tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43629995295588588392024-02-18T23:35:26.919-05:00Ritsema FamilyTHE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-52652596146911457582010-12-03T22:52:00.003-05:002010-12-03T23:15:13.636-05:00Can you believe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Y-f_91vNHB1OcOXr60MMFVM45nsYx8HecKggGwkTdV_zvT14-WSj_hv5apvn4BCTzL_w9LV7aTw301cQX7AU-4s_K5lF4KvxWndIjcJZ9k3HGHytwKsTW98FNN0K239cZfJfgGf3xpDI/s1600/IMG_5246.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Y-f_91vNHB1OcOXr60MMFVM45nsYx8HecKggGwkTdV_zvT14-WSj_hv5apvn4BCTzL_w9LV7aTw301cQX7AU-4s_K5lF4KvxWndIjcJZ9k3HGHytwKsTW98FNN0K239cZfJfgGf3xpDI/s320/IMG_5246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546670839667373346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsurX8qfbxgvLoQeRaiZS5YpLNrXAS3cW2teWfp5EqU_VNiN1vsDkUMcXrVt9plMxHWHQQGdBJc5v5awzOG2QNN8NO9qLcwFVS4IFKMOF7KTbej8cbezPGsw10cimaCemQeL7LOnlyD7Er/s1600/IMG_5237.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsurX8qfbxgvLoQeRaiZS5YpLNrXAS3cW2teWfp5EqU_VNiN1vsDkUMcXrVt9plMxHWHQQGdBJc5v5awzOG2QNN8NO9qLcwFVS4IFKMOF7KTbej8cbezPGsw10cimaCemQeL7LOnlyD7Er/s320/IMG_5237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546670830636151090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop7DgUJZnmox233jYE4rJybYHDZjW56hpIOimM5s6BsWVOzsVxSsW50IdsobBX8_5pIQw-YAYSeJ0HIZCIhMGSlhZ93AwH-UN8W-MjUCkFq9vfRRHXtm4c4Xnd3P9Zvmy5FBP3jD83l7-/s1600/IMG_5235.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop7DgUJZnmox233jYE4rJybYHDZjW56hpIOimM5s6BsWVOzsVxSsW50IdsobBX8_5pIQw-YAYSeJ0HIZCIhMGSlhZ93AwH-UN8W-MjUCkFq9vfRRHXtm4c4Xnd3P9Zvmy5FBP3jD83l7-/s320/IMG_5235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546670826698832802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5Y6Mfl8C4D7AzeOH8hk2pJYrEdiGlwuhuczhrhV_SgGHDU8inWcDyu6Ktpt8NqW5oyDon9pDrtJ0AadJIsTXZ4JeUqUMZScmKXcPKM74oInPtYQRgs7o0lym6LEgSpqLu6KBG-Rl59fF/s1600/IMG_2145.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5Y6Mfl8C4D7AzeOH8hk2pJYrEdiGlwuhuczhrhV_SgGHDU8inWcDyu6Ktpt8NqW5oyDon9pDrtJ0AadJIsTXZ4JeUqUMZScmKXcPKM74oInPtYQRgs7o0lym6LEgSpqLu6KBG-Rl59fF/s320/IMG_2145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546670818931553906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTeEOQXuAlIswu6NbCtQSor5bcuWn92Ehyphenhyphenr8-yCBsymUpOP53AqWkzEx2277BvsxfxEzLRgxUmxEYVpyjY4myqtI1q2jG61OBzSF_m5Gf575lSA3fTxMeRGb1dMTDFiRhFK3O9eScSXkw/s1600/IMG_2140.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTeEOQXuAlIswu6NbCtQSor5bcuWn92Ehyphenhyphenr8-yCBsymUpOP53AqWkzEx2277BvsxfxEzLRgxUmxEYVpyjY4myqtI1q2jG61OBzSF_m5Gf575lSA3fTxMeRGb1dMTDFiRhFK3O9eScSXkw/s320/IMG_2140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546670813452574178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I FINALLY updated this blog? and I use that term very loosely since I'm only including 5 pics.<br />This Fall has been busy with me returning to teaching. Maybe I should have Keith take over the blog. Caleb is in Young 5s at my school and loves it. His teacher is my good friend, so it's been fun chatting with her about him. Alanna and Ryland are enjoying some serious daddy time on MW and F mornings while Caleb is at school. I always wondered how those two would do with Caleb gone and they seem to be having fun with each other. Alanna will often "read" to Ryland. <br />Ryland is starting to say more and more words. His newer (and again...newer in the last month or two) words include, "mama, dada, nahnah (alanna)" and his newest, which is really cute, is "me!" I heard him say it for the first time yesterday morning when I asked the kids, "Who wants breakfast?" I expected to hear from Caleb and Alanna, so it was quite a surprise to hear Ryland shout out, "Me!" You can pretty much ask him anything that starts with, "Who wants_____?" and he'll answer with "Me!"<br />The other day Caleb decided to teach Ryland the letter sounds, so Caleb starts at the beginning of the alphabet and says to Ryland, "Ryland, say ah." Ryland responds. "Ryland, say buh." He responded. Caleb followed him around the house until he had made it through to Z. What a good teacher he is!<br /><br />Here are some Fall pics. Keith's annual Michigan attire picture, our family at the apple orchard and the kids at Halloween (and in case you're wondering...the kids are wolves and a pig. I couldn't bring myself to do the 3 pigs and dress Caleb up in pink).<br />I really should figure out how to upload more pics....THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-56486695626631124152010-06-16T13:26:00.002-04:002010-06-16T14:30:27.271-04:00No Training Wheels!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqJB_mcsJYxW0Sssv5qPH5JIvhpePY0n6aA2k48KJqyWvwzVdauGS65NwR0Uw86m6Dpu9c-4OWQ-WobATrGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Caleb has mastered the 2 wheeler....well, riding it, that is! Now we need to work on "starting from stop" and how to stop 'gracefully' rather than just falling over to the side.</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-83132973533997698192010-06-16T13:19:00.003-04:002010-06-16T13:25:57.336-04:00Zoo Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdR0v2kTzv9qcJEVbKxfqrrl6QDU5TdXGqataqo1DYHiWafX8HHMyAIIbukhX5Rv4hgJ1dCfoE9FeIbxzkURo9pot-OjCu1WqCCaVg8IDwMqrWA_VK9qrSsyQZYNUOhwl3nOUcr5Mt4Vf/s1600/blog+007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdR0v2kTzv9qcJEVbKxfqrrl6QDU5TdXGqataqo1DYHiWafX8HHMyAIIbukhX5Rv4hgJ1dCfoE9FeIbxzkURo9pot-OjCu1WqCCaVg8IDwMqrWA_VK9qrSsyQZYNUOhwl3nOUcr5Mt4Vf/s320/blog+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483423707918013314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdjpl-G9KjG5etELUriKHdMqnz56BT-0P7j871Xtbh4UPQdNOYimR1Hb5Tl0ytElDsrajqr_MWEobqnWitOK85Q9vtjV-Juy5uV6BbpvLH3PuRfAbU4OJ_Q4oWn10KujwCII2YrlEU3M9/s1600/blog+006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdjpl-G9KjG5etELUriKHdMqnz56BT-0P7j871Xtbh4UPQdNOYimR1Hb5Tl0ytElDsrajqr_MWEobqnWitOK85Q9vtjV-Juy5uV6BbpvLH3PuRfAbU4OJ_Q4oWn10KujwCII2YrlEU3M9/s320/blog+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483423698009046498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_cApUbDVly9nWeZzq6wyP4FQ0edJMReevbrthSXKb6CaJPOiN-jqsHXrW5dOI6m63CQ3HqL2wXcA9xzWrv9L7V1vQk5w5Rm3POgenyTeuSOKvLkVYlNRt3ThQzjJ4LuVIetYac1x_1Ul/s1600/blog+003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_cApUbDVly9nWeZzq6wyP4FQ0edJMReevbrthSXKb6CaJPOiN-jqsHXrW5dOI6m63CQ3HqL2wXcA9xzWrv9L7V1vQk5w5Rm3POgenyTeuSOKvLkVYlNRt3ThQzjJ4LuVIetYac1x_1Ul/s320/blog+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483423695226528146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvXWGPMuqS3bfWeTKUK9M6MMCvTvm6TKb0T56S4MhNTxwbdpNQpE5TYanecQLDmZqfzCKmi_UCjO4uV-xXzr7Qn3x4sB8hwec7N06s7qGTkUcm_0TDm3gvGwBSWJj8CxdrLyZZyCFhQRO/s1600/blog+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvXWGPMuqS3bfWeTKUK9M6MMCvTvm6TKb0T56S4MhNTxwbdpNQpE5TYanecQLDmZqfzCKmi_UCjO4uV-xXzr7Qn3x4sB8hwec7N06s7qGTkUcm_0TDm3gvGwBSWJj8CxdrLyZZyCFhQRO/s320/blog+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483423665837436914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pics from our trip to the zoo!THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-66136883095041268232010-05-30T21:32:00.002-04:002010-05-30T21:35:59.426-04:00Tee Ball<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSr7unsdfPMHkHEVFK2_zrHrKRvFuv-TiFxhH6gVZ3F1cFq5CDdtZRbvmhpsutPIk57oiEbQvWHMWgrLt129hT5ObFgH3qKrRY8xOpqwbA6iDwUIRP3Up9piEBJpOIjI0FPsY8kYPRQckg/s1600/blog+pics+022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSr7unsdfPMHkHEVFK2_zrHrKRvFuv-TiFxhH6gVZ3F1cFq5CDdtZRbvmhpsutPIk57oiEbQvWHMWgrLt129hT5ObFgH3qKrRY8xOpqwbA6iDwUIRP3Up9piEBJpOIjI0FPsY8kYPRQckg/s320/blog+pics+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477241726288968626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0EmBrn6tdJCERGmodw5krF8QTgr52vOP4C5Qz47hD7HjrNPtlIEHDH02kk0B6SKUQLPeRYi7ZRINvQzYv75H71jF2OxKcNcsg_WxAR9k1GO9H6ZlCz9TUVPG-fJc2kksHl4aPkNGID9q/s1600/blog+pics+023.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0EmBrn6tdJCERGmodw5krF8QTgr52vOP4C5Qz47hD7HjrNPtlIEHDH02kk0B6SKUQLPeRYi7ZRINvQzYv75H71jF2OxKcNcsg_WxAR9k1GO9H6ZlCz9TUVPG-fJc2kksHl4aPkNGID9q/s320/blog+pics+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477241739201078658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br />Caleb spent the month of May playing Tball. Here are a few pics of him hitting the ball.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Our favorite quote from him came on the first day: "Nobody even got me. I was sooooo like a rocket ship!"</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-31870281658726253082010-05-30T21:27:00.003-04:002010-05-30T21:37:35.051-04:00Caleb's Last Day of Preschool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYnHHQWfGfwHE7PQkn9yyMB6ixZ6r4lSsz9RcnAMgcFWrSV1WuWqsElDAOes7FFjX13jlNdaLzWRHgtpVb_AxYRfFHP4D0BLLsDxvWSJnPQgBPj_Iampni9KTEDm8ARzZAEhm5G8IvLdw/s1600/rydie+and+caleb+school+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYnHHQWfGfwHE7PQkn9yyMB6ixZ6r4lSsz9RcnAMgcFWrSV1WuWqsElDAOes7FFjX13jlNdaLzWRHgtpVb_AxYRfFHP4D0BLLsDxvWSJnPQgBPj_Iampni9KTEDm8ARzZAEhm5G8IvLdw/s320/rydie+and+caleb+school+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477240268472753042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMERoIQzZIUUWdshn1rt02ScNWQPUN2xsRr5wxHYVEEImsa7D7MOFCfksHht44dRqRiHpt0L42P1sZpi6JgS-JvmxEy8gaBYnpwPOfT5odX9X2L3ot0oNtvi4NeD-Z5-VS67xM7qMHfK3u/s1600/blog+pics+017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMERoIQzZIUUWdshn1rt02ScNWQPUN2xsRr5wxHYVEEImsa7D7MOFCfksHht44dRqRiHpt0L42P1sZpi6JgS-JvmxEy8gaBYnpwPOfT5odX9X2L3ot0oNtvi4NeD-Z5-VS67xM7qMHfK3u/s320/blog+pics+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477240255864563506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Caleb finished up Preschool this past week. A friend of mine suggested that I get a picture of him on his last day to see how much he's grown. The top picture is him on his first day and the bottom picture is him on his last day.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Hah! Notice anything?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Oh....and it gets better, though I didn't take a picture.....I was wearing the EXACT same shirt on Caleb's first and last day.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Hmmm....do I really like the shirts or what?</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-46763179393489051882010-05-30T21:20:00.003-04:002010-05-30T21:27:15.333-04:00Children's Gardens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_g6-tLlyPVvXhfts6IUpQxz2vK6jZmkc5gyFKkbo7IbeegMEgdOj_q8PcwBh83M3bEIA19vyGEmWPt1989XpD0c_kPJDsewVMLSrVd_LsF87oQoP5HXkM7rB4ARMcnGBGom4uXwQ0tHW/s1600/blog+pics+016.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_g6-tLlyPVvXhfts6IUpQxz2vK6jZmkc5gyFKkbo7IbeegMEgdOj_q8PcwBh83M3bEIA19vyGEmWPt1989XpD0c_kPJDsewVMLSrVd_LsF87oQoP5HXkM7rB4ARMcnGBGom4uXwQ0tHW/s320/blog+pics+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477239116125961362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUoP-Ivxjcb-zl_lEYQzjZbcwOk5Z2itdgGBp4jSw1ghkmaPW1gQzNLF3Z9jQWS5p4jfgOTOEnXjkxtihvcQe5f0BOO3WuK40QA4ZOD2ZFPbH_G4uYB_oE9-U0brmTW_OHPQgUGxKkf_1/s1600/blog+pics+011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUoP-Ivxjcb-zl_lEYQzjZbcwOk5Z2itdgGBp4jSw1ghkmaPW1gQzNLF3Z9jQWS5p4jfgOTOEnXjkxtihvcQe5f0BOO3WuK40QA4ZOD2ZFPbH_G4uYB_oE9-U0brmTW_OHPQgUGxKkf_1/s320/blog+pics+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477239086694652226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid7AM5FQqc47tMeTUGZP-wxR64ku53rXKfCEyX6frDFucCwuJkYpeJxmDiWQgXopaVG0l6UhXdP1V2mh_xUTBF-XNI-fQLtcNJccqNot7tMQYeOnVI7o2VecsIV19fZgavtbUouAPAc_f/s1600/blog+pics+013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid7AM5FQqc47tMeTUGZP-wxR64ku53rXKfCEyX6frDFucCwuJkYpeJxmDiWQgXopaVG0l6UhXdP1V2mh_xUTBF-XNI-fQLtcNJccqNot7tMQYeOnVI7o2VecsIV19fZgavtbUouAPAc_f/s320/blog+pics+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477239099400872322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwBjjroPiqiJ3WJVayq1VfObd_V04GSRmSmKclM3oZwV_rrPR2WMJqpKmFpqHVTKurkVGyXxJ5qpd5nDJrcfd0GJct_9otl6vQHzfVJp_j4uBo1SgDpoa9LblrhD_rsmdzZsptH1bEgwn/s1600/blog+pics+015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwBjjroPiqiJ3WJVayq1VfObd_V04GSRmSmKclM3oZwV_rrPR2WMJqpKmFpqHVTKurkVGyXxJ5qpd5nDJrcfd0GJct_9otl6vQHzfVJp_j4uBo1SgDpoa9LblrhD_rsmdzZsptH1bEgwn/s320/blog+pics+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477239101044474962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />Here are a few pics of the kids at the Children's Gardens. Ryland is REALLY into balls right now. Whenever he sees anything remotely round in shape he immediately gets excited and says, "Bah! Bah! Bah!"</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">I'm sure you can imagine how exciting it was for him to see the "bird's eggs!"</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-33494097506443301992010-05-30T21:17:00.002-04:002010-05-30T21:20:09.061-04:00Dress Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzzfE94mXXvkezj1pRIm7HB4EAUY4HLq-0VhfcyxtPZWagNNzGHRU7Y1jtgBxF38fg1VPmW_i6nB42vYC4dTWYNibE6wGDs17WCWMibyKnHhqlle84y9rGfYTlDbyhNlkZoS0nbY9DgSb/s1600/blog+pics+009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzzfE94mXXvkezj1pRIm7HB4EAUY4HLq-0VhfcyxtPZWagNNzGHRU7Y1jtgBxF38fg1VPmW_i6nB42vYC4dTWYNibE6wGDs17WCWMibyKnHhqlle84y9rGfYTlDbyhNlkZoS0nbY9DgSb/s320/blog+pics+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477237781660039042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">One of Alanna's favorite things to do is dress up. The funny thing is that she puts EVERY dress up item on.</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-76889161170719731262010-05-30T21:12:00.003-04:002010-05-30T21:17:54.256-04:00Water Play<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7ABYuvmdZvnStJozv47vNmzt7PsP-cxB_VcK2BOU20Vg5LGWuwXXYwPDfHQRnzQWgIc4GZXxLKiQ2-cAEmA3fuLbVCCRGNDsOnCg9yee3ujHMKRennzsHfkD4I5BGSd4ZGjewFDer2q-/s1600/blog+pics+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7ABYuvmdZvnStJozv47vNmzt7PsP-cxB_VcK2BOU20Vg5LGWuwXXYwPDfHQRnzQWgIc4GZXxLKiQ2-cAEmA3fuLbVCCRGNDsOnCg9yee3ujHMKRennzsHfkD4I5BGSd4ZGjewFDer2q-/s320/blog+pics+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477236694731873202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9vSuEHXFBePDNig1uXyLDLTv1y8GAI1s8XYxt5zo5OOkpgANQmCkha1fswWSFhJIYDDVhmwohL-WTj_-UhnEwsMLNlYrbafUeQxHhkydqtGzl4b8lZuVuC02etNqMClDQeBiCBxqQZyB/s1600/blog+pics+004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9vSuEHXFBePDNig1uXyLDLTv1y8GAI1s8XYxt5zo5OOkpgANQmCkha1fswWSFhJIYDDVhmwohL-WTj_-UhnEwsMLNlYrbafUeQxHhkydqtGzl4b8lZuVuC02etNqMClDQeBiCBxqQZyB/s320/blog+pics+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477236689898037490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Caleb LOOOOVES playing in the water with the hose. I really have no problem with him doing it. It's fun for him, keeps him entertained and I'm sure he's learning something during it like water pressure or erosion. The problem I have is when the weather doesn't necessarily allow playing with the hose.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Please note Alanna's fleece for that chilly day....and yes, she is SOAKED!</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-10171782630830762532010-05-30T21:09:00.002-04:002010-05-30T21:12:37.452-04:00Into Everything Rydie...part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7htieVbDT9gXme5B28IQ9dFtnUb-IavMxQz4xjeBUek-jUS8MCQfh46WFeRjAsFWyf5dxLilUdCDtLpvyz1k3XTcJQzmnrMtKYMqT12f-vrrGguuFxxsmxPrLMgpiSWUTMDrN5M7wxeat/s1600/blog+pics+006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7htieVbDT9gXme5B28IQ9dFtnUb-IavMxQz4xjeBUek-jUS8MCQfh46WFeRjAsFWyf5dxLilUdCDtLpvyz1k3XTcJQzmnrMtKYMqT12f-vrrGguuFxxsmxPrLMgpiSWUTMDrN5M7wxeat/s320/blog+pics+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477235732944543954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPGAcj4HI9azxY6gHPsdhhuYPHNTMIro4fV2bY6rWR-7MXggSkRxuNMAgYC4eNEh7n6mBWlcTXCnOfC0GliAEgsfIScq7MkqTzA1K9hEEora5elYtJ0OVI9dVgs9G0_EdGcT6JA3B-kkq/s1600/blog+pics+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPGAcj4HI9azxY6gHPsdhhuYPHNTMIro4fV2bY6rWR-7MXggSkRxuNMAgYC4eNEh7n6mBWlcTXCnOfC0GliAEgsfIScq7MkqTzA1K9hEEora5elYtJ0OVI9dVgs9G0_EdGcT6JA3B-kkq/s320/blog+pics+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477235719868959586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">This kid doesn't stop! His newest thing is using items to climb up onto HIGHER objects!</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-28619854975911461112010-05-30T21:07:00.003-04:002010-05-30T21:09:32.277-04:00Awwww<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW005xzOeRKsHABPIY8rRiexqVDIUB4rp6vVZ_qi2YySP7hfE5A86rS-iCESRpBS9SVamUE3p4qnSBIQv199B_JXxoEoMdcf8sz2C6xCf4dJNMsCw0HE47HLk6Bz8ag7Z0S5WOp93J03Lv/s1600/blog+pics+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW005xzOeRKsHABPIY8rRiexqVDIUB4rp6vVZ_qi2YySP7hfE5A86rS-iCESRpBS9SVamUE3p4qnSBIQv199B_JXxoEoMdcf8sz2C6xCf4dJNMsCw0HE47HLk6Bz8ag7Z0S5WOp93J03Lv/s320/blog+pics+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477234944875605650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br />Found these two yahoos sleeping in the same bed. Too cute!</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-12821623247912126702010-04-07T15:37:00.002-04:002010-04-07T15:40:39.921-04:00Alanna's New Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkItVdaiKLQRXAp1uMxoVq-OFz6t5iw4KvBe89YeLzyfsqDBb-InPXqSJGHz41lVA9D_U-M53i4F0BrpBbcj3hpWPc2SQ6Gsau7WrNNdD7zWtaEC9ZkMI14mN3f_WRyzQy9i3t0WRKbCXN/s1600/butterflies,haircut+008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkItVdaiKLQRXAp1uMxoVq-OFz6t5iw4KvBe89YeLzyfsqDBb-InPXqSJGHz41lVA9D_U-M53i4F0BrpBbcj3hpWPc2SQ6Gsau7WrNNdD7zWtaEC9ZkMI14mN3f_WRyzQy9i3t0WRKbCXN/s320/butterflies,haircut+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457482694998296546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos_dx6orItfuS4z8SiP6YlVUtEpY3V755tmBqzEqhVvv35ntNyoryeeAqvvp-HCi1r91N9u6uxNL4u6OC7DETwoYujk8aXpmh7kWM8PPrMLUciON5nAmuCB_2XYE8o6DXcR2Mcz4sEMYY/s1600/butterflies,haircut+007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos_dx6orItfuS4z8SiP6YlVUtEpY3V755tmBqzEqhVvv35ntNyoryeeAqvvp-HCi1r91N9u6uxNL4u6OC7DETwoYujk8aXpmh7kWM8PPrMLUciON5nAmuCB_2XYE8o6DXcR2Mcz4sEMYY/s320/butterflies,haircut+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457482688798678738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzJeUIS2mWRm1gCzgk22FcBZrCdmU8e11Cemzg7EVvF7lC82wprYMioERQWln4Hpr1r3y5Aq2KJ1PyCuO7LkWzHQHhSBL86nKQp5-w7uI7-eQ484Xl1L0ddk-f1PsADKkUg3l5Ra2WdwP/s1600/butterflies,haircut+006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzJeUIS2mWRm1gCzgk22FcBZrCdmU8e11Cemzg7EVvF7lC82wprYMioERQWln4Hpr1r3y5Aq2KJ1PyCuO7LkWzHQHhSBL86nKQp5-w7uI7-eQ484Xl1L0ddk-f1PsADKkUg3l5Ra2WdwP/s320/butterflies,haircut+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457482679630857666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Here are a few pics of Alanna and her new haircut. She looks so much older!!! I don't know how I feel about that!</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-44579939060836184702010-04-07T15:32:00.003-04:002010-04-07T15:37:21.883-04:00"Into Everything" Ryland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooFQgBCp1GdnYMZ_9vPldgyLRRvBtZO9oJIuXgZx6XbRNOB1tZd6Sdyy3TQdOhP1dX0mthzBMqrlkj_ostOVr85gWFzpy2pmU-8zaTsDMX2d6DtGoqqVQ3hJ8uE8J0kOxeUE2vp5ZG-y9/s1600/butterflies,haircut+010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooFQgBCp1GdnYMZ_9vPldgyLRRvBtZO9oJIuXgZx6XbRNOB1tZd6Sdyy3TQdOhP1dX0mthzBMqrlkj_ostOVr85gWFzpy2pmU-8zaTsDMX2d6DtGoqqVQ3hJ8uE8J0kOxeUE2vp5ZG-y9/s320/butterflies,haircut+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457481325277886882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgm-WuzSts3rG-2irjxi_ef0JdJ3bH2vS10awQBfKtULeuI_L6et4hcM3R2sgLUwqqC_eZLaTzzCJmpla5oJr6bGrXvyUJp78oOLKMEk8qdjNNEYW7PVmmxo-kTBjd2LZ9Hubsq3CyMwf/s1600/butterflies,haircut+009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgm-WuzSts3rG-2irjxi_ef0JdJ3bH2vS10awQBfKtULeuI_L6et4hcM3R2sgLUwqqC_eZLaTzzCJmpla5oJr6bGrXvyUJp78oOLKMEk8qdjNNEYW7PVmmxo-kTBjd2LZ9Hubsq3CyMwf/s320/butterflies,haircut+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457481319512447522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Seriously....this kid is into EVERYTHING!! My other two kids were never "climbers," but Ryland? Nothing stops him! I'm a little concerned that he's going to be my kid that tries to climb out of his crib. Am I going to have to get one of those crib tent thingies that I've always thought to myself when seeing them, "Seriously? Parents actually use these?!?" Am I going to be one of THOSE parents??</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-90335830143725822572010-04-07T15:26:00.003-04:002010-04-07T15:32:44.890-04:00Butterflies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKDrENcNFs8M0S_qql7XuPI31u0Oq6IzM7q5RXQFChVSl8xOeuy1l2Oy-sXyzW8qeo9ASlbKDbHWhfECnbsADyuAuy2me_0Hoz44Td66E8w8DVUjkel6Mt6Geb0gLJq9dMxk-65X9A-J5/s1600/butterflies,haircut+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKDrENcNFs8M0S_qql7XuPI31u0Oq6IzM7q5RXQFChVSl8xOeuy1l2Oy-sXyzW8qeo9ASlbKDbHWhfECnbsADyuAuy2me_0Hoz44Td66E8w8DVUjkel6Mt6Geb0gLJq9dMxk-65X9A-J5/s320/butterflies,haircut+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457480432656452546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yroI6KiPofr11kv0Jsfkv-lUb_oer8-77CB0-Y5MgCixiRtiE4vteVaaiI9UKbbWNQaK5PdOiwmRGK9EfQ4tEehnx5GmW-znYVFeXf-PaWXopkSfB52ZFXaTcyXs6gf-wp6nNVhNeMXH/s1600/butterflies,haircut+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yroI6KiPofr11kv0Jsfkv-lUb_oer8-77CB0-Y5MgCixiRtiE4vteVaaiI9UKbbWNQaK5PdOiwmRGK9EfQ4tEehnx5GmW-znYVFeXf-PaWXopkSfB52ZFXaTcyXs6gf-wp6nNVhNeMXH/s320/butterflies,haircut+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457480419168276706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Every year Meijer Gardens has their butterfly exhibit for the months of March and April. This year Caleb's preschool class went there for a field trip. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">It is amazing how many butterflies are flying around and if you stand still long enough, one might actually land on you.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span></span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-44022406960969180472010-03-07T18:15:00.002-05:002010-03-07T18:35:17.378-05:00Happy Birthday, Ryland!<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">We made it!! Ryland is one year old!! It was a tough first 6-8 months, but we got through it! Now it is fun to see Ryland move into the toddler stage and "run" around after his siblings. We are so thankful for the health of 3 beautiful children!</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz0g2DKJ1pSnoD1JI08u0prtBRqeEPDb8PqMM_4t_Le7Ikh62TJJmmXBuCUeMmtzCxuJ9AliZy8OVPaHPrkOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-71574217570276039562010-02-24T14:15:00.004-05:002010-02-24T14:21:00.212-05:00Fun at the Children's Museum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYUPWKsneT1DOx1dBJWTqvmPcOOO-3oIUTlD3lmYzkAqrQBkUZUEuRjP-rWGp3H8Mkl39omlfD7g-qetdosZNctwVqVZ87HkskrM4Yn0bgl0nUnEud9rWbohvml4RAcOp_q2A2PSCgsbj/s1600-h/pics-craigslist+004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYUPWKsneT1DOx1dBJWTqvmPcOOO-3oIUTlD3lmYzkAqrQBkUZUEuRjP-rWGp3H8Mkl39omlfD7g-qetdosZNctwVqVZ87HkskrM4Yn0bgl0nUnEud9rWbohvml4RAcOp_q2A2PSCgsbj/s320/pics-craigslist+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441891775146532194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGWyVBBQS__RK1JM4lpg4LM_alDtNnRyo36UHCHTGcnNgUxDhAbcOpsJYV39M2H4ANTNLeUIGXGQYl0hhu0h2_6zYXx9qxmkOeXVy7kJHs5GntZ3Rx3zvZZJ4F9VLGHsEt3_Gf05yZ48B/s1600-h/pics-craigslist+006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGWyVBBQS__RK1JM4lpg4LM_alDtNnRyo36UHCHTGcnNgUxDhAbcOpsJYV39M2H4ANTNLeUIGXGQYl0hhu0h2_6zYXx9qxmkOeXVy7kJHs5GntZ3Rx3zvZZJ4F9VLGHsEt3_Gf05yZ48B/s320/pics-craigslist+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441891771829702498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVn6exAj6gPE3NrGUne4zBaZgscsOwUUivofV_NZ3WaORWKa9KXROWFGiXgbF2QH57SCuuLXXi5-u88grssknLimR4B5i-GuSfLJPgs5hmWVbsR-1g3tc6DxdsdesFdaLimF5nvyEnMFs/s1600-h/pics-craigslist+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVn6exAj6gPE3NrGUne4zBaZgscsOwUUivofV_NZ3WaORWKa9KXROWFGiXgbF2QH57SCuuLXXi5-u88grssknLimR4B5i-GuSfLJPgs5hmWVbsR-1g3tc6DxdsdesFdaLimF5nvyEnMFs/s320/pics-craigslist+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441891759779342466" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few pics of the boys at the children's museum. Alanna was there, too, but for some reason I didn't take any pictures of her. She was off somewhere having fun with her Aunt Cami.<br /><br />One thing that I did notice about my kids was that Alanna would stay at one area and play there FOREVER!! I had to tell her that we needed to go to other areas. At that age (and currently) Caleb was always going from one area to the next. Is it a girl-boy thing?THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-34697330443888775992010-02-24T14:08:00.003-05:002010-02-24T14:15:36.625-05:00Walking Ryland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtYABsUlAxjtcvxGW9kCFNHcYxVFNvc_2WBt9Z4nj66QVqxrzHGZRfAae_erk1iD-1obG4HeT-UKnpASu8bw7JdBm0IvAsGOhUBBfnpCvmul_S0gjx8_a1ygB2EAbl7gU9WpQR5xg_Ge_/s1600-h/pics-craigslist+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtYABsUlAxjtcvxGW9kCFNHcYxVFNvc_2WBt9Z4nj66QVqxrzHGZRfAae_erk1iD-1obG4HeT-UKnpASu8bw7JdBm0IvAsGOhUBBfnpCvmul_S0gjx8_a1ygB2EAbl7gU9WpQR5xg_Ge_/s320/pics-craigslist+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441889921620739378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyccL1EpnEpAm_K5PcZDakRmJLfm1nPwxJEc-k8jJskt3r2TNNky2ph4j2mVnykljosypSfMI9gKePuYbZWQAsHBYV_4hqivSOnyqcfhLZ5Pzv40xpOIbD79OJSZI8nyLwonFMqNiXSj_8/s1600-h/pics-craigslist+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyccL1EpnEpAm_K5PcZDakRmJLfm1nPwxJEc-k8jJskt3r2TNNky2ph4j2mVnykljosypSfMI9gKePuYbZWQAsHBYV_4hqivSOnyqcfhLZ5Pzv40xpOIbD79OJSZI8nyLwonFMqNiXSj_8/s320/pics-craigslist+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441889934970458802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALpsYiSZC8hb3sopyLepkvEyOsGxcLm2Nx7245uew-XIaAwr5RUALZu-Wf6sp0A7cjooxDc5xHipivi_BHyk7EEDrn6_4mXEoR4de7fn5B6_o7OG4USTQtgtc8DKn_6v6sK0YF-QPxZMj/s1600-h/pics-craigslist+003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALpsYiSZC8hb3sopyLepkvEyOsGxcLm2Nx7245uew-XIaAwr5RUALZu-Wf6sp0A7cjooxDc5xHipivi_BHyk7EEDrn6_4mXEoR4de7fn5B6_o7OG4USTQtgtc8DKn_6v6sK0YF-QPxZMj/s320/pics-craigslist+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441889942116003746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Here are a few pics of walking Ryland. I love when my kids start walking (and I'm lucky that my kids are 'early' walkers). If they're going to be mobile, I prefer that they walk rather than crawl around on the gross ground.</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-21367435480560880832010-01-03T08:56:00.003-05:002010-01-04T13:13:01.948-05:00"That was Awesomer!!"<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzpPq7sLQ4XdLGtTqBu1ub1b-OWor2zRX4r2FQgx8_2KsBdsBC79pyPjPtGSa477vcdIw4ojsMKg-AFx1GuKg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Here is a clip of Caleb and his cousin, Jake, sledding. Caleb absolutely LOVED it!! I don't know if it was the actual sledding or the fact that he had his daredevil cousin with him!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I loved Caleb's response at the end: "That was Awesomer!"<br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxBuUhLnbt7w1TvQeZI9l6FKxuyAk3Ku95SYCtYX233aijKesZM0qTkRMsCTmdTUdTjjB_Jw8xlEy7Lbd5vMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This clip is titled: "Ow"</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-31178898483359484102010-01-03T08:50:00.002-05:002010-01-03T08:56:03.292-05:00Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWcHo6Ggt_jfDCC9IxVbPhG-VS_VOEy5c77K4eBm-J_pa4xMeUkztEknl_N1yy2JBBPFpbepfObBt_GtGb57TV3v9MB4ovpsJ-QWRtrp15qcdn8UloskpGKYDbsTULj66un6O5yDhjypD/s1600-h/christmas-new+years+020.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWcHo6Ggt_jfDCC9IxVbPhG-VS_VOEy5c77K4eBm-J_pa4xMeUkztEknl_N1yy2JBBPFpbepfObBt_GtGb57TV3v9MB4ovpsJ-QWRtrp15qcdn8UloskpGKYDbsTULj66un6O5yDhjypD/s320/christmas-new+years+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422511395463346658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Sadly, this is one of the only Christmas pictures that was taken this year. I guess we were too busy with the video camera. I know there's a feature that will capture video and "change" it to photo....I guess I'll have to figure that one out.</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-6941191434907192952009-12-21T17:33:00.003-05:002009-12-21T18:36:03.618-05:00PreSchool Christmas Singing<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzG4-6wC2VonGqriPG8tWRY6YEFHnRrxh6xFFEOVPsMY7rT5JmQSQpQQVMR6XU2Dp3LWZTZmVAW6ntkHgxlNg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Here is a video of Caleb singing at his Christmas Party. This is really not that great of singing. I was just excited to learn HOW to put video on here!THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-56063884333295099712009-12-19T18:59:00.002-05:002009-12-19T19:02:18.753-05:00Ryland's First Haircut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf8jy0vkjdhRaZkymjcnwuonmZrwi3bbsTFUjZfEct70dZgYCDlaycZo7g7V9oP5Z3OeLnpb9iDoz_lQJoCFlUPf5_K-6GVnDAAXC4FLxClY9S5clrRyap5lRnLP74SOaHcXBez5XRGnR/s1600-h/december+035.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf8jy0vkjdhRaZkymjcnwuonmZrwi3bbsTFUjZfEct70dZgYCDlaycZo7g7V9oP5Z3OeLnpb9iDoz_lQJoCFlUPf5_K-6GVnDAAXC4FLxClY9S5clrRyap5lRnLP74SOaHcXBez5XRGnR/s320/december+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417101723191679650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br />I finally broke down and decided to get Ryland's hair cut. I had been putting it off long enough because I thought he was so young AND because I didn't want to get rid of his curls and highlights.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">He did very well---didn't cry at all. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I can't believe how old he now looks.</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-32907632450337440012009-12-19T18:48:00.003-05:002009-12-19T18:59:33.155-05:00Snow Fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRa89bNCz__b_Zenr8reS65Ul78u1cf1GcqJtPOqj2_knHf4pyW1cnpek9Jptzd_Eu-UHjQAyor2rZflnTYf_KBtM5sFW4Jgun9q28QOQfriUB_ZUNAAHFZ0aspaqOgw5LFQXT3l5EL5nx/s1600-h/december+008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRa89bNCz__b_Zenr8reS65Ul78u1cf1GcqJtPOqj2_knHf4pyW1cnpek9Jptzd_Eu-UHjQAyor2rZflnTYf_KBtM5sFW4Jgun9q28QOQfriUB_ZUNAAHFZ0aspaqOgw5LFQXT3l5EL5nx/s320/december+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417100280076233346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />l<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YBFGzL4skwY7PJBtiQK8tzlGE1SySnHJP6qQjD2d9HBGmeYv4T7g0TzEmrHmPkUiBBvwdlRf1aAM0qaImkUVHdyPnjQ2qBzHthtkcrHvoiY-Gx1b3QDqKdqGfYlVDrAqoJSse86xulAy/s1600-h/december+024.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YBFGzL4skwY7PJBtiQK8tzlGE1SySnHJP6qQjD2d9HBGmeYv4T7g0TzEmrHmPkUiBBvwdlRf1aAM0qaImkUVHdyPnjQ2qBzHthtkcrHvoiY-Gx1b3QDqKdqGfYlVDrAqoJSse86xulAy/s320/december+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417100282555829026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeeYcoD1OkuOlryLpfrH_TyY0rPBEH_oMbywbMe8C5hLPhDORI9qTZw1f42AGxWoF5hwE8xm86uew0aXFcYHoLkAR5O9w0K-7xnxHwh-lYKAfSEbqjgVNDPoLr8C3Y81fHqHRJxYmEy1Y/s1600-h/december+031.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeeYcoD1OkuOlryLpfrH_TyY0rPBEH_oMbywbMe8C5hLPhDORI9qTZw1f42AGxWoF5hwE8xm86uew0aXFcYHoLkAR5O9w0K-7xnxHwh-lYKAfSEbqjgVNDPoLr8C3Y81fHqHRJxYmEy1Y/s320/december+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417100292097260738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBI248RUvX5zuy1Wwf0mOAa700CDHfG1y7CxPV_DKB-2x4krvc65G3SuiArqBn3lPbD5Muk99mXHcnwSCOQdnbH8Mp2TZwsemQBRxCJY7WPTHbLZYKYy4OBhrsGQHARTjbobmtUIGkyFN/s1600-h/december+033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBI248RUvX5zuy1Wwf0mOAa700CDHfG1y7CxPV_DKB-2x4krvc65G3SuiArqBn3lPbD5Muk99mXHcnwSCOQdnbH8Mp2TZwsemQBRxCJY7WPTHbLZYKYy4OBhrsGQHARTjbobmtUIGkyFN/s320/december+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417100294595208562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Here are some pictures of the kids in the snow.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The first picture is Caleb going down the slide and Alanna watching. After he went down, that was pretty much the end of playing outside as he learned that going down a snowy slide is REALLY fast!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The second picture is Caleb with one of his friends, Anna, after building a snowman.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The last 2 are from today. Pretty awesome tunnel, huh? Those things are harder to make than one would think!!</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-13075842687403932782009-12-19T18:47:00.001-05:002009-12-19T18:48:57.919-05:00Keeps 'em entertained!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhzH0hz6Ro05Ru5bnPyu8SXuuPp7WHf4gZOqOVb0q-jthqAQzWg6IQpxJDuF61TfTip76S5ovTkSJnp0M4l9oIDjeP9tlwrBEsgPAU4kVy4mE09NHRQOjrBPV9SpCsxv4Eieov3uLI0_U/s1600-h/december+026.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhzH0hz6Ro05Ru5bnPyu8SXuuPp7WHf4gZOqOVb0q-jthqAQzWg6IQpxJDuF61TfTip76S5ovTkSJnp0M4l9oIDjeP9tlwrBEsgPAU4kVy4mE09NHRQOjrBPV9SpCsxv4Eieov3uLI0_U/s320/december+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417098426747181186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">This is what I woke up to one morning! Caleb put as many hair bows as he could into Alanna's hair.</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-68657179431082056672009-12-19T18:44:00.003-05:002009-12-19T18:47:01.446-05:00Gingerbread House 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiN3vU3pXBAXYH5Z0U2nQ8g1AoWZKtYEH2EjbmR3WlBrFH808Ziv0_XN9S-qJ_0AdlqTRQRaOBTaC0aC22_luTJa2bB6iLPxjEJ9zM85g1NN3OaLinxDUwizswEEhMQl8Dx3i7216pHWln/s1600-h/december+014.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiN3vU3pXBAXYH5Z0U2nQ8g1AoWZKtYEH2EjbmR3WlBrFH808Ziv0_XN9S-qJ_0AdlqTRQRaOBTaC0aC22_luTJa2bB6iLPxjEJ9zM85g1NN3OaLinxDUwizswEEhMQl8Dx3i7216pHWln/s320/december+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417097865109223954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Here's this year's house! I decided to go with a pre made house this year. It looks so much better than what I've done in the past and it's not that much more expensive than doing it from scratch since it comes with everything you need....including the candies!</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-23922523444729175212009-10-31T21:15:00.004-04:002009-10-31T21:29:21.809-04:00Happy Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILHoyXG39ZZClz4WsP4wejkzDaZtIpbci-pH6GkWPdytiJ8uWINMyI9krvSZmtTYSKFgK85ccGj6Dtq3_MNSeDWt-3m3TrEpd_7ZIZYwGrJWS2DQGcIWqWGkbF3K5vfbHA0cDbi5D7iDx/s1600-h/halloween+004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILHoyXG39ZZClz4WsP4wejkzDaZtIpbci-pH6GkWPdytiJ8uWINMyI9krvSZmtTYSKFgK85ccGj6Dtq3_MNSeDWt-3m3TrEpd_7ZIZYwGrJWS2DQGcIWqWGkbF3K5vfbHA0cDbi5D7iDx/s320/halloween+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398939272595169138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY_K7KDcyCw5RhXhUvtNwrn4wd5vYTOhAStZHXkYdsktmlXUlOsStZaKcnX2A4tqc0NkU6bv9E2jG8kJ_RJKJ0NRa7YxiKOO3OwaEcmIE0M8_RbSUvOPx3PxwdANcll8_YqyuOKv28idw/s1600-h/halloween+007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY_K7KDcyCw5RhXhUvtNwrn4wd5vYTOhAStZHXkYdsktmlXUlOsStZaKcnX2A4tqc0NkU6bv9E2jG8kJ_RJKJ0NRa7YxiKOO3OwaEcmIE0M8_RbSUvOPx3PxwdANcll8_YqyuOKv28idw/s320/halloween+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398939275380929042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9TlO_a3pYVsLu6H8fqzASp8qsm-OyX4UGIf8kmxXiUTDab1t2WuvMPt5AbNGkSxKoLEpDUpvOpIcogidBI54MyrdTIwAPpAAw4PSJwNdEPXstnalVYDv_MaDJq9OfwXuM3gpaOg1-MWN/s1600-h/halloween+012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9TlO_a3pYVsLu6H8fqzASp8qsm-OyX4UGIf8kmxXiUTDab1t2WuvMPt5AbNGkSxKoLEpDUpvOpIcogidBI54MyrdTIwAPpAAw4PSJwNdEPXstnalVYDv_MaDJq9OfwXuM3gpaOg1-MWN/s320/halloween+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398939284564860626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrq37JV0_SaGyV8AUZeLX3tdZhhKs9B3_ea1WrckJvwHfx_kQxTB-mkvrAP72jy0CnmLBvMnv5cpxJOFkMmOyy83gGEnWtZ3RBkbS3s7TNK6dGeUtwlZyLdaqxOvTOC6_l1Nt_MMvJuxX0/s1600-h/halloween+018.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrq37JV0_SaGyV8AUZeLX3tdZhhKs9B3_ea1WrckJvwHfx_kQxTB-mkvrAP72jy0CnmLBvMnv5cpxJOFkMmOyy83gGEnWtZ3RBkbS3s7TNK6dGeUtwlZyLdaqxOvTOC6_l1Nt_MMvJuxX0/s320/halloween+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398939287924134610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllMmH0wtHC5EyyNDW5A8vrdDzVH0OyW04lxdUqk8MEGAMUfmCLoDEpIs2Yfizm6vlPnvJhX1oIGVZQEllnaoJJFEz86hHoMzZCMy16rdem_yyoWQy02ZB2fOrexxNex57eSAyNLDX7O0g/s1600-h/halloween+020.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllMmH0wtHC5EyyNDW5A8vrdDzVH0OyW04lxdUqk8MEGAMUfmCLoDEpIs2Yfizm6vlPnvJhX1oIGVZQEllnaoJJFEz86hHoMzZCMy16rdem_yyoWQy02ZB2fOrexxNex57eSAyNLDX7O0g/s320/halloween+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398939291703297138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1GS84ptfmqKsBePrHiRZyysQyAyYmyGhuqZ1eld5kNw80asK6tRsYWS_a6T27JHEKB5Tx9IEZpI9sgHBV27_con8Z1KMsvTJevQVdjvL_7TALisoTM4jLS5-qbIbf8-CbFLLpl8hfafB/s1600-h/halloween+022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1GS84ptfmqKsBePrHiRZyysQyAyYmyGhuqZ1eld5kNw80asK6tRsYWS_a6T27JHEKB5Tx9IEZpI9sgHBV27_con8Z1KMsvTJevQVdjvL_7TALisoTM4jLS5-qbIbf8-CbFLLpl8hfafB/s320/halloween+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398940806050055778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Tonight the kids wen</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">t o</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ut and had a very fun evening of trick or treating. We have such wonderful neighbors who spoil my kids with everything from fruit snacks to little toys to large size candy bars (I guess they're spoiling Keith and I.) Caleb was quite the trooper and went door to door. Alanna....she was a bit more hesitant. She was easily scared by all of the masks and costumes around her. They lasted over an hour with a few "warm up" breaks. Once they were finished, they LOVED handing out the candy to trick or treaters.</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362999529558858839.post-37929166528403705952009-10-26T19:07:00.003-04:002009-10-26T19:10:40.648-04:00Mobile Ryland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZ5mWOmxc7QEHlshRs_UlmppWzIIVCs4HrjLyMv6O8hQYSGFPov7xzDEi-SSh2SIHlm23_q-CvgIy9IhN-MzxM8nKkJB6IRYlbtcU-0Zh2KCWvnyvnFubgSYuer9w5OeDBpN6vByFwkCW/s1600-h/schwalliers+028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZ5mWOmxc7QEHlshRs_UlmppWzIIVCs4HrjLyMv6O8hQYSGFPov7xzDEi-SSh2SIHlm23_q-CvgIy9IhN-MzxM8nKkJB6IRYlbtcU-0Zh2KCWvnyvnFubgSYuer9w5OeDBpN6vByFwkCW/s320/schwalliers+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397049757990298034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I can't tell if he's thinking "Did I do that?" or "That's what you get when you leave the trash can out!!"</span>THE RITSEMA'Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803190812918796079noreply@blogger.com2