{"id":269,"date":"2008-07-08T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=269"},"modified":"2009-10-23T22:26:37","modified_gmt":"2009-10-24T02:26:37","slug":"llamas-and-ducks-and-zebras-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Llamas and Ducks and&#8230;. Zebras? Oh, My"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, still behind, but I&#8217;ll get there eventually.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxkAmEn1I\/AAAAAAAAAdg\/Ca-UOtbOWO4\/s1600-h\/CIMG3867.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220641256501452626\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxkAmEn1I\/AAAAAAAAAdg\/Ca-UOtbOWO4\/s400\/CIMG3867.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">My little summer elf<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Milo and I had a fantastic day last Thursday when we trekked to Mary&#8217;s father-in-law and girlfriend&#8217;s house about an hour northwest of Baltimore. We were treated to a lovely pool, delicious lunch, huge open house for the boys to explore, and the best part, the company.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxkUIuBuI\/AAAAAAAAAdo\/DHngs_Wez5s\/s1600-h\/CIMG3869.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220641261747046114\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxkUIuBuI\/AAAAAAAAAdo\/DHngs_Wez5s\/s400\/CIMG3869.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Andrew strapping Milo in before the big adventure<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxk52jYLI\/AAAAAAAAAdw\/zfnRCN24KQs\/s1600-h\/CIMG3880.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220641271871398066\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxk52jYLI\/AAAAAAAAAdw\/zfnRCN24KQs\/s400\/CIMG3880.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Mischief and Mayhem, straight for the stairs<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxlAcOnGI\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/o9oYWF508b0\/s1600-h\/CIMG3882.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220641273640033378\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxlAcOnGI\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/o9oYWF508b0\/s400\/CIMG3882.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Happy to play with someone else&#8217;s toys for a while<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxlgHwzdI\/AAAAAAAAAeA\/WNINHi5cH3s\/s1600-h\/CIMG3889.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220641282144128466\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNxlgHwzdI\/AAAAAAAAAeA\/WNINHi5cH3s\/s400\/CIMG3889.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ben trying to teach Milo the concept of &#8220;catch&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNyfC3NmVI\/AAAAAAAAAeI\/jITdfMhr7NA\/s1600-h\/CIMG3907.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220642270722496850\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNyfC3NmVI\/AAAAAAAAAeI\/jITdfMhr7NA\/s400\/CIMG3907.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Excited to go on a walk in the suburbs&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNyffGo4YI\/AAAAAAAAAeQ\/WQQRudYGK0E\/s1600-h\/CIMG3912.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220642278303392130\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_kvSax_73_fg\/SHNyffGo4YI\/AAAAAAAAAeQ\/WQQRudYGK0E\/s400\/CIMG3912.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Who knew there was a petting zoo just down the street?<br \/>\n(Please ignore my sweaty, ratty hair&#8230; it was really hot, okay?!)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">On this walk, we discovered that the neighbors down the street had a virtual zoo in their back yard, complete with ducks, guinea pigs, llamas, emus, and zebras. Apparently you can raise zebras in your backyard. Makes me wonder what else is out there&#8230; an elephant? Giraffe? Legal or not, the owners were very kind and encouraged us to get a closer look for the boys. Milo really liked the ducks, especially the black-and-white spotted one.<\/p>\n<p>So of course, another very enjoyable time. I am so lucky to have such a good friend who also has a little boy so close to Milo&#8217;s age. It&#8217;s been so much fun watching the two of them outgrow true babyhood together. Now that they are both on the move, it&#8217;s even more fun to watch them go, go, go! And Ben&#8217;s new skill of walking leaves Milo no choice but to go along for the ride&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In true bum style, easy-does-it!<br \/>\nMy favorite is Ben&#8217;s grunting from the effort of pushing Milo&#8230; no fat jokes, please, Milo has slowed down rapidly on the weight gain, thank you very much.<br \/>\n<object id=\"BLOG_video-226f402c9f8dba7e\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/img\/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAO3T1daHheEeH3ZcEQIwEb8PZ-i3qzA5TgRnHu_vFP62rLOwejmXu1ZImV81YRQHI7GaNR03DZZBoxxc7a1J9YiHsiqFB2Ly1HyYD1DuDUgmdR8yjS18L13AIXl0X5yOc-OAP9CLtCL7FjyIo4FmdWd2R8HJ4xJ9hYgEVDo5US2ek-jHxFjlnTofGebVh3UXYhUyr7Nuixp9vf2yXbg6iqwJcIIoYO3a450EwCznFQOo%26sigh%3D3DbJoBArgrHKjzQYda-SmT3BPqU%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&amp;nogvlm=1&amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D226f402c9f8dba7e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DrrHty0uk1qLhDco42mbaMKU4weI&amp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den\" \/><embed id=\"BLOG_video-226f402c9f8dba7e\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/img\/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAO3T1daHheEeH3ZcEQIwEb8PZ-i3qzA5TgRnHu_vFP62rLOwejmXu1ZImV81YRQHI7GaNR03DZZBoxxc7a1J9YiHsiqFB2Ly1HyYD1DuDUgmdR8yjS18L13AIXl0X5yOc-OAP9CLtCL7FjyIo4FmdWd2R8HJ4xJ9hYgEVDo5US2ek-jHxFjlnTofGebVh3UXYhUyr7Nuixp9vf2yXbg6iqwJcIIoYO3a450EwCznFQOo%26sigh%3D3DbJoBArgrHKjzQYda-SmT3BPqU%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&amp;nogvlm=1&amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D226f402c9f8dba7e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DrrHty0uk1qLhDco42mbaMKU4weI&amp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, still behind, but I&#8217;ll get there eventually. 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