tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47103381815637211312024-02-19T06:42:45.312-06:00brei bird photographybrie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-65135692138061594462012-12-02T02:09:00.002-06:002012-12-02T02:09:28.923-06:00Syd . Nov 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As soon as I flew home from NYC, I met up with Syd for a senior shoot. She was up for anything, as long as it was atypical. </div>
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I have become very interested on the distance portrait. It is the exact opposite of my norm. So I am still getting used to the feeling of the image as a whole.</div>
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One for the grandma. Apparently her G-ma does not share her punk sentimentalities.</div>
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Her favorite outfit... her mom's least favorite.</div>
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It is always such a pleasure to meet new and wonderful people, while using a medium that I love. </div>
<br /><br />brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-53157490054063147592012-12-02T01:49:00.001-06:002012-12-02T01:49:38.420-06:00BigBang in Newark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, it has been a little while, eh?</div>
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Quick update. Not to much has changed. Except my hair... which is currently a pixie cut (i know, I never thought I would cut off my locks either) and blonde this week.</div>
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Last month, I was able to travel to New York (well Newark, but lets not worry about small details) to photograph one of my favorite bands in the whole wide world; <b> BigBang</b> (If you like PSY's music, they are apart of the same entertainment group, and I would recommend listening to ALL of their bands & artists)</div>
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G-Dragon singing "CrayOn" from his new solo album.</div>
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BigBang: Daesung, Taeyang, GD, TOP, Seungri</div>
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Daesung (D-Lite) singing "Wings" from his solo album</div>
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Singing "Stupid Liar" on one of my favorite stages I have seen at a show.</div>
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It was an amazing show. Live Band, DJ on stage... Every song sounded as good, if not better, than the album recording. and some of the best fans I have been around in a long time. It is not everyday that you hop in a car with 4 strangers (looking for post concert dinner) and feel safe and secure.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I do not generally recommend this and would suggest you don't hop in cars with strangers.</span></i></div>
brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-9682809152366250382010-09-06T14:14:00.002-05:002010-09-06T14:28:13.751-05:00Baby Dylan<div>This is Dylan. . . and he is my "second cousin, once removed" . . . at least I believe that is the official relation. This beautiful little boy decided to meet us all 10 weeks early, and this was the first chance I to visit him (I refused to come down unless I felt perfectly healthy. . . no need to risk an illness w/ this one) Now several months later he is doing well, and is already full of personality . . .</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKjAP1QbXd5KNGqXLbr2mzXBU_HCcg5yKtc5hlGpyKMDRnNVXlLSOML-YjsFlZPFQfVohvvArdCALw5wT6fCC-HG43EjgqjnwgfzNdu6jUxtS8GKCvDAjfoGCcIOUexnzvEY3JwItuuNn/s1600/IMG_4258b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKjAP1QbXd5KNGqXLbr2mzXBU_HCcg5yKtc5hlGpyKMDRnNVXlLSOML-YjsFlZPFQfVohvvArdCALw5wT6fCC-HG43EjgqjnwgfzNdu6jUxtS8GKCvDAjfoGCcIOUexnzvEY3JwItuuNn/s320/IMG_4258b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513881978736565394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGQL0SRi75B5AUML2KKjMNMaUmErhyWqmEwVQEcrxLnikmzelb972N4SU1nbgQ8Cag3dV_O-FRIeHeTL2U8lR4SIejjj5iLyLrH59lVq5lhLXY1QKBZ83-6yJh7JsYEnm9JQKkcqg0Hno/s1600/IMG_4366b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGQL0SRi75B5AUML2KKjMNMaUmErhyWqmEwVQEcrxLnikmzelb972N4SU1nbgQ8Cag3dV_O-FRIeHeTL2U8lR4SIejjj5iLyLrH59lVq5lhLXY1QKBZ83-6yJh7JsYEnm9JQKkcqg0Hno/s320/IMG_4366b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513881970092580370" /></a>I am not sure if there is anything cuter than baby feet . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKohovUNut3ID0qmvChVxpb0HZFOxk67jiZ7BRqXklwZH7WZKGly3hoU31-p5g2a5RTcpGOx0GibT0rOU79YOOGIessKRDEcxq3V4PV1fk9B9EoOsUWoL39Q56a3Ac5Lo5xoCHb5p6eG9n/s1600/IMG_4443b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKohovUNut3ID0qmvChVxpb0HZFOxk67jiZ7BRqXklwZH7WZKGly3hoU31-p5g2a5RTcpGOx0GibT0rOU79YOOGIessKRDEcxq3V4PV1fk9B9EoOsUWoL39Q56a3Ac5Lo5xoCHb5p6eG9n/s320/IMG_4443b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513881963404495250" /></a>This is my beautiful cousin Catie (umm, I mean "Cate", unfortunately for her, I have lived w/ her as Catie for my whole life, so it probably will not change) who is Dylan's Mommy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwJBxpTKyNZskC_gvX1N2aafsuWWaj_PMNNBuwDvy75sxAgoh6maEdlNVipfuN-GH0kEKVfV0v5kca0wDQF8oHS_bXvKlyTZzL6BYpW2H2UjdwkGRrWjoMzNhyphenhyphenVmHqvlZ2M_kybQnNapf/s1600/IMG_4461c.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwJBxpTKyNZskC_gvX1N2aafsuWWaj_PMNNBuwDvy75sxAgoh6maEdlNVipfuN-GH0kEKVfV0v5kca0wDQF8oHS_bXvKlyTZzL6BYpW2H2UjdwkGRrWjoMzNhyphenhyphenVmHqvlZ2M_kybQnNapf/s1600/IMG_4461c.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwJBxpTKyNZskC_gvX1N2aafsuWWaj_PMNNBuwDvy75sxAgoh6maEdlNVipfuN-GH0kEKVfV0v5kca0wDQF8oHS_bXvKlyTZzL6BYpW2H2UjdwkGRrWjoMzNhyphenhyphenVmHqvlZ2M_kybQnNapf/s320/IMG_4461c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513881958770816306" /></a></div><div>Dyaln and his daddy Eric!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPflofz1iYZLfk0Nz-ZDLaC_0HsMcROfsLyGlymqPtGLITsS642hsx016GEwLrs1G0bSIQMh9LytPNXpkZDD-TqZIQ2rVQVNzCFxHlRkrXYAKTWzdmEHiJ6rxKGbi5segVwFo741zSN3Q/s1600/IMG_4915b.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPflofz1iYZLfk0Nz-ZDLaC_0HsMcROfsLyGlymqPtGLITsS642hsx016GEwLrs1G0bSIQMh9LytPNXpkZDD-TqZIQ2rVQVNzCFxHlRkrXYAKTWzdmEHiJ6rxKGbi5segVwFo741zSN3Q/s320/IMG_4915b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513881951019276658" /></a>I love this pic so much, He looks like one of those porcelain dolls you can buy in the back of the old TV guides, he was sitting up SO well, but as you can see he was so tired, since this was the end of our day!</div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-29557014691886898882010-09-06T13:52:00.003-05:002010-09-06T14:14:03.984-05:00McBride - Pregnancy<div>I have known these two since before they were married, and I am so honored to be able to shoot some pregnancy pics for them. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPUnel5o0nLw8uboiaWsyOlrdmkGKY9H6H7qswHzHYJuabrDmK5m5fHFpxSh7vt0m80ewYGZIoJy5CwvVXUMjFrcSzKLa1AWb7YWhB9wSS7uXP_0rW7ZXF7hOcRNp7QlaIXVvsl_DChXI/s1600/IMG_3094b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPUnel5o0nLw8uboiaWsyOlrdmkGKY9H6H7qswHzHYJuabrDmK5m5fHFpxSh7vt0m80ewYGZIoJy5CwvVXUMjFrcSzKLa1AWb7YWhB9wSS7uXP_0rW7ZXF7hOcRNp7QlaIXVvsl_DChXI/s320/IMG_3094b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513877960203852930" /></a>Miss Mollie getting a "hug" from her mommy.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ7qpwPVMSAW0lpbc8eHdu-l3RrEsHdIgEOnUJZc7rovu8roiEYeTXniH9Btv7_BY57SQsf07cy3c-Nzd841Pz92xACozNIWXrwbRYC1oWFOIEEDY0VbtCkQHmyjBu_Bbz0ytMsXV99K-/s1600/IMG_3222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ7qpwPVMSAW0lpbc8eHdu-l3RrEsHdIgEOnUJZc7rovu8roiEYeTXniH9Btv7_BY57SQsf07cy3c-Nzd841Pz92xACozNIWXrwbRYC1oWFOIEEDY0VbtCkQHmyjBu_Bbz0ytMsXV99K-/s320/IMG_3222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513877952996954722" /></a>not many are privy to watching a man go through the process of trying to woo a woman, but being in Bre's small group at the time, I was able to meet Brian while he was in the middle of that process. . . It was so very refreshing to see.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhmVqSJmWzFxDVSrI8nRaINQV5r-O4q2lJRveleM0LFZssPLGDJ7WEAmwKzccBzXEKEGg3u1dlbijkKfmyDWwsYL9hjHdn-MlINMLtsIy3sQ05qW41rWdwmT_U_MhDbccrX1ixmnHUXYh/s1600/IMG_3266b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhmVqSJmWzFxDVSrI8nRaINQV5r-O4q2lJRveleM0LFZssPLGDJ7WEAmwKzccBzXEKEGg3u1dlbijkKfmyDWwsYL9hjHdn-MlINMLtsIy3sQ05qW41rWdwmT_U_MhDbccrX1ixmnHUXYh/s320/IMG_3266b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513877939907166002" /></a></div><div>This one might be my FAVORITE of the day!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinznLZF2glqCxgBBwzs0WLERXjjcsciJFENLMFl-TiyuARwfNOHDWBzE1rGageennl9SXYTyXWoG9MD374S6jKx_3VLi7M7rKGwbOQE0L37swFr7NJBdSoMOgMYoQxuvvKrb0j4lPIzoRD/s1600/IMG_3207.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinznLZF2glqCxgBBwzs0WLERXjjcsciJFENLMFl-TiyuARwfNOHDWBzE1rGageennl9SXYTyXWoG9MD374S6jKx_3VLi7M7rKGwbOQE0L37swFr7NJBdSoMOgMYoQxuvvKrb0j4lPIzoRD/s320/IMG_3207.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513877930577780338" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOF69p71nkDFlZu5Yv5fGY-tjGe5qD0GXr68VOfqF2A0teLw_jw1dvgkrB5iUvRaH943verdE4adzhGLS-QZtAcZHi8MJXZFOL-RiLUMlklz0-G-0qdV1lnV0XBpvqFOLHHU6hogfIiu1/s1600/IMG_3270b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOF69p71nkDFlZu5Yv5fGY-tjGe5qD0GXr68VOfqF2A0teLw_jw1dvgkrB5iUvRaH943verdE4adzhGLS-QZtAcZHi8MJXZFOL-RiLUMlklz0-G-0qdV1lnV0XBpvqFOLHHU6hogfIiu1/s320/IMG_3270b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513877922739167426" /></a><br /></div><div>Thanks guys for a great day. . . can not wait to meet her (and to get some fabulous pics of this cute little girl's face)</div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-71125088026012649662010-09-06T13:36:00.004-05:002010-09-06T13:51:59.681-05:00Darst<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHt2B5XBIZCP7yc6x1aQLJj0PelEnACxY83biulfY9qyXWdy8tjID7LzCBpaoBJUNIkM2t-ReTg2RNhNMj6S9IDuULa0bEEz7HZmqTa9muCQ2yupPfQb0IgDDq5XxauiRKLuLn0t8Qgx8/s1600/IMG_2202b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHt2B5XBIZCP7yc6x1aQLJj0PelEnACxY83biulfY9qyXWdy8tjID7LzCBpaoBJUNIkM2t-ReTg2RNhNMj6S9IDuULa0bEEz7HZmqTa9muCQ2yupPfQb0IgDDq5XxauiRKLuLn0t8Qgx8/s320/IMG_2202b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513872888697516690" /></a>This is the Darst family. we have been trying for several months now to get together, but due some ill timed injuries, we had to put it off until early August. SO, what was one of the hottest days of the year, we ventured out to the St. Chuck river front for some pics.<div><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vOBP-dP-evy2K7wwlvzlXuq79Ncklh_fcPpYNVfXNmfR12cpp7UVW2sQRliPNASXvZpnRSeDPtWSt8mZWtkROdOjZkUy8kiULwklsshRFbycDLoG6Yqel7NcvvCh7bmqjHxxs07ZGshi/s1600/IMG_2516.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vOBP-dP-evy2K7wwlvzlXuq79Ncklh_fcPpYNVfXNmfR12cpp7UVW2sQRliPNASXvZpnRSeDPtWSt8mZWtkROdOjZkUy8kiULwklsshRFbycDLoG6Yqel7NcvvCh7bmqjHxxs07ZGshi/s320/IMG_2516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513872875723954370" /></a>I can not say enough about these two. Fantastic parents who love Christ, love each other, love their kids and love their community . . . in that order . . . like I said, they are pretty fantastic.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15ehPsoYzdZPu7HFxOKYfyjjzU5mfJNxEN5uX5HtA5c3rq36LZefsSBnnsX5zjCm5IUBpIDUj6psiG1AKRgTCIaIwtsBCrrqM6A2qrcyL67XpS-74BStM2YIjfc25KcIIAos2Tonj2KyW/s1600/IMG_2490b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15ehPsoYzdZPu7HFxOKYfyjjzU5mfJNxEN5uX5HtA5c3rq36LZefsSBnnsX5zjCm5IUBpIDUj6psiG1AKRgTCIaIwtsBCrrqM6A2qrcyL67XpS-74BStM2YIjfc25KcIIAos2Tonj2KyW/s320/IMG_2490b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513872868296608770" /></a>this is probably one of my favorite photos ever . . . yeah . . . EVER!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm1KE_Y2b9Kz7RP3kDLcvMuGK1Ix_ujGjxnd0jyZcshOoY92qb3nk3mFfL5_QyTrTu12CNUe5QhstP50hRL_xSlC4ihfroIkrtsd_cfQOKT2keS9RsnVqX2k3vNlANWe9tmy2304FHtrZ/s1600/IMG_2576.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm1KE_Y2b9Kz7RP3kDLcvMuGK1Ix_ujGjxnd0jyZcshOoY92qb3nk3mFfL5_QyTrTu12CNUe5QhstP50hRL_xSlC4ihfroIkrtsd_cfQOKT2keS9RsnVqX2k3vNlANWe9tmy2304FHtrZ/s320/IMG_2576.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513872852765499250" /></a>not much to say. . . a pretty family on a pretty bridge</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CT_pGe8JVQDUdK9hPgjHplRNMhR9Cg-idUHkGDQOvEoaeaQeOj3xF2DFe4HGxhOK22sxbkslecjC-l_gLDBlmd-7ck622gZamZ7QH0_3qpbMiAPenz-ndFjprcDSLjt5Os5HL0mtnmJD/s1600/IMG_2932c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CT_pGe8JVQDUdK9hPgjHplRNMhR9Cg-idUHkGDQOvEoaeaQeOj3xF2DFe4HGxhOK22sxbkslecjC-l_gLDBlmd-7ck622gZamZ7QH0_3qpbMiAPenz-ndFjprcDSLjt5Os5HL0mtnmJD/s320/IMG_2932c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513872839603747426" /></a>The whole crew relaxing after a long sweaty day. . .<br /><br /></div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-74051491099538926262010-06-28T02:13:00.005-05:002010-06-28T02:52:44.714-05:00Tour de Grove pt2<div style="text-align: left;">Saint Louis was able to welcome a new professional cycling race to the area this year. The Tour de Grove (spawning from what was the tour of winghaven, in previous years) wound its way through the southern side of Saint Louis city stretching from Tower Grove to Forest Park, and coinciding with the now beloved <a href="http://stlouis.missouri.org/open-streets/">Open Streets</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AaAiyXX3oZzy0NkrgeKwkefQaTTYibfGwcwT6J3fsr_pq8PNbxEEqJgonfIyU7DHkYSzcWclDcncDcVRn0xBKz4-Ca4wLD0y9_ugSPmeLit9zV_AbXTvrzUyLa7mL_5xZWNMP_d4ehIq/s1600/IMG_2319b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AaAiyXX3oZzy0NkrgeKwkefQaTTYibfGwcwT6J3fsr_pq8PNbxEEqJgonfIyU7DHkYSzcWclDcncDcVRn0xBKz4-Ca4wLD0y9_ugSPmeLit9zV_AbXTvrzUyLa7mL_5xZWNMP_d4ehIq/s320/IMG_2319b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487721313465913394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCu6tz0tANpCv2Ycn2DE2-YUMYp6eBsHZ4PpVz2vAJzZN9xtj1g07NBFbt21iTYGDGLkxoVhr2cVs8kXcRJOh_Wv4Gv9tywB4rzApok0OoqhgvEjGbOmCstt9Ch8c_ZAIX4Pw27zW_0qm8/s1600/IMG_2599.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCu6tz0tANpCv2Ycn2DE2-YUMYp6eBsHZ4PpVz2vAJzZN9xtj1g07NBFbt21iTYGDGLkxoVhr2cVs8kXcRJOh_Wv4Gv9tywB4rzApok0OoqhgvEjGbOmCstt9Ch8c_ZAIX4Pw27zW_0qm8/s320/IMG_2599.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487721303424163746" /></a>though it was early June, the temperature was nearing triple digits, and everyone felt it. Cyclist were picking up ice before the race started in an effort to keep their body temperatures down. . . a few, who I think are ingenious, put lumps of ice in small nylon stockings and slung them around their neck to keep themselves cool.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxm-X0t_zvgLM91Mt4vS2DMoMU27ipzqIOC5w4DPWizFS6GV1pT27vY_zBCSeTt4U14sqEMDqaytsO9PnTPmcvwKvoBuFjejUhUc4SufVh1wQTD54YXSC9Np6eEsANdgtYUfs3not8E7I/s1600/IMG_2618b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxm-X0t_zvgLM91Mt4vS2DMoMU27ipzqIOC5w4DPWizFS6GV1pT27vY_zBCSeTt4U14sqEMDqaytsO9PnTPmcvwKvoBuFjejUhUc4SufVh1wQTD54YXSC9Np6eEsANdgtYUfs3not8E7I/s320/IMG_2618b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487721293817029650" /></a>on the start line in Saint Louis. . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIpiBaERw9pUKA7k44iSMZikteFK7xhr8FxMAfYV1RdPxx3hUs6wrFBUk84tRnyHMRtH9Gc7Y2Ei5eGJixKM9RJ-vF-V1i1YUIycOnriUzq8XWkohvBlVf1t-VWiiaWKTynE8zR4mnyDl/s1600/IMG_2675.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIpiBaERw9pUKA7k44iSMZikteFK7xhr8FxMAfYV1RdPxx3hUs6wrFBUk84tRnyHMRtH9Gc7Y2Ei5eGJixKM9RJ-vF-V1i1YUIycOnriUzq8XWkohvBlVf1t-VWiiaWKTynE8zR4mnyDl/s320/IMG_2675.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487721286339334674" /></a><br /></div><div>Making the turn out of the Forest Park region and returning to the grove district</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS_Hv_9ak6zVsi9BjW-rmJmFEtmPIDX5xC-M1Qn5MFYdymirCW7b0R-KWxrJlgeJYLA0xz1mlVXFYsIlrNnDANLYRgmIQuoNCSn26V4CGcDLpIEfKqpy2_uB2oHtVIRnwykvkMFNrCCZ2/s1600/IMG_2807.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS_Hv_9ak6zVsi9BjW-rmJmFEtmPIDX5xC-M1Qn5MFYdymirCW7b0R-KWxrJlgeJYLA0xz1mlVXFYsIlrNnDANLYRgmIQuoNCSn26V4CGcDLpIEfKqpy2_uB2oHtVIRnwykvkMFNrCCZ2/s320/IMG_2807.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487721274315127714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS_Hv_9ak6zVsi9BjW-rmJmFEtmPIDX5xC-M1Qn5MFYdymirCW7b0R-KWxrJlgeJYLA0xz1mlVXFYsIlrNnDANLYRgmIQuoNCSn26V4CGcDLpIEfKqpy2_uB2oHtVIRnwykvkMFNrCCZ2/s1600/IMG_2807.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFLkguyrcQgzqhtP1PGROlvAEbS6wvVd135LUYuCkrDtfxb8hxxerZreyO66txFqttm8tseOKypLwDnCGOrMZG1LSctXESBxdT-UVDTEAY2xHyQA1SlRheCytpfTS9lCmtFN9Br316tOv/s320/IMG_2903.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487723514281998082" style="display: block; 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" /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u><br /></div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-32488059716025023872010-06-28T01:19:00.004-05:002010-06-28T02:11:51.295-05:00Disappointment Brings Forth New OpportunitiesAs some of you may know, the <a href="http://www.tourofmissouri.com/">Tour of Missouri</a> has been canceled due to a lack of funding, by the last minute removal of funds by the State's Department of Tourism. (if you would like more information please ask, though this is not the time or place to launch into the details and history)<div>with that, the only opportunity I had this year to shoot Professional level cyclists flew out the window (Tour of Missouri was 1 of only 2 top level bike races in the nation) and there is still a part of me that is heart broken and I have basically abandoned any hope of getting to any races to photograph riders, because all of the big races (UCI professional) left this season are over in Europe (like the <a href="http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_horscourseTDF.html">Tour de France</a>) and that means all of the racers are over there as well.</div><div><br /></div>That all changed a couple of weeks ago. While driving through mid-town, I passed some cyclists out on the road wearing <a href="http://www.kbsprocycling.com/">Kelly Benefits</a> and <a href="http://jellybellycycling.com/">Jelly Belly</a> jerseys, both teams are mid-level professional cycling teams, and I could not figure out what they were doing in town, since the Tour of Missouri had been canceled. Soon after, I discovered that STL was hosting a set of small bike races, the <a href="http://www.tourdegrove.com/">tour de grove</a>. As you can guess I immediately rearranged my schedule in order to make it out for both the Saturday Mid-Town Sprints and Sunday's Tour de Grove.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I found out about the races from the <a href="http://twitter.com/jeremypowers">twitter</a> of rider Jeremy Powers, of team Jelly Belly, about 5 mins before the race began. I made great time getting down to it, but during the drive clouds began to over take the sky . . .</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMszb2FV4CW0rY31MReGW824QyI1LXZUHsoKcoYFHCpS5NYeDCjFJ1NZMK9LqL-hr0XIUTcNaHlDjrsdN3RBWReQDMPovUlrvTGFDzc5Y3n4GfON44mZTjkliu2nfpW-t56hyf46zJYQk/s320/IMG_2198b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487713328501773698" /><br /></div><div>and as you can tell it began raining . . . raining HARD. The floodgates opened just as I was arriving at the race.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDM9zLsglz7lm_2sAUqnrnLe5icivcCGXjwezuW5QMJZVysS9nXwKH366xuc9OXlA1oZ03FitBlImUF9dpxaR2G-8qw0vfq-L45wwj0coe0O6DLeQVJNfdWfA639eYDvCRV6YranOXB9U/s320/IMG_2206b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487713338590724946" />The race was in one of my favorite parts of Saint Louis, on Locust in Mid-Town.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNrTVYbVQYWGUPYl7mz6ivGtBZxwcv7H6XSPhhuu1b8nKshOhrTlBKEqZENgTCyL65eyPP_o5YWpbvX_wIc2ZS5QzR322d4875l3KSMB3cPnyMHQOrO_8JgCyyEVL2pCgj38PRRHHc9hr/s320/IMG_2223b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487713340442468530" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix7F0TD9SjYdoUW6XT59DWQAjwEd38UQy_ntdGvIr9VT0Z2H5XC9mohIMfTKMljHtU0Oy9gLSvtiD2g9o1s8JmikAMB3oDHvna2ikRHGfaAwOfeQa2mB9pg96GnNjDEncGnmaoxITTRNd/s320/IMG_2242b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487713351496517970" />it was so good to see fans come out in the rain to watch the race. you can not see it here, but the road is almost completely flooded on the edges where the fans were.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKVDnkm6CCxuJwlzFrxhydl5Zphb0b9PNtvfxJjpUKlojxGGSFy2dRowPIdkKd-hnY58vzWkCJeJo8aWKhPvSLf80bvKniLPk-sZ3d0KHsHIWq_B5GAcOQVjvwbVLmPQXfF4acpj-REtS/s320/IMG_2263.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487713360311286994" /></div><div>that is Jeremy Powers on the right, and the race winner Brad Huff (a Missouri resident) on the left.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>more photo's from Sunday's events to come . . .</div><div><br /></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-59978873917521930002010-04-14T18:34:00.005-05:002010-04-14T18:47:09.835-05:00Cannan<div>recently I was privileged to hang out w/ this little man and his wonderful family . . . </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Efee4AZORiBM3JVGr_AqQvQWLNY_z7sCQLygeKTr1JQ2Vdo54Vb8vw1_x6XJSI_5SbRxIoXJouswz6qXY850-goQfAvmFdW6aXjl6HIRG3eBrMzAYZdLXNCY1M_1x2CKGhlEjmkiQWPj/s1600/IMG_7632b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Efee4AZORiBM3JVGr_AqQvQWLNY_z7sCQLygeKTr1JQ2Vdo54Vb8vw1_x6XJSI_5SbRxIoXJouswz6qXY850-goQfAvmFdW6aXjl6HIRG3eBrMzAYZdLXNCY1M_1x2CKGhlEjmkiQWPj/s320/IMG_7632b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460141709486168082" /></a>he is not quite a month old and already he is quite aware of the camera<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUcVpK-8LwB5fHIa8thBCYruy-zBCXcKvXPQDa8dEbM7-pXoE5TzydSHMYQ2jhSt964dgmP-itXeyPDSdNLwY5teAmcikakyqIOUDpcOSvLDzTo81Si-jhnsFl_vORSi0wZH0OatTCeOj/s1600/IMG_7462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUcVpK-8LwB5fHIa8thBCYruy-zBCXcKvXPQDa8dEbM7-pXoE5TzydSHMYQ2jhSt964dgmP-itXeyPDSdNLwY5teAmcikakyqIOUDpcOSvLDzTo81Si-jhnsFl_vORSi0wZH0OatTCeOj/s320/IMG_7462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460141701995372642" /></a>this little boy LOVES looking over people's sholders</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifKZn5Kn4S3At4BA-DCFxDzlOi6cJFcLE8MqbJf0A_TKUr2Oj_u5fwtHkYpUfK-MWpOp7cULPyeAN28smvofp-aFfFB8bCbAaD7MxhSooxNMJ27fAVFEdIH9cBl8zAyvVNiDOTmDxuJZb/s1600/IMG_7456b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifKZn5Kn4S3At4BA-DCFxDzlOi6cJFcLE8MqbJf0A_TKUr2Oj_u5fwtHkYpUfK-MWpOp7cULPyeAN28smvofp-aFfFB8bCbAaD7MxhSooxNMJ27fAVFEdIH9cBl8zAyvVNiDOTmDxuJZb/s320/IMG_7456b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460141696098358626" /></a>Cannan and his daddy, Matt</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTVeQFQfxPo8zhOHoG98vgHK9rdjJuwo2o5oQeIiWcA4FA2HkQC5HaMafQhdQESGRB2tEAbK0fHqK87hUPaCvajUnPjk57D7ZeeknDGimhjFODuo3WJ_hBm2spXwwexUsoKUYTMfR9N_W/s1600/IMG_7481b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTVeQFQfxPo8zhOHoG98vgHK9rdjJuwo2o5oQeIiWcA4FA2HkQC5HaMafQhdQESGRB2tEAbK0fHqK87hUPaCvajUnPjk57D7ZeeknDGimhjFODuo3WJ_hBm2spXwwexUsoKUYTMfR9N_W/s320/IMG_7481b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460141685953403026" /></a> this is Cannan and his lovely mommy, Celeste</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NvWZD3lrrGSLJFFtEwi1QKNsYEeM4ROwHWTKTzReuNXriR5s7WaOt27chNTJQQeyvW3PBZ7BA-G-JRufeXdzVryu4dO9iJwXvCNllZekHT6ZWtPLr0C9iA_Es3-bgGbhqvaEcepj6gti/s1600/IMG_7425.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NvWZD3lrrGSLJFFtEwi1QKNsYEeM4ROwHWTKTzReuNXriR5s7WaOt27chNTJQQeyvW3PBZ7BA-G-JRufeXdzVryu4dO9iJwXvCNllZekHT6ZWtPLr0C9iA_Es3-bgGbhqvaEcepj6gti/s320/IMG_7425.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460141683677819282" /></a>They are quite adorable. . . don't you think</div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-20692526723436562972010-02-03T14:08:00.006-06:002010-02-03T14:25:26.403-06:00Some days I simply have to take pictures. . . this was one of those days. . .<div>For the longest time. . . I have been in love with the Irish Wolf Hound. . . it is a dream of mine to one day be able to own one. . . but living in the city. . . that is not very realistic.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have since learned to love another breed, one much more reasonable to city living. . . the BOXER! I had never really been around boxers much and had NEVER been responsible for anything other than an XL-sized dog (yeah boxers are on the small side, in my book) . . . that was until the Huse's brought home Hailey . . . and thus my love for Boxers was born.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2-3zZMsrG4y1PHOjkIdvtiZ4XR-mR1b29zVv3P95OmIbpc6GdW0leAcGOIUAZgi8E1mCGbNNOhDyqM1LspkO4TIbc4PVG_lzGVtt5G0cNJ5FGLNY6LicZUOYxA0JQDCedLf_2FDYRt5A/s1600-h/IMG_1067b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2-3zZMsrG4y1PHOjkIdvtiZ4XR-mR1b29zVv3P95OmIbpc6GdW0leAcGOIUAZgi8E1mCGbNNOhDyqM1LspkO4TIbc4PVG_lzGVtt5G0cNJ5FGLNY6LicZUOYxA0JQDCedLf_2FDYRt5A/s320/IMG_1067b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434112288824018066" /></a>this is Hailey. she might be the cutest/ugliest dog EVER. . . not sure why her face is so deformed (seriously, the overbite and her gremlin ears are hilarious)<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2qyeDCHzR5Q4XzdAm7M_LXVUg3VjEdtsI_qp4lQMCd3IclKcvziK43MBXlgpNrTTQ30yF1cY5__o9j7wC6K9RhQya-Gkbj-CiyzynRFGPbl853zQNNRHssVoX5MHKJxcE5ZLRay_qCZZ/s1600-h/IMG_1075b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2qyeDCHzR5Q4XzdAm7M_LXVUg3VjEdtsI_qp4lQMCd3IclKcvziK43MBXlgpNrTTQ30yF1cY5__o9j7wC6K9RhQya-Gkbj-CiyzynRFGPbl853zQNNRHssVoX5MHKJxcE5ZLRay_qCZZ/s320/IMG_1075b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434112272851680162" /></a>this is Missy. . . she is a recent addition to the Huse household. Her former owners had to move for employment issues, and were unable to take her w/ them. . . sweet dog</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw912usMYOfZFLzCsXwLIlINDv7FhosAnUsc8jtI-OH6IPBkHpobpGlM0RXZHtcvUUMUnLLCA5qs-4H8WGwX0DXkT7vUvbII3XKidHgzak3iOdRhmLq7caz4hjLA7B_k8ob3_zEjiONUBJ/s1600-h/IMG_1055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw912usMYOfZFLzCsXwLIlINDv7FhosAnUsc8jtI-OH6IPBkHpobpGlM0RXZHtcvUUMUnLLCA5qs-4H8WGwX0DXkT7vUvbII3XKidHgzak3iOdRhmLq7caz4hjLA7B_k8ob3_zEjiONUBJ/s320/IMG_1055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434112271719540706" /></a>This might be one of my favorite pics right now. . . </div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-23133171440114791082010-01-23T14:47:00.005-06:002010-01-23T15:50:04.714-06:00C &T "the Wedding"<div style="text-align: left;">I love this couple. . . in case I have not mentioned it. . . thought I should let you know.</div><div style="text-align: left;">As we all know, wedding days can be quite stressfull, even more so if you get a few last minute surprises. . . the worst of which was that the church did NOT allow flash during the wedding ( because the "ceremony is viewed as a worship service", though I am not sure as to why that should matter, as long as the bride and groom do not care, which they did not) . . . even from the hired wedding photographer . . . so as you can imagine my day went from needing to be inspired/focused to "How do I make use of the limited natural light?" ( it was a 3pm wedding, in Oct. with a large window silhouetting the bride and groom. . . need i say more)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">but now that I am done whining. . . lets get to the photos . . .</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z0BaxQiJ984gogYhsz4_l6vPM3iW86RQ54VMFV_5_fEWK3GvL5gh4kz_tIr8WRrM0cn55BMA3Vy0W-NM1kau6HqFmJEqqtcGG6Q2rN_KgYtM17PJ0clJCWn6-oAfnHxOo71sCZVyCjen/s320/IMG_0132.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430043226361956258" /><div style="text-align: center;">i am in love w/ shoe photos. . . especially wedding shoes. . .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa9YHTdKIjN2DOVlLnitb2kyvqVzEcHo6MVBs6wUPse_imwJJP_uPUWQq3LRrW156MzqkxEs585s79FFkZ4u4GEUWbRIDedsf6nkY7STXRMg27p-EnT_7FoBsS_NXMSrEeTtPFErwaLLW/s320/IMG_0227z.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430043214142339154" /><div style="text-align: center;">It really is a lovely venue, but having to shoot w/ a High ISO for a wedding was heart breaking. . . you would think that wedding coordinators (church/venue) would understand that light is a MUST for the photographer. . . I do not know why they insist on darkness for ambiance. . . this is a wedding not a concert. . .</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8rPhXlRFUjhb0VQnnpZ9bD7R4hBfnf7s2qTqjkPktDok4rVlA-0d6z6lPNyVPJa12CHAnb4ubEfID0SXaIUeY-FrYcRut1xLSUylziCeGRLnJ2c2SrVtAugaIBP6ET3S3J0NT41mtTJM/s320/IMG_0398.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430043202910306130" /><div style="text-align: center;">Milli, the Maid of Honor / Sister / former room-mate of the bride</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjue1FA7SYbkxoDzJgjksCE22DOqNJTQysBBNqaVpdjtZFe2tlxQLq5GffNrptMTf4CmNx6dV_Ow6WsFT_lEpG9Yu6Ouv1HvWxwZTfobXX33XApgPIuMShXi78Aql6q-W4FWLCgLEgtmvuA/s320/IMG_0624bz.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430043195178389730" /><div style="text-align: center;">I love this cake. . . it was made by a good friend Jessica Johnson. . . this was here first wedding cake EVER. . . isn't it good (it fits the couple perfectly)</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3iRhDbfMWxhLsfHJolBRmdVT6KW5wnHFes_9l3cg9J7TZNQs6WbcmfWJ7OVEriu7dME063siFGq6yYeCANFqBUsdatJan0rZtQoo55Xq1t7RtdcwYehYZ5W5VrclSAJyOISyvXCJ-PMr/s320/IMG_1018z.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430044782364424498" /><div style="text-align: center;">I love me some solar flair. . . it is an acquired love, by seeing the amazing pieces by <a href="http://lisahesselphotography.blogspot.com/">Lisa Hessel</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjH5drhBAYJsQVpAtEjrcQobpGeSHQrMwI7vLpENL_csiPjNbcm2z9aVWKmgJH3F5wL5fy6pzDXtfk20E2rKdlXDUNRX46SOjAem2IQ2LfWltiqESUU1mbQXstCOQpimCJeiiohlwrZh_/s320/IMG_1061z.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430044773802441778" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8P9saFk1ljMeoQoxLNYfKPMauHuf8lb9DLFiL86e9K1J_I835-fi31GOwDj0DXweOdLBF6HhDls-KmvVL7WcV_Nqlla21w8H9Y9tLXTXogcU3uuz-jHrQsfU416E-yZu7AXve1aOJh7i/s1600-h/IMG_1004z.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8P9saFk1ljMeoQoxLNYfKPMauHuf8lb9DLFiL86e9K1J_I835-fi31GOwDj0DXweOdLBF6HhDls-KmvVL7WcV_Nqlla21w8H9Y9tLXTXogcU3uuz-jHrQsfU416E-yZu7AXve1aOJh7i/s320/IMG_1004z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430043193376056434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Looking forward to catching up w/ these two soon. . . because of the scheduling of the day, we were unable to get any shots of just the two of them . . . so we are planning on rectifying that when the weather gets warm again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-44410483614811672522009-10-10T01:23:00.004-05:002009-10-10T02:55:47.215-05:00Craig and Taylor<div>I am so very excited to share these pics. Taylor and Craig are getting married in a week, and we had to schedule the engagement shoot LATE, in order to get some of fall in there (though if you live in STL, you know we have missed autumn entirely, winter is upon us)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7I-u_BapCOWTkDfCbnroyp0isMLkPnmTaUagVee48WuDTfLDZNmEX1XMAscfn5BQRxLEGP0SswlTXlYL9vzBTMJjHJBInJijWk_fr2i1D1YQoTrHMepgf8V0gM_DLh55v-y7BTK7OoMm/s1600-h/IMG_0673b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7I-u_BapCOWTkDfCbnroyp0isMLkPnmTaUagVee48WuDTfLDZNmEX1XMAscfn5BQRxLEGP0SswlTXlYL9vzBTMJjHJBInJijWk_fr2i1D1YQoTrHMepgf8V0gM_DLh55v-y7BTK7OoMm/s320/IMG_0673b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390859985629145682" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX14-EQLpgSzOnGsgJYFietnoGlkDSy1Bky2zjNj73oq7t7prKJ2q82JsSmxISxYL6rbo327p_BPDRF2Iu067LxRwENgcvr9FSlhJYeCiieFwquDSc02d30U-W47TntySCbXeitnr-q4oP/s1600-h/IMG_0758b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX14-EQLpgSzOnGsgJYFietnoGlkDSy1Bky2zjNj73oq7t7prKJ2q82JsSmxISxYL6rbo327p_BPDRF2Iu067LxRwENgcvr9FSlhJYeCiieFwquDSc02d30U-W47TntySCbXeitnr-q4oP/s320/IMG_0758b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390859979621658066" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKig5qwGR1ytmiAQlA1q_fXQWllfTwgIhPJpBEZIUOVCGyZwximIfbypA343wSF4eZUggKIc5UHcXvzABSXSAcKNeOCDViPqtMY34_BzegTVVjQGPZelyJgFTSDZCUkTDZJ-E7gIjQVtgx/s1600-h/IMG_0765b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKig5qwGR1ytmiAQlA1q_fXQWllfTwgIhPJpBEZIUOVCGyZwximIfbypA343wSF4eZUggKIc5UHcXvzABSXSAcKNeOCDViPqtMY34_BzegTVVjQGPZelyJgFTSDZCUkTDZJ-E7gIjQVtgx/s320/IMG_0765b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390859965719856402" /></a>They came to a general conscientious that neither of them are photogenic. What do you think?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhB4sGaCuEkUOg6h6p8sFPHmwL2-CjB9rTWxOahrPil4I2eqlvvzHbCLNX2eiCmrlkfRAU7ZSFipRm0P8oal9EFdj-QwV5siJROeH0XHLXoDsJQt-bvk-5Ctysh_zQHgeNP-XIoD7wg1T/s1600-h/IMG_0790b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhB4sGaCuEkUOg6h6p8sFPHmwL2-CjB9rTWxOahrPil4I2eqlvvzHbCLNX2eiCmrlkfRAU7ZSFipRm0P8oal9EFdj-QwV5siJROeH0XHLXoDsJQt-bvk-5Ctysh_zQHgeNP-XIoD7wg1T/s320/IMG_0790b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390857039193384706" /></a>Shout out to Lisa Hessel, who may claim to be my inspiration for all shots with flair. . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwfSITMO1mrfY6EZCurjkLeKca6lZtknu3w5H6gQm_631w7Dr16ODF0DlW3DlemdcMpjHTGutPOF-Z_Z88KoZa3vmZS0yn3pHuMqaByWATmCDwN13fkYZQp_tP_rlk_Sr5ig362dLJbgb/s1600-h/IMG_0855.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwfSITMO1mrfY6EZCurjkLeKca6lZtknu3w5H6gQm_631w7Dr16ODF0DlW3DlemdcMpjHTGutPOF-Z_Z88KoZa3vmZS0yn3pHuMqaByWATmCDwN13fkYZQp_tP_rlk_Sr5ig362dLJbgb/s320/IMG_0855.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390857026985852178" /></a>This is the gazebo where Craig proposed. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fFmg0SapKbPlFwixhjEEkRcX8F2xGVqDc-z4HL00KUCdjQRtfR5ArWULe73cGWlzzP68wjMQC-EK8fOf6UjA7rWsrUF14IoiQ87Jsw3u3O6OK3I45d4npePEpVcFm-MGbhAwTjGz4fG3/s1600-h/IMG_0921z.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fFmg0SapKbPlFwixhjEEkRcX8F2xGVqDc-z4HL00KUCdjQRtfR5ArWULe73cGWlzzP68wjMQC-EK8fOf6UjA7rWsrUF14IoiQ87Jsw3u3O6OK3I45d4npePEpVcFm-MGbhAwTjGz4fG3/s320/IMG_0921z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390857014065989634" /></a>It was supposed to rain all morning, but we had to brave it, because this was the ONLY time that all of us had. The rain held off, and we had amazing clouds to work with.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDoZAush1jYIA59lUauh8WCUmdDnguIcHVFbNQZFH4Mwed5uJi_I5oZH1oCdcYGJpVs1DLKG2nToXKRgGYKCM0wQ2nYSi-G-pRDpre788tpRehSGwB8ncfslHBcul_fx70GDLv7X8FpQl/s1600-h/IMG_1010b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDoZAush1jYIA59lUauh8WCUmdDnguIcHVFbNQZFH4Mwed5uJi_I5oZH1oCdcYGJpVs1DLKG2nToXKRgGYKCM0wQ2nYSi-G-pRDpre788tpRehSGwB8ncfslHBcul_fx70GDLv7X8FpQl/s320/IMG_1010b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390857003459023666" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GLZHuwKEJkXlgSlRjsgD_7AfIjtZYcPbB8Qm8UDOQ7yuu-UCrDfV0aCUnRIGoxMdI5CXHIw-UU_j8UH9OJRdj0znL8_DbIC30S5frs_QAhBunUlInB2kO6p7cWNrNXODfjVttegr6Fjo/s1600-h/IMG_1031b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GLZHuwKEJkXlgSlRjsgD_7AfIjtZYcPbB8Qm8UDOQ7yuu-UCrDfV0aCUnRIGoxMdI5CXHIw-UU_j8UH9OJRdj0znL8_DbIC30S5frs_QAhBunUlInB2kO6p7cWNrNXODfjVttegr6Fjo/s320/IMG_1031b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390856987590179074" /></a>Like I said, we had an amazing sky. It opened up about 20 min after we wrapped. . .</div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-59044279427579699042009-10-05T01:19:00.004-05:002009-10-05T01:42:45.938-05:00Addie<div>This past Saturday, I was blessed to shoot pics of Addie. She was not a big fan of not being allowed to chew on her dress, but other than that she was quite a trooper.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4P68xSWgmeSOzoAxuf0E9yfmppXr3gYvNU2fIOXUw8UbTRc907KeuFjDH-htYtHA8ztlhVSh2KXdRkzfLiT_2qvPhO8c19YE865bgZwWA_DrE01U0wYxFxJtKzICxj720Dqbx7UnbUjA/s1600-h/IMG_0783b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4P68xSWgmeSOzoAxuf0E9yfmppXr3gYvNU2fIOXUw8UbTRc907KeuFjDH-htYtHA8ztlhVSh2KXdRkzfLiT_2qvPhO8c19YE865bgZwWA_DrE01U0wYxFxJtKzICxj720Dqbx7UnbUjA/s320/IMG_0783b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388999560309416818" /></a>I love this picture of Addie.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LE-fyqvIPk2d45R_1ncOU7kdMMkPaLdcebOF_1n_YlSruxDNLzQB0IRu934JlGvzIM4KGD4ZRhFZL6jwBNHMF6EvgwWjqcASL2HWYv1sb3kWywZbaoarU4CPb_J21dL0iXdoDh9GlJ-h/s1600-h/IMG_0810b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LE-fyqvIPk2d45R_1ncOU7kdMMkPaLdcebOF_1n_YlSruxDNLzQB0IRu934JlGvzIM4KGD4ZRhFZL6jwBNHMF6EvgwWjqcASL2HWYv1sb3kWywZbaoarU4CPb_J21dL0iXdoDh9GlJ-h/s320/IMG_0810b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388999553102481106" /></a>Addie is a "very serious" baby. She will not smile, if she does not have to (or unless her dad is standing their making silly faces)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66FfKPYoBOVvapabUo-QcrNpgIXXdpU-XQ88S9rF30PPGMGzuwtNlGRh75nLqFQrhDO21nJQswUSDs2pHLe3Cc4zBQV7WTg4G-R_er8ZgeR_HK53CTDeTYBIQ_vFGOq1dkZhlIcOmk77U/s1600-h/IMG_0819b.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66FfKPYoBOVvapabUo-QcrNpgIXXdpU-XQ88S9rF30PPGMGzuwtNlGRh75nLqFQrhDO21nJQswUSDs2pHLe3Cc4zBQV7WTg4G-R_er8ZgeR_HK53CTDeTYBIQ_vFGOq1dkZhlIcOmk77U/s1600-h/IMG_0819b.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66FfKPYoBOVvapabUo-QcrNpgIXXdpU-XQ88S9rF30PPGMGzuwtNlGRh75nLqFQrhDO21nJQswUSDs2pHLe3Cc4zBQV7WTg4G-R_er8ZgeR_HK53CTDeTYBIQ_vFGOq1dkZhlIcOmk77U/s320/IMG_0819b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388999541336580354" /></a>Like I said, she was all about chewing on her tutu.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ifhiu2YI2G5q95JzdBOXM9MPZU0AAX4Dc_mx2HHGmxvELV-9e2a0TG6e2RVEwUL0Gx3zm1qxS4VFnd3Snd3Fs2KsiUbpHu2KDiydO8x-r3zEGSqvKM9WkTRaSoWeM7SP6CUQRk1wfjQE/s1600-h/IMG_0823b.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ifhiu2YI2G5q95JzdBOXM9MPZU0AAX4Dc_mx2HHGmxvELV-9e2a0TG6e2RVEwUL0Gx3zm1qxS4VFnd3Snd3Fs2KsiUbpHu2KDiydO8x-r3zEGSqvKM9WkTRaSoWeM7SP6CUQRk1wfjQE/s320/IMG_0823b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388999532795998978" /></a>Addie and her momma, Georgia.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNLG3_B31DfJnMJiB5BrN-3RN45-jOGn555YpLvAU-4eXEtorSiT0uuDhYT44q36KqTbb0g3f_xlQufnocj1zjZuesMLKTl7Q449ZHy_N1ffaV02cH9ooXIVIHnE21h4jd37jjNi3OgQj/s1600-h/IMG_0878.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNLG3_B31DfJnMJiB5BrN-3RN45-jOGn555YpLvAU-4eXEtorSiT0uuDhYT44q36KqTbb0g3f_xlQufnocj1zjZuesMLKTl7Q449ZHy_N1ffaV02cH9ooXIVIHnE21h4jd37jjNi3OgQj/s320/IMG_0878.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388999518365286914" /></a><br /></div><div>Last one . . .</div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-10704685097812365242009-09-25T03:31:00.005-05:002009-09-25T04:26:43.613-05:00Adam and Jessa 09.04.09<div>As promised nearly a month ago, here are some more pics of Adam and Jessa's wedding. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSxywhClnbtbKie9TIC4UhyphenhyphenLWLFok6JuGdjPZu1WqWrFMC7Zsm3PHrdQvDsy81q7LxHa-MC-w4P0V_H1Ty6o3DqGQXqZOwYl9Kai6pvYLtSpcTqBItF6awofen50bKez7VDdjpk9b-uH6/s320/IMG_0610.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385328408868786754" />Jessa getting ready. They had just moved all of their things into the new apartment a couple of days before the wedding, so the night before we hid all of the boxes so they would not be in every picture.<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y1zbF-Sma4rH4JMuxCgrdxoyrEmatI1q0uQdTwJMjmGUk2yGRrDZwpnLHb2Twc1Ch-j6lEqnXzTE3D7vkqIdPqQJSRl_jzlemI2vVue9tEq8sUzOP2WgYn-HXtcLK2qLdTLVqV-6KraG/s320/IMG_0667b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385328416381845810" />This is one of my favorites of the day. She looks so beautiful.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWy6Yy1bi-QKGJ88DtQ_wdWVhGVwrT3w0fTK81XfqxO5LkVCPzvDpZ1bOqiXPknXgWTSJT1nTiWH-PgadB-6Km42kw8fSi6jCCF3fb3vh2Np5FKW9k7OYaCXg4rFvPf8qPeuOzMBvS8l5/s1600-h/IMG_0916b.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWy6Yy1bi-QKGJ88DtQ_wdWVhGVwrT3w0fTK81XfqxO5LkVCPzvDpZ1bOqiXPknXgWTSJT1nTiWH-PgadB-6Km42kw8fSi6jCCF3fb3vh2Np5FKW9k7OYaCXg4rFvPf8qPeuOzMBvS8l5/s1600-h/IMG_0916b.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWy6Yy1bi-QKGJ88DtQ_wdWVhGVwrT3w0fTK81XfqxO5LkVCPzvDpZ1bOqiXPknXgWTSJT1nTiWH-PgadB-6Km42kw8fSi6jCCF3fb3vh2Np5FKW9k7OYaCXg4rFvPf8qPeuOzMBvS8l5/s320/IMG_0916b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385328433910704754" /></a>Jess chose to have bright red lips for the ceremony, which is great until she kissed Adam.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ObTeMOfYyzjTGbgKjv_8Ryr9QsG76wMQGVKzZr35sSyMhCe4kCXdlCeblU0lA_89LGmbN1VoidWZRHT7guTaeLASXQEcsVWCGYWz159iwZ02Vg2S53VQwZEF9-Yj2bEOu5w1G0sNPKQ_/s1600-h/IMG_0905.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ObTeMOfYyzjTGbgKjv_8Ryr9QsG76wMQGVKzZr35sSyMhCe4kCXdlCeblU0lA_89LGmbN1VoidWZRHT7guTaeLASXQEcsVWCGYWz159iwZ02Vg2S53VQwZEF9-Yj2bEOu5w1G0sNPKQ_/s320/IMG_0905.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385328430572619026" /></a>we snuck outside of the church to take some pics, while everyone arrived. It was nice to get outside away from wedding day chaos.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16ssB8krBg45B3zv75cu-dJPMMmIpdLElYX1a_JWTMi_YyzOEMyOzO9V67kf08gD1jXq-U1nmZv0xcu9_HQHZsDecnqjCUtfCpeKvb8nC_Iiz2K1YPVnOKvesmpr2nnWS5Ki3uGk0p-zu/s1600-h/IMG_0898e.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16ssB8krBg45B3zv75cu-dJPMMmIpdLElYX1a_JWTMi_YyzOEMyOzO9V67kf08gD1jXq-U1nmZv0xcu9_HQHZsDecnqjCUtfCpeKvb8nC_Iiz2K1YPVnOKvesmpr2nnWS5Ki3uGk0p-zu/s320/IMG_0898e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385328419679434018" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I love a good black and white photo. I have been experimenting with darker photos. It is not everyone's cup of tea, but I like it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nLzhHGM9_viPv7yA56KXfUvo998txgGfNDzW6IJjHF4faZllikhrfj6zstbCSZh52nM9-FryfVlYk3XlcAHQWb0L91GHQvlzHVC4oSl4YAimVV7_OV-ax39R0nsk-SA-pg-jyhboGww1/s1600-h/IMG_0918b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nLzhHGM9_viPv7yA56KXfUvo998txgGfNDzW6IJjHF4faZllikhrfj6zstbCSZh52nM9-FryfVlYk3XlcAHQWb0L91GHQvlzHVC4oSl4YAimVV7_OV-ax39R0nsk-SA-pg-jyhboGww1/s320/IMG_0918b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385326542636392706" /></a>The rings.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JhyphenhyphenztGO4EsYa-qOEEpq3A0jF7YpbrPRljYYwTHU_lD3mnRXVinxeiXBLM5lkR7QPi6NtD-UnqFn3aaCH_v-GlRoMa-7clZ6s9KjOb2fHJ7kmFwgBnpfZcDpZM0JeQj-4oJZd-ODpqpFh/s1600-h/IMG_1106b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JhyphenhyphenztGO4EsYa-qOEEpq3A0jF7YpbrPRljYYwTHU_lD3mnRXVinxeiXBLM5lkR7QPi6NtD-UnqFn3aaCH_v-GlRoMa-7clZ6s9KjOb2fHJ7kmFwgBnpfZcDpZM0JeQj-4oJZd-ODpqpFh/s320/IMG_1106b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385326536682850210" /></a>This wedding was filled with prayer. This is their first prayer as a married couple, and then they chose to take their first communion as a couple together as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIf_8YDIk5HrdbOhpuYqCAzIwK8TJKl0_cR0fWc26OUrENr7Hvp6SnmGsBA4kqZEiFZfGRDGQBSSvybW7c4LlURS22-U3hWDUsg3YLENWkGBXdUetxXAFZb5tgX1yJ8NSVj_gEhojquYk/s1600-h/IMG_1204b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIf_8YDIk5HrdbOhpuYqCAzIwK8TJKl0_cR0fWc26OUrENr7Hvp6SnmGsBA4kqZEiFZfGRDGQBSSvybW7c4LlURS22-U3hWDUsg3YLENWkGBXdUetxXAFZb5tgX1yJ8NSVj_gEhojquYk/s320/IMG_1204b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385326533012224818" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFxmv6Aa1m7YoeycDVjnuKgY1WiQUzCSjBOlcGy8mP9BBMv4b9unns8lOO4EH4vkrc2qqMFLwnsXy_jffnWjlQZdsPQ-lBa-X-qQ70ZzOLFNFd5yewy7AMLOtBljIK0LB5-T33acazwXt/s1600-h/details.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFxmv6Aa1m7YoeycDVjnuKgY1WiQUzCSjBOlcGy8mP9BBMv4b9unns8lOO4EH4vkrc2qqMFLwnsXy_jffnWjlQZdsPQ-lBa-X-qQ70ZzOLFNFd5yewy7AMLOtBljIK0LB5-T33acazwXt/s320/details.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385326524312316530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm7oTL1ICXJTu4D8LfEOutP_X1d7-czZAMmLZiAihS_XqI97EYpHan3yNc1xNVVsVFNzgPmCKQ5v1yo83rge03K7E9K7Yfk21m9ZTXyb3Bcok2nwc2SvUlzN_bAifz6hDr-F4j8kXaz5u/s1600-h/IMG_2867c.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm7oTL1ICXJTu4D8LfEOutP_X1d7-czZAMmLZiAihS_XqI97EYpHan3yNc1xNVVsVFNzgPmCKQ5v1yo83rge03K7E9K7Yfk21m9ZTXyb3Bcok2nwc2SvUlzN_bAifz6hDr-F4j8kXaz5u/s1600-h/IMG_2867c.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm7oTL1ICXJTu4D8LfEOutP_X1d7-czZAMmLZiAihS_XqI97EYpHan3yNc1xNVVsVFNzgPmCKQ5v1yo83rge03K7E9K7Yfk21m9ZTXyb3Bcok2nwc2SvUlzN_bAifz6hDr-F4j8kXaz5u/s1600-h/IMG_2867c.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm7oTL1ICXJTu4D8LfEOutP_X1d7-czZAMmLZiAihS_XqI97EYpHan3yNc1xNVVsVFNzgPmCKQ5v1yo83rge03K7E9K7Yfk21m9ZTXyb3Bcok2nwc2SvUlzN_bAifz6hDr-F4j8kXaz5u/s320/IMG_2867c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385326514880622290" /></a>Both Adam and Jessa are breakfast food junkies, so for their reception, they chose to serve breakfast, and since cake is not acceptable for breakfast . . . they had CINNAMON ROLLS!!! </div><div>(Everything about that wedding was dark, yet this shot is not. . . go figure)<br /><br /></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-31411355161598442492009-09-21T02:02:00.012-05:002009-09-21T03:42:06.478-05:00Tour of Missouri 2009<div>I was planning to update when I was done editing, but seeing as it has been a week and I am still not done editing, I have chosen to share some of my favorites from the week.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBe_l-wPx0wq0Td9f4KaMjsiJ3xXwXLonkAlpND5pmVCNXdGDxnkKFRtFI6pVQJwrZIeKDWHZwWyDoop97B_Gi0EbZsOiuTmr4kWld9GsV-3_yUe6NPn88mKXGDeQH8u-NZeOHJaxLXuF/s1600-h/IMG_0830.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBe_l-wPx0wq0Td9f4KaMjsiJ3xXwXLonkAlpND5pmVCNXdGDxnkKFRtFI6pVQJwrZIeKDWHZwWyDoop97B_Gi0EbZsOiuTmr4kWld9GsV-3_yUe6NPn88mKXGDeQH8u-NZeOHJaxLXuF/s320/IMG_0830.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383824553716913714" /></a>Jelly Belly handlebars. I love this shot. Do not be surprised to find it hanging on my wall in the near future.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4_1zuaoEqB1p5Aa7XutUWWR3kyUNLhtFvydC9PTv6sPIo7hMaDH9DzbZ7RKfcq9dMii0psl6GM1hRq47g-ip_F0OXddh4AE7npWK_cX-MewdafnEmGTAQKhNQK_V5tO-EfcSWO2Y2kPR/s1600-h/IMG_0938.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4_1zuaoEqB1p5Aa7XutUWWR3kyUNLhtFvydC9PTv6sPIo7hMaDH9DzbZ7RKfcq9dMii0psl6GM1hRq47g-ip_F0OXddh4AE7npWK_cX-MewdafnEmGTAQKhNQK_V5tO-EfcSWO2Y2kPR/s1600-h/IMG_0938.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4_1zuaoEqB1p5Aa7XutUWWR3kyUNLhtFvydC9PTv6sPIo7hMaDH9DzbZ7RKfcq9dMii0psl6GM1hRq47g-ip_F0OXddh4AE7npWK_cX-MewdafnEmGTAQKhNQK_V5tO-EfcSWO2Y2kPR/s320/IMG_0938.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383824541169609218" /></a>George Hincape at the start of Stage 1 in St. Louis in his new National Champion Jersey</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlUbRS-D0LDS7BXuFYL_CXJgfCegj9RT6SBGaJApa2QDW3tIRAMANxxWJEDIfkcM44oTF_CS-Gih1kPsRkLJLbwUFsGHdC6zO4WyflRDRfNveHjrj2x0yvWjldwitn6AhOy_Bdm89L79Z/s1600-h/IMG_0991.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlUbRS-D0LDS7BXuFYL_CXJgfCegj9RT6SBGaJApa2QDW3tIRAMANxxWJEDIfkcM44oTF_CS-Gih1kPsRkLJLbwUFsGHdC6zO4WyflRDRfNveHjrj2x0yvWjldwitn6AhOy_Bdm89L79Z/s320/IMG_0991.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383824527347829138" /></a>Team Columbia controlling the race as it passes through Lafayette Square. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm9W0gY5sXiyM4Pey1edbSZHT8veopowDzHfXnFLIszOHBvImNFAhAnkQEVjXCtIQKvnBb3ByjjvpJGbffRmCk4wXHTNImV2P66vBk1SKORKzy1iTgLkzhtG-ze5evwY30j7gs6AlDDeD/s1600-h/IMG_1068.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm9W0gY5sXiyM4Pey1edbSZHT8veopowDzHfXnFLIszOHBvImNFAhAnkQEVjXCtIQKvnBb3ByjjvpJGbffRmCk4wXHTNImV2P66vBk1SKORKzy1iTgLkzhtG-ze5evwY30j7gs6AlDDeD/s1600-h/IMG_1068.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm9W0gY5sXiyM4Pey1edbSZHT8veopowDzHfXnFLIszOHBvImNFAhAnkQEVjXCtIQKvnBb3ByjjvpJGbffRmCk4wXHTNImV2P66vBk1SKORKzy1iTgLkzhtG-ze5evwY30j7gs6AlDDeD/s320/IMG_1068.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383824524451512610" /></a>Yaroslav Popovych making it look easy, as he travels through Soulard</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBlKjf6WASnKHVOia9-pvu9gyOqIO_ntuoxAWBfssOZFqV4hPbWttF_rupjFOR73z2DCOZ0mHKCyx2wAyqbR2tFpdakmdiZEwcxrPwe-wmySySSJunTwtZvAhtcq8WnNITUZg5Q9tX4MM/s1600-h/IMG_1071b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBlKjf6WASnKHVOia9-pvu9gyOqIO_ntuoxAWBfssOZFqV4hPbWttF_rupjFOR73z2DCOZ0mHKCyx2wAyqbR2tFpdakmdiZEwcxrPwe-wmySySSJunTwtZvAhtcq8WnNITUZg5Q9tX4MM/s320/IMG_1071b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383824505796548642" /></a>Local police leading the way through downtown St. Louis, past Anheuser Busch brewery.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV7uVSTLhkwjvhs7kuqePoS6FZe1pxeSm56iYX6dQfQdRtOQvfAZ0Hp9ZMCaH6Z4dey-cKRIqW5jCqMz2_Qah22QO3FDd2rzEr3GOh8KOPqMB989GVGE9JpGRarKD-7SQqPKt-TZcc9Tz/s1600-h/IMG_1317.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV7uVSTLhkwjvhs7kuqePoS6FZe1pxeSm56iYX6dQfQdRtOQvfAZ0Hp9ZMCaH6Z4dey-cKRIqW5jCqMz2_Qah22QO3FDd2rzEr3GOh8KOPqMB989GVGE9JpGRarKD-7SQqPKt-TZcc9Tz/s320/IMG_1317.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383822478438260882" /></a>Mark Cavendish at the end of Stage 1, in yellow and posing on his new motorcycle for the crowd</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECVceb2fMcF-VQFLgyPEbpIFydK4L35m_D9drqh1jNPdDdyCa2Ypg77ClN0GK_Dq4uY2sSatPQxUusKPzLQBmt4A_e3ucg0usFw-U9jjWqcYavXPCOLQIR0zIVIwRJfLtbd4icaJq9_Of/s1600-h/IMG_0748.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECVceb2fMcF-VQFLgyPEbpIFydK4L35m_D9drqh1jNPdDdyCa2Ypg77ClN0GK_Dq4uY2sSatPQxUusKPzLQBmt4A_e3ucg0usFw-U9jjWqcYavXPCOLQIR0zIVIwRJfLtbd4icaJq9_Of/s320/IMG_0748.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383822466585552722" /></a>Cavendish, Hincape, and VandeVelde leaving St. Genevieve. Christian lasted about another 15 be minutes before having to abandon the race with his broken left wrist.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNN8ExYg5ygIKU1VLFVc9IvVfhCIdHNhAIkc02uECIp2moS5evLqeMeIVnYSeydqOxZmfxmxO918LXOAldcvKjPqiWZv7WN5qwzWGhII3BIkoSsgDYz4YnoiPKKIlzdXAlTPYXyOAOyZyl/s1600-h/IMG_0831.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNN8ExYg5ygIKU1VLFVc9IvVfhCIdHNhAIkc02uECIp2moS5evLqeMeIVnYSeydqOxZmfxmxO918LXOAldcvKjPqiWZv7WN5qwzWGhII3BIkoSsgDYz4YnoiPKKIlzdXAlTPYXyOAOyZyl/s320/IMG_0831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383822456496574114" /></a>Cavendish after his sprint win in Cape Girardeau, Stage 2</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6FuO-MF8VKR-SGr4iZoh7ojBf9U1Hvd8y2kXrZAJrgzqKA1chu63WVCj9muDwbUO4JjHmQbqttyv0r0-WR2oI7NRHWbtDo5vEbTvLWamPiKoxE27qSUZ5IEmnHqW1os9IzXJDCxu_rxC/s1600-h/IMG_0615b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6FuO-MF8VKR-SGr4iZoh7ojBf9U1Hvd8y2kXrZAJrgzqKA1chu63WVCj9muDwbUO4JjHmQbqttyv0r0-WR2oI7NRHWbtDo5vEbTvLWamPiKoxE27qSUZ5IEmnHqW1os9IzXJDCxu_rxC/s320/IMG_0615b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383822441546788514" /></a>I had a lot of fun this year playing with the reflections in the riders glasses. You can see here how happy fans were to meet and receive autographs from the riders.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2M_T4kwNQjgqJVIBmAOcWR2TfJ4mdiRjJ6rCFMh0PUublZ7lh9gTi98-FUtHUsvrNkmuL3sVH2rC_wEyz5gSmEqJBlOo9THqf2biS8FHRNJCvjqByDvspWrtU-poiJmwDUpAmsJAsUMDI/s1600-h/IMG_0622b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2M_T4kwNQjgqJVIBmAOcWR2TfJ4mdiRjJ6rCFMh0PUublZ7lh9gTi98-FUtHUsvrNkmuL3sVH2rC_wEyz5gSmEqJBlOo9THqf2biS8FHRNJCvjqByDvspWrtU-poiJmwDUpAmsJAsUMDI/s320/IMG_0622b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383822435302473474" /></a>Another photo that I am in love with. It is interesting to see the variety between the shoes for a majority of the riders. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5HMjIjeEht3H0nCXuMgnvCcg7z1GB3ZXWT7AuVf0Ghnl7UitnYtlMRsdaA8QyZY0uz8mn3t3Ygs5e85H5jbppyzK9KLdz75eEWviMd43JcGEv_Kq_aU14srK3v9JZCTV5OvD8nB3gDLH/s1600-h/IMG_0638.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5HMjIjeEht3H0nCXuMgnvCcg7z1GB3ZXWT7AuVf0Ghnl7UitnYtlMRsdaA8QyZY0uz8mn3t3Ygs5e85H5jbppyzK9KLdz75eEWviMd43JcGEv_Kq_aU14srK3v9JZCTV5OvD8nB3gDLH/s320/IMG_0638.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383819525889306514" /></a>Bernhard Eisel at rider sign-in in Farmington, MO.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs4Z0QyRkPgUFun7vmbneMScjWxoWQS3CbBTGVWFZVqNyflOsDWjcpnWYf-aEKhW6Gut0ix0ueUXf-sXogOm2VxCe-ilBwwwYiAFs_mEzJxlaYFWrqzoXzkazIKjLsvFG9yI_Q13ajKC8/s1600-h/IMG_0683.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs4Z0QyRkPgUFun7vmbneMScjWxoWQS3CbBTGVWFZVqNyflOsDWjcpnWYf-aEKhW6Gut0ix0ueUXf-sXogOm2VxCe-ilBwwwYiAFs_mEzJxlaYFWrqzoXzkazIKjLsvFG9yI_Q13ajKC8/s320/IMG_0683.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383819515131602386" /></a>George Hincape signing autographs before the start of Stage 3 in Farmington</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL6dm0jTsmsWpmo4-fv0_74SMQUkJjG-_ul2RmuLyHBAG2GBNsWUEyp6EB6sI1E-JrbAwbIlchHXDrdGbK5R3fdyiLO9BF9gAL6alWnUDAnoTPi_ZEllZDCD5-pnPZIY_LxEUyYCtni7-/s1600-h/IMG_0713.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL6dm0jTsmsWpmo4-fv0_74SMQUkJjG-_ul2RmuLyHBAG2GBNsWUEyp6EB6sI1E-JrbAwbIlchHXDrdGbK5R3fdyiLO9BF9gAL6alWnUDAnoTPi_ZEllZDCD5-pnPZIY_LxEUyYCtni7-/s320/IMG_0713.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383819508446028850" /></a>The Mavic service cars. Constantly seemed to travel behind them between finish and start stages.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7UwwfTjxzUPp5GNS7vhp7N8ySMuwOtisMj7zgsbcf9wC2MrCcGLN7ZXcCU-fVjSjrtVKlMikgAOODBX0ONZ04UAgc9kbMGJGqi3rSGuecdkQ6NOKLJbn80YDKoJNgO-dF_xWi6CB5_FW/s1600-h/IMG_0884b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7UwwfTjxzUPp5GNS7vhp7N8ySMuwOtisMj7zgsbcf9wC2MrCcGLN7ZXcCU-fVjSjrtVKlMikgAOODBX0ONZ04UAgc9kbMGJGqi3rSGuecdkQ6NOKLJbn80YDKoJNgO-dF_xWi6CB5_FW/s320/IMG_0884b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383819496853044242" /></a>Cavendish on the podium for the last time of 2009 in Rolla. He did not start stage 4 the next morning in St. James, because of a pulmonary infection. Last I heard he is still recovering . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-NB9VVEmlk53VdOR9QgOeGjnKcjiTkDS5Qfg4ImcXeDCEhegE2Vw_yiSzbjzpWrK9jl7NKx7mGhyphenhyphenuW4vX0ZsXIedkJCmB6j75T0tvNXlv61fk7ObYZgCZhdLBfbmG0HtdHyswFEWuaaW/s1600-h/IMG_0920.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-NB9VVEmlk53VdOR9QgOeGjnKcjiTkDS5Qfg4ImcXeDCEhegE2Vw_yiSzbjzpWrK9jl7NKx7mGhyphenhyphenuW4vX0ZsXIedkJCmB6j75T0tvNXlv61fk7ObYZgCZhdLBfbmG0HtdHyswFEWuaaW/s320/IMG_0920.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383819486420748402" /></a>Thor Hushovd enjoying his first win and first yellow jersey at the Tour of Missouri.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAu0DaxvhfFg7tWD-h8en0Y5EFbksEF4rLA3ctWVt5AfsbFGgng898ZjsIo89JXVhBD9lta0wrdsOA1AgmVOD8HUqpAibElRacuoPthueKc4KHHrwqhdj9Vemi8UnfXa6Thld17YGJsqs/s1600-h/IMG_0917.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAu0DaxvhfFg7tWD-h8en0Y5EFbksEF4rLA3ctWVt5AfsbFGgng898ZjsIo89JXVhBD9lta0wrdsOA1AgmVOD8HUqpAibElRacuoPthueKc4KHHrwqhdj9Vemi8UnfXa6Thld17YGJsqs/s320/IMG_0917.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816900389662322" /></a>The peloton being led into the Stage 4 feedzone, by Marco Pinotti of Team Columbia-HTC</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrktaoQ-jCU0difoD8Kd-iNSa8GqCCxlAP4f-YFhKXgast42Y6DjxJw6AeyLNQc7xAomcROuAY79e0yc6xJA7W69VEnRu5I8qjlt6WIscB7zjRji4i5U9lboXbYv0zyxnB5kfAcLUz0D_-/s1600-h/IMG_0962.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrktaoQ-jCU0difoD8Kd-iNSa8GqCCxlAP4f-YFhKXgast42Y6DjxJw6AeyLNQc7xAomcROuAY79e0yc6xJA7W69VEnRu5I8qjlt6WIscB7zjRji4i5U9lboXbYv0zyxnB5kfAcLUz0D_-/s320/IMG_0962.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816893944866962" /></a>A bunch coming through the Jefferson City circuit. . . this is before the nasty crash that happened just east of the capital building.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtPtDd7rhqNqtOhv8xBNl0D9qAxlIgaAv6-4QSAyR3y_UTxYhy8ECxpNUl4oPtEGNoHQ6Z4WIRbtwIbjwHe5Ph1S_W6Min8es6hCQ_AjXjOnpflOH2kEli2L_1J7-j4V7827dF3Qxsff-/s1600-h/IMG_0789b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtPtDd7rhqNqtOhv8xBNl0D9qAxlIgaAv6-4QSAyR3y_UTxYhy8ECxpNUl4oPtEGNoHQ6Z4WIRbtwIbjwHe5Ph1S_W6Min8es6hCQ_AjXjOnpflOH2kEli2L_1J7-j4V7827dF3Qxsff-/s320/IMG_0789b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816880801687554" /></a>David Zabriskie, National Time Trial Champion, showing his stuff at the Stage 5 TT in Sedalia.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYzO-MJm_tCynXlbjaFcgZbeFVYa0KdQyEXWWtAbaXz2baX0Yf_n0lzm3bGeIT0VDaSF03Q4ylh8xYsTczGwjYj5r940E6Bt2JGuRdjvxIYb-QUQ77KnypOHbyBhiF_PD2NHqu8LEaIGg/s1600-h/IMG_0852c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYzO-MJm_tCynXlbjaFcgZbeFVYa0KdQyEXWWtAbaXz2baX0Yf_n0lzm3bGeIT0VDaSF03Q4ylh8xYsTczGwjYj5r940E6Bt2JGuRdjvxIYb-QUQ77KnypOHbyBhiF_PD2NHqu8LEaIGg/s320/IMG_0852c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816871284765890" /></a>Levi Leipheimer coming into the finish in Sedalia. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxpWUvt9UrJCo1lNbE5vxVUiJODAeExfoYi6whm6JnH8cORND03bAKqZPS69M6v8Ck7EHMYSQNBeoGloAFWIiAirWi0bw7m0DJkU57INbnrETlSaNVhMcX4gqej0lvYKvn3XP6MUi3lz5/s1600-h/IMG_0980.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxpWUvt9UrJCo1lNbE5vxVUiJODAeExfoYi6whm6JnH8cORND03bAKqZPS69M6v8Ck7EHMYSQNBeoGloAFWIiAirWi0bw7m0DJkU57INbnrETlSaNVhMcX4gqej0lvYKvn3XP6MUi3lz5/s320/IMG_0980.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816862211193490" /></a>Thor Hushovd wearing the green during the time trial, having lost the yellow to JJ Haedo. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekX0xNPJrHFgRvzQbcNtJbrKViFZbGZ2-cChCyaLEckS_jgNOhD79orQoMNiMvrjJogTN1QAh7uNEMwToJzjz5obYP2o3w4l8eFLOyiffnnxtpw3ruvBQrgdjc57vFZ8qVlECmModExaG/s1600-h/IMG_0803.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekX0xNPJrHFgRvzQbcNtJbrKViFZbGZ2-cChCyaLEckS_jgNOhD79orQoMNiMvrjJogTN1QAh7uNEMwToJzjz5obYP2o3w4l8eFLOyiffnnxtpw3ruvBQrgdjc57vFZ8qVlECmModExaG/s320/IMG_0803.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383815091264250258" /></a>David Zabriskie signing autographs in the yellow jersey, which he gained by winning the individual time trial.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NljUbJMgnYzeq0-lZeEytrDvfwi2-Ts121ppHkPaCJiSIMDVlnjbt2z2dhpJjuvQVBD9J7kvMGd69dG6JS6zDlspCgGy2154UWsntmgmjDTd0be2gmADVJMYvRYVkcUbA-BdrlkFmNZI/s1600-h/IMG_1051.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NljUbJMgnYzeq0-lZeEytrDvfwi2-Ts121ppHkPaCJiSIMDVlnjbt2z2dhpJjuvQVBD9J7kvMGd69dG6JS6zDlspCgGy2154UWsntmgmjDTd0be2gmADVJMYvRYVkcUbA-BdrlkFmNZI/s1600-h/IMG_1051.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NljUbJMgnYzeq0-lZeEytrDvfwi2-Ts121ppHkPaCJiSIMDVlnjbt2z2dhpJjuvQVBD9J7kvMGd69dG6JS6zDlspCgGy2154UWsntmgmjDTd0be2gmADVJMYvRYVkcUbA-BdrlkFmNZI/s320/IMG_1051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383815084548077890" /></a>The peloton, led by a small breakaway, barreling through the streets of Kansas City, MO. What you can not see is that I found one of only 3 Starbucks in their city, and they had closed that day, because of the tour. If they had only known that the race will ALWAYS bring in business (even if the road is closed, just ask Park Ave Coffee)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0My41UAbMgWvWkBbF5g8KCXTkeQE8KdTxlNtmBj-Vsk9JLenH0N1nUYu7z1CbFHrlOBq_c0826aj8Qk1c1feZMO2a1M1qvXUBiGI9QIYHmrWbAl8bqR0oHPwlRx9GPExhWiuWTH_FJZKS/s1600-h/IMG_1204.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0My41UAbMgWvWkBbF5g8KCXTkeQE8KdTxlNtmBj-Vsk9JLenH0N1nUYu7z1CbFHrlOBq_c0826aj8Qk1c1feZMO2a1M1qvXUBiGI9QIYHmrWbAl8bqR0oHPwlRx9GPExhWiuWTH_FJZKS/s320/IMG_1204.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383815075143186658" /></a>One of the many future riders hanging out in the crowd in Missouri.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLfYUZR-76W1Kse86nJzuJIn7PUzfHquKsgXkuQS8jKN9bl9en5gBMWy0vrNicYRGW4Q2O_znSf17pr35gZKm_CUpeJAkhvYT5FQF2zj83jAUW2pDLmoonTldHeh6cndCDTpm5ZOCjF8Q/s1600-h/IMG_1364.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLfYUZR-76W1Kse86nJzuJIn7PUzfHquKsgXkuQS8jKN9bl9en5gBMWy0vrNicYRGW4Q2O_znSf17pr35gZKm_CUpeJAkhvYT5FQF2zj83jAUW2pDLmoonTldHeh6cndCDTpm5ZOCjF8Q/s320/IMG_1364.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383815064079478530" /></a>Christian VandeVelde (Garmin-2008 ToMO winner) presenting David Zabriskie (Garmin -2009 ToMO winner) with the yellow jersey and his Norton Wine (to the right is Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who is largely responsible for bringing in another professional sport to St. Louis)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjWjwnAXqrhtKIY9dVSYoghecC7CfN2SFBuWyp46-kO0bmFskm9aBbFt42Rwr8v59IIvYEuuy7_og5vMaFrG3WeeYA3lV5VOKpu0w-QOCZbEXU-GJ9CBkfi_mykUDm6SJbLHavVVbDRxH/s1600-h/IMG_1378.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjWjwnAXqrhtKIY9dVSYoghecC7CfN2SFBuWyp46-kO0bmFskm9aBbFt42Rwr8v59IIvYEuuy7_og5vMaFrG3WeeYA3lV5VOKpu0w-QOCZbEXU-GJ9CBkfi_mykUDm6SJbLHavVVbDRxH/s320/IMG_1378.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383815053920852082" /></a>Team Saxo Bank, ended up winning the overall team title taking it from last years winner Columbia HTC.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I want to again thank everyone who was a part of this race, from organizers to fans . . . The work and dedication that goes into making this race is amazing. Many Tours of this caliber are put on by entire countries, yet we (and California) are showing that the US can not only create a grand tour here, but we can have 2, highlighting the diversity of our Nation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Night for now</div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-28077330914017649892009-09-13T01:29:00.004-05:002009-09-13T02:12:27.653-05:00unparralled day in sports<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As many of you know, I have been an avid cycling fan for years, and quickly fell in love with having a tour here in Missouri. The speed at which it has gained respect in the sport still amazes me. In my time of following (and promoting it to fellow St. Louisians) I have been blessed to network with many of the people responcible for bringing cycling here. On Thursday night, I was offered an amazing chance to ride in a VIP car (which I honestly thought was nearly impossible, so again thank you) during the Sedalia Time Trial. Originally our car was going to follow </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(61, 37, 24); line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Franco Pellizotti (41) and then pull over to let a few riders pass, then pick back up behind Jens Voigt (34). We expected to spend about 3-4 mins on the side watching. After about 1.3 mins, we had to get in the car because the men between the two of them were booking it. One of those men was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kanstantsin Siutsou. Our car decided to follow Siutsou and let the other car follow Jens (the roads were really tight and with all of the passing during this time trial, it was probably best) before we had caught up with Siutsou he had already passed one of the Liquigas rider's in front of him. When we cought up with him, the field looked like this</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3D2518;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVg3XdnRvM5_ztPSB8OCj56nU5epRQZNQyAWQhg7upoPgH8k_HOfUfSFQ5994fQmq_xKLOlTNHouswOpQplqmC8U3RQG59umZUwvUsnFbvpODfljJeH-luO_bErz8SfwGDsnUKGQxEsi_o/s1600-h/IMG_0646.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVg3XdnRvM5_ztPSB8OCj56nU5epRQZNQyAWQhg7upoPgH8k_HOfUfSFQ5994fQmq_xKLOlTNHouswOpQplqmC8U3RQG59umZUwvUsnFbvpODfljJeH-luO_bErz8SfwGDsnUKGQxEsi_o/s320/IMG_0646.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380835907507075570" /></a><br /><div>That is Siutsou in the forground, Franco Pellozotti between the cars in the "valley" a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">nd </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; color: rgb(61, 37, 24); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Anibal Borrajo (124) at the top of the next hill.</span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittyr0gWxoKe_L4Sd1i51t-7WjmGT0lXpGYJyX_JLSgKMVu2grvJqZlmpoFiGVTpubqnxkx9d9E4YDdSz7yEtn5D5ucZrufJC72z6VirLvnMuGp0gw0wqrB9ZWaQNgcq2QreU9-_fH989K/s1600-h/IMG_0651b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittyr0gWxoKe_L4Sd1i51t-7WjmGT0lXpGYJyX_JLSgKMVu2grvJqZlmpoFiGVTpubqnxkx9d9E4YDdSz7yEtn5D5ucZrufJC72z6VirLvnMuGp0gw0wqrB9ZWaQNgcq2QreU9-_fH989K/s320/IMG_0651b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380835897825538098" /></a>As you can see it became very crowded on the road at times. I believe that is Pellozotti's team car in front of the police car.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWPzjncU1D96E68bFhaP4VBHFlsqYYPnNAnadIXNx5vYwLfyJXzMuKxsBxqCOox7KXL8_AwwRTEQRAPzXzIdk2ktvIAMh8bE3d4T0QBy0qDtTVKOJC444MvbAnsEUEWKVzOZeIE4gBv_C/s1600-h/IMG_0663.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWPzjncU1D96E68bFhaP4VBHFlsqYYPnNAnadIXNx5vYwLfyJXzMuKxsBxqCOox7KXL8_AwwRTEQRAPzXzIdk2ktvIAMh8bE3d4T0QBy0qDtTVKOJC444MvbAnsEUEWKVzOZeIE4gBv_C/s320/IMG_0663.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380835884848972434" /></a>Siutsou passing Pellozotti, as you can see they are very close to catching Borrajo. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2xSLYBPWZ0rRGcspkdScYywPndNJkkN_oj2gbWWz8ibBYLg45dizqMPZqNrCFZ9n97-gYlNi0lPGpE-FPIL8Nv18B-pAX9GZCuTfZHfiR7n6KcDl1jkBR_Bc1UL6PmtOHCM7YwqSyIhO/s1600-h/IMG_0686.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2xSLYBPWZ0rRGcspkdScYywPndNJkkN_oj2gbWWz8ibBYLg45dizqMPZqNrCFZ9n97-gYlNi0lPGpE-FPIL8Nv18B-pAX9GZCuTfZHfiR7n6KcDl1jkBR_Bc1UL6PmtOHCM7YwqSyIhO/s320/IMG_0686.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380835876955978850" /></a>Our car behind Borrajo after Siutsou had passed him. We had to wait until their was an ample amout of room between them, so Borrajo could not draft and so we were not in his way.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRU7SqX1azEW2JUUNhhSkg7IxRfi-tn25BbVMW4eiWKUGt70skIxllIlRcRmbWDLUFmHkU6wOug7KEKCZv9945RLQ6Sv2Z5wrAUEMPVZHKnoRCQKwrmFaVUiDoYZ46TR6JZIK2wjkvI3F8/s1600-h/IMG_0696.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRU7SqX1azEW2JUUNhhSkg7IxRfi-tn25BbVMW4eiWKUGt70skIxllIlRcRmbWDLUFmHkU6wOug7KEKCZv9945RLQ6Sv2Z5wrAUEMPVZHKnoRCQKwrmFaVUiDoYZ46TR6JZIK2wjkvI3F8/s320/IMG_0696.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380835865409011586" /></a>One of the final turns before we came into the "tight" part of the course. For a small section of road, the race goes both directions on the road, so if a rider is posed to pass in this section it becomes a nightmare for the drivers who are responsible for their riders. Some of the smaller teams did not have follow cars for all of their riders, this was the case for Borrajo. Borrajo made back excelent time in the last 1k if the course, and he caught up with our car befor the turn off of the two way section, and was trying to get our attention. When our driver saw him, she quickly tried to get out of his way. The road had a sharp turn which all of us tried to make at the same time, unfortunately we all tried to take the same path. Our driver made the right hand turn as quick as possible, while trying to pull over to the side of the road, but Borrajo tried to pass us on the inside of the turn, instead of going around, and ended up crashing into the side of our car. So, what began as a "once in a lifetime opportunity", truly (I pray) was a ONCE in a lifetime event. Because it is not often that a race car and driver connect in a crash like that . . .</div><div><br /></div><div>The crash was not to horrific, Borrajo climbed back on his bike and finished the TT, but his time was ruined. To be honest, I was more worried about our driver, who looked like she was in shock. All in all, it was an amazing trip and I would not change any of it (sorry Borrajo, but it makes the retelling so much better to reveal your crash)</div><div><br /></div><div>That is it for now . . . I am off to catch up with editing and to catch my bus to KC for the final stage.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brei</div><div>( I dare any other organization to provide a maore amazing experience. no really, NHL I dare you)</div><div><br /></div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-38846822983095857692009-09-12T15:27:00.003-05:002009-09-12T15:36:59.141-05:00a bit from the road<div><br />I have to make this quick, as I am late to my cousin's wedding . . .<div><br /></div><div>I just wanted to update everyone whith what's been going on this week with the Tour of Missouri. . . but, I do not have time for that so I will leave you with some pics . . .</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTl_qm5Nt7qL-xHdGHUGa3SiDldu1zBUUoBf6MgLayOklHE40bAXjBsxs0o8WAMPv4MbfVHYd-HmNpwuxhUdoWWf6V5MvDflEd_sIPplzO9wghLlhrOTxvGHrB-3FO7IdwQ29Tj2FU7Ew/s1600-h/IMG_0668.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTl_qm5Nt7qL-xHdGHUGa3SiDldu1zBUUoBf6MgLayOklHE40bAXjBsxs0o8WAMPv4MbfVHYd-HmNpwuxhUdoWWf6V5MvDflEd_sIPplzO9wghLlhrOTxvGHrB-3FO7IdwQ29Tj2FU7Ew/s320/IMG_0668.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682098745996498" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBLyi9X0_sTllIQzQcHQJ-7vXWEqLCAWXGnC6GLCAaN0gVTNpO3smbrQVxJf1Jmc6RG3VMZRhiWadkwDR36aS7gSNZFtPBWdJ_L0PUaW8YyEHPf-s4n2yomnSoErfTAlrXwr_-4iX0nyq/s1600-h/IMG_0831.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBLyi9X0_sTllIQzQcHQJ-7vXWEqLCAWXGnC6GLCAaN0gVTNpO3smbrQVxJf1Jmc6RG3VMZRhiWadkwDR36aS7gSNZFtPBWdJ_L0PUaW8YyEHPf-s4n2yomnSoErfTAlrXwr_-4iX0nyq/s320/IMG_0831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682091951105186" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCxlY1u6A91-IWhispHnWNOFmgYhFEarBbfYpFP1zwzN5amARz9LG7oKH4uU-F8GgWh6t50z0hrZ7lO87FtHsFDx1d1BQIenrnqPuEz2fSVMUGketjtHuq_RkFhQenwVmIbMpfE2HNslf/s1600-h/IMG_0709b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCxlY1u6A91-IWhispHnWNOFmgYhFEarBbfYpFP1zwzN5amARz9LG7oKH4uU-F8GgWh6t50z0hrZ7lO87FtHsFDx1d1BQIenrnqPuEz2fSVMUGketjtHuq_RkFhQenwVmIbMpfE2HNslf/s320/IMG_0709b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682082299637330" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cLjJdH_otOaHRnGh2-Jmq-5YlRioTXoEnIfEwBws4VSUR1vfWhlDuPIPWi4DcdYwFIRI7W-TemLCkzlcZwmxm4UF926_2Edd0RcQKmRR-NoBTg_TraBPmajaI7dAlkFt5qIbvRlAXFRl/s1600-h/IMG_0938.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cLjJdH_otOaHRnGh2-Jmq-5YlRioTXoEnIfEwBws4VSUR1vfWhlDuPIPWi4DcdYwFIRI7W-TemLCkzlcZwmxm4UF926_2Edd0RcQKmRR-NoBTg_TraBPmajaI7dAlkFt5qIbvRlAXFRl/s320/IMG_0938.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682069697983890" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Q03u6Kp-5AuC_Wpt2RmzKikWQCPkuYO-B9pxGYZz-JGjHk-GldMxAdSTD5Ln7MCIPHmiF8P7588et0KavHoOjJMY1QNMW8NsgfGj4BUWaJH8hkfixwspSpB5sBV1g3zSH8f8poCDh6R6/s1600-h/IMG_0830.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Q03u6Kp-5AuC_Wpt2RmzKikWQCPkuYO-B9pxGYZz-JGjHk-GldMxAdSTD5Ln7MCIPHmiF8P7588et0KavHoOjJMY1QNMW8NsgfGj4BUWaJH8hkfixwspSpB5sBV1g3zSH8f8poCDh6R6/s320/IMG_0830.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682059833426850" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That is all for now . . . </div><div><br /></div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-8506992292886340782009-09-05T13:17:00.004-05:002009-09-05T13:38:57.291-05:00Just a Begining<div>Adam and Jess (my best friend) were married last night. I am not finished editing, but I had to share just a few pics, before I leave fot the Tour on monday.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaci0hrg2pZe4BZ8tTceuRZ1Uma05-A0fe_yH8joBkXFZVeycMZ9ZAX8umhB9I5mJgiTqaV3nw55WDKsbqo3PTCBiR57NjLnNhzzJZanJ8i6FAjqg9KOVznVaTgvSMwbH9dx3PV4WO7nf1/s1600-h/IMG_0617b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaci0hrg2pZe4BZ8tTceuRZ1Uma05-A0fe_yH8joBkXFZVeycMZ9ZAX8umhB9I5mJgiTqaV3nw55WDKsbqo3PTCBiR57NjLnNhzzJZanJ8i6FAjqg9KOVznVaTgvSMwbH9dx3PV4WO7nf1/s320/IMG_0617b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378051425133818946" /></a>Jessa getting ready. you can see her newly peirced nose, which reflects a peice of ancient wedding tradition of peircing a bride's nose (Ezekeil 16)<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHcXVei3Dy6jTxHbS6U93K_72xkW6kYUrpxdOcomxKpXUnJaxVOjf4wxSebstnhmErnIJnfhAees7tns0NwF8qvzxoeSd6D0p66OzZTyvOymyFB8Shc19qayDd-y2kUQul6x-2n-R0Duw/s1600-h/IMG_0623.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHcXVei3Dy6jTxHbS6U93K_72xkW6kYUrpxdOcomxKpXUnJaxVOjf4wxSebstnhmErnIJnfhAees7tns0NwF8qvzxoeSd6D0p66OzZTyvOymyFB8Shc19qayDd-y2kUQul6x-2n-R0Duw/s320/IMG_0623.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378051411972148290" /></a>This pic is for Jess's cousin Amanda who could not make it to the wedding, because she is serving our nation in the USMC. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lPO7oZxi6iyn7llQDi6UBWKkEPYOZFh0xyf02qb5aeyi2YUFPLR2UbUHZt55pNczjijG3nnPYlhYAlcOQ2YfpEJ3kMH97veAG7qq4d3WvV4K4TV9C_K3VO9m2FhBgHlJvDgxWTnjEHKO/s1600-h/IMG_0672b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lPO7oZxi6iyn7llQDi6UBWKkEPYOZFh0xyf02qb5aeyi2YUFPLR2UbUHZt55pNczjijG3nnPYlhYAlcOQ2YfpEJ3kMH97veAG7qq4d3WvV4K4TV9C_K3VO9m2FhBgHlJvDgxWTnjEHKO/s320/IMG_0672b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378051395566572994" /></a>Jess love's her jewelry. She was very intentional about every peice.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvgiCVE5UjcHyy-yV-m8jpj9qOEONc2z89TXKp88hGlqt0SCDUqz9cSR3QXQ7M2S1S8doGLqH6UvzLwoJqEMnawk3Zsdq7wKIppo7FsjERCt7nqrq_Cinew-P0R4g8H1lEPMhGbq-zDTD/s1600-h/IMG_0721b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvgiCVE5UjcHyy-yV-m8jpj9qOEONc2z89TXKp88hGlqt0SCDUqz9cSR3QXQ7M2S1S8doGLqH6UvzLwoJqEMnawk3Zsdq7wKIppo7FsjERCt7nqrq_Cinew-P0R4g8H1lEPMhGbq-zDTD/s320/IMG_0721b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378051387033616290" /></a>This is during Jess and Adam's first meeting of the day. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhyphenhyphenAfOUNL9VN9QNbawZARg2eQRw6wPrGsX97k7w-rdINcTRH7idpVMshHnoeRuuZxMubS1nt3HVMDrSnjyDlzeXdiUfWj0ujarr7LyJacx4bobe1VSUeeUjaMirOuRtUO8eR_mqqhooG6/s1600-h/IMG_0717.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhyphenhyphenAfOUNL9VN9QNbawZARg2eQRw6wPrGsX97k7w-rdINcTRH7idpVMshHnoeRuuZxMubS1nt3HVMDrSnjyDlzeXdiUfWj0ujarr7LyJacx4bobe1VSUeeUjaMirOuRtUO8eR_mqqhooG6/s320/IMG_0717.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378051382256685746" /></a>This is my favorite, it is unedited (except a little contrast on their faces) . My flash is a bit sketch, but sometimes it does amazing things . . .<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">More to come soon. </div><br /></div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-78561948671750135412009-08-27T20:19:00.005-05:002009-08-27T20:41:36.029-05:00St Louis Favorite Sport<div>Have I mentioned yet I love living in St. Lou . . . because I love sports . . . and am blessed to live in a city full of amazing teams (still waiting for the Rams to fix their jive, I will always miss Kurt)</div><div>went to a couple of ball games this week (one game is rare for me, 2 is unheard of), these are some shots from tonights 4-3 loss to the astros (still won the series though)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1KHQE1eYcAXiSKIZ0mYP166e-hpgm5I7PNRrEG-UI85acl_AU0teR4UDRncrum6hc4aqXrMGU7lJfneYyh4GE4sHu6aOGaut5eQkEYihwLpznau2SXEJNk05RE_FYhYFs6P-AK6T7VAo/s1600-h/IMG_0905.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1KHQE1eYcAXiSKIZ0mYP166e-hpgm5I7PNRrEG-UI85acl_AU0teR4UDRncrum6hc4aqXrMGU7lJfneYyh4GE4sHu6aOGaut5eQkEYihwLpznau2SXEJNk05RE_FYhYFs6P-AK6T7VAo/s320/IMG_0905.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819689174389186" /></a>people always give Oquendo flac for not standing in the box. as you can see, it is well deserved, I do not think I ever see him in that box unless he is walking through it.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh88X8R4kgxd5DJFtuXDi9eNWv5gEHDx9gfa9Ld8O-ogDMwFP_xtYr0X4xgEuxNJJ81Ng6Vt-wBv-1zw-Hr35jYzvJD_fwKH8j2SMnDmZKhlNls7vUPwDA0fPlTnJElQpi2Z3B6uRjk_W5/s1600-h/IMG_0940.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh88X8R4kgxd5DJFtuXDi9eNWv5gEHDx9gfa9Ld8O-ogDMwFP_xtYr0X4xgEuxNJJ81Ng6Vt-wBv-1zw-Hr35jYzvJD_fwKH8j2SMnDmZKhlNls7vUPwDA0fPlTnJElQpi2Z3B6uRjk_W5/s320/IMG_0940.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819681358665010" /></a>Lugo streaching out before the begining of the inning.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wCIlhPPJwPrmTeIpVaYWvB9CmkRWNVnPUwkQ4QG2X-wdyAG08NzLW3nzo4Sb9WfKo5gOkC8m1dD3VhRl0l18LbGv1XZZyOuC3h9qqoc1GyAw0LRi8QHD1wtm0ncZ6blstP9VSxAnKvNs/s1600-h/IMG_0956.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wCIlhPPJwPrmTeIpVaYWvB9CmkRWNVnPUwkQ4QG2X-wdyAG08NzLW3nzo4Sb9WfKo5gOkC8m1dD3VhRl0l18LbGv1XZZyOuC3h9qqoc1GyAw0LRi8QHD1wtm0ncZ6blstP9VSxAnKvNs/s320/IMG_0956.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819668776280690" /></a>I love this shot . . . umpire doing his job . . . actually, everyone doing their job.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vH1xvLBkStbzvrNFesVS6fRUzWimuadBvBt-q6w1TYRVfWXXBde1z8WznVbrceKeGT-MBpHsroj3aRCpdRLGIjWVuS7dZR7YFdbjZ750iwefLXlbImTwqpBjkatGYu3kD4Mt1eLTS7lE/s1600-h/IMG_1007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vH1xvLBkStbzvrNFesVS6fRUzWimuadBvBt-q6w1TYRVfWXXBde1z8WznVbrceKeGT-MBpHsroj3aRCpdRLGIjWVuS7dZR7YFdbjZ750iwefLXlbImTwqpBjkatGYu3kD4Mt1eLTS7lE/s320/IMG_1007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819659578227042" /></a>Matt Holliday @ bat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9P9XAxAwZlnkZ41f9YEs9qP2LCT2yYhQvAnimJd-RZOIn1gvpssaHV_bEEB1Bg-tDY1VTOnwRwr1d27KZFXDgxwCyuU2cca5WabPVIYs0ivt_KoR0hflqQUrvxRlnRsrPcboMw-lFUDu/s1600-h/IMG_1023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9P9XAxAwZlnkZ41f9YEs9qP2LCT2yYhQvAnimJd-RZOIn1gvpssaHV_bEEB1Bg-tDY1VTOnwRwr1d27KZFXDgxwCyuU2cca5WabPVIYs0ivt_KoR0hflqQUrvxRlnRsrPcboMw-lFUDu/s320/IMG_1023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819643704425938" /></a>Fans for life . . . she even decked out her monkey?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w2AgdKN-RvrxgaSNytOHlJ86bR9_5j3oEQ3r4rQvdJIVDAIGthCE998SYovdnMmK0x7nzAb1zauzEa1aUPLInpYSvt6ed2c4GmptSVdhJSBs_iqDBQDLzrUDzisLUDp3kOExjVhAx9Qb/s1600-h/IMG_1045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w2AgdKN-RvrxgaSNytOHlJ86bR9_5j3oEQ3r4rQvdJIVDAIGthCE998SYovdnMmK0x7nzAb1zauzEa1aUPLInpYSvt6ed2c4GmptSVdhJSBs_iqDBQDLzrUDzisLUDp3kOExjVhAx9Qb/s320/IMG_1045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374818864141098258" /></a>AP and BR just playing a little game of catch . . . </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvOOsvm7FZZMXQjWoFg2PU2vYf8e86HgNewG9AGdNfYYgEA_yNofnu_VkYyzPxo0LbbllfKeaeTBzhyphenhyphenW2FA3QJz_p_A1x2d7-xdCiff3WYPmET9hgurI0lmohQEb3hVSkPXKRXNOmnKiJ/s1600-h/IMG_1065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvOOsvm7FZZMXQjWoFg2PU2vYf8e86HgNewG9AGdNfYYgEA_yNofnu_VkYyzPxo0LbbllfKeaeTBzhyphenhyphenW2FA3QJz_p_A1x2d7-xdCiff3WYPmET9hgurI0lmohQEb3hVSkPXKRXNOmnKiJ/s320/IMG_1065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374818852768943186" /></a>Blake Hawksworth, my favorite up and comming pitcher. . . glad to see him out their tonight. . . still waiting to see him at bat.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_CBkF8lboPjw0KWWhCUJ8st6KjqQ59ZkL8GPe8-dTV_YdZdHhQyLTQ5eJr1FHdG6XOxv7U5QyweNA03TE_DvDDVV7ZIavMXGoiwSUXr3X7qaALgvrlhVQLGLaABibkzQutcUl6O8yaJY/s1600-h/IMG_1119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_CBkF8lboPjw0KWWhCUJ8st6KjqQ59ZkL8GPe8-dTV_YdZdHhQyLTQ5eJr1FHdG6XOxv7U5QyweNA03TE_DvDDVV7ZIavMXGoiwSUXr3X7qaALgvrlhVQLGLaABibkzQutcUl6O8yaJY/s320/IMG_1119.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374818847259124674" /></a>B Ryan's broken bat</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwm_-luSIo2MJTh92B7J5NLe1vWGXoZYqDkEVyqXUIwe9VwVWenrXwx9s8EHX229QNPgPXH9BvzqjYz3rNFmv5CqL5FMv42XWWPht9S-5NuPWnsgwoAh0s0dNeQkXRXhBngUi7YpPjpJK/s1600-h/IMG_1163.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwm_-luSIo2MJTh92B7J5NLe1vWGXoZYqDkEVyqXUIwe9VwVWenrXwx9s8EHX229QNPgPXH9BvzqjYz3rNFmv5CqL5FMv42XWWPht9S-5NuPWnsgwoAh0s0dNeQkXRXhBngUi7YpPjpJK/s320/IMG_1163.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374818836608305554" /></a>The Stl outfield </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho-wtVhWKpLsxGzseMHlF-9dt__tYsuoORtuHWl3JiepjO0Sb085mNA994Bddosk1DebsWu3R6sTumvAQt6s62M_SBYkQsyx0-U9Lxwc_AckPr0a-rTm5zTAdk1iJrhOWmZk-Ttceelr8/s1600-h/IMG_1175.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho-wtVhWKpLsxGzseMHlF-9dt__tYsuoORtuHWl3JiepjO0Sb085mNA994Bddosk1DebsWu3R6sTumvAQt6s62M_SBYkQsyx0-U9Lxwc_AckPr0a-rTm5zTAdk1iJrhOWmZk-Ttceelr8/s320/IMG_1175.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374818827751526194" /></a>Matt and Colby</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Even with the late loss (HR in the 9th) it was a good game</div><div>lots of updates comming</div><div>Tour of Missouri in a little over a week. and 4 weddings in the 1.5 months, and an extra bonus of HOCKEY !!!! training camp is comming . . .</div></div>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-40940207511785444262009-08-06T16:11:00.004-05:002009-08-06T16:34:07.584-05:00Rock the RiverThis past weekend was the 'rock the river' tour down at the Gateway arch. at least twice the anticipated number of people showed up, i guess somewhere around 100,000 peeps. and it was around 90 out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4DHR7AP2AvPuzIAPHjpxAq2FzJf79S_epYGYRKy_f5cLQd_Ks1TP0uKkwtZsKaptBVkeXu8l9hzNEDJmybsXeosjH6od2EBUeOfPPeNIWzn5iT0QMVVNLct38wjH4rw6OWugoUIPXc-a/s1600-h/IMG_0611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4DHR7AP2AvPuzIAPHjpxAq2FzJf79S_epYGYRKy_f5cLQd_Ks1TP0uKkwtZsKaptBVkeXu8l9hzNEDJmybsXeosjH6od2EBUeOfPPeNIWzn5iT0QMVVNLct38wjH4rw6OWugoUIPXc-a/s320/IMG_0611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963039940704994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dsnyc5fh8Y9Nvpci1pMPEDwzL5OyuPtdS0UNct7EuQBUi3a2J6UdA7m-ROBHEuXTRu7S35A5jBWx7-r7yasQP8ZangQ0VCZQ2ShLYvYVgnDA-AMM0G4CtyUAA12ftO4lcJP2d4x1dxRP/s1600-h/IMG_0616.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dsnyc5fh8Y9Nvpci1pMPEDwzL5OyuPtdS0UNct7EuQBUi3a2J6UdA7m-ROBHEuXTRu7S35A5jBWx7-r7yasQP8ZangQ0VCZQ2ShLYvYVgnDA-AMM0G4CtyUAA12ftO4lcJP2d4x1dxRP/s320/IMG_0616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963028112890498" border="0" /></a>this shot is quite deceptive, to the left and right there are at least 30,ooo more people.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnr0_Lj41BWS_Ft5Ykdwj7J1ncCRKvcYf92F6Jw4qLhXkjMMzU-vnyfbZUmq9N5pRFhMFNueIh1bH4TH3YIYrlQJFuJrfJ6nT9m3ll6sof9CcdR9_zjvfdSfjl4pFrvmgYNOkacbkscDG/s1600-h/IMG_0650.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnr0_Lj41BWS_Ft5Ykdwj7J1ncCRKvcYf92F6Jw4qLhXkjMMzU-vnyfbZUmq9N5pRFhMFNueIh1bH4TH3YIYrlQJFuJrfJ6nT9m3ll6sof9CcdR9_zjvfdSfjl4pFrvmgYNOkacbkscDG/s320/IMG_0650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963025939168050" border="0" /></a>love the hawk<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi_vNsUI5a_4XgJFXgW8MgjmHGo1RPcVm8Q0ernOTnNOtnv5iXiqZ5_hTMkgyoBjFBtfShAZW3-10EEbDXDPkjgoHK32aIR-N7-2vtkgwwRfHOHokH2C5QxxmOBUWkptESNw7V5KUuvdI/s1600-h/IMG_0652.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi_vNsUI5a_4XgJFXgW8MgjmHGo1RPcVm8Q0ernOTnNOtnv5iXiqZ5_hTMkgyoBjFBtfShAZW3-10EEbDXDPkjgoHK32aIR-N7-2vtkgwwRfHOHokH2C5QxxmOBUWkptESNw7V5KUuvdI/s320/IMG_0652.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963017656141314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmuMjUaP8MhYP0rG2rOx-ITpPte5-SzoWBzdD647AIHvfirShJAK-zGzlQsAsUkj5VB6jguRlRxsMAKCuJwlKuBZhZkZ7MxKRIEhXAPvIynBwt8YdGb25ORFUbBXw85BigRbOnj-OzSSh/s1600-h/IMG_0673.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmuMjUaP8MhYP0rG2rOx-ITpPte5-SzoWBzdD647AIHvfirShJAK-zGzlQsAsUkj5VB6jguRlRxsMAKCuJwlKuBZhZkZ7MxKRIEhXAPvIynBwt8YdGb25ORFUbBXw85BigRbOnj-OzSSh/s320/IMG_0673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366962138353990818" border="0" /></a>His job was quite important. Almost everyone was watching from the screens .<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKBuX-NCFtFWlmhWYGUF-rvzVSemRqc29FJjZNFEB_djyEU-efhUsVU5IMGkcJC9HEL0TNvGHeiTDPBzn8rbdAAbcCfFAhlh8gGS0eoOpD78QZk0aKaRrWtvqJUkFGWHE3vEG8PcoKNcT/s1600-h/IMG_0683.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKBuX-NCFtFWlmhWYGUF-rvzVSemRqc29FJjZNFEB_djyEU-efhUsVU5IMGkcJC9HEL0TNvGHeiTDPBzn8rbdAAbcCfFAhlh8gGS0eoOpD78QZk0aKaRrWtvqJUkFGWHE3vEG8PcoKNcT/s320/IMG_0683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366962129802901650" border="0" /></a>Guitarist for Hawk Nelson . . . first time I remembered their name all week.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp-K5qosBXK152mhpvkSD8Ge593E5nI1mmdGIngzH614AMjrLZFM_lbxCDD7cTueu_QaOHlzIBNX9gRVFJpdSE9FcPsv0zAQAKTc45VZsDpsNEktRuz3zy4nyXeDltJf5Hv1HSxebOCJM/s1600-h/IMG_0698.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp-K5qosBXK152mhpvkSD8Ge593E5nI1mmdGIngzH614AMjrLZFM_lbxCDD7cTueu_QaOHlzIBNX9gRVFJpdSE9FcPsv0zAQAKTc45VZsDpsNEktRuz3zy4nyXeDltJf5Hv1HSxebOCJM/s320/IMG_0698.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366962122208849618" border="0" /></a>Lead Singer and Drummer for Hawk Nelson.<br /><br /><br /><br />These are some walking back to the car, because we had August Gate<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-5Kk3lmHGcNffxhvIstCuQbBPH1yhc1-wnWd6FtvgC6x8wgF_JTvx4iahRedCEz9rVU-IRysP-vnvTB51tyFhm0PBKQ-9rD-OrhH3blZtdoa-Kf_wvC-cRIattbhQ2YoaN1viGQL9wGV/s1600-h/IMG_0713.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-5Kk3lmHGcNffxhvIstCuQbBPH1yhc1-wnWd6FtvgC6x8wgF_JTvx4iahRedCEz9rVU-IRysP-vnvTB51tyFhm0PBKQ-9rD-OrhH3blZtdoa-Kf_wvC-cRIattbhQ2YoaN1viGQL9wGV/s320/IMG_0713.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366962111431677442" border="0" /></a>Downtown court building. Don't you love our street names<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui4y-FW-lkytWSXHfu8Wpm85QZNg_M7rNCJT5Shl6gSU-sIzDZ2ObYsnlpi8-i72K5zIOnRyIMQ-R6Iw1cqc3PtdkF7MISWz5GH5cQp7Jh2FXG2VvHQ_6Sw8-pOEdPTltyK5pRTcmgUzc/s1600-h/IMG_0716.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui4y-FW-lkytWSXHfu8Wpm85QZNg_M7rNCJT5Shl6gSU-sIzDZ2ObYsnlpi8-i72K5zIOnRyIMQ-R6Iw1cqc3PtdkF7MISWz5GH5cQp7Jh2FXG2VvHQ_6Sw8-pOEdPTltyK5pRTcmgUzc/s320/IMG_0716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366962100896778402" border="0" /></a>So safe there are no carsbrie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-86668587582937465022009-08-06T15:15:00.003-05:002009-08-06T15:29:09.933-05:00Can not believe I made you wait over a monthThey are just so cute. I wanted to get some up to share, since I slacked off this past month.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1950P-XIbTm0Er42KwiraCtkXSXQUj2hvX5EiqPvxt6pb3iC1F3DSL_7io1F_ya2ZIBUyjgwjen3YTOhqx3jhzmY-evolve2akk0RhkPWHc7EagAiRrxcFEHgq-f_AATT5UxQPHV_iVr/s1600-h/34b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1950P-XIbTm0Er42KwiraCtkXSXQUj2hvX5EiqPvxt6pb3iC1F3DSL_7io1F_ya2ZIBUyjgwjen3YTOhqx3jhzmY-evolve2akk0RhkPWHc7EagAiRrxcFEHgq-f_AATT5UxQPHV_iVr/s320/34b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366947845695101442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRSHbb2t78Vk7L1M794FJdOk73RDFwHy2EGY8jfGDm4R31b4aRLstsn_D80gJC3d1542NAGEx-vImjEy3nK7fUHZ0ocD5Nrga4EyxPwq-39DUDL07me1kS7msRHmXLqsoGasEC-YNm8RB/s1600-h/26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRSHbb2t78Vk7L1M794FJdOk73RDFwHy2EGY8jfGDm4R31b4aRLstsn_D80gJC3d1542NAGEx-vImjEy3nK7fUHZ0ocD5Nrga4EyxPwq-39DUDL07me1kS7msRHmXLqsoGasEC-YNm8RB/s320/26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366947836496487794" border="0" /></a>I love downtown architecture. So do they . . .<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawXSadhPAe4ieZXZqzysTFVmOppye_se7PBbq0Qfirr_s81eC48Hg-KRWUJcR4g0TZ6mwqIp27BvTCXlSCFTiHxM7Nl4yovsZK_D3IYAjgu3czWm6mSgB_6j3mVuar9pgoBoIWqHscIN0/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawXSadhPAe4ieZXZqzysTFVmOppye_se7PBbq0Qfirr_s81eC48Hg-KRWUJcR4g0TZ6mwqIp27BvTCXlSCFTiHxM7Nl4yovsZK_D3IYAjgu3czWm6mSgB_6j3mVuar9pgoBoIWqHscIN0/s320/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366947830834868850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAr7cDV7djI01cOlyKryYW2a8xlWgAmBgwYOc2S_C5W5ItppOVzXr0zlPAz03mDVfFu_q1_EnEMBhA1O4ndLsKN1JRAcKRVkS16X1D5tqRoDDc4Tn6PFBNvgLmQ4BCuMHBvGjX4PRPus9b/s1600-h/16b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAr7cDV7djI01cOlyKryYW2a8xlWgAmBgwYOc2S_C5W5ItppOVzXr0zlPAz03mDVfFu_q1_EnEMBhA1O4ndLsKN1JRAcKRVkS16X1D5tqRoDDc4Tn6PFBNvgLmQ4BCuMHBvGjX4PRPus9b/s320/16b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366947819726412770" border="0" /></a>I love back lighting and silhouetting. This may be one of my favorite shots.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBHDzlH8CxRi5D5ZtiWK0qAdqkvmO8rQ8ehCtsL1Qdb_HnRC1RFuR95z8IJrQyCVWsab9l1P8Y1yjI0NxkYqS4Dx0ZIOpVGv_o40ap1pB877MfF63mWbJCorf6UZ6h-qtOn0uGRfP_kzq/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBHDzlH8CxRi5D5ZtiWK0qAdqkvmO8rQ8ehCtsL1Qdb_HnRC1RFuR95z8IJrQyCVWsab9l1P8Y1yjI0NxkYqS4Dx0ZIOpVGv_o40ap1pB877MfF63mWbJCorf6UZ6h-qtOn0uGRfP_kzq/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366947811357278706" border="0" /></a>he is from KC and she grew up in Eureka, so this was the first ride on the metro. (also the first pic of the day)brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-30773475837958198892009-07-04T23:28:00.002-05:002009-07-04T23:30:40.080-05:00Engagement in the Lou<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgBjkl81LAMS6EO1Ng7JnVl57fzG1wrDHoqUW29NnZ_5vtkmszmrsUxhihyphenhyphenUj6Mjq91A_iUnT48CsFv55Dh72o_S46F273LX9a6kwvYoelf9Iu3wDvX2apki1ZFk7lnbDMyV5nBoK8hOe/s1600-h/32b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgBjkl81LAMS6EO1Ng7JnVl57fzG1wrDHoqUW29NnZ_5vtkmszmrsUxhihyphenhyphenUj6Mjq91A_iUnT48CsFv55Dh72o_S46F273LX9a6kwvYoelf9Iu3wDvX2apki1ZFk7lnbDMyV5nBoK8hOe/s320/32b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354828630385448562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Guess who this pretty ring belongs too . . .brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-50668880997568415252009-04-14T14:12:00.000-05:002009-04-14T14:17:00.830-05:00PLAYOFFSBlues are going to the playoffs!!!<br /><br />for the first time since 2003, the Saint Louis Blues (as well as a city full of dedicated fans) are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I know Cardinal fans are ready for the city to swing into baseball season, but they will just have to wait. . . because right now the city belongs to hockey!!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgvY78P-6uUaklz_ogeH-mbFEjvJ41RATT5gXn1SaEkcKtRUcnXzDctkttSrBQPAAt3FYc2EG2VIYcXSAtEsWW9YkHwyrkPcTBtpnZy2Rf9Qk1MSnbNk4KHCYonKDAtq_cKMN4s2uCzwd/s1600-h/IMG_0627b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgvY78P-6uUaklz_ogeH-mbFEjvJ41RATT5gXn1SaEkcKtRUcnXzDctkttSrBQPAAt3FYc2EG2VIYcXSAtEsWW9YkHwyrkPcTBtpnZy2Rf9Qk1MSnbNk4KHCYonKDAtq_cKMN4s2uCzwd/s320/IMG_0627b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324627131405542498" border="0" /></a>brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-11849675123539963442009-04-08T12:26:00.001-05:002009-04-08T12:41:56.427-05:00The Parkersevery so often I am blessed with the opportunity to spend time with amazing families and shoot some photos, as I did this day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDF5ZE2freFIVqLW6ABDkS5M3_uaA80FgmKeVj3lOZDTog8s4s0oagcubkf0jkY-BDoaPudSwjAymAJSF4HiFI38DFYqrTGslbSHRntEoT6beqbG-i1cP8cDo2C-aFC-U6FPImhV-1mG6/s1600-h/IMG_028b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDF5ZE2freFIVqLW6ABDkS5M3_uaA80FgmKeVj3lOZDTog8s4s0oagcubkf0jkY-BDoaPudSwjAymAJSF4HiFI38DFYqrTGslbSHRntEoT6beqbG-i1cP8cDo2C-aFC-U6FPImhV-1mG6/s320/IMG_028b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322375275415436994" border="0" /></a>Aren't they adorable.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEvnXP1hSIcmQHJkqoaga5HvL5SWMDeo-6_-embJbbzrjJ3N5B4U0w7lwad2r0KGHzn5atFo_K5lXeiHzXqBgmNJm-xEg7-gCALA9M5DQx2UE0mVLx0qkC6wenrkRK9Enaypvzuj9xECg/s1600-h/IMG_0104b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEvnXP1hSIcmQHJkqoaga5HvL5SWMDeo-6_-embJbbzrjJ3N5B4U0w7lwad2r0KGHzn5atFo_K5lXeiHzXqBgmNJm-xEg7-gCALA9M5DQx2UE0mVLx0qkC6wenrkRK9Enaypvzuj9xECg/s320/IMG_0104b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322375272023835554" border="0" /></a>All three kids, look at the red hair on the two oldest. the funny thing is neither parent has red hair.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMyHDaYRbibID2eNeIKkXzU7AeoAUhk2_7_yuHmCostbWzMItWKLWmeCiDpTHDNzdbySGn3VxHIWgO_KEj0Woh_qZnls460KYkJyykXaJH9ILhgSSmGiTNquTV-OX6bafI-hXJ3lHT1K8/s1600-h/IMG_0018b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMyHDaYRbibID2eNeIKkXzU7AeoAUhk2_7_yuHmCostbWzMItWKLWmeCiDpTHDNzdbySGn3VxHIWgO_KEj0Woh_qZnls460KYkJyykXaJH9ILhgSSmGiTNquTV-OX6bafI-hXJ3lHT1K8/s320/IMG_0018b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322375265022755154" border="0" /></a>We made taking the pacifier away a game, so he would smile instead of cry!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYmAXsuEEdhapA_npnTrLNgESMlCxCc15Uebx4AgW5B-kPtS7At9iZO4BgeczhyphenhyphenFpSFBSRHfx9hqWOMygjbmOQSAda9ptZN1dBwIsfnm9Uw1HbZkgWrWB2fpJAdFzGyVv618sof3dAL55/s1600-h/IMG_0166b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYmAXsuEEdhapA_npnTrLNgESMlCxCc15Uebx4AgW5B-kPtS7At9iZO4BgeczhyphenhyphenFpSFBSRHfx9hqWOMygjbmOQSAda9ptZN1dBwIsfnm9Uw1HbZkgWrWB2fpJAdFzGyVv618sof3dAL55/s320/IMG_0166b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322375262433052242" border="0" /></a>Little bits in his hat. so cute.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB8An8KhBWbEcZkdkIXnBoF2ZdvIYuTEOBw2-lp883N0a0ZzmrJ89JdKbxZc3LmJ50tSl8k-tuVVOH9ZE5-wpnKx1uY7NnwFIRU8juF0TurC8141kWgdB_n4a-tCi5TGqHM-9T5EfhjCo/s1600-h/IMG_0191b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB8An8KhBWbEcZkdkIXnBoF2ZdvIYuTEOBw2-lp883N0a0ZzmrJ89JdKbxZc3LmJ50tSl8k-tuVVOH9ZE5-wpnKx1uY7NnwFIRU8juF0TurC8141kWgdB_n4a-tCi5TGqHM-9T5EfhjCo/s320/IMG_0191b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322375254611062066" border="0" /></a>taking a break to eat fruit snacks!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46YjgD0Xx1o1YnSGzcTOXHXkqzdktJ9PUiKS417tM1Cyq8BCnsVjVxP5JOquEc5mFKKwKCPYBC2gR-4DE5jdERMsg5A78dyfc3V2wWMYJYgYQhBycyBPlMIac8vkRVn02glhHTlld14I5/s1600-h/IMG_0051b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46YjgD0Xx1o1YnSGzcTOXHXkqzdktJ9PUiKS417tM1Cyq8BCnsVjVxP5JOquEc5mFKKwKCPYBC2gR-4DE5jdERMsg5A78dyfc3V2wWMYJYgYQhBycyBPlMIac8vkRVn02glhHTlld14I5/s320/IMG_0051b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322374282760775298" border="0" /></a>I love Black and White, and these came out swimmingly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb0NX9ls6jOCaBoUGG0xOzQOcGomAHdp-j1KVgZ7MoQCLRu5Fku_QRZXVbg0ceVaiBuPXau1JAbDKlVv_FfPi5uRXWlmTOm8fFpQPitawtBuYRO-MiWbxCDN9iWAHNluOV34W4G4TH8TT/s1600-h/IMG_0263c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb0NX9ls6jOCaBoUGG0xOzQOcGomAHdp-j1KVgZ7MoQCLRu5Fku_QRZXVbg0ceVaiBuPXau1JAbDKlVv_FfPi5uRXWlmTOm8fFpQPitawtBuYRO-MiWbxCDN9iWAHNluOV34W4G4TH8TT/s320/IMG_0263c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322374286472215842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBg5qd9VJ7sKBF22xUl_aJ7yrQjeIGs5yvGmqiKvb3Evl2h8eJpOKDYVMj-aRKqSdl5S2WcKbLuFlWUrufqxP8rwK2npUJTXw-OcghdjYKffPYJg-glEtAeGoDDUO4fBbU1HievM7yr-x/s1600-h/IMG_0289c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBg5qd9VJ7sKBF22xUl_aJ7yrQjeIGs5yvGmqiKvb3Evl2h8eJpOKDYVMj-aRKqSdl5S2WcKbLuFlWUrufqxP8rwK2npUJTXw-OcghdjYKffPYJg-glEtAeGoDDUO4fBbU1HievM7yr-x/s320/IMG_0289c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322374281243976770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpNk9OaoHGAxtVEV4xyz571XGs3m1flqVf3YPCMuE6WrxsOAYnMW_53D2xpvY__v6065LtgLE8X24yDPxEyoMxXPZRjxnXqJkDVCzZc7Aa-0okR7d-DtbINbj6AyWGThaw7T_gPhtojaU/s1600-h/IMG_0335c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpNk9OaoHGAxtVEV4xyz571XGs3m1flqVf3YPCMuE6WrxsOAYnMW_53D2xpvY__v6065LtgLE8X24yDPxEyoMxXPZRjxnXqJkDVCzZc7Aa-0okR7d-DtbINbj6AyWGThaw7T_gPhtojaU/s320/IMG_0335c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322374280887388418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMw6PvKo1gpVjPL9J8QIniDj2p0mR-r1O5iHq94QjFUDe99-foDAZB9-aMey6kM5-0fWv9t8csWB4Kmzu46lNwq5xHCDnrHRDZbED1VgPdM2Co85FRXibXT-51Q2opPI5OBO8_hurCnfA/s1600-h/IMG_0375b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMw6PvKo1gpVjPL9J8QIniDj2p0mR-r1O5iHq94QjFUDe99-foDAZB9-aMey6kM5-0fWv9t8csWB4Kmzu46lNwq5xHCDnrHRDZbED1VgPdM2Co85FRXibXT-51Q2opPI5OBO8_hurCnfA/s320/IMG_0375b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322374275195372578" border="0" /></a>Final shot of the day!brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-75161957751092756992009-04-08T11:49:00.001-05:002009-04-08T12:24:53.672-05:00Hockey SeasonSo I have been a bit busy taking photos, only wish I could some how get paid to do so.<br /><br />see if you can tell when and where these were taken.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSl1gvplN_uNhH1CvSomZwdEpYEnw_oc4HJj0Mu4ubocODvqS0Ae0D4yY4Sy2JVIPdOGapa5U9Hw0VZ60_z6DGHXPKGP75p1z8EqtHa1Ad3MyOsMdXQw2HifN70rColCnNa1ncx9WXWQT/s1600-h/IMG_0340b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSl1gvplN_uNhH1CvSomZwdEpYEnw_oc4HJj0Mu4ubocODvqS0Ae0D4yY4Sy2JVIPdOGapa5U9Hw0VZ60_z6DGHXPKGP75p1z8EqtHa1Ad3MyOsMdXQw2HifN70rColCnNa1ncx9WXWQT/s320/IMG_0340b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368565607943106" border="0" /></a>dan hinote taking the faceoff.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxY28S5oSQ10b09i1eSrDbcYhQtZHLQu_sY9D-FVAECOQAgOvfHqSc0oIiVugD7ha30Ppb_7mipgjxj-OC0V44WSGmU0WLFX4UoEvoArobjddzda5QJfchVOJdx5bG-qtr_Te1XlEXTtF/s1600-h/IMG_0286b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxY28S5oSQ10b09i1eSrDbcYhQtZHLQu_sY9D-FVAECOQAgOvfHqSc0oIiVugD7ha30Ppb_7mipgjxj-OC0V44WSGmU0WLFX4UoEvoArobjddzda5QJfchVOJdx5bG-qtr_Te1XlEXTtF/s320/IMG_0286b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368561312690178" border="0" /></a>Brad Winchester<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2QHp4LhRdZ8q_Cyrtv4p9LpER4Ajaw0A-psUG2e11IhjsuzfesD6EWeyjRfolXKr754t7xfvRY2QYJdVUPgrBYUXEc1MLKaU5H_dOb4GkJRTvZ4bNEvVSfjmPP-aBfo2pPE2s5X3fVlC/s1600-h/IMG_0114b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2QHp4LhRdZ8q_Cyrtv4p9LpER4Ajaw0A-psUG2e11IhjsuzfesD6EWeyjRfolXKr754t7xfvRY2QYJdVUPgrBYUXEc1MLKaU5H_dOb4GkJRTvZ4bNEvVSfjmPP-aBfo2pPE2s5X3fVlC/s320/IMG_0114b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368554780497554" border="0" /></a>Jay McClement<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53BcO_yGUoAWyCxii8i-mVNEFbCrd1G487qUZhTyDjQWJEZyH-uiDrAPNZbUbWQ8fZpBMic9gSIeB5LY_0C8QJhvdt2p6H9BDinQeaOPhVkLhvQKl-xb8K6RiJi2WTh9-9O79a0Y_U3oN/s1600-h/IMG_0636b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53BcO_yGUoAWyCxii8i-mVNEFbCrd1G487qUZhTyDjQWJEZyH-uiDrAPNZbUbWQ8fZpBMic9gSIeB5LY_0C8QJhvdt2p6H9BDinQeaOPhVkLhvQKl-xb8K6RiJi2WTh9-9O79a0Y_U3oN/s320/IMG_0636b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368257353366002" border="0" /></a>Perron and Mason in their typical post win congratulatory hug!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsyPib0JfD0aCPRHnbEqPb8AYA57Cbc-ynl0o6xmGcN8RRtXEh9uoFZAv0U484NqdS46fupQkOtbOtrDv4gmCSFcHURLSBsWQUHGT2TNMQfO-a8eBFJvl5frsT5szYW-WNYUP20u8iFnx/s1600-h/IMG_0663b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsyPib0JfD0aCPRHnbEqPb8AYA57Cbc-ynl0o6xmGcN8RRtXEh9uoFZAv0U484NqdS46fupQkOtbOtrDv4gmCSFcHURLSBsWQUHGT2TNMQfO-a8eBFJvl5frsT5szYW-WNYUP20u8iFnx/s320/IMG_0663b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368255348216402" border="0" /></a>Barret Jackman<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcI8EMfpznk7aUqXpvc3mgJhFZiDYRb5Mv736zDoraxDObrktXgDTtXuJiI_ubFrE3fF3hGeY4eLT7zfVqtgQn-fcBZByXONjJaMYIxUNBA76UM2ELmG6XnN4C2wqVs_bzneXeBuxLejQ/s1600-h/IMG_0529c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcI8EMfpznk7aUqXpvc3mgJhFZiDYRb5Mv736zDoraxDObrktXgDTtXuJiI_ubFrE3fF3hGeY4eLT7zfVqtgQn-fcBZByXONjJaMYIxUNBA76UM2ELmG6XnN4C2wqVs_bzneXeBuxLejQ/s320/IMG_0529c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368256219478690" border="0" /></a>Group post win hug!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqpG1f-mg2j78ACIT3MaCWFjEdHX3CEgWMqpuHyhIL6cvlewCDiTilDPdyWy_QG2_npAVTn2z77poIkTlJBLDRa408U_jvtCZ_ZIBlfB_saawY2F9w-1yrwPjC72aTXXsvPSpQ3RrK_cs/s1600-h/IMG_0408c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqpG1f-mg2j78ACIT3MaCWFjEdHX3CEgWMqpuHyhIL6cvlewCDiTilDPdyWy_QG2_npAVTn2z77poIkTlJBLDRa408U_jvtCZ_ZIBlfB_saawY2F9w-1yrwPjC72aTXXsvPSpQ3RrK_cs/s320/IMG_0408c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368250882821938" border="0" /></a>Berglund and Polak taking out the other team.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwqyUYbrpx1I7s1ixU5mcNjyoqopG9XOX_KQ21ENoiJTAY9rzb7qfgwrDcSfABF5DSf-8MkD_SO8GO-ttgNBErigeupbhpZoBX8BJhmkR-gUTBXf9QMP46owc-mzsT4Mck74K3pXbnL9F/s1600-h/IMG_0405b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwqyUYbrpx1I7s1ixU5mcNjyoqopG9XOX_KQ21ENoiJTAY9rzb7qfgwrDcSfABF5DSf-8MkD_SO8GO-ttgNBErigeupbhpZoBX8BJhmkR-gUTBXf9QMP46owc-mzsT4Mck74K3pXbnL9F/s320/IMG_0405b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322368247667661314" border="0" /></a>Patrik Berglund<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko0kTyhk5txhOsnbOBiA8bk9fESlPSrX2oL9wxhx9qTPH3go9zyGbKwAl0rUu5iQTNogExHzxx43ZDyeSVs-cdif-Ka5qZPd3Yh3JXZ-YKzZW-4ofTNtzvsa3DOqup38-32ZB_Onj0Cel/s1600-h/IMG_0375b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko0kTyhk5txhOsnbOBiA8bk9fESlPSrX2oL9wxhx9qTPH3go9zyGbKwAl0rUu5iQTNogExHzxx43ZDyeSVs-cdif-Ka5qZPd3Yh3JXZ-YKzZW-4ofTNtzvsa3DOqup38-32ZB_Onj0Cel/s320/IMG_0375b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322367032936604146" border="0" /></a>Walt (Keith Tkachuk)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtLTSPIFCMjuzpDKmf08Q6MWRPPwWYg8Ew7PX9LHKEdF9xm3pFpxbxRQTa7tu55i9e-5CkaSOTA1g9n7aiABbFhAd2_XoJpIR3t9XwUr_TMNSZ7PIsGDmQszL6rpcC7bfcMC1F1W7eIlK/s1600-h/IMG_0311c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtLTSPIFCMjuzpDKmf08Q6MWRPPwWYg8Ew7PX9LHKEdF9xm3pFpxbxRQTa7tu55i9e-5CkaSOTA1g9n7aiABbFhAd2_XoJpIR3t9XwUr_TMNSZ7PIsGDmQszL6rpcC7bfcMC1F1W7eIlK/s320/IMG_0311c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322367031757642258" border="0" /></a>Jay McClement mid faceoff<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8_oSo7YLoBEFDJ885erOBZy7oTpdlLF-TaZvHxZBQRQCaehO_Cina9UjAxieA3bHE2c-PT5w64p0-befv_-bT6x54kIWtOKJ2b7VshA2QbEXXtVjRGIsex-cY7yM06bm6MHt9621cXYT/s1600-h/IMG_0261b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8_oSo7YLoBEFDJ885erOBZy7oTpdlLF-TaZvHxZBQRQCaehO_Cina9UjAxieA3bHE2c-PT5w64p0-befv_-bT6x54kIWtOKJ2b7VshA2QbEXXtVjRGIsex-cY7yM06bm6MHt9621cXYT/s320/IMG_0261b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322367020999224402" border="0" /></a>Oshie and Backes pretending like neither were just in a skirmish.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZNlaGhgHzDlO1byp-MnikyHofx8efv1LYMlvYOnkPv0SQurdvapjaXpfgh3GsYalgV8BW06BZwnjXTgAxqJIBaF1oDFDVEoxwmnZdYVJbwG3ySco3pSpXwmQw5rXYC8A2dRI9bhiwpua/s1600-h/IMG_0239b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZNlaGhgHzDlO1byp-MnikyHofx8efv1LYMlvYOnkPv0SQurdvapjaXpfgh3GsYalgV8BW06BZwnjXTgAxqJIBaF1oDFDVEoxwmnZdYVJbwG3ySco3pSpXwmQw5rXYC8A2dRI9bhiwpua/s320/IMG_0239b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322367022801816754" border="0" /></a>Louie pestering the other team.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmeq84mJJGaRRKWvjU6beE9d_o_ZA6Vd9CmgbVO_moIgJ34h6HIW3aujOFjgwSzQxSrFwn589VLo87z9Wrvk5H_z08vFacv56DRPC1273ecWVP9KGdDUYqR3h6qOnLPSkR-2V2Db-nxD5/s1600-h/IMG_0142b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmeq84mJJGaRRKWvjU6beE9d_o_ZA6Vd9CmgbVO_moIgJ34h6HIW3aujOFjgwSzQxSrFwn589VLo87z9Wrvk5H_z08vFacv56DRPC1273ecWVP9KGdDUYqR3h6qOnLPSkR-2V2Db-nxD5/s320/IMG_0142b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322367018112668178" border="0" /></a><br />Alex Steen<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXGy_QBu1jqbD9xDFh2iPc4eiJCngSQ00kPuQTR301S3dG5ahj7ruiUoc38koBZ5RXMHvjA4jwofEOodrIPdcAjpbczjy_faeYiT8l5U4He10IkfqaHxnyvGNwmzSH4_AE-zZyWI_VZpn/s1600-h/IMG_0362b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXGy_QBu1jqbD9xDFh2iPc4eiJCngSQ00kPuQTR301S3dG5ahj7ruiUoc38koBZ5RXMHvjA4jwofEOodrIPdcAjpbczjy_faeYiT8l5U4He10IkfqaHxnyvGNwmzSH4_AE-zZyWI_VZpn/s320/IMG_0362b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322366131852034690" border="0" /></a>Berglund, Colaiacovo, and Oshie<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgFWJyp96MhGlXR7qnOBI735Dsk6GVXo9zP9_OtY6djsFgttReH5ddRag0WwcLFYrIBmwmP61SP7Yg77YtRh0OadPX4_k9Bcr4zdn0HJUA6HH-uNdQEk8uA1Jh060ScCUKSZThEl5Wg8g/s1600-h/IMG_0187b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgFWJyp96MhGlXR7qnOBI735Dsk6GVXo9zP9_OtY6djsFgttReH5ddRag0WwcLFYrIBmwmP61SP7Yg77YtRh0OadPX4_k9Bcr4zdn0HJUA6HH-uNdQEk8uA1Jh060ScCUKSZThEl5Wg8g/s320/IMG_0187b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322366128520991026" border="0" /></a>another nice faceoff shot<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Smn2DGUOelWkWa_8tfpBoBAQaqxyXGryf1vNfg364zOS6tXAshyphenhyphen-r5jRzY1HRQq8fPIfIM4i5hdGyxNjV-VyWcdQqpPHcdtWlRoQlSaaWcUBGMZBGGGC3OTinX5t72sCN4M9fETXFfJ0/s1600-h/IMG_0051c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Smn2DGUOelWkWa_8tfpBoBAQaqxyXGryf1vNfg364zOS6tXAshyphenhyphen-r5jRzY1HRQq8fPIfIM4i5hdGyxNjV-VyWcdQqpPHcdtWlRoQlSaaWcUBGMZBGGGC3OTinX5t72sCN4M9fETXFfJ0/s320/IMG_0051c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322366129248598834" border="0" /></a>The fans going crazy!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Trp1RJ6o3eOPxSmDDlxIN8B0i3UdjAIbZAucewPUW9tiVUmI6ceW78ax5FhqNVUAIpVRJia3KoN6kiwwLlBf54jIVmLruTKQLLfGyF-c4wSlrl4l4efyVCl8Qq1eO3fTLmff9MUqqp02/s1600-h/IMG_0044b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Trp1RJ6o3eOPxSmDDlxIN8B0i3UdjAIbZAucewPUW9tiVUmI6ceW78ax5FhqNVUAIpVRJia3KoN6kiwwLlBf54jIVmLruTKQLLfGyF-c4wSlrl4l4efyVCl8Qq1eO3fTLmff9MUqqp02/s320/IMG_0044b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322366125218097810" border="0" /></a>Jay McKee (77), Barret Jackman (5), Jeff Woywitka (29), and Jay McClement (18)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMNjBBUrkOAs-Vkm5SkT4LfpoihU-aNMNucrIV_RpdYj5POj05WKXtg8n5_9QuQxso6LEqRFGt_ZXauq-n2lF2T7UG82m-n8qm4tX_ak0BO7rtO4Zj7OlohHHrc_nm0Vg5yiBDDo0M4cI/s1600-h/IMG_0040b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMNjBBUrkOAs-Vkm5SkT4LfpoihU-aNMNucrIV_RpdYj5POj05WKXtg8n5_9QuQxso6LEqRFGt_ZXauq-n2lF2T7UG82m-n8qm4tX_ak0BO7rtO4Zj7OlohHHrc_nm0Vg5yiBDDo0M4cI/s320/IMG_0040b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322366116817901250" border="0" /></a><br />Cam Janssen, I wish Andy had him playing more right now. I miss watching him play.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT12J8cwvv0p0oSRjB0Lw7ORVy5_x_cy7VFWfigQvfe-Hj_sjnaOxF4SqvC6nL1douOc-x2IXuDkoyzRprKUagx9byZlWo0gTPeid2gBJKQKm_tK0g0X1HckpqlxPwLKZmXZ6eST3Ral_Q/s1600-h/IMG_0575b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT12J8cwvv0p0oSRjB0Lw7ORVy5_x_cy7VFWfigQvfe-Hj_sjnaOxF4SqvC6nL1douOc-x2IXuDkoyzRprKUagx9byZlWo0gTPeid2gBJKQKm_tK0g0X1HckpqlxPwLKZmXZ6eST3Ral_Q/s320/IMG_0575b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365080049613554" border="0" /></a>Hinote and Mason after a big win.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe-pN7hFePRdQsljJiU-ylBq4A3SFD2wbYiam3euS1_ID0yQsgLGym7zX21ya5laQBTneUvYN8f_snUXl1qQcSPnBbOpGwQo4tauNgysxnI8ejpB0LXt7BJihs3wv9lwtneGjW1qVKU-3/s1600-h/IMG_0574c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe-pN7hFePRdQsljJiU-ylBq4A3SFD2wbYiam3euS1_ID0yQsgLGym7zX21ya5laQBTneUvYN8f_snUXl1qQcSPnBbOpGwQo4tauNgysxnI8ejpB0LXt7BJihs3wv9lwtneGjW1qVKU-3/s320/IMG_0574c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365082204580066" border="0" /></a>Mason celebrating the same win!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiourqce7dS1kKSUsLV-T8uZqVsHyBqPl7fFMbMQaNEQTph890NcfhJ9PbR93R2lyqipZFfCa0QQWbMhHO7ctH2B8DlEw3FD8IxpPb_rrbiGC7IhMP3dBtv6uqTninHwyjOnB2Z_-QYnfhH/s1600-h/IMG_0405b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiourqce7dS1kKSUsLV-T8uZqVsHyBqPl7fFMbMQaNEQTph890NcfhJ9PbR93R2lyqipZFfCa0QQWbMhHO7ctH2B8DlEw3FD8IxpPb_rrbiGC7IhMP3dBtv6uqTninHwyjOnB2Z_-QYnfhH/s320/IMG_0405b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365073862307298" border="0" /></a>David Backes taking the faceoff.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdukcCKBxemS5vgM9Ry45al3FNnuge3p4wYTE-0FgjamKfXzgWmbqQDNs9pgFBhjgMonPu_NQ0BVeGvoaB_lFl5UIM7OuGXH02GCZtYHc96s0f_rORk7mNYUDkUZPuU4fNiL9f6eJcf1R/s1600-h/IMG_0349b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdukcCKBxemS5vgM9Ry45al3FNnuge3p4wYTE-0FgjamKfXzgWmbqQDNs9pgFBhjgMonPu_NQ0BVeGvoaB_lFl5UIM7OuGXH02GCZtYHc96s0f_rORk7mNYUDkUZPuU4fNiL9f6eJcf1R/s320/IMG_0349b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365073913372002" border="0" /></a>BJ Crombeen, helping Alex Steen score.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEhkKao_lBU3vQqYdUbWzDpMJvC0Mm7mm8dOhGS6865LdSv5UvX7JHs543-aCAePhAOCjuEjNE9WHCdD616tO5GnMCBzOpkyJnz_Gb8pZq4JabfbB9Vo4jmrH06zqCvgfZ1cKsnA4ZyQI/s1600-h/IMG_0181b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEhkKao_lBU3vQqYdUbWzDpMJvC0Mm7mm8dOhGS6865LdSv5UvX7JHs543-aCAePhAOCjuEjNE9WHCdD616tO5GnMCBzOpkyJnz_Gb8pZq4JabfbB9Vo4jmrH06zqCvgfZ1cKsnA4ZyQI/s320/IMG_0181b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322372187817297058" border="0" /></a>This is my new favorite photo of Mason.<br /><br /><br /><br />Friday is the last home game of the season and I am blessed enough to have row F tickets!brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710338181563721131.post-3629002953746931562009-03-06T12:33:00.000-06:002009-03-06T13:34:59.326-06:00blues vs. red wingd 03.03.09Yep, I went to another game. Again, I also have a few photos up on the blues web for this game!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTodL5x3NZLSpnJyXfOajnTXRwK4JjJbgLKYrsORmYttP1-0wwZMUD5gArPgbIN-jRTyWU7bwkLjAKkU4XcjOymv9DNE02U4K9pI5pF0RLS5tbE5UYDQPxFO4yzWH2C8l1CiiDKCPS-ih-/s1600-h/IMG_0006b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTodL5x3NZLSpnJyXfOajnTXRwK4JjJbgLKYrsORmYttP1-0wwZMUD5gArPgbIN-jRTyWU7bwkLjAKkU4XcjOymv9DNE02U4K9pI5pF0RLS5tbE5UYDQPxFO4yzWH2C8l1CiiDKCPS-ih-/s320/IMG_0006b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154980575444194" border="0" /></a>Jay McClement, this horrible game ended his point streak.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0McTXOdTdVPO5ELc_HAdTzj8aMy8kkz06UNeylSwWLsKy47DZ7rD81mKKtQ73gEGjyzZY-fDKmPTjwnl0smjE4PC2muHi0zm2e231s7Pc3xHf9bIE3oJG0upJ56RS63NlYDjzIf5SYr5/s1600-h/IMG_0082b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0McTXOdTdVPO5ELc_HAdTzj8aMy8kkz06UNeylSwWLsKy47DZ7rD81mKKtQ73gEGjyzZY-fDKmPTjwnl0smjE4PC2muHi0zm2e231s7Pc3xHf9bIE3oJG0upJ56RS63NlYDjzIf5SYr5/s320/IMG_0082b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154971994100066" border="0" /></a>I really like this shot of Alex Steen, I might like it better in B& W, i will have to see.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRDQnAOaOlWQT-hb_03kez1HLVPY_D2Ao5dYrpPJ_W4W_xyAmV0XlLwZcFZ24OxD6nifYKaIUUY7iFl7rbi7bflmxb0rTMJmQOWulGr_RTX6KY_qNdPHv_e0SAjoCQC0gabcTmGzUL8dD/s1600-h/IMG_0149b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRDQnAOaOlWQT-hb_03kez1HLVPY_D2Ao5dYrpPJ_W4W_xyAmV0XlLwZcFZ24OxD6nifYKaIUUY7iFl7rbi7bflmxb0rTMJmQOWulGr_RTX6KY_qNdPHv_e0SAjoCQC0gabcTmGzUL8dD/s320/IMG_0149b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154966045021458" border="0" /></a>Maybe my favorite pic of Jeff Woywitka, he looks so calm, that could be in part to the fact that Hossa was laid out down at the end of the ice during this time. Hossa is ok, but he did have to be wheeled out on a stretcher.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QrGwXzYHc5hcoLpk9dGgbl45m_cbnUSvoVEMJA11Sii7dJuCWTG9D8mrSn29V90FkbAqchZR8flB-1EhH22cGnOvsJbj7NcMNe1JgYgy-LGhEWZTzRDHxMCctgqCxrmqU4Oei9FmXpPZ/s1600-h/IMG_0154b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QrGwXzYHc5hcoLpk9dGgbl45m_cbnUSvoVEMJA11Sii7dJuCWTG9D8mrSn29V90FkbAqchZR8flB-1EhH22cGnOvsJbj7NcMNe1JgYgy-LGhEWZTzRDHxMCctgqCxrmqU4Oei9FmXpPZ/s320/IMG_0154b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154956339538738" border="0" /></a>The crowd looking on while the mad crew made hossa ready for transport to the hospital. he slamed into the boards head first, but it was worse because this was his first game back after a short break away for a neck injury.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBUpXoc-f8d-yXC12XqNGLJ7Dn8E5C2Db92nw7slD3UvyiNRaj6S_KbcJ73Lzf5oVQjcM81SaGJk1kSOxYCSPufo3zaWGE1Zqzb6lPj96z_SmVpRkmdyYr0NZffzLzQrmLm2wJBELDSTD/s1600-h/IMG_0179b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBUpXoc-f8d-yXC12XqNGLJ7Dn8E5C2Db92nw7slD3UvyiNRaj6S_KbcJ73Lzf5oVQjcM81SaGJk1kSOxYCSPufo3zaWGE1Zqzb6lPj96z_SmVpRkmdyYr0NZffzLzQrmLm2wJBELDSTD/s320/IMG_0179b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154948109178674" border="0" /></a>Cam going at it with Downey. I do not really know who won this one because they fought for nearly 2 mins. neither going down, though I think cam won, but I could be a little biased.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VZwI4utAjTeIlAtVHf7XnbduHdyrzznwiySolh9Hfuy-BEQs4iyYtp20R8blN25F1eCEU-lJqUoBsne5HLQ1miwJHI_5gaO_61WM56s5UbNeSX_CZyrO6-rd4xMDzZA-qx-QP_lzBR4E/s1600-h/IMG_0186b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VZwI4utAjTeIlAtVHf7XnbduHdyrzznwiySolh9Hfuy-BEQs4iyYtp20R8blN25F1eCEU-lJqUoBsne5HLQ1miwJHI_5gaO_61WM56s5UbNeSX_CZyrO6-rd4xMDzZA-qx-QP_lzBR4E/s320/IMG_0186b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154114865150178" border="0" /></a>I also think that if you revert to biting, then you automatically lose, therefore Cam Janssen wins.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS5mmPiOVZ_uv-d7OBun0PVszzDr_HY8qgukEye7r7t7D-z5y5lr4ffYqJc0YW7Zluy1j-zKKP2QI50Lj_842YEJ46wnbzQ2KiqCe5_eyJB_qXe0G3WaHYWTZnaa8cto3hbCs1mfrnRAp/s1600-h/IMG_0338b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS5mmPiOVZ_uv-d7OBun0PVszzDr_HY8qgukEye7r7t7D-z5y5lr4ffYqJc0YW7Zluy1j-zKKP2QI50Lj_842YEJ46wnbzQ2KiqCe5_eyJB_qXe0G3WaHYWTZnaa8cto3hbCs1mfrnRAp/s320/IMG_0338b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154110243634290" border="0" /></a>Barret Jackman, sandra this one is for you.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAUbkQVyfAx51XPt_SieeOiY5dMTWku56vnJni3TPEE7Ev_QHrQGGahII_2143AI39uIjFpCeiOy35qQNRyNl5RGeZ2DWKnZSrGzufSibj_7_WUKcTlOmQjk5dnnM4FXFO6YDz35Sj1q0/s1600-h/IMG_0339b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAUbkQVyfAx51XPt_SieeOiY5dMTWku56vnJni3TPEE7Ev_QHrQGGahII_2143AI39uIjFpCeiOy35qQNRyNl5RGeZ2DWKnZSrGzufSibj_7_WUKcTlOmQjk5dnnM4FXFO6YDz35Sj1q0/s320/IMG_0339b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154100451364834" border="0" /></a>Patrik Berglund. every time i see this kid I can not help but think he looks like this perfect mix of my friends Sean and Davy, it is a bit scary.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch_gNH5oOjJZcthhk4t5-pbKtG_wP6gz0qd0S3wOBSrvGFiw9XQru3UPXFIjSfLWxUhhO9rwlqEneggJZrmO1EUwvXnxaKrNZUR-tWtOpmynX2k6rWrXJhu_eqWXqKziORx_3WA9qbNou/s1600-h/IMG_0342c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch_gNH5oOjJZcthhk4t5-pbKtG_wP6gz0qd0S3wOBSrvGFiw9XQru3UPXFIjSfLWxUhhO9rwlqEneggJZrmO1EUwvXnxaKrNZUR-tWtOpmynX2k6rWrXJhu_eqWXqKziORx_3WA9qbNou/s320/IMG_0342c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154091471871042" border="0" /></a>and this is how they beat us 5-0 that night, but it was just an off night for us, and a revenge night for them.<br />no will forget the huge lose to nashville the game before, sorry wings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYK_n4egFwZghznQhL2RV7OGS-s_ZeEmiQbDcK-U-6FVpW3dvcRqSFUVCEDImQVMV2qSd3DY7AfCsgkMkPVrJAXOk7dMTl_ZMjqD77MaL9Dliar0px-SELuSa83Lg-DbfkCdNRH7bM9JJb/s1600-h/IMG_0374c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYK_n4egFwZghznQhL2RV7OGS-s_ZeEmiQbDcK-U-6FVpW3dvcRqSFUVCEDImQVMV2qSd3DY7AfCsgkMkPVrJAXOk7dMTl_ZMjqD77MaL9Dliar0px-SELuSa83Lg-DbfkCdNRH7bM9JJb/s320/IMG_0374c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310154082902618626" border="0" /></a>Another that is on the website. I suggest that everyone go and get on the blues site, it is very well put together.<br />http://blues.nhl.com/fanzone/fan_photos.htm<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfObA-MEd-nbOPCBxsCUg33Y_iRx2I1O_VpAryjYULn5fqsZZQbYE2n7gphLQl5skj_nKkUPvc1iBEoDtR_j0TkhlK6t3UoliFrcSUA_p6desrH_-j6o03Uq4MiZ8QXVtUuKOo-nZxbz9/s1600-h/IMG_0386b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfObA-MEd-nbOPCBxsCUg33Y_iRx2I1O_VpAryjYULn5fqsZZQbYE2n7gphLQl5skj_nKkUPvc1iBEoDtR_j0TkhlK6t3UoliFrcSUA_p6desrH_-j6o03Uq4MiZ8QXVtUuKOo-nZxbz9/s320/IMG_0386b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310150656935472642" border="0" /></a>Cam Janssen. the whole of sevtion 126 was hoping for a second Cam fight in front of us again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEFUC8g8gcFM6i7PHZ58vjsm4tFVdbd-bgKA96EiRxFpFZz1SBiN3cEpGxiSe-MnD8ucsblYPflgbrY72cQxgPUERLfsO914ZGMmGdFemltDkD3NVr0-4RHsUI0qQhDaGe0_9wBs6FU12/s1600-h/IMG_0394b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEFUC8g8gcFM6i7PHZ58vjsm4tFVdbd-bgKA96EiRxFpFZz1SBiN3cEpGxiSe-MnD8ucsblYPflgbrY72cQxgPUERLfsO914ZGMmGdFemltDkD3NVr0-4RHsUI0qQhDaGe0_9wBs6FU12/s320/IMG_0394b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310150647356585106" border="0" /></a>Finally, a shot of Tj that is not blurry!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0q080IRB8a3rR_c04yKwpWu1fccGtZrnc9wkLIV7TSsOts-FPZYDtbRwBHgtzJ4CV0Pe3nr4lmK13RsGI2er0kKqTALT7K6mIzv6fYp8r61hXJunv2g6HZavlGPMsHhjs8zHfKXzO0uKW/s1600-h/IMG_0411b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0q080IRB8a3rR_c04yKwpWu1fccGtZrnc9wkLIV7TSsOts-FPZYDtbRwBHgtzJ4CV0Pe3nr4lmK13RsGI2er0kKqTALT7K6mIzv6fYp8r61hXJunv2g6HZavlGPMsHhjs8zHfKXzO0uKW/s320/IMG_0411b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310150644929792274" border="0" /></a>Like I said I love the chaos around the net!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T7QSSy7uFpiwynU5Px3jLzlXBKL-Q0SdbwCHu6bcfv0fcceFjHOu0sygrbwVAxgv6buI7KVYpKbiFCFjCdNS20mG9M2RYI-Ss0nDEp0sLqjcgcdMt8ClZPgCLbi8zuBdtONJs_nfnB0z/s1600-h/IMG_0416b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T7QSSy7uFpiwynU5Px3jLzlXBKL-Q0SdbwCHu6bcfv0fcceFjHOu0sygrbwVAxgv6buI7KVYpKbiFCFjCdNS20mG9M2RYI-Ss0nDEp0sLqjcgcdMt8ClZPgCLbi8zuBdtONJs_nfnB0z/s320/IMG_0416b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310150639527401938" border="0" /></a>Brad and Perron, this night also ended DP's point streak.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0GvJ-_J1g8Toby-KZdJmVTsTPDfFglW6nEl5ZOW-fSiUJ1Q2stxhjP34ODmxQFJ25fpIZDY6oU_T5M-xGzkIppZv9FHtO_u-pcc9dg-iwXDaEYij4jtsIaXsTQwuKPy2GzVgfhcucVPc/s1600-h/IMG_0431c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0GvJ-_J1g8Toby-KZdJmVTsTPDfFglW6nEl5ZOW-fSiUJ1Q2stxhjP34ODmxQFJ25fpIZDY6oU_T5M-xGzkIppZv9FHtO_u-pcc9dg-iwXDaEYij4jtsIaXsTQwuKPy2GzVgfhcucVPc/s320/IMG_0431c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310150636635494370" border="0" /></a>I really do think this kid was happy to see louie, but then again I could be wrong. . .brie birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737036862049569922noreply@blogger.com0