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E3 had his first piano recital in the end of April. It was a big hit, ten minutes of lovely music followed by delicious treats. My favorite number is The Caravan, the duet at the end. <br />
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Here's Lucy looking so proud to be wearing Gabe's tee-ball helmet. (Gabe wanted me to title this entry "Lucy football," tee hee.)Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-810703275107266442012-03-24T19:01:00.004-07:002012-03-25T09:01:42.042-07:00Cherry Blossoms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGk9_QH2LjPqTYQoWDHYR82xfjip22f6PH7WN4RUvPF5nXcreZPlRy8pvuZBTywD1BgA5TKqEqWOUnBgku1Q9xhYi9SSI06UMg0JCVpLq749egPYCxQvK4iMWBBme6Vyt4Ia5kVC70DOD/s1600/IMG_2746.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723651238538238482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGk9_QH2LjPqTYQoWDHYR82xfjip22f6PH7WN4RUvPF5nXcreZPlRy8pvuZBTywD1BgA5TKqEqWOUnBgku1Q9xhYi9SSI06UMg0JCVpLq749egPYCxQvK4iMWBBme6Vyt4Ia5kVC70DOD/s320/IMG_2746.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 240px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Janna and I took our preschool kids to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry trees. It was a short but sweet trip. Gabe & McKay wove a story of epic battles all the way from the Jefferson Memorial to Hanes Point where the car was parked. And we even got to see a dead muskrat. ew.</div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-67873163531921526282012-03-20T18:19:00.002-07:002012-03-20T18:23:36.837-07:00Gabe's songHere's a song Gabe made up in February:<div><br /></div><div>I love you so much</div><div>and I love you, too, so much</div><div>I love you so much I can almost cry</div><div>but I can't</div><div>I really know that God loves us so much</div><div>I know that the prophet is true. The end.</div><div><br /></div><div>There was a tune, but neither he nor I can remember it now. He made it up in the car on the way home from preschool and made me sing it for two days, correcting all my mistakes. Not having thought about it for awhile, tonight in his prayer he said "Thank you for the love song I made."</div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-7915284148428948572012-03-16T12:58:00.006-07:002012-03-16T13:06:08.760-07:00Kids in March<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil71SQaH5NMbJYhHC1dTQD_oMW38_3nqVFOGGUIi990qURANU8Djpe0ndzBcZjoL0INUpq90ZQLo05dq_2NTjPgp9wS0BpVKiGbrKYaidTOXl19-VaIwC2ZuBj1QsQix4L1DqgYyQ37gLG/s1600/IMG_2719.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil71SQaH5NMbJYhHC1dTQD_oMW38_3nqVFOGGUIi990qURANU8Djpe0ndzBcZjoL0INUpq90ZQLo05dq_2NTjPgp9wS0BpVKiGbrKYaidTOXl19-VaIwC2ZuBj1QsQix4L1DqgYyQ37gLG/s320/IMG_2719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720588225494049570" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u>Gabe's about to play ball with a crumpled up piece of paper.</u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2zmTyVyhFkvEbhcN64Kb1IbhTE9x0L_3sQUD94EG4ExfQhHQ-O9-PhkuVuq14yC0i6hHa_pjQsutb_TvVc0fOXUSgeWka6b36mq9XFMHZ0_7xI5c_EdlBhC_MUToh34gGdn5Q61Q5pWk/s1600/IMG_2717.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2zmTyVyhFkvEbhcN64Kb1IbhTE9x0L_3sQUD94EG4ExfQhHQ-O9-PhkuVuq14yC0i6hHa_pjQsutb_TvVc0fOXUSgeWka6b36mq9XFMHZ0_7xI5c_EdlBhC_MUToh34gGdn5Q61Q5pWk/s320/IMG_2717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720587574527633186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sw2FKeoXSyd4mQVwbFA1qwPDLFi_v_qIoR5tTdTQhDyqoTX_XzZ-IQwhmzyxwxuIO5icjwCXOESK8vW_kSkNzRnEIr5SGg6jPVXx83L3RE3Wy6mqdvIf2omItXxlDmHM9_hNpBpoJq6R/s1600/IMG_2703.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sw2FKeoXSyd4mQVwbFA1qwPDLFi_v_qIoR5tTdTQhDyqoTX_XzZ-IQwhmzyxwxuIO5icjwCXOESK8vW_kSkNzRnEIr5SGg6jPVXx83L3RE3Wy6mqdvIf2omItXxlDmHM9_hNpBpoJq6R/s320/IMG_2703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720587043063058434" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">It was insanely warm for March--85 degrees! Lucy's coolest outfit was this sweet dress. I love her smile.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Lucy plucked a Yobaby yogurt container from the recycling. She loves them because they have a picture of a baby on them. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-29494675310295694002012-03-11T10:59:00.002-07:002012-03-11T11:09:35.923-07:00Strawberries in the dark<span >Last night I planted all 50 strawberry plants in the dark. It was getting pretty cold, too! But I'm proud of myself for getting those and our 2 new blueberry bushes in the ground. Now we have a strawberry hill and a blueberry hill. </span><div><span >Our veggie garden is germinating seeds of lettuce, kale, swiss chard, brussels sprouts, and sugar snap peas. I plan to get purple pole beans like we had two years ago--they grew gloriously and were beautiful raw in a salad. The herb garden now boasts an onion patch with common and Chinese chives, green onions, and the shallots and garlic I put in months ago. Those have tall stalks already because of the warm winter. And the iris bulbs I planted in the fall grew tall as early as the end of January, yet will they flower when the time comes? We'll see. I'm looking forward to a new flower bed I planted in the front garden as well. Next year I'll order some white daffodils with orange centers; they're my favorite jonquils right now.</span></div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-66585039195785428382010-05-02T15:21:00.000-07:002010-05-02T15:22:43.191-07:00The Owl and the Pussycat<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8gMtizt-beY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8gMtizt-beY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-21689947014996571692010-04-06T11:04:00.000-07:002010-04-06T11:07:09.027-07:00E3 already has the GQ look down (where did he learn that?)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFl3c30vJJ4TJw3PP8pohvl6eljy7LwrwS0yWV6ig5JWqEwaxA5TAfOSXl_65SGK_-Xf05mBJal_PX5CJKwnVqG5Clpv3NP-1u9aBuyFOycQkghoWiGcsDKnT9FVqyEOFKbQ-Qb3EIG3a/s1600/DSC03943.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFl3c30vJJ4TJw3PP8pohvl6eljy7LwrwS0yWV6ig5JWqEwaxA5TAfOSXl_65SGK_-Xf05mBJal_PX5CJKwnVqG5Clpv3NP-1u9aBuyFOycQkghoWiGcsDKnT9FVqyEOFKbQ-Qb3EIG3a/s320/DSC03943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457087481239544818" border="0" /></a><br />Emmet's artwork was chosen for the West Springfield HS Pyramid Art Show! Exciting times.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-34809074287899091152010-03-25T07:48:00.000-07:002010-03-25T07:50:38.790-07:00Preview of Gabe's teen years...."Time to get dressed, Gabe."<br /><br />"I don't wanna get dressed, I wanna live!"<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-18184606199161145392010-03-06T13:01:00.001-08:002010-03-06T13:03:03.517-08:00electrified on a saturday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUqhspNvOn0IfeSYhySo4R-TFW1pZC69DZnsTRI7OqRr-CcWAOvZdMKGcRvgYWLSJxpy1oKi-6yIffdsinlPnpf_0YpZcALezGkHmy_S1xexAGiTZ6X8p9_P9xlIgwK6tNKeU9W3BBYkb/s1600-h/IMG_0734.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUqhspNvOn0IfeSYhySo4R-TFW1pZC69DZnsTRI7OqRr-CcWAOvZdMKGcRvgYWLSJxpy1oKi-6yIffdsinlPnpf_0YpZcALezGkHmy_S1xexAGiTZ6X8p9_P9xlIgwK6tNKeU9W3BBYkb/s320/IMG_0734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445628969649364770" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-2870406380688946152010-03-06T13:00:00.001-08:002010-03-06T13:00:57.125-08:00dave's books and movies for februaryBooks:<br />7. La traducción, por Pablo de Santis (narrado por Fernando Flores) - Thriller involving a conference of translators on the coast of Argentina, lost and forgotten languages, and a series of mysterious deaths. 4 CDs 7/10<br />6. The Titan's Curse, by Rick Riordan (narrated by Jesse Bernstein) - More Greek gods and monsters, etc. 6/10 [my review]<br />5. As She Climbed Across the Table, by Jonathan Lethem - Physicist falls in love with a black hole (sort of, not really). Her anthropologist boyfriend stays in love with her. Academic farce and other stuff ensue. 7/10 [my review]<br /><br />Movies:<br />17. Deus é Brasileiro (God is Brazilian) (DVD) - God gets sick of humankind and so comes to earth to find a saint to replace him for a while and learns things from the people he travels with. Beautiful Brazil, some nice comedy and insights.<br />16. Whip It (DVD) - Ellen Page (Juno) finds herself in roller derby as Babe Ruthless. Some cliches, but overall very fun. 8/10<br />15. Invictus (theater) - Rugby in South Africa with new president Nelson Mandela. Very exciting. 8/10<br />14. The Invention of Lying (plane) - A world where no one knows how to lie except Ricky Gervais. The portrayal of a world where everyone is - by turns - brutally or pathetically honest is very funny. Great cameo by Philip Seymour Hoffman 7/10<br />13. An Education (theater) - Great reflection on coming of age, disillusionment, what an education is for; great performances. 7/10Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-41695549981675617172010-02-28T15:04:00.001-08:002010-02-28T15:04:57.699-08:00Some shots from the February snowstorm<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fdavid.k.evans%2Falbumid%2F5443434015342629857%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-29820541842893436282010-02-28T14:59:00.001-08:002010-02-28T15:02:39.146-08:00EEE and some Sunday afternoon legos<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fdavid.k.evans%2Falbumid%2F5443433322940254145%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="192" width="288"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-41622495970669007862010-02-20T11:30:00.000-08:002010-02-20T11:35:24.185-08:00dave's books and movies for January<b>Books:</b><div class="gmail_quote"> <div> </div> <div>4. <i>The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World</i>, by Steven Johnson (read by Alan Sklar) - Great historical narrative combined with epidemiology, biology, city planning. 8/10 <a href="http://tukopamoja.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/awesome-public-health-book-review-the-ghost-map-the-story-of-londons-most-terrifying-epidemic-and-how-it-changed-science-cities-and-the-modern-world-by-steven-johnson-read-by-alan-sklar/">my review</a><br /> <br />3. <i>O Clube do Anjos </i>[The Club of Angels], by Luis Fernando Veríssimo - Gluttony, vengeance, mystery. A group of foodies meet once a month to eat and are gradually killed off. Existential, but fun. Not as good as Borges and the Eternal Organgutans, by the same author. <a href="http://tukopamoja.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/resenha-do-livro-o-clube-dos-anjos-por-luis-fernando-verissimo/">my review</a><br /> <br />2. <i>Sea of Monsters</i>, by Rick Riordan (read by Jesse Bernstein) - Silly, fun entertainment 6/10<br /></div> <div><br />1. <i>Motherless Brooklyn</i>, by Jonathan Lethem - I really like Lethem. Crime novel with a very creative twist; the detective has Tourette's. Reads as a great crime novel but as a nice metaphor for alienation. 9/10 <a href="http://tukopamoja.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/awesome-book-review-motherless-brooklyn-by-jonathan-lethem/">my review</a><br /> </div> <div> </div> <div><b>Movies:</b></div> <div> </div> <div>12. <i>9 to 5</i> (DVD) - Has aged well. Very funny film. Lily, Jane, and Dolly deliver the goods with some help from Dabney. Nice extras. 7/10<br /><br />11. <i>O Auto da Compadecida </i>[A Dog's Will] (DVD) - My favorite Brazilian film with my favorite character to date. Two poor, rural tricksters seek to cheat everyone from the baker to the town boss to the priest and - finally - the devil himself. Funny and thoughtful. 9/10 <a href="http://tukopamoja.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/resenha-do-filme-o-auto-da-compadecida/">my review<br /></a> <br />10. <i>Avatar </i>IMAX 3D - Best non-sensical film I've seen! Wonderfully entertaining. 8/10<br /><br />9. <i>Funny Face</i> (DVD) - Fred Astaire is a million years old, Audrey Hepburn is 18. Weird, lame movie. 4/10<br /><br />8. <i>The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus</i> (theater) - Wonderfully zany, creative exploration of ... imagination? story telling? I don't know, but a good ride. 8/10<br /> <br />7. <i>Lula: Filho do Brasil [Lula: Son of Brazil]</i> (theater in Rio Branco) - Hagiographic biopic of Brazil's wildly popular outgoing president. Not all that, but interesting. 6/10 <a href="http://tukopamoja.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/resenha-do-filme-lula-o-filho-do-brasil/">my review</a><br /><br />6. <i>The Other Boleyn Girl </i>(DVD) - starts out fun court intrigue, ends up stressful and disturbing. blech. 4/10<br /><br />5. <i>Sahara</i> (DVD) - incredibly silly action film. thank you crazy Steve Zahn for making this watchable. 6/10</div> <div><br />4. <i>The Princess Bride</i> (DVD) - what can i say? 9/10 (but Inigo Montoya does seem to recover from his wounds quite quickly there at the end)</div> <div><br />3. <i>Tootsie</i> (DVD) - awesome classic 9/10</div> <div><br />2. <i>Nothing Like the Holidays</i> (DVD) - Lame! Very Brady Christmas but with all Puerto Ricans. About two funny lines. (thanks, Freddy Rodriguez) 4/10</div> <div><br />1.<i> School of Rock</i> (DVD) - classic! 8/10</div></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-13774745001796608602010-02-12T07:38:00.000-08:002010-02-12T07:54:28.805-08:00The Blizzard of 2010 and legos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJUh5lk-HG5aRD8VC3qkyVObtoXkfe7FIX_FWD4qbExEur48v08XPpcVg_jpNpdkQ7F66_jEgN3pi-NeewSNbjhk1kVpDYRzRNd6r2cjF4V2aAH9qEth74SANJ09iGlUw2rVX_l33d5Zq/s1600-h/DSC03850.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJUh5lk-HG5aRD8VC3qkyVObtoXkfe7FIX_FWD4qbExEur48v08XPpcVg_jpNpdkQ7F66_jEgN3pi-NeewSNbjhk1kVpDYRzRNd6r2cjF4V2aAH9qEth74SANJ09iGlUw2rVX_l33d5Zq/s320/DSC03850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383766366235890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsbZmW6JWZ85vfKSGfkRI8JcIZgUvTpiQkkU9ZcfY_gdOFbwRHqxKD6wF2ZA5fxgm13Qlo_oKtYWIIJbVhZqKeouklNDUpC_AqbpNOUK7RmD5Xem6PXtyTIA0lvOwbJKuRED_sS2xRhW3/s1600-h/DSC03845.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsbZmW6JWZ85vfKSGfkRI8JcIZgUvTpiQkkU9ZcfY_gdOFbwRHqxKD6wF2ZA5fxgm13Qlo_oKtYWIIJbVhZqKeouklNDUpC_AqbpNOUK7RmD5Xem6PXtyTIA0lvOwbJKuRED_sS2xRhW3/s320/DSC03845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383377798012466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4GMWW_xeGx13TKBvFIg9UH5nT9IpnI2JTWZLJj73Lz9fv-FIbP6fy9LEWf0vq1ohalJoPYf0R24ZiTDKwL8u2kYf8zAZRujdHFFzQnUkg_HFqecsx7LFsPtYt8vpOV8j-RWSK_LJikeI/s1600-h/DSC03848.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4GMWW_xeGx13TKBvFIg9UH5nT9IpnI2JTWZLJj73Lz9fv-FIbP6fy9LEWf0vq1ohalJoPYf0R24ZiTDKwL8u2kYf8zAZRujdHFFzQnUkg_HFqecsx7LFsPtYt8vpOV8j-RWSK_LJikeI/s320/DSC03848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383775891638866" border="0" /></a><br />This winter we've had the most snow since 1899. And to think last year I complained that there wasn't enough snow all winter to go sledding! Now if I don't walk on the paths we made in the back yard, the snow is up above my knees. After the back-breaking shoveling, it is pretty fun to sled and make tunnels and snow angels in the back yard. Too bad Dave missed all the excitement - when the storm got really menacing - as he sat in meetings in sunny Rio. Not to worry, this snow will be around long enough for him to enjoy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfm5eOahqm4AYrZgiOoL6opWPx24zW4cTuZ_ywa2JtTsHQqEMFJnuhOXmC2rHKZDx6JsuOpK4XxIaD-PwQKqJa4ij_4XARwOHJ7DFgIYVn9V1w0N812dHtqR34e_4ee8sXPCCTbciZkLBR/s1600-h/DSC03851.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfm5eOahqm4AYrZgiOoL6opWPx24zW4cTuZ_ywa2JtTsHQqEMFJnuhOXmC2rHKZDx6JsuOpK4XxIaD-PwQKqJa4ij_4XARwOHJ7DFgIYVn9V1w0N812dHtqR34e_4ee8sXPCCTbciZkLBR/s320/DSC03851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383788255674834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Emmet makes his own space police ships.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-63979894464588459602009-12-20T12:34:00.000-08:002009-12-20T12:48:03.241-08:00sledding in the backyard<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwU_OZk9Mh7QYvSuwnnE0xbGTX_NBRX6jlaayz1XFDCUbJ8lIsoFWmauQVlmZjZhMhXiNq6M1_19cji_twfFQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-80468834676412921782009-10-25T08:34:00.000-07:002009-10-25T08:54:26.268-07:00Nephi and the brass plates - lego styleThis morning E3 and I shot this short lego filmstrip. You may have to turn the volume Way Up.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzjwBgnhHVJsSv8Zg2eW8_WNrM36Y77X7QzsOmNfh1MDNJupKAjRJp4hU_eupPQrFxuAnvBP4tS3q_KnO_hLg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-44173743892776779832009-09-12T15:39:00.000-07:002009-09-12T15:40:12.140-07:00e3's birthday party<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fdavid.k.evans%2Falbumid%2F5380713551518373697%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCKL92PD8xeSm7QE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-87075210834800032142009-09-06T06:48:00.000-07:002009-09-06T06:50:18.025-07:00dave and diana's new york getawayWhile friends J&C and Diana's mom looked after the boys, Diana and Dave went to NY for a weekend wedding and lots of family & friend catchup!<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fdavid.k.evans%2Falbumid%2F5378350744976727633%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCKWi6sCi8qS8FQ%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="267" width="400"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-56159449938745419862009-09-06T06:35:00.000-07:002009-09-06T06:37:40.760-07:00dave's august trip to brazil - five states in two weeks<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fdavid.k.evans%2Falbumid%2F5378343774200164273%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCIrEr4j0qanDigE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-8676149597204314062009-08-16T06:19:00.000-07:002009-08-16T06:21:46.070-07:00Fruity frolickingI just heard my 2-year-old singing that familiar cowboy song: "Home, home on the range/Where the deer and the cantaloupe play...."<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600109636381170862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-78114828109080485102009-07-19T07:14:00.000-07:002009-07-19T07:17:00.055-07:00Summer vacation in Ithaca, Chicago, and other delightful spots<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fdavid.k.evans%2Falbumid%2F5360173857024675393%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCNiZtqXvuo66Rg%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-45137949556894885412009-07-19T06:42:00.000-07:002009-07-19T06:44:02.668-07:00G sings How Firm a Foundationand plays the piano! <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNH3Lkm7DEM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNH3Lkm7DEM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />This was in Chicago at the home of Dave's bro J and his family.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-32761990445170514482009-07-19T06:39:00.000-07:002009-07-19T06:42:04.754-07:00Celebrating the 4th of July in IthacaAs part of our summer vacation, we drove to Ithaca and celebrated the Fourth with Dave's sister C and her family. Niece R and C decorated the Fourth of July cake and we sang a patriotic song.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hOWLt4EMpGQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hOWLt4EMpGQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448957261305622377.post-58335829513879202032009-07-07T18:56:00.000-07:002009-07-07T19:03:16.158-07:00a couple weeks ago at the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWJQlGnbUWdhjY24xwpMBGIWLTJFubJAH2d-i1kCSaKvCopJRg_ceipDSRFfwdS7jhAk8JwmFn4kBpyWZCbsfGz8JNUNtY7miMYL3MQXAQwIE-Z2X22IiMx46RZQoFg1ixAlTQB9ylagd/s1600-h/funny.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355903997792665954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWJQlGnbUWdhjY24xwpMBGIWLTJFubJAH2d-i1kCSaKvCopJRg_ceipDSRFfwdS7jhAk8JwmFn4kBpyWZCbsfGz8JNUNtY7miMYL3MQXAQwIE-Z2X22IiMx46RZQoFg1ixAlTQB9ylagd/s400/funny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvYJgV00VELIh33lNLBOTEAWU_wq_JzVZAcrKhIYfarEUaGPUprUHCoQDzM9oeapCeT-aI-Yzk867NX3nalPAjnxUu3b2FlBRD1-Tzk6V1s_7GOszHpJC8G4tW8w7uoMcOcJb5Db7gh-a/s1600-h/funny.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div>My brother Dan came down to help us move, and we visited the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden with cousin Hannah, who took this sober pic.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1