tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37092053344621341012024-02-21T23:49:04.264-07:00The Mary Special . . .Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.comBlogger481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-45471831434248291692013-05-01T16:53:00.000-06:002013-05-01T16:53:28.146-06:00November 16, 2012There are few days in your life that truly stand out in your memory forever. My wedding day is one, and the days when my children were born. For me there are 2 days that are burned in my memory as the worst days of my life. The first is July 21, 2011. That was the day my Mother was diagnosed with ALS. It was the day we knew that it was only a matter of time and through a painful process that we were going to lose her. I was devastated, not knowing how I could survive without my Mother.<br />
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On November 16, 2012 that fear became a reality as we lost her to ALS.</div>
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I kept a journal about the last week I spent with her through her funeral and I'd like to share that on my blog so that I have two copies of it in case something ever happens to my written copy.</div>
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"I wanted to write down everything I can remember about the last couple of days with my Mother. Even though I knew that the possibility was becoming more and more real, I wasn't prepared for the events of 11/16/12.</div>
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I went down on Tuesday as usual. Luckily Chelle had Myla that day. When I got there Mom was just getting up. She hadn't been sleeping well. The maids had been there the day before and had put everything back in the wrong place. Laura had helped her put the stuff in her bedroom back together. She told me to be patient with Mom because it was hard to know what she wanted but it was very important to her that we fix it.</div>
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I took her into the great room and helped her to stand so she could show me what needed to be fixed. Once we got it all put back together she wrote on her iPad "shall we shower".</div>
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Showering Mom was one of my favorite things. The first couple times I did it I was uncomfortable but once I did it with Jenny I felt better about it. At that point I was helping her with everything. I helped her undress and turned on the water. I waited in the bathroom until she was ready to have her hair washed. I made sure all the doors were closed so she would be warm. I washed her hair and made sure not to get the water in her eyes.</div>
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She said she liked it when I ran the water down her back and over her shoulders. They were so skinny, all the muscles were gone from her arms. When I was done washing her hair I wrapped her in a towel and patted her down. I got another towel and dried her hair and face. I patted her body down to make sure I got her legs dry. Once she was dry I put her lotion all over her legs and arms and face. Next up was her garments and the dreaded bra! We always made jokes about how hard it was to put on her bra and make sure everything was where is was supposed to be. </div>
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I was wearing sweats that day because we were going to watch a movie but of course Mom wanted to wear jeans and cute clothes. She refused to look like a shlump-a-dink. Laura and Jenny were there to watch "Bridesmaids" but we couldn't find it. I don't think it was a coincidence that her last movie was "Emma" instead of a dumb movie like "Bridesmaids". </div>
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While I sat on the bed watching the movie I peeled the gel off her nails. Then I trimmed them and filed them. I felt so bad because I cut the tip of her left thumb with the clippers! She just flinched and I saw the blood. It was awful! I felt so bad and she was just smiling and me and giving me the thumbs up. I kissed it over and over telling her how sorry I was.</div>
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She was so sick that day. Lots of coughing and suctioning. When Dad got home I told him how sick she was. He was always so sweet to her. A lot of kisses and kind words. I'm not sure when it was exactly but we had a great talk with Mom a few weeks before. Dad and I discussed how awful it was to watch Mom suffer. We talked about how we didn't want her to hang on when the time came because she was worried about us. We have been grieving since the day of her diagnosis. We grieved all along as she lost the ability to talk, eat, walk, etc. It was a good conversation.</div>
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Tuesday night I stayed long enough to get Mom ready for bed in her pink pjs and I brushed her hair and pulled it up for her. She slept better with it up. I also helped her get her clothes out for the next day. There were going to the clinic at the U. I kissed her goodbye.</div>
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I didn't see her on Wednesday or Thursday but I texted her to let her know that I wasn't about to let the hospice people take away our shower parties on Tuesdays.</div>
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Friday we were going to Orem to drop our kids off to Laura so we could go to the cabin with friends for the weekend. We stopped by the house and I'm so glad we did. Jenny was giving her some medicine when we got there and she looked at me shaking her head because Mom wasn't doing well. I ran out to the car and asked Logan to take the kids so I could stay there with Mom. She wanted to watch TV so I sat on the arm of the blue love seat and rubbed her arm while she dozed in and out. She was really out of it. She said she had a headache so Judy Richards rubbed her temples while I tickled her arm. We had to suction her a few times because the saliva was so thick.</div>
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Logan came back and Dad came home. We sat with them visiting in the great room for a while. Dad talked about quitting the temple on Friday nights and even though she was half asleep she chimed in to let Dad know she didn't want him to give that up.</div>
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When we got ready to leave I went to Mom and kissed her cheek. I told her I loved her and kissed her again. She gave me a thumbs up (telling me she loved me too) and I held her hand and kissed it again. I want to mention that I had Rife give her a kiss on the cheek that day as well. I was reluctant to leave but it was time.</div>
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Logan and I had lunch at Tuchanos. The food was good but I believe that restaurant is ruined for me now. After lunch we headed up the canyon. We got to Heber and stopped at Walmart to get groceries for the cabin. I can't believe I was wandering through Walmart as my Mom was at home dying.</div>
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As we were loading the car my cell phone rang. It said "Rife Home" and I knew immediately something was up. I answered quickly and Jenny simply said "Mary you have to come home right now! Mom died, she's dead." I hung up the phone totally bewildered. I started throwing the bags in the car and looked at Logan in shock. He asked if we needed to go and I said "She's dead. My Mom died." He ran around to hug me and I fell apart, sobbing against him. He helped me into the car and took off towards home. I sobbed and sobbed all the way down the canyon. I cried "no, no, no Mom" over and over again. As we got closer I started to panic and it was hard to breathe. I just had no idea what I was returning home to. As we got there I told Logan to get the baby and I ran inside. </div>
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She was laying on her bed with her head tilted back and her mouth open. The color was gone from her skin and I knew she really was gone. I threw myself on her, hugging her and crying "No Mom, no Mom". I fell to my knees and held her hand crying harder and harder. I felt Logan's hand on my back. I didn't want to let go of her hand. Brian came in and I moved so he could have a moment with her.</div>
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The people from the mortuary got there and they needed us to say our final goodbyes. Dad asked us to kneel around the bed while he said a family prayer. I held her hand, caressing it as we prayed as a family. After the prayer the girls took off her jewelry and the people came to take her body away. I followed her out to the car, not wanting to say goodbye. Once they were gone there was a strange void and I felt bad for her that she was leaving with those strange people while all of the people she loved were at the house together.</div>
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We all sat in the sitting room a bit in shock. Laura's friend was watching all the kids at Laura's house. We decided to go over and tell them the news before bringing them up to the house.</div>
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We were nervous to tell them. Sophie took it the hardest of anyone. She wanted to know why it was our Nana that had to die. They came to the house and hugged everyone. Clyda and Judy showed up with lots of food. It was perfect.</div>
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We sat in the sitting room as a family laughing and crying together. It was a strange night with Mom gone to the mortuary and all of us together.</div>
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We called Michael and were waiting for his call. When he called I sat in the office with Dad, Hillary, Jenny and Trevor. We cried as he cried asking Dad what he was supposed to do now. It was his choice wether or not he wanted to stay there. Dad told him to talk to his President and sleep on it before making a decision.</div>
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We slept downstairs but I woke up at 4 am because I saw Dad's light go on. I had been checking on him through the night making sure he was asleep. He was in his office so I went in there with him. Jenny was awake too so I was texting her. Dad's phone rang and it was Michael again. He still didn't know what to do. We talked for a while explaining that it was his decision.</div>
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Later that day we went to the mortuary to discuss the funeral with the director, Phil. We picked out a vault and designed the casket. We decided to do the viewing on Tuesday Nov. 20th and the funeral on Wednesday Nov. 21st, the day before Thanksgiving.</div>
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After that we went to the florist to order the flowers for the casket. It felt good just to be together. That night Jenny decided to stay over and we slept with Dad. She slept in the middle and woke up really hot because Dad was holding her hand with his other hand over her head. That's how he used to sleep with Mom. She would hold his hand so she could get his attention if she needed to. And he held her head to make sure she was still warm.</div>
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Sunday I decided to go to church with Dad. The kids had gone to the Brains for the night. We spent the day together, you could tell we were a bit afraid to separate. Mike called again and wanted to talk to all of his sisters. He was just so confused. He finally decided to come home.</div>
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Monday morning we went with Dad to the cemetery to choose a plot. Then we went to Springville to design the headstone. After that Dad had lunch with his work friends so the girls headed to the mall to find clothes for the viewing and funeral. Laura had said to Mom a few weeks ago that she wanted to have everyone wear blue to the funeral and Mom agreed that was a good idea!</div>
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That night I was the only one that stayed at the house and I slept with Dad again.</div>
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Tuesday we were scheduled to go dress Mom at 10. I was a bit nervous because I didn't know what to expect. We all rode together and met Gram outside the mortuary to say a prayer before we went inside.</div>
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We met Phil and he showed us the casket. It was navy blue with gold trim and white interior. That's exactly what Mom asked for. Then he took us into the main room where Mom's body was. All my nerves disappeared as I saw her body peacefully laying there. I knew she was gone. But that beautiful body that I have spent the last year caring for was there and I had the opportunity to care for it once more.</div>
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Phil was great. He helped us put on her temple clothes. As I stood there holding her legs as we dressed her I found myself caressing her the way I always had. I had such tender feelings for the sweet woman she was as she suffered in silence. </div>
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Once she was dressed Phil directed us as we put on her makeup. I was nervous that she wouldn't look like herself. But we did a good job and next we did her hair. Judy had styled it the day she died and it still looked pretty good. Her bangs were crazy though and I tried hard to fix them. I ended up cutting more so they would lay right and felt guilty because she had been growing them out. While Laura worked on her nails I kept looking at the sore on her thumb I had caused just a week before while cutting her nails. It broke my heart when it happened and broke my heart again that day.</div>
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Once we were all done we looked at her and she looked so beautiful. We placed her in the casket and took a picture with her. </div>
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We went home and loaded up to head to the airport. I rode up with Dad and Laura. We were all very anxious to get there and see Michael. The airport was great! We had a banner with Mike's picture on it and balloons. He looked so handsome when he came down the escalator. Dad hugged him first and it was a sweet moment.<br />
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I rode home in Dad's car with Laura, Jen, and Mike. It was crazy that he was actually home. When we got home it was time to get ready for the viewing. Jill had offered to watch all the kids which was a tremendous blessing. We got there about 30 mins early and within 15 mins people started showing up.</div>
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At one point the line was clear out to the parking lot and remained that way until well after it was supposed to be over. We brought a table full of things that represented Mom. The display looked beautiful, I'm sure she would've been proud.<br />
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It was amazing to see all the people who came to support us. All the members of the old ward came and it was great to see everyone. It wasn't until I looked down the line and saw my friends that I fell apart. First I saw the Browns and the Flittons. I cried as I hugged them feeling of their love and support. Next I saw Nicole and Jeri. As I hugged Nicole and she cried with me whispering in my ear how sorry she was I was overwhelmed with how much love and support she has shown me. I was overwhelmed with the thought of how many hours both she and Jeri have spent serving me so I could be with Mom and how thankful I am for that great blessing. I hope some day I can show them how thankful I truly am. </div>
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There were many missionaries there, sealers from the temple, temple workers who worked with Mom, and so many wonderful friends. Even Ashlee Jensen and her mother came. Once the line finally went through we realized how starving we were and decided to grab some dinner on our way home. We stopped at Taco Amigo for a very fancy meal of burritos and fries. We tried to get to bed quickly</div>
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Before the viewing started Angie De St Jeor stopped by. I have been friends with her on instagram and kept in touch better recently. It as very nice of her to come. Once the viewing started there was immediately a line all the way down the hall. We had to break up the line because it was taking too long. There were many more friends, ward members and family members that came that day. When it came time to say the family prayer I started to get nervous. I knew the hardest part was yet to come. </div>
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Michael gave a beautiful family prayer and set a great tone for the rest of the funeral. They asked people to come say goodbye and I watched as all of our family members came up to the casket. When it was our turn I felt my heart beating out of my chest. How could I say goodbye? (When I took Myla up to see her earlier she said "is Nana sleeping?" and I told her she was. Then she said "I wake her up, I say BOO!" It was so sweet.)</div>
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As we walked up and took off her jewelry and put on her vail I felt so incredibly sad and scared. Scared that I would never see her again. Even though she wasn't with her body anymore, her body was all we had left and it was time to say goodbye. I caressed her head and softly whispered bye to my Mother. I told her once more that I love her. It's a strange feeling as they close the casket because you think they can't breathe in there and that it's too dark. I know she's gone and can't feel anymore but I still had those thoughts. </div>
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I'm glad I was at the beginning so I could get it over with and enjoy the rest of the meeting. I made an opening joke about how much I hated speaking and was only doing it for my mother followed by a comment about how I'd rather get up and do a jig than speak.</div>
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I read the obituary almost flawlessly including my own insert about Dad and his care for Mom. The rest of the meeting was beautiful. Laura and Dad gave beautiful talks. Myla was in the back with Judy and that was a blessing.</div>
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We were greeted by many loved ones outside the church after the meeting. Almost all of Logan's family was there. We visited for a bit and then loaded up to drive to the cemetery. The dedicatory prayer was give by Gramps and beautifully done. I made it through without a tear. I was beginning to think they were all gone. But as people started leaving I found myself standing by the casket unable to move. In just a few hours they would bury her and I'd never see her again. At least not in this life. I just </div>
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I took some flowers from the casket to save and they are hanging in my room. It was done. She was gone. The most horrific 16 months of my life watching my strong, independent mother slowly digress was torture. And now it was over. It's a strange feeling. Like you don't know what your purpose is anymore.</div>
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We stayed down that night for Thanksgiving the next day. We even went to CPK for dinner while the kids were skating with the Parsons. The next few days are a blur. All I know is, I didn't want to leave. I didn't want to get back to real life. I knew I would have to eventually but I wasn't ready."</div>
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"So now here I am . . . 2 months and 2 days later. I honestly can't say if I'm better or worse. I think the sting of seeing her so ill has worn down and now I'm mad that she's gone; mad that she was sick in the first place. How did this happen? Why did it happen? How do I move forward and not feel guilty about it? Part of me doesn't want to. I want to be sad and miserable forever. But that's not right. That's not what she would want for me. I have children who need a mother. Just like I did. Like I still do. I am trying to find a way to be there for everyone else in hopes that it will help me heal.</div>
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I've tried hard to be there for Dad. I tried very hard to be there for Jenny when Copelyn was born. I tried to support her the way Mom was always there for me."</div>
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That is the last entry I wrote. I just wanted to document it so I would have it forever.</div>
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It has been so long since I blogged, I don't even know where to start. I stopped for a while with good reason. When you lose someone you love it's hard to find meaning in the every day tasks. Blogging just didn't seem important for a while. But I love looking back at the experiences I've had with my family and I don't want to lose that opportunity. Blogging is the only type of journaling I do, so without it I have no record of my life or the lives of my children. It's time to get back on the horse.</div>
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On September 22nd Todd and Kiersten were married! It was a wonderful ceremony and a beautiful day. I'm so glad my Mom could be there. I know it made her very happy to see them get married. It was great that the Buchanans lived here as well. Kiersten is a beautiful person and I know she and Todd will be truly happy together.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite picture because with Mom not being able to speak, giving the thumbs up was her way of communication that she is happy. I cherish this picture and I know Kiersten does as well.</td></tr>
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Saturday November 3rd was a very special day for our family. It was the day Ayden was baptized and Rife was blessed. It was such a wonderful day mostly because we were surrounded by friends and family that we love so dearly.</div>
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Ayden was baptized and confirmed by his father. These two are such great friends. </div>
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Ayden asked his aunt Chelle to speak on baptism and his Nana to speak on the Holy Ghost. Both of their talks were incredible. It was the best baptism I have been to since my own. The Spirit was so strong.</div>
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We had over 60 people there from our family and so we were able to use the cultural hall for a nice dinner afterwards. It was a much better option than trying to fit everyone in my house!<br />
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One of my favorite memories from my baptism was the <span style="font-size: large;">"8"</span> cake my mom made for me. I had to follow in her footsteps. (although I remember her cake looked much better than this. </div>
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Rife and Bapa having a special moment together. </div>
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Ayden is blessed to have such wonderful grandparents.</div>
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Nana and Papa gave Ayden this handsome suit and a special blanket with a bear on it. </div>
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Brammy and Bapa gave Ayden a count down (8 days of Baptism) with many gifts and also gave him some scriptures with his name on them. </div>
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I could not have made this day happen without the help of my wonderful friends and family. The are such an inspiration to me and I thank Heavenly Father every day for the blessing they are in my life. Thank you for supporting Ayden and our family on this special day. Thank you for all the food and gifts you brought. You are all so wonderful.</div>
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-90704318944572797932012-10-19T17:14:00.000-06:002012-10-19T17:14:30.436-06:00A special day . . .<div style="text-align: center;">
I am so looking forward to the special day we will be having with our boys on November 3rd. Ayden has chosen to be baptized. And since we new we would be having Rife's baby blessing around the time of his baptism we asked him if he wouldn't mind sharing his day with his brother. He lit up with excitement at the thought. He is so kind and loving, Rife is lucky to have him for a big brother!</div>
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I got some great pictures of them for the invitation and I wanted to post them before I forget.<br />
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Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-29927165131419766972012-09-20T15:03:00.000-06:002012-09-20T15:03:04.003-06:00{ One month old . . . }I can not believe it has already been a month since our little angel joined our family. I'm devastated that time is going by so quickly. But he has been such a wonderful addition. He is an angel baby and I can't get enough of him.<br />
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What a special gift this precious angel is. I feel so blessed to be his mother.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-34455682661666750192012-08-30T20:55:00.000-06:002012-08-30T20:55:03.911-06:00{ introducing . . . Rife Logan Hammer }I started this post 4 days ago and it has taken me this long to get it posted!<br />
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My last post said 11 days until baby day but that turned out to be incorrect. This little guy decided to grace us with his presents a little bit early.<br />
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August 20th was a very special and wild day for us. That morning we got dressed in our Sunday best to attend the funeral of Gladys Elkins, Logan's grandmother. She was an incredible person who lived a wonderful life. Her sweetheart passed away just a year or so after Logan and I were married so she has lived alone for almost 10 years. She was one of the happiest people I have ever known. She always greeted me with a smile and a hug. I know when he was growing up she was a really awesome grandmother to Logan. She did many things to keep her family close and give them opportunities to bond.<br />
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The funeral was a beautiful tribute to her. We took Ayden and Sophie with us and they really enjoyed listening to the stories told about her during the service.<br />
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After the funeral we got home just in time for me to run to my appointment with Dr Hall. I had met with him on Saturday morning because I was concerned about how swollen my feet and hands were. He wanted me to come back on Monday to check my blood pressure again and make sure it wasn't going up. But unfortunately (or fortunately for me) it had gone up quite a bit and the swelling had reached my face so he wasn't comfortable sending me home. He told me to get the kids squared away and meet him at the hospital in an hour.<br />
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We didn't have anything ready to go so we were in a mad dash to grab everything we needed and get the kids to Whitney's house. She is so wonderful, not only did she take them for the night, she took them to school the next morning, took them the next night, and took them to school the following day. She went above and beyond the call of duty!<br />
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We waited for Dr Hall for a while when we got the the hospital and didn't end up getting things started until around 7:30pm. He broke my water and started the pitocin. Then we just waited for a while. Laura and Jenny brought my Mom up and got there around 8:30. It was so fun to have them there! Jenny came when I had Ayden, tried to catch Sophie's birth but she came too fast, and had to miss Myla's because she was at the MTC with Trevor's brother. Laura has been in NY for all of my deliveries so it was so fun to have her there. And my Mom hasn't missed a birth and I knew she wasn't about to miss this one. Judy also came up which was so nice considering she had had such a crazy day.<br />
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Once I was 4 cm and the contractions were really getting intense I asked for the epidural. I always try to hold out as long as I can even though Logan says there's no reason to be a hero. I think he is much more calm once he knows I'm not in pain anymore. The first dose of the epidural only got me numb on the right side and I was still feeling intense pain on my whole left side. As the baby started to move downward I started to feel a lot of pain again so the Dr came in and gave me another dose of something stronger that made me incredibly numb. I didn't want to be that numb again but when you are in that much pain you don't really care what they have to do to make it go away.<br />
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Once I was able to relax things started to go pretty quickly. Around 11pm Dr Hall came in and we tried pushing for a little bit. He said the babies head was way up high since he was posterior and we decided to stop pushing for a little bit and let the contractions bring him down. I was disappointed because the pushing part has always been my strong point.<br />
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I was really wanting to have him on 8-20 and not 8-21 because I think it's a cool birthday. So the closer it got to midnight the more anxious I got. At 11:40 I asked Dr Hall if we could start pushing again. He was actually able to turn the babies head so that he could come down faster. I pushed and pushed with all my might. I had my Mom on one side softly caressing my leg, and Logan on the other offering words of encouragement. It was so wonderful. I remember looking at the clock at 11:55 while I was waiting for the next contraction and thinking I had less than 5 minutes!!<br />
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Well, I guess all the ab workouts paid off because Rife Logan Hammer was born at 11:57pm on August 20th 2012.<br />
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The first thing I said when I saw him was "Oh my gosh, he's huge and he looks like Ayden!"<br />
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He weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and he was 21 inches long. The Dr was surprised when the nurse told him that Rife's apgar score was 9/10. So right off the bat we knew he was perfect. Once he was cleaned off and I got to hold him I was just amazed at how perfect he was. I think because we didn't plan this one I just expected something to go wrong. At every turn I was prepared for bad news. But here he was, totally perfect.</div>
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Everyone got a chance to hold him. When my Mom was able to hold him for the first time it was a very special moment for me. I watched as she looked at him knowing that she won't be here to watch him grow up. Which made having her there that much more important. She had a special gift of strength to be able to be there that night. It was a miracle and something I will cherish forever.</div>
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We couldn't wait for the kids to come meet him so Logan checked them out for lunch and brought them to the hospital. It was really sweet because the first thing they both did when they got there was come up and give me a hug and ask if I was okay. Then they went to see the baby. Ayden said "he looks like me!"</div>
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They were so cute with him and so happy to finally meet their baby brother.</div>
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Myla was staying with the Halls so she came to visit with them and she was very sweet as well. I don't think she put it together at that moment but she definitely has since then. She knows that he is the baby that was in Mommy's tummy and she is so sweet and tender with him. I was worried she wouldn't like him but so far she just adores him.</div>
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We only stayed in the hospital for 24 hrs which seemed really short but Whitney had our kids so we figured we would sleep better at home anyway. So I got him dressed in his take home outfit and we loaded him up in his carseat. He looked so sweet all snuggled in.</div>
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So far Rife has been a perfect angel. He sleeps at night, he hardly ever cries (unless you change his diaper) and he is an absolute joy to have in our home. I can't get enough of him. Sometimes I just sit and hold him while he sleeps because he's so peaceful. I am so blessed to have this beautiful baby in my home. I don't want him to grow up, I wish I could freeze time. I am usually so quick to just back into life and the routine, but his time have just lived on my bed in my pjs holding my little angel.</div>
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The countdown is on. 11 days until we meet this little miracle. I am always excited to meet my new baby but this time is different. This little guy decided to come to our family as a surprise, which makes him pretty special. I'm not sure why he was in such a rush, but I'm excited to meet him and feel of his sweet spirit.</div>
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And he has 3 siblings that are going to love him more than life itself.</div>
Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-19471414700309248452012-08-16T09:25:00.001-06:002012-08-16T09:25:52.266-06:00{ Misc summer fun }<br />
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While I was with my parent's at a JeeHee Cho's wedding, Logan took the kids to the cabin. They always love to do the 3 bears trail and were really excited that someone had fixed it up since the last time we went.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had a lovely time at the Temple with these beautiful ladies. It was a special day. I had a sweet moment sitting with my Mother in the Celestial room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While at the temple, I took a picture sitting on the bench where my sweet husband asked me to marry him 10 1/2 years ago.</td></tr>
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One day we met Jen and the Buchanans at a park in Alpine to let the kids play and then had a yummy lunch at Chick-fil-a.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myla and Hannah are so funny together. Both girls are such characters, they always keep us laughing.</td></tr>
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A week before school started we had to get into the dentist. The kids were so tough, I'm so proud of them. Even Myla let the dentist look in her mouth!</div>
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I spent almost every Friday in Orem with my Mom. I didn't bring the kids every time (which was really nice) but a few times they came to play with Nana.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nana being a great sport and letting the girls push her in a wheelchair.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I brought the kids with me to IKEA to get some stuff for the baby's room.</td></tr>
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It has been a very fun and very busy summer! Now that they are back in school things are slowing down and we are just waiting to meet our new bundle of joy.</div>
Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-91322449092136888042012-08-14T15:29:00.000-06:002012-08-14T15:29:29.950-06:00{ July 4th and 24th }I'm so behind on blogging that I need to combine events to get them all in. We had a wonderful time in July celebrating the 4th and the 24th.<br />
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We used to invite our neighbors over for breakfast on July 4th but we took last year off and this year our yard is torn up while Logan builds a stone patio back there. We decided to go to the Kaysville parade again because our nephew Josh is in it and they throw out candy so the kids think it's Christmas.<br />
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This year we got there a little late and couldn't quite remember where to park so we ended up walking quite a ways. It was extremely hot for this very pregnant mama! But once we got there the kids just jumped right in and had a blast. </div>
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After the parade we had lunch and headed down to Orem to spend the day with the Rife/Cox/Buchanan family. We had a delicious BBQ and lit a bunch of fireworks! (Thanks Papa Rich)<br />
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We have a tradition with the Hammer family of doing a RED WHITE and BLUE breakfast every Pioneer day. </div>
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The whole gang! Pretty incredible that have the whole family together.</div>
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This year we not only had breakfast but spent the day at Brammy and Bapa's playing with the cousins. Brammy rented a blow up water slide and the kids were in HEAVEN!<br />
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Laura brought some sparklers and the kids had a great time lighting them. It was a fun filled day with filled with lots of people we love. </div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Today is the first day of school! We had some pretty excited kids this morning. Ayden requested that I make Nanna's homemade waffle recipe and then neither of them ate anything because they were too excited!</span></div>
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Ayden is in second grade. He has 2 teacher that rotate, Mrs. Scholfield and Mrs. Empy.</div>
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Sophie is in 1st grade. Her teacher's name is Mrs. Waters.</div>
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They both had a little anxiety when we got to school but after going in their classrooms and meeting their teachers they felt much better. I think it is going to be an incredible year for these two kids.<br />
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I spent the day all alone with Myla and it was wonderful. As I was painting her nails she leaned her head against me and said "I ya'v you Mom". It melted my heart. Unsolicited "I love yous" are the best. I'm looking forward to the one on one time I will have to spend with her.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-77201483563341502352012-07-25T15:24:00.001-06:002012-07-25T15:24:46.137-06:00{ Bear Lake with the Hammers }<span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">We have really been looking forward to our Hammer family trip this year. We didn't go on one last year and it was definitely missed.</span><br />
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It started with a bang as we had everyone meet at our house so we could caravan up the Bear Lake. The kids were so excited to spend the weekend with their cousins. We are so lucky to have such a great family with everyone living so close by. It took us a little over 2 hours to get there. We stayed at a place called Ideal Beach. With 34 people we obviously can't stay in one condo so we rented a house and a condo. We stayed in the condo with Codye and Colter's families. It was perfect!! We had lots of room and our place was clean and quiet while the house was much more chaotic with all the big kids and meals over there.</div>
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The kids couldn't wait to see the pool and walk out to the Lake. The last time we went to Bear Lake was when I was pregnant with Ayden and the water was really low then. It was much higher this time and we didn't have to walk out nearly as far to reach it.</div>
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One of the days we went to the craft center and let the kids pick out a craft to make. They had such a great time!</div>
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Check out our music video we made throughout the trip (thanks to Logan and Chelle) . . . it's pretty great.<br />
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How many kiddos can you fit in one little truck? </div>
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These two little girls can't get enough of each other. They are best friends and it is so stinking cute! </div>
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Poor Ayden is a little out numbered. But here are some of his best friends in our neighborhood. </div>
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Ayden played baseball for the first time this year. He was a little nervous about trying something new, but he ended up having a great time! He made some new friends and he quickly picked up the game. We had so much fun going to his games and supporting his team.</div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-57671923615668664602012-06-20T22:36:00.004-06:002012-06-21T14:01:09.434-06:00Sophie Lynn turns 6!<div style="text-align: center;">
On June 7th Sophie Lynn turned 6 years old! We have been counting down to this momentous occasion since January when the new year began. She has made countless calendars to keep track of just how soon it would be her special day. That was a lot of pressure on her parents to make it a memorable day for her.</div>
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She woke up in the morning to the most amazing display of love from her father. Logan is in charge of decorating the house and each time I think there's no way he will be able to out do the previous birthday. Well he not only surprised me again, but he blew us all away!!</div>
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(Sophie's nickname is Lew )</div>
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She was so excited to open her presents. I kept trying to get her to slow down but she just wanted to tear into them as quickly as possible.</div>
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After school we had her friends over for a girly party! </div>
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Sophie is such a special girl and it was a joy to try and make her dreams come true. For weeks before the big day Sophie asked me multiple times a day if I was excited for her birthday. Sophie is such a funny girl. She is always making us laugh with her funny phrases or silly faces. Sophie is also very smart. She is an incredible reader and she loves to read. There have been many times when I have found her on her bed reading a book even without being asked. </div>
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Sophie loves to play with her friends and she is so lucky to have so many great friends so close. She spends the majority of her free time at either the Bott's house or the Boren's house and they always welcome her with open arms. She also loves to ride her bike, jump on the tramp, make up dances, or play in the sandbox. She is pretty easy going as long as what she is doing is FUN!</div>
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Sophie is a good sister. She is more generous than her siblings and for the most part tries to be the peacemaker. She loves to play with Myla, even though she is a bit too bossy sometimes and tends to make her sister scream. She is looking forward to the new baby though, and I know she will be a big helper!</div>
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Happy Birthday Lew! We love you!</div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-46423300150908088662012-06-07T07:29:00.001-06:002012-06-07T07:32:16.219-06:00Graduation..I am so far behind but I didn't want to skip a post about Logan's graduation. <br /><br />I can't express how truly amazed I am by this man and his commitment to finish his degree. It's hard enough to take 15 credits per semester for a full year, but to do it while working full time to support a wife and 3 kids is truly amazing. <br /><br />I couldn't be more proud of him...way to go Babe! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/06/07/645.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/06/07/s_645.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/06/07/646.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/06/07/s_646.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/06/07/647.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/06/07/s_647.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />When Logan bought his cap and gown they gave him the option to get the red sash. They told him it was a token of appreciation to be given to someone who helped him the most through his experience in college. I was so touched when he gave the sash to me. What a sweetheart. I love my college grad!!!<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-56118565577126871632012-06-01T19:16:00.001-06:002012-06-01T19:16:06.363-06:00Cherryhill..First trip to Cherryhill for the summer! The kids were in heaven. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/06/01/3272.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/06/01/s_3272.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-69428803109519453862012-05-31T10:43:00.001-06:002012-05-31T10:43:16.176-06:00Memorial DayWe stayed at the cabin over the weekend with the Buchanans. On Monday we stopped by the house to see Nana and Papa. I wish so badly we could see them more often. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/05/31/1308.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/05/31/s_1308.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-67110565508611141582012-04-11T09:25:00.003-06:002012-04-11T09:29:34.765-06:00{ Ten years of Bliss . . . }<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-size: medium; ">On this special day ten years ago I woke not know how the events of that day would have such a profound effect on my life.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-family:'.Helvetica NeueUI';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">On this special day ten years ago I married an incredible person. He was my best friend and I was madly in love with him. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">If you would've asked me where I thought my life would be ten years from that special day my response would have been something like this: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">"Hopefully still madly in love with the man of my dreams with a few kids, a nice house and a good job." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so blessed to be able to say that all of that has come true, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">thanks to the decision I made that day. I couldn't have chosen a better man to spend my life with. He is truly the most unique, understanding, generous, loving, selfless, motivated person I have ever know. Not to mention so incredibly handsome! I am thankful for him every day.</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnscVsPpYsGi3u80SLZZClYbbPdOnq7Xy_ENFwhIEYeaZa-qvnvIU2xwXP7Dw6BxpDfM2_HWK8O42oO7zUD3GsiLoPbcjL0K-ZIPVK0KWj8cGg98JBWmhjkfC9rXi2UiqtqOCrBtPpjlL-/s400/image-21.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730165051177326962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr1GrpBbBmz9Zm1YtKhnDhNAxL_whfYRgOehsovqxOo6bGv1lwE89UqP0ml32P3x8xHHb64CkA4VkhhCDGqHJkRWHJrfPU8C0QvVH_vgDBfX7Fz8HgNWrpYcpXN4GAnbdFNR_-S605w8B/s1600/image-23.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr1GrpBbBmz9Zm1YtKhnDhNAxL_whfYRgOehsovqxOo6bGv1lwE89UqP0ml32P3x8xHHb64CkA4VkhhCDGqHJkRWHJrfPU8C0QvVH_vgDBfX7Fz8HgNWrpYcpXN4GAnbdFNR_-S605w8B/s400/image-23.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730165383144387602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><i>Happy Anniversary Babe. I love you 40.</i></span></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-27560735796648220122012-04-10T19:54:00.001-06:002012-04-10T19:54:30.151-06:004 wheeling friends<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/04/10/2988.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/04/10/s_2988.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-14114899024117917442012-04-08T14:56:00.005-06:002012-04-08T15:08:23.203-06:00{ Easter Morning }<div style="text-align: center;">We have had such a wonderful Easter with our family. It's nice when church is a little later so we can enjoy the morning together and get pictures of the kids in their Easter clothes before church.</div><div><br /></div><div>The kids really enjoy looking for the eggs and finding their baskets!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PlCjQG4h_J7h0oZoIOlw8TFuu1DdkRASFsnlLunpsiy2ny__hyrBe-3H688Qrf-aS7jPLJAjgCz_69LHo8l294h386dy7U_vz75qOs-BJhMCs8yz-rYE_w4WYBmeT-vS8jzXs6zIdF8m/s1600/DSCN1846.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PlCjQG4h_J7h0oZoIOlw8TFuu1DdkRASFsnlLunpsiy2ny__hyrBe-3H688Qrf-aS7jPLJAjgCz_69LHo8l294h386dy7U_vz75qOs-BJhMCs8yz-rYE_w4WYBmeT-vS8jzXs6zIdF8m/s200/DSCN1846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729138201435010370" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74JpQOnivtwXjn6393qsxGBuwO5Lybp3NFNf6BwlkX9ki8fe9H_VZ9I0WU1hNX0Sj9leq9qOIIVvp4EKm-nhy4Igg1QbI_lxYJ2BpKrxTlv3DfvyWh3G2ygaiBjLCWWaCcjqJdD9c9jWq/s1600/DSCN1847.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74JpQOnivtwXjn6393qsxGBuwO5Lybp3NFNf6BwlkX9ki8fe9H_VZ9I0WU1hNX0Sj9leq9qOIIVvp4EKm-nhy4Igg1QbI_lxYJ2BpKrxTlv3DfvyWh3G2ygaiBjLCWWaCcjqJdD9c9jWq/s200/DSCN1847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729138210564682082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdCphIOV-CSmimy7hC4GbFDGbHcxWUW9jTUTMbkm8ExjHCiyrt4OuhDHBcj3dFyJWj1I1mDxxz6E5f1PIno34Q0tbdqCCFA2lM3CcgqvKtsObWv_C7n-MSTShuMS11rpwa1QaUjmZoJKL/s1600/DSCN1852.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdCphIOV-CSmimy7hC4GbFDGbHcxWUW9jTUTMbkm8ExjHCiyrt4OuhDHBcj3dFyJWj1I1mDxxz6E5f1PIno34Q0tbdqCCFA2lM3CcgqvKtsObWv_C7n-MSTShuMS11rpwa1QaUjmZoJKL/s200/DSCN1852.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729138231861817698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIT22fExcBPKyu7ru3v_ycIpef3inI11b7xFxmzQsJBRT8s1WSdVlCMpkE-YXkgndTPUtHmW5VoTNYmxXCaPT1XpB3qxAf4lW4L5M17QH6GuybyNs5oHgBga96bQGS2i8bEwGpm6ddTXQ/s1600/DSCN1848.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIT22fExcBPKyu7ru3v_ycIpef3inI11b7xFxmzQsJBRT8s1WSdVlCMpkE-YXkgndTPUtHmW5VoTNYmxXCaPT1XpB3qxAf4lW4L5M17QH6GuybyNs5oHgBga96bQGS2i8bEwGpm6ddTXQ/s200/DSCN1848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729138221721758994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaKZWhmbVRwPe9ap4JisqflQm2uFYPuL2dgBJ0ry9G2fXusTKJoFousocg8wqZD8HmdpkGLhdnGfXwcGLEMb_rqdjSRwNRZJyBWrF7HMlZY8FuSlHYwDCQntpEF370SmVKYzhn2ZENfmb/s1600/DSCN1858.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaKZWhmbVRwPe9ap4JisqflQm2uFYPuL2dgBJ0ry9G2fXusTKJoFousocg8wqZD8HmdpkGLhdnGfXwcGLEMb_rqdjSRwNRZJyBWrF7HMlZY8FuSlHYwDCQntpEF370SmVKYzhn2ZENfmb/s200/DSCN1858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729138662029105762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetWSXVBIwTXQEZQXx7exin59LStjwtLF9VoXnQkzqFivj-4Z3IFZVUj-eC_1-5E4NGj_EawcJJeGmF9eRE47Am43vkc-J2B9CdHKXzA-TDXWucm28MZ5x48DMcKs-LEPLOzZks6i8ZZoc/s400/DSCN1856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729137984216131906" style="display: block; 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"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we had some delicious baked french toast for breakfast before getting ready for church.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids were pretty reverent today (aside from Myla) and I truly enjoyed the talks that were shared. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZy-tJnIJOdQEODp5JYvBDDS4N8sDsHvGvAu8FpSUL8q5x2mvScAYE4ImOr95qLDNuGDMcs-ScyU0M0slDtgliSfBYarluNw9-s8N6T4ziytEmlTvaZuUL8DkkM1-kVrdkgGnf7iNqZJH/s400/DSCN1863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729139381729761922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaHznNQ2hZrOqK2BbpHLMIeCo_jczmp7nRxowZpY_2kIMtygJCodQcY5WEsD0ij3JByuDqhBkS-QE9-1cOvw2qcGQ86je3LNxvWhpH5H7PpwmeXKS2vlRioMW_jTE8pTEuXW84DejuUwH/s400/DSCN1867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729139382964963826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ loving the beautiful weather and the flowers }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz2TmjOHrrfiqPRtoezEujTqK14Mu45_XEuWpwY8-0zR3kcG0bL0cuQ8e2DwQ5EBFcEtkqnaGrGFihthr94bDlXVwG8V_lYH3HDspx9miOJ3yEMSnFVSnzVkc0anr3m5Eb00fc0vJmVN-/s400/DSCN1869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729139404479491954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8pF7QP5PH8zuIeQ3vN3aMH-Z24berFiZA_XjLfwaRPmyMQZGr3AzMzqSXDkDHfJ9Ai-r5UK3DKg6sHQ0I834Dy4zUavovHgubYL8bf4CgawH7xeUdwniUjShanMy4e9KI5-WaA97ZNmX/s400/DSCN1881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729139419459885874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMCOb-wFP9Yy89EMOObae1ztObQDCRMmPdUa1WQd5bdmuVv63Keb3ATI2C3aqnsbTAY7nO5s0fWPYwx8PLEhfg9DiENtxPEA-9zR-agSRs8hTrA-3Y7Zyr6kt_0ncyo3DKzbev9eH12UK/s400/DSCN1879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729139393066695506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm especially thankful for the resurrection this Easter and the reminder that one day my sweet Mother with be reunited with her perfect body and I will once again hear the sound of her beautiful voice.</div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-72544574236366141052012-03-19T13:59:00.005-06:002012-03-19T14:40:57.115-06:00{ Performance crazy }<div style="text-align: center;">It's that time of year again when we are performance crazy in the Hammer home! Once it hits early spring we have performances almost weekly until the middle of May. Between Jazz games, Conventions, competitions, and special performance we are busy!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first performance this year (aside from Jazz games) was for Sophie up at a fundraiser in Tremonton. They performed their Starwars dance and it was awesome!!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOouaLd2DZba2hsTZNMD3bk6df3KJq82sB1zbqBpbSjz0_i37kIVrd0NdMGa7L_pG0txB1n6eUPNSHUM3B8UquxtYGOs9IjulV3S-xprxiJNm2hzd6DmS3uqNccmmG904nSmV8WLFrUYr-/s400/image-27.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701757141117138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that she's such a poser!</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up was the Nuvo Convention I went to with Ayden. We were both really excited about his one because we know a lot of the teachers. Some were from SYTYCD and the director used to teach me at The Dance Club. It is an incredible convention and I'm glad we were a part of it! Ayden did so well, he even won a scholarship! All the scholarship finalists got to perform in the closing show.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwsgHFj0QR3nRlkhLTIoEOLhADfvJkPecT7_-VSiRiDMjVm6vPKMW26WL_ao8T9A4P22PtQyw5BIo4n2f8IZg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33zX2WBCVJynKFKh4AMOhR-FCgFxHuu_9oZ3aQ1Zc5S31vC3ChSVKTtD8PP_7wtXfcfIx9CKAEnDXTPISgXHuJ_p0M4T3utuATZGTty12JiyF2FSuabIX7zlvD8SZK56UHRX5BsSpt_wo/s400/image-25.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721703423764710290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Scholarship finalist)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>He got to take class from Stacy Tookey, Travis Wall, Ivan, Ray Leeper, and Mark Meesmer. It was an incredible weekend!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItPIZKWDEKn-mhW3aQCIWEcrnrzneRg2GFPDdoPjq6XSSpqi1W3OFvCDeFub0UJYDo-IqY_PAUCXaOoHcKmX1VO-uoZbUI80MF7l9kYaVlfMGLln3236mEQql6C1udHzLgD2-m-C6W8oU/s400/image-28.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701759681622354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUazF0UrYXTzRPJTSAGCF4xfVl9wl2REJmw0Ay7qpV3fzO08hHWrStGM5bij5_mDI7_b2cqo3A9e26NY9wqSnCHLFvBGaTLllZ5LJj_6Pc3OTDNOwk_MksHbxtoN57MqrD_WNmrYb-9BNH/s400/image-24.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701563479896434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyjXKFxfc_Wsn1I71CP-_wGrwIahApEtA7Dt06cHFsMhxt72saJfqiL4BLWN30eiTnQrJ3R-mqSQWzDkkN7yR6p1JOUAeNMTx4fzpb6bKtB6lOLdtPm5MkMn_XlFJgJ1MWV1ZXwtkJhA8/s400/image-26.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721703421649713186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">We only had 6 days to recover before the madness started all other again! This weekend we had not 1 . . . but 2 competitions to attend! Logan took the girls (he's the man! by the way) down to Salt Lake for Sophie's Medallian Classic while I was in Ogden with Ayden at the Hollywood Vibe Convention/Competition. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Sophie's team competed both of their numbers . . . Starwars and Addams Family. Her team is a riot and they have the most incredible costumes this year. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxTWL1rsZquwS1yGGM8bvZEalZMhqu06wZmAsugNCgTblQXWzO2YANj4BOm8QF6rH1zI1Kx4c5pmJd2DcuaEklRMoY1as2-12D2mqkrex6H6tY_iuINy-XSS7mCBXQweA6-U67BJBzgeY/s400/DSCN1775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701768531022242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESDpcPYhBRacu_aHrsLfAzHn_6C3LlYdknHk7E9oa0l1HYtQdTbSOOjQXTGU91NdKcgqzOjR-sZ5QejQMKr6Mxbwi1dofRgS0mdu7FAzmeb4mjv2NLXAWdPAk_imFOGmAW4rcQuIv3VLl/s400/image-21.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701540102257154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwySLGKVR5EayXsYkmkD2yVROgFMJzZzCrWny47PmKU70Ta7uZHdwVu9XHUhtbFjhJ8gtmAJgrL7M5B9q-BiWql7FSmc4OsF9Yq66Qob-y5MbvNB5hCpnXazgK0l_SaRgXKHsjNg3Cv3y/s400/image-20.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701535465974306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">They did are great job performing and they won Overall High Point the the mini category with their Addams Family dance!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">At Hollywood Vibe Ayden got to take class from some great people like Ade and Melissa from SYTYCD as well as a bunch of other great teachers. He also won a scholarship at this convention and gets to come back next year for free! (that makes for a happy Mom!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5sG2ZSLCamF9lmolumf9dWKYBHUFjYmI6wLv-6IS-WsVTdsrePrPVcZ6Gwz4TBdHPEY6SgHCLUUeXjXfjU90j4ZWS3xHK-XuUi_knBAdTfYbxBRUaFOYoW6YEGTmQSBp_CbwFbvH1VH_/s400/image-22.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701542796435522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">After taking class all morning they got ready to compete in the evening. Ayden's team only performed 1 of their numbers, a dance called "9 to 5". Ayden was really nervous but he did an incredible job and they also won Overall High Point in the Junior Group division!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnH-q-DIPS0EfYG02ZdGH-alMSIOYA4hzaWzoGPXLwylop_VKzBGKZ8lYc4aBBiYR8N8dnT8wl6lqcYtdkr85M5tyaGA2iL6FgECfK_GDKr_l5oHlslXGiyRVUppng8vZ8WCbnmvO5NVG/s400/image-23.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701552756622690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">(Prodigy and the other scholarship winners)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYqRes7aT2WbVgP_snzqr-qL3hYLEs8ldqlLvNNZE5lXu_evrRB8ud3M8fVsKH23OVER8VJ97iQJ696XPSH8_ismq5NOLNMrBMc6YTPxfGUJ2FH0gikE3GPqTWpFIqtRk6-Ed88oShtjp/s400/photo-12.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721709953078870994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">His teacher told him she'd give him $5 if he kicked his head in his dance. He took that very literally. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a fun filled weekend and I'm so proud of my dancin kiddos for working so hard. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Love you guys!</div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-28600838859719802382012-03-19T13:38:00.003-06:002012-03-19T13:51:50.360-06:00{ baby number what? }<div style="text-align: center;">So I haven't posted about this yet because honestly it has taken me this long to actually believe it. We will be welcoming baby #4 to our family the end of August!</div><div><br /></div><div>We went to the Doctor today and . . . .</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL4-5FNeCTwdPxy0NmP5RlQXJSx-ZFUpLCk24JmeggPvBH1-Am4kpHqW00w7SxOC2etWmOHfP5-m9MyfyV3aB-kCqh9AUHeUifSrwoRuuYwQD9ZxdfkTmDr8jT3mot9vHLuEXp01ooFrK/s400/image-22.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721695488337791554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div>It's a . . . . </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhVy0VWsp4etNMpvqFWV2uULzYI4cOVh67w6apiSmTE2uaCpmplTWgZILls6wqFBBqlXrzrfyIE1wVhyphenhyphen6y-BjGfUCRWYNQTX_9x7qPhAsLex_tbtWr-xaMQhM2_d21iQ6t3QM01hALPVj/s400/image-20.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721695480191586674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">BOY!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbhFOMVg9hCXqPp76YHIp9axQzhu5bZggAESA3jHe1d4oC7cCVi1ymWm0e2C5Vk2SZVyw50GIZvtX1OaUwcG44JYQZqOG8EHpplmRwZC8Pq8YndMLc2HOhbeZ-CIVGRcKuCo1y_Q5uTSQ/s400/image-21.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721695484476430834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">We have some very excited little kids that have been waiting a long time for this day to come. From the moment we told them they have been dying to know if they would have a baby brother or baby sister. Ayden was even having dreams about it. But now they know and they are thrilled!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">It all started back in December when I was watching my sister's kids. I was taking birth control, more so to regulate my hormones than for prevention since I'm not very fertile and have had to have help every time before. I was on my placebo week and took a test jokingly figuring I hadn't started because I had been spending so much time with my sisters. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">When it turned out positive I laughed to myself because the test was really old and I figured there had to be some kind of mistake. I ran to target and bought 3 more test just to be sure. I immediately took another one and when it too was positive I walked around my room laughing and repeating "Oh My Gosh!!" before calling Logan. We were on FaceTime when I told him and the look on his face was priceless. He was as stunned as I was. It just wasn't possible! It took 2 visits to the doctor, 2 ultra sounds, and blood work to confirm it in my mind. I am still a little in shock over the whole thing but I am thrilled about this little soul that just couldn't wait to join our family. It is definitely a miracle in our lives.</span></span></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-2587718856977510422012-03-19T12:54:00.005-06:002012-03-19T13:38:00.663-06:00{ Myla Jae }<div style="text-align: center;">My baby Jae is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">2</span>! I can't believe how fast she has grown up and what a special girl she is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Myla is incredibly funny. She loves attention, especially when she can make you laugh. And if ever she hears someone else laughing, she joins right in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Myla's birthday a day late because Ayden and I were gone all day on her actual birthday. Logan decorated the house as well as bought the gifts and we all woke up to a wonderful surprise. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsB09uYcI22_VyfeLih6mGA-kD345uo-n-N75Lfs5Ldo2VtxJlxEDbI2DOkjyunt-1V_AO7rlkxTEhSkTSuKNR9tvLg5VyRnGZedlVMWWB4N2n9JaBqfBOrDXSNc1r6d-2T6ytBUEFEo4j/s400/image-29.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721684707882127490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Myla didn't quite understand that it was for her, but she was happy to be receiving all the attention. She also enjoyed opening gifts!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh030oaw4H9IknLZD029lajZ8kUOheN8cxWRcTroXpGPBCTRYAh-sZ1R7hyOYf_ecWcDLKyS66FdwJgsMaO6pRJKtRTvODX86jVT9abc7UydZaCxICwcHghBTLnvMz92dTWYF2d7oaGX5pH/s400/image-27.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721684692760996802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpTrKnrIwjamNNIUOzzw0nnW7gdfgn2cXyRKR46RtRbGoG45Hi-R0OFxAT0tIufDqpFK6-T9Gw_0c5cFivY7a9Pp7tg8kwBFvg167yZc8la240r2XI_1ycP81BNtDSD0YqTFNpv8Lrvjc/s400/image-28.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721684699866193858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyllGfZ-3NNhijwH1EX_e0qVLZlRlVv0_fBXEF44gaG0xuto77e3ZahDVHaBwDIsT2-aQzzp6y4HhdcvUCPjh2FqIU-USs3d4Mx8WQORvGH8QfP1bp9uS4xUlSyJ_UYAbyS798arMQFvn/s1600/DSCN1782.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyllGfZ-3NNhijwH1EX_e0qVLZlRlVv0_fBXEF44gaG0xuto77e3ZahDVHaBwDIsT2-aQzzp6y4HhdcvUCPjh2FqIU-USs3d4Mx8WQORvGH8QfP1bp9uS4xUlSyJ_UYAbyS798arMQFvn/s320/DSCN1782.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721692972267600146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IvR4YeB6WSKEY1QtIGyMEDhoV_TjwKw1okRRbhgnEFMA46eS6ezzDOIUQZ21vl3R2_Q7Y_8hh-7BWXbWT164Ri51Q7G79fvo5Bvv89MXaw3zl5IHA0XR9DyO5vSDdES7aNiTFdHb8pib/s1600/DSCN1795.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IvR4YeB6WSKEY1QtIGyMEDhoV_TjwKw1okRRbhgnEFMA46eS6ezzDOIUQZ21vl3R2_Q7Y_8hh-7BWXbWT164Ri51Q7G79fvo5Bvv89MXaw3zl5IHA0XR9DyO5vSDdES7aNiTFdHb8pib/s320/DSCN1795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721692980060400050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some great things about Myla:</div><div><br /></div><div>Myla has learned to speak a lot more quickly than the other 2. She can say so many words and phrases and she learns new ones every day! Like: Hi, Mommy, Daddy, Ayden, pohpie, baby, Nana, Papa, Brammy, thank you, mine, chair, sit down, books, popcorn, song, I want ___, cheese, bye bye, show, dance, outside, there you go, I did it!, hold you, look mom, teeth, hair, nose, eyes, ears, picture, pizza, water, juice, chocolate milk. She also has categorized all food into 3 categories... If it is a liquid, it is called water. But when you get her a drink she will specify what kind of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">"water"</span> she would like. If it is a cracker, chip, cookie, or candy that she would like . . . those are in the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">"cookie"</span> category. And finally, if it is an actual menu item like chicken, pasta, etc . . . that is in the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">"pizza"</span> category. It's so funny to see how she has separated out the different items and how it makes sense in her mind. She loves to repeat the things the kids say and I know she'll be talking in full sentences in no time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Myla LOVES to dance! Any time she hears music he breaks out into a dance. And she is actually pretty good! She watches her brother and sister dance a lot so she has an idea of that to do. She holds her legs out in leg extensions and points her toes. I need to make a video of it. Her new thing is to lip sync while she dances and it is so hilarious! I caught a video of it in the car the other day. . .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwnSTTPDjEuMaTFl449ZwV2zTBBDaH4a3yF4OYyTzhVZA6y0R5RCEYIRGxEb8i21XUqSMUaSGRfplHT31FgVA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know as soon as she's old enough she will be begging me to put her in dance class.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Myla absolutely loves her family. She is so attached to her parents and siblings. She was at a neighbors house the other day and when she fell down and cried the mother tried to pick her up. She ran over to Sophie and wanted to be consoled by her siser instead. She loves having Ayden hold her and help her with things. She has recently become very attached to Daddy. Any time there is a sound resembling the garage door opening (washing maching, dish washer, etc ..) she screams "Daddy's home, Daddy's home!!" and runs to the door. She also likes to point out things that belong to him like if she sees his shirt or socks on the floor she'll say "Hey Mom, thats Daddy's". When she helps me with the laundry she will tell me who each article of clothing belongs too. She loves to give random kisses and hugs to us all and makes us feel loved. She really has been such a sweet addition to the family. She is branching out to other relatives now as well and it has been fun to see her open up. She loves Aunt Jenny, Aunt Laura and Aunt Whitney. (she sees them the most) She also loves Nana and Papa, and Brammy and Bapa. They have all been so patient with her and she is starting to really come around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfUNhDasrrBdxbIcf4e9cAVw7MPKwVORGQPnd8fynlzIQGvUebxJKxI-ZnhVIRZvHUDGbJDi1lBfxcW5llxEaFphaPAHNDp0sRv8ePftsDzmqBN3ePfGHw1dzb-YBzwPQs7G2KL2VlGx_/s1600/image-32.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfUNhDasrrBdxbIcf4e9cAVw7MPKwVORGQPnd8fynlzIQGvUebxJKxI-ZnhVIRZvHUDGbJDi1lBfxcW5llxEaFphaPAHNDp0sRv8ePftsDzmqBN3ePfGHw1dzb-YBzwPQs7G2KL2VlGx_/s320/image-32.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721684823669568066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5lu2941xi9i_VOk_DnXZgtbyRSsOxoucXKkzV0gLwcuY-OabpkhIlLgyiRJ_HSa5I7aShLxj5SDw0bT06WTgan4z5iDAvWnEi60qveAjL-VhvP2HDIV9ZJyCIgmbOyZ5O2ey-JDlrnxk/s1600/image-31.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5lu2941xi9i_VOk_DnXZgtbyRSsOxoucXKkzV0gLwcuY-OabpkhIlLgyiRJ_HSa5I7aShLxj5SDw0bT06WTgan4z5iDAvWnEi60qveAjL-VhvP2HDIV9ZJyCIgmbOyZ5O2ey-JDlrnxk/s320/image-31.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721684821204083778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Myla loves the camera! She is always smiling and asking me to take a picture of her. She loves so show off those dimples and has the best cheesy grin!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_RCUl7XXWkLQmZABdl4DgLcMQxcIYbrfZcKP7fSDuimvbrjxAPHt7cCMV5YSLhY7kaDRQrthpwcrEBkUTwvNw-3xxF2_9Uw6tbOLBu7rfO0LTdpxYgwDP725-3PUx1uadxpC3SlgsLSf/s400/image-30.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721684711067476914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I honestly don't know what we would do without this little munchkin. She brings such a great spirit to our home and she is such a happy person. I have loved watching the kids grow to love her more each day and form special bonds with each other.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday my sweet baby Jae. I love you!</div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-22100535220833888162012-02-23T06:46:00.013-07:002012-02-23T07:53:55.059-07:00{ yearly catch-up }<div style="text-align: center;">I'm so far behind I don't know where to start. So I figured I'll just go through the pictures I have taken over the last 6 weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of our biggest adventures was watching the Buchanan kids while their parents were gone to Argentina! The kids had a blast! I am so happy that they are such good friends and get along so well. It was a draining week for me, but I am so happy I could help my sister and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObi-F4uj18_4vfzCp1KpBWc_hR31D3xsXPVEDZA4LkzQ2Bg13GyUpSVwEVELBl7YBspftstN1TWctUGQOLQ0aHRZ5usfOwxkkKnOn30A-_D7Boorc8Wbbb1ZbemQdrqvPZ-oRPD837dWV/s1600/image-17.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObi-F4uj18_4vfzCp1KpBWc_hR31D3xsXPVEDZA4LkzQ2Bg13GyUpSVwEVELBl7YBspftstN1TWctUGQOLQ0aHRZ5usfOwxkkKnOn30A-_D7Boorc8Wbbb1ZbemQdrqvPZ-oRPD837dWV/s320/image-17.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712338250957929442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5PJiXL8YI7p-C2VYx3ibdvQgItJL7FT24D8V-DrlvI4aphHjMAOCyk5jm8ZoZxnX6zNXAdycjf0569BXExUy-DFeqP9-wpopG0tYrMKS8qTd-Ww12K0wlaxjv3OvfSyb9SO1gBn4xm4r/s1600/image-18.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5PJiXL8YI7p-C2VYx3ibdvQgItJL7FT24D8V-DrlvI4aphHjMAOCyk5jm8ZoZxnX6zNXAdycjf0569BXExUy-DFeqP9-wpopG0tYrMKS8qTd-Ww12K0wlaxjv3OvfSyb9SO1gBn4xm4r/s320/image-18.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712338260687329074" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan took them all home on Christmas night so I could sleep in Orem and go shopping the next morning with my parents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhompzi-ZLcPPk-r9VSi-rW4-sYftI0EwY_Rv4EqaZ347GSBG9NPc73r8kfX1lVkWoNwgQqB2a5FJKqsINnSW1KJC9jiWhAbbZ1-A5QKATSQeEA6t-PSwvt0QDPVRwgUd3TBaUA-Lli27QJ/s1600/chick.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhompzi-ZLcPPk-r9VSi-rW4-sYftI0EwY_Rv4EqaZ347GSBG9NPc73r8kfX1lVkWoNwgQqB2a5FJKqsINnSW1KJC9jiWhAbbZ1-A5QKATSQeEA6t-PSwvt0QDPVRwgUd3TBaUA-Lli27QJ/s320/chick.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712338273594238082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSILZGwhzDdMaEbXI6SRfb46W7lMgAT5kw1-vqeqntNFoI1y83xJInD48iTZcS56YchQVzEYEAxV7DJ4zXl0_S-4WmC3bSG0SGi60TFOOQmFBFFFpA3BKVP1kZQjSFVvk1E1L3G4I7XCbS/s1600/image-19.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSILZGwhzDdMaEbXI6SRfb46W7lMgAT5kw1-vqeqntNFoI1y83xJInD48iTZcS56YchQVzEYEAxV7DJ4zXl0_S-4WmC3bSG0SGi60TFOOQmFBFFFpA3BKVP1kZQjSFVvk1E1L3G4I7XCbS/s320/image-19.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712338303886233938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ The gang at Chick-fila }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaj4wFPaggbjg7lC4u3KASPoYQojTbRSd8P3XcvS0gix8s0-0LAReJyGP8zRJ-Mj61Vt3gRlUweHMf4atofLlUX7SNQo6zUW7mF-tB_ilheYICq9Rczz68JNWVSSwKLcdZuYadx2hVzfG/s1600/arctic.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaj4wFPaggbjg7lC4u3KASPoYQojTbRSd8P3XcvS0gix8s0-0LAReJyGP8zRJ-Mj61Vt3gRlUweHMf4atofLlUX7SNQo6zUW7mF-tB_ilheYICq9Rczz68JNWVSSwKLcdZuYadx2hVzfG/s320/arctic.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340747393858002" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7lTSgeS87XQtsAOCIg0X7HsZ6vOwWoIsvGOtqGOaGK49PNqHdgsCTiLSis2yJNd0eaHw5jHc5lulZtx968oyDrhlr_IaNvCRAYt8TvIwqJSBcj8nhUdn1Hw1DNiEm92nyjc_zq70yerg/s1600/arctic2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7lTSgeS87XQtsAOCIg0X7HsZ6vOwWoIsvGOtqGOaGK49PNqHdgsCTiLSis2yJNd0eaHw5jHc5lulZtx968oyDrhlr_IaNvCRAYt8TvIwqJSBcj8nhUdn1Hw1DNiEm92nyjc_zq70yerg/s320/arctic2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340753490654290" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ The gang at Arctic circle }</div><div style="text-align: center;">(when mommy needed a break we would go get ice cream and play on the playground)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to make sure the kids had a good time and had fond memories of when they came to stay with Aunt Mary, so I took them to the Treehouse Museum in Ogden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They sure do love playing dress-up!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qS_5FKmSDSsskUdgPHsvCglM3Qfjq_-lHP6iBSdVfRwn6akCREIWm7FdTjhhEFKxTdwsuoRnmUbeQgJELDvV6OdkP3DwuIWT8jiP0jfJjAOOaKIAK9YPE-BXFEVdu6OymM3vy4vAi-VY/s1600/image-31.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qS_5FKmSDSsskUdgPHsvCglM3Qfjq_-lHP6iBSdVfRwn6akCREIWm7FdTjhhEFKxTdwsuoRnmUbeQgJELDvV6OdkP3DwuIWT8jiP0jfJjAOOaKIAK9YPE-BXFEVdu6OymM3vy4vAi-VY/s320/image-31.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712339332890666898" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU4TwE3WMMV0PSIueH5C3ZhN9M8AOpTOiqb88Z-MzHFF3tKmG1pDkeM_lI1exkzk0oZsEne1J7rBJy9k2U_j2gUjiMxECbwg7Navf2f3blhyVbPoSwn1NPv6PSAX3aaK4P_GI2-Ynff4C/s1600/image-32.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU4TwE3WMMV0PSIueH5C3ZhN9M8AOpTOiqb88Z-MzHFF3tKmG1pDkeM_lI1exkzk0oZsEne1J7rBJy9k2U_j2gUjiMxECbwg7Navf2f3blhyVbPoSwn1NPv6PSAX3aaK4P_GI2-Ynff4C/s320/image-32.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712339349140656338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Astronaut Andrew and Astronaut Sophie }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9aBLHv08IhnM_v1YGhOjjR8s6DOasxB0jpx4egaDLf0L7R3p2IlCpwaH66GHQv5hpXRjYJJdBEfdXVv99yk6GYIxNCHD6T7LKLw0ckF9oRwbbluTMlLP8uFpuX1skLHVsl_g4MNZ7FWh/s400/image-33.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340354185423234" style="display: block; 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width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKCp7RczTE3-3WQgegASWvZofUMIUN-mlaYpm6EPtJpQV8ybgpKieOV90Hu6D1DhLuJa0ZHy0rEzVV9jWOyUIqy7YpVXRfENVt9x6apbJ6a-E7G6K7sSCuYOD84fhFJaFjvUdMU65L3ef/s1600/image-27.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKCp7RczTE3-3WQgegASWvZofUMIUN-mlaYpm6EPtJpQV8ybgpKieOV90Hu6D1DhLuJa0ZHy0rEzVV9jWOyUIqy7YpVXRfENVt9x6apbJ6a-E7G6K7sSCuYOD84fhFJaFjvUdMU65L3ef/s320/image-27.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712339320324182994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMyLaGqn5s9N4y115m45Cacnkd4YqsF3qVLKJKTOO4HPVrMsXi-6Xwl4yAhF4Q3e-OZLGDhGnOhIT6pvadZYUTHx8U-FeYrsiVBbaLH_ghyoIAAzGkk99rMwAmFl0MHk-k_YRmaRenK5c/s400/image-34.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340364148478306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVADbA57hi5AP7zM7OnjpDALv-28Y9BQPj3q4xzdMgE8En0lSZeXJa2Rl-GwUZXEp0dZRsUCyctXxohyphenhyphenOQyNOL-jLmPgRF98g67pWdzGSdJpQafzaxLLV3jPFwM50VMzDLnmsgDxVGReW/s400/image-22.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340069865533346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduVWeeYsyzDYxjB6n_J0H7tJADl3g6v382t8xakYD9WV446RnI7sY1Ii6-yWqDRkdqAoGWpmlrHOWiJkof0WouzyZQaYbFZxRVwzxgxu8YI8duAbEH9y-E0hqfUx0vDrxFJIWXDBrkTJZ/s400/image-23.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340099100220594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Fire-women Abby and Sophie }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobImbX_PkCfiacGpstwWuUcDHtLEGqsdryG_xsjh5F3V_JCT2Cts1qppLzPDetRvcWnISf_LbMKCU_TKVlDHBbJtUD8faijXqkKKZL2Y0Jkhzc_Y2vcy2bBP7Eqj3W1v747n6WkjNnDDy/s400/image-30.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340129789227202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ In the Oval Office . . .}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfnyhGEPD2SUOJtbF8v2u0bq-gKhfQXvoiM9NuFL_FxC6Mcl1c7iPQ3do2QpCPqPBh2UjH6O47NQdX9rg0fp0KrWlUtTD7xKWbwDxO9pd9ibcQvzFSgkflSyutzF382K_mzgGNYfM8Wdj/s400/image-29.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340124476669826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Myla loved this miniature kitchen }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK01iUS0yl5ypZQ31_svveLogznjpmxWmWDul6jzfhsAAgODJyfWFcmnmOFZ_zFDx1Vc1V9gRwt_g3B012d4Lo4L6rDTNjtl9YE6orKn0RVPuHrMok6rkMM6L2qfoxSx_HRamBfToCmtz/s400/image-28.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712340111930879874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm thankful that I had the opportunity to watch these yay-hoos and get to know them better.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next up was Abby's birthday celebration at Nana and Papa's cabin. We were able to stay there for the whole weekend and that was so much fun. The kids had a great time together, especially in the hot tub with Uncle Brian.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTabohAcVOqtv9f4GTwdACBNNqhafFF6qrWPKj_f3n89CPlb6bpxadtN1rdo_cfmzjLb3NmpfoXBwCUC9D182TBZPC3eeosWQRyIyzRxlZ53w5MBrsXFikRzixDmfEDeeiasd1geWdp8yw/s400/DSCN1664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712332196681766962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6ZTINzA0QkWkelgtm7c85Xl3KIm5xJya7BsuAimKLeiMqYA6mYZxb4I5Uk_P7NSXcuIeIXpQQ2LHz91nij6Bj3F0ufH-bxt4-UXA7_HLfsFsEFU8WOwL9kMW4VscVjUF_G_eUWs2i0uA/s400/DSCN1663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712332181512258098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyayr_WALa_NtX-qRyAhTMkLKXaOw7VSQTzYYuDwFqWDxbbaZCjteMHpzycL2O0PKThm7sj-mF6wn_vqDP5J_rX-yWtNkFijDz7OJDHBCbRvI6fPk2MgDGbhhXN4WG1-zNUs6ghm1EOKV2/s400/DSCN1662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712332172289065586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Myla wouldn't get in but she wanted to stand close enough to see all the actions, so of course she got soaked!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LX5txbltJ4QIRP_RWauxPMZdKTp7kfwM290xo_B0ZTXuKZ4BBeW5pRfVigSaJC2IP0zoKI19z330Vd2Jp7cQFFtwqJdu_M8yVpz3tI4IBNbTwjvjWd2IA1N1AYvYgWVeeBncU8ese2t2/s400/DSCN1666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712332206839251106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we threw the kids in the shower. I was trying to get Sophie and Abby in but Myla (fully dressed) kept shoving me like she wanted to get in too. So I stuck her in. The look on her face was priceless. Nana and I were busting up!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCACHeJ0ku_ZOjyCmJSfD-NPevgtohgd8EoP9ijrvrXs-KvoOklsPjUYuGQ60ogYru3Jcru8ceWGN7a50QyAestssH9a8BYO76Hpkw2Bc_xTQFpIUe5xydGUNwvlnJ1hg8DcwpzpWU5GK/s1600/DSCN1671.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCACHeJ0ku_ZOjyCmJSfD-NPevgtohgd8EoP9ijrvrXs-KvoOklsPjUYuGQ60ogYru3Jcru8ceWGN7a50QyAestssH9a8BYO76Hpkw2Bc_xTQFpIUe5xydGUNwvlnJ1hg8DcwpzpWU5GK/s320/DSCN1671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712334817415611890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoiZhAvtqHEQvvlSSThFxGrkhUJRj3NxxgA5DXNdfBJUQ2_nUSUuBL2AAzIXAWOyhhN_uWrXJM8yDexvY7ptlxdf_Vmnp5YcU_Av8zenljwFNaf1MHryTL0Ed90angvbZ36xjSUj6yR7Y/s1600/DSCN1668.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoiZhAvtqHEQvvlSSThFxGrkhUJRj3NxxgA5DXNdfBJUQ2_nUSUuBL2AAzIXAWOyhhN_uWrXJM8yDexvY7ptlxdf_Vmnp5YcU_Av8zenljwFNaf1MHryTL0Ed90angvbZ36xjSUj6yR7Y/s320/DSCN1668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712334809463249890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On Saturday Laura had invited the Buchanan side of the family up to the cabin for a birthday party. Of course it was perfect, because Laura is the party planning master of disaster. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNl-XrBuq5zLQZLyRdWoILlxat_k3xwjznPE0wssFQ45IMSp92GmXgnl3ofyM6pvhKRTL-CQfu8jLAjqqeXh-lE_NssI2uNgE1tAaqoQgE87xB7_WM9-E2w0Q79CPTLGVlwEVU5ALC42D/s1600/DSCN1675.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNl-XrBuq5zLQZLyRdWoILlxat_k3xwjznPE0wssFQ45IMSp92GmXgnl3ofyM6pvhKRTL-CQfu8jLAjqqeXh-lE_NssI2uNgE1tAaqoQgE87xB7_WM9-E2w0Q79CPTLGVlwEVU5ALC42D/s320/DSCN1675.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712334842575889314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMsdNAGXGrJQ0FRTuqMqxlgtvBGKqy-2rfCJDCUOyAMOvqUUUGdj4JYOttkc9U202z8upBp9JsSIH8WSmjTpuH9F-Ugb-ZbokFZoJ04MVt7XSN0os3wUVfbgyGhr5KrLXDj1S5QPl22D6/s1600/DSCN1673.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMsdNAGXGrJQ0FRTuqMqxlgtvBGKqy-2rfCJDCUOyAMOvqUUUGdj4JYOttkc9U202z8upBp9JsSIH8WSmjTpuH9F-Ugb-ZbokFZoJ04MVt7XSN0os3wUVfbgyGhr5KrLXDj1S5QPl22D6/s320/DSCN1673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712334831081951714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rainbow food for a rainbow party!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfYFWKuHrN3QpzZFifcNBm8adMCtd4oGA8YP419I2RFbzPoZ-Z6YxgUkonAjHfHdhQpj_vpAA1kA0xTmoH2c2GE4DM4EKvyj3vit4zoI2XET6OxdyVlWz7Hc_fGCRNgyaLIIVl8hO3Wsh/s400/DSCN1679.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712335346734415602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGmkKOnA_S7FMau7OrtUtETqB3yx2F3DmQzCE23-yCHRfec2T2WuZVCU0cmDM39bbxqg8Bv9Cc2YLhQIR7GnX4fGRNwjNOUuAL1C1j3xBijvxgySghXTuJKe2sidf3z1uACrgZD-ALR2t/s400/DSCN1680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712335357013692578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had such a great time visiting with Alan's family. They are such fun and friendly people, I wish we were able to see them more often.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrLJL0wMGEpNtKxbFDgf_KPEzv_xdtOiOHbELXTpt9Lfv8UTobvEZW2gDe0IGyxxL00Wp8TB8L8V46lj0kvh4NyGxwxn6pAfJObTd33Sgq95CLv25SvYdOT1sBYk1-QJmlOGCMlZTkV2j/s400/DSCN1686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712335383089199490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Alecia. Mary. Laura }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDinUtZkkw-Ya8JBS4jcs3qUQFkLXaTxaVdZm9O7jLZ29tf40hrAM414MhyG0ood9QT-DQgIWYdngJV7TMeoGwM8cKFzhzhphY7QKSDQw4DY-axjwHLKMU_qYE7lNdxV5l0cchp-FpD24J/s400/DSCN1684.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712335370277331090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Papa and Nana. Both with their eyes closed but still so sweet. }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-TZwnbSCoa8oT1HJ2sZ6fvtQ8A-780Er3gU8jugy-77JwMDEZ6Yo95PKo7pPshla7_B6-yEQ6bJumMvjmufLCgT7Dbdw4uJiOuSU72hpElDLtIw7iUSe2U1VhaHwZhpZoi7JpE2aEduB/s400/DSCN1683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712335364197602034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Connor, Ayden and Andrew. The kazoo boys }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Abby had prepared a game for the kids. I think it was something like charades but I'm not sure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5MlYghLns1EZK185JsYbE9jajnZ22RZlCWrrpQjnvyM-o9TBuVQWAXafwSuqRcAH6BIM1rROCKIGA998UNbzqN4aBtgSZhwhGI4eS5t7idd63ewaXGVhLNj5RCmHNIH5bO4YAfacGcts/s400/DSCN1690.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712336377468517938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoq6b1Vpb7Zr5Mdo79LG8wtmDlJY4c3hSnHZmgLcOtGaj1kBDJghK9NqvqlF1kRcJABazXDBtp8cxcKJ4QyZklUIDSl0l8g6Xzq7l0Bci2cteYCb08YXHH6tpobV5GLx_cijpLeszKaUE/s400/DSCN1698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712336384218713538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><i>It was a great weekend. I'm thankful my parents bought this cabin where we can all go to make memories together.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan has started a tradition of having a boys night. He invites all the boy cousins on the Hammer side to sleep over at our house. This isn't your ordinary sleepover. This is a game night. He sets up a game system in as many rooms of the house as possible and the boys try to stay up all night playing video games. They <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><i>LOVE</i></span> it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVDU52R3DKqCjkLydRTvcBG4xtwKkKom61UxW3m-oqfqxrZQEZS1A8y4djTUfaZbvnOZAG3Hbcu4Q8Y-DifFOLLtZl7jjjd_IwIVoVohSWB-0d3BEFXkCD-AUkZW2RDNRjv-F1g8bNLKK/s400/DSCN1704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712343041856592178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">They usually take a break in there somewhere and go outside to play steal the flag. Even the snow didn't stop them this time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9NljAMV7Kevdk42C_GKwHFh_AhqlOAH985V7dAbWKHpsvrKF8vW1q_L9nQZ9L6c_o5skOk2WHaKoaKdielaTzPmlMAt7twgA6I28KRYFATQOdKrMpSjzqs28j3uyzS_NEQMRlHHBbvVw/s1600/DSCN1717.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9NljAMV7Kevdk42C_GKwHFh_AhqlOAH985V7dAbWKHpsvrKF8vW1q_L9nQZ9L6c_o5skOk2WHaKoaKdielaTzPmlMAt7twgA6I28KRYFATQOdKrMpSjzqs28j3uyzS_NEQMRlHHBbvVw/s320/DSCN1717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712342682660693410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKup-difCqTdc244kDI10EwFrqLntl8XoqRsYi6JWlCApa8VyQaJSjiK9jaVTAffP4r5I4F73UtZJB7xdqiaH14nClbfHU4YBfPN-1T04-oF00yHeCCz-EIP5Zgq1T-cHzOSG0fAHc7nVk/s1600/DSCN1709.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKup-difCqTdc244kDI10EwFrqLntl8XoqRsYi6JWlCApa8VyQaJSjiK9jaVTAffP4r5I4F73UtZJB7xdqiaH14nClbfHU4YBfPN-1T04-oF00yHeCCz-EIP5Zgq1T-cHzOSG0fAHc7nVk/s320/DSCN1709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712342668546586002" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then they came in for hot chocolate. I'm so glad that Logan started this tradition because I know Ayden will always remember what a cool Dad he has for hosting game night.</div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-23319238813723087062012-01-09T08:47:00.005-07:002012-01-11T06:58:02.362-07:00{ New Years Eve . . . 2011 }<div style="text-align: center;">We have started a tradition of having a New Years Eve party with my family and cousins at the Rife house. New Years Eve is my Mom's birthday so it's a combine birthday celebration as well. We always have a chocolate fountain which is the highlight for the kids. I had been watching Laura's kids that week while they were gone (post to come) so it was a wild party with many children.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_88L1CxehWIq9SkaMGs1aDZUaSN9Y7SlTVWTc9oh9qyGEwtAbKsZWYuROlNsyTbWKg9K99tr76pPqa8aABKVWLMkSpAaGIYG3mC9fEIs0kv-ndp43byIXbmRE-o7XCfrKOWAkvgZ3tatk/s1600/DSCN1639.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_88L1CxehWIq9SkaMGs1aDZUaSN9Y7SlTVWTc9oh9qyGEwtAbKsZWYuROlNsyTbWKg9K99tr76pPqa8aABKVWLMkSpAaGIYG3mC9fEIs0kv-ndp43byIXbmRE-o7XCfrKOWAkvgZ3tatk/s400/DSCN1639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695660014364792706" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ the Rife girls }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtKBtHCATlm4b9HY7FHvsI281j1PzGyrNOLIr5VR2XfIOWrcQjYC3__XZmz-uR-v8hbGzAw5sQB1lQyqadEXZ4_2pYykvrhe10IrhWE7fPJczYXRWFh8N6QOtjHWpOtHriMg8iDgJ9wS9/s1600/DSCN1638.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtKBtHCATlm4b9HY7FHvsI281j1PzGyrNOLIr5VR2XfIOWrcQjYC3__XZmz-uR-v8hbGzAw5sQB1lQyqadEXZ4_2pYykvrhe10IrhWE7fPJczYXRWFh8N6QOtjHWpOtHriMg8iDgJ9wS9/s400/DSCN1638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695659786467324610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ All the Ladies }</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WWuRHvfi-HxCuw_wWJOUK4BIqScw0_1Tph6DAtwIilXCbrZUJ8CxwfFSTGZksYRDBH6qP0_zfEZBDBdpgf7DJRFpKha5Pf6hEqv7EFwdOZSXh4wNz0Q2cDaTguOGpeLUHxQ2dZ3z5w9G/s1600/DSCN1634.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WWuRHvfi-HxCuw_wWJOUK4BIqScw0_1Tph6DAtwIilXCbrZUJ8CxwfFSTGZksYRDBH6qP0_zfEZBDBdpgf7DJRFpKha5Pf6hEqv7EFwdOZSXh4wNz0Q2cDaTguOGpeLUHxQ2dZ3z5w9G/s400/DSCN1634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695659748125856338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Tasha, Brent and Keith }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE99mjPmN4jbaBMNhJ4Aae9S-4vB9n2gfliFMfA8RWp8jWhT7xmFhw3sH8d_E3v30d7azCQoePtDVXRUj1XBzHn0hxs15HGJuDO7F9_hCXAvE04De6oHQw5Euj4rF6cOMKzzgmtcHnP6ws/s1600/DSCN1635.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE99mjPmN4jbaBMNhJ4Aae9S-4vB9n2gfliFMfA8RWp8jWhT7xmFhw3sH8d_E3v30d7azCQoePtDVXRUj1XBzHn0hxs15HGJuDO7F9_hCXAvE04De6oHQw5Euj4rF6cOMKzzgmtcHnP6ws/s400/DSCN1635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695659769157096210" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Alysha and Jesse }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7M28R4rxSAYpbjQperkMGm7pP5LAV8XUThe9WMvfsELYkqmPqVo-cLqnNf7Fn0fUXkJZIMGHpsq-Oi-LS2pRJKEsvPL-_pUMub7rsW-3sFZJGfUVHwWqqAZ_qRYsvLgN5ThMq7svh7tu/s1600/DSCN1636.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7M28R4rxSAYpbjQperkMGm7pP5LAV8XUThe9WMvfsELYkqmPqVo-cLqnNf7Fn0fUXkJZIMGHpsq-Oi-LS2pRJKEsvPL-_pUMub7rsW-3sFZJGfUVHwWqqAZ_qRYsvLgN5ThMq7svh7tu/s400/DSCN1636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695659775689162098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Uncle Brian }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivEFa17HLz6ZFHoKpWdT1JOV6uhTc1g38G3CsMDppmU0lf3EP0R9LqEvkjIfnDPhvrIrlNjcJ8RZP41AGgVOvzT1JjswkmoEnBVDUbkJkY1Y9OADuvjqhvAPHw76saw74I-S2M0W2d9BV/s1600/DSCN1640.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivEFa17HLz6ZFHoKpWdT1JOV6uhTc1g38G3CsMDppmU0lf3EP0R9LqEvkjIfnDPhvrIrlNjcJ8RZP41AGgVOvzT1JjswkmoEnBVDUbkJkY1Y9OADuvjqhvAPHw76saw74I-S2M0W2d9BV/s400/DSCN1640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695660226998837218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ I love this picture! Look how grossed out Logan is! Awesome . . }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvTexRX_y0ymrSMc7ZRB6jKkGSZiuE6Dbqda3y8w5dquMfghT9L5B1RMM0qnCAq5FYw0tYNLFodCyXxlkNvC5I7ZBepyG2GJwQDJ9r7_YnUSDwDhWm-J04a1n_mTVy5w11dvymvU0K8KS/s1600/DSCN1641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvTexRX_y0ymrSMc7ZRB6jKkGSZiuE6Dbqda3y8w5dquMfghT9L5B1RMM0qnCAq5FYw0tYNLFodCyXxlkNvC5I7ZBepyG2GJwQDJ9r7_YnUSDwDhWm-J04a1n_mTVy5w11dvymvU0K8KS/s400/DSCN1641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695660022117332322" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzJLKtIvg8F6JLIunVcLYzA16KfCRMgFUT2dzovTd_WZGgOCcQU8v-N0tDA5-ZCRNADAvHYPr7bdCOHPNUBmQfewIrbflYqeF_UnxEtPzyfPeeAs7mxErKMyPfeRqxgH-V7YEMZMrB5U2/s400/DSCN1631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695659747270036242" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Like a moth to the flame . .}</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last year we did a white elephant gift exchange. It was so funny! Everyone was so creative! So we decided to do it again this year. We let the kids do one as well but they just got gifts from Dollar Tree. They ended up fighting over which gifts they wanted so I doubt we'll do that again! But the adults had a great time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW9CsYxKLFlZw-XCL3CtVPDDYZXxrSrkGGKrcKgbXrdgEaDEUWYX-CiT2xY-AdyKaSSVyFsMDQPuiUEQqAmwI53n8hNTinZYfSXrYu_VRXwaNhCJtOKVZ7lLcc1YoSf-b7JRxrSzWBrfA/s1600/DSCN1649.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW9CsYxKLFlZw-XCL3CtVPDDYZXxrSrkGGKrcKgbXrdgEaDEUWYX-CiT2xY-AdyKaSSVyFsMDQPuiUEQqAmwI53n8hNTinZYfSXrYu_VRXwaNhCJtOKVZ7lLcc1YoSf-b7JRxrSzWBrfA/s400/DSCN1649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695660232290679234" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karrissa brought a new game to try and even though it was crazy loud in there, it was still a fun game. I'd love to play it again when the kids aren't there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva0jUMeyZzVNAHRUBsiV5tMIOSSBy4A_Q5nR2a6-s29Q2jZf-rovvmdJtKD0o1dNgb4NYsRr53sjMjOK9GbN49goGwM8jnjqFkSC8NSwGmFZNvcfJG1FChV2fUcowSPKZhc09V9MncT4b/s1600/DSCN1644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva0jUMeyZzVNAHRUBsiV5tMIOSSBy4A_Q5nR2a6-s29Q2jZf-rovvmdJtKD0o1dNgb4NYsRr53sjMjOK9GbN49goGwM8jnjqFkSC8NSwGmFZNvcfJG1FChV2fUcowSPKZhc09V9MncT4b/s400/DSCN1644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695660050768085090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids made up a game of their own in which they acted like dogs and locked themselves in Bristol's crate. It was hilarious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSxvHBsQBbZNQd52xIW1pKldCmPRFFSqhz1CelqXzTQLfApIWIUAOhpJ7lE41HsO5eyNiG6rlu7LzhyphenhyphenYA9-ornQ5d_niBaxUqfxbh9t5PZq8LtJ38oAd4jknJHPM8OEvDlXc80YVtam1u/s1600/DSCN1643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSxvHBsQBbZNQd52xIW1pKldCmPRFFSqhz1CelqXzTQLfApIWIUAOhpJ7lE41HsO5eyNiG6rlu7LzhyphenhyphenYA9-ornQ5d_niBaxUqfxbh9t5PZq8LtJ38oAd4jknJHPM8OEvDlXc80YVtam1u/s400/DSCN1643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695660033237530562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5izn7AiQyJ9yBUpr2BNlnMtCptd_cyFoF8S5zF4YhxpzVrbJb8APRqPouHzLpfBowphvPVt6C1XtcpmHJfflgMC7SMhs9gONRNLHxNeB4sJgJ67EukvMKC98zo5pbxOXaRf-F9hhxe1rJ/s1600/DSCN1646.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5izn7AiQyJ9yBUpr2BNlnMtCptd_cyFoF8S5zF4YhxpzVrbJb8APRqPouHzLpfBowphvPVt6C1XtcpmHJfflgMC7SMhs9gONRNLHxNeB4sJgJ67EukvMKC98zo5pbxOXaRf-F9hhxe1rJ/s400/DSCN1646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695660053231254978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Even after the others were gone we couldn't get Myla out of the crate! She loved it! }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIvUkUiXb06nLM8X-ghcm6dy01lkrJYMI8q3mqqEPStJ_xrPecFaozmHLazmuhlqp9FbS3gR2icW1oJYzdo0HStt8BxqoO_esScPBVawyr61CWoxAYgAN9qk0tnnvSX5vQRH8t900CYjY/s1600/DSCN1653.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIvUkUiXb06nLM8X-ghcm6dy01lkrJYMI8q3mqqEPStJ_xrPecFaozmHLazmuhlqp9FbS3gR2icW1oJYzdo0HStt8BxqoO_esScPBVawyr61CWoxAYgAN9qk0tnnvSX5vQRH8t900CYjY/s400/DSCN1653.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696372083937171986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> { These 2 girls were good friends (Myla and Kylie) }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken after midnight as everyone was getting ready to leave. I couldn't believe how awake and HAPPY they were!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am really excited about a new year. It always give me a new resolve to be better and set goals for the coming months. </div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709205334462134101.post-85850847315037922722012-01-03T16:36:00.009-07:002012-01-09T08:47:37.747-07:00{ Christmas morning }<div style="text-align: center;">We got home so late Christmas eve that I wasn't sure what the kids would do in the morning. Even though I am an adult I still have a hard time sleeping on Christmas eve. I woke up 5:15 and waited for an hour for some sign of stirring from the other room. Finally at 6:30 I went into the kids room and woke them up! Ha! I couldn't wait any longer and we wanted to leave for Orem at 7:30.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had so many wonderful moments as the kids got up and saw the awesome stuff that Santa brought them in the night. They always have the greatest reactions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZI4nzJiB_RS9B3PptZ4v-1wPvkMsJFnDp0VGNvNhWz1nKIYq_Bmx4FlDnHR8lkfkaZIUFsZ8DHN_jt99JvGXFw2KRMD4aI3vKWQJ3Cdsxr-cCCYan2nGTYUmSdRa6xziilZpF8MQVzNN/s1600/DSCN1561.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZI4nzJiB_RS9B3PptZ4v-1wPvkMsJFnDp0VGNvNhWz1nKIYq_Bmx4FlDnHR8lkfkaZIUFsZ8DHN_jt99JvGXFw2KRMD4aI3vKWQJ3Cdsxr-cCCYan2nGTYUmSdRa6xziilZpF8MQVzNN/s400/DSCN1561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693555093621081202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDjzdyC-I20scb3umPU4ip4yjPSzKhRR0sVTA78O-D30SzgyPft16UEknzZRbti17fflCe2VLn-xd7qqRkGcQL2gXFMo7nZFamb7uYd_DFw44Abydm5vUpzeYyO19JG06YQHm7hfK4ZFI/s1600/DSCN1563.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDjzdyC-I20scb3umPU4ip4yjPSzKhRR0sVTA78O-D30SzgyPft16UEknzZRbti17fflCe2VLn-xd7qqRkGcQL2gXFMo7nZFamb7uYd_DFw44Abydm5vUpzeYyO19JG06YQHm7hfK4ZFI/s400/DSCN1563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693555103853477266" style="cursor: pointer; 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Our Christmas mornings are always filled with laughter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdLeJAjN0QFnUYUBlQ8XUtApHtZjZcRsvLWuUFjeciryVtgDA1vxLEK4dor_lS8QJMwjBSmPQj2wRjEK8XP3At3fHGdiMgK04HdsS4Dmm18oOFAWGsaf-hNvZMd6l5BAP1tRkshrpiEL0/s1600/DSCN1595.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdLeJAjN0QFnUYUBlQ8XUtApHtZjZcRsvLWuUFjeciryVtgDA1vxLEK4dor_lS8QJMwjBSmPQj2wRjEK8XP3At3fHGdiMgK04HdsS4Dmm18oOFAWGsaf-hNvZMd6l5BAP1tRkshrpiEL0/s320/DSCN1595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693557060966274130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitT94pjEYjMqJQ-j-cHG_7j0-1jN-B9-QrzhP7pc8zua1TChMc4Kx3B6U4uXq9w5ohPvZwdoW92Z2x0i8NKxFtuOA3lH01Fc4b6p-d87TYeVDLFniyfgnjd_McPB6mAYJ-Rd7bnOTcv9Co/s1600/DSCN1585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitT94pjEYjMqJQ-j-cHG_7j0-1jN-B9-QrzhP7pc8zua1TChMc4Kx3B6U4uXq9w5ohPvZwdoW92Z2x0i8NKxFtuOA3lH01Fc4b6p-d87TYeVDLFniyfgnjd_McPB6mAYJ-Rd7bnOTcv9Co/s320/DSCN1585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693557018382592418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure it was a sucessful morning! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQJtajWtTUC8K6atyLv61YQETtL76h8mIkLr-dyT2ydpqcW3ZrWXNjXUJ5mp971UgT_tQg2MR_grHv0xnSyLPZ7Lh6Z9YXBKLw0Mr2L3NRIXC2UVs0OOM6dMnsOKW2uBmxIsaf1Ldk0iZ/s1600/DSCN1602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQJtajWtTUC8K6atyLv61YQETtL76h8mIkLr-dyT2ydpqcW3ZrWXNjXUJ5mp971UgT_tQg2MR_grHv0xnSyLPZ7Lh6Z9YXBKLw0Mr2L3NRIXC2UVs0OOM6dMnsOKW2uBmxIsaf1Ldk0iZ/s320/DSCN1602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695654626363492290" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2MYYgeHyP4JNyP6_2xP8nKqP6uVlYa0nWGlT44bm7NSyLAGuMftPDS1JrUZXzSM44T5wefxcPX0qRuuAnEfG0fJWJ7izVuCmpovovrfkzZDyhP2cb5fhOHorb5zgw9wtcAFTYS_c_aaC/s1600/DSCN1597.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2MYYgeHyP4JNyP6_2xP8nKqP6uVlYa0nWGlT44bm7NSyLAGuMftPDS1JrUZXzSM44T5wefxcPX0qRuuAnEfG0fJWJ7izVuCmpovovrfkzZDyhP2cb5fhOHorb5zgw9wtcAFTYS_c_aaC/s320/DSCN1597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695654586964099890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSpjLWSS74Arx1t7X1f6i-X8rYcjLGPWRuJEhNEwUPuYKD3gg7iI2wZ5QFub0Gjc39F4i5TDcysdUjtftj0qcstkS08iclVm_VYUH7T3-m6PIKOu4v5UtfMFU7Y8y5vHAGn9l5hpwcHCH/s1600/DSCN1604.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSpjLWSS74Arx1t7X1f6i-X8rYcjLGPWRuJEhNEwUPuYKD3gg7iI2wZ5QFub0Gjc39F4i5TDcysdUjtftj0qcstkS08iclVm_VYUH7T3-m6PIKOu4v5UtfMFU7Y8y5vHAGn9l5hpwcHCH/s320/DSCN1604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695654628257742930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4kgwjo5CdZN25_YQU26RrPyaYizLfPs7Ae02Ue_7qBRWffTweDnaWWC4IJUnh-hhyphenhyphenmoiwgDYXls3tuQhDubCp46mynFgoFaUyrDJy1K8RU-brIR8ug4V6Y_HsAG5xmOEwHumi1PpEsay/s1600/DSCN1601.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4kgwjo5CdZN25_YQU26RrPyaYizLfPs7Ae02Ue_7qBRWffTweDnaWWC4IJUnh-hhyphenhyphenmoiwgDYXls3tuQhDubCp46mynFgoFaUyrDJy1K8RU-brIR8ug4V6Y_HsAG5xmOEwHumi1PpEsay/s320/DSCN1601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695654606341120466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_dQnyuK4gfJWYKvYF1fkSHJ_Zvhw94cR-gnJ7ULNNrPhJxijFz5c2VqadezNAzsz0g18CYLuH9tFg4g8l2EYz-ZtgESgSJipVpUMCGWarM3u7A701VSnawDA1lWe508dXuAJ1JinyC-m/s1600/DSCN1600.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_dQnyuK4gfJWYKvYF1fkSHJ_Zvhw94cR-gnJ7ULNNrPhJxijFz5c2VqadezNAzsz0g18CYLuH9tFg4g8l2EYz-ZtgESgSJipVpUMCGWarM3u7A701VSnawDA1lWe508dXuAJ1JinyC-m/s320/DSCN1600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695654594294151874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We rushed to get changed and out the door so we could head to Orem for Christmas morning with the Rifes. The kids can't get enough of their cousins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were exited to open their presents from Nana and Papa, as well as from their cousins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwLTWWKJPXtdJHuvbDQXx96zsSwzBgkod0ahw5FWf2HFJDRnOXVKcke9230kE4kpFk4gcpk2o7Es9-Wr_pAF_QeZOtrVwntKyMT7k17au1nx4Z20KRdMHVuSVCmeNDFWSu79PFkD0dMA_/s1600/DSCN1606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwLTWWKJPXtdJHuvbDQXx96zsSwzBgkod0ahw5FWf2HFJDRnOXVKcke9230kE4kpFk4gcpk2o7Es9-Wr_pAF_QeZOtrVwntKyMT7k17au1nx4Z20KRdMHVuSVCmeNDFWSu79PFkD0dMA_/s400/DSCN1606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695655449547792466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAljUF2DgmIqJvfz11Wb5YnzlETEJbYaD9G835O7xCdBOZru4TNCcL6RBH1s0sNDNlBcBAJyzF2Klyh5HR7giXtqLBCNgooZrhmNhJuS3hPIwifTfXg8bnTNWYo6fkeXdAZwi6e0nxkM3g/s1600/DSCN1608.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAljUF2DgmIqJvfz11Wb5YnzlETEJbYaD9G835O7xCdBOZru4TNCcL6RBH1s0sNDNlBcBAJyzF2Klyh5HR7giXtqLBCNgooZrhmNhJuS3hPIwifTfXg8bnTNWYo6fkeXdAZwi6e0nxkM3g/s400/DSCN1608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695655456098467234" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan and I got spoiled by my parents with money and thoughtful gifts. My favorite gift though, was a necklace from my Mom. She has a necklace that she never takes off. It has an anchor, a heart, and a cross on it which stand for Faith, Hope, and Charity. She gave one to each of the girls and it was a special moment for all of us. I know we will all wear them forever in honor of our Mother and the wonderful person she is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After we enjoyed a delicious breakfast we loaded up in the car once again and headed up to Salt Lake for the Hammer present extravaganza! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First the kids opened their presents from their cousins and Brammy and Bapa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid0Kec738bPgxToHS2ZTCsxBODyZUEmwB2K4jISWwN5fBiH3_TSwhpl0_trPaJLBf9PfvU4eP8n8YmC74P-eWFl73JrRYcnryKLak9lAoMsjJpqoqzBzIrQOWFrewWAbhryZ-LVnlTblU/s1600/DSCN1614.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid0Kec738bPgxToHS2ZTCsxBODyZUEmwB2K4jISWwN5fBiH3_TSwhpl0_trPaJLBf9PfvU4eP8n8YmC74P-eWFl73JrRYcnryKLak9lAoMsjJpqoqzBzIrQOWFrewWAbhryZ-LVnlTblU/s320/DSCN1614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695656736851509074" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDRhcRMpI2ewKrEyNAe7D85zlPCvYmr1qdiEdvsjtbb0Pm19jT6SKsjjlcxSjBdRXJXd_NXlPKBEARn3zGDv9xagurtwZWbq1SwjTjg29gZL1l_EMdUUhWZ2ApmSxLjwSi3CpOMQHCVGr/s1600/DSCN1616.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDRhcRMpI2ewKrEyNAe7D85zlPCvYmr1qdiEdvsjtbb0Pm19jT6SKsjjlcxSjBdRXJXd_NXlPKBEARn3zGDv9xagurtwZWbq1SwjTjg29gZL1l_EMdUUhWZ2ApmSxLjwSi3CpOMQHCVGr/s320/DSCN1616.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695656742143168770" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfbTtCorkHRsNczirjpA5tmcuQJyMxt-smebycTLJfqIfVzlAhTheIeJtVoMQWH0cFvObqUj5sr79MHpF3t5dXtXverEkaDdMyPmyxUk163rtPyR5RsOuw-ixWoexWPSZimHFRV3fOW3F/s1600/DSCN1623.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfbTtCorkHRsNczirjpA5tmcuQJyMxt-smebycTLJfqIfVzlAhTheIeJtVoMQWH0cFvObqUj5sr79MHpF3t5dXtXverEkaDdMyPmyxUk163rtPyR5RsOuw-ixWoexWPSZimHFRV3fOW3F/s320/DSCN1623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695656766595368514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS7nBNwcrlrdv_oxosZUugEQ4Selw3T6B6BV7OH8EIkuxcMH6dL2YQeFJUJcKUL65BBiceAOIwCOq0V7kozc1owRFdLjYC7sxUztCkWYbAO9sXR_TT97CXp8OuCuLuxE6x2s37T4A87hZ/s1600/DSCN1627.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS7nBNwcrlrdv_oxosZUugEQ4Selw3T6B6BV7OH8EIkuxcMH6dL2YQeFJUJcKUL65BBiceAOIwCOq0V7kozc1owRFdLjYC7sxUztCkWYbAO9sXR_TT97CXp8OuCuLuxE6x2s37T4A87hZ/s320/DSCN1627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695656756832970450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHPFYi7thdScgTE79cJEVroUxmSsVpe-qCSBW1IZg0UlzxYTiw7wHGYU1CUwdj76Hj2zqI9hncpDRMW0m07lGenYqgeVcoKjlo_erOzHJQHXiUfrDBIxzoVXhbe3qD_lepbIu7BmfHwTS/s1600/DSCN1628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHPFYi7thdScgTE79cJEVroUxmSsVpe-qCSBW1IZg0UlzxYTiw7wHGYU1CUwdj76Hj2zqI9hncpDRMW0m07lGenYqgeVcoKjlo_erOzHJQHXiUfrDBIxzoVXhbe3qD_lepbIu7BmfHwTS/s320/DSCN1628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695656776903049282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Sophie and Aunt Kristen }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then Brammy had a scavenger hunt planned for the adults. It was so fun to run around the house and yard finding clues. We finally ended up in the basement where our gifts were laid out. Judy had made these beautiful family tree pictures for us. I'll post a picture once I have it up on the wall. It was such a thoughtful gift, we will cherish it forever.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So it was another very successful Christmas for the Hammer family. I'm so thankful for this time of year we get to spend with the ones we love. </div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05665385965960314879noreply@blogger.com1