tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23570477633357905412024-03-14T08:49:13.511-07:00Streams in the City"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High" Psalm 46:4Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-30661005713437391412010-11-24T12:42:00.000-08:002010-11-24T12:58:09.462-08:00Peter's Wedding and other Happenings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0p31oPX1DCntQQ3OaCvSbLO2sPVF6mpmkhpJYd4vM4bKeYXmBQcy533wHhR8pVd9tfXq9thmNXwxoR7onpVjMeZJMwzMj-SDc1PQpHyj7Ob_6ED0pxwZ7v2thoyyUxYNe4GtcQolhev4/s1600/DSC_0141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0p31oPX1DCntQQ3OaCvSbLO2sPVF6mpmkhpJYd4vM4bKeYXmBQcy533wHhR8pVd9tfXq9thmNXwxoR7onpVjMeZJMwzMj-SDc1PQpHyj7Ob_6ED0pxwZ7v2thoyyUxYNe4GtcQolhev4/s400/DSC_0141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543221234256116466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are Peter and Liz during their rehearsal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_bOVR3pnYNrQ3MDhcSt5lrQw2Sx8Q9lPzByzYAQY1FQBLhyioLDz1siJg0wcmCTaTs0oPjbtoLuguzTtD4zYIpaR7dqbOSsjkpYqvuSD-wNgrzTtYvYUyKN1ZGra0g5PtsUBB1s44cg/s1600/_DSC0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_bOVR3pnYNrQ3MDhcSt5lrQw2Sx8Q9lPzByzYAQY1FQBLhyioLDz1siJg0wcmCTaTs0oPjbtoLuguzTtD4zYIpaR7dqbOSsjkpYqvuSD-wNgrzTtYvYUyKN1ZGra0g5PtsUBB1s44cg/s400/_DSC0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543221216818759378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There is a phenomenon in our neighborhood that I like to call "Grand Theft Shopping Cart." The area is littered with these shopping carts, most of which are well over a mile from their home. I hope to compile more of these and have an ongoing GTSC series.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSD_3Nd1kGQ3yUHxDat5qNVpXPU4FirsOpESZ5S_e_jJYTb9SkgH6a76tHC77qQbTXaGeQQPIifFsREhvRCDWCcvhozI9xCuT9T35MSyn1pgiI8JliGyiu2rQpjOXch07xgHrTWtX1hjM/s1600/_DSC0037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSD_3Nd1kGQ3yUHxDat5qNVpXPU4FirsOpESZ5S_e_jJYTb9SkgH6a76tHC77qQbTXaGeQQPIifFsREhvRCDWCcvhozI9xCuT9T35MSyn1pgiI8JliGyiu2rQpjOXch07xgHrTWtX1hjM/s400/_DSC0037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543221202233952706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These guys were having fun in all the new snow. They are standing on a "fort" which they are very proud of.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbiCwTZRVXlyjbj8lBoSrsS1utSWTSDlkJsLwgNv8PfwuDAK6wqBXHmCSn9Y5HLEAjdmPQkoZ2O0v3W6Y0Z4rCuJAh6LCWYZ40H_2oCPe61T7VUff2k0dgMh2eRlgKj-oZKSvo_U6gJI/s1600/_DSC0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbiCwTZRVXlyjbj8lBoSrsS1utSWTSDlkJsLwgNv8PfwuDAK6wqBXHmCSn9Y5HLEAjdmPQkoZ2O0v3W6Y0Z4rCuJAh6LCWYZ40H_2oCPe61T7VUff2k0dgMh2eRlgKj-oZKSvo_U6gJI/s400/_DSC0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543221191355264578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jane planted some cosmos this summer. Here is one right before they all died this fall.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C9DaBVJMUpvbvcWpno_NgPWGYKVNecI8-J0IBrKxRDkug7yN5Z6bq90XRj9uchfV4QcrtTGuuitNRhX7kZoD2a-UnofxWfvG6DTrdnuhACJwAFaP-T7f7lDpd09o7fYd7tSJx-FvJoQ/s1600/_DSC0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C9DaBVJMUpvbvcWpno_NgPWGYKVNecI8-J0IBrKxRDkug7yN5Z6bq90XRj9uchfV4QcrtTGuuitNRhX7kZoD2a-UnofxWfvG6DTrdnuhACJwAFaP-T7f7lDpd09o7fYd7tSJx-FvJoQ/s400/_DSC0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543221181600533986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And, of course, Ruby. Also, her cousin Jill, who we are very glad to have in the family.</div></div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-58499450578551404422010-11-09T19:59:00.000-08:002010-11-09T20:26:54.444-08:00Our Growing Baby<div> She's been 4 months old for a few weeks now and she's growing up so quickly! She can roll from her front to her back, AND from her back to her front! This was very exciting for her parents. She can also grab her feet! She is becoming more and more interactive. She seldom can get through the day without one of her parents inducing a giggle fit. And why wouldn't they? Have you heard her laugh?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyPOrvrFx8fbutoiJ6bJjrM8lLJcA53AU-zEY_hPo4oQBLL0wA9Hq87qAGyqRqeTR_RpIa3oPvoW_NNUqYN4xQokfh32I1r4blQeB67i7TpUV2Ao1ZQKbt20XTncdLGeSqTEtWft8H-Q/s1600/_DSC0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyPOrvrFx8fbutoiJ6bJjrM8lLJcA53AU-zEY_hPo4oQBLL0wA9Hq87qAGyqRqeTR_RpIa3oPvoW_NNUqYN4xQokfh32I1r4blQeB67i7TpUV2Ao1ZQKbt20XTncdLGeSqTEtWft8H-Q/s400/_DSC0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537769148323922882" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">Red Riding Hood contemplates life's deeper meanings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMfaElXL8I8EHdM4ysf9nkUtrqY1QLVckeyZJtd8bNPRwSeNEXWcyBp0-Zb72VIfsyHo0h3_mPz1PsdAjyEQdD4kxnjNXGw35hTGxdgByPB0qruRNPCy-HeQxExnTtVSSRBauvMP9f6Y/s1600/_DSC0074.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMfaElXL8I8EHdM4ysf9nkUtrqY1QLVckeyZJtd8bNPRwSeNEXWcyBp0-Zb72VIfsyHo0h3_mPz1PsdAjyEQdD4kxnjNXGw35hTGxdgByPB0qruRNPCy-HeQxExnTtVSSRBauvMP9f6Y/s1600/_DSC0074.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMfaElXL8I8EHdM4ysf9nkUtrqY1QLVckeyZJtd8bNPRwSeNEXWcyBp0-Zb72VIfsyHo0h3_mPz1PsdAjyEQdD4kxnjNXGw35hTGxdgByPB0qruRNPCy-HeQxExnTtVSSRBauvMP9f6Y/s400/_DSC0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537769140585384066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes she gets a wee bit freaked out when you set her down and walk away. Too bad her parents just think it's cute.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUDJe56YKd_zXXh_rvt2Xrte3CSVXPRbQjXR31-QYaTtAVd9R9qkTW5ocd4IALdjLlBKf2tiYCl3muFq2qJsJwuQgCqApFlRxLwEnUkhC7cc578AhNYI9_deTED09y0NYlPm4DjNe_FQ/s1600/_DSC0068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUDJe56YKd_zXXh_rvt2Xrte3CSVXPRbQjXR31-QYaTtAVd9R9qkTW5ocd4IALdjLlBKf2tiYCl3muFq2qJsJwuQgCqApFlRxLwEnUkhC7cc578AhNYI9_deTED09y0NYlPm4DjNe_FQ/s400/_DSC0068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537769135074092866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But she gets pretty happy when they come back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfg9j3DGe56QmV4_N4PDEZ2lpdjOBklFRaQgFv-HZ1oDu5h6m25xSIUGv7r8qCHXZLAc3PjRl96VV5yenzfE1hay09pyf9tQ7A-czlDOjDrlu606oWsFLYRnHj4HotXsuOa9W_XbL7Rk/s1600/_DSC0061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfg9j3DGe56QmV4_N4PDEZ2lpdjOBklFRaQgFv-HZ1oDu5h6m25xSIUGv7r8qCHXZLAc3PjRl96VV5yenzfE1hay09pyf9tQ7A-czlDOjDrlu606oWsFLYRnHj4HotXsuOa9W_XbL7Rk/s400/_DSC0061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537769131325280114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruby is a very attentive observer in the kitchen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PTBU2IH_GSQ1_p5jjMGib8WwJ3HPVEBQ92v0WDDLTDUOs0HYDu3x6jSf4J9pw4vcVI0ei0899vzICi19JV-OeMaZ4OHmBRo2Q6Ck4OFwXU9hasFAHCLGMhHMjAxMIC6kJA2YjYHJ_xI/s1600/_DSC0034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PTBU2IH_GSQ1_p5jjMGib8WwJ3HPVEBQ92v0WDDLTDUOs0HYDu3x6jSf4J9pw4vcVI0ei0899vzICi19JV-OeMaZ4OHmBRo2Q6Ck4OFwXU9hasFAHCLGMhHMjAxMIC6kJA2YjYHJ_xI/s400/_DSC0034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537769128857614194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She can now grab onto the little critters on her mobile as they pass by. Sometimes she whacks them with her foot.</div></div></div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-46775964252598449722010-10-10T07:47:00.000-07:002010-10-10T09:01:53.249-07:00HDR Photography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqOy7Ie7SdVgMmmznhp3L97jLaVMhxwX4uiHw_-eosvYPSC72vdqqraM0tIl16fGzAJCs7mdznpH1KMryIWdpjP9wXhWrn6giUgqeMdFv4UtOfY6O1u8alfkWvGT0BB1jc_-Z_3w9uys/s1600/LoL_HDR.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqOy7Ie7SdVgMmmznhp3L97jLaVMhxwX4uiHw_-eosvYPSC72vdqqraM0tIl16fGzAJCs7mdznpH1KMryIWdpjP9wXhWrn6giUgqeMdFv4UtOfY6O1u8alfkWvGT0BB1jc_-Z_3w9uys/s400/LoL_HDR.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526430604461577842" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>HDR stands for High Dynamic Range photography. The above image of The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane is a combination of 5 different exposures. I had one middle-exposed photo and then an exposure was taken 2 stops up and 2 stops down. There are ways to combine them manually using Photoshop or GIMP, but to get the above effect I used a free software called HDRtist. It takes the different exposures and combines using it's own tone-mapping algorithms. The result is this sort of surreal, painting-like effect. I wish I had more control of some of the parameters, but hey, it does it for free.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbiUU-svzcppXCH9wNP9uph1KzpWTQ8_-QvASnAPJNiCOvqGQJOFuNC3dqFD29BBG1CEFhxzTvocrbpINbYVTgxvr0oh3L9nEr_TvFo9SbEbBJja-kd_32VVHqMLRgZA0B9qNKi5O8ag/s1600/KY1_HDR_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbiUU-svzcppXCH9wNP9uph1KzpWTQ8_-QvASnAPJNiCOvqGQJOFuNC3dqFD29BBG1CEFhxzTvocrbpINbYVTgxvr0oh3L9nEr_TvFo9SbEbBJja-kd_32VVHqMLRgZA0B9qNKi5O8ag/s400/KY1_HDR_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526430593324582130" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This image is just a block from our home. These are some condos and townhouses in the new Kendall Yards development. They are building at lightning speed!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRMFiNiW_vKTIpM86bTSkCARtF4-57ANVafhtDm5u9pIzifaDDFKKpT7HqurHW1bZ9rPKFYcYjgxqjao6maPJDbkUUthVMWvs0wrmRrB1y7sScHIk3YSFdPZrswbh-pvv8faoWBqhPvM/s1600/PO_HDR.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRMFiNiW_vKTIpM86bTSkCARtF4-57ANVafhtDm5u9pIzifaDDFKKpT7HqurHW1bZ9rPKFYcYjgxqjao6maPJDbkUUthVMWvs0wrmRrB1y7sScHIk3YSFdPZrswbh-pvv8faoWBqhPvM/s400/PO_HDR.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526430589805620066" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is the US Post Office in downtown Spokane. I believe it just celebrated it's 100th birthday (although I'm sure it was never properly born).</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTtj9MhitP-ct_umOKOfySNtqmfJk95c2yhg6lj1LgwbxHZ9gJXydu_Xb-q7dhyuunKUHGvayOoPTZBtR_Vnyw6Exdf7JBxy-1DQjPWnLt42BLuvEXNq98iDHTOy9jn30Dh3l0IuvtBY/s1600/EB_HDR.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTtj9MhitP-ct_umOKOfySNtqmfJk95c2yhg6lj1LgwbxHZ9gJXydu_Xb-q7dhyuunKUHGvayOoPTZBtR_Vnyw6Exdf7JBxy-1DQjPWnLt42BLuvEXNq98iDHTOy9jn30Dh3l0IuvtBY/s400/EB_HDR.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526430587468528914" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is an apartment building on Riverside in Spokane.</div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-55886831968903292582010-10-09T15:13:00.001-07:002010-10-09T15:29:57.440-07:00Ruby Has a New Hat!<div style="text-align: center;">Jane made this fantastic hat for Ruby. She loves it!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3f9c6nWSx3b_mWLtxYr2vmmUATyTmHFS2aGIdRMw14AEN8MqDO2mguMYhV3JY0OUWsbrFzRKZf9EWCXacMnqlbXiCqkRrj4mUMwsdgMb0sypegDyiY2_YsLIT7pK78wdWypaV_9ZQio/s1600/DSC_0081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3f9c6nWSx3b_mWLtxYr2vmmUATyTmHFS2aGIdRMw14AEN8MqDO2mguMYhV3JY0OUWsbrFzRKZf9EWCXacMnqlbXiCqkRrj4mUMwsdgMb0sypegDyiY2_YsLIT7pK78wdWypaV_9ZQio/s400/DSC_0081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526176212502966834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lwM2QcHi-OKwJd9dCAQebk_O4mZGMcK7VHfpxtwAcR-OSNe5wMjLFhVNFrucb83esP1Mo_SuVnrRYmXn1Ufp_GsTDhTJSTWtOBnyTK25alY9zluXcFG96XjRqKs-PNSSonJjzlR3b2I/s1600/DSC_0084.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEpN7dpf8ykTRm9EfvaoTWDugmEcvTMSoz1WM5uRiwewiTOxJma06GhmJrelFOsLgYjcEJh7e0HmxYtO8LFSyfGSdEjxbhwq-f50tp65uO0ev5_wIx0rvQHh3QuPG_t7lSa0B2s1e9gc/s400/IMGP0705.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526176183437609954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tummy Time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzz-5hQ6ISW2Iq0SutXRAz5IixBsK_PCrzyKbHXPH_2nCS3_zRSxnfG5Gp0Mu5VvDbthC7fIPchWBVgN3sfdjfzM2ss_WdZY1J5sVhJSJ-EubquE8wrRFX0xmLyCUvdSDD33imR6NdKA/s1600/IMGP0695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzz-5hQ6ISW2Iq0SutXRAz5IixBsK_PCrzyKbHXPH_2nCS3_zRSxnfG5Gp0Mu5VvDbthC7fIPchWBVgN3sfdjfzM2ss_WdZY1J5sVhJSJ-EubquE8wrRFX0xmLyCUvdSDD33imR6NdKA/s400/IMGP0695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526174288104019634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Her Johnny Jumper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqlyMTx82xj5pnE_8zIqx-muWwUce5rYoxH9StpTSVNdp_XI0Tbf53onMJFXN9pS0vBJ0Il3iimkxQ2VU4AGx-1MI7QzjniUiETui1W9hh5SiFbAvzgKhpofkCWIU1Z6_0MrxkiY6Gzs/s1600/IMGP0680.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqlyMTx82xj5pnE_8zIqx-muWwUce5rYoxH9StpTSVNdp_XI0Tbf53onMJFXN9pS0vBJ0Il3iimkxQ2VU4AGx-1MI7QzjniUiETui1W9hh5SiFbAvzgKhpofkCWIU1Z6_0MrxkiY6Gzs/s400/IMGP0680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526174282680197586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC2I7pMIQeHlXDnuUQkWfc3CQKRLEv9qqZAQhaPHMOOJJmy4jaIanEBfYyU0dj5BnVJphjX6BzXC8e6_iCw5y8EeqMQO8muX9Ai12iiEVIvGrAzwOrJyLUlbNXZrjQKLfuTyxqjnooY0/s1600/IMGP0671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC2I7pMIQeHlXDnuUQkWfc3CQKRLEv9qqZAQhaPHMOOJJmy4jaIanEBfYyU0dj5BnVJphjX6BzXC8e6_iCw5y8EeqMQO8muX9Ai12iiEVIvGrAzwOrJyLUlbNXZrjQKLfuTyxqjnooY0/s400/IMGP0671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526174278717486530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She loves bath time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbBCPpvfuLzurby-_hYcMclU7I5tcqeLibJpVHDRum-ymZkvg053DW3oU-PmUwrj9LY6fiERXWYeE7f-YZOJoPtkgzRVxBoDTiiAZlQhKJHTEbp6Umtff39XqYMRr593UlcAqaoLrvI0/s1600/IMGP0666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbBCPpvfuLzurby-_hYcMclU7I5tcqeLibJpVHDRum-ymZkvg053DW3oU-PmUwrj9LY6fiERXWYeE7f-YZOJoPtkgzRVxBoDTiiAZlQhKJHTEbp6Umtff39XqYMRr593UlcAqaoLrvI0/s400/IMGP0666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526174274060494866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3HP7fUysstVM2mOY4NlZbPwvEG7Yx-hncvWDnsvjorFHLf2qKRDnFxhH6feJfjBGj99_ea-Ize_fmcE3qsCsf5AmyDGXFw0M5mbXcZBKwcahmjObf34dihjjKXt0a-VIEGZ1Cq1qZvM/s1600/IMGP0649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3HP7fUysstVM2mOY4NlZbPwvEG7Yx-hncvWDnsvjorFHLf2qKRDnFxhH6feJfjBGj99_ea-Ize_fmcE3qsCsf5AmyDGXFw0M5mbXcZBKwcahmjObf34dihjjKXt0a-VIEGZ1Cq1qZvM/s400/IMGP0649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526174270382638770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is Ruby's first time meeting her Great Grandma Doornink.</div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-6126746251528324812010-09-27T17:40:00.001-07:002010-09-27T17:41:29.600-07:00So Precious<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUt9OXQdDmO-CB5KqnahrDCoQd72AUJpwlXzOeO4mf8n-GqBk4ULUwO-zJjiRoBL4Cw71pbd2-yCV0j9y6CXX2iwMs52Z_iQnyJ4WPQf9CKHFw2UL3ldVmitgNDTDEjNMgFR7jyRoNzo/s1600/_DSC0090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUt9OXQdDmO-CB5KqnahrDCoQd72AUJpwlXzOeO4mf8n-GqBk4ULUwO-zJjiRoBL4Cw71pbd2-yCV0j9y6CXX2iwMs52Z_iQnyJ4WPQf9CKHFw2UL3ldVmitgNDTDEjNMgFR7jyRoNzo/s400/_DSC0090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521758048943814706" /></a>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-368946052789630512010-09-27T17:19:00.000-07:002010-09-27T17:40:06.672-07:00Hi Everybody!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdoxn-GU8gqN8l4RegZ0a7w4nwlNYNM21jjX021YZgnHQ3_oiad8KlZNExXmMNyDZ_fxN4lTgB_PEF62jswSAIQyJKdlODFSOWHjRzaexzW1wXh8Slvo_17Y-PNgNSqQMXL3aiRIaduY/s1600/_DSC0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz8TcwtyfmuoZFWv6WyaT84AvPh3edSSc-bJUrH27RG_aghHDbi_CD9GG11OvhZyNMd0kaH9tWuAh2jNLeqfuBuWDAujugA8YvKr7mvDg10rhuma-6P48vmOnYq1AyCjDI-qd-E3plaE/s400/_DSC0076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521757495027629474" /></a>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-24866004788544976932010-08-24T18:12:00.000-07:002010-08-24T19:31:35.310-07:00More Cute Baby Photos!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKakvkWSpzv5fmi9Ujl35ENPZ6AaXXJekyk8rF5oIkwFXE-xid0z4W7zBIFVTjzT7_A5GTFlE_3Vka3Cd0RbYHRg4FmPgnybzZp_WwF9DjtItYAVE4um0XFMQUCjZGfUQA8ic_JcAC-Mw/s1600/DSC_0068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKakvkWSpzv5fmi9Ujl35ENPZ6AaXXJekyk8rF5oIkwFXE-xid0z4W7zBIFVTjzT7_A5GTFlE_3Vka3Cd0RbYHRg4FmPgnybzZp_WwF9DjtItYAVE4um0XFMQUCjZGfUQA8ic_JcAC-Mw/s400/DSC_0068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509154310145123730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She doesn't mind having two chins, for now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqAwTtRXn58utiLuRkflwXzostA7fGtodsJ8ucGV15tmzy8pkIGw6PS8f51TG5JbTjQQiutoR9qYw84z3iuAYWtZB-A6Du6JF6aO60TwRw0f3XeT5Ww9h_3xAQmrjpbceFSc8yzf9he0/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqAwTtRXn58utiLuRkflwXzostA7fGtodsJ8ucGV15tmzy8pkIGw6PS8f51TG5JbTjQQiutoR9qYw84z3iuAYWtZB-A6Du6JF6aO60TwRw0f3XeT5Ww9h_3xAQmrjpbceFSc8yzf9he0/s400/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509154299229850098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Big stretch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3KZK9q78JwbMPMEoWVDvsZpPLT3CJn-FbGPqPBHPJnAVJHi5qS52kV6CjJ9_wOG5HV2NaQAIG86D-i3AMdjNDIpvFlTV1XBSSOW4Rjy8F-td_bHgWmxu63qOzFa6fufbsQZn35fDk9Y/s1600/DSC_0041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3KZK9q78JwbMPMEoWVDvsZpPLT3CJn-FbGPqPBHPJnAVJHi5qS52kV6CjJ9_wOG5HV2NaQAIG86D-i3AMdjNDIpvFlTV1XBSSOW4Rjy8F-td_bHgWmxu63qOzFa6fufbsQZn35fDk9Y/s400/DSC_0041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509154285692558354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, she goes on the potty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlihN6-fLiQhxhPbO25FJr-vhE0N2DcnRumPzNnQ7FeUoDJ6WND-2PWPPgjYtEcgX1F1bgo-C3t9xa2Xhc-LGQaE5HsGMbTuDMxP8bx7ybi9YdLVL3azRALI_owlsnUWlSDRzT1QS9z7U/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlihN6-fLiQhxhPbO25FJr-vhE0N2DcnRumPzNnQ7FeUoDJ6WND-2PWPPgjYtEcgX1F1bgo-C3t9xa2Xhc-LGQaE5HsGMbTuDMxP8bx7ybi9YdLVL3azRALI_owlsnUWlSDRzT1QS9z7U/s400/DSC_0044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509154272412714290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Hey dad, do you mind passing me that newspaper over there? Thanks!"</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQ-Mir3fqUxd_O5YNJWkQqpLDFegRBWIvfIrSu0a3yuiJzsJH_aWIOF82mRw9i4ZqzjqcBCL2f6aY1E5CvwH7CEsMmRdqumLVsT6KcZGTbIAEFnQER3hYx5t9VirSjPf8OADFT7GW9cY/s1600/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQ-Mir3fqUxd_O5YNJWkQqpLDFegRBWIvfIrSu0a3yuiJzsJH_aWIOF82mRw9i4ZqzjqcBCL2f6aY1E5CvwH7CEsMmRdqumLVsT6KcZGTbIAEFnQER3hYx5t9VirSjPf8OADFT7GW9cY/s400/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509154263099000130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just can't go on...</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI-bveStD2rT_AursJxCVUUnvvsJwZLZCekAtO6zDZafFoBoqlLRjltV6H2mgd70suBwUQWMJCrkGK5H6XmneAE2KbEU1X_8vcc85dc-byLmPuzvLKcRPIhh0N2Qqez6Mu2KVEXVF-Y8/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI-bveStD2rT_AursJxCVUUnvvsJwZLZCekAtO6zDZafFoBoqlLRjltV6H2mgd70suBwUQWMJCrkGK5H6XmneAE2KbEU1X_8vcc85dc-byLmPuzvLKcRPIhh0N2Qqez6Mu2KVEXVF-Y8/s400/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509150917790731170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So fresh and clean...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5yLid5B3ysldfvKUkQctS1JPsNEQEb7EtIQj4pOsIkTAqa3bycNDj7csevZy1StEZk7dbhCaCAveN9ZyYRIQr3zRFPwEGkNOlhIkEgdcyqGpQrR79A_arIlQnjKh7bM3ZoJDgqihWnA/s1600/DSC_0025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5yLid5B3ysldfvKUkQctS1JPsNEQEb7EtIQj4pOsIkTAqa3bycNDj7csevZy1StEZk7dbhCaCAveN9ZyYRIQr3zRFPwEGkNOlhIkEgdcyqGpQrR79A_arIlQnjKh7bM3ZoJDgqihWnA/s400/DSC_0025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509150907472912930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chillin' in her personal tub...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtATd7HU4bK3T9gX_juXavp4IIJJIF5fohJ966r1UvPv4mFdwgM8fB4oZ1E9uzDdd7NmRuO9_Auid3diNOpALm9vt3tETbh2uPT2u6g0bUYcUTjOr6zgTWkffHVK5Zg4tyVRrDm5x7000/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtATd7HU4bK3T9gX_juXavp4IIJJIF5fohJ966r1UvPv4mFdwgM8fB4oZ1E9uzDdd7NmRuO9_Auid3diNOpALm9vt3tETbh2uPT2u6g0bUYcUTjOr6zgTWkffHVK5Zg4tyVRrDm5x7000/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509150899130117490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Great Granny Boothman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxX9NAOrpvtkSuN3qg1ialbDapeaeipg8qLFJMaao_lSA0GfK3Pyohia2Ns6Vy6pKytVVod_5_yQ00irYe0D0aT9-NObdHAAYkpKj7iIjynFpiLjGRaiPaZ0_OCEufau_bt0hGjtcPGk/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxX9NAOrpvtkSuN3qg1ialbDapeaeipg8qLFJMaao_lSA0GfK3Pyohia2Ns6Vy6pKytVVod_5_yQ00irYe0D0aT9-NObdHAAYkpKj7iIjynFpiLjGRaiPaZ0_OCEufau_bt0hGjtcPGk/s400/DSC_0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509150885573999938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"How do you like my new outfit Boothgrandma?"</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NBKm8m4zNBBORFMNA8QN99FUKgRgd_qBDMEkXNgb-iK_s44q2JE2OfAimf_s-xb5yNGqjS8rJEAuod1K2ERM9-a11Ma_p5Dxz8qDBOZvbzr92UPTVDyp-uxFGhv52BoNqZzkWx1c0g8/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NBKm8m4zNBBORFMNA8QN99FUKgRgd_qBDMEkXNgb-iK_s44q2JE2OfAimf_s-xb5yNGqjS8rJEAuod1K2ERM9-a11Ma_p5Dxz8qDBOZvbzr92UPTVDyp-uxFGhv52BoNqZzkWx1c0g8/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509150871652504370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"I like it too!"</div></div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-12266007637206184582010-07-28T21:52:00.000-07:002010-07-28T22:06:13.021-07:00A Baby in a Bumbo<div>Here are some more photos of our precious daughter, Ruby.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLBf3z6L4aZnkgfqezI1ekvmmsLhKlBklQNYrhcPwgolO9_KXAY2scwOM7Tww2rwUTlKP8KVYWsCWx3PRJb1yTi3nrzp9MEI7Iec6PHC3g0gjK_dQZSWPbB00EA1VZpjWVNao78noDwE/s1600/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLBf3z6L4aZnkgfqezI1ekvmmsLhKlBklQNYrhcPwgolO9_KXAY2scwOM7Tww2rwUTlKP8KVYWsCWx3PRJb1yTi3nrzp9MEI7Iec6PHC3g0gjK_dQZSWPbB00EA1VZpjWVNao78noDwE/s400/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499188584312237266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rocking a doo rag.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInwu542tkM_zHUc45ZE0MfSmtz4z4Fi3Xq09HaCGlgKdE3Vfb5MKbN0m-3EmAZ80T82pMCdMJQg4hdk_kYxn7XisctajO1V8HqZr-gojmTrQJJaaUwbTtCEGHhK6MAdfwnvHZKTc3E30/s1600/DSC_0030.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowke1CS4kFggveEtoKJXQPHDomhM3TIrh35SHoShNGjPyZyM4p2Zsic-6jrlsPokAMlLLR0te9cOAq3u5qWmEgy7SrskmVfS7GYdRW3EmZ_4JdeSnq0BoeYzIankBDiCS79V8d_YJ9Ks/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowke1CS4kFggveEtoKJXQPHDomhM3TIrh35SHoShNGjPyZyM4p2Zsic-6jrlsPokAMlLLR0te9cOAq3u5qWmEgy7SrskmVfS7GYdRW3EmZ_4JdeSnq0BoeYzIankBDiCS79V8d_YJ9Ks/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499188564849116962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to her Bumbo, Ruby can sit upright and yawn while this clever device does most of the work.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInwu542tkM_zHUc45ZE0MfSmtz4z4Fi3Xq09HaCGlgKdE3Vfb5MKbN0m-3EmAZ80T82pMCdMJQg4hdk_kYxn7XisctajO1V8HqZr-gojmTrQJJaaUwbTtCEGHhK6MAdfwnvHZKTc3E30/s400/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499188577118944978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not a yawn.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r96lbyDTWafl2HKT1PrqIA6WHD_7IkXfpdi8bqvkJwjXKWThCiXN1uptMyvClWMwv4oNFVAC13EaJ5A8520kpmLYKO0UfRBXL94AXXW91eWUy5EhJwc8VCTNOmSziXEhp9kf8w6pgxk/s1600/DSC_0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r96lbyDTWafl2HKT1PrqIA6WHD_7IkXfpdi8bqvkJwjXKWThCiXN1uptMyvClWMwv4oNFVAC13EaJ5A8520kpmLYKO0UfRBXL94AXXW91eWUy5EhJwc8VCTNOmSziXEhp9kf8w6pgxk/s400/DSC_0103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499188557985753778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Stretching Baby.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IaxpYVD4bGvNL66AOefofQA1_4tCvNfl5bFj86C5vLqIu215UZpemaG6voRCK8eaMl1V4SdGltmym0BRAo9sDsbnOYcVNGDnpCf8tRza3sly7hzFt3-1VqLCgFXt6SS8xvAaDA4luiU/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IaxpYVD4bGvNL66AOefofQA1_4tCvNfl5bFj86C5vLqIu215UZpemaG6voRCK8eaMl1V4SdGltmym0BRAo9sDsbnOYcVNGDnpCf8tRza3sly7hzFt3-1VqLCgFXt6SS8xvAaDA4luiU/s400/DSC_0108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499188545344669858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Snoozing in the car seat.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-79049686017800505352010-07-13T21:56:00.001-07:002010-07-13T22:09:44.025-07:00More Photos Of Ruby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpdAdipXo06PJvp8nMH3rE94yEALewKSq3UBAy70B77aFOQv-NUhK3Skw8PyArDfw9rdGDR1L6XnmdlWokWoj4uSJ2OC9kDTH0paZUrd_qEWdlfSiHuOUSDorccy5fzXimENmPNMcXY8/s1600/DSC_0041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpdAdipXo06PJvp8nMH3rE94yEALewKSq3UBAy70B77aFOQv-NUhK3Skw8PyArDfw9rdGDR1L6XnmdlWokWoj4uSJ2OC9kDTH0paZUrd_qEWdlfSiHuOUSDorccy5fzXimENmPNMcXY8/s400/DSC_0041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493623587413369122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EIAO8FuHTFte7afSHbAuJ7L5RL8tiBQo8R9sBUWeLaZ0nRXAQlEp6erZ0iJDgyznojgxB5mJLbX6CWRZQk-baCRrFQJtcjWvImNQqext1JoN2phyuFPJXRqBrmKurBWS7UoXjd6Dqwk/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EIAO8FuHTFte7afSHbAuJ7L5RL8tiBQo8R9sBUWeLaZ0nRXAQlEp6erZ0iJDgyznojgxB5mJLbX6CWRZQk-baCRrFQJtcjWvImNQqext1JoN2phyuFPJXRqBrmKurBWS7UoXjd6Dqwk/s400/DSC_0065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493623576714465970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7AdR2BtI7ia3XtMmxNEJpET5qfitrKdLF2yeURknQwUL0tNPv4fHiPQ8viX0mwOiI3S6_PLX37bUlMzvK0iD2Ulcgfaiugm_hdJVMna9NYnJIiKymh_ONVUab5e9B05HPwXIxCY37LY/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7AdR2BtI7ia3XtMmxNEJpET5qfitrKdLF2yeURknQwUL0tNPv4fHiPQ8viX0mwOiI3S6_PLX37bUlMzvK0iD2Ulcgfaiugm_hdJVMna9NYnJIiKymh_ONVUab5e9B05HPwXIxCY37LY/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493623565511383922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoA9U7RwvyWdUZRl9G2R4bXOA8LjQnf8j1TaNAAupXLOcljWytg_wzfGo78eaHltlfFMQXDiUmfwJo1XJRRpA4CgV1iE3UwPZpVdchf05VKi9TteFX6OWnuaqQ2KKYD0fXKhPVZ5dQx0/s1600/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoA9U7RwvyWdUZRl9G2R4bXOA8LjQnf8j1TaNAAupXLOcljWytg_wzfGo78eaHltlfFMQXDiUmfwJo1XJRRpA4CgV1iE3UwPZpVdchf05VKi9TteFX6OWnuaqQ2KKYD0fXKhPVZ5dQx0/s400/DSC_0048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493623554338750914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy9-oyok6HNkhDPqCigP2u_6smQIkD-i7UYZx_PwsK0GfomGvIWlUcELNjQVK-m3gGe0QTAA3OlxQZr9fS_ANU-OpDTTuhYEpT98PyAZiAEq2JPNpzE209HRYuH3vVGf7BEJyVH-LGng/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy9-oyok6HNkhDPqCigP2u_6smQIkD-i7UYZx_PwsK0GfomGvIWlUcELNjQVK-m3gGe0QTAA3OlxQZr9fS_ANU-OpDTTuhYEpT98PyAZiAEq2JPNpzE209HRYuH3vVGf7BEJyVH-LGng/s400/DSC_0037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493623548204946882" /></a>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-16089249316554462022010-06-29T14:28:00.000-07:002010-06-29T15:48:53.834-07:00More Ruby<div style="text-align: left;">I'll start with the update:</div><div><br /></div><div>Jane and I are back home. We ended up staying 3 days in the hospital. Jane had lost a lot of blood after the delivery and the doctor decided to order a blood transfusion. It was actually pretty nice to stay in the hospital where people bring food to my wife and help her get up whenever she needs it. My parents both work at Deaconess, so it was nice to have them able to easily pay us visits. Jane's family come up also to see their first niece/grandchild. Our church has also been great by providing us with meals every night since we've been back. What a blessing!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now for more pictures:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4Fa-fdFtbEvSZ5t6ja250ohH0GLtwaFwi2Yzr3A5ZVZZF-DQ4LGU9Xx8OWGGdDYIySui49zd3X2kAhcg-vcs7N1PJBJWnpQFOtGvxO-xluXm1EpyyaT9sqSXchimuYJlyIVDSQDMEfc/s400/DSC_0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488317710441770018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Ruby Roxanne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i0n_bvWdMe0Dmag8jRT0MOwD1-7WCZgMLUEyvRQ2hJijf2PnElajuhk2r_uT2C7L-h_G1_mENSZx7rID5Mrk26Li71EtmwTX8RcSj4rDPNPKhXJjYSOPeXWXgPeflgmI9K_YLs_MqF8/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488317723982647986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandpa Gross.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_-xy_WC8lMj2wdQdrppxu26Pwb_imvOxplovSTAB1nyUXof2Yeei2mSrQryTZ4nRQz2ODFiBvw3Y0vasBlDXwAFskEY6XA6CHIyiN9OCfsxWLbPeynihDIfvE4JDS1XyBH-qEztFxcQ/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_-xy_WC8lMj2wdQdrppxu26Pwb_imvOxplovSTAB1nyUXof2Yeei2mSrQryTZ4nRQz2ODFiBvw3Y0vasBlDXwAFskEY6XA6CHIyiN9OCfsxWLbPeynihDIfvE4JDS1XyBH-qEztFxcQ/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488317733762799810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma Gross.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1pAQeFnskKL1djCEZ3ss0o-jv2nr5_o8EycHs9G-p5mTvvNLVoE5ulGI9zBR3x9znf4avoEtty1wkAdc-QVFcdwtCNcrqD1UDN9ITFuREDQYiGqUQ95jiMgbooKadhLvQX110V18x8Y/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1pAQeFnskKL1djCEZ3ss0o-jv2nr5_o8EycHs9G-p5mTvvNLVoE5ulGI9zBR3x9znf4avoEtty1wkAdc-QVFcdwtCNcrqD1UDN9ITFuREDQYiGqUQ95jiMgbooKadhLvQX110V18x8Y/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488317742647328530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Nicole.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZrVG20849832Rlf1_KKbSh5qdjuo8YeQwH02zF1XE_ocB1KaF38idJzsFNcPsE1K18uYeQLbkucJkaPezxmvuKe6WlT1fkPk6HgAgv2g-iqdk-ORGtyJIY8M0GUEwo68IsTZ2XxDgDY/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZrVG20849832Rlf1_KKbSh5qdjuo8YeQwH02zF1XE_ocB1KaF38idJzsFNcPsE1K18uYeQLbkucJkaPezxmvuKe6WlT1fkPk6HgAgv2g-iqdk-ORGtyJIY8M0GUEwo68IsTZ2XxDgDY/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488317753429916450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Charity and Uncle Noah. Noah is the first in his kindergarten class to be an uncle.</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;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Sawo8pAz590vjHbNMWBgd1iTa2MAoAj-11jgywDj2DRmeq5PgnABMjPRZ5x1_I9DlUWRCbKVGyGb_za9E377hgw92nw2NgT4PQe6tNVrGhqaTB0sMwv_ANiQEQT5_eRUkBLPUzzKm4E/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Sawo8pAz590vjHbNMWBgd1iTa2MAoAj-11jgywDj2DRmeq5PgnABMjPRZ5x1_I9DlUWRCbKVGyGb_za9E377hgw92nw2NgT4PQe6tNVrGhqaTB0sMwv_ANiQEQT5_eRUkBLPUzzKm4E/s400/DSC_0045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488322068591370498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Emily.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCH81y1LSrhhSEX6mqR6YzDQgpKfrjeDE2x5R3oK9y2AuMUK81ZqY_K367Ct6lm6MbS7RT2-Jms48piG1CopQ4AimxtbQUp8zxbKQQlQsxyvafAICqug8G9ipaY0iZnusOW7IsLGRdiE/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCH81y1LSrhhSEX6mqR6YzDQgpKfrjeDE2x5R3oK9y2AuMUK81ZqY_K367Ct6lm6MbS7RT2-Jms48piG1CopQ4AimxtbQUp8zxbKQQlQsxyvafAICqug8G9ipaY0iZnusOW7IsLGRdiE/s400/DSC_0054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488322105463152514" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a>Auntie Anne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfa0Qc-fr-HpGX8huRtmck64Lod18M7y6scE_pXBPrH8y927lfQmlW4Q5mhQ6QcauZj_zCDdXxtj75GkDzq4FbXZohTohchBU7zdsgi2MD17gasJqtGXqkRhIZrtAgBLHzIeC4IDNBNM/s1600/DSC_0046.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfa0Qc-fr-HpGX8huRtmck64Lod18M7y6scE_pXBPrH8y927lfQmlW4Q5mhQ6QcauZj_zCDdXxtj75GkDzq4FbXZohTohchBU7zdsgi2MD17gasJqtGXqkRhIZrtAgBLHzIeC4IDNBNM/s400/DSC_0046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488322078734800674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a>Aunt Mercy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRwy2gr_gkjaMM1IyQfZT33LqNSkLibPGbKnPDT5ch_dAlLEh4hDHl2wFE7NONW3F6HRCYeRiKz1XvUX6eeQ1vkM6W1JbzQ0zsyom1dPJggGqh3PIyzyX6wu_WqEUF9HCLJNYvbb3H04/s1600/DSC_0115.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTX-8Um7r4UT1kT0-xOCEFgrsJ5sIwkLYestNFFD7m_KWIyE-2QgZVRafMSneIzyiv6eUxe_Dd-jcDxIUs_jPkjnW5hcuc_wc-mzNAsCeoHc-ONqW6d6JxVKy8IUHZ-DAq-gcosd-V_4/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTX-8Um7r4UT1kT0-xOCEFgrsJ5sIwkLYestNFFD7m_KWIyE-2QgZVRafMSneIzyiv6eUxe_Dd-jcDxIUs_jPkjnW5hcuc_wc-mzNAsCeoHc-ONqW6d6JxVKy8IUHZ-DAq-gcosd-V_4/s400/DSC_0078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488325831069798786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a>Uncle Tim and Aunt Hilary. You guys are next!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumg6qi6fF-zX8knZ6RCBkaCBnOFrHQ5eumtUVX-rAhLLZgctWyQyTC1XB1HCYfBsruIz68EM1Lg3cmzX9RE1F43SwnZ34P2Q-ilnUOxZFLsSx39d8pleeGgc28UFE9tNsnmy0r507uno/s1600/DSC_0077.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumg6qi6fF-zX8knZ6RCBkaCBnOFrHQ5eumtUVX-rAhLLZgctWyQyTC1XB1HCYfBsruIz68EM1Lg3cmzX9RE1F43SwnZ34P2Q-ilnUOxZFLsSx39d8pleeGgc28UFE9tNsnmy0r507uno/s400/DSC_0077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488325823028107138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a>Can you see the family resemblance?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijE1rzqWnWwYqkCSBm3rDBO2L2TEoojf0KYPnwqq0nDkaTIpiNMWMecG8NWF-an60sKu7xEWMH-31UkkYHiUmF3oHPg8EymYFXCzkPhKV80BjrySRH1pxoqwIHkJp288IZrervQOPvsTo/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijE1rzqWnWwYqkCSBm3rDBO2L2TEoojf0KYPnwqq0nDkaTIpiNMWMecG8NWF-an60sKu7xEWMH-31UkkYHiUmF3oHPg8EymYFXCzkPhKV80BjrySRH1pxoqwIHkJp288IZrervQOPvsTo/s400/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488325812527730514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a>Uncle Peter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrUG9OrKwK6XslNjDANWjM7sM4DQeIMo4NtZnESKVQyjEmni92lQdr9DptqQ7OnY1iD912imZBzJNXx8WKAL2kM5fEcHW9ZPA91GYHmc_ccAI3BGcyqeMno1pOFIld3laxLa6xHrq-EE/s1600/DSC_0056.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrUG9OrKwK6XslNjDANWjM7sM4DQeIMo4NtZnESKVQyjEmni92lQdr9DptqQ7OnY1iD912imZBzJNXx8WKAL2kM5fEcHW9ZPA91GYHmc_ccAI3BGcyqeMno1pOFIld3laxLa6xHrq-EE/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488325802746860274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Boothgrandmama.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRwy2gr_gkjaMM1IyQfZT33LqNSkLibPGbKnPDT5ch_dAlLEh4hDHl2wFE7NONW3F6HRCYeRiKz1XvUX6eeQ1vkM6W1JbzQ0zsyom1dPJggGqh3PIyzyX6wu_WqEUF9HCLJNYvbb3H04/s400/DSC_0115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488325838908964610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby feet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo9wUdgKsAbMPzrzIPCmKz5KaeBYRFhubizaEBFoh1RpiOYlLusx9gH2RHsTXSAHtTJL421smkzsl4TpQfNx8k_f3O4fETL43gsjSFg37IWklQxvKSmIsy7m_1FXsW6sRf-Srex2akjU/s1600/DSC_0138.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo9wUdgKsAbMPzrzIPCmKz5KaeBYRFhubizaEBFoh1RpiOYlLusx9gH2RHsTXSAHtTJL421smkzsl4TpQfNx8k_f3O4fETL43gsjSFg37IWklQxvKSmIsy7m_1FXsW6sRf-Srex2akjU/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488328621409544898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a>Looking cute. Thanks Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue for the wonderful car seat!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJYv32AvMgc_OKhzhyphenhyphenqkbLbT8Tm5b5G4l6a-yQVSv6sus6WsW0ZXhTRSscGujkDRzVss26gZjxnO7L6fnuT32zIQBf_uyjXDsLlN1CvDg_EetQ0aOCH8w9ZJ9kVLEA5Al1lfnkJXx3DA/s1600/DSC_0141.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJYv32AvMgc_OKhzhyphenhyphenqkbLbT8Tm5b5G4l6a-yQVSv6sus6WsW0ZXhTRSscGujkDRzVss26gZjxnO7L6fnuT32zIQBf_uyjXDsLlN1CvDg_EetQ0aOCH8w9ZJ9kVLEA5Al1lfnkJXx3DA/s400/DSC_0141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488328607964424674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a>Granddad Boothman.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPV7-66hHnTAL0CAXIFYXYlD39cJ9xPT11JrKsMV_t3HscDuXTCSGbOk1jasLDf3_gCSGXVrY9KolnJS8dVhU-W8Z9Tx-jAQz1Q3Hqob8HhgpZQPhhcCWHP3lHa6GjTuKxbRMYpz_gBo/s1600/DSC_0136.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPV7-66hHnTAL0CAXIFYXYlD39cJ9xPT11JrKsMV_t3HscDuXTCSGbOk1jasLDf3_gCSGXVrY9KolnJS8dVhU-W8Z9Tx-jAQz1Q3Hqob8HhgpZQPhhcCWHP3lHa6GjTuKxbRMYpz_gBo/s400/DSC_0136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488328600655042770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a>She already likes to listen to music.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDldYeq7tEAeLwk0Yi5lJ8a8qjNqUKxmTYrt0lhyphenhyphenCXAmknZ39oiGIvDKvDLYD7DMoAmaCqZTgc-DL8emdjLrPxf1scVD43G-N7hBEdzyUxFycqwAO1AU-YdPIHTCCrxugp0iCcPSS8Gzs/s1600/DSC_0107.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDldYeq7tEAeLwk0Yi5lJ8a8qjNqUKxmTYrt0lhyphenhyphenCXAmknZ39oiGIvDKvDLYD7DMoAmaCqZTgc-DL8emdjLrPxf1scVD43G-N7hBEdzyUxFycqwAO1AU-YdPIHTCCrxugp0iCcPSS8Gzs/s400/DSC_0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488328590963446082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's good to be home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIFkDJMq2LlyIvHbDuIqT_npFfIDL5ek-2dfzg_xe-PzNKgVrVt0fDnm19MOX3YdSSYQRJ769Uti9SbXwMeEvEg0W8Kw-b4V_z_qNTBxnSO-Bpx3ZlMPwd4alkiDcISpjQ-fM4r3M7SY/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIFkDJMq2LlyIvHbDuIqT_npFfIDL5ek-2dfzg_xe-PzNKgVrVt0fDnm19MOX3YdSSYQRJ769Uti9SbXwMeEvEg0W8Kw-b4V_z_qNTBxnSO-Bpx3ZlMPwd4alkiDcISpjQ-fM4r3M7SY/s400/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488330942430025234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a>Aren't they both so pretty?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFUDC90Jrwimb0cKOF4EB1inT31Lp07brmViuWly2TwIL0Qs-_SgvnedFQID9SPv78JIO0ZIRqsMrdkngEnk92cYuY6Z6BYy0kUmgUm8bYvtuEVUspVGH2iSlR8LASk3DoUAj8ukTMFM/s1600/DSC_0133.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFUDC90Jrwimb0cKOF4EB1inT31Lp07brmViuWly2TwIL0Qs-_SgvnedFQID9SPv78JIO0ZIRqsMrdkngEnk92cYuY6Z6BYy0kUmgUm8bYvtuEVUspVGH2iSlR8LASk3DoUAj8ukTMFM/s400/DSC_0133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488330929697505106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they?</div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-59734489461572782262010-06-21T12:44:00.000-07:002010-06-21T13:09:05.249-07:00Ruby Roxanne Gross<div style="text-align: left;">Jane delivered a healthy baby girl this morning at 8:04 AM. The labor went very well. Ruby weighs in at 8 pounds, 8 ounces, 20 3/4 inches long. Jane required some medical attention immediately following the delivery but she is doing well now. Jane is glad not to be pregnant anymore. All three of us are just about due for some rest. More to come!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzdVTcQv7GWEU8y2ZGyMbKX-csJyEBVDOVXb3i0uuEkRdyPbO4KIHTuYeVz6PiszWIK5Pead71IQgdVAH_LT0kLvNDlUTMrckO6F2we0-kTlh2A3ObTb2LfQwjssvmnuzk8VVEsf6lMQ/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485315814481326738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Ci2p9-Hc19s-DHeBNdf4mf8qsvtcoKzf3HkLD2idkImP-uCdC_Qt2iuhq6-DKH-lvDNYMoG_EdW2IH5GMoCEeOaamgxDAbCwmeUA67V2T1_2Ar58q30x1KsOhkqbE7M3Zvn5YuJSDQ/s400/DSC_0033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485315824217137362" />Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-60879326805514158332010-02-25T14:18:00.001-08:002010-02-25T14:36:32.696-08:00Riverside State Park<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpYQwfv10ZdHFWLDvipjqIel4SCUhJqVAgD9zd0_kQ9CmNXO8ufMU24Wxgb6bnq_tHXtPwEfJE19djYZ8tH_x9ceCOfhdiwjZQ9wLtXqqylyY5Cae2Kvzz4s_2H-o0noxr8zSLuolM20/s1600-h/DSC_0065.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JpWea28-YvSNUEH-FNzsfMNeyTu_C_lku4GQOn1JgEtUoSJq6Ef7TrVbjDdfHs8GWuZBLMMpKb7H56742mYUhCsmI1qRlX5Y1TxSvwP1hXFdiixcVyot4gydvbN3ChR3F_u19fXTdeY/s400/DSC_0157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442310202893232450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some shots I snapped off while I was on a refreshing walk in Riverside State Park. I'd never gone exploring there before but I will definitely go back. It's scenic and only a few minutes from our house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYl06kgNOOGUysA9wcP_d6vdtKgSeSmDwHQFSyhxTWqVfxiDvfHFfHZWe5MfFKY_CSr3ONWIEq4HHXgZT9XOwGPHARIuHqoNwqYWGL561VACtcI7zfEUsuFGFoxxYmqIgvmLF7tpEJtt0/s1600-h/DSC_0117.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYl06kgNOOGUysA9wcP_d6vdtKgSeSmDwHQFSyhxTWqVfxiDvfHFfHZWe5MfFKY_CSr3ONWIEq4HHXgZT9XOwGPHARIuHqoNwqYWGL561VACtcI7zfEUsuFGFoxxYmqIgvmLF7tpEJtt0/s1600-h/DSC_0117.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYl06kgNOOGUysA9wcP_d6vdtKgSeSmDwHQFSyhxTWqVfxiDvfHFfHZWe5MfFKY_CSr3ONWIEq4HHXgZT9XOwGPHARIuHqoNwqYWGL561VACtcI7zfEUsuFGFoxxYmqIgvmLF7tpEJtt0/s400/DSC_0117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442310230297287602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Spokane river.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpYQwfv10ZdHFWLDvipjqIel4SCUhJqVAgD9zd0_kQ9CmNXO8ufMU24Wxgb6bnq_tHXtPwEfJE19djYZ8tH_x9ceCOfhdiwjZQ9wLtXqqylyY5Cae2Kvzz4s_2H-o0noxr8zSLuolM20/s400/DSC_0065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442313287677971714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The woods.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hz8eE6gEaRLibdG7CSQlyfohIfE9SypYNmllwiHOxz32SxptsQlfSMgj9dXyapeewqdd4DgDseGjkpa7JS54QMqR-1Ng6WdrnjOa_B-oYp8nQgFzrrn0hTnXtHN8NDncyYqoGJJ9Ppc/s1600-h/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hz8eE6gEaRLibdG7CSQlyfohIfE9SypYNmllwiHOxz32SxptsQlfSMgj9dXyapeewqdd4DgDseGjkpa7JS54QMqR-1Ng6WdrnjOa_B-oYp8nQgFzrrn0hTnXtHN8NDncyYqoGJJ9Ppc/s400/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442310221573776258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A leaf.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUnNNcIp5tlEkDh4tmZejNvA5mBf3fNl7hMzDSy8PZE41fdpALz9UatFlY6Zfoe90NLHhpbldrzhiXL77zkRPHAgW2Pi7FF70E5AcIXIlkfnyVJCuEhUsVRc_YQP9kE_q4mJur_Cmicg/s1600-h/DSC_0094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUnNNcIp5tlEkDh4tmZejNvA5mBf3fNl7hMzDSy8PZE41fdpALz9UatFlY6Zfoe90NLHhpbldrzhiXL77zkRPHAgW2Pi7FF70E5AcIXIlkfnyVJCuEhUsVRc_YQP9kE_q4mJur_Cmicg/s400/DSC_0094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442310211894444754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A rock.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JpWea28-YvSNUEH-FNzsfMNeyTu_C_lku4GQOn1JgEtUoSJq6Ef7TrVbjDdfHs8GWuZBLMMpKb7H56742mYUhCsmI1qRlX5Y1TxSvwP1hXFdiixcVyot4gydvbN3ChR3F_u19fXTdeY/s1600-h/DSC_0157.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ0Y4p4GQRpHH1L1DGd8crsEDbrXMU3opLi5EH11ALJBEsvujxNDXoXWZ9FbU2e2SwiQA3tHrhnn0qDWqVeEWllcuRZHB2kdg4QJPLzCdfZZaTQSEOOxwu0XuNeyROo-h3rDH9BHWhaA/s1600-h/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ0Y4p4GQRpHH1L1DGd8crsEDbrXMU3opLi5EH11ALJBEsvujxNDXoXWZ9FbU2e2SwiQA3tHrhnn0qDWqVeEWllcuRZHB2kdg4QJPLzCdfZZaTQSEOOxwu0XuNeyROo-h3rDH9BHWhaA/s400/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442310194074422786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A piece of moss.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEjI6lP-TDPrXQ89o1qt67Me1Nn-KmlZlrEOPVsqTrdR2u1J4nIB_iD71WDC1C0qtUt0OTMkap6KjDTCh9g7N53S2yN2yGKM4dO6rL47z-jAfjyi1ZbjqbBCGEo3xPFrRF_yQE0QkBeg/s1600-h/DSC_0113.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEjI6lP-TDPrXQ89o1qt67Me1Nn-KmlZlrEOPVsqTrdR2u1J4nIB_iD71WDC1C0qtUt0OTMkap6KjDTCh9g7N53S2yN2yGKM4dO6rL47z-jAfjyi1ZbjqbBCGEo3xPFrRF_yQE0QkBeg/s1600-h/DSC_0113.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEjI6lP-TDPrXQ89o1qt67Me1Nn-KmlZlrEOPVsqTrdR2u1J4nIB_iD71WDC1C0qtUt0OTMkap6KjDTCh9g7N53S2yN2yGKM4dO6rL47z-jAfjyi1ZbjqbBCGEo3xPFrRF_yQE0QkBeg/s400/DSC_0113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442311863982434194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 165px; " /></a>A footbridge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY61eoSuxAN0Bre56RnTwqsDCGjCacC-58mwWAXcjb6PkIRtFE4YqNcOi7wmFk3PFqREbc2ZClDbtHI19ikagM1xQ2d792kJIBYb-WRtZJAnZ_th-UKP7BPMzSUUFG9Y8cW1mgzM3Jm0/s1600-h/DSC_0151.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY61eoSuxAN0Bre56RnTwqsDCGjCacC-58mwWAXcjb6PkIRtFE4YqNcOi7wmFk3PFqREbc2ZClDbtHI19ikagM1xQ2d792kJIBYb-WRtZJAnZ_th-UKP7BPMzSUUFG9Y8cW1mgzM3Jm0/s400/DSC_0151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442311888783598978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue skies over downtown Spokane. It was a beautiful, springlike day.</div></div></div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-56280589956599088962010-02-06T19:41:00.000-08:002010-02-06T20:27:04.746-08:00My life has changed a lot!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe9VmgbXd9hI6FQmQ4b0MAWzK1JR2SxywglkmqZD-G54BPPJ6SVDhefz9MAp1-vCOo32aE3mOGEWG-1J0Q2Yj3jHBoomYqvgNBFbt37A-p2ce4fmwhB5dUIgWaI6fMTXgSUsbCy4HgNM/s1600-h/IMGP0457.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uD9fzIl78KAyWpC3H781TED0oeD0XmT-ky54wsgi5g3tArS9aiygBv880X96PUwa-b3ze4kzbIS4VB6noGwo1G6Wf6JMCF2oBE3faLv2m4umCt7DYPVRhLOpe5KRXkdDi13fKF92xz4/s1600-h/_DSC0086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uD9fzIl78KAyWpC3H781TED0oeD0XmT-ky54wsgi5g3tArS9aiygBv880X96PUwa-b3ze4kzbIS4VB6noGwo1G6Wf6JMCF2oBE3faLv2m4umCt7DYPVRhLOpe5KRXkdDi13fKF92xz4/s400/_DSC0086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435342366434591058" /></a><br /><div>Blogging is easy when I know I don't have any readers. I haven't posted in a looooong time, but there isn't anybody who really cares. And that's nice to know. I'd like, however, for this to be a place where I can post to more often since I am no longer on the facebook or the myspace. Maybe if you bug me about not being on these social networks maybe I'll direct you to this blog. So if that's why you're reading this I'll give you an update...</div><div><br /></div><div>My life has changed a lot. Since my last post I finished school, got a part-time professional job editing and mixing audio for radio and TV commercials, got engaged, moved, got married, am expecting a child with my new wife (and all in that order). My wife is the fabulous Jane (formerly) Boothman. She is pregnant with a little girl, due to be born June 19th. Our wedding day was September 19th (you do the math). We are living in West Central Spokane in a small little apartment and very happy to be doing so. We've decided early on that debt-free is the way to be, so we had a ceremonial cutting of my credit card, are living within our means, and are paying off our student loan debts. And all this on my part-time wages! God has been a fountainhead of sufficiency for us, both financially and spiritually. We are a part of the Vintage Faith Community, a small but growing church that is part of the Acts 29 network. My job is at a small, family business called Mortimore Productions. I have been learning a lot during my time there. When I say it's a small business I mean 2.5 regular employees and a handful of freelancers when a given job requires it. I make up the ".5" of that 2.5 figure, which means I get to wear a lot of hats and learn as much as I can daily about all the non-audio aspects of the business. As a result, I have a growing fascination for the arts of filmmaking and photography. However, my favorite new art is the art of being married. We read a lot of books prior to our nuptials and found many of them unhelpful. My advice to others would be simply to take the plunge, learn what the Bible says concerning marriage, and then, as you go, seek to be taught of God what those passages actually mean.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe9VmgbXd9hI6FQmQ4b0MAWzK1JR2SxywglkmqZD-G54BPPJ6SVDhefz9MAp1-vCOo32aE3mOGEWG-1J0Q2Yj3jHBoomYqvgNBFbt37A-p2ce4fmwhB5dUIgWaI6fMTXgSUsbCy4HgNM/s400/IMGP0457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435350264578402338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-60662672336002589502008-08-31T23:48:00.001-07:002008-08-31T23:59:34.174-07:00The First Loaf<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's simple really. After returning from Europe I've developed an appropriate dissatisfaction with the garden variety Wonder Bread that populates the shelves of the local bread aisle. The Artisan breads from the grocery store bakery aren't bad, but what could be more fresh, cost-effective, and personally enriching than baking your own. Here is a picture of my first loaf of bread. It made for a good learning experience and tastes pretty good too. It's a basic white bread with a bowl of oatmeal added to the dough. Thanks Jane for the swell idea! It's a hit.<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJg4-JFY6tZ664iLdcuhjzeL4PBH4qyWANqnAFG_sXL6J8xh10KO9pmoXnG1F-Y0pBOLFct7rf3Fmjd_64lSbeCJX61JPjeMV4WdbNx8Gi3nhLS9CFaYvnxeIuRiUhwy3JfYeENPQIcU/s1600-h/IMGP0317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJg4-JFY6tZ664iLdcuhjzeL4PBH4qyWANqnAFG_sXL6J8xh10KO9pmoXnG1F-Y0pBOLFct7rf3Fmjd_64lSbeCJX61JPjeMV4WdbNx8Gi3nhLS9CFaYvnxeIuRiUhwy3JfYeENPQIcU/s320/IMGP0317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240942289407963682" /></a>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-76167147080558400502008-08-26T23:06:00.000-07:002008-08-26T23:32:33.356-07:00Europe: Dzierzoniow<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our first task upon arriving in Europe was to aid/teach an English Camp in Dzierzoniow, Poland. This was a difficult week for Jane and I. There was also a tent revival going on in Bielawa (a neighboring town) during the evenings. Our schedule afforded no time for us to recover from jet lag. Regardless, the Lord strengthened our bodies and we were able to be effective during the camp and had a great time getting acquainted with the Polish kids.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7YnJCbS4jmbBVPQw0KXo5ulNyyllyUj8BEaV2HXpwRC89kYP1JEBsQOCniGPSpLgVF_8BypLQL6PuHctizspj8I-feI5Y90rgxk8prOjhZlkoor0rm86EEeKz32813kXvPJFXLIsV3s/s320/IMGP0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239078534726912482" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is the bed I slept on. There is a pretty busy street outside that window. It made for an effective alarm clock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyIYVIZ3wFkBzVF0BzKWJnqs0HKTyc2ur2hOP2nuTlYrCvW7O7_SwL6aqvjhAwkC-f6AcgnPO0XgcQX7fwJr522lzb9HIwasTgBfJ9nD8BTUIpfeogHZsslkY2uRIvf49D-7dT_ByL2Q/s320/IMGP0019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239077395518104226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are some of the leaders doing the motions to "Dip Dip." This was one of the favorite camp songs for the kids.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mfNj2WEtkDa1vf0u-ckaCJQwsZJePywirPjBJM1notQkG2RnzlK7V75B3IX38R55u6tnMBcpznyl4jjsKuRhiXHoJJmBYVFP10FkxEbzO9vqoxzpIYBMY0IDZg66VWxx4yvGmNm_Tkc/s320/IMGP0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239077996524428578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is one of the Polish boys from my group. His name is Maciek. Each group had a name and my group was called "The Jumping Beans." In Polish it's, "Joomping Beenz, tzee beast oov teamz." (Jumping Beans, the best of teams)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIiiU0oRBimNIljGEKtQ1JISchG2ZFYMqMxubs5o06hrx7_JPO3t_RbSz7aN_IOZAsHojTIGiJY0mEvMq1j8sSO47TuOy5BesSE2G4xhzD6gdwF4QDPf6AEVamEiJqmXAqlA9KSM9juA/s320/IMGP0029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239078868550428802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Another, Piotrek.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BN4yynE0zZgJXDeklOpjOrVypMRpS2EidIDSI1FS_Crhrk8QReFr5VeK7ozvt-BwsoQzCgNeY_MMP1u3_gFxw5n67r9Ji46c-InDwj0UzlV3GOc-D19lr3JphrdOI8oRIohSNbRGSeA/s320/IMGP0039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239079228926925810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is Ada. She was the youngest one in my group and the only girl. She was way smarter than the older guys and could more than hold her own. Did I mention she's really cute? Yeah, she's fierce too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0HqPAQqwtjMkU_lKdIfT2M2-aoV9VQ5YHVLVu37u980QSQV9jshy8jRT61uzmKDpJFSfe5kJKKS3j9g-2YrRZpNZb_XSBMe3sHRJt2gQP3yOVPsMYvm2teEHVw03HZxcSpmSESZVDBk/s320/IMGP0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239080231538497858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are some of the kids receiving instructions for the next game at the gym. It's hard to see but in the back there is some gymnastic equipment. It's all metal and pretty gnarly looking and there are no pads. It would appear that Polish kids learn the hard way.</span></div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357047763335790541.post-14730569937829166962008-08-21T19:37:00.000-07:002008-09-01T23:05:33.839-07:00Europe: Wrocław<div style="text-align: center;">I recently returned home from Europe. I will be posting some of the photos I took so you can all know about my time over there. Here are some photos from Poland.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk_Sut1RHaRnC3uAd6GoKs9sh56zdPDEa13Lu6umcDFT_PfP48M5gjWxrOD50Dr-LahBd0WlNQ2t8OvPXn1qVOmrixv-upKcbOllZR0t4tHZknS8tcBNKu4dsAyt0ki3vksY49nB_vUY/s1600-h/IMGP0090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk_Sut1RHaRnC3uAd6GoKs9sh56zdPDEa13Lu6umcDFT_PfP48M5gjWxrOD50Dr-LahBd0WlNQ2t8OvPXn1qVOmrixv-upKcbOllZR0t4tHZknS8tcBNKu4dsAyt0ki3vksY49nB_vUY/s320/IMGP0090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237166691499408834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This one was taken from the market square </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">in Wroc</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ł</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">aw.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Each of these buildings is most likely older than our country. They have all received new paint jobs and look nice and modern. You'll notice the storefronts at the street level. These are all little restaurants with outdoor seating. The one with the red canopy is a Pizza Hut.</span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefzoRvYBWa2hoBMnXCP7H5uyn8fGJoRaDIGTtkRJ7wdoe6hLXCO_WwSIInJhwpKY8ed2P4xZzYrX9O65l8YKPMzjKlCDExWJPyxiG_olzf4JmOlW6fcZ4o7X0LI9GbSapqmmSHpGlxmI/s320/IMGP0092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237174803739589794" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a cathedral near the center of the city. There is a spiral staircase going up the right side of the tower. It is very steep and narrow but the view from the top is nice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOKx43iDdLiyp1O1Ltk6JIkXoUAbaQNl_ucQSD8UGh6WoZyVjmry5PCdDKqyiUCBLuqqJq9aCzaf1TTXFGRce2Mowa4-OoZCZhUnEe33kFop3rtBwS8ppBNLfvk2vAPxwNOmXctvn8YQ/s320/IMGP0096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237182811809598834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...see!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvp-FuU67ZK2rNm2O0LiHnp34VBfopx-98iGMyHcO6-MhBmtyN5I0b7yRml7PqbLpuVCaDNb_DldMjJQsKbCyHZ57zieGV91P6LStBZ0va_PSD6zzIHttK4eqGUPyfcGmUn_fkGgLZ8A/s320/IMGP0110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237183271824424066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you see the castle in the middle (and extending to the left)? This actually functions as the Courthouse and Prison. "Be good or they'll throw you in the castle!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIZM-6T3rTcaH6vBX5-4Tdd3TUEebIcPJlylArpawzQD3EmpVUTdbO2cSPwGko_hFJhKIPmWlpjfmBIyRudH1CnrG_PL7pBP92cH0zsRi0zJu-WmaoX9Ila7d015QRzLCNoMdsifxaxo/s320/IMGP0108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237184428802760498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...one last shot from the cathedral.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34WJi9AAHkeLNaW5KmH3Vd1sg8-VKGcZnIpl40tU19Wn4ur3_xSw0lBMrjUVQ_C2Rv1nkL7ldGNTkvv0cCwLrKggRGJVM3OB3tcZyQxxrJQTgWPQ1zA_kp3XDyynIr0h01uGdy38djb0/s320/IMGP0085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237186301617849346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is one of the cooler and more distinctive buildings in the city.</div>Ray Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822425213443821749noreply@blogger.com1