tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80817271200915041662024-03-13T21:33:12.732-04:00Matalie TroyerA not-so-frequently updated blog about the lives of Matt & Natalie Troyer.Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-23117208328634960912010-02-05T16:02:00.009-05:002010-02-05T16:44:29.035-05:00TRIing to cure cancer<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB4G9v8MjCj09rZ6VdHZ_LNe_GnuvavjFCB-G7ewWuzyfxTtF2mreG4q7xfQXyH0-vzICi4ip3ChCo7Yx68a2frwxseaMpumAOCMCYLhm6qDPadli4mZodxjIWC4loF_GejwkUOLCmNA/s320/19523_mail-1_thumb.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434873075873745410" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">( LeeBob's Crew at Light the Night 2009)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matt and I have started a new journey this year. Some of you may know already, but we have signed up to be apart of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Team In Training Triathlon</span> team with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We have been busy going to all of the events, learning about fundraising and meeting our team and coaches. Now all we have to do is train :) Neither of us have been very active lately, my excuse was the baby, but that can only last for so long. So we decided to do this together to raise money for the LLS. As many of you know my dad, Lee, is currently undergoing Chemo for ALL, a form of Leukemia. The race is on June 12. Almost a year from when dad found out he had cancer. I can't wait to have him at the finish line and know that all of our hard work has paid off and is helping our family and others like us to battle these awful diseases. We have a website where we are raising funds and have some information about the event. Please follow along our journey to keep up on what we are doing. There is information about how to donate to our cause on the website as well. We are excited!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <a href="http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/wieltri10/ntroyerjqr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "35c6cefaba093eda9854449ae8758c4e", event)" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">http://page</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:56px;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/wieltri10/ntroyerjqr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "35c6cefaba093eda9854449ae8758c4e", event)" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">s.teamintrai</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:56px;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/wieltri10/ntroyerjqr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "35c6cefaba093eda9854449ae8758c4e", event)" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">ning.org/in/wielt</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:56px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/wieltri10/ntroyerjqr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "35c6cefaba093eda9854449ae8758c4e", event)" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">ri10/ntroy</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:56px;"><a href="http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/wieltri10/ntroyerjqr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "35c6cefaba093eda9854449ae8758c4e", event)" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">erjqr</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> To learn more about or join Team in Training here is their website </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">http://www.teamintraining.org</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> To follow along my dad and his journey visit his website</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> https://www.carepages.com/carepages/leebob</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">P</span>utting a face with cancer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">omething that effects us all!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxqhesUb-ccOntapdGORetVH8zE4iS4vLpQORDv36vTX5SD2mROoMG2rlvgnBewhcE8h-2I0WT1Q0Kfe_dY30iDjERuuWsApYA54Tj8-ZcUIZ2Q4Rv5eLsWpAnY1gbUNZBvslOFfN9SQ/s320/2183_photo_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434873053026898146" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dad at his first treatment</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mP_wn_IzV3U2adB-g3B-lnmknjhC-nXktXs0alZxIvRdbCJ-3a5syMj8cbcrwVq9kO-476DwK964soEbZ9MmXH0K4vsvkslUfnzHDAAXo6EsTRnDCX3Eh1xrGJaHhU1gphH5kEfG-i4/s320/60156_IMG_0458_thumb.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434873073713227602" /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Dad with his sweet machines</span> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwWFF6opJEFf1GGqN4bDUowsEp0zbinZ4oEyIM0a-eqSADqBsciZPPxGVaAZU6kz39cFUNGVY6WZOgrL6kQSn8cFaA6chprZyjiTu7ZDhUGlW86VZytyBOFRmvYxSwS28h9qIDrbZdf0/s320/61894_IMG_0680_thumb.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434873068397128498" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwVTw1fzLQ867LMgc8pFKyVqZIl_g42C4Hl_16a5WEOYUhmX2IHbXMpg4wNGrbuFfwmGrhpIeGZ-cKPbtQVf_jyS6f6mLugkNa5O7WBR4MVB-ZWTyti8X5Rn49zibTZOBJPTw68W6Weo/s320/24187_IMG_0667_thumb.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434873062979376642" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 97px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzN4SM1r8L0H2j9Vu0zR_dEVwtUXDa_-xDcQzk2wSZC41hoHsnHx7XIQMpaugvavrLSOU0ksd9eVqJ7UieiMu9W1ArySKOryiTYLblqRhWXfdN8t1j3LP3LugizRKOiDlCPaf4xVao9M/s320/20754_315152909873_580744873_4558424_4447475_s.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434871602862864370" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Link with Lauren, one of our teams honored heros who is battling Leukemia ( she is 6)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> These are just some of the small reasons we are raising money for the LLS!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Here is some info on the Triathlon we are doing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"> Elkart Lake Triathlon</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Olympic Triathlon and Elite Triathlon</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1.5K swim, </span></strong><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">45K bike, 10K </span></strong></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN7fb08H98ftM4WzyMKMWx6RZbbDvUYVvOHcExsjQ9g19XDuLn22nTOBQ4yHjYNNwbZRwmUtHwEaM2bxoLt9qI9Vt8a2mQZD61HF5463vBu1V8IJxH8idvtFPHuukzA2sYFCyngID7p0/s320/Lincoln_0009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434109210906013058" /></a>This is what we have been up to! This little guy keeps us busy. He turned 6 months old last week. At his doctor's appointment he weighed 17 lbs 4 oz and was 27 inches long. Growing just as he should! He has also started to eat some baby food. Right now he really loves sweet potatoes and fruits. I have found that I like his banana baby food from Target probably more than he does! Would that be weird to buy that as a snack? Ha. So here are some pictures and a couple of videos of little Link lately. Enjoy.Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-1745004251713590852009-12-03T21:47:00.006-05:002009-12-03T22:05:42.382-05:00Update<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We have not done well at updating regularly and for those who check on us regularly, we apologize.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Lincoln is now just over 4 months old and life has been so good with him in it! We feel so blessed to have such a sweet, happy & usually laughing baby. We also understand that it means he will either be crazy when he gets older, or #2 will be the polar opposite.. :) So we are enjoying every minute with little Link!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here are a few pictures of Lincoln recently.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrzTgGifh8QsbTKSFfDh1glX6rNVjKeIzX2pFFjnJ5Dx5wfNBD_eaAvSfIsmVsbnF-i1lnHLuX-dbfKeL4d2fcnhmjtB3lvJJshBmY_xmxI5tYi3Trbr4GqAZqFmTVdmQQzJzWFQhIlU/s1600-h/IMG_0480.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrzTgGifh8QsbTKSFfDh1glX6rNVjKeIzX2pFFjnJ5Dx5wfNBD_eaAvSfIsmVsbnF-i1lnHLuX-dbfKeL4d2fcnhmjtB3lvJJshBmY_xmxI5tYi3Trbr4GqAZqFmTVdmQQzJzWFQhIlU/s320/IMG_0480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411208683925110018" style="text-align: center;display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8Y_dAS-ryUg5wL1_T4liONsmlWK5n3qkI-mSjeTUYxez9dlLtzDidFyXJWCbZiHi5LQAVot3mCNITkN_ua_9B1EoT2axUVLUBrI4Y1anB-2ohU8WxBZIxF0FskntSYLq89JsMMUa58Y/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDICoNdbf3t5JDgqJcDYY99uPPBwXu2nrVLYKwIv5Ov7bypPCLhgB1F7kXFLqzvH00W69pkyLJJQTV7-unZKURmwHqXLAlhHqprMAuGZ9da1QyAI6ohaXaiQD6AWNB8CIAKweC4aWzVEc/s320/IMG_0517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411208654801921122" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8Y_dAS-ryUg5wL1_T4liONsmlWK5n3qkI-mSjeTUYxez9dlLtzDidFyXJWCbZiHi5LQAVot3mCNITkN_ua_9B1EoT2axUVLUBrI4Y1anB-2ohU8WxBZIxF0FskntSYLq89JsMMUa58Y/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Best Buds, Abe & Lincoln</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDICoNdbf3t5JDgqJcDYY99uPPBwXu2nrVLYKwIv5Ov7bypPCLhgB1F7kXFLqzvH00W69pkyLJJQTV7-unZKURmwHqXLAlhHqprMAuGZ9da1QyAI6ohaXaiQD6AWNB8CIAKweC4aWzVEc/s1600-h/IMG_0517.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDICoNdbf3t5JDgqJcDYY99uPPBwXu2nrVLYKwIv5Ov7bypPCLhgB1F7kXFLqzvH00W69pkyLJJQTV7-unZKURmwHqXLAlhHqprMAuGZ9da1QyAI6ohaXaiQD6AWNB8CIAKweC4aWzVEc/s1600-h/IMG_0517.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDICoNdbf3t5JDgqJcDYY99uPPBwXu2nrVLYKwIv5Ov7bypPCLhgB1F7kXFLqzvH00W69pkyLJJQTV7-unZKURmwHqXLAlhHqprMAuGZ9da1QyAI6ohaXaiQD6AWNB8CIAKweC4aWzVEc/s1600-h/IMG_0517.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_ET1mWielum6G6nFYeMUxdDZ3K09ZD0jFMcfry7tahAcWCJ1TYTBdfTlClMj_IB82ViJZfgbJNyojjQJ3dA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-13163498856695482922009-08-20T13:55:00.004-04:002009-08-20T13:59:32.212-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2T61SvKdxh0BHo1jjUFVN_lPgQ0ouEf6RCALzp4BumE_19l2deM6ZQypId0mzplOp0vJ09CmS4DLpNsm1t2XpSX7I7wXq4cUxkiZnbSv9LmnZ8msBlRC5LvOuHqnVPhKpg2oLzPeLXI/s1600-h/n20711194_40130822_4816120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2T61SvKdxh0BHo1jjUFVN_lPgQ0ouEf6RCALzp4BumE_19l2deM6ZQypId0mzplOp0vJ09CmS4DLpNsm1t2XpSX7I7wXq4cUxkiZnbSv9LmnZ8msBlRC5LvOuHqnVPhKpg2oLzPeLXI/s320/n20711194_40130822_4816120.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372106882614199826" /></a>Nixon loving her brother<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsEvr4CJpDJetR6-MwRQ2K93FEmEptXvZM6F4e8UhJVGZ-_WIS0z0CJ7Zasyg0x4w5uQGoJFzJCxij1UiQu1bCK0Fz-4Q-caAWPwMCua359WUQWxYO5z27yiwPq7-5Zjs_HfmPy60HMw/s1600-h/5440_671735973768_20711194_40124838_2696005_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsEvr4CJpDJetR6-MwRQ2K93FEmEptXvZM6F4e8UhJVGZ-_WIS0z0CJ7Zasyg0x4w5uQGoJFzJCxij1UiQu1bCK0Fz-4Q-caAWPwMCua359WUQWxYO5z27yiwPq7-5Zjs_HfmPy60HMw/s320/5440_671735973768_20711194_40124838_2696005_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372106728670327522" /></a>How can you resist?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsbx29SmANAalVah_u_4AtM89MOlDcoCM8SW1xWN34Bo2CzReC4dTUTcgG_m0MFPep-1Iwai4-XacqIgxFWT-W2dWXMAdK4WNqffpVOqJMRp54z4csc3tQU5o6kHpN5AB9WZjWCmjxa4/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsbx29SmANAalVah_u_4AtM89MOlDcoCM8SW1xWN34Bo2CzReC4dTUTcgG_m0MFPep-1Iwai4-XacqIgxFWT-W2dWXMAdK4WNqffpVOqJMRp54z4csc3tQU5o6kHpN5AB9WZjWCmjxa4/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372106200869352754" /></a>All snuggled into mom's sling<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-70428835306339847082009-08-20T13:44:00.005-04:002009-08-20T13:55:18.676-04:00Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceZGFyNWWx9KIry9TB6RbDmQPIESltx3UtRhoDZk0mWyVA6DnUyNZE3_QGvZU0AvtKLjdT7KeWG1NSdc5Tb1tRCSgei4bjn4Fn_N5LYkEkD4x2-tYzGmlNjOw_pc40FkDBs8fpTY6MpM/s1600-h/IMG_3467.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceZGFyNWWx9KIry9TB6RbDmQPIESltx3UtRhoDZk0mWyVA6DnUyNZE3_QGvZU0AvtKLjdT7KeWG1NSdc5Tb1tRCSgei4bjn4Fn_N5LYkEkD4x2-tYzGmlNjOw_pc40FkDBs8fpTY6MpM/s320/IMG_3467.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372105894468620706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures of our little Link from the last couple of weeks. As of this morning he weighed in at a little over 9 pounds! He is growing so quick:( We are loving every minute of little Lincoln, even those at 4 in the morning. He is such a sweet baby that just wants to cuddle...so we do... all day :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some teaser photos from a shoot we had done when he was 5 days old. Our very talented friend Amanda took these. Her website Amandaelpersphotography.com has all her info if you are</div><div>looking for some great family photos.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-XE2KCkuWbPjwkpH6IqInhWi7CfOJ64VCvZFn4VoDdFiNFYE2Odx4zXWIgB_FJ33SX1QOeKOZG3gWZ1btjI3LqDiovRfKFp0txkeYz9OCFTPjukTOw7f9ww5YxFmukdn2Hc2mlV-E64/s320/IMG_3418bw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372105458061634066" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_o4Y5DF-Pyu4QXX_259vvlJ5FK8Ojv88V6SZBgT9NvJHxNwYIYhcX7Z2DnQgKPH6hz0aylgu2EuJbmxTHIQgND5o3f_JFvrBqA4u2ytvKj9l5TjitaOTcqKjakIJ7NfMDSlL-crmTea8/s320/IMG_3394.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372104919781983954" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVgVaGZplbK6vW4Byvbwvc6TdP9pPDjaUlCb8gQ-RHk-hg93henvNIttqKrYlGK27lhvzFwvVXsxpIiktskXVWRpkeqwrbvqWVhjE1fIHj5Btdsna94-1JwRUHM73SZXzmD6yA8gZPU4/s320/IMG_3356.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372104441834574114" /></div>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-45118939568112941552009-08-09T20:25:00.002-04:002009-08-09T20:29:09.894-04:00Video Time<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Big smiley!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' 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class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As most of you may already know, Natalie's father, Lee Richards, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">H</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">u</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">u</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> fighting this awful disease.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">September 22</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Natalie & I will be walking in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Night Walk </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">at East Noble High School in Kendallville to raise funds to help find a cure for blood cancers. LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient aid. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Please join us in the fight to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. You can help by making a contribution to our fundraising efforts for the Light The Night Walk. Help us reach our goal of raising $5,000 as a team in 2009 by making a contribution.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here are some suggested donation amounts and the impact you can have:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$20 (Leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death among children under the age of 20)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$52 ($1 a week for an entire year)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$100 (100% chance for a cure in the future—with your help!)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$150 (Enough to provide one patient with financial assistance for a year)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$360 ($1 for each patient who will be diagnosed in the next 24 hours)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$500 (Enough to fund a Family Support Group for an entire year)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$1,000 (Enough to provide one patient with co-pay assistance for a year)Other (Every dollar helps us move one step closer to putting cancer out of business!)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Please sponsor us. </span></span></i></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">By doing so, we will be helping save lives together. </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Your contribution is 100% tax deductible. In addition to your valuable sponsorship, I encourage you to join me at Light The Night by joining my team, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lee Bob’s Crew</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, and walking with me as we take steps towards cures. Click to <a href="http://pages.lightthenight.org/in/NEInd09/LeeBobsCrew"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">DONATE</span></a> or <a href="http://pages.lightthenight.org/in/NEInd09/LeeBobsCrew"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">REGISTER</span></a> and click the “Walk With Us” tab at the top of the page.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thank you for supporting us in our effort to save lives!<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sincerely,</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Matt & Natalie Troyer</span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Big Pappa with Lincoln</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH32UNXqxSUTgDvMcDWadUTl6elqHTlfOX36dWRWALkQL0dc6MZBXLPZEUrQ3u23uGQs8j_xUYAP67cSu3HjYSCBKHAkEwbVoSgFobFcxI-W_RJoffEgUq69QsluXDOsjB7nw4HAUGj4/s320/IMG_2165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367406987241487986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></b></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-3936244312829795862009-08-01T18:14:00.007-04:002009-08-01T18:35:24.814-04:00Family Fun Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy84RQI4rNuAZvc7wlZ3vTACaVf1RKagZunFp4Kkhu98iiNw6-qFd2O0o8HYw6WJITtTt2vph5e0cShAH66j6ns1sl5w8ljDgTY91kCAxnJFDbIw-VZX79j2Zke0CmFTm9EW_4fOt0V4/s1600-h/IMG_2159.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We have been having a lot of fun with little Lincoln. Watching every little thing he does and every noise he makes. It is pretty crazy how much we feel he has changed in his first few days of life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Great Grandma Troyer, Vickie, Lindsey & Jenny all came down yesterday to visit Lincoln. Sorry Jenny we didn't get a picture of you with him since you were scared! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYum0ZyM9LLGNydwAZN8wHzCsVgj9S68cPmpVt2zmz8QoaZ9boT20-7O2mHx9PubuqKfn60KrCOcJlYcnSAZyizA5mH20IjD7lxr8MDjCFeLCx6L3MWbonk1KZ_gjhMb9_rdj1KCzjP1o/s1600-h/IMG_2155.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYum0ZyM9LLGNydwAZN8wHzCsVgj9S68cPmpVt2zmz8QoaZ9boT20-7O2mHx9PubuqKfn60KrCOcJlYcnSAZyizA5mH20IjD7lxr8MDjCFeLCx6L3MWbonk1KZ_gjhMb9_rdj1KCzjP1o/s320/IMG_2155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365124205810081922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_aAlSVqyXuJzch93llKTYO4fTMxd_3gBG5xM9g-DIXgXrt7Bkqg5ihwY-qmoRxVeiVPD_HH9xu7AWEbyYdzdxBgulZ350YDivx-UxKYEHnFPuupNiVM6vxo2ZF3O28VO_aUXxF-Z89Q/s1600-h/IMG_2154.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_aAlSVqyXuJzch93llKTYO4fTMxd_3gBG5xM9g-DIXgXrt7Bkqg5ihwY-qmoRxVeiVPD_HH9xu7AWEbyYdzdxBgulZ350YDivx-UxKYEHnFPuupNiVM6vxo2ZF3O28VO_aUXxF-Z89Q/s320/IMG_2154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365124197781364466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Aaron & Jenny Lee got him a pretty sweet outfit as well so we will see how long he can keep it clean tonight. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1HW-Iyme91GJgM88zAk_4EY3Y-QQdJ-r6NZ8PUfBeo2Or01n4jlkjWATaLyM2JlWZSMJo6TiOEdbMrRGgH8NFtU6dgw9WfxBaLdXRrW_OtyLYI4hsr6l7ANLZYcEg8OUpo4tqcHT-oA/s1600-h/IMG_2172.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1HW-Iyme91GJgM88zAk_4EY3Y-QQdJ-r6NZ8PUfBeo2Or01n4jlkjWATaLyM2JlWZSMJo6TiOEdbMrRGgH8NFtU6dgw9WfxBaLdXRrW_OtyLYI4hsr6l7ANLZYcEg8OUpo4tqcHT-oA/s320/IMG_2172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365124630830637346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Grandpa Lee's sister Pat got Lee and Lincoln similar hawaiian shirts so we get some pictures of them together today.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIfZw9YCuSRFU6SN9MjlUMiPslgAIoKP6JEv0d0LhE2evlNlXtkUGD5K49sL_PMrPjS3K6qR8A0Kw8EpDXsXQXQoi7fZgkEXU1OeIYEs9nXAVJaudvmY8VCpE2HcCUUwyV0E-RLbOFbA/s320/IMG_2165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365123217270365778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The dogs are warming up to Lincoln and we are impressed with how they have handled it. Nevada is pretty concerned with him when he is crying or making noises and Nixon just kinda stays away and doesn't understand what he is or why he is moving around.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">Nevada is trying to get back in the #1 spot with her mother. We don't think she will be able to steal that spot from little Lincoln though.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2A3zAKVlTPGMC_0Sq3EcovXITZV_sTFqr27qPIvtVkyapUH25688zWVlq7dMrKw2iIJNPM3LZbWYE_Lt3-GHgWwSV2flrnO1-pnFFHADKWuU5Rkarid0uDo1uh7Hf34wi3aYNRk7JmCg/s1600-h/IMG_2163.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2A3zAKVlTPGMC_0Sq3EcovXITZV_sTFqr27qPIvtVkyapUH25688zWVlq7dMrKw2iIJNPM3LZbWYE_Lt3-GHgWwSV2flrnO1-pnFFHADKWuU5Rkarid0uDo1uh7Hf34wi3aYNRk7JmCg/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365126524050844178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I'm sure we have a biased opinion, but it seems he gets even more cute every picture we take. This is currently in top place.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, fantasy; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy84RQI4rNuAZvc7wlZ3vTACaVf1RKagZunFp4Kkhu98iiNw6-qFd2O0o8HYw6WJITtTt2vph5e0cShAH66j6ns1sl5w8ljDgTY91kCAxnJFDbIw-VZX79j2Zke0CmFTm9EW_4fOt0V4/s1600-h/IMG_2159.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy84RQI4rNuAZvc7wlZ3vTACaVf1RKagZunFp4Kkhu98iiNw6-qFd2O0o8HYw6WJITtTt2vph5e0cShAH66j6ns1sl5w8ljDgTY91kCAxnJFDbIw-VZX79j2Zke0CmFTm9EW_4fOt0V4/s320/IMG_2159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365127131755984658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2A3zAKVlTPGMC_0Sq3EcovXITZV_sTFqr27qPIvtVkyapUH25688zWVlq7dMrKw2iIJNPM3LZbWYE_Lt3-GHgWwSV2flrnO1-pnFFHADKWuU5Rkarid0uDo1uh7Hf34wi3aYNRk7JmCg/s1600-h/IMG_2163.JPG"></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">That's all for now. More to come.</div></span></span></div>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-37205938621638080272009-07-30T22:25:00.008-04:002009-07-30T22:58:39.900-04:00Home Sweet Home<div style="text-align: center;">Today was a big day for all of us. We got to come home tonight about 6 PM which was just over 48 hrs from his birth. We are getting settled in and hoping to get him on a good schedule over the next few weeks. He seems to be a little calmer here at the house but it could be that he is not getting poked and prodded by nurses every couple hours. Our experience at Community North was excellent. We couldn't be happier with everything from the building, room, staff, doctors & food. They really did a nice job and made it a great experience for us. Here are a few pictures of our room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Main Room</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nRVKa7TfPye-Tb7LVbVJLv3a7F13xshWX-OJnTMHX70fJGeAMcSciFJTFRGaBwZ_u2S-4L1ThJvk5WMoWvwi8PqFmMT7GsQ5_9fcurR6CbrbY_YuO7JOi3l_WIubu3ZznxcjAg2ujEc/s1600-h/IMG_2117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nRVKa7TfPye-Tb7LVbVJLv3a7F13xshWX-OJnTMHX70fJGeAMcSciFJTFRGaBwZ_u2S-4L1ThJvk5WMoWvwi8PqFmMT7GsQ5_9fcurR6CbrbY_YuO7JOi3l_WIubu3ZznxcjAg2ujEc/s320/IMG_2117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364446186200556050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"The Man Corner"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjvb2aQjdcauEGHP53AIn-XJDib3GKyopOJNZrHbcycEFifqAUxhbdmC_63Yfwg-JxAt6pK28LckoSYDETGsAm14dfSWfaNOa77K_qihyyP5f9bzq7-WqdHGyANC3M9w9COODLGWZxP8/s1600-h/IMG_2121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjvb2aQjdcauEGHP53AIn-XJDib3GKyopOJNZrHbcycEFifqAUxhbdmC_63Yfwg-JxAt6pK28LckoSYDETGsAm14dfSWfaNOa77K_qihyyP5f9bzq7-WqdHGyANC3M9w9COODLGWZxP8/s320/IMG_2121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364446190673828258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is our picture on our way to the hospital Monday night</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpHd8Nuzz7hP2eW3iifbDZ4tFS0FiXXQdxn2H_xV__LLEDaB8er_CeS7YE_7kuytnl1DObev_hw_ECsD7OIn7NNHh9V86SXYYtct7VKrx8_o4CC-l7sfkN6Etk3YE20td_UvRZZ_kdpw/s320/IMG_2114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364452984421021058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the last pictures of us at the hospital on our way out</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH-RXKJF0olpMZznwuUcARJ9fXSXp8QzgjUhZHqXL8nP3eNkdBvevMDVdpAhX6_udw1ZYp3t60XUzU7ole9T0fp0KRXfMu5mAt7GYwyX4hhnkvoUk_SdVp-d1k4NPdr2UfHUP_W-aM8A/s1600-h/IMG_0581.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH-RXKJF0olpMZznwuUcARJ9fXSXp8QzgjUhZHqXL8nP3eNkdBvevMDVdpAhX6_udw1ZYp3t60XUzU7ole9T0fp0KRXfMu5mAt7GYwyX4hhnkvoUk_SdVp-d1k4NPdr2UfHUP_W-aM8A/s320/IMG_0581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364447545345450002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready to go home!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpfmpSNyYB7DuMgDw1oiDr9u10tqctfLqvmMCzfDxWIkqABobQ5OirQhruIQH5v4pyA_MZVdT1o9vAIxjM3lXdxDs7sprTN3EZ_p5HPlCfr8wYcHn8cOOCwlPqM4esIGrBr5TIydRgZg/s1600-h/IMG_0582.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpfmpSNyYB7DuMgDw1oiDr9u10tqctfLqvmMCzfDxWIkqABobQ5OirQhruIQH5v4pyA_MZVdT1o9vAIxjM3lXdxDs7sprTN3EZ_p5HPlCfr8wYcHn8cOOCwlPqM4esIGrBr5TIydRgZg/s320/IMG_0582.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364447551399950466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We came home and enjoyed the cake that my work friends made for us. Grandma & Grandpa Richards are down for a little while with us and Matt & Janelle Spencer stopped by as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0Iz8YG3V4Hso287Ltzn_O-sFryxBTFezoXkDndH_vy_BpfIvNS3E6zZxpA9vtFVwFiZXUlOccqHtpSoQN0o6V7WLKcEmbWUP6mDX3akxz_4yS1OBpuO7iY2mxX0ZAYnwzzZGzvsFVEc/s1600-h/IMG_0588.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0Iz8YG3V4Hso287Ltzn_O-sFryxBTFezoXkDndH_vy_BpfIvNS3E6zZxpA9vtFVwFiZXUlOccqHtpSoQN0o6V7WLKcEmbWUP6mDX3akxz_4yS1OBpuO7iY2mxX0ZAYnwzzZGzvsFVEc/s320/IMG_0588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364448256910969986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPl4Rwb586N693Y8y2YInNIm0kAVXnxUww_7K4uzUqqPMYZ5L2e9_bZ_rrr9GSjb567FZ9K-CBundcHFFxFAolWL7WYVQa41-js6GKweSudqtxu4kxJFF5aWJ97wNIHIef-Cw-1uNuQO4/s1600-h/IMG_0591.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPl4Rwb586N693Y8y2YInNIm0kAVXnxUww_7K4uzUqqPMYZ5L2e9_bZ_rrr9GSjb567FZ9K-CBundcHFFxFAolWL7WYVQa41-js6GKweSudqtxu4kxJFF5aWJ97wNIHIef-Cw-1uNuQO4/s320/IMG_0591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364448259717950130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We know we won't get much sleep the next few nights, weeks, months but who cares when you can look at a face like this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GiWojRgSmiDHqW6bO4BVcjtuBifMAocWXzto7lu60FW7VA8NRenP4Dl8HJCBbJkfnFD3TZ3I33CUVhZaRYsHILv_bxdtAJlOC7LGio1SkBerYWIgxq96P82jgdSEaDhq2OsJgHjcBt8/s1600-h/IMG_0567.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GiWojRgSmiDHqW6bO4BVcjtuBifMAocWXzto7lu60FW7VA8NRenP4Dl8HJCBbJkfnFD3TZ3I33CUVhZaRYsHILv_bxdtAJlOC7LGio1SkBerYWIgxq96P82jgdSEaDhq2OsJgHjcBt8/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364451400964986242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching him grow...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">L, M & N</div>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-9588882969507049852009-07-29T08:39:00.004-04:002009-07-29T09:11:21.304-04:00He is Here!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnITV0Haq5ZLtKzvnj64_LYFcQWt8EyLvGMkOQU88UgNclCj0dqAFRF3DBKBn7srngHYMagKavIbVepeuz6BXyS4MZWRGFwB7Wp6hNI6w6ewgqZkVR3BZFa_AMBHEJ14EgyLrUhV5G0fg/s1600-h/photo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnITV0Haq5ZLtKzvnj64_LYFcQWt8EyLvGMkOQU88UgNclCj0dqAFRF3DBKBn7srngHYMagKavIbVepeuz6BXyS4MZWRGFwB7Wp6hNI6w6ewgqZkVR3BZFa_AMBHEJ14EgyLrUhV5G0fg/s320/photo1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363868937331438642" /></a><br /><br />Lincoln Lee Troyer was born at 5:26 PM yesterday.<br />He was 20-1/2" long & 7 lbs 4 oz.<br /><br />Mommy and Lincoln are doing great. He is eating his fair share and we all got some sleep last night so we feel a lot better today. We will most likely be headed home tomorrow but they haven't really told us any of that yet.<br /><br />It is insane all the emotion involved in having a child. Even though we both knew it was coming and thought we were prepared, we were immediately given a larger capacity to love that we never knew before. Everything about him is perfect and we can't keep our eyes off of him.<br /><br />Thanks again for all of your prayers, thoughts & messages to us. We can't wait for everyone to meet him!<br /><br />Matt, Natalie & LincolnMatt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-83962872206363601932009-07-27T22:17:00.004-04:002009-07-27T22:35:35.808-04:00It's a Beautiful Day... or night!Well the time is finally here! We are at the Community North Hospital tonight here in Indy and Natalie is all hooked up to the baby monitor. We are expecting our little Lincoln to make his debut into the world sometime tomorrow hopefully. We are both still in disbelief that it is really happening. With all the doctor visits the last few weeks, it felt like the normal drive to the hospital to get checked out. <br /><br />We have also tried to keep things exciting on our last day. We were loading the car up tonight and the dogs decided they needed to run which led to both of us chasing the dogs about a block away from our house! Our neighbors got a kick out of Natalie running through the grassy field down the road. Matt & Janelle, thanks again for housing our wild dogs for a few days for us! We know we owe you big time for taking on Nixon! <br /><br />Well here is one of our first ultrasound pictures of Lincoln at 10 weeks. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20GsvHr-QwvuS8i_YwLFuKa9k5nTZArrmGRC77EbiIr3f6a2wTTdY80M6CLy03m46JdjbB0lOwUVWlBAzJkOEUweKpzDBN7Osywmrre2GrpBlarlH_kuN-_1tZyXj1tb0-ZPnt1vqEWI/s1600-h/10wks2days.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20GsvHr-QwvuS8i_YwLFuKa9k5nTZArrmGRC77EbiIr3f6a2wTTdY80M6CLy03m46JdjbB0lOwUVWlBAzJkOEUweKpzDBN7Osywmrre2GrpBlarlH_kuN-_1tZyXj1tb0-ZPnt1vqEWI/s320/10wks2days.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363329667057256658" /></a><br /><br /> It has been an incredible journey and extremely fascinating to see him grow and develop all of his parts. We are in awe of God's creation and are so excited to be able to hold him tomorrow! <br /><br />We will keep you all posted and get pictures up as soon as possible. Thank you for all the love and support we have felt from so many close friends and family.<br /><br />Matt & NatMatt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-32151336719050836602009-07-11T09:10:00.002-04:002009-07-11T09:19:19.495-04:00The countdown begins!As most of you know, we are approaching on the birthdate of our first son! We are so excited to meet our little Lincoln and still trying to wrap our brains around the idea of raising a child as far as teaching, being an example for him, etc. We are blown away by the beauty of God's creation every time we see Lincoln on the ultrasound screen and I am sure the amazement will continue once he arrives in a few weeks.<br /><br />July 28th here we come!<br /><br />PS - Look how hot Natalie is right now!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PKEvN_4DwjA51yIp20S5LhtunMRB5RvbOsOuTezoGTadlBJw6JcqIa8390Qb2nn5iC3XGjpZkt38QW6qQfcWcdeMw9jPodmMtRNehiu1ndZ6NrOTTIQvMSANMSaS8vx0Hx4aX8kgJ00/s1600-h/5920_659620867538_20711194_39584899_2838699_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PKEvN_4DwjA51yIp20S5LhtunMRB5RvbOsOuTezoGTadlBJw6JcqIa8390Qb2nn5iC3XGjpZkt38QW6qQfcWcdeMw9jPodmMtRNehiu1ndZ6NrOTTIQvMSANMSaS8vx0Hx4aX8kgJ00/s320/5920_659620867538_20711194_39584899_2838699_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357191478063090162" /></a>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-1638952080958714832009-01-14T18:08:00.000-05:002009-01-14T18:09:01.982-05:00For those who appreciate Switchfoot & Nickel Creek<table width="400" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2487723&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2487723&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2487723">Fiction Family - When She's Near</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1005122">ATO Records</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</td></tr><tr ><td ><a href='http://www.fan2band.com/dl/atorecords/fictionfamily/182020_2422_77_3235'><img src='http://www.fan2band.com/di/atorecords/fictionfamily/182020_2422_77_3235.jpg' border="0"/> </a></td></tr></table>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-13192260945362712842008-08-01T23:19:00.006-04:002008-08-01T23:38:13.143-04:00Gaub BabiesSo for those of you that haven't been following the Gaub babies at <br /><br />www.carepages.com/carepages/GaubGirls2<br /><br />Natalie's sister Lisa had her twin girls on June 10th in Philadelphia. My company purchased a piece of equipment a few months ago that needed picked up and it happened to be in 20 minutes from Andrew and Lisa. We worked it out to take one of my company trucks so we could get a free trip to Philly and the company could get the equipment. What seemed like a great plan really turned out to be a long trip home. To make a long story short, it took us 40 hrs to make a 9 hr trip home. We broke down 3 times and got towed all 3 times to Chevy dealerships. (The first 2 times I guess they just couldn't figure out what was going on) We ended up staying an extra night at a hotel and still didn't get home until 1 AM on the 3rd day. Needless to say we were tired and frustrated. Here is a summary of the trip home:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtd92sSge8yAaRV5vcnaxXap672yZihzY0IEQh-HXnS3wOg1jefV38roe0BjcghIZooBPJ9ZQt7pnC3pkP3FhQ8YYXFydfp4301jDBZVH9BchA_78xgI1MCbP2qDSPDQttTBfqqh9HuU/s1600-h/IMG_1871.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtd92sSge8yAaRV5vcnaxXap672yZihzY0IEQh-HXnS3wOg1jefV38roe0BjcghIZooBPJ9ZQt7pnC3pkP3FhQ8YYXFydfp4301jDBZVH9BchA_78xgI1MCbP2qDSPDQttTBfqqh9HuU/s320/IMG_1871.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229756570189672098" /></a><br />Us broke down at midnight after we coasted out of the tunnel through the mountains in PA.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHd0Oz93GVgmOW1dl5JYf55Lmw1Qa64yZaaZgFTNsRNS9ZdK6GQINJJe0xwGdXZcYvNM13S2lDECO4izMkfarmYW-SNabVYp5-9ZoDxJXwE53t_HIbemYhD3tgtsVaVfSjKI7l9wJx54/s1600-h/IMG_1885.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHd0Oz93GVgmOW1dl5JYf55Lmw1Qa64yZaaZgFTNsRNS9ZdK6GQINJJe0xwGdXZcYvNM13S2lDECO4izMkfarmYW-SNabVYp5-9ZoDxJXwE53t_HIbemYhD3tgtsVaVfSjKI7l9wJx54/s320/IMG_1885.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229756575887377794" /></a><br /><br />But we did have an awesome time while we were there. We got to hang out with Nora a lot since she was home. We had to visit little Ella everyday at the hospital. Ella is supposed to be home on the 11th as of our last update but you can follow their story on the link above. Here are some pictures of the little ones:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbIIAXsvENbZevLP4xfeFd0zkHvIiKwnWnKP1J9b34wfZ_kfyg10z8Yojg8vCKs0HpDMnq7BsZhMpXr-PORUzW3nZ7CwM8wvksnbxucWhNevP5Kg5SFiIQTRy8OwA8Pa3JOS02nnT0pU/s1600-h/IMG_1857.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbIIAXsvENbZevLP4xfeFd0zkHvIiKwnWnKP1J9b34wfZ_kfyg10z8Yojg8vCKs0HpDMnq7BsZhMpXr-PORUzW3nZ7CwM8wvksnbxucWhNevP5Kg5SFiIQTRy8OwA8Pa3JOS02nnT0pU/s320/IMG_1857.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229757742886239762" /></a><br />Natalie with Ella<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMxoheNBuXI6KhH93RFlNM9l2VGBdgk302R9n8pBNHJ1dWCLsL6dPuW2uVjPGhKY68TGUBMSkPs5l3YZZfT3vtQfLDRPMKS1MCQsErLoYcA1Ghk0DqDPaMX7qZCguxGD-0SWvFUst3gU/s1600-h/IMG_1863.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMxoheNBuXI6KhH93RFlNM9l2VGBdgk302R9n8pBNHJ1dWCLsL6dPuW2uVjPGhKY68TGUBMSkPs5l3YZZfT3vtQfLDRPMKS1MCQsErLoYcA1Ghk0DqDPaMX7qZCguxGD-0SWvFUst3gU/s320/IMG_1863.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229757748394217474" /></a><br />Matt and Ella<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPimvbKDmFxO2jTL7z8-ind_lZfNTY-AhimyEH-8QOLWej6NdOEvFCRsD4N3Z_-0zl1x3-8o0nYrMmMhiAIAD4cWy_x5LyPzmE_zLOOYFgG1F2uaVhdHX0jKygS2I9gFF4aJusV23Uts/s1600-h/IMG_1860.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPimvbKDmFxO2jTL7z8-ind_lZfNTY-AhimyEH-8QOLWej6NdOEvFCRsD4N3Z_-0zl1x3-8o0nYrMmMhiAIAD4cWy_x5LyPzmE_zLOOYFgG1F2uaVhdHX0jKygS2I9gFF4aJusV23Uts/s320/IMG_1860.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229757750412493154" /></a><br />Ella's tiny little foot<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhqiVnoL30ElHS29NQviyZ3vf0O5DfqWE4oFxLaOS9qTA_sytP6vQEoiOqEl-6nR-CpQ6gYqT693mBo4Bpj6qahzoyIZetPCrrl_W5Z8xnU3SFcqQFnJxTAuTn2zej_K4Ce-lqKjLrDY/s1600-h/IMG_1862.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhqiVnoL30ElHS29NQviyZ3vf0O5DfqWE4oFxLaOS9qTA_sytP6vQEoiOqEl-6nR-CpQ6gYqT693mBo4Bpj6qahzoyIZetPCrrl_W5Z8xnU3SFcqQFnJxTAuTn2zej_K4Ce-lqKjLrDY/s320/IMG_1862.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229757970550572834" /></a><br />Ella<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsmikHwbn37T-oc6Tig8vXoWepoLeboJobSRDzT65TON3jmy-XQoJ_AgALp-PHC5_G5xc9E7IFvbC5JfJFQjnMyXyAZfFGZq3iZVBHQ4oO2L0LZT80F5tfF6xgXNTSkLmc1RqmvTZHp0/s1600-h/IMG_1865.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsmikHwbn37T-oc6Tig8vXoWepoLeboJobSRDzT65TON3jmy-XQoJ_AgALp-PHC5_G5xc9E7IFvbC5JfJFQjnMyXyAZfFGZq3iZVBHQ4oO2L0LZT80F5tfF6xgXNTSkLmc1RqmvTZHp0/s320/IMG_1865.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229757973761682242" /></a><br />Nora (sorry Nora, we need more pictures of you)<br /><br />In no way with this post give you a good understanding of what they all have gone through. The girls have been very strong and have gone through way more than the average person already. Feel free to check out their story and we will let you know when they get a new blog after Ella is released.Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-8170824880781920072008-08-01T23:13:00.003-04:002008-08-01T23:19:16.772-04:00Cubs GameWe made a trip up to my favorite place on earth on June 22nd to see the Cubs play the White Sox. We hung out at the Cubby Bear with Rhett before the game. Problem was that the game got changed from TBD to a 7 PM Central time game which got us back home about 4:30 AM on Monday and I was at work by 8. It was worth the trip to see the Cubs sweep the Sox. I am saving my money to hang out in Chicago when they play in the World Series this year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNaR4_e1uubMWQEm-omkcz_ei3MMvVezCS84Tr0eBaaZR95V75-plmvCnA_gAoD2wDEKIygZYfDEbLdaM4vhLk1_RjnTH2mc-mT3TuPnjY8Jz_vOeJRN9m8wvS-24f0LQlAfMM7fqnpc/s1600-h/IMG_1816.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNaR4_e1uubMWQEm-omkcz_ei3MMvVezCS84Tr0eBaaZR95V75-plmvCnA_gAoD2wDEKIygZYfDEbLdaM4vhLk1_RjnTH2mc-mT3TuPnjY8Jz_vOeJRN9m8wvS-24f0LQlAfMM7fqnpc/s320/IMG_1816.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229754333743211650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBYyP1xYtIKnhfQxYcxo9rIS9VPoTCf4fA6BP4WlFm4waogHkgbEqvsK6CXSsoL-p50jOGjmDHjBNH_1k-BSb30PQOEHLXN6GoNdfH97pXvxQNsCnnJDItkLl-tiXU48CWZYWtG_lExg/s1600-h/IMG_1815.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBYyP1xYtIKnhfQxYcxo9rIS9VPoTCf4fA6BP4WlFm4waogHkgbEqvsK6CXSsoL-p50jOGjmDHjBNH_1k-BSb30PQOEHLXN6GoNdfH97pXvxQNsCnnJDItkLl-tiXU48CWZYWtG_lExg/s320/IMG_1815.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229754336702742866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt1U9ntqhqet2r-RhsXnumIHcwvxt7_V23EaIzG6aIw5ttie4Xjm9XoRlwHunfpTpdtRN5aGUIE1GBztQrmwd8O2o9RKsdjklKZ5RuaCgjmeaP1BMdcJJkWb4sad69o7Qb1IKrhc0ykc/s1600-h/IMG_1818.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt1U9ntqhqet2r-RhsXnumIHcwvxt7_V23EaIzG6aIw5ttie4Xjm9XoRlwHunfpTpdtRN5aGUIE1GBztQrmwd8O2o9RKsdjklKZ5RuaCgjmeaP1BMdcJJkWb4sad69o7Qb1IKrhc0ykc/s320/IMG_1818.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229754648494135154" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1Kd36YF2nRW19QmuY2ihx-75g3uUUe8hc6t6W8NLJn1bNKj3dcXQ2x5D2m9HZcxcmni02G4TkiuHRrld_GzrypDMy9wfJPhNMwztkZcesDWCbCjiqDvHKNHvjJoH0AcqmAX7qj6GfyE/s1600-h/IMG_1819.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1Kd36YF2nRW19QmuY2ihx-75g3uUUe8hc6t6W8NLJn1bNKj3dcXQ2x5D2m9HZcxcmni02G4TkiuHRrld_GzrypDMy9wfJPhNMwztkZcesDWCbCjiqDvHKNHvjJoH0AcqmAX7qj6GfyE/s320/IMG_1819.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229754655143559490" /></a>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-21367513139644991262008-08-01T23:10:00.003-04:002008-08-01T23:13:20.085-04:00DogsSo we decided on the name Nixon for our new puppy. She has been a handful for us and is growing so fast. She is the same height as Nevada now but just skinnier still. The vet said they wouldn't be surprised if she gets to be 50-60 lbs. We'll see how it goes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroKRIfrmM864wdW8CsxUdlGhXxJpTMD854Ekq8Tufg5_HHkMyc787yG6OumXFwNQXg5i3yr8hmYDjqMq2AOCnh5tW7Z26mHuKAwZAuye-FKkfh9sf1Kl5tUIxw5A-RCzzLp-MdvyzNxA/s1600-h/IMG_1826.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroKRIfrmM864wdW8CsxUdlGhXxJpTMD854Ekq8Tufg5_HHkMyc787yG6OumXFwNQXg5i3yr8hmYDjqMq2AOCnh5tW7Z26mHuKAwZAuye-FKkfh9sf1Kl5tUIxw5A-RCzzLp-MdvyzNxA/s320/IMG_1826.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229752906238122450" /></a>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-48548206604144089322008-06-16T22:14:00.003-04:002008-06-16T22:19:30.163-04:00Newest Troyer!Well we broke down today and got another puppy. Our Foxie passed away back in September and we have noticed the change in Nevada so the best way to cure that was to get another one for her to play with. We adopted the new puppy from the Humane Society here in Indianapolis and knew we had to get her the moment we saw her. Here are a few pictures of the dogs. We still haven't got a name but have a few good ideas. Feel free to comment on some name ideas as well!<br /><br />As I type this, she is chewing on the cord to our computer so I gotta get going.. Here we go again...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27vDz59ehCZTHteD0PmpK3Z8UgcB4415Xfg9I-bBVlD5_pZ6bpzKzNedGQc2KeRnOhL0qt8VkH4hI0fDAG09fUzQSxMCPW0-fhW90w8z0b0mw86dYn0dTXMxN7wtCHtXg0xFOFWROYog/s1600-h/dogs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27vDz59ehCZTHteD0PmpK3Z8UgcB4415Xfg9I-bBVlD5_pZ6bpzKzNedGQc2KeRnOhL0qt8VkH4hI0fDAG09fUzQSxMCPW0-fhW90w8z0b0mw86dYn0dTXMxN7wtCHtXg0xFOFWROYog/s320/dogs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212669109544016930" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVP7qoFGa6Dbn6pwWQFd3ktM1F2girtMYrH-g8SX77JJtY4P5eNo9-qvE1lFDwx3C13dIQGfvscnCHM4hGPzmnS7yJy9cQTcCD7u2uK5Vjxrwz-H6rrdEibs9QObkGyDV2vaSzgkoVXQ/s1600-h/puppy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVP7qoFGa6Dbn6pwWQFd3ktM1F2girtMYrH-g8SX77JJtY4P5eNo9-qvE1lFDwx3C13dIQGfvscnCHM4hGPzmnS7yJy9cQTcCD7u2uK5Vjxrwz-H6rrdEibs9QObkGyDV2vaSzgkoVXQ/s320/puppy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212669109410628770" /></a>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-829216206907680782008-05-26T17:50:00.005-04:002008-05-26T18:10:00.181-04:00Deck remodelWe got started on our deck project this last week and made some great progress over the weekend. Mom & Dad Troyer came down and helped get most the way done with the deck. The old deck was 12 x 12 and the new deck is about 14 x 21 with another 10 x 10 so it a lot larger. Here is a before picture and how it looks today. Just need to finish the other stairs and the rails this week. Don't look at the house though! We are planning on residing the house sometime this summer as well and we should have all the major projects done! Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLLXIvxTPeBrZwF8iEOKCYOBAS00apuLGKdAivompp2Z8Bg2Z8Nd-5jqZZk6xPdHEB4ql5JOakQNPABC7DIxAmms6XsGPoRKC4qmq9RAqW2qVh2FxHR3hhX8hOMv-8Yz1skk6glZfQYU/s1600-h/deck1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLLXIvxTPeBrZwF8iEOKCYOBAS00apuLGKdAivompp2Z8Bg2Z8Nd-5jqZZk6xPdHEB4ql5JOakQNPABC7DIxAmms6XsGPoRKC4qmq9RAqW2qVh2FxHR3hhX8hOMv-8Yz1skk6glZfQYU/s320/deck1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204811105353745586" /></a><br />After tearing off the old deck and adding some more posts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KmA8AoRV3_zvU5YO52tpfTGJ2SKhjgAoDhdclrugOB3mwNh1fiGrKcyGj704d1lcomeqM5oZNQRtR_UkaeW4jXtgy7Rne0oS0VXhndXPuQGc7mP7LSo7VGxLYpWCaZWGMRF3EWAP3F8/s1600-h/deck2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KmA8AoRV3_zvU5YO52tpfTGJ2SKhjgAoDhdclrugOB3mwNh1fiGrKcyGj704d1lcomeqM5oZNQRtR_UkaeW4jXtgy7Rne0oS0VXhndXPuQGc7mP7LSo7VGxLYpWCaZWGMRF3EWAP3F8/s320/deck2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204811758188774594" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOK4T_T2DQ4k4gu5j0RCVrV4Hlpjyb0Y76NMva3eeRT1_s0frx6uJfojVmmWatP-VuuE6sIVRmShUnzgj6PPH8EsaQHVis0QCutn71omKleGYcr6frnnxRE3GYp8EzM7avXMx_7RLW4Q/s1600-h/deck3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOK4T_T2DQ4k4gu5j0RCVrV4Hlpjyb0Y76NMva3eeRT1_s0frx6uJfojVmmWatP-VuuE6sIVRmShUnzgj6PPH8EsaQHVis0QCutn71omKleGYcr6frnnxRE3GYp8EzM7avXMx_7RLW4Q/s320/deck3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204811758188774610" /></a><br />New from back door view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_KrEVc6hBI_4phnbKomCUIJV22AB09RlK98PCIe0qslK8WHRo4wgG8f5vyBpxKq451H8rSAxqlW0z97tw8ZVpz29YRfatL26x1W_0Io4yFxNDWINOwXw8jVHEcRyuQUgQz3BSyd_-W4/s1600-h/deck4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_KrEVc6hBI_4phnbKomCUIJV22AB09RlK98PCIe0qslK8WHRo4wgG8f5vyBpxKq451H8rSAxqlW0z97tw8ZVpz29YRfatL26x1W_0Io4yFxNDWINOwXw8jVHEcRyuQUgQz3BSyd_-W4/s320/deck4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204811762483741922" /></a><br />New deck without stairs on other side and the railing.Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-33439128799886683152008-03-04T22:03:00.003-05:002008-03-04T22:08:58.962-05:00Finally a post!We know its been a while since we have posted anything and for that we apologize.<br /><br />Natalie and Nevada hanging out<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs-JjrSafbIQ9FLWOLGTvkyKOr3s2YFMTeqZsINjfoKLG_-1Y4WdWqEwUJAmpkVHtANSRdunW7tA_sBijMcwC9faFp-WHoTcZQi1vWLAn8uciT2iWoSb88l0INzU90-vGQ6oGe4vC8rY/s1600-h/IMG_1702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs-JjrSafbIQ9FLWOLGTvkyKOr3s2YFMTeqZsINjfoKLG_-1Y4WdWqEwUJAmpkVHtANSRdunW7tA_sBijMcwC9faFp-WHoTcZQi1vWLAn8uciT2iWoSb88l0INzU90-vGQ6oGe4vC8rY/s320/IMG_1702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174088159785513074" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPX0AlDfT0f_sN0GCyFBKrsNsxUEMBGWc5EPDEgyrDKmpOPLGsu2Rt1nppbwKwJFgcqMaGDvHYEm-Xa1TfIRfsslIl_IbxIDhUu27ML2tXGn3CxpkIYYal_-8QZrbyO0RuiLGkXgK5FY/s1600-h/IMG_1693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPX0AlDfT0f_sN0GCyFBKrsNsxUEMBGWc5EPDEgyrDKmpOPLGsu2Rt1nppbwKwJFgcqMaGDvHYEm-Xa1TfIRfsslIl_IbxIDhUu27ML2tXGn3CxpkIYYal_-8QZrbyO0RuiLGkXgK5FY/s320/IMG_1693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174088846980280450" /></a><br /><br />Check back soon. Hopefully you will see something new before another 3 months go by!Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-49946908728967263262007-12-16T14:15:00.000-05:002007-12-16T14:17:26.035-05:00Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hc5UpVn_AKN_MtIjPLXd9eI5DOEVWJ8UbkjuNcSaJdrhKyUMM39awTkGHm6ZocmClcnWmdW05ZcoCkB9PYonutTUu1SABFdkK9wT0Gojpvi19N1U6TD79tSf4GGgOoaIhSuuc0VxyYA/s1600-h/Christmas-Card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hc5UpVn_AKN_MtIjPLXd9eI5DOEVWJ8UbkjuNcSaJdrhKyUMM39awTkGHm6ZocmClcnWmdW05ZcoCkB9PYonutTUu1SABFdkK9wT0Gojpvi19N1U6TD79tSf4GGgOoaIhSuuc0VxyYA/s320/Christmas-Card.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144651948153319922" /></a>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-56456659794353585912007-12-09T19:34:00.001-05:002007-12-09T19:42:40.366-05:00Mia's BirthdayThis weekend was Natalie's sister, Mia's birthday. I won't tell you her age since she didn't sign my waver but Mia and I graduated the same year from high school. Natalie's parents came down and we had a fun weekend. Friday night we went to Benihana and had some amazing food. Then Saturday, Natalie went to work for half the day and we went shopping. Then Saturday night we went to El Torito Grill. It was a fun weekend with family and here are some shots from Friday night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCRPqFKUURufBBpK-d5hKVfV0FnGFThT_xmEcDNdvMgZCZWBigTris1bn44GZegSFPbkjNsZ9kdsdRsgJYDP5Eb5WTYbYpDZPFotkzgSNNFpsDPVfoXOS37ECjnHYEUh2TNwhqwUnW_E/s1600-h/IMG_1652.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCRPqFKUURufBBpK-d5hKVfV0FnGFThT_xmEcDNdvMgZCZWBigTris1bn44GZegSFPbkjNsZ9kdsdRsgJYDP5Eb5WTYbYpDZPFotkzgSNNFpsDPVfoXOS37ECjnHYEUh2TNwhqwUnW_E/s320/IMG_1652.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142137475303934034" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhaqq7lqmvSstn5-pj79BRItmWL7SRMN0AcSju5d5i1YFYiaMY8erNvLBexYvqnFUFOAwBF-HjtsrV3ostDuAI76CG41DPHR3gO8jWvBi6Vf1sNX2QEaS1EJumuZ3wLdRa6kO-5A8Vx8/s1600-h/IMG_1654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhaqq7lqmvSstn5-pj79BRItmWL7SRMN0AcSju5d5i1YFYiaMY8erNvLBexYvqnFUFOAwBF-HjtsrV3ostDuAI76CG41DPHR3gO8jWvBi6Vf1sNX2QEaS1EJumuZ3wLdRa6kO-5A8Vx8/s320/IMG_1654.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142137479598901346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbIyhXadnWHMAEkC3xyMVCMLwkTKVoRbp4f42wvBq1oZyosOWaiIuESNfqdEd9ogKvPRKg6LHy9TO-8X8vvCidbIRSze1ZBmmqbqEf3gEqWf_BhCNJo0E0LKbbEXTfwF93JudcMuXHIU/s1600-h/IMG_1655.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbIyhXadnWHMAEkC3xyMVCMLwkTKVoRbp4f42wvBq1oZyosOWaiIuESNfqdEd9ogKvPRKg6LHy9TO-8X8vvCidbIRSze1ZBmmqbqEf3gEqWf_BhCNJo0E0LKbbEXTfwF93JudcMuXHIU/s320/IMG_1655.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142137999289944178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkHrA61aX3OGGCVxCUF78ewUeUgpK_Irg4FdYQeQzkQXRDuKa78NyW2eokkavfmBrwn9NDFYhx_wI7Qt7IkAQGYdAVfEMJ1ZhjeOtpZMIeO4IpEjSPqYtcs6013mvML_HDyOLKxn8Qe0/s1600-h/IMG_1656.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkHrA61aX3OGGCVxCUF78ewUeUgpK_Irg4FdYQeQzkQXRDuKa78NyW2eokkavfmBrwn9NDFYhx_wI7Qt7IkAQGYdAVfEMJ1ZhjeOtpZMIeO4IpEjSPqYtcs6013mvML_HDyOLKxn8Qe0/s320/IMG_1656.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142137999289944194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqByxgXDZU4W8ffg9NEmDXr0Cjzz7g8kbwCbe0uPtF4iX2kHLZNZl0dozwQt7xZWC-fqyXIvjU8ZmEMHe80-kUxe6auX6LRVlu2cr6PF8FvBM7ppN3y9qVyjpxk1GnDcFd9ooDMN1SfI/s1600-h/IMG_1657.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqByxgXDZU4W8ffg9NEmDXr0Cjzz7g8kbwCbe0uPtF4iX2kHLZNZl0dozwQt7xZWC-fqyXIvjU8ZmEMHe80-kUxe6auX6LRVlu2cr6PF8FvBM7ppN3y9qVyjpxk1GnDcFd9ooDMN1SfI/s320/IMG_1657.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142138149613799570" /></a>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-87925501210073385342007-12-09T19:31:00.001-05:002007-12-09T19:34:04.023-05:00New Wheels!Natalie and I traded in my truck and bought a 2006 Jeep Commander. We are pretty excited about it. Here are a couple pictures of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvtfhDveBOTf4p1sronft4mB_FgzRWc128EgY6PPMXvD2_-pMKUT3cko3qgaqa3pUEZbMzwKaIrn29SiTgjOJmTh_b_5VKVQ2DX5lo1uD63OHU_sd1MTqZayred00gmoDg6I9DhYPDPw/s1600-h/IMG_1658.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvtfhDveBOTf4p1sronft4mB_FgzRWc128EgY6PPMXvD2_-pMKUT3cko3qgaqa3pUEZbMzwKaIrn29SiTgjOJmTh_b_5VKVQ2DX5lo1uD63OHU_sd1MTqZayred00gmoDg6I9DhYPDPw/s320/IMG_1658.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142135873281132594" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCiyKiAjEF9_QlWTfoNR1xcThKOLbhLxMMjWo0M0KNGLZdKjg7d_QwlI5ZqZZbY1gZRbY_Z3VO22UsuW4CWrbL_QhLSlskySGi6IbJp6rVcvixLQeXvK43Vq_uw4OsND5JLuWeOArtQo/s1600-h/IMG_1659.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCiyKiAjEF9_QlWTfoNR1xcThKOLbhLxMMjWo0M0KNGLZdKjg7d_QwlI5ZqZZbY1gZRbY_Z3VO22UsuW4CWrbL_QhLSlskySGi6IbJp6rVcvixLQeXvK43Vq_uw4OsND5JLuWeOArtQo/s320/IMG_1659.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142135877576099906" /></a>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-2908144928368567552007-12-03T19:05:00.000-05:002007-12-03T22:26:57.530-05:00Christmas Decorating<div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures of our house this Christmas. We finally put up some lights outside for the first time ever. We would have shown pictures of the inflatable nativity and the giant snow globe with 47 elves but we never bought them because we really don't like those things. <br />(Sorry to anyone who has those in their yard and is offended.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsEZvzOuXWetWv4goutwUjgEnh-X4MgPFY4WsaAksDa6rzz2wC8Xf6rJHfJYS74kDouzwhBQ1W1JaI_t6wqvgpvwjhTtSFP6JsG7a6wni5lVkQW_O8dkYRfsac6gtlXk5yzC8hR47Sy8/s1600-h/IMG_1644.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsEZvzOuXWetWv4goutwUjgEnh-X4MgPFY4WsaAksDa6rzz2wC8Xf6rJHfJYS74kDouzwhBQ1W1JaI_t6wqvgpvwjhTtSFP6JsG7a6wni5lVkQW_O8dkYRfsac6gtlXk5yzC8hR47Sy8/s320/IMG_1644.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139903984935831490" /></a><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/AVvXsEhOb65ydv4HJjE6U5TfNRnhvPsYMipYltXsSH7EGFqkGcFDbnkgfjxB5kTHkpstYEmCItDMpRG8XpkLCoTDLrVgiE5ZtYe5YzXYFyQ6cq1f6vllOWWfIbk8KV2XpVPgFDmYDMOOVsLsP38/s1600-h/IMG_1650.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOb65ydv4HJjE6U5TfNRnhvPsYMipYltXsSH7EGFqkGcFDbnkgfjxB5kTHkpstYEmCItDMpRG8XpkLCoTDLrVgiE5ZtYe5YzXYFyQ6cq1f6vllOWWfIbk8KV2XpVPgFDmYDMOOVsLsP38/s320/IMG_1650.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139903989230798802" /></a><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/AVvXsEiSfq4rleEeS1rslMTYNDDw25CbFd0NBtB2YkIVvP45Uz61UZ7GakzyHneGfBJoI-HNAtb3pXGH2vf76jlWEkKnY8a-_ByLJK7eIrZznJyevWyrVcnPvqZLXLInk9i_5Gl745p3qxi5wBQ/s1600-h/IMG_1647.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfq4rleEeS1rslMTYNDDw25CbFd0NBtB2YkIVvP45Uz61UZ7GakzyHneGfBJoI-HNAtb3pXGH2vf76jlWEkKnY8a-_ByLJK7eIrZznJyevWyrVcnPvqZLXLInk9i_5Gl745p3qxi5wBQ/s320/IMG_1647.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139904186799294434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Living Room</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW8ThyphenhyphenN1YM0hN3zZYP1Nm3OabRNI3Vth6PuFmvBjJ7H8cq_uKSsjCbK6s2N7NlT4gitJ4EJq2pDIJFgT0-CW7xdhmaWEjdm3QHssyWdWL-HAg1w7uK5Qp7tvqOO612vsE5llsj6BygZE/s1600-h/IMG_1646.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW8ThyphenhyphenN1YM0hN3zZYP1Nm3OabRNI3Vth6PuFmvBjJ7H8cq_uKSsjCbK6s2N7NlT4gitJ4EJq2pDIJFgT0-CW7xdhmaWEjdm3QHssyWdWL-HAg1w7uK5Qp7tvqOO612vsE5llsj6BygZE/s320/IMG_1646.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139904427317463058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Entryway<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/AVvXsEhIztcWzf-c7qbomzxN6jwtSn1cShVCHAY4NOCe4d-ITsrQqXTpCectkMmrcJifFtujgR5-CkxwvNhA_zg2MK6Liqf6Za96UGChv86oqvMqc7eUe6xzhL57PXNM9zIhcQZPm4cbYDGnrHQ/s1600-h/IMG_1648.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIztcWzf-c7qbomzxN6jwtSn1cShVCHAY4NOCe4d-ITsrQqXTpCectkMmrcJifFtujgR5-CkxwvNhA_zg2MK6Liqf6Za96UGChv86oqvMqc7eUe6xzhL57PXNM9zIhcQZPm4cbYDGnrHQ/s320/IMG_1648.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139904186799294450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dining Room<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/AVvXsEhU0XpyR65XVAHFptwFm0OMWnq5UJgtLb49C6v-D2Vs-VbtnIQJ8AW2N47NDL8OIA81Til4G7X68mEJrSV7sVQanaOPuvU8l8DOeqYkJA6CMC-yQoxmlHuGwPFJ5drrSobYZgiZ3GDLL4I/s1600-h/IMG_1649.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0XpyR65XVAHFptwFm0OMWnq5UJgtLb49C6v-D2Vs-VbtnIQJ8AW2N47NDL8OIA81Til4G7X68mEJrSV7sVQanaOPuvU8l8DOeqYkJA6CMC-yQoxmlHuGwPFJ5drrSobYZgiZ3GDLL4I/s320/IMG_1649.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139904697900402722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dining Room<br /></div></div>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081727120091504166.post-69767390865866350872007-12-01T11:22:00.001-05:002007-12-03T22:28:02.849-05:00Rathskeller & Rob Bell<div style="text-align: center;">Last night we got invited to go to dinner at the <a href="http://www.rathskeller.com/">Rathskeller</a> downtown and then go see <a href="http://www.marshill.org/about/rob/">Rob Bell</a> speak at the <a href="http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1785">Murat</a>. We were invited by Jeff Krajewski who is our neighbor and our pastor at <a href="http://www.cground.org/">Common Ground Church</a> here in Indy. We went with 10 of our neighbors here on our street so it was fun to hang out and with and have such cool neighbors. We were surprised when we got the the Murat that we had front row seats in the Great Hall that seats about 2500 people. Rob Bell came in and spoke for about 2 hours with no notes or anything. He is a captivating speaker who uses his incredible historical knowledge to help people understand our role as followers of Christ. His spoke about gods throughout human history and how people try to please their gods through rituals such as sacrifices at alters. He tied it to how we are not so different in that we get caught up with rituals and how things are supposed to be and a lot of time miss that our God is different and is a God of love. That's my short summary and he could explain it extremely better than I just did!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOgjSiKEJwOxPE57GTwhynKNPkIwA5kZj_vSokstIBIphs_B6ANhz2wPD9LFTuyt3OoMK-IxB45svnuAjTg-UEZtHnKnTe4LrjbcEEuzx-Pn9tXH6kH5MUnIzf1HSee8fT_Ak0YURJHg/s1600-h/IMG_1598.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOgjSiKEJwOxPE57GTwhynKNPkIwA5kZj_vSokstIBIphs_B6ANhz2wPD9LFTuyt3OoMK-IxB45svnuAjTg-UEZtHnKnTe4LrjbcEEuzx-Pn9tXH6kH5MUnIzf1HSee8fT_Ak0YURJHg/s320/IMG_1598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139048569184388994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Eye level with the stage<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/AVvXsEjO_PsnooTtJR5rkVjgY-g90mXrPpWGYblioubojyhqftnYWn-fRrclzh6JUImJFClEkFs73rhDVnVVL6aVWYEk2spMapxZNWz1F2d3J96vjjpgjp_a9pfljERcWIkhcnvHuEXHGAqS1xQ/s1600-h/IMG_1599.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_PsnooTtJR5rkVjgY-g90mXrPpWGYblioubojyhqftnYWn-fRrclzh6JUImJFClEkFs73rhDVnVVL6aVWYEk2spMapxZNWz1F2d3J96vjjpgjp_a9pfljERcWIkhcnvHuEXHGAqS1xQ/s320/IMG_1599.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139048577774323602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Front and 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/AVvXsEh_fShxhKNIpJnFRy5L54XKrDY3FxjEoDTVOShP1eoA9vGvCE26YywwKz9AMOSWJZMVEiJpVmVUQGKDvRvI3lkOOOBl7AiEJIeZgdR2CVaKBVOE84i3d3qUqZoMqqnD9hMaSJMo5CQqUaE/s1600-h/IMG_1603.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fShxhKNIpJnFRy5L54XKrDY3FxjEoDTVOShP1eoA9vGvCE26YywwKz9AMOSWJZMVEiJpVmVUQGKDvRvI3lkOOOBl7AiEJIeZgdR2CVaKBVOE84i3d3qUqZoMqqnD9hMaSJMo5CQqUaE/s320/IMG_1603.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139048577774323618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Great Hall at Murat<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/AVvXsEiDCSo2qd6F3jzct4C6pWeEcyg21QP5clScIxT3jIowpmBnwL24vL_L_hs7Z-uUQvH5jwDWsZLMezhrATtnQ1TuVJpPL2TpOMVS8dNoghmxhtnyo-sADjaTFe4Rb20cjwTrnSt7LyklxeI/s1600-h/IMG_1604.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCSo2qd6F3jzct4C6pWeEcyg21QP5clScIxT3jIowpmBnwL24vL_L_hs7Z-uUQvH5jwDWsZLMezhrATtnQ1TuVJpPL2TpOMVS8dNoghmxhtnyo-sADjaTFe4Rb20cjwTrnSt7LyklxeI/s320/IMG_1604.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139048582069290930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rob Bell on the alter<br /></div>Matt & Natalie Troyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028974946689751178noreply@blogger.com2