tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73454850085008404652024-03-13T20:27:36.834-07:00As For Me and My HouseThe Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-70410460159285431972009-04-15T08:20:00.001-07:002009-04-15T08:49:14.712-07:00Grandma's Birthday PartyWell, I'm trying. It's been a little difficult to keep up with the blog on a regular basis, so I apologize if you've been looking for new photos. Here are some recent photos from Grandma's Birthday.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWp4F2q-ONaGdC3-HYYsM__xRrwaIEorrhV_h4EMDor4VS2Cw3tdtKxN4AapguQmFkk4rrgFr0sjR6Cxlwc5_HoDXtbrEnxEhdDkkqKMTmRcNChyphenhyphen2QDC-gMDOHHZeu2vWytCUuNCwYkk/s1600-h/IMG_2641.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324940134082212466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWp4F2q-ONaGdC3-HYYsM__xRrwaIEorrhV_h4EMDor4VS2Cw3tdtKxN4AapguQmFkk4rrgFr0sjR6Cxlwc5_HoDXtbrEnxEhdDkkqKMTmRcNChyphenhyphen2QDC-gMDOHHZeu2vWytCUuNCwYkk/s320/IMG_2641.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsBhsqp2L-muHS9EYP-ljUmX9reebZzPgbipPPe_D_uggUpXqjbZxp-cDAJmSCj5TFx6oK_f2DNaVkuGGParB3LWx9bMDpxfIOLVL0jlkRz-1S9Wixv4VJajB1Gk8a_cXGaXEeFT29iM/s1600-h/IMG_2635.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324940128582367442" style="DISPLAY: block; 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We all started getting the bugs that were going around at the beginning of February, and then life just got in the way too.<br /><br />We're so excited that Erick is now an Ochoa! His adoption was finalized in court on March 12th. Woo hoo! It was so nice to have family and friends there to witness the whole thing. It was pretty cool that he got to sit in the judge's chair and pound the gavel too. The judge also let Caleb pound the gavel.<br /><br />Here are some pictures from the day...in the opposite order from how they actually happened.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeaLHWJPBLeSa0jdsKnghNQEHHol4J9PTmkocmb4k1Tx7q5kC0wE_-nc8n0vPCNL5rW2ZkLnndcCwKltVUugcmhvsKjCTWqXTCbePcC5PDJLl6ibEnGP_QgfLL84k6_2MeGz-lb2cwxU/s1600-h/P1010024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315654348660180818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeaLHWJPBLeSa0jdsKnghNQEHHol4J9PTmkocmb4k1Tx7q5kC0wE_-nc8n0vPCNL5rW2ZkLnndcCwKltVUugcmhvsKjCTWqXTCbePcC5PDJLl6ibEnGP_QgfLL84k6_2MeGz-lb2cwxU/s400/P1010024.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Who's who from left to right: Susan Payne (our first caseworker), Eric Larson (Uncle Eric), Rosalie Ochoa (Auntie Rose), Baby Rachel (cousin), Daddy, Erick Ochoa, Mommy, Emilio (cousin), Caleb Ochoa, Grandma Ochoa, Poppaw Ochoa, Debbie White (our adoption caseworker), Sam Shin (our pastor from Wellspring Church), "Grandma" Sheila Souza (a GOOD friend), and Judge Lois Haight.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLj44mKrfkakUPW7QCpEgTJhy8hW4Sl1sCAVyoN6_NF_IaymJteb8uQu25heoCYhVM8Gi14dzPd0zgUPZYkXzR463ugtfbzXLkI8aWZEVeWuCOUjVQSbAnM11rbAy8omr0s41uDX5fmXQ/s1600-h/P1010022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315654344431446514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLj44mKrfkakUPW7QCpEgTJhy8hW4Sl1sCAVyoN6_NF_IaymJteb8uQu25heoCYhVM8Gi14dzPd0zgUPZYkXzR463ugtfbzXLkI8aWZEVeWuCOUjVQSbAnM11rbAy8omr0s41uDX5fmXQ/s400/P1010022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxaeOFceNjdi0Vfl32qxdYgYTv6q3wfGIFFGwLa4MFT1-Fd8XBMVghKFM8-wmYG2kfJ_zj6RPKjE_MEV9HFjRKlxDCqPOP94wB3r6zswnJLYJUmvi6GSuUTSMp_he9F2UWjsmHCpt5Js/s1600-h/P1010020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315654344349502658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxaeOFceNjdi0Vfl32qxdYgYTv6q3wfGIFFGwLa4MFT1-Fd8XBMVghKFM8-wmYG2kfJ_zj6RPKjE_MEV9HFjRKlxDCqPOP94wB3r6zswnJLYJUmvi6GSuUTSMp_he9F2UWjsmHCpt5Js/s400/P1010020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2NMO0SA-0ihrhz_Tr5qLbfnI_U55p62llcmZQiDHUi8tx1b3HbK1p4UhA66Tao-_ARrc-af3CZ7Ev3ll84HuBV1Ec26nj8NREbwxdWxpZnhgVc1a3F1pVI81C0mP8KsVsY060fPS9CY/s1600-h/P1010008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315654341091836034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2NMO0SA-0ihrhz_Tr5qLbfnI_U55p62llcmZQiDHUi8tx1b3HbK1p4UhA66Tao-_ARrc-af3CZ7Ev3ll84HuBV1Ec26nj8NREbwxdWxpZnhgVc1a3F1pVI81C0mP8KsVsY060fPS9CY/s400/P1010008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYN2z916QFbDpMXu0mA73EgcxOuybSYAYm5zwDshNIjXcOTSQPWU-e-Xpt4oaxiWWqxYYCQIJNfVM3k7_h3lvnfMp6AUHluX21jxg6B07pLXfFmukYuOLmP49IX2Q6GEqhcE4w0DFw40/s1600-h/P1010006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315654328046413426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYN2z916QFbDpMXu0mA73EgcxOuybSYAYm5zwDshNIjXcOTSQPWU-e-Xpt4oaxiWWqxYYCQIJNfVM3k7_h3lvnfMp6AUHluX21jxg6B07pLXfFmukYuOLmP49IX2Q6GEqhcE4w0DFw40/s400/P1010006.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-50999698749078526362009-01-21T11:02:00.000-08:002009-01-21T11:14:44.117-08:00Sleepy BoyI took these photos last night. Michael and I get such a giggle (well, you know...guys don't giggle, right?) at the way Erick sleeps. See his arm sticking out of the crib bars? And his feet? His little puppy dog feet are sticking out the other side. See how his little arm is wrapped around teddy? He surrounds himself with blankets, just like Mama. What a sweet pea!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7YxNdSJnUBtPgZCqDQ_u3SCVUEMTaBFHCqKhqS_gHgBQi_Dxu20QiMMSDvL4UCMnWU7TVByscDni7xtBGSm5v6hMjVSa5Qy2aLhnOpaHkkV2Zgp9mqhqgYJU8fShxrFC5Bdf5lrJ-Mk/s1600-h/IMG_2652.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293825661846876498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7YxNdSJnUBtPgZCqDQ_u3SCVUEMTaBFHCqKhqS_gHgBQi_Dxu20QiMMSDvL4UCMnWU7TVByscDni7xtBGSm5v6hMjVSa5Qy2aLhnOpaHkkV2Zgp9mqhqgYJU8fShxrFC5Bdf5lrJ-Mk/s320/IMG_2652.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaColzYATwLxofwzg0G8-Wu-Y2gxY07CJMTda0AXCVH83Vi8XcUqYo0n7O7BkKoKK-jjRo6Bsl9kTLDP5ffr3uNfeMqTb7kpdxJjK0zHmp9c8HyVd5rrKaph8wizcWuvFPebK_Ear9h4/s1600-h/IMG_2648.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293825659926305890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-43452870063124536142008-11-15T16:25:00.000-08:002008-11-15T16:28:53.010-08:00Sir E's 2nd Birthday Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oloQG41WVI3cnTzvYmAxN_UdcWSdknWFKUCFrG5TMvwZC_jMPkesN3lPXJulim829r2LY0tp6AevWsbncYU9h1AK7nZ_0Jcz5kxX8osP2ueGvRbLgK-VP2S9YnZlnA-yFNbqr8rHeJU/s1600-h/IMG_0680.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269045795938695218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oloQG41WVI3cnTzvYmAxN_UdcWSdknWFKUCFrG5TMvwZC_jMPkesN3lPXJulim829r2LY0tp6AevWsbncYU9h1AK7nZ_0Jcz5kxX8osP2ueGvRbLgK-VP2S9YnZlnA-yFNbqr8rHeJU/s320/IMG_0680.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Please click <a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b58/ambrosiadelights/Ericks%20BIrthday/?albumview=slideshow">HERE</a> for a slideshow of Erick's 2nd Birthday Party.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-76746660799300035142008-11-01T11:10:00.000-07:002008-11-01T11:24:08.153-07:00A Pickup Football GameLast weekend, Caleb and Michael went to meet one of Caleb's friends from school to play a little game of catch in the park. Caleb's friend David, had a friend with him, and there were some other guys in the park, so they ended up getting to actually play a little game of football. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cRePoAs5K7q8v8zOkU5BLmKjep-cR2cU3KhxIsRCRXfz6zZSbvx7lIxXlkgf8IvSM9x80BqFZmhBgCTjvU2sWjk-B5RR-pSNjN49GSY0147OJrcDlLwnkUWZ1TdEYiSJnPoNmryrpN0/s320/IMG_1729.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-9705703203288448192008-10-28T18:57:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:15:14.589-07:00Batman Lives!!!<div>And he's come to stay at our house. We got this little costume for Erick, because Daddy is the "real" Batman...shhhhhh!!! Don't tell!!! We tried it on him tonight, and he looks so cute! He even let us put the face mask down over his eyes...not for long...but at least we got pictures.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb1ZyRWoH9qqjAt8fdW2YoV1gs-j4Cd0rgjO8qg0zapc4zF8EPeheyyqQaqYpFtFjsTn37CWsC0AuOdBWdZftLHVeZrsyURcbs-kyQaNcWedQTjsovzsK_JqBNv7JXkz0J7rtFuDjdqc/s1600-h/IMG_1765.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262390408414899586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb1ZyRWoH9qqjAt8fdW2YoV1gs-j4Cd0rgjO8qg0zapc4zF8EPeheyyqQaqYpFtFjsTn37CWsC0AuOdBWdZftLHVeZrsyURcbs-kyQaNcWedQTjsovzsK_JqBNv7JXkz0J7rtFuDjdqc/s320/IMG_1765.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnb6SxXw4g_OW-KsZ_Gw8n36P5SsMNs5XjswPBY8nC6DRkFuHRiYr_zeEPUsaiGTSLQSl8EOKPVxhXH0c-Mfy8iQzkhoFVX9lc2tjs6eNU7vV9b7izdum5WTyaeCi4JGu35FDyfK9QEY/s1600-h/IMG_1771.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262390403374389170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnb6SxXw4g_OW-KsZ_Gw8n36P5SsMNs5XjswPBY8nC6DRkFuHRiYr_zeEPUsaiGTSLQSl8EOKPVxhXH0c-Mfy8iQzkhoFVX9lc2tjs6eNU7vV9b7izdum5WTyaeCi4JGu35FDyfK9QEY/s320/IMG_1771.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM799ddC2mhT82teUEx7tnJpGPKcdMcvgVl05bdPVgbYbVtnqk4A8Shhnod7VttmJcWwfYe6KBogRf86HUgkGildqm-Y6PHc-9Ua_W-5WjcrK2QC0h7QMGSU4mv19NVnS0f1P-2I6y3A/s1600-h/IMG_1764.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262390393932833410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM799ddC2mhT82teUEx7tnJpGPKcdMcvgVl05bdPVgbYbVtnqk4A8Shhnod7VttmJcWwfYe6KBogRf86HUgkGildqm-Y6PHc-9Ua_W-5WjcrK2QC0h7QMGSU4mv19NVnS0f1P-2I6y3A/s320/IMG_1764.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9U9dOnSXheIyxSew3Cucg50P994cvGkRj9o-jJ2RIc5JHJ3JW2OleAmJON9qVzKjSfjUrOifhklOvjUlLmQ56q80ZLTvRhb2HeLKBdXR2vz3cRnVFCd8D8NCuBpbmBWlAws_a0GGA30/s1600-h/IMG_1775.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262390384347513522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9U9dOnSXheIyxSew3Cucg50P994cvGkRj9o-jJ2RIc5JHJ3JW2OleAmJON9qVzKjSfjUrOifhklOvjUlLmQ56q80ZLTvRhb2HeLKBdXR2vz3cRnVFCd8D8NCuBpbmBWlAws_a0GGA30/s320/IMG_1775.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-22171581141977808782008-10-13T21:59:00.001-07:002008-10-13T22:36:07.986-07:00A Family Resemblance, and Bathtime<div>I just have to show you something. I had prayed from the beginning of the whole foster/adopt process, that God would bring us a little one who looked like the Archer or I, or a good combination of both. Well, take a look at the Archer's baby picture, and the picture of Sir E. </div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxdDU4tl_kLLmXkbegdz36QyimwQG0F_rlHARA4f-yAjha96Vv61Wocm9PavFYP2A72sDBpPPkiZqWyTlcyiL5rJdqoS5E6Zin4OK014mgufh8Z2xeUc4te43BOA9N23ETZAi3LLhu4A/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256871084342832322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxdDU4tl_kLLmXkbegdz36QyimwQG0F_rlHARA4f-yAjha96Vv61Wocm9PavFYP2A72sDBpPPkiZqWyTlcyiL5rJdqoS5E6Zin4OK014mgufh8Z2xeUc4te43BOA9N23ETZAi3LLhu4A/s400/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON1FfPbxFc6a71fDaOEiuUbvRMiZZ78fuwzgkRm2l9OXsMkhdsEbPryQdibuPvSE_3MUC1yDR3eFhYbEaTyuUFhTm7I5ai9O6UMtrNFfZzdWOESkqmFTFcuGV0cxZJpKYVpptlOQ3ZWE/s1600-h/10-05-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256872843918280002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON1FfPbxFc6a71fDaOEiuUbvRMiZZ78fuwzgkRm2l9OXsMkhdsEbPryQdibuPvSE_3MUC1yDR3eFhYbEaTyuUFhTm7I5ai9O6UMtrNFfZzdWOESkqmFTFcuGV0cxZJpKYVpptlOQ3ZWE/s400/10-05-08.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pretty amazing, isn't it?<br /><p align="center">Here are some pictures from a recent bath time, which Sir E now LOVES! His favorite thing is to splash the water everywhere, and drink the bath water!<br /><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzybm50Y7_GBQCjBSg1gEYL5McLS3TM8a3n3piMoV3gAiB43JsIw4sQmoEqbksQ-Zh6-q1kBcuSXyYMkvxA6f76I0KppLBgSHb79Fszff7QS1BN7pm1O1Xc-2hCMlyrmvWToSjiwa2K4/s1600-h/IMG_1662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256877608081422130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzybm50Y7_GBQCjBSg1gEYL5McLS3TM8a3n3piMoV3gAiB43JsIw4sQmoEqbksQ-Zh6-q1kBcuSXyYMkvxA6f76I0KppLBgSHb79Fszff7QS1BN7pm1O1Xc-2hCMlyrmvWToSjiwa2K4/s400/IMG_1662.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5dYP-EvrZRwxZtMHvTOF-_vefs-FZyyTwZOheWkUnz6rcTzfK5E8VuaHSSjxa_smlWQ0U2XgmzxO8shSJYsE7mCuQqpcS_1qUB2NXbihPvD9DIzOX1n5l9U1HqvNdQm0uilYJGJjgEw/s1600-h/IMG_1668.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256877615824097362" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnaSJgMlGblKG5EBBXleTpijMJ5AMG6EtPjgT4PbbdwgsAJfCyJBTciDv_b3l1fkbvJ1AsUVKyDkx8K72cttQUPWghxI-FaWabjYBpPYj3gsSD3_fxhe6btpUPcCJTO0dCF3j2iHZ5lI/s400/IMG_1679.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCNE5__6ERKDzQEHI288kDzEm3_WXAqQ1fLUDS0Wxg1F0ZsRQvK_ES_RVsuBPTGBx_pkVyHGoZXkTVc-xbr5N8RIWINsvXCLDyUGi2My4EGPEWfiXGvbaph65JFKK8zhz3AcSz2eSit0/s1600-h/IMG_1684.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256877624314771986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCNE5__6ERKDzQEHI288kDzEm3_WXAqQ1fLUDS0Wxg1F0ZsRQvK_ES_RVsuBPTGBx_pkVyHGoZXkTVc-xbr5N8RIWINsvXCLDyUGi2My4EGPEWfiXGvbaph65JFKK8zhz3AcSz2eSit0/s400/IMG_1684.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu-fWaCdG4taIkfL5uq36NTQZkpYYiPsa8K00oXtVxVcZSODpgjRNKPX7H6o93fSPf3GgAbD_b0S9qauyZf5X7cpaG4Hvs8MsPtDYVlbwe54TI2CYieNt7DRQFNzqVOs9f0LIdm7E4Gg/s1600-h/IMG_1685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu-fWaCdG4taIkfL5uq36NTQZkpYYiPsa8K00oXtVxVcZSODpgjRNKPX7H6o93fSPf3GgAbD_b0S9qauyZf5X7cpaG4Hvs8MsPtDYVlbwe54TI2CYieNt7DRQFNzqVOs9f0LIdm7E4Gg/s400/IMG_1685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256878208312574898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU3wxZ8SYsN3EB3zbVMdyyfARJI4BWEXww2Ke1RgV7eBnCAxumHOthRCgRYwpqYrzb4LNu_lsE-3yzX3JMF69OyMX9wBVDu8QGXpX_Od39MHlGG8CkVlhF511OT0jMEJVbIKW7vtq-0s/s1600-h/IMG_1686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU3wxZ8SYsN3EB3zbVMdyyfARJI4BWEXww2Ke1RgV7eBnCAxumHOthRCgRYwpqYrzb4LNu_lsE-3yzX3JMF69OyMX9wBVDu8QGXpX_Od39MHlGG8CkVlhF511OT0jMEJVbIKW7vtq-0s/s400/IMG_1686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256878206584364658" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-36057642220846003872008-10-04T16:39:00.000-07:002008-10-04T16:42:37.092-07:00A Haircut...Finally!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeGT2V5GY54v0oxkEejuclj8b8m4yErbTKO4CG52GbT6MLvzBfyMBCi1J4umbHvVye7Kj404bFvM8RTrcAYS_JiNH3g_xm0qN9uDzr_AHIpzA3yDbedd-ktyKoJ0DFRvCtLi3CaC1NWc/s1600-h/Haircut1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_ylFkI5O1zw5Iv5OJV0nimyQG7lkeWWyRzgEUsWpb0itXGif1TGgKu018vvuahaln9AiVqqDZiMClqM-OiVPcwjxziwaEtIMkHz4OwliomUk45TCLVA6ss7In-uK0FcEHoGVfUZC13Y/s400/Haircut3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253448251301235026" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-61644115468151580852008-10-03T16:53:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:35:46.872-07:00Parental Rights and a busy SeptemberWOW! It's been awhile since I have posted here, but life has just been SO busy! After having about 4 very slow months with the business, September brought about nearly FIFTY orders just on the digital side of the business! Praise God!<br /><br />We are excited to announce that the parental rights of Sir E's birth mom has been terminated. We are sad for her, but we know that she loves Erick, and she understands that he is now in a home where he will be well taken care of and loved too. We now have to wait 60 days to see if she will appeal the ruling. If she doesn't, the adoption finalization process will begin, and the adoption should be finalized in early 2009...like January or February. YAY!!!!!!!<br /><br />Here are some recent pictures of the family, including Poppaw's birthday party, and a visit from the Queen's sister (my sister). I hope you enjoy. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-lNSk_aNpqx9_3z-I0ksp99sVRZBMOyiL5SoV4nuQkeNNUC8EXlO_HQAWhXx7v5-f27p3bUtq0PDA1ud7YxRXZnKdn3ajb986tfpJGmF70K28iWdgZooohxujCf1h-_RrNKmFEHwT6I/s1600-h/IMG_1443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253089919564251506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-lNSk_aNpqx9_3z-I0ksp99sVRZBMOyiL5SoV4nuQkeNNUC8EXlO_HQAWhXx7v5-f27p3bUtq0PDA1ud7YxRXZnKdn3ajb986tfpJGmF70K28iWdgZooohxujCf1h-_RrNKmFEHwT6I/s320/IMG_1443.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZukVIWI4KXiq9sko6_eV34b4vHa9nz7HJnmYvfspfdzaXEqFpJNRQaAag477PCYUA0axscjF0vzdfzwUmoc81e8sy8hyphenhyphenWnVWNtFG-UIhrfpml0OFpkCV0is2MBu-prVcGNZRIhD2l8Q0/s1600-h/IMG_1444.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253089924585457826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZukVIWI4KXiq9sko6_eV34b4vHa9nz7HJnmYvfspfdzaXEqFpJNRQaAag477PCYUA0axscjF0vzdfzwUmoc81e8sy8hyphenhyphenWnVWNtFG-UIhrfpml0OFpkCV0is2MBu-prVcGNZRIhD2l8Q0/s320/IMG_1444.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbiSzv-nH0_3aivGvXrY0U3oJ75oT_vQJODzLNOAUdMxoE95qi4EADqktXMh3AQzBTaqjGvnCsPO4Je4TYLlNGPMEIS8YGvWP9BGyzO13qsqLuQJVPb6kfceubyMpTn-zNEvNSCzC9KM/s1600-h/IMG_1451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253089928547188418" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFCGZVBSVCgj59r4uigS8t_8u0jM_DEtdkaoNIV6vEQO1N0pzZxBGdw9I4pJFsUNXCVueAjOyNKFIYBNbMykkp3BLA2z5hCYOVvz49hmVVNVHFo2Oj0X3uxMo9t7f6gVIEWQUEIM5zlM/s320/IMG_1431.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-8023870701379772562008-09-21T14:11:00.000-07:002008-09-21T14:22:39.038-07:00My New ToyI am so excited because we just got a new toy: a Canon CanoScan 8800f. I have spent the morning scanning photos that we have that are not digital photos. Now wouldn't these two have made a cute couple in high school??? The Archer says he would've totally "gone for me" in high school.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgQMdYw0SLw-b0Zk5r0Wxd5k37DzqAeyw_6vBRn5BnAwPDDk8QUGaLReRqVUZ6iLwIsGMv7fAwP9EB8DPy0Hk3YVM9eibFSGA3qp6L0CaKU6JdQRYOXnt0c_nS4xY8axm6mRq3FJvQHc/s1600-h/IMG_0010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgQMdYw0SLw-b0Zk5r0Wxd5k37DzqAeyw_6vBRn5BnAwPDDk8QUGaLReRqVUZ6iLwIsGMv7fAwP9EB8DPy0Hk3YVM9eibFSGA3qp6L0CaKU6JdQRYOXnt0c_nS4xY8axm6mRq3FJvQHc/s320/IMG_0010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248586748906652834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjL3F9pZYR8XwrON1wjydmdQLrnWUs4DjeHT50M61aI2N-_ALzJ1lUgAKFQ51x5FCA4s7b4fk15y48RxalWMRA1Yjw2oGaUEZNZhYL5m-o0QMrIsimk_TZ8o7zwFr8-UnYtsSZmsCh6g/s1600-h/IMG_0012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjL3F9pZYR8XwrON1wjydmdQLrnWUs4DjeHT50M61aI2N-_ALzJ1lUgAKFQ51x5FCA4s7b4fk15y48RxalWMRA1Yjw2oGaUEZNZhYL5m-o0QMrIsimk_TZ8o7zwFr8-UnYtsSZmsCh6g/s320/IMG_0012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248586758610303410" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-42214861552450885862008-09-18T18:02:00.000-07:002008-09-18T18:19:33.267-07:00Sir E Gets All Wet!<div>Princess R had her birthday party at the end of August, and there was a little kiddie pool full of ducks there. Well, Sir E just HAD to get at those little duckies! He started out squatting down at the edge of the pool, and by the time it was all over, he was completely wet, and splashing away in the pool!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTMUHWSH-Y3IjXiGLxl7kuJUa4xBLVd79GkCmqlxoX8WXq6VKPn_ExfGNeyFMLG8b3xgncitZVFJTbyW_lS4laVznwb4mfDOBslry6xFprA8QWQVTefq9KnBokzwGa8l1nTX6DXhCcLM/s1600-h/IMG_1218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247533452249823378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTMUHWSH-Y3IjXiGLxl7kuJUa4xBLVd79GkCmqlxoX8WXq6VKPn_ExfGNeyFMLG8b3xgncitZVFJTbyW_lS4laVznwb4mfDOBslry6xFprA8QWQVTefq9KnBokzwGa8l1nTX6DXhCcLM/s320/IMG_1218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYWUOqldnXVTyUJuVbG0oJAn9T8RCd1fIH9_ck0LPG97ckLyNGkZFuAOOXCBX2cTA0DHt1SR805hO6n4sNa2iMoFWfX2HQlAiPl9roPtSuvpfB4H353orXyUkfXR533Bn_KLVi6wwR_s/s1600-h/082308-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247532857416056722" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-or5RnrrMpepGcs51RzJEHiVOy6_R0m7bE67dRUOdetEvbYVBfsDkQsw2Hs-Fcb_1NSsvnkm5ZAWd8y6Ys1SqniVXPc3O06qVe9iu74fMzIv1H-9N1FaYpuxaqs0ssoiDr2gK9O398o/s320/IMG_1224.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYyeGqhxrDkt8d_VIlrLwAbuYRgSNihaYTIOWznSlb2E1tRIN8jsCBeQsYw4j4y8ZwhwetQCJGJDDchnva54yRRwdSkotl4NVgkHNXiOdQopnLm-iJrFGj7akZ5B4vNIAsCNaoj1PXt8/s1600-h/IMG_1227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247535796380758946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYyeGqhxrDkt8d_VIlrLwAbuYRgSNihaYTIOWznSlb2E1tRIN8jsCBeQsYw4j4y8ZwhwetQCJGJDDchnva54yRRwdSkotl4NVgkHNXiOdQopnLm-iJrFGj7akZ5B4vNIAsCNaoj1PXt8/s320/IMG_1227.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhJEA0p-V8sP7Yb7w9G3U7bJIrvXtefiDi_U86SPslGZChJeAEE0Ny13nRACMSPriqLfdfouP1PcbhSNy9rqFwvgFjjkyqBNdgbP8XOVhwwi12_OrxXSpulQuOYI94eNKdadYFkCfc9c/s1600-h/IMG_1236.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247535804492671282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhJEA0p-V8sP7Yb7w9G3U7bJIrvXtefiDi_U86SPslGZChJeAEE0Ny13nRACMSPriqLfdfouP1PcbhSNy9rqFwvgFjjkyqBNdgbP8XOVhwwi12_OrxXSpulQuOYI94eNKdadYFkCfc9c/s320/IMG_1236.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-47933498827933830582008-09-17T16:45:00.000-07:002008-09-17T16:46:12.741-07:00Who, What, Where, When, Why, How ETSY?Some of you may have heard me talk about my Etsy shops. Well, here is a little promotional video that talks about Etsy. Thanks to Mrs. Kwitty for sharing this video. This should explain a LOT about why I created The Downtown Boutique. I hope that you will add this to your blog, and help spread the word about Etsy. Who knows, you might have an awesome Christmas season!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RmXJXYHnWPo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RmXJXYHnWPo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-41252753711692387042008-08-29T11:43:00.001-07:002008-08-29T11:43:44.862-07:00Who Couldn't Use $1000 or a Caribbean Cruise???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb8zdNxgC16dlhbcRVSb_1bWey-UOVui30xpgjFTLTNKIZxd717DVCD9w5W81yCY73PsNozU7APkgfIzBoOZmJg5gujdv9de8oMsqAbliM2RCOnrlfJVu3CwICdgrqmkjG31I2UUxT9Q/s1600-h/Protect-a-Bed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240011188376092290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb8zdNxgC16dlhbcRVSb_1bWey-UOVui30xpgjFTLTNKIZxd717DVCD9w5W81yCY73PsNozU7APkgfIzBoOZmJg5gujdv9de8oMsqAbliM2RCOnrlfJVu3CwICdgrqmkjG31I2UUxT9Q/s320/Protect-a-Bed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I know I could! Well, I prefer getting the $1000. We can't take off on a cruise right now, because we are awaiting the finalization of the adoption of our little guy, which probably will happen in early 2009. So the $1000 would come in VERY handy! We could even use it to pay for the adoption fees!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You're probably asking, "where do I enter?".......well, I'm not giving away this prize. I definitely can't afford to do that kind of thing...YET! Metropolitan Mama, in conjunction with <a href="http://www.protectabed.com/"target="_blank">Protect-a-Bed</a>, is giving away this fabulous prize! You can read more about it at <a href="http://metropolitanmama.net/2008/06/sail-away-to-a-good-nights-sleep-contest/"target="_blank">Metropolitan Mama's blog</a>. Protect-a-Bed mattress covers would come in very handy in our home. We use those Huggies nighttime diapers, but occasionally, the little one will SOAK his sheet, blankets, and mattress pad in his crib. We'd love to get on board with Protect-a-Bed, and get one of their mattress covers.</div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr92JV_KxsAERakg8uqdEdlxkGtRlAwaEjMb4Akq16fugBU1T9_8buNWtOH8IK4Nkrz9O2fnbhGds-2hnF-LKy9Ce3183MmBbhWwBBeGcHKvqmL4yA3R4Css9fHHs5NkCwGwz4d5fblJ0/s1600-h/cribProtector.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240011181822061090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr92JV_KxsAERakg8uqdEdlxkGtRlAwaEjMb4Akq16fugBU1T9_8buNWtOH8IK4Nkrz9O2fnbhGds-2hnF-LKy9Ce3183MmBbhWwBBeGcHKvqmL4yA3R4Css9fHHs5NkCwGwz4d5fblJ0/s320/cribProtector.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>You MUST hurry, because this giveaway expires on September 1st! Sorry, but I JUST heard about it today, otherwise I would've let you know sooner.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Have fun!</div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#339999;">Angie</span></div>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-41637718688911741262008-08-28T10:55:00.000-07:002008-08-28T15:28:06.903-07:00I Love Digital Scrapbooking!!!<a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=71899&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239636924661371186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4ZHtEXml89S3XNLnXQupTZxM9cET_aKKtxSNBBMB4ao-8aZVQeC3H2qT-mcJgd2HR-9R-_t08ULUcXYTv9ItU1Y8wrlPo4_xmO-r3x23WR_mIK22wL20HVM9TI85hmmcZDxi-KHtFWI/s320/SplishSploshSplash.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">I have been scrapbooking since Sir C was about 3 years old. We started scrapbooking because he had had some strokes that took away his speech and hearing (hearing came back, but speech did not), and a lot of his comprehensive abilities. So we wanted a way for him to re-learn things. We started with pages of him, and also worked on pages of zoo animals so that he could learn his animals again.<br /><br />I've come a LONG way from those scrapbook pages of old. I'll have to post pictures of them some time after we get a scanner.<br /><br />Here are some pages of recent activities we've done as a family, or things we've had going on around here. I hope you enjoy them. </div><div align="center">(For the credits on each layout, please click on each picture.)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72005&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239635620580979586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTs6ItcY20qvLZPEdFQ2wHyh4WtpfEwpiUPb64dI1toAqNKQF0r0iZVPhC02i6kqy2H6nZehwlberRrYbLlerh1DPCVvQdiUzGI_SBBx7xxSQA3iVkccJpmP5eeVFgGLk9a8rYPoxlOo/s320/TheBigSplash.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72476&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239634775679141682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmW8HHxeS77ShpihBxEcueQE60mgzMxnrZiiTFLaTZsw8AUa1BzY0jVObdjLOcx52A-RhrLBQB_ZlfhLK4Hhk7gglYXFPb58R0AfvK3i_MYhz__01CiN5VJCGZClq1527JOwG-7g9rJi4/s320/BrothersForUpload.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72448&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239634785073064994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvH-4BS65zz12G9JeUGhnNnMV10KREVeCqxenfiWBJ3hSWoGuJSTfv2sHWlf9sVJBPsfAmaXZWX4RrDgB_dW6s0ZOu9Y7xyE56kA4evM67hr876BYr09p6nJdlA6Wn5FzRUQPFJdaGMDE/s320/TheMostWastedOfAllDaysForUpload.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72548&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239633226889304338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeMWAgSCmGX_YCjYsNcSoNQ2K0-OFrGIVfbTZbhBCROT3V7Ae6_SYZyPir802aD_tyiO8N6-WeDFUj9EjAR-inVZpNnRhTrY7pHLMajBdUBWiidDa2orp3r0iSQ39VWMgNVH16ZLb1vA/s320/FirstDayOfSchool.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72444&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239632040858786242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-qQBmv_ENumBfhNS70J2kBh7CJbGugNehPuCIii6RZamCqtTpMCTml6-fYlQETXODd3v5yw09TJXKzbYV8YMqIdlRNOL7yPJPbu0_gh_c8YvS_XPFaZvRnnJiOR3qGjdEc_LCwfNEws/s320/ALittlePieceOfParadiseForUpload.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72597&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239632035201869618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoM9mUL_hLbH8-N2melGeeGvVeHbFrA3gabVTRykE3vFuSZ7BYDunTkKBSPjOyV1zzTpUfbYXCo2zHmjTZY7XMGsS_8xESYm3APUsNYbT93F9BIbqdtJBNzY1mu2qENfo4r8MOLnpIoM/s320/FirstTripToTheBeach2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72588&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239630837402487938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kApP4eG1LDEF_49C376iOR-mPHmBZ7LTuLRflsbTMn8rClgTDB2J8wU5DfdzXgjJUkV25_nTZlm5XtBdX18Mm8WsGXqsCsOE04hDI5RjREP8Wa3CK0_dzInWU8d_3GC1D3P0CtkV4kk/s320/FirstTripToTheBeach.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPNqhGS0RKdk0pOVtoaxZKelMBMcnR7UdP8PD1lO65RwRbQjwMBzvMQeSVrYOsDRx-IW1KQTP9mmtNISk4gmQHE7HUfZnMHttHlsU10jTMnNGgVUhiR2J_ySOdBIzuZKl92vaYJFmKsE/s1600-h/FirstTripToTheBeach3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239630852597892482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPNqhGS0RKdk0pOVtoaxZKelMBMcnR7UdP8PD1lO65RwRbQjwMBzvMQeSVrYOsDRx-IW1KQTP9mmtNISk4gmQHE7HUfZnMHttHlsU10jTMnNGgVUhiR2J_ySOdBIzuZKl92vaYJFmKsE/s320/FirstTripToTheBeach3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=72612&ppuser=4559"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239630859978115042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWz3C42Fo858KtYidD1ztYuV6vSry0q7ANk-PzYk0VWCTCMdt5ylPgptSMiu0r_q7AB7ISmc8cGrOvV0yqYnm5OF9baHoUyUc6eAiWaYwY1uIy_GhS3P_3FfSudqVb9wV-utkg-Yq9uck/s320/FirstTripToTheBeach4.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-55844072067063755922008-08-28T09:38:00.000-07:002008-08-28T10:14:51.741-07:00Sir E Is Learning to Feed HimselfI can only allow him to feed himself when the food is thick, but Sir E is now learning to feed himself! If the food is thinner, it just gets flung everywhere, and I don't really have the patience for that! As it is, he is exploring what it is like to have both hands in the food, and holding the spoon in both hands! I guess for now, he is ambidextrous. Here are some pictures from this morning's breakfast time...yogurt, baby oatmeal, and fruit dessert mixed together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdvWGdiTYM1fwiAfdSW6LPLfEu0owv0LoeYVNtYAluasWBg2HZT9RT46ndZqFzD9bTmB9PE7dRyAKwbM-ZK3pcuAT1mgldf49EZf4e9jYPY0Li_9rQfkP_292B85KFX5ui-xeKiDhTSI/s1600-h/IMG_1277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239617948031769202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdvWGdiTYM1fwiAfdSW6LPLfEu0owv0LoeYVNtYAluasWBg2HZT9RT46ndZqFzD9bTmB9PE7dRyAKwbM-ZK3pcuAT1mgldf49EZf4e9jYPY0Li_9rQfkP_292B85KFX5ui-xeKiDhTSI/s320/IMG_1277.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZJbmFR-1sfb1n2TgJxaKkJdXcMtBYRmhnrdm9dz23uC2jdZdD5pVOJytg2SHYDkJXzNRB00egWdKby222-zBQ5Bqcg-SVhvrExGhdBNs8yOZF6YrltUXhyXfrUwiWPefC3fddwS7vj4/s1600-h/082808-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239617335712883602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZJbmFR-1sfb1n2TgJxaKkJdXcMtBYRmhnrdm9dz23uC2jdZdD5pVOJytg2SHYDkJXzNRB00egWdKby222-zBQ5Bqcg-SVhvrExGhdBNs8yOZF6YrltUXhyXfrUwiWPefC3fddwS7vj4/s320/082808-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGs6zjcpHa1vOfvSn6QF_H3vnU208EfsdEXOnUua6mfE1RUJAmr6Avu2lyZV7zgNrX4-ucb-8mm4kAbiNd6Nwp0leUfcVN4eWf981TpqYQp9DY2-GLu8tuQrxQWfF7u1GnnItUPvM-hQ/s1600-h/082808-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239617339826979010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGs6zjcpHa1vOfvSn6QF_H3vnU208EfsdEXOnUua6mfE1RUJAmr6Avu2lyZV7zgNrX4-ucb-8mm4kAbiNd6Nwp0leUfcVN4eWf981TpqYQp9DY2-GLu8tuQrxQWfF7u1GnnItUPvM-hQ/s320/082808-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pEF5-jLGSVzyEdTQCj-wTM5Luc9NY8bL1Y2Sj64xD5qz0wDuOhIGDU8-14QDl8_yLRC2O_RNAFjbkqluS5wPD0jB3dkXqOnKP24zhkI6cx-r0GvZOV0mrhRzi2uHLvEgBs4csIFFCB0/s1600-h/082808-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239617347962234866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pEF5-jLGSVzyEdTQCj-wTM5Luc9NY8bL1Y2Sj64xD5qz0wDuOhIGDU8-14QDl8_yLRC2O_RNAFjbkqluS5wPD0jB3dkXqOnKP24zhkI6cx-r0GvZOV0mrhRzi2uHLvEgBs4csIFFCB0/s320/082808-3.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-15107462120718440662008-08-25T09:49:00.000-07:002008-08-25T09:53:41.264-07:00An Introduction to Bob the BuilderWe don't have any Bob the Builder DVD's for Sir E, so I figured when I saw that <a href="http://sevendogsandababy.com/" target="_blank">Seven Dogs and a Baby</a> (a blog I subscribe to) was giving away a Bob DVD, it might be a good time to introduce him to Bob.<br /><br />So, I'm blogging about this giveaway, so that I can have an extra entry to try and win this DVD for Sir E. Have you SEEN how much these DVD's are going for? Even on Amazon! I would LOVE to be able to win this, instead of buying it. I don't think I'd buy it at the going retail rate. I'd wait until I could find it in a consignment shop or something.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7Pe1ezdUwmo8iJXBTwe1-Rf02oclee1aRG7XbgQ4Gvk2emnTnF9LDVkzrrzX_hI2Pd3_fZ247s7pgAbai0387rONzxUA6NYkf6g5hiac7491dis8vqU1Mkoy7JuvSfNUpOnzXDU2wd4/s1600-h/BobTheBuilder.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238499166627940946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7Pe1ezdUwmo8iJXBTwe1-Rf02oclee1aRG7XbgQ4Gvk2emnTnF9LDVkzrrzX_hI2Pd3_fZ247s7pgAbai0387rONzxUA6NYkf6g5hiac7491dis8vqU1Mkoy7JuvSfNUpOnzXDU2wd4/s400/BobTheBuilder.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-2564907736232367912008-08-18T10:38:00.000-07:002008-08-18T12:13:13.236-07:00Golf Lessons for Sir C<div>The Archer has been learning to golf in the past year and a half or so, and soSir C has really been wanting to learn. So when we got Sir C involved in Special Olympics, we found that we were able to take him to their golf "clinic" for free! It was supposed to be for something like 7 weeks, but they ended up extending it by two more weeks. We're so excited because the instructors have said that Sir C has done REALLY well, and has the potential to be able to play a 9-hole course with The Archer, with more practice. Tonight is the last night, and I think they'll be handing out some certificates or something. Too bad The Archer has to miss it...he's out hunting.</div><br /><br /><div>Here are some pictures we took during last week's lessons. You can see that someone else has a big interest in golf too. See the "Big Bertha" driver??</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgWElVhuAhWj4SRTo9_4Xk0Oswr1qr3BZl48eol2hyEg-BiPhK77Q5mmsSmZ16RAlztZKdaRlY6xIfC2lJCxyikiwsuU0TyFGkuQIEHvs2d7U3HBl0T7fA0nZz7vzwbW48r7cbm-rsOY/s1600-h/IMG_1100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235934602470674210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgWElVhuAhWj4SRTo9_4Xk0Oswr1qr3BZl48eol2hyEg-BiPhK77Q5mmsSmZ16RAlztZKdaRlY6xIfC2lJCxyikiwsuU0TyFGkuQIEHvs2d7U3HBl0T7fA0nZz7vzwbW48r7cbm-rsOY/s320/IMG_1100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlMy9mqZyZJe5g2iOQxNXJtCDp795AQlxjjOpf0jF838wjRni_L2bVG_vdl5pqe1Zuxh7B-E74Dm0swzlwIkob5Plc9tTwfxiQKtyfo8rIO0JAmW3OlaZpMOVPhZPEx-fF7BUB7Sv8JI/s1600-h/IMG_1097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235934608674424738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqR38dLw_iQhagSsal5qrUbKJd5Cd0V_FIHoI88sWL0VkpfZ4NvdziuTTCz6COj8ulOsD1FPDkcDWnVCIys_Y4MOUR0VYfACZptXxuz8YdpGGYf3tRpY5EGZcH9Vq2lI_4g7Adf_2o6Tc/s320/IMG_1060.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345485008500840465.post-17805408578991414142008-08-18T10:20:00.000-07:002008-08-18T12:45:53.470-07:00Such an Accomplishment!!!Last week, Sir E had an amazing week of accomplishments!!! This is a boy who only eats baby food, who won't touch Cheerios, crackers, that sort of thing. He'll sit forever with something on his tongue because he has texture issues. Well, last Sunday, we all went out and got Slurpees from the local 7-11. I had a Wild Cherry Slurpee, and while I was waiting for The Archer and Sir C to come out of the 2nd 7-11 (they didn't have The Archer's favorite flavor at the first one), I decided to try giving some Slurpee to Sir E. He liked it!!!! He had about 9 bites, and then he decided he was done, but not before Daddy (The Archer) and big brother (Sir C) saw him eating it! Too bad I didn't have the camera for that one!<br /><br />Ok, now I know that this isn't going to be the best thing for any nutritionists to hear, so if you are one, close your ears or eyes, or whatever. Monday, after Sir C's golf lessons, we got Slurpees again, and then we went to McDonald's for dinner. His lessons are from 6-7, so it's too early to eat before the lessons, and then by the time we get home, I don't feel like cooking dinner. Sorry. So we got our McDonald's dinner, and went home. We set everything out, and I got Sir E's dinner (not McDonald's). We all sat down to eat together, and I thought I'd see how Sir E liked french fries....with ketchup. I squirted a little ketchup on his high chair tray, and gave him a french fry. I showed him how to dip it in the ketchup and eat it. So he dipped the fry in the ketchup and ate the ketchup off of the end of the fry! Again...and again....and again. He continued to do this until a softened bit of french fry came off in his mouth. He did not like that, so that was the end of that. We will be trying that again though!!! And I DID have the camera for that one!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54nPgUnQwt3LFX7_kntBAwSwkpx_fjY3Gu7zU8GJ5l1w_pkGTBStA9lnKSeei3yMhnnWaXm1mKyqqe1Uhweest6yphj4pKycisgr2wMysIumaJcL0cnjL5stABsrQlZLKH8uCJHt_f8M/s1600-h/IMG_1104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235938747144945970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54nPgUnQwt3LFX7_kntBAwSwkpx_fjY3Gu7zU8GJ5l1w_pkGTBStA9lnKSeei3yMhnnWaXm1mKyqqe1Uhweest6yphj4pKycisgr2wMysIumaJcL0cnjL5stABsrQlZLKH8uCJHt_f8M/s320/IMG_1104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl40vii79u_0nYDFF486rMCZparOBtRTPbuiIFIoucmeGZirJv5-aw_Ba1z3iYBTvBBQJPMZdO-d-gEoJlKpZvf069qmYLcJmZVWSX9IQhRRlozfVEGmQm6fMV2PfIAo3jlC1IqbEgsU/s1600-h/IMG_1106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235938782324673906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl40vii79u_0nYDFF486rMCZparOBtRTPbuiIFIoucmeGZirJv5-aw_Ba1z3iYBTvBBQJPMZdO-d-gEoJlKpZvf069qmYLcJmZVWSX9IQhRRlozfVEGmQm6fMV2PfIAo3jlC1IqbEgsU/s320/IMG_1106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZf7HmHp48C0gcWPdr1x2sdbAPvmzSqUZqJP3mqzVSnhSXW6cGBsc5O_Ow2m-a8ztK-cQgxaG3lYbW-MHS_z8-l2_uADLNwrR-4DS5EuOi7Js0CP9j7aaPuMNZW3KooQGgI6BU8t4ze0o/s1600-h/IMG_1107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235938791090218658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZf7HmHp48C0gcWPdr1x2sdbAPvmzSqUZqJP3mqzVSnhSXW6cGBsc5O_Ow2m-a8ztK-cQgxaG3lYbW-MHS_z8-l2_uADLNwrR-4DS5EuOi7Js0CP9j7aaPuMNZW3KooQGgI6BU8t4ze0o/s320/IMG_1107.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL8M4K9XmtTM_imZkuRphrwBWXHx5csQG0Z3Ur4bfBcA4hupx1LVsqVNuTL3bkeOLQLA5uroCIhxmyRYd7CQSguNWxr1S-MaYeWzzNnX14BOlFaO43TWW45JLlgXDI054NouvrjxCwew/s1600-h/IMG_1108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235938793738466466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL8M4K9XmtTM_imZkuRphrwBWXHx5csQG0Z3Ur4bfBcA4hupx1LVsqVNuTL3bkeOLQLA5uroCIhxmyRYd7CQSguNWxr1S-MaYeWzzNnX14BOlFaO43TWW45JLlgXDI054NouvrjxCwew/s320/IMG_1108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttIfwwuzAVXpVnK80_UtugcGnvc9CIKwWS6CKQkTsY3jTeexFgBLvIJE4uvifHuhHh6iR2MztVeQzAGW58OYk7SFW_DuKpJSQIlUJSGk0LF0eHj71n7bi5xTNooAbERD_LObXt5c3QmI/s1600-h/IMG_1109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235938799885759970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttIfwwuzAVXpVnK80_UtugcGnvc9CIKwWS6CKQkTsY3jTeexFgBLvIJE4uvifHuhHh6iR2MztVeQzAGW58OYk7SFW_DuKpJSQIlUJSGk0LF0eHj71n7bi5xTNooAbERD_LObXt5c3QmI/s320/IMG_1109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lastly, on Wednesday evening, I had decided to try something that someone mentioned to me. (Sorry, but I don't remember who gave this advice. I think it was my sister-in-law, or my mother-in-law.) I decided to try giving Sir E a graham cracker, because they had mentioned about how quickly graham crackers will dissolve once they meet up with saliva (well, they didn't exactly put it that way!). We had some chocolate graham crackers in the cupboard, and I thought he'd probably like that, so I gave him a small rectangle of graham cracker. He licked it for awhile, and eventually I was able to talk him into taking a bite. He took a bit of the softened graham cracker, and yes, kept it on his tongue for a bit. When he does this sort of thing, he tends to produce a LOT of drool, so that softened the graham cracker even more. He started to try his "chew, chew, chew" method, and eventually swallowed the graham cracker! He ended up eating the whole little rectangle of graham cracker, biting and licking, and all! WOO HOO!!! We're getting somewhere in all of this. No, I didn't think to grab the camera on this one. But we're finally getting somewhere.The Downtown Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286415932117001732noreply@blogger.com0