tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72644383412025334372024-02-06T18:44:05.713-08:00The Pace TimesA journal of our life and times in Chicagopace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-61222005426635038612011-05-30T18:34:00.000-07:002011-05-30T19:01:41.839-07:00Mary Pace & Steve Ulrich<br />(Daughter of Robert Leslie Pace)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3il5wCHzyQvSkutfaTDP4Gh_dlfIhUkxOZmeaE6_1JzS3X5sGMSPCnX2BtgqWw03Wj1Xfonp4qosuCWve_TVkP-RxbMN5oXZujOC-tuT5PHHnJj-3dlqwRNKExb0a4FY3vUhqW2G1J9Y/s1600/mary.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612694109644668770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3il5wCHzyQvSkutfaTDP4Gh_dlfIhUkxOZmeaE6_1JzS3X5sGMSPCnX2BtgqWw03Wj1Xfonp4qosuCWve_TVkP-RxbMN5oXZujOC-tuT5PHHnJj-3dlqwRNKExb0a4FY3vUhqW2G1J9Y/s400/mary.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>We were married August of 2009 and live in Redwood City, California. Steve has 2 beautiful daughters, Kayla (20) and Kelsey (22) who are both in college here in California. Kayla goes to University of San Diego and Kelsey goes to UC Santa Barbara. We love living in the San Francisco Bay area and frequently take advantage of all that there is to see and do, from the beaches, to the mountains, to the big City. We were very proud of our world-series champion San Francisco Giants this last fall!!<br /></div><br /><div>Mary works in Silicon Valley for a corporate travel management firm, as Vice President, Managing Director, where she has been for the last 7 years. Steve has just started his own Integrated Marketing Consulting business, after completing his Masters Certificate last year from the University of San Francisco. We love to travel, play music/sing, hike and spend quality time with family and friends.</div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-59967358029829213552010-10-21T08:18:00.000-07:002010-10-22T15:06:16.406-07:00California Girls......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBF_GQ0B9IAhV_j7GSTpJby-VTOIkn5BD3KeN61QXBgEYwEj7wTKy5IlUVAQwbvu_4akDQBx2oegEr-fYjMZWewUAvP0s1i0GFa0cBszZ3jYY0OHLTlkcGNL2OTe_vzwBdJddQzhnZlQ/s1600/IMG_0555.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530992872917792386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBF_GQ0B9IAhV_j7GSTpJby-VTOIkn5BD3KeN61QXBgEYwEj7wTKy5IlUVAQwbvu_4akDQBx2oegEr-fYjMZWewUAvP0s1i0GFa0cBszZ3jYY0OHLTlkcGNL2OTe_vzwBdJddQzhnZlQ/s320/IMG_0555.JPG" /></a> Girls with their electronics. I don't remember traveling like that growing up. Our road trips consisted of 5 kids stuck in an old station wagon with no air conditioning and definitely no entertainment. Remember the good ol days when you actually had to entertain yourself?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_j1sgb9vJ234uaeVekTMkaUZFY1dw1DILXocVospzP7nTkxuOj4DLc2kOyg5I-ZS_2w3Se81MNKxshwZBTdnmAhc9sdu6iRsVOhp4PSBjZRrtLB64J1-F3Y7kPoWayfCBlJV5EEzlCo/s1600/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530992868396592562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_j1sgb9vJ234uaeVekTMkaUZFY1dw1DILXocVospzP7nTkxuOj4DLc2kOyg5I-ZS_2w3Se81MNKxshwZBTdnmAhc9sdu6iRsVOhp4PSBjZRrtLB64J1-F3Y7kPoWayfCBlJV5EEzlCo/s320/IMG_0547.JPG" /></a> We stopped off in Carlsbad for a quick bite at this great fish and chips joint.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbtohkWIohESmSrbc0fYISrpuW4ehZJ6brFm4QX4CGnJS_Z2q8lk3r2Knmjyj7BXs3NunOaQRWrH5xi5JkuFdN27Kl7cZdjruzSyMoccWYCY8-qsVxWf9_LDo14BJTUKH99rIqSWLV80/s1600/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530992862907819746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbtohkWIohESmSrbc0fYISrpuW4ehZJ6brFm4QX4CGnJS_Z2q8lk3r2Knmjyj7BXs3NunOaQRWrH5xi5JkuFdN27Kl7cZdjruzSyMoccWYCY8-qsVxWf9_LDo14BJTUKH99rIqSWLV80/s320/IMG_0546.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o0k33GKBttWlunfRXFOzjjrXmAh-bXbWJUvPaoE9zTGOVdBO081hBMX0EK00Rx8r3tAMl0-3MiVUJzDJi3OmTtVtt43Jkr79fCwZXgO1STJ7XanTeQQaQdJQ1Do0IEL8lO3pDz2UteA/s1600/IMG_0545.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530992857031501266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o0k33GKBttWlunfRXFOzjjrXmAh-bXbWJUvPaoE9zTGOVdBO081hBMX0EK00Rx8r3tAMl0-3MiVUJzDJi3OmTtVtt43Jkr79fCwZXgO1STJ7XanTeQQaQdJQ1Do0IEL8lO3pDz2UteA/s320/IMG_0545.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Yes, Halloween is around the corner and I am just posting our pictures from this past summer. It has been a whirlwind the last 4 months around here. We had a great family vacation. We were able to spend a month in Los Angeles. My sister Jean was expecting her first baby and it was such a special treat to be able to be there for the birth of her adorable baby girl Jia. The girls and I headed off to L.A. the end of July with my younger sister Patty. This has become an annual trip for us and I love that we are able to sneak away for the summer.</div><br /><div>We did a lot of eating, shopping and swimming. I was 5 months pregnant at the time and I did not feel guilty about eating everything in front of me. In fact, I gained 8 lbs in the month of August! Scary! </div><br /><div>The girls were able to swim everyday and Chloe finally learned how to swim without any floaties! Big goal of ours this past summer. Ava loved being in the water and was quite the little dare devil jumping in from the deep end.</div><br /><div>Once Robert joined us we headed down the coast to San Diego. What a beautiful drive. The girls do really well on road trips so we thought we would drive down PCH along the coast. Palm trees and ocean is all we were able to see for miles. I love so-cal.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-61617784665715350232010-08-02T18:22:00.000-07:002010-08-02T18:42:25.148-07:00Losing Steam....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHJNfjiP3W93xUe_H4fjCrT4m_45ZsXTH4hxI21-YINnbu4plUQRUlP21eRsFg4I-DXiEyvMrOzi0Tu_D5ogin8XgRi1q0IECeFPTWtWQLHE4pKrx87SzqeVwPKU0UmEkIo5Dzk_efW0/s1600/IMG_0464.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500992752182086130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHJNfjiP3W93xUe_H4fjCrT4m_45ZsXTH4hxI21-YINnbu4plUQRUlP21eRsFg4I-DXiEyvMrOzi0Tu_D5ogin8XgRi1q0IECeFPTWtWQLHE4pKrx87SzqeVwPKU0UmEkIo5Dzk_efW0/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW24P44HEtF95otsTyoz6lfq3_CF9wlsTnsDw_NFCAlgg7FkwuqQyOeo0v_5sH5hozm6qwnZizGRilxIjwzncoNp-AQKzPO7Mlze_5RYRXpzo5A9sQMh_hyphenhyphena4Ao-Ntf16FFJCXbE-jrPc/s1600/IMG_0298.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500992745887810642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW24P44HEtF95otsTyoz6lfq3_CF9wlsTnsDw_NFCAlgg7FkwuqQyOeo0v_5sH5hozm6qwnZizGRilxIjwzncoNp-AQKzPO7Mlze_5RYRXpzo5A9sQMh_hyphenhyphena4Ao-Ntf16FFJCXbE-jrPc/s320/IMG_0298.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK9eokgzZAh0iNkEzfkbsPAqJlR5TR_Fsct-f0Z_rmKsk_RBtY794X6pVnFaFYP1uBVjDHcdgjm3LLohdAnv0Vss4lyIuLE3faF2Ts0qoqqCAJiYeddZRFhHoe9rdFDE4Z9C5u1fbJM0/s1600/IMG_0461.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500992740162541138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK9eokgzZAh0iNkEzfkbsPAqJlR5TR_Fsct-f0Z_rmKsk_RBtY794X6pVnFaFYP1uBVjDHcdgjm3LLohdAnv0Vss4lyIuLE3faF2Ts0qoqqCAJiYeddZRFhHoe9rdFDE4Z9C5u1fbJM0/s320/IMG_0461.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBgNRR0vp_JHq7cMoy8K-pEmlpkAYFojg7f910Mn9JMwYZdT42W6a8bTj1UmCNpA6DV2hyphenhyphenhUU7Tq-a0jlquJqb42yLJblZCH_6tN2-FQn1aWbOojO4SYvTQZ-CEKtZ0X_TUiTXBjmPnU/s1600/baptism+wknd+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500992733234189298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBgNRR0vp_JHq7cMoy8K-pEmlpkAYFojg7f910Mn9JMwYZdT42W6a8bTj1UmCNpA6DV2hyphenhyphenhUU7Tq-a0jlquJqb42yLJblZCH_6tN2-FQn1aWbOojO4SYvTQZ-CEKtZ0X_TUiTXBjmPnU/s320/baptism+wknd+008.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydlkvT1tcIrXvX67Pxwtpmraijqlao4XQ-XH-d98oYd_9r-c8yzoPd3v6g_EWVx460dE5Y6WoRADF3ImwYH9czD1eNEcg5ytZX83Ts6MocWB6Z_q5NGI_IqnD1wuGYiPLZU1gjQF4v4Q/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500992729068977138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydlkvT1tcIrXvX67Pxwtpmraijqlao4XQ-XH-d98oYd_9r-c8yzoPd3v6g_EWVx460dE5Y6WoRADF3ImwYH9czD1eNEcg5ytZX83Ts6MocWB6Z_q5NGI_IqnD1wuGYiPLZU1gjQF4v4Q/s320/photo.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Okay, I'm feeling a bit guilty because I do not have the energy to entertain my girls all day. I can usually survive the long summers but being 6 months pregnant on top of it all makes for a very long and exhausting day! Oh, how I wish I had me a nanny. I'm lucky that my girls are pretty well behaved. Yes, we have the occasional tears from slapping and pulling hair but at the end of the day the girls love sleeping together. I don't think I could ever seperate them even if we had another bedroom. I love to hear the conversations they have at night. They talk about everything from how much fun they had that day to how mean mommy was when I yelled at them with my crazy eyes! I don't want them to grow older. Oh, how sad that makes me.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-66958318129017164852010-07-08T18:37:00.000-07:002010-07-08T18:57:58.412-07:004th of July<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy9hgXyXRbN4U_5-vcelQ7LX1Oeuy6lP69NdTKs1N3TFn1e2ngLHbl7DciWP7q1b-3bLGuFb2D63nZy6e4VFj5AGtpRIPrYzEEJiEHn__CRzZwyqgOlo_rZbq7Gj9rxaHmtGMVmMmNCM/s1600/IMG_0461.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491717548233455202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy9hgXyXRbN4U_5-vcelQ7LX1Oeuy6lP69NdTKs1N3TFn1e2ngLHbl7DciWP7q1b-3bLGuFb2D63nZy6e4VFj5AGtpRIPrYzEEJiEHn__CRzZwyqgOlo_rZbq7Gj9rxaHmtGMVmMmNCM/s320/IMG_0461.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzI5NWY-9WPSA84qJyrK8EKAfBrOshDzg_bpL32WrySWB6OVPC3X8X3ohWYgmOL0nWqK9rPN5cGkFR_b4vucP-SByCb5bPPv9LzCjzJRnF2dbbbC6sDpd4v4wlI3Ux8i8Q_oDqJll26k/s1600/IMG_0466.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491717533208265762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzI5NWY-9WPSA84qJyrK8EKAfBrOshDzg_bpL32WrySWB6OVPC3X8X3ohWYgmOL0nWqK9rPN5cGkFR_b4vucP-SByCb5bPPv9LzCjzJRnF2dbbbC6sDpd4v4wlI3Ux8i8Q_oDqJll26k/s320/IMG_0466.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYXX61p3wB_j3XOaya__EFfO6JCvY-vfb7lFIxuc3cO7pVfjMv8o4z-VeOxH2Z1Ecgtg23WvNMxf9c6bJ36qAI4Sqi_1HqlvxQCR5U5wpA_6uuHDTTDqvkfk93LGpBhVGAPIZ9HHcGGs/s1600/IMG_0470.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491717527727596322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYXX61p3wB_j3XOaya__EFfO6JCvY-vfb7lFIxuc3cO7pVfjMv8o4z-VeOxH2Z1Ecgtg23WvNMxf9c6bJ36qAI4Sqi_1HqlvxQCR5U5wpA_6uuHDTTDqvkfk93LGpBhVGAPIZ9HHcGGs/s320/IMG_0470.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7znpmLvNaTVT5Wq1O4Wex8x8PLQ9wzN3YLNfsx7HPwKVeVzVaiJvJrw88ByaJGno4jCwuk5vq_QLJS8EdAM9kVVDULFmj27N327pqy6aWuck2QrF-aTTclXUroRclpcr2_THBbiPu5R0/s1600/IMG_0469.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491717516595225378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7znpmLvNaTVT5Wq1O4Wex8x8PLQ9wzN3YLNfsx7HPwKVeVzVaiJvJrw88ByaJGno4jCwuk5vq_QLJS8EdAM9kVVDULFmj27N327pqy6aWuck2QrF-aTTclXUroRclpcr2_THBbiPu5R0/s320/IMG_0469.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7aJ0diS23luvRqan9tDfJ7DC_dav7_oakwww9uewI5CKWQqvMqpngif7SgV-G3yoG7HiJKonw52HcMg1pEzNtbHnmGFExJfely0txBROeBrNUMxDPuzvdsxPZwfGhSQ-c1S65TRtRRQ/s1600/IMG_0464.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491717507452550786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7aJ0diS23luvRqan9tDfJ7DC_dav7_oakwww9uewI5CKWQqvMqpngif7SgV-G3yoG7HiJKonw52HcMg1pEzNtbHnmGFExJfely0txBROeBrNUMxDPuzvdsxPZwfGhSQ-c1S65TRtRRQ/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We had a great Fourth of July weekend here in Chicago. We decided to have a staycation and play tourist. The weekend was filled with a riverboat tour, a quad bicycle ride along the Lake,</div><div>fireworks at Navy Pier, a trolley ride, lots of walking along the Magnificent Mile and of course deep dish pizza. It's great to live in such a wonderful and vibrant city. Sweet Home Chicago!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-77065540190532653282010-06-08T18:11:00.001-07:002010-06-08T18:14:13.481-07:00Baby Oh Baby!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3ABvbFeTNI0_TR3yYlsqNcc1Vp3naW8XwHBf2pdrywSfktE5NsSP0lWlrNwrcj9dLspBWklR1x2R0OBlAFH-XlsRWhnp6lQZBDn6oikrJbIUXjENgLjynDBpBCH2WpZBad8L_4W0IHc/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480575921879939394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3ABvbFeTNI0_TR3yYlsqNcc1Vp3naW8XwHBf2pdrywSfktE5NsSP0lWlrNwrcj9dLspBWklR1x2R0OBlAFH-XlsRWhnp6lQZBDn6oikrJbIUXjENgLjynDBpBCH2WpZBad8L_4W0IHc/s320/IMG_0038.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Yes, that is a positive result. We are soo excited and couldn't be more thrilled about having a 3rd! Due date is set for Dec. 6. Can't wait! Sleepless nights here I come!</div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-79630725895634292442010-06-08T17:30:00.000-07:002010-06-08T17:50:35.851-07:00My Girls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EhtMpMEHH0yj_H_cWumguxpq35IfhuCYhkplFFq1-Z5f9vdgTbWcCxeN2mv48dvw3cFn6yZmD-_2WgJ6ajkcgc2b0b2CTtSHzVQqMWzSFJ5azGSeljZqdzKBoFTaNCbFnbUEj0rjd_Q/s1600/IMG_0339.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480569771174984530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EhtMpMEHH0yj_H_cWumguxpq35IfhuCYhkplFFq1-Z5f9vdgTbWcCxeN2mv48dvw3cFn6yZmD-_2WgJ6ajkcgc2b0b2CTtSHzVQqMWzSFJ5azGSeljZqdzKBoFTaNCbFnbUEj0rjd_Q/s320/IMG_0339.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_cBGvhlEXXKYYtmj5M-Agf7KYLIQgS0ehsHNfalZHIsJziPE5J20wNkDBpNuMdbdqhUSYZNzgEWwKDwU7JTbZOsYRPXNpx6omv2_PjvVR-ysK8F7LQm_7TPKnIpS96J-jBkZDxA5wUM/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480569749346064018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_cBGvhlEXXKYYtmj5M-Agf7KYLIQgS0ehsHNfalZHIsJziPE5J20wNkDBpNuMdbdqhUSYZNzgEWwKDwU7JTbZOsYRPXNpx6omv2_PjvVR-ysK8F7LQm_7TPKnIpS96J-jBkZDxA5wUM/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w9lrhkKwN0VAH_XP3iC-MPLLU4k_2ebaMDo0gY668mW52pSCxBLg8Qdxdb9TybRtwkiyNVKnDcrNs2CWcjGqI8rIkHJYsPTeepGPBoGF_CtPPJZoIq8bJ4in6qmMAbfHx5kJQ1cLG0U/s1600/baptism+wknd+034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480569736341294162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w9lrhkKwN0VAH_XP3iC-MPLLU4k_2ebaMDo0gY668mW52pSCxBLg8Qdxdb9TybRtwkiyNVKnDcrNs2CWcjGqI8rIkHJYsPTeepGPBoGF_CtPPJZoIq8bJ4in6qmMAbfHx5kJQ1cLG0U/s320/baptism+wknd+034.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Chloe is 8 years old! I have an 8 year old. That makes me feel soo old and I'm not even old! She is almost done with 2nd grade and I can't believe she will be starting 3rd grade in the fall. This girl never ceases to amaze me. She is smart, focused, determined and full of life. Show that girl a party and she will show you a good time!<br /></div><div>I think she is the only 8 year old I know that comes home from school with a wad of cash and her classmates shoes-no literally she has come home with a pair of shoes. I think she is secretly running the Chicago mafia. Is it wrong of me to be going to my 8 year old for cold hard cash<br /><br />I can't believe that she is mine because we are really opposite. I don't think I was that focused and intense when I was her age. I was probably still mindlessly playing with barbies and dolls. Watch out because this little girl is going to run a Fortune 500 Company one day!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-2362742393215659942010-06-08T17:12:00.001-07:002010-06-08T17:28:13.810-07:00My Girls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZJtuxPgYawyVjKQ3aZYuLaYNSmzW19JECF5eLTSD5jTqxeaFnDim3CQwKkeAG4bBFfvAnRaKW1f8XUQIEd1rEloe-WxPcQWtOEoLs3ZSNrHtPknMIL71ltj1uK9PPW35DqI28vUOdPs/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480564057396086290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZJtuxPgYawyVjKQ3aZYuLaYNSmzW19JECF5eLTSD5jTqxeaFnDim3CQwKkeAG4bBFfvAnRaKW1f8XUQIEd1rEloe-WxPcQWtOEoLs3ZSNrHtPknMIL71ltj1uK9PPW35DqI28vUOdPs/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiL4qDAhZNQk-5i3t21qiUVx-xVPrw-W5UjZ17f94hVFmrKjIgat3T4vljVooRrFKYSCuiyFPTK1O-1wExx5ZeTvwH6xtNjKpfbfCIA2cqUXfxe8AVAVMBsyKf2api90sLs2jvIFGmV4/s1600/IMG_0198.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480564051664124546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiL4qDAhZNQk-5i3t21qiUVx-xVPrw-W5UjZ17f94hVFmrKjIgat3T4vljVooRrFKYSCuiyFPTK1O-1wExx5ZeTvwH6xtNjKpfbfCIA2cqUXfxe8AVAVMBsyKf2api90sLs2jvIFGmV4/s320/IMG_0198.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfk0teyQrhqhYiBtCwhXH9DFm-LWkKHKFCZ2e8Xioed4HmmTio9FXot3HtDEgAlUfPPxQ08LQRQ0BUyQJOzcg3YS83i-uzFltgdcrpzGK58iuaJQ0jeO4pZ6lHOawpSj0o4njciJ8Y1M/s1600/baptism+wknd+027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480564040880529314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfk0teyQrhqhYiBtCwhXH9DFm-LWkKHKFCZ2e8Xioed4HmmTio9FXot3HtDEgAlUfPPxQ08LQRQ0BUyQJOzcg3YS83i-uzFltgdcrpzGK58iuaJQ0jeO4pZ6lHOawpSj0o4njciJ8Y1M/s320/baptism+wknd+027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl7KBLBE68OqdBPbK30PnopwMJaXPcZ82XMrgq18cFMLjdtKWQNwp3Mo0-GvuDCCk6bo7-nSjXnfyug6TFNB9oXembLQFm5BVhksrl2-SED6MJYEE3bYwX280L4Ay2QmQUm3n6ND81W4/s1600/baptism+wknd+018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480564032584412914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl7KBLBE68OqdBPbK30PnopwMJaXPcZ82XMrgq18cFMLjdtKWQNwp3Mo0-GvuDCCk6bo7-nSjXnfyug6TFNB9oXembLQFm5BVhksrl2-SED6MJYEE3bYwX280L4Ay2QmQUm3n6ND81W4/s320/baptism+wknd+018.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So, looks like Ava discovered her pout face. This happens every time she dosen't get her way. Kindof makes it hard for me to say no but I try and stick to my guns. Ava is growing by leaps and bounds. I kid you not this girls feet have grown a whole size in 2 months. She's also grown about 3 inches. She use to be my petite one and now I'm sure she'll be taller than me by the time she turns 8! </div><br /><div>I love Ava for her sweet spirit and how she observes the world around her. It's nice having two kids who are completely opposite in every way. Makes life interesting around here for sure. She finishes her last day of school on June 9 and I can't believe how quickly the year has gone by. It brings a tear to my eye knowing that she will be in school everyday next year. I asked her the other day if she was sad that school was ending and she looked at me with those big brown eyes and said "No mommy because now I get to be with you". Ahhh...I love 5 year olds!<br /></div><div>Ava loves to read and play teacher. She is quite the artist. She has come a long way this year with her alphabet and numbers (thank you Mrs. Beights) . I love that she is starting to write her own sentences and she loves to make her own books. Ava is not one to hog the spotlight and never likes to be in a crowd of people. She is compassionate, thoughtful, smart, and witty. I love this girl!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-65069816169731654362010-04-22T14:05:00.000-07:002010-04-22T15:32:27.496-07:00I've been lazy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqD3FCp9PhmiODaOYGssMdaAeVfvQlm9v61TNxZcTgPAADeQd8qKkNakOfAeOXu0rx_mf681CJmW5qOz-fo7VOObMUuMxCjybPs_TpBUHp7mSyI6FDsR5suGY5F_5qZ1TvfjiM99rsz4/s1600/IMG_0267.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463081573822892594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqD3FCp9PhmiODaOYGssMdaAeVfvQlm9v61TNxZcTgPAADeQd8qKkNakOfAeOXu0rx_mf681CJmW5qOz-fo7VOObMUuMxCjybPs_TpBUHp7mSyI6FDsR5suGY5F_5qZ1TvfjiM99rsz4/s320/IMG_0267.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjz2BQDCNndSL6rpVBN4uW0KmlYUWSaBqK9bnon9EmktD43k6iASEDsl7ZZEEbWKonpNq72CbloK-QtmTa4HfBtUFv5Jry6BYcaHehthukV8XLiRyJ75jCjQew59icDyEB6eEVehs5s0/s1600/IMG_0270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463081566577816610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjz2BQDCNndSL6rpVBN4uW0KmlYUWSaBqK9bnon9EmktD43k6iASEDsl7ZZEEbWKonpNq72CbloK-QtmTa4HfBtUFv5Jry6BYcaHehthukV8XLiRyJ75jCjQew59icDyEB6eEVehs5s0/s320/IMG_0270.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHfcFKRv-527HwTVTTKHngDfZhZOM8J_pEGyDF8Sjb-OL3dG9afs3essmyGzPEUm6EyuHhSftKAAnW0vObdnZR9n_bRrIkQEe_3vbXve1FntEe5Lkageo0zRqsQ3PmUK4Ntxvlnl5LaE/s1600/IMG_0253.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463081563605714674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHfcFKRv-527HwTVTTKHngDfZhZOM8J_pEGyDF8Sjb-OL3dG9afs3essmyGzPEUm6EyuHhSftKAAnW0vObdnZR9n_bRrIkQEe_3vbXve1FntEe5Lkageo0zRqsQ3PmUK4Ntxvlnl5LaE/s320/IMG_0253.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TehMAo_qKINiZVZQh6y1zi3CA3mR_95vPKA8gkV5bHJghxR2rOQ4f2eA-73WL-B6u2iLMxrhDad9QvZbkh2MO77SaHDbi9z6TJCJPuACce1SNsqiNMdFrg2xOdYR4k-DxL0arFsTQSg/s1600/IMG_0240.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463081557540403794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TehMAo_qKINiZVZQh6y1zi3CA3mR_95vPKA8gkV5bHJghxR2rOQ4f2eA-73WL-B6u2iLMxrhDad9QvZbkh2MO77SaHDbi9z6TJCJPuACce1SNsqiNMdFrg2xOdYR4k-DxL0arFsTQSg/s320/IMG_0240.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNrPtLkLgJAVXYQ1VypevxXDMW7uoxgKzMXiX1vfxJhv0NTUZL1AC0tCSfix8USPEoXdnsYhslSIg_QqL54WixhIdPGX-7ieVazazrk-6g8dLQA3ersxut4FuydTGYwo9u4hSgKLZeb8/s1600/IMG_0229.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463081551351185282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNrPtLkLgJAVXYQ1VypevxXDMW7uoxgKzMXiX1vfxJhv0NTUZL1AC0tCSfix8USPEoXdnsYhslSIg_QqL54WixhIdPGX-7ieVazazrk-6g8dLQA3ersxut4FuydTGYwo9u4hSgKLZeb8/s320/IMG_0229.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So, I just realized that the last time I blogged was back in February. I really have no excuse. My girls are both in school leaving me 3 days to get things done. I need to get a better system going around here.<br /></div><div>Since February we've been keeping quite busy. We decided to take the girls to Toronto Canada for spring break. Rob and I have never been so we thought we'd make it a family trip. We were brave road warriors and decided to drive the 8 hours (which really ended up taking 10!). Other than the occassional "stop slapping me Chloe" and the "get your suck fingers out of my face" It was definitely worth the trip. We had a lot of fun exploring the city of Toronto and the people were very friendly there. It reminded me of Chicago because they are along Lake Ontario which they refer to as the Harbour Front. We were able to explore this city and do all the sightseeing it had to offer. Of course, by the end of the trip we asked the girls what was the best memory and they said it was swimming in the hotel. If I would've known that earlier I would've said "screw the 8 hour drive, we'll book a hotel downtown that's 2 minutes away with a pool and call it a spring break vacay" Lesson learned.</div><br /><div>We also made a quick pitstop over to Niagra Falls. It was beautiful. The weather was gorgeous and the falls was really quite amazing. Once I got over my fear of bridges we were able to cross over to the Canadian side and enjoy the view.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-15486481703668606202010-02-12T09:41:00.000-08:002010-02-12T09:44:49.333-08:00Sonoma Valley, CA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOfTZcoD618MzTi4X4VSqAZ3h9KcWcjwHUm24vDSxEjMP2pzHzDjCDDGx10eMx7JBtGULxNq71SyPfpMqdAmXmeII191t74hgKrZYhV3WjoIyVkZoyXRsUDB8INLyClScR9j8YGqybeU/s1600-h/weddingparty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437413904973737906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOfTZcoD618MzTi4X4VSqAZ3h9KcWcjwHUm24vDSxEjMP2pzHzDjCDDGx10eMx7JBtGULxNq71SyPfpMqdAmXmeII191t74hgKrZYhV3WjoIyVkZoyXRsUDB8INLyClScR9j8YGqybeU/s320/weddingparty.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wedding Party<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIEhtLMOS1oDVKzLqoWRZsMRI2hcGXLISmUC6F5Ogx1QImkrxGODUeD05quktwgtg4bnLUAb3LykT5jMTspsGwrQH8eudwKnfv8qFiyye1VK7ktLOPRJl9CYSqTSnfODanqYkGZSsJt0/s1600-h/momdadpace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437413898945236418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIEhtLMOS1oDVKzLqoWRZsMRI2hcGXLISmUC6F5Ogx1QImkrxGODUeD05quktwgtg4bnLUAb3LykT5jMTspsGwrQH8eudwKnfv8qFiyye1VK7ktLOPRJl9CYSqTSnfODanqYkGZSsJt0/s320/momdadpace.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mary, Steve and Mom and Dad Pace<br /><div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-13574393856022782412010-02-12T09:39:00.000-08:002010-02-12T09:41:34.769-08:00Sonoma Valley, CA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoN166XrIX87sgJ0aGgg6fbHzZx4FM1Wv6_W2mCNRQtFUDznVH7hVWCwrOxgQ9zYYVr7vvLJx-I9Grtfff6a4VmvuuDWC8AoSfhcieGDQ85im1a5RfMvI2YpIrCNweireY2IJvR0moYA/s1600-h/pacefamily.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437413384233933874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoN166XrIX87sgJ0aGgg6fbHzZx4FM1Wv6_W2mCNRQtFUDznVH7hVWCwrOxgQ9zYYVr7vvLJx-I9Grtfff6a4VmvuuDWC8AoSfhcieGDQ85im1a5RfMvI2YpIrCNweireY2IJvR0moYA/s320/pacefamily.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyz2Rj9tEDLP_R0UoUxLhurFv-FM9I9sj9d3etZUKses9iu8qcfXb-V6ySWBQNM8GggWPyFwkXu0ulMUem86j4PaVUlRWqlZ5_W_93A0EbRM1VmFOJZz7WTho6uQiXnWbI-9f0f_nomZM/s1600-h/truck"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437413376996631346" 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/AVvXsEjyz2Rj9tEDLP_R0UoUxLhurFv-FM9I9sj9d3etZUKses9iu8qcfXb-V6ySWBQNM8GggWPyFwkXu0ulMUem86j4PaVUlRWqlZ5_W_93A0EbRM1VmFOJZz7WTho6uQiXnWbI-9f0f_nomZM/s320/truck" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKtYb0YJlygoqeq3YupKQtLh-UrRIAX52dmsRQYKNYy5hdHoRVWiuoxYUXqkFpzUoZsjqLMUx4O9uA4ap5SQwM6hw9TrLyG-MWhKzqhFSO6nEWgwYx01LHcSpLiLzFn66r7gK7xwSCzw/s1600-h/grapes"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437413371511568098" 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/AVvXsEinKtYb0YJlygoqeq3YupKQtLh-UrRIAX52dmsRQYKNYy5hdHoRVWiuoxYUXqkFpzUoZsjqLMUx4O9uA4ap5SQwM6hw9TrLyG-MWhKzqhFSO6nEWgwYx01LHcSpLiLzFn66r7gK7xwSCzw/s320/grapes" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPsJftz8vz6YfBXrfMC1_77v186ahJal1_xHpNHprmg7Dp3A7is-u7xmapm2SNqeKxjZSVur3NadVaMUEgcKtl80C8FWcRHkvygb4FWf7W0wEswAGojQdpKGEN0XtBiFFt8X3l6ToPbk/s1600-h/flowers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437413369787899634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPsJftz8vz6YfBXrfMC1_77v186ahJal1_xHpNHprmg7Dp3A7is-u7xmapm2SNqeKxjZSVur3NadVaMUEgcKtl80C8FWcRHkvygb4FWf7W0wEswAGojQdpKGEN0XtBiFFt8X3l6ToPbk/s320/flowers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-85909602306523654792010-02-12T09:23:00.000-08:002010-02-12T09:39:43.545-08:00Mary and Steve's August Wedding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6t8zNEsQeNgN2Pf9fLkf0idso_fgzlN-PK72GwYP6sCk3ah24V7_6iZiaH5-plNaDKXQhsYpIbxUhFdyXq_Oyp_wgd_qcoT0NRUY-MzZBUHvPTvkE2qQkm9MS7gZGIGCx-wkld7h5mLw/s1600-h/potts+fam"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437411613875535602" 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/AVvXsEi6t8zNEsQeNgN2Pf9fLkf0idso_fgzlN-PK72GwYP6sCk3ah24V7_6iZiaH5-plNaDKXQhsYpIbxUhFdyXq_Oyp_wgd_qcoT0NRUY-MzZBUHvPTvkE2qQkm9MS7gZGIGCx-wkld7h5mLw/s320/potts+fam" border="0" /></a> Leslie (Robert's sister), Bruce, Abby and Griffin<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuCz1K04B7C9R062BjmT2C_mBBf7rWV2w1Sn7m9rd9Kkda_w_3zXIfuvHhbUQM4IoIRAEX5JU-We_fuepRcD8PhjoDgZnUkyR9SELxr1FTN-muUUBPxbRx7hnE6JemDhc0IRb1LhLgz8/s1600-h/ulrich+family.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437410654478749170" 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/AVvXsEiBuCz1K04B7C9R062BjmT2C_mBBf7rWV2w1Sn7m9rd9Kkda_w_3zXIfuvHhbUQM4IoIRAEX5JU-We_fuepRcD8PhjoDgZnUkyR9SELxr1FTN-muUUBPxbRx7hnE6JemDhc0IRb1LhLgz8/s320/ulrich+family.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Mary, Steve, Kayla and Kelsey</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdyJXHg3mA0C2tv1erHT1G2loa1kOREwylGKPVY9f7q2WP7R94srfNiu_X4jm_HDGQevvo_vg1vg5Wtd77-hdQqrLOXRFZeYmkFJ4PeFQacPFnnI67KiU6BVE3O405XBNQtzCXpucRp0/s1600-h/scott+family.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437410645458326930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdyJXHg3mA0C2tv1erHT1G2loa1kOREwylGKPVY9f7q2WP7R94srfNiu_X4jm_HDGQevvo_vg1vg5Wtd77-hdQqrLOXRFZeYmkFJ4PeFQacPFnnI67KiU6BVE3O405XBNQtzCXpucRp0/s320/scott+family.jpg" border="0" /></a> Scott (Robert's brother), Paige, Pierce and Sloane<br /><br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkltwuzyiYt1YbT4vVk8O6K6jI-aZpxMGZtSsO1_BYnSIS_UBbVlC5-qvgwnsSA2mkCcMERM4_djNxyp-6jUy01MmH9kRSdYIlhjDA94_mG-wP68EAVG5oou6HwnCB-lpUaZkuMiJRZ8/s1600-h/IMG_6674.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437410637930859458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkltwuzyiYt1YbT4vVk8O6K6jI-aZpxMGZtSsO1_BYnSIS_UBbVlC5-qvgwnsSA2mkCcMERM4_djNxyp-6jUy01MmH9kRSdYIlhjDA94_mG-wP68EAVG5oou6HwnCB-lpUaZkuMiJRZ8/s320/IMG_6674.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark (Robert's twin brother), Grace, Morganne,</div><div>Camille, Weston and Davin<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-G6-mb3iPI-kRQoQe3dPCp80QWP5pxSwkqKbAm6lIMXSzijJ2stVRbRKZh37CDqA5Sttic_q1y-9Jx9jijRidjNM8Cv0r_Fb12t0UQz2LCeu8OYXGqZr8hBMTCNNkXabB9nzEKa8jCBI/s1600-h/our+family.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437410633702320706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-G6-mb3iPI-kRQoQe3dPCp80QWP5pxSwkqKbAm6lIMXSzijJ2stVRbRKZh37CDqA5Sttic_q1y-9Jx9jijRidjNM8Cv0r_Fb12t0UQz2LCeu8OYXGqZr8hBMTCNNkXabB9nzEKa8jCBI/s320/our+family.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My sister-in-law Mary got married back in August in beautiful Sonoma Valley, CA. The wedding was absolutely gorgeous. There's nothing quite like wine country. We were able to rent a house on top of this hill overlooking the vineyards. What a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. </div><div>It was also a great opportunity to spend some quality time with the Pace side. We are all spread throughout the states from Chicago, to Florida, Colorado, California and Washington! It's not often we get a chance to all be together so this was a great trip this past summer.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-24334810691762279522010-01-24T16:04:00.001-08:002010-01-24T16:57:29.771-08:00"Annie"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VF4Pm25wuzL4fcQARl76DF9q-h0bj48qtagVT9KHDWM7CI6ZNqaUg7lFha828X1zhu4AvBY-ypgcWMbnoUQzdHrwn_6yIF3K4_hIw-U9pPjdjxE0tdRPsNzwYfzNm0DymcTK39W57oA/s1600-h/IMG_0156%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430463802332479394" 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/AVvXsEg0VF4Pm25wuzL4fcQARl76DF9q-h0bj48qtagVT9KHDWM7CI6ZNqaUg7lFha828X1zhu4AvBY-ypgcWMbnoUQzdHrwn_6yIF3K4_hIw-U9pPjdjxE0tdRPsNzwYfzNm0DymcTK39W57oA/s320/IMG_0156%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwpoSrpSiRUpbK5mXPdd7v-s-OMt7-GlrfUAisMGCn0dWyb4cPWYiKQt9JVOOJnTJUbXPO3RH_ZeBFkj3eNN3DoYVFme3MVlEELUh6OfEqbZQM2Wzt3-MiL0NGeQb-uGSxuse5iXHK7k/s1600-h/IMG_0157%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430463792004209090" 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/AVvXsEgRwpoSrpSiRUpbK5mXPdd7v-s-OMt7-GlrfUAisMGCn0dWyb4cPWYiKQt9JVOOJnTJUbXPO3RH_ZeBFkj3eNN3DoYVFme3MVlEELUh6OfEqbZQM2Wzt3-MiL0NGeQb-uGSxuse5iXHK7k/s320/IMG_0157%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vtDQQh7Fwq6Ny531A07_P-QAP6jMTXoMZhf0L_QSFFjbZqhS7AYk-Uj8bhKVMChRxMS4U0sJ6wDSU-s843CE9SnStyXUMVcpyXEbDl7Iz4aNd0RzMAe9hzzRpZdyG97VeJLy1br7fEY/s1600-h/IMG_0149%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430463790661485010" 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/AVvXsEg1vtDQQh7Fwq6Ny531A07_P-QAP6jMTXoMZhf0L_QSFFjbZqhS7AYk-Uj8bhKVMChRxMS4U0sJ6wDSU-s843CE9SnStyXUMVcpyXEbDl7Iz4aNd0RzMAe9hzzRpZdyG97VeJLy1br7fEY/s320/IMG_0149%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This past weekend Chloe and I were able to go see "Annie" on broadway. What a great show! We dragged my sister Patty along because I'm sure she would want all of you to know this but when she was 5 she would watch Annie everyday. No kidding. I thought taking her with would bring her full circle with Annie:>) I can't believe how talented those little girls are in the show. What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon with Chloe.</div><br /><div>Oh yeah, I just realized the purse I'm carrying is as big as me!</div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-84181721958225627912010-01-04T10:38:00.000-08:002010-01-04T11:00:07.953-08:00Do we look alike?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGlarm4OOGAMUYVOOAlM4xQuIPi5oSuiKfynE6Vf6xQMJgSL0At8WgXpxblkes8fkiy6jbxnK885GNDIArqWTZURkDMIX3v59HQrBQnYsGliuOPsAwU6jOd2Zj68cMTllHc1c7v5PL4c/s1600-h/chloeava4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422959878736107714" 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/AVvXsEgoGlarm4OOGAMUYVOOAlM4xQuIPi5oSuiKfynE6Vf6xQMJgSL0At8WgXpxblkes8fkiy6jbxnK885GNDIArqWTZURkDMIX3v59HQrBQnYsGliuOPsAwU6jOd2Zj68cMTllHc1c7v5PL4c/s320/chloeava4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHYoSBPNAwbgP-CYTPyZcUIgM1i4IiFDVdy3_l0tAx_YXOqKu_5DHRAT2gdp_eyM2d-8TY9RYQWSTXdfT-1Oy6uaTF02blp2lmjZGoLl-a9ZW29Zc4_kZEpiViINOgViGFsvWdFBa6nI/s1600-h/chloe1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422959877913266690" 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/AVvXsEhaHYoSBPNAwbgP-CYTPyZcUIgM1i4IiFDVdy3_l0tAx_YXOqKu_5DHRAT2gdp_eyM2d-8TY9RYQWSTXdfT-1Oy6uaTF02blp2lmjZGoLl-a9ZW29Zc4_kZEpiViINOgViGFsvWdFBa6nI/s320/chloe1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lMe59CkInMDqF_IX8V9t7KyohSI-s-0gGHLyQV1to6noVkOfuRINlkAz9OIWyoEaTzQuGmPaspcNR7ro1o9xzKOgHVw72VO6Qbl01pBOuvDj4Gnbu_x8wgBMZngk8uamcedVD4B0E_Q/s1600-h/ava1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422959862404458674" 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/AVvXsEj6lMe59CkInMDqF_IX8V9t7KyohSI-s-0gGHLyQV1to6noVkOfuRINlkAz9OIWyoEaTzQuGmPaspcNR7ro1o9xzKOgHVw72VO6Qbl01pBOuvDj4Gnbu_x8wgBMZngk8uamcedVD4B0E_Q/s320/ava1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wEKmP6bVg2dcycNF13Ka3eO__glkzxN4tWaYcKzZf364MO8RAHLTMfFx3tT0_tPqwvmZhA27cCR2JG7ThGM1ky1SWdV0sUoEzM4h_qWfW-XP3b9DEfncBgNvmnEi4hQeRhmK5q7wTdw/s1600-h/momchloe1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422959852712342786" 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/AVvXsEg0wEKmP6bVg2dcycNF13Ka3eO__glkzxN4tWaYcKzZf364MO8RAHLTMfFx3tT0_tPqwvmZhA27cCR2JG7ThGM1ky1SWdV0sUoEzM4h_qWfW-XP3b9DEfncBgNvmnEi4hQeRhmK5q7wTdw/s320/momchloe1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Okay, I totally feel like my girls look nothing like me. I have black hair, Chloe has brown, </div><div>I have brown eyes, Chloe has hazel, I have medium skin, Chloe has fair, I am a shorty and Chloe will be taller than me by the time she hits 10. Not to mention I always get asked "are they yours". Of course they are mine fool! Haven't you ever seen Amer-Asian kids before? I know I look young but I'm not 19! </div><br /><div></div><div>Anyway, I look at pictures of the girls and they are getting soo big! I wish that I could just stop time. I told Ava the other day that I was sorry to inform her but she will not be having a birthday this year and she will have to stay 4. She said "okay mommy" Is that wrong of me? I just don't want her to grow up ever! I think I need to learn to let go...what do you think?</div><div></div><div> </div><div>Oh yeah, shout out to my hubby for getting me a new camera for Christmas. I hope I'm better at posting pictures this year!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-77152533738026833272009-12-28T17:22:00.000-08:002009-12-28T18:11:06.806-08:00Christmas in Chicago<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQc9TtR4uaKc6feICaOJpHHUVC8KxmbrAwxyU62KbjlQQEy5VRhjM9Fm0WxgPIzAw53NrunF5fjnjiN6hRE5dr93YXVN8aeBXIO9kiQEEH9pdA_5x8tO0Gx-AcH53Nnis1Tn8B0v-mhU/s1600-h/chloeandava.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420474216670872626" 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/AVvXsEjPQc9TtR4uaKc6feICaOJpHHUVC8KxmbrAwxyU62KbjlQQEy5VRhjM9Fm0WxgPIzAw53NrunF5fjnjiN6hRE5dr93YXVN8aeBXIO9kiQEEH9pdA_5x8tO0Gx-AcH53Nnis1Tn8B0v-mhU/s320/chloeandava.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJKsmjSNyDD5un3D3jvdvIxVuEVBeri7S_5qfRDllOkEIRnBXPZb-L_pBlXRcl20MCfnxF9WgESG9nL3LOCgZeuQ2X27Ui2QVYUF55Zgex0ZQ-fVdPMaRktNZompENyCRn2yhe30-fzE/s1600-h/ava+xmas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420474206324583346" 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/AVvXsEgFJKsmjSNyDD5un3D3jvdvIxVuEVBeri7S_5qfRDllOkEIRnBXPZb-L_pBlXRcl20MCfnxF9WgESG9nL3LOCgZeuQ2X27Ui2QVYUF55Zgex0ZQ-fVdPMaRktNZompENyCRn2yhe30-fzE/s320/ava+xmas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78t1By53U6Z29V3dHdZv-a9OpB2_0MiU12Ndyz7XbwGRTNKojyWcly0ENGUmJiWosBK8Rasx4DP1mJPRV02IYO5gKERO5GpBN9JLWHtuq4zcNiQXkbvfOyMEFVW7OGAGdL1kFHzJgMkw/s1600-h/chloe+xmas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420474203890844002" 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/AVvXsEg78t1By53U6Z29V3dHdZv-a9OpB2_0MiU12Ndyz7XbwGRTNKojyWcly0ENGUmJiWosBK8Rasx4DP1mJPRV02IYO5gKERO5GpBN9JLWHtuq4zcNiQXkbvfOyMEFVW7OGAGdL1kFHzJgMkw/s320/chloe+xmas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This year we decided to stay in Chicago for the holidays. It ended up being a good idea since we will be moving Jan. 31st. Keep your fingers crossed on that one. We really enjoy being in town because the city has soo much to offer during Christmas. The Hancock lights are red and green (we have a great view of that right out our front room), Macy's store front windows are decked out for Christmas, Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza and who can forget our favorite the Museum of Science and Industry "Christmas trees around the world" display. We have made it our tradition to go every year and it always puts us in the Christmas spirit.<br /><br />Our girls have been out of school and have another week at home with me. We are keeping busy with play dates, visiting museums, baking lots of cookies, movies and of course along with spending 24/7 with each other comes the regular fighting, screaming and pulling of hair. It's like WWF smackdown here. I know the girls are fighting when I hear from the other room someone shouting out "you little nasty" not sure where that one came from. They share a love/hate relationship but really it's love most of the time.</div><br /><div>We spent Christmas eve here and decided to spend Christmas day with my family out in the suburbs. Robert worked on Christmas eve and we picked him up 1/2 a day and headed down to Hyde Park to the Museum of Science and Industry. We love going to the Christmas tree display every year. Such an amazing sight to see all the trees from around the world. It reminds me that Christmas is a holiday celebrated around the world. Everyone has their own culture and tradition but we all come together on that very special day. After that we had it all planned out to have dinner at Smith and Wollensky's for Christmas Eve but somehow we ended up at Rock 'n Roll McDonald's. At least that's a memory that will be treasured :>)</div><br /><div></div><div>Christmas was spent with my family in the suburbs. We missed my sister Jean who is on a Russian Riveria cruise with her husband and my sister Dee who spent the holiday's in Wisconsin this year. We were able to spend some time with my parents and my brother John, my sister Patty and her boyfriend Ben. I am soo thankful to be near family and feel very lucky to have them so close. As this year will soon come to an end, I pause for a moment and reflect on all the many blessings in my life. I am grateful each day for all that I have and I feel truly blessed to be surrounded by wonderful family and friends. Cheers to a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!!!!</div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-41670429319277720582009-12-10T10:55:00.000-08:002009-12-10T10:57:48.964-08:00City or Suburbs?Did I just say that? I can't believe that we are even thinking of moving to the suburbs. We promised ourselves that we would never do that. Someone please talk me out of it!!!!pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-29339897201796413852009-11-22T18:20:00.000-08:002009-11-22T18:21:45.632-08:00We're moving!!!!We close on the sale of our home Jan. 31st....stay tuned......<br />Not sure where we'll end up!pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-20078742741525183522009-10-27T16:49:00.001-07:002009-10-27T18:07:30.522-07:00Happy Halloween<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ynRp4deXa4ZTvhJ_f0fr0jaJBekirFje5-MmFGusE24Q386nhAfV5cx2EjS_Dpxx_TjjuX0K3H_uU35zhr4cj6uQv8TcdWRPHnREqF42PV2N_BmiqMdyktScN7Jka3V4s-_bh2RQfsI/s1600-h/halloween+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397431345242962498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ynRp4deXa4ZTvhJ_f0fr0jaJBekirFje5-MmFGusE24Q386nhAfV5cx2EjS_Dpxx_TjjuX0K3H_uU35zhr4cj6uQv8TcdWRPHnREqF42PV2N_BmiqMdyktScN7Jka3V4s-_bh2RQfsI/s400/halloween+008.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLhdIyp38AxRiVAyeQLRRIwBUgls2EJ8YiicXQ8lL-6py_xtSmwYlMHU4ftoqadmsokVgjImAHQrx_-w4gQa1Uheo2d-pp3e0W2xH3xS2eMGDvGH9Q2nmEcx6M1zMTyuBqGxCLuFd3jc/s1600-h/halloween+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 391px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397431338025810194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLhdIyp38AxRiVAyeQLRRIwBUgls2EJ8YiicXQ8lL-6py_xtSmwYlMHU4ftoqadmsokVgjImAHQrx_-w4gQa1Uheo2d-pp3e0W2xH3xS2eMGDvGH9Q2nmEcx6M1zMTyuBqGxCLuFd3jc/s400/halloween+007.jpg" /></a><br />We have made it our tradition to head down to Hobart, IN to County Line Orchards <span style="color:#3333ff;">(countylineorchard.com).</span> It's about as far away from big city lights as you can get without heading east to Michigan. Yes, I could go to the local Dominicks and buy pumpkins for 1/2 the price but that's no fun. I've noticed the bigger our girls get each year the bigger the pumpkins get. </div><div></div><div>Chloe wants to be a witch for Halloween and Ava wants to be a cupcake. Now, the only issue here is I'm going to <em>attempt</em> to make Ava's costume. Jo Ann Fabrics here I come!! Did I mention I don't sew? I'm hoping a little bit of tacky glue and a whole lot of prayer will get me through. It's Tuesday night and she needs the costume by Friday morning for school. Wish me luck!!! I figure if worse comes to worse she could go as a ghost (can you say white sheet and a pair of scissors:>). What a bad mommy I would be if it came to that!</div><div></div><div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-151097529257709802009-10-02T10:27:00.000-07:002009-10-02T10:36:41.982-07:00Morton Arboretum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg808Otb4f0u7whu979wxhdTQfQ3xlQAVfU5O64hZj1W1484N_s2EnwKYrjYfgeEw6XHlz2TF2a1GZSbIi-fAeKxkpIyZ2mVfEykTvSvFX0Z7peT4-jhJtnvXP5gyuNaZ8s57qt04bvf44/s1600-h/fall+09+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388056794338439282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg808Otb4f0u7whu979wxhdTQfQ3xlQAVfU5O64hZj1W1484N_s2EnwKYrjYfgeEw6XHlz2TF2a1GZSbIi-fAeKxkpIyZ2mVfEykTvSvFX0Z7peT4-jhJtnvXP5gyuNaZ8s57qt04bvf44/s320/fall+09+024.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tFVhfKQaqgeVGXy9FeoSVeNYQKBnxE5Fo_bXXsSbr_1Po2KvyElAEYv-pKbimDjFg6STQ5Xl-Gh1b5FAMKFUajDGdAIpyf76gKSBDZsFAUjX51aWbWBUE_vhdbw9rDULcTj2MFW_9C4/s1600-h/fall+09+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388056782047637282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tFVhfKQaqgeVGXy9FeoSVeNYQKBnxE5Fo_bXXsSbr_1Po2KvyElAEYv-pKbimDjFg6STQ5Xl-Gh1b5FAMKFUajDGdAIpyf76gKSBDZsFAUjX51aWbWBUE_vhdbw9rDULcTj2MFW_9C4/s320/fall+09+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKrhwBwpxh7oePLZdFx-hApmp7TY6gBlGRV-guOscwJuRz8cqd1vjO0Tf7JhWmHXbJ0Yo8xPp64mJTfV3h0tQrOx3vpEsxFNgiOg5_swpvMhEe5ywNsa0F4B4ODBqDXapGP49xh1a6i0/s1600-h/fall+09+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388056776208138098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKrhwBwpxh7oePLZdFx-hApmp7TY6gBlGRV-guOscwJuRz8cqd1vjO0Tf7JhWmHXbJ0Yo8xPp64mJTfV3h0tQrOx3vpEsxFNgiOg5_swpvMhEe5ywNsa0F4B4ODBqDXapGP49xh1a6i0/s320/fall+09+022.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69yVrmRwGNliV0J8bz4cgeG-y6F88g7RX3frmFmPvEV2jUYlx3fVP8n4CAcNFlIAq4weeQSxh_0SHfulnc07BNZn6G4Q7G-KewTaEcc_CbtcyKrc18l4gGmOYL00Sv8pM3QfdRjc4PZ0/s1600-h/fall+09+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388056767361993026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69yVrmRwGNliV0J8bz4cgeG-y6F88g7RX3frmFmPvEV2jUYlx3fVP8n4CAcNFlIAq4weeQSxh_0SHfulnc07BNZn6G4Q7G-KewTaEcc_CbtcyKrc18l4gGmOYL00Sv8pM3QfdRjc4PZ0/s320/fall+09+021.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The month of September was absolutely lovely. We decided to take the kids to the arboretum one Saturday and had such a great time there. We look forward to going back in a couple of weeks to see the fall colors. Great family memories to be made....</div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-64417131240945513682009-10-02T09:30:00.000-07:002009-10-02T10:35:49.882-07:00Where is my free time?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdjfv0EQaPNj6nhT9uMXZa8g00xfIngeiSEKj10Tee4ZLb-AgPqjBaS9Q6SMnIVwmGvrIAdcI_7O6EX58nPRJX-ASNh0HR-xxV9QD4esMEnPeZWU700mBHRHP5gATEheyjM0IkPgSItI/s1600-h/fall+09+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388054760304184978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdjfv0EQaPNj6nhT9uMXZa8g00xfIngeiSEKj10Tee4ZLb-AgPqjBaS9Q6SMnIVwmGvrIAdcI_7O6EX58nPRJX-ASNh0HR-xxV9QD4esMEnPeZWU700mBHRHP5gATEheyjM0IkPgSItI/s320/fall+09+047.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERbmqgDVZcov0kd3mxD-aGNaD6-kmhkx9FTEqSR3gKFcmqu3jidTXqdcIIv-wlKhkS2frPJZpdH1-JPEmh6-z5YxVd7HiRtJ8QhYZ37Sl_IblJlXbgOSod3Wj5l5BFIq4_eURHglxMzs/s1600-h/fall+09+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388054748699925874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERbmqgDVZcov0kd3mxD-aGNaD6-kmhkx9FTEqSR3gKFcmqu3jidTXqdcIIv-wlKhkS2frPJZpdH1-JPEmh6-z5YxVd7HiRtJ8QhYZ37Sl_IblJlXbgOSod3Wj5l5BFIq4_eURHglxMzs/s320/fall+09+044.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlHk4znvpzmF-mreb_KWR5XKc2xCOpCDUjqXE6AT96HaTYY-sNfI7vYhCsoVKNApuSQhI8Gi7FkRvFlOHzjXzZRE3a4I_nZ3-macPo4aIKObuiAWQJxxAKW1Oga6yyClzUJiGtJmavRA/s1600-h/fall+09+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388054747043016178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlHk4znvpzmF-mreb_KWR5XKc2xCOpCDUjqXE6AT96HaTYY-sNfI7vYhCsoVKNApuSQhI8Gi7FkRvFlOHzjXzZRE3a4I_nZ3-macPo4aIKObuiAWQJxxAKW1Oga6yyClzUJiGtJmavRA/s320/fall+09+043.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxwREXTgu7VxGWesGNnvlxXTMZ9R1RdXJIJxTUasNG-Ikg-oI1RLhSzU_OofHV1VV857_ngnYADALHiRwAN9L8US8mgr7WqhS0LIeTAq1dAZ9zYI9M9SbWxtPi5YnYPmdG3Ul1ydkfgA/s1600-h/fall+09+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388054009989294578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxwREXTgu7VxGWesGNnvlxXTMZ9R1RdXJIJxTUasNG-Ikg-oI1RLhSzU_OofHV1VV857_ngnYADALHiRwAN9L8US8mgr7WqhS0LIeTAq1dAZ9zYI9M9SbWxtPi5YnYPmdG3Ul1ydkfgA/s320/fall+09+041.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtAljpZiFiyjJlbRK5DW_xolxSRDQU0yHoknwEl2XS36tpeE6Aq4Cdo4WkbEVhUY9Bmur3FSoq83t-DoyydrpXAPm_Wsc-jATdMvkb0p37ZFryUO4iBAN6wpsZWwxenkiymJqGMKBC2c/s1600-h/fall+09+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388054007942627042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtAljpZiFiyjJlbRK5DW_xolxSRDQU0yHoknwEl2XS36tpeE6Aq4Cdo4WkbEVhUY9Bmur3FSoq83t-DoyydrpXAPm_Wsc-jATdMvkb0p37ZFryUO4iBAN6wpsZWwxenkiymJqGMKBC2c/s320/fall+09+038.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifZPbnmI2DZffINlxP1mIhfc-2dtNSY4kbZRBEdDOx8SYLmrRfPMtTuv-bPosTME1mw_-t7Pc6EXwoAgrjHmc2G5T37F558NFq965j7a5INgQJcuk2IY5QZbwTzDSk_jQ5LkSwSyfEMI/s1600-h/fall+09+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388054004815585330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifZPbnmI2DZffINlxP1mIhfc-2dtNSY4kbZRBEdDOx8SYLmrRfPMtTuv-bPosTME1mw_-t7Pc6EXwoAgrjHmc2G5T37F558NFq965j7a5INgQJcuk2IY5QZbwTzDSk_jQ5LkSwSyfEMI/s320/fall+09+036.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>So, you would think that with having 2 kids in school all day I would have plenty of time to sit around and do nothing. Not the case here. In fact, I think that if I did nothing productive all day I would get bored out of my mind. </div><br /><div>Good thing "shorty" aka Ava is home on Tues. and Thurs. to keep me busy. We are still able to enjoy some quality time together. The other day we took the train to meet daddy for lunch. Ahh....I just love the city and everything it has to offer. Here are some pics of Ava waiting at lunch for daddy to show up. Note that she picked out her own outfit rain boots and all (it wasn't raining but totally part of the outfit)</div><br /><div>Oh yeah, the pics of Ava in an aisle crouched down at CVS pharmacy is of her making a plea to get a stuffed bear. We are working on this concept here in the Pace household that the girls Do Not have to get something everywhere they go. She is negogiating very hard on her end. I'd like you all to know that I prevailed! We walked out of the store with nothing in hand. Now that is worth a star sticker!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-39588292705134112802009-09-08T11:37:00.000-07:002009-09-08T12:07:12.827-07:00Official First Day of School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRy13hrFSxYDttA0a5c1hkpsdmU1WkyFBLR-veERmYNve603nr8Av2v7LDgC9Sz2TBSg-qrC5pkDhDg1EL8AyUEYJ7Qvf0vWrPIMAvWjm7MGeTVq5NcPIxmeCn3J4oEuPUN1vM0ACyEg/s1600-h/misc+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379173881332447922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRy13hrFSxYDttA0a5c1hkpsdmU1WkyFBLR-veERmYNve603nr8Av2v7LDgC9Sz2TBSg-qrC5pkDhDg1EL8AyUEYJ7Qvf0vWrPIMAvWjm7MGeTVq5NcPIxmeCn3J4oEuPUN1vM0ACyEg/s400/misc+029.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWGQqdKmwLmRbqDqgbBEvYmiJbR4IPVgwLED7COUCqynpfkKvW569EEFBgVILY9Zfbn-iJrbvA3Sp8I_qsIpr5POfuohUghRRQCk5TqgGsSFgBqTiR-wUlXnDQxtds5k8G88mMRNl79Y/s1600-h/cocos+first+day+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379173872931909538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWGQqdKmwLmRbqDqgbBEvYmiJbR4IPVgwLED7COUCqynpfkKvW569EEFBgVILY9Zfbn-iJrbvA3Sp8I_qsIpr5POfuohUghRRQCk5TqgGsSFgBqTiR-wUlXnDQxtds5k8G88mMRNl79Y/s400/cocos+first+day+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogpKWpXDTYryWPIsCQrogl5mONIjnvjQ0ZIewpZmRd1LNwMfh2pZAZ_Ib0zSdiF4GRs8WKlFXtK8gKhOYCnrJf_-gWYPou0F547lbfHvChLQzvcqRjR9zoSBKk21zTY_JyQUPSm4CO2g/s1600-h/cocos+first+day+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379173871890377362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogpKWpXDTYryWPIsCQrogl5mONIjnvjQ0ZIewpZmRd1LNwMfh2pZAZ_Ib0zSdiF4GRs8WKlFXtK8gKhOYCnrJf_-gWYPou0F547lbfHvChLQzvcqRjR9zoSBKk21zTY_JyQUPSm4CO2g/s400/cocos+first+day+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Their off...I can't believe that school is in session. Robert and I were just saying how big our girls are getting. Every year we take a picture of them on their first day back to school. I have a feeling that Chloe will be taller than me next year! Ava is growing like a weed. I feel like I've been buying her new shoes every month because her feet keep growing.<br /><br /></div><div>We had a great summer but I'm glad we're back to school now. We were gone for a good portion during our vacation but once we came back we had 2 weeks until school started. Let me just say that the last week I thought I was going to lose my freakin' mind. Being home with both girls all day every day with no break is like watching "Days of Our Lives" play out in real time. Someone is always crying, there's a little bit of hair pulling, a little bit of back stabbing and a whole lot of drama going on around here folks! </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-18170746596747009482009-09-01T11:53:00.000-07:002009-09-01T11:57:57.607-07:00Pace Family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Frs8M1RbSR2XE_UBHOkL9FVKkb1yhsrSMiNJ7ZTKVSH1Ogt1QkfeTOSDbP7zav1LGvfdGxNQ7aPggn_mqJC3NY9wAzo-28gU6m2IRwIoLotWuQ7jITvxsfoUUgHBLQg9LrjfFKyYijA/s1600-h/5330_1202644419340_1025481143_655599_1595480_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376575040819920962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Frs8M1RbSR2XE_UBHOkL9FVKkb1yhsrSMiNJ7ZTKVSH1Ogt1QkfeTOSDbP7zav1LGvfdGxNQ7aPggn_mqJC3NY9wAzo-28gU6m2IRwIoLotWuQ7jITvxsfoUUgHBLQg9LrjfFKyYijA/s400/5330_1202644419340_1025481143_655599_1595480_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div>So, here is a portion of the Pace family. We spent the early part of August in Sonoma Valley for </div><br /><div>Robert's sisters wedding. It was soo much fun and such a beautiful setting. I will have to post some more pictures soon. The girls will both be in school next week leaving me with some free time. Catch up soon.</div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-73651095775031040632009-07-08T06:46:00.000-07:002009-07-08T06:55:00.915-07:00Summer Vacation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHElHjybHLtmRh8tk4iCUTspEAsEcETvQJR61Phc_YP3TvqK0lmETJa7zBR7Q4rJQX4G-OM1Ykeho0vHEY1eZ0wJWzluw5ED9RmjUqavXcimA0QrgGVcpFHe-uCvLBIm8KaGcPTMh6ejs/s1600-h/summer+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHElHjybHLtmRh8tk4iCUTspEAsEcETvQJR61Phc_YP3TvqK0lmETJa7zBR7Q4rJQX4G-OM1Ykeho0vHEY1eZ0wJWzluw5ED9RmjUqavXcimA0QrgGVcpFHe-uCvLBIm8KaGcPTMh6ejs/s400/summer+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356087444561318738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMUUmhtkhFBOocPcZauo6fnZ1_X7xiB8LW__j3hXPXAjnoGAK7hc8fibzr022v8M_eHcWNELGE0zdFSkpJky2aCWS1VORcE-TmF4ZR0Of2Lwwe18KI2Xa8Yjv0QeLcSXxaksK0HqI5ZA/s1600-h/summer+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMUUmhtkhFBOocPcZauo6fnZ1_X7xiB8LW__j3hXPXAjnoGAK7hc8fibzr022v8M_eHcWNELGE0zdFSkpJky2aCWS1VORcE-TmF4ZR0Of2Lwwe18KI2Xa8Yjv0QeLcSXxaksK0HqI5ZA/s400/summer+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356087441923456722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywhAc6YXtC54Px4l-d15ZSSFCgMcuMlHirGCeeYGVNNm3HDQUWVYDXyZvRPx6P0w9gagjCPXJnyTR8_1mJ2RDMlmLpf7gd6sCeEBYQkY7-ChFOvsT4snoXJG9n4KEvoFUplmfJvLMiCs/s1600-h/summer+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywhAc6YXtC54Px4l-d15ZSSFCgMcuMlHirGCeeYGVNNm3HDQUWVYDXyZvRPx6P0w9gagjCPXJnyTR8_1mJ2RDMlmLpf7gd6sCeEBYQkY7-ChFOvsT4snoXJG9n4KEvoFUplmfJvLMiCs/s400/summer+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356087437653040578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJhtufqYD9EnwMZWFwNf3LsQ7eViue-OJoO53m33TJmQvy1sZ3lHdgav_88qAoF4aHS8veplCUYNnGcZiG5Jkde7k7wz4_jlqOkdOxJNlQffjKM30QlAyaMJkLXjEQm70i4w44cqrhEA/s1600-h/summer+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJhtufqYD9EnwMZWFwNf3LsQ7eViue-OJoO53m33TJmQvy1sZ3lHdgav_88qAoF4aHS8veplCUYNnGcZiG5Jkde7k7wz4_jlqOkdOxJNlQffjKM30QlAyaMJkLXjEQm70i4w44cqrhEA/s400/summer+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356087429458171698" border="0" /></a><br />We are trying to keep busy this summer although I must say that's somewhat hard to do when the weather is so unpredictable here in Chicago. One day it's 88 and sunny the next day it's 56 and rainy. What to do? What to do?<br /><br />This past weekend for the fourth was filled with family fun. Robert was able to take the day off on Friday and we ended up taking the girls to Cirque Shanghai. Great show! We also ended up going to my parents for the fourth for a bbq. I love that we can make an escape from the busy city and get our feet into some grass and a backyard.<br /><br />The girls have been getting along (most of the time). Neither one wanted to do camp because they wanted to spend their summer vacation with me which to be honest with you I don't mind and actually cherish the time I have with them. Ava will be starting full day preschool 2 x's a week in the fall and I can't imagine what I will be doing with my free time. Chloe will be going into 2nd grade and as you can see from the pictures looks like she's 10! Please someone stop time for me. I kiss on Ava everyday hoping she will stay 4 forever!<br /><br />Anyway, before I start shedding a tear thinking how fast they are growing I will end my blog here. Enjoy the pics of the girls.pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-33470101200013807052009-06-16T17:23:00.000-07:002009-06-16T18:24:58.235-07:00Is it summer?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEYELWI6MWx3yDFGxl6BAZjLN0-3BV_8Jqj9q5oHAzqTUe8e7_MT1V5uoW2Itpe1Y7sT9TPHa9_gjYcJxYzL-n4NYR9PdZ1PRnPzuKjlCVDTf6Nb-KqZjU7okhnzXETRj8s8dAUjrRaQ/s1600-h/223.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348098349002617362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEYELWI6MWx3yDFGxl6BAZjLN0-3BV_8Jqj9q5oHAzqTUe8e7_MT1V5uoW2Itpe1Y7sT9TPHa9_gjYcJxYzL-n4NYR9PdZ1PRnPzuKjlCVDTf6Nb-KqZjU7okhnzXETRj8s8dAUjrRaQ/s200/223.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfTHWh6Uyo5FCl2f1QZrcDWi6jY845QVAW07rqSmEYL0onY4GdK-EDR4Zjf1z-DiG4ic3gc6axj0UyMjFOCgPDIUoopzqog5u8mjNRzO1pYjialEx3mI8zYdy7dm8CBc9wPbCdKpCE9I/s1600-h/211.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348098343029300530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfTHWh6Uyo5FCl2f1QZrcDWi6jY845QVAW07rqSmEYL0onY4GdK-EDR4Zjf1z-DiG4ic3gc6axj0UyMjFOCgPDIUoopzqog5u8mjNRzO1pYjialEx3mI8zYdy7dm8CBc9wPbCdKpCE9I/s200/211.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyweekrnfnga-cbEbAFEFaMZht90eFZNKKTQK919JhGzC5XyBdrsJkBQkCd__WE8Oj6AVyg2-BG_h63yW6Vg1mdoEvwVW6pJDBDG8PeECE4JjKxNApv2DBMAkfWLNmLnb2j5edMeKSUg/s1600-h/207.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348098338581367634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyweekrnfnga-cbEbAFEFaMZht90eFZNKKTQK919JhGzC5XyBdrsJkBQkCd__WE8Oj6AVyg2-BG_h63yW6Vg1mdoEvwVW6pJDBDG8PeECE4JjKxNApv2DBMAkfWLNmLnb2j5edMeKSUg/s200/207.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I know it's officially summer time but it DOES NOT feel like summer here in Chicago.<br />It feels more like April because we have been getting more rain than sun. I was planning on spending our days at the parks, beaches and strolling along the lake instead we have been indoors trying not to drive each other insane. I have a very strong-willed 7 year old and a very naughty 4 year so playing indoors all day gets a little crazy. Let's just say there have been a lot of prayers to Jesus on my end.<br /></div><div>Although, I must say I'm loving the fact that we don't have to get out the door by 815am to get everyone to school on time. We can sleep in and have a decent breakfast. No more cheetos in a bag for breakfast. Come on... I know that I'm not the only mother out there that did that.<br />Anyway, we are hoping the weather gets warmer and that we'll be able to enjoy some days at the beach before school starts back up. Here are some pictures of the kids at the park and at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Lots 'o fun!!</div></div></div>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-3580747572203172922009-05-27T08:18:00.001-07:002009-05-27T08:33:14.740-07:00Preview To Summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDHPNpAptLpznKgyxvV84jrM2qN4Mqb3Q-epUr_NRHYyu429qqLJc30gFkas5H8kBsKq72x5PS2qFsjLWZHwnxQq4rOE9EOJ20gl2aiJgUjrmaYZUN4zGSr9ApSBZQSBXt3MNG50wNYI/s1600-h/IMG_1934.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDHPNpAptLpznKgyxvV84jrM2qN4Mqb3Q-epUr_NRHYyu429qqLJc30gFkas5H8kBsKq72x5PS2qFsjLWZHwnxQq4rOE9EOJ20gl2aiJgUjrmaYZUN4zGSr9ApSBZQSBXt3MNG50wNYI/s200/IMG_1934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340526539810209746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vwAMN47omQbaCXwk4ZOZcQirliD8MpEUm_5i6N7nGn33ua4_7-CowB5L8g6JaSBOVEFvpf9fEhtvBM-edEI8cw8eiH7ByUduBfW-3X_LFa77_I9725rAMYr8MOgLYc28aF-YaskOvn4/s1600-h/IMG_1894.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vwAMN47omQbaCXwk4ZOZcQirliD8MpEUm_5i6N7nGn33ua4_7-CowB5L8g6JaSBOVEFvpf9fEhtvBM-edEI8cw8eiH7ByUduBfW-3X_LFa77_I9725rAMYr8MOgLYc28aF-YaskOvn4/s200/IMG_1894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340526532538973890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8w0i_0gJK8V5Zm6GV0XYaQw1E4PcytYnOvT1nfEPeGJn73mKZTAAMHWepizlWThk0CR9YkgHsj22sckYR9aT1QV7jV51A37yEE9mA-MdbcLg2bKpnQzi59f6IxP7JeSxYHHt5F83bBg/s1600-h/IMG_1933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8w0i_0gJK8V5Zm6GV0XYaQw1E4PcytYnOvT1nfEPeGJn73mKZTAAMHWepizlWThk0CR9YkgHsj22sckYR9aT1QV7jV51A37yEE9mA-MdbcLg2bKpnQzi59f6IxP7JeSxYHHt5F83bBg/s200/IMG_1933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340526527519611026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRog4Cgl1aaiNQr4y87qMKY9t5pMjxk_-WRnJ91JNRPrJ1oT2BxWhLw3ZFurEH0wA8oz2K8wT33noTgvdq07qzvtbaV28HBgVnUYljj0aziAyxl58wPfl8giroz68BJLC2geAsmxDRhU/s1600-h/IMG_1904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRog4Cgl1aaiNQr4y87qMKY9t5pMjxk_-WRnJ91JNRPrJ1oT2BxWhLw3ZFurEH0wA8oz2K8wT33noTgvdq07qzvtbaV28HBgVnUYljj0aziAyxl58wPfl8giroz68BJLC2geAsmxDRhU/s200/IMG_1904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340526523833671122" border="0" /></a><br />This past weekend was a preview to summer. We had great weather and time was spent with family and friends. We threw a big birthday bash for our girls and had a great time. Thank you "Pump It Up" and thank you to all family and friends who made it to the party. I think that next year we will be having a low key birthday bash.<br /><br />We had lots of fun touring the city with my sister Jean and her husband Jay who were visiting us from Los Angeles. Jay is quite the "professional" photographer and was able to get some great random shots of the girls as they explored the city. Ava is not one to take photos. She is very camera shy so it was great to actually have some cute photos of her.<br /><br />We are counting down the days until summer vacation. The girls have a couple weeks of school left and then you can find us at the beach everyday! We have lots of fun outings planned and we really look forward to our big 1 month vacation in July to the west coast.pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264438341202533437.post-77429984997326827522009-04-21T19:56:00.001-07:002009-04-21T20:02:25.059-07:00www.340wsuperior601.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeJNHRdUqFBoZ8TLWfAK73nfE2ClMSNZV-jKqJ_t5yxw2ZFeZu79HaXvOkpOps0BOIxCDZ5xjet_nyEXNDCp0RvzdcSdN311KiC8xfQccZ8eeMLpklvrfYjNTuloIj2j90thUTY9l-D0/s1600-h/building.JPEG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeJNHRdUqFBoZ8TLWfAK73nfE2ClMSNZV-jKqJ_t5yxw2ZFeZu79HaXvOkpOps0BOIxCDZ5xjet_nyEXNDCp0RvzdcSdN311KiC8xfQccZ8eeMLpklvrfYjNTuloIj2j90thUTY9l-D0/s400/building.JPEG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327345540762545394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzL0k4XewkP2E897RdpFhJOLZlzNyb28oMTVOVYZSrXp2zN7QvbsNhHsvIx-VdkrOLomESZ-SUJ4IVDpgDt-L0aW7LiNSTso5xBDJS0piu49rCuWBtEDQGxuKvsKupJR6xjXbbjgNwZY/s1600-h/kitchen.JPEG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzL0k4XewkP2E897RdpFhJOLZlzNyb28oMTVOVYZSrXp2zN7QvbsNhHsvIx-VdkrOLomESZ-SUJ4IVDpgDt-L0aW7LiNSTso5xBDJS0piu49rCuWBtEDQGxuKvsKupJR6xjXbbjgNwZY/s400/kitchen.JPEG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327345435401513730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yM3ndb7rSZtYRzl4rmQbNsUfivq1AUC4sGz9noL5_-_5Wu5U-yjXJ9VEEUfzLYKcLRSM1gAsKYX4EG8KbfaxbtRXqUYrMTiBgFTfuPiVY8FemD-elwW-QCEinSttrPzcIIJ3UR8_5sI/s1600-h/living+room2.JPEG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yM3ndb7rSZtYRzl4rmQbNsUfivq1AUC4sGz9noL5_-_5Wu5U-yjXJ9VEEUfzLYKcLRSM1gAsKYX4EG8KbfaxbtRXqUYrMTiBgFTfuPiVY8FemD-elwW-QCEinSttrPzcIIJ3UR8_5sI/s400/living+room2.JPEG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327344506723696290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWiAld0MPeZ2QR_lHf1IAWtX495hqyHFpZoVyhmodYJyDDwJlp1D7hWxOfcBR-7Bgk6ptUTNGve_HYIazNo-xgdVmojh4XJaNV0KPTZOhKKCqzHRzDPWE7AYkpV-jHWxgRxLXhjEFsrQ/s1600-h/living+room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWiAld0MPeZ2QR_lHf1IAWtX495hqyHFpZoVyhmodYJyDDwJlp1D7hWxOfcBR-7Bgk6ptUTNGve_HYIazNo-xgdVmojh4XJaNV0KPTZOhKKCqzHRzDPWE7AYkpV-jHWxgRxLXhjEFsrQ/s400/living+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327344501748320034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">So, do we have any takers? Our home has been on the market for 3 months and I am giving myself 90 days to sell. Spread the word.......</span>pace familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05498103919036423552noreply@blogger.com0