tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72365358749990874892024-03-05T15:36:52.028-08:00Our own little roller coaster rideMike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-32092447756701650372009-12-08T19:11:00.000-08:002009-12-08T19:54:19.619-08:00advent calendar<div style="text-align: left;">Wow it has been a long time since I last updated our blog. My hard drive fell and broke and I lost ALL of my family's pictures for the past 4 years and unfortunately I had not been very up to date with my blog for this year's events. I was really sad about it but I'm trying to be better with updating events. What better time to start than in December?</div><div>A couple of year ago I started an advent calendar with my kids. I decided it would be fun to write goofy poems each day that gave my kids clues where they could find little gifts each day like family movies or games everyone can play or dollar gifts. It's amazing how much fun you can have with gifts that bring All of you kids together. Little did I know that my kids would like it so much. I was also unaware of how much work it would be to think of new poems everyday. Last year I was not very good about doing it every day and my kids would be sad when we would skip days.</div><div>This year I wrote myself a note on the November calendar to write the poems in advance. I didn't see the note on the calendar until the last week of November....so much for planning ahead! I thought maybe I wouldn't have to do it this year but Sam also noticed my reminder and his face lit up with excitement to read the poems. Everyday my kids ask me if I have written the poem and when can they read it. I love watching all of my kids come together every day to read their poem and search for their gift together. There are not many things that bring a 15, 10 and 4 year old together but it is awesome when you find them! The moral of the story....It's the small things that count to kids.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMT2F21tIgeR-gEn8i1t7h9teu1Kl-1avUzNigzs0h3GSPS3Owr-GkFV0lQj36ihC-kRSy8QGagFa9NoIvLzX-W8ghL2Tp8CkD544rOgAeADOBubZYTJNOduU9b2cblFLSMUGuBeHlpmP/s400/collage-advent.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413076645151002786" /></div><div> </div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-28683862869125500442009-07-01T16:18:00.001-07:002009-07-01T16:35:55.032-07:00Hansel and Gretel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCS5Pcfu7COHMrhWt4YiXCzZJyPUCyK9RlgnGPC7vZWrV1G3-jXRFw6yLGB0-sPNk5eZwEz5BQolIfx9DCSObtRxMit8XJYjwCRtlfQ4x0E6ws4aaQo3Vh8rtQ-fmfMCde0gW7rGP1I5M/s1600-h/IMG_9288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353636083046402306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCS5Pcfu7COHMrhWt4YiXCzZJyPUCyK9RlgnGPC7vZWrV1G3-jXRFw6yLGB0-sPNk5eZwEz5BQolIfx9DCSObtRxMit8XJYjwCRtlfQ4x0E6ws4aaQo3Vh8rtQ-fmfMCde0gW7rGP1I5M/s400/IMG_9288.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7ocolyga8uzNONKwXpb4UEc68zXuopi1rSz_RzJV7Mf_ecmLcsOHTK0x4TXqCBsgbT9kyovgYJ8ede6VEMQw37mLXlZNFEH9iHbpWfvzZAMG5xu0HTSlCOD9UpLhwSqE3AVtvs1Pa1A5/s1600-h/IMG_9286-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353636075625331506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7ocolyga8uzNONKwXpb4UEc68zXuopi1rSz_RzJV7Mf_ecmLcsOHTK0x4TXqCBsgbT9kyovgYJ8ede6VEMQw37mLXlZNFEH9iHbpWfvzZAMG5xu0HTSlCOD9UpLhwSqE3AVtvs1Pa1A5/s400/IMG_9286-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPJMA6jqO8jMlMIEqkNgyzxaZQyoMZGfivqveB2QceEuIzIG08v2dibenoH0MeT03-LFNTbSNOQfeFpWtGbZVxq0KhhY1sBsx8CTQ3FtX62vG21-5feQy3GbPV_F11U68zJP5b3d9SVLc/s1600-h/IMG_9283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353636066285873826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPJMA6jqO8jMlMIEqkNgyzxaZQyoMZGfivqveB2QceEuIzIG08v2dibenoH0MeT03-LFNTbSNOQfeFpWtGbZVxq0KhhY1sBsx8CTQ3FtX62vG21-5feQy3GbPV_F11U68zJP5b3d9SVLc/s400/IMG_9283.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I took these pictures just before Sam's play. He had the role of Hansel in his class play of the Sand Witch trail with Hansel and Gretel. Everyone had to create their own costum and this is what we came up with for Sam. He said, "I look like I'm from New York not Germany." He chose to go with the look despite his New York appearance.</div><div>Although they didn't memorize their lines and read straight from the play, Sam was very dramatic. When asked to point out the witch who held him against his will, he pointed to the witch and with a shakey and very scared voice and said "It was her!" Everyone giggled at his dramatic display.<br />I think we may have another Dave on our hands!!!<br /><div></div></div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-19430962413407096112009-06-15T15:00:00.000-07:002009-07-01T15:57:30.211-07:00Family Hiking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OuWGXlQgBFaAYtrgoCOAIRo1YlV8P-encXu0m9lhJntuaDUxKgqi2VmsWbP30Zo5Vx620ULAGhj1qkwrE4ql6rOq9GxGrS3ASuNpKTgiWHewsCYaAZXlQHbIXf4176LbbeSah3TFyGzE/s1600-h/summer+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353616487931244274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OuWGXlQgBFaAYtrgoCOAIRo1YlV8P-encXu0m9lhJntuaDUxKgqi2VmsWbP30Zo5Vx620ULAGhj1qkwrE4ql6rOq9GxGrS3ASuNpKTgiWHewsCYaAZXlQHbIXf4176LbbeSah3TFyGzE/s400/summer+093.jpg" border="0" /></a> We try to do something as a family every Sunday. We decided to hike up Mt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Timpanogas</span> this Sunday but when we got there it was closed due to a rock slide. There were a few other trails open so off we went. Everything was so green from all the rain. The kids saw a group of baby snakes all balled up in a tree. It was very exciting until they were asked if they wanted to hold them. Sam tried but his got away and Emma was too scared when it came down to it. The kids stopped at the water on the way out and everyone took turns looking through Mike's and my polarized sunglasses to find the fish swimming in the shallow brook. It was a cloud covered day which made it a perfect day for hiking. I love it how nature seems to bring our family together!<br /><div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-16521994424602887712009-05-26T17:23:00.000-07:002009-05-26T18:04:19.278-07:00AlohaMike and I had planned our annual trip to Hawaii this May for some rest and relaxation. Then about 3 weeks before we left we decided we were going to take our kids and moms with us. Mike found an awesome deal on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">airfare</span> (if you ever need someone to find an amazing deal on just about anything....Mike's your man!) so we booked the tickets. <br />We spent a lot of time at the beach building sand castles and swimming in the ocean. We even saw a few sea turtles which is always awesome! The boys took surfing lessons which they all loved. All of them were able to get up on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">surf</span>board and flash the hang loose signal to the photographer. I was really proud of all of them! Emma and I spent much of that day on the beach finding coral and throwing it back in the ocean...lots of fun for a 4 year old.<br />If we weren't at the beach then we were at pool at our condo. Emma loved the pool as much if not more than the beach. I think the idea of the big open ocean is scary compared to the safety of a pool. Emma even met a couple of friends at the pool and we ended up hanging out with their family. They were from Canada and they were a ton of fun to hang out with. I am sure we will vacation with them again in the future!<br />Now if you even want to know if your kids love you or at the very least need you....send them home 2 days before you. Mike and I decided to stay a couple of extra days with our friends and sent the kids home early with the grandma's. When I went to the airport to drop them off, Emma had a complete melt down because I wasn't with them. Unfortunately, the kids did not sleep well on the plane and were very tired and grumpy the next day. I got 19....yes 19 phone calls from my kids and Mike's dad. Wow, that made for a relaxing day, let me tell you!!! <br />All in all it was an amazing trip! Everyone keeps asking "how was Hawaii"...my answer "It's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hawaii</span>, of course it's awesome" I think a bad day in Hawaii is still a better day than almost anywhere else! Beaches, sun and no real hurry to get anywhere. What more can you ask for?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53NM8RuX7ZvrnB6xrq3sBk6kP60RGMZSpm04JeFtCILzdUNmhA2dM3anktgv2pd8cR2AVdvHo8OaTNiMpEuiLObRYlIBmiRXjEg_F8syD4AxcxjbJsMFEuFmZcmgbKKfGBeudM9DKYpbI/s1600-h/IMG_6363+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340293706623552562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53NM8RuX7ZvrnB6xrq3sBk6kP60RGMZSpm04JeFtCILzdUNmhA2dM3anktgv2pd8cR2AVdvHo8OaTNiMpEuiLObRYlIBmiRXjEg_F8syD4AxcxjbJsMFEuFmZcmgbKKfGBeudM9DKYpbI/s320/IMG_6363+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZnNQHYQeCK-pB_ojFIZMTxMJCTa3ImRg3WyJgHcvxfANEg-tvj-u3w_ZmUl9peasqVU9PrWWSNmrk0XSFwsccw8ew4ljEeQ67FN9BrU1zsthNzl6t0vWbbOKDclkelnAw1TfIN6WkHl1/s1600-h/IMG_0854.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340293718145876626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZnNQHYQeCK-pB_ojFIZMTxMJCTa3ImRg3WyJgHcvxfANEg-tvj-u3w_ZmUl9peasqVU9PrWWSNmrk0XSFwsccw8ew4ljEeQ67FN9BrU1zsthNzl6t0vWbbOKDclkelnAw1TfIN6WkHl1/s320/IMG_0854.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduieNXPyE-rLMihyq2275tvsyeZHKOogk88m7SQ41BBxwb3hYyveCeX6A76BkKdYoLQn5l1gCbzHkCSFZnVgAy6xKVTDCiqFAthyphenhyphen42vDmfEDjcZ5naFCj_5CbSUxlBogPjiUlJzbV1RjY/s1600-h/IMG_6396+vintage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340293705859797122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduieNXPyE-rLMihyq2275tvsyeZHKOogk88m7SQ41BBxwb3hYyveCeX6A76BkKdYoLQn5l1gCbzHkCSFZnVgAy6xKVTDCiqFAthyphenhyphen42vDmfEDjcZ5naFCj_5CbSUxlBogPjiUlJzbV1RjY/s320/IMG_6396+vintage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibOeyK8UKneE54On4nMq7Oju0FZI8sZVJGHS7DEfsmvL1T_NlXza8R7CHi-YaYQnFEpRmUe1Rv_9eaLjCA2tgRmwHXYHccAgyEh1VqK9CdSryU4mKhPyzpK3H1OJV1TZvH2LsTiRCf1U-/s1600-h/P5190053+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340293698296454114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibOeyK8UKneE54On4nMq7Oju0FZI8sZVJGHS7DEfsmvL1T_NlXza8R7CHi-YaYQnFEpRmUe1Rv_9eaLjCA2tgRmwHXYHccAgyEh1VqK9CdSryU4mKhPyzpK3H1OJV1TZvH2LsTiRCf1U-/s320/P5190053+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-9768868376893107902009-05-26T14:44:00.000-07:002009-07-01T15:00:41.029-07:00Windy day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4WIQnKCZsfkuHHKpVC0JRtR57Bx-SS7B0d_hLLEoLsOP0z8j32_FdM2fJ551Zb1K8JGAmkecDObJWD52Kxdcd6v6UeghCWGH3uh_WkchwZiMvYZEtYPR1hSAUQPFI_kRAFHqYrgfJC5o/s1600-h/summer+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353611427260935378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4WIQnKCZsfkuHHKpVC0JRtR57Bx-SS7B0d_hLLEoLsOP0z8j32_FdM2fJ551Zb1K8JGAmkecDObJWD52Kxdcd6v6UeghCWGH3uh_WkchwZiMvYZEtYPR1hSAUQPFI_kRAFHqYrgfJC5o/s400/summer+091.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFGHyaIUcGa5jLEupnkYU2rrWQkbQiheAg2dtu0Dq8HMmWqf8w-MFksvY5a7sCgA8jDq2pvigh34RovNZzOoTCq2xMBnOmoOOP01lvTMcmNlYFdTyaUwUAO4BV7mUMl8_T2oO8XQP4QCW/s1600-h/summer+09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353611420737321122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFGHyaIUcGa5jLEupnkYU2rrWQkbQiheAg2dtu0Dq8HMmWqf8w-MFksvY5a7sCgA8jDq2pvigh34RovNZzOoTCq2xMBnOmoOOP01lvTMcmNlYFdTyaUwUAO4BV7mUMl8_T2oO8XQP4QCW/s400/summer+09.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Grandma Kaye and Grandpa Tom gave the kids a kite for easter this year and last year. We decided today was the perfect day for flying kites...sunny, with just enough wind to get a kite up in the sky. This year's kite was shaped like a mackaw which looked awesome once you got it up in the sky. Sam and Emma took turns holding the string but in his usual dad fashion, Mike took over the kite flying duties. Sam kept yelling to him that he was getting too close to the trees but of course Mike did not listen. The next thing we knew, the kite was in a tree and we could not get it out. Maybe one day Mike will learn to listen to Sam! </div><div>While Mike, Emma and Sam were flying their kite, Ty was attempting to get last year's kite to fly again. I was enjoying myself watching everyone and of course taking pictures. It was so funny watching Tyler try over and over (with little success) to get that poor broken down kite up in the air. Another fun day with the family!!!<br /><div></div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-18539694612796226482009-05-05T15:59:00.001-07:002009-05-05T17:17:26.784-07:00Dance, dance, danceWell, it's that time of year again. Time to wrap up the school year (which I can't believe has flown by so fast!) and time for dance recitals. Emma asks me at least once a week if she can have her recital this week. I explain to her that it is not until June and that everyone needs more time to practice. She will then proceed to tell me we need to call Tiffany (aunt Tiffany and dance teacher) and ask if we can have her recital tomorrow. It does not help that her cousin has already had her recital for the end of the year. You know what they say, Patients is a virtue, unfortunately for Emma, they did not give a timeline for that virtue when you are 4 years old.<br /><br />These pictures are from her picture day at Tiffany Dance Co. studio. Although I will get the pictures of her class from the photographer there, I wanted to do a few more fun things that focus on Emma and her costume. What more do you need in life than fancy pink gloves (just like Fancy Nancy Emma says) or shoes with big pink bows and a little girl that is cute as a button. If for no other reason, this is why every woman wants a little girl!!!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikbuewpxWUq2RVOuzN3EIrf-PFRpvuUhsF6HbGgnfNt3VrPNFRb7dE2legjDZsFrnN0JbSjX_dtXEvFtr79SJ1N8822ye9XwNyAQmVPt63h1tvV_7y7HA8FZKQF7Bs6hVWhDLdrtbac4h/s1600-h/IMG_5630+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332479254789940882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikbuewpxWUq2RVOuzN3EIrf-PFRpvuUhsF6HbGgnfNt3VrPNFRb7dE2legjDZsFrnN0JbSjX_dtXEvFtr79SJ1N8822ye9XwNyAQmVPt63h1tvV_7y7HA8FZKQF7Bs6hVWhDLdrtbac4h/s320/IMG_5630+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIy4TqgoRTlvUzcw5V3ua5xIEneeFt8zeaXdr5rfDZ7uTL6OSUYvVsBZdwGPpeNxbzy3rSSCdbY1ztxmBNGlAKJjfpqFYuz8KFffFjHRiTbyU2gfKpSCSFYL39TVXHV_kLcsPmvOPX4g9/s1600-h/IMG_5628.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332479250364657810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIy4TqgoRTlvUzcw5V3ua5xIEneeFt8zeaXdr5rfDZ7uTL6OSUYvVsBZdwGPpeNxbzy3rSSCdbY1ztxmBNGlAKJjfpqFYuz8KFffFjHRiTbyU2gfKpSCSFYL39TVXHV_kLcsPmvOPX4g9/s320/IMG_5628.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDzAo87K4uaIYYaXOWPVdhjHhqwmDLhYzAtBayRlly2pOv2GA046oHOEW4NaVSnI6be2-uG6ajFS-C1IT2eCqRgQjkv4n7IQJ5EMdkDmOe4hZvS2DIJnlhRGhRmrf4ByvoI2BIMyD1Tf5/s1600-h/emmas+eyes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332479248836367634" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDzAo87K4uaIYYaXOWPVdhjHhqwmDLhYzAtBayRlly2pOv2GA046oHOEW4NaVSnI6be2-uG6ajFS-C1IT2eCqRgQjkv4n7IQJ5EMdkDmOe4hZvS2DIJnlhRGhRmrf4ByvoI2BIMyD1Tf5/s320/emmas+eyes.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>A little attitude never hurt anyone! It looks like Emma is yelling for everyone to look at her but she is really showing off part of her dance...Oink Oink! I can't wait for her recital!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3k5QQDvcPui4LwF6nPNmA1JMq3Jh99gepOhxh_L2zqkXfSlcoW61odN5iLLcxSvC4JadePIxLyPVsa-I0fa9TPyHEBnqkjX2JvhYUPh3Pd1pVkJeRqbJvT_PgERz-5aubOIuv6-9oH-s/s1600-h/IMG_5623+hc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332479840812426770" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3k5QQDvcPui4LwF6nPNmA1JMq3Jh99gepOhxh_L2zqkXfSlcoW61odN5iLLcxSvC4JadePIxLyPVsa-I0fa9TPyHEBnqkjX2JvhYUPh3Pd1pVkJeRqbJvT_PgERz-5aubOIuv6-9oH-s/s320/IMG_5623+hc.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhz47pw2OLLyxFnJ8gHVnU1gXzfghwN3tklBln9tzOizol-gG7Bqb6tJ8Bg6jCqiSeymJe6Bx4R-vpLH687wKVY0cIMc-dDgS3znz9LMoauabJ7vOc_e3JlY_777YGxUCg9mIut_Gzn15/s1600-h/IMG_5620+hc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332479261228524658" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhz47pw2OLLyxFnJ8gHVnU1gXzfghwN3tklBln9tzOizol-gG7Bqb6tJ8Bg6jCqiSeymJe6Bx4R-vpLH687wKVY0cIMc-dDgS3znz9LMoauabJ7vOc_e3JlY_777YGxUCg9mIut_Gzn15/s320/IMG_5620+hc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht53ly3RaVl0WY0rzyeDIZSe28hMhlIaoa4SgCClFb9RFQ1w7VeyuVTT7v0kdyCE7i51Vs0qf9eIaEL7tn09b1IzMwxH9I0NYHgm5PrqzGqwtZEcBOzwQiOmD8bQtFnun7EmoKgeXVTzRq/s1600-h/IMG_5619+hc.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-75075806930735960172009-04-19T22:34:00.000-07:002009-04-19T22:34:19.921-07:00Easter Sunday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwksdyiSEHpoxgAVz23NBYg3YDvEGhZJ_edL7fekh_JW6TMbEcPi2fVOAJITaivabrTm-d4FBjnzc2m9IarO6Pq0euU5-2VvX2N86xOqPOlx7N4qfFTtA2KWCRnkG7810HTrE4gVJsfYlR/s1600-h/easter+11.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwksdyiSEHpoxgAVz23NBYg3YDvEGhZJ_edL7fekh_JW6TMbEcPi2fVOAJITaivabrTm-d4FBjnzc2m9IarO6Pq0euU5-2VvX2N86xOqPOlx7N4qfFTtA2KWCRnkG7810HTrE4gVJsfYlR/s400/easter+11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love Easter because it always feels like the spring has finally arrived. Although Tyler, Sam and Emma have 5 year gaps between each of them, they get along great when it is important. Easter was one of those days. They all woke up and went hunting for Easter eggs and then went and got their new Easter outfits on and hunted for more eggs in the back yard. Sam and Emma had fun after the hunt was over by blowing bubbles in the front yard. Emma also had fun twirling around in her new dress. She looked so cute! It was like the dress was made just for her!!! What a fun day!!!<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-4848655171033551432009-04-08T08:06:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:06:34.117-07:00Rock Star<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwXQqCKdmZ28gJhw1z2UQ5MyWmH7YTZtQbuXO55rPjRsgI8ad2nZr-CXa4aV6xEePBGZMbE6PE5dMmvdryic619CHxtlRf2opfcicm5ai9xXUZxY5ZUkOX3Aw1juCpxhF0pCTl6ODIaOB/s1600-h/IMG_0055.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwXQqCKdmZ28gJhw1z2UQ5MyWmH7YTZtQbuXO55rPjRsgI8ad2nZr-CXa4aV6xEePBGZMbE6PE5dMmvdryic619CHxtlRf2opfcicm5ai9xXUZxY5ZUkOX3Aw1juCpxhF0pCTl6ODIaOB/s320/IMG_0055.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love this picture of Emma....not because she looks cute but because of her thought process for the outfit. At the time this picture was taken, Emma had been very sick for about a week. She had a bad cough and was going through tissues like you would not believe. Although I didn't want to, I had to go to the store for something and of course she had to come with me. I told her to get dressed quickly and we would go. She came back with this outfit and said "DO I LOOK LIKE A ROCK STAR?" Well I guess she kind of does. Who else could pull off sweats, a newsies cap and big sunglasses....well, Emma the ROCK STAR in the making.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-54665788244885749052009-03-31T10:19:00.000-07:002009-03-31T10:19:45.812-07:00Sam's program<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPB33Qt2XQanhHNbuWgYkPpqoaHbjdxvjg1XKOnOXZ1vvrsDBcOnlRSVHXhA5J2IUpRWdzVTWxvDR6n2zcriu8A07EP-bkaNYwXomj0lvh5TnE5oTz_IwBa3rnaBrqqfgKqFn0OoKlkJS/s320/sam's+play.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />The fourth grade program was so fun for Sam. He had one of the major roles in the skits of their performance. He was to mayor and had to memorize quite a few lines. It was so awesome to see him up on stage....so confident and grown up. I was so proud of him!!!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-68204924835564044972009-03-16T20:34:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:38:45.919-07:00experimenting with light<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_cLgofFT_ycg6Ni69J1A4Ys1kRNy-rymgd0tw5RDwY0yeobI6Kx6FIhekvAbWvgBga1hRyxq6ZmTQ269IMitXxoZaKrqgtrc211ChYMHj7JeFLwmu-vUw00avJSvLPqJXXufyqymtwM/s1600-h/cd+photography.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313995956046336050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_cLgofFT_ycg6Ni69J1A4Ys1kRNy-rymgd0tw5RDwY0yeobI6Kx6FIhekvAbWvgBga1hRyxq6ZmTQ269IMitXxoZaKrqgtrc211ChYMHj7JeFLwmu-vUw00avJSvLPqJXXufyqymtwM/s400/cd+photography.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sara came over on Friday for a sleepover. She and Emma don't know what to do without each other so we decided it was time for a sleepover. Donna and I were, as always, on the lookout for new locations. We found an awesome church in Sugarhouse and did some experimenting with lighting a poses with both Emma and Sara. They were the perfect models!</div><br /><div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-87710765209990834802009-03-09T19:52:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:17:27.649-07:00locations hunt continued<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGMmOrR9XqP9XySH6QfwUsGXaw6lbRj1ey0W6qqKvGoyRFt82tdUkN__1qM2t4dqcnFMIEgrcGhEj8AbF5UkOn6rpyeYsJWi_Ia6dOe7VgR-SC9Gh8MxBRVBJprJehpZehv5_OvxNuVd5/s1600-h/locations+017.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGMmOrR9XqP9XySH6QfwUsGXaw6lbRj1ey0W6qqKvGoyRFt82tdUkN__1qM2t4dqcnFMIEgrcGhEj8AbF5UkOn6rpyeYsJWi_Ia6dOe7VgR-SC9Gh8MxBRVBJprJehpZehv5_OvxNuVd5/s320/locations+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFZaCfI7xsYlNLiSqRz_6OmmsaSdSCl9J6J-8i2-VfXfBOG-ePzfZrk5qcG4rk17dpatPdyxgLnCDTJm-8DIj40mvJZEncWNcHS7Q-ATe5OwIXEVdXJ2YokX3pHriYEm9gC29Ban9X4xm/s1600-h/locations+018.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFZaCfI7xsYlNLiSqRz_6OmmsaSdSCl9J6J-8i2-VfXfBOG-ePzfZrk5qcG4rk17dpatPdyxgLnCDTJm-8DIj40mvJZEncWNcHS7Q-ATe5OwIXEVdXJ2YokX3pHriYEm9gC29Ban9X4xm/s320/locations+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXRHnX4ijAkMucCIPAy0la0AZIfwYfYILLFwiUYNfxi3yow_MDyzrUwCimBP-GfPJXrnL9hytrwXy0azbw8A1eX64gUa14X6i4k94fQ_mudUQatkU_o_jsq8w5hQulfo4GUxlyR_Y7kRM/s1600-h/locations+015.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXRHnX4ijAkMucCIPAy0la0AZIfwYfYILLFwiUYNfxi3yow_MDyzrUwCimBP-GfPJXrnL9hytrwXy0azbw8A1eX64gUa14X6i4k94fQ_mudUQatkU_o_jsq8w5hQulfo4GUxlyR_Y7kRM/s320/locations+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOAmUW-IEFVgLsys-5R1ho6MbYM9ci8gy4ZKmeQmpP6zRuOPzm0ChFniqIVgAQ1lSe7-ZYv5zxZmdhxnPQWN3W0MA7VB_aJbb6tBSX_UkyrZEG7PV5uJg_nO1IAfJCzF2Pnx6FcNfwsKO/s1600-h/locations+016.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOAmUW-IEFVgLsys-5R1ho6MbYM9ci8gy4ZKmeQmpP6zRuOPzm0ChFniqIVgAQ1lSe7-ZYv5zxZmdhxnPQWN3W0MA7VB_aJbb6tBSX_UkyrZEG7PV5uJg_nO1IAfJCzF2Pnx6FcNfwsKO/s320/locations+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-27210609763530711632009-03-09T19:43:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:15:02.273-07:00Location hunt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmljZJZphwkT8vXqmDzcSvQM3Jb5Bq8LeHyRRQbmL05KnZg0FVkOUFqvmK58fzW_o_fkMgMerUJk7L7gVo1GzNON4-ErAoHFHd1AGLiKBH-RFk80dZOzSID7Qj4rQKg1X0Ls0xTeMEiRQX/s1600-h/locations+001.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmljZJZphwkT8vXqmDzcSvQM3Jb5Bq8LeHyRRQbmL05KnZg0FVkOUFqvmK58fzW_o_fkMgMerUJk7L7gVo1GzNON4-ErAoHFHd1AGLiKBH-RFk80dZOzSID7Qj4rQKg1X0Ls0xTeMEiRQX/s320/locations+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZxfFoqFRE4A3KwbVNfNyoLcNX9bYeyfjpWFCqAQrce-rbPdE0oAF-_zCD16TfArppNLNyDWNqS_1CmDZod0N7NuNgC5wPXBSNCpZfjXMaMnaYulhTltdVNGLytAIKTpiMBMNPQmCewGf/s1600-h/locations+002.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZxfFoqFRE4A3KwbVNfNyoLcNX9bYeyfjpWFCqAQrce-rbPdE0oAF-_zCD16TfArppNLNyDWNqS_1CmDZod0N7NuNgC5wPXBSNCpZfjXMaMnaYulhTltdVNGLytAIKTpiMBMNPQmCewGf/s320/locations+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As usual, Emma was the assistant on Donna and my quest for photo locations. These three of Emma were not pictures I liked at all but after I changed them to Sepia and B&W I loved the effect. As for me with the Alta Jersey, we were looking for a place that would look good with the old fashion jerseys that Alta is going with this year for baseball. I think they will look awesome!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje681SAEGWVuklPgo5C1oR8Uud5B2bVcIJlLfL5548oEaPEirv5WV7PwGQ0YG1NkLmjxtVVbyr89F-CvKKvoOSt2ibA7L5uBVD4MPOFUWY8jxwi3sLBLG8iwMsUQYyIZctZ1-2qfvKV5D4/s1600-h/locations+003.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje681SAEGWVuklPgo5C1oR8Uud5B2bVcIJlLfL5548oEaPEirv5WV7PwGQ0YG1NkLmjxtVVbyr89F-CvKKvoOSt2ibA7L5uBVD4MPOFUWY8jxwi3sLBLG8iwMsUQYyIZctZ1-2qfvKV5D4/s320/locations+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyOLDa3yr7YsJ4UlJ1utxEJ8EOHssOLzHvXo9adFzNpJX9WEQUTIbOTairL8FOI4_jinHgO19Mmp2PoATK7qvQ1GwFPGyXPc4Wfa7uh7yoBo8hdM5FDwSh2ET56Uo92MPFLdQttq07CFs/s1600-h/locations+004.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyOLDa3yr7YsJ4UlJ1utxEJ8EOHssOLzHvXo9adFzNpJX9WEQUTIbOTairL8FOI4_jinHgO19Mmp2PoATK7qvQ1GwFPGyXPc4Wfa7uh7yoBo8hdM5FDwSh2ET56Uo92MPFLdQttq07CFs/s320/locations+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-5588124918773060432009-03-09T18:55:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:17:07.355-07:00location hunt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7vva7tUJ8BqVz8vD6TS2FoCiH4N_13I85dpHh-tDYEE-XE8KdFjboxGDs3ALwTvih1sEhrja9Yusy207P5yscWfEP32kWDDBJtfO_wYWWr5V-k9ap8IeZEOOcVB8b1kLUMEGCAruuqZN/s1600-h/locations+007.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7vva7tUJ8BqVz8vD6TS2FoCiH4N_13I85dpHh-tDYEE-XE8KdFjboxGDs3ALwTvih1sEhrja9Yusy207P5yscWfEP32kWDDBJtfO_wYWWr5V-k9ap8IeZEOOcVB8b1kLUMEGCAruuqZN/s320/locations+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguxv4n-zhBp3kAzFoKQOhzX-8SatiCJKBAyvGyRND8nLzKstCXdzvU8YbtVAGq0xVLvJN9b8iMhEBdMPTenAN9C4UF3k_Z7zE2ZS0hY2xsVMnHiAlLuVrbGOuw2JASDQ5m8BjqFV5rHvD/s1600-h/locations+010.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguxv4n-zhBp3kAzFoKQOhzX-8SatiCJKBAyvGyRND8nLzKstCXdzvU8YbtVAGq0xVLvJN9b8iMhEBdMPTenAN9C4UF3k_Z7zE2ZS0hY2xsVMnHiAlLuVrbGOuw2JASDQ5m8BjqFV5rHvD/s320/locations+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SlybivKL8GQH_LGfrWN0cdVcjotBlW8jXQX7pD76cBeIu7FaTgk4Sj-Bql3kVzHjEsH_TL63RP1qgDSDoqD2Dt7UuRBifzge53USa1eMqoCcBMsPL0-WJKSQn6yWH5QEZu7TTLK03Gln/s1600-h/locations+005.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SlybivKL8GQH_LGfrWN0cdVcjotBlW8jXQX7pD76cBeIu7FaTgk4Sj-Bql3kVzHjEsH_TL63RP1qgDSDoqD2Dt7UuRBifzge53USa1eMqoCcBMsPL0-WJKSQn6yWH5QEZu7TTLK03Gln/s320/locations+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love the effect in this alley way. It is a layer of sepia and the a focal b&w. I think the effect is pretty cool! <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-41811291121891096392009-03-09T18:51:00.001-07:002009-03-09T18:51:58.902-07:00location hunt continues<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgAQs83ZpbnZsHXUGdBfUIE9xPQuo3Vzdl3ntrIXam5tZUSNsjh6IqbCkMTDbwnAo0BrhCVTZOAZ-pOWPfpPI-SVlWMtOcM3zjFuaWX58_JqyJGnqXqQB8p63Y4eP5oL3SmXQSb18BgBo/s1600-h/locations+011.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgAQs83ZpbnZsHXUGdBfUIE9xPQuo3Vzdl3ntrIXam5tZUSNsjh6IqbCkMTDbwnAo0BrhCVTZOAZ-pOWPfpPI-SVlWMtOcM3zjFuaWX58_JqyJGnqXqQB8p63Y4eP5oL3SmXQSb18BgBo/s320/locations+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9mgS0Us-QGOjl1EiM9Tj9w1BA0grd-qA3IPETWMKuRGxLNfa-AFBiD5FlqWucjV8lsI2HP1C4E-KkHmrfBMfbdGmEZbH4TIKDmtCYhK84EBCDFip1O6VYmrI9z0_ktT85wxKHtjNPQfv/s1600-h/locations+012.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9mgS0Us-QGOjl1EiM9Tj9w1BA0grd-qA3IPETWMKuRGxLNfa-AFBiD5FlqWucjV8lsI2HP1C4E-KkHmrfBMfbdGmEZbH4TIKDmtCYhK84EBCDFip1O6VYmrI9z0_ktT85wxKHtjNPQfv/s320/locations+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSmW58_KI3mxrv88Q7-UBtLPuA9M6NODSK5q_iplfKP-Au-5X2ntgd2ErsFnmp1r0HhegHXjErjk_MCZLma79Wv3WeIK7XcqlJOXowCDR-ZScxB3bbZsOiEQowJqgjOc3tTKXBnUgG3Rb/s1600-h/locations+013.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSmW58_KI3mxrv88Q7-UBtLPuA9M6NODSK5q_iplfKP-Au-5X2ntgd2ErsFnmp1r0HhegHXjErjk_MCZLma79Wv3WeIK7XcqlJOXowCDR-ZScxB3bbZsOiEQowJqgjOc3tTKXBnUgG3Rb/s320/locations+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwoXCgqsTA97K0T6OwJb3HOmVMp2f7CK4ZBDhJ5DMk9M8VCg6OO1PhfDTeXbAWF1676dZnlOsM72ip931wclaHwc6h3PhhSr2M1jFWs7FsJaPWMUaoKsv636Ws1UcytaaZa3ZnAll0aNr/s1600-h/locations+014.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwoXCgqsTA97K0T6OwJb3HOmVMp2f7CK4ZBDhJ5DMk9M8VCg6OO1PhfDTeXbAWF1676dZnlOsM72ip931wclaHwc6h3PhhSr2M1jFWs7FsJaPWMUaoKsv636Ws1UcytaaZa3ZnAll0aNr/s320/locations+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-56243403749318792922009-03-09T18:35:00.002-07:002009-03-09T19:12:23.177-07:00location hunt continues<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPJdlfmDCDxBOVGBzdRsXLYGRNkDX13wZBOuN_6bm2MVhbdtaEfwIpBlFJG6bI3FK12zHeuWNbukluLV9GG5PTitctztq8OBXVJwKvRLe6vms86YGKbApE7erNOtxpa4HB9jzla33XApM/s1600-h/locations+019.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPJdlfmDCDxBOVGBzdRsXLYGRNkDX13wZBOuN_6bm2MVhbdtaEfwIpBlFJG6bI3FK12zHeuWNbukluLV9GG5PTitctztq8OBXVJwKvRLe6vms86YGKbApE7erNOtxpa4HB9jzla33XApM/s320/locations+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKDONdT_F3f9LfkK5FVqMaKCamBfplj4N0zUzOBpWeS_FK9lHJ7NbDEQyUMjN9RrkJV_m2TMhoanGevbtYkM8H-q3s8c7h9Y3SQYJWA65V2Qi07yg0dZmQ0SCX1k8KGDWn6bMRj5MOs7k/s1600-h/locations+020.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKDONdT_F3f9LfkK5FVqMaKCamBfplj4N0zUzOBpWeS_FK9lHJ7NbDEQyUMjN9RrkJV_m2TMhoanGevbtYkM8H-q3s8c7h9Y3SQYJWA65V2Qi07yg0dZmQ0SCX1k8KGDWn6bMRj5MOs7k/s320/locations+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49ymTtNEHItS5B_IImq8ZuAf0uAJurisrtXoai93uTKI6tD_7KRjPjA3-KPxG1teiAit4suHp6HKZXzjZDSzxeuAV-oCv2fnTfM5xnt0napBPXVPZGMcvAcFD_kWHwATHoDwStwjGjyry/s1600-h/locations+021.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49ymTtNEHItS5B_IImq8ZuAf0uAJurisrtXoai93uTKI6tD_7KRjPjA3-KPxG1teiAit4suHp6HKZXzjZDSzxeuAV-oCv2fnTfM5xnt0napBPXVPZGMcvAcFD_kWHwATHoDwStwjGjyry/s320/locations+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrfsKltC7t7iEJ7nL0ZZWmPHCIuyLd3Xtx65bZVUCTqOhQHoGQ6EdJSUlI2713rFtG_aaTN8eFtWEUjezvTzF6C17o92NTx2jNvYJRbWh0ghXGzwLJhfKENpJhBi_1nyS2YfoXhd88FFM/s1600-h/locations+022.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrfsKltC7t7iEJ7nL0ZZWmPHCIuyLd3Xtx65bZVUCTqOhQHoGQ6EdJSUlI2713rFtG_aaTN8eFtWEUjezvTzF6C17o92NTx2jNvYJRbWh0ghXGzwLJhfKENpJhBi_1nyS2YfoXhd88FFM/s320/locations+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Emma asked us all day if we could go to the bus and take pictures of her. When we got there, she was good for about 5 shots(2 minutes) and she was done. It was sooooo cold. I love the faces Donna is making in these...they are so FUNNY!!!! Despite the lack of cooperation from Emma and Donna's funny faces, I think this is an aesome location for all kinds of pictures! <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-81849103847714611182009-02-27T13:20:00.000-08:002009-02-27T13:34:50.754-08:00Crazy life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gCEmdR4D1tvGJhsKFg8YoZ6zNRMdhQOUvx6d8WsS2sXBcYZZyGyoclxqDLkSAUeaiAn0FBYmX7sym_L5tkeNeZS4C3R7bQ55GDE6-w7ifYTp0g_rIlEOJoa9dlLsoDTgO-ZqwLpJgLw6/s1600-h/blog+title+cd+photo+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307593679266370370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gCEmdR4D1tvGJhsKFg8YoZ6zNRMdhQOUvx6d8WsS2sXBcYZZyGyoclxqDLkSAUeaiAn0FBYmX7sym_L5tkeNeZS4C3R7bQ55GDE6-w7ifYTp0g_rIlEOJoa9dlLsoDTgO-ZqwLpJgLw6/s400/blog+title+cd+photo+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>As usual, our lives have been crazy lately. I have working on getting my photography business up and running with my friend Donna and I finally finished all of the prep work today. We did our first photo shoot last week with my niece. It was a lot of fun working with an infant(which neither of us had done before). They are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definitely</span> the ones that choose how things go. If they are hungry they have to eat and if they are tired, they are going to cry. All in all I think we got some great shots! My new blog is cdphotographyutah.blogspot.com. </div><br /><div>I am so lucky to be surrounded by good friends and family that support all of my craziness! I do feel blessed by my life!</div><br /><div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-86058573445020947152009-01-31T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:55:25.839-08:0025 random ThingsI got tagged in Facebook asking for 25 random things about me and here they are.....I am still waiting to read everyone else's responses. My husband even learned something new about me. It is a lot of fun and I would sugget that everyone try it!<br /><br />1. I, like many others, am a list maker. If I've started my day without making my list I will go back and write down everything I still need to do and the things I have already done. That way I can cross things off my list and feel like I'm making headway.<br />2. I hate to hear people eat. It grosses me out! (especially chips)<br />3. I don't get my face wet in the shower. I think I have some weird childhood fear of drowning....weird I know!<br />4. I am a project freak....I feel lost without 100 things to do.<br />5. I love the color green- all but forest green which I did love in the 90's.<br />6. I hate doing laundry! I am lucky my husband will fold for me!<br />7. I wish I would have finished college- more as an example to my kids than anything.<br />8. I love shoes- not necessary expensive but fun. I am not so secretly living through my daughter who has at least 15 pair of shoes- she is 4.<br />9. My first baby was 9lbs 11oz- OUCH!<br />10. I love taking pictures of kids not smiling- I'll take natural over cheese any day!<br />11. I have a fear of large ear lobes- you know the kind that old ladies get from wearing heavy earrings. That's why I rarely wear big earrings.<br />12. I am in love with my husband- all day every day- and I am thankful for everything that brought us together!<br />13. I am a visual learner. I can learn almost anything from watching someone do it but I am lost when I have to ready directions!<br />14. I love my Iphone- it's the best entertainment going!<br />15. I want to become a professional photographer!<br />16. My favorite candies are Black Current fruit pastils that my best friend gets me from England!<br />17. I love that all my kids are 5 years apart so that I can enjoy each of that at individual stages in life!<br />18. I love digital scrapbooking!<br />19. I love to read kid and teen book series better than adult book series...adults are too serious! It also helps in discussing what my kids are reading. Fablehaven, Twilight, Harry Potter, Spiderwick<br />20. I love changing my hair- long, short, super short- I always like to change!<br />21. I love working out- it's such a release! I need to be more consistent!<br />22. I love to decorate...my friends always want me to decorate their houses and I love it!<br />23. I don't like cake or ice cream. Give me a box of crackers and I will chow down!<br />24. I love my coffee. Not for the jolt it give but honestly I love the flavor!<br />25. I have a secret desire to be great at something....like Tiger Woods great! Not just good but GREAT! maybe I'll figure it out one day!Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-87571032343220273312009-01-31T19:38:00.001-08:002009-01-31T19:45:41.789-08:00Rock Star<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7tWVHX7Gg-lNM2_R5vozbfSEZh1lU0KxKbLnE7rJT3mvbCFqgmnQFiaZ9PhRTL1GwPGtpgsmQDXhOOHZkJVP3iVGm7uwMAMvjFcn2hosZIEwDGtojowSUsT6A2pizC5EDwnCKYjPQ8Bc/s1600-h/IMG_0090%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297668743414710018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7tWVHX7Gg-lNM2_R5vozbfSEZh1lU0KxKbLnE7rJT3mvbCFqgmnQFiaZ9PhRTL1GwPGtpgsmQDXhOOHZkJVP3iVGm7uwMAMvjFcn2hosZIEwDGtojowSUsT6A2pizC5EDwnCKYjPQ8Bc/s200/IMG_0090%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a>Just another boring Saturday night until our local Rock Star shows up. Tyler was playing his guiter so Emma Ran down stairs to grab her "electric guitar" and rock out. <br />She told her daddy that she was going to pretend to be a rock star and he could stand across from her and pretend she didn't know him. She said he could be the people that watch her. She makes me laugh. Here are the Rock star pictures from my phone.....Rock star and back stage pictures....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FZkc6p6HhpxWbJhxCYJhdaK77RWRZNdw1PL9bQOGGp4ELI5vWDIhRzSKCRygJomb9F6ecF5hKs9eejJ-rkrRX-8Jg29pV3srOZL4UwyhTipopUfPqNgEqwEQ4SvdKj-AHzAQ9plO2Lk6/s1600-h/IMG_0092%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297668744873679314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FZkc6p6HhpxWbJhxCYJhdaK77RWRZNdw1PL9bQOGGp4ELI5vWDIhRzSKCRygJomb9F6ecF5hKs9eejJ-rkrRX-8Jg29pV3srOZL4UwyhTipopUfPqNgEqwEQ4SvdKj-AHzAQ9plO2Lk6/s200/IMG_0092%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmNaUBxnEINxAB8QyCr7OhrEFAn1gctQ2yGcG6EJYUasdQHFI1W5frjSfqfctdnAtp-rU5E32zrQ9cxwNAj_1r94Vrt3h1fcdxRnd06mcM81NFgovdsc8zUYniqEX4PxIq9GCjyRClEH6/s1600-h/IMG_0094%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297668747941994514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmNaUBxnEINxAB8QyCr7OhrEFAn1gctQ2yGcG6EJYUasdQHFI1W5frjSfqfctdnAtp-rU5E32zrQ9cxwNAj_1r94Vrt3h1fcdxRnd06mcM81NFgovdsc8zUYniqEX4PxIq9GCjyRClEH6/s200/IMG_0094%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-46947283378244285842009-01-28T20:34:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:07:16.200-08:005 Things5 things I was doing 5 years ago<br />1. finishing the remodel of my house<br />2. getting ready for my wedding<br />3. working at Discover Card<br />4. getting ready to go to Hawaii for the 1st time<br />5. driving a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jeep</span> Grand Cherokee<br /><br />5 things on my to do list today<br />1. clean my floors<br />2. set up a new appointment for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NuSkin</span><br />3. help Mike with his website design<br />4. go to the gym<br />5. play with Emma and Sam<br /><br />5 things I would do with a million dollars<br />1. pay off my house<br />2. buy a house in Hawaii<br />3. take my family on a European vacation<br />4. put money away for all my kids to attend college<br />5. give to charity<br /><br />5 places I've lived<br />1. Phoenix, AZ<br />2. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kemmerer</span>, WY<br />3. Grand Junction, CO<br />4. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Quinnesec</span>, MI<br />5. Maine (can't remember the town)<br /><br />5 jobs I've had<br />1. grocery store clerk when I was 13<br />2. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">busser</span> at a buffet<br />3. Little Caesar's Pizza<br />4. Video Shark<br />5. Discover Card<br /><br />5 things I want to be doing in 5 years<br />1. visiting my son at college<br />2. enjoying all of my kids being in school<br />3. getting excited to be turning 40<br />4. taking pictures professionally<br />5. relaxing at my cabin<br /><br />5 people I tag (on whatever interface you choose....blog, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">facebook</span>, etc.)<br />1. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Rushell</span><br />2. Tiffany<br />3. Becca<br />4. Staci<br />5. DonnaMike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-87275359330154580292009-01-27T10:25:00.001-08:002009-01-27T10:38:07.356-08:00NuSkinIn the middle of all of the birthday parties and my new business, I have started selling an awesome new product from NuSkin. I am having so much fun doing mini facials with people. I guess the reason it is so fun is that almost everyone goes into it thinking that this is just another gimmick and that they aren't going to see a difference. I have not seen a single person that the Galvanic Spa did not work on. It's funny that although they seem to see the same results they still want to wait on buying the product. The transition they feel overnight is amazing and they are calling Donna or I the next day so they can get the Spa for themselves. <br />I laugh because when I did the facial on my mom she was so amazed at the results she did not want to go home with only half of her face done. We have had some husbands telling their wives that they need to go back and get the other half of their face done. At that point they are calling us back wanting to get the product NOW! I have created a blog for more information on NuSkin or my business. Please visit them both.....SmartSkin2.blogspot.com or Simplysaidhome.blogspot.comMike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-69459067000352219792009-01-26T17:58:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:06:27.885-08:00Just arrived<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LQEWEIUdKBCXRivHJaBXirAuxJv3o1gcL0JoBNLg71MrbjZiZAdINloeQaW6nDH7PHu6lXb9G2gX5Pd-EJ0Q1Dvv56F-TxOj-5mvnNHHWYJebmJEaSP4Dw0BiiK6F3L441MQKDLofAMp/s1600-h/baby+nora+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295813367352894578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LQEWEIUdKBCXRivHJaBXirAuxJv3o1gcL0JoBNLg71MrbjZiZAdINloeQaW6nDH7PHu6lXb9G2gX5Pd-EJ0Q1Dvv56F-TxOj-5mvnNHHWYJebmJEaSP4Dw0BiiK6F3L441MQKDLofAMp/s200/baby+nora+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiNKuJQXSK7YFclVZL25PAi6kwC4lflaxlmr87Np03zyuoSwB_XpX5FnaiK4UL-itiEUbH2NAc4RzH2IbAUa8cuiWsaW6wp7ubxx79Eitm3bWXCPSWc5g9PsT5cnPRvgGLnM93n9W-ST8/s1600-h/baby+nora+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295810290724672018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiNKuJQXSK7YFclVZL25PAi6kwC4lflaxlmr87Np03zyuoSwB_XpX5FnaiK4UL-itiEUbH2NAc4RzH2IbAUa8cuiWsaW6wp7ubxx79Eitm3bWXCPSWc5g9PsT5cnPRvgGLnM93n9W-ST8/s200/baby+nora+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our newest family member has finally arrived! It seems like it took forever for her to get here but now she's here and I can't believe it! Nora is so cute! She definitely looks like her dad.<br /><div>I took all of the kids to see her today. You don't realize how quiet everything is at a hospital until you take 4 kids into one. All of them were really good for about the first 30 minutes and then the glamour of the hospital started to wear off. Sara was so excited to see her new baby sister. She didn't want for anyone else to touch her. She is definitely the protector of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj2pdDqQjtNlJrUihS2ZEnx6SyCtuyBTWXd2Wy1d29-4Pq6_rMd8fj3DgRC7CTz4vtf-eVx4QTcnYF_eQw5EK0Qk4RgPcZKCF8LAXA2z0u1Bh2LgB5y5-3PeElbwdJAlE0yowfJwoOelK/s1600-h/baby+nora+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295810320826309682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj2pdDqQjtNlJrUihS2ZEnx6SyCtuyBTWXd2Wy1d29-4Pq6_rMd8fj3DgRC7CTz4vtf-eVx4QTcnYF_eQw5EK0Qk4RgPcZKCF8LAXA2z0u1Bh2LgB5y5-3PeElbwdJAlE0yowfJwoOelK/s200/baby+nora+013.jpg" border="0" /></a>her brother and sister. I think she is going to be the strength in the family; the strongest willed at the very least. </div><div>Sam, Emma and Tyler all took turns holding the baby too. It's amazing to me how they naturally have a calm and ease holding her. I think is not so secretly wishing for a baby of her own. I don't think the boys would mind a new addition to much either. I am happy with 3. I don't think I could handle a 2-1 ratio.</div><div><br /></div><div>Zane came to the hospital after he got home from school. He was more interested in seeing his mom and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwHXtOLs42_0xbNc0iU_1gIHIxi7gBhmI-ZzvORnbonM35HqCaTo-gqmfQIb0ageVtZ8yUbuxIjl0fjsvrotaztadUbbdwAZn6zQxDV3hFYt8cEbSjJ3SffmErXVDbqWNx4gXkSWseN88/s1600-h/baby+nora+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295813377841252338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwHXtOLs42_0xbNc0iU_1gIHIxi7gBhmI-ZzvORnbonM35HqCaTo-gqmfQIb0ageVtZ8yUbuxIjl0fjsvrotaztadUbbdwAZn6zQxDV3hFYt8cEbSjJ3SffmErXVDbqWNx4gXkSWseN88/s200/baby+nora+016.jpg" border="0" /></a>eating the edible arrangement we got than in holding the baby. (I love the edible arrangments- they are so fun and you can eat them rather than watch them die like flowers do)After a while he did warm up to the idea of holding Nora. That lasted all of about a minute and then he was ready to go to Emma's house. </div><div>What an exciting day for Becca and Blair! They have now entered the land of imbalance between kids and parents. It is always a scary thing when your kids out number you!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbPA5lCN7aLnMRYOV_L6EBKUuCpTWS0IH_NnOiWiW7yy5xroWacwlEOGwrbYHScnz8imMtJghrkLgTw1L9BWe8fCQVvfteUXmKnx-l5gLe1-IJhp5iqpvedFqEP9ymihlzA_jGVZKz3CL/s1600-h/baby+nora+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295817598482258114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbPA5lCN7aLnMRYOV_L6EBKUuCpTWS0IH_NnOiWiW7yy5xroWacwlEOGwrbYHScnz8imMtJghrkLgTw1L9BWe8fCQVvfteUXmKnx-l5gLe1-IJhp5iqpvedFqEP9ymihlzA_jGVZKz3CL/s200/baby+nora+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3ViVAFieL_8qH0FXiru7CFCzPy5BF-AmQMSOSl3HA96SB4ObnvXAkNJQm2vTzzluKxRlEofjIF3aYyeAVS-pNH3-NAYUJ7SzE71nUUAbNGbNvxdZUFr7Sb7xC_wl2U1MdflNfvo59BLr/s1600-h/baby+nora+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295816939008631042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3ViVAFieL_8qH0FXiru7CFCzPy5BF-AmQMSOSl3HA96SB4ObnvXAkNJQm2vTzzluKxRlEofjIF3aYyeAVS-pNH3-NAYUJ7SzE71nUUAbNGbNvxdZUFr7Sb7xC_wl2U1MdflNfvo59BLr/s200/baby+nora+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRK_4W1EJxKsdbxGnpiTb-vTOyyZO9m1srmTaIN49-NclHuWtlYz3-UB93gyH1GHSzOsDis235Vn6jqzhvkftm0gMtwb7sVYRutrVlm9G1Q8qevHa-b4F10N2hgbWX5b31RzLTzLchALo/s1600-h/baby+nora+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295816947298632530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRK_4W1EJxKsdbxGnpiTb-vTOyyZO9m1srmTaIN49-NclHuWtlYz3-UB93gyH1GHSzOsDis235Vn6jqzhvkftm0gMtwb7sVYRutrVlm9G1Q8qevHa-b4F10N2hgbWX5b31RzLTzLchALo/s200/baby+nora+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwdS6v5KqD3QpuRAuKofCUtRELDmyVAv3TWinh8shwMkjDIsb2CB5X8LqQ77emAw-KttKPkTNcBCFbm-N-lC-LuSrmCGLhMTCHbsefrtmOUv_nL9o1U2QCx_Fh1-_ZaWcTaTZp-bH29lu/s1600-h/baby+nora+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295815201015431538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwdS6v5KqD3QpuRAuKofCUtRELDmyVAv3TWinh8shwMkjDIsb2CB5X8LqQ77emAw-KttKPkTNcBCFbm-N-lC-LuSrmCGLhMTCHbsefrtmOUv_nL9o1U2QCx_Fh1-_ZaWcTaTZp-bH29lu/s200/baby+nora+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6Dp_5hpdfKelLymr_JKEAeRAhVffll185OPKGy2eoHVlHO9sHdL0gTEqOFgrgEkvkpmoJxygcp2Si_8ye2Sh9w1W5mKvOZPeQWeg9jrwUsfLKwBEGgkpnjphdTexzjDhzB_LsDvy9s78/s1600-h/baby+nora+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295815204883115522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6Dp_5hpdfKelLymr_JKEAeRAhVffll185OPKGy2eoHVlHO9sHdL0gTEqOFgrgEkvkpmoJxygcp2Si_8ye2Sh9w1W5mKvOZPeQWeg9jrwUsfLKwBEGgkpnjphdTexzjDhzB_LsDvy9s78/s200/baby+nora+022.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-28823555145191108332009-01-25T15:18:00.001-08:002009-01-26T10:38:50.067-08:00Lauren's 1st Bday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGFXGM27NHQHdmo5WKojSB3kzgV4MkUat7p_EQ9eGgki5FUvRfS-wLVMW9s3Y_W6xFpElCkXUgwt5ybWJ-i5X1a7xN1wz4Aiq_sBssHS6jnzeiRRs6SnZ3eJc2ujZIc2YjT620UFEOGiV/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+165.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295663784747162258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGFXGM27NHQHdmo5WKojSB3kzgV4MkUat7p_EQ9eGgki5FUvRfS-wLVMW9s3Y_W6xFpElCkXUgwt5ybWJ-i5X1a7xN1wz4Aiq_sBssHS6jnzeiRRs6SnZ3eJc2ujZIc2YjT620UFEOGiV/s200/emmas+4th+bday+165.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div>I can't believe that Lauren is already 1. She has had so many struggles throughout her first year of life and yet she is all smiles and is rarely anything but happy. What a road it has been. We had a birthday party at our house since Keith and Rushell are still looking for a house and are currently living in an apartment. They were going to keep things small but I insisted that we needed to celebrate the momentous occasion of Lauren's 1st birthday.<br />I can't help but think back to Emma turning 1....it seems like it was yesterday. Then I think back to Sam and Ty turning 1. In the moment you don't feel like it's going by that fast but then you turn around and they are turning 14. I am trying very hard these days to stay in the moment and appreciate every <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDHvk1QiBLfK5DzjZnt5n8JR0W5f40zZcAr-jTf71KW6P8D6I0idJhN_bxUTsM7i4rlM-nbXABhKcjaY3_H5gqc44KaF9zKYFYtSZEm1lY1qg-eISmm9EOl7BweN0DZF3IS5oPFm6SaTp/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+189.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295667512253833106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDHvk1QiBLfK5DzjZnt5n8JR0W5f40zZcAr-jTf71KW6P8D6I0idJhN_bxUTsM7i4rlM-nbXABhKcjaY3_H5gqc44KaF9zKYFYtSZEm1lY1qg-eISmm9EOl7BweN0DZF3IS5oPFm6SaTp/s200/emmas+4th+bday+189.jpg" border="0" /></a>little bit of my kids even if it is the teenage "I know everything" moment or the elementary school "Who, What, Where, When, Why and How...I must know everything about everything" moments or the preschooler who is 4 going on 13 and wants to be a part of every "adult" moment possible. It can be exhausting but the most satisfying thing I have done in my life. I am so excited for Keith and Rushell to have the same adventures with Lauren.<br /></div><div><br />Her birthday was so much fun. She was dressed in the cutest outfit with black and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1eUT-9ik0_K39DtPZt2yU2CRlNhlFsmqJ9I1m__ppR-W0AULZcjJNC4L4dyiw1IQkrPd7v_XbdUL89ZTKR4Z7eEp9gaDa6zH8tcH_c5J37VI18DIUPOtmkCHErPBUbqaSajOpx3UvBaN/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+192.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295667515114216434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1eUT-9ik0_K39DtPZt2yU2CRlNhlFsmqJ9I1m__ppR-W0AULZcjJNC4L4dyiw1IQkrPd7v_XbdUL89ZTKR4Z7eEp9gaDa6zH8tcH_c5J37VI18DIUPOtmkCHErPBUbqaSajOpx3UvBaN/s200/emmas+4th+bday+192.jpg" border="0" /></a>white polka dots, lady bug shoes and a lady bug sweater. It is quite fitting that <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7t2v8jz17PEmPQL2r7p-8XgUN5opwUroGnbB5gXEJ3l545kslCRAkq2oAjI3xx7pQAeLhC3EJHCeDCVG-Jcgcc6Sx7WP2rHJK-5ydepplIVjSkaHZ18OKQNd_2vL9EbqlzL_d-v7Cm5S/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+204.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295668816837399730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7t2v8jz17PEmPQL2r7p-8XgUN5opwUroGnbB5gXEJ3l545kslCRAkq2oAjI3xx7pQAeLhC3EJHCeDCVG-Jcgcc6Sx7WP2rHJK-5ydepplIVjSkaHZ18OKQNd_2vL9EbqlzL_d-v7Cm5S/s200/emmas+4th+bday+204.jpg" border="0" /></a>Keith and Rushell call her "Bug" because she is quite the little cutie bug . She had fun sitting on her dad's lap playing with his cell phone. She is on the path to becoming Emma (the most proficient 4 year old IPhone user going....far better at using it than I am) Rushell stripped Lauren down for the tradition of the 1 year old cake dive. We all sang happy birthday to her and then sat her on the floor to blow out her candles and dive into her cake. Everyone crowded around in anticipation of the event but as with any 1 year old with a mind of her own, she would have nothing to do with it. She just sat there looking at the cake like "What am I supposed to do with this?" Rushell tried getting her started but she just gave her a dirty look and wanted to be done. It was funny!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSS560LCKofqlZvLBKpuvPRjWOOlb0_U5s0AhgARzjel7oduUehyXIxAeawIt99uU8tyJ61yJAG0tpe_gIi7r6dvmQaspfykNMXnOIQflwJq9CtM_EheQT-edY6RicytE4-r-89OVgt55/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+208.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295668822993620946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSS560LCKofqlZvLBKpuvPRjWOOlb0_U5s0AhgARzjel7oduUehyXIxAeawIt99uU8tyJ61yJAG0tpe_gIi7r6dvmQaspfykNMXnOIQflwJq9CtM_EheQT-edY6RicytE4-r-89OVgt55/s200/emmas+4th+bday+208.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>The craziest thing happened at the end of the party. Everything was winding down and we looked up to see a bug crawling on the ceiling in my kitchen. We could not believe it, it was a lady bug. How weird that on "BUG's" birthday there would be a lady bug on my ceiling. I have never seen lady bugs in the middle of winter but there it was right before our eyes. Maybe just a coincidence or maybe some strange aligning of the universe...either way it was pretty cool! Happy Birthday Lauren!</div></div></div></div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-19762245955928494662009-01-25T10:46:00.001-08:002009-01-25T11:31:32.276-08:00Doctor Doctor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYqV5OnFK4ESWxOKLIYYp2jgzXNtArF31taf2az2cd1A5y41GvCD-0ZaMGIfeW9InRh-rH4UMr12FD6_X9nyVsCAgPj52y7T6AhxyoW0hA3jVVLXk1_dwTw0_mKGJ_f2cUugEhKJ35LlT/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+159.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295314880188235810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYqV5OnFK4ESWxOKLIYYp2jgzXNtArF31taf2az2cd1A5y41GvCD-0ZaMGIfeW9InRh-rH4UMr12FD6_X9nyVsCAgPj52y7T6AhxyoW0hA3jVVLXk1_dwTw0_mKGJ_f2cUugEhKJ35LlT/s320/emmas+4th+bday+159.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>We have been winding down from Emma's birthday party although it hasn't really felt like much of a wind down. We had our third birthday celebration today at Emma's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre</span>-school and I have to admit I am thankful to be done with the celebrating. It's not that it wasn't a lot of fun but it was exhausting. We celebrated with family on Sunday, had a friend party on Monday, and then wrapped it up with an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ice cream</span> celebration at school on Tuesday. </div><div>When we got home from school, Sara came over to play while her mom went to her doctor's appointment. Emma loves it when Sara comes over. I love it that the two of them are best friends. They fight like sisters one minute and then you turn around and they are the best of friends the next minute. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqGWVjHtatdCO0RlqRt4QWeXn-ghIOXjdw5KUEap-jZVy60534QNgWKuGh4dDnu_tmcC4GDOdwIuDzfTmf8pju1I8CPhKvIvFolFzwu6pkDUWrjW3vzfdoj8Xm8VAIxaoXYY3zeFq9xdO/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295314885990024002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqGWVjHtatdCO0RlqRt4QWeXn-ghIOXjdw5KUEap-jZVy60534QNgWKuGh4dDnu_tmcC4GDOdwIuDzfTmf8pju1I8CPhKvIvFolFzwu6pkDUWrjW3vzfdoj8Xm8VAIxaoXYY3zeFq9xdO/s320/emmas+4th+bday+160.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjocnrZB0Qw9saOkNiJkHGGK2rPJKyGfY5Z-Z2UMh9mmIUtqjTulo-CKNZ7eBlWmQQRSIiCMtJaYibNGE0OgufNHTJ7tPgun_BerFhs_0IF8aLSRSIZkPkO8mFf06__4s9ws1A8hfLKU5j/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295314889694413410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjocnrZB0Qw9saOkNiJkHGGK2rPJKyGfY5Z-Z2UMh9mmIUtqjTulo-CKNZ7eBlWmQQRSIiCMtJaYibNGE0OgufNHTJ7tPgun_BerFhs_0IF8aLSRSIZkPkO8mFf06__4s9ws1A8hfLKU5j/s320/emmas+4th+bday+161.jpg" border="0" /></a>They didn't have much time to play so they headed straight for the dresses to change into costume. They started out by dressing up as Snow White (Sara) and a bride (Emma). It's funny to watch them play because they will rarely pretend to be the characters they are dressed up as. They usually go on with whatever game they have started or they will play house in their costumes as though they are in their regular clothes. Today they decided to play doctor. Sara was the doctor for the My Little Pony and Emma was the doctor for her Baby go By By. Emma had her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">stethoscope</span> from her new doctor's kit and was checking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">everyone's</span> heartbeat. Sara used her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">kaleidoscope</span> as a "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">stethoscope</span>" for her pony. Emma checked her baby, then herself and then she tried to listen to Sara's heart beat but it <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrywei3VE7gt1WDr56l-hd9XVVsL8vUYX0B3YkCfQ9N7rCVXfx0eJLpmX0juww40ZLhL0YFa8PtkLawMoptXJujP6vgNNB36OZ_K92bCdmHzmKZIhPz2OvU8X6vowFJYR9DXUGCaIP7k8/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+162.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295314900010859906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrywei3VE7gt1WDr56l-hd9XVVsL8vUYX0B3YkCfQ9N7rCVXfx0eJLpmX0juww40ZLhL0YFa8PtkLawMoptXJujP6vgNNB36OZ_K92bCdmHzmKZIhPz2OvU8X6vowFJYR9DXUGCaIP7k8/s320/emmas+4th+bday+162.jpg" border="0" /></a>tickled a little too much. It was funny to watch. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMyCTjfRZpK8kW7cU2MZK9mIpBedPpSb-MhtcrNApO58AxZAjNPQl4rK5Uivh6ww7FQSP8or1SMxH6uS8BHqufxmR5KpiEoJL4bzZtEQvva3NboE1ZFD5Wt9c5H6ZVq9yXhQ1sMEKJVc1/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+164.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295314902896141458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMyCTjfRZpK8kW7cU2MZK9mIpBedPpSb-MhtcrNApO58AxZAjNPQl4rK5Uivh6ww7FQSP8or1SMxH6uS8BHqufxmR5KpiEoJL4bzZtEQvva3NboE1ZFD5Wt9c5H6ZVq9yXhQ1sMEKJVc1/s320/emmas+4th+bday+164.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-49062055509092644372009-01-25T10:04:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:41:06.133-08:00Birthday Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9x5483mPjEfIsEFtuVZhc_AQUY3U2XZA80I4SgD-K6rGHm5xOvCzHi_LxV50RwBhv4O6kqatgfQuUmRAJC4mgYqJJssit4wOtLOX9qf0tn7enyrhJR2Xc4nDkrj4HcwJJdJFuorAzAid/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295303213876378866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9x5483mPjEfIsEFtuVZhc_AQUY3U2XZA80I4SgD-K6rGHm5xOvCzHi_LxV50RwBhv4O6kqatgfQuUmRAJC4mgYqJJssit4wOtLOX9qf0tn7enyrhJR2Xc4nDkrj4HcwJJdJFuorAzAid/s320/emmas+4th+bday+144.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Emma had her birthday party this week and she had so much fun. She had all of her favorite people there to celebrate. She had a princess and pirate party so that both boys and girls would want to join in the fun. Emma, to my surprise, wanted to be a pirate rather than a princess. In the end, I talked her into being a pirate princess so she would wear her princess dress. I had a picture in my head of how everything would go at the party. I set up stations for the kids to rotate between to keep them active and having fun. I had face painting, crown and pirate hat decorating, ice cream cone cupcakes to decorate and a game of pin the crown/patch on the princess.(Mike's brother Tom drew the princess for me and it was amazing! He is so talented!) Tyler, Brandon and Sam were all on hand to help the little kids with the stations. The older two disappeared quickly but Sam was a trooper helping every little kid he could find to help! I couldn't believe how fast they got through everything and the it was chaos. I had kids running in circles around my house, half of the kids went down stairs to play in the kitchen, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbrUK-442DGg39MHxs8sjwB9KYTKlzZyV4E_n4HyC4mWaorEcREjh2gJletA2AW2ovgWxcwfcO_Ii9TD1MyZWlBHNA1VF_wFSbTgtBGzJ58XPOsSmrArWaxp_TaYSGcovCTOaHwCLl0an/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295303224529561010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbrUK-442DGg39MHxs8sjwB9KYTKlzZyV4E_n4HyC4mWaorEcREjh2gJletA2AW2ovgWxcwfcO_Ii9TD1MyZWlBHNA1VF_wFSbTgtBGzJ58XPOsSmrArWaxp_TaYSGcovCTOaHwCLl0an/s320/emmas+4th+bday+099.jpg" border="0" /></a>Isaac <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFKwQkJ8LPfPup5KaCgkB5WvZWLsxgDD4HTLIE5s2OxTo5CZQ8p5nn0KNtQJRLSFjHsOsLJSxRJXATCsthoGRAFUs62v4VZyyDH6gBvdfETJbapI6-XYinR619JXjw02ThfsShITDMD9Z/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295303225084737586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFKwQkJ8LPfPup5KaCgkB5WvZWLsxgDD4HTLIE5s2OxTo5CZQ8p5nn0KNtQJRLSFjHsOsLJSxRJXATCsthoGRAFUs62v4VZyyDH6gBvdfETJbapI6-XYinR619JXjw02ThfsShITDMD9Z/s320/emmas+4th+bday+105.jpg" border="0" /></a>got into the books and started reading and Livie and Canyon got out some puzzles to put together. I had forgotten how quickly things change when you are dealing with 4 year olds. I can't even say it was controlled chaos...just CHAOS! We finally got to the presents just before everyone left. Everything seemed pretty calm at that point UNTIL Zane, Rya and Arden had a chain reaction break down over the presents. None of them understood why they couldn't have the presents. It was so sad to see them cry. Emma, who was getting all of the presents, didn't understand what was wrong with them. She ended up offering <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcDh2b5RPnpb4JPBcw5OBRrvTUDu6wHvqDnozBsFHqtQkF4UxweMdG55TqHq0TUaQ80thihApaI5MA0L2NG83pSpgVTiR8MzpGzcsbbIVS2xR2iqZpmxW_7zopTV4idokh2tbOvNDxqbG/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+156.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295303237384421330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcDh2b5RPnpb4JPBcw5OBRrvTUDu6wHvqDnozBsFHqtQkF4UxweMdG55TqHq0TUaQ80thihApaI5MA0L2NG83pSpgVTiR8MzpGzcsbbIVS2xR2iqZpmxW_7zopTV4idokh2tbOvNDxqbG/s320/emmas+4th+bday+156.jpg" border="0" /></a>to share her presents with them until they left. What a fun day for Emma!!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6onv5yxqYX1PAhRiH3jrJf_sMqzuF765vOShsu5J5pimY2obMwtau0_JZGHMW6tY-BPUuwoiretsSRCyIVBKQZ-lXNezCvZi48FCxg-Qz5CpVzmnjQO-g3rSzbBwFMiF_X-xyo3JLKJuh/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295303231172298818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6onv5yxqYX1PAhRiH3jrJf_sMqzuF765vOShsu5J5pimY2obMwtau0_JZGHMW6tY-BPUuwoiretsSRCyIVBKQZ-lXNezCvZi48FCxg-Qz5CpVzmnjQO-g3rSzbBwFMiF_X-xyo3JLKJuh/s320/emmas+4th+bday+137.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>In attendance: Rya, Arden, Abbie, Finn, Megan, Isaac, Zane, Sara, Tyler, Sam, Brandon, Olivia, Canyon, Lauren, Keith, Rushell, Misha, Tom, Bama Pam, Grandma Kaye, Grandpa Tom, Aunt Staci, Aaron, Dad and Mom, </div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236535874999087489.post-91741642089855797402009-01-18T20:08:00.000-08:002009-01-18T20:39:35.995-08:00birthday cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cXRKgLV4LstEuMJnSb9Nw9RikeIZ8MwmR5rbOpF-lO-06HYF3Ve7m4TnvfsdQ-S-9W6MWuX6oXDuvOjB7Saerb7bm9jT8RvSK2Qw1nU2HY_3uP4XoQ-MWeAPCL-lAYHKUifwr4rxW_yB/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292857692913329154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cXRKgLV4LstEuMJnSb9Nw9RikeIZ8MwmR5rbOpF-lO-06HYF3Ve7m4TnvfsdQ-S-9W6MWuX6oXDuvOjB7Saerb7bm9jT8RvSK2Qw1nU2HY_3uP4XoQ-MWeAPCL-lAYHKUifwr4rxW_yB/s320/emmas+4th+bday+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuCpzAS7JWTJOwXEagcMFd8o3a8R_tXUZCBsb5NGX6fdjfxpXFZ6Ib1XHNrxHmniB90bKSuTDXrQwmweMMcq9hiAMttY1glP8Hi3oVhl2O8gQt0SWucMP4AK6SIC6TsOTMXBeKiluzwSe/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292857707861366482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuCpzAS7JWTJOwXEagcMFd8o3a8R_tXUZCBsb5NGX6fdjfxpXFZ6Ib1XHNrxHmniB90bKSuTDXrQwmweMMcq9hiAMttY1glP8Hi3oVhl2O8gQt0SWucMP4AK6SIC6TsOTMXBeKiluzwSe/s320/emmas+4th+bday+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskedqCG3qPcATC4MGNr62w3xmiA8WXWCJEYxyAYEoQZc6EZg_4na4ZgNSftyxJKJzkeW4LGCjPlSHxzsjgWrQOj5yeeQa51K_iWRa66H_I1ar6xSWh-yDJBX7j47cLwYcdRsdHkWl5g7l/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292857702585446690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskedqCG3qPcATC4MGNr62w3xmiA8WXWCJEYxyAYEoQZc6EZg_4na4ZgNSftyxJKJzkeW4LGCjPlSHxzsjgWrQOj5yeeQa51K_iWRa66H_I1ar6xSWh-yDJBX7j47cLwYcdRsdHkWl5g7l/s320/emmas+4th+bday+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LgB5JnIpDlNsdhHsBwYU9rrnDrW2S9DDkFs4MT6ykvuzsYIRhoM3omgSyZLNPhQMljPpa66oF8AAZ0T2gQusTwue90nXpUHu2Jgdqwv0qJiILKtJEM7rjS_s1NUiY3qDdZfDTQvKiPDU/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292857696035229442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LgB5JnIpDlNsdhHsBwYU9rrnDrW2S9DDkFs4MT6ykvuzsYIRhoM3omgSyZLNPhQMljPpa66oF8AAZ0T2gQusTwue90nXpUHu2Jgdqwv0qJiILKtJEM7rjS_s1NUiY3qDdZfDTQvKiPDU/s320/emmas+4th+bday+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>I woke up this morning and I feel like my life is flashing before my eyes. My baby is turning 4 and I don't know where the time has gone. Emma was at grandma's sleeping over last night so I didn't get to see her first thing. I took advantage of the time and wrapped presents and made a fun cake out of cupcakes. I made a huge mess in the kitchen which is to be expected when I am cooking. Because I decided to do this on a whim, Mike had to run to the store and try to find candies to decorate with. He ended up getting candy heart and gobstoppers which were perfect. We had to seperate all of them by color so we could make sure we had enough of the colors we wanted. Interestingly enough the major colors in candy hearts are pink (of course) and white; green and orange had the least. In the gobstoppers there were more yellow than any other and green was the least. Just a little bit of trivia for anyone who wanted to know. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYXASV9I-Om4e2lrY53B2VKwvntQB0fr1dsHfSqfTOZ_irehv2C44Ka3jaR2YWnGDq_o_xNPfsST5pfQmuloS2l67a4I-ArkR6hf5hImDY1h9XTwXMnv4ZSwNYuuOFq4MAOmSNawdMP1y/s1600-h/emmas+4th+bday+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292857708374318258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYXASV9I-Om4e2lrY53B2VKwvntQB0fr1dsHfSqfTOZ_irehv2C44Ka3jaR2YWnGDq_o_xNPfsST5pfQmuloS2l67a4I-ArkR6hf5hImDY1h9XTwXMnv4ZSwNYuuOFq4MAOmSNawdMP1y/s320/emmas+4th+bday+035.jpg" border="0" /></a>(Mike said he had always wondered which color they gave you the most of....I on the other hand never cared!) It was so fun! I think anything where I can be creative is fun, so I go a little crazy. Anyway, I think it turned out sooooo cute and she seemed to love it!</div></div></div></div></div>Mike and Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141699864835225928noreply@blogger.com0