tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369663742024-03-07T01:04:31.449-08:00The Raica FamilyOUR MOMENTS OF PURE JOY!The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-78910504246309240502011-05-08T18:22:00.000-07:002011-05-08T18:22:34.923-07:00Flat Stanley<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRjasFkftRhusizRCQm-sBeM3fGKnZsFKqi-T9tm9P-bWYd8RWa5QLOj6gEtI2P1wJQZQFmp0fhFWX-84tpVXST9iqQrSoynELyjWxXoatr7eWCU1t0G720O79OeznGNAXq6d/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRjasFkftRhusizRCQm-sBeM3fGKnZsFKqi-T9tm9P-bWYd8RWa5QLOj6gEtI2P1wJQZQFmp0fhFWX-84tpVXST9iqQrSoynELyjWxXoatr7eWCU1t0G720O79OeznGNAXq6d/s400/DSC_0108.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>
We love Flat Stanley! My newphew Cole sent him to us for his class project. We took him to the beach today for Mother's Day.
We have a few more trips to take him on before we send him back. Such fun!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-6541602661329053672010-10-04T19:35:00.000-07:002010-10-04T19:58:25.462-07:00THE FUNNY THINGS KIDS DO!We were in the kitchen making Rice Krispy Treats and Cheyenne's best little friend Luciana turns to Cheyenne and says: “Have you ever played the Chubby Bunny game”?
Cheyenne says: “No, how do you play”? Luciana replies: “Well…..you stick as many of these marshmallows in your mouth as you can and then you say CHUBBY BUNNY”. I, of course bust out laughing and Cheyenne says “OK” and stuffs 2 marshmallows in her mouth and says “CHUBBY BUNNY”. Thank you for the laugh Luciana – and this is why we adore you!
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And I am sure you know what happened next.....Nathan comes bouncing in from school a few mintues later and Cheyenne says...."Nathan....have you ever played the.....yep you got it AND in goes 5 marshmallows......CHUBBY BUNNY!
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If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."
— Mother Teresa
A friend of mine sent this out and I just loved it and wanted to blog it. Imagine a world if we could all do this. I know that the last line is absolutely the truth...
"For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."
Thanks for sharing that quote my friend :)The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-60845980906650676552010-10-02T19:34:00.000-07:002010-10-02T20:07:00.857-07:00What a fun visit!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3jtisEoEP9zR7yvX4gAoZhT2BhFC0nVanpwqGD_B8F1TK5oL0Aqh6IZWgnqtOHjvPclVbnWjizEdgpoQjD4KineF9FmxPxVELvwa3aeZuUJQyZUeUZFt87DAri0sEOBZgQqa/s1600/Uncle+Gerald.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523642779613281634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3jtisEoEP9zR7yvX4gAoZhT2BhFC0nVanpwqGD_B8F1TK5oL0Aqh6IZWgnqtOHjvPclVbnWjizEdgpoQjD4KineF9FmxPxVELvwa3aeZuUJQyZUeUZFt87DAri0sEOBZgQqa/s400/Uncle+Gerald.jpg" /></a>
This is a picture of my Uncle Jerald (Mom's brother) and his wife Mare! I had not seen him in 20 plus years. I was so happy to see my Uncle Jerald and to be able to meet his wife Mare. They are both so nice and my kids just took them right in.
By the end of the visit - they were Great Grandpa and Great Grandma.......that was so funny! I am relieved that they thought it was funny too. I was explaning to Nathan and Cheyenne that since he is MY uncle that this makes him their Great Uncle and that translated into Great Grandpa and Great Grandma!!! It was so great to see my Mom with her Brother that she has always adored.....absoultely adored!The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-17367983209784535652010-09-29T20:23:00.000-07:002010-09-29T20:34:50.073-07:00I love to swing and I have TWO teeth ....that should be a nursery rhyme<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftGUt4gL2Oubo_9zZdLwiSoGOPNyPbO5G90fjdlaLQV2a63FO4DV_EeLdzMH4fWmJeqNtPONclaC5717RRHuQmeoppHWGMWNV3AQ_J_ZxIUrEjUadZAE98gLwZ6Q6Y78EtpxI/s1600/DSC_0391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftGUt4gL2Oubo_9zZdLwiSoGOPNyPbO5G90fjdlaLQV2a63FO4DV_EeLdzMH4fWmJeqNtPONclaC5717RRHuQmeoppHWGMWNV3AQ_J_ZxIUrEjUadZAE98gLwZ6Q6Y78EtpxI/s400/DSC_0391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522544136879644082" /></a>
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OH MAN I JUST LOVE THIS BABY!!!!The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-23599184665755411592010-09-29T20:17:00.000-07:002010-09-29T20:21:27.466-07:00Roses<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdcrsR2a-ORIOQv6Uwo0WlIDm8Ayrl83OHJXqn6e9eR2hfAkQUJkORfhPRn87Y2HI0Ig3JCfyWfII-3J1BnO33hoGYsmm4mKE5-LvZKdNJr3gTZs1mTmKTod6KqRTB6QHmFLf/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdcrsR2a-ORIOQv6Uwo0WlIDm8Ayrl83OHJXqn6e9eR2hfAkQUJkORfhPRn87Y2HI0Ig3JCfyWfII-3J1BnO33hoGYsmm4mKE5-LvZKdNJr3gTZs1mTmKTod6KqRTB6QHmFLf/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" /></a> </div>
<div>I was looking back at my posts and realised that LAST YEAR I said I had a goal of planting roses. I wanted to learn how to grow and care for Roses. That is still a goal of mine; so I am restating the goal so that I have to do it!</div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-78321950245389781082010-09-28T20:51:00.000-07:002010-09-28T21:00:22.506-07:00Flag Football Season 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF0FwEuGKdUhfab4Vr8MnRrDzFLWzUHEVfiVFJTFv0wON7H_crf-ZgLZJNnLuB8YUekWr7mgRVRZcz41iGJE9QwLntyJ6QhnGlYSQlzGrJbtagJe5zLqk3bZZydmOPb7ZgQdD/s1600/Scan_Pic0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522180328493791346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF0FwEuGKdUhfab4Vr8MnRrDzFLWzUHEVfiVFJTFv0wON7H_crf-ZgLZJNnLuB8YUekWr7mgRVRZcz41iGJE9QwLntyJ6QhnGlYSQlzGrJbtagJe5zLqk3bZZydmOPb7ZgQdD/s400/Scan_Pic0001.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<div>We are having such a blast watching Nathan play flag football. He LOVES it and is a really good player. Scores touch downs and catches flags - what more could we ask for :) </div>
<div>Our little man is getting big!</div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-85297444070963529292010-09-19T09:00:00.000-07:002010-09-19T09:04:07.959-07:00Thank you Grandpa and Roni<div align="center">From the mouth of Cheyenne..</div>
<div align="center">" I really love my dress but I really, really, really love my jewel shoes" : )</div>
<div align="center"></div><p align="center">Off to church we go!
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<div>These are for you. I knew you were going to look at my blog tonight and I had just taken these today of Savanna. Wanted you to see how much she has grown.</div>
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<div></div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-49628183301434731552010-09-15T21:25:00.000-07:002010-09-15T21:36:49.166-07:00A year of silence has been broken! Today is the day.I was with one of my favorite friends today and we started talking about blogs. I decided to go visit her blog in hopes that it would motivate me to start blogging again. And it did. So I am going to just start from here and move forward. I have to admitt that it is REALLY hard for me to just start from here without catching up the last year. Can't really reconile that in my head; which is why it has taken me so long to get back to blogging. If I could not catch up - I just would not blog. That is kind of silly really, but it is the way my brain works.
Well, here it goes....
I have had a baby since I last blogged and she is now 8 months old. I walked down the stairs to find that my older two decided that she needed to be reading a seek and find book with them. I did not stage this picture....... These are the moments that make all the hard work worth it!
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I am going to plant roses in the next month - there I wrote down the goal, now I can achieve it.
I took this picture of my neighbor's roses. Isn't this one beautiful? She was probably wondering why I was photographing her roses. But it needed to happen...the goal needed to be stated : ) and I had to have a picture for the blog! Right? <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-77662801999966972072009-05-13T20:17:00.000-07:002009-05-13T20:22:13.798-07:00How true is this?I saw this on my friend Kamee's blog. Have you ever seen her blog it is amazing: http://www.kamandfam.blogspot.com/. She is THE most talented person I know.
Anyway, I copied this quote from her blog because I think it said so well and so true.
<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDIyNzEyMzg3MzUmcHQ9MTI*MjI3MTI1NjIwMCZwPTMyMzAwMiZkPWlzY3V*ZWdyYXBoaWMmZz*xJnQ9Jm89YWNmODE4MmEyZmM3NGFjYWJhZjYyOGM5ZDFhMDI*NzM=.gif" /><br><a href="http://www.pimp-my-profile.com/iscute/view.php?g=2379&c=marilyn+monroe+quote"><img src="http://ct.iscute.com/i95/3/1/16/f_c47da4022e05.jpg" border=0 alt="Myspace Graphics"></a><br><a href="http://www.pimp-my-profile.com/iscute/">Myspace Graphics</a><br>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-83153627664834551832009-05-13T19:24:00.000-07:002009-05-13T19:32:35.280-07:00My Mom sent this to me -I thought it was so funny!<div align="center"> </div><div align="center">20 REASONS I OWE MY MOTHER</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . </div>If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.
2. My mother taught me RELIGION .
You better pray that will come out of the carpet.
3. My mother taught me LOGIC .
Because I said so, that's why .
4. My mother taught me FORESIGHT .
Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.
5. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .
Shut your mouth and eat your supper.
6. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!
7. My mother taught me about STAMINA .
You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.
8. My mother taught me about WEATHER .
This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.
9. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY .
If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!
10. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.
11. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .
Stop acting like your father!
12. My mother taught me about ENVY .
There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful
parents like you do.
13. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION .
Just wait until we get home.
14. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE .
If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.
15. My mother taught me ESP .
Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?
16. My mother taught me HUMOR .
When that lawn mower cuts off your foot, don't come running to me.
17. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.
18. My mother taught me about my ROOTS .
Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?
19. My mother taught me WISDOM .
When you get to be my age, you'll understand.
20. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE
One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-39276943186604077652009-05-12T15:35:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:36:16.291-07:00My favorite moments; Friends -Friends!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zU4yRk-Xnpg22yq5L4GinDqn9-_4Y_DFF_GLbmEj0sc90ekcG_YBgbXRYYwkFQWA2t3NsNX6EEm1ReGAzbcFARSh5D3_HkloeXj9_EwLnCUg7uoFFWbpYacbbFcw1jiBx9N9/s1600-h/DSC_0269.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zU4yRk-Xnpg22yq5L4GinDqn9-_4Y_DFF_GLbmEj0sc90ekcG_YBgbXRYYwkFQWA2t3NsNX6EEm1ReGAzbcFARSh5D3_HkloeXj9_EwLnCUg7uoFFWbpYacbbFcw1jiBx9N9/s400/DSC_0269.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>
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<div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I find it so interesting that the girls are sliding on the slide and the boys are..... <div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div>
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<div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">The girls are <strong>IN</strong> the play house and the boys are......</div>
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<div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>ON</strong> the play house.</div>
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<div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Then we headed over the lake to feed the ducks.</div>
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<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>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-54509988396887367662009-05-12T14:30:00.000-07:002009-05-12T14:37:12.834-07:00Cupcake Adventure<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggZgKwaxdxzVXwZav-MqZIqwtmwVG8p27TQh6rsYVu2ngLd6ksdAvZds8jRo63-MSDuxRWZpVl4seZPvqUAj0ObLIBKUcrGgiYBNi_dAu2BB9q-uaNP8FamVsIH-0uGw1dwYw/s1600-h/DSC_0162.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggZgKwaxdxzVXwZav-MqZIqwtmwVG8p27TQh6rsYVu2ngLd6ksdAvZds8jRo63-MSDuxRWZpVl4seZPvqUAj0ObLIBKUcrGgiYBNi_dAu2BB9q-uaNP8FamVsIH-0uGw1dwYw/s400/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>
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Is it just me or did this cupcake adventure get a bit out of control? The clean up was equally as long as the adventure. <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>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-414251659413275902009-04-05T13:38:00.000-07:002009-04-05T13:58:12.499-07:00PAY IT FORWARD<img src="http://ak.webfetti.com/assets/glitter/0/53.gif" alt="Webfetti.com" border="0"><br/><a href="http://www.webfetti.com/download.jhtml?partner=ZKzeb007_ZUxdm582REUS&utm_campaign=wf_glitter&utm_source=1051621&utm_medium=wf_myspace"><img src="http://t.webfetti.com/images/nocache/tr/wf/rds/gl/my/1051621.gif" width="160" height="18" border="0" /></a><br/> Pay It Forward! So, here's how it works: the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (or copy and paste like I did). Then come back, let me know you're going to play and then sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Hurry -be one of the first three!The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-26840249836932519222009-04-04T22:27:00.000-07:002009-04-04T22:40:56.542-07:00Go BATTER Go!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6atf0eb7ENPOkv0Lf7aOD6Gki40ks0pgbvEj-BYO0g4W-6fHtLM-JrA0ALTYwMuG1tMr1oYSEFRrZiumseyWPYp4ZYAZ1sBcF75Ay5JC3dGDF4Die6kakODOX1jPYKEHSxl_K/s1600-h/DSC_0134.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6atf0eb7ENPOkv0Lf7aOD6Gki40ks0pgbvEj-BYO0g4W-6fHtLM-JrA0ALTYwMuG1tMr1oYSEFRrZiumseyWPYp4ZYAZ1sBcF75Ay5JC3dGDF4Die6kakODOX1jPYKEHSxl_K/s400/DSC_0134.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGmfb9CVgeyFbZ54dNSbPRRPhsKcqj8ctgqHkU8NGXPHWrH9wDdkw7b2pCdrwbA5OOKdA410keCvSoiLkvYzFDG-444sPtrBX6-T0uNpZltYIKp0v21SEekrVJmDx_xdM7MOE/s1600-h/DSC_0137.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGmfb9CVgeyFbZ54dNSbPRRPhsKcqj8ctgqHkU8NGXPHWrH9wDdkw7b2pCdrwbA5OOKdA410keCvSoiLkvYzFDG-444sPtrBX6-T0uNpZltYIKp0v21SEekrVJmDx_xdM7MOE/s400/DSC_0137.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I think he enjoys batting much more than fielding. Just a guess... what are your thoughts?</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsoaO6mcFI76TV1NRhn9gcB92cBUTWZnSK9ZmlfovbORSITwHIMf6eujdPB2-EiNDJEszjpgLxkQfhInD-IT-x5dFjnwz4VKf3mNoB_K4wEAFXI6VdnmHYZz9IwZQP8iWibCY/s1600-h/April+2009+download+1.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsoaO6mcFI76TV1NRhn9gcB92cBUTWZnSK9ZmlfovbORSITwHIMf6eujdPB2-EiNDJEszjpgLxkQfhInD-IT-x5dFjnwz4VKf3mNoB_K4wEAFXI6VdnmHYZz9IwZQP8iWibCY/s400/April+2009+download+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">But he sure is one handsome dog!</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQWyKE2i5C36dtaHHr9LwtpBtFAlQL_GAP-b7JoPhhDtGr9lGS7tu4NrlTIN5BQcjwL2Unq1YmUQDBqMO1Ac-rJue44vtUj7x7FJdRPftjr9-BzXvYPTalfXsnpYgitzYcq4p/s1600-h/DSC_0146.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQWyKE2i5C36dtaHHr9LwtpBtFAlQL_GAP-b7JoPhhDtGr9lGS7tu4NrlTIN5BQcjwL2Unq1YmUQDBqMO1Ac-rJue44vtUj7x7FJdRPftjr9-BzXvYPTalfXsnpYgitzYcq4p/s400/DSC_0146.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8yAlMVjxxc73UcYILNbil4eqPqB-FAs7IVxCzfLlJUbncIQUT6w0xj_k6zLc9XSu1q7MEsUiwrym-TQyOZR8UpQ2yD-fm_RcNjW0gyco7qaj7DDQvlbYfgEsdREUqkDsBILA/s1600-h/DSC_0240.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8yAlMVjxxc73UcYILNbil4eqPqB-FAs7IVxCzfLlJUbncIQUT6w0xj_k6zLc9XSu1q7MEsUiwrym-TQyOZR8UpQ2yD-fm_RcNjW0gyco7qaj7DDQvlbYfgEsdREUqkDsBILA/s400/DSC_0240.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtmYwC-tguTp19O2TKtdd6naj_pQePs6SBoWJnrLf9TppfHb7Jl9juqeenx3FifiHOJW_MebGPJRQqv9y09R5pVMRZG7shyphenhyphenFMBfuQ89jFH0WOdb-4NNxHT4LDTYpSpsoNJBoi/s1600-h/DSC_0243.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtmYwC-tguTp19O2TKtdd6naj_pQePs6SBoWJnrLf9TppfHb7Jl9juqeenx3FifiHOJW_MebGPJRQqv9y09R5pVMRZG7shyphenhyphenFMBfuQ89jFH0WOdb-4NNxHT4LDTYpSpsoNJBoi/s400/DSC_0243.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I love my boy! His smile makes it all worth it.</div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-83360128550513559992009-04-04T22:06:00.000-07:002009-04-04T22:09:31.794-07:00Are you comfortable?<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTTkn8ZJmeb6tE8_FjIeM1cnhdJMUpMWV_DjrzKvJVfuDExEEqOSU16f0MzA_zgLTRosMIdgGDQivM5RWAX3rFJ_MiZD9d_4Eke1E15j2Nz82zWqzy7Ijj1br-a2zeMYM0FZz/s1600-h/DSC_0130.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTTkn8ZJmeb6tE8_FjIeM1cnhdJMUpMWV_DjrzKvJVfuDExEEqOSU16f0MzA_zgLTRosMIdgGDQivM5RWAX3rFJ_MiZD9d_4Eke1E15j2Nz82zWqzy7Ijj1br-a2zeMYM0FZz/s400/DSC_0130.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Another rough day at the baseball field..............</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U113ez8S28pD5xKEvXoF1jXoooT4tYe6HhJ9GzeAsT0ZxdU39Sjq8EB-yA4H5SzGm2My0KRMEkAWJH_Zkw_UZdQhMWUUDFPTDbcK_RTLqQphGibPZ3iZ4Hlu3pK5lTfUXTDn/s1600-h/DSC_0092.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U113ez8S28pD5xKEvXoF1jXoooT4tYe6HhJ9GzeAsT0ZxdU39Sjq8EB-yA4H5SzGm2My0KRMEkAWJH_Zkw_UZdQhMWUUDFPTDbcK_RTLqQphGibPZ3iZ4Hlu3pK5lTfUXTDn/s400/DSC_0092.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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I am not spoiled!!!
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWqSHZiZ8CdG5vIoqlOT3-LX2Vx2yCeoD_Ee0c5pev0a5dQKDTC8HE85oQMUSed8uGFI8ZL39mw4UloTjYwIcgkaTVQx7n0ZdfkLV2DMnIn4gumIvKb42t3lO8BnTg7ZK5pGC/s1600-h/DSC_0126.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWqSHZiZ8CdG5vIoqlOT3-LX2Vx2yCeoD_Ee0c5pev0a5dQKDTC8HE85oQMUSed8uGFI8ZL39mw4UloTjYwIcgkaTVQx7n0ZdfkLV2DMnIn4gumIvKb42t3lO8BnTg7ZK5pGC/s400/DSC_0126.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I am spoiled Rotten!</div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-78489558045514953292009-04-04T21:33:00.000-07:002009-04-04T21:35:40.568-07:00Taping of Dancing with the stars<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq_DDeWj6MnZB2qZeUCv1vA8gV2m9pWgRpCWyqBHZB6rbxl_c6kQIzn-uPZ1yrzI5KfQhPU3JH2WjDj0v1_LEQfKIyPR9CJfAODpsiL1RYmrLqIXw7dHDTFOT1b5tArtc2GTB/s1600-h/dancing_main.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq_DDeWj6MnZB2qZeUCv1vA8gV2m9pWgRpCWyqBHZB6rbxl_c6kQIzn-uPZ1yrzI5KfQhPU3JH2WjDj0v1_LEQfKIyPR9CJfAODpsiL1RYmrLqIXw7dHDTFOT1b5tArtc2GTB/s400/dancing_main.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>
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I was so thrilled with Conni invited me to go see Dancing with the Stars live. I absolutely love going to these live shows.
This one was no exception. I am always so amazed at how different the show is live than on T.V. It is so exciting to be there and the studios are always smaller. I was lucky enough (not to brag or anthing.....) to go to IDOL twice last season. And the same was true there - the studio was small and everyone was SHORT (even Simon)! It was a great time. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-46526930422667611522009-04-04T20:33:00.000-07:002009-04-04T20:39:58.318-07:00A's Vs. Angels (Nathan Vs. Hayden)Nathan and Hayden are best buds and this game they got to play each other. What a fun thing this was.....
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcrBL0XcA0A4An88qAKAnjlPJgbAghHxSCCI3JSPkMa7_V53CO7O9l-SeA4cmk18nb0BlaIMy3X8EvFDuyHeZTm6G7yJ28KhNyQ8wi20UrZju892-q9bm73awFQ85mHQBRCqX/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcrBL0XcA0A4An88qAKAnjlPJgbAghHxSCCI3JSPkMa7_V53CO7O9l-SeA4cmk18nb0BlaIMy3X8EvFDuyHeZTm6G7yJ28KhNyQ8wi20UrZju892-q9bm73awFQ85mHQBRCqX/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">And Nathan "steps up his game" for his friend.....
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7SqQTT7pKVzigFcZU0fWbIEJ8BzlxSTLIuOFK09_Y0_9O0uzWSrQu_RAU5D_EzL2TZZk0a7lDNC12gmFpOE1dlWScqBkVuLbx3b1pLXkoXz2imTpMPJn6ql8anmGJV5AW9aO/s1600-h/DSC_0080.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7SqQTT7pKVzigFcZU0fWbIEJ8BzlxSTLIuOFK09_Y0_9O0uzWSrQu_RAU5D_EzL2TZZk0a7lDNC12gmFpOE1dlWScqBkVuLbx3b1pLXkoXz2imTpMPJn6ql8anmGJV5AW9aO/s400/DSC_0080.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">My friend Janelle and I were standing there talking and we look over and saw that they had set thier hats down like this..........so I ran over and got a picture of it. How perfect is that!</div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36966374.post-15584003645459950142009-04-04T20:18:00.000-07:002009-04-04T20:28:00.101-07:00Whale Watching San Diego March 2009<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XL7jro3Ad9eR10rWKyp_rL_-CN74EyeSPh1jRQy1B2JzGZcgT3AmfoJOuCe_YIsgwjhAtx3F4JEDpjYVf61ulcDkR9Pa-4b8MsDI6kPrw_a-8tmOPaSUs0gjq8y7anUEL8Y/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XL7jro3Ad9eR10rWKyp_rL_-CN74EyeSPh1jRQy1B2JzGZcgT3AmfoJOuCe_YIsgwjhAtx3F4JEDpjYVf61ulcDkR9Pa-4b8MsDI6kPrw_a-8tmOPaSUs0gjq8y7anUEL8Y/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cn9M3Ty6hEVimx4pFx_qLQVURwxEIDW4n5mFo_7boaPEcG-nrlpgYSbaFsTUKiccp8CjZvusMCiSGNL20dxzezvHF56yfjZJUfiZ3YT3cPZ4mMBCJ_MZkUkFF6qiMUKbCuQ/s1600-h/DSC_0015.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cn9M3Ty6hEVimx4pFx_qLQVURwxEIDW4n5mFo_7boaPEcG-nrlpgYSbaFsTUKiccp8CjZvusMCiSGNL20dxzezvHF56yfjZJUfiZ3YT3cPZ4mMBCJ_MZkUkFF6qiMUKbCuQ/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>We decided to take the Amtrak down to San Diego and then hopped on a boat and went whale watching. It was such a relaxing trip - riding the train was really neat. The kids had never been on a train and you can move around and it is quite spacious.
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsp5zIw00UuC1BX3APgnTrqsswxTcCQVAShvxk_Au1GezzH3aklh2WWS4QabSfkn8AUm-9FK2YeqMT4o0VpGeS1JUqSvEJrJ6y4CPgfW1Z5ovtaqD8Bfjh5NUIJUw1CiL6ro/s1600-h/DSC_0047.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsp5zIw00UuC1BX3APgnTrqsswxTcCQVAShvxk_Au1GezzH3aklh2WWS4QabSfkn8AUm-9FK2YeqMT4o0VpGeS1JUqSvEJrJ6y4CPgfW1Z5ovtaqD8Bfjh5NUIJUw1CiL6ro/s400/DSC_0047.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This was the extent of the whale watching - did not see a lot. Last time we did we saw tons of whales but it is just one of those hit and miss things. Oh well - still enjoyed the trip.
<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt1rRbBrxBCR2cSgQULut2iC6LEc3d-VyIQoDs0cNLNwZtbBjwgfxaC4A-NhH8UzSePKzdNLp1B5RpDQEJ19jplUyWIIM9X-JaxyGJppsiTaEZFgMIZMacH_eQH8b5Te6m-rD/s1600-h/DSC_0064.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt1rRbBrxBCR2cSgQULut2iC6LEc3d-VyIQoDs0cNLNwZtbBjwgfxaC4A-NhH8UzSePKzdNLp1B5RpDQEJ19jplUyWIIM9X-JaxyGJppsiTaEZFgMIZMacH_eQH8b5Te6m-rD/s400/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">The dolphins were so playful - surfing the wake of the boat.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEl8lTvTX9yWSIVa3HeSXhBce6kRqyRQHOn_v_Lak5pydgjzOzmL2yUNjPw4HXNyN6K0ipV6_1LPh5ufPIrwel7WApUwN5eIVi4Zb3k-UOSdX3ugmgtThc58EihMnu8QQ81xxX/s1600-h/DSC_0079.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEl8lTvTX9yWSIVa3HeSXhBce6kRqyRQHOn_v_Lak5pydgjzOzmL2yUNjPw4HXNyN6K0ipV6_1LPh5ufPIrwel7WApUwN5eIVi4Zb3k-UOSdX3ugmgtThc58EihMnu8QQ81xxX/s400/DSC_0079.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">What a life!!</div>The Raica Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092484978434919402noreply@blogger.com0