tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77631181327680387762024-02-20T16:00:26.006-05:00life @ houseofchinnHappenings in the life of the Chinns... along with thoughts, photos, and other important things.hokiegal23http://www.blogger.com/profile/14916505919683905527noreply@blogger.comBlogger648125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-75163118777285948142012-11-06T07:26:00.001-05:002012-11-06T07:26:33.569-05:00Breakfast of championsToo busy eating my bunny Graham's to smile<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/06/392.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/06/s_392.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/06/393.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/06/s_393.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/06/394.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/06/s_394.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-papa chinn<br />papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-4280850171122311312012-11-06T07:20:00.001-05:002012-11-06T07:20:27.652-05:00Daddy and daisy exploringThe hotel in wee early mornings in our jammies while mommy and rose sleep<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/06/377.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/06/s_377.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-papa chinn<br />papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-39706044730364309062012-11-05T22:41:00.001-05:002012-11-05T22:41:16.762-05:00Yup... Three tired girls....<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/05/2753.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/05/s_2753.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/05/2754.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/05/s_2754.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-papa chinn<br />papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-48836698891009219062012-11-05T21:51:00.001-05:002012-11-05T21:51:21.902-05:00Perfect timing...Just in time for the connecting flight, two tired girls.... 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travelers like their mommy!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/05/1564.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/05/s_1564.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-papa chinn<br />papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-23976926674390412702012-11-05T14:42:00.001-05:002012-11-05T14:42:50.963-05:00Sticker time in Atlanta <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/05/1560.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/05/s_1560.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/05/1561.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/05/s_1561.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br 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No one told the girls about daylight savings so we are up eating cereal an looking for birds!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/04/512.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/04/s_512.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-papa chinn<br />papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-87053698404250946022012-07-24T20:53:00.001-04:002012-07-24T20:53:44.150-04:00Photos<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/24/4090.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/07/24/s_4090.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/24/4091.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/07/24/s_4091.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' 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style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Jeanette shared some yummy zucchini bread with us today...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/15/3226.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/07/15/s_3226.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/15/3227.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/07/15/s_3227.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This afternoon Daisy and mommy made strawberry ice cream.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/15/3228.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/07/15/s_3228.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-47296084267057049092012-07-14T06:29:00.004-04:002012-07-14T06:29:31.761-04:00Cow Appreciation DayWe joined some members of our church small group to participate in Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-Fil-A yesterday. 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You can tell Daisy isn't dressed or looking happy. She continues to be "scared" of people dressed up... this has happened several times with folks with painted faces and clowns in parades, etc. We are working with her to lessen her fright, and I think we all showed her that you can have a good time dressed up. Even her little buddy and play partner (on the front row) got into the action, as did Rose! :)<br />
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Here is Daisy with her godmother Jeanette, who was a bridesmaid in the wedding, on Saturday afternoon.<br />
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My parents were gracious and watched Rose the whole time and Daisy during the reception so we could enjoy ourselves. It was nice to have a night out and enjoy talking to friends and participating in the festivities without worrying about Daisy and Rose.<br />
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Yesterday morning, we had breakfast with the Schmidts. Steve cooked up some pancakes and served it with lots of fresh fruit. It was a very hot day outside (over 100 degrees), so this was a refreshing way to spend the morning.<br />
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Rose enjoyed "playing the piano" in Uncle Steve's lap.<br />
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The trip back was long, as we had to stop several times for fussy girls, but overall, it was a great weekend away.papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-28389468508461782302012-07-06T07:07:00.000-04:002012-07-12T07:07:26.727-04:00July 4thSince we ended up staying in Blacksburg this week, we spend July 4th at home. Since Daisy still talks about the town Christmas parade, we thought we'd try to hit up the July 4th parade. Because Rose had been sick and it was hot outside, we tried to 'stay cool' as best we could during the afternoon.<br />
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After the parade, we met up with some friends and their two girls (same ages as ours) and we went to Rita's. We then sat in the shade at the opening the the Lyric theater. Here's Rose eating some of mommy's peach-flavored italian ice.<br />
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Daisy with her ice... she didn't care about flavors...she just wanted the one that was red/pink in color!<br />
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While sitting in the opening to the Lyric, we noticed the lights on. We looked on the schedule and saw they were going to soon be showing "Field of Dreams" for free. David and I both love that movie (in fact he was able to visit the actual site in Iowa back in 2004). Both girls needed naps, and David thought we could get them to fall asleep in our laps in the back of the dark theater. It worked! We were able to get both girls asleep, and Daisy slept on Daddy and Rose slept on me and we watched almost the whole movie. Rose woke up with about 2 minutes to go, so I stepped out in the lobby and we waited on Daddy and Daisy. Fortunately, we know how it ends, and David and Daisy left the theater during the last scene of the cars driving up to the field. It was fun to enjoy a movie as a family -- the girls' first together in the theater with us!<br />
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At home, we ate some dinner and Daisy played around with all her bags.<br />
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We ended the night by walking outside to watch the town fireworks. We are lucky that we can see them from our house. So Daisy slept through them in her bed as we stepped out the front door, baby monitor in hand. Rose also slept through them in my arms. We then watched the White Sox beat Texas on tv and called it a night. A nice day as a family celebrating our independence.papa chinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779439787680241220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763118132768038776.post-6425218574575834872012-06-25T09:55:00.003-04:002012-06-25T10:01:28.186-04:00Father's Day, BBQ contest, and a few other picsI finally remembered to download the father's day pictures off of David's phone. Ever since my iPhone ended up in the washing machine in our "Daisy helps with laundry" fiasco, I've taken a lot of pics with David's phone. The problem with that is that then I don't have them to post... grrrr... <br />
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Anyway, my parents came through Blacksburg on the Saturday afternoon before Father's Day and spent the night. They were on their way to Texas and decided to spend a night with us. We got up early Sunday morning and went to Cracker Barrel before they hit the road towards Memphis. <br />
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Here are a few pics from Cracker Barrel.<br />
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Also, here is one my most favorite recent pics of the girls... I just love the look on Rose's face for some reason in the one where she's reaching for the camera!<br />
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This past weekend, David participated in a <a href="http://www.bbqbandsandbrews.com/">BBQ contest</a> in Fluvanna county with his brother Mike and one of Mike's friends.<br />
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They chose to enter the "backyard" portion of the contest instead of the full pro contest. This meant they only competed in 2 out of the usual 4 events, which were ribs and chicken. <br />
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Here are a few pics of the ribs:<br />
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While David was away on Saturday, the girls and I tried to get out and have some fun around town. Since Daddy had the car, we had to stick close by and could only go where my legs and the stroller would take us. We walked to McDonald's for breakfast Saturday morning, and Daisy loved her hotcakes.<br />
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Daisy and Rose both managed to nap at the same time for a few minutes (about 20 overlapping minutes) so mommy could start cleaning the house. Here's Rose asleep on the living room floor:<br />
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In the afternoon, Jessamyn came by and helped mommy clean the house. This was a huge help (she did a lot of dished for us!). We then loaded up the stroller and walked with us downtown to <a href="http://www.downtownblacksburg.com/summer_solstice_fest.aspx">Summer Solstice</a>. There, Daisy 'won' a Dora blowup doll thanks to mommy's prowess on the hammer-bell game. <br />
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We visited there with Jess & Nathan, Rachel (Jess's sis), Karin, Cory, Terri, Jeanette, and Carl & Betty. That kept us busy until dinnertime, when we finally walked home and did bathtime before Daddy got home.<br />
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<br />Yup! Rose is walking!!! She's been taking steps on her own for a few weeks, but this week she's finally put it all together and is ready to roll. We knew it would be coming soon, since she's been mobile on her hands/feet for a while, and she's been 'scaling' around rooms holding onto stuff for about 6 weeks. Finally, she's ready to be independent of holding on! 10.5 months and ready to go!<br />
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