tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811132930600133682024-02-07T08:39:04.661-08:00Dan and Courtney Budd FamilyDan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-76294838139680080292008-12-16T16:21:00.000-08:002008-12-16T16:31:48.340-08:00Christmas Letter!Season's Greetings everyone! Here is our Christmas Letter and Photo for those of you whose address was not incredibly handy (sorry, that's my bad). This is so much easier! Love to all!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280549013727037938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRdsVMxGMBx-EGkbaJeLXSUeFvmfNM55rgHjCuGUJxXsEFwwbWchgO0ypVkuj4LSkTggvN2vwrtU3E91vMsqtfxymL-ZKrrYtF_X14kjwcLKooCFC8xgJbrFqZMn5F96SZN7P6OKvis8/s320/IMG_6903.jpg" border="0" /><br />Merry Christmas!<br /><br />This year has held many exciting changes for our little family! Here’s the short version.<br /><br /><strong>Dan</strong><br /><em>answers to</em> “Daddy”, “Honey-would-you…”, and now “Dr. Budd”!<br /><em>accomplishments:</em> graduated dental school with honors and began practicing in NV<br /><em>adventures:</em> camping with three small children, Disneyland, gardening!<br /><br /><strong>Courtney</strong><br /><em>answers to</em> “Mama-where’s-my…” and “Honey-where-did-you-put-my…”<br /><em>accomplishments:</em> three small happy children (“clean house” not in our vocabulary)<br /><em>adventures:</em> search and rescue (of favorite toys)<br /><br /><strong>McKenna</strong><br /><em>age 5;</em> sings, dances, writes, reads, twirls, giggles, draws, jumps, get the picture?<br /><em>accomplishments:</em> tying her shoes and learning to tell jokes with no punch line<br /><em>adventures:</em> pre-K classes and fieldtrips—the world is a big, wonderful place!<br /><br /><strong>Jacob</strong><br /><em>age 3;</em> climbs, climbs, climbs, how about that picture?<br /><em>accomplishments:</em> learning to write his letters and numbers with Mommy<br /><em>adventures:</em> train rides, mini golfing, apple-picking<br /><br /><strong>Hannah</strong><br /><em>age 9 months;</em> laughs endlessly at siblings’ antics, melts hearts with her sweet smile<br /><em>accomplishments:</em> first few words, crawls lightning-fast, stands alone<br /><em>adventures:</em> so many cupboards, so little time<br /><br />We are living in Carson City, Nevada and settling in nicely. We are so blessed to be happy and healthy. We are very grateful for our family and friends and especially for our Savior. We love you all and wish you all the joys of the season.<br /><br />Love,<br />The BuddsDan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-55630998980458034342008-12-12T20:44:00.000-08:002008-12-12T20:56:51.818-08:00Christmas Tree Cutting!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Z4c5L1iIxZBO9hxi6QO7Q_2uO5a099OAnduLEJzxZKKm60ui4yVQZ4s85oCsi_UfJizX21ae3xNZ3ouh6QsZif_2rYlMo6_qSNqDdD4eaFJKZVdJbBdUaHXJpp_V-XXcWcTZkZvUztY/s1600-h/IMG_3628.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Z4c5L1iIxZBO9hxi6QO7Q_2uO5a099OAnduLEJzxZKKm60ui4yVQZ4s85oCsi_UfJizX21ae3xNZ3ouh6QsZif_2rYlMo6_qSNqDdD4eaFJKZVdJbBdUaHXJpp_V-XXcWcTZkZvUztY/s320/IMG_3628.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279133353693245858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaefIp22mpTQgUjmGbhKIroy__x6bakJTbVhwsw6aQMtwa8LCir3B25I2EoeFM6u6ZZDDPhgmQAME-QqSHWeKD6misdpy36o5ABQfjTHPGCOMaCf0ZXIEgPCyQ8WG-U3uRurrSWBfsTiY/s1600-h/IMG_3629.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaefIp22mpTQgUjmGbhKIroy__x6bakJTbVhwsw6aQMtwa8LCir3B25I2EoeFM6u6ZZDDPhgmQAME-QqSHWeKD6misdpy36o5ABQfjTHPGCOMaCf0ZXIEgPCyQ8WG-U3uRurrSWBfsTiY/s320/IMG_3629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279133346236229410" border="0" /></a><br />One of the blessings of living in a somewhat rural area: we got to (legally) cut our own Christmas tree! It was fun to go hiking back into the Tahoe woods and let the kids help us choose and cut a tree and bring it home. What an adventure!Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-32416359611765827772008-12-04T21:57:00.000-08:002008-12-04T22:01:10.992-08:00Dan is not allowed to use my beaters anymore.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje55sd5qU99Iqh75gC6H7EfAaEy0ZBstIBLnRD_696AG0rL6oC0j_CGWBCgCOW1iWUCiWC2aoKupyCv1GsuZnomBl-pcHwUD27lEr9jqab-gQbgb4aRWA0a0FeDnG_wtMwd3kDTO7uYR0/s1600-h/IMG_3592.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276181818474639074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje55sd5qU99Iqh75gC6H7EfAaEy0ZBstIBLnRD_696AG0rL6oC0j_CGWBCgCOW1iWUCiWC2aoKupyCv1GsuZnomBl-pcHwUD27lEr9jqab-gQbgb4aRWA0a0FeDnG_wtMwd3kDTO7uYR0/s320/IMG_3592.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Please note the dough INSIDE the gears. I do believe this one is a loss. Maybe Santa will apologize and bring me a new one for Christmas.</div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-17631865874979278402008-12-04T21:41:00.000-08:002008-12-04T21:56:12.593-08:00Halloween--Dan's FavoriteDan just loves this time of year when I make him dress up in something I have sewn and parade around the ward party and around the neighborhood with the kiddos. He is such a good sport. This year I went easy on myself and made everybody wear what we wore last year since it was so much sewing last year. I had to take in my Wendy dress several sizes since I was pregnant with Hannah last Halloween and I just made her a little Princess Tigerlily costume so we could all be Peter Pan and crew. Aren't we cute? Let's just all assume that the grim expression on Dan's face is because he is<br />"in-character" as Captain Hook.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276179522230606338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-yiLoOqqgvAT1EFcBvCtIwrJt7f_bh-mNaqQXOOy3yDMguVdqUakzvM5-3g1uLhhFMcSrVot0AKwaygN_pgHxLT8aCzJsykVJIy99set6PSvKggaoxlV1VUJYVgrsYv8CFQTrDykBB4/s320/IMG_3535.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p align="center">Our Little Pumpkins</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276179519333219874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMf4aywgGHrCrtO4y7ykIH0cUG2O28YKltXTxYJM3oSm2HCH4Oz18UzXOG-dq5aAE5zegbdhq3kVQ78L5TBD-Hdcxru8ZH2eN8mgA29besI0Amz6IK4pklHFtViH8zZdKyasSP6OIpOw/s320/IMG_3492.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Tune in next Halloween for something completely store-bought. :)</p>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-30195512787853994072008-12-04T21:05:00.000-08:002008-12-04T22:01:50.726-08:00McKenna is 5!McKenna turned five at the end of October and her (very obvious) wish was to have a princess birthday party. So, Mommy whipped up a princess castle cake (no, I will not do another one so long as I live...probably any amount of money is worth the bakery doing it special-order next time).<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276172570905953170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqTksCAvV3VoytoWM3a7QQcB5TAemNMnbXRp5sTfEXgkjq2MLDPgmW821GuJhhxg776-FsTh-u4NjmIW3ShLoBK_6G_NQMptpUDGPVr_Zu7Ohf0hGJPwP77zztlI-Y6mChXpshUOEukg/s320/IMG_3518.jpg" border="0" /> We decorated the house with crowns and castles and pink and purple toole and ribbons everywhere. So girlie. McKenna was in heaven. The kids got to decorate their own crowns and make princess (or race car) magnets. We had a few princess games and a treasure hunt. Everyone had a great time, even the boys who just kept asking for more cake...</p><p></p><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276172550477310594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQz5JVMtq7kQiIjsdFWHl9O4C42P00Kmv5ikPmSNrB71Ejw1nZxZ5xYEgRd8Ch14Pz4m0LLCf2Qc1So3HSOAMCOqxvN7BBowXBXqAqDSnc4g7WwtNb8MSEB2jH5njoOPQ97hrceI6TTE/s320/IMG_3500.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276172573975871842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2r6OP0CSJg34ZEw66UqgvkFRQyM-_iIdBK45sKZrT6K73Q1Enpajibh7dY2p347RxfxhoSBzWUQv-mMvfyTBZ3KUV6UfGUhdZBB2g9-1I9XMW7DfSyPWwbOdIJVsWAPMAW8g4U5UqbGw/s320/IMG_3517.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p>McKenna continues to excel in her little Pre-K class and keeps us smiling with the jokes she makes up herself (you know, the kind with no punch line but her infectious giggle at the end of it makes everyone laugh anyway). She has lots of friends and always seeks out the little kid who gets left out. She is such a sweetie...although once in a while a bit of sass creeps out (I am sure she got those genes from Mommy.) Here is a little comparison for you. The first picture is McKenna at age 5. The second picture is McKenna at age 5 minutes! The scowl. She is so good at it. She really was born with it. We love you, McKenna.</p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276176166139114658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCU6NPjcSML-r3RF4NelRC8aDdJ9ZcTDPDtPcpEOkrhZxUq6NxX-qWYB0WiUtVZ142hcGubr-lFhLBEb7_OBsDzEGQA9sZE-VmEz-ylliQDSybpHhkrEOTDIBl6Y2CzBIDrMblhhd3P0/s320/IMG_3347.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276176158864845282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DtYz69iXFX2I_Bl_Q3jJJypkOIHBtrFh9MSszZ38CtQY-kGhcyD9bVNnhxG-1TwxarbPdT3A74hCaYMw1-ZDpwGmMa4LTX23CDk4MNHVL-srUx9ryH89uoCJ2_z8Esq6CPzpNLIAsAE/s320/Close_Up.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-65972303640940567502008-12-04T16:37:00.001-08:002008-12-04T21:57:17.921-08:00Jakers is 3!Jcob turned 3 (yes, at the end of September, but here it is.) Jacob wanted a Lightning McQueen birthday party, so we had some race car cupcakes on a racetrack...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eX5iZn9nXxaQtadPNCLgOZCsfhrlFncYmPDKxrJiwu9OugtnDnL6wvrNMrCH7p8vGV6UNuQGKLn2_-GvP9P_qSR10joz7lbODezdSe5Vwl-DP7U6v9d41YFMXL28l0wczgmCTc39l40/s1600-h/IMG_3339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276101802973801314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eX5iZn9nXxaQtadPNCLgOZCsfhrlFncYmPDKxrJiwu9OugtnDnL6wvrNMrCH7p8vGV6UNuQGKLn2_-GvP9P_qSR10joz7lbODezdSe5Vwl-DP7U6v9d41YFMXL28l0wczgmCTc39l40/s320/IMG_3339.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0JqRL_ewCe_VukuG44WZyG1hTi60DTAdwsr4Z8Wbe08HzblU7MVZu_mV9JlZOvsZgWe8BqWVnAteNTlOj0lnqmV1x_2peZ1NhVxY0X_6JeA-FrHhW6wFiIenjOCVjcBVG92ssIIOHJM/s1600-h/IMG_3293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276101781006672034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 321px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0JqRL_ewCe_VukuG44WZyG1hTi60DTAdwsr4Z8Wbe08HzblU7MVZu_mV9JlZOvsZgWe8BqWVnAteNTlOj0lnqmV1x_2peZ1NhVxY0X_6JeA-FrHhW6wFiIenjOCVjcBVG92ssIIOHJM/s320/IMG_3293.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here, let me help you take off the paper... and the candles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m0AA5uMcWjue3ChAhqvRbEHRrfBxkOi6Z7n6q-diUVxOlYJluXby_D3_cS_VQIcDCJtcgL0JvI4KfolsAzH4FsUszangaHPOFb9vqLVH8vxQhwMPn2bi86jdI4FBls26DZXlZpJHHIc/s1600-h/IMG_3338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276102570006781570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m0AA5uMcWjue3ChAhqvRbEHRrfBxkOi6Z7n6q-diUVxOlYJluXby_D3_cS_VQIcDCJtcgL0JvI4KfolsAzH4FsUszangaHPOFb9vqLVH8vxQhwMPn2bi86jdI4FBls26DZXlZpJHHIc/s320/IMG_3338.JPG" border="0" /></a>Grandpa made a race track for the kids to play with!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekVvizZRmn8eSedvJaDXWT8qMxmwiJGNM-bwyPArqrApN-wcAmJcVVDtYNIxRfNL0bkS4MdjPgcJC5eUqkT3d1PzZ0r8ahEtWTH6Nde93QTZRihB1lpi9YqeO_CYMCFjT0QY5oBWRViM/s1600-h/IMG_3316.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276101798299204434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekVvizZRmn8eSedvJaDXWT8qMxmwiJGNM-bwyPArqrApN-wcAmJcVVDtYNIxRfNL0bkS4MdjPgcJC5eUqkT3d1PzZ0r8ahEtWTH6Nde93QTZRihB1lpi9YqeO_CYMCFjT0QY5oBWRViM/s320/IMG_3316.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Each of the kids painted a little race car.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaR5kXeHyU_EzN_I7QjyQsBYf0XmIV7Zz5Oo81pNbHDTpiR4ZyE0BWqMfVU7ffjbqkvKO4rN3oz9hlx6pA4lu1bE3IC_wX4Ek36wJxroCnBujds95nzh8rT1mqCcsILhlxmB8VUPXCGw/s1600-h/IMG_3313.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276101784574907970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaR5kXeHyU_EzN_I7QjyQsBYf0XmIV7Zz5Oo81pNbHDTpiR4ZyE0BWqMfVU7ffjbqkvKO4rN3oz9hlx6pA4lu1bE3IC_wX4Ek36wJxroCnBujds95nzh8rT1mqCcsILhlxmB8VUPXCGw/s320/IMG_3313.JPG" border="0" /></a>A little birthday attitude from our brand-new three-year-old.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqT-1WA8Ym_IKoRoPYJ3PeFPwUG14Ys4equWddfIaQTHgful-RLmloQGOYTJZe6oURZSG_3V710pk09Lv6GD0HtpBoJoytFS7RRrw25PxyYfjH_CgYI7F2_okw148bY8m5eOWSwcoaVk/s1600-h/IMG_3317.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276102566202166530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqT-1WA8Ym_IKoRoPYJ3PeFPwUG14Ys4equWddfIaQTHgful-RLmloQGOYTJZe6oURZSG_3V710pk09Lv6GD0HtpBoJoytFS7RRrw25PxyYfjH_CgYI7F2_okw148bY8m5eOWSwcoaVk/s320/IMG_3317.JPG" border="0" /></a>Nothin' like spending the rest of your birthday in your birthday-suit. (No guests present.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRt98OVlerQSIj3xN7mfAnTxxXMJbgA38Ex5qzqCNtAYoouyuXqDXQRDDR59b3StlIFzJZ48IlnqVvDWcEvsEYimtn9AvHkZJCyZzr0O_D1rvXU7Avo5CBkNySSGlTSXBt8RrpQlU3lM/s1600-h/IMG_3289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276101774843791058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRt98OVlerQSIj3xN7mfAnTxxXMJbgA38Ex5qzqCNtAYoouyuXqDXQRDDR59b3StlIFzJZ48IlnqVvDWcEvsEYimtn9AvHkZJCyZzr0O_D1rvXU7Avo5CBkNySSGlTSXBt8RrpQlU3lM/s320/IMG_3289.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jacob is an energetic little jokester. According to the pediatrician, he is off the charts in his verbal skills (what's new around here) and so we enjoy listening to the kids pretend-play and hearing what they come up with. Even though Dan expresses his dismay when Jacob dresses up in full princess attire, Jake is all-boy: climbing, vehicle sound effects, rude humor, dirty fingernails, wrestling moves on any living object. His latest trick is to pretend to zap us with laser beams (complete with "psssshhhh" sound effect) if we ask him to do something which does not suit his fancy. Stink bug. We love you, Jacob.Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-27103131960418560732008-10-28T13:24:00.000-07:002008-10-28T17:40:21.153-07:00Hefty Blog Entry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2-Yxl1oudzaPpDAnq-5M83kXWswGl4SV91cBTP0iL375GYGiiW5l_UbwJEK3i9DmsWo6zAG3U0TNDU8mDEWW3VBueoJ-iYNIxH32PNCD07zFfRJJimLKrl1VZY_K_FTKKZlgJJWRgiA/s1600-h/Smiley+kids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2-Yxl1oudzaPpDAnq-5M83kXWswGl4SV91cBTP0iL375GYGiiW5l_UbwJEK3i9DmsWo6zAG3U0TNDU8mDEWW3VBueoJ-iYNIxH32PNCD07zFfRJJimLKrl1VZY_K_FTKKZlgJJWRgiA/s320/Smiley+kids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262358622839770626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hi everyone! We need to catch up, so here's a fatty entry to let you know what we have been up to since we graduated and moved from San Francisco. So, if you do not have the time or the interest in a long entry, I don't blame you.<br /><br />For those of you who are looking for a little free entertainment, read on for a peek into our family adventures. In this picture, we are moments before driving out in that huge moving truck you see behind the kiddos! Someday, we are going to look back at how little they were when we moved.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfey4DSNXvcG2och_TRJpU9rlG1Zf3jetLjBbwH-QRPLAL60wTABCa2yPTWmRWAed_ZhDYGLwRzPe162SVyREZIXDkl85acZDtCbshVQgDb94SbPm3wxRsyORMTLT-nozHTGASo_wQvdY/s1600-h/IMG_2934.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfey4DSNXvcG2och_TRJpU9rlG1Zf3jetLjBbwH-QRPLAL60wTABCa2yPTWmRWAed_ZhDYGLwRzPe162SVyREZIXDkl85acZDtCbshVQgDb94SbPm3wxRsyORMTLT-nozHTGASo_wQvdY/s320/IMG_2934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262308815982732130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We settled into our little home in Carson and did lots of playing around this summer. Here's a picture of Dan to prove that he had time on his hands....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0x44MpqBafiCy4HZg5d-zMBge2NNQvnNyRzAYpxFPPddMF_qpnNQ3r5dzF2B_8N9cJDgwLwhO6lB3ypXO0lhZSpIaD4nwSomaRjftzA6naBV_9Lp4OZ4uP3Ngw6ot26sxHnBjQE-jIzY/s1600-h/IMG_2887.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0x44MpqBafiCy4HZg5d-zMBge2NNQvnNyRzAYpxFPPddMF_qpnNQ3r5dzF2B_8N9cJDgwLwhO6lB3ypXO0lhZSpIaD4nwSomaRjftzA6naBV_9Lp4OZ4uP3Ngw6ot26sxHnBjQE-jIzY/s320/IMG_2887.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262304786859374690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Over the summer, we did a lot of gardening and playing in the backyard. Since the kids haven't seen the sun much living in SF, they liked enjoying the yard in their undies (two out of three photos, the one on the slip-n-slide I included so you would know that our children actually DO own bathing suits).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSVh2zcJBF14t8vGpO4zLNBCBcd92trjdf0554x2D0kiPkHotq9pmgkv22zN9kd6pRX1uJ3KkMANUUKw9v-ome2UBwqblZ_Im-UmNEOLM30tVCugpm5rx8KsmfEdVjFWUE4Zcl-E2Lvo/s1600-h/IMG_2935.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSVh2zcJBF14t8vGpO4zLNBCBcd92trjdf0554x2D0kiPkHotq9pmgkv22zN9kd6pRX1uJ3KkMANUUKw9v-ome2UBwqblZ_Im-UmNEOLM30tVCugpm5rx8KsmfEdVjFWUE4Zcl-E2Lvo/s320/IMG_2935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262308824326414114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYti497_IFmKVgL-RSmVZg_RoPQiLDYrf5CUXEQjasugreZaDxJ02GnJGm4QKB_MtPTWYEHrtp0kY9B9MbJfI0iRO49gR5LCDnU-U6nUkDis5SWrwD6lGZdAbNW__ikGJnmZxtwtiLJU/s1600-h/IMG_3211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYti497_IFmKVgL-RSmVZg_RoPQiLDYrf5CUXEQjasugreZaDxJ02GnJGm4QKB_MtPTWYEHrtp0kY9B9MbJfI0iRO49gR5LCDnU-U6nUkDis5SWrwD6lGZdAbNW__ikGJnmZxtwtiLJU/s320/IMG_3211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262320823624260018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNm-8P4gGCc5uqhZ2NaU8_AWo0yryPh4ohvkEFRqxSeG1OOE0fkwjSYVrNwfD4vccEaorddEdAL6CAh-MkO5i_d00YkxxgB9UgfiKPqCRjofhYn7hdN9XpFi3fF5on6ognT_P5XIDaWc/s1600-h/IMG_3168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNm-8P4gGCc5uqhZ2NaU8_AWo0yryPh4ohvkEFRqxSeG1OOE0fkwjSYVrNwfD4vccEaorddEdAL6CAh-MkO5i_d00YkxxgB9UgfiKPqCRjofhYn7hdN9XpFi3fF5on6ognT_P5XIDaWc/s320/IMG_3168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262320859378585506" border="0" /></a><br />When we would garden, the kids got a kick out of finding ladybugs and then holding them FOREVER. McKenna was explaining to Jacob how you need to be gentle with ladybugs and that he probably shouldn't hold them. He indignantly put his hands on his hips and said "But I'm a good ladybugger!" That's right, folks. He is pretty good at buggin' the ladies.<br /><br />Here he is watching his ladybug. They would drop him in the grass accidentally--"Where did my ladybug go?"--the poor thing would think that he got away--and then, "Oh, here he is!" and they would scoop him back up for twenty more minutes of climbing all over their hands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD0vHMTlaCuF4AbTs3UC2jzCm6_kZ-jsXaoa5Ru92e92Y7tDZfCOOP0pEh9ZODlqZsI0NlIzxc0KZji8MgpGIa-GZ2QHdQ23JwJXhCNCGz81DAMtuiVGzI-ZTPONB79twBXijyT80-_s/s1600-h/IMG_2950.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD0vHMTlaCuF4AbTs3UC2jzCm6_kZ-jsXaoa5Ru92e92Y7tDZfCOOP0pEh9ZODlqZsI0NlIzxc0KZji8MgpGIa-GZ2QHdQ23JwJXhCNCGz81DAMtuiVGzI-ZTPONB79twBXijyT80-_s/s320/IMG_2950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262308834984258834" border="0" /></a><br />We went to Lake Tahoe a few times....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ed2NV62X22mxzV0KAsCMIzA0g9O65TfgLiY9_a-ndpZX27Ag1fR9h5EmwtaTjuDG6lrPdI55aTHinal0WmjX51DyuGWN57xe7eQO_FFfhwKvEPsLCiS5j-YLQNTvLUprLuKGtQh8rpo/s1600-h/IMG_2961.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ed2NV62X22mxzV0KAsCMIzA0g9O65TfgLiY9_a-ndpZX27Ag1fR9h5EmwtaTjuDG6lrPdI55aTHinal0WmjX51DyuGWN57xe7eQO_FFfhwKvEPsLCiS5j-YLQNTvLUprLuKGtQh8rpo/s320/IMG_2961.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262308846714013154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwxCec6lz0l7zS1S-CsLu4wbIIO9CniXGK2YwSXWnDXdQL3_EFd9dUM9L0t4rT36E3xvSBb3PrZNkM2PSw9bBQSDb3VnE-VGnSW32sH-AfWw2dr9YsZpXcDQmXhiDoINmWx4-YBOkBqw/s1600-h/IMG_3193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwxCec6lz0l7zS1S-CsLu4wbIIO9CniXGK2YwSXWnDXdQL3_EFd9dUM9L0t4rT36E3xvSBb3PrZNkM2PSw9bBQSDb3VnE-VGnSW32sH-AfWw2dr9YsZpXcDQmXhiDoINmWx4-YBOkBqw/s320/IMG_3193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262315742981325474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTwGEnHshqua07vyTZMb-jQO-fJKFiKuSRImPQ1vepkA9fdEC_neTMg8b15GReTZjc4Z0ackLaAP_I7cgBlddG1cU8qydrO_a24bmgbJpW57jqhZykmUBUUJoPAEFL_lJrUzwmKqpqls/s1600-h/IMG_2978.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTwGEnHshqua07vyTZMb-jQO-fJKFiKuSRImPQ1vepkA9fdEC_neTMg8b15GReTZjc4Z0ackLaAP_I7cgBlddG1cU8qydrO_a24bmgbJpW57jqhZykmUBUUJoPAEFL_lJrUzwmKqpqls/s320/IMG_2978.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262315729622845218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We visited Dan's family in So Cal. Here's one of the kids' favorite activities: riding Grandpa's electric chair around the park.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjbmFGOCy96GhXTEVqxzB_SaVKjgCbMZaGK3uJEH83AlOq3e7sWTS1MbwRKE7EcKiZ78iq7smVyrFT6GaUvQWBRLRrHxaw_bta6gJvFG6M6eUgSfG6Zk_lOO9Te1aGCO962e857wOCWc/s1600-h/IMG_2997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjbmFGOCy96GhXTEVqxzB_SaVKjgCbMZaGK3uJEH83AlOq3e7sWTS1MbwRKE7EcKiZ78iq7smVyrFT6GaUvQWBRLRrHxaw_bta6gJvFG6M6eUgSfG6Zk_lOO9Te1aGCO962e857wOCWc/s320/IMG_2997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262315737250403394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We spent a day at Disneyland with Grandma and Papa Joe! McKenna got some one-on-one time with the princesses! She was in heaven! (Jake was busy riding the train with Daddy.) In her sugary-sweet voice, each princess would talk to McKenna and ask her questions and tell her to "use her princess smile" for the picture and "we could be sisters because you have pretty blond hair just like me" and McKenna ate it up!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4lbMweH7frPIjhec7DgNGQsmTWpb1uMHjYoBlQszJpjVkWbnqcOm5spJi_1FHH95C0i_QZzQxvLZdj_FwrypAkU8f2AB7NjBDYLBvOQXXFnotw9rRKJf9szVfqGDGHt99qZvYbonOiM/s1600-h/IMG_3020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4lbMweH7frPIjhec7DgNGQsmTWpb1uMHjYoBlQszJpjVkWbnqcOm5spJi_1FHH95C0i_QZzQxvLZdj_FwrypAkU8f2AB7NjBDYLBvOQXXFnotw9rRKJf9szVfqGDGHt99qZvYbonOiM/s320/IMG_3020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262328772187441250" border="0" /></a><br />Hannah and Daddy at D-land.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNKFMJZ4TqZyfeEvcf_RNJfuVxnLqkVqmlQwzHDMWE13ogxgYoHDWd5v5y-nyIW4YMKLFGfc_xJ2N-gKHqJTEZ57LrwD4pItyx72yBtVYu3HWn6s6gXzCV_PkoSLDjRVzPMIzOBSGekY/s1600-h/IMG_3029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNKFMJZ4TqZyfeEvcf_RNJfuVxnLqkVqmlQwzHDMWE13ogxgYoHDWd5v5y-nyIW4YMKLFGfc_xJ2N-gKHqJTEZ57LrwD4pItyx72yBtVYu3HWn6s6gXzCV_PkoSLDjRVzPMIzOBSGekY/s320/IMG_3029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262328788776428690" border="0" /></a><br />We'll see if Papa Joe is so eager to climb in when she's sixteen...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0Iv8FdRxbpt5EixYKYVCASFNqN1v_MWtoKJ4_UaA5zAWRChqBbhF56pWDuSbCNAc706Wa2-HLIBTJudKNlydS7krMK8SkmusAZnueo9tq-dFxNkWTCCgiSHNPixYAaT9f6al7BevgfY/s1600-h/IMG_3036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0Iv8FdRxbpt5EixYKYVCASFNqN1v_MWtoKJ4_UaA5zAWRChqBbhF56pWDuSbCNAc706Wa2-HLIBTJudKNlydS7krMK8SkmusAZnueo9tq-dFxNkWTCCgiSHNPixYAaT9f6al7BevgfY/s320/IMG_3036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262338831230891970" border="0" /></a><br />Talk about crazy drivin'...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBjzVMYPTpdwk9TNIJSKHBxK5-PSMz1AquQWp3sN7mSV7bV8c4jFSqRRVD-bu6iP9L10TDVu99oDIXvdGkDpwbi9TrIqBn21sitlDD6DNlBPLdwgKmPXvjaqWBxNr2hewxATyReJAi-U/s1600-h/IMG_3041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBjzVMYPTpdwk9TNIJSKHBxK5-PSMz1AquQWp3sN7mSV7bV8c4jFSqRRVD-bu6iP9L10TDVu99oDIXvdGkDpwbi9TrIqBn21sitlDD6DNlBPLdwgKmPXvjaqWBxNr2hewxATyReJAi-U/s320/IMG_3041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262338839519627426" border="0" /></a>Grandma and sweet girl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj-yUzeaqg8DCfiVAKg-sFHD0wo723ZFQQF8wjxvWP0fzsI355vuDzOeuPhJWQKULFOmuDedfFt5q55VStv-okHfM3vSdzfiJD5AHefke8X0BtzV1T1s-9gFMvv1anIHVOaqlp2NhBj4/s1600-h/IMG_3049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj-yUzeaqg8DCfiVAKg-sFHD0wo723ZFQQF8wjxvWP0fzsI355vuDzOeuPhJWQKULFOmuDedfFt5q55VStv-okHfM3vSdzfiJD5AHefke8X0BtzV1T1s-9gFMvv1anIHVOaqlp2NhBj4/s320/IMG_3049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262338850074491122" border="0" /></a><br />Mischievous Mickey...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxErzIiU_TUhh0Xp8rOSFKisEFIleyI0aucn1BygppZ16HUSSHUWlbgBDFGKnK0SIwNsVyNm0heZ8K9vARq5OrryVJAw-MRqK087g8jKCZ_nYBsep0u2ZyTh_wzT-7iiBFK9015gbe_0/s1600-h/IMG_3048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxErzIiU_TUhh0Xp8rOSFKisEFIleyI0aucn1BygppZ16HUSSHUWlbgBDFGKnK0SIwNsVyNm0heZ8K9vARq5OrryVJAw-MRqK087g8jKCZ_nYBsep0u2ZyTh_wzT-7iiBFK9015gbe_0/s320/IMG_3048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262338844651715442" border="0" /></a><br />Done for the day...<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUF-qomIMLqWmXOMPMzemZF5wqFxiWwNWHN7sLEDV3Vr5dsYxspARJPjW7BII_CnDX9epoMN7WEzmarYAXl9atDmG_Lq-gs5o7kIb-Li2xMXvYdgPgI3rfVUCPBjJ58LPzdvyMFXudNI/s1600-h/IMG_3038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUF-qomIMLqWmXOMPMzemZF5wqFxiWwNWHN7sLEDV3Vr5dsYxspARJPjW7BII_CnDX9epoMN7WEzmarYAXl9atDmG_Lq-gs5o7kIb-Li2xMXvYdgPgI3rfVUCPBjJ58LPzdvyMFXudNI/s320/IMG_3038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262338820013426898" border="0" /></a><br />Look at these pretty aunts just lavishing attention on Hannah! I think she loves it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmjlbEZlq8yKgGBEOU9kSKM-nULvkUtu-iYnjwlTMKeXWGk8a5rIMVXQdRtCOxN2QNSD7Akerx9-_UrHRr8YlnRSBfWUiy5UjC5YniuoX0chW5ssC-VRO3AfjigvSAofwxBQ5cARapjg/s1600-h/IMG_3053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmjlbEZlq8yKgGBEOU9kSKM-nULvkUtu-iYnjwlTMKeXWGk8a5rIMVXQdRtCOxN2QNSD7Akerx9-_UrHRr8YlnRSBfWUiy5UjC5YniuoX0chW5ssC-VRO3AfjigvSAofwxBQ5cARapjg/s320/IMG_3053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262343640711314818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKqCyM6Lzzd5osp5M1E83MOTjyx7Jts3TqZ2QaIZh_0zrzZRUB2CLDRsaa9LpyzavblKuMcI-9HXOXUV7u3g-wA-cbJcYC5_HIyFiHWAUIpzaX6naEx71YTRUr3IoUGAWosCAZTBzFj8/s1600-h/IMG_3056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKqCyM6Lzzd5osp5M1E83MOTjyx7Jts3TqZ2QaIZh_0zrzZRUB2CLDRsaa9LpyzavblKuMcI-9HXOXUV7u3g-wA-cbJcYC5_HIyFiHWAUIpzaX6naEx71YTRUr3IoUGAWosCAZTBzFj8/s320/IMG_3056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262343644296025170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The kids had swimming lessons when we got back to Carson...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ8hY86rIHRm_Nh4x4mgtX_izvYVpp7BKT6Kmu89aWFYpmzf5M-ltkFOCP3wHYNKhzYidsLGUmqc8XSO1CMrvaZ477qjQBn_c0yPzR31hbl3JaZWIQrdiKPoBtuwTBERO8s8ACKDQfZM/s1600-h/IMG_3123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ8hY86rIHRm_Nh4x4mgtX_izvYVpp7BKT6Kmu89aWFYpmzf5M-ltkFOCP3wHYNKhzYidsLGUmqc8XSO1CMrvaZ477qjQBn_c0yPzR31hbl3JaZWIQrdiKPoBtuwTBERO8s8ACKDQfZM/s320/IMG_3123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262320847688069698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSioayYL25lXhR63OtEQmwwLD8trmAVMSgDgIaQShPcW5Hllzln9OqATXzjeJyI7WDtMBDSZmNrs6WEG-v-mHhnsyYkmrNVq-CMMLKVFXdHf2UTNCYqDZMJDxRH2mhsO5L8FDZd4aXWTk/s1600-h/IMG_3104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSioayYL25lXhR63OtEQmwwLD8trmAVMSgDgIaQShPcW5Hllzln9OqATXzjeJyI7WDtMBDSZmNrs6WEG-v-mHhnsyYkmrNVq-CMMLKVFXdHf2UTNCYqDZMJDxRH2mhsO5L8FDZd4aXWTk/s320/IMG_3104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262320836705045058" border="0" /></a><br />Hannah met her Great-great Grandma. Here she is with Grammie (my mom) and Great-great Grandma Jensen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2KcoRgqf8V64aHtILV-52kDDwrFc5CugJIFqbGovGAGJZRTo717KpW_pFu-afAWd1ZHWa7-5LEAvd-VhfFCZOz6yOGqs-JODBD0EEa0hJrOocUE26ZWVbnOol_Sl_GhUF6-m9HqeANI/s1600-h/IMG_3238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2KcoRgqf8V64aHtILV-52kDDwrFc5CugJIFqbGovGAGJZRTo717KpW_pFu-afAWd1ZHWa7-5LEAvd-VhfFCZOz6yOGqs-JODBD0EEa0hJrOocUE26ZWVbnOol_Sl_GhUF6-m9HqeANI/s320/IMG_3238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262353847473733154" border="0" /></a><br />We hiked up to Angora Lake....<br />(Note the big stick that little boy is holding. Typical.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjsJ7E9IulraDuiMcuTZwOBC66vnppGgnGG9ZcZqB4HZzZktfBQc4uvTx6XWB6DAyqRxPtobcpESrkMF1E-I7x_2RgIAhXftKrZOOnnn0IELkKntJilJP5SDozD37MHa5joQZ_xpWIK4/s1600-h/IMG_3182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjsJ7E9IulraDuiMcuTZwOBC66vnppGgnGG9ZcZqB4HZzZktfBQc4uvTx6XWB6DAyqRxPtobcpESrkMF1E-I7x_2RgIAhXftKrZOOnnn0IELkKntJilJP5SDozD37MHa5joQZ_xpWIK4/s320/IMG_3182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262328766782743330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went camping at Sugar Pine Point (up by Lake Tahoe), and between the hammock, dirt, tent and s'mores, the kids couldn't have had more fun! Here's Hannah snuggling in the sleeping bag in the morning--it was cold! She's not quite ready to get up yet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGRqgpzcKVhh-Y0Md4OKeUbsiPukEDykRVDJdMSHYFLxx2MsRRG3xh77jf5G3ZWX_eDeYmS3kHDiVGK12auQdflThuKAXBCGsajUA9_00q5b4fVpNPzf3mK0x2fJS-nNUfZldf27ujPk/s1600-h/IMG_3101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGRqgpzcKVhh-Y0Md4OKeUbsiPukEDykRVDJdMSHYFLxx2MsRRG3xh77jf5G3ZWX_eDeYmS3kHDiVGK12auQdflThuKAXBCGsajUA9_00q5b4fVpNPzf3mK0x2fJS-nNUfZldf27ujPk/s320/IMG_3101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262350689727044050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7DmLWwF6o7OcDT7_dwAUMwiLK88uSHHplNIbo7NOUATX86ln6AjY5PEL2Or76F-pDXK2UmWtBzxBQNNjhHCRAPOSPbI9Y_FUEiP1rs8a89Kjemlpl9LVmpEy6gRQuxR98tuyq8VysJY/s1600-h/IMG_3093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkK3Z6Ph2HWNh3eGMlVLlYQk9uNiow3AkYRTuurZeSGw1zw-wLdsSsmH1gThjRoQe5G1JM0JIXK-Jq8mx4C_xbVt_bRqMRE8Q3L2_XRyfKmSwsGrCicaPSr20EZrKVWQaCCHbmgyOTZQ/s320/IMG_3229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262350699165332130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblBmPolFh1Ju91JDSfi-slv_D-QmETP2abJeW1e3jQ35gkv4yr9rMFYFt0Wo6VF8AyVXzhHJdZaySeL5fzz5YpdEZlIOlAlYnRz_6-UGlZWXpK4JRgyBmFd4g9wmRQiqX6NmrSBgb33o/s1600-h/IMG_3221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblBmPolFh1Ju91JDSfi-slv_D-QmETP2abJeW1e3jQ35gkv4yr9rMFYFt0Wo6VF8AyVXzhHJdZaySeL5fzz5YpdEZlIOlAlYnRz_6-UGlZWXpK4JRgyBmFd4g9wmRQiqX6NmrSBgb33o/s320/IMG_3221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262350693872061058" border="0" /></a><br />McKenna started a Pre-K program. First day of school! She absolutely loves it, and we've been told by other parents that their girls come home talking about McKenna. Apparently she's a star. The teachers say she is far ahead of the curve and quite ready for school (but in Nevada, you must be five in September to start Kindergarten and McKenna's birthday is in October).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZynIvGYBNIU_RupMjHgeuC-TbbgrlDYp2Hif94_3F437O1Sv4m6i_h95MJU18StlqHYc0VCEAGPzX9p3Y006nQ80qvD_Sov0w8bEYWTHy5an3yvVZBdp28D68C_BNOrHZXibecw2czuE/s1600-h/IMG_3235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZynIvGYBNIU_RupMjHgeuC-TbbgrlDYp2Hif94_3F437O1Sv4m6i_h95MJU18StlqHYc0VCEAGPzX9p3Y006nQ80qvD_Sov0w8bEYWTHy5an3yvVZBdp28D68C_BNOrHZXibecw2czuE/s320/IMG_3235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262350705597873506" border="0" /></a><br />Dan started work! Long time, no income. Dr. Budd is in da house!! Dan is working four ten-hour days at a salaried position at a clinic and the other day each week at a dentist's office in Carson that we are looking to partner into. We made a banner for our Daddy to come home to after his first long day of work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-cVMBb75JFRbmZHSi9njrlyWdMhyfSornVdiwHlSq4JbyVY3h_3z3kMnQIxjd46R8zt7vUxuaDIG4M9XImF-8XDJ_4NusUo0S11dpMLcx3lBR-K-c1Nj7V-j8bNz7BrL5PXmL9ko4_o/s1600-h/IMG_3274.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-cVMBb75JFRbmZHSi9njrlyWdMhyfSornVdiwHlSq4JbyVY3h_3z3kMnQIxjd46R8zt7vUxuaDIG4M9XImF-8XDJ_4NusUo0S11dpMLcx3lBR-K-c1Nj7V-j8bNz7BrL5PXmL9ko4_o/s320/IMG_3274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262353864650933106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some of my favorite random photos from the last few months.<br /><br />McKenna lined up all her babies:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9O0qfAirLVrBA8LVY1Ff00DL6eUEvVmhkQPJjyJyc9Vqr8RNQJ-9wJUG-cw6fFZev36khqaOJ7flMVaNY6T0A-bHD77MTalbW2VE96-Aenmv7xb53X-PVuUkJnqWgv9A8mndiK8bRl6E/s1600-h/IMG_2986.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9O0qfAirLVrBA8LVY1Ff00DL6eUEvVmhkQPJjyJyc9Vqr8RNQJ-9wJUG-cw6fFZev36khqaOJ7flMVaNY6T0A-bHD77MTalbW2VE96-Aenmv7xb53X-PVuUkJnqWgv9A8mndiK8bRl6E/s320/IMG_2986.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262315732226168466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Three kids in the tub! We need a bigger tub or we need to stop at three. No, I am not asking for your vote. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsugdQUJuIvJ6jAdCZZ47qbPMo6JZW_93FXA4OlLbrW-_wQus_HEpaBLse0lbVjshI877MAsMAA61Ab063KZfcMXqjlA2rVXQKj-iaHl4OgJjmJ-UG4t8c1cyTrvxXEPVS8JMMXiD7GI/s1600-h/IMG_3159.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsugdQUJuIvJ6jAdCZZ47qbPMo6JZW_93FXA4OlLbrW-_wQus_HEpaBLse0lbVjshI877MAsMAA61Ab063KZfcMXqjlA2rVXQKj-iaHl4OgJjmJ-UG4t8c1cyTrvxXEPVS8JMMXiD7GI/s320/IMG_3159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262328758888090578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hannah and Mommy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOn6thMjnpl8vna-w5vLubuyqb4D0if5-SOITM9eIMDiCtKOKlwJFYSWVBM-5tD1wdONzjMtlB6AvgHgLgQ56DhYj4CS2EB-cyVSoSjm-VDbLg5NE6y98dUzAclA1Cbwe688puTwh4ng/s1600-h/IMG_3150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOn6thMjnpl8vna-w5vLubuyqb4D0if5-SOITM9eIMDiCtKOKlwJFYSWVBM-5tD1wdONzjMtlB6AvgHgLgQ56DhYj4CS2EB-cyVSoSjm-VDbLg5NE6y98dUzAclA1Cbwe688puTwh4ng/s320/IMG_3150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262328756552569074" border="0" /></a><br />Hannah vs volleyball. So cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicItYUfS9-ijk8jCSAiJ19PKO4RKwrOujvUTkYn30B94hc_utw1PPcIymOVGOVQpKppxHcgKozzrl-PFsKREZ8pKpEeHab7UjPWv1n01mLnwrigTOzq8FwVIYgSufaykjmWK083F_5KRc/s1600-h/IMG_3252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicItYUfS9-ijk8jCSAiJ19PKO4RKwrOujvUTkYn30B94hc_utw1PPcIymOVGOVQpKppxHcgKozzrl-PFsKREZ8pKpEeHab7UjPWv1n01mLnwrigTOzq8FwVIYgSufaykjmWK083F_5KRc/s320/IMG_3252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262353842503982610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hannah thinks she's a puppy. She spent the afternoon with this slobbery sock hanging out of her mouth. She was as happy as could be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_f05JqnyLLqhXhzidaz2xWQAdrtOqCqFCcp7hyfubSKDFP3yrROacg3j5HqxC4sQBJ1PGrFcXQTzW90TuRSsRkDXNx8SGYKnxBuc9uCSWfFlWVxLOeciBlnivbLSqBNkJxv8w2qRBAE/s1600-h/IMG_3269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_f05JqnyLLqhXhzidaz2xWQAdrtOqCqFCcp7hyfubSKDFP3yrROacg3j5HqxC4sQBJ1PGrFcXQTzW90TuRSsRkDXNx8SGYKnxBuc9uCSWfFlWVxLOeciBlnivbLSqBNkJxv8w2qRBAE/s320/IMG_3269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262353858969139746" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty girl. She is getting so big!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5k4EoVEJNF3E809_ViZq39vpxEfZJSwJYqRqUKQc5Uvs3Uf8CByKIW8VV5jPAYPiQdjS6nE4H9fAIZ8SRS_hH2zylqL9ojzeJhXEVEacItSPBjDbumKw5U5Uzji-D5Fd7kizN9A5XzVw/s1600-h/IMG_3452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5k4EoVEJNF3E809_ViZq39vpxEfZJSwJYqRqUKQc5Uvs3Uf8CByKIW8VV5jPAYPiQdjS6nE4H9fAIZ8SRS_hH2zylqL9ojzeJhXEVEacItSPBjDbumKw5U5Uzji-D5Fd7kizN9A5XzVw/s320/IMG_3452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262358626107360434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Three happy kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK8xCJMekopWdJBQomA8O8uRSDiLXdlnOxLQc5tNMADmk11sYoXRim91nArfXH4NmpgfkwBHf-4JPWUqVlpEq-HAxGTKKGMUSMaxYNdjaZIne-5Y-cXQxvXzMmNdyruj9YDSYLc_xPZ4/s1600-h/IMG_3264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK8xCJMekopWdJBQomA8O8uRSDiLXdlnOxLQc5tNMADmk11sYoXRim91nArfXH4NmpgfkwBHf-4JPWUqVlpEq-HAxGTKKGMUSMaxYNdjaZIne-5Y-cXQxvXzMmNdyruj9YDSYLc_xPZ4/s320/IMG_3264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262353856226608658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We are happy and healthy and busy. We are enjoying living near family and hope to see more visitors, so come on over! We will try to be better about keeping up our blog. I am sure we will be posting again soon since we just had Jacob's 3rd birthday and McKenna's 5th birhtday. We send our love to all.Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-25102129865043858532008-07-13T21:45:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:27.312-08:00Graduation!<div>Dan graduated from Dental School on June 14th! Who would have thought we would ever see this day?! I was so proud of him. Dan not only recieved his doctorate that day, he was also awarded the Gardner Award for "scholastic achievement, service to the community, leardership qualities, and demonstrated concern for others". They keep this award (complete with cash award) a total secret until the graduation ceremony and they said it is the most prestigious of awards given within the UCSF Dental School. And Dan got it!!! Out of 80 students, Dan is THE COOLEST! I have to admit that I always knew it. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Dan has done such an outstanding job balancing school and kids and Church callings. He is so wonderful and this is a great chance for me to brag about my dream guy. I love you, Dan. Great job!</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222732211458205394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0CafIm4lcZxQVZmoJGW4atj-KK13SVDkafYKmMnQkdfY8EP7mOq_jtMQDY1chcd3c7oixJ6r27PZYnZgPFMFJFLJan1r8v_qHRdvp2w7H7my_ax83-SzgUKx3b7wPPZdNlL5JtPP7ys/s320/IMG_2844.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222732214095911890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8O6g3lrZSKhA3S0efevVa_u1CcrJ7UAnIBDdC-9ArOVQPQ1_VIHKWddehkek6-1_7DnJiUlrYE1mt41-XuM_P3EpmeqMQBNn2JOmSjzmUicqHICV8bc1CSvPr8wbv0NpOIwf5eOrk1i8/s320/IMG_2851.jpg" border="0" /></div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-12735544978795147272008-06-19T21:28:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:27.621-08:00Gone Fishing!As you read above, I recently graduated. The same week, my brother finished his orthodontic residency. As a graduation present, my Dad sent us fishing. We chartered a small boat and went out to different locations in the Bay: Alcatraz, Angels Island, Emeryville shelf, etc. The day before, they were catching 30 lb halibut. Unfortunately, we didn't have that luck - We only caught one 23 in. 5 lb halibut, but we did catch some good sized California Striped Sea Bass. My biggest catch of the day was a 31" 12 pound monster. What a fighter! I had know idea there was such good fishing in the bay or I would have been going for the last 4 years. My brother and I each took home about 6 lbs of fillets. Delicious! I cut the fillets into nice thick strips and dipped them in a milk/egg mix, then coated them with a combination of flour, corn starch, fresh ground pepper, and various other seasonings. Then let it fry in a 50/50 mix of butter and extra virgin olive oil. Boy, that was a good lunch. Courtney got a little more fancy than me. If you want a really good recipe for potato, Parmesan and fresh tomato sea bass, ask Courtney. I have no idea what she did, but it was yummy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hTRLmifTviqhkP7XE19rB3PTkZC9w5CIvoKF8dka8kcp_TbLCH7CTyxfAXW-1XaIiTArEyFI13oSRSL31jmoQXNBViHp_ASa_Wkddwse08rGIFdzJ8yoe-Pm3GcO7gQdJG7ODrz0jww/s1600-h/DSCF0009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213818037373188210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hTRLmifTviqhkP7XE19rB3PTkZC9w5CIvoKF8dka8kcp_TbLCH7CTyxfAXW-1XaIiTArEyFI13oSRSL31jmoQXNBViHp_ASa_Wkddwse08rGIFdzJ8yoe-Pm3GcO7gQdJG7ODrz0jww/s320/DSCF0009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0hKU1li7xQPxwaLvLQZZyIe0VYCBRR4IKkoZyLzLSAxXUesNYjw2-jL3W9CCf-MkBaWfrBAQy3xmJzAS_b6vg7gyHUj1iY3-D-XRoRX1BWBk67YPlR_Vr-BKYw1oTMm0tEpU7eo9ZJ4/s1600-h/DSCF0015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213818035656040066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0hKU1li7xQPxwaLvLQZZyIe0VYCBRR4IKkoZyLzLSAxXUesNYjw2-jL3W9CCf-MkBaWfrBAQy3xmJzAS_b6vg7gyHUj1iY3-D-XRoRX1BWBk67YPlR_Vr-BKYw1oTMm0tEpU7eo9ZJ4/s320/DSCF0015.JPG" border="0" /></a>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-38409098413367395792008-06-13T22:42:00.000-07:002008-06-13T23:11:51.914-07:00Being caught off gaurdSome of you who have talked to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">McKenna</span> recently know that she is a little different verbally. She speaks with the diction and vocabulary of an older child. This often gets me (Dan) in trouble because I tend to expect older behavior from her, when she is still, emotionally and physically, a 4 year old. However, every once in a while, she catches me off <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">guard</span> with an insight I would not expect from a four year old. For example, I called in an order of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Tiki</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Masala</span> (a type of Pakistani Curry that is popular here in San Francisco). We hopped in the car and drove down to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">restaurant</span>, and Courtney jumped out to pick up the order while I circled around the block. When I first pulled away from the curb, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">McKenna</span> said, "Daddy, don't leave Mommy!" I reassured her that I wasn't going to leave Mommy, and that we were simply going to circle around the block and pick her up. She understood, and after we had come around the block to pick up Courtney, she said, "Daddy, silly boy. That wasn't circling around the block. That was more of squaring around the block, wasn't it? Because you turned four times, right? It was a square." I'd never thought of it that way, but her view of the world is untainted. It is kind of refreshing.<br /><br /><br /><br />She also views everything through a gospel lens with a tremendous amount of faith. She asked me today if everything dies. I told her that only living things died, not rocks for example, and not Heavenly Father and Jesus. She said, "Well of course, they already died Daddy." So we discussed what kinds of things were living and what kind of things are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">inanimate</span>. I told her plants and animals were alive. And she said, "And people". I said, "Well people are a kind of animal. We are just a little smarter than all the other animals." She said, "but little fish eat the little bugs. Big fish eat the little fish. Animals eat the big fish. Bigger animals eat the little animals." Then she thought for a minute and asked, "If we are animals, what eats us?" "I told her that nothing eats us because we can think better than any other animal, so nothing eats us." She nodded, and responded, "Right, because we are people, not animals." Note that through this entire morbid conversation about death and being eaten, she was not afraid in the least. She has accepted the fact that some day she will die, and go home to Heavenly Father, where we will live again as a family. But, as she says, "that isn't for a long, long time." Her entire view of the circle of life is filtered through the gospel lens, and with that perfect faith comes a perfect lack of fear or dread. She amazes me.Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-26846257602246348162008-05-07T14:40:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:15:30.194-08:00Big Fat Blog Post<span style="font-size:130%;">We know it has been awhile since we posted, but when we can't even go to the bathroom alone or have enough time to sit down for a half-a-second (except when going to the bathroom with one or more children present), how do you people expect us to post to our blog?!?! Someone should write to Websters and suggest that under "parenting" the antonym listed should be "privacy"! Soooo, here is a big fat posting to update everyone on the happenings...<br /><br /><br /></span><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">We are all very happy and healthy, and Hannah's first few weeks have been full of adventures for the whole family. The kids absolutely adore her and "help" me with everything. Hannah is about two months old now, and she is extrememly patient and calm and has been sleeping through the night since four weeks of age. Thank you, Hannah. Hannah smiles all the time and can't get enough of watching the shinanagens her siblings put on for her. No lack of entertainment around here.</span></div><div><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197773847834714322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsbz8pfB0ADG9R-_nGrPyZj7mDy7I-fCSjk6iQ0oqRfhD8PgggDnEx-rvLZcyWJwc7rLt5_98S8QXKUpjLUOUrJCDnWJWCzZiFeefIBajhUwUUr5IvNdfk6_2B6HiOcrunnEwPsBb1fs/s320/Hannah+close+up.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197773852129681634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCQe0frl6xX_krTmgECnyk_fDauT37P67_zg7We3PRuBbmTZ0JEaL1I9Nx60Eta-7oBymUeyNFXwa3qJdht6LHJYkCpL4VuOteHy7B4D5CcqDq0KeYc33dZy0YNo0pC0I6VJYq3QQvcA/s320/Hannah+Crooked+smile.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197773860719616242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZNlilYGLlBLhFKWghq-oQlwyTDd1mR7gvlgg27Cs7PyMeYImcQT_OXdWrYcpdOLF1LjuDRtLz-SpRGaMZeh7iBcZjNbyKxadNpuE41oWYh9lpMB42WXcc7vKh-hqgujv6bbLVwh8LcY/s320/IMG_2544.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Hannah was blessed on April 13th and we enjoyed having family in town. To answer all of the questions about Hannah's middle name (Suzanne), we named her after her Great Aunt Sue and her Aunt Linda Suzanne--two incredibly faithful and positive women whom she can model her life and actions after. Here is a picture of Hannah with her Aunt Linda.</div><div></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197764257172742242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg-cN0mcdVYGDTM8ZL4xewkN8Izox5SIGp1xBLPvr1i4Cxq_vy7v2Vm-TbDwwVOReYoiThirhFX50C9J4pAZvvyJ65eLYqN81xT6pnnSj9TZjqUjSmDte7fZ7jKNnw4R_KMtiNZRCdvo/s320/IMG_2238.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Jacob is now in the last stages of potty-training (just needing a pull-up when we are out or at night just in case), and he can climb or ride or break just about anything. True boy. He steals our heart with his blue eyes and mischevious smile, though.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197764265762676850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwt2iIA2jpi6PhYK8Vt68LamEMFiyu39DNWuJDzxV620js676wEct1tPMPIS7Dcne7xdM3rS10VVjgX1qjFQXvxtQgaMsQ5pjQbeGZsLiBXkJS06dvjdRAc9-1DRE2UTGhFl6i9jjQiM/s320/IMG_2272.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197764278647578770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXO_qGLljW4jhEZXBmyYnBnHmX6TLVUJa4EqKI9sCwuVB6GPhqTdUtjRTiOAMRC3dNfo4bKg8EYHUoa4UJQc8V2vYlQBylxDQfbYDcdP67xUoJU0SRrzZsiH_0kbPmyf47L9sKarVrIdo/s320/IMG_2433.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>McKenna still has an abundance of energy and personality. She can be the sweetest little girl in the neighborhood or she can blow us away with her sass (saved only for her parents). She comes up with some good ones. The other day she told Dan: "Now Daddy.....you've been a good Daddy all day and part of being a good Daddy is getting me some more milk..." Hmmmm, where has she heard that? She can turn any good parenting trick against us. I am afraid her IQ may be a bit higher than mine. I think I better start reading up on parenting teenagers, any book suggestions?</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197764270057644162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jepfiOv38FloaTJQzmXnYPNiYDwjlWFaC1bLU1BuQKap9eFgj8I_so7MNVS0ypXAKSheq5ShqABSSAODBIAQNthJ8D1HbQq_lbW4VEwgiVXPTD8j8k_MUbqGC4WtrhmgKvAYxBYo26U/s320/IMG_2360.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197764282942546082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8E0wQLv69a08RJbIuus5aDXDAbYoDhpmFi3qZT86W-etEV5RrC6TXRm_iDtykUpHYYkj1c1L5RArmkv456L2483heMsibpUdmyNh-lrh2w9Q0MRBWG_IFPao1FlSd0fdsUCATe3eTnQ/s320/IMG_2488.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div>We have been on a few trips to see family (grandma's, beach) and on some family outings (discovery museum, Golden Gate Bridge, steam trains in Tilden park) and to Carson to find a place to live and work after Graduation.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197776880081625346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBE9ojmODrEgAdBy7NhKAZU4BSSdPzHvFuu0bOFB9HnhlLCeeqnIhbRxMmTVh-H_rX9K7KppnIxme25SkUZsOiC6ITxR2ZtnD-3WkV9GLMq0wWoIfGHcgXgZBgxJWmYt8aJTriuDRTnQI/s320/IMG_2624.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197776884376592658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wFZ45tYAqbEC65hg1aW1wLC15nqfv0VwiBsfeykcq7_q3EH2CxP0wRZGlk2Woi2bJB5QMu33xAVNpy7r8KYuX7jH-AcVkce0Oka8d9W-sG2ClPf7ltP-UtvJr3JGfn4g5M0rkY3ytsI/s320/IMG_2651.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Dan graduates mid-June and we are moving to a cute little 4-bedroom with a big backyard. The kids are thrilled! It has a huge kitchen (I am thrilled) and a garage (Dan is thrilled). We will be renting for a year or two until we have a more steady income and then plan to buy somewhere in the Carson area. Please come visit for Tahoe beach fun in the summer and snowmobiling and sledding in the winter!!!</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197776888671559970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMWkGF6JDF1GIryNliVUcHRhVfkznNePWboBmcjAHi0xs1kI8lmgA64Rjh2_HKrCyPfyesWeda-04-2a9vhWSAruwv995met6UGNJzZPGj1ZIuURCmDInPrqfWKD8n17e5CfvB3FeGKs/s320/IMG_2665.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Dan has a three job offers for which we are currently weighing the pros and cons. One is for an associate position at a fast-paced new dental office, one is for a public-health dental clinic with lots of benefits, and one is for a buy-out of a very established practice just outside of Carson.</div><br /><br /><div>We feel so blessed. The Lord always provides for our little family. Although we have signed away our privacy (when exactly that happened, I am not sure), we are loving all of the ups and downs that parenting is throwing us. We are excited to be done with dental school and move on to new adventures in Carson. For those of you who keep bugging me for more pictures, there should be plenty in here to satisfy for a while. Love all! </div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197773843539747010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuWNbv2rvPLvAq9uzZploU3XbnjaMG6ptrMC4P9rbuqzo3jFO5O4Yx87YRbSeb6WDlyGp6Jjv_zqpaZ18LwPQyKSmW88xbLEkydy5r1ZoLMQaSHTBCzOZaI5Dq9BQzn4I6fghNGVx9do/s320/Family+cropped.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-28486797574921955342008-02-24T20:50:00.000-08:002008-12-09T01:15:31.201-08:00She's Here!Our little <strong>Hannah Suzanne Budd</strong> has made her grand entrance! After 2+ weeks of continuous contractions with no results, Hannah finally came speeding into this world after a fast and furious hour of labor! She was born on <strong>February 21st at 7:04pm, weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces, 21 inches long</strong>. Although we warned the nurse that Courtney goes fast once her water is broken, Hannah surprised the entire labor and delivery floor by starting to come when neither our nurse nor doctor was in the room. A doctor was literally yanked from the hallway to deliver Hannah by leaning over the side of the bed and catching her as she shot out. Hannah and Courtney are both doing great. McKenna and Jacob absolutely adore their new little sister, and Courtney is enjoying a very quick and easy recovery. We are so incredibly grateful to our Father in Heaven for the wonderful blessings of a healthy baby and healthy delivery.<br /><br />I'm very proud of Courtney. She was amazing. For those interested in the movie-like details: They broke her water at 6pm to try and get things going. At 6:55pm Courtney started hitting the call button, and the nurse came in saying she was dilated to 5 cm. At 7pm the nurse was holding the head in with her hands screaming for help, at 7:02pm a doctor came running in putting on gloves, and at 7:04pm Hannah was born. At the end there it was basically a 4 minute continuous, off-the-chart contraction, which she simply screamed her way through, until Hannah came screaming out. It was intense! Go Courtney!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB8YfBzuKUTa4gZthxqZU1fAhs6VP2pNixOx7mBVxn0aon2J05FI_4WLztgXnA9f88zSYy32cZFzrpE0OTu-ICD1WL9AERHv2FsIeomI-6jPJW-k-g2ga2r2_1afrwlJTtMT9Aatcqnc/s1600-h/IMG_2095.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170787070216863506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB8YfBzuKUTa4gZthxqZU1fAhs6VP2pNixOx7mBVxn0aon2J05FI_4WLztgXnA9f88zSYy32cZFzrpE0OTu-ICD1WL9AERHv2FsIeomI-6jPJW-k-g2ga2r2_1afrwlJTtMT9Aatcqnc/s320/IMG_2095.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXdBr-q6bs5PJ-RyUVbqEX54O3YD9ZluqRfga1fFFO6cwL8cqUX6UuQA_hS-AZiBp9uVkPD0_CoGHbUEYDy-BZGL2VO-kLtn7RSxveXdTxwWg1Lu4EwwWXS0mw_dImIXkc0LJ83pREVs/s1600-h/IMG_2111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170787078806798114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXdBr-q6bs5PJ-RyUVbqEX54O3YD9ZluqRfga1fFFO6cwL8cqUX6UuQA_hS-AZiBp9uVkPD0_CoGHbUEYDy-BZGL2VO-kLtn7RSxveXdTxwWg1Lu4EwwWXS0mw_dImIXkc0LJ83pREVs/s320/IMG_2111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbqN2gMhn1TwuHAAem-fmzi6vdNnqyz_0wNbOjIgd9Fklc3GAiSJh8kFt8567KeCR82rpzY1EW_omVtYQmzL5t-whVoyWhHYX4kfu6xiXuFslasu33qH5F5LrQX8UJ8iEQD3hazFaIuw/s1600-h/IMG_2121.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170787083101765426" style="DISPLAY: block; 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TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTeHAbM2lSFqkYJQAXJQRssJhNhPfPCosi8v4bxNbHpbKz7iFY_qHtHuMhTMBM4z_cQlqA2MOmgzBpbPo_WBBm_oueMmIQiIGfPoXVUQpOQ_taTsskTEjIDwL2O1uVxcZAkP-huNfZlk/s1600-h/IMG_1787.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTeHAbM2lSFqkYJQAXJQRssJhNhPfPCosi8v4bxNbHpbKz7iFY_qHtHuMhTMBM4z_cQlqA2MOmgzBpbPo_WBBm_oueMmIQiIGfPoXVUQpOQ_taTsskTEjIDwL2O1uVxcZAkP-huNfZlk/s400/IMG_1787.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><p><br />To all who visit our blog, we thought we would just post our Christmas picture and letter instead of mailing them. We love you! Have a wonderful Christmas season! </p><p><br />Season’s Greetings, Family and Friends!<br /><br />We hope, as always, that this letter finds all happy and healthy! We have had a busy year and are looking forward to the many changes this next year will bring!<br /><br />One of the biggest changes we will have next year will be the arrival of a little daughter, due in February. The kids love to feel her kick and hiccup, and they frequently stuff dinosaurs and dolls in their shirts to pretend they have a “big mommy tummy”.<br /><br />The other big change will be that Dan is graduating dental school in June, and we will be moving out of San Francisco and into an as yet unknown location to have an as yet undetermined job as a dentist. Sound a little nerve-racking? Yes, we would have to agree, but we know that Heavenly Father will help our little family settle into a place that will be right for us. So, we will keep everyone updated.<br /><br />Throughout this year, Dan has been enjoying treating patients and having more time to spend with the kids. They literally charge him when he comes home, and although drained from the day, he indulges every request for wrestling, “horsie” rides, and “swing me, swing me!” Poor guy has his hands full with dental school, three new callings, two tiny energy-suckers, and a pregnant wife.<br /><br />Courtney is busy with kids and is growing daily. We’d like to say that she is growing in height or character, but mostly the growth is straight out front. She and the kids have been able to explore the local parks and discovery museums and enjoy doing projects and school-time at home.<br /><br />McKenna has had a lot of fun this year in soccer, gymnastics, and swimming classes (one at a time, of course). She is active and talkative and has made many friends both young and old with her sweet and silly ways. McKenna sang her first solo and gave a talk in the Primary Program this year at Church. She thrives on practicing and performing. We are afraid we may be fueling the fire for our little drama queen. She is a wonderful big sister to Jacob and has taught him many important life lessons already, such as how to run in Cinderella high heels and how to sing “I am a Child of God” at the top of his lungs.<br /><br />Jacob started gymnastics this year and absolutely loves to climb and jump on and off of everything; he knows it’s legal to get his climbing fix either at the park or at gymnastics. All bookshelves, counters, fridge shelves, and dressers are off-limits. Jacob talks constantly, and we understand most of what he is saying since he pronounces his favorites very clearly: chocolate, park, and vacuum. Jacob’s latest trick is to say “I love you SO MUCH, Momma” when he is in trouble.<br /><br />We are ever grateful for our many blessings, the greatest of which being our Savior.<br />Merry Christmas to all,<br />The Budd Family</p><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-26227272896058078742007-12-11T15:32:00.002-08:002008-12-09T01:15:32.870-08:00Let's Play Catch-up!<div><div><div><div>We have a bit of catching up to do to record some of the events of the Fall before Christmas is here! Time has flown, so here's a quick highlight of the past few months.<br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR0Y89Hoo8VItjwGLCsaLeTuZBXs2fbUb1mIj69x3LYHoLLqcLaJicyNlpSNQpwM60-7jZn2to8VO6MNZnddyxb70gAxvetVcRaECveGy-itbCk8Z2MIFdeIbrup_byq6CeJObKaXZ1o/s1600-h/October+2007+241.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142865284276060306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR0Y89Hoo8VItjwGLCsaLeTuZBXs2fbUb1mIj69x3LYHoLLqcLaJicyNlpSNQpwM60-7jZn2to8VO6MNZnddyxb70gAxvetVcRaECveGy-itbCk8Z2MIFdeIbrup_byq6CeJObKaXZ1o/s320/October+2007+241.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Jacob turned 2 at the end of September</div><div>and is our little comedian.</div><div>Here's a few pictures of his birthday.</div><div>(Who thought it would be a good idea to play baseball in the house?)</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNH_6OT2fgC-7-oQ5uhQo4yFljTU8knoTNkq-fHWfBASMxLBff_STWbvQGrvRWck1b4Vjy7_Zytqlw2wxIeHqJhNDd84tUI4WX044RTeQE_PJNbTrYMCK-bDNTCecuP6TF8IlYi1bEkfg/s1600-h/October+2007+250.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNH_6OT2fgC-7-oQ5uhQo4yFljTU8knoTNkq-fHWfBASMxLBff_STWbvQGrvRWck1b4Vjy7_Zytqlw2wxIeHqJhNDd84tUI4WX044RTeQE_PJNbTrYMCK-bDNTCecuP6TF8IlYi1bEkfg/s1600-h/October+2007+250.jpg"></a> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrXzMEsMaeSVSC05RkYw0IPD56nv1Fe7MfbOd5DMawXJdSbEKLEX16V2WvsdEU6Nklfmbvp-13-YkjPtFQ-_2px3GNmuq2SpbZW3_nOtgtgLta-aOORv4nr1pTieE0zOiZG-SkWtKTck/s1600-h/October+2007+476.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142867938565849282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrXzMEsMaeSVSC05RkYw0IPD56nv1Fe7MfbOd5DMawXJdSbEKLEX16V2WvsdEU6Nklfmbvp-13-YkjPtFQ-_2px3GNmuq2SpbZW3_nOtgtgLta-aOORv4nr1pTieE0zOiZG-SkWtKTck/s320/October+2007+476.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>McKenna turned 4 at the end of October</div><div>and had a little Tinkerbell Party with her friends. </div><div>They loved following Tinkerbell footprints to</div><div>find a Hidden Treasure!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUjqSRJnQW1nc0rNSGx_cRGxEPNBXxSG7_J2QckxKV9SADdFxIWJzDJsjVHt7tVY5wzIonOX8vBZxiJ5ufTP4_amh8nkBQ2nFC85eR-SyF5wtLgfJUQ7ME7TwaCK98EM4EN_pptYGXGA/s1600-h/October+2007+478.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142867908501078194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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brilliant idea), sewing costumes (Courtney made the Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and Wendy costumes herself!), and of course, trick-or-treating (for 15 minutes in the dense fog).</div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Eow0suInZHnwIefIYNhIu7OkLSZhG0vvGxf7EvmiDn6vmMJsdpEtDjIfSy0xIRCGP3pyW7z6UtR6Rw5opijX00lObtssgzlTYGYgKt7anOb23OMeuqpsEaDlixP6ZL_5X2xcL2QzEtM/s1600-h/October+2007+324.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142870043099824386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Eow0suInZHnwIefIYNhIu7OkLSZhG0vvGxf7EvmiDn6vmMJsdpEtDjIfSy0xIRCGP3pyW7z6UtR6Rw5opijX00lObtssgzlTYGYgKt7anOb23OMeuqpsEaDlixP6ZL_5X2xcL2QzEtM/s320/October+2007+324.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a 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Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-58471426937353757172007-11-18T19:24:00.000-08:002008-12-09T01:15:33.025-08:00No...this is not Mexico<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e3IXnY24LlBgVzR9x7hopw7wULTjtft7WIbEbXkVVJpoW-BzGHVo2sQltodTwT5ofBVdoyRpm7RXd2RnishM6xlVbYv03P8MqEWJWWojLNX1eSA8v4eMDwSi75fev3x9F4_sm_FVdlw/s1600-h/oakland+car+truck"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134389951375125186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e3IXnY24LlBgVzR9x7hopw7wULTjtft7WIbEbXkVVJpoW-BzGHVo2sQltodTwT5ofBVdoyRpm7RXd2RnishM6xlVbYv03P8MqEWJWWojLNX1eSA8v4eMDwSi75fev3x9F4_sm_FVdlw/s320/oakland+car+truck" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So every few months, I go on "externship". Which means the Dental School farms us out to community clinics in the area and we work like employees of the clinic. Well my externship site is in Oakland, and on the way home one day, we saw this lovely sight. I reached out the window with my cell phone and snapped a picture. Notice that about 80% of the car is simply hanging over the edge, and is simply secured by 2 chains. But at least he had the forethought to put on the little red safety flag, right? Amazing. </div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-17386395479124808042007-11-14T15:42:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:47:01.720-08:00I've been "Tagged"<span style="color:#33ccff;">Okay, so I was “tagged” and this means that I put down 6 things about myself that people probably wouldn’t know and then I “tag” 6 other people at the bottom of my list and leave them a comment on their blogs to let them know they were tagged and to read my blog for the rules.<br /><br />So,<br /><br />1-I actually won a car when I was 17. Yes, a real car, for free. Problem was that it was this BOAT-of-a-Buick! The thing was old and had dents and dings everywhere, and it could fit all who cared to join me for ice cream runs and drive-in movies. It got me (and anyone else from the whole of BYU) back and forth from home to Utah each summer and Christmas break. Due to the amount of metal around us, we were always very safe, so my parents were happy. They called it “Courtney’s Ark”.<br /><br />2-I can’t stand whistling in the house or car. Dan, you can whistle while you work, you can whistle while you walk, just don’t do it in the house or car. Like nails on a chalkboard. Come to think of it though, Honey, I think I could make an exception for inside whistling if you “whistle while you wash”—as in dishes.<br /><br />3-I get silly and loopy and down-right witty when it gets late. I know that this happens to a lot of people, especially us giggly girls, but my “late” is a lot earlier than most people’s (try coming over past 9pm and see what happens) and my witty side also comes out after an overdose of chocolate or ice cream. These things make me happy, what can I say?<br /><br />4-I was one of three nurses that delivered a woman’s eighth child only nine minutes after she entered the waiting room on our Labor and Delivery floor. Cool, huh? No doctor, no drugs, no time. Poor lady shouldn’t have even had to pay for that hospital stay.<br /><br />5-I learned to water-ski when I was five and could do pretty cool tricks by the time I was seven. Thanks, Dad!<br /><br />6-I love, love, love my husband and kids, and I think that our life (yes, dental school, loans, endless streak of car trouble, toddler terrorist negotiations, and all) is pretty much a fairytale. Not in the sense that I am wishing that it was not reality, just in the sense that we are SO, SO blessed. Dan is my dream-come-true and our kids light up our home. You may be thinking that this is cheesy, but I wrote this one down since no one would think this about me from my highly-developed sense of sarcasm! So there’s the truth under the sarcasm!<br /><br />I tag Dawnelle, Kristin, Angela, Emily B, Jen R, and Liz.</span>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-85466859574063614262007-10-14T18:33:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:33.376-08:00Gender Score!<div>The score was tied for a while, but the GIRLS have pulled ahead! That's right, we are having a girl in February. McKenna has been praying for a little sister for about a year now, so we should've gotten the clue. She also told us that when the doctor looks inside to take pictures of the baby, "if it has long girl hair, it's a girl and if it is bald, then it's a boy." (Picture of "long girl hair" below.)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121372417109240546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5OmZ78zDx2l_y-jUgzxyTl3ZNWiqkAptYoNIsiFRorH4z4YLa2j-WZ5Rw7FadfJM80ryaasOGoa0ioNISN4S452q2mgADOzuS0Vn6ZgEAewvUccifXzUg2dX1HL0vw65xEy5LVevAHk/s320/Ultrasound.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121372421404207858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9wjqaiAAoCHn9AZP-95kYJ8hWm0l20Ht8Fl9AYwoecrCdHXIiTJIsNVyxJ6GqD5_N-9j-e1zBiPlJ4uHrSwUyvQ0A_o2YIV7gflbvd-pKVt-9YVEnftrD7GEYPPu9Zbq9mjqCLgMpgw/s320/BABY+9-25-07_3.JPG" border="0" />Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-62291360687940730442007-09-03T12:14:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:34.456-08:00Day at the Park<span style="color:#ffffff;">We got season passes to a nearby six-flags amusement park called "Discovery Kingdom". It is kind of a mix between Disneyland, the Zoo, and Sea world. They have rides, and the Loony-toons characters, as well as Elephants and a Killer whale show. They have something called "Animal Encounters" where you can have up-close experiences with the Animals. You can feed the dolphins and the giraffes, you can ride the elephants, etc. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">They have this Walrus exhibit that has about 4 HUGE Walruses. For some reason, every time we go, they always take an interest in Jacob and McKenna. I can't figure out if they want to play...or eat them. This time, I took some pictures. He was clapping his fins as the kids clapped hands and everything. At the end of the interaction, the Walrus started ramming the glass. (You can see his head pressed against the glass in the last picture.) Again, I'm not sure if it was play, or aggression. But we left either way. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">The other pictures are from a park in San Francisco called Alamo Square that our friends the Fairbanks' told us about. It is where they filmed the opening credits for the TV show "Full House". It has great views, and the kids had fun swinging at the top of the world.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106068491499393410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvO80LBynqm2KezpvA2LgNYIs1eOqNGEl8L6ykpTJA3XTcsyMfswUaMvNWvSXIaJdQ7GTemFg1nIUtyPV7sHpJ_PEpsjMCIErVYLxGPT2NztXqV9KH85nKo1bM1MdxhCDg2mGLmamYtj4/s320/IMG_1029.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD6g8DpJWOhGIOEjzA58mN8VyoOywv1KYYy3e478z-V5pEuCoGEYQAG299I5X1vNrq4DS2-ssdNCtOMdG4f4xPxenTuk-x7Dw_OA3mcleSySeDbqZclkkIYKtw8uqQU32MuXG41fomY0/s1600-h/IMG_1058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106068495794360722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD6g8DpJWOhGIOEjzA58mN8VyoOywv1KYYy3e478z-V5pEuCoGEYQAG299I5X1vNrq4DS2-ssdNCtOMdG4f4xPxenTuk-x7Dw_OA3mcleSySeDbqZclkkIYKtw8uqQU32MuXG41fomY0/s320/IMG_1058.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHERAZvFJ60rp2SRNCGww4aIOeNELweLcd5KZccHYwGES4qNsIuaCyiUZ7KxYLHVeiBnh2ihd-9qkncGyODAjLjuzI-N9b4s3Bh4pK5OIca9Tmv6umUIoFAAqq1tdfdIDYbwib8RcPdsU/s1600-h/IMG_1073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106068508679262626" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyyB6hBoFUARUl4jgTBqU_VgeNHNMFsqsuMLpZHD6_H6OwBuZHTpLnEs3KjKt82OXX5c7FLone3g4pN5oNTryye42W1VJRPDfRRX_yO0DO7LeyfzbvPJtZzw1BFOqWqPtHuro-YC-RwQ/s320/IMG_0636.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vn-uXKEfX88GylqZX_Ijn8edKAWnM75FBe0LXauIuZeJ-gumQ738Szf9I1PUCHcKrA1z0Ez1aXUsMEDgunJTcj-Tnih8tNxh9bAo5pcR4DrYZcDOQCaDzSPCOhNu5cin_4eEfhh6m0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0974.jpg"></a></div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-27416880118239867662007-08-27T20:39:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:34.561-08:00Always good for a laugh...LONG POST!!Courtney was surfing the net the other day and found some jokes I thought were hilarious, so I decided I would share some of my favorites without sending a mass email. Courtney has her own favorites, but I did the post, so I got to choose. The site was sugardoodle.net if you want to go look up the rest of the jokes.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">The Husband Store</span></u></strong><br />A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE ! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch . . .. you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband . On the first floor the sign on the door reads:<br />Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.<br /><br /><br /><br />The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.<br />The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking. "Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.<br /><br /><br /><br />She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads: Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead good looking and help with the housework. "Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"<br /><br /><br /><br />Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads: Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak. She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:<br /><br /><br /><br />Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch your step as you exit the building, and have a nice day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">The rules according to guys<br /></span></u></strong>Please note... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Crying is blackmail.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. If it itches, it will be scratched! We do that.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine...Really.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. You have enough clothes.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. You have too many shoes.<br /><br /><br /><br />1. I am in shape. Round is a shape.<br /><br />Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; but did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>The Best Lawyer Joke Ever</u><br /></span></strong>A lawyer went duck hunting in rural Arkansas. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing. The lawyer responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it." The old farmer replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over here."<br /><br />The indignant lawyer said, "I'm one of the best trial attorneys in Arkansas and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own." The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we settle disputes in these parts of Arkansas. We settle small disagreements like this with the Arkansas Three Kick Rule."<br /><br />The lawyer asked, "What that?"<br />The farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on back and forth until someone gives up."<br /><br />The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.<br /><br />The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the attorney. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel-toed work boot into the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees. His second kick to the midriff and the lawyer's last meal came gushing from his mouth. The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer's third kick to his rear end sent him face-first into a fresh cow pie.<br /><br />The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet. Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he said, "Okay, you old coot. Now it's my turn."<br /><br />The old farmer smiled and said, "Naw, I give up. You can have the duck."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Hilarious Point System</span></u></strong><br />In the world of romance, one single rule applies to the men: Make the woman happy. Do something she likes, and you get points. Do something she dislikes and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played. Here is a guide to the point system:<br /><br />SIMPLE DUTIES<br />You make the bed (+1)<br />You make the bed, but forget the decorative pillow (0)<br />You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets (-1)<br />You go out to buy her what she wants (+5)<br />In the rain (+8) But return with Beer (-5)<br />You check out a suspicious noise at night (0)<br />You check out a suspicious noise, and it is nothing (0)<br />You check out a suspicious noise and it is something (+5)<br />You pummel it with iron rod (+10) It's the cat (-10)<br /><br />SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS<br />You stay by her side the entire party (0)<br />You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with a college<br />buddy (-2)<br />Named Tina (-4)<br />Tina is a dancer (-6)<br />Tina has silicon implants (-80)<br /><br />HER BIRTHDAY<br />You take her out to dinner (0)<br />You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar (+1)<br />Okay, it's a sports bar (-2)<br />And it's all-you-can-eat night (-3)<br />It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your face is painted<br />the colors of your favorite team (-10)<br /><br />A NIGHT OUT<br />You take her to a movie (+2)<br />You take her to a movie she likes (+4)<br />You take her to a movie you hate (+6)<br />You take her to a movie you like (-2)<br />It's called 'Death Cop' (-3)<br />You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans (-15)<br /><br />YOUR PHYSIQUE<br />You develop a noticeable potbelly (-15)<br />You develop a noticeable potbelly and exercise to get rid of it (+10)<br />You develop a noticeable potbelly and resort to baggy jeans and Hawaiian shirts (-30)<br />You say, "It doesn't matter, you have one too." (-100)<br /><br />ENJOY THE 'BIG' QUESTION<br />She asks, "Do I look fat?" (-5) [Yes, you LOSE points no matter WHAT]<br />You hesitate in responding (-10) You reply, "Where?" (-35) Any other response (-20)<br /><br />COMMUNICATION<br />When she wants to talk about a problem, you listen, displaying what looks like a concerned expression (0)<br />You listen, for over 30 minutes (+50)<br />You listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV (+500)<br />She realizes this is because you have fallen asleep (-1000)<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>A child's last day on earth...</u></span></strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103594448602976466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttQi1b1prEMouv4XNt1Q8Wy60lvpCpAh45Gm-_EVzib9j20CfXGli1rXilePb_l3Fo6PAH_ZHDYc1BQGw75ShLzUlK7WCEGs9u3LPwD3djRsIb5tRR99EONqXHbmwS9pLdd2xOKey5Jw/s320/a+childs+last+day+on+earth.jpg" border="0" />Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-76547919607779651762007-08-15T21:48:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:15:34.682-08:00We're Expecting!<div>We are pleased to announce that we will have a new addition to the family in February of 2008. Here is our little kidney bean. It is about 42 mm long, which is about the width of 3 fingers for those of you who don't do the metric system. The Doc said development looks great so far! We should find out the sex in about 2 months. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099156426599584530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbKNmoen3w6xCAL2ZmI6nks4Cq6CjqmY3xmh5RPVQpeCbJfP-KkqFBrtO9a07f1iV1TtGRkh29tnS9qpK4-UCdkHW_dOEdWmNW7Imo6BfvI_lOuBa8QDc_5r5a_fzFzKtoP-EHICfevE/s320/BUDD_1.JPG" border="0" /></div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781113293060013368.post-314830376126422872007-08-13T21:08:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:35.515-08:00Ok, ok, We give in...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxWkHfUsbOPgMBb39jnauCsX6_lov4Eilopy6vGcR9Gq1gsxKxKMBOnRstEORIfYQZNPXTL3yrKZG-UaM26J8KfYq-_BtgyVg5xE2Z3jL9vgkFGpk88PoDbFavofSW0mN9hDcWRFkJag/s1600-h/05-26-2007+08%3B33%3B31AM.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099179499163898674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxWkHfUsbOPgMBb39jnauCsX6_lov4Eilopy6vGcR9Gq1gsxKxKMBOnRstEORIfYQZNPXTL3yrKZG-UaM26J8KfYq-_BtgyVg5xE2Z3jL9vgkFGpk88PoDbFavofSW0mN9hDcWRFkJag/s320/05-26-2007+08%3B33%3B31AM.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Once I saw that Kurt and Kristin had their blog up, I decided we couldn't put it off any longer. I mean, if Kurt can do it, anybody can.<br /><div><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><div align="left">We are living in San Francisco right now. Dan is in his last year of Dental School at UCSF, and then we will finally be ready to start....making debt payments!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Many of you have never seen our kids, McKenna and Jacob, so here are a few photos:</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098406468187469490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0i11vVc_vrRqttMsS5r9r3RsTh_pcQlQCfyJ0nnwH-xhTR5Axb9xs0Zm67keYRRgxtisWFZfZidOFDSpj58nHgu4KgeUx_BPQCDenBqND78f3bQDRAZjO6gyTKRRa9hlYjN4Xv3-xr5c/s320/Courtney+and+Mckenna+Yerba+Buena.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Courtney and McKenna at Yerba Buena Gardens</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098408113159943890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxl8mfchXP5Lf6VwUXBqN770Y690DzjEqTXoRk-HL5KVTTB4kNmlT6KYkNl-QVbuKJ9j5bABMk5j2BUPASVkCLUltK8p22-dKAYF6TEbxLUhbf6fxKsulo9LSG1q1Ef6HVEwDQ1Bkbsnc/s320/adjusted+jacob+photo.jpg" border="0" />Jacob at Grandma Keller's house</p><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098409796787123938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QLYmH97xPTHU5EDoGs7gHcWC3zNlH9Ow74CpyVH10xf1ZMFHEXh_IM1AqHrn4JAqgOP-Qper64H-p9tod3a9xypGDRxNuRFXFPSY3hjGw6j6MAtMdMqFWJHBJVkGPJHvc_yLizi6u5E/s320/mckenna+drawing.jpg" border="0" />McKenna drawing pictures</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099179464804160290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1TB_4wnlyc5QBAZylWZ8wac6Iq1G0kalTDjuz_Mo_iS59mIaI_GYAoyWV7jjK5037ozWYS_JL4pIRwPfYwepGKnnkEDdSDHySuG_n6bpKldq34iYhnWL4dXkKEz-LE2zemA5SA4OjdM/s320/05-26-2007+01%3B54%3B37PM.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Family Portraits</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div><br /></div><p align="left">Look forward to hearing your comments.</p><div><br /></div><p align="left">-Dan and Courtney<br /></p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Dan and Courtney Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650863913860470177noreply@blogger.com5