB26Gzp3yGmBtUxIPhJD0ZbSo_EMc/s1600-h/549.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78zcDfn0TIDHrbOgdQLYYCVxs5AR_chuRf6-zjOw79z0ZXFMgxl8tEeRV6ojXupGZk78KWWtkUSYIU5pSQYRTn_bEceyD8yZfOmL7eMJEUJPVT9HB26Gzp3yGmBtUxIPhJD0ZbSo_EMc/s320/549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415240833324727394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We took Emma to the "dog park" at the apartment complex tonight and had so much fun. We were able to release her from the leash so she could play fetch. She retrieved her frisbee again and again and again.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-56191698941079054612009-12-13T18:10:00.003-05:002009-12-13T18:15:35.546-05:00Sunday, December 13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m_lIMiGdrSPwPTiwGxTzgNI4nO-aK9ZeZyScHpi9rJQytSbeCL6XCBzaebShnx8pqv5omgLiKlXwMGN_2djD18aeo-XwjkcPzHBsKCwnOszUIG_ShFFT6RzM1FXn4ExtvwSqvs9wOG0/s1600-h/540.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m_lIMiGdrSPwPTiwGxTzgNI4nO-aK9ZeZyScHpi9rJQytSbeCL6XCBzaebShnx8pqv5omgLiKlXwMGN_2djD18aeo-XwjkcPzHBsKCwnOszUIG_ShFFT6RzM1FXn4ExtvwSqvs9wOG0/s320/540.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414862494571496802" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m_lIMiGdrSPwPTiwGxTzgNI4nO-aK9ZeZyScHpi9rJQytSbeCL6XCBzaebShnx8pqv5omgLiKlXwMGN_2djD18aeo-XwjkcPzHBsKCwnOszUIG_ShFFT6RzM1FXn4ExtvwSqvs9wOG0/s1600-h/540.jpg"></a>Our house is anything but peaceful right now - furniture every which direction, baby gates, puppy crate, mud tracked in. Today, though, with what we could clean up taken care of finally and the Christmas lights twinkling all day long, the chaos felt more <i>right</i>. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-13062497336117006632009-12-12T14:56:00.001-05:002009-12-12T14:57:28.194-05:00Saturday, December 12<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISVzjiWGyebG0O6sF9k_0BCDH6zaTqwCBaZwN2X-J-hVE9QMjxDUGq639760etIeMwxHi9efPkpVDbKy7Wqo5g4J-vedmnPCrRLWmwZoblyntT9C1wmyFbVxWGT8PfaqWXU5CIttoI8A/s1600-h/529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISVzjiWGyebG0O6sF9k_0BCDH6zaTqwCBaZwN2X-J-hVE9QMjxDUGq639760etIeMwxHi9efPkpVDbKy7Wqo5g4J-vedmnPCrRLWmwZoblyntT9C1wmyFbVxWGT8PfaqWXU5CIttoI8A/s320/529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414441058521861842" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We are slowly getting the hang of this puppy thing. We took Emma on a walk today and found out that she is fearless when it comes to the vacuum cleaner.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-62529155284308563902009-12-12T14:54:00.001-05:002009-12-12T14:56:10.492-05:00Friday, December 11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6L-Mqx98-7hAIV2JIdEzpVRqop0G5fbcDZVhwIZre9YLv74dceUHOgDJ4eUAETC976G5978LsFWWWkyqAtZPxX3s-4elS4GvnFJKxX8whVPeFAgkJuStHwIB9V_d7d6nH4oGf_29Ibu8/s1600-h/509.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6L-Mqx98-7hAIV2JIdEzpVRqop0G5fbcDZVhwIZre9YLv74dceUHOgDJ4eUAETC976G5978LsFWWWkyqAtZPxX3s-4elS4GvnFJKxX8whVPeFAgkJuStHwIB9V_d7d6nH4oGf_29Ibu8/s320/509.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414440719266416514" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>It isn't officially the holiday season until popcorn from my uncle Joe appears on the doorstep - which happened tonight at 6.30pm. Ho, ho, ho!</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-41087620164180521262009-12-12T14:49:00.003-05:002009-12-12T14:54:20.540-05:00Thursday, December 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RIvbYOPB97Q4cGZb3u-76fynSosj_p6N2p_bwj6EjyWXNJs05R5E3ZxfT3LH228vBrIk4aCgNXyzk5bOH1hA8HUwi3ZrGdXMVphiRYbCGANETMOOLkniy5YTPxDJA0MDUjC0L9isPK8/s1600-h/338.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RIvbYOPB97Q4cGZb3u-76fynSosj_p6N2p_bwj6EjyWXNJs05R5E3ZxfT3LH228vBrIk4aCgNXyzk5bOH1hA8HUwi3ZrGdXMVphiRYbCGANETMOOLkniy5YTPxDJA0MDUjC0L9isPK8/s320/338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414440145240861922" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We decked the halls today, pulling out Christmas decorations that have not seen the light of day since 2007. I was pleasantly surprised that I still liked most of them.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-13822273452265452152009-12-12T14:46:00.001-05:002009-12-12T14:50:46.881-05:00Wednesday, December 9<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H0mcARHZMpQma0sE6uu8n1jufVhKS2i1x8nksGfbaC8QjWBECpcNcbpmO5C3iwlQHJkHduWppwQ_gB_w_kncA1TbF6r0wdBj_HAjZw6ZZ-6jM_BPYR3DJj-HHPEFuGXHKzyBAt3LWbU/s1600-h/IMG_4446.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H0mcARHZMpQma0sE6uu8n1jufVhKS2i1x8nksGfbaC8QjWBECpcNcbpmO5C3iwlQHJkHduWppwQ_gB_w_kncA1TbF6r0wdBj_HAjZw6ZZ-6jM_BPYR3DJj-HHPEFuGXHKzyBAt3LWbU/s320/IMG_4446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414438663059165330" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>After a long drive home, we start pulling the house together for Emma and for 2 people on Wednesday.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-2464426600661365092009-12-12T14:38:00.002-05:002009-12-12T14:46:23.145-05:00Tuesday, December 8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRoJi5O-1IWhBr8srN8T3vcF4oPKQ-iqsu7kBpFMr-lXm0x5Tbu6ogtlpAkvT6jZ1iEidOAQhJdvRUEtYEZvgeag8ftoHAbWacltA9SmpuGyNy58wbabV29pJm5ILm0wRZhfDnjDPGAc/s1600-h/468.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRoJi5O-1IWhBr8srN8T3vcF4oPKQ-iqsu7kBpFMr-lXm0x5Tbu6ogtlpAkvT6jZ1iEidOAQhJdvRUEtYEZvgeag8ftoHAbWacltA9SmpuGyNy58wbabV29pJm5ILm0wRZhfDnjDPGAc/s320/468.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414436599271068066" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>This is my day: John driving, Emma napping next to me, my computer on my lap as we coast through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia.</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469094887566718292.post-80064873257241341842009-12-12T14:26:00.003-05:002009-12-12T14:38:38.629-05:00Monday, December 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODWo0yIxP0og3XM_4E0iypmlk-1w6U7MLFxa5udmZa5ocgNLlZGsOVFyAxj2CCvn748LeAU-HnVBkKjRqPt14N8flKSf8vVEAzcOgzXGnWi76Y5yyJdI0nGdb2loApcRoe-VUfKc9e30/s1600-h/443.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODWo0yIxP0og3XM_4E0iypmlk-1w6U7MLFxa5udmZa5ocgNLlZGsOVFyAxj2CCvn748LeAU-HnVBkKjRqPt14N8flKSf8vVEAzcOgzXGnWi76Y5yyJdI0nGdb2loApcRoe-VUfKc9e30/s320/443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414435858645399602" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>December 7th was quite the day. We left Minnesota to move John to Atlanta AND we picked up a new member of our family: Emma!</div>Kelli and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475325579638868605noreply@blogger.com0