tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43313885029931872742024-03-13T07:46:50.210-07:00DAVIS JOSEPH SPYKERMANOur sweet baby boy was born on September 29th, 2008 at 5:33pm. He weighed 8 lbs 2.2 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long! His adventures in the world will be documented for all his friends and family to see! Thanks for visiting us.susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-38666691199533762642010-11-13T09:51:00.000-08:002010-11-13T09:57:56.534-08:00Fall is here!<div align="center">We have been busy raking leaves and jumping in the piles! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539094683211057042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TN7RRFoMx5I/AAAAAAAAA7M/Q_60BJNiHr4/s400/IMG_3583%2Bedit.jpg" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TN7RRsWXStI/AAAAAAAAA7c/m6FEtGkw5d4/s1600/IMG_3575%2Bedit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539094693605231314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TN7RRsWXStI/AAAAAAAAA7c/m6FEtGkw5d4/s400/IMG_3575%2Bedit.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TN7RRRz2seI/AAAAAAAAA7U/jmt2OfmX5Tc/s1600/IMG_3572.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539094686481166818" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TN7RRRz2seI/AAAAAAAAA7U/jmt2OfmX5Tc/s400/IMG_3572.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div></div><p> </p></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-8058638287973217672010-08-31T11:39:00.000-07:002010-08-31T11:42:46.383-07:00davis likes popsicles!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TH1NCP7UMnI/AAAAAAAAA68/g-avOLsOQI8/s1600/IMG_2825.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646220001751666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TH1NCP7UMnI/AAAAAAAAA68/g-avOLsOQI8/s400/IMG_2825.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TH1NBhlOdkI/AAAAAAAAA60/-Oq8gh6UaLo/s1600/IMG_2739.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646207561070146" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TH1NBhlOdkI/AAAAAAAAA60/-Oq8gh6UaLo/s400/IMG_2739.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TH1NBdeOwUI/AAAAAAAAA6s/lgAT9pWctj8/s1600/IMG_2738.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646206457987394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TH1NBdeOwUI/AAAAAAAAA6s/lgAT9pWctj8/s400/IMG_2738.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-53218205153212291382010-07-01T11:31:00.000-07:002010-07-01T11:37:34.537-07:00Summer at the Spykermans'<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfq4Nfg-I/AAAAAAAAA6k/i_Bf64v7de4/s1600/IMG_2451.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489007973594268642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfq4Nfg-I/AAAAAAAAA6k/i_Bf64v7de4/s400/IMG_2451.JPG" /></a> Davis and Daddy's first bike ride of the season...they made it to the end of the block before Davis began to wail. He didn't seem to like it very much, but hopefully we will try again when he is not so cranky! <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfqWkXJcI/AAAAAAAAA6c/eJknYeCv2a4/s1600/IMG_2450.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489007964563383746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfqWkXJcI/AAAAAAAAA6c/eJknYeCv2a4/s400/IMG_2450.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfqJ_M5cI/AAAAAAAAA6U/3tSq77wRulY/s1600/IMG_2441+(2).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489007961186297282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfqJ_M5cI/AAAAAAAAA6U/3tSq77wRulY/s400/IMG_2441+(2).jpg" /></a> Kevin and I out for birthday dinner at NoRTH, it was super yummy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfpsFh5TI/AAAAAAAAA6M/cQuwAlrNifs/s1600/IMG_2435.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489007953159775538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfpsFh5TI/AAAAAAAAA6M/cQuwAlrNifs/s400/IMG_2435.JPG" /></a><br />Davis helping me open my new laptop...my awesome birthday present from Kevin. Thanks Hub! Hopefully this gift will help my blogging get back on track.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfpTiwraI/AAAAAAAAA6E/2RGUckKhqtg/s1600/IMG_2430.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489007946571492770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TCzfpTiwraI/AAAAAAAAA6E/2RGUckKhqtg/s400/IMG_2430.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We are headed to Minnesota tomorrow, so I need to get packing! Bye for now.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-27585137986684711412010-06-13T17:16:00.000-07:002010-06-13T17:30:09.623-07:00go beach!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV3-GwmYaI/AAAAAAAAA58/VpYpyMCWNxI/s1600/beach+323.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV3-GwmYaI/AAAAAAAAA58/VpYpyMCWNxI/s400/beach+323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482420030243496354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV39HvLJrI/AAAAAAAAA50/PNFohk4fzQU/s1600/beach+207.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV39HvLJrI/AAAAAAAAA50/PNFohk4fzQU/s400/beach+207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482420013326083762" border="0" /></a><br />From Pittsburgh, we traveled straight to the beach in North Carolina. We had a week of amazing weather, fun playing in the sand, and some nice bike rides. Davis had so much fun at the beach with Gigi and Grandpa and his Uncle Steve and also got to visit with his Great Grandparents and Great Aunts and Uncles and friends. It was an awesome trip!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV1nblVWNI/AAAAAAAAA5k/dThHdi65Txo/s1600/beach+179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV1nblVWNI/AAAAAAAAA5k/dThHdi65Txo/s400/beach+179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482417441673140434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV1m_3FUnI/AAAAAAAAA5c/Z5jzDVCiBUM/s1600/beach+244.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV1m_3FUnI/AAAAAAAAA5c/Z5jzDVCiBUM/s400/beach+244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482417434231394930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV1lnkpKLI/AAAAAAAAA5M/qfXLS3aDVtc/s1600/beach+131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBV1lnkpKLI/AAAAAAAAA5M/qfXLS3aDVtc/s400/beach+131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482417410531731634" border="0" /></a>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-2326851772662683302010-06-13T17:08:00.000-07:002010-06-13T17:16:24.446-07:00Some parts of May<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzsGSnOtI/AAAAAAAAA5E/Ifuhi6WxAoc/s1600/beach+107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzsGSnOtI/AAAAAAAAA5E/Ifuhi6WxAoc/s400/beach+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482415322833566418" border="0" /></a><br />Davis and I visited family in Pittsburgh this May for my cousin Caroline's wedding. It was a very beautiful wedding, and it was great to see lots of family even though our visit was short. Davis had a great time with his cousins on the dance floor, and stayed up way past his bedtime. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzr0FzMoI/AAAAAAAAA48/5znnf8PRonE/s1600/beach+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzr0FzMoI/AAAAAAAAA48/5znnf8PRonE/s400/beach+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482415317947986562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzrfqzuYI/AAAAAAAAA40/lyzqS0GqYsk/s1600/beach+060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzrfqzuYI/AAAAAAAAA40/lyzqS0GqYsk/s400/beach+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482415312466065794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzrPDZquI/AAAAAAAAA4s/trs7ZRK-on8/s1600/beach+088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzrPDZquI/AAAAAAAAA4s/trs7ZRK-on8/s400/beach+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482415308005812962" border="0" /></a>Last month Davis also got to see his friend Claire, the sweet little girl of my best friend from college Elaine. They had a great time together, and Claire taught Davis many new words! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzqlMmzHI/AAAAAAAAA4k/FksXj7tTZsg/s1600/beach+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/TBVzqlMmzHI/AAAAAAAAA4k/FksXj7tTZsg/s400/beach+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482415296770133106" border="0" /></a>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-39914163220211844332010-05-23T15:07:00.000-07:002010-05-23T15:24:28.956-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S_mo3ivf_rI/AAAAAAAAA4c/j6PxUwczsQM/s1600/P1000636.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474592494217854642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S_mo3ivf_rI/AAAAAAAAA4c/j6PxUwczsQM/s400/P1000636.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-21732797201446311132010-04-06T08:42:00.000-07:002010-04-06T08:51:40.091-07:00springtime!We are all very happy that spring is here! Davis absolutely loves being outside...he even started saying something that sounds like "outside" because he always wants to go out and play. Kevin has been working hard to help me plant a garden. We will see if we get any veggies to harvest. I even planted some watermelon seeds! I will take pictures and post if anything actually grows!<br /><br /> Some pictures below of us playing in the house...we recently repainted our living room, and when the ladder was accidentally left open Davis climbed right up and got stuck in that precarious position. It was pretty cute. He loves to get into his wheelbarrow and have us pull him around the yard like a little king! Tough work for mommy and daddy.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457050922949532914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S7tW5tef3PI/AAAAAAAAA4M/FHj8EwAqT4o/s400/4.2.2010+035.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457050913884264562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S7tW5LtK2HI/AAAAAAAAA4E/W3XjP2QQNMI/s400/4.2.2010+029.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457050900473484034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S7tW4ZvykwI/AAAAAAAAA38/eJDR-Gj2C8g/s400/4.2.2010+002.jpg" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S7tW7xHaK4I/AAAAAAAAA4U/wisvhtbq0ME/s1600/4.2.2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457050958286171010" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S7tW7xHaK4I/AAAAAAAAA4U/wisvhtbq0ME/s400/4.2.2010+003.jpg" /></a> <div><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-9726801889216645602010-03-15T12:11:00.000-07:002010-03-15T12:20:33.451-07:00March happenings!<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HysTclAI/AAAAAAAAA30/MBYZEXKFgiQ/s1600-h/3.15.2010+142+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 335px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448941904120812546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HysTclAI/AAAAAAAAA30/MBYZEXKFgiQ/s400/3.15.2010+142+copy.jpg" /></a> Davis with his cousins Quinn and Makayla<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HyPoFS5I/AAAAAAAAA3s/dwpQKwiGwRg/s1600-h/3.15.2010+129+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448941896422738834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HyPoFS5I/AAAAAAAAA3s/dwpQKwiGwRg/s400/3.15.2010+129+copy.jpg" /></a>We had our first BBQ a few weekends ago when the weather was nice for a change. Davis is waiting patiently by the door to welcome our guests.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56Hx8k0vlI/AAAAAAAAA3k/3FmM1jmzPNM/s1600-h/3.15.2010+124+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 341px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448941891308797522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56Hx8k0vlI/AAAAAAAAA3k/3FmM1jmzPNM/s400/3.15.2010+124+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HxuzZSKI/AAAAAAAAA3c/usxBb5SSoQc/s1600-h/3.15.2010+114.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448941887611816098" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HxuzZSKI/AAAAAAAAA3c/usxBb5SSoQc/s400/3.15.2010+114.jpg" /></a> Trying to take a nice picture together, but this is what happened instead.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HxcZEnrI/AAAAAAAAA3U/Ipou7A_fAT8/s1600-h/3.15.2010+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448941882669571762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S56HxcZEnrI/AAAAAAAAA3U/Ipou7A_fAT8/s400/3.15.2010+064.jpg" /></a> Davis and his friend Nathan having a playdate! </div><div>Nathan is just 2 weeks older, so they are great buds.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-71367344987225735482010-02-27T09:16:00.000-08:002010-02-27T09:24:33.683-08:00winter house fun time.<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUlYRbD5I/AAAAAAAAA3M/NZXTXj5k6A0/s1600-h/2.27.2010+066.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442974625801375634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUlYRbD5I/AAAAAAAAA3M/NZXTXj5k6A0/s400/2.27.2010+066.jpg" /></a> happy boys!<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUkhuhm3I/AAAAAAAAA3E/2RwdySWJdZU/s1600-h/2.27.2010+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442974611159489394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUkhuhm3I/AAAAAAAAA3E/2RwdySWJdZU/s400/2.27.2010+062.jpg" /></a> he ate the olive from his thumb before i could get a picture. this is one of davis' favorite things to do right now...eat olives from his fingers.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUkUueq0I/AAAAAAAAA28/g7ZoXK_nLpk/s1600-h/2.27.2010+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442974607669635906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUkUueq0I/AAAAAAAAA28/g7ZoXK_nLpk/s400/2.27.2010+025.jpg" /></a> lovin' some tub time!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUj4r7L9I/AAAAAAAAA20/8QNu7USgJh4/s1600-h/2.27.2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442974600142729170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUj4r7L9I/AAAAAAAAA20/8QNu7USgJh4/s400/2.27.2010+003.jpg" /></a> like father like son...goofing around.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUjWQHd4I/AAAAAAAAA2s/qzsL4iapHsA/s1600-h/2.27.2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442974590899287938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S4lUjWQHd4I/AAAAAAAAA2s/qzsL4iapHsA/s400/2.27.2010+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-72373093197121473762010-02-05T12:28:00.000-08:002010-02-05T12:29:05.279-08:00union station<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S2x_j7X4s-I/AAAAAAAAA2k/LznMofBADmc/s1600-h/1.26.2010+028.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S2x_j7X4s-I/AAAAAAAAA2k/LznMofBADmc/s400/1.26.2010+028.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-18402293117472954902010-02-05T10:58:00.000-08:002010-02-05T11:05:00.288-08:00snowing again!I am currently charging my completely dead camera battery...so there will be new pictures soon!<br /><br />I can't believe how much it is snowing right now. Davis is very excited about it. He keeps looking out the window and oooooing and ahhhing. Davis is 16 months old! I can't believe that either. He just helped me vacuum the house and wipe the floors! I am trying to teach him to do some chores of his own, especially cleaning up toys! So far he is really good at putting toys back where they belong, but they don't stay there for long. He is really hilarious to watch run around all day long. He loves eating everything, climbing on anything he can, and making fun noises. His favorite word is "uh-oh!" He says it when he falls down, is about the throw something on the floor, or do anything else he is not supposed to. He LOVES jumping on the bed, something that we didn't want to teach him, but someone else did that for us! I wave my finger and say, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" And he waves his finger right back at me. It is amazing to see how much he is learning and experimenting every day! Some more pictures to come...susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-47191755637179970362010-01-07T12:16:00.000-08:002010-01-07T12:27:55.966-08:00more minnesota pics<div style="text-align: center;">The next day of our journey we stayed with the Koethes' super cute place in the cities...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB32WyVkI/AAAAAAAAA2c/4_MT22mCBjk/s1600-h/IMG_0593.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB32WyVkI/AAAAAAAAA2c/4_MT22mCBjk/s400/IMG_0593.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424095228954039874" border="0" /></a>This is Baby Ella and I, the beautiful girl of our friend's Jonny and Nikole. She was so sweet and cuddly!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB3UkhTbI/AAAAAAAAA2M/tZ3ypyRt2og/s1600-h/IMG_0604.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB3UkhTbI/AAAAAAAAA2M/tZ3ypyRt2og/s400/IMG_0604.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424095219884838322" border="0" /></a><br />Davis had kisses for baby Ella. He also liked to steal her toys. Luckily, Ella was so laid back that she was willing to share.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB3iFwElI/AAAAAAAAA2U/-brpg1qZvPs/s1600-h/IMG_0592.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB3iFwElI/AAAAAAAAA2U/-brpg1qZvPs/s400/IMG_0592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424095223513879122" border="0" /></a>Such a cutie!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB2xwjnpI/AAAAAAAAA2E/GmIQ57Z89RY/s1600-h/IMG_0585.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB2xwjnpI/AAAAAAAAA2E/GmIQ57Z89RY/s400/IMG_0585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424095210540080786" border="0" /></a>Pounding on the ottoman was great entertainment.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB2hOq-RI/AAAAAAAAA18/V-YAcR8X9Vg/s1600-h/IMG_0581.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0ZB2hOq-RI/AAAAAAAAA18/V-YAcR8X9Vg/s400/IMG_0581.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424095206102989074" border="0" /></a>Sweet babies in the tub! Hope this doesn't embarrass them when they are teenagers!<br /></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-20518147746141448332010-01-03T19:49:00.000-08:002010-01-03T19:57:53.408-08:00davis meets baby daxton!<div align="center"> We made a trip up to Minnesota for New Year's to meet Kevin's friend Maurice's new baby boy Daxton James. It was great to see friends and meet the little one. He was precious. Davis and Daxton seemed to get along great. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422727433891867234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl3srj6mI/AAAAAAAAA10/i1U0F0-kCK4/s400/IMG_0579.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl3UC-_BI/AAAAAAAAA1s/7c4mwEdx5iQ/s1600-h/IMG_0564.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422727427279223826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl3UC-_BI/AAAAAAAAA1s/7c4mwEdx5iQ/s400/IMG_0564.jpg" /></a> Kisses for the baby.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl2_Le_jI/AAAAAAAAA1k/AJZAmzhZikU/s1600-h/IMG_0563.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422727421677731378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl2_Le_jI/AAAAAAAAA1k/AJZAmzhZikU/s400/IMG_0563.jpg" /></a> Davis would kiss Daxton, but he also thought it was fun to bouncy his bouncy seat way too vigourously. Daxton was pretty chill about it though.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl2mi3zXI/AAAAAAAAA1c/iTcU2jnvc4I/s1600-h/IMG_0558.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422727415064939890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl2mi3zXI/AAAAAAAAA1c/iTcU2jnvc4I/s400/IMG_0558.jpg" /></a> At midnight New Year's Eve...Daxton made it most of the night with us. Davis went to sleep at his usual time, so he missed this pic.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl2T1rHYI/AAAAAAAAA1U/PQHAxxwD5m4/s1600-h/IMG_0532.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422727410043526530" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/S0Fl2T1rHYI/AAAAAAAAA1U/PQHAxxwD5m4/s400/IMG_0532.jpg" /></a><br />Dapper little Dax. </div><div> </div><div>I will post some more pictures of the rest of our trip soon. Davis got to meet lots of fun friends. It was really good to see everyone!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-88032861839535219062009-12-30T13:04:00.000-08:002009-12-30T13:04:36.381-08:00fabrey/spykerman family photo<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SzvAYySOaLI/AAAAAAAAA1M/m8407JTTtFU/s1600-h/family.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SzvAYySOaLI/AAAAAAAAA1M/m8407JTTtFU/s400/family.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-13233079963959216422009-12-30T12:49:00.000-08:002009-12-30T12:49:38.216-08:00merry christmas!!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu84GhnqGI/AAAAAAAAA1E/HZPSG3F00aw/s1600-h/12.30.09+christmas+etc+035.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu84GhnqGI/AAAAAAAAA1E/HZPSG3F00aw/s400/12.30.09+christmas+etc+035.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu832cOtvI/AAAAAAAAA08/A5t-9eIHh4E/s1600-h/12.30.09+christmas+etc+032.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu832cOtvI/AAAAAAAAA08/A5t-9eIHh4E/s400/12.30.09+christmas+etc+032.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu83eiG6zI/AAAAAAAAA00/zmlAQwBRNmo/s1600-h/12.30.09+christmas+etc+030.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu83eiG6zI/AAAAAAAAA00/zmlAQwBRNmo/s400/12.30.09+christmas+etc+030.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-70037035853465539422009-12-30T12:47:00.000-08:002009-12-30T12:47:18.187-08:00quinn, makayla, and davis on christmas eve<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu8VHuyylI/AAAAAAAAA0s/JCLBe2FuPb0/s1600-h/12.30.09+christmas+etc+011.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Szu8VHuyylI/AAAAAAAAA0s/JCLBe2FuPb0/s400/12.30.09+christmas+etc+011.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-77752730498253742012009-12-20T10:44:00.000-08:002009-12-20T10:49:19.956-08:00little spike<div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Spike in the tub...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417391843052450994" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sy5xLb49dLI/AAAAAAAAA0k/3qTWc_xfncU/s400/november+034.jpg" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sy5xLb1p7cI/AAAAAAAAA0c/umXs-SnMKzI/s1600-h/november+053.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-80450455405348932772009-12-15T14:07:00.000-08:002009-12-15T14:14:42.035-08:00Some new pics!<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJEl0M62I/AAAAAAAAA0U/eQK-149so1w/s1600-h/december+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415588526388210530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJEl0M62I/AAAAAAAAA0U/eQK-149so1w/s400/december+080.jpg" /></a> Davis had a fun playdate today with his new friend Clarabella. She wanted to cuddle with him, and he didn't like the idea so much. Once it was time to leave, I think they finally started getting along, Davis wasn't very friendly at first. Hopefully next time Davis will not be so afraid of her! She is a very sweet girl!<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJEZS4EmI/AAAAAAAAA0M/MtvZqrGGbTA/s1600-h/december+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415588523027206754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJEZS4EmI/AAAAAAAAA0M/MtvZqrGGbTA/s400/december+032.jpg" /></a> Isn't this the cutest storytime ever! Aunt Dana, Cousins Makayla and Quinn and Daddy all helped put Davis to sleep.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJEJOFF-I/AAAAAAAAA0E/315FgvMgV4E/s1600-h/december+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415588518712121314" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJEJOFF-I/AAAAAAAAA0E/315FgvMgV4E/s400/december+022.jpg" /></a><br />Just being a little man. Notice the first snow outside!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJD5us7BI/AAAAAAAAAz8/wgsEI7BZst8/s1600-h/december+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415588514553981970" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJD5us7BI/AAAAAAAAAz8/wgsEI7BZst8/s400/december+008.jpg" /></a><br />Thanksgiving with Quinn and Makayla. Davis has Sprite for the first time...and probably the last time until he is at least 5!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJDpYzayI/AAAAAAAAAz0/PwC7bVWC3v0/s1600-h/december+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415588510167165730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SygJDpYzayI/AAAAAAAAAz0/PwC7bVWC3v0/s400/december+003.jpg" /></a><br />Cool dudes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-55211002788100328562009-12-05T10:27:00.000-08:002009-12-05T10:36:45.228-08:00christmas trees!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqnckqRb1I/AAAAAAAAAzs/LAhDrc6_4mI/s1600-h/december+081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411822011558227794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqnckqRb1I/AAAAAAAAAzs/LAhDrc6_4mI/s400/december+081.jpg" /></a>In an exciting crafting experiement I made these Christmas trees out of wine corks for gifts for my mom and sister-in-law for presents, and they turned out really neat. I am thinking about selling them somehow...would any of you blog readers out there buy something like this for presents or yourself? <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqncKPCB3I/AAAAAAAAAzk/_38sjflTp5U/s1600-h/december+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411822004464650098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqncKPCB3I/AAAAAAAAAzk/_38sjflTp5U/s400/december+069.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-19611951333585408192009-12-05T10:15:00.000-08:002009-12-05T10:26:42.430-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqkwM-7ZBI/AAAAAAAAAzc/kXXi3V-M53o/s1600-h/december+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411819050264912914" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqkwM-7ZBI/AAAAAAAAAzc/kXXi3V-M53o/s400/december+036.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqkvtaWlGI/AAAAAAAAAzU/3lgHH_xDuO4/s1600-h/december+104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411819041790006370" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqkvtaWlGI/AAAAAAAAAzU/3lgHH_xDuO4/s400/december+104.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqkvWSXN_I/AAAAAAAAAzM/K8DfaN8EhJs/s1600-h/december+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411819035582478322" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqkvWSXN_I/AAAAAAAAAzM/K8DfaN8EhJs/s400/december+010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sxqkuw5tTFI/AAAAAAAAAzE/hbnX4tmsaDU/s1600-h/december+087.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411819025546955858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sxqkuw5tTFI/AAAAAAAAAzE/hbnX4tmsaDU/s400/december+087.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxqkufhzoqI/AAAAAAAAAy8/IZqIQ9bmNQ0/s1600-h/december+058.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-16698733097353012842009-12-03T09:07:00.000-08:002009-12-03T09:24:59.645-08:00master bedroom painted!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411059277742257490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxfxvnxotVI/AAAAAAAAAys/y_PfqkiT2kA/s400/november+083.jpg" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sxfxvz5wCiI/AAAAAAAAAy0/Q78VrHZDdoc/s1600-h/november+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411059280997517858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sxfxvz5wCiI/AAAAAAAAAy0/Q78VrHZDdoc/s400/november+065.jpg" /></a><br /><div> We are so thankful that our new home doesn't need much work at all, but one thing we have been wanting to accomplish is painting a few of the rooms. The previous owners selected many nice shades of beige and brown throughout the whole house, but Kevin and I like a little more color. We weren't sure how this would turn out, but our first project was the master bedroom. Here are a few pics of the final result. The color is called Mayan Gold, and it is pretty nice. It has taken some getting used to, but it works with our bedding and everything. It is also really nice to have cleaner lines of paint. Let's just say that the previous job was a little messy. Kevin is an awesome painter, which we already knew, but he is great at painting rooms too! Davis enjoys the new color too! Here are some pics of him enjoying it...the first time he saw it he went crazy running around and flailing about on our bed.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxfxvJ6bJOI/AAAAAAAAAyk/Yk9mGGXQqQg/s1600-h/november+094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411059269726053602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxfxvJ6bJOI/AAAAAAAAAyk/Yk9mGGXQqQg/s400/november+094.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sxfxurcq97I/AAAAAAAAAyc/WkeCdIDMsNY/s1600-h/november+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411059261548197810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Sxfxurcq97I/AAAAAAAAAyc/WkeCdIDMsNY/s400/november+016.jpg" /></a> Davis' mullet right before his first haircut!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxfxuWNRBII/AAAAAAAAAyU/A0smmv5viI4/s1600-h/davis+at+the+table.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411059255846438018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SxfxuWNRBII/AAAAAAAAAyU/A0smmv5viI4/s400/davis+at+the+table.jpg" /></a><br />Big boy at the table.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-51284234314736301652009-10-27T07:47:00.000-07:002009-10-27T07:55:11.148-07:00family photo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SucJpvJDB0I/AAAAAAAAAyM/uqJcxEmrgn4/s1600-h/IMG_6227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/SucJpvJDB0I/AAAAAAAAAyM/uqJcxEmrgn4/s400/IMG_6227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397293291060528962" border="0" /></a>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-9991173922461673532009-10-17T10:13:00.000-07:002009-10-17T10:14:03.039-07:00our smart little dude<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C9jBhLW22gQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C9jBhLW22gQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-60151941508281086412009-10-17T09:35:00.000-07:002009-10-17T09:41:29.237-07:00kevin's birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnysZsdc0I/AAAAAAAAAyE/-7CnAqHkdOU/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnysZsdc0I/AAAAAAAAAyE/-7CnAqHkdOU/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393608873378411330" border="0" /></a>kevin's birthday party - he grilled many kinds of dogs. he loved grilling! happy birthday daddy!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnyrVJ5pfI/AAAAAAAAAx0/uSSnEoDLHY8/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnyrVJ5pfI/AAAAAAAAAx0/uSSnEoDLHY8/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393608854979847666" border="0" /></a>davis loves his cousins quinn and makayla...here makayla is reading books to davis. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnyrFOTLTI/AAAAAAAAAxs/HiXQWuQGUNM/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnyrFOTLTI/AAAAAAAAAxs/HiXQWuQGUNM/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393608850703330610" border="0" /></a>doing some stretches.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Stnyqn5U0aI/AAAAAAAAAxk/YiJMYkgINU0/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/Stnyqn5U0aI/AAAAAAAAAxk/YiJMYkgINU0/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393608842830729634" border="0" /></a>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331388502993187274.post-59044910516202393782009-10-17T09:15:00.000-07:002009-10-17T09:21:02.710-07:00big boy!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuVHfV7iI/AAAAAAAAAxc/vVPsDK_x9AI/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuVHfV7iI/AAAAAAAAAxc/vVPsDK_x9AI/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393604075308052002" border="0" /></a>davis new favorite spot...the trash cubby.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuUaAwOEI/AAAAAAAAAxM/dIGQbdKQqo4/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuUaAwOEI/AAAAAAAAAxM/dIGQbdKQqo4/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393604063100155970" border="0" /></a><br />our little professor.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuTujY52I/AAAAAAAAAw8/KB1ubx70JBg/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuTujY52I/AAAAAAAAAw8/KB1ubx70JBg/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393604051434268514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">daddy and davis relaxing.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuUB-o-1I/AAAAAAAAAxE/uwtzIfh8JRs/s1600-h/10.1.09+davis+birthday+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bl9T12wo9lE/StnuUB-o-1I/AAAAAAAAAxE/uwtzIfh8JRs/s400/10.1.09+davis+birthday+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393604056648842066" border="0" /></a>davis giving daddy a little foot rub.<br /></div>susanspykermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393477923203133623noreply@blogger.com0