tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62378937381425138892024-03-13T13:42:52.592-07:00The Moose is LooseRosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-31219427613408382162011-05-18T05:45:00.000-07:002011-05-18T05:58:27.298-07:00The cutest cowpoke...<div align="justify">Clayton and Gwen like to play a pretend game amongst themselves. Gwen is the princess and Clayton is the superhero. It truly is the cutest thing to hear them calling each other 'princess' and 'superhero'! Well, about 2 weeks ago when we were driving to Manhattan to pick up Case from school, we drove through a cattle drive on the road. The way to school was quick, the kids were enthralled with the cattle so close to the car and the 3 cowboys driving them. The way home was another story...we had a very leasurely drive through the herd. Clayton got to observe the cowboys and apparently they left quite the impression. The next morning I woke up to this...</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd6qlKkUmPcSkPHz6MXKmNwq5Ux7h4-Yje_AvL0UqBjumJ5BeXEMz15vhL7e8fc0sEhv3sLOKr3j4xc5epuV-trZJgdZfgeICVPswc8Du-5XZFchTR7MHkZn_gthfwsk_mm26X_xOmxR4/s1600/P1190520.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd6qlKkUmPcSkPHz6MXKmNwq5Ux7h4-Yje_AvL0UqBjumJ5BeXEMz15vhL7e8fc0sEhv3sLOKr3j4xc5epuV-trZJgdZfgeICVPswc8Du-5XZFchTR7MHkZn_gthfwsk_mm26X_xOmxR4/s320/P1190520.JPG" /></a></p>I decided to help him out a bit and added the holster and bandana...<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgTy7xb7SKqIGTd14HtXGClgM-fj2GwtjqecsHV8QN4uplulbqL__jUq7UxXjmC1gfYf4Z3fA6DEnBPBIY7lgRxdXV4QcELX-dk4_G0l3nFUEMEOWLxXGpaohU6W4Z7q2thAn_EM8FbN1/s1600/P1190526.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgTy7xb7SKqIGTd14HtXGClgM-fj2GwtjqecsHV8QN4uplulbqL__jUq7UxXjmC1gfYf4Z3fA6DEnBPBIY7lgRxdXV4QcELX-dk4_G0l3nFUEMEOWLxXGpaohU6W4Z7q2thAn_EM8FbN1/s320/P1190526.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="justify">In the two weeks since, when he wakes up, he gets dressed and immediately puts on all his accessories and wears them EVERYWHERE...even Costco...</div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yWrBTFBVyaxpWG6_OInimr-Uw2JGAvts84ow_32lwySwzseGdGcKNgSVDGq5z1D45qcvHd0iSog23lGghAasigbIAxM_NpABBSH89afaQAht2pqASpjLAL4fWkKG3xa2PgQXqpgU5I1P/s1600/P1190528.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yWrBTFBVyaxpWG6_OInimr-Uw2JGAvts84ow_32lwySwzseGdGcKNgSVDGq5z1D45qcvHd0iSog23lGghAasigbIAxM_NpABBSH89afaQAht2pqASpjLAL4fWkKG3xa2PgQXqpgU5I1P/s320/P1190528.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="justify">I mean, really, can this kid get any cuter? Because of the daily occurance of the cowboy-ness, I tend to forget he is wearing it...until people comment about it! You should see the smiles he gets...everywhere he goes! It kind of reminds me of being in Italy! People LOVE it...especially the men...maybe it just brings them back to the good ole days! I don't know, but Clayton sure does love it!</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Well, spring has finally sprung here! My tulips are growing in force and they are starting to look fantastic! I love bulbs! So much bang for your buck...and so little work! Plant in the fall and forget...then you get the most fantastic spring show!</div><br />I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!<br />Ciao a tutti!Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-14033520730060289312011-05-04T13:26:00.000-07:002011-05-04T13:30:23.099-07:00Look what I found...<div align="justify">Could it really be Spring? I was cleaning up one of my flower beds and this little daffodil was just smiling away! It may be the only one. It may be snowed on at any moment. But it sure makes me happy! </div><br /><p style="CLEAR: both" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXEN_MWvD5Wfi-B1uIjRdERqEPracUh-BejbY9mbejKSNeF8PiZ8kCwmX_gMgjqR1eRnaV8n68_29q1KOM1BepU_B1Xv0ZueQIzKJ8_sAdSKpVRfCdP4NuCyX6NhsJDO_HlUiWfDkTgPU/s1600/P1190364.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXEN_MWvD5Wfi-B1uIjRdERqEPracUh-BejbY9mbejKSNeF8PiZ8kCwmX_gMgjqR1eRnaV8n68_29q1KOM1BepU_B1Xv0ZueQIzKJ8_sAdSKpVRfCdP4NuCyX6NhsJDO_HlUiWfDkTgPU/s320/P1190364.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">To those of you in warmer climes...it might not be super exciting. But here, where we have had the coldest April on record...it is something to shout about!</div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful spring day!</div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-10718659189326564152011-04-29T15:45:00.000-07:002011-04-29T16:05:41.725-07:00Easter Outfits...<div align="justify">Easter morning, before church, I get to sneak in a few pics of my kids. I think they are super cute...</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLJgl0w2141ZflnYkhRYbtDJIfPNZxUBOwT1Mz9LqL1VNJa-Ku03iSJ50I6KE_kcAHn2JNlNwW8cYr9aaoxg7UwwwgkbXBwIiyQ9vkBXVv0QrGecjb9T7Te2MGR6edveFyIGwyvvzFpCR/s1600/P1190255.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLJgl0w2141ZflnYkhRYbtDJIfPNZxUBOwT1Mz9LqL1VNJa-Ku03iSJ50I6KE_kcAHn2JNlNwW8cYr9aaoxg7UwwwgkbXBwIiyQ9vkBXVv0QrGecjb9T7Te2MGR6edveFyIGwyvvzFpCR/s320/P1190255.JPG" /></a></div><br />As usual, Gwen declares she is a princess...one just needs a party dress and instant princess...<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6Eme-Khezy5KPpEwYJ-RQoXA6KWJuoGtTO5znAZu9aGIaNDtUD4466yRfvtELShuYdRw7AzST5WbKf4AojP-65DayO68rnKTWYi14wP_LL7mfY6PKE-p_uDnMPgeLbE0nd6Wflp_9RIS/s1600/P1190276.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6Eme-Khezy5KPpEwYJ-RQoXA6KWJuoGtTO5znAZu9aGIaNDtUD4466yRfvtELShuYdRw7AzST5WbKf4AojP-65DayO68rnKTWYi14wP_LL7mfY6PKE-p_uDnMPgeLbE0nd6Wflp_9RIS/s320/P1190276.JPG" /></a></p>After church and lunch, a little egg hunting in the snow does a body good...<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c5qiRlZZwU5T5bxua95NjJwStLo4nMsH30OuzAJaNrQwTXQ8FhgfAak2S64f1bo7mDVVlagCHaJj5pIjVReiCmDR7PDRvTFKgC4Jl4yl0TJvwimqrR5_IlPZefLzdLAhi8uG6r_aEjZP/s1600/P1190326.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c5qiRlZZwU5T5bxua95NjJwStLo4nMsH30OuzAJaNrQwTXQ8FhgfAak2S64f1bo7mDVVlagCHaJj5pIjVReiCmDR7PDRvTFKgC4Jl4yl0TJvwimqrR5_IlPZefLzdLAhi8uG6r_aEjZP/s320/P1190326.JPG" /></a></p>Checkin' out the treasures...<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLxE_Te_WkvlFSIED3_atWyfrnGN4FDF39uSDGSHLin2uHhvBUS8wdQTbt04L7HGWXt-aoJYc4qeaX6N0ROcDVxIimSmrSPWoDVmsFFZ4MnsFphUerPUplG6qhz7OQBka4OMmWtd642GS/s1600/P1190336.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLxE_Te_WkvlFSIED3_atWyfrnGN4FDF39uSDGSHLin2uHhvBUS8wdQTbt04L7HGWXt-aoJYc4qeaX6N0ROcDVxIimSmrSPWoDVmsFFZ4MnsFphUerPUplG6qhz7OQBka4OMmWtd642GS/s320/P1190336.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">A fun low-key Easter weekend! Fun was had by all! I hope your weekend is warm and spring-like...we are enjoying our snow!</div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-78551779093458756292011-04-29T15:33:00.000-07:002011-04-29T15:43:11.786-07:00Eggstravagansa...<div align="justify">Easter was SO late this year, and it still was a snowy weekend! Go figure! We had a more low-key weekend...my back wasn't feeling too great...so we dyed Easter eggs! Doesn't that make everyone feel better! I thought you might like to see the kids at their egg dying best...<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENtBvudDOWCn7ZzDT0atYiUNrrHT_Fy278uFlK6gzYELXBskAACmEGt-eyXE1jJbU1Ia-2CcAPwQnhyJX7mOsMC-mSipxPm4l4mHEyj-Mzf5S2ahrKh3CqOZYmQ3RtlfQrI9a74dxKBDT/s1600/P1190214.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENtBvudDOWCn7ZzDT0atYiUNrrHT_Fy278uFlK6gzYELXBskAACmEGt-eyXE1jJbU1Ia-2CcAPwQnhyJX7mOsMC-mSipxPm4l4mHEyj-Mzf5S2ahrKh3CqOZYmQ3RtlfQrI9a74dxKBDT/s320/P1190214.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="justify">This is Gwen's first time actively participating...she loved it! Of course, she was in charge of the pink and purple cups...<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6TUTaePkDyHwhGV33um2H4jJDQfn60DvWrTBk_9vwt34yCV0YPbQ0jdgSaali5ukCBNxBjQh6xY6MLfdyaEL7xcZ2XX2G5Im_OgM8WkPkFqdolPEgPtC-_5NCf0RpoVmFdIQc_jX77w1/s1600/P1190215.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6TUTaePkDyHwhGV33um2H4jJDQfn60DvWrTBk_9vwt34yCV0YPbQ0jdgSaali5ukCBNxBjQh6xY6MLfdyaEL7xcZ2XX2G5Im_OgM8WkPkFqdolPEgPtC-_5NCf0RpoVmFdIQc_jX77w1/s320/P1190215.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="justify">Case, our resident egg dying pro, was in charge of the more difficult colors...orange and yellow...though this year they were the best ones...go Case!<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-5Ooy4PaorNeFG5r5G8QN1Cn5Hk4n9VSJ5byBRHdWbau4lkmQ_4jwwynn9wWtIxfB64wraBg7I7eA2aG5n_4ykSD80ynkwlBhcUSsljd0LYPNuY8IG8T3Wvp_BxjeLQd71Q5Q4eIQsG7/s1600/P1190220.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-5Ooy4PaorNeFG5r5G8QN1Cn5Hk4n9VSJ5byBRHdWbau4lkmQ_4jwwynn9wWtIxfB64wraBg7I7eA2aG5n_4ykSD80ynkwlBhcUSsljd0LYPNuY8IG8T3Wvp_BxjeLQd71Q5Q4eIQsG7/s320/P1190220.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="justify">There you go...3 dozen colored Easter eggs! I am imagining spring is occurring in most of the US at this point...I am watching the snow fall from my craft room window. I have decided that I love snow in April...if my tulips can handle it...so can I!<br />I hope that you are having a wonderful Friday!<br />Ciao a tutti!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-21716571800625792432011-03-31T20:57:00.000-07:002011-04-01T10:04:42.528-07:00That's some crazy hair...<div><br /><div><br /><div align="justify">Yesterday was a crazy, busy day! It was my birthday...yahoo! It was also the day my newest nephew was born...who knew that Kendra would have a kid as cool as me! And (if that wasn't enough) it was crazy hair night at Awana!</div>Clayton's hair got the fro look... <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ5op_mnX8ME2x84JFpmOrP_wfVjhO0KJeFxk_ff-o_c5Z89P63WD2KmxE-X2ZdDcCeFm0W32lKjW4IjYCJscCAaH0yzsitbeGcsSA6ccl7Jqj5a1DofMhRTsB3_Xp576o9mgwya6zEf4/s1600/P1190167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590661375133899474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ5op_mnX8ME2x84JFpmOrP_wfVjhO0KJeFxk_ff-o_c5Z89P63WD2KmxE-X2ZdDcCeFm0W32lKjW4IjYCJscCAaH0yzsitbeGcsSA6ccl7Jqj5a1DofMhRTsB3_Xp576o9mgwya6zEf4/s320/P1190167.JPG" /></a><a href="http://localhost:49764/395d2f209a3a2740e8a0add5af8554b8/image/486fa54f68895f95.jpg"></a></p><br /><div align="justify">And Case went ALL the way to crazy! I have been waiting to give him a hair cut for at least a month...driving me crazy with hair sticking out in crazy angles...you tell me, was it worth the wait...</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR0U5SrT1nwS-oqmuOKdj3sPXJp3wYEoKAsOJgQqTsjlly84DAyC2F-O_lLiIllW3lDLezZdd35tG1_cSMwmgXyYU0IfJg_OchZSoRVvR_aWTVtHD3MXDzEJtUdiEf-zKkd9BpqsB2WW6/s1600/P1190171.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590460179739450434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR0U5SrT1nwS-oqmuOKdj3sPXJp3wYEoKAsOJgQqTsjlly84DAyC2F-O_lLiIllW3lDLezZdd35tG1_cSMwmgXyYU0IfJg_OchZSoRVvR_aWTVtHD3MXDzEJtUdiEf-zKkd9BpqsB2WW6/s320/P1190171.JPG" /></a></p>Tobin starts shaving his head with one of the guards on the clipper...Case says 'This isn't short enough, I can still feel hair'...so it got shorter and shorter...then there was none, but a double mohawk... <a href="http://localhost:49764/395d2f209a3a2740e8a0add5af8554b8/image/6fa1e8f2a41b99fb.jpg"></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-nS1pKzzaLcQ1t-5LJ-GsDn7DOiPZ0IXvDuuU-XzVplqBRR3iSliD9k23fe-FS9RjGwSsBwgfs4BtKyrq_WdoFJ86q1rU97apAeeSas7mc83hbaiAbJh7Yv8EKo-6bRpg766JGT8JntI/s1600/P1190174.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590661604450142994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-nS1pKzzaLcQ1t-5LJ-GsDn7DOiPZ0IXvDuuU-XzVplqBRR3iSliD9k23fe-FS9RjGwSsBwgfs4BtKyrq_WdoFJ86q1rU97apAeeSas7mc83hbaiAbJh7Yv8EKo-6bRpg766JGT8JntI/s320/P1190174.JPG" /></a><a href="http://localhost:49764/395d2f209a3a2740e8a0add5af8554b8/image/25883d49a616449b.jpg"></a></p>A little hair gel and comb, viola! The craziest hair in Sparkies... <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tOLiMoA3p1pWLwyshf6T1j4AqSNSGPX0OeehuV6onsegLpNI3aBzyBdIu82NM4768ih3vRW_QUxACivPvSqoubGSYIGBSnzaMwDSYEid0LihqXg61GdwOCi7okYSmFQCZBreBRLKZwyD/s1600/P1190169.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590661887722075842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tOLiMoA3p1pWLwyshf6T1j4AqSNSGPX0OeehuV6onsegLpNI3aBzyBdIu82NM4768ih3vRW_QUxACivPvSqoubGSYIGBSnzaMwDSYEid0LihqXg61GdwOCi7okYSmFQCZBreBRLKZwyD/s320/P1190169.JPG" /></a><a href="http://localhost:49764/395d2f209a3a2740e8a0add5af8554b8/image/6a1e358738107ed6.jpg"></a></p><br /><div align="justify">All I can say is 'That's my boy'! His adventurous spirit makes this mom's heart warm and fuzzy! Nothing like a little mohawk to make a mom proud! I do have to admit, the red hair certainly adds a bit of flair! Not to mention the WHITE head! The kid was SO proud of his new do, he went to school with it like this...as he said 'Even the big kids thought it was cool'...</div>Well I hope that you have a wonderful day! Ciao a tutti! </div><br /><div>PS...sorry about the broken links! Hopefully this fixes it!</div></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-45644006769987830072011-03-24T15:20:00.000-07:002011-03-24T15:34:25.414-07:00Peent...<div align="justify">Aaah, the amazing new world of girl toddlers. Gwen is so funny to me sometimes...this girl LOVES 'peent' (or pink to the rest of us)! I just had to take this picture (and of course post it on the web)...it looks like she tackled her dresser and found anything and everything that was pink...it must be fun to be 2! </div><p style="CLEAR: both" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGMKpxh-53a-opmnZlLxtk7DDFeZJX6gKpKzJpMURw3WiJH0VIA-DKlyMcjUpoKfr_Ea_9N-LQrmqpRzt8N8NR9BAHzMff1dW6uK_VFsrpeEVpd6mAnn6gCoyivm6IpPXqbaglnZM1Hge/s1600/P1190036.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGMKpxh-53a-opmnZlLxtk7DDFeZJX6gKpKzJpMURw3WiJH0VIA-DKlyMcjUpoKfr_Ea_9N-LQrmqpRzt8N8NR9BAHzMff1dW6uK_VFsrpeEVpd6mAnn6gCoyivm6IpPXqbaglnZM1Hge/s320/P1190036.JPG" /></a></p><p style="CLEAR: both" align="justify">March is marching quickly by...with or without me! I have seen my first robin of the year, little song birds are visiting and it wonderful to sit and listen to them, the trees have their first leaf buds, the grass is beginning to look green (now one has to get on their hands and knees to find it, but it is there) and the 4 inches of snow we get in the morning is melted away by the afternoon sun. The kids are finally playing outside again, only to come in absolutely COVERED in mud, and my mud room looks like, well, a MUD room. Ah, spring time in MT! I have started my annual stalking of my bulb plants...those dang deer can smell them a mile away and if I want to actually see a flower...spray with horrendous smelling 'stuff' and they leave them alone! Success! But I have to spot them first...let the hunt begin! When I first see those glorious green buds springing from the earth...you'll be the first to know. </p><p style="CLEAR: both" align="justify">Have a most wonderful Thursday!</p><p style="CLEAR: both" align="justify">Ciao a tutti!</p>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-16940950138386953742011-03-18T12:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T12:53:46.222-07:00Happy Leprachaun's Day...<div align="justify"> Or to everyone besides my kids, Happy St. Patrick's Day (one day late)! I love this fun green day! My kids love the leprachauns and dressing up like them! So here are the goods...the not so little leprachauns...</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPb1bXBn1n4MbjCuuQSSwoEg6KcEhW3wqeXnSxsAHYY02ye0FxNkRQ1LJ9Bee2JkrkdW51NVK2VXAuEwXW3Wv4i_9FxfGMkpBo_9rxirdQGu1vSk4oDq9KfhW7DGKwxAYO7gJ8KhCUjzO/s1600/P1190045.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPb1bXBn1n4MbjCuuQSSwoEg6KcEhW3wqeXnSxsAHYY02ye0FxNkRQ1LJ9Bee2JkrkdW51NVK2VXAuEwXW3Wv4i_9FxfGMkpBo_9rxirdQGu1vSk4oDq9KfhW7DGKwxAYO7gJ8KhCUjzO/s320/P1190045.JPG" /></a></p>Clayton is the BEST leprachaun...if only he came with a pot of gold...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv1HisEmWHqKNdqrBMdWGzniUIXpAiAgZtHmWD5rbuyhCbKcOADkQWX5SRhkDulnf1HWLjVI2vLbz7AZiaE810zjRlZcckNiewNRRKRTJMZo1ASOTmZ1pq-BiTW9YwqaSW0JY6CFUn4cV/s1600/P1190054.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv1HisEmWHqKNdqrBMdWGzniUIXpAiAgZtHmWD5rbuyhCbKcOADkQWX5SRhkDulnf1HWLjVI2vLbz7AZiaE810zjRlZcckNiewNRRKRTJMZo1ASOTmZ1pq-BiTW9YwqaSW0JY6CFUn4cV/s320/P1190054.JPG" /></a></p><br />I love that he is so game for crazy things...this moustache just cracks me up...so here is ANOTHER pic of him...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3-WM7BYeOn2GbhtXD8wFy1cjfFnWQ3Q3GcbiYol13_ngod0CD1rzxR-jCJPQfyH2rCny0ectmjbOvlpwQognOzU0HwiKgcTd_EDGiSShEHjGKwIN_etES_EaTfYNr7VwXgOorOtZCYV9/s1600/P1190067.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3-WM7BYeOn2GbhtXD8wFy1cjfFnWQ3Q3GcbiYol13_ngod0CD1rzxR-jCJPQfyH2rCny0ectmjbOvlpwQognOzU0HwiKgcTd_EDGiSShEHjGKwIN_etES_EaTfYNr7VwXgOorOtZCYV9/s320/P1190067.JPG" /></a></p><br />And Gwen found the crown in the box...she was in 7th heaven...and a princess to boot...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy3ivNwAunnpkDDRxaHEEn4Tv4DvP2DX4OVoynRxzKDqI0lo7zT3xmm5enw5LcxDbcmrDxhyphenhyphen0st9FrykB9byM2_FQy1lzx9cc0VpPRQPBnLgCE4NP_2BDwbLGfnzpqHTqTqdagBhbJ5pf/s1600/P1190101.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy3ivNwAunnpkDDRxaHEEn4Tv4DvP2DX4OVoynRxzKDqI0lo7zT3xmm5enw5LcxDbcmrDxhyphenhyphen0st9FrykB9byM2_FQy1lzx9cc0VpPRQPBnLgCE4NP_2BDwbLGfnzpqHTqTqdagBhbJ5pf/s320/P1190101.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="justify">In addition to dressing like leprachauns, we brought treats to Case's class (his birthday is in August and so we celebrated on St. Patrick's day). I made some super cool treats...rainbow cupcakes! They turned out awesome, but they took a LONG time to put together! White cake...six different colors...each cupcake...whipped cream cloud-like icing...a bunch of happy kids!</div><br /><div align="justify">This year dinner was extra specially good...don't mind me patting myself on the back! But last year it wasn't bad, but wasn't super delicious either (I choose to chaulk it up to getting ready to leave the country and NOT to by lack of cooking skills). This year...I hit the jackpot! I used baby new potatoes...they cook faster and hold together fabulously...plus I don't have to peel them! Then I added some carrots to the pot...great addition...great color, taste, and the kids LOVE them! That added to the cabbage and the corned beef...all in one pot...boil practically all day...YUM!</div><br />Have a happy green day!<br />Ciao a tutti!<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-20945718339526958572011-02-26T10:53:00.000-08:002011-02-26T11:01:00.910-08:00The karate man...<div align="justify">At least that's what the kids were saying! So, one day after church, Clayton comes running up to us and is yelling that he is the karate man. Picture this, he has a piece of black electrical tape on his forehead, over his eyebrows. 'I'm the karate man' I laughed SO hard! He looked like Burt with a unibrow! Well, he eventually lost the tape and was just heartbroken...so Tobin decided to help them all out with some green painters tape...they loved posing for me to take pictures...</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7USz5wPn32tlT5c7VzG2o9p6yhNKxE-84h13CLSJSbLpD8wMGepNHqQyAWAhjftHXT7NL94gSmL0sNoZlUgN2KQKoNhD3sURZiCo8rLYMMIcRjITcmR4eQYlKwFfd2MthMdhyphenhyphen9e4IPn0G/s1600/P1180907.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7USz5wPn32tlT5c7VzG2o9p6yhNKxE-84h13CLSJSbLpD8wMGepNHqQyAWAhjftHXT7NL94gSmL0sNoZlUgN2KQKoNhD3sURZiCo8rLYMMIcRjITcmR4eQYlKwFfd2MthMdhyphenhyphen9e4IPn0G/s320/P1180907.JPG" /></a></p>I especially like the hairband and karate man combo look...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT5_3bvHsofGcAhZ-ibGg9i9E16Y2H1i1mO_nSdC25kPFH6q63PoIpUzTOL6AEfZzL-TdkI8uHOvdwmSFWdrmOeMV2vTrPq5jDnCypzW3LbR1rA_R0hN_Ypj15kEKONzbHsfWyQxTT4tv/s1600/P1180913.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT5_3bvHsofGcAhZ-ibGg9i9E16Y2H1i1mO_nSdC25kPFH6q63PoIpUzTOL6AEfZzL-TdkI8uHOvdwmSFWdrmOeMV2vTrPq5jDnCypzW3LbR1rA_R0hN_Ypj15kEKONzbHsfWyQxTT4tv/s320/P1180913.JPG" /></a></p><br />And who could forget Clayton's Swan dive karate move...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLonHJOaEce7ybCj80Ohyphenhyphen8zl7RCa_CA3H8wJYUytsa4gompjSvznDId7JFSLKRGFMgcV21mvh4sPfnyxEEFg8B5BzXdo8KcbVvE2fCrg_WWsbmlEZc0R6uiNc5zcIInCLRGAfaiaFMUF1A/s1600/P1180910.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLonHJOaEce7ybCj80Ohyphenhyphen8zl7RCa_CA3H8wJYUytsa4gompjSvznDId7JFSLKRGFMgcV21mvh4sPfnyxEEFg8B5BzXdo8KcbVvE2fCrg_WWsbmlEZc0R6uiNc5zcIInCLRGAfaiaFMUF1A/s320/P1180910.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="justify">Dude, we were rolling! The kids thought they were the coolest people EVER! So funny! Well, Clayton didn't much like these 'new' karate man thingys...it wasn't on his eyebrows...where do they get this stuff?</div>I hope that you have a wonderful and warm weekend!<br />Ciao a tutti!<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-79086362128303084612011-02-20T14:25:00.000-08:002011-02-20T14:28:43.269-08:00This is what COLD looks like...<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsJmE1avEG6IN1HOKmw-R1d1yvFo88Nvgrj7wIGY5ioK86j7E73SmubkpUkCAlO0DccOXltG0VTixtskXDTlc-Bk3DMH3obdlm8BKFvSTnCDRALa8YHDi37KetS3dDgGxA_-7h9d7POaU/s1600/P1180759.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsJmE1avEG6IN1HOKmw-R1d1yvFo88Nvgrj7wIGY5ioK86j7E73SmubkpUkCAlO0DccOXltG0VTixtskXDTlc-Bk3DMH3obdlm8BKFvSTnCDRALa8YHDi37KetS3dDgGxA_-7h9d7POaU/s320/P1180759.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Well, it is winter in Montana...lots of cold, snowy weather! We have found ourselves with alot of sickness these last 2 months...a bit of the influenza and a pretty bad cold...not too terrible, it just takes a while to work it's way through everyone! </div><div style="CLEAR: both">I hope that you are having a wonderful and warm weekend...I am just watching snowflakes fall to the ground!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-52739531818231141602011-02-09T10:16:00.000-08:002011-02-09T13:10:41.712-08:00February...<div align="justify">We are already in the middle of February! When did that happen? This is the first time January and February are passing without much notice for me...usually those cold, winter months short on sunshine drag endlessly by...not so this year! I can't seem to keep up with life whizzing by me! I guess I can chalk it up to Case being in school...I am constantly surprised how much that changes things!</div><br /><div align="justify">Clayton and I have been working on his ABC book...each week we pick a different letter to learn about...what it sounds like and how to write it...then we do some schoolwork, I try to come up with fun crafts and foods to eat to go along with our letter. Here is Clayton hard at work on the letter G...</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U4jsFMxjnXnvLtv9JqdJw5uldN6kVYLcEMXgdskoDPxGca3F7tvQ76CXieoEjiW2RpgRGDvuR-4l4d-aKtWGPij3ANF6Lxdzus0WTnsAd8cXGoRyhShdu_Wr4rtiJblqaQXtVlv2HdVr/s1600/P1180775.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U4jsFMxjnXnvLtv9JqdJw5uldN6kVYLcEMXgdskoDPxGca3F7tvQ76CXieoEjiW2RpgRGDvuR-4l4d-aKtWGPij3ANF6Lxdzus0WTnsAd8cXGoRyhShdu_Wr4rtiJblqaQXtVlv2HdVr/s320/P1180775.JPG" /></a></p><div align="justify">Gwen is growing up into a fine 2.5 year 0ld...with an independent streak a mile wide!!! She is totally into the color pink (or 'peent' as she says it)...I am convinced if you gave her pink castor oil she would gladly take it! She is loving princesses, her jewelry, and her new found friend, Olivia...</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KJNa2PwvO_umrykh5Fr2rEV00aaVKAzZ0iE4QYfK_gc7Yiw0puxbJVpWvjbIF09Zou8ZJyWq24SuXcnuM37PkOy-TzDllS6SCPZic-FuJefSPLUU4K4GU6L7wVNs9ZsowM9IFuDWD9fh/s1600/P1180804.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KJNa2PwvO_umrykh5Fr2rEV00aaVKAzZ0iE4QYfK_gc7Yiw0puxbJVpWvjbIF09Zou8ZJyWq24SuXcnuM37PkOy-TzDllS6SCPZic-FuJefSPLUU4K4GU6L7wVNs9ZsowM9IFuDWD9fh/s320/P1180804.JPG" /></a></p><br />She is also loving books...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvsU0IZh5whgGWALMWL8K6gZAGGnDUoMqbB_44XXA-0mzdnB2tzWqYZN_rsT9ZpLmPO0o-HCKr-2QoEjKgjN7A2U9r_Dt5RQnVmwNvu5qdZcM42RT2_NPkGDWDWj-xxZpDjABsQgzbgQv/s1600/P1180815.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvsU0IZh5whgGWALMWL8K6gZAGGnDUoMqbB_44XXA-0mzdnB2tzWqYZN_rsT9ZpLmPO0o-HCKr-2QoEjKgjN7A2U9r_Dt5RQnVmwNvu5qdZcM42RT2_NPkGDWDWj-xxZpDjABsQgzbgQv/s320/P1180815.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="justify">This big guy is getting so big...I am so proud of the young man he is growing into. His newest achievement is learning how to read. He is super smart and he is blowing me away with how many words he is remembering and already knows! Even all the crazy vowel rules that only work on some words he is plowing thru like a champ! He keeps losing teeth by the bucket load and the tooth fairy just may start living in our spare room...</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0SDhM0mDMr95ZlbiVg4ERjypt9GTO_pgkfqSUE2SK_pxJAwEatPsVEc_HKqTz910x3g3jAXINr34b8sTaJ29B8Mz7ddTHD-cr7dceh7ESbXAZaGwBsy2sFnPzKgDF6vmK-qcOqig9jE4/s1600/P1180860.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0SDhM0mDMr95ZlbiVg4ERjypt9GTO_pgkfqSUE2SK_pxJAwEatPsVEc_HKqTz910x3g3jAXINr34b8sTaJ29B8Mz7ddTHD-cr7dceh7ESbXAZaGwBsy2sFnPzKgDF6vmK-qcOqig9jE4/s320/P1180860.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both" align="justify">Tobin is well, work is a bit slow...being winter and all. I am working on a number of projects (of course...that would be why time flies by!)...I guess the most time consuming and pleasurable for me is an internet scrapbooking class that I am taking. I make one scrapbook layout a day, every day for the month of February. I took this class in October and completed about half of my Italy scrapbook...if all goes well, I just might finish it by the end of the month! That would be awesome!</div><div style="CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="CLEAR: both">Well, I hope you have a warm and fabulous Wednesday!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-321588140183514052010-12-31T16:00:00.000-08:002010-12-31T16:32:38.996-08:00Goodbye 2010...<div align="justify">And what a year it was! Looking back over this past year, I am amazed at the year that we have had. It was a HUGE year for adventure! I honestly thought that this year was going to start the 'boring' years of our lives...we have had our kids...things would start to be 'routine'. Boy, I couldn't have been more wrong!</div><br /><div align="justify">The dream of traveling and seeing new and exciting things had been packed away for a time when the kids were grown and out of the house. To be honest it seemed like a nice thought, but not a reality. God blessed my socks off! My wildest dreams were suddenly a reality and the kids could come too! Italy for three months...I can't even begin to describe my thoughts and feelings about it. It has become one of the highlights of my life...an experience that I hope and pray I do not forget. My new motto: Pipe dreams...it is just a matter of how big the pipe is!</div><br /><div align="justify">A new season of life: Case has started school. It is only half-day kindergarten but the ripples it has made in my life is far reaching. It is terribly exciting and I couldn't be more proud of how well Case has done thus far. It has been hard to adjust to a new schedule especially with 2 little ones who need naps. It is super fun to be involved at school, making new friends, being useful in new ways and having a little break in the afternoon!</div><br />All in all it has been a great year! Hopefully, 2011 and the new decade will be full of grand new adventures! <br />Have a wonderful New Year!<br />Ciao a tutti!Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-31264708826792809912010-12-31T15:40:00.000-08:002010-12-31T15:58:55.249-08:00Christmas morning...<div align="justify">Ah, Christmas morning! Last year we got our first wakeup call...it was amazing...one of those moments you just love being a parent! This year...wake-up call...3:09 am...I am NOT kidding! Case woke up and 'wanted to just read a book'...unfortunately the little sister woke up too and wouldn't be quiet (I can't imagine how that would be)...she was pretty excited! Mommy comes down the stairs and kids go to bed once again! Wake-up call number 2...6:45 am...much better!</div><br />We always start the festivities with Tobin reading the Christmas story in Luke...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhO9w4hhHahalkTTxujs43PuAClH5XnrPANO87jU6YkzX5ssM_6fL00zF9-SSR83pTZLvgtidhYiGBunVkmK1Iy25YbN3-sPV4_cdIJr7stCLEg0_Jz2syIVxmMUH2uEsl3ssypNnw_7k/s1600/P1180422.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 169px; HEIGHT: 274px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhO9w4hhHahalkTTxujs43PuAClH5XnrPANO87jU6YkzX5ssM_6fL00zF9-SSR83pTZLvgtidhYiGBunVkmK1Iy25YbN3-sPV4_cdIJr7stCLEg0_Jz2syIVxmMUH2uEsl3ssypNnw_7k/s320/P1180422.JPG" width="182" height="288" /></a></p>This hat is the absolute best...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjSw4c8kWCBgmZ-elI9-N4FUHOTiodzL8gDdQS1tHNtbkEbTGPvujfF5QTxgNxY7nr3FbBm_-5t1JI60jaSHgNLe3MpzYefX2DAleo6UMB_QEk3XtKmRG8XgScGnKnUmebz8vAvGzoytr/s1600/P1180468.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjSw4c8kWCBgmZ-elI9-N4FUHOTiodzL8gDdQS1tHNtbkEbTGPvujfF5QTxgNxY7nr3FbBm_-5t1JI60jaSHgNLe3MpzYefX2DAleo6UMB_QEk3XtKmRG8XgScGnKnUmebz8vAvGzoytr/s320/P1180468.JPG" /></a></p><br />Isn't this the most priceless picture! I absolutely LOVE it...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGw34XQGa2Qa7sStREJ5A8Fh8InD_W2br0c2mEFfHbCfIFn3gPubDupDylzviOSIrIkI_fh2C-FElXUei5wJAyHDJUs6QEtl6jTBv5AiyW-M68z7Ltg8avPh4YIs33fQsjpJZJZ67NbEis/s1600/P1180502.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGw34XQGa2Qa7sStREJ5A8Fh8InD_W2br0c2mEFfHbCfIFn3gPubDupDylzviOSIrIkI_fh2C-FElXUei5wJAyHDJUs6QEtl6jTBv5AiyW-M68z7Ltg8avPh4YIs33fQsjpJZJZ67NbEis/s320/P1180502.JPG" /></a></p><br />And one excited BIG boy...LOTS of legos...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoxYIe2TyFbj4W9jnCI2nPvQlzHlcODDhd_-Iuov5n8we-agVhJEFFFq2b4OgeBaWQuNolHFNht6Bt9bZHO2srOrHVxWdItbOODFzAcD9JiDfX8eaTngV8aIKA32IKJJSC9_XUrsLVVpV/s1600/P1180547.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoxYIe2TyFbj4W9jnCI2nPvQlzHlcODDhd_-Iuov5n8we-agVhJEFFFq2b4OgeBaWQuNolHFNht6Bt9bZHO2srOrHVxWdItbOODFzAcD9JiDfX8eaTngV8aIKA32IKJJSC9_XUrsLVVpV/s320/P1180547.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both" align="justify">Christmas is a wonderful time of year. The kids are so excited and everything is exciting! We are terribly blessed with so many things and Christmas is one of them! Not only with gifts that we each other, but with the best gift...a baby that was born in a manger. A most Holy God, who loved us so much, that while we were sinners, became a baby...helpless...not to become king, but to die, so that we can be with him. Let us remember that love and have a truly joyous holiday.</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-66976649482097242762010-12-31T15:32:00.000-08:002010-12-31T15:37:15.632-08:00Christmas Outfits...I thought I would share our Christmas card...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMIToa_dwqyQ-Fb1p9l3QiTGMYs_pGGZ9QypSF1z_tOyfpaRMtlRyTmV92ZZ224olBN-cQGfRqDx1mcpUJcKI9OPE8Ek34FBFkRqZdpdxwPM4roA8N9DWHmvkVoFO1vMvtADoi5ppAYEj/s1600/Christmas+Card+2010.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMIToa_dwqyQ-Fb1p9l3QiTGMYs_pGGZ9QypSF1z_tOyfpaRMtlRyTmV92ZZ224olBN-cQGfRqDx1mcpUJcKI9OPE8Ek34FBFkRqZdpdxwPM4roA8N9DWHmvkVoFO1vMvtADoi5ppAYEj/s320/Christmas+Card+2010.jpg" /></a></p>Gwen was so in love with her Christmas dress, she continually said she was dressed up as a princess...Go Grandma...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1BNE6xcJBXBtKuteOaR6ZSLxMlsb4lxFMCYyAwVyKYhCDaH-5AM97SLUTfbV8JUYQyv7Ahac-nOczfsLQDThLLgS6c7DQIiPIMgctfL3JnjIU01BrnqIECuAKO_AKL3cdikRZyfFEHYZ/s1600/P1180301+2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1BNE6xcJBXBtKuteOaR6ZSLxMlsb4lxFMCYyAwVyKYhCDaH-5AM97SLUTfbV8JUYQyv7Ahac-nOczfsLQDThLLgS6c7DQIiPIMgctfL3JnjIU01BrnqIECuAKO_AKL3cdikRZyfFEHYZ/s320/P1180301+2.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-22959558992948890162010-12-28T20:33:00.000-08:002010-12-28T20:42:37.966-08:00Tales of the Tree...<div align="justify">Merry Christmas everyone...a few days late! We have had a wonderful Christmas and time off from school has been very refreshing...for me! I am enjoying the freedom of not having to drive to Manhattan twice a day...I think the little kids are loving it too! </div><br /><div align="justify">I posted some pics of the undecorated tree in our house...well, here is the rest! We end up with a very LARGE tree...yes, that is Tobin on the top of a ladder, using a broom to place the ligths on the tree...</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NUYTbJpjlhljy1KrEr7YuKqZUi9c9Ja28eDCyD6sMDU2J-6p6nO9engzyazRhashrrrSa04VnEMyZry1ZO6A1KG4VL3CqVgpj-3_ZstItefLP7jcGg_43Z08n8Au2W2LuPwNremEaYF6/s1600/P1180253.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NUYTbJpjlhljy1KrEr7YuKqZUi9c9Ja28eDCyD6sMDU2J-6p6nO9engzyazRhashrrrSa04VnEMyZry1ZO6A1KG4VL3CqVgpj-3_ZstItefLP7jcGg_43Z08n8Au2W2LuPwNremEaYF6/s320/P1180253.JPG" /></a></p>Three VERY excited Santa's helpers...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF65UsyXCluviFAgdhXL9TIPWqvg_9YE6-oVpTRGaYvklwFNRqU-XpPinDH5CtLG2WsVfYv2VK9VWpHgPDAZLxDOmdLQTWaZCmSfS7xpXlbiPa8smXX5063oZiUemAe6by5l0dUlaWjAkp/s1600/P1180262.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF65UsyXCluviFAgdhXL9TIPWqvg_9YE6-oVpTRGaYvklwFNRqU-XpPinDH5CtLG2WsVfYv2VK9VWpHgPDAZLxDOmdLQTWaZCmSfS7xpXlbiPa8smXX5063oZiUemAe6by5l0dUlaWjAkp/s320/P1180262.JPG" /></a></p><br />And the night before with all the loot (the tree may look lopsided, but that is because we had a tree emergency and a string of lights went out!)...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xTn5o_kJD9cYTSPOAGyGbgzJYu2mWnKy7NyD7Z4qaxbmjLGLHSmHtc3SqKfM92yTryMPu6HUHxXiJ1LyColPsJPA2q8v0pX9wyAIjGuAPwgJxWYGyPKUgPqR3WlxNHRNV7NEGl3hhin6/s1600/P1180396.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xTn5o_kJD9cYTSPOAGyGbgzJYu2mWnKy7NyD7Z4qaxbmjLGLHSmHtc3SqKfM92yTryMPu6HUHxXiJ1LyColPsJPA2q8v0pX9wyAIjGuAPwgJxWYGyPKUgPqR3WlxNHRNV7NEGl3hhin6/s320/P1180396.JPG" /></a></p><br />I hope you have a wonderful day! We will be enjoying staying at home...a snow storm is heading our way...a great day to write some posts!<br />Ciao a tutti!<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-12990299359262879802010-12-17T08:43:00.000-08:002010-12-17T09:10:18.818-08:003 Perspectives on Santa...<div align="justify">I am constantly amazed how different my three kids are! It amazes me that they have the same 2 parents, which means the same gene pool and yet they are as different as apples and oranges and bananas (you can guess which one is the banana!). Take our recent adventure of going to see Santa. First, we went in a blizzard...but it IS Montana so I just went for it...it was Santa after all! Then check out these three DIFFERENT reactions to the big man in red...</div><br /><div align="justify">Clayton, the 4 year-old...as excited as excited can be. He understands what is happening and can barely stay in his own skin (did I mention that HE picked out the tree this year)...super fun! Standing in line was almost too much...when our turn came, he about took out Santa jumping onto his lap! Don't you just ADORE this picture of him telling Santa what he wants for Christmas...</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PFnrX5Rhex42XesoazVReWV5Cf8HE7tH-je_eYCt0J8zilfbt7kdfK5I1_ULfFL_xODdaPm8p-Q9E4A8eOYxrsfTcAdLx2yjkb_JfCXDC0DiwkAgtkKzTMCG3bMkXwICaeEGd8ZxBhyG/s1600/IMG_0030-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PFnrX5Rhex42XesoazVReWV5Cf8HE7tH-je_eYCt0J8zilfbt7kdfK5I1_ULfFL_xODdaPm8p-Q9E4A8eOYxrsfTcAdLx2yjkb_JfCXDC0DiwkAgtkKzTMCG3bMkXwICaeEGd8ZxBhyG/s320/IMG_0030-1.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify">Gwen, the 2 year-old...excited, but doesn't exactly understand why. I have put ALOT of energy into explaining Santa to Gwen...we talked about him constantly, ever since he was at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade. My goal was the picture...no screaming kids this year! Well, she was SO excited. She couldn't wait to tell Santa she wanted a baby stroller for Christmas...a 'pint' one! We did so well, until she heard him say 'Ho, ho, ho'...I could have cried at the look of concern on her face! So as Clayton is running to see Santa, Gwen is clinging to me as if her life depends on it! Calming her down...she stood in front of Santa...at least she is not crying...<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4Q5gzdPn9UCihBVX03M_gVpfZ5y8XpT8wW7XxEvgItiG2a8cvYxVkRLVDLCakAsEkPylxqk7NOHIJ-TD2pQMMulJVzSFv_F83pC12vW86Vo8i8r7E-CxHeCymZm3XKyv7Ii8-Rp-3Wat/s1600/IMG_0034-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4Q5gzdPn9UCihBVX03M_gVpfZ5y8XpT8wW7XxEvgItiG2a8cvYxVkRLVDLCakAsEkPylxqk7NOHIJ-TD2pQMMulJVzSFv_F83pC12vW86Vo8i8r7E-CxHeCymZm3XKyv7Ii8-Rp-3Wat/s320/IMG_0034-1.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"></div>Santa asks Gwen what she wants for Christmas and poor Gwen was speakless. Thankfully, mom came to the rescue and whispered in her ear...baby stroller...and she practically shouted it out! But it seemed to shake her out of her terrified stupor and we managed to convince her to give Santa a hug...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXWVeg7jAkDCcrFSnMuBFtYGairYuCNFntWpiKd1kJBbCLLMVgV_1gKCXzmMUmnqz3g6k97GbR1JUNDCkWGOG0Z2LMNJtHCdv8ruvpxlzjMSR6bASDcK73zw5PrxjERp-CJ9ZDc6JEh3I/s1600/IMG_0036-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXWVeg7jAkDCcrFSnMuBFtYGairYuCNFntWpiKd1kJBbCLLMVgV_1gKCXzmMUmnqz3g6k97GbR1JUNDCkWGOG0Z2LMNJtHCdv8ruvpxlzjMSR6bASDcK73zw5PrxjERp-CJ9ZDc6JEh3I/s320/IMG_0036-1.jpg" /></a></p><br />So, what was up with the other one?<br /><div align="justify">Case, the 6 year-old, excited, but understands the nice and naughty thing and has been on the naughty side of life lately...understandably apprehensive of Santa. Case is a great kid, but once the snow hits the ground and we are inside a bit more, he easily gets himself into trouble...ALOT! So we are trying to work with him to avoid some of his errors. He really wanted to see Santa, but was nervous about the naughty/nice question. He didn't want to go without me and didn't really make a big deal about telling Santa what he wanted. In November, he wanted a drum set (yeah, I know...he is SIX!) and when it got to telling Santa what he wanted...it is now a pair of snow boots! And since Santa was paying attention to the excited 4 year-old and the nervous 2 year-old...he didn't seem to mention the naughty/nice thing...enter little sister Gwen. Santa asks little innocent Gwen 'Have you been a good girl?' She responds 'YES, but not Case" and points to him! Poor kid! I thought he would melt! Interestingly enough, someone has been acting much better in the few days since...</div><br /><div align="justify">So there you have it...3 completely different perspectives of Santa...all on one day...all in one family! We certainly don't lack adventure!</div>Have a wonderful day!<br />Ciao a tutti!<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-38159913924019516662010-12-15T09:36:00.000-08:002010-12-15T09:48:25.167-08:00Penguin Polka...<div align="justify">I think we have offically begun a new stage in life...our first Christmas Program! Case was so excited and has been practicing like crazy! It certainly paid off...at least for this very biased parent. Here is the whole kindergarten class (both AM and PM classes) with their hats before the program began...</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3XZvZEceOIsoRCy8ZLRNi7Ky1fskgZeEAkNIdQRnf91FBOTMCB_Bj6B9efaz9HRnRXn-uXZUXDbhdwabgdtcfE4s8kHUTfUnSpqodkNwGa26QZqjznm9Sa1-4-9Iz7NeYaAFbXEgoh20/s1600/P1180129.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3XZvZEceOIsoRCy8ZLRNi7Ky1fskgZeEAkNIdQRnf91FBOTMCB_Bj6B9efaz9HRnRXn-uXZUXDbhdwabgdtcfE4s8kHUTfUnSpqodkNwGa26QZqjznm9Sa1-4-9Iz7NeYaAFbXEgoh20/s320/P1180129.JPG" /></a></p>Case was picked to dress up as a penguin...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgribOx7FLUe97P9d1ODpP-2YFz1Wp8fTwlVZSPLki0MM5XHXWlniP49qoe9sxLsGFTXNgjwNstVPpXH3mIUVtL0hdwtWG6Xc54nX1mxtqrgKMzA_hRFyrxB8V9DySOhEGSR2qyhTY8fsN6/s1600/P1180131.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgribOx7FLUe97P9d1ODpP-2YFz1Wp8fTwlVZSPLki0MM5XHXWlniP49qoe9sxLsGFTXNgjwNstVPpXH3mIUVtL0hdwtWG6Xc54nX1mxtqrgKMzA_hRFyrxB8V9DySOhEGSR2qyhTY8fsN6/s320/P1180131.JPG" /></a></p> Here is the class on stage...Case is the penguin in the front row on the right...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCEOyu15YE2WN1c5vRBUe18f8yYd-uMyXQfFGQyXXjs8c77tjPAaDi51K3AWIl3-rMQ_oaiVFZzK7z0baYxbx55tLiwIWAphPSQxiqYUmmLy78IPFxI6aGp451h6u7zP0ZwBQtkkqoIS9/s1600/P1180149.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCEOyu15YE2WN1c5vRBUe18f8yYd-uMyXQfFGQyXXjs8c77tjPAaDi51K3AWIl3-rMQ_oaiVFZzK7z0baYxbx55tLiwIWAphPSQxiqYUmmLy78IPFxI6aGp451h6u7zP0ZwBQtkkqoIS9/s320/P1180149.JPG" /></a></p>Singing their little hearts out...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRR67Jdg6pySzGsS0xsCipMF7enS_qcE9GiA-AwL6e3ccP_zpqzAF1XQqQZdySLxcQGK3BsiktwKI6bl3vZumlnPpiokAZru6f1CA6htkEgZvmd6GCB_VzM0_npFqvqXLu8Hf5tlXBT_W7/s1600/P1180148.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRR67Jdg6pySzGsS0xsCipMF7enS_qcE9GiA-AwL6e3ccP_zpqzAF1XQqQZdySLxcQGK3BsiktwKI6bl3vZumlnPpiokAZru6f1CA6htkEgZvmd6GCB_VzM0_npFqvqXLu8Hf5tlXBT_W7/s320/P1180148.JPG" /></a></p> And doin' the Penguin Polka...<br /><p style="CLEAR: both" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l7J1etHXpBafGZpVzFEw_Omp55b-bHqE16B-ibpjKhBpeVJLXgPI4q9Gj3MonPptpAdJUQjMayqJsAks4FknPeOclFta_jCYQZpydyNNcO88on-Wf1Z1dZajIECytIDXuiHqK8cCyVve/s1600/P1180155.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550965924504026354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l7J1etHXpBafGZpVzFEw_Omp55b-bHqE16B-ibpjKhBpeVJLXgPI4q9Gj3MonPptpAdJUQjMayqJsAks4FknPeOclFta_jCYQZpydyNNcO88on-Wf1Z1dZajIECytIDXuiHqK8cCyVve/s320/P1180155.JPG" /></a></p><div style="CLEAR: both" align="justify">The kids were wonderful...as all proud parents must say! I was totally THAT mom! I had my trusty camera and I made poor Tobin video tape the whole thing. I loved every minute of it! Gwen was in seventh heaven...she kept pointing at Case...I am not sure who had more fun, Case or Gwen! Clayton was sad he didn't get to join in, but his day will come!</div><div style="CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="CLEAR: both" align="justify">Well, it seems I post many posts in one day, and then nothing for several...I will work on posting more consistently! </div><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div><div style="CLEAR: both"> </div><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-3550615672240770572010-12-15T06:54:00.000-08:002010-12-15T07:10:30.763-08:00The Abominable Snowman...<div align="justify">Apparently, I have tramatized my daughter! Silly me for letting the kids watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer...what WAS I thinking? Oh, maybe that I loved it as a kid and it was a fun thing to watch as a family...doesn't look like such an innocent activity (and yes, I take pictures of EVERYTHING)...</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKK_QVLNKNTy3hb6UiFgQPAFfwbjOWzFgeLHXzTMXUGPwFMZ80FW0mlusKhiAvmP4xC7zhR2briFL_bvVSj_3ADadvjLZduGHPzg9PLC9-dCQz0iI9QzNSfrY6YGMnnhlCc4SUOLPLwn2T/s1600/P1170906.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKK_QVLNKNTy3hb6UiFgQPAFfwbjOWzFgeLHXzTMXUGPwFMZ80FW0mlusKhiAvmP4xC7zhR2briFL_bvVSj_3ADadvjLZduGHPzg9PLC9-dCQz0iI9QzNSfrY6YGMnnhlCc4SUOLPLwn2T/s320/P1170906.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="justify">Well, apparently, the Abominable Snowman was a bit much for the little Gwenster. We didn't realize this until a few days later...she tells me that she put the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer book into the garbage (no harm, no foul...it was just on top and me, an astute mommy, just plucked it right out) and that she DID NOT like the Snowman. OK! I opened the book to a picture of the offending Snowman, the kid is trembling and yelling 'NO'...I kid you not! </div><br /><div align="justify">A few days later, she is wandering around the living room chanting 'Snowman not eat me...Snowman not eat me'. And now shrieks at the mere mention of Frosty or snowman. Yes, my daughter is fully terrified of the symbol of happyness of wintertime for children everywhere! Tobin has dubbed this 'albinasquatchiphobia'...</div><br /><div align="justify">After several days of constantly telling her that the Snowman is not real, he doesn't have any teeth, and now he is a helper snowman (he puts the star on the tree in the movie)...she is slowly not quite as terrified. She likes the snowman on her cup...he is a 'happy, happy snowman', but she still seems to hate poor Frosty (she hasn't seen THAT movie)! But Rudolph is now in...</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT5x1syDLjeOmUcW4OLlBuBgrG4t0_WCh9tdm_mpM6RHQeH_ua_Vzd_a_8ya3jxUQi2N9OJLmX_cxgp-RzVGpVEVA9KcKrZAZHApFa4yYCMLNBooV8XEhC3ltUOScs9c2ynHa9L2wlSAv/s1600/P1180124.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT5x1syDLjeOmUcW4OLlBuBgrG4t0_WCh9tdm_mpM6RHQeH_ua_Vzd_a_8ya3jxUQi2N9OJLmX_cxgp-RzVGpVEVA9KcKrZAZHApFa4yYCMLNBooV8XEhC3ltUOScs9c2ynHa9L2wlSAv/s320/P1180124.JPG" /></a></p><br />He 'saved the day' as Gwen says! Christmas will never be the same again! Thank you Gwen for giving us yet another perspective on Christmas and the Abominable Snowman! By the way, she now is telling everyone she wants to be a Yeti for Halloween next year!<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-89153469493801397262010-12-15T06:36:00.000-08:002010-12-15T06:51:26.084-08:00It's beginning to look alot like Christmas...What a wonderful time of year! The snow has come and is staying...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvPmXhVmTyaf7GeSffEut4Lfyiv9vgwNI4I5DGb1kXwPI6XuotO8lWzC8L3AAs8hYC9TceYGmatIm4LfnlwVF3MMJcuiJnpdyS-yLUQt-wuoTK1HFbgTt5pI48q8t1sNsiFRHPhNquI1D/s1600/P1170962.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550918899910116482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvPmXhVmTyaf7GeSffEut4Lfyiv9vgwNI4I5DGb1kXwPI6XuotO8lWzC8L3AAs8hYC9TceYGmatIm4LfnlwVF3MMJcuiJnpdyS-yLUQt-wuoTK1HFbgTt5pI48q8t1sNsiFRHPhNquI1D/s320/P1170962.JPG" /></a></p> The Santa hats have made their annual appearance...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YYsi44xoM_hSuoeUhkbvZGwy5hhEJ3MpPyQDnX8KRcq8FVrJae1AnpPjiIIlv2YiyK-29bwu30F2R0CaG56rAwpn3hR0iOYbCP_1mUo96A_21xIKqMssG7p29WYfsQMQusa68RaGFDvP/s1600/P1170990.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YYsi44xoM_hSuoeUhkbvZGwy5hhEJ3MpPyQDnX8KRcq8FVrJae1AnpPjiIIlv2YiyK-29bwu30F2R0CaG56rAwpn3hR0iOYbCP_1mUo96A_21xIKqMssG7p29WYfsQMQusa68RaGFDvP/s320/P1170990.JPG" /></a></p><br />Hunting the Christmas tree...we ALL went for the hike this year...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OT3vseH4Sc8Ge2VKVyOApfcODtDJDwN63L9ir7Xof7IQ-Su6tzYFTKjgzhsg92EtYOQQhQdWRS7KIsLZnKLhSe7BKPcwx0o4F21qsxxaahTG_ONkzyIwiSAPdjCDVl1ajUwdQ0RcnPy8/s1600/P1180007.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OT3vseH4Sc8Ge2VKVyOApfcODtDJDwN63L9ir7Xof7IQ-Su6tzYFTKjgzhsg92EtYOQQhQdWRS7KIsLZnKLhSe7BKPcwx0o4F21qsxxaahTG_ONkzyIwiSAPdjCDVl1ajUwdQ0RcnPy8/s320/P1180007.JPG" /></a></p><br />We found the BEST tree...picked by a Clayton (he is beside himself and telling anyone who will listen that HE picked it out this year)...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntCh-U8YppScxLuQ2KKoF05A6n8946M-Ews95l9tLAteONuIJVXTwMpSU-NUxXCFBDchvY-ZgRtdh7VK2Os357GdRb7iHjPHwMKIXycviW3fL0-dH60fNgsgURMNGIiVe9YF_djhKqx4V/s1600/P1180034.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntCh-U8YppScxLuQ2KKoF05A6n8946M-Ews95l9tLAteONuIJVXTwMpSU-NUxXCFBDchvY-ZgRtdh7VK2Os357GdRb7iHjPHwMKIXycviW3fL0-dH60fNgsgURMNGIiVe9YF_djhKqx4V/s320/P1180034.JPG" /></a></p><br />The boy and HIS tree...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQuKE4ekw3eqdL6RxL0eWICKxSJQ1mbSFxcM-Hs9X7OhMNwtXMAsLVIViFIT_XnOXCFQtZ8VoDJO1b-8jUSOMAGHVwA4tOgc-DL383Yu9A9mCpYizw0Pi-QuYsz0Rji_AM1AJt_4WFYnl/s1600/P1180072.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550919869224403746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQuKE4ekw3eqdL6RxL0eWICKxSJQ1mbSFxcM-Hs9X7OhMNwtXMAsLVIViFIT_XnOXCFQtZ8VoDJO1b-8jUSOMAGHVwA4tOgc-DL383Yu9A9mCpYizw0Pi-QuYsz0Rji_AM1AJt_4WFYnl/s320/P1180072.JPG" /></a></p><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div style="CLEAR: both">And three of Santa's helpers by the fire (these kids absolutely LOVE the Santa hats...wear them EVERY where! It makes for great pictures!)...</div><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzwVwMCM8OPCsjFv3zrbQbop32kl84LiA1__An0HhVcGZGrw1MGykdRB3oWegJPRPwSN53V0XKYwjP9ikHNUJ9nv6GjYuUkT99X-hB_MmKbbhPB-RAB1aFrPvBziDgT6dvHJ5dk1drHlu/s1600/P1180073.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550920297373960018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzwVwMCM8OPCsjFv3zrbQbop32kl84LiA1__An0HhVcGZGrw1MGykdRB3oWegJPRPwSN53V0XKYwjP9ikHNUJ9nv6GjYuUkT99X-hB_MmKbbhPB-RAB1aFrPvBziDgT6dvHJ5dk1drHlu/s320/P1180073.JPG" /></a></p> So there you have it, a mid december catch-up!<br />Only 10 days til Christmas...YIKES!!! Better get crackin!<br />Have a wonderful Wednesday!<br />Ciao a tutti!Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-89045103665779873992010-12-03T19:27:00.000-08:002010-12-03T19:35:20.097-08:00Hot Chocolate...<div align="justify">For those of you who might live under a rock or something...Montana tends to have alot of snow and cold weather. Once the snowflake descends on the Northern Rockies on the weather map...it could be months before we see the ground again (not always, but sometimes!). One of the joys of snowy weather is warming up! G-rated here people! Hot chocolate!!! Here is Gwen with her first taste of the liquid gold...</div><p align="center"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSvGbmtKmkF0sOrM9n6JurWoF-UasK4axBskOdqkEbj3IAgzqk0cVLj_g6nLeG3T8xWP5kxRXT7gsBKQzg_mp6cXkqIqKKzKsJqEXDJt3eNkyftFl4n9YMysSz0ButIEu3kSMbeJ1Wsfz/s320/P1170891.JPG" /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSz8Ckp1BcGRC5DNzYNwGRVogJNNocmfTaCgCdc0QdXqxxJMaBjAwrvJZY_iLA96HvysMHJKzNIITMUv7fQcuOjb8_a9FaVjwoei4Nq6olgg5sH6N3x-ERUuvQQBmFWY7ZuCJF6chsa2N/s1600/P1170883.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSz8Ckp1BcGRC5DNzYNwGRVogJNNocmfTaCgCdc0QdXqxxJMaBjAwrvJZY_iLA96HvysMHJKzNIITMUv7fQcuOjb8_a9FaVjwoei4Nq6olgg5sH6N3x-ERUuvQQBmFWY7ZuCJF6chsa2N/s320/P1170883.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUL9xlA_TKQY6MheBf6XQ17-udKu45_LSN41Rbsqck0NwhDTotfT9RN3iNnKtCqTAkiUe3-ucwUSVCLghAKElfpzwfqy4GcA-LlZEePj5SHvlPvyGk2KGo-Cw5RyU9HS_1v62AjPC8dLdB/s1600/P1170884.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUL9xlA_TKQY6MheBf6XQ17-udKu45_LSN41Rbsqck0NwhDTotfT9RN3iNnKtCqTAkiUe3-ucwUSVCLghAKElfpzwfqy4GcA-LlZEePj5SHvlPvyGk2KGo-Cw5RyU9HS_1v62AjPC8dLdB/s320/P1170884.JPG" /></a></p>Clayton loves the good stuff too...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwqP8h8ztD_4_7Zsz_ttj-c9hOVp3wIlMZRP2-p5yfcCjmmlcweqvZ-ARdED2N5MBXD8bLive2BxxByoNzKISO7DCvQDDNqbb6ibB3Dwm09HpHj7T04AcfinYl1B7axiPPPGz6U1hMdLH/s1600/P1170892.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwqP8h8ztD_4_7Zsz_ttj-c9hOVp3wIlMZRP2-p5yfcCjmmlcweqvZ-ARdED2N5MBXD8bLive2BxxByoNzKISO7DCvQDDNqbb6ibB3Dwm09HpHj7T04AcfinYl1B7axiPPPGz6U1hMdLH/s320/P1170892.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">I hope you have a wonderful and warm day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a> </div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-30928133478899245332010-12-02T07:58:00.000-08:002010-12-02T08:10:47.091-08:00Welcome Winter...<div align="justify">Okay, so I am a bit behind...kind of the story of my life! Winter has finally decended upon us here in Montana. It happened about 2 weeks ago. Normally, this isn't a big deal and the middle of Novemeber is a bit late for winter...but the weather was so wonderful up to the 'artic cold front' that it was a bit of a shocker! But now that it is here, it certainly feels alot like Christmas! A quick pic of my commute to Manhattan...</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZlIkSf1wZebq2ht7_kTB9mIChZ2mYC3LJ7WTU1EyDg4vY3HBilqene_qmKrEaOa6aVpIuUSJ42UEQhaQvlhkypHhk1o1MqL_M-MqT_vqFCsoBO9t6CkKPxiFh1Nq8-AyPxOzAfLvYtWZ/s1600/P1170873.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZlIkSf1wZebq2ht7_kTB9mIChZ2mYC3LJ7WTU1EyDg4vY3HBilqene_qmKrEaOa6aVpIuUSJ42UEQhaQvlhkypHhk1o1MqL_M-MqT_vqFCsoBO9t6CkKPxiFh1Nq8-AyPxOzAfLvYtWZ/s320/P1170873.JPG" /></a></p><div align="justify">December is upon us! Yesterday was the eventful changing of the calendar. All I heard yesterday 'Goodbye November, Hello December! I will miss you November, but December is Christmas month!' from Case! I have been chatting alot with Gwen about Santa (I really want an excited picture with Santa, rather than the screaming, how dare you put me on this strange man's lap picture...that was last year!) So, yesterday morning, a pajama clad 2 year-old Gwen was running and jumping around telling me she was going to ask Santa for a pink baby stroller! I LOVE IT!!!! Having kids this age just makes Christmas just that much more magical! Every lighted tree, snowflake, picture of Santa, christmas cookie, is beyond exciting. </div><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZlIkSf1wZebq2ht7_kTB9mIChZ2mYC3LJ7WTU1EyDg4vY3HBilqene_qmKrEaOa6aVpIuUSJ42UEQhaQvlhkypHhk1o1MqL_M-MqT_vqFCsoBO9t6CkKPxiFh1Nq8-AyPxOzAfLvYtWZ/s1600/P1170873.JPG"></a> </div><div align="justify">Life is pretty busy, I am sure you can imagine! I am furiously working on several projects, of course to be done for Christmas! Thankfully, I am making a serious dent in them! Well, I hope that you are having a wonderful day...I am off to haul down some decorations!</div>Ciao a tutti!<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZlIkSf1wZebq2ht7_kTB9mIChZ2mYC3LJ7WTU1EyDg4vY3HBilqene_qmKrEaOa6aVpIuUSJ42UEQhaQvlhkypHhk1o1MqL_M-MqT_vqFCsoBO9t6CkKPxiFh1Nq8-AyPxOzAfLvYtWZ/s1600/P1170873.JPG"></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZlIkSf1wZebq2ht7_kTB9mIChZ2mYC3LJ7WTU1EyDg4vY3HBilqene_qmKrEaOa6aVpIuUSJ42UEQhaQvlhkypHhk1o1MqL_M-MqT_vqFCsoBO9t6CkKPxiFh1Nq8-AyPxOzAfLvYtWZ/s1600/P1170873.JPG"></a> </div><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-38799433285272199272010-11-11T09:25:00.000-08:002010-11-11T09:30:08.129-08:00I'm focused...The other day, we were coloring, so, of course, I was taking pictures...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1czzlNF51bozQX470OWCQ7K8YfpxsuQsqXNW07CCvMSLn1S5OY7y65nniKu4WeITj0hGQdQ1FMCZetNHfIQj4yWsWt2UX7iVo3zj0WNhyphenhyphenxCtpz0gQwS0f4owswm4ZFbe82IaXL7UEXK_/s1600/P1170750.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1czzlNF51bozQX470OWCQ7K8YfpxsuQsqXNW07CCvMSLn1S5OY7y65nniKu4WeITj0hGQdQ1FMCZetNHfIQj4yWsWt2UX7iVo3zj0WNhyphenhyphenxCtpz0gQwS0f4owswm4ZFbe82IaXL7UEXK_/s320/P1170750.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsi5nMSW-ta_ufHghfMIz6nWgCXpyCY3BeZhLkR0r3KMMp2oh5lhu6hRUpjvsd7bD5_ZcVfkcpNiQIXzodgiaI6ykr-0vTy58-i_ucN4tLPJyvYlVQ6zTt8klZWKiILTry7kAmNTCtgwbG/s1600/P1170754.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsi5nMSW-ta_ufHghfMIz6nWgCXpyCY3BeZhLkR0r3KMMp2oh5lhu6hRUpjvsd7bD5_ZcVfkcpNiQIXzodgiaI6ykr-0vTy58-i_ucN4tLPJyvYlVQ6zTt8klZWKiILTry7kAmNTCtgwbG/s320/P1170754.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br />Then I was told to stop taking pictures because she needed to focus...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGdEYkISSeM4HH3nc4lSl77Iu63ZY3fVUD50ljQhAQ6jFmVPDvkA7fHp1FVjzv5mgvTih6D-28x4B5HufJjHD8MTI7s6DAYLtMzdxoWL1dAjnSLY12wtCTllf-e0JlC6W_BJ1ylZYiwsq/s1600/P1170756.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGdEYkISSeM4HH3nc4lSl77Iu63ZY3fVUD50ljQhAQ6jFmVPDvkA7fHp1FVjzv5mgvTih6D-28x4B5HufJjHD8MTI7s6DAYLtMzdxoWL1dAjnSLY12wtCTllf-e0JlC6W_BJ1ylZYiwsq/s320/P1170756.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOh1W0OLcCtHUhDcQvZCyQELKut1GT8zXqS-e7w6ZnlhA1SJMKdyM1N-qngfMiIsY1TFCJRBUC7dDhyphenhyphen3RXmFKD1if-woRwoM36QApBFNKLCp2fNYV70ELVUppUUojHA9HmHUDm6C2Gzyn/s1600/P1170758.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOh1W0OLcCtHUhDcQvZCyQELKut1GT8zXqS-e7w6ZnlhA1SJMKdyM1N-qngfMiIsY1TFCJRBUC7dDhyphenhyphen3RXmFKD1if-woRwoM36QApBFNKLCp2fNYV70ELVUppUUojHA9HmHUDm6C2Gzyn/s320/P1170758.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div style="CLEAR: both">She is so cute and so TWO at the same time!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-55170422187085994732010-11-08T08:49:00.000-08:002010-11-08T08:56:52.998-08:00Go Cats....<div align="justify">Every fall, we seriously look forward to going to MSU football games. This year we didn't get our usual season tickets, but looked at the schedule and picked one game to go to. Saturday was our game day and what a day it was! November is an interesting month in Montana. Typically winter visits us pretty early (It is not unusual for winter to begin sometime in October even), but this year, fall lasted until this past Sunday (we woke up today with rain that looked like it would turn to snow). </div><br /><div align="justify">Saturday was a GREAT football day! The weather was FANTASTIC! And the Bobcats won! It was a fun family day together, outside, cheering on our favorite team...even Gwen was getting into it (at least until it was past her nap time)! Here are some fun pics of our day...</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZGkluey668W2XwZHG8DEo-0wMKxgckPClBcTW-PLJAgkBcbMZCwv5mJfQ5iFl9bECxNYgf-x1VlvEuQUxY3svag1SqQp53SqLQLkh62KAKm7eIagZBtzT1gQZ1ORm7Po1P8jCVmcAuaV/s1600/P1170797.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZGkluey668W2XwZHG8DEo-0wMKxgckPClBcTW-PLJAgkBcbMZCwv5mJfQ5iFl9bECxNYgf-x1VlvEuQUxY3svag1SqQp53SqLQLkh62KAKm7eIagZBtzT1gQZ1ORm7Po1P8jCVmcAuaV/s320/P1170797.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMcAGRPKq5-hShsIZIh3bxcBB7E8H9U6MhGWwsd379BkHRRNL_p01rPXVonbDlDyhODpA-J18Qll0GL_379YtxGD7hzh4km6BWe05SXyQzNNse-E-8eB1z2njlTk_1pngs7TlxyGjbfja/s1600/P1170811.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMcAGRPKq5-hShsIZIh3bxcBB7E8H9U6MhGWwsd379BkHRRNL_p01rPXVonbDlDyhODpA-J18Qll0GL_379YtxGD7hzh4km6BWe05SXyQzNNse-E-8eB1z2njlTk_1pngs7TlxyGjbfja/s320/P1170811.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxSn22fdY7o2Ud00_3Ef9nl1_isS49k-HKHq90g7dMzopJwmt8qvMQx0vo7tBF5HpTJGT3fZibnvYJxGQfJGbTHhzAmYQvZHUIEBA9-90ApXlY0AsTcKN__3rXGjRiq-uo3ozQl4QYnNc/s1600/P1170825.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxSn22fdY7o2Ud00_3Ef9nl1_isS49k-HKHq90g7dMzopJwmt8qvMQx0vo7tBF5HpTJGT3fZibnvYJxGQfJGbTHhzAmYQvZHUIEBA9-90ApXlY0AsTcKN__3rXGjRiq-uo3ozQl4QYnNc/s320/P1170825.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQgRSD65Y8dgjZV7IERHuyQo7acAxkXYLAPDqWRF9-EcZKUXyswu4OupnK1Jkwt6gUAqjPZfR_n4J5l-UqfV4K-fpFl_wPpJAPrRaVLIpWduFVOdoDmcXPYrxn3sHyj9WEhlbcvZZGFLR/s1600/P1170803.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQgRSD65Y8dgjZV7IERHuyQo7acAxkXYLAPDqWRF9-EcZKUXyswu4OupnK1Jkwt6gUAqjPZfR_n4J5l-UqfV4K-fpFl_wPpJAPrRaVLIpWduFVOdoDmcXPYrxn3sHyj9WEhlbcvZZGFLR/s320/P1170803.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful Monday!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-89435871927865356472010-11-06T15:49:00.000-07:002010-11-06T15:52:58.550-07:00Almost long enough...<div align="justify">We are getting there...very...slowly...Gwen's hair is almost long enough for 'real' pig tails. Or I should say 'due' pig tails (Gwen still says 'due' instead of two...I LOVE THIS!!!). They were really cute...</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoqD92TYGv4LUzwudImCz9UOvdU2fhR-EvUuieOEkqmZ0w4Ysc9zDEG_3TP56vXiz-ikBpwo0jm_sRm-oO6xp2ZkIzvwhJE99HRWMA8AF1PSdhhAPcPQJGAHK6Fi0fl_eNUQpVCWb5aIL/s1600/P1170737.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoqD92TYGv4LUzwudImCz9UOvdU2fhR-EvUuieOEkqmZ0w4Ysc9zDEG_3TP56vXiz-ikBpwo0jm_sRm-oO6xp2ZkIzvwhJE99HRWMA8AF1PSdhhAPcPQJGAHK6Fi0fl_eNUQpVCWb5aIL/s320/P1170737.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Now, this cuteness doesn't last long...or maybe until nap time when it looks like a cyclone hit, but until then...she is VERY cute!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Have a wonderful day!</div><div align="left">Ciao a tutti!</div><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-84499924109499448862010-11-01T09:03:00.000-07:002010-11-01T09:06:30.025-07:00Love this Girl...<div align="justify">One last post for today! My wireless thingy on my computer is on the fritz, so I need to take advantage of it when it works! So here is one of my favorite pics of Gwen this October... </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4o0qyepZM_BQM8ExAymOMhB3Ab4LNm5uolI9njz_GNFBo5aQEIKRQ4kEv4hctf54eIqnHnM6yt9dC6QvGMv_nlnRZCZci0AFVFEye9gOBtuvWRjr_kZa8ME6hJuYrasQ8SmJRL9_ruI7/s1600/P1170540.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4o0qyepZM_BQM8ExAymOMhB3Ab4LNm5uolI9njz_GNFBo5aQEIKRQ4kEv4hctf54eIqnHnM6yt9dC6QvGMv_nlnRZCZci0AFVFEye9gOBtuvWRjr_kZa8ME6hJuYrasQ8SmJRL9_ruI7/s320/P1170540.JPG" /></a></p><div style="CLEAR: both">I am constantly amazed how fast she is growing up...girls mature so much faster! She is such a little girl...no babies in this house anymore!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237893738142513889.post-42908005972568562342010-11-01T08:52:00.000-07:002010-11-01T08:59:35.603-07:00A Knight's Tale...<div align="justify">This year Gwen needed to be a princess. I don't know that she exactly asked to be a princess, but after being in Italy for 3 months and visiting castles on almost a daily basis, she NEEDED to be a princess! Then I got the idea that the boys needed to be knights to go along with our princess. Case wanted to be a bow hunter, Clayton wanted to be a super hero, but they NEEDED to be knights! I won them over with the swords! Next year Case gets to pick (he told me that he would be the hunter and the brother and sister would be elk! We'll work on that a bit!). I really tried to convince Clayton he needed to be the dragon, but he just wasn't interested, that's ok, he was a really cute knight! </div><br />The 2 knights of the round table (we got LOTS of compliments on our costumes this year!)...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVLuApvmNmZ65VaYjhH61E9i78zPeTy_w717yH96arq7qPiDKJ03bQYhyphenhyphenNmTNXEDhxyp2xZyx_bJe3NJyPyl9dsvPWn3teSFTyH_SK3m1DBfOlHcbxa-CI9IE7j_ZK3zokAHIbDpzEP8I/s1600/P1170652.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVLuApvmNmZ65VaYjhH61E9i78zPeTy_w717yH96arq7qPiDKJ03bQYhyphenhyphenNmTNXEDhxyp2xZyx_bJe3NJyPyl9dsvPWn3teSFTyH_SK3m1DBfOlHcbxa-CI9IE7j_ZK3zokAHIbDpzEP8I/s320/P1170652.JPG" /></a></p>And the damsel in distress (or maybe the damsel creating the distress...gotta love little sisters!)...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz330glMa7rMbXX-WaDun2JZmOfIsripy7hm6Rjp2le7Dm4GopoZ3zqUvdlbdk7j5RKTv_LViKcGpo4b1C8jQltlGObJVUXzcYBl9wYOg9XEJR5s8h2td8rj44jq30RqZHk7X-F7zLy5n/s1600/P1170658.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz330glMa7rMbXX-WaDun2JZmOfIsripy7hm6Rjp2le7Dm4GopoZ3zqUvdlbdk7j5RKTv_LViKcGpo4b1C8jQltlGObJVUXzcYBl9wYOg9XEJR5s8h2td8rj44jq30RqZHk7X-F7zLy5n/s320/P1170658.JPG" /></a></p><br />They all REALLY enjoyed dressing up this year...super fun...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PaWtn73ycpHqEficZcL1SyAM8Iy6__Ky6E0tknh77QYbU_q6pc6NqnDKsQdgHV61NQ51-9DdPSswYTxqpM6bvpnDcg8qrw4yFw_0H3JYK0P26P_Rp3a1Sz3OaM-l72M7CwpGXXKxuga3/s1600/P1170659.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PaWtn73ycpHqEficZcL1SyAM8Iy6__Ky6E0tknh77QYbU_q6pc6NqnDKsQdgHV61NQ51-9DdPSswYTxqpM6bvpnDcg8qrw4yFw_0H3JYK0P26P_Rp3a1Sz3OaM-l72M7CwpGXXKxuga3/s320/P1170659.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Have a wonderful day!</div><div style="CLEAR: both">Ciao a tutti!</div>Rosanne Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735520198376002150noreply@blogger.com0