tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75170764596957535752024-03-05T17:21:52.536-07:00Bill, Megan, Sandy, Abby & LiamMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-77736019118095758412022-02-05T09:10:00.002-07:002022-02-05T09:10:32.773-07:00Menstruation Resources for Girls on Autism Spectrum<p>Abby (age 11) and I participated in a study regarding Menstrual Hygiene for Girls on the Autism Spectrum. They shared some amazing resources. I keep trying to share them with people and thought I'd organize it into a blog.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Puberty Books for Tweens and Teens to Read</h2><p>These are books that are appropriate for your tween or teen to read about menstruation and puberty. The only one we've bought is the first one, The Autism Friendly Guide to Periods. It was great. Links should take you to amazon. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Friendly-Guide-Periods-Robyn-Steward/dp/1785923242/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+autism+friendly+guide+to+periods&qid=1624305798&s=books&sr=1-3">The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1536214760?tag=comsenmed07-20">Welcome to Your Period!</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Celebrate-Your-Body-Its-Changes/dp/164152166X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=celebrate+your+body+%28its+changes%2C+too%29&qid=1624399178&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyOUZPQkNPT1pQMTQxJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjM3MDkwM05TSzZTQUFRWkJMWCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzc1NTQ4MkZJNzJUNzVaT0lFQSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=">Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Happening-Ellie-conditions-Sexuality/dp/1849055262/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=what%27s+happening+to+Ellie+book&qid=1624305762&sr=8-1">What's Happening to Ellie? A Book About Puberty for Girls and Young Women with Autism and Related Conditions</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For my older daughter, I also bought these books. Both of my girls read them and I thought they were excellent. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Care-Keeping-You-Younger-American/dp/1609580834/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/146-0857894-7441564?pd_rd_w=P4u4D&pf_rd_p=6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_r=94JEP40WA1TA2TH7YF6G&pd_rd_r=2d006c45-7a08-495f-a00c-e6a7cc64e517&pd_rd_wg=vhx9b&pd_rd_i=1609580834&psc=1">The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls (American Girl Library)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Care-Keeping-You-Older-Girls/dp/1609580427/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/146-0857894-7441564?pd_rd_w=SGaEY&pf_rd_p=6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_r=YPHFJ42H8PDJNM8BM4QS&pd_rd_r=9e7fc898-3f82-439a-951f-d46be0eb99a4&pd_rd_wg=lmOB3&pd_rd_i=1609580427&psc=1">The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls</a></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Resources for Caregivers</h2><p>When we started the study the first thing they scheduled was an hour long meeting to teach ME about puberty, etc. I was surprised by how much I learned. You can find a pdf of the presentation <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ntmrm-qrl49gHgl7MVXbEI9apUPUi5X/view?usp=sharing">here</a>. </p><p>They also shared so many amazing resources. I haven't looked at them all, but the ones I have used have been really amazing. You can see their full resource sheet <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11tm_TbAj0P-1-n1qIJlHemQCyNW4cwGH/view?usp=sharing">here</a>. Here are a couple I thought were really excellent:</p><p><a href="https://www.andnextcomesl.com/2020/06/free-social-stories-about-puberty.html">List of Free Social Stories about Puberty</a></p><p><a href="https://amaze.org/">Amaze: Animated videos that provide age appropriate videos for tweens and their parents</a></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Menstrual Hygiene</h2><p>The study focused on menstrual hygiene, particularly the process of using and changing a pad. The researchers actually created a video of the process - customized with a mom that looks like me and a daughter that looks like Abby. I don't have access to the video anymore, but here is the process they had us go through many times. I appreciated the thoroughness of the training - Abby had it down in a time or two, though, and so the amount of practice in the study was really hard for us.</p><p>● Make sure you have these items on hand before practicing:</p><p><span> </span>a. Pair of underwear</p><p><span> </span>b. Clean pad</p><p><span> </span>c. Extra pads available in the bathroom (near where the child will change)</p><p>● Preparing your child’s underwear:</p><p><span> </span>a. Grab a clean pair of your child’s underwear.</p><p><span> </span>b. Lie the underwear flat on a tabletop.</p><p><span> </span>c. Open a new pad by removing the wrapping and piece of paper on the back of the pad.</p><p><span> </span>d. Throw all the wrapping in the garbage can.</p><p><span> </span>e. Place the sticky side of the pad across the inside underwear lining and press down to secure it in the lining.</p><p>● Prompt your child to practice removing and replacing a pad by saying, “_____ (Child’s name), it is time for you to practice changing a pad.”</p><p>● Hand your child the underwear you’ve prepared with a pad and say, “______ (Child’s name), put on this pair of underwear, and then change your pad.”</p><p>● Wait for your child to return with the underwear and pad on.</p><p>● While your child is wearing the pair of underwear, have them practice removing and replacing the pad while you observe. Removing and replacing a pad should look like the following:</p><p><span> </span>1. Walks into the bathroom</p><p><span> </span>2. Shuts the Door</p><p><span> </span>3. Stands near the toilet</p><p><span> </span>4. Pulls pants, underwear, and used pad down below knees</p><p><span> </span>5. Sits bottom on the toilet</p><p><span> </span>6. Removes used pad from underwear</p><p><span> </span>7. Folds pad and wraps it in toilet paper (at least once)</p><p><span> </span>8. Drops the pad in the trash can</p><p><span> </span>9. Wipes vagina with toilet paper</p><p><span> </span>10. Drop toilet paper in the toilet</p><p><span> </span>11. Opens a new pad</p><p><span> </span>12. Removes wrapping from pad</p><p><span> </span>13. Throws wrapping in trash can</p><p><span> </span>14. Lays sticky side of pad lengthwise along underwear and presses it into place</p><p><span> </span>15. Gets off toilet</p><p><span> </span>16. Pulls pants, underwear, and new pad up to hips</p><p><span> </span>17. Flushes toilet</p><p><span> </span>18. Washes hands</p><p>● At steps 8 and 13, if your child is likely to cause damage to your plumbing (i.e., throwing pad or wrapping in toilet), it will be necessary for you to provide guidance. </p><p><span> </span>a. First, offer verbal instructions.</p><p><span> </span><span> </span>■ “_________ (youth’s name), place the pad/wrapping in the garbage can.”</p><p><span> </span>b. If verbal instructions do not lead to the correct action (i.e., throwing pad/wrapping away), you may need to physically demonstrate the correct process while explaining verbally.</p><p>● After your child has finished (as demonstrated by saying they’ve finished or seemingly given up, or are not sure about the next steps for completing the activity), praise and thank your child by saying, “______ (Child’s name), thank you for working. I really appreciate you practicing changing a pad.”</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Menstrual Tracking</h2><p>They also provided a period tracker as a resource. You can find it <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x35ZH2dz4c7fmf-e8m13f1Fnng4E97bE/view?usp=sharing">here</a>.</p><p>I found <a href="https://naturalwomanhood.org/cycle-mindfulness-what-happens-when-you-teach-fertility-awareness-to-teen-girls/">this article</a> a few years ago about the importance of period tracking - it's amazing, they did a study of girls in juvenile detention and found a link between menstrual cycle and the time they offended... then taught them to be mindful of that cycle. There are also links to more resources in the article.</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-39381353813609436132019-07-15T10:53:00.002-06:002019-07-15T10:53:36.197-06:00Abby's Plans - A to Z - for the FutureI found this in my church bag yesterday. It was too light to get a good scan but I wanted to save it for Abby to look back at some day. I did not correct spelling.<br />
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Job Ideas<br />
marine biologist<br />
athor<br />
illistrater<br />
artist<br />
computer programmer<br />
engineer<br />
musician<br />
chef<br />
actor<br />
teacher<br />
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High School Jobs<br />
watriss<br />
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Backupjobs<br />
mcdonalds<br />
chickfilla<br />
burger king<br />
artic circleMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-46761434248347151572018-02-14T11:16:00.001-07:002018-02-14T11:16:24.300-07:00It is February!No winter here in Utah this year, the temperatures have been in the 50s and 60s and it has been beautiful! Here's a quick dump from my phone a short update on what we've been up to so far this month.<br />
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Sandy & Abby have been taking a snowshoe class. Not the best winter for snowshoeing, but they've managed to find snow by driving up into the mountains. </div>
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Liam found these space shuttle suspenders with matching bowtie and fell in love with them. <br />
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Entertainment during sacrament meeting. <br />
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Abby recreated the 16 smooth white stones the brother of Jared asked the Lord to touch with His finger so they would provide light. <br />
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I taught Abby's class about handwashing last month and one of the UV flashlights was still in my purse. Abby found it along with some glow-in-the-dark putty.<br />
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We found a great mindfulness yoga class for the kids. Here is Liam with his teacher.<br />
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U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen attended the girls' elementary school. The other day they had all the kids with a sign cheering him on in front of the school.</div>
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Liam and his best friend building things out of magnatiles.<br />
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Valentine surprises for the girls - they got them the day before Valentine's day when they came home from school: books and a new shirt. <br />
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<br />Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-29200930007528004452017-10-05T09:23:00.000-06:002017-10-05T09:23:19.690-06:00My Poor Neglected Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The boilers were being replaced in our ward and they were mid-project the Sunday before conference. We had unseasonably FREEZING weather and it was cold in our chapel. Here are the kids trying to stay warm before sacrament meeting. As I was taking the picture, Liam asked if I had brought anything for him to eat after the "snack"-rament.<br />
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Yesterday I went to school to stick reminders on the elementary kids during lunch for our Sonic Restaurant Night. Liam came with me, he bought school lunch and sat there for an hour eating it. He loved the green beans the best and didn't like the mashed potatoes at all. The choice was chicken sandwich or turkey but I told them he is a vegetarian (which he is mostly) and so they gave him the vegetarian muffin basket: a yogurt, string cheese, and corn muffin. After we dumped his tray, I was trying to get the last few kids and the principal thought he was a kindergartner and started shooing him to class. He is as tall as some of the kindergartners.<br />
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Liam is still struggling with some of his sounds. We've been on the waiting list for speech therapy for a long time. This week I went to a class taught by a speech pathologist and was the only one that showed up. So she spent the time just talking through Liam's sounds with me and we made a plan. We're working on his "L" sound right now because if people could just understand him when they ask his name, it would feel like amazing progress. He substitutes "W" for "L" at the beginning of words, but says it just fine in the middle or end of words. So we've been practicing making the "L" sound with the tip of our tongues between our teeth. He is definitely getting better. She also suggested working on "k" and "g" sounds by using a tongue depressor to hold down his tongue. <br />
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Abby is doing great this year in school! It is such a dramatic difference from last year - and I had a parent catch me yesterday when I was at school to comment on Abby's new maturity. We spent the whole summer working on the problems we had in school last year. The most helpful thing we found was an occupational therapist who diagnosed Abby with a sensory processing disorder and has been working with us on a sensory diet for Abby (by diet they don't mean food, but regular inputs to her body - sleeping under a weighted blanket, lots of bike riding and exercises, sucking things like pudding/applesauce through a straw). We also took her to get glasses and discovered her prescription had tripled since last summer (-.50 to -1.50) which I'm sure explained some of her behavior in the classroom if she couldn't see. In the end, I don't know what all the factors were in her maturity/behavior change - I'm sure the things we did helped, but I suspect her own growth spurt (physical and emotional) and getting a new teacher helped as much as anything we did.<br />
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Sandy has grown so much we went through two bikes this summer. She's now on an adult size bike and she looks so grown up. She has the same teacher she had last year - it's a 3rd/4th grade split class and really loves her teacher. One of the boys in our ward got baptized last month and they asked if a primary child would give the talk on baptism. Sandy wrote her own talk - I didn't clean up her atrocious spelling. She did a great job!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Buxton Sketch"; font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">AND NOW
IT CAME TO PASS THAT ALMA TOOK HELAM HE BEING ONE OF THE FIRST, AND WENT AND
STOOD FORTH IN THE WATER, AND CRIED, OUT SAYING: O LORD, POUR OUT THY SPIRIT
UPON THY SERVANT, THAT HE MAY DO THIS WORK WITH HOLINESS OF HEART WHEN HE HAD
SAID THESE WORDS, THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD WAS OPON HIM, AND HE SAID: HELAM, I
BABTIZE THEE, HAVING AUTHORITY FROME THE ALMIGHTY GOD, AS A TESTTIMONY THAT YE
HAVE ENTERED INTO COVANENT TO SERVE HIM UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD AS TO THE MORTLE
BODY; AND MAY THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BE POURED OUT UPON YOU; AND MAY HE GRANT
UNTO YOU ETERNALE LIFE THROUGH THE REDEMPTION OF CHRIST, WHOM HE HAS PERPAIRED
FROME THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD AND AFTER ALMA HAD SAID THESE WORDS, BOTH
ALMA AND HELAM<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WERE BURIED IN THE WATER
THEY AROSE AND CAME FORTH OUT OF THE WATER AND REJOICING BEING FILED WHITH THE
SPIRIT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHEN HELAM WAS BABTIZED IT WAS
PROBLY ONE OFTHE BEST DAYS OF HIS LIFE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>ON MY SPECIAL DAY WAS LOVLY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WE
PUT UP RAINBOW DECERATCHIONS AND THE WHATER IN THE FONT WAS JUST RIGHT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MY MOM HELPD ME CHANGE AND DO MY HAIR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AND MY DAD BABTIZED ME IT WAS ONE OF MY BEST
DAYS OF MY LIFE AND I HOPE YOURS I TO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Buxton Sketch"; font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">AND I SAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CRISTE AMEN</span><span style="font-family: "Buxton Sketch"; font-size: 48.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-30942492325416660492016-05-07T17:12:00.000-06:002016-05-07T17:12:01.950-06:00Finally, an Update!This little blog has been sadly neglected. But here’s a quick rundown of the
past week.<br />
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Today, Liam played his first T-ball game! We signed him up fora Learn to Play
series – each week they have a practice on Thursday, a game on Saturday. 3
weeks, 3 sports. He’s loving it.<br />
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Bill also buzzed his hair this morning. I love it this short!<br />
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Then while he napped at home with Bill, I took the girls and a friend to Gardner Village to see
the Woodland Fairies. It was fabulous! The weather was beautiful – while we were
there, as soon as we got on the freeway headed home, it started pouring. It
wasn’t too crowded.<br />
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The Woodland Fairies will be out all month. They are all over the village,
you can see one in the tree above the girls in this picture. There’s a wishing
bridge where you get to tie a ribbon on the bridge and make a wish.<br />
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There was a parade. <br />
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The girls got to ride a unicorn and get their picture taken with a dancing
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The girls’ favorite thing was making fairy bracelets. My favorite thing was
the Fairy House Tour. They had an I Spy list with things to find in each house.
The girls really got into it. They were each determined to find everything. We
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I found my keys after they were missing for four days! (Both sets – my keys
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Liam stuck them in the drawer with the plastic wrap and aluminum foil. I
didn’t realize he could reach that drawer. I’d pulled apart every drawer and
cupboard I thought was at his level, even pulled out the oven and fridge to look
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The day before I lost my keys, the van got rifled through. It was left
unlocked and it seems there are people checking door handles in our neighborhood
every night. There wasn’t anything in there worth stealing, but they made a huge
mess pulling everything apart. Then they decided to steal the change drawer:<br />
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There were some pennies in there. Who takes the whole drawer?!<br />
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Sandy lost another tooth this week. Apparently, it was her favorite tooth.
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Her note to the tooth fairy says, “Take care of my favorite tooth.” Of
course, the tooth fairy forgot to come that night and had to come while she was
at school instead. Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-44641459802862354412015-06-26T13:17:00.001-06:002015-06-26T13:23:33.363-06:00Happy Birthday, Sandy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0p_pd1jC3QsIIjIVq2YdY4iY02xQ2mO_q6wc7HlB9PqpwBvQjsXegDVvVFJPevuS5NqMkmQlB0Z3u78zRC8ph1xjGQdRbuVfJSqmEgTWebojZj7lxyuBVaYYbacJjO3oeVdlxYx5ZXk/s1600-h/_SANDYcropped%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_SANDYcropped" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_SANDYcropped" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t6POTYk_mNI/VY2lBl9sv1I/AAAAAAAAGG8/TgvhszFzX9A/_SANDYcropped_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" height="303" /></a> <p> </p> <p>This little girl is 7!  She’s not so little anymore…  She is so much help at home, she loves her baby brother. She loves to read, she’s been devouring the books she gets at the library and is excited to read some new books she got for her birthday. </p> <p> </p> <p>Blowing out birthday pancakes the morning of her birthday:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qWtxqcqxL0I/VY2lCZ7wZfI/AAAAAAAAGHE/rgmoYLdzRbA/s1600-h/_20150624_072701%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150624_072701" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150624_072701" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LYOoXBsXVT4/VY2lDO5CsjI/AAAAAAAAGHQ/V7GZCLsOUxA/_20150624_072701_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="275" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Blowing out a giant chocolate chip cookie cake that night:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6A2-oqEl_pM/VY2lEwgu3jI/AAAAAAAAGHU/05zk2TH2CNI/s1600-h/_IMG_0583%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0583" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopY-qaTdz1qfcmg4nfgRc_kpBrg0hM6fYY1IsX6k1722wod1eas9_L7wgWfqzY3R9qjWp1Hmp2s8ipZGDKqbQRTBb0vOEmiIBtfNBS8i4oCHqHQZNWRvYD5fy0hyphenhyphenpbOD-_kJAkcbW_p8/?imgmax=800" width="348" height="233" /></a>  </p> <p> </p> <p>Blowing out a pumpkin chocolate chip mini muffin at her birthday party with her friends today:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BcfILOUZH8E/VY2lGsvCMUI/AAAAAAAAGHk/nDyWA3KgW3A/s1600-h/_IMG_0619%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0619" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0619" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wy0SmafiKZE/VY2lHXXl-7I/AAAAAAAAGHw/yDCWbTyxaJ0/_IMG_0619_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="323" height="363" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We do friend birthday parties every other year and usually keep them pretty low key. But I just finished a business program (more about that below) and one of the ladies in my class owns a blow dry bar called Pro Do. They style hair – no cuts or color, just hair styling. She has a storefront but she’s also gutted a 40-foot tour bus and put a beautiful salon inside. She drives her bus to weddings, events, AND birthday parties.  </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aIYasCKVHtY/VY2lJGhdryI/AAAAAAAAGH4/sfgGzarsFuI/s1600-h/_IMG_0596%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0596" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0596" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LBWEHjvtEJU/VY2lKJqP9eI/AAAAAAAAGH8/zZqeYA13Sbo/_IMG_0596_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="239" /></a>   </p> <p> </p> <p>These girls each had their hair styled, nails painted, and lips glossed (and they got to keep their lip gloss). </p> <p> </p> <p>Last night was the graduation ceremony for the business program I finished. It’s the <a href="http://www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000-small-businesses/about-the-program-us/apply.html">Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses</a> program and here is my class:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fTCExoitN7I/VY2lLC9Mp5I/AAAAAAAAGII/NoFEJSQuuMo/s1600-h/GoldmanSachs%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="GoldmanSachs" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="GoldmanSachs" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YveH_X99FW0/VY2lLz9wd-I/AAAAAAAAGIM/6CdMK4V-VVM/GoldmanSachs_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="281" /></a> </p> <p>It was a fabulous experience although rather intense. It was 16 weeks of classes, one full day a week and sometimes more. The classes were very useful – all taught by people who were successful business owners. The best part of the class, though, was my classmates. 27 successful entrepreneurs, all with experience, wisdom, and ideas to share. We became really close over those 16 weeks and it was fun to see them again last night at the graduation ceremony. </p> <p>The end product of the class was that we each wrote a 5-year business growth plan for our own business. They will survey us after 6 months, 18 months, and 30 months to see how much we’ve grown (revenue) and how many jobs we’ve added to the economy. It’s an amazing program and I encourage any one with a business to check it out. It’s completely free. </p> <p>Goldman Sachs has invested millions of dollars into this program with the belief that teaching business owners how to be more successful is the best way to create more jobs. The program was developed by Babson College. They’ve partnered with colleges around the country to offer this program, and they even have an online national version for those that don’t live in one of the cities served by the program. </p> <p> </p> <p>The class involved a lot of soul searching and discussions about work-life balance and goals…. One of the surprising things that came out of it is Bill and I decided to drop our daycare this summer and have me stay home with the kids. The hope was to hire an administrative assistant and that hasn’t worked out (anyone know someone looking for a job in SLC?) but so far we’ve made it work.</p> <p>We’ve had a  fun summer. We have a schedule. I’ve been getting up and going to the gym then swinging by the office to enter any checks and create a deposit. I get home by 7 a.m., just as the kids are waking up and we have breakfast. The girls are good at getting their morning chores done: they have to do 20 minutes of online school, make their bed, and do 10 minutes of cleaning. </p> <p>Then we try to leave the house by 9:30 every morning. We have done some really fun things. Here’s a picture of Abby walking on stilts at This is the Place Park:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IlN8UG_lQss/VY2lMgbSSEI/AAAAAAAAGIY/-u0iP_2AiHc/s1600-h/_20150623_104715%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150623_104715" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150623_104715" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XqTz9CoxEGI/VY2lNkvbm8I/AAAAAAAAGIg/BtBhLf-4vgQ/_20150623_104715_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="412" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We’ve also been catching the summer kids movie on Wednesdays at the gateway, going to the library, parks, hiking, and more. </p> <p>We try to get home for lunch and to put Liam down for a nap. The girls have to stay downstairs with me while Liam naps and if they read for 20 minutes and clean their room and the family room they get to watch some TV. If they watch TV, I can reconcile business accounts and get some work done.</p> <p>It’s worked pretty well for us. I think the girls are really getting sick of each other. I could use some ideas for separating them. They have a love-hate relationship so I put them in separate rooms and they don’t stay very well. They want to play together – and sometimes they play beautifully together. But they fight a lot. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>It’s been 7 months since I’ve updated this blog. I’ll try to go put a short post with some pictures for each month. But in December my dad was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer that has metastasized to his liver. The kids all have shirts that say “I wear Periwinkle for my grandpa.” I guess I don’t have a picture of Abby in her shirt, but here are the other two.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6tmoPPmEwIc/VY2lOZmmz6I/AAAAAAAAGIk/ufaMZucJgho/s1600-h/_20150610_113029%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150610_113029" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150610_113029" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l6Mv7HUztQ0/VY2lPH2fJ0I/AAAAAAAAGIs/Vwgr8FJlgcs/_20150610_113029_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PhO9G5WdnNo/VY2lQt_-KwI/AAAAAAAAGI4/-yUawbeUahA/s1600-h/_20150611_094135%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150611_094135" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150611_094135" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NwVEakuQmpE/VY2lR_09LnI/AAAAAAAAGJA/pBBVzmvHoFM/_20150611_094135_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-34304592449398416682015-05-31T13:49:00.000-06:002015-06-26T13:51:34.531-06:00Happy Birthday, Abby!<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hc69B8KLmBo/VY2s6jNO1EI/AAAAAAAAGJQ/6GUdVYSd3ko/s1600-h/_20150509_080042%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150509_080042" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150509_080042" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8IbbCtLaiwE/VY2s7pihM2I/AAAAAAAAGJY/DH0AFBUwFAQ/_20150509_080042_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="358" height="352" /></a> </p> <p>Abigail is 5 years old! I can’t believe how much she’s grown over the last year! Apparently this is the only birthday picture I have. I’m sure we took more, maybe they’ll turn up later. We made rainbow cupcakes for her preschool class and she had a party at the nearby indoor pool. </p> <p> </p> <p>Here’s Liam eating pancakes on Abby’s birthday:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OCMi9AXKHlk/VY2s8wAC3OI/AAAAAAAAGJg/yeHkvbS05To/s1600-h/_20150509_080058%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150509_080058" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150509_080058" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4yAbsKLn5sQ/VY2s9rKMgzI/AAAAAAAAGJo/Ukxz7PIXGko/_20150509_080058_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="346" height="260" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Some other things that happened in May….</p> <p> </p> <p>Sandy lost her first tooth!!  She’s been anxiously awaiting this event for the past 2 years.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-keBjc1bQfjE/VY2s-iuBG7I/AAAAAAAAGJw/Juqq7ASGTBA/s1600-h/_20150509_201849%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150509_201849" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150509_201849" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c7_MgjZCaTU/VY2tAPwX17I/AAAAAAAAGJ4/QTqi80WQtqA/_20150509_201849_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="354" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>One day Sandy asked if she could paint her nails. I was in the middle of making dinner and told her it was fine but to go outside.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U29JYX56vc4/VY2tAs7iT7I/AAAAAAAAGJ8/JauHb0WEq7Y/s1600-h/_20150511_175305%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150511_175305" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150511_175305" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pa5UXfpeqEk/VY2tBrG0PRI/AAAAAAAAGKI/6g5_v_X4oAY/_20150511_175305_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="396" /></a> </p> <p>She came in with nail polish ALL over her hands and said it was harder than she’d thought it would be to paint her own nails. </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby made a no phones sign for her “dance recital.”</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I2WpgwA2rlI/VY2tCae-3VI/AAAAAAAAGKQ/yaMmkcUQBKY/s1600-h/_20150511_180021%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150511_180021" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150511_180021" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0dzscT-fAyw/VY2tDFeBksI/AAAAAAAAGKU/sDE22AlIBn4/_20150511_180021_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="404" /></a> </p> <p>Then stopped dancing to ask why I wasn’t recording her dance. I told her I’d put my phone away. So she gave me permission to get it back out so I could record her dance. </p> <p> </p> <p>We found a friendly kitty outside the doctor’s office when we went for Abby’s well child visit. We gave the kitty a drink of water and the kids played with her for almost an hour. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1qSVklheXBs/VY2tEJX2HaI/AAAAAAAAGKg/bHiBOPpdcy4/s1600-h/_20150512_101019%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150512_101019" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150512_101019" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d_TFY0eHuOw/VY2tFMRQK0I/AAAAAAAAGKo/bdiNqZMIVcY/_20150512_101019_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KOH88M3KC4c/VY2tGNZko1I/AAAAAAAAGKs/5HyZMQikAIg/s1600-h/_20150512_101202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150512_101202" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150512_101202" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZqCROi0BLOs/VY2tGhHekpI/AAAAAAAAGK0/Gbvg-PdCrg8/_20150512_101202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Here is Liam pulling Abby in the wagon one day when we went to pick Sandy up from school. He didn’t make it very far, but he did pull her. He is a very determined kid!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EgzsIP9rqKI/VY2tHi-uK-I/AAAAAAAAGLA/YZrxyInTaBA/s1600-h/_20150512_144932%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150512_144932" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150512_144932" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4wTiHkUtC0I/VY2tIY_owdI/AAAAAAAAGLE/_DOB0Y0ZPaA/_20150512_144932_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby on a mama date to celebrate getting a gold medal from her online preschool. Utah offers a free online preschool and it’s been fantastic. Abby has learned so much and (most of the time) really enjoys doing it. She earns a gold medal for doing it at least 15 minutes a day 5 days a week for an entire month. I think that’s worth an ice cream cone!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TgaIKKAApJE/VY2tI8XF6EI/AAAAAAAAGLQ/MCa7suvnQQ8/s1600-h/_20150514_191535%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150514_191535" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150514_191535" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RwybZDdA7OI/VY2tJ7RPYTI/AAAAAAAAGLY/au3oGStckTY/_20150514_191535_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="265" height="352" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby’s preschool graduation. She also went to a preschool 3 afternoons a week.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d6fsW0axKDc/VY2tLBGzGgI/AAAAAAAAGLg/TItC8BQ5AIM/s1600-h/_20150520_145551%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150520_145551" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150520_145551" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5U1s94f1ZXc/VY2tLqMcS-I/AAAAAAAAGLk/QXEtFEzLWc0/_20150520_145551_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" height="290" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Here she is with her preschool teacher. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSByf2L48VkAMbU5MnGuoJnadEbgunM-FtXh-r61cUgdUBYIkYb1tiYg8jGno7DnzV_x0ajgw05X7i9HcIGGvMjh4XGlGG5GtYvqFw1vjPyL_7rxcTpZTM2ZI_AGeTFTz5SNTDX0YY4gM/s1600-h/_20150520_151210%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150520_151210" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150520_151210" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_98ldfEIT0c/VY2tNBjUb-I/AAAAAAAAGL4/Xh0ns7_67OM/_20150520_151210_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="296" height="393" /></a> </p> <p>Abby got accepted to ELP – it’s the accelerated elementary school program – for kindergarten next year and it’s all day. We’re excited. All day school is going to be a good thing for this busy little girl. Luckily for me, the program she is in is at the same school Sandy goes to. Two kids in school all day next year at the same school!! I’m looking forward to it!</p> <p> </p> <p>We went to a craft day at the library. Abby made this puppet. Yes, that would be my child wearing snow boots with shorts.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jwX4NZ1ZiKs/VY2tN0QSxYI/AAAAAAAAGL8/Ah97TexJ4DA/s1600-h/_20150527_170132%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150527_170132" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150527_170132" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CM68s7041aM/VY2tOcZns7I/AAAAAAAAGME/TT38ssEZtCA/_20150527_170132_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0tp_8KbYPK4/VY2tPcIE49I/AAAAAAAAGMQ/YmL4LHSL3ak/s1600-h/_20150527_170140%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150527_170140" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150527_170140" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-09bxFM6IczE/VY2tQLIi31I/AAAAAAAAGMU/YqkzYY_DRNM/_20150527_170140_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Sandy made this pretty purse with fringe.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t__PHAMjH94/VY2tQpvzceI/AAAAAAAAGMg/dAxTteEWb7o/s1600-h/_20150527_170157%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150527_170157" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150527_170157" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iPevI-kEhyI/VY2tRXsJKNI/AAAAAAAAGMk/UWk0v9HeW5c/_20150527_170157_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-18882019476391709922015-04-30T14:04:00.000-06:002015-06-26T14:05:01.853-06:00April<p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oNb7u-Kyuc8/VY2wPq8yORI/AAAAAAAAGM0/PZ_tHWpyJBQ/s1600-h/_20150401_125533%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150401_125533" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150401_125533" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EPhpUPln5Lk/VY2wQFVVGYI/AAAAAAAAGM4/KqAtstZW_vA/_20150401_125533_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="358" /></a> </p> <p>Liam went with me to the shoe store. I was having arch pain and I bought some tennis shoes with molded arches. We were there for awhile. The shoe saleswoman was brilliant – she put socks on Liam’s hands. He loved it. And when he touched the mirrors and windows he didn’t leave finger prints.</p> <p> </p> <p>Here he is in a sling. He got nursemaid’s elbow but the instacare couldn’t pop it back in so they sent him home in a sling. Didn’t slow him down a bit.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FyEKKl6WQRU/VY2wQ52JWEI/AAAAAAAAGNA/TMVpS7LpSjk/s1600-h/_20150404_175814%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150404_175814" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150404_175814" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mUcWyNVqcCU/VY2wRiC96dI/AAAAAAAAGNI/aVUpPt6Cne0/_20150404_175814_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="305" /></a> </p> <p>Bill ended up popping it back in after watching a youtube video. I’m sure glad I spent several hours and several hundred dollars at the instacare. I think we’ll try youtube first next time.</p> <p> </p> <p>Abby holding a chick at This is the State Park. Doesn’t everyone dress like a ballerina to go to a petting zoo?</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_FFpAdgHZZ0/VY2wSctn6EI/AAAAAAAAGNU/20XiI8Ss5ro/s1600-h/_20150409_155333%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150409_155333" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150409_155333" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KU_FDHhlMSg/VY2wTBPwGxI/AAAAAAAAGNY/zQlIMpGfQUc/_20150409_155333_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="306" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Trip to the zoo:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oeDLGY5iMvQ/VY2wUYu8bsI/AAAAAAAAGNg/28RqzEo9y5k/s1600-h/_20150414_121555%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150414_121555" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150414_121555" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uI-xFlTMpwE/VY2wVL2jnzI/AAAAAAAAGNo/zQZxTrp8rtc/_20150414_121555_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="343" height="258" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam playing with playdough – can you believe how grown up he looks?</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2lQjcEotNTo/VY2wV_8q7eI/AAAAAAAAGN0/o5H0dP4sYyk/s1600-h/_20150415_111638%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150415_111638" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150415_111638" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SgAR47KBA9k/VY2wWqi_o7I/AAAAAAAAGN4/V4YCvB39AKw/_20150415_111638_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" height="302" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>This kid loves feeding himself and he uses a fork like a pro.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ACYFqALeymM/VY2wXAnYq2I/AAAAAAAAGOA/xE2ECYss8pU/s1600-h/_20150417_104758%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150417_104758" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150417_104758" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g121Jxof4yk/VY2wX8M29MI/AAAAAAAAGOI/NSBBNJcBBsc/_20150417_104758_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="340" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>On a big boy swing:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7nCV8Qjs94E/VY2wY-t8taI/AAAAAAAAGOQ/MbSmkwZwX7w/s1600-h/_20150421_101955%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150421_101955" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150421_101955" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e74idHeY9qU/VY2wZnIgLaI/AAAAAAAAGOY/19MVrBt0Jos/_20150421_101955_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="338" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Here’s our table set for Passover. How do I not have any Easter pictures?</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KKRO3wg7YFA/VY2waWrAZ3I/AAAAAAAAGOg/asD8rueyZgk/s1600-h/_20150425_161639%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150425_161639" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150425_161639" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GojCjN5hfoE/VY2wbESM24I/AAAAAAAAGOs/mYXbuSCAxyk/_20150425_161639_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="321" height="242" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-21670172789058523232015-03-31T14:07:00.000-06:002015-06-26T14:07:49.819-06:00March<p>What did we do in March? Apparently not much based on the photos from my phone.</p> <p> </p> <p>Abby’s spring concert at preschool:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4oBlo7EByMQ/VY2xAf4SXDI/AAAAAAAAGO0/WSAw7QOikGA/s1600-h/_20150327_151519%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150327_151519" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150327_151519" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-grzVQIQm6Uc/VY2xBRjo-0I/AAAAAAAAGO8/jxebX_HDL4Y/_20150327_151519_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="379" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby doing her online preschool in a blanket fort under the table while Liam watches:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDyrLNpQ8xm_dOc4wJYvbE57h1kMqqPL5-s5yDIslfNoikbkckkFOkkmyK4Rzuag6mipvoDxqD6U6FN09lCK0nuJ3_Pf3dr0EZnNd8TXR1l_no7MN0qUt_ks2ky_t4gmjplvWmj63K84/s1600-h/_20150311_085601%2525280%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150311_085601(0)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150311_085601(0)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-572R5O2GPNo/VY2xDLoq7oI/AAAAAAAAGPM/NSqNdFrHz_Q/_20150311_085601%2525280%252529_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="361" height="272" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5ZNeGdJdKAY/VY2xEY3z3DI/AAAAAAAAGPU/wE7-ozsPRuQ/s1600-h/_20150311_090004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150311_090004" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150311_090004" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hfND1lO-Pvo/VY2xFHaHerI/AAAAAAAAGPY/2lFpjU4HdCU/_20150311_090004_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-78558501738246301722015-02-28T13:18:00.000-07:002015-06-26T14:40:40.655-06:00February<p>Family picture at one of Sandy’s school activities:</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xgAD3m97o4c/VY205aFTwRI/AAAAAAAAGT4/n6elcwJMYMg/s1600-h/IMG_4970%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4970" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_4970" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S0LG6ZVBEHI/VY207drS7CI/AAAAAAAAGUE/X-TLj0yXyBA/IMG_4970_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="340" height="319" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby cut her own bangs and her grandma cut her more bangs to cover them. They are slowly growing out:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ab8QQUFanBg/VY21CukkFqI/AAAAAAAAGUM/2PWp9OdOGxg/s1600-h/IMG_4922%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4922" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_4922" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U7e3LJkIKpM/VY24efvaRwI/AAAAAAAAGUU/KKIdNY0Y3pE/IMG_4922_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" height="242" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Sandy dressed up for 100 days of school:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mbkTiPGDeuM/VY24fKbhiVI/AAAAAAAAGUc/C6_x7ZyJQFw/s1600-h/_IMG_04173.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0417" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_IMG_0417" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v6Gii_wIxN8/VY24hbhU2pI/AAAAAAAAGUo/3Ab4zIsD5RU/_IMG_0417_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="255" height="381" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>This is what our house looks like a lot of the time:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-olPsjWiCW-M/VY24ip-TgKI/AAAAAAAAGUw/ahHFXuUu3kI/s1600-h/_IMG_04193.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0419" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_IMG_0419" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0OxlsM2kbZ4/VY24jfKN84I/AAAAAAAAGU8/8iF-QRuHRRM/_IMG_0419_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="323" height="217" /></a> </p> <p>Abby LOVES her baby brother. He does NOT love her loving him. </p> <p> </p> <p>And here’s another thing that happens a lot. Only often it’s all three kids that want to be in my lap at the same time.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I8I9-Op9GgM/VY24kXlTV_I/AAAAAAAAGVE/YRCHKMrpvu8/s1600-h/_IMG_04242.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0424" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_IMG_0424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7YhngfzUrDmkiKOxt8KTasgCgvVX5NxFZ8Pp_2QQCxa7xY2dPB1cPueI_6YSZ6q7BP7Y4vVMpXn7Ubc0yQg1T7HwwqjtBqz7wojDt3w4P19qCPvwyrsCRlUSvCKmDOCoSOG6ahQ_Rtk/?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>He loves tools, wires, cables….</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NYo01kzC86c/VY24mR4tyNI/AAAAAAAAGVQ/Ze-Favlc8XE/s1600-h/_20150214_1414212.jpg"><img title="_20150214_141421" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_20150214_141421" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qFQnQTWUCbg/VY24nPsR-KI/AAAAAAAAGVY/DfnkpdcAU7s/_20150214_141421_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>We had a very warm February. It was nice:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3yj2Y56oB48/VY24oHUmTNI/AAAAAAAAGVg/XSHGrA1q1vM/s1600-h/_20150215_0937203.jpg"><img title="_20150215_093720" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_20150215_093720" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bVq1KuMrq64/VY24o59Cb4I/AAAAAAAAGVo/4IPynDjdEaw/_20150215_093720_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="281" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lg-a_2kwCa4/VY24qZ6oPqI/AAAAAAAAGVw/_57yzf-7uq4/s1600-h/_20150215_09381102.jpg"><img title="_20150215_093811(0)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_20150215_093811(0)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LdeLkSZiaes/VY24rUOnL5I/AAAAAAAAGV8/EjMVLays9Mw/_20150215_0938110_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vI6MjwHBsVE/VY24sFZTRKI/AAAAAAAAGWA/h_yoWr7UzmQ/s1600-h/_20150215_09382102.jpg"><img title="_20150215_093821(0)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_20150215_093821(0)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BP29jiPOffg/VY24s1LLdYI/AAAAAAAAGWI/FedWvtudIMw/_20150215_0938210_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Bill took the girls to the stake daddy-daughter dance. It was a western theme this year.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ac7R6sQMnEA/VY24tmNie9I/AAAAAAAAGWQ/Zt9lzAdQ9Po/s1600-h/_20150221_1746593.jpg"><img title="_20150221_174659" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_20150221_174659" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-edELy3kM_m8/VY24uKyTSzI/AAAAAAAAGWc/wKvxw8AJCFE/_20150221_174659_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="353" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam got into the diaper rash cream:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SKQ5I8dbym0/VY24uznEsyI/AAAAAAAAGWk/71vE0y4iDcU/s1600-h/_20150223_0831512.jpg"><img title="_20150223_083151" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_20150223_083151" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-06I6o75ovQ4/VY24v--K_JI/AAAAAAAAGWo/i_L577BSTN8/_20150223_083151_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9PCRSEz4EAg/VY24wbNKSeI/AAAAAAAAGWw/YbWFTxZR3Tw/s1600-h/_20150223_0831562.jpg"><img title="_20150223_083156" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_20150223_083156" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DKBftLkTMVI/VY24xLUCNLI/AAAAAAAAGW8/iXNlZ2EsN5E/_20150223_083156_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-39740077746061250842015-01-31T13:29:00.000-07:002015-06-26T14:29:30.984-06:00January<p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bPe1p2hDWBw/VY22Gw_x-PI/AAAAAAAAGP4/xuE2rDnt7NY/s1600-h/_DSC_0075%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_DSC_0075" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_DSC_0075" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oi_iFjSLiu8/VY22HvDYmuI/AAAAAAAAGP8/mPZICxeKKuQ/_DSC_0075_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="163" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rcg297W4vp8/VY22IN80buI/AAAAAAAAGQE/t9m9hW3neE4/s1600-h/_DSC_0083%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_DSC_0083" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_DSC_0083" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XPZk3153hFs/VY22Iy4CLHI/AAAAAAAAGQM/1YL46nypcHo/_DSC_0083_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="163" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p>The two pictures above were taken during Primary. Apparently it was really windy when Sandy got hers taken.</p> <p> </p> <p>We went to St. George to see one of Bill’s friends get married.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-auiwYRFOHwY/VY22J5H9zMI/AAAAAAAAGQY/bbh19c0XzT0/s1600-h/_20150117_131415%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20150117_131415" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20150117_131415" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FqazWxHkux8/VY22KQQQDkI/AAAAAAAAGQc/rmowvCf71Aw/_20150117_131415_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="477" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-49966371936247259282014-12-31T13:36:00.000-07:002015-06-26T14:38:19.999-06:00December<p>Liam and I were grocery shopping in Harmons and they were offering pictures with Santa.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ipMEuzVYKtA/VY234B7_dRI/AAAAAAAAGQo/tz2shUeio9M/s1600-h/IMG_0090%25255B1%25255D%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0090[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_0090[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ScFj7NiYkGM/VY234wuicdI/AAAAAAAAGQs/qYf4Uj40Giw/IMG_0090%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="355" height="267" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ObjpoUPMayc/VY235T0MI-I/AAAAAAAAGQ4/9TrTkeombWM/s1600-h/IMG_0091%25255B1%25255D%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0091[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_0091[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-faMdugYxRnk/VY236cbTyRI/AAAAAAAAGRA/KbY3TI_Bq3o/IMG_0091%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="272" height="362" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Sandy is such a sweet big sister:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hIMNAryE-z8/VY237eBPxGI/AAAAAAAAGRI/EbQidubHzr8/s1600-h/_IMG_0352%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0352" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0352" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6RIJbUsV6Fc/VY238m-ZmXI/AAAAAAAAGRM/eL4BVrBthiU/_IMG_0352_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="371" height="249" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Both of Liam’s sisters love him:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ju10r6dM384/VY239UKAbyI/AAAAAAAAGRU/Xn4WXVdGxSg/s1600-h/_IMG_0354%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0354" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0354" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YMqUSz3nJYY/VY23-UBHrXI/AAAAAAAAGRc/geB2aCD3b0c/_IMG_0354_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="250" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam with Grandpa Doug:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z3jG0XF-cT4/VY23-3Ap1VI/AAAAAAAAGRk/JPXyKPez9ko/s1600-h/_IMG_0359%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0359" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0359" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gHKRQ0ZKr3o/VY23_6YWB5I/AAAAAAAAGRs/qf5JT_x-Z5Q/_IMG_0359_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="231" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wk7RgA_iZQY/VY24BWtfyzI/AAAAAAAAGR0/ZulcUKKYQFQ/s1600-h/_IMG_0379%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0379" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0379" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BBg-zpXwPVQ/VY24COMjm7I/AAAAAAAAGR8/YuMufF76ugY/_IMG_0379_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="233" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1yDQc6aQZSg/VY24DkT0eBI/AAAAAAAAGSI/qnx5f8elywA/s1600-h/_IMG_0388%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0388" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0388" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SiiPoXyro4Y/VY24EXAuezI/AAAAAAAAGSM/BtGPwCJF7Iw/_IMG_0388_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="233" /></a>   </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>Abby made herself clothes out of tissue paper one day while I was wrapping presents.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jXxZJhiBTMs/VY24FhI5EHI/AAAAAAAAGSY/L7Huz56mo-Q/s1600-h/_20141209_102759%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141209_102759" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141209_102759" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wnqPWGIqYoE/VY24GuA2uvI/AAAAAAAAGSg/crOWzLHByf4/_20141209_102759_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9U2_FupAVwA/VY24HmGGcFI/AAAAAAAAGSk/lvxw_snZuzY/s1600-h/_20141209_105811%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141209_105811" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141209_105811" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kh1eun3ap6U/VY24IVUleEI/AAAAAAAAGSw/LAYmuWFxR1c/_20141209_105811_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby’s structure out of dry spaghetti noodles and marshmallows:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zQHntOhpMkY/VY24JjLJZkI/AAAAAAAAGS0/Xx3TY3c5omk/s1600-h/_20141218_135003%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141218_135003" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141218_135003" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HXlTtJYrWsU/VY24KWU6g6I/AAAAAAAAGTA/HctUaR8CrOU/_20141218_135003_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="139" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam climbing up onto his sisters bunk bed and riding on his dad’s shoulders:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-czj_AFxk24M/VY24Lpw11NI/AAAAAAAAGTI/ML8aI7uey_M/s1600-h/_20141219_162901%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141219_162901" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141219_162901" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rqGi7IHVHyE/VY24MPxhhrI/AAAAAAAAGTM/55qcJG8jQuo/_20141219_162901_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_kySuE41JEM/VY24MjYlIzI/AAAAAAAAGTU/16nClsXla8o/s1600-h/_20141220_165318%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141220_165318" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141220_165318" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IJoiKJFUPzo/VY24NVNq6-I/AAAAAAAAGTc/Kndr3dPnFek/_20141220_165318_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Annual Buhler family nativity:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ERBM8G-Pebw/VY24N2b-4KI/AAAAAAAAGTo/4woxSUO2wHY/s1600-h/_20141226_194344%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141226_194344" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141226_194344" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2COrdRnS_58/VY24OkQPyfI/AAAAAAAAGTs/O1rJcHXuowc/_20141226_194344_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-57519101255096483882014-11-30T20:53:00.001-07:002014-11-30T20:53:04.113-07:00November<p> We started out the month celebrating Bill’s birthday:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nHnPAiXJQz0/VHvlt-5ekHI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/a1wN7G28eHQ/s1600-h/_IMG_9989%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9989" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9989" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-k6Q51XPiFT4/VHvlupiX3jI/AAAAAAAAF_c/WzSJ288KoRQ/_IMG_9989_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="251" height="374" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Cute picture of Liam with his grandpa:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nsZ9_d3-w4U/VHvlu7BLMrI/AAAAAAAAF_k/iPYChlw23j0/s1600-h/_IMG_9937%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9937" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9937" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Wsy4N7jkZ84/VHvlvsn5ppI/AAAAAAAAF_w/2OQJ7BxYhs0/_IMG_9937_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="344" height="231" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Grandma Gingie and Grandpa Pete came to visit:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tDAJgNmXa20/VHvlwY3rBTI/AAAAAAAAF_4/TtdlYXydsgQ/s1600-h/_IMG_0001%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0001" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0071" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0L5qeKkqGFg/VHvl0IVl7LI/AAAAAAAAGAs/BqWNEAyWAzc/_IMG_0071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xAH9IX-8Dxo/VHvl0ecBkyI/AAAAAAAAGA4/jIkBvSbFFv0/s1600-h/_IMG_0086%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0086" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0086" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NxpA4GTA-PQ/VHvl0-9oCGI/AAAAAAAAGA8/uZx9sDF60Qw/_IMG_0086_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E23osmYeqg8/VHvl1DlJlsI/AAAAAAAAGBI/IMky3UiT97E/s1600-h/_IMG_0093%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0093" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0093" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-a9Dlctju5mY/VHvl2L8CpGI/AAAAAAAAGBM/yaGLmyD5pk8/_IMG_0093_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7L6P889kFwE/VHvl2gBts8I/AAAAAAAAGBU/64aAMPctPtY/s1600-h/_IMG_0103%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0103" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0150" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KZPv-cyC6Ak/VHvl5hWJ5FI/AAAAAAAAGCQ/qKrPPPm9InM/_IMG_0150_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6-eEY8oXWmU/VHvl5x8i94I/AAAAAAAAGCY/_RkHXaTdXPA/s1600-h/_IMG_0173%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0173" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0173" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qOpD7DK_V2Y/VHvl6oI6P1I/AAAAAAAAGCc/qbwRx9_zjWo/_IMG_0173_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>We celebrated Liam’s first birthday:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6tKnbmoOgpw/VHvl6zLFgDI/AAAAAAAAGCo/hf_IgPwmDuA/s1600-h/_IMG_0184%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0184" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; 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The video is on Bill’s phone but I will try to get it posted soon. Liam chose the computer keyboard.</p> <p> </p> <p>Liam had his 1-year well child visit. He is 85th percentile for height, 19th percentile for weight. </p> <p> </p> <p>We decorated for Christmas. Liam helped with the lights:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wA_coYPqALU/VHvl97ItBFI/AAAAAAAAGDY/kQvfLle3Ec4/s1600-h/_IMG_0241edited%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0241edited" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0241edited" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BdGwhPuNEkE/VHvl-SsMboI/AAAAAAAAGDc/nT2zwzSHU6o/_IMG_0241edited_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="233" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5D38KPvncxg/VHvl-wT0CJI/AAAAAAAAGDo/6LvQb4LBLk8/s1600-h/_IMG_0251edited%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0251edited" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0251edited" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WJbvH-Ps81s/VHvl_S-vWjI/AAAAAAAAGDs/s7hKxKyhK5g/_IMG_0251edited_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="233" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>Bill put lights on the outside of the house:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qBJdfoTl_Kk/VHvl_8sSm9I/AAAAAAAAGD0/vuihm1yImNY/s1600-h/_IMG_0260%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0260" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0260" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yzBLZI87n64/VHvmACZvyvI/AAAAAAAAGD8/3YdFj4ayQmo/_IMG_0260_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="343" height="230" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The kids wearing new Christmas pajamas from grandma:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nmFa4LUQlXs/VHvmAtVY70I/AAAAAAAAGEI/kKSCVbT3P6s/s1600-h/_IMG_0285cropped%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0285cropped" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_0285cropped" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xn3EIexLw0U/VHvmBGxiO6I/AAAAAAAAGEQ/LwUamDxYov4/_IMG_0285cropped_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="279" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-V4dcK7EU91s/VHvmB70uunI/AAAAAAAAGEY/6OMd2_ZToZ4/s1600-h/_IMG_0288cropped%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_0288cropped" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; 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Swinging at the park:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fB2rgu86M8Q/VFWX0PiFL2I/AAAAAAAAF8M/nbh7O64K898/s1600-h/_20141010_115053%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141010_115053" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141010_115053" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K65U3YeEW7Y/VFWX0zZtufI/AAAAAAAAF8U/DaJs_rpEzac/_20141010_115053_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CBUewz4Im2g/VFWX1q38tLI/AAAAAAAAF8c/b7DMHUBwjSI/s1600-h/_20141010_115103%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141010_115103" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141010_115103" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nE_lOt-S8VA/VFWX2RNjp5I/AAAAAAAAF8k/LSIKDb4zoyo/_20141010_115103_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nr6C7FjXGjQ/VFWX2ykU3qI/AAAAAAAAF8s/NI7YAsGhcVw/s1600-h/_20141010_115147%2525280%252529%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141010_115147(0)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141010_115147(0)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eUUAE91b4ms/VFWX3pDPCOI/AAAAAAAAF80/S2nM09CiIx4/_20141010_115147%2525280%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Another trip to Thanksgiving Point. They decorated Farm Country in an Oz theme:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mDbjEDxdqtA/VFWX4T3R0HI/AAAAAAAAF88/RMHVOryqMYc/s1600-h/_20141017_140130%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141017_140130" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141017_140130" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JTu9MJYbUhg/VFWX434vzqI/AAAAAAAAF9A/Qw5ikVZqi9I/_20141017_140130_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SGWwH-C63Ko/VFWX55XSqJI/AAAAAAAAF9M/7WQkKRKymb8/s1600-h/_20141017_141814%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141017_141814" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141017_141814" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-c878cEgfwlY/VFWX6iO1FEI/AAAAAAAAF9U/17u-dunrciw/_20141017_141814_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_pBtX5n6cQ4/VFWX7R7CMVI/AAAAAAAAF9c/C3kG7gYmts8/s1600-h/_20141017_143227%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141017_143227" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141017_143227" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lnKvq8ErtF4/VFWX8JT2SzI/AAAAAAAAF9g/iYCFepVZJVU/_20141017_143227_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YDr2Aoe5USg/VFWX8_qoIEI/AAAAAAAAF9s/4sh6Z0pC9Pc/s1600-h/_20141017_143251%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141017_143251" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141017_143251" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l2F88xrMHV8/VFWX9mV9GRI/AAAAAAAAF90/bsD9VtS6XSs/_20141017_143251_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-g4y92V4VJkk/VFWX-DZv8wI/AAAAAAAAF98/A1AWF_Y5wHg/s1600-h/_20141017_143317%2525280%252529%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20141017_143317(0)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20141017_143317(0)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GTX4JrCtFTQ/VFWX-fYklnI/AAAAAAAAF-A/_l9Ul5RNXbc/_20141017_143317%2525280%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>Halloween Night we did our traditional hot dogs in the driveway (for anyone passing by). We had kind friends that took Abby & Sandy trick or treating. Liam was in bed by 6:45. It was a great day.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ffu2j8CCzNI/VFWX_I7O7nI/AAAAAAAAF-M/yWr8tTGVZ2I/s1600-h/12769_10204925516128542_6924998410004708266_n%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="12769_10204925516128542_6924998410004708266_n" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="12769_10204925516128542_6924998410004708266_n" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nNbjvDhEpDU/VFWX_-qx2LI/AAAAAAAAF-U/qfLX2pRzDqE/12769_10204925516128542_6924998410004708266_n_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="321" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rmx1GanzS3A/VFWYASWCjzI/AAAAAAAAF-c/6Bi458yQuwI/s1600-h/1459212_10204925516608554_7406884723346160615_n%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="1459212_10204925516608554_7406884723346160615_n" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="1459212_10204925516608554_7406884723346160615_n" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BKk1DQkaeEc/VFWYBHK11DI/AAAAAAAAF-k/ymnmLNV0Si0/1459212_10204925516608554_7406884723346160615_n_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="336" height="225" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JKh6LgVy7sE/VFWYBhinVOI/AAAAAAAAF-s/n8oYrVivkJE/s1600-h/10649798_10204925519888636_8484222415917103918_n%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="10649798_10204925519888636_8484222415917103918_n" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="10649798_10204925519888636_8484222415917103918_n" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fzH5O5GXM4s/VFWYCWmN5uI/AAAAAAAAF-0/E-xJHAC-WY0/10649798_10204925519888636_8484222415917103918_n_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="335" height="225" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-75617550215600461062014-11-01T16:50:00.001-06:002014-11-02T12:11:39.060-07:00Abby<p align="center"><em><strong>I took some literary license writing this as if it happened in one day, it really is a combination of things over about a week. </strong></em></p> <p align="center"><em><strong> </strong></em></p> <p>“I’m a scientist,” she says matter of factly when I discover her with a large bowl full of murky water, empty hot chocolate packets spilling off the table and onto the floor. </p> <p>“If that is a science experiment, then you must be trying to answer a question. What question are you trying to answer by mixing hot chocolate and water?” is my exasperated reply. I’m sure she won’t have a response to this, what would she know about science experiments and hypotheses.</p> <p>“How much water I can add to the chocolate before it doesn’t taste chocolatey anymore, “ Abby explains, focusing intently on measuring some of the mixture with an eye dropper and tasting it. </p> <p>“I want to take a bath now,” she declares, jumping up from the table. She’s wearing a long sleeve pink nightgown. I can see drips of chocolate on it. </p> <p>“As soon as we clean up your experiment.” I counter back. </p> <p>She carefully carries the bowl of murky water to the sink, then goes back for the measuring cup, eye dropper, and wooden spoon. She skips off to the bathroom. I hear the water running as I sigh and pick up the empty hot chocolate wrappers and wipe down the table. And the floor. </p> <p>“Mom, look this is amazing!” I head to the bathroom to see the ocean she has created. She is making waves with her body. </p> <p>“Careful!” I exclaim, “we don’t want the water spilling out of the tub.” I drop a towel on the floor to soak up the water and go put baby Liam down for a nap. </p> <p> </p> <p>She comes through the kitchen, naked. “Put some clothes on please,” I say, “and then let’s do preschool.” Her preschool is Upstart, an online preschool created by Waterford Institute and offered by the state of Utah for free if we committed to using it at least 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week. </p> <p>“Mo-o-o-m! I’m starting preschool.” She yells from downstairs what seems like only a minute later. I run downstairs. She’s dressed, sitting at the computer. </p> <p>“You need to clean up your mess in the bathroom, first,” I say as I type in my password.</p> <p>“I did.” She says, as she takes the mouse and starts Google chrome. </p> <p>I go upstairs and check the bathroom. She drained the tub and picked up the toys. Her nightgown and towel are still on the floor. They are both wet. I use my foot to push them around and soak up the rest of the water, then go put them in the washing machine. I can hear Abby’s online preschool, saying “Good job!”</p> <p>Every time I walk through the family room, Abby says, “Look at this amazing thing, mom!” She’s recorded herself reading a story, filled in numbers on the 1 to 100 chart, practiced sight words, and is now working on subtraction.</p> <p>The next time I walk in, she’s watching Animaniacs. “Abby! You can’t turn on a movie without permission! And did you finish your preschool?”</p> <p>I didn’t know she could turn on a movie. I think of the steps she must have taken. Climbed to the top of the cupboard where the DVD was, using the printer as a stepping stool. Put the DVD in the drive. Started WinDVD. It doesn’t autoplay and there is no shortcut on my toolbar. </p> <p>“Next time, please ask before you turn on a movie. If you turn on a movie without permission, you will be grounded from movies for one day.” I let her finish the Animaniacs episode.</p> <p>Before locking the computer, I check to see how long she spent on preschool. 31 minutes. </p> <p>I hear Liam, he must be up from his nap. I go into his room. “Abigail!” I holler. “Why are there toys in Liam’s crib?”</p> <p>Abby wanders in and calmly explains. “It’s against the rules for me to climb into Liam’s crib.” I’m glad she remembered that rule. </p> <p>“And it’s against the rules for me to get him out of his crib.” Thank heavens she’s followed that rule. Her method of getting him out of his crib is to climb into his crib, lift him onto the changing table, climb down, then lift him down from the changing table. </p> <p>“And he was awake so I got him his toys so he wouldn’t be bored until you came.” </p> <p>How can I argue with that? “Okay. Thank you for following the rules. Next time, will you please just bring him one toy?” </p> <p>She leaves without responding. </p> <p> </p> <p>I pick Sandy up from first grade, then we go to pick up Abby from her second day at preschool. </p> <p>In September, we took Abby out of her part-time daycare and have been having a nanny come 13 hours a week (while I work in Bill’s office). Last week, she explained to Bill and I that she missed daycare. She missed her friends and her teachers and especially the art projects. So we started searching around and found a 3-day-a-week afternoon preschool that we could make work with our schedule. </p> <p>We get into the house in a flurry of backpacks and art projects, start Sandy on her homework, and I invite Abby to come sit on the couch and read an I See Sam book to me. We are on Book 18. She’s just reading, “Sid and Nan fell in the mess,” when I realize I smell something. “Do you smell something, Abby? I smell hot dogs!” </p> <p>She jumps up and heads to the kitchen, saying, “I wanted a hot dog!”</p> <p>I follow her. The microwave shows 26 minutes and 35 seconds left. “Abby! Why didn’t you ask me to make you a hot dog?”</p> <p>I stop the microwave and pull out a burst open package of 12 polish dogs. The top 3 are browned in spots. Brown liquid pools under the turn table. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#008080" size="4">"Everyone wants a big green kangaroo." <br />"Maybe, perhaps, you would like to have TWO." <br />"I want you to have them. <br />I'll buy them for you . . . <br />. . . if you'll wait till the First of Octember."</font></p> <p>“That’s silly. Kangaroos aren’t green. They are brown,” Abby insists. It’s time for bed and we’re reading a bedtime story. </p> <p>“What do you think? Would you like to have a kangaroo?” I ask.</p> <p>“Yes, that would be fun,” says Sandy. </p> <p>“Yes, but we would have to build it a large habitat,” says Abby. “I don’t think we have enough space in our yard.”</p> <p>Where did she learn the word habitat?</p> <p>“Abby, do you know what a habitat is?” I ask.</p> <p>“Yes,” she replies, “it’s a home for animals.”</p> <p>We finish the book. We read a chapter of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and say prayers. When I bend down to kiss Abby good night, she wraps her arms tight around my neck and squeezes. “Maybe we could build the kangaroo habitat on our roof,” she says. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><em>I wanted to get these experiences written down before I forgot. Someday I think it will be fun for her to read them and see what she was like as a child. </em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em>Also, our school district also has an accelerated program and we are applying for Abby to be in the kindergarten. The application asks for three examples of why she should be considered. And then only gives me enough space to write three sentences and says not to attach additional sheets. So I’ve been pondering these experiences – and others. </em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em>Here’s something that happened a few weeks ago:</em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em></em></strong></p> <p align="center">I was practicing spelling words with Abby’s older sister, it was the first time we had practiced these words. 1<sup>st</sup> word: NOT. Sister writes it in shaving cream. I look over and realize, surprised, that Abby has also written it. LOT. Sister writes L, I look over and realize Abby already has LOT written on her wall and is playing with cups. DOT. This time I watch Abby wipe out the L, replace it with a D and then go back to playing with her cups.  </p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-36932272703736927752014-09-30T20:16:00.000-06:002014-11-01T20:18:53.754-06:00September<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrlJjpbHoMZC6tY0YxoluZ4gkTt7Pe0jIeYnxv0V3RQlhODak4iImb9n5Dn_Jl0qaxyCNNDFrBjUt99IWtvUnD7fe6PEAxK99zQBRCxwAwKqY0kXdFbInf8p4slG6W400RX78dwNmVa4/s1600-h/__IMG_9097%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="__IMG_9097" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="__IMG_9097" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CQdekVoU7aI/VFWUH11y4eI/AAAAAAAAF0w/TPp9scPrQ8g/__IMG_9097_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="383" height="257" /></a> <p> </p> <p>Liam is 10 months old!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4gUpBRWU7WU/VFWUIe6x3VI/AAAAAAAAF04/EKLSq5KqmO4/s1600-h/__IMG_8947%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="__IMG_8947" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="__IMG_8947" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tng1ykKR6Og/VFWUI5d5tSI/AAAAAAAAF08/V_ffH3vycbo/__IMG_8947_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qZ2_Sqt-2oc/VFWUJcsqdFI/AAAAAAAAF1I/NAQWzeIvtCA/s1600-h/_IMG_8982%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8982" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8982" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mL2LIaf96CM/VFWUKGqyaOI/AAAAAAAAF1Q/uboO_5P64PE/_IMG_8982_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wn-g7VAGuig/VFWUKiJXsQI/AAAAAAAAF1Y/COb4aPFWhg4/s1600-h/_IMG_8959%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8959" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8959" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jCd4yvITRdVvoI6fwfXsfSaimHeN8o8tQvc3a_-GWz_Z9k4PTVSOV1ZN121WDBg-MFTX9Klx2XlW5WTx-7NfSkubNV3rD6drkhGNF-CmHmKHUQDG30UJg9buJQvcTT8lTDiuXWeDKKI/?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSfHNo8glgeS6OlIJ86XlQAQ_ns4EszT2HGYcs82OLLqIxOkl9Zr-qouMTRfMY6FiBROKwNMDh0giBSPjmnAUGlTc88cQ85OD4YQWBspFMymYJE9GHgYIY7vQMWAKCE4R4KQc3PNAe_0/s1600-h/_IMG_8984%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8984" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8984" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KA-xhB9muBM/VFWUMR4tixI/AAAAAAAAF1w/hR6uqyIk8hI/_IMG_8984_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cPv6TwdiW-U/VFWUNLxegpI/AAAAAAAAF14/h5_ClTQXo4I/s1600-h/__IMG_8970%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="__IMG_8970" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="__IMG_8970" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6p0SU4t8u8c/VFWUNiGpV5I/AAAAAAAAF2A/tOm6wfM1ABA/__IMG_8970_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="341" height="229" /></a> <p> </p> <p> A few pictures of Abby:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1U3Roz4FZJY/VFWUOR8_FnI/AAAAAAAAF2I/bgP-hm3z92s/s1600-h/__IMG_9018%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="__IMG_9018" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="__IMG_9018" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3dHp6UR9R8Y/VFWUPA1oqVI/AAAAAAAAF2Q/JTb2gx7AtQw/__IMG_9018_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8d_jnuStB64/VFWUP8cym7I/AAAAAAAAF2Y/-_3iBzdaimo/s1600-h/__IMG_9064%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="__IMG_9064" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="__IMG_9064" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5eEPMAl3yFE/VFWUQdMGKyI/AAAAAAAAF2g/S3TZJY2RNWU/__IMG_9064_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GkMlOc22vQU/VFWUREOO8II/AAAAAAAAF2o/LN2JfIVqVqQ/s1600-h/_IMG_9015%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9015" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9015" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h8N8b-jFttE/VFWUR5cCPoI/AAAAAAAAF2w/47hDcmqZeYo/_IMG_9015_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HWy4zQRuuhg/VFWUSUZ-afI/AAAAAAAAF24/NTzG-VwyDVE/s1600-h/_IMG_9016%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9016" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9016" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-T7Ac7M7a3wg/VFWUS0yuI1I/AAAAAAAAF3A/5-_FbYXOOjI/_IMG_9016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>For some reason my pictures of Sandy didn’t turn out as well today. This is a cute picture of her, despite the shadows across her face:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bLH37HgiiS0/VFWUT5GY58I/AAAAAAAAF3I/aVLZ92Fnpo8/s1600-h/__IMG_9084%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="__IMG_9084" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="__IMG_9084" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8kTwyz_k6CQ/VFWUUqObyEI/AAAAAAAAF3Q/t0y2lA3AxmE/__IMG_9084_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="379" /></a></p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>We are all ready for Halloween:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RO_Ehq3txFo/VFWUVQ0udiI/AAAAAAAAF3Y/dAPPeZp3RXE/s1600-h/_IMG_9131%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9131" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9131" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Vh7p1ky-IUc/VFWUV4APZ6I/AAAAAAAAF3c/FnLDTMxnms0/_IMG_9131_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="342" height="229" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Kf0I8yS-2rI/VFWUWh0xNJI/AAAAAAAAF3o/eYTPntl9XMY/s1600-h/_IMG_9140%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9140" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9140" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4vh5iADVERc/VFWUXXpdwOI/AAAAAAAAF3w/kYjgw8GDdDE/_IMG_9140_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="350" height="235" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-brAvENDg_kc/VFWUX3_D8BI/AAAAAAAAF30/0_sfHCrqIVA/s1600-h/_IMG_9143%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9143" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9143" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DbN3DLOSd68/VFWUYWvffeI/AAAAAAAAF4A/YmnkH3qDTuU/_IMG_9143_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KCbgB0OMYJM/VFWUZMOQAgI/AAAAAAAAF4I/_gwsNVOOGL4/s1600-h/_IMG_9150%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_9150" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_9150" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gXgmFZY-BSA/VFWUZqywAGI/AAAAAAAAF4Q/6KfTLSdar28/_IMG_9150_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Well, almost. I’m still working on Sandy’s wig. </p> <p> </p> <p>Look at that big slice of pizza:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ju2SnYR-l10/VFWUaarAM8I/AAAAAAAAF4Y/Zm4BEOy0P3Y/s1600-h/_20140912_182119%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140912_182119" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140912_182119" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ymtN1bTq7o4/VFWUa6Ln-TI/AAAAAAAAF4g/2Mm6WuJbp_c/_20140912_182119_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="337" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>More Thanksgiving Point pictures. Liam’s favorite thing, the water table:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7TT8dwmS8rc/VFWUbjoSlZI/AAAAAAAAF4o/hiDH3bVPwZk/s1600-h/_20140916_103636%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140916_103636" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140916_103636" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lfRY5bM1DEY/VFWUcUhH6tI/AAAAAAAAF4w/TkeU3GUGZtE/_20140916_103636_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="337" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby getting a pony ride:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Mk_0M-cxasM/VFWUdP-SdjI/AAAAAAAAF44/pgJx39eTqWk/s1600-h/_20140916_114037%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140916_114037" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140916_114037" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zaLS-l4W18I/VFWUdpvXtvI/AAAAAAAAF5A/zCvjAKMA9PE/_20140916_114037_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="253" height="336" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>For my birthday, I got these canvas prints for my living room wall:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wU4ZYcvcnW0/VFWUeol_GSI/AAAAAAAAF5I/6DeqZXZO_ug/s1600-h/_20140916_175746%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140916_175746" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140916_175746" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NSrWxV0zrF0/VFWUfo0Ow1I/AAAAAAAAF5Q/bLJjX8laji8/_20140916_175746_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="276" /></a>  </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby taking random pictures with my phone to keep her entertained in the grocery store:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-59-vsuNwx2E/VFWUgty7rQI/AAAAAAAAF5Y/lS3hKAQLMUA/s1600-h/_20140923_105327%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140923_105327" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140923_105327" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Lg1BPKaUAlw/VFWUhfKsciI/AAAAAAAAF5g/Pvll9b-ixnY/_20140923_105327_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="230" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Bill & Liam at a party. Bill had a lot of fun with the party hats:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-h61D0nIMRQg/VFWUiOdf5KI/AAAAAAAAF5o/JjlMNOQ7AyU/s1600-h/_20140927_173441%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140927_173441" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140927_173441" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-b006OmCBw9Q/VFWUi9z66KI/AAAAAAAAF5w/x-cs9ZHu8_o/_20140927_173441_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="353" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-34230137014179660502014-08-31T20:01:00.000-06:002014-11-01T20:02:22.254-06:00August<p>We met the Frozen princesses at Kid to Kid:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1tmtAesdn88/VFWQjvSnt5I/AAAAAAAAFy0/ysjUxHcYA6g/s1600-h/_20140801_122159%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140801_122159" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140801_122159" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p7AqAKDW0SQ/VFWQkEl12gI/AAAAAAAAFy8/XbuMo5yztww/_20140801_122159_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" height="328" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>What a good eater!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nKau6wDMnZo/VFWQk5ywnEI/AAAAAAAAFzE/1NnE61KQu_M/s1600-h/_20140801_185629%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140801_185629" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140801_185629" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hfJsxps5xAA/VFWQlai7y0I/AAAAAAAAFzM/VCeLUge7eAo/_20140801_185629_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="313" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Who needs toys when there are cardboard boxes and blankets?</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DneIHrKBJzI/VFWQl3h9_mI/AAAAAAAAFzU/GTbAXM5i980/s1600-h/_20140801_192737%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140801_192737" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140801_192737" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bHTCK8RrCHg/VFWQmnpHLaI/AAAAAAAAFzc/n3sm25Zc_Ps/_20140801_192737_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" height="328" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Soap, water, I don’t remember all the details of this one:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_255JAL2Vd8/VFWQnGMyj1I/AAAAAAAAFzg/htl_aux7JOg/s1600-h/_20140811_162036%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140811_162036" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140811_162036" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hcmWX5xBkRA/VFWQnmTVkyI/AAAAAAAAFzs/5obcoSHC5zA/_20140811_162036_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" height="304" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>First day of school:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uMZDa2BEAZ4/VFWQoUgI3RI/AAAAAAAAFz0/dbqENEzrfKY/s1600-h/_20140825_075017%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140825_075017" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140825_075017" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uNmseDGwoDI/VFWQo3PI7EI/AAAAAAAAFz8/DV46AHj94ZI/_20140825_075017_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4FykOTXbgGQ/VFWQptoSA_I/AAAAAAAAF0E/UDQ6_H5n8Ls/s1600-h/_20140825_075108%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140825_075108" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140825_075108" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-d-Kx0WLnoso/VFWQqAEgApI/AAAAAAAAF0I/1cgCZlOT30Q/_20140825_075108_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>This girl loves her pajamas:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q2qesimrU4s/VFWQqhg3HOI/AAAAAAAAF0U/PceSo4f5cyU/s1600-h/_20140827_095450%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140827_095450" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140827_095450" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WSZ03PxCxL8/VFWQrLyXpTI/AAAAAAAAF0c/wSiJSnZn44o/_20140827_095450_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="227" height="301" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-52098067058341081402014-07-31T19:55:00.000-06:002014-11-01T19:57:42.188-06:00July<p>We watched fireworks from the top of Bill’s office building. Check out these great photos he took. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VhAGz7noh_I/VFWPV2bVJfI/AAAAAAAAFv0/mtyc7omX92A/s1600-h/_IMG_8880%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8880" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8880" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8cgwRnSzMzc/VFWPWmxjsPI/AAAAAAAAFv8/gl059O12DdY/_IMG_8880_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="372" height="249" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wnwh6ago9SA/VFWPXCOysCI/AAAAAAAAFwE/Ci2uSz8p9WY/s1600-h/_IMG_8897%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8897" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8897" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CA1iQrbWXlA/VFWPXxsNjCI/AAAAAAAAFwM/1OyoUwFWFI4/_IMG_8897_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="379" height="254" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The girls Frozen dresses came. We are saving these for Halloween:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6mrYwmHr9Oo/VFWPYtSsYgI/AAAAAAAAFwU/s8NBhPeYaJU/s1600-h/_FrozenPrincesses%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_FrozenPrincesses" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_FrozenPrincesses" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2y4d4MPzMuY/VFWPZagDyjI/AAAAAAAAFwc/HMEpX_YDEvk/_FrozenPrincesses_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="237" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q5DDZfquSFY/VFWPZyahnMI/AAAAAAAAFwk/Wl2opG_jkFA/s1600-h/_IMG_8911%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8911" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8911" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4lWXhcihjao/VFWPavA1ZnI/AAAAAAAAFws/mqAmURgN0Tg/_IMG_8911_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QwEljIsqYyk/VFWPbGZuooI/AAAAAAAAFw0/40Dmx7hGVGY/s1600-h/_IMG_8923%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8923" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8923" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VS1nR3vzyKs/VFWPbwWtmCI/AAAAAAAAFw8/ifpjSmTQlnw/_IMG_8923_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="293" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmK4TVAwj6ZmYpTye1x1KxPrVEeYzpvaUdxgOaq6gLdSW5uJLjB8cD1rYEc0uIEbTfr8VZMT8XSYerIZvE1jZNRPYNBNNGdQL48-Ab4MCjI5zXJ4T2YxcrxfXXCV64EtLr6W9FUNwZWks/s1600-h/_IMG_8927%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8927" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8927" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-05_uQ_CtC4U/VFWPcy203sI/AAAAAAAAFxI/ejNlWMJrvSQ/_IMG_8927_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="293" /></a>  </p> <p> </p> <p>We went to Chick-fil-a day dressed as cows:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DvOo05YJG-E/VFWPdswdSnI/AAAAAAAAFxU/aVYYn4sGGH0/s1600-h/20140711_142743%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140711_142743" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="20140711_142743" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NfPEfnHVKxw/VFWPeb8jm2I/AAAAAAAAFxc/zUFhRzZiL6U/20140711_142743_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="351" height="264" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> On our way to church: </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-974_Q1DKP-M/VFWPfMhEJmI/AAAAAAAAFxk/AoBNoua19pk/s1600-h/_20140720_094309%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140720_094309" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140720_094309" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XV9g_DojBd0/VFWPf619dMI/AAAAAAAAFxs/u234q6Di1kw/_20140720_094309_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="358" height="270" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The girls took skating lessons. Here is Sandy with one of her friends:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lCn0QF8PUiw/VFWPgXnQg8I/AAAAAAAAFx0/-Ifl5fUoZx8/s1600-h/_20140724_154647%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140724_154647" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140724_154647" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sHeq2SC26OI/VFWPhdd_khI/AAAAAAAAFx8/qxoexrQcR04/_20140724_154647_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" height="255" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KRn1zEwcQ34/VFWPhmWnnfI/AAAAAAAAFyE/PXeYImnoxG8/s1600-h/_20140724_154651%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140724_154651" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140724_154651" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o-vtq-ONgwU/VFWPiQhaviI/AAAAAAAAFyM/y7b_2PANNNU/_20140724_154651_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="341" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>We got a membership to Thanksgiving Point and have spent a lot of time at the new Natural Curiosity Museum. This is Liam’s favorite part:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DsLO5UcVMVY/VFWPjIgTtjI/AAAAAAAAFyU/4U8VciMDP5o/s1600-h/_20140728_143945%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140728_143945" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140728_143945" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qWGn8wQkFwI/VFWPjh94gYI/AAAAAAAAFyc/B-GRK3vQI2Y/_20140728_143945_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="265" height="352" /></a> </p> <p>I wish I had one of these at my house! A water table/high chair with a drain underneath would be perfect!</p> <p> </p> <p>The girls wanted wigs, so I dug out my crochet hooks. Here is Abby’s wig for her Anna costume:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6zSP5t7BD14/VFWPkV5WqAI/AAAAAAAAFyk/SFygz_qCa4E/s1600-h/_20140730_092628%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140730_092628" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140730_092628" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hEMg4INRYwk/VFWPlKo1ZUI/AAAAAAAAFys/hPIq5XQb3-g/_20140730_092628_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="272" height="362" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-91293324524135896132014-06-30T19:47:00.000-06:002014-11-01T19:49:29.037-06:00June<p> This beautiful girl turned 6! </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GL0cckjXx2g/VFWNcsm25FI/AAAAAAAAFtA/3CP-qWBDHFg/s1600-h/_20140623_192826%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140623_192826" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140623_192826" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MsyVMpH412U/VFWNdfu8TwI/AAAAAAAAFtI/fux45MpG8kk/_20140623_192826_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="267" height="355" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Birthday morning pancakes!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7oX3DktIZic/VFWNdkURrzI/AAAAAAAAFtQ/uDVK3Q-L2lA/s1600-h/_20140624_080803%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140624_080803" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140624_080803" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AHoL71j_qmw/VFWNeTSgNxI/AAAAAAAAFtU/ZDjE_Bve98M/_20140624_080803_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="259" height="344" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>7 months old!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4PzG8bEfMmQ/VFWNe13brEI/AAAAAAAAFtg/A4n5t66JtxM/s1600-h/_IMG_8845%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8845" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8845" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qRRXH87abn8/VFWNfukrJjI/AAAAAAAAFto/fBRShK6BT4U/_IMG_8845_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="339" height="227" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>what a mess!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9M3KhTL6bOMV1fobkuCieBGJniwf0oqi29LLUzm_aP_T8cl1XO_P0TzUgJne3MQfS8GLDFbHg7YxERJGNryaP8vm73hyzm8FQ_GrI5cL-EU3KO_6awYdmWXUqeetQinxgrCtqx5126I/s1600-h/_20140619_191547%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140619_191547" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140619_191547" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FfpMkX3F1CM/VFWNhCouLdI/AAAAAAAAFt0/6m825hSsPSk/_20140619_191547_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="313" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>An even bigger mess:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Pb3RUE8JhzI/VFWNhpfaKPI/AAAAAAAAFuA/f58uMmOl43o/s1600-h/_20140624_135102%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140624_135102" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140624_135102" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Fex_AmCRo4k/VFWNiBrAHXI/AAAAAAAAFuE/GRJtGXSn2m8/_20140624_135102_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="239" height="317" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>We went to the Chalk Art Festival at the Gateway:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yF7ZsVZA0NU/VFWNjCdg4-I/AAAAAAAAFuQ/FrOMDkzYcbc/s1600-h/_20140614_130521%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140614_130521" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140614_130521" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m7wYbqB-EfI/VFWNjl5eI8I/AAAAAAAAFuY/i9wBQF7iHkM/_20140614_130521_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="234" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>And the Utah Arts Festival</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6fkyeOQIroE/VFWNkt4r7UI/AAAAAAAAFug/d8-aGcCtsO8/s1600-h/_Sandy%252520%252526%252520Abby%252520photo%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_Sandy & Abby photo" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_Sandy & Abby photo" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e9mQdtJCGjk/VFWNlOuIaqI/AAAAAAAAFuk/mPXk4rHy-Ow/_Sandy%252520%252526%252520Abby%252520photo_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="364" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>My sister Rosie came to town and we went to the zoo:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-s12jH_GEyNE/VFWNlw-DfWI/AAAAAAAAFuw/KU4VyK80weo/s1600-h/_20140616_141653%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140616_141653" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140620_114651" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-u86VdG_o5bU/VFWNp16eouI/AAAAAAAAFvo/etZ7Ls3zahY/_20140620_114651_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="255" height="339" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-24345774971522374402014-06-17T10:55:00.001-06:002014-06-17T10:55:10.521-06:00Mother’s & Father’s Day Questionnaires<p>The girls did these in primary. I am typing them up before they get destroyed – Liam has already eaten part of one of them…</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>My Amazing Mom by Abigail</strong></p> <p>Her favorite food is: Macaroni & Tomato</p> <p>Her favorite color is: Purple</p> <p>Her favorite thing to do is: Take me places</p> <p>During the day my mom: Do stuff</p> <p>My mom is really good at: Making macaroni & tomato</p> <p>Our favorite thing to do together is: When she lets me do what I want</p> <p>I love my mom because: She lets me help her</p> <p>My mom is amazing because: We can go places</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>My Amazing Mom by Sandy</strong></p> <p>Her favorite food is: Macaroni & Tomato</p> <p>Her favorite color is: Purple</p> <p>Her favorite thing to do is: Play with me</p> <p>During the day my mom: Cleans</p> <p>My mom is really good at: Baking</p> <p>Our favorite thing to do together is: Go on Mama Dates</p> <p>I love my mom because: My mom is nice to me</p> <p>My mom is amazing because: She likes to cuddle</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>My Awesome Dad by Abigail</strong></p> <p>His name is: Bill</p> <p>His favorite food is: Macaroni & Tomato</p> <p>His favorite thing to do is: Vacuum</p> <p>During the day, my dad: Eats breakfast, helps us go to school then goes to work</p> <p>My dad is really good at: Working</p> <p>Our favorite thing to do together is: Watch movies</p> <p>I love my dad because: He lets me watch movies</p> <p>My dad is awesome because: (Blank – the questionnaire was longer than her attention span, apparently)</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>My Awesome Dad by Sandy</strong></p> <p>His name is: Douglas</p> <p>His favorite food is: Corndogs</p> <p>His favorite thing to do is: Play with us</p> <p>During the day, my dad: Works</p> <p>My dad is really good at: Fixing computers</p> <p>Our favorite thing to do together is: Go ice skating</p> <p>I love my dad because: Sometimes he lets us watch movies</p> <p>My dad is awesome because: He’s done computers all his life.</p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-8669044270388449932014-05-31T17:37:00.000-06:002014-10-31T21:49:33.059-06:00May<p>5 1/2 months and we have a tooth!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tFCZMQK2Utw/VFRYEbRdenI/AAAAAAAAFo4/itbIyt_5-l8/s1600-h/_20140506_0948563.jpg"><img title="_20140506_094856" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140506_094856" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-azrZWslWo-Y/VFRYEzquLsI/AAAAAAAAFo8/VfDwcK_cQ6o/_20140506_094856_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="386" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Happy birthday, Abby! Here she is with the birthday cake she took to preschool:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MLp7GDHTWLE/VFRYFYOKP9I/AAAAAAAAFpE/DzAaoWTmCqE/s1600-h/_20140508_0810553.jpg"><img title="_20140508_081055" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140508_081055" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LwG0gzErKgo/VFRYF9YGhZI/AAAAAAAAFpM/IAqTtpUX2iY/_20140508_081055_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="390" /></a> </p> <p>They celebrated a day early.</p> <p> </p> <p>The day of we started with birthday pancakes:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q8kRi3cxSas/VFRYGG08bgI/AAAAAAAAFpU/5tKS3jf6AMQ/s1600-h/_IMG_87643.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8764" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_IMG_8764" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0Pgkn1wPw3M/VFRYGr_Sw7I/AAAAAAAAFpc/J6V7XwFp_kk/_IMG_8764_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="219" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-t2HoH7hW9sk/VFRYGzHb1dI/AAAAAAAAFpo/gwhSAscprV4/s1600-h/_IMG_87804.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8780" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_IMG_8780" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yKFQ9QQWB9k/VFRYHXlTDNI/AAAAAAAAFps/8Lt9OAMvnNk/_IMG_8780_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="358" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Then an ice cream cake roll in the evening:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-usycsvkuCwg/VFRYHjeu_7I/AAAAAAAAFp4/K0hVHQ91WHM/s1600-h/_IMG_87963.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8796" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_IMG_8796" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Z4tYESDnDik/VFRYIB9zqHI/AAAAAAAAFp8/5ybBY18ISoY/_IMG_8796_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="245" height="366" /></a> </p> <p>She loved this new outfit from Grandma & Grandpa Buhler:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6vV78uIg3Jc/VFRYIpvJf4I/AAAAAAAAFqI/RLfC9flZr2c/s1600-h/_IMG_88063.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8806" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_IMG_8806" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--R8zUNOymqU/VFRYJCvruHI/AAAAAAAAFqM/CAZIsdA2SXQ/_IMG_8806_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="372" height="249" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>We worked hard on the girls new bedroom</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hquo0RqdXkQ/VFRYJlLB7VI/AAAAAAAAFqY/ZRsaCu0U_as/s1600-h/_IMG_88123.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8812" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_IMG_8812" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ePb9Ia6GvEU/VFRYJ0TVIJI/AAAAAAAAFqc/9myd_HI0E78/_IMG_8812_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" height="272" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X1J2odU3Ctw/VFRYKazOtNI/AAAAAAAAFqk/29pyVVMUxzg/s1600-h/_IMG_88133.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8813" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_IMG_8813" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NlsKDEEMl-8/VFRYKgSSNZI/AAAAAAAAFqs/ZMzBcKCYo9k/_IMG_8813_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" height="272" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>First night in their new bedroom:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R7HVt3rr1e0/VFRYLDAyJdI/AAAAAAAAFq4/R_v1hDZs28A/s1600-h/_20140515_1535523.jpg"><img title="_20140515_153552" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140515_153552" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qjm5eDjTA6I/VFRYLQrF2EI/AAAAAAAAFq8/G4VH8EO1r_Q/_20140515_153552_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="241" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Liam loved stretching out in his crib:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uAOMWL4VsJk/VFRYL93igzI/AAAAAAAAFrI/YHnIN2U8GP0/s1600-h/_20140516_1124243.jpg"><img title="_20140516_112424" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140516_112424" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-j4-L1k-j_nw/VFRYMYoiB1I/AAAAAAAAFrM/XEwxPNWneZU/_20140516_112424_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="397" /></a></p> <blockquote> <p>(he’d been in a Moses basket in our room while we waited for the girls new room and he was too big!)</p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>There’s that second tooth!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sSBCuRZ4uu0/VFRYMvdf5XI/AAAAAAAAFrU/jnKAK5LddGY/s1600-h/_20140515_0724533.jpg"><img title="_20140515_072453" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140515_072453" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BVSoPpvH3Vs/VFRYNFb_AfI/AAAAAAAAFrc/nGhDDQKWCQs/_20140515_072453_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="317" height="239" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Look, Mom, I bit my pancake into a bat:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6nyW9-kRA0s/VFRYN3zv9FI/AAAAAAAAFro/R3jdm9fPHYE/s1600-h/_20140516_0817543.jpg"><img title="_20140516_081754" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140516_081754" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KjCxO6W_gWE/VFRYObUFVqI/AAAAAAAAFrw/gYDsnUsq_PE/_20140516_081754_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="322" height="242" /></a>  </p> <p> </p> <p>This girl has SO much personality!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o4QrDvCUTM8/VFRYO9Es3bI/AAAAAAAAFr0/5LSGENFVSxM/s1600-h/_20140516_1456402.jpg"><img title="_20140516_145640" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140516_145640" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-K2ZGU3kmNN0/VFRYPfD2v6I/AAAAAAAAFr8/5g75FzOXbv0/_20140516_145640_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Liam loves his daddy!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e63CiHZQyzA/VFRYPqD3wrI/AAAAAAAAFsI/RmeYy3OEf7s/s1600-h/_20140517_1423443.jpg"><img title="_20140517_142344" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140517_142344" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3-qpaRx6mh0/VFRYQjpAq1I/AAAAAAAAFsQ/tqr2rG2gz-E/_20140517_142344_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" height="302" /></a> </p> <p>Sandy sent this card to a friend.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WQu83PvNTHY/VFRYRNCnpHI/AAAAAAAAFsY/_WIyAHq-dnU/s1600-h/_20140522_1505503.jpg"><img title="_20140522_150550" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_20140522_150550" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X3cPQE-iTME/VFRYSGyCfqI/AAAAAAAAFsc/dxye6pKswWY/_20140522_150550_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="235" /></a> It says: “Happy Summer, From Sandy To Ava. I like you cuz you are sweet as a popsicle.”</p> <p> </p> <p>And we had a visit from Grandma Gingie & Grandpa Pete: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-p1Wa_TRpAdM/VFRYSa0ST1I/AAAAAAAAFso/JVbrdbJhY5c/s1600-h/_IMG_88303.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8830" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="_IMG_8830" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-csYdC-lK-Gw/VFRYS98mBrI/AAAAAAAAFss/Zz5D3ozviz4/_IMG_8830_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="327" height="219" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-68096566636381682452014-04-30T14:06:00.000-06:002014-05-27T14:08:15.033-06:00April<p>Crazy hair day at Sandy’s school:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K7NIukkwKXg/U4TweUfp01I/AAAAAAAAFl8/q1G2do1AU14/s1600-h/_20140425_075538%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140425_075538" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140425_075538" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6yM6YJ4OTeQ/U4Twezay0EI/AAAAAAAAFmE/mTevRWUe-40/_20140425_075538_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" height="330" /></a> </p> <p>Of course, Abby had to match!</p> <p> </p> <p>Liam swinging for the first time (5 months old):</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ndhKx2IrEds/U4TwfujQOuI/AAAAAAAAFmM/Jha8J4NPO5k/s1600-h/_20140425_154131%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140425_154131" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140425_154131" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NdNzUQRNSos/U4TwgOR7N2I/AAAAAAAAFmU/Q9jERF8qkNI/_20140425_154131_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="251" height="333" /></a> </p> <p>  </p> <p>Happy Easter:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fqKXnbPECpk/U4TwhCbtkkI/AAAAAAAAFmc/Otf1XWmVbaQ/s1600-h/_20140420_092555%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140420_092555" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140420_092555" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F7SelH_2ZXU/U4Twhqa7RyI/AAAAAAAAFmk/yStcnrD4eiQ/_20140420_092555_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="330" height="248" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JOJfYzKsS-o/U4TwiUbHAdI/AAAAAAAAFms/4byiSqQxNYg/s1600-h/_20140420_092451%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140420_092451" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140420_092451" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SH0skhr9gCk/U4Twi4wxEPI/AAAAAAAAFm0/RZWYVZ3CgmY/_20140420_092451_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="332" height="250" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-twDE1JiZXro/U4TwjksGJpI/AAAAAAAAFm8/QLxRTG1nhKo/s1600-h/_20140420_092421%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140420_092421" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140420_092421" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ak3ckAk4BX4/U4TwkKOWS7I/AAAAAAAAFnE/DotfaH_zGog/_20140420_092421_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="255" height="339" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>We went to an Easter egg hunt and met the Easter bunny on Saturday:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eyk6Ru6SWSQ/U4TwkhUVM7I/AAAAAAAAFnM/Gy574f-8rSs/s1600-h/_20140419_103330%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140419_103330" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140419_103330" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UkQg9W1tptw/U4TwlXSWbAI/AAAAAAAAFnU/73rEeCyreqY/_20140419_103330_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="368" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Still working on getting the girls room finished. So this little guy is still in a Moses basket on the side of my bed. He doesn’t fit so well any more….</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ym3B7H9CcYo/U4Twl71D7FI/AAAAAAAAFnc/iomDvvribVA/s1600-h/_20140417_131939%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140417_131939" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140417_131939" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-96H1YUlTSfE/U4TwmeGXEzI/AAAAAAAAFnk/yag52emgUvo/_20140417_131939_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="375" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Annual Passover dinner. We had lots of kids joining us this year and I was pretty impressed with my set up. In fact, I cut 10 minutes off the ceremony!! Just by having everything ready to go on the plates so there was no passing/pouring during it:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-i6ud-xfCFRQ/U4Twm3uYfKI/AAAAAAAAFns/4fBz0lRaqCE/s1600-h/_20140417_171033%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140417_171033" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140417_171033" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Mw6OYU-vxWM/U4Twn-moXUI/AAAAAAAAFn0/wq5TWDt6rd4/_20140417_171033_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="391" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam comes to work with me. Here he is hanging out at the office:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xCLvcZkQ9pw/U4TwoS0Tv2I/AAAAAAAAFn4/UhDKF0rxV-4/s1600-h/_20140410_094749%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140410_094749" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140410_094749" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LQM4U5pTw7o/U4Two-61akI/AAAAAAAAFoA/epyYe77nDEI/_20140410_094749_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" height="266" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Sandy reading to her younger siblings. Such a good big sister!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WnjE0eOhT9U/U4Twps-m5kI/AAAAAAAAFoM/z18LzmveznI/s1600-h/_20140405_181459%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140405_181459" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140405_181459" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oM_f7gn3ivo/U4TwqB8hg3I/AAAAAAAAFoU/bW6_I3sx1Yw/_20140405_181459_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="365" height="275" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Bill’s mission reunion:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F1bXp6kwJCY/U4Twq-oTLVI/AAAAAAAAFoc/nt6wzYankew/s1600-h/_20140404_210808%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140404_210808" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140404_210808" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EOgTw4UplUk/U4TwrSY4tVI/AAAAAAAAFok/YlqFJFSnzkQ/_20140404_210808_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="374" height="282" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-75486436083600986832014-03-31T13:46:00.000-06:002014-05-27T13:47:36.776-06:00March<p>Bill’s youngest brother, Michael, got married at the beginning of March. Here is Liam ready to go: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zaetjfzKOJs/U4TroiOtB3I/AAAAAAAAFjI/40H9w9TQVlQ/s1600-h/_20140307_095814%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140307_095814" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140307_095814" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yqG57cdgNhM/U4TrpfCyQLI/AAAAAAAAFjQ/BeLXKm2-Ol0/_20140307_095814_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="405" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>It was fun to see lots of family. And we sat through lots of pictures. I really hope we get a copy of some of those pictures someday. </p> <p>We came home from the temple and Abby really wanted to change into her pajamas, but I told her no because we still needed to go to the reception – and family pictures were being taken before the reception.</p> <p>But I put her pajamas in my bag and promised her if she’d stay in her dress, she could change into them after all the pictures were over. </p> <p>So in the middle of the reception, after leaving to feed Liam, I came back to find this:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-I7nPLohncBk/U4Trpz-trTI/AAAAAAAAFjU/vj2Wijp9Ne8/s1600-h/_20140307_184807%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140307_184807" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140307_184807" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YwRU71NFgOI/U4TrqrqcY_I/AAAAAAAAFjg/6ccCuiA_SVM/_20140307_184807_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="308" height="409" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p>That girl loves to be in pajamas!</p> <p> </p> <p>PTDSD: Post-traumatic daylight savings disorder:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6sMWOayuz1I/U4TrrGDRwDI/AAAAAAAAFjo/w1Z9bXmChEQ/s1600-h/_20140313_114709%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140313_114709" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140313_114709" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vNPN0GvZKa4/U4Trrkf12QI/AAAAAAAAFjw/lW8utectmK0/_20140313_114709_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="382" /></a> </p> <p>Anyone else experiencing that at your house?</p> <p> </p> <p>And some happier pictures of Abby because she really is generally happy when daylight savings time isn’t throwing her off. </p> <p> </p> <p>Here she is at the zoo:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i-m93WiEaXc/U4TrsffD0VI/AAAAAAAAFj4/iFveVDATCDE/s1600-h/_20140313_151917%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140313_151917" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140313_151917" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xnmYdAw7dP4/U4TrtD5QvaI/AAAAAAAAFkA/4Q4Fms3ekL4/_20140313_151917_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="401" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>With a plant growing kit from her primary teacher:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IShApYFAvBo/U4Trt2pPJ7I/AAAAAAAAFkI/4p6wphjp5Hg/s1600-h/_20140314_115029%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140314_115029" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140314_115029" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B2DNrHnp-d8/U4TrudpjnDI/AAAAAAAAFkQ/dYFYO3MJDBQ/_20140314_115029_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="308" height="410" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PrBGLZQbhSs/U4TrvHk4yAI/AAAAAAAAFkY/tFFavlFez6w/s1600-h/_20140315_154913%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140315_154913" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140315_154913" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-toY5cmAvDjQ/U4TrvkbPtRI/AAAAAAAAFkg/d-0jSPzZZXM/_20140315_154913_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="235" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam again!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mIDk5R1U7nc/U4TrwLTzwUI/AAAAAAAAFko/qPWGqH1Krq0/s1600-h/_20140316_084640%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140316_084640" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140316_084640" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OBLweveAFGA/U4TrwtUXTGI/AAAAAAAAFkw/Kgy2rbbeVuQ/_20140316_084640_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="271" height="360" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Happy St. Patrick’s Day!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DFLe3iLcFUE/U4TrxeYsLZI/AAAAAAAAFk4/vSW-3w4JH2g/s1600-h/_20140317_181122%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140317_181122" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140317_181122" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z9EkFcm1FKU/U4Trx6xNaXI/AAAAAAAAFlA/VcEldTlpxOQ/_20140317_181122_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" height="254" /></a>  </p> <p> </p> <p>When you have two older sisters, you have a lot of pink things:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ID9ASiOTDao/U4TryWAfe4I/AAAAAAAAFlI/ClxZvK2UDM4/s1600-h/_20140321_183713%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140321_183713" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140321_183713" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MwYzDmwXUfo/U4TrzN_xo1I/AAAAAAAAFlQ/O_o84QKwpI0/_20140321_183713_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="242" height="322" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The girls getting haircuts at grandma’s house:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xfq50heEpeo/U4Trz0Bg9hI/AAAAAAAAFlY/KPVvdKFiCow/s1600-h/_20140329_141945%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140329_141945" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140329_141945" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JbKikq_-_w0/U4Tr0anMnOI/AAAAAAAAFlg/eWXnElP-CEY/_20140329_141945_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="251" height="333" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Abby and another mess. This one involved a tube of toothpaste. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qRrSEA_CPM4/U4Tr0-62zHI/AAAAAAAAFlo/L7f65Psjz2M/s1600-h/_20140331_154428%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140331_154428" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140331_154428" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6RgInK7aPyc/U4Tr1l4C5YI/AAAAAAAAFlw/eO3Jm_N3-MU/_20140331_154428_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="252" height="334" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-23358988760337493762014-02-28T18:13:00.000-07:002014-05-26T19:14:57.574-06:00February<p>We went to an ice castle in Midway. It was so much fun!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7aV0dXbbFMM/U4Pm8s2_RZI/AAAAAAAAFhQ/uMihAgpz9Zg/s1600-h/_IMG_8703%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8703" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8703" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uiQb7cfCruA/U4Pm9TO1ILI/AAAAAAAAFhY/PduMjJHjp9k/_IMG_8703_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="351" height="235" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The kids climbed through all the tunnels:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw8pBCOgyHoatOC2QkMJSy1fCMYcmbsMajLWk0PQreN2Clp6BnbNJYF5lrLjzOcB8gX6npqbCXgE-E6sl48QDG4osPm9qU_7-QjxW4p4bv1tS-AMOcphNN9X8XSCG35OPbPDC9rJGU6Y/s1600-h/_IMG_8708%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8708" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8708" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zDDgv7E0ku8/U4Pm-Q4tMzI/AAAAAAAAFho/35tFzmQuzTk/_IMG_8708_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="239" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>And got to meet Princesses Anna and Elsa. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OQ9fxtg_rMI/U4Pm_AN9t9I/AAAAAAAAFhw/LkEmyiZ12oU/s1600-h/_IMG_8720%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_IMG_8720" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_IMG_8720" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gyYYTy2ASOo/U4Pm__RWHMI/AAAAAAAAFh4/Vm8RJ6-NqMo/_IMG_8720_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="235" height="351" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Happy Valentine’s Day!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-H-WPMpK0PV8/U4PnAf2MpsI/AAAAAAAAFiA/_Yw5Lm3c4Lg/s1600-h/_20140214_173354%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140214_173354" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140214_173354" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QwKAQ63L644/U4PnA8PKZzI/AAAAAAAAFiI/WQdXI9lHH3c/_20140214_173354_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="262" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Liam is getting bigger: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WrPMi5AGHUc/U4PnBdSHxII/AAAAAAAAFiQ/asOtiiZNOzA/s1600-h/_20140210_190025%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140210_190025" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140210_190025" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gQwgqv-EKOU/U4PnB-m534I/AAAAAAAAFiY/0IXkQnqqEDc/_20140210_190025_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="375" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>This child gets into more messes! I was running around trying to get a few chores done before picking Sandy up from half-day kindergarten and Abby decided to take a bath in the dish water. The picture doesn’t capture the water pouring onto the floor:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Id9XhcSzxkg/U4PnCYQ0kgI/AAAAAAAAFig/78ucJgS8YAs/s1600-h/_20140207_093044%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140207_093044" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140207_093044" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9nJzsCI4BCQ/U4PnDGWPRvI/AAAAAAAAFio/vTv1HfWOPtk/_20140207_093044_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="374" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>I do love her. Especially when she’s sleeping:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PstWDN5LdtM/U4PnDSxWKDI/AAAAAAAAFis/sW6Gx6Hq3FU/s1600-h/_20140212_142525%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140212_142525" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140212_142525" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XHQYxtCduBQ/U4PnD75a6fI/AAAAAAAAFi0/sCjmQat-Uwc/_20140212_142525_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="374" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517076459695753575.post-3494308531989501062014-01-31T21:35:00.000-07:002014-05-22T22:37:45.751-06:00January<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5m8xK98P2AA/U37QXdDcJpI/AAAAAAAAFdk/u7AGmdGbf8s/s1600-h/_20140131_074514%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140131_074514" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140131_074514" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NtkWf9QX6CY/U37QYKaRSqI/AAAAAAAAFds/YY-elGfELdM/_20140131_074514_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="377" height="284" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>We went to Arizona and all of my family was there:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YlrB8RSX0jI/U37QYsPNPbI/AAAAAAAAFd0/j9e0DWglAwg/s1600-h/_Molly-Molly-0002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_Molly-Molly-0002" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_Molly-Molly-0002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5zL_kuj-1hA/U37QZf_BT9I/AAAAAAAAFd8/8SHNIhGvz4o/_Molly-Molly-0002_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="377" height="253" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The grandkids:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-l4Le3V1XmRk/U37QaAwrz_I/AAAAAAAAFeE/1DFVFvXNsoA/s1600-h/_Molly-Molly-0010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_Molly-Molly-0010" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_Molly-Molly-0010" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Qorz__omVoM/U37QanB-puI/AAAAAAAAFeM/qR4fF7rrpmc/_Molly-Molly-0010_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="256" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Our little family:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lRVvmo8xvn8/U37QbLikmBI/AAAAAAAAFeU/enuUU4VPawg/s1600-h/_Molly-Molly-0018%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_Molly-Molly-0018" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140124_115746" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LOOuuCkRTp0/U37QhboIaKI/AAAAAAAAFfs/ShdUrFMMnfg/_20140124_115746_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="337" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The kids played in the hot tub every day we were in Arizona:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yyOlq6ITfyU/U37Qh3PvwKI/AAAAAAAAFf0/68yaEwEem74/s1600-h/_20140123_161619%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140123_161619" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140123_161619" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4U38yj_WIAQ/U37QiSyFkdI/AAAAAAAAFf8/Z2Z3VmRb_Io/_20140123_161619_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="355" height="267" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The girls at dance class: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LuFPDOshXYg/U37Qi8n2t3I/AAAAAAAAFgE/Ox0NlIDlSi0/s1600-h/_20140113_135945%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140113_135945" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140113_135945" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PsQuKqogJvY/U37QjtMuAPI/AAAAAAAAFgM/OAd7WQVU8Hk/_20140113_135945_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="272" height="362" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>I was really ambitious one day and did a science experience with the kids, we made elephant toothpaste:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FTgQXggtZz0/U37QkOVpd7I/AAAAAAAAFgU/dVLSAKeDhgA/s1600-h/_20140107_142836%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140107_142836" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140107_142836" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-poWaUu9slIE/U37QkpxXSRI/AAAAAAAAFgc/CSICxTGPBx0/_20140107_142836_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="269" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Of course, about the time the stuff started to bubble I had to go feed Liam. I came back to this:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Un-8gvDJnq0/U37QlYXfU1I/AAAAAAAAFgk/1h1Lkwje3Wc/s1600-h/_20140107_151915%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_20140107_151915" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="_20140107_151915" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oXNCFAbGEho/U37Qlzsu2oI/AAAAAAAAFgs/M5MVMOTVOZI/_20140107_151915_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="362" height="272" /></a></p> Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108828533103802684noreply@blogger.com1