tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81166240895580134402012-02-07T18:29:16.451-08:00Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-79560268517903709342012-01-31T18:03:00.000-08:002012-01-31T18:29:05.827-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Updating my blog TWO times in a 12 month time period... I think that's a 100% improvement from the 12 months before that! :) Usually I post some of my personal favorite pics of the kids on Facebook and I assume no one is looking at this pathetic blog who doesn't just check in on us on Facebook. I found some cute pictures on my phone the other day that never made it to Facebook, so I thought I would share...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nora J modeling her new Christmas jumper from her Uncle Patrick. Good work Uncle P! (I suspect he had some help with his shopping!)</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sjkotNrbG4c/TyicqwVu7qI/AAAAAAAAAHc/25HVapoMQuY/s1600/IMAG0405.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sjkotNrbG4c/TyicqwVu7qI/AAAAAAAAAHc/25HVapoMQuY/s320/IMAG0405.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703981186409229986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65amnPISrF4/TyieNi7UCiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/Ovve97ceVMA/s1600/IMAG0402.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65amnPISrF4/TyieNi7UCiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/Ovve97ceVMA/s320/IMAG0402.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703982883615803938" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look who decided to basically potty train himself! Granted he is 3+ but he basically woke up one morning wanting to wear undies and I think I've cleaned up 2 accidents since! I'm sure the newness will wear off but for now I can't resist his little buns in those undies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6tMqdVn_Brc/Tyih01nEhaI/AAAAAAAAAIA/XH2cAO3l3ac/s1600/IMAG0431.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6tMqdVn_Brc/Tyih01nEhaI/AAAAAAAAAIA/XH2cAO3l3ac/s320/IMAG0431.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703986857180956066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px; " /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Nora enjoying these amazingly unseasonable January temps.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8A4-ul8U2iQ/TyiiHGpmTBI/AAAAAAAAAIM/iu7Rcxq6rZE/s1600/IMAG0413.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8A4-ul8U2iQ/TyiiHGpmTBI/AAAAAAAAAIM/iu7Rcxq6rZE/s320/IMAG0413.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703987170992606226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course we did enjoy the snow while we could. This picture was quickly followed by Nora face-planting in our driveway. A bloody face didn't stop this girl from having some fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OBWo4GuWCgs/TyiidgdDE-I/AAAAAAAAAIY/xYWsHbkQchQ/s1600/IMAG0434.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OBWo4GuWCgs/TyiidgdDE-I/AAAAAAAAAIY/xYWsHbkQchQ/s320/IMAG0434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703987555876410338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px; " /></a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've got a fun February ahead. This weekend we are headed to Dubuque to swim at the water park and stay over night at the hotel. We're looking forward to meeting my brothers and parents there. And better yet, next weekend my wonderful hubby planned a getaway! We are going to stay in Des Moines and enjoy sleeping in, West Side Story at the Civic Center, a couples massage, sleeping in, dinner out, a movie, did I mention SLEEPING IN! ;) A good blogger would take pictures and report back. Don't hold your breath!</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><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-7956026851790370934?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-45882958985951977832011-06-28T17:08:00.001-07:002011-06-28T17:29:58.677-07:00<div>I just stumbled across this picture of Nora, that I took a couple of months back...</div><div><div><div><br /></div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ejzr1AFRBw/TgptiUVea3I/AAAAAAAAAGk/6gNfFLpO7dc/s1600/IMAG0013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ejzr1AFRBw/TgptiUVea3I/AAAAAAAAAGk/6gNfFLpO7dc/s320/IMAG0013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623427521067248498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>And it got me thinking about this picture of Liam, that I took a couple of years back...</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XXP9606MdgM/TgpuhDxqH1I/AAAAAAAAAGs/OV1xaYtSrJk/s1600/IMG_1530.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XXP9606MdgM/TgpuhDxqH1I/AAAAAAAAAGs/OV1xaYtSrJk/s320/IMG_1530.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623428598953811794" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>And while I'm at it- Nora and Liam enjoying a swing at 8 months old... </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AA4yrwvI56c/TgpxLwnQQuI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6eT5Wqnnc9Q/s1600/IMAG0050.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AA4yrwvI56c/TgpxLwnQQuI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6eT5Wqnnc9Q/s320/IMAG0050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623431531567530722" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px; " /></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AA4yrwvI56c/TgpxLwnQQuI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6eT5Wqnnc9Q/s1600/IMAG0050.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZ-s7qTEDuo/Tgpw4cyzmnI/AAAAAAAAAG0/-2WzGO8jR8g/s1600/IMG_1860.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZ-s7qTEDuo/Tgpw4cyzmnI/AAAAAAAAAG0/-2WzGO8jR8g/s320/IMG_1860.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623431199829760626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div>No doubt about it, they are bro and sis! (Not that anyone had any doubts, right? :)</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-4588295898595197783?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-24235874144394073992011-05-24T06:25:00.000-07:002011-05-24T06:35:46.869-07:00<div>We've been putting our bike trailer to good use this spring and it seems like the kids really like it. Dan is trying to get them used to longer rides because he has the brave idea of pulling them on a day of RAGBRAI. He's planning to do the whole week, but since it comes through Coralville this year he thought he could load them up and let them in on the fun. I'm not sure if I would spend my day relaxing kid-free or worrying! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AAenQzNdBVQ/TduzjAcWUDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/q5GA1i6cWXE/s1600/IMG_3600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AAenQzNdBVQ/TduzjAcWUDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/q5GA1i6cWXE/s320/IMG_3600.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610275174815780914" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AAenQzNdBVQ/TduzjAcWUDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/q5GA1i6cWXE/s1600/IMG_3600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6b0hnNiRrrg/TduzixxYupI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/IZZG_1dx-rc/s1600/IMG_3598.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6b0hnNiRrrg/TduzixxYupI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/IZZG_1dx-rc/s320/IMG_3598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610275170877487762" /></a><br /><br /><div>I'm a sucker for a little smile hiding behind a pacie!</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-2423587414439407399?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-60186942713850973582011-03-10T11:20:00.000-08:002011-03-10T11:25:38.964-08:00I've been LOVIN this song lately! <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-he2DohfwWE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-he2DohfwWE</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-6018694271385097358?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-7482983658437258302011-03-08T05:24:00.001-08:002011-03-17T19:24:04.803-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-4beee91ccb0d4a2d" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4beee91ccb0d4a2d%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331125745%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2EB56192170DAB76E7238683777B104C91727C93.6FD0D8A0811323C379AB4238F0CC14ECEA0B720%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4beee91ccb0d4a2d%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DPgAT217B82JtRFkFahRaV8CVI98&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4beee91ccb0d4a2d%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331125745%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2EB56192170DAB76E7238683777B104C91727C93.6FD0D8A0811323C379AB4238F0CC14ECEA0B720%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4beee91ccb0d4a2d%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DPgAT217B82JtRFkFahRaV8CVI98&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-748298365843725830?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-51759559967368525592011-03-02T11:24:00.000-08:002011-03-02T12:37:11.052-08:00<div>Because it's been a year... And who doesn't love Wordless Wednesday?! Enjoy! (And consider this my attempt at reentry to the blogging world!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fS8VgGfXIIU/TW6qBmq6NQI/AAAAAAAAAGI/cFzQT-hTRKw/s1600/IMG_3578.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fS8VgGfXIIU/TW6qBmq6NQI/AAAAAAAAAGI/cFzQT-hTRKw/s320/IMG_3578.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579583932895737090" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fS8VgGfXIIU/TW6qBmq6NQI/AAAAAAAAAGI/cFzQT-hTRKw/s1600/IMG_3578.jpg"></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fS8VgGfXIIU/TW6qBmq6NQI/AAAAAAAAAGI/cFzQT-hTRKw/s1600/IMG_3578.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K-32oz3Vf4g/TW6qBc8B-0I/AAAAAAAAAGA/iW9DpEQLXTY/s1600/IMG_3541.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K-32oz3Vf4g/TW6qBc8B-0I/AAAAAAAAAGA/iW9DpEQLXTY/s320/IMG_3541.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579583930283195202" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K-32oz3Vf4g/TW6qBc8B-0I/AAAAAAAAAGA/iW9DpEQLXTY/s1600/IMG_3541.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jrwv-xwSDs8/TW6qBaq1lhI/AAAAAAAAAF4/M4RsBMlyak4/s1600/IMG_3529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jrwv-xwSDs8/TW6qBaq1lhI/AAAAAAAAAF4/M4RsBMlyak4/s320/IMG_3529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579583929674208786" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-5175955996736852559?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-20440560013726579202010-03-03T19:30:00.001-08:002010-03-03T19:30:42.418-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Almost every evening when Dan gets home from work Liam is already in his high chair enjoying his dinner. It's so cute to see Liam's face light up when "Dada" comes around the corner. Now he even starts getting excited as soon as he hears the garage door open, because he knows who is coming. I think Dan's a pretty lucky guy... Who wouldn't want to be greeted with this cheesy smile?! <br /></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><meta equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title></title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.0 (Win32)"><meta name="CREATED" content="20100303;21225885"><meta name="CHANGED" content="16010101;0"><style> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --></style><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S41hVCLincI/AAAAAAAAAEc/gIp9XEbKaXQ/s320/IMG_2379.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444114538551221698" border="0" /></div>And then it's clean up time! <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S48mXQQpBXI/AAAAAAAAAE0/cpZRaS6mfCQ/s1600-h/IMG_2382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S48mXQQpBXI/AAAAAAAAAE0/cpZRaS6mfCQ/s320/IMG_2382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444612655457830258" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S41in3OK3lI/AAAAAAAAAEs/GxqOJQcOWAw/s1600-h/IMG_2383.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S41in3OK3lI/AAAAAAAAAEs/GxqOJQcOWAw/s320/IMG_2383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444115961538600530" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-2044056001372657920?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-53773157302054507732010-02-08T19:14:00.001-08:002010-02-10T06:17:10.253-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3K-5OmfGmI/AAAAAAAAAEE/uERMD3cVdDo/s1600-h/IMG_2360.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3K-5OmfGmI/AAAAAAAAAEE/uERMD3cVdDo/s320/IMG_2360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436617590570949218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3DT8_nnBqI/AAAAAAAAAD8/s4rx4OxxjzU/s1600-h/IMG_2354.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3DT8_nnBqI/AAAAAAAAAD8/s4rx4OxxjzU/s320/IMG_2354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436077795059369634" border="0" /></a><br />Doing his chores!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3K_j8WVg4I/AAAAAAAAAEU/_UxNp260gG8/s1600-h/IMG_2365.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3K_j8WVg4I/AAAAAAAAAEU/_UxNp260gG8/s320/IMG_2365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436618324405748610" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3K_Mo2VEHI/AAAAAAAAAEM/u2lvGjkdV_Y/s1600-h/IMG_2362.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S3K_Mo2VEHI/AAAAAAAAAEM/u2lvGjkdV_Y/s320/IMG_2362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436617924034236530" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-5377315730205450773?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-88738382436921438212010-02-02T06:03:00.000-08:002010-02-02T06:09:27.102-08:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b68be4bd8f8c284e" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v8.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db68be4bd8f8c284e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331125745%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D20FC354CA9524481D1AA6B02FC15B26A596B7534.684B2642294EF30E65D4124A8B3E1A5F9D339399%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db68be4bd8f8c284e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D143Lq3rW0brQzfIUNuJYYwgF7S0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v8.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db68be4bd8f8c284e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331125745%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D20FC354CA9524481D1AA6B02FC15B26A596B7534.684B2642294EF30E65D4124A8B3E1A5F9D339399%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db68be4bd8f8c284e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D143Lq3rW0brQzfIUNuJYYwgF7S0&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-8873838243692143821?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-85640396967244543112010-01-19T06:03:00.001-08:002010-01-19T06:15:15.311-08:00It was finally warm enough last week to enjoy a little bit of time outside with Liam. I decided he needed to try sledding with all this snow, so I loaded him up and headed over to the West High hill... Just Kiddding! :) Here are a few pictures of us in the front yard. In true Liam fashion he was a little unsure at first but giggling by the end. Hoping for more nice days ahead!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S1W8r-0cmxI/AAAAAAAAADU/Bxvu_jGGtYU/s1600-h/IMG_2340.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S1W8r-0cmxI/AAAAAAAAADU/Bxvu_jGGtYU/s320/IMG_2340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428452389648374546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S1W89PIO2rI/AAAAAAAAADc/msrNkZmGO-4/s1600-h/IMG_2347.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S1W89PIO2rI/AAAAAAAAADc/msrNkZmGO-4/s320/IMG_2347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428452686084102834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also- I wanted to highlight Liam's stylin' winter boots... sandwich baggies with rubber bands! They worked great!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S1W-B1_Hz-I/AAAAAAAAAD0/gyaHX8eSV6U/s1600-h/IMG_2344.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S1W-B1_Hz-I/AAAAAAAAAD0/gyaHX8eSV6U/s320/IMG_2344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428453864745979874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><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/8116624089558013440-8564039696724454311?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-35567034053520804722010-01-07T06:45:00.001-08:002010-01-07T07:06:24.946-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0Xz69rmEfI/AAAAAAAAAC0/9nXqSx2-HPY/s1600-h/IMG_2276.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0Xz69rmEfI/AAAAAAAAAC0/9nXqSx2-HPY/s320/IMG_2276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424009520553005554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />PJ Par-Tay! Liam had some of his friends over for a little slumber party while the mommies and daddies enjoyed some game playing. These are just a couple of Liam's buds Zander Bishop and Claire Schumacher.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0X1wEnzYRI/AAAAAAAAAC8/RsbEuvdfqSc/s1600-h/IMG_2296.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0X1wEnzYRI/AAAAAAAAAC8/RsbEuvdfqSc/s320/IMG_2296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424011532460843282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Practicing some of his Christmas carols.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0X2VGDqUXI/AAAAAAAAADE/hD2PRE2C69Y/s1600-h/IMG_2298.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0X2VGDqUXI/AAAAAAAAADE/hD2PRE2C69Y/s320/IMG_2298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424012168501285234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He loves his milky before bed. I took this picture because I was watching him drink his milk before bed one night and just couldn't believe how big he's gotten. We've come a long way Liam Patrick!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0X3nMOZydI/AAAAAAAAADM/8aMGqE7HIFM/s1600-h/IMG_2327.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/S0X3nMOZydI/AAAAAAAAADM/8aMGqE7HIFM/s320/IMG_2327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424013578906225106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was a cousin Christmas! Liam loved spending Christmas showing his new cousin Connor the ropes. Uncle Drew and Aunt Patti gave Liam and Connor matching Christmas PJ's for Christmas morning... Thanks Uncle D and Auntie P!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-3556703405352080472?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-71330722652704035212009-12-08T11:03:00.001-08:002009-12-08T11:23:46.021-08:00A month ago tomorrow my sweet baby boy turned 1!!! Every mom says it- but it is so true, I can't believe how fast the first year flew by. At times it feels like he's still brand new but most days we just can't remember what life was like before him! What great joy he has brought to our family! We had our families join us for a party. Here's a recap of the highlights...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6kfbDgH4I/AAAAAAAAABg/qfiMNzt3Kgk/s1600-h/IMG_2115.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6kfbDgH4I/AAAAAAAAABg/qfiMNzt3Kgk/s320/IMG_2115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412944661891260290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Apparently Liam couldn't take his eyes off his birthday cake!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6lAfFoIxI/AAAAAAAAABo/iDcGHiqXt-s/s1600-h/IMG_2123.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6lAfFoIxI/AAAAAAAAABo/iDcGHiqXt-s/s320/IMG_2123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412945229909598994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6lAj8Y7mI/AAAAAAAAABw/kg1hnYyIh04/s1600-h/IMG_2125.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6lAj8Y7mI/AAAAAAAAABw/kg1hnYyIh04/s320/IMG_2125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412945231213031010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yumm-O!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6lk0pysUI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Ii3qaEYFpE8/s1600-h/IMG_2132.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6lk0pysUI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Ii3qaEYFpE8/s320/IMG_2132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412945854173720898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6llmSx00I/AAAAAAAAACI/Cq7Ot1cbWtM/s1600-h/IMG_2139.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6llmSx00I/AAAAAAAAACI/Cq7Ot1cbWtM/s320/IMG_2139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412945867498967874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6llCDpl6I/AAAAAAAAACA/1sjMJ6U1HDU/s1600-h/IMG_2136.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6llCDpl6I/AAAAAAAAACA/1sjMJ6U1HDU/s320/IMG_2136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412945857771837346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Opening his presents and of course reading his cards! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6mMBVbWaI/AAAAAAAAACQ/cAS4odkGqCE/s1600-h/IMG_2144.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6mMBVbWaI/AAAAAAAAACQ/cAS4odkGqCE/s320/IMG_2144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412946527592864162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6mMpoD0ZI/AAAAAAAAACY/5_ufBXhyMLg/s1600-h/IMG_2149.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/Sx6mMpoD0ZI/AAAAAAAAACY/5_ufBXhyMLg/s320/IMG_2149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412946538408432018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Trying out his new ride... Thanks Grammie and Gramps!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-7133072265270403521?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116624089558013440.post-70268520530264727782009-10-21T12:10:00.000-07:002009-10-21T12:41:49.578-07:00I'm a blogger!<br /><br />I've enjoyed reading friends' blogs for several months now but had a few hang ups about starting my own.<br /><br />First of all- I'm SO not creative and didn't think I could do one nearly as cute as all you bloggin' mama's out there!<br /><br />Also- I feel like we live a pretty low key (dare I say "boring") little life and questioned if there was anyone who would really want to read a blog about the Baumhovers. But hey- I've wasted many a nap time reading random posts from a friend of a friend (of a friend, of a friend...). So I figure it's time to do my part and not just be a consumer in this new blogging world.<br /><br />Lastly- I'm not very good at taking a lot of pictures but I'm hopeful that a blog will give me a good reason to document lots of our daily activities with a photograph. Because pictures are the best part of any blog, right?!?<br /><br />With some coaching from a good friend (Thanks Lisa!) , I'm going to give it a try!<br /><br />I'll stop with our latest family picture. This was taken up in MacGregor, Iowa on the Mississippi River. We went up with some friends to see the leaves and take a boat ride on their grandparents house boat. It was a beautiful trip to Northeast Iowa!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/St9jH3V1y5I/AAAAAAAAAAM/wn8a6q3IUzg/s1600-h/IMG_2018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vPh_M7HenrM/St9jH3V1y5I/AAAAAAAAAAM/wn8a6q3IUzg/s320/IMG_2018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395139865378933650" border="0" /></a>Arent' the Baumhover boys just getting cuter and cuter by the day?!? :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8116624089558013440-7026852053026472778?l=da-baums.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420085421271458376noreply@blogger.com3