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Hope these pictures answer that question.</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="849" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 366 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3d3e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3d4e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 495 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="3d2e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>September 1, 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mel wrote: Since Ella suddenly learned to crawl yesterday, I've been working on childproofing the house and moved her playpen downstairs. She loves exploring everything!</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3ce68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3cd68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3cc68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3cb68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3ca68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 357 WIDTH="371"><div> <B>August 30, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Ella and I stopped by to meet baby Kabir today, my friend's Kapeela's baby. He was born just born last night.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3c877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><bR> <div> <B>Hard to believe these two will be in the same grade at school</B>.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3c677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3c268e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><bR> <div> <B>Mel wrote: </B></div> <div> <B>Ella in her watermelon outfit from Dabba. She fits right in at the produce isle.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3c477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="771" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="389"><div> <B>August 26, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Mel wrote: We went to the Boys and Girls club annual chairty event.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <IMG SRC="3be77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3bf68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 522 ><NOBR><div> <B>August 24, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Ella appears to really love her turtle!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3bc68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>August 23, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Check out the drool!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3bb68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 342 ><NOBR><div> <B>August 21, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Happy Birthday, DeDe!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3b877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3ba77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 521 WIDTH="389"><div> <B>Ella wore her Healdsburg shirt today in honor of Grandpa's birthday!</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3b568e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3b668e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 540 ><NOBR><div> <B>Aug. 17, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Daddy brought home a new swimsuit for Miss </B><B>El</B><B>la.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3b468e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <B>Aug. 16, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Today we learned cold soda cans feel great on teething gums!</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3b268e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>August 15, 2006</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3b1e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 610 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3b068e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><bR> <div> <B>August 14, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>Mel wrote: I think Miss Ella is getting close to cutting a tooth - her teeth are really bugging her so she spent much of today sucking on a wet washcloth (see picture). Somehow that helps!</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3af68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 WIDTH="371"><bR> <div> <B>August 13, 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mel wrote: We went to Melissa and Andrew's last night to go swimming. The babies in the picture are Ayden and Sophia. Ella was somewhat the playground bully, grabbing the other kids and taking their toys away. She even kept trying to take Sophia's shoes off her feet because they looked like little bears. Someone needs lessons in 'playing nice'.</B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3ac77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3aa77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3a877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3a677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>August 11, 2006</B></div> <div> Ella eating prunes</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3a477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="371"><bR> <div> <B>August 10, 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ella's working really hard on figuring out how to escape from her crib. I think she looks like a little jailbird in the first photo.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3a277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3a068e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I can't believe Ella is six months old already!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="795" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 429 WIDTH="371"><div> <B>August 9, 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="39f77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Mel wrote: We're weaning Ella straight to a cup (since the bottle is her nemesis), and she really gets a kick out of trying to to it herself.</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>August 7, 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="39ce0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="39977190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="39b77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>August 6, 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="38ee0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="790" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 516 WIDTH="408"><div> <IMG SRC="39777190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Mel wrote: Pictures from dinner last night at Haleiwa Joes. Ella has decided restaurant tables make fabulous teething toys, so we have to bring wipes to wash the table down before we let her near it.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> High school buddy Tiffany Miller visiting.</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="38f68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="39477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="39277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>