tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85036991042899600522024-03-05T03:18:32.290-08:00blooming city cafeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-37341426200033096142010-08-30T20:16:00.001-07:002010-09-08T19:53:39.669-07:00Introducing Sean Hiroki Flood...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikai95HjZjQKy-wYEqQVKMtHYlF5jleGKoZ6KFFrxBVgl4mXPr24zt-07d-XlivPmUgc0urjKpvsYuGuzit15fG3YPai1Q-WyDgCZB_jJ_bAloee1CJ6WvEG8XsbiK-A_rJ5TaUy183iw/s1600/Sean+Hiroki+Flood+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikai95HjZjQKy-wYEqQVKMtHYlF5jleGKoZ6KFFrxBVgl4mXPr24zt-07d-XlivPmUgc0urjKpvsYuGuzit15fG3YPai1Q-WyDgCZB_jJ_bAloee1CJ6WvEG8XsbiK-A_rJ5TaUy183iw/s400/Sean+Hiroki+Flood+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511758179441907218" border="0" /></a>Sean Hiroki Flood, just born (Hiroki means "a big, wide tree" in Japanese)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgjE6DVFqwI6Z6S2BoQQ6QKTv9sTFpBkotN3clsAH82yfC4gw-ZT_FnQbvioybxgl3ZpPPRBi5AmbuXvhUGjg5baUg-0yiq1xKIiUljwiQZVXW8bXRrLsoGgxQqyOvK7VbA-mDDSZt5k/s1600/Just+born%21+.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgjE6DVFqwI6Z6S2BoQQ6QKTv9sTFpBkotN3clsAH82yfC4gw-ZT_FnQbvioybxgl3ZpPPRBi5AmbuXvhUGjg5baUg-0yiq1xKIiUljwiQZVXW8bXRrLsoGgxQqyOvK7VbA-mDDSZt5k/s400/Just+born%21+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511757978820376882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On Thursday, Aug. 26th, 2010, our second boy, Sean Hiroki Flood, came into this world.<br />It was quite an "out of blue" for all of us, because he came out almost a month earlier than the due date. He is tiny and feels so skinny (especially compared to his big brother ;-) ... We have been always treating Benjamin as a small person till now, but all of a sudden Benjamin looks like a real grown-up boy, and looks almost "huge" next to Sean.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ4vIGa07uCIDIWzphy9jDDzrJGV-X2uf_UdRAwbJAGqdwPp2RxCVfYZPYLfV2fVsIW518BMQ7QNaAda8s7HqVNjeh4LUacpjWXbjvqH8rjIz2oBWqMU1e3r4xEKKaUF3DnqVakf9VS8/s1600/Mom+and+her+two+boys.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ4vIGa07uCIDIWzphy9jDDzrJGV-X2uf_UdRAwbJAGqdwPp2RxCVfYZPYLfV2fVsIW518BMQ7QNaAda8s7HqVNjeh4LUacpjWXbjvqH8rjIz2oBWqMU1e3r4xEKKaUF3DnqVakf9VS8/s400/Mom+and+her+two+boys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511758437741963650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The labor and delivery was quite speedy and safe (after 2-3 hours of active labor without any sort of medications nor painkillers, and I only had to push twice to deliver him), and he was born safe and sound, albeit he is such a tiny little thing. (His birth weight was 5 lb. 11 oz = 2580g, which is just above 2500g, the weight considered "premature baby"). Actually he didn't have any problems and never had to go to a special care nursery - and stayed with me all the time during our 2-day stay in the hospital (you are allowed to stay in the hospital for up to 48 hours after the birth).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBblZOWEHBmbjIqdTSu0KaCrMH7_cZPAdkdSYLabJc0M1MfeN6x7oYMTO3Fywg2DrUNi1vkfMCfe8VYxhe9MLaJB4AgksELi_foPIZ_fHYNsoLQyuNORvEtj5hAa86WXtcbpgYf7cDIBk/s1600/Mom+and+Son.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBblZOWEHBmbjIqdTSu0KaCrMH7_cZPAdkdSYLabJc0M1MfeN6x7oYMTO3Fywg2DrUNi1vkfMCfe8VYxhe9MLaJB4AgksELi_foPIZ_fHYNsoLQyuNORvEtj5hAa86WXtcbpgYf7cDIBk/s400/Mom+and+Son.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759575834821666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmbi-J26rPfgDvkqjTdAP2RrbbW4-i_gGBe4pdknhf68Px7B_H3KC36oEYyz9LX9hITqT37m5JzMS2R_wnR_CtLFBwNVjt0EoTRX0OLthAvJCs_eNjFWvKp3SE5AwwunMNiDXHQde6Ts/s1600/IMG_4599.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmbi-J26rPfgDvkqjTdAP2RrbbW4-i_gGBe4pdknhf68Px7B_H3KC36oEYyz9LX9hITqT37m5JzMS2R_wnR_CtLFBwNVjt0EoTRX0OLthAvJCs_eNjFWvKp3SE5AwwunMNiDXHQde6Ts/s400/IMG_4599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759565256659858" border="0" /></a>But as you can see in this photo below, his legs are so tiny and skinny... he looks and feels so fragile each time I pick him up or change his clothes.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29NJZuclDNG5-XIvpqFRetOLKmnRSS2I70X6iis_3U6Q3AcmZf9v5-6UJpEx6WKAW4S7keND_UNzy-dPyPCx9chuzl0e5aqoglMuK_hvLYMlQkOdWKvz-MGXw3aOjXlV98Fl3aUFByuI/s1600/Such+skinny+legs....jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29NJZuclDNG5-XIvpqFRetOLKmnRSS2I70X6iis_3U6Q3AcmZf9v5-6UJpEx6WKAW4S7keND_UNzy-dPyPCx9chuzl0e5aqoglMuK_hvLYMlQkOdWKvz-MGXw3aOjXlV98Fl3aUFByuI/s400/Such+skinny+legs....jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511758865364828386" border="0" /></a><br />I guess I just have to work hard to nurse him as often as possible, to fatten him up! ;-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-bJfRyX22_9jts6irIXgu3SVImpgbdVpAiujQsH8YtNurm2giWBYPEELptFTZa_U5IutIOa2Isk8kswae0zag13MjuaLJGRm5JjTRqMBEkJzo3tv7ZCOxx-ATJNUGAq01emcnofescI/s1600/IMG_4567.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-bJfRyX22_9jts6irIXgu3SVImpgbdVpAiujQsH8YtNurm2giWBYPEELptFTZa_U5IutIOa2Isk8kswae0zag13MjuaLJGRm5JjTRqMBEkJzo3tv7ZCOxx-ATJNUGAq01emcnofescI/s400/IMG_4567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759247089667746" border="0" /></a>My water broke early in the morning (7 am) of Thursday, 26th, and it happened that Amar had been away in Boston for a conference that week. But luckily enough, it was the last day of his stay and he flew back right away, and he made it just in time for my active labor and delivery.<br /><br /> (And luckily again, we had arranged to have a birth doula [= who provides a mental support to a woman in childbirth] this time too, so Susan, our birth doula, came right away to my place to help me, and she drove me to the hospital after a friend came to pick up Benjamin to look after. I was so grateful that we had a birth doula, and that it was Susan, who was also a birth doula for Benjamin's birth --- because I feel very much at ease with her and thus I didn't worry too much about not having Amar right away - I knew he would come in time, and I just needed to wait his arrival calmly.)<br /><br />Amar arrived at the hospital around 2 pm, just when my active labor started, and Sean was born at 5:10 pm. How lucky we all were!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqbV6AApIamzPCjOo-E5GA_IN_OJdqI9rq4WGbe14HOAZO9tNHmqCVFi_XyKiZegylQ0B4B_oiLhzP4Iw3Gam4-kfMpPLyg8FLN2pTZXwMPAcqYQV2uv56XXteCPNkiX1O9odum70eos/s1600/IMG_4556+.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqbV6AApIamzPCjOo-E5GA_IN_OJdqI9rq4WGbe14HOAZO9tNHmqCVFi_XyKiZegylQ0B4B_oiLhzP4Iw3Gam4-kfMpPLyg8FLN2pTZXwMPAcqYQV2uv56XXteCPNkiX1O9odum70eos/s400/IMG_4556+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759231876092402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXDvSIOp5M5WPo-sOWYjnyjyxX_JvRi_UQh6gR60mbqavCXYUa8VfQ8KsAstdI11nXaWfWDUjQqZ33ns3mkKGR0zbdu2okZmqXuqCA2w7rDUPSc-68rQKemfS7ASuWPENSEIoSE2CYDM/s1600/IMG_4537.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXDvSIOp5M5WPo-sOWYjnyjyxX_JvRi_UQh6gR60mbqavCXYUa8VfQ8KsAstdI11nXaWfWDUjQqZ33ns3mkKGR0zbdu2okZmqXuqCA2w7rDUPSc-68rQKemfS7ASuWPENSEIoSE2CYDM/s400/IMG_4537.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759223451273490" border="0" /></a>Benjamin has been coping with this totally new situation/experiences quite well, and he seems to be accepting and adjusting to the fact that now we have a newborn baby at home.<br /><br />However, this does not mean that days go without any turbulence of his emotions of course: the first day I came home from the hospital, Benjamin wouldn't go to sleep without me (although he had been fine sleeping by himself for a long time now), woke up in the middle of the night crying out for Mommy - he held on to me like a baby koala, cried so hard saying, "I want Mommy, I want Mommy!" and wouldn't let me go. My eyes welled up as well, and after holding him tight for a good long while, I put him to sleep again by lying side to side with him on his bed - until I heard a cry from another baby of mine from a different room. So I was shuttling between two boys that night...<br /><br />But next morning, there was another incident which welled up my eyes, this time with a smile: when I heard Sean's little cry in his bassinet and I saw Benjamin doing something reaching over Sean, I ran to the bassinet, almost about to say, "Benjamin! Don't wake up your little brother!" ... But then I found that Benjamin was patting Sean gently, saying "That's alright, that's alright" --- and started singing his favorite lullabies, "My Bonnie" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," to him. So it was a very lovely, sweet moment.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*********** *********** **********<br /></div>But such perfectly sweet moments are rather rare: most of the time it is quite a challenge to keep Sean safe from cheeky Benjamin's curiosity... I have to be constantly vigilant, and it's hard!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Benjamin loves to put his finger in Sean's mouth (though it sometimes terrifies his parents: Benjamin sometimes puts his finger too far, and many times his hands are not too clean, and Benjamin wants to do it regardless whether Sean is awake or asleep, and well, most of the time he is asleep...**)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW4fzyu7vamQBj3Hcqf-c9ohl66hYUJ3BVmHORvFjftf14MaBsooMlLSzRUpmQvjqtL5ijnHdeXQ7EzwoOY-_xN9DHuS7BE2rzGHwsGtIvps7ZxJO12kPPjTLIM-8kY4kmlIemWt5Ijs/s1600/IMG_4655.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW4fzyu7vamQBj3Hcqf-c9ohl66hYUJ3BVmHORvFjftf14MaBsooMlLSzRUpmQvjqtL5ijnHdeXQ7EzwoOY-_xN9DHuS7BE2rzGHwsGtIvps7ZxJO12kPPjTLIM-8kY4kmlIemWt5Ijs/s400/IMG_4655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759904092983938" border="0" /></a><br />Fireman Benjamin<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97iD5V0r85UGnXPfzKyOO8vnJD92_UTBz6tcAhY-zyAwtWByxKpZy8kkU_oYz-ToFZfbb9qME7K280GAb9XjOHlIXrz9fytm8Tx8FUwYwEmdjdtkAI04pr6MYdpPwMv3QIE2iNA7ehQo/s1600/IMG_4644.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97iD5V0r85UGnXPfzKyOO8vnJD92_UTBz6tcAhY-zyAwtWByxKpZy8kkU_oYz-ToFZfbb9qME7K280GAb9XjOHlIXrz9fytm8Tx8FUwYwEmdjdtkAI04pr6MYdpPwMv3QIE2iNA7ehQo/s400/IMG_4644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759896054020722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdme3PsoGuzgzB-tO-Lm-0Kt2NvExeGpgaOf_nUQbVFUQEGe24EzPDotft9rss8wP7_Hd2ik1qKqD2fOXkFIFV5L8MkM-HggejgWLI-jR4tLMUb25EfHG52gAtlaoxha6nnsqxa6EpKgs/s1600/IMG_4642.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdme3PsoGuzgzB-tO-Lm-0Kt2NvExeGpgaOf_nUQbVFUQEGe24EzPDotft9rss8wP7_Hd2ik1qKqD2fOXkFIFV5L8MkM-HggejgWLI-jR4tLMUb25EfHG52gAtlaoxha6nnsqxa6EpKgs/s400/IMG_4642.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759886371212562" border="0" /></a><br />"I'm a big brother now!"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfhZKIJZCZQvxWo_dddVAv5e6nzkyzKVwx9RhyphenhyphenxQbBvLsqepeqOpJIUs0Fq3etBxANMEK6vVSONExzl-EnofEkp7bP8dDAi0zwlqd7a7obLyv5Klveze6W3aviM2ZvIHeyRPfy7Dv7Yw/s1600/I'm+a+big+brother+now%21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfhZKIJZCZQvxWo_dddVAv5e6nzkyzKVwx9RhyphenhyphenxQbBvLsqepeqOpJIUs0Fq3etBxANMEK6vVSONExzl-EnofEkp7bP8dDAi0zwlqd7a7obLyv5Klveze6W3aviM2ZvIHeyRPfy7Dv7Yw/s400/I'm+a+big+brother+now%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759878763597458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DY8GmCBAi4Gd81EX8AdXD91qH3tjHQ-6hI9nGCHGdAXY_bYFEUxqgwbLyVoOuzUju4qdShGhu_AQn0nyXSxX-ZLl7ANbeJs0LbM0NNZ0gghoPLCRzP8O0_nTLgKa-ta4OKi8JeF1fHw/s1600/Benjamin+loves+putting+his+finger+in+Sean%27s+mouth...+though+it+terrifies+his+parents+sometimes%21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DY8GmCBAi4Gd81EX8AdXD91qH3tjHQ-6hI9nGCHGdAXY_bYFEUxqgwbLyVoOuzUju4qdShGhu_AQn0nyXSxX-ZLl7ANbeJs0LbM0NNZ0gghoPLCRzP8O0_nTLgKa-ta4OKi8JeF1fHw/s400/Benjamin+loves+putting+his+finger+in+Sean%27s+mouth...+though+it+terrifies+his+parents+sometimes%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511759874560366210" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-62443350983091842912010-08-14T12:11:00.000-07:002010-09-04T18:35:57.888-07:00Handcrafted Farm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvX0mOfHgCbaSD9LMke4r0L4rIlGiJLUwz8KBh3BDjMWRsuHQbRo-3p4ilfTwx2BB2vC1YCsFd_ygzfmOmYaMwlSoBORBEMLczr_cvdNAq_H7mj1lDqQ5xU9wcu0aFegqjBGdT9i49ow/s1600/IMG_4453.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvX0mOfHgCbaSD9LMke4r0L4rIlGiJLUwz8KBh3BDjMWRsuHQbRo-3p4ilfTwx2BB2vC1YCsFd_ygzfmOmYaMwlSoBORBEMLczr_cvdNAq_H7mj1lDqQ5xU9wcu0aFegqjBGdT9i49ow/s400/IMG_4453.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505345739943058866" border="0" /></a>A few days ago I finally finished a handcrafted farm for Benjamin, which I started making 2 weeks ago inspired by a set of farm animal miniatures sent by my mother-in-law (Benjamin's "Nanny").<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">These fences and animals were the original set</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">↓ </span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTcaPFPigBLLi3Gx8KJPdyDPSsoA52wnH4healkMYKHii_VB5JeyItveTjcvs0BzoJM4N7Ux1f3nBuir4fTuJ273ZWDdY-uW61fAbfcDRpl7pBbIXSchJrIK-UV0kBkZwpAyn5_2TpBA/s1600/IMG_4366.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTcaPFPigBLLi3Gx8KJPdyDPSsoA52wnH4healkMYKHii_VB5JeyItveTjcvs0BzoJM4N7Ux1f3nBuir4fTuJ273ZWDdY-uW61fAbfcDRpl7pBbIXSchJrIK-UV0kBkZwpAyn5_2TpBA/s400/IMG_4366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505346262999632370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To my pleasant surprise, Benjamin fell in love... with this farm instantly and he could spend hours (!) playing with it by hims<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span>elf, putting/arranging animals, farm house, barn, tractors, fences, little people, and even sport cars and trains ;-)<br /><h3 style="font-weight: normal;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I guess it is partly because this is, for him, a "small world of his own" - in which he can exercise his autonomy.</span><br /></span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">As you can see, he is putting a family sedan right in front of the red barn ;-)</span></span><br /></div><h3 style="font-weight: normal;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78xjDEbGRMwtGzZgjUyBhvEMzbKEznd5g2LBLFRpHhxMdp3xsrfr6CNAbGCdx1_Hp0Vc3YV76mQGguQO_q6smbfC7IX8A5NHGmkWrVLgrkWL9adKfQCEET7VbYOIB__DRDHRTGhMPpg8/s1600/Farm+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78xjDEbGRMwtGzZgjUyBhvEMzbKEznd5g2LBLFRpHhxMdp3xsrfr6CNAbGCdx1_Hp0Vc3YV76mQGguQO_q6smbfC7IX8A5NHGmkWrVLgrkWL9adKfQCEET7VbYOIB__DRDHRTGhMPpg8/s400/Farm+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505346253050779970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgNkCOEIJw5sdRpqo77Fe7KeXFD7-Wt0i329ndIk_laa3qNk2bLZVh68NRy1rdKyRKfQuNx04PYo3cqXZvVMjNkeLsCf6VXr3nUGQQrIAa7neayDzm1yuwpptNrT1ZSDlEddIIyp6s7w/s1600/Farm+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgNkCOEIJw5sdRpqo77Fe7KeXFD7-Wt0i329ndIk_laa3qNk2bLZVh68NRy1rdKyRKfQuNx04PYo3cqXZvVMjNkeLsCf6VXr3nUGQQrIAa7neayDzm1yuwpptNrT1ZSDlEddIIyp6s7w/s400/Farm+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505346257377521154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Anyways, I'm glad I made it, and thank you, Christine, for sending these farm animals to begin with, and thank you, Amar, for making a second red barn after Benjamin broke the first one that I made, by using it for his hat!</span></span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 255);font-size:85%;" >After the roof coming off from the barn, Benjamin found another way to enjoy it --- to wear it as a hat! </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">↓</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCHkzqMTkaIxKSi31-EEWXYFzHnO2vzp4ktWw2Q1H54OCEM93M9TDyf8nGIH2dZae4M7KFdO6BVLDci0Y-9FSh287lO5l0ZmpK7h9jjp3epNaTjtNU5SDXHnyBqSW2Ovp9TjC0MY2htE/s1600/IMG_4382.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCHkzqMTkaIxKSi31-EEWXYFzHnO2vzp4ktWw2Q1H54OCEM93M9TDyf8nGIH2dZae4M7KFdO6BVLDci0Y-9FSh287lO5l0ZmpK7h9jjp3epNaTjtNU5SDXHnyBqSW2Ovp9TjC0MY2htE/s400/IMG_4382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505346043230472786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_pAa5k2Tz5zvbzYtCMbUISRybzkDjlNMDpCOaityDpVAba1LIJu5FnjQ3t6Fh3iSn6mMOogxIxGGVXbCJLtpxn1kYbOEH5lcEIwRKtQjBqm9qgav-SbDeiiWapeBCv3vm2AHu6tBYJM/s1600/IMG_4380.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_pAa5k2Tz5zvbzYtCMbUISRybzkDjlNMDpCOaityDpVAba1LIJu5FnjQ3t6Fh3iSn6mMOogxIxGGVXbCJLtpxn1kYbOEH5lcEIwRKtQjBqm9qgav-SbDeiiWapeBCv3vm2AHu6tBYJM/s400/IMG_4380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505346039837372434" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-8723259912108965092010-07-19T18:40:00.000-07:002010-07-19T18:45:03.269-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrOHj0K55e8lBggNBEjXheyODrEbIWs2UKx8MAsDHozAdVNisYbtbl351VsneGIlyIzQjgZnlcvxH2cR7qN9ZN2ChnOAyMHonRxBN6R_FZLSAblMbSosdxgZXuFbXwRjnqreKyGjta5E/s1600/IMG_4315.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrOHj0K55e8lBggNBEjXheyODrEbIWs2UKx8MAsDHozAdVNisYbtbl351VsneGIlyIzQjgZnlcvxH2cR7qN9ZN2ChnOAyMHonRxBN6R_FZLSAblMbSosdxgZXuFbXwRjnqreKyGjta5E/s400/IMG_4315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495797743270711858" border="0" /></a><br /><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><br /><span class="UIStory_Message"></span></h3><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">Benjamin suddenly started showing an interest in wearing sunglasses yesterday (he used to hate wearing anything around his head - hats, sunglasses and all until yesterday).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S4kTYTsothRbg4rzOjL98M2Ha5V8Xb6I4Jao7LoSzAvUG5ldQ3KJ6SjDAOkKSfIR819WI6Jr0a2qI7Vgtm3ccx_4JZOedD_Nrt0jBBmrFwIxd-tLB5I87iKRmC_y_0mxTQEP5nz49Ag/s1600/IMG_4317.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S4kTYTsothRbg4rzOjL98M2Ha5V8Xb6I4Jao7LoSzAvUG5ldQ3KJ6SjDAOkKSfIR819WI6Jr0a2qI7Vgtm3ccx_4JZOedD_Nrt0jBBmrFwIxd-tLB5I87iKRmC_y_0mxTQEP5nz49Ag/s400/IMG_4317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495797767095858674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZF6ipTInTmC7hpwX55YIq6DYM_7ziTqKYnNh0tiDjiStUR7i4AXCmjd9X-U5_cLVLkVD7XKWGzemVm2kZ87nzSGHrsUKK5a5cAN0854MlRKh18VJ1z_n3VOwqGw2yUtHaC6VgmeCdKto/s1600/IMG_4320.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZF6ipTInTmC7hpwX55YIq6DYM_7ziTqKYnNh0tiDjiStUR7i4AXCmjd9X-U5_cLVLkVD7XKWGzemVm2kZ87nzSGHrsUKK5a5cAN0854MlRKh18VJ1z_n3VOwqGw2yUtHaC6VgmeCdKto/s400/IMG_4320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495797763505083794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpqTpWgKhcw5ikg5t6k_Enpbro6YBtQ2ZMjbU7X03DAZMSZlGqNWAOwoajxn7Yd90rcfo30ERfEtsQB65sSA9WR7r0yeXg8l-X4cwdf_4MlT-A8MJSW5IoVb5tWhew_8ar_frgRD-2zQ/s1600/IMG_4325.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpqTpWgKhcw5ikg5t6k_Enpbro6YBtQ2ZMjbU7X03DAZMSZlGqNWAOwoajxn7Yd90rcfo30ERfEtsQB65sSA9WR7r0yeXg8l-X4cwdf_4MlT-A8MJSW5IoVb5tWhew_8ar_frgRD-2zQ/s400/IMG_4325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495797758417871554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_NPMUzY3JseO60b8nNR5rjmInZdn7Gge3kVn5hG2am0f4Cnyruff5OqH8w9pyPnGTyXbCd-MJum4vu5yfGAjJxCWqjLdxJRadj4OrXLX8LWGU74UmbtybNAPIQ2FRw5QET_Xcdz4q8c/s1600/IMG_4327.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_NPMUzY3JseO60b8nNR5rjmInZdn7Gge3kVn5hG2am0f4Cnyruff5OqH8w9pyPnGTyXbCd-MJum4vu5yfGAjJxCWqjLdxJRadj4OrXLX8LWGU74UmbtybNAPIQ2FRw5QET_Xcdz4q8c/s400/IMG_4327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495797749835618946" border="0" /></a><br /></span></h3><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">Since he was trying so hard to wear my glasses on and wouldn't let them go, fearing that he might break my glasses at any moment, I decided to buy<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> a pair of sunglasses for himself - and voila! Ever since, he is wearing his eyeglasses whenever he sees them! (including dinner time and right after waking up in the morning ;-)</span></span></h3><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1akjcKr7kHTtzJNRif7quSsTXH_2BZutd1mMU5RoxogIMQ2tyOXwm0H-bGttn2ZmLbVN2sECgxcwuLFBZhVyKdkFSTnOtIBtnb3ti0HwSFCVF1HHSsceiJHqw7aSkRIsPEPtgCs7JD9U/s1600/IMG_4335.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1akjcKr7kHTtzJNRif7quSsTXH_2BZutd1mMU5RoxogIMQ2tyOXwm0H-bGttn2ZmLbVN2sECgxcwuLFBZhVyKdkFSTnOtIBtnb3ti0HwSFCVF1HHSsceiJHqw7aSkRIsPEPtgCs7JD9U/s400/IMG_4335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495798055864084514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3tAS_uxXBoMkhzRkIGuB4LSAgmDMxeiO37OnMjOXVmakeREVZ1UIMy79XoHW8eywJJMoggwFDvwSR8_SDBkNdPW1m9hoboeZ17lX4dEfgMm5nbWG1JkP3lAAfy55SIATx_J0GO_VtmQ/s1600/IMG_4343.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3tAS_uxXBoMkhzRkIGuB4LSAgmDMxeiO37OnMjOXVmakeREVZ1UIMy79XoHW8eywJJMoggwFDvwSR8_SDBkNdPW1m9hoboeZ17lX4dEfgMm5nbWG1JkP3lAAfy55SIATx_J0GO_VtmQ/s400/IMG_4343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495798048523937730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8InRfQYXcMh_ALMZXM5dFHwH8rZhXYSIULywZxQ3rWy90LGM7Ff_A3RwNhfa9MktFMd2mRguSkRpykEOW7ncUhutLgC55ec1Hzy6BfO6O1CjAUKGjN8NQwNExsyLy8pesktcomKxyfhU/s1600/IMG_4345.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8InRfQYXcMh_ALMZXM5dFHwH8rZhXYSIULywZxQ3rWy90LGM7Ff_A3RwNhfa9MktFMd2mRguSkRpykEOW7ncUhutLgC55ec1Hzy6BfO6O1CjAUKGjN8NQwNExsyLy8pesktcomKxyfhU/s400/IMG_4345.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495798043794163842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSsoKaotPvY-9iNOzlmpkD2tLDJnjg9u3FFcl3ewNysSPU4PRSU4paU9JWh1z4joXuAigk7yZAd3os8ZzMPhm4s0fryoJ26-ojZrkq5HJ_yYbYBz19iD9n6FN7inZ3H5Tsib283CrEgM/s1600/IMG_4348.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSsoKaotPvY-9iNOzlmpkD2tLDJnjg9u3FFcl3ewNysSPU4PRSU4paU9JWh1z4joXuAigk7yZAd3os8ZzMPhm4s0fryoJ26-ojZrkq5HJ_yYbYBz19iD9n6FN7inZ3H5Tsib283CrEgM/s400/IMG_4348.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495798033328302498" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-35043263922081453622010-05-12T16:25:00.000-07:002010-09-04T18:36:55.610-07:00Amar Received a Prestigious Award!On April 27th, 2010, Amar was selected as a 2010 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar.<br /><br />This is quite a prestigious award --- the number of recipients of this award is limited to 14 per year, and according to<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);" href="http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/camille_dreyfus_teacher_award.shtml">the explanation of the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation's website</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">,</span> the Foundation seeks young chemists "who demonstrate leadership in research and education. Nominations must provide compelling evidence of the advance of important knowledge in the chemical sciences by the nominee".<br /><br />Amar is very much excited about receiving this award and looks forward to using the award's funds for stimulating more creative research from his students.<br /><br />Please also check out <a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);" href="http://www.indiana.edu/%7Efloodweb/">the website of Amar's research group</a> as well :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-35502010740860233852010-05-12T16:01:00.000-07:002010-05-12T16:25:07.791-07:00Benjamin's 2nd Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYjzPtqVLSakx6xRTNPObgFSZIr6HbCQkEDSIfUMGD6I7s7shICE4qliJgdcNjviaLZ5xsSebhKRZf1f6YC_dUJknD7Jjo9vEskS0gKWHIG6vF1LSzSbuWBWi_u7YjqUvStkAvCz2ZrQ/s1600/_MG_0431.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYjzPtqVLSakx6xRTNPObgFSZIr6HbCQkEDSIfUMGD6I7s7shICE4qliJgdcNjviaLZ5xsSebhKRZf1f6YC_dUJknD7Jjo9vEskS0gKWHIG6vF1LSzSbuWBWi_u7YjqUvStkAvCz2ZrQ/s320/_MG_0431.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470526199424697922" /></a><br /> Benjamin turned two on the 17th of April.<br /> We had a little birthday party with Benjamin's friends and their families in one of his favorite parks in the neighborhood.<br /><br /> He loved having all of his favorite friends at one time and playing/running around the big park with them. And he loved the birthday song and birthday cake too, of course, even though he looked a little bit perplexed at first to see everyone singing the song for him, looking at him! <br /> <br /> When he was asked, "How old are you, Benjamin?", he answered, "Two!" with just ONE finger up (;-) and made people laugh and smile.<br /><br /> Here are some photographs taken on the day, but you can check out all the photos <a href="http://gallery.me.com/michiko.owaki.smile/100025">here</a> and <a href="http://gallery.me.com/michiko.owaki.smile/100040">here</a>.<br /> You can also see a video clip of birthday song and Benjamin's candle blowing <a href="http://gallery.me.com/michiko.owaki.smile/100017">here</a>.<br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK4usQ3ybmKNYQVo_liE2vg20ziRvZhfQEVtMBo5mfcYuXD4ssYG2twAR9Fm7xnLjwa7F1IfywXSdBD7tDwgYIQruLvyUIEo65bsMLoChj5KoORsPAlVzqxAzP4MgFl325L_5pXCQeYQ/s1600/_MG_0432.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKsUcZOgP3NN5XNDLA4uH1mz-cA23thJt2DKSzOBg-FELyeCruthNeZUqh5_oCTvf8ifR150BRU58TdNYk_mxextDTWqXxLJEPzgQqV9mS8m_-O_gP-CwzEc16W7DswGk7qgVaNWnT1c/s320/IMG_1098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457579077347682098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last Sunday (April 4th) was Easter Sunday, and we did our first family Easter egg hunting for Benjamin.<br /><br />At first Benjamin didn't really understand what he was supposed to do: for instance, at the very beginning, he rushed straight to see ants, passing by an egg just in front of him ;-)<br /><br />But then, after finding a few eggs and seeing that there are always some goodies inside them, he got all motivated and started running around the garden looking for them.<br /><br />It was only a few days before Easter that I decided to do egg hunting this year for Benjamin, so I got the eggs and treats at the last minute (the day before Easter Sunday) and therefore I didn't find much options left at the store for nice-looking eggs without any pre-stuffed candies in them. (I wanted to choose and put goodies in the eggs on my own.) But I finally found some good ones (=empty eggs), and then I moved to the toy section where I bought two match-box cars and one tiny monkey soft toy.<br /><br />I prepared about a dozen eggs in total, and in each of them I put some goodies such as the match-box cars and the little monkey I bought, dried prunes (cut into small pieces), some disney stickers, and kid's organic honey graham crackers. (These crackers were a hit because they are one of Benjamin's favorites, and also they happen to be bunny-shaped - thus perfect for an "Easter Bunny" treat!)<br /><br />While I was preparing the eggs after Benjamin went to bed on Saturday night, I was talking to Amar describing every kind of goodies that I was putting in each egg, and saying things like "Amar, so maybe we should get up early tomorrow morning and hide the eggs in the garden before Benjamin gets up, right?!" And then Amar teased me saying, "You are like my Mom! :-)"<br /><br />Benjamin enjoyed the whole thing and he looked so happy running around the garden with his daddy and mommy cheering for him. Our first family egg hunting proved to be such a success, and I am so glad that I decided to do it even in the last minute!<br /><br />Please watch a short movie (5-minute long) if you have time to. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvEZTc9wQH4PHfc_C5819nHtnFtImAUGexwVc1oYB6S9MYApbJ3XsWD_sVnoizre78D3Gio4cGNecgLN0GzOspgE3Tw42tnthI4PxQ43LdK-Ak-t1mmPyqY-L9NxD2AjHNVM3muMZ540/s320/IMG_1111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457579455977090690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3riq_eKDqtlpa7OUiQcWWeOfqrW38vUxOqLk5akCzMk7kI1p5MX2NvhmPdUUXefpe8iQKMVZErXARiRRW6ijvOYhR4SWHuT3bq59ytsRw77gswv95gNE51QblbcMjxOMMaPWecLodd28/s1600/IMG_1113.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3riq_eKDqtlpa7OUiQcWWeOfqrW38vUxOqLk5akCzMk7kI1p5MX2NvhmPdUUXefpe8iQKMVZErXARiRRW6ijvOYhR4SWHuT3bq59ytsRw77gswv95gNE51QblbcMjxOMMaPWecLodd28/s320/IMG_1113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457579459025378034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VLHReDYGOU1xTGPN3TjGRifr1dV-4eMj6Fl20s6T9kV070wCmgcQP4PaeV71WMJnMtwicOzec7WUFmzOTcPfU6GT1Azqyga7y2iapwJ-P8IRl0bVsqoVrQyIi0tGG9hFywIwjImCimc/s1600/IMG_1114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VLHReDYGOU1xTGPN3TjGRifr1dV-4eMj6Fl20s6T9kV070wCmgcQP4PaeV71WMJnMtwicOzec7WUFmzOTcPfU6GT1Azqyga7y2iapwJ-P8IRl0bVsqoVrQyIi0tGG9hFywIwjImCimc/s320/IMG_1114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457579638179747922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">He thought that this little monkey looked like George (from his favorite picture book "Curious George") , and cuddled it against his cheek calling it "George!"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCocH68BpIEJbDdtFlvaVQcHFa9xrxt-iRLMplpsinksPkRkAJF9EBhRUiczHk_I5vsDwH3TunhgcriBSF0itsUIuczM2et25IfooL3VmYwnUFfy7RB8Hpz0U_RImqM1TvSWdQn2nkd7g/s1600/IMG_1164.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCocH68BpIEJbDdtFlvaVQcHFa9xrxt-iRLMplpsinksPkRkAJF9EBhRUiczHk_I5vsDwH3TunhgcriBSF0itsUIuczM2et25IfooL3VmYwnUFfy7RB8Hpz0U_RImqM1TvSWdQn2nkd7g/s320/IMG_1164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457579631644535922" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-84156988714033485662010-03-30T19:30:00.000-07:002010-03-31T09:32:10.873-07:00Benjamin's new friend MoyaMoya is a great 6-year-old girl, who is the second daughter of Anne-Sophie's 5 children.<br />She always willingly play with Benjamin whenever we meet at the park, and Benjamin LOVES her (understandably!). <br /><br />You can see how happy Benjamin is when he is playing with Moya, in the following short movies. Enjoy!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxCEYSTof6Crp5R4U3Sm2PExKyvZ2pGZIJxAEbjfawizMPEyLb_AMkhRmIrXNU5S08VWzYIiVHHqGzOmn2fA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyPxX-6X72UB23KYKhUAB7KG8R9Q69KkDPri0GG2BCLbC8cgkLN4wNQWFisaFd3yFOL2nLyx7M-LTa_evpNGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9QPjm8aXCHTZCCU2ZJ7-dohDFl9t1wPhKpcV460hbya_dmRr6uCttcIPA_utAMaNpsbA7BUV2eA3OY44H8A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-74918257603783900312010-03-23T16:29:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:42:49.952-07:00Picnic at Bryan Park<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqe8QREo9OLBxrlXktMunGOD0fskCCKQ0AVtWh6CWIugcJF1qDkm4KEr0-nVD3hcwzBmIdXhz_T2RJKzdX' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-39798113288167842762010-03-22T14:00:00.000-07:002010-03-22T16:54:08.043-07:00Our 5th AnniversaryLast Saturday was our 5th Anniversary.<br />We had a very nice day, spending some quality time together as a family throughout the day - exchanging anniversary cards in the morning over our *classic* sourdough pancake Saturday breakfast (with a special touch of a strawberry and blueberry maple syrup sauce), a picnic lunch in the backyard, gardening together in the afternoon with Benjamin happily walking and playing around us in the garden, and a sushi dinner in the evening.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nPV8bWSvB4UcXL18iZgEq7D2Z_BymjXCs8ehChpOkFR3f2bSQlULX_e8PIfdHjOnyuwaRWZ1hj9vyxSSnS0BWQXCxrDnwsO4Uy4nuDzZAKW6ljoVFO6KzP3RJ862go9CzwbIIGqO04w/s1600-h/IMG_0960.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nPV8bWSvB4UcXL18iZgEq7D2Z_BymjXCs8ehChpOkFR3f2bSQlULX_e8PIfdHjOnyuwaRWZ1hj9vyxSSnS0BWQXCxrDnwsO4Uy4nuDzZAKW6ljoVFO6KzP3RJ862go9CzwbIIGqO04w/s320/IMG_0960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451567348521687410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMvAOwcMIPaoADLgwlGo6nE6a2yc8nriBYCSa4_d6HjklRlksp4XgigPku8nda5oX2E8_5sCXiTrzV9IqfwCOdoII2TK3-IFzEHSfubYkJKBnmS5HIVT18a2ss1RBZnbJX-9zd8WjfTo/s1600-h/IMG_0979.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMvAOwcMIPaoADLgwlGo6nE6a2yc8nriBYCSa4_d6HjklRlksp4XgigPku8nda5oX2E8_5sCXiTrzV9IqfwCOdoII2TK3-IFzEHSfubYkJKBnmS5HIVT18a2ss1RBZnbJX-9zd8WjfTo/s320/IMG_0979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451567353037698690" border="0" /></a><br />And here are some videos of Benjamin playing around in the backyard... Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxvyy8cBzq8YfcDs1vcrfkzMXCfjSu8EvMW6P6KNSWeOKgrdI6fYFyVQLQ9j5JAfRGDNV42IKIe2E8g6NLDzA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzXEC7vJFo5LTnEhGN8AnAlar3oYrZsZKfTVL1JabNP9HjzZk2iaVAw9M5ZRPZ3TeIjAjb4uO5KLo6LfmZ3tA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-68732780783574094222010-02-18T03:33:00.000-08:002010-02-18T03:42:52.045-08:00About video clipsI just found out that there seems to be some technical problems with uploaded video clips on this website. <div> You can watch the video clips one day, and then you cannot next day (or vice versa)... This issue seems to be known since late January (a lot of people have complained/reported the same problem), and the staff of Blogger.com are trying to solve the problem now.</div><div><br /></div><div> It seems it doesn't matter which computer or browser system you are using to watch these videos. For example, I could watch these videos on my Mac computer about 3 times out of 6 times, trying at different time and day, and I used two different browsers (Firefox and Safari), but it didn't make any difference.</div><div><br /></div><div> So, the chances are, even if you couldn't watch the video yesterday, you may be able to today. So if you don't mind trying again, please do so.</div><div><br /></div><div> I am sorry for the inconvenience and frustration this problem may cause... I hope that the Blogger staff will solve the problem as soon as possible!</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-64100952854958612812010-02-12T16:40:00.000-08:002010-03-14T14:15:10.500-07:00Playgroup at BABSI took this video a week ago (Feb. 7th).<br />This playgroup at BABS (Bloomington Area Birth Services) is a great mix of about 10-15 children of the same age range (18 month - 24 month), and like-minded moms and dads.<br /><br />Benjamin particularly likes playing with Lara (our Turkish friends Yesim and Muzo's daughter), perhaps partly because he knows her since he was 3 months old.<br /><br />So Benjamin always calls out for "Lara" whenever I told him that we are going to BABS playgroup on Fridays, as well as he repeats her name just like some magic word (;-) here and there throughout the day, every day.<br /><br />But Benjamin also started remembering other friends' names recently, and now Ivan's name is on the list of his mantra (:-), among other kids we regularly meet at the BABS playgroup.<br /><br />In this video, you can see both Lara (in yellow cardigan) and Ivan (a blond-haired and blue-eyed boy). Another girl with a camel coat is Hannah, a German-American girl.<br /><br />I titled this video as "Building a Tower Together", but actually, maybe I should have titled it "Building and Destroying" ;-) You can see that when you see the video. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzAa7WfUB-fIsK0qZhMP6_MKG5AfWpLTaY1ySujz3qvFZfWfviC6FRl2ELlMaIY1paXeDXKkO-Gt_WRRe-Twg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />p.s. Please take a note that Benjamin is saying to Lara, "Up here. Up here," to tell her where to put the blocks. This phrase "up here" is one of his favorite words ever since he learned it from his Nanny during her last visit in December :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-37294778872095382692010-02-10T09:22:00.000-08:002010-02-12T15:56:15.385-08:00Lara and Benjamin Playing TogetherA short film clip of Benjamin and Lara, one of his favorite girl friends, playing together at Barnes & Noble book store (at its children's corner).<br /><br />An elder girl (about 4 years old) and her little brother (about 1 year old) are in the video too. This girl was very friendly and very "big-sister-like", probably because she has a younger brother to look after :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxXfgJO80gGn4jYdFL863Zrd6B8W5uKquiKBt_YDQVoa6i_aTOpJc1cLW6TaN60YcVDZlEsG4Z_YU_ElN9m' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And this one (below) is another short film clip of Benjamin and Lara playing together - they are running and chasing after each other around the kitchen, so happily.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwdTe9iZ6XpNebp227XigMBAtphD0UokqwVqIN9Nk_aJAhMnFQsfgM_o162FjC749TQzPzUj_Ns8BAK7TWFag' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-58847458213971767812010-01-09T16:39:00.000-08:002010-01-09T18:40:08.489-08:00New Year Greetings<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwAXigHhykYXGs8MpCHr3lWWuV-nXzSZ0ZYpYKKfAAdvxNjLEkvzWJ7vRciOKMvHCDYWBD6rOQmb-TzwlL5nw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-68420489366938375462009-12-29T10:57:00.001-08:002009-12-29T12:29:33.621-08:00Giggling Benjamin on Christmas Day<div style="text-align: center;">Going for a walk with his brand-new winter jacket and hat, Christmas gifts from his grandparents in Japan, and new mittens from his Nanny<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAOm4oA4UQJsjuX5khnuNWK5SewLHqogPpmqZG4hos428SL2YBCHhW5rhqyQfkpsXi5rhOawD1yPxuSx1qZEU9YvLCYZhBTAfX9wS8OTWI-NF-CNguL6dM1xUJucQX4Qqj_ypTR5KQQA/s1600-h/jacket+and+hat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAOm4oA4UQJsjuX5khnuNWK5SewLHqogPpmqZG4hos428SL2YBCHhW5rhqyQfkpsXi5rhOawD1yPxuSx1qZEU9YvLCYZhBTAfX9wS8OTWI-NF-CNguL6dM1xUJucQX4Qqj_ypTR5KQQA/s320/jacket+and+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755821123211202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Walking in the snow<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXRn9pdFf12cwbKN1USEeuc1Nn5epbRpUUMFkLmSWjVWkUrrHpSaQSflanhQGQjny1rCpniNd1p5ryroGDcGI3HS23r1wjkdnMoVAcE_DOnCg_5M2FuPjE_x1KEnQG3NER7ZbaHzOGWA/s1600-h/IMG_0636.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXRn9pdFf12cwbKN1USEeuc1Nn5epbRpUUMFkLmSWjVWkUrrHpSaQSflanhQGQjny1rCpniNd1p5ryroGDcGI3HS23r1wjkdnMoVAcE_DOnCg_5M2FuPjE_x1KEnQG3NER7ZbaHzOGWA/s320/IMG_0636.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755668519138754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hope you all had a happy Christmas day.<br /><br />We had a great Christmas here, with Amar's Mom (AND Benjamin's Nanny) visiting us over Christmas.<br /><br />Here is one short video clip from our Christmas Day - Benjamin playing "Inai Inai Ba" (= Japanese version of "Peek-a-boo") game with his Daddy and his favorite cuddly toy "Baa Baa Sheep".<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTOP6N21NtUOW8UCc3AZN7HyYlpL_2rBb7d1uR6MzaxDQJAo8GGjsECyeI87XGz5rY5Uz5BUl0YdI3mqvy3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Some Christmas Photos...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxppygkd84ayMX-sWJlTLvO7q-rTOudWQKDPvcO5BVREy93QNSCdeFQ8h748a12WQ3YAm_QMRsbLfBGBqmVZLa-4za1og8LWBEyDw_LqU-0r0dvOcfiST0iIvGlgLQ4wT55KB4JOnkpc/s1600-h/Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxppygkd84ayMX-sWJlTLvO7q-rTOudWQKDPvcO5BVREy93QNSCdeFQ8h748a12WQ3YAm_QMRsbLfBGBqmVZLa-4za1og8LWBEyDw_LqU-0r0dvOcfiST0iIvGlgLQ4wT55KB4JOnkpc/s320/Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755828077927282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJXjTLkuoW7CDcXPNabgbQLlfeeW6QNpvZ-hl2z_QW4i10YUB947Oj4FJa3NDF5gL9AeFwf2n8nAuMbelO42wQa4Tcl5wLoAWjdxTUmZfeZBvy7gyFzoojjZtZV2_E9VSw9ug00A0QGM/s1600-h/IMG_0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJXjTLkuoW7CDcXPNabgbQLlfeeW6QNpvZ-hl2z_QW4i10YUB947Oj4FJa3NDF5gL9AeFwf2n8nAuMbelO42wQa4Tcl5wLoAWjdxTUmZfeZBvy7gyFzoojjZtZV2_E9VSw9ug00A0QGM/s320/IMG_0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755475300699602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TAVGkK5O74-pVKc4r_yBKGWlIcJAyqnip_qa-BFJ9pjPiqBqnfyr-aZznSRa1fdyq4aZgJOjSi_-9b7Hl0E8GeFOhHL9QfuB-2BCcD2o0usphYiX1-9ROBZg220_LBc5uYcg4WPMVGQ/s1600-h/IMG_0075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TAVGkK5O74-pVKc4r_yBKGWlIcJAyqnip_qa-BFJ9pjPiqBqnfyr-aZznSRa1fdyq4aZgJOjSi_-9b7Hl0E8GeFOhHL9QfuB-2BCcD2o0usphYiX1-9ROBZg220_LBc5uYcg4WPMVGQ/s320/IMG_0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755478526263746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Christmas Day Breakfast - Michiko's Sourdough Pancakes</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaD0dmfE7QwIdxHfW1HCuVQAt-e11T8EDWou862wuzzBzWuBPbdY51u42LXAfPgMT343_cUxefNgOwbSI0KenBUUf_2ZYSi0DERDuWUF_Mpg3l9Zajox8j2d0HKNSivkb2WjYwfN6Yses/s1600-h/sourdough+pancakes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaD0dmfE7QwIdxHfW1HCuVQAt-e11T8EDWou862wuzzBzWuBPbdY51u42LXAfPgMT343_cUxefNgOwbSI0KenBUUf_2ZYSi0DERDuWUF_Mpg3l9Zajox8j2d0HKNSivkb2WjYwfN6Yses/s320/sourdough+pancakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755821814336050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Dinner - Roasted Chicken stuffed with ham, hazelnuts and herbs<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcUCW8dblmQxyKsBT8z4nVFduqo7ILGy9ZnQa0gCfxxaA8-ZDzp1hDc519C4JekuE-u7XU5CVNRggdV33H5LSklc-NopVYrLYI59j3etjlrGPQEjC_liS7sZqW6Js4OCsB6cnTr7mAmQ/s1600-h/IMG_0540.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcUCW8dblmQxyKsBT8z4nVFduqo7ILGy9ZnQa0gCfxxaA8-ZDzp1hDc519C4JekuE-u7XU5CVNRggdV33H5LSklc-NopVYrLYI59j3etjlrGPQEjC_liS7sZqW6Js4OCsB6cnTr7mAmQ/s320/IMG_0540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755666196205602" border="0" /></a><br />Amar and Christine (Amar's Mom) did most of the cooking - umm, what a lucky wife I am!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k-HgM_4MTdOeVw52aFlxtnRNPkFDzktKd0yAMkZyHrW9cGzLPWvNQAwOgXswrCv_8oeUIABGA5-pFaoS55OtinKyyjwDw0nc2b_vJAfY-KzUKWLmqEL62qFqQuDiRM75GowAPcGLRbM/s1600-h/IMG_0537.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k-HgM_4MTdOeVw52aFlxtnRNPkFDzktKd0yAMkZyHrW9cGzLPWvNQAwOgXswrCv_8oeUIABGA5-pFaoS55OtinKyyjwDw0nc2b_vJAfY-KzUKWLmqEL62qFqQuDiRM75GowAPcGLRbM/s320/IMG_0537.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755657687843602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK55BwZZRN3uGHZz6nkCfsU-Y1f5cJEYbsjd4YHgqN0PIkwUk7jKi3Mx3Ok9YTpAJnR_TBML923zYEjxbpNOGSpKO_N5fFt6ONE9kPjbKNw4xTOT64B8kH8cEfSp-p8lvDnkHWW9qRJzU/s1600-h/IMG_0498.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK55BwZZRN3uGHZz6nkCfsU-Y1f5cJEYbsjd4YHgqN0PIkwUk7jKi3Mx3Ok9YTpAJnR_TBML923zYEjxbpNOGSpKO_N5fFt6ONE9kPjbKNw4xTOT64B8kH8cEfSp-p8lvDnkHWW9qRJzU/s320/IMG_0498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755650297012530" border="0" /></a><br />New Trike, which turned out to become his best favorite Christmas gift (from Nanny)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpruU5N_qBdqNpx_aRq0Lz5LO1dyxU2HDhq8jMVtXO4OwufzDyN1CLg6MxdrHvtSfEqBznJJ4J-oaszvTtWeY7PoHbtMQ9kHPRyEmjnGEJfuFe9YbqvcZolhhKuuH914quDLlRw7RlZs/s1600-h/IMG_0491.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpruU5N_qBdqNpx_aRq0Lz5LO1dyxU2HDhq8jMVtXO4OwufzDyN1CLg6MxdrHvtSfEqBznJJ4J-oaszvTtWeY7PoHbtMQ9kHPRyEmjnGEJfuFe9YbqvcZolhhKuuH914quDLlRw7RlZs/s320/IMG_0491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755648016512722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbe9C0stPdcX2aNg4xwuj8W1pgPSLVBo-WGI79TNpl5FMGI48FLqD5_oYUViVfBwRRaLrIAKzpXiEiJYevo5h4nzW4oeubIEO20vWNOl2d1vShds6XlifJ93NXGvjvXMHtof9IVLxi0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0481.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbe9C0stPdcX2aNg4xwuj8W1pgPSLVBo-WGI79TNpl5FMGI48FLqD5_oYUViVfBwRRaLrIAKzpXiEiJYevo5h4nzW4oeubIEO20vWNOl2d1vShds6XlifJ93NXGvjvXMHtof9IVLxi0Y/s320/IMG_0481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755494289834930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRtZiJzwSmetoqro300O3hzx3Ss4HkONOPA2VdgfLaliw5o26DG2Kd0v8krWJ_mxOn_uJ3EMo64x6Pq7XqQdBCARgYIDctBGMhF1f8OESo7V4Yko1Z4lIGFovxG9-dUdMO0wWGwp-Unw/s1600-h/IMG_0473.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRtZiJzwSmetoqro300O3hzx3Ss4HkONOPA2VdgfLaliw5o26DG2Kd0v8krWJ_mxOn_uJ3EMo64x6Pq7XqQdBCARgYIDctBGMhF1f8OESo7V4Yko1Z4lIGFovxG9-dUdMO0wWGwp-Unw/s320/IMG_0473.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755489386173330" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas gift from us parents was this Wooden Train Blocks (below). He loved this toy too!<br />(Look at his serious face :-)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilw-lFkNDvzjKAoPGfIZg1aNb7B5RRqJWuIP38eoHNWQWEUPF36jvTx2eRvm7CiX_QrHWCGepRAXoVCAC_Rvj2sQceLCZitTdFtb7vOzVYo10Rs1W9DcyXO6uqW0SOc0PQbdLeeHoxfec/s1600-h/IMG_0440.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilw-lFkNDvzjKAoPGfIZg1aNb7B5RRqJWuIP38eoHNWQWEUPF36jvTx2eRvm7CiX_QrHWCGepRAXoVCAC_Rvj2sQceLCZitTdFtb7vOzVYo10Rs1W9DcyXO6uqW0SOc0PQbdLeeHoxfec/s320/IMG_0440.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420755484518924562" border="0" /></a>The black object in front (in the photo above) is a Wooden miniature toy of London Taxi, from Grandad Colin and Grandma Kerry. Benjamin loved this AS WELL!!! Thank you!!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-71391200839615505052009-10-09T12:42:00.000-07:002009-10-10T11:50:32.015-07:00Morning CuddleBenjamin loves to cuddle his cuddly toys.<br />He always goes to bed with one or two (or sometimes even three!) of his favorite cuddly toys, and when he wakes up in the morning, the first thing he does is to find and cuddle his friends.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyVQ5HUL14OnP6MAhiiveidpp5ONCDJfuAgk_QL3VHsPTQURtkNqwMaigXWs5_n4-xQKLuK34yEVjzUDLOsRQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-48736021643338502682009-10-05T13:37:00.000-07:002009-10-05T19:08:34.527-07:00Banana!!His favorite food - it is BANANAs.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwwPGvf6V6C13FriCGKC_YGljdwjziNBaivPda176R2Xqz1625QuhzZpKIhw2s5cT_JBDQWZE-77N1--3BGBQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-43895394658325280902009-10-05T08:19:00.000-07:002009-10-05T19:13:10.754-07:00Dancing BabyEnjoy :-)<br /><br />(Daddy is dancing on the other side of the camera - so you cannot see it in the video, but Benjamin is actually dancing with his daddy.)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz5tnT-EohY0XN8OVUSl6-NjOrtsxitW0_-NTF1d8G6dwBYnJ6v7X3VaEp6f7dejbmvgUllKX33D8gx4UlP' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-61510835292744635332009-10-04T18:24:00.000-07:002009-10-04T20:27:08.853-07:00Copycat BenjaminBenjamin is such a copycat these days.<br /> One of the funniest he has been copying lately is, "Ho-ne--y!!", as he copies the way Mommy tells off Daddy. So, when Mommy tries to tell off Benjamin, saying "Taku-chan!!", Benjamin says, "Ho-ney!" or "Da-ddy!" Apparently he thinks it's a game! (laugh and sigh;-)<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxI5SPF5SBZIjfRe7Wki_fTIFBgUeYbtVb0utG8_q3VsRoVdscROAnx14GXA3kMllvYkowFApf2UYO9gqvZ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-46506514519759555312009-06-30T06:06:00.000-07:002009-06-30T06:10:16.325-07:00Benjamin tries to play with a girl<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxvBcnc_tadu9CtEr6PbR14esIj33Wfk5OsKIidhtkSZAvNJ0dREYFKU85M5xf-DNRAasWEaHlz4uEiRe3WXA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-76614513652898004912009-06-28T16:54:00.000-07:002009-06-30T06:06:38.575-07:00Benjamin is now walking everywhere<p>These video clips were taken 10 days after he took his very "first steps" (see the previous post).</p><p>And boy, now he is walking everywhere on his own!!</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dymjatX2B4nydczfbkpTbHmmM_inydbfV9KolVYRnOJypMmVPC0E2SfhK2y5n6RGey3oHVpzNGn6oAYjKnvFw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> ↑ He sees a dog off (says "<strong>wan-wan</strong>!" [= "<em>bow-wow</em>" in Japanese]) , and then he picks up something and brings it to me, saying "<strong>dozo</strong>" [="<em>Here you are</em>" in Japanese]. To that I answer, "Oh how sweet. Thank you very much. --- oops, it's some rubbish someone threw away."</p><p></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7wOjjv74BfkystXvIyxdVQLmWpCOi3KkRq7YfOvMBK0N3NZYdtPXArO2JbQYFXUwMTc10G44dOv1msfGX' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> ↑ He goes up the big hill all on his own. </p><p></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwr2ZBgQ-H5j-acGFHwQghTK7OF4IAcwH5-R5QI5uHL1jUVHNH00xYq6FG7Cq-742zHcmiaBXj3gbkjuIE-VA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> ↑ He first tries to go down the hill, but he gets distracted by a bench. He climbs and crawls on that, and at the end of the bench he climbs down it very skillfully (>proud Mom ;-).</p><p></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzm2aOw9r6pblLzEqittPMPfZnRuKpbKefeCvpziNll51rdA7RscJxyM5ixjqAGHx4wbpYMZxlgabPWWKar' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> ↑ Now he goes down the hill and walks up to the play gym, where he finds other babies and kids playing. Nothing can stop him now, of course! :-)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-58198840103694670522009-06-13T21:48:00.000-07:002009-06-15T08:00:29.983-07:00Benjamin's first steps<p>Here are two video clips of Benjamin's first steps. (He had already walked his very first step the day before, to be exact, but I think we can call this "his first steps".</p><p>I took this video with my father's video camera, and it was not compatible with my mac computer. I uploaded this from my father's Windows computer, and for some reason the sound is lost in this uploaded video clips. </p><p>But I hope you will enjoy at least watching his tiny (but giant) first steps.</p><p><br /></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzEQmHC30N84zerT5PLEXIbIYJE6Nw5emONgVHkuKz5v23jV-fQBoUPrNlZ5lFtQzuTu1z36m98WzCu3ecOSA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyT8Nj9w2kSDFBCTvIZ62bWqnHhfGAp7ty2PoeJ06eSf3eCCjyVNi8iXryZ-4A8SdsSVcUs6MP2Lu8T05OVww' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-73720027279765075602009-03-18T19:20:00.000-07:002009-03-19T12:38:23.895-07:00Benjamin is 11 months oldBenjamin turned 11 months old yesterday (3.17). It is unbelievable that he will be 1 year old in just a month!!<br /><br />Benjamin at the end of his 11th month (10-month old):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr91wcmHum446yt2MUgx3oD91DcLcP6Mh9-cm7iH7hzu4fD0ZBwCEVVaSkY5c7PWTm_o7xqwogVWD24JEPMik8SELa-Cn32cHJ5K_JXUQmwa2jECdaAY53LGzjCq2uCrRaaH1CE-Gezow/s1600-h/IMG_5178.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr91wcmHum446yt2MUgx3oD91DcLcP6Mh9-cm7iH7hzu4fD0ZBwCEVVaSkY5c7PWTm_o7xqwogVWD24JEPMik8SELa-Cn32cHJ5K_JXUQmwa2jECdaAY53LGzjCq2uCrRaaH1CE-Gezow/s320/IMG_5178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314719688242887890" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkfB10YBlx0pguxVGdFfmeEoTH07tbOIb77OSNuypk-z_NUJxxwNar3zpEOlTOjOfJLrTIXM7hYS36e4FI9moZ7iPQG0BjtJMw9XuCCnqR93Hxcti5f_qngtegshcZEJOHIq4rQaDOFA/s1600-h/IMG_5197.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkfB10YBlx0pguxVGdFfmeEoTH07tbOIb77OSNuypk-z_NUJxxwNar3zpEOlTOjOfJLrTIXM7hYS36e4FI9moZ7iPQG0BjtJMw9XuCCnqR93Hxcti5f_qngtegshcZEJOHIq4rQaDOFA/s320/IMG_5197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314719684771011394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Benjamin's recent favorite plays:<br /><br />(Left: He likes to put this (or anything he has at the time) to his mouth and make "<span style="font-weight: bold;">ababababa..." sound</span>.) (Right: He's <span style="font-weight: bold;">already started playing with a computer</span>, clicking a mouth and touching a keyboard!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv50UAdnm_ypzlGjIitlA8DyWvogfbrsLPT7d9_6eUgHrNXVplvhSgjwkhcASK3PV4b-1Phg0xObJpgXQ75zBV_WZn5O0uF_LuRgKs0KNNh1inOgnPX1EmjGRC9pMVD8P4ABkmMW7Tf4U/s1600-h/IMG_5410.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv50UAdnm_ypzlGjIitlA8DyWvogfbrsLPT7d9_6eUgHrNXVplvhSgjwkhcASK3PV4b-1Phg0xObJpgXQ75zBV_WZn5O0uF_LuRgKs0KNNh1inOgnPX1EmjGRC9pMVD8P4ABkmMW7Tf4U/s320/IMG_5410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314720175360515106" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yI-5om9LQrqwOkBA5nb5lKejpHK4vYZ_LcMagY2Qj3iue9zC_tZp6tcCn4TO9IuAHgodzFSnk3ylw8vibMT4HKMvg9X5SAv9LeWfKsf1zuMbpwClNwPL2CNJVW9IPngCuMHSo5v30fA/s1600-h/IMG_5416.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yI-5om9LQrqwOkBA5nb5lKejpHK4vYZ_LcMagY2Qj3iue9zC_tZp6tcCn4TO9IuAHgodzFSnk3ylw8vibMT4HKMvg9X5SAv9LeWfKsf1zuMbpwClNwPL2CNJVW9IPngCuMHSo5v30fA/s320/IMG_5416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314720171836980258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He finds so many different ways to play with a basket - putting it on his head like a hat, seeing it through the sunlight, inspecting it from different angles, and so on......</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM8vPg2NdYpb6jQAyAKpkn1cfkZv7s2PuF_3aQS_vpbk_9an8YoQz-o2mQf_Gd4DYYtM5CCMezRBKTqtlH58b7UQzTfgUGrx0F3X_HaolAsERToeEsmbLguhfMXXCXe3g-E-Z-7z5bm0/s1600-h/IMG_5541.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM8vPg2NdYpb6jQAyAKpkn1cfkZv7s2PuF_3aQS_vpbk_9an8YoQz-o2mQf_Gd4DYYtM5CCMezRBKTqtlH58b7UQzTfgUGrx0F3X_HaolAsERToeEsmbLguhfMXXCXe3g-E-Z-7z5bm0/s320/IMG_5541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314720607027895058" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvJL2Ib9zPu_atyiRiVmbpqoltrfbV88CS7C-qGoE2zVuRsZGy0zraIFY8hKqg3x45aCV5kk33r8UEZ2un2Z8HXMdCLS_A0Hnw-6neHNw8cO9ntcMGROE7ZmZBSSa6UwWohiTuw-CuFA/s1600-h/IMG_5543.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaMRRNfs791a7xJSdyOgk4GYDa-BrugB2aGMojHAONGbG9RpdZQJ5OWsENmiZ4uzqJAgtNcU1L2xECKq570EvE9qCsKJgz7fg7slgFo7U8n4DSm7S5bcxSAgA45LjI3GGeWcyq6neoRU/s320/IMG_5553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314979802977966114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Somehow, most of Benjamin's playdates are with girls :-)</span><br />(Left: Maya, 15 months old, is stroking Benjamin's head [this is a gesture of "You're good boy, good boy" in Japanese]. Right: on a day when we had a playdate with Lara, 8 months old)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrFDC4LvbcyfennPuT4vU_pEXgqNImKesYoqhoOaqgHwoWBq9nvLs2LOOuwHOIvOwBghcz8ic7YeNYPK_6FcL3mwsII6ZauNn134ml6TSRC28kRdN45VUI1rP_D7oSavoeRqDr25R3l0/s1600-h/IMG_5575.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrFDC4LvbcyfennPuT4vU_pEXgqNImKesYoqhoOaqgHwoWBq9nvLs2LOOuwHOIvOwBghcz8ic7YeNYPK_6FcL3mwsII6ZauNn134ml6TSRC28kRdN45VUI1rP_D7oSavoeRqDr25R3l0/s320/IMG_5575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314980143701913586" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SOzITDgaZNP_tz6W4AYRIA4LoiH6b-gMF8hoNEmd2gMIxklP0F4NKKEJDgYpg-IxgDr2Ze-T-kZpJDcMUVbcm3s-qJnnmkwbBZuJSOHuWT3AF5txx5pDqmlXtCuIIn8KhvvpdLA6NWw/s1600-h/IMG_5394.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SOzITDgaZNP_tz6W4AYRIA4LoiH6b-gMF8hoNEmd2gMIxklP0F4NKKEJDgYpg-IxgDr2Ze-T-kZpJDcMUVbcm3s-qJnnmkwbBZuJSOHuWT3AF5txx5pDqmlXtCuIIn8KhvvpdLA6NWw/s320/IMG_5394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314980140868404706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Maya's snack time - as soon as he noticed that Maya is going to eat something, he ran to the high chair and tried to reach for the food (^ ^ ;)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Princess Maya, please give me one, too."</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"OK... I'll give you just one then." </span> </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq-2Uy9aFlrzVa-6iMLmlru0J_hz_sgZOB8oRJzh531a3SMCXgzZyjNQjGUOQQ_MbF4Xo5Q1NFZqEeiRDlPLIscStPXa7xIarVULrcU8g9Xb5gesgiX5KJaourDRsTY7OVEpGmm_uGnk/s1600-h/IMG_5576.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq-2Uy9aFlrzVa-6iMLmlru0J_hz_sgZOB8oRJzh531a3SMCXgzZyjNQjGUOQQ_MbF4Xo5Q1NFZqEeiRDlPLIscStPXa7xIarVULrcU8g9Xb5gesgiX5KJaourDRsTY7OVEpGmm_uGnk/s320/IMG_5576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314981404534144434" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4jJdDcw7dU0AYqgXfDMCXDS-kZQsC5FUCK54Ew8wBGzjiqcRIJrZ4bbCAWcXxg5aYwwxCR-Iqw2f1nqgmA5_9lHC3a-a3D3YFxasTC2hEf1uFkEtWxTTS7oIHLe76h8Ll-1ZHi6O4A0/s1600-h/IMG_5579.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4jJdDcw7dU0AYqgXfDMCXDS-kZQsC5FUCK54Ew8wBGzjiqcRIJrZ4bbCAWcXxg5aYwwxCR-Iqw2f1nqgmA5_9lHC3a-a3D3YFxasTC2hEf1uFkEtWxTTS7oIHLe76h8Ll-1ZHi6O4A0/s320/IMG_5579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314981402059112418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br />"Here you go." </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkxfsqegy_ywLKHRXU0x9QPUTfw_1xE-qSerp5TmTUwPDpIMckK6owpGYIOTal-KpC_c4JHCilmrDm8R8UAx7JpJW04r8jKDs7XQlaJ4iNq7u2XwOf5Jkr5gsjJCpW_RXy7zl_ijgfhk/s1600-h/IMG_5577.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkxfsqegy_ywLKHRXU0x9QPUTfw_1xE-qSerp5TmTUwPDpIMckK6owpGYIOTal-KpC_c4JHCilmrDm8R8UAx7JpJW04r8jKDs7XQlaJ4iNq7u2XwOf5Jkr5gsjJCpW_RXy7zl_ijgfhk/s320/IMG_5577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314981405696174690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >"What? Do you want one more? If you really want, see if you can take it from me."</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkE21datnLn6U8YT5PAIsNem3JLbRZH7VRKav7g6bL_ZKox43GxjSrNVbSytF1jUTi6K8m_zUC2qjR8b5M4QHyEIaIXDqdBI0hxoqtLXPN2wpvND8zO6pEh5XFZaGBRaEW2fbxDrvOyI/s1600-h/IMG_5580.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkE21datnLn6U8YT5PAIsNem3JLbRZH7VRKav7g6bL_ZKox43GxjSrNVbSytF1jUTi6K8m_zUC2qjR8b5M4QHyEIaIXDqdBI0hxoqtLXPN2wpvND8zO6pEh5XFZaGBRaEW2fbxDrvOyI/s320/IMG_5580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314981401027012706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"OK then. ..........I got it!!!"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBESqbWq5VeX2TVw_r_a0Pw61QprAQ5axtKjFgv8TeTmYdAu1n3jAVsZo2C2wERL-FzwapT17_OjKskTinVctfnwBFzKd3VjwBCnHKurc89WwjAv3dMFROHpVF6XPIia4CsuAtwReX8YY/s1600-h/IMG_5581.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBESqbWq5VeX2TVw_r_a0Pw61QprAQ5axtKjFgv8TeTmYdAu1n3jAVsZo2C2wERL-FzwapT17_OjKskTinVctfnwBFzKd3VjwBCnHKurc89WwjAv3dMFROHpVF6XPIia4CsuAtwReX8YY/s320/IMG_5581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314981401844921362" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-65025395422606838002009-02-24T19:28:00.001-08:002009-02-24T20:28:36.880-08:00Benjamin is 10 months old<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibj7_lqkiIRMwaOkWCWHyhCFEp1FJm0x_8sstCJlbP0SE_ksz8VvKhxWDQmPkT0vh9Ecu-HejgtI9s9LlNoGiPtldfevpxXEzLbcVy9GglMN5xFd87B2Et4Ehijcam6ViEEmZU9YBDl6Y/s1600-h/IMG_4638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibj7_lqkiIRMwaOkWCWHyhCFEp1FJm0x_8sstCJlbP0SE_ksz8VvKhxWDQmPkT0vh9Ecu-HejgtI9s9LlNoGiPtldfevpxXEzLbcVy9GglMN5xFd87B2Et4Ehijcam6ViEEmZU9YBDl6Y/s400/IMG_4638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574906237616786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Benjamin turned 10 months old last week, on Feb. 17th.<br /><br />It was on this very day that he started standing up by himself (without any support) and momentarily hold himself in a standing position! Now one wonders when he will take his first step forward. ^^<br /><br />Since he can stand on his own only momentarily and so I need to keep vigilant beside him, I haven't been able to get any shot of him standing by himself yet. But I have a few photos in which he is about to stand up, and he is standing against the window (instead of a piece of furniture such as a table or a sofa).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGYwLyJ2CvjfWH3cOFg8g0e-pDP7XgPoL9Df2fIVjt-YoF_kbsk2D9g_2FGAS_ItmgoffHs0UkIPzuN-HkSqcYLAqC0oq9vPhoZkdnIQ4GuzxhCswDXYjQGg8azcJ_1Ah-eevehzHxmU/s1600-h/IMG_4794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGYwLyJ2CvjfWH3cOFg8g0e-pDP7XgPoL9Df2fIVjt-YoF_kbsk2D9g_2FGAS_ItmgoffHs0UkIPzuN-HkSqcYLAqC0oq9vPhoZkdnIQ4GuzxhCswDXYjQGg8azcJ_1Ah-eevehzHxmU/s400/IMG_4794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306573022092426834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9SQ4NewvBmBrr5eYswRPH1lCpCUP8m0kMSMUoWfNGfpD-NP2DEh7f_Y1T8zlfcj7XW9ihIyUzTo6Hx27fBwSrhgwJqyhLdGE_fkrU1O4sIk679FS7I6aRFwDSE40ovO_2BoqTTTNKLk/s1600-h/IMG_4795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9SQ4NewvBmBrr5eYswRPH1lCpCUP8m0kMSMUoWfNGfpD-NP2DEh7f_Y1T8zlfcj7XW9ihIyUzTo6Hx27fBwSrhgwJqyhLdGE_fkrU1O4sIk679FS7I6aRFwDSE40ovO_2BoqTTTNKLk/s400/IMG_4795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306573021220645826" border="0" /></a><br />I actually took these photos when we were at the BABS playgroup.<br />(I could take some photos when Benjamin was trying to stand up because there were other adults around.)<br /><br />Benjamin playing with Ivan (12 months old)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ2FqTXzH3dMRU-YloLHpaH-oXlLaTQIVhwu2Rpvh22Ta7PzDywo8txUBCsG7eazjOUz72gNIVBEDFLDNxPJcQSiGp1wj-4FTsxD3GrMVmZnj6Zp7gl-MIP2bfOEkeYM3Wn6WGqYtFi0/s1600-h/IMG_4799.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ2FqTXzH3dMRU-YloLHpaH-oXlLaTQIVhwu2Rpvh22Ta7PzDywo8txUBCsG7eazjOUz72gNIVBEDFLDNxPJcQSiGp1wj-4FTsxD3GrMVmZnj6Zp7gl-MIP2bfOEkeYM3Wn6WGqYtFi0/s400/IMG_4799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306573022002547330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Benjamin playing with Bennet (10.5 months - and he started walking just a week ago, his Mom said.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_p3qkJtuFuswxuwwuxyH4lJ2MlpPejspqGiokJL1bfe6txOc9muEoXKx_F7z6T1klpfOz9zobrr73J-25yeNmkFcHY6v8FmErvz3o9pLZthosQK5LubOvZ4z9K2NWm1S-CH_VGPa2nI/s1600-h/IMG_4820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_p3qkJtuFuswxuwwuxyH4lJ2MlpPejspqGiokJL1bfe6txOc9muEoXKx_F7z6T1klpfOz9zobrr73J-25yeNmkFcHY6v8FmErvz3o9pLZthosQK5LubOvZ4z9K2NWm1S-CH_VGPa2nI/s400/IMG_4820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306573022328665538" border="0" /></a>Benjamin trying to stand up<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lyS60Zhgnk5KfaHjQEEvuqvW7I9rWjU6AN-eHv-OEM6mZkkffBHom4-FqzcnjGb6Y4pbS1I5n4h7a7HHZc0ZkHQfPR6L1tJrsvB9vph2DTnaCzuxpBFBjTLp0rGn7q-6TyINi0l4nfw/s1600-h/IMG_4827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lyS60Zhgnk5KfaHjQEEvuqvW7I9rWjU6AN-eHv-OEM6mZkkffBHom4-FqzcnjGb6Y4pbS1I5n4h7a7HHZc0ZkHQfPR6L1tJrsvB9vph2DTnaCzuxpBFBjTLp0rGn7q-6TyINi0l4nfw/s400/IMG_4827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306573028081056946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yuqZKCqBz-OtkZyNpbx6XuXRgM6o25ZXOrAlcHwnpLse7PmLGLZ0znZFKmVFcroTBlHG6N66_riMoSOl4PNciB0rJh5kOu9FWgKKsJcMtG82t5oTwDi3FS81Jc3mJ1_gAVFP1my5mKY/s1600-h/IMG_4829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yuqZKCqBz-OtkZyNpbx6XuXRgM6o25ZXOrAlcHwnpLse7PmLGLZ0znZFKmVFcroTBlHG6N66_riMoSOl4PNciB0rJh5kOu9FWgKKsJcMtG82t5oTwDi3FS81Jc3mJ1_gAVFP1my5mKY/s400/IMG_4829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574367787583506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here he is standing on his own ↓<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFGv636HM5wzpS7JfJrTjz8_VLZ1aQzz87qKS-H6cCsmEnwOL4Mh1UcA3GffDmXIU1REsiA8E6cd1PmItR-5nqs5iLCAVqe2Z2_JAiiPPcgZxIIPGTVb9DsLc8OXPg949Lg2GQlbNZms/s1600-h/IMG_4832.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK29uHhJwbV6s9zjT-ZBmP5-POnmW-VUJbLJ09akh17V87Okpx6D5eBvrCG5NYrkYvvUdunyB_jjbbSyQkrWCj8t71XZ8bMt2-ybYPkT0GANP2oFxYJd1qT_J6sgE1E-RZEo2sjqaqcEY/s400/IMG_4633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574907455095330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJabYWiqkONehO1rOf2D8YwJQVpy4UvSnE5SRwZ1zi9qHSvbdidKcf6xNSYY-G3iO7u7XLdRnBMXSWXdGEsu81Buesu59UYTHn9AObZRmcgIPgcnuIJ22lDBMKZTbR8GlDY8mStune2qA/s1600-h/IMG_4628.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJabYWiqkONehO1rOf2D8YwJQVpy4UvSnE5SRwZ1zi9qHSvbdidKcf6xNSYY-G3iO7u7XLdRnBMXSWXdGEsu81Buesu59UYTHn9AObZRmcgIPgcnuIJ22lDBMKZTbR8GlDY8mStune2qA/s400/IMG_4628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574899858682450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Other recent favorite photos...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">He usually finds himself on his Mom's back toward the end of the day.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3RWp0CjkUpv-bvW92q_c_EZX_3plTlhJHMsi2agy5SjEj8BE2hyphenhyphenzxqFJk7EExrFMmfCD9eYd4ddrgvUryF2gxML_nknrI5r-A44Ny63jtefLvy7naalpkCmGGUKkUh0Cg4GPQU9_954/s1600-h/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3RWp0CjkUpv-bvW92q_c_EZX_3plTlhJHMsi2agy5SjEj8BE2hyphenhyphenzxqFJk7EExrFMmfCD9eYd4ddrgvUryF2gxML_nknrI5r-A44Ny63jtefLvy7naalpkCmGGUKkUh0Cg4GPQU9_954/s400/IMG_4575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306575773092822498" border="0" /></a><br />But Mom! I want to see what you are doing!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfECG477RB2Ox_A5j_KIyYvFtehiEDbEcz_jmFyImvtuoKgiMnxLtM8KXSYTx43UHJiYmWXAEw68BRkUtnqEeg6uW7_sD3gkrPdPNr_SyqwAqg9lPfxuuhySIfVR6tiZdHM2-JhbqT-F8/s1600-h/IMG_4564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfECG477RB2Ox_A5j_KIyYvFtehiEDbEcz_jmFyImvtuoKgiMnxLtM8KXSYTx43UHJiYmWXAEw68BRkUtnqEeg6uW7_sD3gkrPdPNr_SyqwAqg9lPfxuuhySIfVR6tiZdHM2-JhbqT-F8/s400/IMG_4564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306575772198272546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cheeky Benjamin's recent favorite play ... open the cupboards and pull out everything!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCWS3IRMNZ-BCZADGLFhEGHSTOQ93fdXzBh0k2yjZ8hsyBti1dzWNPQhqi8A_y3NCDyotWm6VXHGwe_oYoHInqVZ8vyhUqNHyXqRTHmVTTNMTDiI2PpmFMaR1ieoz_rpnuzNlf7hNbIQ/s1600-h/cheeky+Benjamin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCWS3IRMNZ-BCZADGLFhEGHSTOQ93fdXzBh0k2yjZ8hsyBti1dzWNPQhqi8A_y3NCDyotWm6VXHGwe_oYoHInqVZ8vyhUqNHyXqRTHmVTTNMTDiI2PpmFMaR1ieoz_rpnuzNlf7hNbIQ/s400/cheeky+Benjamin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306575765812088162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At the BABS (taken by a friend photographer, using my camera)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUzjzngzqOcfXyCE3sgArL5LJg-CDBjH8EDtJEUp9pWagN2a5jBKUprX-sOMBAgn1zxaPy5mjlVGTGU7XqZ7Wz2yyGJA2aJeEEF-6Ru8OxgOl99gRA1JIaQZHYsCS9upHmEv4_WzjpUY/s1600-h/IMG_4842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUzjzngzqOcfXyCE3sgArL5LJg-CDBjH8EDtJEUp9pWagN2a5jBKUprX-sOMBAgn1zxaPy5mjlVGTGU7XqZ7Wz2yyGJA2aJeEEF-6Ru8OxgOl99gRA1JIaQZHYsCS9upHmEv4_WzjpUY/s400/IMG_4842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306578624748218914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizarHHhGji5HusrRS18VBWn2URp4RqR6hw82dokYILbWUPOGp3V3fSta9v2rdIRzbvnE4bzan-eRY6DbyKAi2oFvTpjsAPcncwBfaH1kX2ZnbVeSIqwHLpWiwUibnUEg_Jt5jRfR22KPg/s1600-h/IMG_4850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizarHHhGji5HusrRS18VBWn2URp4RqR6hw82dokYILbWUPOGp3V3fSta9v2rdIRzbvnE4bzan-eRY6DbyKAi2oFvTpjsAPcncwBfaH1kX2ZnbVeSIqwHLpWiwUibnUEg_Jt5jRfR22KPg/s400/IMG_4850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306578622626015298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Playtime with Daddy is a very special time every evening<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_CHYloxfgEXcwzvb1ze_0G7acXsXNszo_RVCh4UZ9ognOvI4_dYzdn22_49Snn_skCuaQ6KBO1-bNsVK8dVUbRksGcuCBVvY2DVIL_H-_lcnG4pbqDtbuvpsOYxLwXhY1h9F7KEIQ2Y/s1600-h/IMG_4653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_CHYloxfgEXcwzvb1ze_0G7acXsXNszo_RVCh4UZ9ognOvI4_dYzdn22_49Snn_skCuaQ6KBO1-bNsVK8dVUbRksGcuCBVvY2DVIL_H-_lcnG4pbqDtbuvpsOYxLwXhY1h9F7KEIQ2Y/s400/IMG_4653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306578620504590450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Eating (or smashing into his mouth) a piece of French Toast (or what it was supposed to be **)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Rv5EGxQSM1SG7inx9Mj1kA-A25esT_kEiEjU_T1SqsZMKaW_GEjufP5tUV7MFng0PvGX9pa9NIwyhG5XJNqiNnGUUcR7iJ2gsr_-SY2BOHtaClzMAoWikuSQOX_yynFxfwkKJhC494/s1600-h/IMG_4724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Rv5EGxQSM1SG7inx9Mj1kA-A25esT_kEiEjU_T1SqsZMKaW_GEjufP5tUV7MFng0PvGX9pa9NIwyhG5XJNqiNnGUUcR7iJ2gsr_-SY2BOHtaClzMAoWikuSQOX_yynFxfwkKJhC494/s400/IMG_4724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306578619434576818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">His big smile as he always has during a meal time<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3blRiRvBuyi50T9PtvtlbGQ99uxvcFFZ6Fl58wYU8-UfWeLVsY1ZiVMsmoAR6Q3_PnaG_-l5IJd7GhwQTIG4-v33zqDEVTNjKFn3FYTBdyilwXMm8flD0x6J2EGXqXrVRz5q_iAfxoI/s1600-h/IMG_4739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3blRiRvBuyi50T9PtvtlbGQ99uxvcFFZ6Fl58wYU8-UfWeLVsY1ZiVMsmoAR6Q3_PnaG_-l5IJd7GhwQTIG4-v33zqDEVTNjKFn3FYTBdyilwXMm8flD0x6J2EGXqXrVRz5q_iAfxoI/s400/IMG_4739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306578619489732354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Please take a note to his lower front teeth :-)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsWK9ftsKLfqPynUEN1gwFaWqgBnHyyvVA46kkBH9VqgNV0WNXLfyJueNIp3DcYrtOx8Fu_HOtkL6OcmkBAmDfbBBIAkb7vhxAkqQ6laqhzCu71BhNAb2VC3epMGBy9pV51qIVe02J7o/s1600-h/IMG_4745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsWK9ftsKLfqPynUEN1gwFaWqgBnHyyvVA46kkBH9VqgNV0WNXLfyJueNIp3DcYrtOx8Fu_HOtkL6OcmkBAmDfbBBIAkb7vhxAkqQ6laqhzCu71BhNAb2VC3epMGBy9pV51qIVe02J7o/s400/IMG_4745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306585584323200546" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-59417949195727421402009-02-05T19:42:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:07:37.918-08:00Playing in the Snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqO17eYmbT7ilNuqThVcnA2sOimRmnyLqChrQuYuvzXjRBTnO7d96yMUk4ZJ-x-PKHhH462Tb3-M6BNZJDz-OWe0LM3f-HyeNbPb7WTPrdC5N3AFkoVPezqntnjQmm91T1_l8yYafgzY/s1600-h/IMG_4509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqO17eYmbT7ilNuqThVcnA2sOimRmnyLqChrQuYuvzXjRBTnO7d96yMUk4ZJ-x-PKHhH462Tb3-M6BNZJDz-OWe0LM3f-HyeNbPb7WTPrdC5N3AFkoVPezqntnjQmm91T1_l8yYafgzY/s400/IMG_4509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299525635514605026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last week we had a huge amount of snow - I think it accumulated at least about 12-15 inches.<br /><br />The day after the snow stopped, when the sun was out, I took Benjamin out to the yard to let him see and play in the snow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH5v1MlAgqCOkFe1jeWoox8Cy2oEAtOLTLLFcXCJfcLE9qAJ6ov_FoMbaAEdjHsIgxJpXtLOkEJh5-bkjXFKhbJcPaCmemAQxPyKa2sHX7-9OPI5gi_Bk8UvPLaiRatJrZ0QwrZ_I9QI/s1600-h/IMG_4521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNMy7XgHmYjl5AwbCO_6Yyn3wpFyvmVoCLc97zJZNDcm0eyNIAxX7RXpYhJDnTEvqLv0XrrxMsV-qIV_Dd9S4tpDA3jqmzu8w9ItTjS6ltUZixKyESk0NnxfA6ULB4i3YJLMrvbm1IjE/s400/IMG_4546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299528813234412546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gkTKxv_CInsSP_vGZx-Py_Bb53_4KjVtlgNiHkTfsg2iaR_D0GyrWJMyqSd1J8uWiS1ols_KoUwCrI_vjHTRVO1NI774vyD5cqtuRBvpRP4SC-CrSAAew_jKV9yQRryW1bS4OdCkucc/s1600-h/IMG_4547.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gkTKxv_CInsSP_vGZx-Py_Bb53_4KjVtlgNiHkTfsg2iaR_D0GyrWJMyqSd1J8uWiS1ols_KoUwCrI_vjHTRVO1NI774vyD5cqtuRBvpRP4SC-CrSAAew_jKV9yQRryW1bS4OdCkucc/s400/IMG_4547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299528809823147698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Other photos of the landscape in the snow...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHWuqIxAMAtI3p7aEuIzFXDQLFGD8InsN-2o5UOg2zuHgZ4WikXH6eu-FAAz-FmzrE_fy5G9ofE7W8ivpnRKGDTAp-UL5KRrbaKrmREMyfzsvyNzZv9HBjBM_gCrT-CyltZ99l5vjOz0/s1600-h/%E9%9B%AA%E6%99%AF%E8%89%B2%EF%BC%92.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHWuqIxAMAtI3p7aEuIzFXDQLFGD8InsN-2o5UOg2zuHgZ4WikXH6eu-FAAz-FmzrE_fy5G9ofE7W8ivpnRKGDTAp-UL5KRrbaKrmREMyfzsvyNzZv9HBjBM_gCrT-CyltZ99l5vjOz0/s400/%E9%9B%AA%E6%99%AF%E8%89%B2%EF%BC%92.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299529275246534930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRUJaKlI-h3LirssxhNmrrfeGr1cD4338tfZkyByrgrjmksU5Ow8Gvu8KMiTTyr4RtN-S8hzDB81BmB-EdBEI8wZ40Cre7PJ77zk4QeTXQJ7ua5WEshu2fNEQcB_uDxo78tN3vo22AM8/s1600-h/IMG_4444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRUJaKlI-h3LirssxhNmrrfeGr1cD4338tfZkyByrgrjmksU5Ow8Gvu8KMiTTyr4RtN-S8hzDB81BmB-EdBEI8wZ40Cre7PJ77zk4QeTXQJ7ua5WEshu2fNEQcB_uDxo78tN3vo22AM8/s400/IMG_4444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299529277225116626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVsjXPVVeKVGmflQoLSKHSEU7xO6NBJ9FIAqFGZiTFqdKFdJ1OeQvZRa7Q-gnb2oagdZda11IiTRGjys2NpzB-yt7xt2OgKtL1gxkGBKggUWhAKFWC9CTT43GLtinxbnlJwky7bIvaP4/s1600-h/IMG_4427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVsjXPVVeKVGmflQoLSKHSEU7xO6NBJ9FIAqFGZiTFqdKFdJ1OeQvZRa7Q-gnb2oagdZda11IiTRGjys2NpzB-yt7xt2OgKtL1gxkGBKggUWhAKFWC9CTT43GLtinxbnlJwky7bIvaP4/s400/IMG_4427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299529275941465730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A boy in the neighbor and his dog came to our yard...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYU2ZusNRbSBKcHLV1C1xiDtalHHNrz7pn2rWiSOrxJUr21jS1ocdymS-mKEbBQ3y_eMsDcFE2romi0fJ6E8Tch4nNmtVwjV1rqJQj2bT9EUihbGE0ig9t57SBHZhDXwKg0erEFdgam4/s1600-h/IMG_4438.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYU2ZusNRbSBKcHLV1C1xiDtalHHNrz7pn2rWiSOrxJUr21jS1ocdymS-mKEbBQ3y_eMsDcFE2romi0fJ6E8Tch4nNmtVwjV1rqJQj2bT9EUihbGE0ig9t57SBHZhDXwKg0erEFdgam4/s400/IMG_4438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299529777645114418" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKK5l0f92WjCm_LOyjJcAk26SO3mDsosqOg3P6KWcgmp9vGjgHgnPJUthH9PMRuo-XLyuyy9Zjew-vwHspFJWccuLSQywLj2h6YbqrG-gPyMWJkszWbwm7rKqvE-47IgpOgx6i26o3A8/s1600-h/IMG_4436.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKK5l0f92WjCm_LOyjJcAk26SO3mDsosqOg3P6KWcgmp9vGjgHgnPJUthH9PMRuo-XLyuyy9Zjew-vwHspFJWccuLSQywLj2h6YbqrG-gPyMWJkszWbwm7rKqvE-47IgpOgx6i26o3A8/s400/IMG_4436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299529778612514994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if Benjamin will be running joyfully in the snow like this boy and his dog,<br />in a few years...<br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPpoWLLwLEkkYk0x5-IB47PZM4nEv-m9WvnQdQdzaGLFIpXidgvVwmUqtTHL9IpxaMfX9tIsF3C5tDyeFemo3bQtNAzNoGfmxrBZ29UwxNCOUtAhlFnN8ZTmx6oIRQUwaRhDLdLaMfyo/s1600-h/%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%A8%E7%8A%AC%E3%80%80%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%97.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPpoWLLwLEkkYk0x5-IB47PZM4nEv-m9WvnQdQdzaGLFIpXidgvVwmUqtTHL9IpxaMfX9tIsF3C5tDyeFemo3bQtNAzNoGfmxrBZ29UwxNCOUtAhlFnN8ZTmx6oIRQUwaRhDLdLaMfyo/s400/%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%A8%E7%8A%AC%E3%80%80%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%97.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299530076857227442" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503699104289960052.post-61347561208295470302009-01-22T12:47:00.000-08:002009-01-22T13:30:58.245-08:00Benjamin watches Obama's Inauguration Speech<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eBzZF_J_WXYdlccAmPcwdsWRzfTMMG_YUuHHdGJ59CrS5OvxsUeZ7KRX9_VDWjhN7rp1arUHSyjgMeLrwuWY0_CvOg4XBiBTz8stjl5aCujN8iN2UbqcXmU_uHnBl264av685o5P-y8/s1600-h/IMG_4360.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eBzZF_J_WXYdlccAmPcwdsWRzfTMMG_YUuHHdGJ59CrS5OvxsUeZ7KRX9_VDWjhN7rp1arUHSyjgMeLrwuWY0_CvOg4XBiBTz8stjl5aCujN8iN2UbqcXmU_uHnBl264av685o5P-y8/s400/IMG_4360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294232729630427154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Yesterday, January 20th, 2009, was the day of historical moment -<br />Obama's Inauguration.<br /><br /> As millions of people all over the world must have, we also watched<br />Obama's Inauguration speech intently yesterday. And Benjamin was no<br />exception!<br /><br /> Look at how intently Benjamin is watching Obama's speech (even though<br />it is only for 10 seconds or so ;-).<br /><br /> I actually wanted to capture the moment in which Benjamin was clapping<br />his hands as if he WERE clapping to the birth of this new historical<br />president, but as soon as I took out the video camcorder he stopped<br />clapping hands - usual story :-(<br /><br /> Anyways, please press the 'Play' button of the following video, it runs<br />only 40 seconds. Hope you find it funny too, as we (Amar and I) did.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Benjamin Watches Obama's Inauguration Speech</span></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzikEuFZgFrl-eGtVdpt_p2JbZrPsQjU_XZQEEFmXaeP5he_3jCyQ1p1hyIM_L4GNCx6OZe_WDN3nlaOKUqHA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So proud of himself standing up on the couch, using Dad's legs as his support ^^<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qZ9P7KhGydil-1t3SmXulN8jxZs4J1m_JNAv6lFaEJigWljApRNFa91z7U871Duj5DP3p268nSM1LylTFAmpATnHE0Wu5pT6pa8-R9xPOrs1dx73jLOTKdgZH603HQwTKweRVj43WUg/s1600-h/IMG_4390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qZ9P7KhGydil-1t3SmXulN8jxZs4J1m_JNAv6lFaEJigWljApRNFa91z7U871Duj5DP3p268nSM1LylTFAmpATnHE0Wu5pT6pa8-R9xPOrs1dx73jLOTKdgZH603HQwTKweRVj43WUg/s400/IMG_4390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294232737636835298" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2