tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306192052024-02-28T12:45:33.038-06:00The Adventures of Sophia & JulietChris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-69766825388127595002012-03-17T22:54:00.004-05:002012-03-23T22:53:23.897-05:00Ms. Sophia at School<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Sophia is part Irish, but she does not really know what that means. But she does know what it means to be lucky. Here is what she wrote at school for St. Patrick's Day:</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><i>"I feel lucky because I get to walk around the lake."</i></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><i><br /></i></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator">One of our favorite family activities is to go for a jog around Lake Harriet, or play the beach or play ground at the lake. I am happy that she feels lucky that she gets to do that. </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><i></i></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><i>"I feel lucky because my parents give me good schools."</i></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><i><br /></i></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator">This one kind of blew me away. Adam and I really thought hard about where to send Sophia to school. We sent her to a private montessori kindergarten last year, but the school does not go beyond kindergarten so we had to look again. After looking at many schools, we decided to open enroll in Countryside in Edina, even though we are Minneapolis residents. It was a transition for her to go from a small montessori school to a big public school. She is doing really well there, and I am glad that she feels lucky about her schools.</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh296VZgmxQtCmW5oyZP7esPt7xHdCe-oVc706duUxN5BwgIpIRI3atTyjZBckvP9DefBZZfWkRRK_yki3jOZJSiORDd2aYitivYfNphgwl4HxlCWpC7tH7LmktuBFtC0kBqWxV/s640/blogger-image-1680846456.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh296VZgmxQtCmW5oyZP7esPt7xHdCe-oVc706duUxN5BwgIpIRI3atTyjZBckvP9DefBZZfWkRRK_yki3jOZJSiORDd2aYitivYfNphgwl4HxlCWpC7tH7LmktuBFtC0kBqWxV/s640/blogger-image-1680846456.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left">This is Sophia's story she wrote at school that I thought was so cute:</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left">"I work in a dolphin conservatory. The dolphin likes to get food from me. The dolphin was hungry because I ran out of food. Mrs. Lindsay was at the other side of the dolphin conservatory. She had some more fish. She fed the dolphin more food."</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCc03-K8DqkY8nb9q_PiRZLl78Pr5SUP1EhVibE-0VAOOZkTv7kQnSYHfYmfs5QPRAD9heMyNXbzXSDYc0_BUFvmcxH9c6_ySDbSs5M4mj6A2Z9K3BqCuhhVYIpWQ9yBFIEh_/s640/blogger-image-79586261.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCc03-K8DqkY8nb9q_PiRZLl78Pr5SUP1EhVibE-0VAOOZkTv7kQnSYHfYmfs5QPRAD9heMyNXbzXSDYc0_BUFvmcxH9c6_ySDbSs5M4mj6A2Z9K3BqCuhhVYIpWQ9yBFIEh_/s640/blogger-image-79586261.jpg" /></a></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-36514802599107126352012-02-26T21:14:00.002-06:002012-02-26T21:29:09.828-06:00Season of birthdays<div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">For those of you who do not know, January and February is the season of birthdays in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Heffelbower</span> home. Both Adam and Juliet share a birthday on January 29<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> and my birthday is February 3rd. It's a little crazy around here. This was the first year that we did a friend party for Juliet. She wanted a Little Gym party, just like big sis had. So....we had the Little Gym party for Juliet's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pre</span>-school friends <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">and then we had a party for our neighborhood friends at our house, and then we had a party for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Heffs</span> at our house. After all of the partying, Adam and I had a quiet dinner out. It was all so much fun. Juliet loved turning 4 and loved the celebrations. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvte_aefUttFczKXMrUXlJEzN2l2bWW2-XpWWvgGRt5ZlQcrnAbmoINjF_QhL9qOVAy-XRrBUcXZ8ddlMxGcmHZe_o6gqJzYriVwctWEL9VnfPOb4UXlP8bD6bs1jh05E8nZ2/s640/blogger-image-565461800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvte_aefUttFczKXMrUXlJEzN2l2bWW2-XpWWvgGRt5ZlQcrnAbmoINjF_QhL9qOVAy-XRrBUcXZ8ddlMxGcmHZe_o6gqJzYriVwctWEL9VnfPOb4UXlP8bD6bs1jh05E8nZ2/s640/blogger-image-565461800.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss Juliet in her new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Rupunzel</span> dress and wand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGH02REJJrm9fw7b8-UxH2ShLF1OLFDYfYCh6wh3siIkl9Fd5hbvmW0HCDbgwv93LZgEf90gSmYdcMyyvN-rLqWdk0xmb6dmzasBNxbNIk3JWrjQOI8qJKdPdRFEg3n4yBryX/s640/blogger-image-919654701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGH02REJJrm9fw7b8-UxH2ShLF1OLFDYfYCh6wh3siIkl9Fd5hbvmW0HCDbgwv93LZgEf90gSmYdcMyyvN-rLqWdk0xmb6dmzasBNxbNIk3JWrjQOI8qJKdPdRFEg3n4yBryX/s640/blogger-image-919654701.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All set for the Little Gym party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdLFhtH7xh3PGxXtmAuv9FjdI3_YlRJHlebF5EayrBlG3lSoQJtTxLpaw36YAXizu8AbKHlzTo0n8Yho3oF-Y4-OTpG6xODqMxdM_ABEenQuvJVuv-Ia_wJg7WQ2lq0P7jMHU/s640/blogger-image--1095190188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdLFhtH7xh3PGxXtmAuv9FjdI3_YlRJHlebF5EayrBlG3lSoQJtTxLpaw36YAXizu8AbKHlzTo0n8Yho3oF-Y4-OTpG6xODqMxdM_ABEenQuvJVuv-Ia_wJg7WQ2lq0P7jMHU/s640/blogger-image--1095190188.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even Juliet sang happy birthday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7-xMVhKBeCFoj4Kl_X-CmtT_P91K_B2GQ4yy81AtGBOPHEJBaB_mS7DBevI0l-xrIOQqRIxHIr-Z-OeA3pQWxlP_MOcexvtBA-QpQoQqU34F9r4mRKXZSMsuxhzd3nFI6KbH/s640/blogger-image-1476797811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7-xMVhKBeCFoj4Kl_X-CmtT_P91K_B2GQ4yy81AtGBOPHEJBaB_mS7DBevI0l-xrIOQqRIxHIr-Z-OeA3pQWxlP_MOcexvtBA-QpQoQqU34F9r4mRKXZSMsuxhzd3nFI6KbH/s640/blogger-image-1476797811.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Juliet loved opening her presents on her birthday. She is wearing a birthday crown made at school. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFpSeNY46R3XGfy6K4S9M2M-B1h0zrrQDlKuED5RilFTs3Wu_lLCuEuS1BBUGu_pC4SoELQuBwqx9NR_61x-1GjkrQApJ0NfokXB17ES04b-5ZDhWiSzV9S9a1OMIZ2EUNxOT/s640/blogger-image--69475623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFpSeNY46R3XGfy6K4S9M2M-B1h0zrrQDlKuED5RilFTs3Wu_lLCuEuS1BBUGu_pC4SoELQuBwqx9NR_61x-1GjkrQApJ0NfokXB17ES04b-5ZDhWiSzV9S9a1OMIZ2EUNxOT/s640/blogger-image--69475623.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Homemade birthday cake. It doesn't get better than this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdQaY9NN6cpHvohH3KVVp6ETenzvhyphenhyphen9h1fRrdL4cGX-UgeaoytXNUhYAr7ksk3VU1gw9XfmuvS7urEhfahjzavusdidZgrj-8MLetuhdUB5fXXKZhfhvjlKoN85ykBKyGRngP/s640/blogger-image--655334917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdQaY9NN6cpHvohH3KVVp6ETenzvhyphenhyphen9h1fRrdL4cGX-UgeaoytXNUhYAr7ksk3VU1gw9XfmuvS7urEhfahjzavusdidZgrj-8MLetuhdUB5fXXKZhfhvjlKoN85ykBKyGRngP/s640/blogger-image--655334917.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little princess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVpjECxfn02dfBcKQfyAadHNUe1Y49UwGv0aQaNE39mSZwEcsxWYgWRP9hIpLFGBVT5aF9_ZH8eXH0R5q53KiZX_BlhaSPhKsTGUJPKLsWRaWP_F30dsF7MF-CmuRtHU3VJXv/s640/blogger-image-1919072897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVpjECxfn02dfBcKQfyAadHNUe1Y49UwGv0aQaNE39mSZwEcsxWYgWRP9hIpLFGBVT5aF9_ZH8eXH0R5q53KiZX_BlhaSPhKsTGUJPKLsWRaWP_F30dsF7MF-CmuRtHU3VJXv/s640/blogger-image-1919072897.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the SW Montessori kids at Juliet's kid party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpyNLGtHWO4Z_lBfApetAT-F-D8nMZQDCUXiNAPCYa7viHuSBPxMqpcNW9Ixcaj4whK_TT8fl9or62I99rEGbR_vM-aTcBQzU5zZ8hpU_Rk2sAFf3piy6mfoQ50t_o6LWmEXA/s640/blogger-image--255475463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpyNLGtHWO4Z_lBfApetAT-F-D8nMZQDCUXiNAPCYa7viHuSBPxMqpcNW9Ixcaj4whK_TT8fl9or62I99rEGbR_vM-aTcBQzU5zZ8hpU_Rk2sAFf3piy6mfoQ50t_o6LWmEXA/s640/blogger-image--255475463.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls getting ready to balance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BZeMVYDA6_fsjyN5ajd7I31rpgbRJ5tloDpUJMcV_GBZsctjPpQiAh2t5aeMZwwwJ48Z01MHPtW0tMzTcxfa6mLdaEY0kmNRHYrp4quqMBuaqTbJyeScxjfoYiZJ4WylSQ4z/s640/blogger-image--237278828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BZeMVYDA6_fsjyN5ajd7I31rpgbRJ5tloDpUJMcV_GBZsctjPpQiAh2t5aeMZwwwJ48Z01MHPtW0tMzTcxfa6mLdaEY0kmNRHYrp4quqMBuaqTbJyeScxjfoYiZJ4WylSQ4z/s640/blogger-image--237278828.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-79172477219630687362011-12-26T12:44:00.002-06:002011-12-26T12:51:27.392-06:00Christmas Day Presents<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBg2Kn9Sltl2C9UuSePnMqGRZK7W6dQut7iOHeb2muDp2S-Y-UEq__rYLOh_T1wd4X7ppNKhsoRy1u-al_owp-QDmVa-mPApp7Cu_BV0y23s_mFdrRd78MuDmz9GjS9WJoVLE/s1600/DSCN0808.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690510419859404370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBg2Kn9Sltl2C9UuSePnMqGRZK7W6dQut7iOHeb2muDp2S-Y-UEq__rYLOh_T1wd4X7ppNKhsoRy1u-al_owp-QDmVa-mPApp7Cu_BV0y23s_mFdrRd78MuDmz9GjS9WJoVLE/s400/DSCN0808.jpg" /></a><br />HIGH TECH</div><br /><div align="center">(Santa gave me an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ipad</span>)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-D0stxB2oCwf7tezlrpYWOzhWVIv4McTWkwibgmdTGx5WVPEtzjqa6S1RzJilZqyHvgtOKnuIALi025doKrm5876jUkhf3MWIvusxnbDSEBFkjjOX48NitonjNfvI_QAaUkt/s1600/DSCN0805.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690510421204716226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-D0stxB2oCwf7tezlrpYWOzhWVIv4McTWkwibgmdTGx5WVPEtzjqa6S1RzJilZqyHvgtOKnuIALi025doKrm5876jUkhf3MWIvusxnbDSEBFkjjOX48NitonjNfvI_QAaUkt/s400/DSCN0805.jpg" /></a><br />LOW TECH<br />(Santa gave the girls "Lets Go Fishing")<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ylXyZJqWvibFl95Ghq1oHU71PXdn1_J9dIwwfycyKxpwk9eOT2KkQh9OO3y-19T39M2EHMtWXmd_nQcw3sN20ccOSa68hkpD2YDzU7douyzNVgece0wveGwAoADsc6VtS8OT/s1600/DSCN0807.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690510428459682946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ylXyZJqWvibFl95Ghq1oHU71PXdn1_J9dIwwfycyKxpwk9eOT2KkQh9OO3y-19T39M2EHMtWXmd_nQcw3sN20ccOSa68hkpD2YDzU7douyzNVgece0wveGwAoADsc6VtS8OT/s400/DSCN0807.jpg" /></a> NO TECH</div><br /><div align="center">(We all received the present of a beautiful sunny day to go for a jog around Lake Harriet!)<br /></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-66418470428202911732011-12-25T21:05:00.004-06:002011-12-25T21:17:58.155-06:00Christmas Eve<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tVhmupIdx4yq7DLPkSAnIu6M063lGmIiPDR67hiGJQiXLey9XehZtROOPvcw69imaURT6d1TT-U4LF5vGmt4L38EWfdBlbYtdG-u_37GBxyMXHiyswdS6o4w0Wuvk9x6SxRe/s1600/DSCN0789.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690269668742740882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tVhmupIdx4yq7DLPkSAnIu6M063lGmIiPDR67hiGJQiXLey9XehZtROOPvcw69imaURT6d1TT-U4LF5vGmt4L38EWfdBlbYtdG-u_37GBxyMXHiyswdS6o4w0Wuvk9x6SxRe/s400/DSCN0789.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhr_lphtHT1oUwQnHLQemxmDL4XPV_MxqcKZGIyBgZT-wFvlboa4_dLuNzOW-J_3dhhP18G0XBP6OA7L3kWPm461nNqVx4wz6rAEQw-70IrFLQFwI0JgPOc0eVmFXHAN117DG/s1600/DSCN0788.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690269655013180434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhr_lphtHT1oUwQnHLQemxmDL4XPV_MxqcKZGIyBgZT-wFvlboa4_dLuNzOW-J_3dhhP18G0XBP6OA7L3kWPm461nNqVx4wz6rAEQw-70IrFLQFwI0JgPOc0eVmFXHAN117DG/s400/DSCN0788.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5EXKy4pEhoM8aDTRWCWcqn7Mmu1Nc6K1J-LsJj4F68mwWMBOKlWbfWi1gD_h5f65SRr4OlLJVYzYOd9V3x_XzmAtuYc2YcGTJ3pscR5m5S8tWophmH6bwL7HX3RUU2rcyQCC/s1600/DSCN0784.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690269648132208354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5EXKy4pEhoM8aDTRWCWcqn7Mmu1Nc6K1J-LsJj4F68mwWMBOKlWbfWi1gD_h5f65SRr4OlLJVYzYOd9V3x_XzmAtuYc2YcGTJ3pscR5m5S8tWophmH6bwL7HX3RUU2rcyQCC/s400/DSCN0784.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WDuGX0JMKHdbnxlgog8jFCeoQNKgfrpDTWXJ_4G6FvLxYGcwB4tgWnKMwguwH7J1N31CL3rNv6vRzjvUqu_BbQq9NA0sPgBmkvkGk9yOmcS2Yau744z9YvBG_5gZk_4uMqaC/s1600/DSCN0779.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690269643576924450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WDuGX0JMKHdbnxlgog8jFCeoQNKgfrpDTWXJ_4G6FvLxYGcwB4tgWnKMwguwH7J1N31CL3rNv6vRzjvUqu_BbQq9NA0sPgBmkvkGk9yOmcS2Yau744z9YvBG_5gZk_4uMqaC/s400/DSCN0779.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC7Tkj-Lieo7KIcoW7KqP4ulVbSmn2kSqGpKzFtO-9JAvJwhv8AOk-VuI-D85QtbspZSGhIWnc27ger2LgPmxhck986vUHTg-yloVJsdby1sUgLt8yD9PNu3zZrE-SicCPYZ7/s1600/DSCN0777.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690268622412059890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC7Tkj-Lieo7KIcoW7KqP4ulVbSmn2kSqGpKzFtO-9JAvJwhv8AOk-VuI-D85QtbspZSGhIWnc27ger2LgPmxhck986vUHTg-yloVJsdby1sUgLt8yD9PNu3zZrE-SicCPYZ7/s400/DSCN0777.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuXy30aC-JLX1aLtlwR9m99mVYOMVnbi2-Z4AG6xVz6dSrGU8O5RJ1Id8CkrO-AbMJ-Rxyd81QJBWIcpAzDYYIqOvMwGW4IJBTDL37DUCGkJMC3qp-xzbTWob_qX0WU8KPUn1/s1600/DSCN0774.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690268608369877218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuXy30aC-JLX1aLtlwR9m99mVYOMVnbi2-Z4AG6xVz6dSrGU8O5RJ1Id8CkrO-AbMJ-Rxyd81QJBWIcpAzDYYIqOvMwGW4IJBTDL37DUCGkJMC3qp-xzbTWob_qX0WU8KPUn1/s400/DSCN0774.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYs2J6ssS0PMV_zK5jhudzAZNFdSnSw4mtYVQHHWynspdN5gOdbgIGPCjQRRmdLOY2XEo1rcJI5QWykxgINhHa6K7o7PFtlUa76dQrjIsF-G4YfezyoSJ09Y6EltrGfXgXM7i/s1600/DSCN0770.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690268604248530898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYs2J6ssS0PMV_zK5jhudzAZNFdSnSw4mtYVQHHWynspdN5gOdbgIGPCjQRRmdLOY2XEo1rcJI5QWykxgINhHa6K7o7PFtlUa76dQrjIsF-G4YfezyoSJ09Y6EltrGfXgXM7i/s400/DSCN0770.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU81i2643sv_wiht7rWdIMqepfxbxxI_Uf1JB8cCMVDkp7R7st5SGydTBDEEe3ikZ28-pWhZgvDU4vmyJl3JrdjcD8gfsgQI_IOp1j-YrzfOLsMcXISmR_91FHYV0CW9KfPL4e/s1600/DSCN0773.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690268591206218466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU81i2643sv_wiht7rWdIMqepfxbxxI_Uf1JB8cCMVDkp7R7st5SGydTBDEEe3ikZ28-pWhZgvDU4vmyJl3JrdjcD8gfsgQI_IOp1j-YrzfOLsMcXISmR_91FHYV0CW9KfPL4e/s400/DSCN0773.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv48-B25mlE6L1OCdW2e4o7kh4RvybxZjVcO9NiCc_XJeEOpU136rdpTvqfguP-C04CSHdIP6GxsMoIqNg8Fq5B4rZqu_sKtoMQwZ-moLRyB8kzRG-9T6tSsCki_4UIjVwjeZm/s1600/DSCN0767.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690268589059396146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv48-B25mlE6L1OCdW2e4o7kh4RvybxZjVcO9NiCc_XJeEOpU136rdpTvqfguP-C04CSHdIP6GxsMoIqNg8Fq5B4rZqu_sKtoMQwZ-moLRyB8kzRG-9T6tSsCki_4UIjVwjeZm/s400/DSCN0767.jpg" /></a><br />What a great Christmas Eve:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>New Christmas dresses.</div><br /><div>40 degree weather.</div><br /><div>35 minute church service with great singing.</div><br /><div>Cute little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">niece</span> Whitney loving her second Christmas.</div><br /><div>Good food and great family at the in-laws, with Scott learning to play the jaw-harp.<br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-25423789814874097252011-12-18T20:33:00.003-06:002011-12-18T20:37:35.189-06:00Brave Sophia!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcv-wVRQtFYlMKW2j22qmS86kQ01swFbPIELqCwVlKGTIXZ81F8zE5GYSAw3OndsP-hqChAoAXLeN5Gi95CpfKfonA5QWRaK-9Vi30jZnQkv04uropQTUsfmJaXSeOU66gXiz/s1600/Sophia+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687662289660763298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcv-wVRQtFYlMKW2j22qmS86kQ01swFbPIELqCwVlKGTIXZ81F8zE5GYSAw3OndsP-hqChAoAXLeN5Gi95CpfKfonA5QWRaK-9Vi30jZnQkv04uropQTUsfmJaXSeOU66gXiz/s400/Sophia+3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWN-IDyOjUxyCEdmnqhSDmTs_uHlJEiR3OW99sJW_12bGeZOMUOb-CzQ3ausSw-2NeK8eQYujkeTpVDbLje3vUgQ5wBMlW0HXT_jEa2K48Gmvd-vtPnWEr1PTM3kHKCTSVzGz/s1600/sophia+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687662283227584514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWN-IDyOjUxyCEdmnqhSDmTs_uHlJEiR3OW99sJW_12bGeZOMUOb-CzQ3ausSw-2NeK8eQYujkeTpVDbLje3vUgQ5wBMlW0HXT_jEa2K48Gmvd-vtPnWEr1PTM3kHKCTSVzGz/s400/sophia+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhq8BK2YWLyFY0dynKJm8crTn89E0ZfgNwriF-PuO2kxCHbzAmNzr9KBdx1wnnDWGnW_xFwTN8kZaqDsXCc_kWLc_O3l4Vj2aHB-QlUul-A3WAhKEepvBzwdYE6P84hLsZk_I/s1600/Sophia+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687662279809632018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhq8BK2YWLyFY0dynKJm8crTn89E0ZfgNwriF-PuO2kxCHbzAmNzr9KBdx1wnnDWGnW_xFwTN8kZaqDsXCc_kWLc_O3l4Vj2aHB-QlUul-A3WAhKEepvBzwdYE6P84hLsZk_I/s400/Sophia+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sophia was invited to a "climbing" birthday party last weekend. She told me over and over again that she was not going to climb. She changed her mind. I cannot even count the number of times she climbed those walls. Each time, she got a little higher. I also tried to climb and only got two feet off of the ground. I later learned that you have to push with your legs and not pull with your arms. Sophia wants to go again soon--maybe I will try again, too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-2238187247280872462011-11-07T22:37:00.002-06:002011-11-07T22:52:11.906-06:00Juliet's Religious Symbolism DreamJuliet has been sick and had a fever last night. This morning, she came into our room wanting to tell us about her dream that may have been made more vivid by her fever. There is so much religious symbolism in her dream:<br /><br /><em>Sophia and I were walking in the woods. We heard thump sounds. Snakes that eat people were trying to get us! Mommy and daddy were there, too. We saw a church in the woods and went inside to be safe from the snakes. The snakes wanted to get inside. I asked the snakes if they wanted to be friends. I told them that they could not eat us. The snakes became my friends and I gave them a boost get them into the church window. </em><br /><em></em><br />I am not exactly sure what it means. We do not go to church very often, but went to church a week ago with Adam's parents. Maybe that precipitated the dream.Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-45438901766310839292011-11-01T22:02:00.002-05:002011-11-01T22:06:32.281-05:00Little Witches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG733kw6K3ycHtNlfWbdwECb2gqtL3mn-o3lkzS3Rk9okq5hqlGVdqfwYg0xFAfKVw7rubJRAXh1lALPTgVjeIQz3GJSb7Z0nb8YRfx4eZ07GT9s0YLqr2oG7y98fznMRaMzdb/s1600/DSCN0710.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670228875191595570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG733kw6K3ycHtNlfWbdwECb2gqtL3mn-o3lkzS3Rk9okq5hqlGVdqfwYg0xFAfKVw7rubJRAXh1lALPTgVjeIQz3GJSb7Z0nb8YRfx4eZ07GT9s0YLqr2oG7y98fznMRaMzdb/s400/DSCN0710.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHzE_1FTEfzttjQ_1vUFcPDlzhU2tD-4ygkYJZWkpQTvzHdg2dkliSNZLusrGWSaG6vQwW6iu9P6NjzGgQm7BcUjJ-OmppxE7aKp2WWTqSvKpxn50mcqiM7CIMp_alFtCJ-XD/s1600/DSCN0708.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670228868435012338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHzE_1FTEfzttjQ_1vUFcPDlzhU2tD-4ygkYJZWkpQTvzHdg2dkliSNZLusrGWSaG6vQwW6iu9P6NjzGgQm7BcUjJ-OmppxE7aKp2WWTqSvKpxn50mcqiM7CIMp_alFtCJ-XD/s400/DSCN0708.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Halloween is one of the girls' favorite holidays. They cannot believe that they get to dress up, stay up late, get free candy from strangers, and eats lots o' sugar. My mom made their adorable costumes. They told people that they were "bad witches." It was a fun night!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-10460216107429176782011-09-06T21:45:00.005-05:002011-09-06T22:01:17.590-05:00Silly, silly, girls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-T-iY0d1ZlJaIRPM8fzMuVM-rXpf8kaq9xB2vpGucoHcISsg0WS3ALMZUipc6izf8F7R5tSJqjIH25znunbjMzIjBJowA-5MG2fXKVrQglMAzdLYVcjNh7OffqLjwvcfhrvU/s1600/DSCN0607.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649444984975269234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-T-iY0d1ZlJaIRPM8fzMuVM-rXpf8kaq9xB2vpGucoHcISsg0WS3ALMZUipc6izf8F7R5tSJqjIH25znunbjMzIjBJowA-5MG2fXKVrQglMAzdLYVcjNh7OffqLjwvcfhrvU/s400/DSCN0607.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeE1uFAtznD4QOHX7g4HU3ex42iZBEkTzLVkPONVdJ2WhlwByu5kMV3OHJwefhYi5kYesBD7WeYgTEQ4Fmh6NdT8Ui1y7bSrp2mnY0VwbHPlnetDCjYLFs97icJ3-vsfGt9S3/s1600/DSCN0605.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649444681345643554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeE1uFAtznD4QOHX7g4HU3ex42iZBEkTzLVkPONVdJ2WhlwByu5kMV3OHJwefhYi5kYesBD7WeYgTEQ4Fmh6NdT8Ui1y7bSrp2mnY0VwbHPlnetDCjYLFs97icJ3-vsfGt9S3/s400/DSCN0605.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKdz_no0FRT13l6-yGYKluOpZEE0scs5Xjl37JPp25ktAWga_xRYLYUpjuLEqzXCEp4bFg7rGt3865P5u8uOVBHQjzehNpKUhjN30o0JTIK9XjtYx8TNIpmL-kXae0GE1Kuf9/s1600/DSCN0601.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649444365928225346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKdz_no0FRT13l6-yGYKluOpZEE0scs5Xjl37JPp25ktAWga_xRYLYUpjuLEqzXCEp4bFg7rGt3865P5u8uOVBHQjzehNpKUhjN30o0JTIK9XjtYx8TNIpmL-kXae0GE1Kuf9/s400/DSCN0601.jpg" /></a><br />These girls can be silly, and I mean really silly. There are two stories that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">happened</span> this summer that made me laugh so hard, that I have to share them now.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>1. One night, as I was finishing reading books to the girls in my bed, Adam came into the room. Juliet jumped in his arms and Adam started leading her out of the bedroom. As she was leaving, she turned to Sophia and me and said, <em>"See ya next time, ya booty-stinks!" </em>I have no idea where that came from, but it made me laugh so hard.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>2. The second funny thing happened while we were in Door County. One night the girls were just wild and would not settle down. I was getting frustrated and gave them time-outs in two separate, but adjoining chairs. During their time-out, they were whispering secretly to each other. When I told that they could get out of time-out, they both jumped up out of their respective chairs, began to dance, and chanted, "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cha</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">cha</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">cha</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">cha</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">cha</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">cha</span>, we do not like ma-ma," at which point they fell on the floor in fits of hysterical laughter. Needless to say, I heard that chant oft repeated for the rest of the weekend in Door County.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-14254386235694333452011-09-06T21:35:00.003-05:002011-09-06T21:45:04.888-05:00Sophia's First Day of First Grade<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOG0w4liLt96I-pzhFOeUbtFfwNM_QXPbu1_DXN2_66LaoFtT7TdH3-pSI9uuM2hRmajnx17Rk_WhPaf5UVQjWL3_hJ5chN08lW4dHNIsHiJPUdktbSg64H74PHOt4rm-dHHd0/s1600/DSCN0654.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649441184371908626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOG0w4liLt96I-pzhFOeUbtFfwNM_QXPbu1_DXN2_66LaoFtT7TdH3-pSI9uuM2hRmajnx17Rk_WhPaf5UVQjWL3_hJ5chN08lW4dHNIsHiJPUdktbSg64H74PHOt4rm-dHHd0/s400/DSCN0654.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Sophia officially started first grade at Countryside today. She really was not too nervous about it. At the end of the day, she said that she had a "great" day. Juliet, however, told me that she was "unhappy" because she missed Sophia today.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I tried to get Sophia to tell me about her day, but she gave very little information. Here is what I know:</div><br /><ul><br /><li>She got to play on the playground 4 times.</li><br /><li>She enjoyed her snack and ate it all.</li><br /><li>The lunchroom was noisy and she sat in the wrong spot, but it was no big deal.</li><br /><li>She went to music class, which has a big computer.</li><br /><li>She made two friends, but she can't remember their names.</li><br /><li>She likes her teacher.</li><br /><li>She was cold in the morning, but was fine for the rest of the day.</li><br /><li>Her "pod" of desks is the "green crayon" pod.</li><br /><li>She was quiet for most of the day, but talked to some friends.</li><br /><li>She wrote one thing that said, "School is fun because I love my friends" (written <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">phonetically</span>).</li></ul><br /><p>My guess is that we will have more random facts after tomorrow!</p><br /><p></p>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-89101712272495072212011-09-04T09:12:00.004-05:002011-09-04T09:20:11.058-05:00Juliet's 1st Day of Preschool<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6dQmIY4pDn8lg4jlFT86Tohs-b5HKcyUgp9ilQVfcTG373LwDcAUQ9amQV7LGeteknSx1bXhBDF9ITq9iJOfyjcEXw1YC50EvMMoI0zXC5KFPR_LY0YugJJkrpCaA0KprNri/s1600/DSCN0650.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648508460359672018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6dQmIY4pDn8lg4jlFT86Tohs-b5HKcyUgp9ilQVfcTG373LwDcAUQ9amQV7LGeteknSx1bXhBDF9ITq9iJOfyjcEXw1YC50EvMMoI0zXC5KFPR_LY0YugJJkrpCaA0KprNri/s400/DSCN0650.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-lxdLcR7TgpfWCtDsUxFVnFAAMk0-OXnrYmlCNyX1uStVDgM7uZUV6FENT018LVEtp5Yz-cEhlLjQ86WMT213kYpfKUveYFoEIZE5ZC02rCxdi5H2DD70OjVqThqSyTmICHI/s1600/DSCN0637.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648508147191815394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-lxdLcR7TgpfWCtDsUxFVnFAAMk0-OXnrYmlCNyX1uStVDgM7uZUV6FENT018LVEtp5Yz-cEhlLjQ86WMT213kYpfKUveYFoEIZE5ZC02rCxdi5H2DD70OjVqThqSyTmICHI/s400/DSCN0637.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />Juliet had <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">orientation</span> for preschool on Tuesday and her first official day at school on Friday. She did not cry when I dropped her off, but she did give me an extra long hug. I, however, got a little chocked-up. Juliet's preschool is where Sophia went to kindergarten last year. We love SW Montessori and are looking forward to a great year!
<br />
<br /><div></div></div>
<br />Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-57507733100704085462011-09-03T16:44:00.003-05:002011-09-03T16:48:53.740-05:00What a difference a week and a half makes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oXpZs5YYDKtD9-9oCy2SXAwnEbbQ8uESiZNO5c5h-z6PMySpdq8gA8nveLtP2gWgAKckfFFEBRTMUi9tRvEFXxbr2439kqcPx5c5VqVui2H9ZyUxS1Nv6bj_swLgQJHf6TY3/s1600/DSCN0647.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648252963567502290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oXpZs5YYDKtD9-9oCy2SXAwnEbbQ8uESiZNO5c5h-z6PMySpdq8gA8nveLtP2gWgAKckfFFEBRTMUi9tRvEFXxbr2439kqcPx5c5VqVui2H9ZyUxS1Nv6bj_swLgQJHf6TY3/s400/DSCN0647.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br /><div>Sophia officially has no front teeth! She lost the right top one last night. Juliet bonked her in the face and it fell out. In fact, that is how three out of four of her teeth have fallen out! She looks adorable, but is having a bit of a hard time eating.</div>
<br />Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-12117663836893062822011-08-17T22:23:00.003-05:002011-08-17T22:36:58.235-05:00What a difference a few hours can make!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00jchFsCO42w4HU7zQsQpYQjvBMJswLfu9nYecBJJOEs0a3VmPj4TaD8IkdKqG1MfKl2jH24ON16mUYMmBmHV5IUO9W9IuwQUe_7oxSvOI_Doh1RukSJLKbgg2qwlNgHJCJZH/s1600/DSCN0621.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642034530162024466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00jchFsCO42w4HU7zQsQpYQjvBMJswLfu9nYecBJJOEs0a3VmPj4TaD8IkdKqG1MfKl2jH24ON16mUYMmBmHV5IUO9W9IuwQUe_7oxSvOI_Doh1RukSJLKbgg2qwlNgHJCJZH/s400/DSCN0621.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br /><div align="center">5:00 pm: one loose tooth</div>
<br />
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGtjyzVxposBHm4HfA93MEI2iTkZ3hoqPvB_93fQkwFSAOXhIZLyNlTh1SaTlQiMoR9hSDwRfh5YbnRNue5MMKAouIXx9AxsEVBU1gSSMzf44e9IvyUXxVxmG7hRHRHlvj6AL/s1600/DSCN0624.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642031849206267314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGtjyzVxposBHm4HfA93MEI2iTkZ3hoqPvB_93fQkwFSAOXhIZLyNlTh1SaTlQiMoR9hSDwRfh5YbnRNue5MMKAouIXx9AxsEVBU1gSSMzf44e9IvyUXxVxmG7hRHRHlvj6AL/s400/DSCN0624.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br /><div align="center">8:00 pm: one missing tooth!
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<br />Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-15933014742153149192011-08-17T21:53:00.008-05:002011-08-17T22:14:09.439-05:00Happy Birthday, Sweet Sophia: Part III<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMRu_kFNMSytWj8oM4v8qWYZPMWZc6MC5nWwCupVV8-XHDfkLyIumzP22m8VXil9IjrKMh1rQoV22W3C9REhXVhyphenhyphenW-YzzVoog6LCOjoQTwOz6Eh9A1gII29rYOGAvfZlq7sN4/s1600/DSCN0591.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642026893935598066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMRu_kFNMSytWj8oM4v8qWYZPMWZc6MC5nWwCupVV8-XHDfkLyIumzP22m8VXil9IjrKMh1rQoV22W3C9REhXVhyphenhyphenW-YzzVoog6LCOjoQTwOz6Eh9A1gII29rYOGAvfZlq7sN4/s400/DSCN0591.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<br /><div align="center">Sophia reading Jackson's birthday card</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXymdGC66Tg6Jjj0PZD8Zhvcuc6NKNsQjqZF7Bbb0Q6LxOtCtp_W9MT1g4wDCplJECa0ZyeMi0UQaOPud-P0NfGXWhHlVwYDMSqtgPj3vtIGay5W_nZAk09hrkoTuzv4hSbNVB/s1600/DSCN0590.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642026456246319426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXymdGC66Tg6Jjj0PZD8Zhvcuc6NKNsQjqZF7Bbb0Q6LxOtCtp_W9MT1g4wDCplJECa0ZyeMi0UQaOPud-P0NfGXWhHlVwYDMSqtgPj3vtIGay5W_nZAk09hrkoTuzv4hSbNVB/s400/DSCN0590.jpg" /></a>
<br />Grier and Charlotte helping Sophia with her present
<br />
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt1o7EsPa9-_imtl1YniEMR37-fx5sTIAB4KHGJ-CsgxJFuro8BxQx0s4F5q3NCW7hBNftdxrMGsdhqOADPBS27GPhIxjTmNyAOjaIoWkQDQ4ZigQOauKiLbEXD9oSj7TeGQh/s1600/DSCN0588.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642026046678437714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt1o7EsPa9-_imtl1YniEMR37-fx5sTIAB4KHGJ-CsgxJFuro8BxQx0s4F5q3NCW7hBNftdxrMGsdhqOADPBS27GPhIxjTmNyAOjaIoWkQDQ4ZigQOauKiLbEXD9oSj7TeGQh/s400/DSCN0588.jpg" /></a>
<br />Kate and Andie opening their presents with Sophia
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmREGxvUv5ZaLDznxtH2tmtKuk_InuS5wPvaLZ_jWyO-XnQwz7HTODfDxNDMF69gVgtrsaysCl1RK_FE6mmmEpLsyNTv6qpsZ0pQv9QFLlCi5bxmy5vUBHHo5XVOrH25Oe71f/s1600/DSCN0583.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642025572467398706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmREGxvUv5ZaLDznxtH2tmtKuk_InuS5wPvaLZ_jWyO-XnQwz7HTODfDxNDMF69gVgtrsaysCl1RK_FE6mmmEpLsyNTv6qpsZ0pQv9QFLlCi5bxmy5vUBHHo5XVOrH25Oe71f/s400/DSCN0583.jpg" /></a>
<br />Sophia does not like cake. Instead, she asked for brownies. So, I made homemade brownies and Sophia loved them. In fact, all of the kids loved them and many asked for seconds!
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ3pCTTjKWjdnoZp7rYujPuP94-xthTNtGW77JJoR8jchWcDFuMUvWQuWmLFtmFPaiTn1_hoIqhlck24PHHS2Q5QwXE8IrlzrxWo1ajWw-s1XcYLPaVEByC_ta2tSzoYs29Uh/s1600/DSCN0578.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642025185794153842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ3pCTTjKWjdnoZp7rYujPuP94-xthTNtGW77JJoR8jchWcDFuMUvWQuWmLFtmFPaiTn1_hoIqhlck24PHHS2Q5QwXE8IrlzrxWo1ajWw-s1XcYLPaVEByC_ta2tSzoYs29Uh/s400/DSCN0578.jpg" /></a>
<br />These are Sophia's good friends from school: Clara and Lucy
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div></div></div></div></div>
<br />Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-28215370737737114542011-08-07T22:38:00.005-05:002011-08-07T23:06:13.765-05:00Happy 6th Birthday, Sweet Sophia: Part II<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzt_k0tEF9rLQXUlDSLlbQNc17rMtKSqxRTY2zHGsw3WNCskrOMs_VJ7cPZ613YM8QBPe7ErbXIkjiX4vRe_KuLNQk7Fs5I_GNrLSrqIZpj6GyOP-FdyC9QZE6zy9s_WvILTp/s1600/DSCN0573.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638330202255383746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzt_k0tEF9rLQXUlDSLlbQNc17rMtKSqxRTY2zHGsw3WNCskrOMs_VJ7cPZ613YM8QBPe7ErbXIkjiX4vRe_KuLNQk7Fs5I_GNrLSrqIZpj6GyOP-FdyC9QZE6zy9s_WvILTp/s400/DSCN0573.jpg" /></a>These kids are so darn cute! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPKDMn_VyP-17OQaFx0wS4LyD82x8jbaagwZRFXxnSIe4QKWFbc33ILhbKYR5TaQeeiGx-KZyTcYdsqWNnR7ossBcmRFOS1GqzX4Q1boloCd719aNnKWjnas-qlCSV6u1tivu/s1600/DSCN0546.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638329855053052386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPKDMn_VyP-17OQaFx0wS4LyD82x8jbaagwZRFXxnSIe4QKWFbc33ILhbKYR5TaQeeiGx-KZyTcYdsqWNnR7ossBcmRFOS1GqzX4Q1boloCd719aNnKWjnas-qlCSV6u1tivu/s400/DSCN0546.jpg" /></a><br />Sophia walking the balance beam and Juliet patiently waiting her turn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUlfIAmOP3b_Kmf7xI7S21wP0abjDvcZDYGBM55nN9QZNVFFHBneTe06DaXDp79Zt3Fri1pOLdVJNOKUu58mfP7tUFEOLXEu5gT6CjFggIPbJ7hafYf089K6f1lPVQaDhvaJ5/s1600/DSCN0547.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638327295641669250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUlfIAmOP3b_Kmf7xI7S21wP0abjDvcZDYGBM55nN9QZNVFFHBneTe06DaXDp79Zt3Fri1pOLdVJNOKUu58mfP7tUFEOLXEu5gT6CjFggIPbJ7hafYf089K6f1lPVQaDhvaJ5/s400/DSCN0547.jpg" /></a><br />Juliet making her big leap!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w1Zr_FYSLRA-ensMJw5fyTjQrcwXDvzfALBqqP1qOXNeCPmYe5l99smsKfj-loTY1ANOlqySIFlIZ8RFR3ofpU4EKIkr-w7kE3maV5LPj8JYsEOC4ZgXzLBWf5wMRfmfHKsQ/s1600/DSCN0551.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638327287843849634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w1Zr_FYSLRA-ensMJw5fyTjQrcwXDvzfALBqqP1qOXNeCPmYe5l99smsKfj-loTY1ANOlqySIFlIZ8RFR3ofpU4EKIkr-w7kE3maV5LPj8JYsEOC4ZgXzLBWf5wMRfmfHKsQ/s400/DSCN0551.jpg" /></a><br />Sophia and the girls doing their flips.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaxYcg-V_RLkvJzvBQuvBaHtqg4cYmKplokDvMgL0e65AWtfw8K9rmfq-8FmHapR7x3pGKiLAfcZv_NSBb_znw7zydAzj3Wdz-x2oA3VTPpdGVDUU3riRyLUE-KkzkMvfr7Vo/s1600/DSCN0556.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638326677614519010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaxYcg-V_RLkvJzvBQuvBaHtqg4cYmKplokDvMgL0e65AWtfw8K9rmfq-8FmHapR7x3pGKiLAfcZv_NSBb_znw7zydAzj3Wdz-x2oA3VTPpdGVDUU3riRyLUE-KkzkMvfr7Vo/s400/DSCN0556.jpg" /></a><br />The big parachute!</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_fGR0ocCgi-V3fKRJ-CckTQuX_9jTh1ImfuiQrBt1iNwIb9W_3Wquq0poZA6UdL5APUL0ggk19k37uexSl851W_7qGUpUe0cmrHFsjp9SmLVETOP5p60QZAeKymp6uizYk-u/s1600/DSCN0561.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638326670467009714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_fGR0ocCgi-V3fKRJ-CckTQuX_9jTh1ImfuiQrBt1iNwIb9W_3Wquq0poZA6UdL5APUL0ggk19k37uexSl851W_7qGUpUe0cmrHFsjp9SmLVETOP5p60QZAeKymp6uizYk-u/s400/DSCN0561.jpg" /></a><br />Waiting for the "air track" to blow up so that they can jump, jump, jump!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-88230674751489298432011-08-06T22:32:00.003-05:002011-08-06T22:48:31.594-05:00Happy 6th Birthday, Sweet Sophia: Part I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmgAjuzQneS6eXQP6w-m2aqwUARYuphCAzMqvSi5DdQa7hvBFTqmBs9d3Dn0ieULPbq1B3ZcNVs0ADppHSFj9_ul0FxoqC4Nbw5kxbiBD6IEgLEYfRWrUKCoowVaufmHy4ycn/s1600/DSCN0536.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637953992011793234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmgAjuzQneS6eXQP6w-m2aqwUARYuphCAzMqvSi5DdQa7hvBFTqmBs9d3Dn0ieULPbq1B3ZcNVs0ADppHSFj9_ul0FxoqC4Nbw5kxbiBD6IEgLEYfRWrUKCoowVaufmHy4ycn/s400/DSCN0536.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Sophia could barely sleep last night because she was so excited for her birthday. She got up bright and early. First we opened presents.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HyXmpRToFpxoLd60gzjEuj3fLW_uO49hpsEfuDHPEz-1g8EYHUVK09mP-NhjnOZP7gRFZFELMcZ3l7v8Sm50LkCGnAGmX83xInQ4trm0XjTvI8BRce0GSlIXb0NN0X5zEEsR/s1600/DSCN0540.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637953981188564562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HyXmpRToFpxoLd60gzjEuj3fLW_uO49hpsEfuDHPEz-1g8EYHUVK09mP-NhjnOZP7gRFZFELMcZ3l7v8Sm50LkCGnAGmX83xInQ4trm0XjTvI8BRce0GSlIXb0NN0X5zEEsR/s400/DSCN0540.jpg" /></a><br />Juliet gave Sophia an otter stuffed animal (one of the few stuffed animal friends that she does not own). I gave her a gold necklace for her locket that auntie Katie gave her for her baptism (and I wanted to give her gold on her golden birthday). Adam gave her a pop-up fairy book. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnbZBkjachrdXx66-JgGPMrRwZf_0u6sxRqqA4fM28EWlugecfNgVH5UDggs9rv5KTddYP9-cfQT-sr698JPUs-vIxysVarzlqCTg32Gy3_WvwVhSYd_9OeQcA7ESoZd_KB6b/s1600/DSCN0542.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637953973011345554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnbZBkjachrdXx66-JgGPMrRwZf_0u6sxRqqA4fM28EWlugecfNgVH5UDggs9rv5KTddYP9-cfQT-sr698JPUs-vIxysVarzlqCTg32Gy3_WvwVhSYd_9OeQcA7ESoZd_KB6b/s400/DSCN0542.jpg" /></a><br />Sophia waiting to enter "The Little Gym" for her kid birthday party. The door says, "Welcome! Happy Birthday, Sophia!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUqRguQ55ZDMB7uz37Fm__1gM20MHRI6gRZxc4bYPlpeXSRhwim8bzwc8VC6kcYLYMzZkEZFoFVo-7SvLrDt1u1cJFRe9g4L9iy5JyAjKu0leq_pjADH2iWYAeUwzqyRS7u_V/s1600/DSCN0544.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637953964524727986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUqRguQ55ZDMB7uz37Fm__1gM20MHRI6gRZxc4bYPlpeXSRhwim8bzwc8VC6kcYLYMzZkEZFoFVo-7SvLrDt1u1cJFRe9g4L9iy5JyAjKu0leq_pjADH2iWYAeUwzqyRS7u_V/s400/DSCN0544.jpg" /></a><br />My six year old and me. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcZGbHbpUT2LwCerp2_59AHUervQp-RRbpGLnQiZ6L06te2m1XO4mwXJ6wMfhJIe2_yZfU51EerNDfAoHJHJYZrM2zD9tsugKfqHwAGykiZGQV4qioEQwg7kxmarfX0gPqO4B/s1600/DSCN0545.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637953954491170050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcZGbHbpUT2LwCerp2_59AHUervQp-RRbpGLnQiZ6L06te2m1XO4mwXJ6wMfhJIe2_yZfU51EerNDfAoHJHJYZrM2zD9tsugKfqHwAGykiZGQV4qioEQwg7kxmarfX0gPqO4B/s400/DSCN0545.jpg" /></a> The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Heffelbower</span> Family<br /><br /><br />Sophia has been talking about her birthday <em>for months! </em>She went to lots of birthday parties this year at school and had to patiently wait until her own summer birthday arrived. She frequently exclaimed that today was "the best day of her life."<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-65570472305029664962011-05-21T23:20:00.002-05:002011-05-21T23:29:34.523-05:00Ballet Recital<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxjIzWsd8rM2G8SgfGTToPMZSWdnSVYURISgeFnf2eSFkKTiB-VXIkLWeur6fTBVlc7O3VzyvI2OeumCuQfwqHWz81rtJe4u0ipLd_jDYfyh0Ae7Z0i-mM-n5KvfGDTrlXoLP/s1600/DSCN0441.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609391334670857122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxjIzWsd8rM2G8SgfGTToPMZSWdnSVYURISgeFnf2eSFkKTiB-VXIkLWeur6fTBVlc7O3VzyvI2OeumCuQfwqHWz81rtJe4u0ipLd_jDYfyh0Ae7Z0i-mM-n5KvfGDTrlXoLP/s400/DSCN0441.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">The little chickens pecking with their beaks.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGl9EC7nZDzEyiv-UOGlUx3C3byYgwrTFSK80aPPwCzROZbqFIrv4O6JB7kHmxt99WE8EWbNJ4q1bGsAn05NQTKIlhWducP8y-PQYOb01GYV_e-LBJS9FA4F7dYigXSrrehRV/s1600/DSCN0439.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609391323992250258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGl9EC7nZDzEyiv-UOGlUx3C3byYgwrTFSK80aPPwCzROZbqFIrv4O6JB7kHmxt99WE8EWbNJ4q1bGsAn05NQTKIlhWducP8y-PQYOb01GYV_e-LBJS9FA4F7dYigXSrrehRV/s400/DSCN0439.jpg" /></a> Teacher Laura put Sophia as the leader of all of the dances.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCBggJ0XPI9uIfMO_eAbRTOCh4N6QcyS5ZWLRtUjzGALv4Se9BvLZ0gXRaPbA3wqKje2ddvzbPRqIfqNibofmrgbFdJZ6fbvTlyhna3wObcRNBwofLAfc1OiaTcC2R4BKAd8Q/s1600/DSCN0437.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609391320331876610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCBggJ0XPI9uIfMO_eAbRTOCh4N6QcyS5ZWLRtUjzGALv4Se9BvLZ0gXRaPbA3wqKje2ddvzbPRqIfqNibofmrgbFdJZ6fbvTlyhna3wObcRNBwofLAfc1OiaTcC2R4BKAd8Q/s400/DSCN0437.jpg" /></a><br />Juliet the kangaroo!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VVdUQyngcu0_oCqFdGhW-QYgSIzcXHv66CqsWffHAkDg3g8bROx7813ek50QVijM0g3N192x9d1FedSZ7VCtqpF8rCKLARdMK2bgMTXgw-ZMsKxA5xq9sMpRC16MRHF44Ily/s1600/DSCN0436.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609391317589966370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VVdUQyngcu0_oCqFdGhW-QYgSIzcXHv66CqsWffHAkDg3g8bROx7813ek50QVijM0g3N192x9d1FedSZ7VCtqpF8rCKLARdMK2bgMTXgw-ZMsKxA5xq9sMpRC16MRHF44Ily/s400/DSCN0436.jpg" /></a> Sophia the kangaroo!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="left">The girls had their recital for their dance class this morning at the Linden Hills Community Center. It was so darling. They did a chicken dance, kangaroo dance, and a unicorn dance. There were costumes for each dance. Sophia was one of the older kids, and the teacher put her as the leader of all of the dances. I tried to take videos, but I am not very good at doing it and they did not turn out. Sophia had been complaining about going to dance class for the last few weeks, but said that she really liked the recital today. She may just need to learn that it takes a lot of hard work before you get to have the enjoyment of the recital! We are taking a break from all organized activities in the summer, and we will see if we continue dance in the fall. I personally love it and hope that they want to continue. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-40193503637727871772011-05-21T23:02:00.003-05:002011-05-22T08:46:42.839-05:00Kindergarten Graduation: Part III<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2V9PhL4dCq49hGULILoCnOwUbzFxphoN90r7ZdceW-1AhZqEujDx8rgGbBACsP8CuAeAHIw2K1XqbLmdJCyYSlYPgJOva_P1p9r1nKK_qaqE2I7iroY3Wu_F7u3cnS9InY8Y/s1600/DSCN0429.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609387225486398178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2V9PhL4dCq49hGULILoCnOwUbzFxphoN90r7ZdceW-1AhZqEujDx8rgGbBACsP8CuAeAHIw2K1XqbLmdJCyYSlYPgJOva_P1p9r1nKK_qaqE2I7iroY3Wu_F7u3cnS9InY8Y/s400/DSCN0429.jpg" /></a> Sophia, Kate, and Juliet petting the animals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcD_ABsMvDF22EaHCNI25KwF8kYR6xRxmwisOJfJA6RrKrlUVWVfK0MAYQ216sBnZsmbX44sfbDupVS2rXOn0-0OOmxN6pgxSoi_KG4KY9z9roCLOLVDt7-FTcAZNcPCyWdCxD/s1600/DSCN0425.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609387218249207890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcD_ABsMvDF22EaHCNI25KwF8kYR6xRxmwisOJfJA6RrKrlUVWVfK0MAYQ216sBnZsmbX44sfbDupVS2rXOn0-0OOmxN6pgxSoi_KG4KY9z9roCLOLVDt7-FTcAZNcPCyWdCxD/s400/DSCN0425.jpg" /></a> Sophia riding on the pony.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinrnN1KQcb4g83pB7KYy_1Uw6K4wzT2fIlOhg-_SDz39xRseGrix-xO41gSkcEec_1qtRfkKg1Hkovx5qssgsx77x7TQdiNfSp5s3xU4X7HeLnczdcjF4FOWh9yB-PusmPUW8/s1600/DSCN0422.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609387209877679698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinrnN1KQcb4g83pB7KYy_1Uw6K4wzT2fIlOhg-_SDz39xRseGrix-xO41gSkcEec_1qtRfkKg1Hkovx5qssgsx77x7TQdiNfSp5s3xU4X7HeLnczdcjF4FOWh9yB-PusmPUW8/s400/DSCN0422.jpg" /></a><br />Juliet having fun on the pony.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V6a0q2sxzPyJE6Wq6zUbC565XLQNBwWVx6C-2zjsX5F0QX94cIlfkZobvzpbmpeX5fMAWLEpyRf4fw_CGPAt0zPlga2ubge3eoYlUUVBc8pAqZHTx6W9BiZfqIQX16xUtXEa/s1600/DSCN0421.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609387205893450850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V6a0q2sxzPyJE6Wq6zUbC565XLQNBwWVx6C-2zjsX5F0QX94cIlfkZobvzpbmpeX5fMAWLEpyRf4fw_CGPAt0zPlga2ubge3eoYlUUVBc8pAqZHTx6W9BiZfqIQX16xUtXEa/s400/DSCN0421.jpg" /></a><br />Juliet loves the pony ride.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcVSGAJE33xhelXsfnXyNlGS_76eBHlkikPyxsbD_OfRnpwZR7LpDmbF8MStCJLc4RjfT9xQ8zL5y4eab1WS2AONeO4QB_eLtZWuSmUm1A4XLJvBYWd2KGZSZXDPg95FmrGUe/s1600/DSCN0414.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609387196302434818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcVSGAJE33xhelXsfnXyNlGS_76eBHlkikPyxsbD_OfRnpwZR7LpDmbF8MStCJLc4RjfT9xQ8zL5y4eab1WS2AONeO4QB_eLtZWuSmUm1A4XLJvBYWd2KGZSZXDPg95FmrGUe/s400/DSCN0414.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>Juliet petting the pony.<br />Mrs. Lisa had pony rides and a few farm animals at the park for the kids. Juliet was so excited about the pony rides. For days before the graduation she would talk about the pony rides. She told us that her pony was going to be named "rainbow" and would be "rainbow colored." The pony would be "two years old" and she was going to "race the pony." I was a little worried that she was going to be disappointed with a grey pony named "Frosty" who was not a race horse, but she was not disappointed. She didn't even notice that he wasn't rainbow-colored.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Immediately</span> after the graduation, she starting running up the hill saying that she thought she saw the pony and wanted the pony ride right away. She was the first kid there and got the very first pony ride. She pet the pony for awhile before she rode it. She was so happy. Sophia rode the pony, too, but was not as excited about it. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>By the way, the crown Juliet is wearing in these photos is an accessory that Juliet wears almost every day. She wears it like a headband and wears it everywhere --school, the park, the grocery store, lounging around at home. I guess that every moment of every day is a good time to wear a crown!</div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-52992595382145657132011-05-21T22:53:00.003-05:002011-05-21T23:01:49.876-05:00Kindergarten Graduation: Part II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYS-sAOEapdLa4JBY5TnEpfJSGUEDUE6v-Z-QwUyUCnbU6jW5BaXZs21onJtjAwNidAyAzcdtKLlPWAh7fl4wEZs3b1uus1Wb1hUh-3acYxNCwXghhbqU7FgARF-2khjM4FDd/s1600/DSCN0388.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609384850258763026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYS-sAOEapdLa4JBY5TnEpfJSGUEDUE6v-Z-QwUyUCnbU6jW5BaXZs21onJtjAwNidAyAzcdtKLlPWAh7fl4wEZs3b1uus1Wb1hUh-3acYxNCwXghhbqU7FgARF-2khjM4FDd/s400/DSCN0388.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Juliet having fun at the park. She wants to be a SW Montessori kid, too. When the kids sat on the long rope in the grass to start their singing, Juliet tried to sit there too. She could not hide her disappointment when she had to sit with the moms and dads and siblings of the SW Montessori kids instead.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQYAzTKn1ecx7YREJwfXba3kRzfOiSStqXdxzwxS9fgDwnHLvSjW-GrXVSpOjDgviG7IIybq07ThngcDk1RgfmIoTgaue8bufnzbpZcPtuJi1gs3e__x21bJiYAlgnId1TI05/s1600/DSCN0428.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609384848287698914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQYAzTKn1ecx7YREJwfXba3kRzfOiSStqXdxzwxS9fgDwnHLvSjW-GrXVSpOjDgviG7IIybq07ThngcDk1RgfmIoTgaue8bufnzbpZcPtuJi1gs3e__x21bJiYAlgnId1TI05/s400/DSCN0428.jpg" /></a><br />Sophia and Liv.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC6Q2AIt8Nrnvnws-_GYRVTEKho5HqVeemu3tqrPw5Zzf19cv1Al3wIgnR8ov_Id_SRn_J6vHqnPsshyphenhyphenSevlwxg1l7RXMzrLZuGjb_S-exlupor9GpJ-yes6pLpHvX0y81wf7/s1600/DSCN0427.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609384838647604466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC6Q2AIt8Nrnvnws-_GYRVTEKho5HqVeemu3tqrPw5Zzf19cv1Al3wIgnR8ov_Id_SRn_J6vHqnPsshyphenhyphenSevlwxg1l7RXMzrLZuGjb_S-exlupor9GpJ-yes6pLpHvX0y81wf7/s400/DSCN0427.jpg" /></a><br />Goofy. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlAlFQsW1PDBe2YFoiSKq3cO0hu9BPf2FLLoRQQNHUhUH9X8PQwscyw41OBmkwQwXX_rNOYHPOHbdtIvk-QWiuIF55bmzp4hN9k8zj14qjoMFiwMNbY2jfOAaV5PStCauqmAI/s1600/DSCN0393.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609384836002092546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlAlFQsW1PDBe2YFoiSKq3cO0hu9BPf2FLLoRQQNHUhUH9X8PQwscyw41OBmkwQwXX_rNOYHPOHbdtIvk-QWiuIF55bmzp4hN9k8zj14qjoMFiwMNbY2jfOAaV5PStCauqmAI/s400/DSCN0393.jpg" /></a><br />Waiting in line for a balloon animal.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77SgkBKI0EXXP6OltJ5580a-b5PfvWgdc0bYO-on9A-51phmYvcVyMwMDrfVTwhKgErjVDirUTjmAcociSNddLqWM6OILw3dnz1lSRH1aoDwFUneI7SECADsQeN7SK3uh1XAh/s1600/DSCN0385.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609384827711789346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77SgkBKI0EXXP6OltJ5580a-b5PfvWgdc0bYO-on9A-51phmYvcVyMwMDrfVTwhKgErjVDirUTjmAcociSNddLqWM6OILw3dnz1lSRH1aoDwFUneI7SECADsQeN7SK3uh1XAh/s400/DSCN0385.jpg" /></a><br />Having too much fun with her girlfriends.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-42786172582761846282011-05-21T22:35:00.004-05:002011-05-21T22:53:40.292-05:00Kindergarten Graduation: Part I<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3x3FVwoPhC3sXEUPr8I7drfjEE_MQUL11VGBuEsJk55TODTOYgqYruWYtKQGiGJHiWhENyiN3OHFXmDa2MKf6HmJR5-GJDcDSxRz5Xol90vjzS7HKoKP7hEndK792hTiLcph/s1600/DSCN0408.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609381327448071794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3x3FVwoPhC3sXEUPr8I7drfjEE_MQUL11VGBuEsJk55TODTOYgqYruWYtKQGiGJHiWhENyiN3OHFXmDa2MKf6HmJR5-GJDcDSxRz5Xol90vjzS7HKoKP7hEndK792hTiLcph/s400/DSCN0408.jpg" /></a> Sophia, Mrs. Heather, and Kate banging on the drums.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BmH82RJ5LxFXPccEWEy4hxQUzp_kkrxrHh6V3Wja0aGFsme89UqjYSJyUiBW6AZxnHN-YOt0U3jkJC1UCCkLea2n6GoAdIsbU0_yO20-dTgpYXXOUaQ-iRGpp4eYFtvKFpaK/s1600/DSCN0409.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609381314581520994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BmH82RJ5LxFXPccEWEy4hxQUzp_kkrxrHh6V3Wja0aGFsme89UqjYSJyUiBW6AZxnHN-YOt0U3jkJC1UCCkLea2n6GoAdIsbU0_yO20-dTgpYXXOUaQ-iRGpp4eYFtvKFpaK/s400/DSCN0409.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Mrs. Lisa presenting Sophia with her diploma and cap.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4pCh0gtYCcxkPP_vpSfgBC2qD8I9zRLn_sfNcA8IE5DxVG3Q-cwPAdUKZKq7cvoTN5CxBgkjKHbKoM3ArqJwo0UALAUSgIlv2dxhHww6jYTUVu8knPTZWO-Pe0HRcNj4r7ZN/s1600/DSCN0411.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609381286612866930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4pCh0gtYCcxkPP_vpSfgBC2qD8I9zRLn_sfNcA8IE5DxVG3Q-cwPAdUKZKq7cvoTN5CxBgkjKHbKoM3ArqJwo0UALAUSgIlv2dxhHww6jYTUVu8knPTZWO-Pe0HRcNj4r7ZN/s400/DSCN0411.jpg" /></a> Inspecting her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">diploma</span>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1z4hGV6JDXZ1zt_quG0pHVoMXtCtEbzjnhR_rKu0T-9ImVtQDB0oz8uM1NLydPXeYTLrOxX6FtZRfPHJ5V_WTDk8_OF53xmePz7Lkt08AsPMekU-z2rMGQ_1nr0odBHb0tkV/s1600/DSCN0412.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609381278527800914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1z4hGV6JDXZ1zt_quG0pHVoMXtCtEbzjnhR_rKu0T-9ImVtQDB0oz8uM1NLydPXeYTLrOxX6FtZRfPHJ5V_WTDk8_OF53xmePz7Lkt08AsPMekU-z2rMGQ_1nr0odBHb0tkV/s400/DSCN0412.jpg" /></a><br />Proud Sophia.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Sophia had a great year at SW Montessori. She made so many friends and learned so many new things. Sophia could read going into Kindergarten, but now she excels at it. She also has done really well on her spelling tests and has learned math and science skills . She really enjoyed going to school everyday. Sophia had seven kids in her graduation class, among the about 35 kids in her school. The big end of the year party was last Thursday night at a park in Minneapolis. The kids sang songs, played on the park equipment and had pony rides! We are so proud of Sophia. Next year, Sophia is off to First Grade in the public schools. But, we still get to be a part of SW Montessori because Juliet will go in the Fall! </div></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-8077284103697356772011-05-03T12:19:00.004-05:002011-05-04T13:58:07.863-05:00JulietismsAdam: "Juliet, can you please put your books away?"<br /><br />Juliet: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nokay</span>."<br /><br />Adam: "Thank you."<br /><br />Juliet: "No! I said 'nokay.' "<br /><br />Adam: "What does '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nokay</span>' mean?"<br /><br />Juliet: "It means 'no, I don't want to do that.' "<br /><br />*****<br /><br />Juliet: "Mommy, I got hurt when I fell off the swing."<br /><br />Chris: "Did you cry?"<br /><br />Juliet: "I did a 'dry cry.' "<br /><br />Chris: "What is a 'dry cry?' "<br /><br />Juliet: "It is when you cry with no tears. You do that when you get hurt only a little bit."<br /><br />*****<br /><br />At a family outing to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bachmans</span>:<br /><br />Juliet: "Mommy, those flowers smell like chocolate! Those flowers smell like grapes! Those flowers smell like butt!"<br /><br />*****<br /><br />Juliet has several names for me including the traditional "Mama" and "Mommy." But, she also like to call me "Mama-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sha</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cong</span>-a." I cannot really remember how it started.<br /><br /><br />****<br /><br />Juliet: "Pee-pee...pee-pee...pee-pee."<br /><br />Chris: "Juliet, no potty talk."<br /><br />Juliet. "It's not potty talk! I am saying the <strong>letter </strong>P."Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-61635561517124252482011-03-29T22:32:00.003-05:002011-03-29T22:41:48.007-05:00Flower ShowEvery year we go to the flower show at Macy's in Downtown Minneapolis. This year, we thought we were being smart by getting there right at noon on the opening day to beat the crowds. It turns out that we were not that smart and that people had been lining up before the store even opened to go to the flower show. So, we decided to grab a bite to eat and stock up on some candy for the long line. It ended up that the line, while very long, only took about 25 minutes. The kids were fully sugared-up to enjoy the colorful experience at the flower show. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ24hbta8EFKpakOyUzJCXQf9uRywy3rZLr5vNrLGOphUOUecw4SRyOcpVxmI4UzBfOcawljKIxhujazCWfZ7V9UjFgqlsB6s83xI2c-jdMKRz-xfALiO6kn2oi0g5OSrO0Ghg/s1600/DSCN0213.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589711582237593906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ24hbta8EFKpakOyUzJCXQf9uRywy3rZLr5vNrLGOphUOUecw4SRyOcpVxmI4UzBfOcawljKIxhujazCWfZ7V9UjFgqlsB6s83xI2c-jdMKRz-xfALiO6kn2oi0g5OSrO0Ghg/s400/DSCN0213.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Dancing at the flower show.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD0CYIQYdMTh8juIVWt91kR926k5LBOBwVGz9kftdVoPCDrWYbKzWnlrDutzUjlW2XckhQqRxsKoqtPpElARczvJ0rpDgHRlksyNufFLfpZlE0Y5iYRcj0ASpx7Sfx_GweEuz/s1600/DSCN0210.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589711579217276242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD0CYIQYdMTh8juIVWt91kR926k5LBOBwVGz9kftdVoPCDrWYbKzWnlrDutzUjlW2XckhQqRxsKoqtPpElARczvJ0rpDgHRlksyNufFLfpZlE0Y5iYRcj0ASpx7Sfx_GweEuz/s400/DSCN0210.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Notice that Sophia has her around Juliet's shoulder and Juliet is grabbing her hand. They really do love each other a lot.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIjvLJ4atpE5X1vS1irh5fqtu3YQ_agaQBxsV-FAmwipgZAZq8S7VoIK1ky3kMsfS6tvPfxNDxMN-0exNlXEYRvzaazUzI5NoMH1OWNg3dgV0Q7rnJd0DbVWrn_xTvaxNqXRa/s1600/DSCN0207.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589711563498977602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIjvLJ4atpE5X1vS1irh5fqtu3YQ_agaQBxsV-FAmwipgZAZq8S7VoIK1ky3kMsfS6tvPfxNDxMN-0exNlXEYRvzaazUzI5NoMH1OWNg3dgV0Q7rnJd0DbVWrn_xTvaxNqXRa/s400/DSCN0207.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Another little snuggle party.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyreFUU6ZUusjB6c0ER-eL6swENKWEaiZeIfRpdmRJ4JxPP_Anyb3fT7078OwkeGf-9FAmGc-0EGE9U5Asm2DQUhlmS_yujp5sD_6aE_Et6wQauOm8E4Oz_ETMryJvpGlD-qm/s1600/DSCN0201.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589711556121407458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyreFUU6ZUusjB6c0ER-eL6swENKWEaiZeIfRpdmRJ4JxPP_Anyb3fT7078OwkeGf-9FAmGc-0EGE9U5Asm2DQUhlmS_yujp5sD_6aE_Et6wQauOm8E4Oz_ETMryJvpGlD-qm/s400/DSCN0201.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">A sample of the amazing flowers at the show.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlOLEZ0dxXFkZunMqzSkCiSxhHnFnfCk_UMlEikyHhsWqI8ezgMQJ3PvcdoWoRfCg7C1SboRTGZ4nxvpfWl1-VBzyDmtIZG8B41RVQMNvvOBFBbt8kHI2IFfgVlPMp_Vc9zeo/s1600/DSCN0199.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589711545050559682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlOLEZ0dxXFkZunMqzSkCiSxhHnFnfCk_UMlEikyHhsWqI8ezgMQJ3PvcdoWoRfCg7C1SboRTGZ4nxvpfWl1-VBzyDmtIZG8B41RVQMNvvOBFBbt8kHI2IFfgVlPMp_Vc9zeo/s400/DSCN0199.jpg" /></a> The three musketeers. </div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-91473074520823302932011-03-28T22:35:00.000-05:002011-03-28T22:35:00.737-05:00I Heart SophiaThree boys at Sophia's school have expressed their sincere love for her. This means that in the first 7 months of Sophia's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Kindergarten</span> experience, more boys have expressed their love for her than in my entire 36 years of living. I think we may be in trouble. First, it was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aruel</span> (5 yrs old) who told Sophia that he was going to marry her. Sophia promptly started to cry and told her teacher that she did not want marry <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aruel</span>. Mrs. Lisa informed Sophia that she could marry whomever she wanted, but that she should not worry about this because she had a long, long time before she needed to chose. Second, Sophia came home from school one day and said that Sam (3 yrs old) told her that he loved her. This time, she seemed unfazed by the profession of love and did not elaborate further. Then, Sophia came home recently with the following items from school. The bottom picture is a work of art that she and Grier (5) worked on together. One would draw one thing, and then the other drew the next, until they created the drawing together. We had just had a discussion with Sophia the night before about what "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">BFF</span>" means (Best Friends Forever) because the letters were written on her new pair of slippers. She informed Grier what that meant, and they incorporated it into their drawing. Then, Grier put into her drawer the next drawing that he did on his own: a big heart with a arrow through it and "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">BFF</span>" on top. Apparently, just to make sure there was no question about it, Grier put little cut-outs in Sophia's drawer, shown in the top photo. One says, "I love you." Another, "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">BFF</span>: Sophia, Grier." Another: "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">BFF</span> Club." And another appears to be a boat with the initials "S and G" on it. I think it is so cute that I can hardly stand it! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Vv-eBz2ekmO_jlXqKTj9ny2NB_Gy39QVnZzgUhD6pi9qBlW7GV8gyeCZPyceroUimiIGd8IoyodNxvkXlsJet4Rbe52OQNV0s75SD0kR_1fEn2iqnunb6jPidAQTde56yC9/s1600/DSCN0189.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588969837723310002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Vv-eBz2ekmO_jlXqKTj9ny2NB_Gy39QVnZzgUhD6pi9qBlW7GV8gyeCZPyceroUimiIGd8IoyodNxvkXlsJet4Rbe52OQNV0s75SD0kR_1fEn2iqnunb6jPidAQTde56yC9/s400/DSCN0189.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJIksn6ETsALjC-wyyHq5s3EY_b58pOZMt2A7JmHQiDN5UBL4GMoE3sM-jXyPDFXoaPrluM-z6_BgYRP5lruKNkS_t9QPJ7KfWL0egRbBNjU5Do-Fyq3QZthqv8ppZuCUFeyO/s1600/DSCN0188.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588969830958249586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJIksn6ETsALjC-wyyHq5s3EY_b58pOZMt2A7JmHQiDN5UBL4GMoE3sM-jXyPDFXoaPrluM-z6_BgYRP5lruKNkS_t9QPJ7KfWL0egRbBNjU5Do-Fyq3QZthqv8ppZuCUFeyO/s400/DSCN0188.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hYO8k3HQ9ZuU7yTgr_HKq70obwTkwj9scmI0Vv0LigC6gk7kA9KtKVsUyMQGxadeZjRkkpLM5_suJZ85kC0SwvFBU6yv0OVZRd6OzGJM3QfenXGJhLbkmCLq0yaxqVWUptNP/s1600/DSCN0187.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588969823084720210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hYO8k3HQ9ZuU7yTgr_HKq70obwTkwj9scmI0Vv0LigC6gk7kA9KtKVsUyMQGxadeZjRkkpLM5_suJZ85kC0SwvFBU6yv0OVZRd6OzGJM3QfenXGJhLbkmCLq0yaxqVWUptNP/s400/DSCN0187.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-5907237025453749002011-03-27T21:59:00.002-05:002011-03-27T22:33:26.012-05:00A few (unexpected) new things<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HHBMfp-e5cqvaRGYfsYdy-mNG9Ibtxd10FaVVhPjB6luCHRXqQQKsxttxXySOSW7zPWJBTBXlvpsGpwaQabkG76V-SNV0RPJ8f2I54kDiPxTt5sD_faovgBMe3_BhVFDPCLm/s1600/DSCN0194.jpg"></a>New Thing Number 1: A New Car <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbFaMVL4TOGFOeE7yKHf5P7abiOCzoT9JKeSwnWfnT4y_LZ3OFyv3EV_YQ1QWHFYYbuo9hEJbftGfOwcohOGbOgzpVx7RMdcVM1epl1PWNcOHRyHmR2NDr4x_wdd9TcLr5U73/s1600/DSCN0196.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588960806714708370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbFaMVL4TOGFOeE7yKHf5P7abiOCzoT9JKeSwnWfnT4y_LZ3OFyv3EV_YQ1QWHFYYbuo9hEJbftGfOwcohOGbOgzpVx7RMdcVM1epl1PWNcOHRyHmR2NDr4x_wdd9TcLr5U73/s400/DSCN0196.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmem8ljREofiPLkXLrXx_izwTxUBRr8WFvnlPTyD_BCNNqwhAutubLKjJIDs7l7PcpSxuKAkf24sz6fBxq6kprTTcj3byy3VajBwzlECJqw6Ir04VOHR4bqoPQ_kiW0oKw1Mp/s1600/DSCN0193.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588960800016499042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmem8ljREofiPLkXLrXx_izwTxUBRr8WFvnlPTyD_BCNNqwhAutubLKjJIDs7l7PcpSxuKAkf24sz6fBxq6kprTTcj3byy3VajBwzlECJqw6Ir04VOHR4bqoPQ_kiW0oKw1Mp/s400/DSCN0193.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div>On February 28th, Juliet and I were in a car accident. As I was entering an intersection on a green light, a driver did not see me and took a left turn directly in front of me. I smashed into his passenger side door. Juliet screamed and initially complained that her shoulders hurt, but she is okay. I was able to drive my little Corolla home, but it was ultimately totaled by the insurance company because of significant frame damage. Luckily, the driver's insurance company has taken full responsibility and, after a bit of haggling, the company compensated me fairly for my car. So, we had to go car shopping and we opted for a bigger (and brighter) car. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Adam and I did some car shopping together, but he picked out the car for me. He told me that it was "blue," but failed to mention that the color actually is called "electric blue." I often lose my car in big parking lots, so the color will come in handy. The color has taken a bit of getting used to, but I like my Ford Escape! The only problem is that I prided myself on my ability to parallel park with ease, but I am nervous to try with the big Escape. I think I will practice this Spring. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Having never been in a semi-serious car accident, I did not realize that whip-lash takes a few days to really set in. While I had initially thought that my most serious injuries were to my knees, which hit the dash board, the whip lash quickly became very painful. My parents were kind enough to interrupt their wintering in Arizona to take care of me and the girls for week shortly after the accident. I am receiving therapy and and will, hopefully, get better over the next few months.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A few days after the accident I was resting in bed and Juliet snuggled up next to me and read me some books. At one point, she looked me and said, "I forgive him." I said, "Who do you forgive?" She said, "I forgive that boy who hit us in the car crash." I thought that was so sweet and unexpected for her to say! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>New Thing Number 2: Carpeting in our Bedroom:</div><br /><div></div></div></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgOxBxhl9UelzsTLMr2s7qfm9yL1S29XzUdVFfyguOVcTDz-kThysWvwESgE7NlKs5G7KrCE44APLgZB_bLriFonOiKOjaFaLExLmXzMc4o1_8Vo0-eWwI7qJfK2XUX-HnLRO/s1600/DSCN0315.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588960815187916178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgOxBxhl9UelzsTLMr2s7qfm9yL1S29XzUdVFfyguOVcTDz-kThysWvwESgE7NlKs5G7KrCE44APLgZB_bLriFonOiKOjaFaLExLmXzMc4o1_8Vo0-eWwI7qJfK2XUX-HnLRO/s400/DSCN0315.jpg" /></a> We when first moved into our house 9 years ago we put new carpeting in our bedroom. I had it in my head that I wanted color, so we decided on light green carpeting and peach walls. I liked it for a long time, but then we decided to sell our house. So, we repainted the walls white, but kept the green carpeting. Then, on Monday Juliet accidentally knocked over the iron and it landed on the light green carpeting. She was okay, but it burned the carpeting. It did not look good. We finally decided it was time for some new stuff. Thus, the green has been replaced with a dark cream and looks great. </p><br /><p>We are hoping for some good luck in the next month, because our pocket-book is feeling the pinch from all of our accidents!</p>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-86076244710901243362011-02-26T22:13:00.003-06:002011-02-26T22:31:58.013-06:00Animal Friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXYaHzNUR7Ca_XYCKeLha0GdXcuN5lafSv3f-enNrpQSHIMv5bsHcJgscSUD9e19d1c2dF9ev8Sfqez-uC7V-2BpvK0FxfpCxedS4MAnlvE9EMNfSn-HAtQD1X84T8MCoYtJS/s1600/DSCN0181.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578218580164237826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXYaHzNUR7Ca_XYCKeLha0GdXcuN5lafSv3f-enNrpQSHIMv5bsHcJgscSUD9e19d1c2dF9ev8Sfqez-uC7V-2BpvK0FxfpCxedS4MAnlvE9EMNfSn-HAtQD1X84T8MCoYtJS/s400/DSCN0181.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Sophia and a small portion of her stuffed animals.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK4G639J3LRYf4o4PDw5e4sUN0bDtPPOOufPDGgax0-IvzbF5XTYZb66NgIQg19zl8jhSEVEWwclJ6rmxoHJv84fvOtAj6jD9Kvi8CmTpy5jQQZm-QewszRdjQ7Q83_l2NK5j/s1600/DSCN0180.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578218575030003522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK4G639J3LRYf4o4PDw5e4sUN0bDtPPOOufPDGgax0-IvzbF5XTYZb66NgIQg19zl8jhSEVEWwclJ6rmxoHJv84fvOtAj6jD9Kvi8CmTpy5jQQZm-QewszRdjQ7Q83_l2NK5j/s400/DSCN0180.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Sophia and Juliet pretending to be puppies; Adam is taking them for a walk.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-9VaHOSrewxxdnHymAXrxqIiBXGmyqxQ03GCx51lHhCjPSHMclzLXCgq_aHFAUjB50D-S4fk-5D4StnfdGNn8lNX2Eu9tXCQSujiTRlJbSw0CZmCoN1Bt3Q62oiWtdMR_fB9/s1600/DSCN0179.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578218570796991698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-9VaHOSrewxxdnHymAXrxqIiBXGmyqxQ03GCx51lHhCjPSHMclzLXCgq_aHFAUjB50D-S4fk-5D4StnfdGNn8lNX2Eu9tXCQSujiTRlJbSw0CZmCoN1Bt3Q62oiWtdMR_fB9/s400/DSCN0179.jpg" /></a><br />Sophia and her animals "on the train."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7gBvqweSfWDNx4ORUmhSVRHonf-RJOf4WTBqEV6d0hWDFPAAqyhVix-NpTjWoiyuqiavyzhN2FGB4ehnmnryMkL0EcH6XNxFwV7m7oOL2ZnFtNX6cGKNAba2oIJYowb7zWwl/s1600/DSCN0175.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578218573569244642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7gBvqweSfWDNx4ORUmhSVRHonf-RJOf4WTBqEV6d0hWDFPAAqyhVix-NpTjWoiyuqiavyzhN2FGB4ehnmnryMkL0EcH6XNxFwV7m7oOL2ZnFtNX6cGKNAba2oIJYowb7zWwl/s400/DSCN0175.jpg" /></a><br />Juliet and her animals "on the train."<br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The girls love their stuffed animals and they love to pretend to be animals. Here are a few pictures to prove it. </div></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30619205.post-80275928050789827812011-02-26T22:01:00.002-06:002011-02-26T22:12:40.887-06:00Sleeping Beauties<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsHw9oCuesaDUYD0GhP9GL9CNMEN_Qg65mIokx4yQIbtm291R1H2SCBQiqcCceZactIqhiVIU1828IhCh1U5kkn_5oNJrzMx-Y4sJM7Bb21Fuq_vvT5b9_7zuCU7KaYSsKd4l/s1600/DSCN0183.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578215586219931490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsHw9oCuesaDUYD0GhP9GL9CNMEN_Qg65mIokx4yQIbtm291R1H2SCBQiqcCceZactIqhiVIU1828IhCh1U5kkn_5oNJrzMx-Y4sJM7Bb21Fuq_vvT5b9_7zuCU7KaYSsKd4l/s400/DSCN0183.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Juliet with her puppies: Woofie and Fetch<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n8PtrFyr2byyCvHCVGSKdmCPztClbqDAjjwKAnHJ1hcqNTdL-G5em22rJLw5N7LYtsPVpR3zT0SKo4NO8SNUuMsRVKxl69kxkBpnkGZCp1UvniKEoIKKlK5jM5sRPJZ7CYv1/s1600/DSCN0182.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578215582505294226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n8PtrFyr2byyCvHCVGSKdmCPztClbqDAjjwKAnHJ1hcqNTdL-G5em22rJLw5N7LYtsPVpR3zT0SKo4NO8SNUuMsRVKxl69kxkBpnkGZCp1UvniKEoIKKlK5jM5sRPJZ7CYv1/s400/DSCN0182.jpg" /></a><br />Sophia with her bunnies: Bunny Bun and Baby Bunny Bun</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">Sophia and Juliet share a room, and they love it. On most nights, they talk and giggle themselves to sleep. I love to listen to them. I also think they look like little angels when they sleep.<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Chris Heffelbowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548061124479685588noreply@blogger.com0