tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017322068356307762024-03-13T10:34:02.661-07:00Charlie's BlogAll about Charlie...Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-39538950523395813992010-09-03T18:21:00.000-07:002010-09-03T18:32:09.432-07:00Late Summer Bliss<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyuNy_Vp2AadIkfXLRnKd2WT2uimHWTWQJVJDsOexmebnf6BfoRmHIz6L-kUkGXQl-q__juSUJpsPTyKS4_Qg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><div><div><div><br /> </div><p>Beautiful September evening in the park! We weren't really prepared to play in fountains so Charlie just got all his clothes soaked. He was carried back to the car naked, dripping, and all wrapped up in Dennis' over shirt.</p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtX2LwuR0jwsPQSiek3sQ5l0f4CqEPH4ZG93xmhB3VyLJoCq-DrXCGJqJ3kJlRJAJINEUELE4jjA8MB_MuFktY2zSXfQhzlnVKCyRdt4qlU-gFfdbwW9dyUHRclIfQFNUCv9GGaKFl250b/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512864179968681458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtX2LwuR0jwsPQSiek3sQ5l0f4CqEPH4ZG93xmhB3VyLJoCq-DrXCGJqJ3kJlRJAJINEUELE4jjA8MB_MuFktY2zSXfQhzlnVKCyRdt4qlU-gFfdbwW9dyUHRclIfQFNUCv9GGaKFl250b/s320/006.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoiAL5sBdW5vf1VFzjTnCheNidq509jp26royAfnuC_Swfnneg1iUOyz9pKn4gTZLMH8yi-hwamaUWJe8qsFUNe8Gv11ZgfPxWXv3UOxu82uHosCFaK0yaHTGbOs5O_4j8I-TwF7m-s1_/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512864207500545346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoiAL5sBdW5vf1VFzjTnCheNidq509jp26royAfnuC_Swfnneg1iUOyz9pKn4gTZLMH8yi-hwamaUWJe8qsFUNe8Gv11ZgfPxWXv3UOxu82uHosCFaK0yaHTGbOs5O_4j8I-TwF7m-s1_/s320/015.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjN2COcwJ2kl3ZS6Xmvl28hX2NgiRmSNUjR9m-uqAteESi7PcexN2gfHzJOIvgLZWR0vhvUX0pfU9gPfUIV4UqkJ49I0-QxUiWVyH3i_SkC3lFMQ9RldT7r1_719b6YwaMvuXrUZpS6s3/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512864214995580562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOEMw4KYzNlN8GXCm1ZOcawTfl1Grj_FyiBEpgMbmJi7GA-sBlbD_ssk0ImpEXrFn9X9h_MkyisrOtU_iwke9Z07Nv79uCY4SvE4bdY5PootOADuhytRNjfjFkcD3VTdpWarpXTwLt4TK/s320/023.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-66460259904140771732010-07-07T05:26:00.000-07:002010-07-07T05:39:10.565-07:0020 months is F U N !!!<div><div><div><div>Just a quick post with some new videos and photos. </div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy6z9fv7IMapJiRH_SbS56fr_iY3SDWo3erFvpDqfrIhqusReYhHDogu6L1_QKcwZ5yumVa9oQLiu4r0SATcA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>Charlie with his new friend Tayden (the son of one of Dennis' closest childhood friends)</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzz9_cQGcimRpmCbuazoj7KVluSA5lleXe_k-DisEg01RlaaAM19hbm2Q6ILJmKvuhfZneHjr0UNqMZzL8oTw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Some photos from Chautauqua Park, Boulder. ... we had some time to kill before meeting a friend so what better way to spend it than hanging out at Chautauqua</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY_RuS5vwGq9v3qf-0xm9F5ywCw6YpoTaeAvzCIbukrjkznSe9dTc7UJiap6nm4PLVPhRGdt7EQrAg13zSZufdz4nHYNym0UhiXDsR45Anob5fYvfqapLQ-PbdHDwFq-oL5E1s5gU0CsF/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479485571004299618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDz8wMxaJf4z1UzoVDkVZDXG0n0EcJ4Md0hB6908hnj6LvfEt7yD23rrLAd4q_QrLglBLG9DVoWd6Aw2zsiR0sKjY61kGOx__KjYrU8-zscVbWCxxU15fwNThRm4J35LKFUi-wgnOJRHR/s320/DSC00514.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Outside a very Santa Fe type shop... Karen and Charlie (in stroller) are just to the right of the building.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlx7F3smr3fiY2Z6QmbTBXAn1lQ5RdBYgd5dw1gOy-KybOPAq-VZd-U2BqWtjLXuSAX-LAp8yQRzfGTjEPkUueo7lyt6RCPUvVo3KHJXN0jmn2JqQo44kPh1yYSqZU1A_3FNcOzplDVQ4/s1600/DSC00518.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479485265564133234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlx7F3smr3fiY2Z6QmbTBXAn1lQ5RdBYgd5dw1gOy-KybOPAq-VZd-U2BqWtjLXuSAX-LAp8yQRzfGTjEPkUueo7lyt6RCPUvVo3KHJXN0jmn2JqQo44kPh1yYSqZU1A_3FNcOzplDVQ4/s320/DSC00518.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Exploring some new hidden spots at the El Rey Inn<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo-ZW8okzJmFvbm3jYYF2k_5outlJ_S_wg0DKGg00Uhps0YPtHq1MxoWhedTtgBETUUuKpLoovYkdUvdAgXfwDZPw3OBKqZW5HsVQo3t5TTQ1IkIdy1a3Z_jqHyuSern-vSuOAS1u7ACI/s1600/DSC00508.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479484682752274130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMn-3Yxar13cuZZHQsSyfYZGoq3bOvfx9V25-g6vMGkk0b7ywuwHknZZjTdtoayfkwqfrd7SYVEHI-q97LQAqT9wMOmgI2Ycb0o1rXj_rBdhB0IfKjWbaHMlrrcWIvIXJ9KcsodhxbiUc/s320/DSC00495.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKSdUQXUNMgTB6FiRvIobwiA-_0z6kwIfn2Aeo0LM7s4idqXb2OwauZm52V723cdd4gmnsSy78O7bpbCYLjMxMlDv-9sphb8U8wstdE0425dXixLHEZEFLtU526Rq6IT912eF7A1u3w-v/s1600/DSC00488.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479484667902109970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKSdUQXUNMgTB6FiRvIobwiA-_0z6kwIfn2Aeo0LM7s4idqXb2OwauZm52V723cdd4gmnsSy78O7bpbCYLjMxMlDv-9sphb8U8wstdE0425dXixLHEZEFLtU526Rq6IT912eF7A1u3w-v/s320/DSC00488.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Big Head Charlie... checking out the plaza<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ579p3Y4gg63izfx6k2ZM1NOeu9g9c7cV4JfoizGzEZMwmQymXre_EN_2DP_ofnLYCSCTGjX3Q_kcpHFpgRHRmaK-iYnFlQSNEgsZmwj2o7lf0mvH2LdbJrxsyMFW-l3FKkNBbrJEoedt/s1600/DSC00494.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479484678503228194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ579p3Y4gg63izfx6k2ZM1NOeu9g9c7cV4JfoizGzEZMwmQymXre_EN_2DP_ofnLYCSCTGjX3Q_kcpHFpgRHRmaK-iYnFlQSNEgsZmwj2o7lf0mvH2LdbJrxsyMFW-l3FKkNBbrJEoedt/s320/DSC00494.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-2205998095558735442010-06-04T19:09:00.000-07:002012-10-16T21:24:39.193-07:00A True IrishmanDance, dance, dance, sip beverage, dance, sip beverage, fall down.....<br />
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I will try to remember in the future to only video horizontally... sorry.Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-70591097650797752452010-05-27T18:55:00.000-07:002010-05-27T19:04:15.908-07:00Santa Fe.. part two... Sandwich MayhemOkay so maybe I'm evil to give my kid something that he will clearly struggle with but heck.... do you blame me - the photos are funny! <br />For our first meal 'out' in Santa Fe we chose the little crepe place near the Plaza and had amazing grilled cheese with tomatoes and olives... oh, and crepes for dessert.<br /><br />Sorry about the red eyes but if I didn't post until I had photoshopped them you wouldn't see them for months. Oh, and soak up the funny hair photos now because I chopped most of it off yesterday (don't worry - he is still the cutest kid in Centennial).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sm5EN0iJfx7dXo8RB_BEWwa_zQ5VuBQrA5cpOYdTdj0ZZKobOKTxHUSs53chlx9KBl219d_fKp_nVbUBb_xyGqU1XaP1DM7V7Ic1aUvYj_trZX6cxpzasGHn5dTOM_ayTNflPhyphenhyphenEkiQj/s1600/DSC00493.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476134176185992018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sm5EN0iJfx7dXo8RB_BEWwa_zQ5VuBQrA5cpOYdTdj0ZZKobOKTxHUSs53chlx9KBl219d_fKp_nVbUBb_xyGqU1XaP1DM7V7Ic1aUvYj_trZX6cxpzasGHn5dTOM_ayTNflPhyphenhyphenEkiQj/s400/DSC00493.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bq6Vkct_QAbx6rm7uyVcstaQtBXYC56i-6csuM8pmhlxPkJgqSORnF5hfgQvpRROQrwa-b3T8UuVvQTaETFmvDyB2LCHyo29Skp8_Di33KPQf4ChAJreKY9In40_8f6c1wksfOiHH8fU/s1600/DSC00492.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476134163879376914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bq6Vkct_QAbx6rm7uyVcstaQtBXYC56i-6csuM8pmhlxPkJgqSORnF5hfgQvpRROQrwa-b3T8UuVvQTaETFmvDyB2LCHyo29Skp8_Di33KPQf4ChAJreKY9In40_8f6c1wksfOiHH8fU/s400/DSC00492.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwjZZhyphenhyphenlMgDLgRUuXvYqJhvkNuTea5B63ZAKDuCcyQXhDjWG3gUEyMrgE0ICi3ab7RIw1f0hdJp8abMxIl2Uk-Zu-On2Pp2klRDa2mSki82bC0-a211JWaB8OwJugwXRvakZ0IeEVKO7_/s1600/DSC00491.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476134158607878914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwjZZhyphenhyphenlMgDLgRUuXvYqJhvkNuTea5B63ZAKDuCcyQXhDjWG3gUEyMrgE0ICi3ab7RIw1f0hdJp8abMxIl2Uk-Zu-On2Pp2klRDa2mSki82bC0-a211JWaB8OwJugwXRvakZ0IeEVKO7_/s400/DSC00491.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDYw9JbbBdFQwRONVrkfsO7qRqplgFh6ZgVLWZ37TbmJqsW148h64eJQ6sPLin92_NiVaTMKf4uayDtg0jpiMbowGg_4NvnLoGdX6SutLlj4t_W65OlNce65_PP2Emo7T2MC0HhV8TtZH/s1600/DSC00490.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476134147785759266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDYw9JbbBdFQwRONVrkfsO7qRqplgFh6ZgVLWZ37TbmJqsW148h64eJQ6sPLin92_NiVaTMKf4uayDtg0jpiMbowGg_4NvnLoGdX6SutLlj4t_W65OlNce65_PP2Emo7T2MC0HhV8TtZH/s400/DSC00490.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4liBRLfAxPlh4ieajrdruiLXyZy4WX6rONzN0fEiuGRxFd51fyOetz2ByzuJ_UvE5ICnIld71fTomkrrJCNxWMmMZHP6qIfLYr3mYtVr5h86kb4HhSxhXp1tHXHnyFf0xzw0IVeHF58ex/s1600/DSC00489.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476134138629210402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4liBRLfAxPlh4ieajrdruiLXyZy4WX6rONzN0fEiuGRxFd51fyOetz2ByzuJ_UvE5ICnIld71fTomkrrJCNxWMmMZHP6qIfLYr3mYtVr5h86kb4HhSxhXp1tHXHnyFf0xzw0IVeHF58ex/s400/DSC00489.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-5135910428352686192010-05-20T20:10:00.000-07:002010-05-20T20:22:18.613-07:00Santa Fe Fun! ...part one of three<div><div><div><div><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzEfrM73c17QGXEck2IY9JVd-rFYk34Ww-rVT4NeDhEWYrZv-lezDTXRxJldrf-jIuHBicMxLz5BJeFNyazeA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Believe it or not we finally have video! Okay, so it was taken with my phone and is really sketchy but still... it is video.</p><p>These shots are all from a wonderful playground near 'downtown' Santa Fe. I hesitate to call it a playground because it was 1/3 playground, 1/3 art installation, and 1/3 landscape design but regardless, it was FUN! Charlie especially loved this little twirly bucket seat. I am very sorry to say that I didn't get a video of him after getting out of the seat (crazy dizzy = crazy funny)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaa0Mf8P_vrNh2xL89oQ9qI8w5IKIbNhSF95fVPF1CNZ6FVwC4eUQUS7cAx2WeYssbJp-0q47hOVNk5749lxCYvmfofDoYHqzBhWFCo-hqk5Bd5kyfNTi1WlyAliwzfAzo8JQjYgIDitX/s1600/DSC00525.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473557434642911202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaa0Mf8P_vrNh2xL89oQ9qI8w5IKIbNhSF95fVPF1CNZ6FVwC4eUQUS7cAx2WeYssbJp-0q47hOVNk5749lxCYvmfofDoYHqzBhWFCo-hqk5Bd5kyfNTi1WlyAliwzfAzo8JQjYgIDitX/s400/DSC00525.JPG" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY89BdL6UwIV78QTsxKnJCN-rpRyCEU41TAoKQXKlqCW4u8N9b-9AQsaQ-5UYAGgUNYcSY9PmX8kdqKHuXMBXkk1l_yuEKtZyNKECIhRTl55JadqIxaCeC1KiNyCfk41dhwjmXXsdSc1HQ/s1600/DSC00529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473557442860245970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY89BdL6UwIV78QTsxKnJCN-rpRyCEU41TAoKQXKlqCW4u8N9b-9AQsaQ-5UYAGgUNYcSY9PmX8kdqKHuXMBXkk1l_yuEKtZyNKECIhRTl55JadqIxaCeC1KiNyCfk41dhwjmXXsdSc1HQ/s400/DSC00529.JPG" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7ZaeYjEwv1GxL5rbz7AgKdgO-3Bcw6hoZqD2XDWy5uP6z8-Voziif1Ze-aG6fWeSSN7u4K7bZsiBl5hUzARMKqVM8npIpUxzhQzvQhUrdmYBgipzth-0Z6LgvPjs8ndPh63DWuplHpGN/s1600/DSC00530.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473557447982770018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7ZaeYjEwv1GxL5rbz7AgKdgO-3Bcw6hoZqD2XDWy5uP6z8-Voziif1Ze-aG6fWeSSN7u4K7bZsiBl5hUzARMKqVM8npIpUxzhQzvQhUrdmYBgipzth-0Z6LgvPjs8ndPh63DWuplHpGN/s400/DSC00530.JPG" /></a></p><p><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473557465005587810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAhBdDE6OjyIT3ZSdR2bcgFWPKmjrQK7znuKcoCFNv1Qz9LZg44RgpYVbr_rz2FVq2jFS8e63stpn2QEy1NPVlerJrdwnTxkRiAnq-ZS6MWzozpNSypA9bcF53hrJmqnAc_iUciH0c7ns/s400/DSC00549.JPG" /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3gbM4tTw66y8WIxC3ySR17FTOJELjQ4I9c7xGFL_YABa-OqFMnzt8o9N-MXvW2Vb_bZgNslmFzl85q9RQTaeh7Ito5oo7pUL3QZIJ4F51LEPM0wGCJZr55DqwIPUYEw8LOv7PvZRNbij/s1600/DSC00542.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473557456607507554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3gbM4tTw66y8WIxC3ySR17FTOJELjQ4I9c7xGFL_YABa-OqFMnzt8o9N-MXvW2Vb_bZgNslmFzl85q9RQTaeh7Ito5oo7pUL3QZIJ4F51LEPM0wGCJZr55DqwIPUYEw8LOv7PvZRNbij/s400/DSC00542.JPG" /></a></p></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-2610539070458536412010-05-05T16:05:00.000-07:002010-05-05T16:14:57.016-07:00Swimming lessonsSwimming lessons pictures.<br /><br />Additional commentary coming soon...but we think the pictures tell the story pretty well.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj814ssYZ2LFLgTkPyrJAwt3G6S_FlqCz-fckNb1WoLjv2Cq9KdnsUfe7S3QBRbSasZhs5XsWWn18b0wppwmMjZOHjTKpREeHXRWkxj3q6vUuKfXgnxlaKqLuiKH_PrhGPF4vJ-gmvc5zh3/s1600/wadingpool3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 326px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927666306544210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj814ssYZ2LFLgTkPyrJAwt3G6S_FlqCz-fckNb1WoLjv2Cq9KdnsUfe7S3QBRbSasZhs5XsWWn18b0wppwmMjZOHjTKpREeHXRWkxj3q6vUuKfXgnxlaKqLuiKH_PrhGPF4vJ-gmvc5zh3/s400/wadingpool3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6fCyDj5IZLa7qsI3JOtduwy073UPrnBGbT2-Wd_zeR4nDch3JZGwcelJa-rdp1MimTjPNbehYIS7WYdgHJS7IFpRCKh-SZ7WQUXDqk2N2ZBh0TslDeD7gbll0DibixxGeLe4uVpPOwYo/s1600/wadingpool2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927491016749634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6fCyDj5IZLa7qsI3JOtduwy073UPrnBGbT2-Wd_zeR4nDch3JZGwcelJa-rdp1MimTjPNbehYIS7WYdgHJS7IFpRCKh-SZ7WQUXDqk2N2ZBh0TslDeD7gbll0DibixxGeLe4uVpPOwYo/s400/wadingpool2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DoyV5Vua0eR0ay1MPb3csEux_hhLzS09507Y968RKTjIUx9xtwnHmfUfN4jB8jM0ms7PZI-MzwRYV_7PaWHYRd_bS18PAr3OV6b7cz8Qo858wH8nzvykSbJ3d9roShOoolhDGSgFQeen/s1600/wadingpool1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467926692492221874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidchu9ZZMbIw6nriAnqb7V-QeYsNpFJl3ho2Nj2x03E7eEVKYGqRQ7gHkXND4mg60GVD-JQtXiFMRjZz7yJKivgQHDogjckKPAsIe01ZkZ1VRWLlPjppAF5CT66HvcfM_8TojAdP55Agj3/s400/Poolside2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />BEWARE the WATER MONSTER! ARRRRRRRG!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrlEfdm3P8HJBdgSSKHYBF70VTE4YI9aWSB-rEtOQMBofmSMless-d4Iek21qvNW-0wzr_fjYzyae-uFs1fVMA7o5X_I_NOMqPi8Xpkmmx6fI4ASWBazCxPvt9pUnI1npce-K4qUsY82T/s1600/watermonster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467926687832942946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrlEfdm3P8HJBdgSSKHYBF70VTE4YI9aWSB-rEtOQMBofmSMless-d4Iek21qvNW-0wzr_fjYzyae-uFs1fVMA7o5X_I_NOMqPi8Xpkmmx6fI4ASWBazCxPvt9pUnI1npce-K4qUsY82T/s400/watermonster.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-43879002801700274582010-04-24T14:26:00.000-07:002010-04-24T14:32:31.070-07:00Play Ball<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4zEssJHSK1Prsrtjvseeoq6J2x52VrQgwGA75f-W8OCAcqTuMtdBk8Ohxm4n59tha6PHOG1Zlg26Ir1KKtiwlSH7n3aSiQxLLBpsqYqIwk09UuBNyrVWidy1TRI08oZVcJNidEDXpWBD/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463819604055598850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4zEssJHSK1Prsrtjvseeoq6J2x52VrQgwGA75f-W8OCAcqTuMtdBk8Ohxm4n59tha6PHOG1Zlg26Ir1KKtiwlSH7n3aSiQxLLBpsqYqIwk09UuBNyrVWidy1TRI08oZVcJNidEDXpWBD/s400/026.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>It has been rainy and cold for days so when the sun finally came back out the Vander Houwens headed to the park.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFDx1mEsdg7BlVQEY6s43UQYfcYpzTKJNQIZA__YqRRW7r2Go7-ALPFWAGNiiZdWVcy98-h7exE4ymfxGgKHZmK85X21FzjGSwSHa4mPk3oYib1pDxZvwO_2lJwgDm1Qki-nIlh-kA2Ya/s1600/run.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463819047259769810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFDx1mEsdg7BlVQEY6s43UQYfcYpzTKJNQIZA__YqRRW7r2Go7-ALPFWAGNiiZdWVcy98-h7exE4ymfxGgKHZmK85X21FzjGSwSHa4mPk3oYib1pDxZvwO_2lJwgDm1Qki-nIlh-kA2Ya/s400/run.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW6m1ZiE4zRhjiRPrpn-_tsJTyt6v63dxdry7ruKHKf85AllHuU0KHImdFq1MxL3oc4PdJSkBI32bCh9vh6K0NsQczsD6TgJlCXiQQU9uYb1-fgtDwH6lLOfD4-mqi16RqwucmE0k-ERB/s1600/throw.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463819054896713458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW6m1ZiE4zRhjiRPrpn-_tsJTyt6v63dxdry7ruKHKf85AllHuU0KHImdFq1MxL3oc4PdJSkBI32bCh9vh6K0NsQczsD6TgJlCXiQQU9uYb1-fgtDwH6lLOfD4-mqi16RqwucmE0k-ERB/s400/throw.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MDNQ6KjsPgGvK7tfrWnfmxee30SIbdPfB6e7HNEu5GjWxdqoRmBkoiswTFeU9U8rul-wuKWKQ8r1EBussmcJdZZVa-c4EZZyvpSqz0MNxHDXSlkxIODt9kLB4wv4TxvOFz1U8SID7FXC/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463819039987089730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MDNQ6KjsPgGvK7tfrWnfmxee30SIbdPfB6e7HNEu5GjWxdqoRmBkoiswTFeU9U8rul-wuKWKQ8r1EBussmcJdZZVa-c4EZZyvpSqz0MNxHDXSlkxIODt9kLB4wv4TxvOFz1U8SID7FXC/s400/033.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qkiykfd5ijQJgJvqYwuBaj7q0crL5osMgMEUa7Iz2fHweUczStw05ajHIztoDN8o09pmNmvSbqdB8k8OuzuHUaYogIRIouQmqEuyg-XbcTP36QhShTWWf6dyd_XhYDK1R8yD5bgL6fWH/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463819028822490946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qkiykfd5ijQJgJvqYwuBaj7q0crL5osMgMEUa7Iz2fHweUczStw05ajHIztoDN8o09pmNmvSbqdB8k8OuzuHUaYogIRIouQmqEuyg-XbcTP36QhShTWWf6dyd_XhYDK1R8yD5bgL6fWH/s400/032.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRcED9jtV8hQpmGNwPTdPoC5e5tejkXnXmkA89ZlSPf5fM8PuRGE-fNaQjxRnGrIor-lpggFwrWTbdDJl8wpTrlprPiGjT-YJI3qlVtjMmLplWekM9SEdur0LrY52H1NU2dj6QwmqoyqR/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463819021617530306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRcED9jtV8hQpmGNwPTdPoC5e5tejkXnXmkA89ZlSPf5fM8PuRGE-fNaQjxRnGrIor-lpggFwrWTbdDJl8wpTrlprPiGjT-YJI3qlVtjMmLplWekM9SEdur0LrY52H1NU2dj6QwmqoyqR/s400/031.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Charlie didn't even make it home before wanting to lay down for his nap - playing ball is exhausting!</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dMXGR6UjS3xnPdQ0laGAYYiPzjkgFvWq3tinSQ8NzzZKCBsKoVYFXzZMUBQx01AufteI8eg_foEqXr6L3XJb3rBR7TvzgtJ5E8nQm7CdbyIcyE5ME9kjkjkwLkAq3sjY1QafiLZx86Q9/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463819608058286738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dMXGR6UjS3xnPdQ0laGAYYiPzjkgFvWq3tinSQ8NzzZKCBsKoVYFXzZMUBQx01AufteI8eg_foEqXr6L3XJb3rBR7TvzgtJ5E8nQm7CdbyIcyE5ME9kjkjkwLkAq3sjY1QafiLZx86Q9/s400/025.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-17205164156803305132010-04-20T08:15:00.001-07:002010-04-20T09:03:54.196-07:00A posting for GrandpaThis week we wanted to post a few pictures for Charlie's Grandpa who has been working in Brazil. We're sure that he is missing Charlie and we know that this might be just the pick me up he might need. So these pictures are for you Steve. Hope you enjoy them and know that we all miss you here. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR3CNOjrY3kEgYABW1AsxnIZCTboq1H3xwlkFKNQOJhGNzZJsoYkpanwpj76CX5fsJEDteOcjzbRvt2CSgn6Z5w0gwqjsOme3EKUsgsAFFjkcSTi3YyUIXcel24Zf8XuKUBqo-o7zSjCs/s1600/peekaboo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 258px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239553296388594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR3CNOjrY3kEgYABW1AsxnIZCTboq1H3xwlkFKNQOJhGNzZJsoYkpanwpj76CX5fsJEDteOcjzbRvt2CSgn6Z5w0gwqjsOme3EKUsgsAFFjkcSTi3YyUIXcel24Zf8XuKUBqo-o7zSjCs/s320/peekaboo.jpg" /></a>We start with some pictures of Charlie at our neighborhood park. He has a regular ritual now at the park where he has to ride on the swing, go up and down the slide and check out any of the new kids that might be hanging out at the park that day too. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdU85fuGBCfM1FTC_diGtHHFWY7gSzlbhjxnzjhWwRHfuLwC_twt_41lv2Rt7xaauaYGekdoJm_BYeNVZZvE3ylMrVkBC6xT2Mkgkq6Bjfh-_BcfGR-q1z3G0GzsZWRrjCG6nwvh3LIGX/s1600/Superswingshot.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239554664745522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdU85fuGBCfM1FTC_diGtHHFWY7gSzlbhjxnzjhWwRHfuLwC_twt_41lv2Rt7xaauaYGekdoJm_BYeNVZZvE3ylMrVkBC6xT2Mkgkq6Bjfh-_BcfGR-q1z3G0GzsZWRrjCG6nwvh3LIGX/s320/Superswingshot.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdU85fuGBCfM1FTC_diGtHHFWY7gSzlbhjxnzjhWwRHfuLwC_twt_41lv2Rt7xaauaYGekdoJm_BYeNVZZvE3ylMrVkBC6xT2Mkgkq6Bjfh-_BcfGR-q1z3G0GzsZWRrjCG6nwvh3LIGX/s1600/Superswingshot.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdU85fuGBCfM1FTC_diGtHHFWY7gSzlbhjxnzjhWwRHfuLwC_twt_41lv2Rt7xaauaYGekdoJm_BYeNVZZvE3ylMrVkBC6xT2Mkgkq6Bjfh-_BcfGR-q1z3G0GzsZWRrjCG6nwvh3LIGX/s1600/Superswingshot.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNPda4poYI5egZj5L_QeekuHYCDA86e1VEX4R7P6Ot3N8_I6Ng0ImIO8TCvZZTmJykKi-mszSmmRn9JWiQyrxLrYRZc0wxA5vuVyGKaZRv2T-u7oh6aW_tJaglVTJ5mRkEJ4eNRAYIftd/s1600/noah+and+Charlie.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239542294214562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNPda4poYI5egZj5L_QeekuHYCDA86e1VEX4R7P6Ot3N8_I6Ng0ImIO8TCvZZTmJykKi-mszSmmRn9JWiQyrxLrYRZc0wxA5vuVyGKaZRv2T-u7oh6aW_tJaglVTJ5mRkEJ4eNRAYIftd/s320/noah+and+Charlie.jpg" /></a>This day Charlie met a very nice little boy named Noah who was about the same age as Charlie. It was nice to see Charlie interacting with another boy his age. He and Noah explored the whole playground together then finally settled in at this little table for a chat about the nice weather and the cost of tea in China.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><span style="font-size:180%;">Up to the mountains!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNvLXdzrP1PXcR7-j5owdwLEqazDnz41g1KEKSaiey0ypyj4Ge6AQNe8I69UaJQSRvOcSqPimP6A9_QBzXEjysKSVtpKyOiIuStE94Xbbc8yDoZXur29PiWiKtKXmVbjipsim2PO3zgwi/s1600/dance.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 270px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 437px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239017905035762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNvLXdzrP1PXcR7-j5owdwLEqazDnz41g1KEKSaiey0ypyj4Ge6AQNe8I69UaJQSRvOcSqPimP6A9_QBzXEjysKSVtpKyOiIuStE94Xbbc8yDoZXur29PiWiKtKXmVbjipsim2PO3zgwi/s320/dance.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br />And now a trip up to the mountains. Charlie was having a lot of fun running around on the deck. He loves being up in the mountains. It was a great day for chasing dad around the deck while mom and grandma were out shopping.<br /><br />We all had fun and the weather was quite nice. Sure it snowed a little and we had a some overcast mornings but it always cleared up and I was able to go out and go fishing on the river and caught a nice fish too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMhI3FDanj5VGknAOrsazdcoZ9fiDKKgzoui1dc8TJgmF87Yp9L_9I9P9szA28VmsPyflvIzdzyETOwQwCm850XVg7lvLNS2Tw8f4FTyeXiVb30HzB0MQ4P0opyXmTwviNGUp__w1P8fk/s1600/dennisandfish.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462245748379026978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMhI3FDanj5VGknAOrsazdcoZ9fiDKKgzoui1dc8TJgmF87Yp9L_9I9P9szA28VmsPyflvIzdzyETOwQwCm850XVg7lvLNS2Tw8f4FTyeXiVb30HzB0MQ4P0opyXmTwviNGUp__w1P8fk/s200/dennisandfish.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgea6cD0lHQXe9C15oKKlwtkkklu5HsFzmCIAGUUi_H-O8wbKDAJ61VGvGASDEWOj7_G0CzFcszrxpqkI0CFGsZQ2XSGeQrKOW0ZfwI6OCQRHWhTojXqRiDmbkDMbGMog8l7eLedhGTUvQ/s1600/eyes.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br />.....But I digress about fishing. Back to Charlie...<br /></p><p>Charlie still isn't saying much more than a "maamaa" or a "daadaa" but he is certainly exploring other areas of development at amazing speeds. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNX15jqfMI7lGI4TET3y85Lux-rlAnEgV1MW3Nh5PsZ_ww5kFu9raSieaN8rtzv-i5WXKy8ffswZ2gxIW2ALSwTUVAQ4CbEKNC41rn3T92r63UGc9bEagG0AJ-RLoDmB0FQcnLu2qXmXW/s1600/happyporch.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 219px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239535173836994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNX15jqfMI7lGI4TET3y85Lux-rlAnEgV1MW3Nh5PsZ_ww5kFu9raSieaN8rtzv-i5WXKy8ffswZ2gxIW2ALSwTUVAQ4CbEKNC41rn3T92r63UGc9bEagG0AJ-RLoDmB0FQcnLu2qXmXW/s320/happyporch.jpg" /></a><br /><br />He got a great wooden train set from family friends Dennis and Kathleen Digullio and loves to take apart the track that I put together before I can complete a whole loop. He's a lot like a Godzilla in that senario.<br /><br />Michelle has taken to likening him to being in a "racooon" stage of his developement. He is picking up everything in his reach, checking it out, tasting it and putting it aside. He's into everything and you can't turn your back on him for a minute or he will be on top of the kitchen table. </p><p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDStgsjSVghK2u_5QoMk4C7nlidVsZKwKB-98MRZJhUiACe6C5ugzUvO3NYgc1fS2V6E9Dv7zf711Pk0ErFnaAeBkPzzjb87svrpj1mDkddB9inllSXqIltbZlse3_WErbhvZP9sw1lNrR/s1600/fireplace.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239523852570066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDStgsjSVghK2u_5QoMk4C7nlidVsZKwKB-98MRZJhUiACe6C5ugzUvO3NYgc1fS2V6E9Dv7zf711Pk0ErFnaAeBkPzzjb87svrpj1mDkddB9inllSXqIltbZlse3_WErbhvZP9sw1lNrR/s320/fireplace.jpg" /></a>With that in mind here's a picture of Charlie at the fireplace with a box of pinecones that he collected.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'll close this posting here with a few more pictures. We hope you enjoy them and expect to see more soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIws7G2dSfO5PAZFM8m1MuaUSqohbDeoQBgRb8poAB9H7X-0-KvZUEZfs_OV6XwryfH2jw82dhnMzwTDfwzJtTBhFKWPHxRnAXCt5ZuBuDrQnedl_biuO8qJeZiM56ImxghrhM1mzq8Ac/s1600/Chazatcabin.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462239011549547298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIws7G2dSfO5PAZFM8m1MuaUSqohbDeoQBgRb8poAB9H7X-0-KvZUEZfs_OV6XwryfH2jw82dhnMzwTDfwzJtTBhFKWPHxRnAXCt5ZuBuDrQnedl_biuO8qJeZiM56ImxghrhM1mzq8Ac/s320/Chazatcabin.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNX15jqfMI7lGI4TET3y85Lux-rlAnEgV1MW3Nh5PsZ_ww5kFu9raSieaN8rtzv-i5WXKy8ffswZ2gxIW2ALSwTUVAQ4CbEKNC41rn3T92r63UGc9bEagG0AJ-RLoDmB0FQcnLu2qXmXW/s1600/happyporch.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNX15jqfMI7lGI4TET3y85Lux-rlAnEgV1MW3Nh5PsZ_ww5kFu9raSieaN8rtzv-i5WXKy8ffswZ2gxIW2ALSwTUVAQ4CbEKNC41rn3T92r63UGc9bEagG0AJ-RLoDmB0FQcnLu2qXmXW/s1600/happyporch.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PmTQmvs0qFj_AUdpH5unargyWYPK_LZqse9lMga_CWtQYvS-_FQRaNGzIzlhreN7ICD_oAdSqXiKGrwzSY86IB0iBmwXhj0cvfoZckKn021UKiUiI0DiXzJ8tSTg4ed92X5iI0WwCstS/s1600/eyes.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDStgsjSVghK2u_5QoMk4C7nlidVsZKwKB-98MRZJhUiACe6C5ugzUvO3NYgc1fS2V6E9Dv7zf711Pk0ErFnaAeBkPzzjb87svrpj1mDkddB9inllSXqIltbZlse3_WErbhvZP9sw1lNrR/s1600/fireplace.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNX15jqfMI7lGI4TET3y85Lux-rlAnEgV1MW3Nh5PsZ_ww5kFu9raSieaN8rtzv-i5WXKy8ffswZ2gxIW2ALSwTUVAQ4CbEKNC41rn3T92r63UGc9bEagG0AJ-RLoDmB0FQcnLu2qXmXW/s1600/happyporch.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_97SKhBLSC7sJwzZGdt3z0X7gpzaybAln23IcJb_mi7rprkyOdKq4VXJ4hMBzMsIUKPGlF3kWG49Wgm16V02FuKqTrTXrG9ZZlqtCNiMhlRago9MXv3W9iHZ4slWEWxwm6-mBCkDyVFxU/s1600/charliestick.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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Charlie didn't really want to 'hunt' for the eggs, much to his 'cousin's' dismay, but he did enjoy shaking then and discovering the sugary choking hazards inside. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYYad6nV7hwx_moAbmnB_XhmChkap0KUbpf_lSl-YrFPVfzxLiPP8zeTWXPzoZX15G7fC2_ePnMLj9Mfh4HQWEvoTT6jRIcC4VHuVYuf0NyFkJZwxKU64uWhB_eclpSvyfa2YeuzUXDK8/s1600/053.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457590362062517042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYYad6nV7hwx_moAbmnB_XhmChkap0KUbpf_lSl-YrFPVfzxLiPP8zeTWXPzoZX15G7fC2_ePnMLj9Mfh4HQWEvoTT6jRIcC4VHuVYuf0NyFkJZwxKU64uWhB_eclpSvyfa2YeuzUXDK8/s320/053.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtZ2fixcj7VdVtte9kJLKhDl2Y5dWgHqnZDUY0OPgiiZ7lQvlcW_pukCsHVdf8LZaPZ9kbZAGK0IDIAYY3rRwb_kiU3orc3fzkRItiokJLT170mF3NqZsFHF2xT7GY0yb7kW9bUZd6DLt/s1600/033.JPG"></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X3dfRYrLqhzvnYAny3GiMBRcdfyQydsyyk729jYL7w8SyDL-2EoEDNxEC7SoaiKpEV_KpUW1oPu2BnG-bvN50T5Tnl9tBvyc2Y63lKc6sdxC_YDtZ-TPlwIbkFkmUCkUA0DHveUhRdZg/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457590387901349762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X3dfRYrLqhzvnYAny3GiMBRcdfyQydsyyk729jYL7w8SyDL-2EoEDNxEC7SoaiKpEV_KpUW1oPu2BnG-bvN50T5Tnl9tBvyc2Y63lKc6sdxC_YDtZ-TPlwIbkFkmUCkUA0DHveUhRdZg/s320/058.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEbKJr4VqUaeC04CEFocGxAqB80668sUe3N26tXzjy1a8p08mLda6eAM6NHPPfIdjSHbfw8OaC2CH2MKaw7wvKofC3ogChB4MPJSN54FhcOKkwetof_MMaVB7oIW7MWewu6SsnbIE-W4i/s1600/050.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457590353357230978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEbKJr4VqUaeC04CEFocGxAqB80668sUe3N26tXzjy1a8p08mLda6eAM6NHPPfIdjSHbfw8OaC2CH2MKaw7wvKofC3ogChB4MPJSN54FhcOKkwetof_MMaVB7oIW7MWewu6SsnbIE-W4i/s320/050.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VMLtaA63pg1wTlwi_lUOno-oAL3av1UqkoZu0iGT6x_iPVXXSVoKk6GmVJo25i6ekN27UtIfmFKFMJDiobFK25WWzdCl2RlWjoFL5ZRxHyENgRKXxliR-gyy6fB2m6ZYoBcymwHg4POH/s1600/056.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457590373427040610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VMLtaA63pg1wTlwi_lUOno-oAL3av1UqkoZu0iGT6x_iPVXXSVoKk6GmVJo25i6ekN27UtIfmFKFMJDiobFK25WWzdCl2RlWjoFL5ZRxHyENgRKXxliR-gyy6fB2m6ZYoBcymwHg4POH/s320/056.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPNfWQqe4Q8nrcsceoyD4tZ4Fbl6Y_b5RE1apexAL9VrChmdMy1aV-pZDPZs7j29sLCv8LchbO2Fu-s_-iF_EbyXbfYMCz3FzVSlE_Jd9jGSMnuHOADE3a4X72nKpOkfSHLI0KvBDjQtN/s1600/055.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457590369779173458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPNfWQqe4Q8nrcsceoyD4tZ4Fbl6Y_b5RE1apexAL9VrChmdMy1aV-pZDPZs7j29sLCv8LchbO2Fu-s_-iF_EbyXbfYMCz3FzVSlE_Jd9jGSMnuHOADE3a4X72nKpOkfSHLI0KvBDjQtN/s320/055.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-43679842511413377372010-03-06T11:43:00.000-08:002010-03-06T12:16:39.572-08:00We can see spring from here I think!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9ilP04NtFrniOlUeSWiO8py5t8DkdTkx0vvpA0aGrL_VRNZUM-iTzX1_IZFLtje7rD5VyesDCHNC4OoBJ3EdSyP_O4bOx6dIK2YznbNvnYJz4U2u8Z0_UXvzb7npSEeTs1HkTiB5l26E/s1600-h/watertonsit.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 274px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610796311708114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9ilP04NtFrniOlUeSWiO8py5t8DkdTkx0vvpA0aGrL_VRNZUM-iTzX1_IZFLtje7rD5VyesDCHNC4OoBJ3EdSyP_O4bOx6dIK2YznbNvnYJz4U2u8Z0_UXvzb7npSEeTs1HkTiB5l26E/s320/watertonsit.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Wanted to throw a few more recent pics of Charlie up for everyone to see. Spring is almost here in Denver much of the snow is melting and the days are definately getting warmer. This makes for some great oportunities to get out and do some stuff outdoors with Charlie. We'll start with a trip Charlie and I took to scout out the location of the Waterton Canyon Trailhead. I am going fly fishing there tomorrow so of course we had to know where the parking lot was. There was plenty of mud to play in and as you can see Charlie found a few puddles to break his suede shoes in on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKGNcbU9b94tJ_3YCIbEcPr9Vznk1Yxobp5cAutY5olIkyA0wMV2hbIj_UEgloAAmX1SqMuxP0eO4cRtEsu8ZWVmBN90EtIwfAeYDWjwiEotX7lxNDDjWFuHk__8oVqlBATVEuCHJfIOy/s1600-h/waterton+wind.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610609727700962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKGNcbU9b94tJ_3YCIbEcPr9Vznk1Yxobp5cAutY5olIkyA0wMV2hbIj_UEgloAAmX1SqMuxP0eO4cRtEsu8ZWVmBN90EtIwfAeYDWjwiEotX7lxNDDjWFuHk__8oVqlBATVEuCHJfIOy/s320/waterton+wind.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was a little windy but that didn't stop charlie from running around and finding sticks to put in his mouth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsD_jSswwuKwyGlnu_0x26Li0YQEeo88-u7I9xa4B2x8VGPAdXtia8cN05iyIM4mJKMOkeT_UA34ojvGZUHK32OCLDFMFqXY2y4qGZZTyHoi0yp20rD-zYkpMgkVAFv7JWGAbcsGQXDrH/s1600-h/waterton1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610599972492098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsD_jSswwuKwyGlnu_0x26Li0YQEeo88-u7I9xa4B2x8VGPAdXtia8cN05iyIM4mJKMOkeT_UA34ojvGZUHK32OCLDFMFqXY2y4qGZZTyHoi0yp20rD-zYkpMgkVAFv7JWGAbcsGQXDrH/s320/waterton1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfXT7BOfgVkVF5fpyQXYuDrypGTGYnd6ewTBJx0P72r5j0tZA0zoVFpT-mbmpEcLG-86hJgtsFrK6Tuv2tZORzoJR5knaHZrmP8uaaTv6doyOTvDUmj1VjOnksFOw1GMbWCbsezzV_syN/s1600-h/tub.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 228px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 352px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610596601527506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfXT7BOfgVkVF5fpyQXYuDrypGTGYnd6ewTBJx0P72r5j0tZA0zoVFpT-mbmpEcLG-86hJgtsFrK6Tuv2tZORzoJR5knaHZrmP8uaaTv6doyOTvDUmj1VjOnksFOw1GMbWCbsezzV_syN/s320/tub.jpg" /></a>Baths are a big hit still at our house with Charlie. He can't get enough of them and after our muddy trip he kinda needed one.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfXT7BOfgVkVF5fpyQXYuDrypGTGYnd6ewTBJx0P72r5j0tZA0zoVFpT-mbmpEcLG-86hJgtsFrK6Tuv2tZORzoJR5knaHZrmP8uaaTv6doyOTvDUmj1VjOnksFOw1GMbWCbsezzV_syN/s1600-h/tub.jpg"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxJRSGa4yUQDiukYgOFNln3clUfDqgUgB8IhPmhEZhIruKCgPQ6DeYFunpKtpYgErK-JP0DKfnrM5n0GIODWm1JxrmtiFU0Hu_HPgrtGMo_vJe2zqMkVUyS0YuR-RBHqNRs-RTvnNHXUI/s1600-h/cookie.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445616222507750898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxJRSGa4yUQDiukYgOFNln3clUfDqgUgB8IhPmhEZhIruKCgPQ6DeYFunpKtpYgErK-JP0DKfnrM5n0GIODWm1JxrmtiFU0Hu_HPgrtGMo_vJe2zqMkVUyS0YuR-RBHqNRs-RTvnNHXUI/s320/cookie.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Michelle made some cookies from a store bought mix this is only one of maybe threee that actually got eaten the rest ended up in the compost pile as unedible. Best just stick to making them from scratch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoix62SZ4_xDQdbG3fZfbm7OFHE-jUKczMZszohstDBjuUer3SVqT5rU2UuwqrQGx1fhyhou3N_HOobI3TzZ0gmgXh9Fn9mkp9eIUdjAHoEu0EAX0VX5P-0I84rP-gEwXlvNTrACFyoEN/s1600-h/nap.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610587181294162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoix62SZ4_xDQdbG3fZfbm7OFHE-jUKczMZszohstDBjuUer3SVqT5rU2UuwqrQGx1fhyhou3N_HOobI3TzZ0gmgXh9Fn9mkp9eIUdjAHoEu0EAX0VX5P-0I84rP-gEwXlvNTrACFyoEN/s320/nap.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Naps are still a requirement around here. Charlie is now fully settled in with his stuffed animals all around him. Yeah he's got his dad's belly and his mom's bed head.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU8jO7Y5allvn3NsuhMuHQPNClKyG9mlktDVUttbvAoBarziQjETIUHmTCDomVpj3P_SfVn_i5C-6yhcf-Arnq1oHMVubSVyiYKdRF0eyAUM48SSRxYvwgfkrqGJSA_WPWvVjp2lqyK67/s1600-h/jeep.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610150806992978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU8jO7Y5allvn3NsuhMuHQPNClKyG9mlktDVUttbvAoBarziQjETIUHmTCDomVpj3P_SfVn_i5C-6yhcf-Arnq1oHMVubSVyiYKdRF0eyAUM48SSRxYvwgfkrqGJSA_WPWvVjp2lqyK67/s320/jeep.jpg" /></a> The last bunch of pictures are from our morning walk today. We have two great parks near our new house to choose from. This is what we call the "Big park". It has some great toys to play on and is a little further from us than the "little park". Charlie loves the slide and this is a great oportunity for him to see other kids his size.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpr9gpCloU1WGsAZe8cdZQ5cuEEvrW5mCUaqaxAOr8Sk83qgTKgIwAh6cySsgSmd72YTbjl3tsYztwGFxNanCUjnPxKm4xZbBmhmp8YNW067Dy8TmsNGjIyuiAb7aeMRajL9flfiHaFYb/s1600-h/friend.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610144809352194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpr9gpCloU1WGsAZe8cdZQ5cuEEvrW5mCUaqaxAOr8Sk83qgTKgIwAh6cySsgSmd72YTbjl3tsYztwGFxNanCUjnPxKm4xZbBmhmp8YNW067Dy8TmsNGjIyuiAb7aeMRajL9flfiHaFYb/s320/friend.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhfK9rVQyanir_xIuU3U-j9mRU3a4ghGg5WRwpzBlBLl-H297BmAlCP5T-93GrVypm0SfptnEYwLIZC8FPStqkdCybi6xDy4XZwtsqqLSWdh-g3nYZbuKW7zxujx6yXMhSxbY3QOa2Fkq/s1600-h/park2v.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610133165516098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhfK9rVQyanir_xIuU3U-j9mRU3a4ghGg5WRwpzBlBLl-H297BmAlCP5T-93GrVypm0SfptnEYwLIZC8FPStqkdCybi6xDy4XZwtsqqLSWdh-g3nYZbuKW7zxujx6yXMhSxbY3QOa2Fkq/s320/park2v.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEsRoIN-U9XsO1KEi4M7sSImTru_9frfOZh3ntFD2R0zC57MLR_Sy2OVWdMWFMDqFK4oDgPdWhWSeBE2SI5TOZdHKxQT_1LjYNQBKRDZzJjs6RlZYOx0bthI_E-OR-J64Y4qzRBLrE6ew/s1600-h/park1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445610130402085410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEsRoIN-U9XsO1KEi4M7sSImTru_9frfOZh3ntFD2R0zC57MLR_Sy2OVWdMWFMDqFK4oDgPdWhWSeBE2SI5TOZdHKxQT_1LjYNQBKRDZzJjs6RlZYOx0bthI_E-OR-J64Y4qzRBLrE6ew/s320/park1.jpg" /></a><br />The boy loves a good stick. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>That's it for now...We'll be posting some picks of the new house very soon. Still getting some things out of boxes and pictures hung on the walls. The backyard is starting to hint at hidden plants and flowers that are about to come out. I got our mini pond and fountain up and running and will now need to get a fence to run around it to keep Charlie from swimming in it. Oh and we think we are going to set up swimming lessons in April so look for those pics to come soon too.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-18271716820770166212010-02-14T19:04:00.000-08:002010-02-14T19:24:59.755-08:00Its about time....<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438302413410375394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIEzU3ekBqZjIS-aE75MJhwKRnU0RrQfi_vkEBHrMmfqzpQwgf9vkimOF4FSpFYQxAYugDVwq0VB-IrSep_iqx0vOLf2YgvDKGnwtP4IeqIyU_IlFx8orRpqv3gNZnOOv2n95DHnpiC0q/s400/but.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Charlie will be 16 months old in a few days! He is walking, running, climbing, chasing, pulling tails, head butting (hard), throwing the occasional tantrum and generally exceeding expectations in very area but speech. Still no words (unless you count the occasional Dada or Mama). </div><div><br /></div><div>Things have been crazy here at the Vander Houwen house... mainly due to the Vander Houwen house being a new Vander Houwen house! Pictures soon to come but first, and more importantly, pictures of the boy.</div><div><br /><br />Charlie has to wear a lot of different hats around here....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliF0QuAZVzF8WxGTisssW1VeJvQ9TQJaSHksXF2kfP0vDJst88yg8IYOFmhMt1OtaaTeQCqKkWLo6XMjH8rMHEutlQeqngl89aC0Kl7q3IG3ScLKxCUK-c9xG7tx5Zu13GV0KKKgmNHWf/s1600-h/mad+hatter.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 241px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438302821082914562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliF0QuAZVzF8WxGTisssW1VeJvQ9TQJaSHksXF2kfP0vDJst88yg8IYOFmhMt1OtaaTeQCqKkWLo6XMjH8rMHEutlQeqngl89aC0Kl7q3IG3ScLKxCUK-c9xG7tx5Zu13GV0KKKgmNHWf/s320/mad+hatter.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboVvtvclCMxE6BdswE7REU_zXcu5_43bOqobdn0yBK0pb4IlLowYmtsN9n_7dzqQWQbt3rlUYKY_HLhFSrkmsL3ijM4Q_P2rBtis-pVAZ_9QD1lISQPBishLlWjPTj7Z4nKypnC-XlxGJ/s1600-h/van+gough.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438302837218281618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboVvtvclCMxE6BdswE7REU_zXcu5_43bOqobdn0yBK0pb4IlLowYmtsN9n_7dzqQWQbt3rlUYKY_HLhFSrkmsL3ijM4Q_P2rBtis-pVAZ_9QD1lISQPBishLlWjPTj7Z4nKypnC-XlxGJ/s320/van+gough.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdgtXwt29q_wtG_FOBshaZq4cCid09kxeLmkOR5PAx5GdFuLDIVeyolGmOLqxkY8p6csNMGu7JGArw44iRp1RPvSlPBvgZbFEqrk-vguEEdGZqPP-0gmHDPkf51g1QW8Q2u5SwYvPgDts/s1600-h/w+dragon.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438302831502714018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdgtXwt29q_wtG_FOBshaZq4cCid09kxeLmkOR5PAx5GdFuLDIVeyolGmOLqxkY8p6csNMGu7JGArw44iRp1RPvSlPBvgZbFEqrk-vguEEdGZqPP-0gmHDPkf51g1QW8Q2u5SwYvPgDts/s320/w+dragon.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVgRxjOj4_KDa_DIhVYYjdKmT2eTloc1uxPizCWvBy1EeUrhw0S5VOv4z5VDa-Gh0mHLk1P8VhsImY6EdIcZmW0SNr6khCYBJY5Wst4zIixF0iN4-_a5sBwTzPyhf1OWUE4aJsZ1-9IH7/s1600-h/gghat.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 228px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438303400867482882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVgRxjOj4_KDa_DIhVYYjdKmT2eTloc1uxPizCWvBy1EeUrhw0S5VOv4z5VDa-Gh0mHLk1P8VhsImY6EdIcZmW0SNr6khCYBJY5Wst4zIixF0iN4-_a5sBwTzPyhf1OWUE4aJsZ1-9IH7/s320/gghat.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJqSmRj3WbdlJDfnqqJrMksihXa-5oU-0Qyl6kXKo-vPO_d_jnyQvWi019uVr3ec6wfvZjbU9bN1lDeoLOVrgIvw9IwypWZnvwcRtjh19LE2SpIQG5q3M6wNAyNzty3HDMBuuWP50Y3yd/s1600-h/w+hats.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438303900975386258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJqSmRj3WbdlJDfnqqJrMksihXa-5oU-0Qyl6kXKo-vPO_d_jnyQvWi019uVr3ec6wfvZjbU9bN1lDeoLOVrgIvw9IwypWZnvwcRtjh19LE2SpIQG5q3M6wNAyNzty3HDMBuuWP50Y3yd/s320/w+hats.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyiL4OX7c3a05e3-KSV2FwdBDz1LXmDHfRhmMWV320XupfPIbPm10EaR711wu952SAIqg9NjWyu8bGAIGh8GZo1K0VJFUska_kTF97X4bB8YFqGOVbNNqALgJUsxnERiRofISVKCapxo1/s1600-h/paper+hat.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438302848493671058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyiL4OX7c3a05e3-KSV2FwdBDz1LXmDHfRhmMWV320XupfPIbPm10EaR711wu952SAIqg9NjWyu8bGAIGh8GZo1K0VJFUska_kTF97X4bB8YFqGOVbNNqALgJUsxnERiRofISVKCapxo1/s320/paper+hat.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Misc. other photos...</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_myb1Gi2xNe4AuP_8m7V_AMo0_D_Dhy2tNk65gyVfN3Sn9xBr37gQ8eXm9ozXVhmFfgp0jH4IsfjbhZNdVGdbj7qzapuKXquc0c9a8a-ugrYPbvlOPUKdMQDpkimQ7MUzMitVJlsWFYF/s1600-h/ottle.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438303918583134114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_myb1Gi2xNe4AuP_8m7V_AMo0_D_Dhy2tNk65gyVfN3Sn9xBr37gQ8eXm9ozXVhmFfgp0jH4IsfjbhZNdVGdbj7qzapuKXquc0c9a8a-ugrYPbvlOPUKdMQDpkimQ7MUzMitVJlsWFYF/s320/ottle.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GA-WLNlH-SELW1Mj3r8iTGTl03HsZhwoivj4VNj34OTPWns3ZKCa4qH4WiajeuGtvBpkTBZr_rMPkzGOpnF3kiCpWc4p3zbvKX56Z6fhyf3G6bODaQ2lG4hGDXvyF-5zygFzMzv73uxy/s1600-h/w+pogue.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438303897740212482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GA-WLNlH-SELW1Mj3r8iTGTl03HsZhwoivj4VNj34OTPWns3ZKCa4qH4WiajeuGtvBpkTBZr_rMPkzGOpnF3kiCpWc4p3zbvKX56Z6fhyf3G6bODaQ2lG4hGDXvyF-5zygFzMzv73uxy/s320/w+pogue.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLW5bll-cROjGZMhuoqMZJgP1rc0VpctHklC9gzia5bwANb-Tye2MsN8Hup8ItWrpkjYUNZWWuQYyUvz20e-iv204EA1ujvLAWwcIdoMrw_t6uVYGm_6cDk-UNYQ4aSOprp872beH4zxk/s1600-h/santa+freddy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 243px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438303909741924226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLW5bll-cROjGZMhuoqMZJgP1rc0VpctHklC9gzia5bwANb-Tye2MsN8Hup8ItWrpkjYUNZWWuQYyUvz20e-iv204EA1ujvLAWwcIdoMrw_t6uVYGm_6cDk-UNYQ4aSOprp872beH4zxk/s320/santa+freddy.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKM2PMOU4_2s64qW7UxH4v8f84NtOUOgQbu7QJLgAwTxYQKDyGamtFi1fEWPlbg2W0XkjG6BVWQQFr7iKZGkEFJhyphenhyphennsWsLCUn-gMJnB1cLdTo4895D3Q_9HSje2BKtvzpRS5umJZa8v-M/s1600-h/big+gloves.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438303888212379154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKM2PMOU4_2s64qW7UxH4v8f84NtOUOgQbu7QJLgAwTxYQKDyGamtFi1fEWPlbg2W0XkjG6BVWQQFr7iKZGkEFJhyphenhyphennsWsLCUn-gMJnB1cLdTo4895D3Q_9HSje2BKtvzpRS5umJZa8v-M/s320/big+gloves.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-54009553523868554892009-12-24T11:33:00.000-08:002009-12-24T11:59:42.107-08:00And now for some "walking in a winter wonderland!"<p align="left">We got a good dump of snow last night and the timing couldn't be better. I had spent the whole day yesterday plotting and scheming on how I was going to make Charlie a really cool Christmas present. I had been out the day before and looking at all the crap that is made in China and just didn't have the personal touch I felt a gift for Charlie should have. I didn't want to buy him something that would just get tossed out later. I wanted to give him something that each year as he got older we could make just little better. So I built him a sled. </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Here he is with Michelle </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">today she is playing the part of </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"> the green booted sleigh horse.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 349px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418888565005437906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheBKfliXp6thkJfAv-gcZHiEWeB5CR7bt7uWeBIp4uBkrKdtI6-Q-xSAIKngqnOB0-SyB8WOx4eoUgXK6F-pyPCicJsPKgDlvkufb4fgMlJTsWEjhvS2e5pY84gIKCDMLKhuqAQK5Gomb/s400/blog6.jpg" /></span></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P26m0WTH4DUkPGkc-CBUQhmhEs2Sw0Eb4Zvozc_AXIOznLwDTjkUqVwYNjx4q28lMI2SxiA_HXsIHpORSCGVx1dhAMSZ6YmyoFgRBOBWRVjd2lvNVbbS1wnCQce65LsWZ3zCKeKBwqLA/s1600-h/blog5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 373px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418888561680797106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P26m0WTH4DUkPGkc-CBUQhmhEs2Sw0Eb4Zvozc_AXIOznLwDTjkUqVwYNjx4q28lMI2SxiA_HXsIHpORSCGVx1dhAMSZ6YmyoFgRBOBWRVjd2lvNVbbS1wnCQce65LsWZ3zCKeKBwqLA/s400/blog5.jpg" /></a><br />I added the bolted on rubbermaid bucket for now but it will eventually come off as he gets older.<br />Charlie fits perfectly and was comfy with his blanket and pillow.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiu_WWVWXex5kbCTdbAeecO0K2hdYPgPKvcjNSmEZPMsGOscyfjY_lLWGPn4Bf7U8DdwM-eUpCFPOI5KCTuP0NdBEaqETAidM6KUV-XGu8_w4W7RdLsLoItzEGlQhb2cEAfmZ5JlRmCkRi/s1600-h/blog+4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418888555097663410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiu_WWVWXex5kbCTdbAeecO0K2hdYPgPKvcjNSmEZPMsGOscyfjY_lLWGPn4Bf7U8DdwM-eUpCFPOI5KCTuP0NdBEaqETAidM6KUV-XGu8_w4W7RdLsLoItzEGlQhb2cEAfmZ5JlRmCkRi/s400/blog+4.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Here he is with his other sleigh horse.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTplGnPrvVFziyg1xu7Yd-oUlrvsUyEYyL79QztO_fCcdQZwKq9g2za5UM69_Vsu201r_TlUS77KAtupP6bW3UV4uroyjJg-zr9BKGkoUOAxNM1_ZL5arb25I0HBoCi9ZzTkhZ7ZOCidl/s1600-h/blog3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418888552967839634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTplGnPrvVFziyg1xu7Yd-oUlrvsUyEYyL79QztO_fCcdQZwKq9g2za5UM69_Vsu201r_TlUS77KAtupP6bW3UV4uroyjJg-zr9BKGkoUOAxNM1_ZL5arb25I0HBoCi9ZzTkhZ7ZOCidl/s400/blog3.jpg" /></a></p><p align="left">We have a nice slightly steep grade (but not too steep) on our street that really put the sled to a test. </p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVQ15vvglWaf_S6FKQBByzblD2duVcvSrb-Nj91zmhhbkVKot3HwrVLCOZrD7CRvELUXzZav_PJky2t2MUcz-IsjVfKPrOJ8JU5YCyHRvPVhQp_T4PfyzgVz13vlpaWod4moUHeAEBHT5/s1600-h/blog2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418888549465777010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVQ15vvglWaf_S6FKQBByzblD2duVcvSrb-Nj91zmhhbkVKot3HwrVLCOZrD7CRvELUXzZav_PJky2t2MUcz-IsjVfKPrOJ8JU5YCyHRvPVhQp_T4PfyzgVz13vlpaWod4moUHeAEBHT5/s400/blog2.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div align="left">A trip around the block was fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpHy8FN5s89uGz8Z6ns37Xpx54kkmuSnlYsjOCjf82VKO29E05xo92TrzaHNgU7D0XhQ4leOFDldgDUY41QJ56gA2mpnaKc9PNl53E-Mv4-3zhLvQzo00h0uWiltusF2lNlAhK1_4q9ZD/s1600-h/blog1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 345px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418888296940932482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpHy8FN5s89uGz8Z6ns37Xpx54kkmuSnlYsjOCjf82VKO29E05xo92TrzaHNgU7D0XhQ4leOFDldgDUY41QJ56gA2mpnaKc9PNl53E-Mv4-3zhLvQzo00h0uWiltusF2lNlAhK1_4q9ZD/s400/blog1.jpg" /></a><br />mmmmm. This tastes like candy!<br /><br /><br /><br />Well the snow is soon supposed to melt but we're sure to get more later. This is Denver afterall. We hope that you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. We're taking it easy for now and waiting things out until January when we get our new house. I haven't looked yet but I wonder if there is a good place to go sledding there.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">DENNIS, MICHELLE AND CHARLIE!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-27712337453280319722009-11-18T19:11:00.000-08:002009-11-18T20:43:53.823-08:00Let's get everyone caught up shall we?<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqq75eQcYVy53l7COxVRghqxY7GaxZf1IH04RlLIrMonufAfkPStShDIaso-XAaIuYM-_elurDoc6X-L1kZRMQ1DiWQb-EdQwEFPg-IXEb5lczQoi7iD0svil0X-1pcatI9HP8bHRnvkh/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405668277255882562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqq75eQcYVy53l7COxVRghqxY7GaxZf1IH04RlLIrMonufAfkPStShDIaso-XAaIuYM-_elurDoc6X-L1kZRMQ1DiWQb-EdQwEFPg-IXEb5lczQoi7iD0svil0X-1pcatI9HP8bHRnvkh/s400/001.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYp9YCIRh4ZkLwnZeuoVuzaam0UHka9Jalczg8eh5uPQ-ovlEL87wO4RU70ifQlxwlCoMx2OEbg9nVrvvM0N3-7b9k3Y6jWMIBOuTdsVHFir3zB03xElFVsrVKu4d7NTy6tz7IU9cQd-q/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405668280209135394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYp9YCIRh4ZkLwnZeuoVuzaam0UHka9Jalczg8eh5uPQ-ovlEL87wO4RU70ifQlxwlCoMx2OEbg9nVrvvM0N3-7b9k3Y6jWMIBOuTdsVHFir3zB03xElFVsrVKu4d7NTy6tz7IU9cQd-q/s400/003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div> </div><div>So in the last few months we have gotten a little distracted. Both with work and big life changes happening all around us. I have been seriously scolded my many of you and in reply will now post a whole bunch of photos for you. Please be aware that our lives are in huge flux right now and we will try to keep you all posted with the changes as they occur.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Pumpkin patch</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405658608789187666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55DvaDASLIUVB0uGJ7dTIbqJbUrzKDu0L36qGuN4sfztWFSegOs4Y4sAHj8quyRLm_OjfzBez-txqm4w1jyScHWnBMRoHaDXpTqhn-Y9xVXi1n2DogmfPBzhdtlA0yST-TWwTAUC8C2Zb/s320/with+pumpkin+and+curls.jpg" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZDcDQr4aBDtqlWouofxq1489_BtCSKptC4K6ibky9b9HgnRCyeq5JzhmHzgikBnggNDlr3jTi-nk5JrcSd_CME-wVBpGF-QDrNKC57ewG6UTEsoZf6BWbr4b-NhyphenhyphenP60yMsVMzwMWYcU3/s1600/pumpkinpatchwithmichelle.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405658611363235922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZDcDQr4aBDtqlWouofxq1489_BtCSKptC4K6ibky9b9HgnRCyeq5JzhmHzgikBnggNDlr3jTi-nk5JrcSd_CME-wVBpGF-QDrNKC57ewG6UTEsoZf6BWbr4b-NhyphenhyphenP60yMsVMzwMWYcU3/s320/pumpkinpatchwithmichelle.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkO5egHHHYxyn85mjIXHZLgWak0RNmbdIJh27DdDGnSjd0YyJJNbrOnyslERZvO8Mp8kiQ3ZLen1Abe74afw_10fRoOa1MbSuvTXUJdSEX7mpuAXTq-TIiks9dEGdp4efUlOMJhpVGZcO/s1600/michellecharlieandpumpkins.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405658594874239298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSv07v0WgC8F_8BUvOhr-M9spTOkyDR_IgaLsMbsSmN1ijoe8Ko1ucwl07hSYUKP26-bIKe_yBu-jbl_7RmQqzW8OF6xqVE7tPa0fqheE3NB4lZGsk9b1LN2mfedmu-cIZZp4w_tVih7r/s320/charlie+in+pumpkineye.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxR9L5h5jaP7Mqura9ihs9ONBypb1ythw3NUUaT9Oe6kCCEi2fyaCpNUX_p3xfqieqwd89LZmn-Ktse_0qO0v9EJ9_1hB7qxLvG2pUdr2NPlV7NPcXfWuvBM2wnkaLQnsPWxueVvN_hOI/s1600/withgrandmas.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405659727467643602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxR9L5h5jaP7Mqura9ihs9ONBypb1ythw3NUUaT9Oe6kCCEi2fyaCpNUX_p3xfqieqwd89LZmn-Ktse_0qO0v9EJ9_1hB7qxLvG2pUdr2NPlV7NPcXfWuvBM2wnkaLQnsPWxueVvN_hOI/s400/withgrandmas.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;">Out of this world Birthday Bash!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G51r6v5ZIcoLdIlMX4r6nFuDczmjj58z4-TxMx1oEEBoROv87uYxa5pyScw_a12usJCaIDs3xEVjd-TtzT4qb7hIsSg3ybchB8MwoVKPqTyC84RMHO0eErnCRv-VJK7Myb1Vu5hUnDsU/s1600/cake.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405662221557083266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0BT8iiPZljTa6WB49tdXBPaDSP52A2j3AR9_G-W2CDz3GpqXSY2o42da5ezK5ofLTYF4w8-HUiumDgTOu8CyuXhNLIvgKL3Wm3dmN07Z33OBGJ9MnNdnlWNMtN4qMfbdTl_PRXejZwT4/s400/withbritta.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div><br /></div><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcXvo5IiK3YAQPHzIxnXLSmHwoyajM6W1QE-4Jajqj7zvvsVvI8UkHS5cg3T9JYi6O7RG6jDBw6Xs1JY-FBaE23jhW1Xh28hpPtIY3hue5Qx2g0FwSjETpUbXOZ2PlXm3AI-7SkRPPIBx/s1600/this+big.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 384px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405662232435656834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcXvo5IiK3YAQPHzIxnXLSmHwoyajM6W1QE-4Jajqj7zvvsVvI8UkHS5cg3T9JYi6O7RG6jDBw6Xs1JY-FBaE23jhW1Xh28hpPtIY3hue5Qx2g0FwSjETpUbXOZ2PlXm3AI-7SkRPPIBx/s400/this+big.jpg" /></a> </p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQDXGlFr3nZfOLgpvzUYW-LXfEy3e6iKYmLOIgkcbSn-uHQtJQ1W3-5ckGieKuj0rFaFVgWydp8lB5etq1VfKXQzdpNozOAcv9OGG9EDlZQyI_E_ce429lp0ge_cnSdjLDEPnmA333LMa/s1600/partyanimal.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405664197569223810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQDXGlFr3nZfOLgpvzUYW-LXfEy3e6iKYmLOIgkcbSn-uHQtJQ1W3-5ckGieKuj0rFaFVgWydp8lB5etq1VfKXQzdpNozOAcv9OGG9EDlZQyI_E_ce429lp0ge_cnSdjLDEPnmA333LMa/s400/partyanimal.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgee1V0svRh7Mq_LRpRvUEYxBMqnibSKDxk2zFeARoiP-KBapo5HKa7CUic7YFwmh1ZnRKAkVcbKO9OcqiLSjPB8-rHpDcOnXThRey4Im-vWUCdv8xzYf-j-novMA6bEfcmVqB3Y2L1ee/s1600/Got+a+little+frosting+there.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405662235224232546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgee1V0svRh7Mq_LRpRvUEYxBMqnibSKDxk2zFeARoiP-KBapo5HKa7CUic7YFwmh1ZnRKAkVcbKO9OcqiLSjPB8-rHpDcOnXThRey4Im-vWUCdv8xzYf-j-novMA6bEfcmVqB3Y2L1ee/s400/Got+a+little+frosting+there.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Some other random fall pics... note the cute plaid pants Michelle made</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiM59auOQ3BJjXhdMc547zYn5b7zC4o7QKdNa0Rvu-QpONAMJmvcINuneGHWNUdfMk9iKUG-9YJjCTeKeNNoP75ySInD_f2876fHUqE6z4CyPp1PeU7FZJbPi_LnSVmdvGmjK37AGdf6Up/s1600/partied+out.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405664204831708882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiM59auOQ3BJjXhdMc547zYn5b7zC4o7QKdNa0Rvu-QpONAMJmvcINuneGHWNUdfMk9iKUG-9YJjCTeKeNNoP75ySInD_f2876fHUqE6z4CyPp1PeU7FZJbPi_LnSVmdvGmjK37AGdf6Up/s400/partied+out.jpg" /></a></div><p align="left"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405664207651598738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcjGZffh4p_If-B3lnDjFmDCY1uMrKAqDHxBVSktDujPc49PRZBOiCiGJ7WVEbmGpnyIiF42pn8-fATsLh5xyFpUCGBrzUO1qGQ5KDxi_K-WAvZ0Mw7TGljwpL2xV4Rtmaf3wBTlE2ohn/s400/walking.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSOKpQk-NN5hunvdM2mnl5FaK0UFmw0-OlKZOAoi9KjhDXieirsl2dS-uzT1Wsbu6CmbYHjm_3B-i4bb3OZtgFnzM7z-A8p3rEVYbo8P0cHQBLv96vtdYEiePfnlzq_qMXE2BTMajwkbj/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405668273111888850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSOKpQk-NN5hunvdM2mnl5FaK0UFmw0-OlKZOAoi9KjhDXieirsl2dS-uzT1Wsbu6CmbYHjm_3B-i4bb3OZtgFnzM7z-A8p3rEVYbo8P0cHQBLv96vtdYEiePfnlzq_qMXE2BTMajwkbj/s400/007.JPG" /></a></p><p align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgZ3Orr-fKzt4SC3B65K7D5RDJLp0aLgAACW8om90cC8ThEDTQ59p2P7dP04AOMyNkv89CtyLFalXJgDDoEBfN9vZWPdhPxJEbo-7PPoZcwet5JnOYMx9nVvsv4ccvXJQKxE4_a-s3t5H/s1600/grin.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405664216748720882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgZ3Orr-fKzt4SC3B65K7D5RDJLp0aLgAACW8om90cC8ThEDTQ59p2P7dP04AOMyNkv89CtyLFalXJgDDoEBfN9vZWPdhPxJEbo-7PPoZcwet5JnOYMx9nVvsv4ccvXJQKxE4_a-s3t5H/s400/grin.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405664208495941522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm9xc8qB9yEuJcQh5_0z23N_V5ZvAxvUMpfPVFOapQtwijwpjnP8GSe0J0hWIBN3CbIf8NLgpxog56jORCJ_dms2h0HeFvgOlqnJGGMNBJKvAnXf8EMajpWphNh3cT8Y0cC9g8ZBNq3zj/s400/standingwithmural.jpg" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-31381848502657988772009-10-08T09:55:00.000-07:002009-10-08T10:16:47.342-07:00HE IS WALKING!!!!!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qR6JrB8WGjh7ViyBUzrRrKCwyrdt0CtjYv6eXzfd1DIDRL2c1Owb7bR9uU8jLcKs7BJTnOr2i083v0HR4ST5-YscyFvyTKIcxqseT4Ef4n-wwZ1kcxYwK3p1e7Sjuu6nky8SCgahrT9-/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390278852729566626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qR6JrB8WGjh7ViyBUzrRrKCwyrdt0CtjYv6eXzfd1DIDRL2c1Owb7bR9uU8jLcKs7BJTnOr2i083v0HR4ST5-YscyFvyTKIcxqseT4Ef4n-wwZ1kcxYwK3p1e7Sjuu6nky8SCgahrT9-/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div>Charlie took his first series of steps yesterday... he walked about five feet before falling but was not deterred. He kept trying so I have no doubt that within a few days he will crossing the room.</div><div>(Dennis is working on getting some video downloaded). </div><br /><div>Charlie spent about three days this past week with his Aunt Karen. Below are a few photos from our excursion to the Denver Aquarium with Grandma.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIpnxIuMzIYAhtuVcjE_1xhLsOiqAHjBjQDxHHw6Zz_SxHZWG4lOMgEtM207ohnqvAHuTo4U7q5UI8f4gzgL9TbKFazNTqtrhoav85lJQZ6bpnoSknznxvdBBYD5WmDhgW5jD8w0B3GnE/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390277518380554866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIpnxIuMzIYAhtuVcjE_1xhLsOiqAHjBjQDxHHw6Zz_SxHZWG4lOMgEtM207ohnqvAHuTo4U7q5UI8f4gzgL9TbKFazNTqtrhoav85lJQZ6bpnoSknznxvdBBYD5WmDhgW5jD8w0B3GnE/s320/004.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390277533820680322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJykj-B1-iWwuMcXSbmz_5z1yWbqV8BqkF4rIMiSLfyiPTxy50oh-Jw8nfqlUrQTrpDv2qVftxPt1geHBw3vVWlV2Ql6GVrh-YJfWc_RGIC2cQKOR4HtihuLKEW8Q4pTzq4g_1lHMzxU-w/s320/006.JPG" /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4OhMJ-elxqcgsfBFkeIDTQghKZO0G3JolWbREYPx2BZOHPkbYrp_gA3eQC1SebEJXcxo-rSIIlQ46sr5OwL6WVdOtm-Ge2cAvjiCK0G6tq8CND19v3n2HCu63ZuaBtStkItq7QzJkeYm/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390277551972592930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4OhMJ-elxqcgsfBFkeIDTQghKZO0G3JolWbREYPx2BZOHPkbYrp_gA3eQC1SebEJXcxo-rSIIlQ46sr5OwL6WVdOtm-Ge2cAvjiCK0G6tq8CND19v3n2HCu63ZuaBtStkItq7QzJkeYm/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JA2O8OTiTBkBpA6TWdPy7Jx476_-7GakjZn0gsQSuJ-YdSyqw1_K58Pi8nU4uqVopbH7fCcWhIHxBsHooQ8oDL8AcW9V3CW66p1Lm127qu2HEyKR0mV28r3gJnWaLuOGMUggthNfvmQR/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390277539793722482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JA2O8OTiTBkBpA6TWdPy7Jx476_-7GakjZn0gsQSuJ-YdSyqw1_K58Pi8nU4uqVopbH7fCcWhIHxBsHooQ8oDL8AcW9V3CW66p1Lm127qu2HEyKR0mV28r3gJnWaLuOGMUggthNfvmQR/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>We also spent a few days with our friend Dave... for some reason there are no pictures but I'm sure that he will be back soon for a bit more fishing so, never fear... there will be photos of Charlie and his Uncle Dave soon enough. Thanks to Dave Charlie (and I) had our first tastes of fresh rainbow trout.</div><br /><div>I did manage a photo from last night's dinner with Andy and David. They are moving to LA (today) so we had to squeeze in one last trip to to our favorite pizza place before they left. I suspect the next pictures of Charlie with them will be at Disney Land - Hooray. They have generously offered us a place to stay anytime we want to go visit the big mouse.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtIzNuPcRqAiila4rkAKNWZNZ8Bl1YvIG5QK11EWdwQKUrDCng2Xu43ty7z0anYhNlc1wCxmBSHU9GWBQqSm5tHGO3O0O7gfTsRM9sX5iUkeKJhc0bNFe7IB7FTMv_pisYhFLOeZySr_y/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390277558311150978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtIzNuPcRqAiila4rkAKNWZNZ8Bl1YvIG5QK11EWdwQKUrDCng2Xu43ty7z0anYhNlc1wCxmBSHU9GWBQqSm5tHGO3O0O7gfTsRM9sX5iUkeKJhc0bNFe7IB7FTMv_pisYhFLOeZySr_y/s320/015.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-7272002793460963902009-09-27T20:21:00.000-07:002009-09-27T20:47:14.064-07:00Summer's not quite gone yet if you ask us.Sure it's officially fall but you couldn't tell it from our front yard today. Upper 70's I'd bet ya!Today was a great day to get outside and enjoy the sunny weather. Also an excellent day for a quick photo shoot of everyone's favorite curly headed giggle-face. After I mowed the lawn we decided to let Charlie explore a little bit of the flower beds. He loved the flavor of the marigolds but we are still questioning his behavior at dinner where he seemed to be hallucinating and listening to voices from the dinner table. Sorry no photo available on that one. But we did get a few really nice pics. Here they are...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAqR2uYecbKPxa3SKZGNfyfmBJZhhwB1bNRaKz2p6sHbFPSNEfAsuWOOcV__80-_D1aH3oiZfm-_um4bvLnV10pZ6-61__Vnu-uQf8d33OG3IE77N6pQikXGffTF-82c08wo56cMM1RlU/s1600-h/squatingboy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 202px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386355247652153250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAqR2uYecbKPxa3SKZGNfyfmBJZhhwB1bNRaKz2p6sHbFPSNEfAsuWOOcV__80-_D1aH3oiZfm-_um4bvLnV10pZ6-61__Vnu-uQf8d33OG3IE77N6pQikXGffTF-82c08wo56cMM1RlU/s320/squatingboy.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qIRwRYrr_h_cOIe4zUOUnRCSWoe1DsEb1rUHh090wMYnTw7j-s2o8S9ylT0bo2wrh-zrGj2NspaOJc0pwlHkMhBed2-BM_3PMMbzF5hui7Wh78QRudlqXxUVtL5gTtrYYQj9k72d9MsX/s1600-h/ripinmarigolds.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 259px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386355109215222354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qIRwRYrr_h_cOIe4zUOUnRCSWoe1DsEb1rUHh090wMYnTw7j-s2o8S9ylT0bo2wrh-zrGj2NspaOJc0pwlHkMhBed2-BM_3PMMbzF5hui7Wh78QRudlqXxUVtL5gTtrYYQj9k72d9MsX/s320/ripinmarigolds.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center"> Ripping up the marigolds...</div><div align="center">Just helping you reseed them dad!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxOxOWHzBChrPKTCVG0CaHPai5tBeEfR6NdbdrriGamdmBiL8cjwslQ7qD5TdTC1auWcwuvq8bcztL_WJi0gV5WfqEFIcWsHUO2ZV6v34h2NnHzSrhko3PP5AuFVkEmCjTpK6QbYFhWJR/s1600-h/pickmarigolds.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386355106819623970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxOxOWHzBChrPKTCVG0CaHPai5tBeEfR6NdbdrriGamdmBiL8cjwslQ7qD5TdTC1auWcwuvq8bcztL_WJi0gV5WfqEFIcWsHUO2ZV6v34h2NnHzSrhko3PP5AuFVkEmCjTpK6QbYFhWJR/s320/pickmarigolds.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyITH56gpd0xyRS0QPu2OOJ8ZbZyGAb7rAOk1LTR8O17Sw9npvt0bVYr4KPvHKHSbhyphenhyphenNJK9bHldnmm1BSn6Kc9kl8WO_rJ6QYdnNh3czvHuHq8uFQ4EENuqzZgP18gQMx4YC3-eVFSt6SU/s1600-h/pick+mum.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 355px; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386355104300229714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyITH56gpd0xyRS0QPu2OOJ8ZbZyGAb7rAOk1LTR8O17Sw9npvt0bVYr4KPvHKHSbhyphenhyphenNJK9bHldnmm1BSn6Kc9kl8WO_rJ6QYdnNh3czvHuHq8uFQ4EENuqzZgP18gQMx4YC3-eVFSt6SU/s320/pick+mum.jpg" /></a><br />Learning all about the flowers and which ones mom and dad will let me taste. A very intense little hortoculturist we have.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcEzn7ZRVXn-q3kNDzlF1slON4nxX31K2F_8MLQNDwa2_wfZAGHlg4a8H8447E7W36ZsRMJhvpRBUn60QMQC2HtWNygIcrpCmZCZKVyN1y2naL6EdTJI56n_tEXYdSHaHpYjepComYFMu/s1600-h/one.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386355090272857250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcEzn7ZRVXn-q3kNDzlF1slON4nxX31K2F_8MLQNDwa2_wfZAGHlg4a8H8447E7W36ZsRMJhvpRBUn60QMQC2HtWNygIcrpCmZCZKVyN1y2naL6EdTJI56n_tEXYdSHaHpYjepComYFMu/s320/one.jpg" /></a><br />Nothing like the smell of fresh cut grass!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTnd0nflxnAj8YOe-JfAGnWlaulOnW1__EC04HjXUD78GdpDuW7Fi9FwydAhP3oC1xPxXrHifUnkekIu3bUFOqwQzAI0xoHKcKf-GtHVpNAnKIMlOxE1FOxtFyvlDpT16dyCvnqNsQpI6/s1600-h/pick+daisy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386355093414379474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTnd0nflxnAj8YOe-JfAGnWlaulOnW1__EC04HjXUD78GdpDuW7Fi9FwydAhP3oC1xPxXrHifUnkekIu3bUFOqwQzAI0xoHKcKf-GtHVpNAnKIMlOxE1FOxtFyvlDpT16dyCvnqNsQpI6/s320/pick+daisy.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">She loves me...she loves me not...she loves me....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7q3v8iv2NKK8xHcYMwZrdxSqFG9sFHE_YIH_kzYIfSm62BFRRImLHg6UIlivou90COoA1DnDSaH7XhFPjT50x252A6U6z42nApaQOyBh4Cc45ZB2M3-NE23JFtvvRTqsFs8zdvupoe7k0/s1600-h/Drinkingsippy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 410px; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386354782398008082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7q3v8iv2NKK8xHcYMwZrdxSqFG9sFHE_YIH_kzYIfSm62BFRRImLHg6UIlivou90COoA1DnDSaH7XhFPjT50x252A6U6z42nApaQOyBh4Cc45ZB2M3-NE23JFtvvRTqsFs8zdvupoe7k0/s320/Drinkingsippy.jpg" /></a><br />So warm I'd better stay hydrated. Also need to wash that funny<br />marigold taste out of my mouth!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHsPozURX9xT3SGPtt254MVFoZ5lbJDMe7JF3-GMFdamawStamaEJ_1t7rCMB4z2XDeZteKG9PREOdK0m91nAnPjmY7VYYBUmkJetkocpB2vVnfn1XcW1BSylZyXJWhGl4UR3y-dI8KOL/s1600-h/love+mommy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 316px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386354785261063810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHsPozURX9xT3SGPtt254MVFoZ5lbJDMe7JF3-GMFdamawStamaEJ_1t7rCMB4z2XDeZteKG9PREOdK0m91nAnPjmY7VYYBUmkJetkocpB2vVnfn1XcW1BSylZyXJWhGl4UR3y-dI8KOL/s320/love+mommy.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Mommy I sure love being outside with you and dad. </div><div align="center">Do you think it could be summer for a little longer?<br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpMd7SRW93RgLOJDoCu5jc-LURCV-x4Wu6xjngMjXmXBa9eDR0HtOXtREYuy6vIGl13g92VpyUnDo5O2_MYa-L1aoDGTT7QX7h4FRL49wF5wXGzAuEeeeNrE6vR0klg8k8vVxG8ScwYb0/s1600-h/dandcnumber1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 258px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386354762410760594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpMd7SRW93RgLOJDoCu5jc-LURCV-x4Wu6xjngMjXmXBa9eDR0HtOXtREYuy6vIGl13g92VpyUnDo5O2_MYa-L1aoDGTT7QX7h4FRL49wF5wXGzAuEeeeNrE6vR0klg8k8vVxG8ScwYb0/s320/dandcnumber1.jpg" /></a> up up up up!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1B2QejQIR4jIyxomLA1nwWTq1dYWejRGKm-Hx4CoKOrDJSIDqz_NzI_Uj7uZx4hYfTNoulzSkK3ROCk_5FO236h0FsFKHfq51Z9GvwHUJ4AZRqxOfNrP74GOlMRuGpsOKXKN-aY3aHAH/s1600-h/dandcnumber2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 250px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386354768183245714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1B2QejQIR4jIyxomLA1nwWTq1dYWejRGKm-Hx4CoKOrDJSIDqz_NzI_Uj7uZx4hYfTNoulzSkK3ROCk_5FO236h0FsFKHfq51Z9GvwHUJ4AZRqxOfNrP74GOlMRuGpsOKXKN-aY3aHAH/s320/dandcnumber2.jpg" /></a> Oh no!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sV4RGpe7ZlK_VssJpuYNwapm2FOjYRt8LjFS1FCKLencI3fIbY7RhtLyZXZYGldtIEB-xQ1TO6b6mMxND09blQObwN8gW3vNv08NmB13NVeVK853VvJzDFQ9jvIjSiEH1erO0EnhLbpx/s1600-h/dandcnumber3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 458px; HEIGHT: 335px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386354775408461138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sV4RGpe7ZlK_VssJpuYNwapm2FOjYRt8LjFS1FCKLencI3fIbY7RhtLyZXZYGldtIEB-xQ1TO6b6mMxND09blQObwN8gW3vNv08NmB13NVeVK853VvJzDFQ9jvIjSiEH1erO0EnhLbpx/s320/dandcnumber3.jpg" /></a> That was fun! lets do it again!</div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-86346050386003696512009-09-10T20:44:00.000-07:002009-09-10T20:46:58.828-07:00B-day wish listI'm sorry if this is tacky but I don't know how else to let you all know what sorts of things Charlie needs/ wants. Let us know if you get Charlie one of these things but not from Amazon so we can be sure to take if off the wish list.<br /><br />Here is the link to Charles Vander Houwen's Amazon wish list...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2I0I14MZUOIS8">http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2I0I14MZUOIS8</a>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-10177176672889936332009-09-09T18:54:00.000-07:002009-09-09T19:43:20.570-07:0040 days and 40 nights until Charlie's first B-day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwtn7AYeLRVY8imU501qfO21I7QE0_BI9iINcDnvWgQc5lTOxhnRM13X36Sl4svfOfmkb7_eBhf8lxT6Fqpl5l-MvSZKzF_Dd-wmW3lXSmtgrpio13-cbNT6kV429Jh2Vk8KhKz5T4qHk/s1600-h/PICT0002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379659077760191826" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwtn7AYeLRVY8imU501qfO21I7QE0_BI9iINcDnvWgQc5lTOxhnRM13X36Sl4svfOfmkb7_eBhf8lxT6Fqpl5l-MvSZKzF_Dd-wmW3lXSmtgrpio13-cbNT6kV429Jh2Vk8KhKz5T4qHk/s320/PICT0002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello Charlie fans!!! <div><div>Mama Michelle here....</div><div></div><div>Wow, time flies and Charlie will be walking in no time. His grandma Cheryl, Aunt Nancy and Uncle Simon are all flying out for his 1st and we are hoping that they will see him walk. It really amazes me to watch him. This week he has figured out how to get the rings back onto the stacking toy, he is pushing things (like diaper boxes) around while walking behind them, I finally saw him step down backwards off a step, and, he gets better and better at feeding himself (see pictures). He is reading (rather looking at books and turning the pages very carefully), he is waving (all be it backwards), and he is even attempting gymnastics (off the changing table)... he is very advanced!!!</div><div></div><div>I have been working hard but have found a bit of time to start planning Charlie's big birthday bash (yes, I know he won't remember it). I think that I will make Charles an Amazon.com wish list... just in case you are wondering what he needs... well, he doesn't <em>need </em>anything but.... just in case.</div><div></div><div>Charles has encountered some LARGE animals recently and adopted a very small one. First he and I went up to visit some friends of mine at their new home in NE Colorado. Ginger and Travis have a 105lb black lab. Charlie let him lick his ear (multiple times) without even flinching. Since he was okay with Porter I decided to really test things. Charlie took my parents and I to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs and he was within a foot or two of a giraffe's head (and 16" tongue) and Charlie didn't mind a bit. This was a great adventure and Charles and I decided immediately that we will have to go back with Dad. The entire zoo is amazing... if only it weren't in Colorado Springs. </div><div>The new small animal in Charlie's life is a bunny (hopefully a magic bunny). Dennis had a contest to name her and the winning name... (she will be long gone before Charlie can spell this) is.... Gossamer Pippinpoof III</div><div></div><div>I hope you enjoy these photos and have been enjoying them all year... we have been blogging for over a year now and I'm so glad. It is great fun to look back at how much my boy has grown... (and the pictures of me pregnant are pretty amusing too).</div><div></div><div>We have been a bit better this round about keeping the camera handy and catching some great moments.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Charlie communicating with monkeys at the Denver Zoo.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZARMECVxa_jV2sB6gww7Pn0V1moyRB3Ewx8RFFqoQs5kA7ez5bW6ra5AG2EwbVNCJDEQ13nBOYP4tPRceXY7bFyuXRU-1vuHXmiOhvzhzfOcela8De4oUyfsokRmWJcocQPKBJY_vKTI/s1600-h/PICT0005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379659065777994818" style="WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZARMECVxa_jV2sB6gww7Pn0V1moyRB3Ewx8RFFqoQs5kA7ez5bW6ra5AG2EwbVNCJDEQ13nBOYP4tPRceXY7bFyuXRU-1vuHXmiOhvzhzfOcela8De4oUyfsokRmWJcocQPKBJY_vKTI/s320/PICT0005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>A flower as big as Charlie's big head (Denver Zoo)</div><div> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKwP6vaRKOM2sWom1BcebTkycfA_zDnqaWnH0XUdSFhB90HAxyr-PvCDMl9Vlonvq1u1CEl6eOL2AE_ZQSPo6fSfTTUfR_7wXI1QdRq4ZzhB-RxmvC-C4JW2VeeTZOdZbh5St5u3FczFq/s1600-h/PICT0014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379659071432469234" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKwP6vaRKOM2sWom1BcebTkycfA_zDnqaWnH0XUdSFhB90HAxyr-PvCDMl9Vlonvq1u1CEl6eOL2AE_ZQSPo6fSfTTUfR_7wXI1QdRq4ZzhB-RxmvC-C4JW2VeeTZOdZbh5St5u3FczFq/s320/PICT0014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Charlie's first Crepe (one of Dennis' specialties)... liked the crepe, the cream cheese and the peach but not so keen on the raspberries</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379659086736061506" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5mE22e3YbLExxWgR1jBNBF935uiuPkn5y2NrJdQ5clgAQK3oZKw6eNyEtGcbWjdPJCN_fXPCqigJMJg8z_x9sFHza21reb8kk9V5I-A_Cd-K_p3KRNorz8a1dRJqKCpQFjHpYqYrffQs/s320/PICT0028.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Gossamer<br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-__kXFXUQsaHokdRNtTJlUflHZ7YxHJBp8hMa3-3BUn4fufN_nR8_-knZOCQimosyMWEP7bCxGCry-FUh_e3dNrTGzMO3szADw5Mf12cM1jUIXgTGgxIXoqQaY_pgMeNKzgGTPuxmC0V6/s1600-h/PICT0034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379659088731875666" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-__kXFXUQsaHokdRNtTJlUflHZ7YxHJBp8hMa3-3BUn4fufN_nR8_-knZOCQimosyMWEP7bCxGCry-FUh_e3dNrTGzMO3szADw5Mf12cM1jUIXgTGgxIXoqQaY_pgMeNKzgGTPuxmC0V6/s320/PICT0034.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo with Grandma and Grandpa<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhLD5YwSUwETcAIRxjW3Gjf3kifS7oQeNWklRxQtWBty1gL-P4EGz7eUTT6PBsjSfd6v9rfUf55Xd5iDyC_-Jn8UppaE6pNYRllkcuf6XNugysDlkvWWIAcHSNoAAJ1tdlc0FoI_mNIEt/s1600-h/PICT0038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379660349616590866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhLD5YwSUwETcAIRxjW3Gjf3kifS7oQeNWklRxQtWBty1gL-P4EGz7eUTT6PBsjSfd6v9rfUf55Xd5iDyC_-Jn8UppaE6pNYRllkcuf6XNugysDlkvWWIAcHSNoAAJ1tdlc0FoI_mNIEt/s320/PICT0038.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG_m7XzrPD9nO0Ox_7piZFvxerbNC-oPuXd2guB8yZ-xw3NFjJcZ2agN5amGX37XZNlxaCSoALMJn2anLBihwJMTdwJHPeKRhNdTQayl63LUIjqRoMbyHr2ntwq0i8rhnVjTlH8F63ovh/s1600-h/PICT0046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379660354149193234" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG_m7XzrPD9nO0Ox_7piZFvxerbNC-oPuXd2guB8yZ-xw3NFjJcZ2agN5amGX37XZNlxaCSoALMJn2anLBihwJMTdwJHPeKRhNdTQayl63LUIjqRoMbyHr2ntwq0i8rhnVjTlH8F63ovh/s320/PICT0046.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div></div><div>Charlie's delight in discovering the joy of matzo balls....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH3MxmbezQbkhtI-5pulov__e2Hrr4KtZGLmSyjvN7AbedKmhL91dIsAWnyl31AQaqZA_rkRQjyyxSX-4bnqPlitqjB1JTXSLaxGQbFhrpE4uZirNirRSQXsQORdCnIzL-BLiZNBR4v3Y/s1600-h/PICT0058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379660360352544658" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH3MxmbezQbkhtI-5pulov__e2Hrr4KtZGLmSyjvN7AbedKmhL91dIsAWnyl31AQaqZA_rkRQjyyxSX-4bnqPlitqjB1JTXSLaxGQbFhrpE4uZirNirRSQXsQORdCnIzL-BLiZNBR4v3Y/s320/PICT0058.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div></div><div>and then we added a bit of Grandma's brisket... he is his Grandfather's boy!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sWQcXalFZtEF2Eyt2hT8XYjhoyRw-I57HD8L1-uhzb0oEf8JjWToEfNBuAD8sUObt30LATK_ccY7KqYVtLd1vxLtexUYGExr3IjQsC6SSy9WhlOcGgrv2d7gFxX-TBLrm_3bimR_Va8M/s1600-h/PICT0060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379660366526628290" style="WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sWQcXalFZtEF2Eyt2hT8XYjhoyRw-I57HD8L1-uhzb0oEf8JjWToEfNBuAD8sUObt30LATK_ccY7KqYVtLd1vxLtexUYGExr3IjQsC6SSy9WhlOcGgrv2d7gFxX-TBLrm_3bimR_Va8M/s320/PICT0060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG_m7XzrPD9nO0Ox_7piZFvxerbNC-oPuXd2guB8yZ-xw3NFjJcZ2agN5amGX37XZNlxaCSoALMJn2anLBihwJMTdwJHPeKRhNdTQayl63LUIjqRoMbyHr2ntwq0i8rhnVjTlH8F63ovh/s1600-h/PICT0046.jpg"></a></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-52256510203747886412009-08-18T15:36:00.000-07:002009-08-19T21:29:00.350-07:0010 Months Old Already!!!<div><div><div><div><br /><div>Wow.. it has been a while... a very busy while! Since we last wrote quite a bit has happened.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJOVI9LZEgWLqanGnoNr2Fkih2LRqcvCGRrzUf743yTJ2Tv7lgwCjJQapZNnwCrwAiP5mhu7GcU76H3c_wKZ1rV82jlhNqF-UzW9sVxyPmGXBanvf8F-F48cxsETZ_v-tDLiroe4wwLiY/s1600-h/PICT0118.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371896594357650066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJOVI9LZEgWLqanGnoNr2Fkih2LRqcvCGRrzUf743yTJ2Tv7lgwCjJQapZNnwCrwAiP5mhu7GcU76H3c_wKZ1rV82jlhNqF-UzW9sVxyPmGXBanvf8F-F48cxsETZ_v-tDLiroe4wwLiY/s320/PICT0118.jpg" /></a>1. Charlie can climb an entire set of stairs but, unfortunately, can not make it down one without falling on his nose.<br />2. Charlie has his first tooth with first appeared about a week ago.<br />3. Charlie got to visit with his big sis who came out to visit for 2.5 weeks (she just left on Saturday). It was great to have her here. She is amazing with Charlie and it means the world to us that she wants to be part of his life.<br />4. Charlie went to the doctors office twice.... once was for his nine month check up... just after we last wrote. Charlie is still perfect... in approximately the 60th percentile for weight, the 80th for height and the 95th for head circumference.<br />The second doctors visit was a bit more traumatic. Dalai, our sweet, loving little dog, freaked out when Charlie tried to grab one of her treats and bit him on the mouth (muzzle). Charlie is fine but we had to find a new home for Dalai where she no longer has to compete for attention with a babe. We tried training, we tried dog psychology but, alas, Dalai needs to be far from babies and, she is now. Ours was no longer the best home for her... one of the hardest things I've ever had to do was admitting this. The decision was perfectly clear from the moment she bit Charlie... that didn't make delivering into someone else's hands any easier. She was a GREAT dog for six GREAT years and we miss her terribly.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tLfXKK860VZ-6O6jt0Q4E1vGpuaqP3l_UbDcu7IzN2nV5Q46PTuw6i7QxamZNe5KBR5jxw3R6hD1Y2kYt-R771uXMGKBA9gj9lXv4GiQ6_nB2XOZgv02TCwBQg24-EuKie36Xmgy8aAt/s1600-h/PICT0141.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371896606399486194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tLfXKK860VZ-6O6jt0Q4E1vGpuaqP3l_UbDcu7IzN2nV5Q46PTuw6i7QxamZNe5KBR5jxw3R6hD1Y2kYt-R771uXMGKBA9gj9lXv4GiQ6_nB2XOZgv02TCwBQg24-EuKie36Xmgy8aAt/s320/PICT0141.jpg" /></a><br />5. Charlie is standing on his own for about 30 seconds, he is crawling at lightening speed, he is walking along furniture and, he is NOT afraid of heights! We have set up a huge fenced in play area in the basement and we have barricaded in the living room so that he won't crack his scull open when we turn away for half an instant. I'm sure that some babies and parents can do without all the gates but not Charlie, not us and not in this danger zone of a house.<br />6. Charlie is eating Cheerios and other little chunks... banana, Gerber puffs, cantaloupe etc. etc. - he is growing up SO fast!<br />7. Charlie is thinking of becoming an electrician... this can be noted from his extreme interest in outlets!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqTWejgGpuKqLBZA0tYMAGxaUBy664n3tfNtJSEJPEPSFxn-YLHllqcKAHtgnEIRMSc845QP7NL-LgWiWlXa_m62bwSszvlJAbhz4mezLlNYdWemhhMzbWblgFDPoowgchjvPLjGQTLBh/s1600-h/PICT0145.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 222px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371896617038496658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqTWejgGpuKqLBZA0tYMAGxaUBy664n3tfNtJSEJPEPSFxn-YLHllqcKAHtgnEIRMSc845QP7NL-LgWiWlXa_m62bwSszvlJAbhz4mezLlNYdWemhhMzbWblgFDPoowgchjvPLjGQTLBh/s320/PICT0145.jpg" /></a>So you need some photos eh? Well Charlie and I went to the park today and had a little photo shoot. There are a lot more to come but for now these were what I had time to edit for the blog.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFhIpTKq3YTi6EIm_mvmh4EEcb3JRzJvuZqqcucfJEovPRs2kv1dff9Q1j7ANKSUhMLYqNczbY2Q2zeyDy9djxnVTAyuN_drXgFZ3hUA48RozFeRm8RPoEtd2pUSzBhBYVERdO2hE6Byq/s1600-h/dino+park+1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 219px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371896355304759762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFhIpTKq3YTi6EIm_mvmh4EEcb3JRzJvuZqqcucfJEovPRs2kv1dff9Q1j7ANKSUhMLYqNczbY2Q2zeyDy9djxnVTAyuN_drXgFZ3hUA48RozFeRm8RPoEtd2pUSzBhBYVERdO2hE6Byq/s320/dino+park+1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6N7_PwNEMZP_3fNNaHyUtBohEsm6HH9_N1GDgHFZgWA-AgT3X9Mid2JXrtPewpvr1C_Wdonl0ABXKa1krRCeelELub8aFsOP-0SY6jpep4Ndr3aZF_FA3sJkjhC00HyrNos6A-mmm5AC/s1600-h/PICT0123.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371896601430133106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6N7_PwNEMZP_3fNNaHyUtBohEsm6HH9_N1GDgHFZgWA-AgT3X9Mid2JXrtPewpvr1C_Wdonl0ABXKa1krRCeelELub8aFsOP-0SY6jpep4Ndr3aZF_FA3sJkjhC00HyrNos6A-mmm5AC/s320/PICT0123.jpg" /></a>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-76371208216069396902009-07-21T13:02:00.000-07:002009-07-21T13:38:14.572-07:00Hooray! The pool is open!After a series of trips and adventures and maintenance problems with the pool, Charlie's Grandma and Grandpa finally got the pool open. The weather was perfect and the pool heater had kicked in to bring the temp up to a very comfortable 85ish degrees. Charlie, Michelle and I all slipped into our swimming suits, grabbed the point and shoot and took the plunge.<br /><br />Here we see Charlie touching down into the water. He isn't quite sure about it at first but has his shovel as a handy tool if he needs it to bail the water out of the pool. He decided quickly that he realy would like to use his inflateable swim saucer.<br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIYGRLc0ZeBSejka6Wc0AwYwDojYOpTSPTUW0EX70J2bGixXG5chAX4MvwSNb2_5vdmPud9IhWSeKlUnZpKVX1mL0eAXta2C5gr92n7r8ix5e2GnRBO7x_hD5p_nZHnAoWxqZNpR8Cixp/s1600-h/P1030941.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 243px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361006762869470242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIYGRLc0ZeBSejka6Wc0AwYwDojYOpTSPTUW0EX70J2bGixXG5chAX4MvwSNb2_5vdmPud9IhWSeKlUnZpKVX1mL0eAXta2C5gr92n7r8ix5e2GnRBO7x_hD5p_nZHnAoWxqZNpR8Cixp/s320/P1030941.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlA8oEJcMNIhvxeEX9LA0xTTv-2WLYjNetjMGOA0NqTqyaZandk7RbZ64Dbr8h9o9BAkur0OY2UEQaOrE18MIEN_UTCnIfVtQRrKCxPPfcyAg7hagftsvYACuUw28mJK-5V7d1DPyIZT2/s1600-h/P1030943.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 329px; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361006762601326962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlA8oEJcMNIhvxeEX9LA0xTTv-2WLYjNetjMGOA0NqTqyaZandk7RbZ64Dbr8h9o9BAkur0OY2UEQaOrE18MIEN_UTCnIfVtQRrKCxPPfcyAg7hagftsvYACuUw28mJK-5V7d1DPyIZT2/s320/P1030943.jpg" /></a></p><p align="left">Still not completely convinced yet not really panicing Charlie Started to warm up to the idea of floating along so long as he could still hold his trusty bailing shovel.<br /><br /></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcixghLIzWLriJuvwPKXDcOtFjq7jQj3UFMMMvRVpMG80znJB3rMGpq106xYlDRODDeX2BEiYyZdHpyxXrzY5xXUotbSKm6ys1r4yHkjW_kPdAnpo125peNiIULz_5hLhYZV5UupMV0Ko/s1600-h/P1030944.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361009025270374482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcixghLIzWLriJuvwPKXDcOtFjq7jQj3UFMMMvRVpMG80znJB3rMGpq106xYlDRODDeX2BEiYyZdHpyxXrzY5xXUotbSKm6ys1r4yHkjW_kPdAnpo125peNiIULz_5hLhYZV5UupMV0Ko/s320/P1030944.jpg" /></a> </div><div>Ahhhhh! That feels great! I'm not real sure...</div><div>But I think that Charlie thinks Pool is spelled "P-P-O-O-L " </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMz3ZbK05isgCFPvFbtN4M6AfrThKL7QD9VnhOiW2nFTiNd930u3FIWNfuHAtW5v6xzetZ5caX467gOfgpNHfwgch-PZBFf6oJD1DhyHDuiLqXZJfmJpmI8ofiIKOHHcDy7GJBC4XECBKu/s1600-h/P1030954.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361006768651555682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMz3ZbK05isgCFPvFbtN4M6AfrThKL7QD9VnhOiW2nFTiNd930u3FIWNfuHAtW5v6xzetZ5caX467gOfgpNHfwgch-PZBFf6oJD1DhyHDuiLqXZJfmJpmI8ofiIKOHHcDy7GJBC4XECBKu/s320/P1030954.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">...Well with that out of the way...</p><p align="center">Charlie really became quite comfortable in his first swimming experieince.</p><p align="center"></p><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKNvKLKZHtzUvbf6ZugxWFpJF-tfosEgYo5_R2I-E-nSxeVlwwFwhvGLBvODvPhiIBN4UnCoPMmrCk8Z0zhoFivS2msI8TLG5T_NyzYgmrIhiU50ydZfze7zQv4cXe0Q60tl_Fs68Uag-/s1600-h/blogpic1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361008776988827954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKNvKLKZHtzUvbf6ZugxWFpJF-tfosEgYo5_R2I-E-nSxeVlwwFwhvGLBvODvPhiIBN4UnCoPMmrCk8Z0zhoFivS2msI8TLG5T_NyzYgmrIhiU50ydZfze7zQv4cXe0Q60tl_Fs68Uag-/s320/blogpic1.jpg" /></a></p><div></div><div>Unfortunatley he may have stayed in too long as his feet started to absorb water as you can see in this photo here.</div><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgURpZJUOocRm-4O508lwBr_0L2WD3fRGInzpvqprpE3nSLtRxEK-Xz3szmJSSmflKAOwK5GYjL0NzNn-bBzvKpH3adx3B7OTvswGrDo82hpCdag0naOruBwZIkZZ0FH2Q4g98pTSAxpxB/s1600-h/P1030970.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361007734346528738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgURpZJUOocRm-4O508lwBr_0L2WD3fRGInzpvqprpE3nSLtRxEK-Xz3szmJSSmflKAOwK5GYjL0NzNn-bBzvKpH3adx3B7OTvswGrDo82hpCdag0naOruBwZIkZZ0FH2Q4g98pTSAxpxB/s320/P1030970.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center">Don't worry son... I'm sure your feet will wring out just fine! </div><div align="center">Here we are 2 dudes from muscle beach drying off in the afternoon sun.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NUq5gOXWIdCo0uv9ulLShX6NOxNPb7c7PpQHC2qfFMLWW2kQTIrt2eB1RqzlMOXN0DvnKCNEQNOd-CC4xnmlraur2kDA-0kDo4vQqRKbZnIzMEv-rH1PO8pqWVKPe3RAN-S9zJ8bJhGo/s1600-h/P1030962.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 236px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361007742342801714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NUq5gOXWIdCo0uv9ulLShX6NOxNPb7c7PpQHC2qfFMLWW2kQTIrt2eB1RqzlMOXN0DvnKCNEQNOd-CC4xnmlraur2kDA-0kDo4vQqRKbZnIzMEv-rH1PO8pqWVKPe3RAN-S9zJ8bJhGo/s320/P1030962.jpg" /></a> </div><div>Charlie looks like he is ready to hit the pool again but I think he is still a little worried about his waterlogged feet. He's hiding them here in this picture.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQiy6ClEcdVlSGQUnYieDyhu579kN6gSt_f1pvWxt8oyn2sqlKg8SXp9Z_XiWBmJaUeWUNc97Q4Vs2CMDSlrybkbWHW1GJEAc2M5JvQ_gZtD3X1CQrGMqWxxRfeh9_5QtOXCW1J3AVoSl/s1600-h/P1030959.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361006776688422850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQiy6ClEcdVlSGQUnYieDyhu579kN6gSt_f1pvWxt8oyn2sqlKg8SXp9Z_XiWBmJaUeWUNc97Q4Vs2CMDSlrybkbWHW1GJEAc2M5JvQ_gZtD3X1CQrGMqWxxRfeh9_5QtOXCW1J3AVoSl/s320/P1030959.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">I'm not sure he will be the next olympic superstar... </p><p align="center">...but I do know that is one totally beyond cute photo of our little swimmer!<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0LYxFv1Eg1VXEQQp_NKPCaqzAx1bhuOJt_CDNVPbGxYpLCr7TxQkieqr9xEE6Wy0bIdVzZEjPf751sxE_QpGr2PwUYIwcktdiT6GGFKHG0R2-8LUHtZjccwwgfz4ylxLKIG65uZ603jU/s1600-h/P1030960.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361007734270173874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0LYxFv1Eg1VXEQQp_NKPCaqzAx1bhuOJt_CDNVPbGxYpLCr7TxQkieqr9xEE6Wy0bIdVzZEjPf751sxE_QpGr2PwUYIwcktdiT6GGFKHG0R2-8LUHtZjccwwgfz4ylxLKIG65uZ603jU/s320/P1030960.jpg" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">The End.</span> </div><p align="center"><br /></p>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-47925525615637033812009-07-04T10:06:00.000-07:002009-07-04T13:51:48.509-07:00July update.Finally!!!<br />Here are some pictures for everyone. Most of them are of our trip to Denver's 'Wildlife Experience' for my (mom's) birthday. <br />Dennis tried to get some video downloaded onto the blog but it isn't working... bummer. We will keep trying... we may even have to ask a computer <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">savvy</span> friend for help.<br /><br />I would love for you to see how in a mere two weeks Charlie has learned to crawl, sit up on his own, pull himself up to standing, feed himself sweet potato puffs with his hands, etc. etc.<br />In other words... he is getting many bumps and bruises but we are preventing all that we can and we are there to kiss the '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">owies</span>' that slip though our fingers. He is learning at an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unbelievable</span> rate. If he keeps this up he might be a concert pianist by age 8... never mind that we don't have a piano.<br /><br />Since we have to watch like hawks when Charlie is free to move we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">occasionally</span> have to 'immobilize' him in one of two fabulous new toys. Charlie has a new <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">exersauser</span> and, even <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">better</span>, a swing. He loves 'hanging out' in the swing so much that he has even fallen asleep in it. So far we can move it to two different locations outside of the house and I'm working on a way to hook it up under the stairs in the living room. <br />A happy Charlie who can't do anything to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">injure</span> himself is a precious thing indeed!<br /><br />Charlie riding a wolf! Top that Kandace!!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHNQEsqGHJsUUN-5Rx76IuA39q-UxJRG8tLlm8NEe_vk7DN0XZV_kpPlleFOj0QMBHF2FLGvL4ZUQTqlwNUTdox-u4odqwL_lmdw2zBSZPjjWYCJaetkRoi5Rkl65wdASYtwyAHZvW5yA/s1600-h/charlie+plus+020.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 182px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658074679650530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHNQEsqGHJsUUN-5Rx76IuA39q-UxJRG8tLlm8NEe_vk7DN0XZV_kpPlleFOj0QMBHF2FLGvL4ZUQTqlwNUTdox-u4odqwL_lmdw2zBSZPjjWYCJaetkRoi5Rkl65wdASYtwyAHZvW5yA/s320/charlie+plus+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Charlie watching some fish (one of his favorite <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">pasttimes</span>).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWZgcnYthdiZ62v8KNxZgCu5uyKIseg3FL0ZqL3fwydAYp26rvqEU8sTxKISxgTOUWOeaYJvuyDBuPkf0XlyjvGJ1NpilDUyUtD4trZ5zHPpFV3DMVWPz8R4Wlry79lHFGQ6cfd0Oh-zJ/s1600-h/charlie+plus+032.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658324448490994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWZgcnYthdiZ62v8KNxZgCu5uyKIseg3FL0ZqL3fwydAYp26rvqEU8sTxKISxgTOUWOeaYJvuyDBuPkf0XlyjvGJ1NpilDUyUtD4trZ5zHPpFV3DMVWPz8R4Wlry79lHFGQ6cfd0Oh-zJ/s320/charlie+plus+032.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Quick, veer to the left.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9uJIJQoWn18ux8_0sgnTHEVHNdDVXuozdA29rnaTrHuhiPU0p1rvIzs742-cTc12Dn_23I3-Nzs58gEOspMqQczuuEiB1YikZkcVMJMQsDy6Tyv0M7vIpcRVF3PJyLhnI0HfjCo6RPA2/s1600-h/charlie+plus+030.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658330498511746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9uJIJQoWn18ux8_0sgnTHEVHNdDVXuozdA29rnaTrHuhiPU0p1rvIzs742-cTc12Dn_23I3-Nzs58gEOspMqQczuuEiB1YikZkcVMJMQsDy6Tyv0M7vIpcRVF3PJyLhnI0HfjCo6RPA2/s320/charlie+plus+030.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Charlie and his dad posing with a Steve Goodman original on display at the Wildlife Experience<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTUIh9whIU5DGaUHtZBibYecDwcHpbH9cRzPwvzphXSi8LBv_spRGys-9Myyf9b7ptRg9ZVg6qi2dDF6SdEk_ZIUSdBzjKJ76b3DTvIekSzKuSV5iz4S50g7_jxrcGY49rED9oc9rMiWe/s1600-h/charlie+plus+051.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658326581875682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTUIh9whIU5DGaUHtZBibYecDwcHpbH9cRzPwvzphXSi8LBv_spRGys-9Myyf9b7ptRg9ZVg6qi2dDF6SdEk_ZIUSdBzjKJ76b3DTvIekSzKuSV5iz4S50g7_jxrcGY49rED9oc9rMiWe/s320/charlie+plus+051.jpg" /></a><br /><br />In the swing.... see how happy!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxT_1OI0qwN1JF2kyET9Z-N1xwOcY9cTkHhywBlh48LvkvX-9K3hY3yRbT8ejAw1M7egerDfWZica-S4uK20y-o2uLBv2ZxZI9JpbRqu81Oz0kvIy9qxynMXI4NBAOO9J5WxoakfJsr0o/s1600-h/charlie+plus+063.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 203px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658323097520178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxT_1OI0qwN1JF2kyET9Z-N1xwOcY9cTkHhywBlh48LvkvX-9K3hY3yRbT8ejAw1M7egerDfWZica-S4uK20y-o2uLBv2ZxZI9JpbRqu81Oz0kvIy9qxynMXI4NBAOO9J5WxoakfJsr0o/s320/charlie+plus+063.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br />Charlie standing and having a 'chat' with a very scary baboon.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJiJvoedmOGYV1DmET-toJLn9bUGHrzxs7iXl80My4PqvVr7eBUSysRkoCzp4apESSySVNfFE2HNg-kYO0QiculgTxpv8JAB85iYioRfWjSjElwjWOtzVpxkZybkkOOyzRFt3KbaqdNQi/s1600-h/charlie+plus+027.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 304px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658079195381554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJiJvoedmOGYV1DmET-toJLn9bUGHrzxs7iXl80My4PqvVr7eBUSysRkoCzp4apESSySVNfFE2HNg-kYO0QiculgTxpv8JAB85iYioRfWjSjElwjWOtzVpxkZybkkOOyzRFt3KbaqdNQi/s320/charlie+plus+027.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>These photos were taken during breakfast with Aunt Karen at Einsteins just before she left for Australia and New Zealand (he misses you Karen). The shirt says "Captain Adorable" in case any of you were wondering.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmLs5F08zJhkT9JCrs2yFcGbe_aDril0GfOftvOfy9qDaeyebxbdeF5lrraovcFBGZJ4OZh7QuzbirNFME6R-c3uen3J1AWS9-xefkh_RfgJX0K59wKahKPP39nayXvtJ3QKypA-mWU1g/s1600-h/charlie+plus+015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658074316690098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmLs5F08zJhkT9JCrs2yFcGbe_aDril0GfOftvOfy9qDaeyebxbdeF5lrraovcFBGZJ4OZh7QuzbirNFME6R-c3uen3J1AWS9-xefkh_RfgJX0K59wKahKPP39nayXvtJ3QKypA-mWU1g/s320/charlie+plus+015.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaChzFmTMhAzfvBMj2Ncu4__WLiK15dgtVHXg28sB0k2TA0ShXT8gAHc_DbnyhfAAsYad9Pp2CdUPTVCHFMi8PBbNo___vAqW_XVVbfdMr3wkzcVh1yYOnZKictAlcrwZEchKavCvAsXi/s1600-h/charlie+plus+007.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354658068412909650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaChzFmTMhAzfvBMj2Ncu4__WLiK15dgtVHXg28sB0k2TA0ShXT8gAHc_DbnyhfAAsYad9Pp2CdUPTVCHFMi8PBbNo___vAqW_XVVbfdMr3wkzcVh1yYOnZKictAlcrwZEchKavCvAsXi/s320/charlie+plus+007.jpg" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-17013214308959931502009-06-23T20:19:00.000-07:002009-06-23T20:28:50.667-07:00CRAWLING!Dennis is working on some video to add to this post but in the mean time I had to let everyone know. Charlie is crawling. I have been home for weeks and I just went back to work today... Murphy's Law... Charlie was crawling when I got home. <br />He only gets a yard or two before falling on his nose but I'm sure that by the time my parent's get home from Iceland on Monday he will have crawling mastered.<br /><br />Still no teeth.<br /><br />Charlie has a new smile... he scrunches up his nose, squints his eyes and grins from ear to ear. It is the CUTEST! He is going to be a charmer... or the class clown... either way he will be entertaining! He elicits smiles wherever he goes.. already.Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-31628962320203647802009-06-02T18:18:00.000-07:002009-06-02T21:03:21.685-07:00So much to tell...Sitting up, log rolling, scooting backwards, getting up on his hands and knees and rocking back and forth... this boy is ready to move! <div><div><div><div><br /><div>Thankfully he isn't crawling yet because the baby gate for the stairs doesn't go on sale until Friday ;)</div><br /><div>Charlie is really starting to develop by leaps and bounds. Everyday he is doing something new. He is eating all sorts of fruits, veggies and grains with no signs of any allergies yet, he is grabbing, punching, whacking and pulling all with great force and he is babbling like a maniac. Sometimes this babbling is extremely loud (usually in quiet restaurants) and sometimes he speaks very softly and gently as if he is telling a nice little story - this is my favorite!!! I wish you could all hear his beautiful little voice.</div><br /><div>He has had a great many adventures and met many new people since our last posting so we'll sum everything up into a photo montage.</div><div></div><div><span style="color:#009900;">This is me in my favorite bathtub... it's a big inflatable duck that my friend Chris got for me...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342908676279160994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3SnLBm2clMw2nbNRyM_G0bo3iW-FGQe5NFQvaoJ_BKwCba9D22EYqSYsRtAf9rp2KPxVyJhznm9cQE4zqcSq3f6wqGdAhhrCn1WKlYlCM3sN7144-saP8yEgYhZQ0Qy6LnOll5bhZ70Z/s320/charlie+tub.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;">Here I am in my stroller at the zoo... I've been there about 100 times already!</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyHmvEeHLo_6M5lIkh7r81Sjl__usjajIkK11zD-kfpELEtdvhPxhC_Z3OmK0Hpt5w4mtW7YbuccyWXcSL8hbgn8eF3OWl5lIjbyOSb8fVdbWu559RZNYmm5Y1pNwUZ-biXeQfuHwSS_4/s1600-h/at+zoo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342917814786526578" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyHmvEeHLo_6M5lIkh7r81Sjl__usjajIkK11zD-kfpELEtdvhPxhC_Z3OmK0Hpt5w4mtW7YbuccyWXcSL8hbgn8eF3OWl5lIjbyOSb8fVdbWu559RZNYmm5Y1pNwUZ-biXeQfuHwSS_4/s320/at+zoo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;">These are a few pictures of my last trip up to the cabin... I sure do like Dad's fishing hat.</span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKh3Tjmb93cFt228qz7ZwSyXzYGVMFETJyVTNeDknGxCc-LqmpuqvuQ1Ru1lk7vlj1zvUUoKLx2UwuHWHsf5QJW1X-49390PP7yIoblUxiwZaj3jTnoYdCueDLrWIJ-mrtouUA1xZDIP_/s1600-h/big+hat1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342917817412809394" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKh3Tjmb93cFt228qz7ZwSyXzYGVMFETJyVTNeDknGxCc-LqmpuqvuQ1Ru1lk7vlj1zvUUoKLx2UwuHWHsf5QJW1X-49390PP7yIoblUxiwZaj3jTnoYdCueDLrWIJ-mrtouUA1xZDIP_/s320/big+hat1.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY4-t-eTBsC2GWFjAUjOcNtbr3GPGhwzZeWr4VpcnQ9YDhFp0btQwmSB4WnGFf_luaWkYO1WxRN5gtqxD6ZM-Cw4vx5oUjf_9b3kTQCet9-chzhA-JVQHY4BuGtDsCDfAYX1iMOo2foCS/s1600-h/my+truck2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342917812364152498" style="WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY4-t-eTBsC2GWFjAUjOcNtbr3GPGhwzZeWr4VpcnQ9YDhFp0btQwmSB4WnGFf_luaWkYO1WxRN5gtqxD6ZM-Cw4vx5oUjf_9b3kTQCet9-chzhA-JVQHY4BuGtDsCDfAYX1iMOo2foCS/s320/my+truck2.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5oPYNoxI0dAr77lNneog_VKXyMMSol_3WrfKgImA6D1ne9-B2RYRidWE1Nrt9m67nNZnyfx3wwmypw03nxwG3_U7ZniAbdNmmkcriVcLTWh5Avg6LUF8G6l3wcLvZi0DEg4MTpx8Yr9y/s1600-h/book.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342917807170914562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5oPYNoxI0dAr77lNneog_VKXyMMSol_3WrfKgImA6D1ne9-B2RYRidWE1Nrt9m67nNZnyfx3wwmypw03nxwG3_U7ZniAbdNmmkcriVcLTWh5Avg6LUF8G6l3wcLvZi0DEg4MTpx8Yr9y/s320/book.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-33779897224388145492009-05-15T04:45:00.000-07:002009-05-15T05:00:26.911-07:00up to Steamboat for the WeekendI wanted to quickly post some photos since I have a minute and Charlie hasn't given Dennis much time to get to it this week.<br /><br />Two of these photos have little to do with Charlie except that they are proof of his Dad's photography talents... which he might be lucky enough to have inherited.<br />The final shot here is the long awaited one of my dad playing the guitar for Charlie. He was singing a song he used to sing to Karen and I. While he was singing Dennis and Karen were in the kitchen making crepes!!! Lucky moms.<br />Thanks Dad! Great Mom's day gift!<br />And thank you Karen for letting us come up and enjoy your sunny porch (and for the super cool organic gardening book).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6quFhX1uLH4ahYWwcDh3ld1Pu2MSADChZffEMfS28_aXpigR7st4dWjHD6YZ4WEU85xeJ98qpcSdrC5ZlQdlSCO-V0HZJ9UbsfgX5Wcqy-OyAtdtDUBXYf12XaohCzfxu7iVgAF5p4z1c/s1600-h/auntypants1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016568869895746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6quFhX1uLH4ahYWwcDh3ld1Pu2MSADChZffEMfS28_aXpigR7st4dWjHD6YZ4WEU85xeJ98qpcSdrC5ZlQdlSCO-V0HZJ9UbsfgX5Wcqy-OyAtdtDUBXYf12XaohCzfxu7iVgAF5p4z1c/s320/auntypants1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH31jZ6DmaFAyW9ti_b9IK-iaTdKIiCyK-qYiOhi74fOKgVxJA1EtgZ8GeUFuDLLRnYZo_Mvnxn9YiN0MPJ25GKmFilCgZIPe-60b6p793rWb_pAgOsUiAw7xDZ8aAMDuCten0YJkHwLxY/s1600-h/beavepondbarncropcolor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016575806373650" style="WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH31jZ6DmaFAyW9ti_b9IK-iaTdKIiCyK-qYiOhi74fOKgVxJA1EtgZ8GeUFuDLLRnYZo_Mvnxn9YiN0MPJ25GKmFilCgZIPe-60b6p793rWb_pAgOsUiAw7xDZ8aAMDuCten0YJkHwLxY/s320/beavepondbarncropcolor.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-uSWpYiWuN7-A8IM70_o_GKxFOk0Vmm5VxOvjZngCfkotc_1LNZwW071bz6zS97b9LkkxLlSVp2tMnkUuPiEVr1x4KXUBXNZyH5AZQhxG3Z8eJ-cI4-LNgAIjNUlfPr-DFELe218Em5X/s1600-h/sepia+outhouse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016574822511794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-uSWpYiWuN7-A8IM70_o_GKxFOk0Vmm5VxOvjZngCfkotc_1LNZwW071bz6zS97b9LkkxLlSVp2tMnkUuPiEVr1x4KXUBXNZyH5AZQhxG3Z8eJ-cI4-LNgAIjNUlfPr-DFELe218Em5X/s320/sepia+outhouse.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHA9BTftis_ysatCEFdJQrkmspyJjRC_MUA55BT23AshnoC3m2Yi08RIGXI6BsPg254Rwe1blb0R-yu6QMDSSC16WrdePDUuZc7AGFkcEcCXwNnXUa_WO3KTNOvzpwZ1NqaPXQKqlq_AN/s1600-h/aikendrum.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016567310368578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHA9BTftis_ysatCEFdJQrkmspyJjRC_MUA55BT23AshnoC3m2Yi08RIGXI6BsPg254Rwe1blb0R-yu6QMDSSC16WrdePDUuZc7AGFkcEcCXwNnXUa_WO3KTNOvzpwZ1NqaPXQKqlq_AN/s320/aikendrum.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601732206835630776.post-63193511682184231672009-05-06T20:55:00.000-07:002009-05-06T22:25:48.338-07:00An update with photos..We know it has been a while now since we posted so we thought we had better get everyone caught up. So here goes...<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H_zI7W2h6zP6HJ4S9aYxhtwPZLC0gs7LICTaxRgTOLZsUxYByZnd2MqaVtCZtHRRE7jZfAJaxlwBOOpAK_AfOqDdC8DD5ROR8A5nLkwcoZiZqBSdhFqffuExKSVlXYvk_lSYpG0u_6gC/s1600-h/Layton+fish+eye.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332943934606252658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H_zI7W2h6zP6HJ4S9aYxhtwPZLC0gs7LICTaxRgTOLZsUxYByZnd2MqaVtCZtHRRE7jZfAJaxlwBOOpAK_AfOqDdC8DD5ROR8A5nLkwcoZiZqBSdhFqffuExKSVlXYvk_lSYpG0u_6gC/s400/Layton+fish+eye.JPG" border="0" /></a>What we've been up to in general...</em></strong></span><br />Michelle, Charlie and I have all been keeping fairly busy. Michelle is working on her second of two big mural jobs at two different daycares. She is putting in a lot of hours and I am sticking around with Charlie during most of the days. On the days that I work at the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences doing my standardized patient work Charlie gets to spend some fun time with his Grandma Pat. As for magic shows I have been working my restaurant shifts on Monday and Thursday nights and taking whatever work I can on the weekends. My buddy Steve and I are working on doing several public shows this summer so there is plenty of planning and stuff to do there too. But enough of that...<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka3gQmHlwarngVjpI2F6kwNYt9ZZowu4GjJhgY2hwn-B8tvXGrXwrinvrt-MMXWUM_CmXiqm0cv1ADAqEbt5LXfTx8pcjOfNfTxvho0bapjpo8wNG3jCUlriYosaFCBUHL_gP9dRWZZf1/s1600-h/carrotface.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332940590691774706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka3gQmHlwarngVjpI2F6kwNYt9ZZowu4GjJhgY2hwn-B8tvXGrXwrinvrt-MMXWUM_CmXiqm0cv1ADAqEbt5LXfTx8pcjOfNfTxvho0bapjpo8wNG3jCUlriYosaFCBUHL_gP9dRWZZf1/s400/carrotface.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>It's all about time management isn't it?</em></span></strong></div>(That and trying out new foods like carrots and bananas)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We are really having a time of time management but we are slowly working out the details. For instance I am up tonight doing the blog while Michelle goes to bed relatively early. She will get up at 4am to do some mural design projecting and prep for her day at the daycare while Charlie and I sleep until about 7am. When we get up she will get a little time with Charlie while I grumble and turn on my coffee pot and then perhaps take a shower or mix up some cereal for Charlie..This part of the morning I must admit is still a little fuzzy for me until that first cup of coffee kicks in. I'll feed Charlie a little cereal and then change him for easily the 3rd time that morning he'll have a small bottle and then hopefully take his morning nap for (hopefully) at least 40 minutes, but as long as an hour and a half if I'm lucky. This is my window to do any computer work, kitchen clean up or household chores. More likely I will post my status on Facebook and then get caught up on my e-mails. I have to take what oportunity I have to get as much done as possible. This is where I'm trying to be more efficient. The rest of the day is spent playing with Charlie, changing diapers, feeding him, putting him down for a nap, etc. When Michelle comes home we sometimes get some good family time in. It's not a perfect system but it is shaping up. If I work that evening I get ready for work. If not hooray and we can talk about our day, get some yardwork done, make some dinner and see what netflix has sent us. This system as you can probably tell is still in flux and is working out some...well...let's call them "Challenges" for now.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cGE9KAyudqAUAoCJ50HJf99hoq7nnMp65-J1O8jGBDVresW4ZUOPRu1_-UYoKj9jHoW6gWKcUl7NValehLoWI59sblDzhU7d0NjTQJLoZuxwHpquAIqRgauvHNQ8QR1-ofJQmgoD2p55/s1600-h/pucker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332940595071505810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cGE9KAyudqAUAoCJ50HJf99hoq7nnMp65-J1O8jGBDVresW4ZUOPRu1_-UYoKj9jHoW6gWKcUl7NValehLoWI59sblDzhU7d0NjTQJLoZuxwHpquAIqRgauvHNQ8QR1-ofJQmgoD2p55/s400/pucker.jpg" border="0" /></a>All this being said..</strong></em></span><br /></div><br /><div>Charlie continues to grow and develops his skills more and more every week. I was just noticing tonight that he is getting much better about putting his pacifier into his mouth right side up. He had his 6 month check up last week and his doctor tells us he is still a brilliant "genius" however he is dropping back in his percentiles on growth. He weighed in at 19.5 lbs. We have started to feed him solid foods (slowly at first) for 3 meals a day. This is kind of hit and miss lately as he sometimes just can't get in the mood for He is grabbing for things and using his hands so much. Of course everything goes into his mouth. He isn't crawling yet but likes to roll around from belly to back and he gets frustrated when he can't reach a toy. Those knees will start propelling him soon I fear and then look out! </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVaFYqMDOc5jPdQmXHHrCKrLHYkPFbF9J7f2dgpUHBuJEyAr_l4yyA49mdB43O9VR3puNGc7VnbfQPDdh3k-dG4ZrD17Cg1L3bFTo0rVWnoB3POpGzDSm4pRUFjBGt1sE3rcuFP7a-UFm/s1600-h/meetingnicolas1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332938215774388290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVaFYqMDOc5jPdQmXHHrCKrLHYkPFbF9J7f2dgpUHBuJEyAr_l4yyA49mdB43O9VR3puNGc7VnbfQPDdh3k-dG4ZrD17Cg1L3bFTo0rVWnoB3POpGzDSm4pRUFjBGt1sE3rcuFP7a-UFm/s400/meetingnicolas1.jpg" border="0" /></a>A visit from Charlie's best baby buddy!</em></span></strong>Last Sunday our good friend Chris Campbell finally brough over her 4 month old son, Nicolas for a playdate and "get to know you reception." We have been trying to get Chris, her husband Mathew and Nicolas over for so long now. They are every bit as busy as we are. The visit went wonderfully. The boys really hit it off and got to know each other a little. The day included a walk over to Chipotle for lunch with the moms while I was away at a birthday party. It was a fun afternoon for everyone.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1mXpq6beQZiqXPVhaF9HYmYv_QsYcQmcxNUtNLRaBODVLM_pgORcfakGip8WbhINwuTwFE5hoEz6p6aM4vHfB81RlOh3vgVtollxbkFO6STUvSolrfwPCVL5P61HWgyqagGDuA4pTcmY/s1600-h/sneekpeek.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332945732233987682" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1mXpq6beQZiqXPVhaF9HYmYv_QsYcQmcxNUtNLRaBODVLM_pgORcfakGip8WbhINwuTwFE5hoEz6p6aM4vHfB81RlOh3vgVtollxbkFO6STUvSolrfwPCVL5P61HWgyqagGDuA4pTcmY/s320/sneekpeek.jpg" border="0" /></a>Take your family to work day...</em></span></strong><br />This last Tuesday Charlie and I went to work with Michelle so I could help her out with the mural job a little and so we could have some time together even if it was working. It was a lot of fun actually. Charlie continues to be the best baby in the world. Happy as can be on his blanket and with a daycare full of toys he had plenty to do. We got quite a bit done that day. Charlie and I think we would like to do this again sometime in the near future.<br />Here is a sneek peak at one of Michelle's murals </div><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1mXpq6beQZiqXPVhaF9HYmYv_QsYcQmcxNUtNLRaBODVLM_pgORcfakGip8WbhINwuTwFE5hoEz6p6aM4vHfB81RlOh3vgVtollxbkFO6STUvSolrfwPCVL5P61HWgyqagGDuA4pTcmY/s1600-h/sneekpeek.jpg"></a></p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bzsn-ohZuSJGbLXslfzvm1k254fkzVuOnwG3zeanVFDnOPt6rCZ7XSnLpl3EpZqrWAB-Jk3Gu397KZW8jJ799NOp_lAIKx6JDFeDHM01QVOlcN0dk-gH7jPkxjEAy6eF0vrBmIu1KRb0/s1600-h/ring.jpg"></a></p><br /><div><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bzsn-ohZuSJGbLXslfzvm1k254fkzVuOnwG3zeanVFDnOPt6rCZ7XSnLpl3EpZqrWAB-Jk3Gu397KZW8jJ799NOp_lAIKx6JDFeDHM01QVOlcN0dk-gH7jPkxjEAy6eF0vrBmIu1KRb0/s1600-h/ring.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332946525002973042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bzsn-ohZuSJGbLXslfzvm1k254fkzVuOnwG3zeanVFDnOPt6rCZ7XSnLpl3EpZqrWAB-Jk3Gu397KZW8jJ799NOp_lAIKx6JDFeDHM01QVOlcN0dk-gH7jPkxjEAy6eF0vrBmIu1KRb0/s320/ring.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Thank goodness I don't have to go to a daycare but they sure are fun to visit!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SXAxzcNBiIDYJfmOs5ZNg8G9v1hG7rnKzV4rpmiTjnmyy-fnf3oPJhFcZ0hJ40xJj1ZOsfZL9dXf3aIB0CjahJzjqWurADtf-9_i8weNBynGjDsUow32y6jzAiFaNB2f23iJGijo6JVW/s1600-h/charlieandtoy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332946513394749250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SXAxzcNBiIDYJfmOs5ZNg8G9v1hG7rnKzV4rpmiTjnmyy-fnf3oPJhFcZ0hJ40xJj1ZOsfZL9dXf3aIB0CjahJzjqWurADtf-9_i8weNBynGjDsUow32y6jzAiFaNB2f23iJGijo6JVW/s320/charlieandtoy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBauXq7orfvmvO9udbXbfPJg0jUjQif48a4Cr0tNHHdIbxCy1tMDMIsARAttXgDdGUNp2vi1OUKXWpUr_uvgDqKTJy_40iLhX78Ohp2kfZQoMxIk810OHuuDISTMpN40ZvrJYpUfePTQX/s1600-h/toes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332940593165109010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 367px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBauXq7orfvmvO9udbXbfPJg0jUjQif48a4Cr0tNHHdIbxCy1tMDMIsARAttXgDdGUNp2vi1OUKXWpUr_uvgDqKTJy_40iLhX78Ohp2kfZQoMxIk810OHuuDISTMpN40ZvrJYpUfePTQX/s400/toes.jpg" border="0" /></a>Finally...</span></em></strong><br /></div><br /><div>We hope to get away for Mother's day weekend. We are heading up to Michelle's Sister's house in Steamboat springs for the weekend where we will meet up also with her parents. I am hoping to catch up with an old high school classmate who lives there and just take in some mountain air.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Michelle really deserves the break. She is working so hard for our family these days. We feel fortunate that she has had this current work as my business stuff has slowed a little. We're working things out day by day. That's all we can do anyway right? Until next time...Oh and I've added a few more closing pictures to satisfy your Charlie cravings for just a little while longer. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCljfFC928yt-dvOO71diGpFIklLse7VJN9T_dNLvnNVOHNmLmwJvoGBh6R0WSC5-OBUW1N4k2caZXyDlsFyoDP-WIAztvxGibV86_GrklU1gau5ElPxfh8YrFzIesSQHzqOFU6RFJZz4V/s1600-h/windowshot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332943028364834162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCljfFC928yt-dvOO71diGpFIklLse7VJN9T_dNLvnNVOHNmLmwJvoGBh6R0WSC5-OBUW1N4k2caZXyDlsFyoDP-WIAztvxGibV86_GrklU1gau5ElPxfh8YrFzIesSQHzqOFU6RFJZz4V/s400/windowshot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />this has got to be one of my all time favorites now..><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><michelle><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_LK-wfmvZZPBcH1qyzT2MMHvEzmZ3E2BfMMa7uy0zfkMx3qarfwEHv8lWM_rn3Pn_qaPGZpAlXDdY6G48v_gIZ_NmLViEPYxXhX7UsH2FbQL8UCIe0lMAo9PC3RYPOXy4MDxlE9mXFA9/s1600-h/charlieandtoy2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332946522610377970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_LK-wfmvZZPBcH1qyzT2MMHvEzmZ3E2BfMMa7uy0zfkMx3qarfwEHv8lWM_rn3Pn_qaPGZpAlXDdY6G48v_gIZ_NmLViEPYxXhX7UsH2FbQL8UCIe0lMAo9PC3RYPOXy4MDxlE9mXFA9/s320/charlieandtoy2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYCYz8Ij_t-rElikmtchs1v6jJ8kmh1N1U1VV0t8d9V9kVjMC_XPApVq4ixzOcRUfc3D7YGjLcQoAUjVuelp_l_XPnlOvEH1zorUCvZ9xg8Q3u2lA7edUfhZ329w15jPH1H1eJXwNsqS9/s1600-h/inring.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332948164711128290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYCYz8Ij_t-rElikmtchs1v6jJ8kmh1N1U1VV0t8d9V9kVjMC_XPApVq4ixzOcRUfc3D7YGjLcQoAUjVuelp_l_XPnlOvEH1zorUCvZ9xg8Q3u2lA7edUfhZ329w15jPH1H1eJXwNsqS9/s320/inring.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>That's all for now Folks!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dennis Vander Houwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698035684925010774noreply@blogger.com4