tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27131636764744916802024-03-13T17:31:14.611-07:00Jilly BeanJilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-5959898459980312162014-03-04T14:33:00.000-08:002014-03-04T14:42:40.739-08:00Disneyland 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We enjoyed breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen with some of his fun friends. The food was yummy and the selection was playful, of course! In addition to Mickey Mouse pancakes, omelets, and bacon, there was mac n cheese pizza, jello, cookies, and a full sundae bar! Look at Elias in this picture! He is so adorable I can't stand it!</div>
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We were so glad to see Jasmine! Just that morning Hazel said, "I hope we see Jasmine today." Little did she know that we've wanted to see her for six years, since Lily was three.Well, that was our lucky day! Jasmine said that magic carpet is the fastest way to travel and that her gold pointy shoes do not pinch her toes.</div>
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The Mickey waffles are so cute. Carter got his fill of bacon and actually left some on his plate. We didn't think bacon would <i>ever </i>be left uneaten on any of our kids' plates! </div>
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Isn't she a cutie?!</div>
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Disney and Lego. What a great mix!</div>
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I really thought it was going to come out. I was shocked that it didn't! </div>
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Didn't come out for her either, but she sure tried.</div>
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Elsa and Anna!! This was a significant meeting. Hazel loves Elsa. In fact, Hazel turned into Elsa a few months ago. She sings her song, does her dance, wears her dress, and her hair (which is allegedly turning white like Elsa's) is worn in an "Elsa braid" nearly every day. I stood in line for over two hours to see these young ladies. Only when Hazel is a mother herself will she understand what that means and why I did it. She loved talking with Elsa and Anna. Hazel shared her wisdom that we should get to know someone very well before we agree to marry them, and Anna agreed wholeheartedly.</div>
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It was a treat for all of us to meet these sisters. They shared some wisdom with us: be thankful you have siblings and spend time with them. Good advice. Notice that Anna is holding Elias' hand. She was smitten with him. Seriously. I couldn't believe how long she held his little hand. All I can say is, Kristoff had better hurry up and marry her because she's baby hungry! </div>
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New discovery at Disneyland!...the Mark Twain ferry. I had never been on it. Aaron and the kids went on it while I stood in line to see the Frozen sisters and Lily fell in love with it! So we went back and rode on it. It was a relaxing ride that allowed us time to dance and play together. </div>
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We love the Tiki Room!! I thought it would be a good place to sit and nurse Elias...but it was way too colorful, musical, and fun for Elias to be bothered with nursing! Elias loved looking around and taking it all in.</div>
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We really liked Star Tours. My cute Carter looked all over the park and finally decided the R2-D2 ears were the ones he wanted. I was secretly glad he chose those ones because I thought they were fun and cool too! </div>
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Carter and Lily were brave to go see the storm trooper. We watched the Jedi Training show and liked it. However, Hazel was pretty concerned that Darth Vader was there! She was worried that he was going to come get us. Luckily, all those little kids fought him off and we were safe. </div>
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We loved Carsland!!! The rides were fun and the details all around Radiator Springs were true to the movie and so fun to see in person. </div>
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On the second day we met up with our good friends, Tyson and Raschell and their precious new baby, Roger. It was really a treat to see them and I was especially excited to meet their baby. He is an adorable tiny version of his daddy. We used the phone to snap this picture of Elias and Roger on the bed. I'm kicking myself that we didn't get a proper picture of all of us together. <br />
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Raschell and I love Tower of Terror. I was excited to introduce my big kids to it. Unfortunately, they didn't love it. They didn't like the "weird" stuff at the beginning. Yeah, the Twilight Zone is "weird" but I love the drops! Carter held on to his hat the whole time!<br />
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She loves this ride! We all like it, actually. We went on it a bunch of times. It makes us think of our cute cousin, Amy.</div>
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Hazel became good friends with this sea horse while the big kids went on Screamin' over and over and over and over again! This is <i>her </i>sea horse. She managed to ride on it all but one time. </div>
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My kids adore big soft pretzels. What could be better than a big soft Mickey pretzel?! </div>
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Exhausted, that's what we are after 12 - 14 hours! Carter zonked in the front seat, Hazel in the back!</div>
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Whew...after a long, fun day in the park.</div>
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This boy is so funny and cute! He got a little chocolate ice cream on his face...then it became funny to put more on his face. We got a laugh!</div>
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Have you seen "It's Tough to be a Bug"? I love it! It got a little intense for Hazy so I took her out. But Aaron and the older kids thought it was great. I wish I had seen their faces and heard their expressions when they felt the bugs crawl by!</div>
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Cutie bug!</div>
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Oh my word! This ride was the winner for us! Carter and Lily couldn't get enough of it! Before we'd even get off the ride, Carter would say, "Again! Again!" The park wasn't busy, and between the fast passes and rider swap, the older kids got to ride it about 15 times. So much fun!</div>
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Lily, me, and Carter on Screamin'. Once he found out where the camera was, Carter liked making funny faces for it. Look at this one!</div>
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While waiting for a Screamin' fast pass time, we discovered that we also love Goofy's Flight School! That wacky roller coaster is fast and fun...and Hazel loved it! We went on it over and over again!</div>
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I love Paradise Pier! We spent a lot of time and created so many happy memories here on this trip. This image will always conjure feelings and memories of fun time with my husband and kids. It was magical. </div>
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My Disney-loving sis, Jen, recommended the soup in bread bowls on Pacific Wharf (among many other wonderful things!). We enjoyed walking through the little bakery tour and seeing how all those bread bowls were made. </div>
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This store has such a great name! This is Elias at Disneyland when he was in my tummy. I was about 18 weeks pregnant.</div>
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This is Elias at Disneyland when he was outside my tummy! He was 4 months old on this trip, and such a great little traveler! He rode in the stroller and spent a lot of time in the carrier. He loved looking around at all the colorful things, and slept well on me. <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I don't usually give advertising for products, but I've got to give a shout out to my JuJuBe BFF diaper bag and this Ergo carrier. (Thank you, Debbie!) They are the best! They made Elias and me very comfortable on those long days in the park. The JuJuBe diaper bag fits a lot in it, but it's not so big as to be cumbersome. It has a bunch of pockets so everything has a place instead of being a jumbled mess. The opening of the bag is big so you can easily see and reach everything inside. I love the backpack feature because it stays put instead of flopping all around. You can switch the straps for a shoulder one, but I opt for the backpack every time. You can put this thing in the washing machine. Plus, the fabric is cute! I'll use this bag for day trips long after I leave the diaper bag phase. The Ergo carrier is easy to put on and take off by myself, it's comfortable for me and baby, and it has two handy pockets on the front (one is zippered) so I can leave my bag behind and only take the necessities. I can even walk around and nurse discreetly with this carrier. It rocks! If you're in the market for either a diaper bag or a carrier, you'll be happy with these ones!</span></div>
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His little soft cheeks...oh! I could die! Every time I looked down and saw this precious face I felt so lucky to have this baby! I'm a lucky mommy to carry him around Disneyland.</div>
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Minnie Mouse was a sweet hostess. It was good to see her again! You can't see them, but Hazel has sparkly pink Minnie shoes on under her dress. They have a pink bow and a little heel. They're quintessentially Minnie...and Hazy! They're Hazel's staple shoe.</div>
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dress, and miraculous, really, that we got it after months of
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"It looks good but I bet it's not as good as milky!</div>
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This trip was so magical and truly a blessing for our family. The hand of God was involved in getting us there. I'm thankful we could go. We had so much fun together! I'll never forget it! </div>
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I ran my first half marathon Saturday. It was the Run for <a href="http://ryanhouse.org/about/ryans-story/">Ryan House</a>. It was so much fun. I had
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friends, but since I've been up in the nights with my baby, 5:30 is too
early for me. And the days are so full of caring for kids and our
household, that getting out the door for a run is near impossible. I did
short runs in the day a few times a week. Aaron was really supportive
and took care of the kids while I did some long runs with my dear
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It poured rain that morning. I mean buckets. I wore a poncho for the first 5 miles or so. (Thank you, Mom, for the poncho! It was perfect for my race!) The rain made for a wet, but beautiful morning. The McDowell mountains were enshrouded in clouds, the sky was overcast, the desert was green and moist, and it was nice and cool. It felt wonderful. </div>
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At mile 10 I saw these little people on the side of the road cheering me on, along with their hot daddy and cute little baby brother. Their signs, cheers, and love lit up my morning. They called out all sorts of sweet stuff, including, "You make the best milk!" which I assume was from Elias! It gave me a great chuckle!</div>
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<br />Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-10311828308341555742014-02-27T08:48:00.000-08:002014-02-27T08:48:00.184-08:00Feeling so blessed: Gilbert Temple and Chihulies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was built in Gilbert. Before the building is dedicated and used for worship by members, there is an open house for any and all visitors who'd like to come inside. It is a golden opportunity to take my children to the temple and give them an idea of why I love it there. The temple is a holy house of worship where I have covenanted with God to obey His commandments and serve Him throughout my life. It is where I was married to my incredible husband and which allows us to be a family for eternity. It is a place of calm peace where I feel Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ's love for me.</div>
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It was a delight to have my parents here to tour the temple with us. </div>
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The Gilbert temple is absolutely stunning. It is built and crafted beautifully and with care. But the most important part is that it is a house of God. I feel the Spirit of God when I am there.</div>
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The super good news is that <a href="http://mormontemples.org/phoenix">a lovely temple</a> is being built in Phoenix, not far from our home!</div>
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After our tour of the Gilbert temple, we visited the Desert Botanical Garden. I've been wanting to take my plant-loving dad there for years. Surprise bonus...there was an exhibit of Dale Chihuly's blown glass! I've loved his art work since I was a teenager. He's from Tacoma, Washington. </div>
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My mom is so awesome. She makes suckers. She made them for us when we were kids, and now she makes them for her grandkids. </div>
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In case you're wondering...don't touch the Chihulies. If you do, security will be on you in seconds. That's what we've heard. </div>
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Sweet Hazel turned four! She is a delight and a joy! She is cheerful, positive, feminine, and quick to obey. She likes coloring, making paper crafts, pretending to be Elsa from Frozen, loving on Elias, helping me and she started sounding out words just before her birthday. She is such a precious girl and I love her so much! She lights up my world.</div>
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Elias Grant was blessed by Aaron, my dad, my uncle Neal, and a few close friends in church. It was a beautiful blessing that helped me feel Heavenly Father's love for Elias and gave me eyes to see the wonderful potential he has in his life ahead. It was very special to have my parents and aunt and uncle here with us.</div>
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I love this little boy and my wonderful husband who blessed him. </div>
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I've made blessing outfits for all of my babies. It's been an act of love for me to put my time and effort into creating their white outfits for their special days. I have two little white dresses and one little white romper from the older kids. It came down to the week before Elias' blessing and I had the fabric and pattern, but not the time to make it. In an effort to simplify and reduce stress, I decided not to make the blessing outfit. Elias would wear the one I made for Carter. However, when Friday rolled around, I realized that I couldn't let this one go. It's been a special tradition for me to make these outfits for my babies. If I had only three little outfits...it would feel like an incomplete collection, and a failure, of sorts, to me. So I decided to work like a madwoman and sew Elias' blessing outfit. Aaron was supportive. He was willing to put aside other plans and take care of meals while my parents took the older kids out for the day. I sewed like crazy, far into the night Friday night. And continued sewing on Saturday. I finished it Saturday afternoon. Now I have my complete collection of four little white blessing outfits, to remember their special days and how small they once were.</div>
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Happy New Year! It's 2014 and we're off to a great start! We visited the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson for two days and partied at the hotel on New Year's Eve. <br />
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We enjoyed seeing the animals, plants, and the lovely weather. We actually heard what the fox says. He whimpered like a puppy.</div>
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-7799567821743489212014-01-02T13:51:00.000-08:002014-01-02T13:56:02.780-08:00Merry Christmas 2013<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
Christmas was fun and sweet this year. Because of my babe in arms, I had less time to spend baking and making. We simplified a lot of activities, which allowed us a little more time to relax and play together. It felt so good to be off our normal schedule and just enjoy each other.<br />
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One night in his bedtime prayer, Carter asked to dream of sugar plums. So sweet. The next morning he said he didn't dream of sugar plums, but he was okay with it. He must have been dreaming of Legos.<br />
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My sweeties. <br />
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We met this wonderful couple a few years ago shortly after hearing this poem: <br />
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<i>—How to go faster.</i>
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<i>—Where to go.</i>
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John Ciardi, “Fast and Slow,”<br />
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We decided we could learn a lot from these two, and started a great friendship. They have an exciting collection of antiques throughout their home. At Christmas time their whole home becomes a showcase of century-old Christmas decor. We enjoy their antiques, their wisdom, and friendship.<br />
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Their stockings are bunchy and bulgy...they wielded such discipline waiting for the go-ahead to dig into their stockings! <br />
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I got Elias' stocking made just in time for Christmas! I wanted to put him in it...but he's too big already!<br />
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Christmas breakfast, mmmm. Gingerbread french toast with bacon <i>and </i>sausage links! Having both of those in one meal is unheard of. What indulgence! </div>
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Fountain pen! <br />
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Tap shoes! <br />
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Legos! <br />
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RC car! Aaron got an RC car for Christmas. This little baby drives <i>fast</i> and can withstand some exciting maneuvers! We've had a lot of fun driving it and it'll provide opportunities for Aaron to teach the kids about fixing and maintaining it. <br />
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Oh this sweet squishy baby melts my heart! He loves to suck his thumb! <br />
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It was a delight to have the sister missionaries join us for dinner on Christmas day. When I was a missionary in France, far from my home and family, it was an honor and a comfort to spend a meal with a family in our congregation. It was nice to welcome these gals into our home. They are good, kind women. I hope that some day when my children are far from home, serving missions, they will likewise be welcomed warmly into a family's home to celebrate Christ's birth.<br />
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Hazy has been very excited for her Christmas performance. I've gotten little sneak peeks throughout the month when she would sing snippets of the songs around the house. She was happy to sing next to her best friend, but <i>not </i>happy to wear a t-shirt over her beautiful dress! We had a good discussion about how wearing smile and being kind are what make us most beautiful. After some tears, she put on her t-shirt and her smile. She sang with enthusiasm! And then tore the t-shirt off as soon as the performance was over!</div>
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Jingle bells!<br />
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Elias enjoyed the show too. <br />
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Feliz Navidad!<br />
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This is the part when they get to "rock out" and shake their present maracas during Feliz Navidad! She's been telling me about how she gets to rock out during one song.</div>
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Santa came to visit! She told him she wants an Elsa (from Frozen) dress for Christmas. </div>
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Sweetly sleeping. </div>
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This is her work of art! She waited until we got home to pick off and eat some candies. Woohoo! I'm kicking myself that I didn't get a picture of Hazel with her teachers. I'll have to get one later. They are dynamic, fun gals! I felt proud watching my little Hazy sing and do all the little song actions with enthusiasm. She's my doll!<br />
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My older kids had Christmas performances as well. They were on two different nights. My handsome boy sang well and then we got a milkshake afterward. Lily's performance was a few night later. I'm sad that I can't find the picture we took of her on her performance night. She sang the Beach Boys' Little Saint Nick with her classmates with sass and enthusiasm!</div>
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-76367084336521863622013-12-16T16:07:00.002-08:002013-12-16T16:07:59.157-08:00December snuggles<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Christmas jammies! So snuggly! Hazel actually concocted her own version of pjs. Those polka dot pants are the ones we gave her, with a white top and a red tutu. For some reason she didn't want to wear that top, so she ran and put on this old pj top that was Lily's. Way to modify to meet your needs, girl! </div>
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I died laughing when we put Elias' little hat up! He sat there, so serious, with no clue how adorable and funny he looked with the santa hat pointing to the North Pole! </div>
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Spontaneous dancing lessons. </div>
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It made me happy to see these two playing together without being prompted.<br />
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Sweet little baby likes to suck his thumb. Sometimes it's so tricky to get it in there just right! He's having more success consistently getting it in his mouth lately. Congrats to him!</div>
Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-4661947912209777422013-10-27T14:59:00.000-07:002013-10-27T14:59:25.630-07:00Elias GrantElias' birth was an incredible experience. I've deliberated about how
much of this personal, sacred experience to share in this very public
place. I decided to be quite open because I wish I had known more about
natural birth at an earlier time in my life. If I had, I would have
borne all of my children this way. So, I share openly.<br />
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Labor came on slowly, as it did with my first birth. I had been
having
Braxton Hicks contractions for weeks and weeks. Several days before
Elias' birth the quality of my contractions changed. They came at random
times and weren't regular. They weren't painful but they got nice and
tight. I started getting excited for labor to start in earnest. I had my
hair and make up all done every day, to look nice for labor pictures.
Monday morning Aaron and I went for a hike. (Incidentally, I hiked that
peak with Hazel and my friend, Melanie, shortly after I found out I was
pregnant with
Elias. A great way to start and end the pregnancy!)<br />
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Later that day I had
a massage, including the pressure points to encourage labor.
Contractions continued throughout the day at random times. Tight
contractions, but not painful. I was wanting labor to start, but it
wasn't coming. <br />
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Monday came and went, with no labor starting. Tuesday, October 1 started similarly. Contractions at random times
throughout the day. I soaked in my bath and held the pressure
points. I did my hair and makeup. I waited for labor.
The contractions continued at random times. I finished packing my bags
and although labor didn't seem to be on its way, I put them by the door.
I was becoming discouragated...discouraged and frustrated. After
dinner, Mom put the kids down to bed while Aaron and I went for a walk.
We walked through the dark neighborhoods holding hands and talking. As
we walked, my sacrum hurt with each step. Soon it became a constant
pain. And my contractions became tighter. Sometimes it felt like a
perma-contraction...one long contraction. We walked for an hour and then
went home. It was the end of the day. I was resigned to the fact that labor wasn't
imminent. I washed my makeup off my face and we went to bed at 10:30
p.m.<br />
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I awoke to a contraction that made me say, "Whoa." I looked at the clock
on my phone. 12:09 a.m. I lay in bed and waited for another
contraction. I didn't wait long. My contractions were coming about three
minutes apart. Aaron awoke after a few contractions. We called the
midwife on call and found it was Marinah. She asked what I thought about
this labor. I said I didn't know. I didn't know if this was really
active labor or if it would just die down. So Marinah recommended we try
to get some rest. We laid back down and after a few contractions I felt
like I would want my doula's help soon. Kelly Sunshine was the doula on
call. We contacted her and she said she would come over. <br />
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Aaron
and I
got out of bed. Aaron drew a bath for me. As I waited for the tub to
fill, a feeling washed over me. I felt nauseous, hot,
sweaty, and as though I might black out. Aaron responded, "That's all
normal. They're a part of labor!" (I'm so proud of my man, knowing about
labor and birth!) Then he went to get a cool wash cloth to put on my
forehead. Aaron was going in several different directions at once:
contacting the doula, getting the wash cloth, and waking Mom. I soon
moved into the tub. It felt good to be in the water. It soothed my
contractions. I breathed quietly and calmly to help me through the
contractions. Aaron sat at my side constantly and held my hand. Mom soon
came into the bathroom with us.<br />
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Kelly arrived and sat on the bathroom floor. She watched as I labored.
Kelly recommended Aaron pour water over my tummy with a cup. It was
soothing. Soon the quiet breathing and water poured over my tummy
weren't enough. The contractions became longer and stronger. Kelly told
me to vocalize "ohhhhhhhh" through contractions. The low vibrations
helped me through them. At times I felt like the contractions would
become too strong and the pain would overtake me. Kelly reminded me to
stay on top of the contractions. I focused on the vocalization and
sounded loudly. It helped me. Kelly vocalized with me. I appreciated her
modeling the vocalization. It was very helpful.<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span>I
could feel the pain of the contractions in my lower uterus, below my
navel. As the contractions stretched on, I could actually feel my cervix opening inside. <br />
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The
contractions continued to grow stronger. Kelly had been in contact
with Marinah and said it wouldn't be too early to go to Babymoon Inn.
Aaron and Kelly helped me out of the tub. Our sweet neighbor, Elaine,
came over to sleep at our house and take care of the kids when they
awoke in the morning. <br />
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I knew I would be very uncomfortable in Skip, our little silver car.
I
decided to ride with Kelly in her big black Suburban. Mom came with us.
Aaron drove Skip. I sat in the middle row. Mom sat next to me. After a
few contractions sitting up I decided to lay down.The contractions
continued. We drove and drove. Suddenly my water broke!
It felt like the huge dam in Tangled broke and it gushed out in every
direction! After my water broke the contractions took on a new pressure
and intensity. I felt strong downward pressure in my pelvis. I said,
"He's coming! He's coming!" Kelly instructed me to breathe fast breaths
as if I was blowing out candles, to keep from pushing. I had to really
concentrate
on those breaths to keep from pushing. I never thought I would be in a
vehicle, blazing down the freeway, trying hard not to have my baby on
the road. We pulled up to
Babymoon Inn at about 3:10 a.m. Marinah and the birth assistants were
waiting right at my door. I was in between contractions so they quickly
walked me into the birth center and straight back to my room
and helped me onto the bed. The water was running in the tub, but was
nowhere near full enough for me to get in. It was time for me to push. <br />
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I had planned all along to birth in whatever position would feel
comfortable at the time. I had assumed I would want to labor in the tub
and stay there to deliver, but was open to whatever felt comfortable. I
was laying on my left side on the bed
and it just didn't feel right. I felt pressure at the top of my uterus
and reflux coming up. I couldn't comfortably labor or push lying down. I
knew I needed to stand up. I stood up and felt like I needed to lean
forward onto something. I leaned forward and rested my hands on the edge
of the tub. Aaron was at my left side, cheek to cheek. I needed him. I
stood and pushed. <br />
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I felt intense pressure down and outward. I felt my pelvis opening,
being spread apart by a large solid mass. The pressure down and opening
my pelvis was immense. It was strong. It was powerful. It was bigger
than me. I felt the solid mass stuck there, holding my pelvis open. I
was saying, "Ohhhhhh" very loudly. There was greater pressure, more
opening of the pelvis, and my "Ohhhhhh" rose in pitch. Then I heard,
"Look down! Look down!" I looked down and saw a soft wet red and purple
ball of a baby come down into my midwife's hands. She immediately handed
him through my legs and into my arms. I held him close to my body and
looked at him in wonder and awe. The midwife and birth assistants wiped
him off as I held him. We moved over to the bed where I laid down with
my wonderous little boy on my abdomen. <br />
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Elias was born at 3:25 a.m. on October 2. He was 20 inches and weighed 8 lb. 10 oz. We snuggled and cuddled skin to
skin, him on my chest. Aaron was at our side, reveling in the sweetness
of the moment. We moved Elias onto my breast where he latched on and
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We spent some very sweet family time together on the bed. Elias put his
hands up to his face and in his mouth a lot. He sucked on those little
fingers and hands. I felt those little hands moving down low in my
stomach when he was inside the womb. It was cute to see his behavior and
realize that's what he had been doing inside my stomach.<br />
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Elaine
brought Lily, Carter, and Hazel to the birth center before school
to meet Elias. It was a very sweet meeting. The big kids saw him on the
bed by me and they all crowded around him to see him. They had happy
looks of anticipation and excitement when they met him. They looked at
his sweet face and little feet. They took turns holding him. They helped
Elias open the gifts they had chosen for him, then they opened the
gifts he got for them. It was a very sweet, happy time together. The
kids left and Aaron and I soon followed. We left Babymoon Inn for home
at about 9:00 a.m. that morning. <br />
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This birth was incredible and wondrous! I am so glad I bore him
naturally, allowing the labor and birth process to unfold without
interventions. It was not easy, but it was doable, and <i>very worth it!</i><br />
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-54892749199212800382013-09-21T17:05:00.000-07:002013-09-21T17:09:13.269-07:00T-ball<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Carter is playing t-ball. This is our first time doing a sport. He loves it! </div>
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I've enjoyed seeing him try a new activity and find that he likes it.</div>
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Oh man, he's so cute! He melts my heart! </div>
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-89171988757252721732013-09-18T17:07:00.000-07:002013-09-21T17:12:51.085-07:00BYU Museum of Art<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
A work of art... <br />
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...or a piece of work! Ha ha! We visited the BYU Museum of Art this summer. I love that space. It's tranquil and quiet. I spent a lot of time there as a freshman studying, and on dates with Aaron. I suppose the above specimen is a work of art, considering it created the works of art below!</div>
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Love these people! </div>
Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-39068815394420524432013-09-02T12:09:00.003-07:002013-09-02T12:09:42.007-07:00Birth Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Aaron and I took a birth class last week called The Birth Journey, led by my doula, <a href="http://www.douladianne.blogspot.com/">Dianne Hamre</a>. It was an <i>incredible </i>experience. It began with us reminiscing about how our love started when we were younger, and then how it has grown over the years and our experiences together. It ended with an activity called "labor simulation." When I read that on the agenda, I thought, "How on earth is she going to simulate that?" We both soon learned that Dianne uses a blind walk and then a technique called an "ice contraction" (ouch!) to feel pain. Above you see me leading Aaron on a blind walk, which increased his personal vulnerability and his trust in my support. Then we moved on to the ice contraction activity, and applied simple tools or practices to alleviate the pain. The activity allowed us to take turns trusting and helping one another through our own physically challenging tasks.<br />
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By the end of the simulation, Aaron and I were brought closer together emotionally and our marriage was strengthened in a way we've never experienced. At the end of the simulation I felt a little foolish that I was overwhelmed by my emotions, but as I removed my blindfold at the end, I saw that there wasn't a dry eye in the room. The simulation had been as powerful for the other couples in the class.<br />
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Dianne's Birth Journey class was very powerful and effective at bringing us closer together as a
couple and in illustrating how comfort tools will truly be able to
alleviate pain in the birth process. I recommend the class to all expectant couples! A huge thank you to Dianne for sharing her
knowledge and wisdom with us! <br />
<br />Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-23997469206598319832013-05-03T09:15:00.000-07:002013-09-21T17:10:02.798-07:00Antelope Island<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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I just found this blog post I started last summer. We had a great time with Grandpa Clark at Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. The summer weather was perfect. Enjoy the photos! </div>
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-70940625087252194022013-05-03T09:10:00.001-07:002013-05-03T09:16:44.128-07:00Legoland birthday<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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My cute boy turned six! We took him to Legoland for his special day. <br />
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My mom was visiting us and my dad was on business in San Diego. So we
met up with Dad on the morning of Carter's birthday and we partied all
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We love Harry Potter. We're stunting Lily's Harry Potter reading at book 3 for the time being. Since she isn't allowed to move on to book 4 yet, she's read book 3 five or six times.</div>
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I love this ride. The kids have free reign and can drive where ever they want. The kids felt pretty cool being able to drive on their own. Lily was dismayed at how many kids were driving on the wrong side of the road!</div>
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The Knight's Tournament ride was a huge hit! It whips you all around in every direction. They have gentler settings and a "head-holder" to accommodate little people. Carter and Lily <i>loved </i>this ride. They went on it over and over and over!</div>
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After riding with the kids, Aaron and Dad went on it at full speed. It really took them for a ride!</div>
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Hazel's favorite was a little airplane ride. It provided just the right amount of acceleration to give her a thrill. I loved watching her on this ride. Her face would light up and she'd giggle in delight!<br />
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Oh man, look at those faces! This trip cemented a love of roller coasters in my kids' hearts. Luckily, they have a fun dad to show them how to ride coasters.</div>
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I love roller coasters!! Apparently my family does too! You'll notice
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roller coaster ride I had to sit out on because of pregnancy. Just kidding! Oh well,
Hazel and I kept each other company and had fun together!<br />
Grandpa loved this coaster too. Carter tricked Grandma in to riding this coaster. She hates them! But she followed through on her commitment to Carter, screaming all the way! I'm so bummed I missed the photo of them coming down the steep hill together. It was classic! Their hair was blowing back behind them, Grandma's eyes were squeezed tight shut and her mouth was open, screaming. Carter had the biggest laugh smile on his face. Go Carter and Grandma!</div>
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This one's for you, J.J.<br />
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I think this is where the kids were genuinely expressing how sorry they felt for me because I couldn't ride any roller coasters or zippy rides. They were sweet. </div>
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Building with Grandpa.</div>
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More building. </div>
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It was so nice to play Duplos while we waited in a long line. Carter made a really long train. The park wasn't crowded. We only had to wait in long lines twice. </div>
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Kid Power Tower, a super fun ride. You have to use your strength to pull yourself to the top of a tower, then let go of the rope and drop. Fun! </div>
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This ride had a HUGE splash. Grandma, Hazel and I opted out. The others got drenched! Look at their faces again! On a side note, look at the family in the back row. Their response is hilarious!</div>
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We made a quick stop at the beach on our way home. We didn't plan to play in the water...but Lily and Carter went in anyway and had a great time! I love watching my kids play!</div>
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Feet in the sand. It felt so good! Until it was time to put our shoes on and leave! </div>
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I felt this little guy move for the first time on our first day at Legoland. I think he and Carter will have lots of fun playing Legos, trains, and cars together!</div>
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Carter loved digging in the sand.<br />
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Hazel loved collecting sea shells.<br />
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Lily loved playing in the waves.</div>
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Lily played and played and played in the waves. Her huge grin didn't leave her face the whole time.<br />
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I'm dying to take them back to the beach.</div>
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I love love love this man. </div>
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Our trip was so much fun. I couldn't have asked for more (except to ride the roller coasters myself). I loved having Mom and Dad with us, the date Aaron and I snuck in while the kids partied with grandparents at the hotel, and most of all I adored watching my kids have fun!<br />
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The day after we got home from our trip I started having terrible pain in my chest and upper back and breathing got rough. I ended up in the ER to rule out a blood clot in my lung. (!!!) I was incredibly relieved to find out it was pneumonia. Treatable, minimal risk to baby, and not life-threatening for me. I'll take it! The first week was horrible. Thank heaven for Mom who kept our household running. We would have crumbled without her help. Thank you, Mom! This week I'm feeling much better, but have to do almost *nothing* so I can get better. Wish me luck on that one! Ha!</div>
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-56152190195603441842012-12-12T13:54:00.001-08:002012-12-12T13:54:29.562-08:00Give thanks and be merry!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
At this time of year I get a little homesick for extended family. The words to Home For the Holidays sing through my head. "When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly face...for the holidays you can't beat home sweet home." In spite of being away from family for Thanksgiving we had a <i>wonderful</i> holiday! We had two of our close friends over who were in the same situation (staying in town, no family coming in) and made a great time of it!</div>
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Hazel and her best little friend. We had a delicious feast! I made a quadruple batch of Aunt Lynn's butterhorn rolls. They were a hit. I think the only thing eaten at the kids' table were butterhorn rolls and a little bit of mashed potatoes. No kidding.<br />
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Carter discovered in preschool last year (thank you, Miss Carrie!) that pumpkin pie is really good! He's been looking forward to pumpkin pie for a year. He made this cream cheese pumpkin pie, with a bit of coaching from me. That's a cranberry topping. Add cream. Delicious!<br />
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Isn't this lemon meringue pie beautiful! Marianne made it.<br />
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And she did the apple crumble pie. Grant did the pecan pie. Cassidy made a chocolate mousse pie. It was fun to have a big selection of pie! The kids ate ice cream cones.<br />
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Bestest pals.<br />
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We carry on the beloved tradition of Christmas jammies. But we give them on Thanksgiving weekend so the kids can wear them all Christmas season. <br />
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I carefully selected this year's p.j.s. I wanted long pants and sleeves, but a thinner fabric so we don't roast here. I'm happy with the cute ones I found for our family.<br />
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We started the Christmas season with another very exciting family gift. </div>
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A Playmobil nativity! It is the coolest nativity for children, because it's a toy and they can play with it to their hearts, content! It is a very cool nativity with a little baby Jesus that can bend and pose, wise men bearing gifts of tiny gold coins, and plenty of little animals for the stable. (A side note: we <i>love</i> egg nog in our family. We think the wise men actually took gold, egg nog, and myrrh to Jesus.)</div>
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We had fun building the stable and setting it all up. We love it.<br />
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We've had a really good focus on Christ this Christmas. We tell the story of Jesus' birth often. One time during the part about the inn keepers telling Mary and Joseph there was no room because the inn was full, Hazel said, "They could scoot! We would scoot and I would get out the Minnie Mouse blanket for them." It melted my heart to see her compassion for Mary and baby Jesus.<br />
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We're into the swing of Christmas celebrations and loving it. I'm dying for Christmas break to arrive. It won't get here fast enough! Until then we'll keep trying to get the kids to bed at a decent hour and up in time for school! Merry Christmas! <br />
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-74132952058783789402012-06-19T18:16:00.002-07:002012-06-19T18:16:51.903-07:00Wedding bells and fainting spells<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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I just had a fabulous post all completed. I tried to publish it and the words were all gone! Ahh! So I'll just say that my kid brother, Mike, married this beautiful woman last week. The kids and I went up for the wedding. It was wonderful!<br />
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Since I need to make dinner and don't have time to rewrite all the particulars, I'll leave you to enjoy the photos and fill in the blanks yourself. Kind of like those "choose your own ending" chapter books that were popular when I was a little girl. You can imagine up all the cousin fun and sibling reunions, as well as who was responsible for the fainting spells...both of them! </div>
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Kool-aid is a quintessential summer treat. I have memories of drinking it during the summer time when I was little. Being that it's essentially sugar water, we rarely drink it. In fact, this may be the first time my younger two kids have had Kool-aid. I got a few packets for us to enjoy this summer. Lily made up the first pitcher of it today.<br />
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Hazel sucked it down. She started drinking and didn't stop until her sippy cup was empty! <br />
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What a glamorous lunch. I know, Aaron gets so jealous of my lunch appointments. He has to eat out frequently with friends and coworkers, poor guy. I get gourmet pb&j. Actually, I really enjoy peanut butter sandwiches. So it's okay. You'll notice the lack of fruit or vegetable on C-man's plate. I usually put some on the kids' plate, whether or not they eat it. But not today. I was too tired to get a veggie out after making fresh salsa. </div>
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Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-45465450302170805962012-02-20T07:57:00.000-08:002012-02-20T12:47:24.490-08:00Lately<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwxX1k0zlaZpTiSKH8r3dJGH6V4ovDAap81QcHl02cUgAEpOjZaRHsnHWjD4VTyLK3qhXHVO5ne0qlzDbO2SwGIhkIapnxsa6laYJRSmohLZHN1brOPQULy0nHIgUiS28J2FfxiFOOsM/s1600/DSC_4457.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwxX1k0zlaZpTiSKH8r3dJGH6V4ovDAap81QcHl02cUgAEpOjZaRHsnHWjD4VTyLK3qhXHVO5ne0qlzDbO2SwGIhkIapnxsa6laYJRSmohLZHN1brOPQULy0nHIgUiS28J2FfxiFOOsM/s400/DSC_4457.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Just cute.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFaiWgXUQADa1Db8pYwqhgSfC0IoAdCWoMcFUf12Vav3lh5wd5VswctBdu6a73SiHYziJfWJ7pED24ZQbfnTGcQRI0Ep-H4W1HGXGtPT_3r91_B-_9J3EvJOp2_IxZLXpkSDKdifKQ2I/s1600/DSC_4458.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFaiWgXUQADa1Db8pYwqhgSfC0IoAdCWoMcFUf12Vav3lh5wd5VswctBdu6a73SiHYziJfWJ7pED24ZQbfnTGcQRI0Ep-H4W1HGXGtPT_3r91_B-_9J3EvJOp2_IxZLXpkSDKdifKQ2I/s400/DSC_4458.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Too cute.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8u2huTOnghXpExf3vEFrjqmbSAievFwvQ_1AQhc87VdFopWylUDw7q3X7RvzS6C5c8J-NRNELKQCCQBIYnO3ZR31haDhgLulF-tsIobhLFcQxpn6_cQSl3gE_rXJLSd38GWRd_U-ThCo/s1600/DSC_4463.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8u2huTOnghXpExf3vEFrjqmbSAievFwvQ_1AQhc87VdFopWylUDw7q3X7RvzS6C5c8J-NRNELKQCCQBIYnO3ZR31haDhgLulF-tsIobhLFcQxpn6_cQSl3gE_rXJLSd38GWRd_U-ThCo/s400/DSC_4463.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We haven't been to the zoo in a long time. In fact, Carter couldn't even remember going to our zoo and Hazy had never been. We had such a good time. The kids loved the animals and the fresh air. I loved watching them have a good time.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz945t_fCkuMo9MofeBz2hT7MRkJlYFfy9J9RUkZVcSEZY7iF3v0b_0d-aldYlhkGpps7U-gz93Hsr7CboHDHUy_EuQMPsBheXdXt8gunslXFcj3w6yLDt_MBRTgwlbDt7_XQHY66SzM/s1600/DSC_4479.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz945t_fCkuMo9MofeBz2hT7MRkJlYFfy9J9RUkZVcSEZY7iF3v0b_0d-aldYlhkGpps7U-gz93Hsr7CboHDHUy_EuQMPsBheXdXt8gunslXFcj3w6yLDt_MBRTgwlbDt7_XQHY66SzM/s400/DSC_4479.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs4I7Im2kr8zi8DPo7EmCK-6qSMkuyLG0So6XQ9-OsREMv_gR2Wl2z3YY-bTsou_pVmlPZ8RCQY6cT5WU5XfiPtIJcfGvNw-aZgj_1zypJSHUTWXY4G24-ixM83X8fSXar8iTQqDAO2Q/s1600/DSC_4482.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs4I7Im2kr8zi8DPo7EmCK-6qSMkuyLG0So6XQ9-OsREMv_gR2Wl2z3YY-bTsou_pVmlPZ8RCQY6cT5WU5XfiPtIJcfGvNw-aZgj_1zypJSHUTWXY4G24-ixM83X8fSXar8iTQqDAO2Q/s400/DSC_4482.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJCxRhCaFDZLif_7W_N0Fk5_8zhCIvVYzd5mfyAgv_ew26ogB9bcgR7WQey539zHjqfCEPlQ63yKMcnT2ncfQA0L0VYcU1v8DvhsC5ARKvaeSDTT7fQumhJ3bEU9X7BrsUTGOUJztiNw/s1600/DSC_4465.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJCxRhCaFDZLif_7W_N0Fk5_8zhCIvVYzd5mfyAgv_ew26ogB9bcgR7WQey539zHjqfCEPlQ63yKMcnT2ncfQA0L0VYcU1v8DvhsC5ARKvaeSDTT7fQumhJ3bEU9X7BrsUTGOUJztiNw/s400/DSC_4465.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUe5FgP3QTkXc1Fz734DtaHIFPFaSu5-aanwGVyqhzai1qpDELq31rY65cy6eu9XL3OaFiBzCM5NE0anveIWntVW0ZZl8fdHU6sbzAKkZzo46bcLUtQEBdU0Y9y_b0YhHDvKEy3T361B4/s1600/DSC_4485.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUe5FgP3QTkXc1Fz734DtaHIFPFaSu5-aanwGVyqhzai1qpDELq31rY65cy6eu9XL3OaFiBzCM5NE0anveIWntVW0ZZl8fdHU6sbzAKkZzo46bcLUtQEBdU0Y9y_b0YhHDvKEy3T361B4/s400/DSC_4485.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhHNwhLEiGwxJYe0b4GOwhZBP3SYb4woV3mgnFsJeUNi5LlHp2BZW_DVIZFvuCJygvQea9BUCS2t7AhrtD4SBZEOB2oC0p3xTM4QGIE0bRUYciwZIAy5NCelRS7BChHZQ7XZfkF97vMg/s1600/DSC_4495.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhHNwhLEiGwxJYe0b4GOwhZBP3SYb4woV3mgnFsJeUNi5LlHp2BZW_DVIZFvuCJygvQea9BUCS2t7AhrtD4SBZEOB2oC0p3xTM4QGIE0bRUYciwZIAy5NCelRS7BChHZQ7XZfkF97vMg/s400/DSC_4495.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnniXNX06IVTczTd0snsJDuOvUgvIjc68OGHJWqlDoCBsAGoOm7hBUh1Ch3nX-_2Ue6vm7slLFlZ_NfoJ9VQtuwhsUdcILIUdl-fy8XRrLCJSzqU4ZSAT6Qp6x-OtP02U28V-zPSgVI6Q/s1600/DSC_4503.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnniXNX06IVTczTd0snsJDuOvUgvIjc68OGHJWqlDoCBsAGoOm7hBUh1Ch3nX-_2Ue6vm7slLFlZ_NfoJ9VQtuwhsUdcILIUdl-fy8XRrLCJSzqU4ZSAT6Qp6x-OtP02U28V-zPSgVI6Q/s400/DSC_4503.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These little people bring me inexplicable joy!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlSmiZt9DvwKSZIOw9F9wKfT8DlDSjF7oT48OsG0VVrShZY8LkefkN7jFBdp-8OwVPsWUzVqOXnPjMd7_wLOcaNqzC3FcXO9JkXtVWJxSGIoDqzcHPpMUoZB3ejUDu42kn3s1p0Xov8w/s1600/DSC_1213.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlSmiZt9DvwKSZIOw9F9wKfT8DlDSjF7oT48OsG0VVrShZY8LkefkN7jFBdp-8OwVPsWUzVqOXnPjMd7_wLOcaNqzC3FcXO9JkXtVWJxSGIoDqzcHPpMUoZB3ejUDu42kn3s1p0Xov8w/s400/DSC_1213.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Coloring.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Pxw3N57Tc1gJtgCZuYMfr0DgijD9Eamlmm2OwfqcR2uiqrSAr4nxLpj_7OdmZNTqRS4EiqSpmdVoSteYZCXBZClTopmyzoHff-eitGNWd_yQ-8OL3H6Vx-1AUFY1iPt_UoQAwsNT5Uc/s1600/DSC_1289.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Pxw3N57Tc1gJtgCZuYMfr0DgijD9Eamlmm2OwfqcR2uiqrSAr4nxLpj_7OdmZNTqRS4EiqSpmdVoSteYZCXBZClTopmyzoHff-eitGNWd_yQ-8OL3H6Vx-1AUFY1iPt_UoQAwsNT5Uc/s400/DSC_1289.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lego. Carter has been doing an awful lot of building lately. He's a really creative builder. Our train table has turned into a Lego table.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKgrnFV00IkOKVPDXPG0tc1UDXQ51XcBUnEGuSDtBGuhXLFqD5sGiWTA7w2S2woRXYtqCi1w4Ijto9Qw0aNKi2ro4MbN2TG1ld_cATyCGEBIEyRBjJuqhOszSFB1Nwjx68MNiieeWFiw/s1600/DSC_1292.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKgrnFV00IkOKVPDXPG0tc1UDXQ51XcBUnEGuSDtBGuhXLFqD5sGiWTA7w2S2woRXYtqCi1w4Ijto9Qw0aNKi2ro4MbN2TG1ld_cATyCGEBIEyRBjJuqhOszSFB1Nwjx68MNiieeWFiw/s400/DSC_1292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lily has been sewing. I'm pleased to see her develop her skills and talents.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8avMLiK4rBu8eEYAZnpbM2HdgtB9xlIGzTUVcFrkx6XMBJKrvIobYEk_qKpqxwDOHu0PyaLGZ8Y6CS1tUtXc2l65_RvkUnHtHBbQzrfpC7FHeOVtQmmtltcfgMdESAWfEqF4JBt_7JDs/s1600/DSC_4510.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8avMLiK4rBu8eEYAZnpbM2HdgtB9xlIGzTUVcFrkx6XMBJKrvIobYEk_qKpqxwDOHu0PyaLGZ8Y6CS1tUtXc2l65_RvkUnHtHBbQzrfpC7FHeOVtQmmtltcfgMdESAWfEqF4JBt_7JDs/s400/DSC_4510.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hazy is a little girl with initiative. She pinpoints what she wants, and finds a way to make it happen. I came downstairs the other day and found the back door wide open. I went outside and found Hazel jumping with noodles! She had pulled a chair into the pantry, climbed up to get a box of noodles, taken it outside and dumped it on the trampoline. She was chewing on raw noodles and jumping away!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB7p4aZd8y852o-QY5xSuTBqq1fVhZzkRwMNSCVIidpvn_KQgqWpqSvhDutKT8xw6kraa_Wc1pCXpDXEZZ6EeNsexBoMMqX5AiDsfLW_0Q0NNzSNW0FgsBjVJ8C5Md1vW0pRLWoLbUlw/s1600/DSC_4511.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB7p4aZd8y852o-QY5xSuTBqq1fVhZzkRwMNSCVIidpvn_KQgqWpqSvhDutKT8xw6kraa_Wc1pCXpDXEZZ6EeNsexBoMMqX5AiDsfLW_0Q0NNzSNW0FgsBjVJ8C5Md1vW0pRLWoLbUlw/s400/DSC_4511.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She thought it was great fun!<br /></div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-8701362393310685442012-02-20T07:54:00.000-08:002012-02-20T08:24:03.380-08:00Cousin and Valentines!<div style="text-align: center;"> Our cute cousin Hannah came to visit us this month. Aunt Kristen came too, and had to work during the day. But Hannah got to do some serious playing with us! My kids had so much fun with her.<br /></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/302fd498191c13ae.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/302fd498191c13ae.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cousin relationships are cool. There is a strong family bond that unites them and makes them a part of each other, similar to sibling relationships. But cousins don't live in each others' space so they don't bicker like siblings tend to. I loved watching and listening to them interact and play over the week.<br /><br /><a href="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/fcb85575f321ff75.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/fcb85575f321ff75.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Meet Christina, Johhna, and Mirena (and Hazy in the back)...the spies who frequented our house that week. There was a lot of fun and excitement all week long.<br /></div> <br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/3eb4fb10b57ea855.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/3eb4fb10b57ea855.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Valentines from Grandma and Grandpa Ford. Thanks!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/f7c10f271458bb13.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:49955/44a7c44541e39c32080cf7cbfddaafd2/image/f7c10f271458bb13.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Our lovey dovey Valentine dinner. We celebrated a day early because Aaron was out of town on Valentine's day. (I know, lame!!) The kids thought it was so great to get their own box of chocolates along with their gift and Valentine.<br /><br />On Valentine night the kids and I went with the young women I serve to heart attack some friends' houses. We put love notes and heart cookies on their doors and ran. Lily thought that was especially cool.<br /><br />While I missed being with my sweetheart on Valentine's day, it gave us an opportunity to appreciate the time we do have together. We reminisced about the two and a half years we spent living on different continents during our courtship. Man, that was hard. I'm so glad we aren't having to do that now. It was immensely difficult then. Sometimes I wondered if I would even survive our time apart...as if I would spontaneously implode from missing him too much. :) Luckily, I survived and I'm so grateful we have each other.<br /></div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-49402391507105154552012-01-26T20:00:00.000-08:002012-01-26T20:30:32.388-08:00Two!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjv-AEFCU37ulcTSrJpk0B1ZKPjkCYSupqpNLK_2pBdJZLTTX1ZXpEPt84Lu2vVSE0t4SufR4XlBdSPS8RhZoeKzZ-AEtuDO42xOdeOIk_fP7IjzVPG5T7thQXXmoLLacTcvNawQh6Ao/s1600/DSC_1114.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjv-AEFCU37ulcTSrJpk0B1ZKPjkCYSupqpNLK_2pBdJZLTTX1ZXpEPt84Lu2vVSE0t4SufR4XlBdSPS8RhZoeKzZ-AEtuDO42xOdeOIk_fP7IjzVPG5T7thQXXmoLLacTcvNawQh6Ao/s400/DSC_1114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Happy 2nd birthday, Hazel!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYcHdwO_RO08MXQ1wMfBX4LGMsnxK8tIT-GLCPrisT-HrnN89CgFs2DgcQmvJH3_n2a3I7sgs5cZrBqgs2fgMnOKenwUNzfWwcUJu6icLObGCpUhoWsm6hSK4xQN8m0agW4BsqbeSMso/s1600/DSC_1117.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYcHdwO_RO08MXQ1wMfBX4LGMsnxK8tIT-GLCPrisT-HrnN89CgFs2DgcQmvJH3_n2a3I7sgs5cZrBqgs2fgMnOKenwUNzfWwcUJu6icLObGCpUhoWsm6hSK4xQN8m0agW4BsqbeSMso/s400/DSC_1117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />How can my wee baby be two already? Where does the time go? I want to push pause and keep her this sweet, happy, snuggly, innocent thing for as long as possible.<br /></div> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMyYJ1dp48Ox-ZjSoOKiK-Z62z8HTOVF2OZrZWoAwF3bUz01eYRZgBxRzua-egTgpqCnbonqfAQzRUXs0QpcnPV-Y58kQ31UOPYwXKS2AD0bUFn0zkHohIVLklXwpqDYa2W3blWnHgvs/s1600/DSC_1116.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMyYJ1dp48Ox-ZjSoOKiK-Z62z8HTOVF2OZrZWoAwF3bUz01eYRZgBxRzua-egTgpqCnbonqfAQzRUXs0QpcnPV-Y58kQ31UOPYwXKS2AD0bUFn0zkHohIVLklXwpqDYa2W3blWnHgvs/s400/DSC_1116.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She sincerely is a joy. She's like Mary Poppins...practically perfect in every way. She even unloads the dishwasher. Yes, you heard me right. She unloads the dishwasher. And puts her toys away while singing, "Clean up, clean up. Everybody do your share." And she snuggles me. Oh, I wish I could keep her in this stage for just a little while longer.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUbOezA0ElGac6AQiTyZNxfa01aZAaNBTWGqgT6OlEMk9uOvwCUxBMt-e2nHLa5Wyl08aMu3xEq7v1ISm1qPjJwsQEgmN_YZHXXnzogsX70tnJHB9t63v80JyRbj_N-Z8GShOqBMznPI/s1600/DSC_1120.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUbOezA0ElGac6AQiTyZNxfa01aZAaNBTWGqgT6OlEMk9uOvwCUxBMt-e2nHLa5Wyl08aMu3xEq7v1ISm1qPjJwsQEgmN_YZHXXnzogsX70tnJHB9t63v80JyRbj_N-Z8GShOqBMznPI/s400/DSC_1120.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We started the birthday off right...with a partay in the morning! Crepes for breakfast...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sqPApXxXzvnu2WBo-1D5YMJs7LDzBvil-FprpBmSUZceA-uKEAfm6Q_Zi_dORux2dPVRfJb6SQ9L3YuabwxlydeIGpY0yxyVNjtt_Ns3SgSKlNakOKm0lNaHTOa_LlRuH3BHzYBMv64/s1600/DSC_1127.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sqPApXxXzvnu2WBo-1D5YMJs7LDzBvil-FprpBmSUZceA-uKEAfm6Q_Zi_dORux2dPVRfJb6SQ9L3YuabwxlydeIGpY0yxyVNjtt_Ns3SgSKlNakOKm0lNaHTOa_LlRuH3BHzYBMv64/s400/DSC_1127.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />...and a pile of presents!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mr45hY_F8HxyD3wMwao-JtMKVnQ0iNNIpwJNAuYunzgkSIyT_GCvNhaloZpcDEzPAQcVi9J59vaxxZ8dqvFFx83tGybQJbVZ0F-2qnbxtin3GKRY_ZtDrxmyHH9qWIPW8ryLxnhkLEc/s1600/DSC_1133.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mr45hY_F8HxyD3wMwao-JtMKVnQ0iNNIpwJNAuYunzgkSIyT_GCvNhaloZpcDEzPAQcVi9J59vaxxZ8dqvFFx83tGybQJbVZ0F-2qnbxtin3GKRY_ZtDrxmyHH9qWIPW8ryLxnhkLEc/s400/DSC_1133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Look at the excitement and intrigue on her face!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySRE_GFv9Lp9YpJuoJXEAzA8VgQt_Yh61DdYa-nVrrSADzM5KsHAZwXOi1QZ-eejRFJaKnERcQhFb6iCeu5BNMCuomIwOEINeveK0-SVD4CRb9WVBmzMl7SGFDfmczo3yIgSLAMJ1NP4/s1600/DSC_1135.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySRE_GFv9Lp9YpJuoJXEAzA8VgQt_Yh61DdYa-nVrrSADzM5KsHAZwXOi1QZ-eejRFJaKnERcQhFb6iCeu5BNMCuomIwOEINeveK0-SVD4CRb9WVBmzMl7SGFDfmczo3yIgSLAMJ1NP4/s400/DSC_1135.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ruLShQ-M3Kea3uhycjxhZkgcIDzsSLPqyck0R848BZJDgUDVd4CTOuM3QYvGa_unm0Rj4ZVS9s1r08ks5p3Q1fiael_dVYz6j5fPDp4IjWu06LOZ_CVm4Z2LQQLlbRoh281Muyn3QY/s1600/DSC_1137.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ruLShQ-M3Kea3uhycjxhZkgcIDzsSLPqyck0R848BZJDgUDVd4CTOuM3QYvGa_unm0Rj4ZVS9s1r08ks5p3Q1fiael_dVYz6j5fPDp4IjWu06LOZ_CVm4Z2LQQLlbRoh281Muyn3QY/s400/DSC_1137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It's a lovely necklace from her GreatPapa Sperry. Thank you, Papa.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0hAHNYKETJhe-O5WGzI0SrAEtuirxs1kkK-WU5z4Suvptzl-PirqKH4B8_TlLQHnHt_-AaxmTJRp6dc3LzpsOtsGomwvO4k7tDrY1m0RdHUJr2WZY-pzLpfbN4tmbD6rNSATU4l8-mg/s1600/DSC_1132.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0hAHNYKETJhe-O5WGzI0SrAEtuirxs1kkK-WU5z4Suvptzl-PirqKH4B8_TlLQHnHt_-AaxmTJRp6dc3LzpsOtsGomwvO4k7tDrY1m0RdHUJr2WZY-pzLpfbN4tmbD6rNSATU4l8-mg/s400/DSC_1132.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId_ZfSQ7eL0JCRWS4jG-ojTkDO8yhD1bz-czYWrcri37iEaga8V8uuGjVbA5kG82bPP5yGP4Gd5IEcu8k9CymxEJ64AvWtmrYDpesRl5wENemJrniZp8kftFS1YVqZIARTNWq0qek-qI/s1600/DSC_1139.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId_ZfSQ7eL0JCRWS4jG-ojTkDO8yhD1bz-czYWrcri37iEaga8V8uuGjVbA5kG82bPP5yGP4Gd5IEcu8k9CymxEJ64AvWtmrYDpesRl5wENemJrniZp8kftFS1YVqZIARTNWq0qek-qI/s400/DSC_1139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />More excitement. She really knew how to respond when opening her presents. It was so cute.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_Uu4J719aRfAUKTptXqSXsjLtdbx9e3hx8IsU40UrjucFefsCbhFZJDH-Sp4xUysmCfCYq2DK7ykqER0cff7__IpCn-263hUE-N0nbN5Pgh_0nFYWAZDocOmYv-iSHW7o7l3fqrwQr8/s1600/DSC_1144.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_Uu4J719aRfAUKTptXqSXsjLtdbx9e3hx8IsU40UrjucFefsCbhFZJDH-Sp4xUysmCfCYq2DK7ykqER0cff7__IpCn-263hUE-N0nbN5Pgh_0nFYWAZDocOmYv-iSHW7o7l3fqrwQr8/s400/DSC_1144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />All dolled up! She <span style="font-style: italic;">loves </span>this dress.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixINJPmgMpFcpwy9HzQJVsINc7_Y4cwNeniqOlr2QZLsH8q4Bcjoocw-xobyCnVgWKWqg4d_wfc3TS-ibJ2pVGOAH-6Z51d8vnCGST-eD-54HkWjZTu3mMdAVnF1gHypXuWG3ryEYWrGI/s1600/DSC_1163.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixINJPmgMpFcpwy9HzQJVsINc7_Y4cwNeniqOlr2QZLsH8q4Bcjoocw-xobyCnVgWKWqg4d_wfc3TS-ibJ2pVGOAH-6Z51d8vnCGST-eD-54HkWjZTu3mMdAVnF1gHypXuWG3ryEYWrGI/s400/DSC_1163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These two cute little girlies are Hazel's favorite pals. They were born within ten days of each other. We had a really simple birthday party and invited these girls, along with their moms and siblings.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6abnog8GfcSQRNuY5vymvn3DLcG89n1M_QjcBa6nTwMpoU3L67BbcOCUAEfaCelqhdrW-QIbC2RarpMl6onAjv693fGSsGwDpHO9CsYsK2a7V9FabjRKLqZhVBzkW_VGJPAsw9AAXG5o/s1600/DSC_1168.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6abnog8GfcSQRNuY5vymvn3DLcG89n1M_QjcBa6nTwMpoU3L67BbcOCUAEfaCelqhdrW-QIbC2RarpMl6onAjv693fGSsGwDpHO9CsYsK2a7V9FabjRKLqZhVBzkW_VGJPAsw9AAXG5o/s400/DSC_1168.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cupcakes! Hazel anticipated her birthday with balloons, cupcakes, and a party with her friends. A side note, see the tablecloth on the table? It is my mom's. She had it on our table for all of our birthdays growing up. I love that tablecloth. I love that it's a real linen rather than a plastic cloth. And I love the continuity found in having it at all our family's birthdays over the years. I made a banner to match it. I love that little banner. I had fun making it and hope it will have the same effect as the tablecloth, linking family members together through our birthday traditions.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB42dA73Ue8czrWE_MxspOaLBlDbQmqTmI9SwyCMPH6PgralpancyUz4jzfVJ1p6P3jAXOShtInlWyqeT_hJi4UQ_qMKQDg3SElGkskQn_B_GRLheMK-RfMxC6kOthNlxpv4zjLyrRbs/s1600/DSC_1178.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB42dA73Ue8czrWE_MxspOaLBlDbQmqTmI9SwyCMPH6PgralpancyUz4jzfVJ1p6P3jAXOShtInlWyqeT_hJi4UQ_qMKQDg3SElGkskQn_B_GRLheMK-RfMxC6kOthNlxpv4zjLyrRbs/s400/DSC_1178.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj716paBTrtSukw9YX2IyLCbgG9Q9dNgza6bvt1gkVB9Inx_JjbHjqfFnlf2STe9phxN4lIczFPoSSj-3glEq7tp_4T99Rt8BXBXjdPs8MWOvcrRGCIwa8TA5m2-RYRQW9dt5Yqm87paVM/s1600/DSC_1185.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj716paBTrtSukw9YX2IyLCbgG9Q9dNgza6bvt1gkVB9Inx_JjbHjqfFnlf2STe9phxN4lIczFPoSSj-3glEq7tp_4T99Rt8BXBXjdPs8MWOvcrRGCIwa8TA5m2-RYRQW9dt5Yqm87paVM/s400/DSC_1185.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We finished off the night with a dinner party at Red Robin!<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b8YHmjmywqth5B7RtvojtmE0Srer38FV3u1FB5Az4LoKs2nz903sq8CkojITGb1zX6ZzPRcPEn9B79wTZ36OCnJonYW0LuKBW7Kp3o6WQiC8pEwtFb7r3XpBqJiByGTAAeRY_sZI2KQ/s1600/DSC_1188.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b8YHmjmywqth5B7RtvojtmE0Srer38FV3u1FB5Az4LoKs2nz903sq8CkojITGb1zX6ZzPRcPEn9B79wTZ36OCnJonYW0LuKBW7Kp3o6WQiC8pEwtFb7r3XpBqJiByGTAAeRY_sZI2KQ/s400/DSC_1188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlcFHAQCOutnwV2kbepuAf8HNxpH22IAPVgApFUgpu4K3nur0EvUCvlzFU9Zq44iNJxN97eNFLZlvIJQzpBaO7U1kz0eKEULhyphenhypheni_Fnx_CtDG7Z8JwEbR005oww09MQnhfpwgy0o8bBrw/s1600/DSC_1183.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlcFHAQCOutnwV2kbepuAf8HNxpH22IAPVgApFUgpu4K3nur0EvUCvlzFU9Zq44iNJxN97eNFLZlvIJQzpBaO7U1kz0eKEULhyphenhypheni_Fnx_CtDG7Z8JwEbR005oww09MQnhfpwgy0o8bBrw/s400/DSC_1183.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She got shy when the servers sang to her. She snuggled in to me and hid her face...peaking out every now and then. She liked the whipped cream!</div></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawHNx3_1OPNlkLhOTa3ZVLZR7A7jqMsF_AyZFH9N-BJHKCNLvG3axGReuYU-S1Hm3vX6oae5KZWya9w-IsfP7RU3V4Wm_GzvgkCi7CmK5nUZVOXzsg62OH5ZALYIrVdeJ376xoADFBto/s1600/DSC_1191.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawHNx3_1OPNlkLhOTa3ZVLZR7A7jqMsF_AyZFH9N-BJHKCNLvG3axGReuYU-S1Hm3vX6oae5KZWya9w-IsfP7RU3V4Wm_GzvgkCi7CmK5nUZVOXzsg62OH5ZALYIrVdeJ376xoADFBto/s400/DSC_1191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Just for fun, Daddy's boots. I thought it was so funny when she wanted to put these on. She couldn't step into them herself so I helped her out. Once she got them on, she felt pretty proud to be in Daddy's boots.<br /></div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-37544236017750730542012-01-26T19:32:00.000-08:002012-01-26T19:51:59.142-08:002011 family photo shoot<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-JVoHtm2kPKidKVTjTLPcuFAl_u3sqbJv8g7DGbeRqLRFlyJaNO1xFGg2OjNAFSpAiquHl9VBqWx59IWtczxi0J8Lhibp-J7axLy5MhcvZSDHbjWQGsPHRO29HWr2AkBheOkDo_kjlE/s1600/DSC_0546.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-JVoHtm2kPKidKVTjTLPcuFAl_u3sqbJv8g7DGbeRqLRFlyJaNO1xFGg2OjNAFSpAiquHl9VBqWx59IWtczxi0J8Lhibp-J7axLy5MhcvZSDHbjWQGsPHRO29HWr2AkBheOkDo_kjlE/s400/DSC_0546.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We had a lot of fun doing our photo shoot. This park had peacocks roaming free. They were beautiful. The kids loved following them through the orange orchards.<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCfT7hCXsVIr2reGlCOPP-juDCgbMXlz1LsAiRvKwNUL8Gv5Dq0o59zFeIzyuDp7h0ssZ0coxhLIP44TfOkbbU4BeWJLHkEmOGfg-Oe02WHsZ8mTWrBphS0Ndz2j-bg0SLRh60igXDzQ/s1600/DSC_0550.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCfT7hCXsVIr2reGlCOPP-juDCgbMXlz1LsAiRvKwNUL8Gv5Dq0o59zFeIzyuDp7h0ssZ0coxhLIP44TfOkbbU4BeWJLHkEmOGfg-Oe02WHsZ8mTWrBphS0Ndz2j-bg0SLRh60igXDzQ/s400/DSC_0550.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6zmN24scNTYv66ffFabdhOV8P3zCNpJ4NFB7LnhHdvudMiddwzMt6AaTKclQVgoaV70ZGkyfqOhYVSe1zxghirhVK5RsK8mbc3HU6XarGa5vbPWv4o1Tvgp65oV0VYffTNkcF_ICOWU/s1600/DSC_0554.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6zmN24scNTYv66ffFabdhOV8P3zCNpJ4NFB7LnhHdvudMiddwzMt6AaTKclQVgoaV70ZGkyfqOhYVSe1zxghirhVK5RsK8mbc3HU6XarGa5vbPWv4o1Tvgp65oV0VYffTNkcF_ICOWU/s400/DSC_0554.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpnRBP2psHb9lmo3oK3HsI3fq5j2TqyITWO08FzHsZVoHEuyiptcvoHr2N9ux1dO1fmkW_R57-dnBLq9YhqCqPIlNSUeQgIwplujA6lYwMrC9oRAYCvjXbcq8fkQZFIN5x9lan012kR0/s1600/DSC_0562.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpnRBP2psHb9lmo3oK3HsI3fq5j2TqyITWO08FzHsZVoHEuyiptcvoHr2N9ux1dO1fmkW_R57-dnBLq9YhqCqPIlNSUeQgIwplujA6lYwMrC9oRAYCvjXbcq8fkQZFIN5x9lan012kR0/s400/DSC_0562.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Sneaking up. He almost caught that one! Not really.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovdtMDb1qYfPgmGpO6AqDPQTWzeR35cqe9KQXgu_xkHACtMqe0dqAvRFEU7iBI8uLQ2sjL1rTLvPF95_Pqgfk4O6o2vupnwl_fy6qOG2X31ygD-UzhQJD_Af_bg6xlJ0hLD_3t2unssM/s1600/DSC_0565.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovdtMDb1qYfPgmGpO6AqDPQTWzeR35cqe9KQXgu_xkHACtMqe0dqAvRFEU7iBI8uLQ2sjL1rTLvPF95_Pqgfk4O6o2vupnwl_fy6qOG2X31ygD-UzhQJD_Af_bg6xlJ0hLD_3t2unssM/s400/DSC_0565.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lPf3Pci5J2XVNihIGAqqKz40Lp83le-w3Qi0neEGvygTukBCDRFCvhoRosMcHkfy0c4CrGCJkTRCLi9TaWh4Qfnki7f8XcHzZ3TSFg4NOKgdZtYlGEr1VdfvaGehifhd3MRy_Tko_bg/s1600/DSC_0567.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lPf3Pci5J2XVNihIGAqqKz40Lp83le-w3Qi0neEGvygTukBCDRFCvhoRosMcHkfy0c4CrGCJkTRCLi9TaWh4Qfnki7f8XcHzZ3TSFg4NOKgdZtYlGEr1VdfvaGehifhd3MRy_Tko_bg/s400/DSC_0567.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ikEPYbxlDRLG2RpCW9c9XCBuRcGvMB7SLy7jVdStsxyJic71ep8kYG9Utz3-am7_qeiK9x8CDVPtVIBwHnIxi4RPgeNDRcmzMq0Ef0Do79Gj9YdvGvoVt2YhMWlKiQmXg20XvdBr8S0/s1600/DSC_0599.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ikEPYbxlDRLG2RpCW9c9XCBuRcGvMB7SLy7jVdStsxyJic71ep8kYG9Utz3-am7_qeiK9x8CDVPtVIBwHnIxi4RPgeNDRcmzMq0Ef0Do79Gj9YdvGvoVt2YhMWlKiQmXg20XvdBr8S0/s400/DSC_0599.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love this funny face picture. It's especially cute to me because Hazel just figured out how to make a funny face for the camera. Love it.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMPEWru7twK7_kyrimw7S6wdGxQ5cNClnC64RPZvRK1bRxNpbB_wJDXmxMp5rpKkbvQ3Bdm07eBP71JatOyZNEAl3TmhvpX-GnZla7W8XhkiOwP0v2vACRKwsnz9DccF5aIMZ80hXjJg/s1600/DSC_0617.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMPEWru7twK7_kyrimw7S6wdGxQ5cNClnC64RPZvRK1bRxNpbB_wJDXmxMp5rpKkbvQ3Bdm07eBP71JatOyZNEAl3TmhvpX-GnZla7W8XhkiOwP0v2vACRKwsnz9DccF5aIMZ80hXjJg/s400/DSC_0617.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazdzbAEP1ygqR9fEJpu1aQcFQPwODksiHYPdmZGaau_d2OMsR6FHbXU7O8nhN4m4Me31R8eHYWZZy5XntnYeX0McgkGyTeEwHsYIxGGrkR2LcssZqK4a2tSR3PCLLvwL5FRdu8heXqLY/s1600/DSC_0618.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazdzbAEP1ygqR9fEJpu1aQcFQPwODksiHYPdmZGaau_d2OMsR6FHbXU7O8nhN4m4Me31R8eHYWZZy5XntnYeX0McgkGyTeEwHsYIxGGrkR2LcssZqK4a2tSR3PCLLvwL5FRdu8heXqLY/s400/DSC_0618.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa-tqCSdswYi2gfwDzltdbUBnj2pwTKOJabvO6R4WWyVKedWd-yY0M7zbRZMrm5PdlNCXeuKeyl6YsKlHYJV9m7RQJwTEOt3TzXat8oawUeusPpMYH8264eipH45-lXJntpD1yIaD2k0/s1600/DSC_0641.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa-tqCSdswYi2gfwDzltdbUBnj2pwTKOJabvO6R4WWyVKedWd-yY0M7zbRZMrm5PdlNCXeuKeyl6YsKlHYJV9m7RQJwTEOt3TzXat8oawUeusPpMYH8264eipH45-lXJntpD1yIaD2k0/s400/DSC_0641.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Angels? Or rascals? Both! I <span style="font-style: italic;">adore </span>these little people.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyYCx0Sv_J-ynPwV4AwLgA_L0Lfm3z-ydyyCJ5ZJBHB78se7qc40Z8JIzj893SjWkjwrf5HxvRlPDqtMn8cxEFjynjAx3oeMjgvhURsqu6DnZFoq4s5sES1Sh59UBhqFZ3Im6uL2teeM/s1600/DSC_0650.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyYCx0Sv_J-ynPwV4AwLgA_L0Lfm3z-ydyyCJ5ZJBHB78se7qc40Z8JIzj893SjWkjwrf5HxvRlPDqtMn8cxEFjynjAx3oeMjgvhURsqu6DnZFoq4s5sES1Sh59UBhqFZ3Im6uL2teeM/s400/DSC_0650.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5O4q072nn3Jjigo2E7a0IFOEwAcrXrIOjnwE3e1ycWvJ3rpPo8FL5wFIXe1KT0x_D6_ujjD5DCX6AkvN3tt4hepOrbepmaHSnd9NxEhyphenhyphenCTGKBjZ-RsUl2KFVVKHgSmdKYvVsSsKtoFE/s1600/DSC_0663.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5O4q072nn3Jjigo2E7a0IFOEwAcrXrIOjnwE3e1ycWvJ3rpPo8FL5wFIXe1KT0x_D6_ujjD5DCX6AkvN3tt4hepOrbepmaHSnd9NxEhyphenhyphenCTGKBjZ-RsUl2KFVVKHgSmdKYvVsSsKtoFE/s400/DSC_0663.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCYonC_YODHZw9tyqdwbGWiQ4FJuuoT7XgR4MlL2w-Dli5DciRmuoXS-r7J-vys69gWbAH2F3sJDZLzs9RjZdeZ60w903ea5P8DROuIMm6nAPx42yo-3b9hasIaqAN0nL7TqsIDCwHHI/s1600/DSC_0676.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCYonC_YODHZw9tyqdwbGWiQ4FJuuoT7XgR4MlL2w-Dli5DciRmuoXS-r7J-vys69gWbAH2F3sJDZLzs9RjZdeZ60w903ea5P8DROuIMm6nAPx42yo-3b9hasIaqAN0nL7TqsIDCwHHI/s400/DSC_0676.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiri-pxrpZXJFgVNqZRoDdUfIqarDvwvmFwhPtiEVzcTjLiS5SGIRoLnqzcEiS9MWqP_8BrRiOtxJqDy523cB4_CmNGzmtnRCE5iOfH59NAq9HbJJmX9Cm5DDLdI7yAGkIN7T-Zx6Cz4Qw/s1600/DSC_0683.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiri-pxrpZXJFgVNqZRoDdUfIqarDvwvmFwhPtiEVzcTjLiS5SGIRoLnqzcEiS9MWqP_8BrRiOtxJqDy523cB4_CmNGzmtnRCE5iOfH59NAq9HbJJmX9Cm5DDLdI7yAGkIN7T-Zx6Cz4Qw/s400/DSC_0683.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJBdkeR-mFXWOegi4jGkSqeJdjT648YW07jtRYzql75LcjAtcW1UPtbRNLNUbD9rcKkK-mMgpI989O2mxExtZ7mxN4NHlTjnUwtWk2Vl9Y-yl0-9pS83LdEOVAj4G-z2W1m6OrSikogs/s1600/DSC_0711.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJBdkeR-mFXWOegi4jGkSqeJdjT648YW07jtRYzql75LcjAtcW1UPtbRNLNUbD9rcKkK-mMgpI989O2mxExtZ7mxN4NHlTjnUwtWk2Vl9Y-yl0-9pS83LdEOVAj4G-z2W1m6OrSikogs/s400/DSC_0711.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQjnxtXp6d_nyrfcS5JHzst7up126ZdCTyXFFUO-fa3AtSiSr7fo0PbAfRromAWqzvHqZBH7sC0APXpi0x1SP87xRii9S4B7SPwnpgNUM_BUTSDWveehN5omSvXcmxSJN3PuV1DyF0cA/s1600/DSC_0738.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQjnxtXp6d_nyrfcS5JHzst7up126ZdCTyXFFUO-fa3AtSiSr7fo0PbAfRromAWqzvHqZBH7sC0APXpi0x1SP87xRii9S4B7SPwnpgNUM_BUTSDWveehN5omSvXcmxSJN3PuV1DyF0cA/s400/DSC_0738.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORE2wu8aH2bQeFPwv76Dph5DWJihx8MH2moFiE1uhjFQr4WrhR7y-E3VuNgwEQT7jBPxiYIRDgRaEqJh_99j4_SFXOc2zzZzE5mJy3_Paw6OQ513uNQBs5U5hT15NjD6G6C5V-5mIFNc/s1600/DSC_0747.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORE2wu8aH2bQeFPwv76Dph5DWJihx8MH2moFiE1uhjFQr4WrhR7y-E3VuNgwEQT7jBPxiYIRDgRaEqJh_99j4_SFXOc2zzZzE5mJy3_Paw6OQ513uNQBs5U5hT15NjD6G6C5V-5mIFNc/s400/DSC_0747.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yE748NQAqtcxiaVV7tE6-q6Ql6icCgms6VFxLLDJGGnaSCvIgaO4jq8hGCecQ_tfGTiYUGZZXR821KJ6sNn9M4t7FK-CkmXg93_LSaDSRpnwlHs-g2k1hQxqdonTTStwVrKPny_MZEE/s1600/DSC_0782.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yE748NQAqtcxiaVV7tE6-q6Ql6icCgms6VFxLLDJGGnaSCvIgaO4jq8hGCecQ_tfGTiYUGZZXR821KJ6sNn9M4t7FK-CkmXg93_LSaDSRpnwlHs-g2k1hQxqdonTTStwVrKPny_MZEE/s400/DSC_0782.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love the morning sun shining through the slats and the rustic garbage can. So fun.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-g52djTXDksJLHCkUUxIw3IyG3UbVknCZYG6PLdpOUB_CTad2hygT365GuNQShKGgO842KoZwlZS2XKaHK2wKzn-xhb39_3mmxTAvEXrf6qUfoIyvzK9dxrOsfqcUMoei8wtCAjAaWY/s1600/DSC_0823.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-g52djTXDksJLHCkUUxIw3IyG3UbVknCZYG6PLdpOUB_CTad2hygT365GuNQShKGgO842KoZwlZS2XKaHK2wKzn-xhb39_3mmxTAvEXrf6qUfoIyvzK9dxrOsfqcUMoei8wtCAjAaWY/s400/DSC_0823.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love him!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s91FxvGzjpJlkbNT36Zqd24Fwz_9kxIgVqyOsZHO_Tk3KO7Uq19ybhXLJG9TXoOcDu1qEjXJkT2aqFimwG2IvAzAtkhAgZlwmm20IsfAWOFbLimuTxEllDo3gm7GNZK4-iK0EEBvq04/s1600/DSC_0840.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s91FxvGzjpJlkbNT36Zqd24Fwz_9kxIgVqyOsZHO_Tk3KO7Uq19ybhXLJG9TXoOcDu1qEjXJkT2aqFimwG2IvAzAtkhAgZlwmm20IsfAWOFbLimuTxEllDo3gm7GNZK4-iK0EEBvq04/s400/DSC_0840.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I really love him!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkMCgIgWl9qn6e1V_lTr5TqNdY6_RfQSmhX-0h4hiF-FzTJ3-XHs_9gPOdoEblHAxGOAgKy3mQHHSeeFv0UE83NzqunDGctvxtFv0s1bo4Pgf5v6uSBnJjUGWU-g0Y36tOoY7cnXoOXA/s1600/DSC_0853.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkMCgIgWl9qn6e1V_lTr5TqNdY6_RfQSmhX-0h4hiF-FzTJ3-XHs_9gPOdoEblHAxGOAgKy3mQHHSeeFv0UE83NzqunDGctvxtFv0s1bo4Pgf5v6uSBnJjUGWU-g0Y36tOoY7cnXoOXA/s400/DSC_0853.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFp3DBLe9Xho5HHgkYmU5W7ARrOVwSXdUdvgWHQqy8s6NRfP9pPHIHIzGi7KcLrXHMiOlVYAr8CYpo4pMUNnqYqfL-tqCacMG3VAcWrhh8K_VYWyz_j2gME-FgttKy8lYvBi0l4kTivSc/s1600/DSC_0858.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFp3DBLe9Xho5HHgkYmU5W7ARrOVwSXdUdvgWHQqy8s6NRfP9pPHIHIzGi7KcLrXHMiOlVYAr8CYpo4pMUNnqYqfL-tqCacMG3VAcWrhh8K_VYWyz_j2gME-FgttKy8lYvBi0l4kTivSc/s400/DSC_0858.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWfi1IJWNRfoZ192IM97xE21twkM7T8OmqODYAUVtYTOIFa-lUYr4Ss5422YYTOHwmqWEyvf5z04__lPTrkq7fQOrmvRsFz2VPz7vEcodIUCle52tYbFcIMzhCrK4Yh5lQB3SydRtTuI/s1600/DSC_0873.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWfi1IJWNRfoZ192IM97xE21twkM7T8OmqODYAUVtYTOIFa-lUYr4Ss5422YYTOHwmqWEyvf5z04__lPTrkq7fQOrmvRsFz2VPz7vEcodIUCle52tYbFcIMzhCrK4Yh5lQB3SydRtTuI/s400/DSC_0873.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzYgGRfLvWEi88BmEM5wEJTAhuokppDeTyT7-G718T0OJ2NvVHfh1dvbVYyMRkynC1Ox18LeN9dz0uktijOgChHUDkTju7T16rudElE2vmtTQadd_1QkqsPMV68E9fi3FIhhEGIvw1ns/s1600/DSC_0895.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzYgGRfLvWEi88BmEM5wEJTAhuokppDeTyT7-G718T0OJ2NvVHfh1dvbVYyMRkynC1Ox18LeN9dz0uktijOgChHUDkTju7T16rudElE2vmtTQadd_1QkqsPMV68E9fi3FIhhEGIvw1ns/s400/DSC_0895.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Aaron is a really good photographer. I'm proud to be his wife. Who would have thought an engineer could capture such beautiful pictures? And he's an incredible dad too. Dang, I'm lucky!<br /></div></div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-75994230759320198762012-01-26T19:01:00.000-08:002012-01-26T19:25:43.586-08:00Ring in the new year!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOt-A1BKyDMENOLtYxJCfz8J1tPgkPUXi2qyJUD9HV5MZBvf8mREoVa4HJOH2UvpwJhhQsvQgZFZv5r1Bc7puYHRdyY1mp6k0WGjAT3gL13dE2Yfi38UZK-uknGTYOZsWhv3O82IOCbmc/s1600/DSC_1062.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOt-A1BKyDMENOLtYxJCfz8J1tPgkPUXi2qyJUD9HV5MZBvf8mREoVa4HJOH2UvpwJhhQsvQgZFZv5r1Bc7puYHRdyY1mp6k0WGjAT3gL13dE2Yfi38UZK-uknGTYOZsWhv3O82IOCbmc/s400/DSC_1062.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love New Year. We partied at home. Then partied at our neighbor's house. Then we partied more at home. It was great! Rootbeer floats, as usual, for New Year's Eve.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAe3Y6PdZ1QphCbsIAQsCJ6jrHSqqrkGliBAGTTdqfDZ4YSn-gd8umiRJwpnWarajhNF6FYXvN9XYSgr_wnQV1Nvoo1yEueHjXtog4pK7olI_EhdhJm5IvWdMVMm4mHNGRCMqkWMWx6o/s1600/DSC_1065.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAe3Y6PdZ1QphCbsIAQsCJ6jrHSqqrkGliBAGTTdqfDZ4YSn-gd8umiRJwpnWarajhNF6FYXvN9XYSgr_wnQV1Nvoo1yEueHjXtog4pK7olI_EhdhJm5IvWdMVMm4mHNGRCMqkWMWx6o/s400/DSC_1065.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And funny faces.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e_WaJ7_-pXsRy1kQplVBnczYkvY6_j0a2VphtG9k0Z6yxOmEsGGOsIEcytUQdRnFFEK1mNu8iYVp0vIoBIteVMdPqj9dQodwgdW7axmdj-SIwry8scYRCnvoSAbQJlWhc8T5pzb6NII/s1600/DSC_1067.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e_WaJ7_-pXsRy1kQplVBnczYkvY6_j0a2VphtG9k0Z6yxOmEsGGOsIEcytUQdRnFFEK1mNu8iYVp0vIoBIteVMdPqj9dQodwgdW7axmdj-SIwry8scYRCnvoSAbQJlWhc8T5pzb6NII/s400/DSC_1067.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />More funny faces.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oFvveQW2shvLIpgxb1cA7x23iXSC1F-ki06qWTBz3vgw7jzz8qJWb5vDNn4wy9cwbzOXk7G1K2XWbOwhCJ7ieP0o6De32eHIuSdUH8KwkDS5q_H5PxbHDCYiUw3hyt-o-821DkUPuUI/s1600/DSC_1068.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oFvveQW2shvLIpgxb1cA7x23iXSC1F-ki06qWTBz3vgw7jzz8qJWb5vDNn4wy9cwbzOXk7G1K2XWbOwhCJ7ieP0o6De32eHIuSdUH8KwkDS5q_H5PxbHDCYiUw3hyt-o-821DkUPuUI/s400/DSC_1068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />More.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKmOBP9kWFGSCv-mymJltWkTQ_SxTCQvMMbJJRNWP6PwL5aNmAcl_4t6aj3NHMTHLSqKm2qU1E1T4Kq2aHiiwfYMpjppw7B3B7o_f44IcomnukqaMG-KBifW8hpMxoaMCOcld4pQM6ps/s1600/DSC_1069.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKmOBP9kWFGSCv-mymJltWkTQ_SxTCQvMMbJJRNWP6PwL5aNmAcl_4t6aj3NHMTHLSqKm2qU1E1T4Kq2aHiiwfYMpjppw7B3B7o_f44IcomnukqaMG-KBifW8hpMxoaMCOcld4pQM6ps/s400/DSC_1069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And more still.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBUkyzjcrmz1874L_2pOVCJYHWaR8TARm4wvZse0l5gHuQx0vmw5cKzdxBUOywVkMdOodXHgnVkdakGrjWlZoIgNNXb028RxFZ29OGAAHTQqt1zgzGld-2_IHsTapI6WHV_7SF7O6BbA/s1600/DSC_1071.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBUkyzjcrmz1874L_2pOVCJYHWaR8TARm4wvZse0l5gHuQx0vmw5cKzdxBUOywVkMdOodXHgnVkdakGrjWlZoIgNNXb028RxFZ29OGAAHTQqt1zgzGld-2_IHsTapI6WHV_7SF7O6BbA/s400/DSC_1071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was Lily's first time to stay up until midnight to ring in the New Year. Usually we celebrate midnight at about 7:00 p.m., put the kids to bed, then go to bed ourselves. But this year I decided to stay up until midnight and invite anyone else to join me. Lily joined in immediately. Aaron finally caved at the last minute and decided to stay up with us. We played dominos, drank sparkling apple cider, and watched our neighbors' fireworks from Lily's window. It was fun!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUl12bLeUKYuGktZm5SbOHQhArVf1rugb0Fa3H4SBRjgsZI-Pa8eq3gfpnRIjs9vGF0N2KMslk-Ri3a56TUJW6wxKWg28QkOrQV9umV4DGrm8BkWruQPXwwqHihROiWA2Tlo7lEamIEqI/s1600/DSC_1095.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUl12bLeUKYuGktZm5SbOHQhArVf1rugb0Fa3H4SBRjgsZI-Pa8eq3gfpnRIjs9vGF0N2KMslk-Ri3a56TUJW6wxKWg28QkOrQV9umV4DGrm8BkWruQPXwwqHihROiWA2Tlo7lEamIEqI/s400/DSC_1095.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A few days later we got to see my brother, Jordan, and his family! They drove across the country for his internship. We were soooo excited that their drive took them through Flagstaff.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErHw4I51Zb-hEQF1Qcth6yUssSYtlXrTIqYbq5IG9wUAQrKmklAuz2J0nt-85H3_r1r5dhYYcM2Me-J10BjnlLIr6zWv_nXU-wAgmm6xE5XGJCAlp5XSgyG4_VpbvUpJ5sL8FBjPVeDo/s1600/DSC_1099.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErHw4I51Zb-hEQF1Qcth6yUssSYtlXrTIqYbq5IG9wUAQrKmklAuz2J0nt-85H3_r1r5dhYYcM2Me-J10BjnlLIr6zWv_nXU-wAgmm6xE5XGJCAlp5XSgyG4_VpbvUpJ5sL8FBjPVeDo/s400/DSC_1099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hazel and Ian were excited to see each other again.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vYsV5VlHiMrPTazu5crF8CqWyjauDs1fw6ETWybC-7HKs-dAOZNJiN_GWs7zibEez6jQqg96_DGY_Dfs0_mxwW2n4nXYNm35onVloooX_KLKqkcVqCjkSH8tlWniTsDyDRW52YuFq10/s1600/DSC_1100.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vYsV5VlHiMrPTazu5crF8CqWyjauDs1fw6ETWybC-7HKs-dAOZNJiN_GWs7zibEez6jQqg96_DGY_Dfs0_mxwW2n4nXYNm35onVloooX_KLKqkcVqCjkSH8tlWniTsDyDRW52YuFq10/s400/DSC_1100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jordan was excited to see LaMar's donuts again. He discovered these when they were living down here. So we surprised him with some. Yum.<br /></div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-45101556742697320892011-11-01T12:44:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:20:01.430-07:00Trick or treat!!<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPrSbz0VNeI4ls_PMepwi5AJNGgXIvfGSdqSNZ7vSMBMfd_4Q6902JjhJywRZXVm-9oPKD_6MYxdoVgdBXdWpEpXOhHkqHm8WaujdwKwZOdU24737Xb3D08KKtEJa-Sq0KwOb0zZCnoQ/s1600/DSC_9905.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPrSbz0VNeI4ls_PMepwi5AJNGgXIvfGSdqSNZ7vSMBMfd_4Q6902JjhJywRZXVm-9oPKD_6MYxdoVgdBXdWpEpXOhHkqHm8WaujdwKwZOdU24737Xb3D08KKtEJa-Sq0KwOb0zZCnoQ/s400/DSC_9905.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Trick or treat!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYTz66gBp6DkZjQlb7NyW2Jj-CGUKZTbN-w78eBY_xXEFA5hHakQuXGCxp6Wly_ndqRToOXzKuZGBciqU8wRAaq4YGthBz-QXYy_b2HqTN58G9d_-JJYuDHLZX7_OV2zkocGdz8DTNJA/s1600/DSC_9915.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYTz66gBp6DkZjQlb7NyW2Jj-CGUKZTbN-w78eBY_xXEFA5hHakQuXGCxp6Wly_ndqRToOXzKuZGBciqU8wRAaq4YGthBz-QXYy_b2HqTN58G9d_-JJYuDHLZX7_OV2zkocGdz8DTNJA/s400/DSC_9915.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />"Trick or treat, smell my feet! Give me something good to eat!" Carter discovered that song this year. He thought it was pretty funny. Apparently Lily already knew the song, with the second verse, "If you don't, I don't care..." Carter heard it once and thought it was <span style="font-style: italic;">hilarious</span>. Surprisingly, they sang it once, and, at my request, that was all. Now we just make knowing allusions to it and all smile at each other, rather than sing it over and over again.<br /><br /></div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV55s_z5emj9JahWSzrJBrIoSenFqvofNK7ChDFbVvM4QBzGVDrk9VD6TPrARzPPsJrGd635PvSpa5tPtPrwTUG1b43-6VnwOFa-7TJ6GW2jqwqypFl3ZGZ6hddRFYji8od91FWh5IQ0c/s1600/DSC_9882.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV55s_z5emj9JahWSzrJBrIoSenFqvofNK7ChDFbVvM4QBzGVDrk9VD6TPrARzPPsJrGd635PvSpa5tPtPrwTUG1b43-6VnwOFa-7TJ6GW2jqwqypFl3ZGZ6hddRFYji8od91FWh5IQ0c/s400/DSC_9882.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I usually like to have a family theme for our costumes, but Lily knew early on that she wanted to be a vampire for Halloween. I was so surprised because we don't usually do "scary" things for Halloween. But Lily was set on it because she and her pals play vampires during recess. So she and her closest girl friend dressed as matching vampires for our church trunk-or-treat activity. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home, so I don't have a picture of the girls together. :(<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMjc9-JL65feKAb_jM5zyJycOa1dHIjBRT8wHPR3eMOKEDOLGI9qMcMfGSfNA8CXrACwVjtekgkNACNrFlBBCZfhq8mUwHfS_L5nmIoBxUmEhrnsE8SGK5W3PVC82zItu_j2xFqL1Z8s/s1600/DSC_9896.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMjc9-JL65feKAb_jM5zyJycOa1dHIjBRT8wHPR3eMOKEDOLGI9qMcMfGSfNA8CXrACwVjtekgkNACNrFlBBCZfhq8mUwHfS_L5nmIoBxUmEhrnsE8SGK5W3PVC82zItu_j2xFqL1Z8s/s400/DSC_9896.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OY8sb8pqD_q-e4uZWJhb6164TxXgh0pUPcC1nPqUMVVEmxiuPN9fiqxlk094i6cqaNrx9Qh32bmO_mv8NGDlNyYnIhkiU5UrtXCsCS_iDxizpOgcCNTowgkGsudJ6RULziPAN3H_VBs/s1600/DSC_9902.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OY8sb8pqD_q-e4uZWJhb6164TxXgh0pUPcC1nPqUMVVEmxiuPN9fiqxlk094i6cqaNrx9Qh32bmO_mv8NGDlNyYnIhkiU5UrtXCsCS_iDxizpOgcCNTowgkGsudJ6RULziPAN3H_VBs/s400/DSC_9902.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />3, 2, 1...blast off! I can't get enough of Carter the astronaut! I just think he's so darn cute. He wasn't dreaming of being an astronaut for Halloween, we just found this awesome costume and chose it on a whim. After we bought the costume he told me several times, "I don't really want to be an astronaut. I want to be an airplane coyote." Gosh, I just didn't know what that was. He explained that it's an airplane that looks like a coyote. I'm still trying to figure out how to make that costume...so we stuck with the astronaut!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvjcumOiH7X-jZNz6SVgK6YSfnQDwxbkx_4B1XQ6C8Ny0p1NZXK3Ou0g1wg0E9DMp1u1xHlg2O2b54qQaqMNn-fEhXr78Jz9UlCZcrUjo9s93riHT_uJzo1_Elx2vz0URg4H99oM-_j0/s1600/DSC_9960.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvjcumOiH7X-jZNz6SVgK6YSfnQDwxbkx_4B1XQ6C8Ny0p1NZXK3Ou0g1wg0E9DMp1u1xHlg2O2b54qQaqMNn-fEhXr78Jz9UlCZcrUjo9s93riHT_uJzo1_Elx2vz0URg4H99oM-_j0/s400/DSC_9960.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Carter had a super fun party at preschool. I'm so glad I could go. I loved watching him play and do the freeze dance. It was the cutest thing. What made it so stinking cute was that he was watching his teacher, Minnie Mouse, for cues on how to dance. She'd swing her hips and move her arms up and down, and Carter would do the same. His eyes were almost always glued on her. It was adorable!<br /><br /></div> </div> </div> </div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCNlgLxnYfLAHEu7mo1sjLmi4XlSt1Niz9BmYwT9WAC6q5Mt6r7yiyKzC5ZkovvvzIRo451jMiFGl_iZ5Y_8ono7ABoSy3qjx-tXJ97hIIs_YGYtf0xWWtoJLMf4cfm_dRGDHHSWhdCU/s1600/DSC_9884.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCNlgLxnYfLAHEu7mo1sjLmi4XlSt1Niz9BmYwT9WAC6q5Mt6r7yiyKzC5ZkovvvzIRo451jMiFGl_iZ5Y_8ono7ABoSy3qjx-tXJ97hIIs_YGYtf0xWWtoJLMf4cfm_dRGDHHSWhdCU/s400/DSC_9884.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Can it get any cuter than this?!!? I had two costumes for her to choose from: a cute little witch or this rooster. She wouldn't have anything to do with the witch dress and hat...but she loooves this chicken suit. I love seeing her walk around in it...the tail bobs back and forth over her diaper-bum and the little wings flap as she runs around. I love it!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1ZKvreCvXBcwPa_nTo_RELNThrSFl8yNgR08zH0v6hGaJBa9tC3XrdAKWb8o46Ro4L904kcsaFYWNqTliTUYZDIp3YUG0_8tLbspxCFXuAyonfOJiMKTQv-_ZOHAsZV1KHZcBy-DhTE/s1600/DSC_9888.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1ZKvreCvXBcwPa_nTo_RELNThrSFl8yNgR08zH0v6hGaJBa9tC3XrdAKWb8o46Ro4L904kcsaFYWNqTliTUYZDIp3YUG0_8tLbspxCFXuAyonfOJiMKTQv-_ZOHAsZV1KHZcBy-DhTE/s400/DSC_9888.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ask her what a chicken says, and she'll tell you, "Bock, bock."<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7P3DGWaOBvQjqufJQcD-p4SL4EjbjcJ5zFfsdfyQDY2VlbdyQuRyiq1wfH4Ob25hlaURbogDOy_sLO-3uLPyzIKwOgMvy1X8IK526GcO7Jh-WebxGHJl8QUZf6Xxzr3h37TwctMRIPQ/s1600/DSC_9918.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7P3DGWaOBvQjqufJQcD-p4SL4EjbjcJ5zFfsdfyQDY2VlbdyQuRyiq1wfH4Ob25hlaURbogDOy_sLO-3uLPyzIKwOgMvy1X8IK526GcO7Jh-WebxGHJl8QUZf6Xxzr3h37TwctMRIPQ/s400/DSC_9918.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />As happens more often than I'd like to admit, we took care of the kids and sort of neglected to take care of ourselves. :) At the last minute I pulled out these witch accessories that I've worn a million times, and Aaron pulled out these scrubs, and voila, there we are! Not too exciting, but at least we're dressed up and ready to go trick-or-treating with our kids!<br /></div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTnI21dGsE7gl-keX1rQmI1R4vm7Dw4Pj38sy7USH1KMT_WtHGM-dWKdBzgCfrMYPp0fWsXdo7h4EcAAqliCzc9o9W0BLdxt11CrjM_3zZ2_Vbe-gG5ZG_RyYHbN2ywZKCqG2iXurTrw/s1600/DSC00008+%25281%2529.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTnI21dGsE7gl-keX1rQmI1R4vm7Dw4Pj38sy7USH1KMT_WtHGM-dWKdBzgCfrMYPp0fWsXdo7h4EcAAqliCzc9o9W0BLdxt11CrjM_3zZ2_Vbe-gG5ZG_RyYHbN2ywZKCqG2iXurTrw/s400/DSC00008+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />As is tradition, we visited our good friends on Halloween night. They had some extra special surprises for the kids. Four years ago Lily told them she loved Pixie Stix, and they've never forgotten. They give her a stash of them every year! (My kids love their cute dog, Scooby. He brushes his own teeth and loves to wear sunglasses!)<br /></div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-70473213684727785972011-10-31T13:22:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:29:39.742-07:00Sugar cookies<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCy0_H01f17jTmd0cq9mGqW5RQGSsXwLK_1KQn-6bHg2aMgFopGZIZBC-hndOf6TpNE7Xw_9hBPKerNtr69NojjhUIWxkcPlUTdOBWqJiI0VjjWVpyqtACXmHhhQ6cM3mHDihhhGFdLI/s1600/DSC_9660.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCy0_H01f17jTmd0cq9mGqW5RQGSsXwLK_1KQn-6bHg2aMgFopGZIZBC-hndOf6TpNE7Xw_9hBPKerNtr69NojjhUIWxkcPlUTdOBWqJiI0VjjWVpyqtACXmHhhQ6cM3mHDihhhGFdLI/s400/DSC_9660.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love sugar cookies! I love being with my kids. This sugar cookie-making venture was the most fun we've had yet!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv_2GLXCvpEYRjwyF2ZrBCwuzBtoqGXAgdLL5x3C4Kfi0lf6EM01f8ZIAj3243-Apix3KgzpZ40hcKai-wLXqFc0xJ5HNO4j013KaR-hXQolTCmO2m6T93VTvSP913t0TNNCdP_8uIhI/s1600/DSC_9665.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv_2GLXCvpEYRjwyF2ZrBCwuzBtoqGXAgdLL5x3C4Kfi0lf6EM01f8ZIAj3243-Apix3KgzpZ40hcKai-wLXqFc0xJ5HNO4j013KaR-hXQolTCmO2m6T93VTvSP913t0TNNCdP_8uIhI/s400/DSC_9665.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Working together! I love that my kids are becoming big helpers. They're doing more and more around the house to help out, and I love it!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m_PSPs8JE1VNjottQn2VtPuTdBj5CXRAPAXxsM4BwmBLjrZVEN8nzk2ZloTFgG6fi95bZYZt1BocLBuPEe4OFBiQHdrXP4mA0FQ61vWmszCsm-o2boZ9tI6PTKHsxQupzqDzo7dK4HI/s1600/DSC_9673.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m_PSPs8JE1VNjottQn2VtPuTdBj5CXRAPAXxsM4BwmBLjrZVEN8nzk2ZloTFgG6fi95bZYZt1BocLBuPEe4OFBiQHdrXP4mA0FQ61vWmszCsm-o2boZ9tI6PTKHsxQupzqDzo7dK4HI/s400/DSC_9673.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Yummy anticipation!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNocIWFvXxO-ETxRKyJwUmBDKoddbIM8MtrM-26SMsaPTKcRmPVcJvhmQXkbCZU7tw5xrR96qBZYSzUVFJMOpVyj3pyQ6Ue1RJ7Iii_lfU7_aVjScE9wihHKD45MY2-H0T633nhV-1gY/s1600/DSC_9694.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNocIWFvXxO-ETxRKyJwUmBDKoddbIM8MtrM-26SMsaPTKcRmPVcJvhmQXkbCZU7tw5xrR96qBZYSzUVFJMOpVyj3pyQ6Ue1RJ7Iii_lfU7_aVjScE9wihHKD45MY2-H0T633nhV-1gY/s400/DSC_9694.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Frosting cookies is work! Carter and Lily both frosted two each, I frosted the other 48.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp-EGRUEUQ9EzazRyv-2U58RxfytfEAinjLmBKvntVGOBQ-54ZR7fkDaWGyqORGsAQ6HmTIwEn537ioEOIWarvnNfgZvfhC7CEK5Ag9oypQv0Tcnd8c13digFnLCTjGKkHcjIDZAL5fc/s1600/DSC_9697.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp-EGRUEUQ9EzazRyv-2U58RxfytfEAinjLmBKvntVGOBQ-54ZR7fkDaWGyqORGsAQ6HmTIwEn537ioEOIWarvnNfgZvfhC7CEK5Ag9oypQv0Tcnd8c13digFnLCTjGKkHcjIDZAL5fc/s400/DSC_9697.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Yummmm.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iz1xfdNAzD10ZTN_Oh1agUtzM2m5VMiD8Y9OOHiKBfL2Z2WdT7wtQTcM4e80CYIl56zLW0bx-gaRQayxh5a-mL4Hn98eWnVHFHzhtwqvxFlfXEH_4Ew3WE8AdlqKoo-E8Fj4hk0BHPk/s1600/DSC_9699.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iz1xfdNAzD10ZTN_Oh1agUtzM2m5VMiD8Y9OOHiKBfL2Z2WdT7wtQTcM4e80CYIl56zLW0bx-gaRQayxh5a-mL4Hn98eWnVHFHzhtwqvxFlfXEH_4Ew3WE8AdlqKoo-E8Fj4hk0BHPk/s400/DSC_9699.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPCoZ1rErAuQb0eL7emc_iw21VQEChF6fadZYECuToB_tHjKxP2HJiiZsyDzfDGHsqhHc6TmWYppGQu6mTNxEv7FBADuyUmFVpS5xcHd-OseWfirCrhW7zWsxdu-nTEtous307UqIBdI/s1600/DSC_9702.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPCoZ1rErAuQb0eL7emc_iw21VQEChF6fadZYECuToB_tHjKxP2HJiiZsyDzfDGHsqhHc6TmWYppGQu6mTNxEv7FBADuyUmFVpS5xcHd-OseWfirCrhW7zWsxdu-nTEtous307UqIBdI/s400/DSC_9702.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Attention to detail.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshy-NKm_X4ynKhM3dZaaWuelIq6zS1Vv_0V6YnI_YC2jSLibNz2gJBrNnoElRhJ6LNM1DVEs3szSj1JNXiItFMJxQhL1ZLJqpQIKYJegdBFDv1jPxbAjeBTO7iJU2MG2i-0RwKLCHemc/s1600/DSC_9706.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshy-NKm_X4ynKhM3dZaaWuelIq6zS1Vv_0V6YnI_YC2jSLibNz2gJBrNnoElRhJ6LNM1DVEs3szSj1JNXiItFMJxQhL1ZLJqpQIKYJegdBFDv1jPxbAjeBTO7iJU2MG2i-0RwKLCHemc/s400/DSC_9706.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmJHuEBTL2XbDOuXaQJH5pAwKXo5kXGazBPhGWduL50qVRWCfwX3nE4UzaTJcUV_vBO9UZc879uXa3Va2rVJK4_GRyEXS2gn9jrlqiDw7dXhKlxSSjV1Kbd0KP5bbYHx5ICGrHT3BehM/s1600/DSC_9719.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmJHuEBTL2XbDOuXaQJH5pAwKXo5kXGazBPhGWduL50qVRWCfwX3nE4UzaTJcUV_vBO9UZc879uXa3Va2rVJK4_GRyEXS2gn9jrlqiDw7dXhKlxSSjV1Kbd0KP5bbYHx5ICGrHT3BehM/s400/DSC_9719.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I just had to stick this one in because it's so cute! Hazel enjoyed her olives while we frosted cookies. It's funny to note that our cousin, Hannah, has a picture very similar to this on her blog this month. Hmm, they must be related!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD9-nk5A7_3b9Zq8uZ-nDRcuvKPv2TsnCFXx8XAuVXfJpmc1_KfoQAUj5SBRWqi9_UPRL3OVm1DGCzzWrEmOoNzFUgrQrrH_kyxLFhu5TLYUGhRbVbZ3tLoNROLAE0YVRvgnUE1YoKYw/s1600/DSC_9724.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD9-nk5A7_3b9Zq8uZ-nDRcuvKPv2TsnCFXx8XAuVXfJpmc1_KfoQAUj5SBRWqi9_UPRL3OVm1DGCzzWrEmOoNzFUgrQrrH_kyxLFhu5TLYUGhRbVbZ3tLoNROLAE0YVRvgnUE1YoKYw/s400/DSC_9724.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our masterpieces!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5GREEfBEADZhrRSoW-4Aj1v-JRKG0JF30Z3_cYG9fzC8JQ4lnS-lZ1jwUpNldP06o6CM-B16-AMuVppCiefxVB38cCo9MKfRIAiYOfRRJBSbY6zdN95kdXeIXEH_BHHEq_FbATUGtNE/s1600/DSC_9732.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5GREEfBEADZhrRSoW-4Aj1v-JRKG0JF30Z3_cYG9fzC8JQ4lnS-lZ1jwUpNldP06o6CM-B16-AMuVppCiefxVB38cCo9MKfRIAiYOfRRJBSbY6zdN95kdXeIXEH_BHHEq_FbATUGtNE/s400/DSC_9732.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She didn't frost, but she sure did eat!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloK6c_7KslBMORCWmNN7reuczjpEPs87hqikx9YouAGHreLERT9WMwhFCfQvO3bRibIObdcm1YvJ65G4K7-5Q4BCq1KW7EfCYgPoPf_oyleJSHeJlWMvScPzDGqZ4Ke6KTQKa7fzy7tM/s1600/DSC_9874.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloK6c_7KslBMORCWmNN7reuczjpEPs87hqikx9YouAGHreLERT9WMwhFCfQvO3bRibIObdcm1YvJ65G4K7-5Q4BCq1KW7EfCYgPoPf_oyleJSHeJlWMvScPzDGqZ4Ke6KTQKa7fzy7tM/s400/DSC_9874.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We had so much fun making sugar cookies that we did it again when our buddies came over. It was a lot of fun!<br /></div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713163676474491680.post-88558931331215566152011-10-20T13:40:00.000-07:002011-10-20T23:09:56.403-07:00It's autumn time!<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;">We don't exactly have autumn weather here. When it finally cools down, it's in the 90s. So I took my kids up to Flagstaff for some fall weather over a long weekend.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPgrDpXREDfgg9E50bcVET62f2cdQuKGH7YKW4ACAWqXsMBfyF88unmpa7dUlmLRiByjVS3CS-6MP5UH6NH5PsNPs2P9G7rMgUQzXFxsg7xemS_vZ4RfOkwzY7AExvpo_udykj5Ssjxo/s1600/DSC_9548.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPgrDpXREDfgg9E50bcVET62f2cdQuKGH7YKW4ACAWqXsMBfyF88unmpa7dUlmLRiByjVS3CS-6MP5UH6NH5PsNPs2P9G7rMgUQzXFxsg7xemS_vZ4RfOkwzY7AExvpo_udykj5Ssjxo/s400/DSC_9548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our nature walk in the crisp air was so great! It helps that Uncle Neal plants crystals in his rock bed. My sweet aunt and uncle let us stay at their house. They were out of town and we missed playing with them. Carter was particularly bummed that Grandpa Neal wouldn't be there.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yTz83E3VzXcDkLFz7bczskG45F_eUm2jV0MV4zQ2p0az8XIKfj3mbMUXVaAVBO3ZIy-aOLe-65RVnp26b5B_kOu1beJkvRM2oudDnTXmvfBGxHhq3L8fHOyOWYjhs6XMXvr6LJv8Egg/s1600/DSC_9550.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yTz83E3VzXcDkLFz7bczskG45F_eUm2jV0MV4zQ2p0az8XIKfj3mbMUXVaAVBO3ZIy-aOLe-65RVnp26b5B_kOu1beJkvRM2oudDnTXmvfBGxHhq3L8fHOyOWYjhs6XMXvr6LJv8Egg/s400/DSC_9550.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Gathering leaves, sticks, rocks, pine cones, and the like.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HFBFcjVxk0TQxnclKEpTJX0p65pIK_Rq11z1TxnUPkhgGMwjGi_4pMGtZmO9QOiEp_BKEDGDKMR2LYrZs1HcxQcltFhvOyjqP9OYzpQVGpZ0DpZmo4tE0N2-GViq4sXQWfR3LMd9AZ8/s1600/DSC_9551.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HFBFcjVxk0TQxnclKEpTJX0p65pIK_Rq11z1TxnUPkhgGMwjGi_4pMGtZmO9QOiEp_BKEDGDKMR2LYrZs1HcxQcltFhvOyjqP9OYzpQVGpZ0DpZmo4tE0N2-GViq4sXQWfR3LMd9AZ8/s400/DSC_9551.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cuteness!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCen9oFf56UJPM7miS0RsYlmKsGYcOBe6VQPNp-yBAgDiJEX1aHYg1Id8kWBVSZqzo0OC0bXbW6SRIRFfdahGQUonNV2SofpMZIWPft4hrG29F2Srj7gx2jQt5zt34tvyeN-DoeYTnQKQ/s1600/DSC_9557.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCen9oFf56UJPM7miS0RsYlmKsGYcOBe6VQPNp-yBAgDiJEX1aHYg1Id8kWBVSZqzo0OC0bXbW6SRIRFfdahGQUonNV2SofpMZIWPft4hrG29F2Srj7gx2jQt5zt34tvyeN-DoeYTnQKQ/s400/DSC_9557.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2OLn03pqF0NpL1zI8dRXg0OyDleRHAHiepV5_1RLWY8IA5AJvOhWU4OidVro7pDu9D3bxoySCBKN0quYRmsbuIR1f3zaG3j_iy5zHnJb811Ca5nmVj0k8xVM9gXNmWcgTMmnMCibIEM/s1600/DSC_9564.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2OLn03pqF0NpL1zI8dRXg0OyDleRHAHiepV5_1RLWY8IA5AJvOhWU4OidVro7pDu9D3bxoySCBKN0quYRmsbuIR1f3zaG3j_iy5zHnJb811Ca5nmVj0k8xVM9gXNmWcgTMmnMCibIEM/s400/DSC_9564.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gU8njLdZUvkqX1nEgujK8dwHgHZDdeAB7ovm07MbBTj1T0vwmUJ3FjvxgcNLCrQp7uviUVj3K10logQE90WdNUUdpzMJkNsSIl-ZSjd8HDpLaxd0TRbD0mmjsiCd3XJtjjaS4MJeHqo/s1600/DSC_9571.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gU8njLdZUvkqX1nEgujK8dwHgHZDdeAB7ovm07MbBTj1T0vwmUJ3FjvxgcNLCrQp7uviUVj3K10logQE90WdNUUdpzMJkNsSIl-ZSjd8HDpLaxd0TRbD0mmjsiCd3XJtjjaS4MJeHqo/s400/DSC_9571.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEtDoyN6yCFeZ7qX26o9tR7wdyG_mm4c9me-MOtj0pD49TaNy3gtpMUAlUggnqrNb6vBdksg7WxUSBR7O1tPm6G0eODlSnuHef9I7vUs6xnL6oBJi9Ix88v8XshsvGYpB2VDvrGH-MKA/s1600/DSC_9579.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEtDoyN6yCFeZ7qX26o9tR7wdyG_mm4c9me-MOtj0pD49TaNy3gtpMUAlUggnqrNb6vBdksg7WxUSBR7O1tPm6G0eODlSnuHef9I7vUs6xnL6oBJi9Ix88v8XshsvGYpB2VDvrGH-MKA/s400/DSC_9579.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQJe_pgJCPPHnaE359q2jmZ96pwUFY9cZqQLHdxksxYOd9M6EiOK8DraVtGSsjKN3L06gRSO36TzUekMcBwRCtn7tlfDMQthY0auswum4iRVSG6TDBKpp67d2O_G5HsFpvb__doCzbZQ/s1600/DSC_9598.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQJe_pgJCPPHnaE359q2jmZ96pwUFY9cZqQLHdxksxYOd9M6EiOK8DraVtGSsjKN3L06gRSO36TzUekMcBwRCtn7tlfDMQthY0auswum4iRVSG6TDBKpp67d2O_G5HsFpvb__doCzbZQ/s400/DSC_9598.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamsidxYVGxJuoHo29HLGQUbJoxnwEnGukLz0GMJ9n_jaojGWMCOYoFh0GmKziJRrre5AzQLj3943GYj_mYGcdT9gNjsXTdcudxKumxEADi70mqNqWpn2g2uNCNQDZsdJfHP1VHPnKFPo/s1600/DSC_9618.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamsidxYVGxJuoHo29HLGQUbJoxnwEnGukLz0GMJ9n_jaojGWMCOYoFh0GmKziJRrre5AzQLj3943GYj_mYGcdT9gNjsXTdcudxKumxEADi70mqNqWpn2g2uNCNQDZsdJfHP1VHPnKFPo/s400/DSC_9618.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Carter wouldn't smile for a picture. So I said something silly like, "There's a booger on your earlobe" and it got him smiling.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kKno8I0AvBvhi9WgjzcPY_SXEMc-ym3QPbHbR0pDSuQgm8fb_NiBrMNbWf_U4ARlPqbE4aE2PO94_4JvyMpjOo1nMvXy5njgx5aTQonoRCjQG2n2zN4oTyln1njsFsiTpTR2iF_VpOQ/s1600/DSC_9619.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kKno8I0AvBvhi9WgjzcPY_SXEMc-ym3QPbHbR0pDSuQgm8fb_NiBrMNbWf_U4ARlPqbE4aE2PO94_4JvyMpjOo1nMvXy5njgx5aTQonoRCjQG2n2zN4oTyln1njsFsiTpTR2iF_VpOQ/s400/DSC_9619.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVuZR-jP8ZKpFwZIuk_9PWVAoPH0IZMKjuNhHm4sffNJ5rkyWBt2i4vZ4lynzZivjkwdVZc9V9lA8cN2bK673D5MsdTUAM-s8g2A4nGmvj5oarrpudsT5aAk-KwSJLqF9_vBZI009hIc/s1600/DSC_9622.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVuZR-jP8ZKpFwZIuk_9PWVAoPH0IZMKjuNhHm4sffNJ5rkyWBt2i4vZ4lynzZivjkwdVZc9V9lA8cN2bK673D5MsdTUAM-s8g2A4nGmvj5oarrpudsT5aAk-KwSJLqF9_vBZI009hIc/s400/DSC_9622.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdHd3_hq0lTN5Tn6jQjOXveEulaJF7eHcnjYWAx3eddpKAkL0bDjoGliM93nK5C5sPJTghAzyqesKvsbFoLVMkCggknCgxOeFxMoqJW0UQ-sIvIC7sYfuHadOpngC0pFm3GcYk1SdAwg/s1600/DSC_9625.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdHd3_hq0lTN5Tn6jQjOXveEulaJF7eHcnjYWAx3eddpKAkL0bDjoGliM93nK5C5sPJTghAzyqesKvsbFoLVMkCggknCgxOeFxMoqJW0UQ-sIvIC7sYfuHadOpngC0pFm3GcYk1SdAwg/s400/DSC_9625.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It snowed!!!! It was only a very tiny bit, and it melted when it touched the ground, but to us that was pretty darn exciting!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kcEmIXgOU77KZgh3KkheR6oTHj9oc9Vl0vCcPDfzI-FZeMUyXFMVFPMbQQxfs1CFNyGIPDfoiuHHjE3cC9rJ6GjRmum0kV3PZBXOzVQcy67Vx-hHv-PUwXQbARTx-54qdRMX-DZ-RVg/s1600/DSC_9635.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kcEmIXgOU77KZgh3KkheR6oTHj9oc9Vl0vCcPDfzI-FZeMUyXFMVFPMbQQxfs1CFNyGIPDfoiuHHjE3cC9rJ6GjRmum0kV3PZBXOzVQcy67Vx-hHv-PUwXQbARTx-54qdRMX-DZ-RVg/s400/DSC_9635.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hazy's first fall nature walk.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu2ra4eEueoZz0rygmP2i3QmUUwdIuOtUSpbeCIqHv4Wr2Vo9-lxVKYkuB2vn8f-c3oOUYnaRKIUz0SZfu7wjlx_3SIN5PW-JWuCO7iyJ06oL8AKYNgxlbfqi0urHIZvTMn8SPAvmYHQ/s1600/DSC_9639.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu2ra4eEueoZz0rygmP2i3QmUUwdIuOtUSpbeCIqHv4Wr2Vo9-lxVKYkuB2vn8f-c3oOUYnaRKIUz0SZfu7wjlx_3SIN5PW-JWuCO7iyJ06oL8AKYNgxlbfqi0urHIZvTMn8SPAvmYHQ/s400/DSC_9639.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lily sat down with a book, a mug of hot chocolate, and she was a happy girl on a cold afternoon. My daughter is just like me! She's a complete bookworm! I would read as much as she does, if I could. But I can't, because mommies have a lot of work to do. She's read over 2,000 pages for her school's read-a-thon in the last 5 weeks! </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4wyVTXi2LCd_Hoi5yRm2xpirGDCz4mNhjFp5uZ_pAEgaEAQ6LLnPCbTrfO4dgpZM0Iz17pWINsx2CbwZtJ1LJXcr3EZft8pNtGKoUIM-mSZE_8RTt3bow82KGSlI1YLYq-7V_iH7wcU/s1600/DSC_9651.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4wyVTXi2LCd_Hoi5yRm2xpirGDCz4mNhjFp5uZ_pAEgaEAQ6LLnPCbTrfO4dgpZM0Iz17pWINsx2CbwZtJ1LJXcr3EZft8pNtGKoUIM-mSZE_8RTt3bow82KGSlI1YLYq-7V_iH7wcU/s400/DSC_9651.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Carter was happy on this cold afternoon too: building for his vehicles. He played trains and cars all afternoon.<br /><br />Hooray for long weekend trips!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span> </div>Jilly Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599777629553548765noreply@blogger.com5