tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22167428755431041412009-10-20T01:37:15.199-07:00Live.Laugh.Love.Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-67967274855239013152009-10-16T20:29:00.001-07:002009-10-19T23:37:49.829-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://goodncrazy.com/" target="_blank">Carissa</a><p></p></span></center></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Stk69JyUF7I/AAAAAAAAA00/AV0ZPKvCEpA/s1600-h/Getty+Mothers+Day+May+09+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Stk69JyUF7I/AAAAAAAAA00/AV0ZPKvCEpA/s400/Getty+Mothers+Day+May+09+029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393406851026261938" /></a><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Stk68vlezqI/AAAAAAAAA0s/F6j8L9oVijk/s400/Getty+Mothers+Day+May+09+024.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393406843993116322" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Stk6708bSTI/AAAAAAAAA0k/KkodSaa6QDs/s400/Getty+Mothers+Day+May+09+020.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393406828251662642" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Stk67AEUjdI/AAAAAAAAA0c/NeTjRC_aElc/s400/Getty+Mothers+Day+May+09+019.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393406814057696722" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Stk66rbyI6I/AAAAAAAAA0U/yVQ04LNnQCI/s400/Getty+Mothers+Day+May+09+018.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393406808518960034" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Garden</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> at</span></span><a href="http://www.getty.edu/visit/see_do/gardens.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> The Getty</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. Makes me smile. Eases my senses. Feel all happy inside. The garden is simply unforgettable. </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-6796727485523901315?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com0http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/10/garden-pot-shots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-15340057936089726462009-10-09T12:26:00.000-07:002009-10-09T12:38:44.844-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img border="0" alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://angiescircus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angie</a> <p></center></p></div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390684703653714338" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Ss-PLUlpWaI/AAAAAAAAAzs/hqsxflHQ9wE/s400/0919091845a.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390684695910508290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Ss-PK3vhZwI/AAAAAAAAAzk/Tl5XjPL7-B0/s400/0919091845.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390684689206878898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Ss-PKexQIrI/AAAAAAAAAzc/CRVV3oY5sQY/s400/0919091844.jpg" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We took the kids to the <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Lobster Fest</strong></span> in </span><a href="http://www.lobsterfest.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">San Pedro</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> by the beach. We loved the lobster, the fresh homemade lemonade and the yummy corn-on-the-cob. But what I loved best, was to see my kids laugh and smile as they rode the rides against the sunset. We can feel fall and miss the warm summer sunsets. </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-1534005793608972646?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com6http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/10/lobster-festand-missing-summer-sunsets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-80249360033987517552009-10-02T17:47:00.000-07:002009-10-02T18:09:53.498-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://yoderlife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Linds</a><p></p></span></center></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SsahM9CnM-I/AAAAAAAAAzU/luuiwv8WfQY/s1600-h/SB+%26+Solvang+09+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SsahM9CnM-I/AAAAAAAAAzU/luuiwv8WfQY/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+079.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388171248111399906" /></a><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SsahMZuvIBI/AAAAAAAAAzM/p-2Brl6BCWg/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+118.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388171238632792082" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SsahL20SxoI/AAAAAAAAAzE/iz185fGB-ZU/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+076.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388171229260859010" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SsahLJjCc4I/AAAAAAAAAy8/pF03VSLX1Sk/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+075.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388171217108890498" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SsahKsN5A-I/AAAAAAAAAy0/axECmHztVkI/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+021.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388171209235563490" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We visited the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Santa Ynez Mission</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">and enjoyed this beautiful and serene time. Its corridors were inviting, and the warm and colorful landscape surrounding the Mission was beautiful. </span></span><a href="http://www.missionsantaines.org/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Old Mission Santa Ines</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> was founded in 1804, and boasts a museum that tells of the history of the Mission and region. </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-8024936003398751755?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com2http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/10/visiting-santa-ynez-mission.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-34766645855364068492009-09-25T14:15:00.000-07:002009-09-25T14:41:08.490-07:00<div align="center"><center><span style="font-size:0;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img border="0" alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://youdonthavetolikeme.blogspot.com/.com" target="_blank">Sports Mama</a> <p></span></center></p></div><div align="center"></div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385518998818065618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sr00_uerDNI/AAAAAAAAAyM/5YOnJBt0ttM/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+015.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385519028425164834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sr01BcxjiCI/AAAAAAAAAyk/9vruC-oGMFQ/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+059.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385519018454598018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sr01A3oYwYI/AAAAAAAAAyc/4a5GVInJQCY/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+030.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385519037610881298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sr01B-_mcRI/AAAAAAAAAys/LP0G-meGUho/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+158.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385519008100812226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sr01ARD2hcI/AAAAAAAAAyU/BI8Z4N4eDnA/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+020.jpg" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Took the kiddies to <span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Solvang </strong></span>(a Danish Village, just 20 minutes north of Santa Barbara). Had lots of fun...too many yummy sweets though. The bakeries are abundant, and delicious. The boys, and we, had a blast. Thanks to Grandma for gifting us the weekend stay - we are so lucky. We enjoyed walking the streets of Solvang, at times we felt we were riding the bike thru the streets of Europe. A must visit place</span><a href="http://www.solvangusa.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Solvang</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-3476664585536406849?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com2http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/09/solvang-danish-village.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-86862701960815185502009-09-04T06:36:00.000-07:002009-09-04T06:46:27.236-07:00<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://http//tblads.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Chris</a><p></p></span></center></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SqEYm4SHNGI/AAAAAAAAAyE/8t_kwPhZzGo/s1600-h/SB+%26+Solvang+09+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SqEYm4SHNGI/AAAAAAAAAyE/8t_kwPhZzGo/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377606486279533666" /></a><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SqEYmdBgHwI/AAAAAAAAAx8/AuVIxvXaGD4/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+006.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377606478962106114" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SqEYl5nbToI/AAAAAAAAAx0/gaFCzdf1IQU/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+007.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377606469457497730" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SqEYlYngVSI/AAAAAAAAAxs/rvtlAE54e8w/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+004.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377606460599457058" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SqEYk_vkCKI/AAAAAAAAAxk/JhGsqDke3vc/s400/SB+%26+Solvang+09+010.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377606453922367650" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We took the kids to Old Spanish Days </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fiesta</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> in Santa Barbara a few weekends ago. It was colorful, entertaining, full of flavor and the weather was delightful. Santa Barbara is like a breath of fresh air. The whole city wears its Fiesta well! Much fun had. </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-8686270196081518550?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com6http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/09/santa-barbara-fiesta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-9302940430406403462009-08-20T23:05:00.000-07:002009-09-04T06:45:39.437-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p></p></span></center></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5DK11MjNI/AAAAAAAAAw0/IV01F1b0l20/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+021.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372305259027533010" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5Ec4_RfzI/AAAAAAAAAxc/We4gIEGmSUI/s1600-h/Chinatown+LA+09+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5Ec4_RfzI/AAAAAAAAAxc/We4gIEGmSUI/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372306668624379698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5DMWFs5bI/AAAAAAAAAxM/SP1wV7n2jaQ/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+033.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372305284866565554" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5Cib27BwI/AAAAAAAAAwc/t_CoG_9zGRc/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+005.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372304564860684034" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5Eca1RQTI/AAAAAAAAAxU/EXJJVe4F2wU/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+025.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372306660529357106" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5DL7rjjeI/AAAAAAAAAxE/4uro6DQF9oc/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+026.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372305277777579490" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5DLV09flI/AAAAAAAAAw8/RZWpf0QpvOQ/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+022.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372305267616480850" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5Cjd2YZCI/AAAAAAAAAws/bUaw4JC4vmc/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+001.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372304582575154210" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5Ci5zVE7I/AAAAAAAAAwk/4BNfWPF8ys0/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+002.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372304572898677682" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/So5ChxL0RtI/AAAAAAAAAwU/qJlyuOcHoIk/s400/Chinatown+LA+09+007.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372304553405597394" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We took the kids to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Chinatown </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and enjoyed a great lunch. Afterwards, we took them to the Thien Hau Temple (a Taoist Temple in Chinatown Los Angeles) to explore. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Thien Hau Temple is dedicated to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsu_(goddess)" title="Matsu (goddess)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mazu</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, the Taoist goddess of the sea and patron saint to sailors, fishermen, and to those whose cultures are associated with the sea</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> They had many questions and much to see. It was a great afternoon exploring different cultures.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-930294043040640346?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com7http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/08/downtown-in-chinatown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-84780393953693884592009-08-13T23:57:00.000-07:002009-08-14T00:08:42.241-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; "><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></span></center></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SoUMM-cJ8iI/AAAAAAAAAwE/7V7o2wCcUcI/s1600-h/Scarves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SoUMM-cJ8iI/AAAAAAAAAwE/7V7o2wCcUcI/s400/Scarves.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369711547768238626" /></a><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SoUMMePq4VI/AAAAAAAAAv8/KUhdKMYVXxw/s400/Scarfs1.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369711539125936466" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SoUML8DwlKI/AAAAAAAAAv0/Gkmw1nQvWAY/s400/Scarf.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369711529949172898" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Need your thoughts...and comments. I've been on a 'cover-up' project for the fall. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Scarfs</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> for moms. Take a sneak peak at this falls look. You like? You don't like? Not the right colors? Let me know. Our online store debuts this September would love to hear from y'all. Feedback is great. Pricing. Moderately priced. Range from $10 to 20 each. Thanks in advance for your comments!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-8478039395369388459?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com5http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/08/venturing-into-colorful-waters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-21337802012673756562009-08-06T22:27:00.001-07:002009-08-06T22:39:03.275-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">t<center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></span></center></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Snu8KOTo-8I/AAAAAAAAAu0/bZ1hA5hU6oE/s400/Summer+Basketball+Camp+09+014.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367090264767265730" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Snu8KqopRFI/AAAAAAAAAu8/GMfzjC4_yB0/s400/Summer+Basketball+Camp+09+015.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367090272371557458" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Snu8MU0TG3I/AAAAAAAAAvU/W-aFSw8Uuiw/s1600-h/Summer+Basketball+Camp+09+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Snu8MU0TG3I/AAAAAAAAAvU/W-aFSw8Uuiw/s400/Summer+Basketball+Camp+09+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367090300874595186" /></a><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Snu8L7NWQxI/AAAAAAAAAvM/qYptdHt3bpg/s400/Summer+Basketball+Camp+09+016.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367090294000337682" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Snu8LGSBZaI/AAAAAAAAAvE/ahZhlNcS2U4/s400/Summer+Basketball+Camp+09+012.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367090279792862626" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Monkey went to Summer</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Basketball</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Camp! Much Fun was had by all. The Peanut and I went to see a championship game. It was soooo hot and humid, but it was well worth it to see the Monkey playing so well!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-2133780201267375656?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com10http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/08/summer-basketball-camp-fun-fun-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-9721551058133351422009-07-31T00:36:00.000-07:002009-07-31T00:58:06.649-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></span></center></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKg_cJHL_I/AAAAAAAAAuk/yPUmjAH9U6M/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+001.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364527117898297330" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKf3zP3NaI/AAAAAAAAAuU/6IUF1OXgAlY/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+012.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364525887150044578" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKg_h9WhxI/AAAAAAAAAus/t-6pMuh4oHs/s1600-h/Moopark+Zoo+09+011.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKg_h9WhxI/AAAAAAAAAus/t-6pMuh4oHs/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364527119459583762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKf3NJQoUI/AAAAAAAAAuE/6Azhm_J8Xak/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+020.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364525876921803074" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKf3QG0IUI/AAAAAAAAAuM/QnXfJcZQKdU/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+002.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364525877716853058" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKfXmksQ6I/AAAAAAAAAt8/dAHHGYtJW2c/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+008.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364525333991932834" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKfXUGTnXI/AAAAAAAAAt0/MWDC7VpsEYI/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+007.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364525329032650098" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKf3NJQoUI/AAAAAAAAAuE/6Azhm_J8Xak/s1600-h/Moopark+Zoo+09+020.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SnKfW45mcgI/AAAAAAAAAts/kNwhNDAXaTg/s400/Moopark+Zoo+09+004.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364525321731600898" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We took the Kids to </span><a href="http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/current_students/teaching_zoo/index.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">America's Teaching Zoo</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, an </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Exotic</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Anima</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">l</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Training Zoo, in Moorpark, California, just a few minutes away from home. Had lots of fun...I was a bit apprehensive to be so close to the Lioness. Nevertheless, it was a great way for the kids to see how animals are trained (and fed) up front. They particularly liked the different kinds of birds.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-972155105813335142?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com1http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/07/exotic-zoo-in-our-very-own-backyard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-14680720334776862482009-07-23T20:04:00.000-07:002009-07-23T20:06:53.300-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p></p></span></center></span></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SmamSuI5f7I/AAAAAAAAAss/QQs0SJtilbo/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+080.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361155246984363954" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SmamTCf2pvI/AAAAAAAAAs0/RVRpxwHwhm0/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+082.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361155252449355506" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smak6wmWY1I/AAAAAAAAAsc/vgmMP2ZDj04/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+028.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361153735816274770" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smak6Q7qzkI/AAAAAAAAAsU/Kxn2AeFc0A8/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+031.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361153727315758658" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smak7evxtYI/AAAAAAAAAsk/NEC8qapDG_g/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+015.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361153748203844994" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smak5wFGN3I/AAAAAAAAAsM/n6RYmkRe12Q/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+034.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361153718496933746" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SmamTST_1RI/AAAAAAAAAs8/GD3cR0KEEJk/s1600-h/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SmamTST_1RI/AAAAAAAAAs8/GD3cR0KEEJk/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361155256694592786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smak5vKWumI/AAAAAAAAAsE/Mjt2v6195n0/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+035.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361153718250551906" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smaj8BqD5kI/AAAAAAAAAr8/Y5kXW3b77q4/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+073.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361152658063484482" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smaj777r6jI/AAAAAAAAAr0/dUvvU4SL6fE/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+048.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361152656526797362" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smak6wmWY1I/AAAAAAAAAsc/vgmMP2ZDj04/s1600-h/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+028.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smaj7bxDQ7I/AAAAAAAAArs/KfT7vECnShA/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+049.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361152647892255666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smaj7NYorRI/AAAAAAAAArk/JvVnVbrKHnw/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+058.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361152644031753490" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smaj679EVfI/AAAAAAAAArc/WdOU4WeR7Is/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+068.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361152639352722930" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SmaiwPsYk_I/AAAAAAAAArU/yWo8HyfkhGg/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+093.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361151356161266674" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smaivtr0iUI/AAAAAAAAArM/-6-eD2i7MZo/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+106.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361151347032099138" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SmaivVZ2MEI/AAAAAAAAArE/SS4HJ_o-Rqo/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+123.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361151340514259010" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SmaivMM1vmI/AAAAAAAAAq8/jJhFBWGuDCo/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+120.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361151338043784802" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Smaiuybd1cI/AAAAAAAAAq0/B3HImj0Lcbg/s400/Aquarium+of+Pacific+Aug+09+144.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361151331125810626" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Photo Credit: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">My husband.</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> He took the kids to the </span><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Aquarium of the Pacific</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> in Long Beach and they had a great time. He shot so many cool pics and wanted to share with you what a splash he made with the kids.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-1468072033477686248?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com9http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/07/aquarium-of-pacific.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-69651458241683092882009-07-10T23:16:00.000-07:002009-07-14T00:34:49.894-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></span></center></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Slwx4OgmhmI/AAAAAAAAAqM/gH92bPEFSrQ/s400/ZingZangZoom+053.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358212498701321826" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Slwx4tIx5gI/AAAAAAAAAqU/tyMul51AJwg/s400/ZingZangZoom+043.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358212506922903042" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Slwx6P_2SaI/AAAAAAAAAqs/rPqjSlep494/s1600-h/ZingZangZoom+077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Slwx6P_2SaI/AAAAAAAAAqs/rPqjSlep494/s400/ZingZangZoom+077.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358212533460552098" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Slwx5D3k_aI/AAAAAAAAAqc/DOfzrQc0FQk/s400/ZingZangZoom+061.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358212513024769442" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Slwx52XztqI/AAAAAAAAAqk/RLCKlKXH_78/s1600-h/ZingZangZoom+068.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Slwx52XztqI/AAAAAAAAAqk/RLCKlKXH_78/s400/ZingZangZoom+068.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358212526581724834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Thanks to </span><a href="http://www.momcentral.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">momcentral</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> we were able to attend Zing!Zang!Zoom! at the Staples Center in Los Angeles this past Thursday, July 9th. We all had a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">blast</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. It was a BIG hit with the kids. My husband and I enjoyed it too. Thanks again! And what a great show! The M-A-G-I-C was fantastic. We really recommed this show to all families, check the </span><a href="http://www.ringling.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">ringling website</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> for a show near you...you wont regret it. The kids totally raved about it for days! The peanut is still walking around with his wizard hat, screaming zing.zang.zoom! Thanks momcentral and feld entertainment!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-6965145824168309288?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com4http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/07/zingzangzoom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-34174124200032097512009-07-02T21:30:00.000-07:002009-07-02T21:48:23.731-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"></a>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">MamaGeek</a></span></center></span></div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sk2Jikq1dEI/AAAAAAAAAo4/UcdGSjouzq8/s400/0627091844.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354086759065285698" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sk2J4_fQWwI/AAAAAAAAApQ/9aWjn-ijqjE/s400/0627091708b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354087144221596418" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sk2JjIB3fWI/AAAAAAAAApI/mEQ9XB_kqwY/s400/downsized_0627091708c.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354086768557129058" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sk2Jixs38iI/AAAAAAAAApA/fUgpUsrE_To/s400/downsized_0627091707a.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354086762563498530" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Summer...summer fun! We <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><b>splished </b></span>and we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">splashed</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> all about this fun and enjoyed the warm weather. The peanut and the monkey really had a lot of fun in the pool this week. And wishing y'all a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">***Happy</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> 4th</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">of</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">July!***</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> whether you're staying home and splashing in your own fresh water, or travelin' may you and your family have a safe and fun holiday weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sk2MJT6JJeI/AAAAAAAAApg/2C3URlnM_u0/s400/Flag_and_stars.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354089623604241890" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-3417412420003209751?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com4http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/07/splashhhh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-72560027986873029822009-06-26T17:34:00.001-07:002009-06-26T17:40:06.116-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><center><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" alt="PhotoStory Friday" border="0" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></span></center></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SkVpXDlOgpI/AAAAAAAAAoo/7bJp9YHcJy8/s1600-h/Emilio+Having+Fun+May+09+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SkVpXDlOgpI/AAAAAAAAAoo/7bJp9YHcJy8/s400/Emilio+Having+Fun+May+09+025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351799577019056786" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SkVpW7aNMLI/AAAAAAAAAog/6tqiuXHSs9w/s1600-h/Emilio+Having+Fun+May+09+021.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SkVpW7aNMLI/AAAAAAAAAog/6tqiuXHSs9w/s400/Emilio+Having+Fun+May+09+021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351799574825349298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We're finally </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">walking. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Peanut is wobbling around. And he's happy about it. He recuperated well and we had to learn how to walk all over again, but he is just as happy as I am to be independent once more. Not to mention the big smiles he gives us. It seems like so long ago that the body cast is a merely a memory. Now its off to running around some more!</span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-7256002798687302982?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com3http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/06/wellwellwell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-60070987609805542782009-06-21T12:01:00.000-07:002009-06-22T12:10:18.534-07:00<div align="center"><center><span style="font-size:+0;"><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank" alt="Photostory Friday"><img alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a> <p></span></center></p></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sj_VHHYFFbI/AAAAAAAAAoY/fS_UcB9727M/s1600-h/Milo%26Dad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350229200555283890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sj_VHHYFFbI/AAAAAAAAAoY/fS_UcB9727M/s400/Milo%26Dad.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Happy Father's Day</span> to the bestest dad ever! Honey, thank you for all that you do, but most important, for being a patient, and loving, dad! We love you! Have a Happy Father's Day!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-6007098760980554278?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com0http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/06/hosted-by-cecily-and-mamageek-happy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-80834622283951369382009-06-15T18:52:00.000-07:002009-06-15T19:02:59.251-07:00<a href="http://www.ringling.com/TopLanding.aspx?id=15322"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347737512515041074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 362px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sjb67yF9dzI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/frvI7rspbpA/s400/ZingZangZoom.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Take the kids to the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Greatest Show on Earth</span> - <a href="http://www.ringling.com/TopLanding.aspx?id=15322">Zing.Zang.Zoom</a>! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Catch the Ringling Bros. Zing.Zang.Zoom. Show in Los Angeles, Anaheim or Ontario and get a 4 Ticket Package for $44! Use Promo Code: MOM</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Not only do you get to watch the show, but you also get the All Access Preshow. You can go down to the circus floor to get autographs, clown around, walk the low wire, meet the stars of the show (again!), try on a costume and even meet an elephant that paints before the show starts! This is FREE to all ticket holders for all shows purchased with the above Promo Code!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-8083462228395136938?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com0http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/06/zingzangzoom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-11476097817744330102009-06-11T22:31:00.000-07:002009-06-11T22:42:42.313-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a> <p></center></a></center><center></center><center></center><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346311006459157714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SjHpiM7CXNI/AAAAAAAAAoA/rP-Jf2_uIgM/s400/Picnic2.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SjHo5xXD90I/AAAAAAAAAno/HY2zeZfqGgQ/s1600-h/Picnic1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346310311865743170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SjHo5xXD90I/AAAAAAAAAno/HY2zeZfqGgQ/s400/Picnic1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Last Sunday, the peanut decided he was packing his own <span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>picnic </strong></span>and we were taking him to the park...and when we asked him why? He said..."to feed the ants of course, they always come to picnics, so we have to take yummy food!" LOL. So we gave him his own basket and he grabbed all the good stuff! We had a great time. It was sunny, yet breezy! And...he made it a point to find some ants. P.S. My husband ate all the good stuff!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-1147609781774433010?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com5http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/06/picnicwith-ants.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-75510346574412986692009-06-04T15:41:00.000-07:002009-06-04T15:47:38.786-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a> <p></center></p></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SihN5AdMLaI/AAAAAAAAAnY/CSUZyUYyAIY/s1600-h/Westwood+CA.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343606599645408674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SihN5AdMLaI/AAAAAAAAAnY/CSUZyUYyAIY/s400/Westwood+CA.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Unwillingly, I had my 4 wisdom teeth pulled...<span style="color:#333399;">OUCH</span>...very, extremely painful. Only great thing about that day, my husband and I were able to sit and have a quiet breakfast, and enjoyed this lovely city view. We survived the pain, the grooogggineesss, and the countless ice paks.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-7551034657441298669?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com8http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/06/ouch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-17813692483442329182009-05-31T19:35:00.000-07:002009-05-31T19:56:25.951-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNCfHkFEOI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/3fFPrHzQguM/s1600-h/Cafemommy+bday+party+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186685365293282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNCfHkFEOI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/3fFPrHzQguM/s400/Cafemommy+bday+party+5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Birthday boy enjoying his <span style="color:#ff0000;">cake</span>, and eating it too!</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNByga7E4I/AAAAAAAAAnA/Qw0TJiR5RL4/s1600-h/BrandonsBdayParty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185918943662978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNByga7E4I/AAAAAAAAAnA/Qw0TJiR5RL4/s400/BrandonsBdayParty.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185916457100258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNByXKFI-I/AAAAAAAAAmw/vXOuzuzlAKo/s400/Cafemommy+bday+Party+2.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:arial;">Peanut and dad <span style="color:#000099;">rolling around</span> and having fun!<br /></span><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186485559616658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNCTfOsZJI/AAAAAAAAAnI/Xrp-YMOQe4o/s400/Cafemommy+Bday+party+4.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNBykAys6I/AAAAAAAAAm4/LMYmvwRITUo/s1600-h/Cafemommy+bday+Party+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185919907804066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiNBykAys6I/AAAAAAAAAm4/LMYmvwRITUo/s400/Cafemommy+bday+Party+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Monkey played on the<span style="color:#33cc00;"> giant jumper</span> for hours, and hours....</span></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">We were invited to a cousin's <span style="color:#ff0000;">2nd b-day party</span>, and the boys had lots of fun. It was great they had kiddie pools filled with bubble mix and straws, and soft kiddie pool with throw balls. A roll around wormy and a fun gal who made balloon doggies, swords and hats. Food was faboosh. Kiddies had hot dogs and hamburgers and for the adults they had Cuban food. Too good! Lots of fun! We all enjoyed ourselves. Thanks for the invite :*). </span></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-1781369248344232918?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com2http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/05/birthday-party-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-62714958871476376532009-05-29T21:31:00.000-07:002009-05-29T21:40:23.600-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" alt="PhotoStory Friday" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></center></div><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiC3DwUpqPI/AAAAAAAAAmo/5wZSwRTq0u0/s1600-h/La+Petite+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341470433200417010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SiC3DwUpqPI/AAAAAAAAAmo/5wZSwRTq0u0/s400/La+Petite+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Twelve weeks into the recovery of the peanut's broken femur, and according to daycare, this kid's at play trike was <span style="color:#ff6600;">the culprit.</span> Needless to say, in twelve weeks we have learned so much. How meaningful the words, please and thank you are. How important little things become, but most important how <span style="color:#333399;">patience</span><span style="color:#000000;"> plays</span> the best role in any situation. Now, many things don't matter as much as they did, and a lot of things mean a lot - like, the smile on the peanut's face right after they took the leg cast off, and the best thing in the world was "looking" like Karl from the movie 'Up' because he's using a walker...but he doesn't want to get gray hair and a big nose! To little things, and big. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-6271495887147637653?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com1http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/05/culprit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-48704403547106362262009-05-15T21:59:00.000-07:002009-05-15T22:02:48.652-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" alt="PhotoStory Friday" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></center></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sg5IWDfulNI/AAAAAAAAAmg/ob6v4Fpt6Y8/s1600-h/Getty+Garden+Flower+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336282152213320914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/Sg5IWDfulNI/AAAAAAAAAmg/ob6v4Fpt6Y8/s400/Getty+Garden+Flower+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Beauty</span>. No more needed....</span></p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-4870440354710636226?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com1http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/05/naturewalk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-64501285593457404572009-05-08T11:49:00.001-07:002009-05-08T12:02:59.002-07:00<div align="center"><center><p><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" alt="PhotoStory Friday" /></a><br/>Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a><p/></center></center></p></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SgR--GoDohI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/pnLEAM6kFKk/s1600-h/Auction+Project+002.jpg"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333528303804933874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SgR_u-vI5vI/AAAAAAAAAmY/UZ3OTtuPqxk/s400/Auction+Project+001.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">A few weeks ago..I found myself running around trying to finish the school Auction Project for the 5th Grade, the monkey's class (this year I was room parent)...and with the help of my husband and family, we were able to do this<span style="color:#009900;"> "Class Tree"</span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span>based on the 5th grade's geneology themed project earlier this year, we had to do a "Family Tree". Needless to say...I think I stressed out more about my school project, now I know how my 5th grader feels! Ahhh veyyy...</span></div><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-6450128559345740457?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com3http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/05/moms-school-project.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-2900888578277215602009-05-01T00:11:00.000-07:002009-05-01T00:18:10.380-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a> <p></center></p></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SfqgvXsavbI/AAAAAAAAAmI/-cHW_rz6efk/s1600-h/Spring.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330749844621016498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 448px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 342px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SfqgvXsavbI/AAAAAAAAAmI/-cHW_rz6efk/s400/Spring.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#6633ff;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#6633ff;">Spring</span>...inspired. Spring cleaning...late night strolls and all the blooms. Going outside and seeing all the blooms makes me giddy. Happy Spring!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-290088857827721560?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com6http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/05/springinspired.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-23318740743306113372009-04-24T11:48:00.001-07:002009-04-24T12:01:08.750-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a> <p></center></p></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SfIJryIZ0ZI/AAAAAAAAAmA/DpZx63OC1wU/s1600-h/Milo+Cast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328331956928762258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SfIJryIZ0ZI/AAAAAAAAAmA/DpZx63OC1wU/s400/Milo+Cast.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Happy to report the body cast (spica cast) came <span style="color:#ff0000;">OFF</span> this past Tuesday, and we have 3 more weeks to go with the leg cast. But boy is he much happier. Every morning when he wakes up he says..."mommy, I'm so glad my blue cast came off." He is such a trooper...I am admiring the character in this 4 year-old, not because he's my kid, but because if it were me, I would have gone nut so already, and he's still smiling. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks to all for the good thoughts and get wells sent. We're on the mend!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-2331874074330611337?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com3http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-were-off.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-33187713888576667042009-04-16T22:26:00.000-07:002009-04-16T22:38:48.357-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a> <p></center></p></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SegTX6JqwTI/AAAAAAAAAl4/uq-VgtrZN1w/s1600-h/Wormy+on+rack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325527860833337650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 454px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SegTX6JqwTI/AAAAAAAAAl4/uq-VgtrZN1w/s400/Wormy+on+rack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#33cc00;">This worm's for you.</span> So in between all the commotion...Peanut made a wormy as his art project whilst in the body cast, and we put him by the fruit bin (ears made of toothpicks). I like him...he's bright and colorful. He makes my day. And it reminds me that childhood is all about happy, colorful, bright, smiley feelings, no matter how bent out of shape you are. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Peanut is on his 4th week in a spica cast (a.k.a. full body cast) and his femur is healing nicely. We see the Orthopaedic specialist next week to see how much longer. He is a trooper, we are surviving, but best of all -- he has found solace in art. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The view from here - wormy. Just wormy.<br /></span></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-3318771388857666704?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com6http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/04/wormyvery-wormy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216742875543104141.post-15715869294863495102009-04-11T00:46:00.000-07:002009-04-11T01:19:50.220-07:00<div align="center"><center><a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone.html" target="_blank"><img alt="PhotoStory Friday" src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc50/whatworksforus/pfw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hosted by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cecily</a> and <a href="http://whatworksforus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MamaGeek</a> <p></center></p></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323344039064708690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SeBRMwGlJlI/AAAAAAAAAlY/YbGjmdh2V2I/s400/51+Waiting.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323344042417419426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SeBRM8l7dKI/AAAAAAAAAlg/KqLSrbV46bs/s400/Jona+Swing.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323344045118605538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SeBRNGp8SOI/AAAAAAAAAlo/GeNNOufwXTM/s400/My+Love.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SeBRNbm6dPI/AAAAAAAAAlw/PCIaQkvULOk/s1600-h/Im+a+Hitter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323344050743047410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b2O42fitbUI/SeBRNbm6dPI/AAAAAAAAAlw/PCIaQkvULOk/s400/Im+a+Hitter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><span style="color:#33ccff;">H</span></span><span style="color:#33ccff;">appy Easter</span><span style="color:#ff99ff;"> </span></strong>to All!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">To the Monkey! He makes me smile, everyday. And just yesterday, I looked at him and could not believe how grown up he's getting...and I don't want to miss it. I love watching him play baseball. And I may not tell him often...but I think he's an AWESOME HITTER!</span> </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2216742875543104141-1571586929486349510?l=cafemommy.blogspot.com'/></div>Cafe Mommy -http://www.blogger.com/profile/04737347880565716937noreply@blogger.com2http://cafemommy.blogspot.com/2009/04/hoppy-easter.html