tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49006521692407324812024-03-21T22:21:39.541-04:00Leave, Freeze, or DieVivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-26429114248063633222013-06-29T15:34:00.001-04:002013-06-29T15:34:29.940-04:00Two videos<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="362" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/69380636?byline=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="644"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/69380636">dancing in 2013</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user602442">Jerry Thomas</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/69378415">Sing, Sing a Song</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user602442">Jerry Thomas</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385618056561474223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-15125891485290064762013-06-13T16:54:00.001-04:002013-06-13T16:54:07.917-04:00Kindergarten Graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-3428464404541772013-04-12T16:18:00.004-04:002013-04-12T16:18:42.953-04:00Spring...Interrupted So on this lovely 12th day of April we had a nice ice/hail/snow storm. Oh how I love spring in New England. On the bright side, my kids are funny.
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<br />Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-43679321277811512292013-03-08T22:10:00.002-05:002013-03-08T22:12:20.583-05:00ABCs and a Pirate<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61381628?byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/61381628">20130220 dressed up Pirate</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user602442">Jerry Thomas</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Merry Christmas from a cute little 18month old elf. Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-77147183980349591702012-11-22T13:22:00.003-05:002012-11-22T13:22:54.086-05:00Happy Bday Gran!<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="450" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54084773?portrait=0&badge=0" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="800"></iframe>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385618056561474223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-73330819475164065452012-11-02T13:26:00.001-04:002012-11-02T13:26:29.046-04:00Gainfully Employed <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I started my new job at Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital! The position is management of database systems that relate to charges coming out of the OR. And no, I can't really explain it better than that because I think after 20 hours of training, I've only scratched the surface of the information I need to understand in order to do my job. Some of it is definitely starting to sink in, so I'm feeling confident that I will understand it eventually. I'm excited to get to the point where I am actually contributing instead of being a drain on the system. <br />
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I included a picture of the hospital at night because, when starting work at 6:30am, this is what it looks like! To answer other questions you might have: Jerry has been doing great with the morning parenting shift, getting the kids up and out the door. Gwen stays with our neighbor, who is wonderful, until I get off at 10:30. Except for Levi often waking up when I get up, the logistics have been working out pretty smoothly. Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-40834857520509881312012-10-31T20:04:00.001-04:002012-10-31T20:04:56.928-04:00Pteranodon sightingIf you were a birder, this one would be quite a find.<br />
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Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-49816555840496830082012-09-17T14:26:00.001-04:002012-09-17T14:26:12.217-04:00Gwen 15 mos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-19505173730631096472012-09-07T16:40:00.003-04:002012-09-07T16:44:01.869-04:00Summer in NHIt has been a glorious month of summer fun here in New England. Ever since we returned from CA, we've done everything we could think of to explore the state. We traveled north, east, south, and up (in elevation). Here's a collection of our explorations along with some random kid shots. NH really is a beautiful state. <br />
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<br /><br />Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-63349053634483390802012-08-14T21:47:00.002-04:002012-09-07T16:44:04.852-04:00Levi turned 5Cake Adventures year 3: After the efforts I put in to make fire truck jello cake and shaun the sheep cupcakes, it was with some trepidation that I asked Levi what shape of cake he wanted for his birthday. I was very worried he would choose Megalosaurus, and then hassle me over the details. I was so relieved when he held up his hands to demonstrate and said "circle". I gave him a high five and promised to deliver. <br />
I was up late the night before his party, thinking about how I could make a round cake with no round cake pan and decided to make a rectangle cake, then cut it. Well... you see, I thought I had come up with a good egg substitution that would hold the cake together (cream cheese) but such was not the case. That cake turned into a rubble of vanilla flavored crumbs immediately upon exiting the pan. No rectangle, and no circle. Improvising, I began to moosh all the cake bits together into a dense circle-ish form. After that was accomplished, I added frosting and sprinkles and we had ourselves a cake! Maybe next year we should just go for cookies.<br />
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The celebrations included 3 days of saying "this is for your birthday!" about every activity. See below:<br />
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<br /><br />Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-56806503519013108642012-06-30T18:05:00.002-04:002012-06-30T18:05:14.931-04:00A certain je ne sais quoiHow was the trip to Paris you ask? Here are some hints.<br />
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The kids were with my parents in California.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">We spent and lived like aristocrats. </span><br />
Great weather.<br />
Pastries at every opportunity.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Vivian and I celebrated our 3000 days anniversary.</span><br />
Both Carrie and I celebrated a birthday.<br />
Chris navigated the city and the language like a local.<br />
Bikes were involved.<br />
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-Being asked to pose for a picture for the website at sugarbush farm (no sign of the picture yet), and getting paid in cheese and crackers for our work<br />
-While canoeing, we saw the Dartmouth crew team putting in their boats and I hear Jen behind me, "Uh, stop the boat."<br />
-Camping right on the lakeshore<br />
-Picking up Jen from the airport without any kids and eating some lunch, without any kids<br />
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Oh what a difference a year makes. Gwen Sophronia has grown so much since June 7th a year ago. Now she's crawling and standing and pushing around a pushcart. She tells babbling nonsense stories. She loves to slide and swing. She will eat almost anything on her plate. But will throw half of it on the floor anyway. She gets excited to see animals, loves water, and likes to flip pages of books, especially the hymn book. She still prefers her mommy but tolerates the presence of strangers. She is a great sleeper. We love you baby girl.Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-24716620342914486512012-06-06T07:44:00.000-04:002012-06-06T07:44:14.227-04:00April/MayJust catching up on some recent pictures. <br />
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How do you get a resistant kid to ride a bike? Convince him that he's part of an undercover mission and that he'll have to practice in secret while dad is at work and never talk about it until one day he just hops on the bike and ride off. We went to the track so we could try out the bike and then he just rode away. I was surprised and Levi made sure I knew that it was all part of a secret plan to trick me. What else is he hiding?<br />
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In other news Gwen is almost 1 year old. She can pretty much stand on her own and walk with some assistance but she spends most of her time crawling instead. Is she just trying to trick me too?<br />
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<br />Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-81546940466886651212012-04-02T21:03:00.002-04:002012-04-02T21:05:39.993-04:00Gwen 10 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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10 Month Update: At 10 months, baby Gwen is becoming a more interactive member of our family. She is good at emptying boxes of toys and throwing food on the ground. When Levi jumps with her on the bed, she laughs so hard, she snorts. She gets excited whenever she hears the video chat ringing. I would call her mobile, although she isn't technically crawling, much to her chagrin. She has 7 teeth poking through. She stayed with a friend today for 30 whole minutes without crying. I'd call that progress.Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-56125212200094133972012-03-06T20:33:00.002-05:002012-03-06T20:33:25.500-05:00One more<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-84116654313034251832012-03-06T20:27:00.000-05:002012-03-06T20:31:20.611-05:00Big cheeks in a little strollerSome photos bear repeating.
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<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="800" height="533" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&noautoplay=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F105822148733676377485%2Falbumid%2F5716500997666476065%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900652169240732481.post-53524532503233599782012-02-27T14:03:00.002-05:002012-02-27T14:03:44.963-05:00Times like these<iframe width="700" height="394" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/czNLnoLkGMw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Vivianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049356609913181907noreply@blogger.com5