tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78008726798127166902024-03-21T16:16:44.024-07:00Slickman BoysThe Slickman Family is a busy one to say the least! Our family consists of 4 people. Two boys, a mommy, and a daddy. Ravi is the eldest of our children, he is 5 years old. Xavier is 3 years old but acts 5, in order to keep up with his big brother. Both boys keep our family laughing and extremely busy. They are two truly amazing little people!Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-31671802785396886122010-08-15T16:51:00.000-07:002010-08-15T17:00:43.966-07:00Chuck E Cheese<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtdXqHzS-WAfnbwKBZn9Ju9GEm-SlqpfRME9sOk9lGkQOBZRUnjPbsb9d3S9ul9jQlt6GtO_CxCGWT2Ksy4HB8j7Mihq3O3Qrv_H8O8RvhOFRsrkH52etDuxqT5Za7Mmr_Yzyaq2c7V7r/s1600/DSC03280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505790558968240306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtdXqHzS-WAfnbwKBZn9Ju9GEm-SlqpfRME9sOk9lGkQOBZRUnjPbsb9d3S9ul9jQlt6GtO_CxCGWT2Ksy4HB8j7Mihq3O3Qrv_H8O8RvhOFRsrkH52etDuxqT5Za7Mmr_Yzyaq2c7V7r/s320/DSC03280.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>After church today we went to Chuck E Cheese. Ravi kept saying, "Momma, I want to take a picture with you". Of course, that was the one ride that had a line. So we kept checking back and eventually took a picture just him and I, as requested. Afterwards, he picked up the picture and said, "here Momma, for you". I said, "don't you want it for your room. We can hang it on the wall". He said, "No, I got it for you, so when I go to school tomorrow, if you start missing me, you can look at the picture. It'll make you happy". My heart melted. I love him soooooo much. :-) Your probably wondering where was Xavier during all of this? My little bundle of energy was in the background saying, "hurry up, water game, water game". He had his eyes on a messier game. :-)LOVE MY BOYS!</div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-81080471919798520122010-08-11T19:54:00.001-07:002010-08-11T19:57:04.647-07:00Kindergarten Day Two<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURa8k9nB_NibbOYiqlZqJf23FgTmC29x34-PjR8c9bYCvWKyMK9Hi81U5Hbj3s3WpRAV2jxcV_VUNH3kvayTjrWr_WFpqM38XF6Agr8fd-fE6HC9AWh5-SdnjakFhWM_C_Z-xwAKlcjT8/s1600/DSC03254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504351596579902802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURa8k9nB_NibbOYiqlZqJf23FgTmC29x34-PjR8c9bYCvWKyMK9Hi81U5Hbj3s3WpRAV2jxcV_VUNH3kvayTjrWr_WFpqM38XF6Agr8fd-fE6HC9AWh5-SdnjakFhWM_C_Z-xwAKlcjT8/s320/DSC03254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpZdH0lLLzRxkSgTD_hCubGbFmhFDECA-xhGY50EYYbwrcnhDdUQ6iI6jvrWQHUWjMB0xR3iGhcu7VylPvB3N0sv7k-B1NRTDOTizKmkW5Js9hsLSbdbHUkInMGrxyF9NugZ16MZTpOsC/s1600/DSC03253.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504351587676700594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpZdH0lLLzRxkSgTD_hCubGbFmhFDECA-xhGY50EYYbwrcnhDdUQ6iI6jvrWQHUWjMB0xR3iGhcu7VylPvB3N0sv7k-B1NRTDOTizKmkW5Js9hsLSbdbHUkInMGrxyF9NugZ16MZTpOsC/s320/DSC03253.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdz3zg3Jbc5PQb566YFMmL8PMl_ZOP3JbJf7IyS1P1I059fnXHULVuMmTMq8B4BaooA4LjkJ4Hb5cvWLO06zDZQYJXKYFBkK14Qhx0B6He3Uv5prfeV6SaJuD5sK26OtysCr9sHm9PefI/s1600/DSC03251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504351580331332754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdz3zg3Jbc5PQb566YFMmL8PMl_ZOP3JbJf7IyS1P1I059fnXHULVuMmTMq8B4BaooA4LjkJ4Hb5cvWLO06zDZQYJXKYFBkK14Qhx0B6He3Uv5prfeV6SaJuD5sK26OtysCr9sHm9PefI/s320/DSC03251.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Day two of Kindergarten was GREAT for Ravi and tolerable for me. Looks like we are getting use to the NEW routine. :-)</div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-18088057612930189532010-08-10T20:31:00.000-07:002010-08-11T18:38:17.415-07:00Ravi's first day of Kindergarten<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpsxH3tIdjrTMWjHFYswn-AdQs_ip78ocGgXgj1yJp5nBbNFv-MN64lcZRKVTuTFOSQLFvWfEEuO9rJ-aU7SPPSzf1oGOH0vhLbV6iTfNofaFWkqiQrygOzeZxiSrF0ef42rIQnxKpOyV/s1600/DSC03238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503995370180309714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpsxH3tIdjrTMWjHFYswn-AdQs_ip78ocGgXgj1yJp5nBbNFv-MN64lcZRKVTuTFOSQLFvWfEEuO9rJ-aU7SPPSzf1oGOH0vhLbV6iTfNofaFWkqiQrygOzeZxiSrF0ef42rIQnxKpOyV/s320/DSC03238.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUowfmrhdbcTNwYgFNNQSVy4CCGoZ-hVTFMl6XWERreybq53Qpb8mHzKXju6J6tmEQqZDgAb-M0hSMsxTdCB8_u273fl660wK5RjYSRuXZRiOBfy2xWT-7cvVInD89unOdBntF1TsNvUX/s1600/DSC03236.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503995365714118546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUowfmrhdbcTNwYgFNNQSVy4CCGoZ-hVTFMl6XWERreybq53Qpb8mHzKXju6J6tmEQqZDgAb-M0hSMsxTdCB8_u273fl660wK5RjYSRuXZRiOBfy2xWT-7cvVInD89unOdBntF1TsNvUX/s320/DSC03236.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b41_5sALnBV0_KGlDqIQ5qInZVC-7GBJ6hqdpOYrHiqXRpJiXlYZlOZ4TfRF3PNx6PgUUPW9jhmQQrsAm8mRdA2s9xOOxEWWc1T4EP1ct9bI7J0lPMfhDLctcXJxM1hTKYdxEJgy9DNL/s1600/DSC03216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503995360327564354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b41_5sALnBV0_KGlDqIQ5qInZVC-7GBJ6hqdpOYrHiqXRpJiXlYZlOZ4TfRF3PNx6PgUUPW9jhmQQrsAm8mRdA2s9xOOxEWWc1T4EP1ct9bI7J0lPMfhDLctcXJxM1hTKYdxEJgy9DNL/s320/DSC03216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwp2tCPdgb029QxXGlp_iHhacfNkFwXi_VTBX-No3bnIYMZ_DDC68zEtUQG6bjtDF3ozLajHk3pOIDCBQjj1EoPfKmaOlcDB9Siz_WKsTL7zSP_ugZixGd8sAELvib2zhJaclchsUoMlY/s1600/DSC03213.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503995354083046338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwp2tCPdgb029QxXGlp_iHhacfNkFwXi_VTBX-No3bnIYMZ_DDC68zEtUQG6bjtDF3ozLajHk3pOIDCBQjj1EoPfKmaOlcDB9Siz_WKsTL7zSP_ugZixGd8sAELvib2zhJaclchsUoMlY/s320/DSC03213.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN26VSklCkZaer2fi9D0ydshDl9ta2pfomdAFA5Rv1LRQxLK4AYRgp3w8PwSOlbDda3sl1x61uKFdCTJ5XrLAxzEw2cdZRf7X498pL-BODTVnRv10hXWGEszHeMaPxPfzkPuoAz27eghwJ/s1600/DSC03212.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503995349927984226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN26VSklCkZaer2fi9D0ydshDl9ta2pfomdAFA5Rv1LRQxLK4AYRgp3w8PwSOlbDda3sl1x61uKFdCTJ5XrLAxzEw2cdZRf7X498pL-BODTVnRv10hXWGEszHeMaPxPfzkPuoAz27eghwJ/s320/DSC03212.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Talk about an emotional rollercoaster. Today was one of those days. Ravi went to his first day of school. I was excited for him, but at the same time was worried about the unknown. I wanted to protect him from anything negative that may come his way. After all, he is about half the size of most of his classmates. Realizing it is unrealistic to have a mother protecting you for all the days of your life. I put on my game face and smiled. I was determined to cheer him on and make him feel safe. This was the norm and I wanted him to feel good about school. It was outside his classroom when reality REALLY hit me. I stooped down and leaned into him. I realized this is it. I am stretching out my heart strings and will be leaving a third of my heart at school today. I kissed him on the cheek and said, "ok baby, I love you, have fun today." He looked up at me with a smile and said, "I love you too Momma, bye." Off he went into the classroom. I walked five steps and I felt warm tears falling under my sunglasses. As I drove home, I thought of him as a baby, all my favorite memories and then thought of little boy he is now. I smiled through my tears as well as laughed at myself. I am excited to gain even more memories throughout this precious time. But, I feel as though time is passing like sand in my hand. Too quickly to hang on to. All too bitter sweet. I swear I was staring at the clock all day and finally it was time to pick him up. I get there and hear. "Hi Momma." And just like that my heart was back in my chest. I felt complete again. During the ride home I heard about everything from recess, cafeteria food, and story time. I even was suprised with an arts and craft project. Oh, the many precious memories I am getting now. :-)</div></div></div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-63600768001035096262010-08-07T20:39:00.001-07:002010-08-07T20:43:50.421-07:00Pool time with Cousins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sOu8ype6vamJdrF_jgddRyqRrZuYpi_9uXB3fREcOjT2zlXPPZejGKoL-b4UJkc4QCL4QFcxQsELhyphenhyphenqnUHW38X0x4KtnCWK0sDKIfBXlEwj_hybQ0Gbz6GBavmOSw8LOvec2fZjJDoOB/s1600/DSC03689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502879292773969666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sOu8ype6vamJdrF_jgddRyqRrZuYpi_9uXB3fREcOjT2zlXPPZejGKoL-b4UJkc4QCL4QFcxQsELhyphenhyphenqnUHW38X0x4KtnCWK0sDKIfBXlEwj_hybQ0Gbz6GBavmOSw8LOvec2fZjJDoOB/s320/DSC03689.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h1CXSuecueu5LRKzhm8_OxEZnrw_R12_WlXpfYHvZzUcjVtY04_czLF55ZpqwUQqkMbcNpZJJs6tOuwUmRzPkBMJ46n32W3lh3ddYCwMsEcYbxBdRWklU-AKNpf66_WgKkeEjWS4LYm8/s1600/DSC03679.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBvADqMyAukX7VeFmckG2CGgHwVP2b0aNYFCfRDcneCRDOKDaAcmIwcKhjrANO3jFJxSLENx-8CYyORp44yKNhifQBAS-uq597kDL8BFbB62evzLbrJQzhud-_tI5x2t_vk99G0SHVtSv/s1600/DSC03673.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502879277015649298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBvADqMyAukX7VeFmckG2CGgHwVP2b0aNYFCfRDcneCRDOKDaAcmIwcKhjrANO3jFJxSLENx-8CYyORp44yKNhifQBAS-uq597kDL8BFbB62evzLbrJQzhud-_tI5x2t_vk99G0SHVtSv/s320/DSC03673.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>So Ravi and Xavier hung out in the pool with their Cousins. I gotta say being part of a large family is pretty awesome when you see the kids together. Man, are they cute! Must run in the family. :-)</div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-69613143233727514252010-08-07T10:04:00.000-07:002010-08-07T10:11:28.115-07:00Rain one, Mommy zero.So I made plans to take Ravi horseback riding today. Plans that were set months ago and of course, the few times of the year it rains, it happens to flood the ranch we were going to! I received a call an hour before I was suppose to leave explaining that the rain made a mess of the ranch we needed to reschedule!!! Ughhh....I was very disappointed but it wasn't their fault. Go figure we ask for rain so many times throughout the year and when it finally comes it foils my plans. Sooooo.......time for the back up plan. Ravi has been asking to go eat sushi. Today's NEW plans Ichi Ban. :-)Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-46368661975489886432010-08-06T14:49:00.000-07:002010-08-06T15:08:24.881-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuDQMwk5fAtIRtBAHtsgAbVNdOqEm6yRawaxYEbtjUWeoM5LSuMnVq4yCVYkPXPCu_TEGWpldogh9sC0n7YCdiix6Zy-vBYaFBTVBMVCWGylQm6ANRu15-uUqPnzlK7db8Ec4E0y8JE73/s1600/DSC03667.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502418931763916002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuDQMwk5fAtIRtBAHtsgAbVNdOqEm6yRawaxYEbtjUWeoM5LSuMnVq4yCVYkPXPCu_TEGWpldogh9sC0n7YCdiix6Zy-vBYaFBTVBMVCWGylQm6ANRu15-uUqPnzlK7db8Ec4E0y8JE73/s320/DSC03667.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bu7rn9MeNJeNb761xo1taIdcG4o6yQFLISX9jS9i5k5U9mbFDgzBeni5yrIu6wNff5-JR3hcMpUFm7OM1nQc2bpFcLBqHtbiy7mO5QTQUCk0_z0lhm0e9lVo000WitpKoiwbuIIJLkeh/s1600/DSC03661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502418921479148146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bu7rn9MeNJeNb761xo1taIdcG4o6yQFLISX9jS9i5k5U9mbFDgzBeni5yrIu6wNff5-JR3hcMpUFm7OM1nQc2bpFcLBqHtbiy7mO5QTQUCk0_z0lhm0e9lVo000WitpKoiwbuIIJLkeh/s320/DSC03661.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1GXlZEL48yrVCT_MuPyU82glEJnZuzvrtuvPkFnOo4yU3dmAO6cxZWN-1ROsanqGYqgyd401wl2ypDVugelgepa_iQYUUrx3hJSwfnZFz3trfZyoTS2t3THHLd-BMlx1i5qVKV3pDZ0p/s1600/DSC03659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502418913808463618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1GXlZEL48yrVCT_MuPyU82glEJnZuzvrtuvPkFnOo4yU3dmAO6cxZWN-1ROsanqGYqgyd401wl2ypDVugelgepa_iQYUUrx3hJSwfnZFz3trfZyoTS2t3THHLd-BMlx1i5qVKV3pDZ0p/s320/DSC03659.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDDiuK8H3c3axBQqRIq6XEpnF7yIfbR4jIdM-7V65CeFebkA7vkp0hXSpKbluSBebs_-KXsa96sJO9qOMMAq5dkuwqApn6I7SmUSG1D2KuM6eqo0DDf4hM8hye2ocqyLycN6sPgmajyQm/s1600/DSC03657.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502418907449601378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDDiuK8H3c3axBQqRIq6XEpnF7yIfbR4jIdM-7V65CeFebkA7vkp0hXSpKbluSBebs_-KXsa96sJO9qOMMAq5dkuwqApn6I7SmUSG1D2KuM6eqo0DDf4hM8hye2ocqyLycN6sPgmajyQm/s320/DSC03657.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLLpDdc-7p242Z6S6CRYA5MBc3163E3-ZrCAA3DmkOHhNy69-xJDP9w7QwW12qeht60qbMDA_ex0iV5YSlcr9MTCqv47sF-RYDyh1mWToafiHprXYjWtfJumuqc7PSE2Hp3tKdMXvm06_/s1600/Ravi+at+desk.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502418902976456514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLLpDdc-7p242Z6S6CRYA5MBc3163E3-ZrCAA3DmkOHhNy69-xJDP9w7QwW12qeht60qbMDA_ex0iV5YSlcr9MTCqv47sF-RYDyh1mWToafiHprXYjWtfJumuqc7PSE2Hp3tKdMXvm06_/s320/Ravi+at+desk.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So Ravi had meet the teacher day today. She seemed nice and Ravi liked her, just not quite what I imagined. Not as interactive as I would like. Time will tell. :-) Ravi really enjoyed the classroom. It was decorated with a cowboy country theme. How perfect is that especially since he LOVES horses. Talk about the perfect comfort zone. :-) Man, he's getting so BIG!</div></div></div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-41750624856876161082010-02-04T20:44:00.001-08:002010-02-04T20:46:57.367-08:00My Knights<img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2NTM*NTAzMzgyOCZwdD*xMjY1MzQ1MDU1NzM*JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz1jNDIyYjVlNzczNzM*/OWI5YjNjNzllMGViNzJkZWNmZCZvZj*w.gif" width="0" border="0" /> <div style="WIDTH: 480px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/My Knights/47e0530f.pbw" width="480" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/My%20Knights/?action=view&current=47e0530f.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-89441055257425867222010-01-30T16:31:00.000-08:002010-02-04T20:34:04.560-08:00Date with MY RaviSo, Wednesday was a big date day for Baby Ravi and I. I set the WHOLE day to do stuff with my eldest and end the day checking out an elementary school. So.....we started the day at the park, just chit chatting and having fun and for lunch we had his fave sushi... :-)<br />While holding hands, leaving the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">restaurant</span> he said "Mommy, I LOVE spending the day with you". My heart leaped and I felt so blessed. It just reminded me that no matter what type of attention he gets at home, alone time is essential. Having a brother is great for Ravi but, so is alone time with his parents. I will remember this from now on, it's easy to forget in the hustle of life. Lesson learned. I am so proud to have been on a date with such a handsome, funny, smart, charming guy. Big Ravi has some competition. :-)Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-56980368058586403182010-01-04T20:18:00.000-08:002010-02-04T20:34:44.109-08:00SNOW DAY!!!<img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2NTM*MzQ2MDE3MSZwdD*xMjY1MzQzNDg*MjAzJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz1jNDIyYjVlNzczNzM*/OWI5YjNjNzllMGViNzJkZWNmZCZvZj*w.gif" width="0" border="0" /> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/snow day 2010/d5b4282f.pbw" width="400" height="300" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/snow%20day%202010/?action=view&current=d5b4282f.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-1229560549386145952009-12-30T20:53:00.001-08:002010-02-04T20:35:41.773-08:00Christmas 2009<img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2MjIzNTE2NDM*MiZwdD*xMjYyMjM1MjA2NjcwJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz1jNDIyYjVlNzczNzM*OWI5YjNjNzllMGViNzJkZWNmZCZvZj*w.gif" width="0" border="0" /> <div style="WIDTH: 480px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Black Friday and Christmas 2009/Christmas 2009/a3c1e46a.pbw" width="480" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Black%20Friday%20and%20Christmas%202009/Christmas%202009/?action=view&current=a3c1e46a.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-55280658567094967902009-12-29T19:02:00.001-08:002009-12-30T19:52:47.466-08:00Black Friday Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsr6ybg141847wToi1fYf2yG50MCayKhnfHnnC7i6wwOBr23r6ZTCgq-alZ7AX55mZJXJz6DSD-UymOxwIlAG8qlCD3LEFlxek6W10inUfc26CvK4Qer048gQ0YwV4we7GufazX3jr55r/s1600-h/DSC02811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421243126346554738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsr6ybg141847wToi1fYf2yG50MCayKhnfHnnC7i6wwOBr23r6ZTCgq-alZ7AX55mZJXJz6DSD-UymOxwIlAG8qlCD3LEFlxek6W10inUfc26CvK4Qer048gQ0YwV4we7GufazX3jr55r/s320/DSC02811.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYxOUW-uYCwMB8O2mUU7z8NO8eCUp6ehElHop41RIaz7BT4tWtX1bP_fXg4mumTFvBKdW8bCai9_qbuRHzMResNvX1gSq_TfynWbkt-eOgzoalbV7CjzE26gTYYnWRWn3gy2aWj_7qYM0/s1600-h/DSC02810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421243122133588738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYxOUW-uYCwMB8O2mUU7z8NO8eCUp6ehElHop41RIaz7BT4tWtX1bP_fXg4mumTFvBKdW8bCai9_qbuRHzMResNvX1gSq_TfynWbkt-eOgzoalbV7CjzE26gTYYnWRWn3gy2aWj_7qYM0/s320/DSC02810.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3l2GeLUO338DrQWc7YHHGip2ZeKGAp4jkyIJHXtYnk-v2IVVrdoLgz8K-B6NeSZsJBJxACu1B4ij3vPf0vSJrSAS6sv4k6396D41iU1cfjWEdq_rCkMFHoN-MRXDK67BZgBtVGrct1iU/s1600-h/DSC02808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421243114949480754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3l2GeLUO338DrQWc7YHHGip2ZeKGAp4jkyIJHXtYnk-v2IVVrdoLgz8K-B6NeSZsJBJxACu1B4ij3vPf0vSJrSAS6sv4k6396D41iU1cfjWEdq_rCkMFHoN-MRXDK67BZgBtVGrct1iU/s320/DSC02808.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are some old photos of my family and I on Black Friday. Yes, we are the crazy ladies who sleep outside of stores to get great deals. While others are thinking, "no way! It's so not worth it!" I think we enjoy the bonding time... playing games and just crazy chit chat time. I love my family and am so glad that we have this crazy tradition! </div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-87932115707751989442009-12-25T22:43:00.001-08:002010-02-04T20:36:36.476-08:00Family Pics 2009<img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2MTgwOTc2NTA4MyZwdD*xMjYxODA5ODE4MTc3JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz1jNDIyYjVlNzczNzM*OWI5YjNjNzllMGViNzJkZWNmZCZvZj*w.gif" width="0" border="0" /> <div style="WIDTH: 480px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=" width="480" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/?action=view&current=6e3fcd01.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-40295856773598563162009-12-13T20:16:00.000-08:002009-12-13T20:21:38.738-08:00Winter Weather<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFmTab4teWTSGIEZcQqRfHJ-Oy6A5N8USWKJmTjxl-hSbQ26SzsbeyXR6SA6AoEEn5J76qnOPUuIFyPTMh5mTRPMzq2AOBIbPOd9-QN7KHLsLAG28Va3TSZE386Hx2ydvR5jLDQfNAZ-w/s1600-h/Ronda+Guys_(113).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414941673493799954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFmTab4teWTSGIEZcQqRfHJ-Oy6A5N8USWKJmTjxl-hSbQ26SzsbeyXR6SA6AoEEn5J76qnOPUuIFyPTMh5mTRPMzq2AOBIbPOd9-QN7KHLsLAG28Va3TSZE386Hx2ydvR5jLDQfNAZ-w/s320/Ronda+Guys_(113).JPG" border="0" /></a> I love this picture of my guys. This is such a genuine picture of them. Gosh time is just flying by. It's cold outside and my boys can now converse about the weather....where did that come from??? :-) Happy Holidays everyone.Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-52368409047688418842009-10-26T21:03:00.000-07:002009-12-30T21:26:09.947-08:00Ravi's 5th Birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsOfkyiW4YiGKNOveLbxN7-VwIPpUCrKm9DF_Gcst0xF9nCcVXXrHXejM-YnSEuFNS5uIPVhlEI7jnxmEsYHZ7tQiUmUwD1fCj-7JiUeyhYpKef6d1QMvy-Lqf5XcRFuK8lp-zmyOiYD5/s1600-h/DSC02667.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421266567660094802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsOfkyiW4YiGKNOveLbxN7-VwIPpUCrKm9DF_Gcst0xF9nCcVXXrHXejM-YnSEuFNS5uIPVhlEI7jnxmEsYHZ7tQiUmUwD1fCj-7JiUeyhYpKef6d1QMvy-Lqf5XcRFuK8lp-zmyOiYD5/s320/DSC02667.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERiUtnX-bKvHG5d6OnBioONwv0cTnoEBhU7nyWRveobAyEfwhL6J8vuKXOhOKKM9czF4TBUXbQs0s282FHoER9_lUONHOCrCTQ9L9epPbmoNpNNxgmBWl9zH93IamsvMaoH7slficlENP/s1600-h/DSC02666.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421266561623943554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERiUtnX-bKvHG5d6OnBioONwv0cTnoEBhU7nyWRveobAyEfwhL6J8vuKXOhOKKM9czF4TBUXbQs0s282FHoER9_lUONHOCrCTQ9L9epPbmoNpNNxgmBWl9zH93IamsvMaoH7slficlENP/s320/DSC02666.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwhq2xoiiuFQ_-0lLnvYdMJ8ZnR4YiDWeus9d09oHYvkFAgmAEyfLLXMS6ARirebBJNH8OUYCMdHTEKuU1TvYWz_1wYsXuYIrIdU6-0bk2SNY1VgTsXMVRlpv9dIzC4MjCNTZwE7Mm3sb/s1600-h/DSC02658.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421266550276186130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwhq2xoiiuFQ_-0lLnvYdMJ8ZnR4YiDWeus9d09oHYvkFAgmAEyfLLXMS6ARirebBJNH8OUYCMdHTEKuU1TvYWz_1wYsXuYIrIdU6-0bk2SNY1VgTsXMVRlpv9dIzC4MjCNTZwE7Mm3sb/s320/DSC02658.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-8ptuTRGnwnqZBT7b_twR5hTwxl8n6uRbjBnMJDg2kP0L8f0xI6r-asg_LIxFi7NBg13oN-FA69mR6pCSn3dYTWo7wqBqKROHgiFv0TiIZ6hpx9RVxPlxYnpiQZUgPC7fsE5dV9cqN5m/s1600-h/DSC02662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421266548558092258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-8ptuTRGnwnqZBT7b_twR5hTwxl8n6uRbjBnMJDg2kP0L8f0xI6r-asg_LIxFi7NBg13oN-FA69mR6pCSn3dYTWo7wqBqKROHgiFv0TiIZ6hpx9RVxPlxYnpiQZUgPC7fsE5dV9cqN5m/s320/DSC02662.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XnZJ37F-XGNwrD2fbSsT0oPO565ACPHb4p9yO3KMCOu6KXNcfedtgX1JFIJhZU-Fh52Ppen-hlWyQodU1bRWG9MEs7aFe_L0t4ofNBmPCs1Vxm-qmDgMHqwnP0yIwK2R2Kv-7Chjnpn5/s1600-h/DSC02656.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421266540235771458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XnZJ37F-XGNwrD2fbSsT0oPO565ACPHb4p9yO3KMCOu6KXNcfedtgX1JFIJhZU-Fh52Ppen-hlWyQodU1bRWG9MEs7aFe_L0t4ofNBmPCs1Vxm-qmDgMHqwnP0yIwK2R2Kv-7Chjnpn5/s320/DSC02656.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I found these pictures of Ravi and Xavier. They were taken on Ravi's 5th birthday. It really captured the bond of brotherhood. :-) See.... I'm not exaggerating when I say Xavier is in his terrible two's. Poor patient Ravi. </div></div></div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-26038809716875768702009-06-04T20:11:00.000-07:002010-02-04T20:29:58.948-08:00Farm Fun<img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2NTM*MzA2NzIwMyZwdD*xMjY1MzQzMDk3MzQzJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz1jNDIyYjVlNzczNzM*/OWI5YjNjNzllMGViNzJkZWNmZCZvZj*w.gif" width="0" border="0" /> <div style="WIDTH: 480px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Playing at the farm 2009/c099b7b1.pbw" width="480" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Playing%20at%20the%20farm%202009/?action=view&current=c099b7b1.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-88083180262435335512009-04-16T15:39:00.001-07:002009-04-16T15:39:23.933-07:00<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIzOTkyMTQ1NzU5MiZwdD*xMjM5OTIxNTUxNDUzJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz1iMGJlZDk*MTFlYTY*OGIxYjkzZmVmNWE1OTk3MzExYiZvZj*w.gif" /><div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Spring Training/9f9cd52d.pbw" height="360" width="480"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Spring%20Training/?action=view¤t=9f9cd52d.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-88579955145339718982009-04-16T15:27:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:30:21.116-07:00Pumping Iron with Dad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpwpq3NWhv-lsTJxOIkiiHO5XKWfbck5-IfvcLyJ1U1oEpiTND7HfbZO3jCHi9XpNb7O1cB7OOWr744zsCIAICoGwU4QzaxN5SRYyXBd9_P2h-aAdoH0eBk193mLvY_mBi9hat0G1mrJq/s1600-h/DSC01783.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325420091966621522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpwpq3NWhv-lsTJxOIkiiHO5XKWfbck5-IfvcLyJ1U1oEpiTND7HfbZO3jCHi9XpNb7O1cB7OOWr744zsCIAICoGwU4QzaxN5SRYyXBd9_P2h-aAdoH0eBk193mLvY_mBi9hat0G1mrJq/s320/DSC01783.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIppIas40ugtFGnCFZJNLTU4_jSHqZpfYdGqj1wnXTGH7jIza2w9gYrxGFNV_3l8Ly6KhheLSZiPIjxPiUrdHH6_sDk31Gd6_NkSAo2Id2VFVLUCt8pKT-7bXhRc38nQ9XISzDeoVFMw-/s1600-h/DSC01782.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325420091396590194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIppIas40ugtFGnCFZJNLTU4_jSHqZpfYdGqj1wnXTGH7jIza2w9gYrxGFNV_3l8Ly6KhheLSZiPIjxPiUrdHH6_sDk31Gd6_NkSAo2Id2VFVLUCt8pKT-7bXhRc38nQ9XISzDeoVFMw-/s320/DSC01782.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Xavier and his Daddy were working out together and I couldn't resist posting these. It is so cute how boys pick up stuff from their Dads.</div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-84143964064514953522009-03-28T18:57:00.001-07:002009-03-28T18:57:16.123-07:00Play Date<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIzODI5MTgwMzIwNyZwdD*xMjM4MjkxODI2MTYwJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz*yODM*MDY3OTQ*N2I*MzEzYTE2NjkzY2M4NjFjZjk4Zg==.gif" /><div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Play date/eca935e5.pbw" height="360" width="480"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Play%20date/?action=view¤t=eca935e5.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-9051563134133896352009-03-28T18:28:00.001-07:002009-03-28T18:28:45.976-07:00Super Bowl XLIII<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bHQ9MTIzODI5MDA4ODk1NyZwdD*xMjM4MjkwMTE5NzU*JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*=.gif" /><div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/e215aef7.pbw" height="360" width="480"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/?action=view¤t=e215aef7.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-13173454458134547592009-03-28T13:56:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:01:56.812-07:00Jeep Fun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC_YQ_UyXF90hfgn8uM-e4UE_lgcrAvvbeFN3LdXg4FByfhMAiNyLQFSAqZkb7Mw2KNzR_v_afG4rLAbV8deAfGFDSwk9nyo5xu6oBvum55c1eDcf1Z5IcZATEfqXJ1380MxdmRy2MXze/s1600-h/DSC01533.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318346748569041954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC_YQ_UyXF90hfgn8uM-e4UE_lgcrAvvbeFN3LdXg4FByfhMAiNyLQFSAqZkb7Mw2KNzR_v_afG4rLAbV8deAfGFDSwk9nyo5xu6oBvum55c1eDcf1Z5IcZATEfqXJ1380MxdmRy2MXze/s320/DSC01533.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZqlSRL44rYOj33Ragy70BdXH948-mPztfAtMPmEaejtSUD0ZwrTQGLlzBXdgMLfVNk-LtdSARHOgyZusFVPvFB9lukkpENimQU31zBY6vZMhE4AWE-wYZx924i0vSYjoWQLQsnK_PGsN/s1600-h/DSC01536.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318346488403951266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZqlSRL44rYOj33Ragy70BdXH948-mPztfAtMPmEaejtSUD0ZwrTQGLlzBXdgMLfVNk-LtdSARHOgyZusFVPvFB9lukkpENimQU31zBY6vZMhE4AWE-wYZx924i0vSYjoWQLQsnK_PGsN/s320/DSC01536.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqCEZVGaoPgmyWPQvEKxnEddOw_wRKZwvsQEEKx7fzkQjV-2Ys7YZrDgYrtL146tP8pK8UdZLMirNEX5DSEhMKliGSO5ynyEojyZ-nKaiHwHFiII6Ntv8UmXAvTNKm_Yk5cVuh18nwwOP/s1600-h/DSC01535.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318346482501310866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqCEZVGaoPgmyWPQvEKxnEddOw_wRKZwvsQEEKx7fzkQjV-2Ys7YZrDgYrtL146tP8pK8UdZLMirNEX5DSEhMKliGSO5ynyEojyZ-nKaiHwHFiII6Ntv8UmXAvTNKm_Yk5cVuh18nwwOP/s320/DSC01535.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are some pictures of the boys playing in their Jeep. They love this toy! </div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-67415594211225706172009-03-24T14:00:00.000-07:002009-03-28T13:22:35.096-07:00Spring Training Game<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_GZ3D7Rm1XnfL35rdCftOnG7150qfbhZ9C9Vt6DndD7tmzw_NCn_JqvvGXGuARZ52sN6lKhUkQr3uu4pbr3McO8Hwfb7jGoz1vgPG2buM2S_48JUgu0k8tMl8xmJGMdcjihS0IVCzXUe/s1600-h/ravi+jr+at+baseball+game+goodyear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318331869072145362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_GZ3D7Rm1XnfL35rdCftOnG7150qfbhZ9C9Vt6DndD7tmzw_NCn_JqvvGXGuARZ52sN6lKhUkQr3uu4pbr3McO8Hwfb7jGoz1vgPG2buM2S_48JUgu0k8tMl8xmJGMdcjihS0IVCzXUe/s320/ravi+jr+at+baseball+game+goodyear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Ravi went to a spring training game with his dad. It was the Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox. My guys made sure to wear black socks so they would not be confused as White Sox fans.<br /></div><div>:-) The game was a tie 2:2. So everyone left happy. </div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-57806045323711312532009-03-01T10:00:00.000-08:002009-03-28T13:33:42.899-07:00Boys will be boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvXaaqO87oRxAqRlrdqKPGSufiFltyrpxDeIWDGy7zWLjvIY9ZjKy1QD98uegXFgx3G0-7XBkNTS_-xjbAQTmzRTxefY4IH4CivdCqgCVeDunoB8hNlT6MUBSDZeLtqgBjM5vS_rfevG1/s1600-h/DSC01341.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318339270664488482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvXaaqO87oRxAqRlrdqKPGSufiFltyrpxDeIWDGy7zWLjvIY9ZjKy1QD98uegXFgx3G0-7XBkNTS_-xjbAQTmzRTxefY4IH4CivdCqgCVeDunoB8hNlT6MUBSDZeLtqgBjM5vS_rfevG1/s320/DSC01341.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7gPHS8gFD2d0JmGqp8XMWm9wvBCXf5q-nabt97Qty5Jkxw3Kv2NqX1DwDmpxktj3Ds3FbEG_STQixmzK-iA4NAzTrn9M-r0udAf7AgNeyz0yBhO_cOFvX_rzoUboJtMe8bJLO4J0vdpV/s1600-h/DSC01336.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318339265188430114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7gPHS8gFD2d0JmGqp8XMWm9wvBCXf5q-nabt97Qty5Jkxw3Kv2NqX1DwDmpxktj3Ds3FbEG_STQixmzK-iA4NAzTrn9M-r0udAf7AgNeyz0yBhO_cOFvX_rzoUboJtMe8bJLO4J0vdpV/s320/DSC01336.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SXLbqLRRRkOxQexrzRgy-hwT6IyJ7IAzCwNvKe54GAU5l-tDk4hGNj68ayFANoLW1T_2OnaCmFpXUyn7VhRv8tADB7T7umMIMhCXBUli2euoZoW4n6dW6kHko7NzZUh5YofEtZ9FIa9t/s1600-h/DSC01335.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318339262375164370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SXLbqLRRRkOxQexrzRgy-hwT6IyJ7IAzCwNvKe54GAU5l-tDk4hGNj68ayFANoLW1T_2OnaCmFpXUyn7VhRv8tADB7T7umMIMhCXBUli2euoZoW4n6dW6kHko7NzZUh5YofEtZ9FIa9t/s320/DSC01335.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Ravi and Xavier were playing outside with chalk. A few minutes later water was involved and viola we had blue paint. I went outside because they were being too quite. I'm sure you moms know what I mean when I say "Too Quite". What did I see? Xavier with a blue face looking like something out of Braveheart and Ravi laughing hysterically. I giggled a bit but then asked Ravi, "Rav how did you brother's face get blue?" He answers, looking very serious, "He did it himself." I looked at Xavier's hands and what do you know, no blue on his hands. I then asked Ravi, "Rav may I see your hands?" There you go.....smurf blue hands. Yes, I was a little hurt he lied to me but, I think a valuable lesson was learned by Ravi. Mommy is smarter than he thinks. </div></div></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-63177355824718124072009-02-10T17:00:00.000-08:002009-03-28T13:44:17.156-07:00Ravi's first picture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanO5LXWWGlNqWS5xrx2UAmQGzb3H0k8mlgi4XPBICxmofmnsI8fEJB-zb2AuVxGa5MBkplIFSg55TLadnw0z703wRfwTSWPEQloNu6FqqwC0L00I8ICe44r4VQn1UK0k7EHSQcqIbW75H/s1600-h/DSC01445.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318341820188251202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanO5LXWWGlNqWS5xrx2UAmQGzb3H0k8mlgi4XPBICxmofmnsI8fEJB-zb2AuVxGa5MBkplIFSg55TLadnw0z703wRfwTSWPEQloNu6FqqwC0L00I8ICe44r4VQn1UK0k7EHSQcqIbW75H/s320/DSC01445.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Ravi drew his first picture of a horse. Everyday he is asking us PLEASE draw me a horse and we do. But let me tell you... months later it gets to be repetitive. So, I encourage him to try to draw it himself. Well the other day he comes to me with a picture that did resemble a horse. Sure it's a proportions were off but, a pretty good try if this proud mom may say so. Look at the horses legs (stick legs). At least there is four legs, pretty good huh? </div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-3501275917359591922009-01-02T09:18:00.001-08:002009-01-02T09:18:39.558-08:00Polar Express 2008<div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w367.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Polar Express/ae592846.pbw" height="360" width="480"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/ronda_rodriguez/Polar%20Express/?action=view¤t=ae592846.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800872679812716690.post-22056128912404196482009-01-01T15:31:00.000-08:002009-01-01T15:46:21.178-08:00Happy HolidaysI just now uploaded our Christmas photos online. Better late than never right? Life was crazy in the Slickman household over the holidays. The more time I took off the busier I became. Weird huh? You would think I would have more free time, with 2 boys and all. :-) It was so much fun hanging out with them. They are becoming such big "little" men. Baby Ravi now requests to be called "RAV". He already thinks he's too cool. Handsome, cool, and suave. Who does that remind you of? As for my little guy...... Xavier has the greatest smile and wow he talks alot. He makes sure to say "NO!" whenever possible. When I correct him he smiles his million dollar smile then gives me a BIG hug. Yes, I know... I'm a sucker. He has me where he wants me. Totally wrapped around his pudgy little pinky. But.... there is no other place I would rather be. God Bless to everyone and Happy Holidays.Ravi and Ronda Slickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355054548458693975noreply@blogger.com0