tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50188488202942497902024-03-05T21:18:28.013-08:00The Dutson FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-31672520127644032592010-05-25T12:44:00.001-07:002010-05-25T13:05:35.036-07:00It's officially official<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4jRHbegS9yCJSmDBB2ByXuavbicL4jjojRRM3u_4fvsvTkjKcTmTLtlGnfU6VXDz5L9A7jXInxY52MzXdDrqoRnawK6T1gF6W4_QlVnV7ndHXLWz3w65LEFjGBSdo0dPsXXrjB-On7Y/s1600/IMG_1840.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4jRHbegS9yCJSmDBB2ByXuavbicL4jjojRRM3u_4fvsvTkjKcTmTLtlGnfU6VXDz5L9A7jXInxY52MzXdDrqoRnawK6T1gF6W4_QlVnV7ndHXLWz3w65LEFjGBSdo0dPsXXrjB-On7Y/s200/IMG_1840.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475300545900892994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu4sJW7dM43JjuRgnhTZE_jTy7raaEBUTyPl9x45ZWKdK0VqirvAjlcH_UOX7sIR1xhn3btMzCUl5v6FM_pVe6c4zS8c2o95nnbmCgwEiTnzeShb9W-YYYYb_Z4IRg60Fc8Nhzc6D-_Q/s1600/IMG_1849.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu4sJW7dM43JjuRgnhTZE_jTy7raaEBUTyPl9x45ZWKdK0VqirvAjlcH_UOX7sIR1xhn3btMzCUl5v6FM_pVe6c4zS8c2o95nnbmCgwEiTnzeShb9W-YYYYb_Z4IRg60Fc8Nhzc6D-_Q/s320/IMG_1849.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475297054741258978" /></a><br /><br />After extensive comparison, Baylor still came out on top, so we are officially going to Baylor this coming Fall. Woohoo. We're very excited and We know Joseph will do really well! We feel very blessed.:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-62829855110471709832010-04-15T17:16:00.000-07:002010-04-15T17:37:46.595-07:00Back to our knees...Well, it looks like we're gonna have to get back on our knees and try again. We were really planning on going to Baylor this summer, about 99% sure actually, but after all the quick prep we couldn't find a place to live. We didn't realize how limiting Waco was. So, now we're a little confused as to what to do next. We felt that God was happy with our decision to go Baylor, but with all that has happened this past week, we feel like God is now sending us a different signal and putting a big red STOP sign in front of our faces. We don't know if its timing or just not the best choice. So, we're getting back on our knees and doing a lot of praying and waiting for answers. Also more researching of the other schools we've been accepted to, and trying again to see where Heavenly Father would like us to go. It could still be Baylor this Fall, but for now we feel we should just pray and be prepared if God has another path for us.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-78601481090512304842010-04-08T18:41:00.001-07:002010-04-08T18:41:28.522-07:00Bottom of the ListI was looking through our friends blogs and noticed that our blog is at the bottom of everyone's list, and I was thinking that was a weird coincidence. Then I noticed why... It's in recent update order. Which means I have abandoned our blog for too long. So, in attempt to see our blog at the top of everyone's list, I will update! Let's see, We have celebrated Birthday #2 for Spencer, and Easter, and big life changes coming for our family. <br /><br />I will begin with his birthday. Spencer turned 2 on March 10th. I didn't want a big birthday bash or anything, since he tends to have anxiety with a lot of people, so being the <span style="font-style:italic;">considerate</span> mom that I am, I decided to keep it to just family this time around. Well, I guess I didn't <span style="font-style:italic;">consider</span> the fact that I have a LOT of family around here. He has 5 cousins that live here and 7 Aunt and Uncles nearby. He thought that was still too much. So, we ended up having tears at the end of his birthday anyway, but I think he enjoyed it for the most part, mainly the fact that he got to just run around with his cousins. I don't have a lot of pics to put up of the party. My camera told me I had 3 bars of battery left, but it really meant it was dead. So, my sister took all the pictures and I'll have to get them from her later.<br /><br /> We did Easter here in Dallas with all my family in town. I was really excited for Easter this year with Spencer. He's a year older and understands simple directions a little better, so I thought he might actually get into this time around. Last year he would pick up the egg and throw it like a football,or would put them in the basketball hoop.(For some reason he thought they were sports balls.) This year, he was a little smarter and he would pick up the plastic egg, open it up to get the candy out, then ate the candy, and <span style="font-style:italic;">then</span> would put the egg in the basket. We let him do that little procedure for about 4 eggs to which he then decided to ditch the basket altogether and just proceed to open eggs and eat the candy inside. We decided this wasn't quite the year either. Maybe next year he'll have more patience to gather his eggs THEN eat the candy later and more sparingly.:)<br /><br />Our other big news is that Joseph is finally going to Law School! We've decided to attend Baylor Law School in Waco, they awarded Joseph a Full tuition scholarship and we feel like he could really succeed there and reach the goals we have for our little family and after prayer feel like this is where the Lord really wants us. We've requested to attend a quarter early and go in the summer. Which means we'll be leaving Dallas, our home for the last 5 years, in just 3 weeks! I'll be very sad to leave Dallas and family, but we'll only be less than two hours away and be able to visit lots of weekends, especially me, since Joseph I'm sure will be very busy with his studies. We're headed towards big changes and very anxious to begin!:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-13540786723849155492010-02-23T11:46:00.000-08:002010-02-23T13:10:25.193-08:00Spencer's new Fort/Pirate ship/Climber/Boys Club/Mommy's lifesaver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10Bbbgjy8OypRsQwdJFi3FQ80sjhyphenhyphendsjKmThL52THbjDTeHAVZLbqH7X9S1bxjM-z9TYd4LC6ytx0kgqpywNAIQKQE4k2-ppDxM42BE3jUwbtjLbtBmMV4RiSZZ3lQT9P3YVytEh9l4Q/s1600-h/IMG_1661.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10Bbbgjy8OypRsQwdJFi3FQ80sjhyphenhyphendsjKmThL52THbjDTeHAVZLbqH7X9S1bxjM-z9TYd4LC6ytx0kgqpywNAIQKQE4k2-ppDxM42BE3jUwbtjLbtBmMV4RiSZZ3lQT9P3YVytEh9l4Q/s320/IMG_1661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441546402615985010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">
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class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I've wanted to get Spencer a climber for a while, but they were expensive brand new. 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When he was bored, he would beg me to let him watch a movie. Now, he takes random toys to the top of his fort and just plays for hours, yes you read that correctly HOURS. I love it! No more entertaining, no more tantrums over movies not being watched, no more whining boredom on rainy days! His cousins come over and play with him on it. It makes me smile from ear to ear, to know that his cousin Jake who is 4 yrs old thinks its awesome, that gives me hope that Spencer won't outgrow it in a month.:) </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, now that I’ve cured his boredom of being inside on those wet and cold last winter days, I just need to figure out what to do now that He’s decided to climb out of the crib! 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If you notice the moment Spencer was showing signs of walking, I've disappeared off the face of the earth, that's no coincidence.:) Spencer turned out to be far more active than I had ever imagined he would be. I love him, his daddy loves him, but the poor lady who has to stand next to me in line at the grocery store, correction, <span style="font-style: italic;">anywhere</span> in the store, the family sitting in the pew in front of our family at church, the people sitting next to us at story time, just don't seem to have that same love for my lovely child. I'm sorry did I say "lovely?" I meant LOUD child! I feel sorry for him, I do, the poor boy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">catches</span> a horrible disease that if he sits for more than 3 seconds in one place, he just might explode. Don't you just feel sorry for him? DON'T. Feel sorry for us instead.:) Well, its not all bad, he really is a sweet kid, and we love to watch him climb! If there is anything our little boy can do, it's to climb. That is why parks are our best friend! The park truly is the cure for Spencer's "horrible disease!" I am so grateful that we live in Texas and that its 80 degrees in November!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZomdllR1kFm_MPXiLux_AoLsmJo-5ROxqfU6MNhF13YHqh0EIUukSBIbFyjXnTpSHy-dh8RM6qzFUgtq8ZQeoa255M2HNkGLjReWGjYztw63aDewK7eNEYP36YJO9PCmPbJT9-fcTXU/s1600-h/IMG_1401.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZomdllR1kFm_MPXiLux_AoLsmJo-5ROxqfU6MNhF13YHqh0EIUukSBIbFyjXnTpSHy-dh8RM6qzFUgtq8ZQeoa255M2HNkGLjReWGjYztw63aDewK7eNEYP36YJO9PCmPbJT9-fcTXU/s320/IMG_1401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403301733586622130" border="0" /></a>So, to catch up I'll put some photos up of Spencer during Halloween and just the recent snap shots that we were able to capture of him doing his thing.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19r_0JlSnrvFSyTfz4xMMPivEYEABEs5h1PaJoJsuPSeIQI0WJ4HidAQgRr7loMSRuYQH1fvJN_9d9nDwxEUqSomm7yOohSUcyj6FhS-rK-6IqRuDh5EstXcE3lsB9wKs3HHEp7IBMlQ/s1600-h/IMG_1392.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19r_0JlSnrvFSyTfz4xMMPivEYEABEs5h1PaJoJsuPSeIQI0WJ4HidAQgRr7loMSRuYQH1fvJN_9d9nDwxEUqSomm7yOohSUcyj6FhS-rK-6IqRuDh5EstXcE3lsB9wKs3HHEp7IBMlQ/s320/IMG_1392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403300966862328402" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-90163834594822978352009-03-29T22:40:00.000-07:002009-03-29T22:44:39.477-07:00No time..I don't think I am ever going to be able to have time to post anything on this blog. I think I have started about a trillion posts, but haven't been able to find time to wait for pictures to upload. I would do it now, except I am so tired for having to wrestle a one year old at church and I have work tomorrow and its almost 1 am... I'm getting a little nostalgic for time, oh how I miss you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-15595683027331035852009-02-02T12:20:00.000-08:002009-02-02T12:57:57.940-08:00Coming soon...I realized that I haven't posted anything for a while on our blog. I've been pretty tied up with Spencer and just the everyday craziness of our lives. I will have a following post of pictures of Spencer, my camera is not charged, so you'll just have to wait for those. I know some of you (especially the grandmas:) are ready for another dose of Spencer's cuteness, so I'll try to post them real soon!<br /> I'm a little overdue, especially since he has hit a lot of his milestones recently. First, he has finally had his first teeth come in, that's <span style="font-style: italic;">teeth</span> not tooth. We have had some restless nights in the past weeks trying to comfort Spencer as he tries to endure cutting 4 teeth all at once. That is no easy accomplishment! So, alas, our nights are once more quiet... as for the day, that brings us to his second milestone! Spencer is walking EVERYWHERE! I don't know what got into him, he has for a while just taken a few steps here and there if he knows he's definitely gonna make it, (for example to me or daddy and his favorite, going between the corners of the couches back and forth) He had decided to graduate from us and to explore how far he really can go, now resulting in bruises spreading across his forehead-- he didn't quite make it to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TV</span> stand in time.:) Fortunately though, he only explores at home. Spencer for some reason won't do it at church or while we're at <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">someones</span> home. He's not quite ready for that adventure I guess. He wants to just stick the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">TV</span> stands and coffee tables he knows.:) Either way, he is just plain into everything!<br /> As for other changes that are going on in our family, Joseph has finally bought a new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">HD</span> television, (just in time for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Superbowl</span>:) He is really enjoying his new upgrade, when I say upgrade, it could possibly be the biggest understatement yet, bye-bye tube! As for me, I have been called to be the Beehives advisor at my <a href="http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/">church</a>, for those of you who don't know what that is, it basically means I teach the 12-13 year old girls at my church every Sunday, and get to play with them on Wednesday nights. I'm a little nervous, but anxious too, I know I'll just love them all instantly!<br /> That's what's going on in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dutson</span> home, I'll try to post pictures soon of Spencer walking and his pearly baby whites.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-64685040144123874442009-01-10T11:28:00.000-08:002009-01-10T11:56:28.107-08:00Perfect 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mB3YmTwJusTnKZekxZFkysGT1VNx8gIikIHe9kBx9VTCBKFKqt-X6y8L36XQaKIdc6Oas6SPFzK499QU7u1SqGBo9EhREHxXb1Sk-XM3o4nGjhEDopb1mmj48jE4y9r28ykL4T7yyfs/s1600-h/P1090907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mB3YmTwJusTnKZekxZFkysGT1VNx8gIikIHe9kBx9VTCBKFKqt-X6y8L36XQaKIdc6Oas6SPFzK499QU7u1SqGBo9EhREHxXb1Sk-XM3o4nGjhEDopb1mmj48jE4y9r28ykL4T7yyfs/s320/P1090907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289753263618474210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJktgyEvIxJsOO6JhIbmlwQTnXrakIJZU3hfr8NDzdSP08AuVz-QxMoiybGJIkfudUq28CavIj3vVmKxTtm2sGl-LuRJa_d9H3CnAdWrj2rW3yNs0gc8DnMAjQdoB5IgceUZe4XLdcHo/s1600-h/P1010063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJktgyEvIxJsOO6JhIbmlwQTnXrakIJZU3hfr8NDzdSP08AuVz-QxMoiybGJIkfudUq28CavIj3vVmKxTtm2sGl-LuRJa_d9H3CnAdWrj2rW3yNs0gc8DnMAjQdoB5IgceUZe4XLdcHo/s320/P1010063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289750444069483906" border="0" /></a>We can't believe he is already 10 months. He is still as handsome as he was when he came into this world. We love this boy more than anything. We can't hardly recognize our home anymore, there are baby toys, contraptions, blankets, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Binky's</span> everywhere, and little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hand prints</span> on our windows, couches, and television.... and a little trail that follows that exposes where Spencer has been and has disassembled something perfectly.:) What would we do without you, Spencer!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-13195696424609753992009-01-08T19:34:00.000-08:002009-01-08T20:11:29.226-08:00Swingin' and Slidin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjWKmh6zol7gzOFMyO7PAZg0xNMYYvpBWI6KxLNc4TcWkPe7NnYxKDN9xUqsvUpplGUKpMLrAPUrdnqXhz8tRwVrzChildSLFWdkEWbwgyu89hDq8Iuj6AEMSxWncd_S-LIN759RebC8/s1600-h/P1010160.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjWKmh6zol7gzOFMyO7PAZg0xNMYYvpBWI6KxLNc4TcWkPe7NnYxKDN9xUqsvUpplGUKpMLrAPUrdnqXhz8tRwVrzChildSLFWdkEWbwgyu89hDq8Iuj6AEMSxWncd_S-LIN759RebC8/s320/P1010160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289139022518576850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuSH-Jwiauvcxcpzi9uiQh6Yjrr3qSh-HnvJrxOWLDaWm0LSmDHsvdu9v1SxzUFdiGPkPfivoO13lLF8UMOIBKC-rposmNi9hfgvZhDZTTx8We1aY31Dx4xrgg2VFf906LQRjDbw8tsA/s1600-h/P1010162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuSH-Jwiauvcxcpzi9uiQh6Yjrr3qSh-HnvJrxOWLDaWm0LSmDHsvdu9v1SxzUFdiGPkPfivoO13lLF8UMOIBKC-rposmNi9hfgvZhDZTTx8We1aY31Dx4xrgg2VFf906LQRjDbw8tsA/s320/P1010162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289138674544970786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ssazQ0kwa7H25B0R1BE7bCjJZ7GmJR7ie3qa1oGMtGXGyiV3dZdhRXhFB1PQ14vO5K_O831a-qBdEUzl2fBmYJaQ6sG6jak4CHOX3Q0TJhxA_X83sP4JPqRL0gm1FLpV4v9Xf37lnT8/s1600-h/P1010175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ssazQ0kwa7H25B0R1BE7bCjJZ7GmJR7ie3qa1oGMtGXGyiV3dZdhRXhFB1PQ14vO5K_O831a-qBdEUzl2fBmYJaQ6sG6jak4CHOX3Q0TJhxA_X83sP4JPqRL0gm1FLpV4v9Xf37lnT8/s320/P1010175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289138462964760882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was such a beautiful day today, and I didn't want to waste that sun. So, I called up Joseph and asked if he wanted to eat lunch with Spencer and I at a nearby park. We picked up some Subway and went to Andy Brown park. It was perfect, it wasn't windy or too sunny--it was just right for a picnic. Spencer really loved being outside, and seeing the smile on his face as he swung for the first time just put the cherry on top for me and Joseph! It's been really surreal being together more than usual and what's odd is that it is January and it is 70 degrees outside! I hope this lasts a little longer (I am always happier when the sun is out). I think the fresh air does our family good.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV4P-Hq4x3Hv3QBkru4s_QeklZGG-yFsp30oJ9ZdFzL72Q37CzmTDzgn08bAKmHMv10F6nFgsrfdetDvcjRBlR7XyCUMPbl2KcNPmhuUklBhGVtw3fPoiceCr2PN3VHqgdaqS2LI3t8k/s1600-h/P1010156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV4P-Hq4x3Hv3QBkru4s_QeklZGG-yFsp30oJ9ZdFzL72Q37CzmTDzgn08bAKmHMv10F6nFgsrfdetDvcjRBlR7XyCUMPbl2KcNPmhuUklBhGVtw3fPoiceCr2PN3VHqgdaqS2LI3t8k/s320/P1010156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289133339846920674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitDlgeRh_qXfvhG2bEdmKZ5ac2c2_AQ0HvYF18zn3m5IGwl3Ter87GCR_IIvRxrPPynymYHPic8w-yQXEMraaC7UmRlVdSv2YmrvSyRTBNiEcDAtnI-oAqC9X8Qm11kfSHWn3YZb_J20/s1600-h/P1010167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitDlgeRh_qXfvhG2bEdmKZ5ac2c2_AQ0HvYF18zn3m5IGwl3Ter87GCR_IIvRxrPPynymYHPic8w-yQXEMraaC7UmRlVdSv2YmrvSyRTBNiEcDAtnI-oAqC9X8Qm11kfSHWn3YZb_J20/s320/P1010167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289133633072225378" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-11365389777849024282009-01-07T13:25:00.000-08:002009-01-08T20:13:47.005-08:00Date Night at the Mavericks Game<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OZmDqITFWkPk-We37TN-arLlC4Dp5C3PyWiNm3U9XEaFGSMStudTzfI5sJ4_XrLJxtXAW5S9n1mt7dl7wC9-UkTtCGPahZGWm71qRt-HmNAy77MLuUypesQIkg4PF9HW-G5-FXn1xJc/s1600-h/P1010133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OZmDqITFWkPk-We37TN-arLlC4Dp5C3PyWiNm3U9XEaFGSMStudTzfI5sJ4_XrLJxtXAW5S9n1mt7dl7wC9-UkTtCGPahZGWm71qRt-HmNAy77MLuUypesQIkg4PF9HW-G5-FXn1xJc/s320/P1010133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288717760260254114" border="0" /></a>This is the team warming up and our view from our awesome seats!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeye9Pqiccm9f8AokZ-JmCT7Oi1go2qOp5DSegJaaD2lyQnUptuo27RRZqKN1ewd5V_8YQDcCLOmnta39cr_6oLSSLPlRjOGGvV2SND3n4fzaDPGmQgRZ82TVbwVqz4zKWP6NjWIAoew/s1600-h/P1010140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD9fe_QC4TxcSpju-9_-RPqIdefKCpOrX3UFPoXriX0ezboJtzUgxlgSvOjhykpfBVBBEc1RJTuA9W0Pa7mxL9JczYO_20El5Cwz5pb0NviR23pWyqNQtrjZI7rAwbE2GRKb4RwHwMEQ/s320/P1010149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288717030868594514" border="0" /></a>Us, with our illuminating light over our heads instead of on our faces...oh well.<br /><br /></div>I wish I had better pictures to depict our fun night, we didn't exactly have a professional photographer to take our picture at the game. He kept getting this huge light behind our heads, and he wouldn't stand up to take it at a different angle. Maybe if he wasn't drinking he would have been more compliant, but I guess you have to take what you can get. Either way we had an amazing time. They were playing the LA Clippers, who are not all that great this season. The Mavericks dominated them in the first half, and then got kinda sloppy on their defense in the second half. We didn't mind though, we were secretly hoping that would happen so that it would be a close game. Joseph and I are kinda demented like that.:) It ended up being a very close game and the Mavericks didn't retake their lead until the last minute and half of the game. It was awesome to see all the fans standing and screaming for their team, you get so caught up in it, you can't help but scream and yell and clap yourself until your throat and hands go raw! We loved it. Thanks again to Missy and Mike for the awesome tickets and for watching Spencer for us, so we could have an amazing date night!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-74965954962093860292009-01-04T21:32:00.000-08:002009-01-08T20:19:19.610-08:00....But I still love Technology, Always and forever, always and forever.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLn7_VQWjQTayAbOJ3dO2qPisGXXcMwEdQdj4mt9x2Pr-KMR7T_4MoUXt8X0VAfEpjse6m9c-F61orcs80xGRVKrrjqtSp3ZwZPf5cAALF1pSE4JA4gKXkEhbtTeyk-hNZ-Pqt2qLv34/s1600-h/P1010035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLn7_VQWjQTayAbOJ3dO2qPisGXXcMwEdQdj4mt9x2Pr-KMR7T_4MoUXt8X0VAfEpjse6m9c-F61orcs80xGRVKrrjqtSp3ZwZPf5cAALF1pSE4JA4gKXkEhbtTeyk-hNZ-Pqt2qLv34/s320/P1010035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287689269002859874" border="0" /></a>It was a typical winter day in Dallas, Texas yesterday, bright sunny and 81 degrees! We went to the Museum of Nature and Science with my sister, Missy, and her family to celebrate the beautiful day. We had way too much fun. We bought tickets to go to the planetarium additional to our museum admission, because it sounded interesting and we were talking about how it would be cool to go into a large planetarium like the one in D.C.. Well, first off we had no idea it would be in another building. So, we had to walk like 10 minutes away from the museum to this small building, that was unimpressive at best, it definitely wasn't up kept and needed to be remodeled badly. The small "exhibits" if you will, were probably touched by children from 30 years ago. Very interesting that our money was going towards this pathetic building and planetarium which only seated about 20 people. Some lady stood at the front of the room reminding everyone to turn their cell phones off, only to hear hers go off several times during the exhibit. She didn't even know her constellations very well and made up some of her own, I believe. We were laughing it off as we walked our 10 minutes back to the museum hoping for a little more. It was way fun to say the least. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PWMXHsdZTZvWwfG5RwpEkOnTuayagTzzy8AU2Rq-us0ngwyT2nm3bzuA5DQPJZpC6bZ3SdPhscTYxYtRKlL3uhfUn0UmwTrzs-cdfzZXfJ1PzIApSBKCURl98KGmMfyDCdfCT7AB0fg/s320/P1010009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287677068531624946" border="0" /></a><br />We couldn't go to the awesome aquarium in Georgia, which happens to be the largest in the world and also has a whale shark, but we had to go for second best which is the Dallas aquarium. It was Spencer's first time anyhow. He absolutely loved it. His very favorite was the manatee, he could have stared at him for hours, (me too.) Joseph had to pull Spencer and I away from the trance we were in from watching the manatee swim back and forth in the huge water tank. We saw the penguins, flamingos (my personal favorite) the cutest monkeys you ever saw, a sloth and really cool sharks! It was a nice family day out, we really needed it after being stuck in the car for 14 hours driving back from Georgia and from overcoming long nights of Spencer with strep. It was a really nice way to spend New Years Day together.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-82478148817874958012009-01-04T20:39:00.000-08:002009-01-04T21:16:23.617-08:00Christmas in Georgia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7GqgKJsOwmq3QMDn4FMXABbfCmAjhujI5sa0oiiYAJQbKT8knE2ThPkpqvDtoH-KDQwmL_Z_6beo63lyAwOq7Fj3hPoX2y85xv8MAGmgR96EsCtvhrfWQ40CO_Tz_T4rU24MQzjGlgg/s1600-h/P1000876.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7GqgKJsOwmq3QMDn4FMXABbfCmAjhujI5sa0oiiYAJQbKT8knE2ThPkpqvDtoH-KDQwmL_Z_6beo63lyAwOq7Fj3hPoX2y85xv8MAGmgR96EsCtvhrfWQ40CO_Tz_T4rU24MQzjGlgg/s320/P1000876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287672165602406754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16yNRWtJxMUPhwuRSjhB4WV2rdLSMGR4g5n-fmrZFXjs32PelTK8HwDbRWtWOrQzbCpLDll3ne8s3sOKij5DH43htFBTZmQm8ifOWK9u1GZtW7UIQBM-fYKSDFX-MXsfxw6YyqF5mmWo/s1600-h/P1000880.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQN63gBr-3xhZLh9yKCy-2AMuOIzIGOnapAWnJFti5GwmzmNFo5YZbuKVdG3YRWsLXtBAm5VLOFwzqz0OfVc_DU43j_hWzZM4FzRTA6elqj6GzK9HeEeclrbIKP6efVvAKH4avalLDUsk/s320/P1000814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287671475316945234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNLvsMu40UYNsGuQk4Vq3BdnByBv680RDMUwaLv5m6-FQ12PJISTPmqWbUaJGc8szNx7wGFJvZk-2Th8oLfkonlUDIOBWRn5gYoMOJSbUqXhVaz4xDjQu-dmsPSDmCn2mF_5v4-TH1iw/s1600-h/P1000811.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNLvsMu40UYNsGuQk4Vq3BdnByBv680RDMUwaLv5m6-FQ12PJISTPmqWbUaJGc8szNx7wGFJvZk-2Th8oLfkonlUDIOBWRn5gYoMOJSbUqXhVaz4xDjQu-dmsPSDmCn2mF_5v4-TH1iw/s320/P1000811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287671338613395266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was my family's turn to have us for Christmas in Georgia. We were there for only a short while. We left Tuesday night, stayed somewhere in Louisiana, thought we had less to drive the next morning, but actually were off about 2 hours. All in all, we arrived Wednesday evening just in time for all the fun Christmas Eve traditions and Santa:)<br />It was a very enjoyable trip. It's amazing to have so many families under one roof and no confrontation of any sort, we all got along so great! Nothing but good eating, movies and games, games games. Spencer was a little overwhelmed with all the commotion and he getting sick wasn't helping him either. He got sick the second day we were there, poor little guy. We didn't know until we got home that he had gotten strep (yuck!.) This poor guy has had two colds, croup and strep all within a month. Winter is not a good month for this little fella. He's doing great now though, and let's hope I can help keep it that way so that we can get back on our regular schedule (basically mama wants him to take more naps:).<br />We had a great time, the only disappointment was that we didn't get to go to the Georgia Aquarium because the children were all getting sick. But, Joseph and I made up for it and went to our Aquarium in Dallas when we got back. I'll have several posts to list, we've done a lot since the last time I've posted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-37432515410942687202008-12-09T11:07:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:36:49.145-08:00Cheeky monkey. Bum-looker!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHggLDtNE4KO_CvJrxQwOzmsMRDR2kh2IDloFknaoHrCDr3VNxjKWnSIfAAksYd_jR2w89gmif7Unf8Rsp66AjCX7XZ0wy2AWwHeMwyjKS9k5P9WWBbEh8vO8Tfq0vZYEFVcrKHuvpPAU/s1600-h/P1000736.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHggLDtNE4KO_CvJrxQwOzmsMRDR2kh2IDloFknaoHrCDr3VNxjKWnSIfAAksYd_jR2w89gmif7Unf8Rsp66AjCX7XZ0wy2AWwHeMwyjKS9k5P9WWBbEh8vO8Tfq0vZYEFVcrKHuvpPAU/s320/P1000736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277873683826042498" border="0" /></a>Spencer falling into the blanket basket trying to reach a toy:)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MTZ5qYH04N7hyQNNuLf72QUsDF_E5oHkU_MzaxB78czl-yB9aMKXdVe8aLKubKCkD_PkPREyRSxI7hqOr1FsPFeXZywWyCvWw1HZbmtqcH5btouqqvtip-dd-XfNLEf3TCLzm8txSlg/s1600-h/P1000757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MTZ5qYH04N7hyQNNuLf72QUsDF_E5oHkU_MzaxB78czl-yB9aMKXdVe8aLKubKCkD_PkPREyRSxI7hqOr1FsPFeXZywWyCvWw1HZbmtqcH5btouqqvtip-dd-XfNLEf3TCLzm8txSlg/s320/P1000757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277872041535901298" border="0" /></a><br />He likes bath time, but he loves <span style="font-style: italic;">standing</span> in the bath tub more.<br /></div><br /><br />I'm cute and I know it:)<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3cvBDSQ6hS7VrhLbxyvpgksH5B7Vd6IEnEshFjBc-a_L19vJm9Zag90Oz_ygby5UYWaPg-tpkWzgXTvfQqOnOx0hxKDp2B3Cj7pipqlIlECKxbADb5MYouhyphenhyphenmGsZrV-m7Ktugz1rf8o/s1600-h/P1000747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3cvBDSQ6hS7VrhLbxyvpgksH5B7Vd6IEnEshFjBc-a_L19vJm9Zag90Oz_ygby5UYWaPg-tpkWzgXTvfQqOnOx0hxKDp2B3Cj7pipqlIlECKxbADb5MYouhyphenhyphenmGsZrV-m7Ktugz1rf8o/s320/P1000747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277871377120601874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's clapping time, all the time!<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-7kJ_7IOt2-rwfgLIM5sp4N2UQWD-WFwLhfD2YzccWJhDqKdy42vkTY7Y9yIIOPATqAGLzwCmZ6L9vMdeNZhkBkZA5aNrEjlwtfxTUeBcdmZ_RmICo_nzMg4x0_iJFp8Fll2A-C4naM/s1600-h/P1000742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-7kJ_7IOt2-rwfgLIM5sp4N2UQWD-WFwLhfD2YzccWJhDqKdy42vkTY7Y9yIIOPATqAGLzwCmZ6L9vMdeNZhkBkZA5aNrEjlwtfxTUeBcdmZ_RmICo_nzMg4x0_iJFp8Fll2A-C4naM/s320/P1000742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277871008526369298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFSK9b8sR1tCzhvYM2WzZEcVl2McZceWV6Y-BRdd9AqKHGn6tpuu3tUaHc-i9m8H_a8aHahi0kttMtREFYyfcch1xCTDvCuwgo5tJFZ2KyF1s3mVUshNDsG8j0menPjNxx7ni-GwBgqw/s1600-h/P1000740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFSK9b8sR1tCzhvYM2WzZEcVl2McZceWV6Y-BRdd9AqKHGn6tpuu3tUaHc-i9m8H_a8aHahi0kttMtREFYyfcch1xCTDvCuwgo5tJFZ2KyF1s3mVUshNDsG8j0menPjNxx7ni-GwBgqw/s320/P1000740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277870696155362386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Spencer absolutely loves bath time. It's not so fun for mommy and daddy though, trying to wash him is quite slippery and he doesn't enjoy the soap, he just wants to eat the water and stand up on the side of the tub. Above is a picture of him falling into our basket in our living room trying to reach a toy, once he got it he was stuck, so of course we had to take a picture with his bum in the air:) He is quite a mischievous little boy. He is pulling himself up on everything, standing and now letting go occasionally and standing alone. He is into EVERYTHING. I can't keep up. I have just had to come to realization that my rugs will always be turned up, the DVDs will always be pulled off the shelf and that the remote control will always be in Spencer's hiding place.:) Just more reasons to love him!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-50768589985175661742008-11-22T19:30:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:59:03.083-08:00Ute's in Texas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSYI9VxtD6Orl8aL1Z22XMyu21V-swzXer8RS1LWlkbX13hQvA9oZZo4w3ICUWVPmAwVRvMejCxnHWHflbofRI3jiPjpxTR28wG9ZrPgsmvBoGsCzhRqtDr_M6dtkuR1-43jp0TfgnuM/s1600-h/utelogo2b.gif"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFx7mBvBGVSuriiE1rcnT3-Yu_vT7pdf6EOJNdwcaYpQlvBWkrN4CHsB80jCP_sw_ZBVUonjiVmq0Lqx4WULLmNbXC_NiaLcCe9VS2b99PWDAlB2RYK8xIn0Lb9_7FE5USvzkuhMVSZs/s1600-h/P1000698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFx7mBvBGVSuriiE1rcnT3-Yu_vT7pdf6EOJNdwcaYpQlvBWkrN4CHsB80jCP_sw_ZBVUonjiVmq0Lqx4WULLmNbXC_NiaLcCe9VS2b99PWDAlB2RYK8xIn0Lb9_7FE5USvzkuhMVSZs/s320/P1000698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271707235516146130" border="0" /></a><br />Go Utes! Me and Joseph watched the Utah v. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BYU</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ga</span>me at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Deliman's</span> Grill with some people from our ward, I believe we were the only Ute fans there, oh well. I think we did a good job rooting anyhow. It was tied 17-17 when we walked in. We <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wer</span>e pulled right in, of course. I knew Utah's offense struggles at times, so I was a little nervous when that happened. Utah's defense really stepped up tonight, with all those turnovers , whew. I almost felt bad for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">BYU</span>, but then I remembered last year, and those feelings left quickly and I knew it was high time for Utah's victory. They deserve <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">BCS</span> with their 12-0 record! We ate some famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Stubb's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">sa</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ndwich</span> and fries and enjoyed the silence from all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">BYU</span> fans, as they lowered their heads over and over.:) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosmfksg8KA74Vegq2z_psGmv0sPx02Q83VNKLKNrKhG_0Bpj67jjPiWAn4VZ19adHS3i1daaDiuEivThLAyfSaVAJAaLmzz65Pi213lJ2TDR-YpeQ2iTz6WGx7Nk4fk3AQQ9zhPLKQSk/s1600-h/BCS_LogoFOX.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosmfksg8KA74Vegq2z_psGmv0sPx02Q83VNKLKNrKhG_0Bpj67jjPiWAn4VZ19adHS3i1daaDiuEivThLAyfSaVAJAaLmzz65Pi213lJ2TDR-YpeQ2iTz6WGx7Nk4fk3AQQ9zhPLKQSk/s320/BCS_LogoFOX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271709633289903458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSYI9VxtD6Orl8aL1Z22XMyu21V-swzXer8RS1LWlkbX13hQvA9oZZo4w3ICUWVPmAwVRvMejCxnHWHflbofRI3jiPjpxTR28wG9ZrPgsmvBoGsCzhRqtDr_M6dtkuR1-43jp0TfgnuM/s1600-h/utelogo2b.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSYI9VxtD6Orl8aL1Z22XMyu21V-swzXer8RS1LWlkbX13hQvA9oZZo4w3ICUWVPmAwVRvMejCxnHWHflbofRI3jiPjpxTR28wG9ZrPgsmvBoGsCzhRqtDr_M6dtkuR1-43jp0TfgnuM/s320/utelogo2b.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271690528575384610" border="0" /></a>Even Spencer got into it, although, he got very tired very quickly and I didn't think he was going to make it to the end. His daddy held him on his shoulders on occasion to keep him happy, but poor Spencer couldn't hardly hold his head up. He would rest it on his daddy's head, while on his shoulders it was very pitiful, yet very cute. I hope he sleeps really good tonight our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">lil</span>' Ute fan! I took some pics of the boys, and Spencer in his p.j.-Ute look.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuyLnKbdUZ3ySPcNraebg4Q15OaWwhkFHBPQ7oP3XTlvw07Qfy9FpcW451hONy9U3k0M6iKmxwbUoJT8Dpy91LYm8jIfQomzTJxaMO-RNvRk8e9CxyM1L2CwV7AtUxCyL4CwhdaLepMw/s1600-h/P1000702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuyLnKbdUZ3ySPcNraebg4Q15OaWwhkFHBPQ7oP3XTlvw07Qfy9FpcW451hONy9U3k0M6iKmxwbUoJT8Dpy91LYm8jIfQomzTJxaMO-RNvRk8e9CxyM1L2CwV7AtUxCyL4CwhdaLepMw/s320/P1000702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271706553122746290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iSfTTjEfzZ_kCJx1kXePzb-QZeRaG8eOoaSluj3tPQEji4wpibN16Bzc6-mrnMqBE-rW4kOaopuyE1HnrG_Zd_DgaMc_p5jVS34H5yl8Ag8-6qHy7whbxghg7kQS0pVXcOVGKPzUe9I/s1600-h/P1000700.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iSfTTjEfzZ_kCJx1kXePzb-QZeRaG8eOoaSluj3tPQEji4wpibN16Bzc6-mrnMqBE-rW4kOaopuyE1HnrG_Zd_DgaMc_p5jVS34H5yl8Ag8-6qHy7whbxghg7kQS0pVXcOVGKPzUe9I/s320/P1000700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271707018188443442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHngaXzF_OFqM8_tvwZZcgDZxYFsijAm7KmaiqZU9kqa2DMBiZxAmIqbn3PqAX3jxKqe9HixTaUl6g3WkNUXRGR6-JOEQEsn24T8rIn9mze_UaZ6AvT5XanPkAvBynzIgqV2CPPSEnlh0/s1600-h/P1000713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHngaXzF_OFqM8_tvwZZcgDZxYFsijAm7KmaiqZU9kqa2DMBiZxAmIqbn3PqAX3jxKqe9HixTaUl6g3WkNUXRGR6-JOEQEsn24T8rIn9mze_UaZ6AvT5XanPkAvBynzIgqV2CPPSEnlh0/s320/P1000713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271706101936994802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLTE1JasaBEPA7no-4LlHxcV_Qdqe_l_4epSxIbf0S1yPZBWI6y2qdgD8GBoecDfPrcOMdjlANkiCXWIBQEB02PIC1emUnujxThF9qdDMZn1ay6nTzAqlZb8XIzoBa6nl9k0_GFjvZsk/s1600-h/P1000727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLTE1JasaBEPA7no-4LlHxcV_Qdqe_l_4epSxIbf0S1yPZBWI6y2qdgD8GBoecDfPrcOMdjlANkiCXWIBQEB02PIC1emUnujxThF9qdDMZn1ay6nTzAqlZb8XIzoBa6nl9k0_GFjvZsk/s320/P1000727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271705722168857522" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-36956584892727640762008-11-18T20:02:00.000-08:002008-11-18T20:40:51.937-08:00Tired, exhausted, worn out, beat, pooped, done in, absolutely ready to crash!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIusJO7jfTjQ4jkGVnJQ1IECOYzBcsToGiBJq7V-EFtxsnlMy3mDf9g7VCbdEojuhLhNfRrS2LigqIeM2CVq2W6q3iOLGK2PsYb3INyIc7iIfO-biuXcXR_MIAZkhbSup1iFjA2noI9b8/s1600-h/P1000502.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIusJO7jfTjQ4jkGVnJQ1IECOYzBcsToGiBJq7V-EFtxsnlMy3mDf9g7VCbdEojuhLhNfRrS2LigqIeM2CVq2W6q3iOLGK2PsYb3INyIc7iIfO-biuXcXR_MIAZkhbSup1iFjA2noI9b8/s320/P1000502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270223077016315058" border="0" /></a><br />I love my boys, I do. But, I'm exhausted! It's only Tuesday! I want to already label this as the worst week, and I haven't even seen what Wednesday has to offer... frankly, I don't want to see Wednesday. I always hear that phrase, "when at the bottom, there is only one direction from there, and that is up!" I sure hope so. I don't know what it is this week, its like bad luck, or my brain is so fried that I can't think straight. I'm forgetting things left and right. Things I usually am very on top of. I'm not blaming the boys for all my absentmindedness and fatigue, but they sure do expect me to have 3 brains working simultaneously. So, I guess I am.:) Joseph has been studying for months for his graduate school test. I am home all day with Spencer, but when Joseph comes home I have to have dinner ready, so he can utilize as much time as possible for taking his practice tests. So, for the rest of the night I am feeding Spencer, bathing him, cleaning house, all while trying to be quiet. I've been tending Spencer on my own for a little while, and Spencer is not making any part of this temporary situation easier! He is just all over the place. I didn't know child proofing meant quarantining your child and making sure there is no escape. The only plus is that he will take his naps on time and go to bed on time and with no problem. The catch is it has to be his own bed, no where else. So, if I am even a little late on getting back home from an errand, he goes ballistic. Then, I just say goodbye to that nap, cause he's too tired to go down, and I'd rather him play then scream! This has been the case these past few days. Now, I want to scream:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOl2aZDx5O48GmQbGJhqcy67yMbMVEWdevui7d5-OmlWZnsvXxYlT9awz81Soh5W_x5tufCCekhjQNQ7vCl4HKomjX-4etSGy4W03seRMhGFmeus4jehW9iOuNXbDDH18BnqZwV3wq98/s1600-h/P1000693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOl2aZDx5O48GmQbGJhqcy67yMbMVEWdevui7d5-OmlWZnsvXxYlT9awz81Soh5W_x5tufCCekhjQNQ7vCl4HKomjX-4etSGy4W03seRMhGFmeus4jehW9iOuNXbDDH18BnqZwV3wq98/s320/P1000693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270222300748308658" border="0" /></a><br />Well, there's only one thing I can do, and that is HOPE, hope that tomorrow I will be able to grab a hold of my nerves, and hope that I can think a little clearer and hope I can finish all errands before nap time. Hope. Maybe a little prayer to go with it too. Sorry, if you are still reading me venting out. A mother needs it time and again. I'm looking forward to December, when Joseph takes his test, FINALLY, and I can go back to having another parent. It'll be worth it in the end, I just hope I can endure 'til then:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6czlAw-Q_VAkZGzofppgxzQHzKnSOppBhOo1qXz295Q0D5KEi_oM5FvkUhHo9x9qwcvcB5PgXHN-p4zkiFWHeeVsyPy3n6yYCy86WErCydfstnXH5Pj3IwX2VZEGkWFgcMcCPieEU4A/s1600-h/P1000674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6czlAw-Q_VAkZGzofppgxzQHzKnSOppBhOo1qXz295Q0D5KEi_oM5FvkUhHo9x9qwcvcB5PgXHN-p4zkiFWHeeVsyPy3n6yYCy86WErCydfstnXH5Pj3IwX2VZEGkWFgcMcCPieEU4A/s320/P1000674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270221991856383138" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-68530476372296959082008-11-10T20:01:00.000-08:002008-11-10T21:06:32.818-08:008 Months....and still alive!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbrP2AlewWBaaWW3PdJ1hcFrVxy-jhmU27lQ7wCvn4o7P_k9gAmgwyTIbcDVx5gg4r6CDbAD5pS5NGMpusDUpgyc5Lq9MQkNBgO6ebdMkZPmUOogEXXT0vFw9HeJs-ide-O51uUrncwE/s1600-h/IMG_2275.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbrP2AlewWBaaWW3PdJ1hcFrVxy-jhmU27lQ7wCvn4o7P_k9gAmgwyTIbcDVx5gg4r6CDbAD5pS5NGMpusDUpgyc5Lq9MQkNBgO6ebdMkZPmUOogEXXT0vFw9HeJs-ide-O51uUrncwE/s320/IMG_2275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267252425217032866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL-zLIOjTuZtsWdb2CpVH9OQg_f6J22EGMldiLlIBmB7hKLOPEuDA2FEa6Lsye9hNpcbX2gCYC91xDVwSPm1kD0eU0Kh6k0P8m0wx4PRh2yimAMsMemKjLB-yYzKJkqowdcVWMopVmXU/s1600-h/P1100027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL-zLIOjTuZtsWdb2CpVH9OQg_f6J22EGMldiLlIBmB7hKLOPEuDA2FEa6Lsye9hNpcbX2gCYC91xDVwSPm1kD0eU0Kh6k0P8m0wx4PRh2yimAMsMemKjLB-yYzKJkqowdcVWMopVmXU/s320/P1100027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267254504795516306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FknLYNkNhu7fGX9dXreSUoTkVRgobQUwdPRuXaDTfabtYmwx3QbrTJ092XSqnt-0GtFhDh5_2dBvxTlxoDC_xGxmdY9qLjk_2qowynCl12hzSFbTtnRn70vTZ5GkbljfoO_oyfwnOSA/s1600-h/P1110265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FknLYNkNhu7fGX9dXreSUoTkVRgobQUwdPRuXaDTfabtYmwx3QbrTJ092XSqnt-0GtFhDh5_2dBvxTlxoDC_xGxmdY9qLjk_2qowynCl12hzSFbTtnRn70vTZ5GkbljfoO_oyfwnOSA/s320/P1110265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267257114198696210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BZM2GPYqidGh2UhIU-QxmQF9S70-ZnSZuhn9EuAhDc9UuBvMDTTo-StXqA6dyjmWaBGD9bvHP3e1ICf9_u6Qnhvn6AjN6p91eF25zR3RuK7IcHhsaQSEIuoD4UcU4LY0WYcehjX-NVQ/s1600-h/P1000362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BZM2GPYqidGh2UhIU-QxmQF9S70-ZnSZuhn9EuAhDc9UuBvMDTTo-StXqA6dyjmWaBGD9bvHP3e1ICf9_u6Qnhvn6AjN6p91eF25zR3RuK7IcHhsaQSEIuoD4UcU4LY0WYcehjX-NVQ/s320/P1000362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267260916365905330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8MD9KpV5CoSHJxbpvmagJyYhEedQLXgmh0oE9zm31QFAfmEA5OytLSWvTmkr-ZVtl7fZOUXuRseaU3h8Nr4wMdX7_6HRSByEJu9hxGbceia7fOWnwAlcYcthZ0_eaJNHsEz6TpFlzvU/s1600-h/P1000426.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8MD9KpV5CoSHJxbpvmagJyYhEedQLXgmh0oE9zm31QFAfmEA5OytLSWvTmkr-ZVtl7fZOUXuRseaU3h8Nr4wMdX7_6HRSByEJu9hxGbceia7fOWnwAlcYcthZ0_eaJNHsEz6TpFlzvU/s320/P1000426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267253536815131762" border="0" /></a><br />Yay, we made it this far. There are days I wonder how this kid has survived this long:) I am feeling very accomplished when Joseph comes home and I am able to show him Spencer is still around for one more day. It's becoming quite the challenge to keep this kid out of trouble, he is crawling and making chaos too fast for me to catch up with him. I am starting to understand more and more why people buy playpens and exersaucers, none of which we have. I keep talking about it, but I'm too exhausted chasing him around to even remember to go to the store. I wouldn't change anything about him though. He is such a ball of sunshine. He really knows how to make mommy and daddy smile. His personality is really starting show through, he is very particular about things. He knows what he wants, and how he wants it. Anything but, and its not acceptable:) He is very much like his mom in the way he day dreams and gazes. He will sit in front of our window and just look outside and watch birds fly and the trees branches sway for like 20 minutes. It's definitely a nice break for me! He melts me when he gives me his snuggles. He will take his forehead and just rub it on my cheek or anywhere on my face that feels soft to him. I'm his comfort blankie, but daddy is his human toy! He loves to to just climb all over him. He loves to steal his glasses and yank his ears. I think daddy makes him giggle the hardest, and its great when he does! We're so blessed to have this little man in our lives. We're just falling more in love with him everyday.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjSdpcGYAXOHdLHv3bHjL_jFdt0he0NWKOkcLe28v8V7FteUpTQAY9ZNFhEdHQbOPqQ1nxSHMT_jeHitIu34pKHmkVV368nJTjeBjO_4ZaHylbX4UcoZF-P1u_k2-BmXVvrLamFl3R-U/s1600-h/P1000680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjSdpcGYAXOHdLHv3bHjL_jFdt0he0NWKOkcLe28v8V7FteUpTQAY9ZNFhEdHQbOPqQ1nxSHMT_jeHitIu34pKHmkVV368nJTjeBjO_4ZaHylbX4UcoZF-P1u_k2-BmXVvrLamFl3R-U/s320/P1000680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267255807583064178" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-58420400380260713672008-11-02T14:24:00.000-08:002008-11-02T14:49:15.086-08:00More excuses to dress him up..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9FFKlrr-9_KyNRaBjOhVrHyhgWNohtfmchIVQF2yn5w-w2rYzYmveWsYpJy7eNQUQfLOijveMlN4SU0okJmvoMCwF-PP0glr5tifUltAQjAVZrFlELcUCM97gmz_hdVGEfF-1rAbZ08/s1600-h/P1000657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLPiOgIlY0BPMIWjnoNCKiG1kLvI8pLV1GS0K1709PNy4kgRSKLWGQ1uGu1DReBDNrYzN-xc4UfHBydNX8wHxpLu2JLkMeKe-W_R64FJnDTFkW4sQrG6tHphx2WRFNMYPo5-KIF9Y-lw/s320/P1000663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264190957038494338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocfsWbFwQBrj84EIPRI8Jbx06snmJ7MjFlMWTdkxhjRnvu2AudJreNPaVK7GUrPZChtlaI1sxd_P8cS2No7U-Si5tbOXj9JyYFmchuTcMLSpHZJ7MFto5AgTffUu0mxuaAKvn7_5B0Ck/s1600-h/P1000658.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocfsWbFwQBrj84EIPRI8Jbx06snmJ7MjFlMWTdkxhjRnvu2AudJreNPaVK7GUrPZChtlaI1sxd_P8cS2No7U-Si5tbOXj9JyYFmchuTcMLSpHZJ7MFto5AgTffUu0mxuaAKvn7_5B0Ck/s320/P1000658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264191618268024610" border="0" /></a>Spencer really loves his Uncle Mike <br /><div style="text-align: right;">Aisha loves chocolate!<br /></div><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKR2q8LyNYuM2gpkSK5ttc2SuL-EKiKdnlssk5gSSAyot6VNUw7bo2HYVFC7wAS3TIxYILyJVWc7C7QPek5z2CsTQeNyyXNINqtJ7Bq2X1g2DKJlabIGTzaLzFI8JkqKYKYFwvmXAYMg/s1600-h/P1000670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKR2q8LyNYuM2gpkSK5ttc2SuL-EKiKdnlssk5gSSAyot6VNUw7bo2HYVFC7wAS3TIxYILyJVWc7C7QPek5z2CsTQeNyyXNINqtJ7Bq2X1g2DKJlabIGTzaLzFI8JkqKYKYFwvmXAYMg/s320/P1000670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264190209400518786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFqsfyqYmnHjHLWEYmAl3_enB98oWOIZzOaLOKXquDdpbRNv3XgYS-CmP4dPZxE72GWSJ5AB91sO-Gf3Buu4A2TXIaE_8ZDpGChntUBb1jqtSF1ptZ5ZKRmX-iE0xU6Lczkuu-x_w1Ik/s1600-h/P1000669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFqsfyqYmnHjHLWEYmAl3_enB98oWOIZzOaLOKXquDdpbRNv3XgYS-CmP4dPZxE72GWSJ5AB91sO-Gf3Buu4A2TXIaE_8ZDpGChntUBb1jqtSF1ptZ5ZKRmX-iE0xU6Lczkuu-x_w1Ik/s320/P1000669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264190451457986594" border="0" /></a>Daddy and Tigger <br /><div style="text-align: right;">Cute Tigger face:)<br /></div><br /><br />We went trick-or-treating with our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nieces</span>, Emma and Aisha, on Halloween. We basically wanted one more excuse to dress him up in his cute <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tigger</span> costume.:) We also went to the Harvest Carnival for our ward, in which he got face-painted his complete "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Tigger</span>" look! I know we are pretty bias, but I have to say he is the cutest <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tigger</span> I have ever seen. We are definitely having fun with him!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-28864240273833003952008-10-30T16:28:00.000-07:002008-10-30T22:15:53.175-07:00Tigger at the Arboretum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3Ak6Rw4T1aUsJVG5MpMgVqsZF5JD3OE-r4bBrNl-4W79ixwDPeV4nQ4FMIF8UwkM9Me9HGTpJgVKR7yCXGcJZSSj5tEWvozJa9DCaGlIp3D_ChkNfSKaky2urBoCjJ7trVWKfREFtQc/s1600-h/P1000635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3Ak6Rw4T1aUsJVG5MpMgVqsZF5JD3OE-r4bBrNl-4W79ixwDPeV4nQ4FMIF8UwkM9Me9HGTpJgVKR7yCXGcJZSSj5tEWvozJa9DCaGlIp3D_ChkNfSKaky2urBoCjJ7trVWKfREFtQc/s320/P1000635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263099315289982546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbO7CKd1ieKhYXNKbaZLVD8MGtQH1jMC3zfbGS3bZeEovFmtAcoVV4HTnxwy7xp40WjhdsRZ7vXlPfO_4L0wj0H5agCGhy0o3wBqQWVfYi7CfIdVW4SowG4sJ3xEAZ03T_UR9QJCHqyU/s1600-h/P1000641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbO7CKd1ieKhYXNKbaZLVD8MGtQH1jMC3zfbGS3bZeEovFmtAcoVV4HTnxwy7xp40WjhdsRZ7vXlPfO_4L0wj0H5agCGhy0o3wBqQWVfYi7CfIdVW4SowG4sJ3xEAZ03T_UR9QJCHqyU/s320/P1000641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263097970150877458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlN8PhH3C8N9YCru71X27vt6X3lx4aWQreSaiGXDhADtsBZmbOAdYVVcqk-hvFMqont-kdHijU_yd2cwPLo6ucokrHJCexhzeFly8WodJ-of9dfqGCnKxscDOz_NAT4PMLuWCdYaCSdw/s1600-h/P1000643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlN8PhH3C8N9YCru71X27vt6X3lx4aWQreSaiGXDhADtsBZmbOAdYVVcqk-hvFMqont-kdHijU_yd2cwPLo6ucokrHJCexhzeFly8WodJ-of9dfqGCnKxscDOz_NAT4PMLuWCdYaCSdw/s320/P1000643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263096430327596034" border="0" /></a><br />Spencer is Tigger for his first Halloween. My sweet sister Shawna lent the costume to me, and who can pass up a free costume?! We went to the Arboretum with his playmates from playgroup. We wanted to get some cute pics at the Arboretum with the pumpkins and flowers with their cute costumes on. Spencer actually did very well for his first time wearing it, he didn't fuss over the hoodie at all; Although, he didn't seem all that excited either. He just kinda sat there the whole time, and just let his droopy cheeks droop. Its okay, I love those cheeks. He's cute in any emotion, even the lack of:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyGFM55dlyScGpl8aT6sTVhIcO374hjlQ9pLPZsFMck-HEs-kg2IGw7V8MUC8EbgzvbqQ5alCmOVTwxmYrnvTJYNxrl6C-43X_P8iqDJ2Tdf2Pg4r3Jhco6bKLvLZPYppGZfW2lyE6ek/s1600-h/P1000646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyGFM55dlyScGpl8aT6sTVhIcO374hjlQ9pLPZsFMck-HEs-kg2IGw7V8MUC8EbgzvbqQ5alCmOVTwxmYrnvTJYNxrl6C-43X_P8iqDJ2Tdf2Pg4r3Jhco6bKLvLZPYppGZfW2lyE6ek/s320/P1000646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263095299720128354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpHeTb4EhLLcVB8F9LgsW61ho9J3SdkwOz35_LRYV0zXHlR_HzPXSWCeEgAfY24NgIm-rOtXzKAdVcawi4MZdoi8rNFUW1ntTWd9cSLmF4ctJGyDrOygYy2alluld0PLkXbcp-vzGjJA/s1600-h/P1000634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpHeTb4EhLLcVB8F9LgsW61ho9J3SdkwOz35_LRYV0zXHlR_HzPXSWCeEgAfY24NgIm-rOtXzKAdVcawi4MZdoi8rNFUW1ntTWd9cSLmF4ctJGyDrOygYy2alluld0PLkXbcp-vzGjJA/s320/P1000634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263096038308254082" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-54186927123476065122008-10-20T18:17:00.000-07:002008-10-20T22:16:22.720-07:00Family, Friends and Fun in UtahJoseph and I were able to go to Utah this past weekend, it definitely wasn't long enough, we wish we could have stayed a little longer, it's <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDw-13MWPSJVMQqSw5rePPaitkvczeaAONg5mAwbih5OCPedmmxOAlxSduIYoT28MF90Bti-5TJdqgwYYf3TgeXHDSgI4PfP_eBXJbkKMR771nTFpPAxzMQ7LFHocHFhjaG-4DvzOpBE/s1600-h/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDw-13MWPSJVMQqSw5rePPaitkvczeaAONg5mAwbih5OCPedmmxOAlxSduIYoT28MF90Bti-5TJdqgwYYf3TgeXHDSgI4PfP_eBXJbkKMR771nTFpPAxzMQ7LFHocHFhjaG-4DvzOpBE/s200/DSC_0063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259417225908995938" border="0" /></a>always hard to leave family and friends that you <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSwOtpP27tTSYAPJtu6_VPjyDNzaWjbajuPwKeRbqHUYd9tXp28DUD-zQnmObBom71z3yDcNTJ2od1wYtgtxZSN12x5KfZmIeiOGaRWYASDTCDkoqiImC8ZvW-3MV87869ul6OYnnvLM/s1600-h/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSwOtpP27tTSYAPJtu6_VPjyDNzaWjbajuPwKeRbqHUYd9tXp28DUD-zQnmObBom71z3yDcNTJ2od1wYtgtxZSN12x5KfZmIeiOGaRWYASDTCDkoqiImC8ZvW-3MV87869ul6OYnnvLM/s200/DSC_0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259422887825993746" border="0" /></a>don't get to see very often.<br />We first stayed with Joseph's father and step-mother in Alpine. It was much cooler than we were used to down here in Texas. Joseph's Dad loves to take pictures, especially of his children (I've just recently learned:) The Autumn t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvY9mkhTbKyANEk73lYBFHiSl6WJWknb0QiNWAeDP5EMJn4BPdcilU_uPZXNbfTJ5rOfXU-7yekCv6NMLci76YNDcG4LiVAXpLDtNUHr85LkMEWFz8C3-V3QEJBsznwC1e0HBpt8RFOs/s1600-h/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvY9mkhTbKyANEk73lYBFHiSl6WJWknb0QiNWAeDP5EMJn4BPdcilU_uPZXNbfTJ5rOfXU-7yekCv6NMLci76YNDcG4LiVAXpLDtNUHr85LkMEWFz8C3-V3QEJBsznwC1e0HBpt8RFOs/s200/DSC_0058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259416363799384082" border="0" /></a>rees <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-83KK5i6UuNizMHL2OZKHXWR4HTJL-b3g433AN6FGoHl5NXgclBftdyMJKCT347mB5WNteIcIH0t87lU4PsxexMZjkKIfvV_rovMygCnCaBR6FdbNPySE_s40jqVmMeVaILuqSTp3MbE/s1600-h/DSC_0026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-83KK5i6UuNizMHL2OZKHXWR4HTJL-b3g433AN6FGoHl5NXgclBftdyMJKCT347mB5WNteIcIH0t87lU4PsxexMZjkKIfvV_rovMygCnCaBR6FdbNPySE_s40jqVmMeVaILuqSTp3MbE/s200/DSC_0026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259414567242173378" border="0" /></a>were perfect for picture taking, and he definitely got really cute ones of little Spencer ( of course, he is cute no matter what camera you use:)<br />While we were with Joseph's Dad and Step-mom they took us to the U of U bookstore so that we could get some Utah <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZcE6qWLLnR_3ipYyavFr3qtsq0KoruWWJPaOkv2-DUKAMbVzeOpGEUY35Yu7Mkqp0a0k4RGgYS_8DSMjitBKNqNXBStGMO6FFc7LOPr_g9fCyBOv0buIeBMQP0aIAvCgK7EGnL2GNYY/s1600-h/P1000610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZcE6qWLLnR_3ipYyavFr3qtsq0KoruWWJPaOkv2-DUKAMbVzeOpGEUY35Yu7Mkqp0a0k4RGgYS_8DSMjitBKNqNXBStGMO6FFc7LOPr_g9fCyBOv0buIeBMQP0aIAvCgK7EGnL2GNYY/s200/P1000610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259424056234426914" border="0" /></a>t-shirts. Joseph really needed a new one, and Spencer and I are adopted fans. Now with our t-shirts Spencer and I are now official Ute fans! We are a University of Utah Family:) Go Utes!<br />We were only able to spend one day with Joseph's dad and step-mom and we headed <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-PqwXlyThYtLpbtMM3Tx5y0d-iy01ZQTbxeGINYvB2Lq9_48PFAJhUndkYnHy55gjtr05W5rcnzz5sn-FV7Aq66QlQuqy-huerIzuICaVIZUcI-n-mFNo7PXvyarVranHEsrQWNvWR8/s1600-h/P1000561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-PqwXlyThYtLpbtMM3Tx5y0d-iy01ZQTbxeGINYvB2Lq9_48PFAJhUndkYnHy55gjtr05W5rcnzz5sn-FV7Aq66QlQuqy-huerIzuICaVIZUcI-n-mFNo7PXvyarVranHEsrQWNvWR8/s200/P1000561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259436171705691154" border="0" /></a>out to Logan the next day to share the day with one of my best friends Lissa, who was finally getting married to Bryce Mumford, and I was one of her bridesmaids. It was a beautiful sealing. She looked absolutely gorgeous and just glowing with happiness. It was also good to see some old friends from Missouri that I hadn't seen for a long while. We were really hono<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOUkFqxSJnWRkWZVqCAy7ZephmSww0uGZkg5jZTPCC6CPLBSaJfTUDlJTzRK09sRXIvmNoHSSEpi82wpsM-OMfCJjm5jKRjBrDSdm9njueAGZ7W86z0Syz-yHs00bTOQ_S316mFzPWIU/s1600-h/P1000570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOUkFqxSJnWRkWZVqCAy7ZephmSww0uGZkg5jZTPCC6CPLBSaJfTUDlJTzRK09sRXIvmNoHSSEpi82wpsM-OMfCJjm5jKRjBrDSdm9njueAGZ7W86z0Syz-yHs00bTOQ_S316mFzPWIU/s200/P1000570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259435898793434450" border="0" /></a>red that Bryce and Lissa had invited us to their wedding and to spend their special day with them, and it was very memorable.<br />The next day we spent with Joseph's mom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNHRcfAjBx683NUjmPu8nVOUQ38FdctrjLBCkZN4lKCFNLZq_4XAHdQKofO9n9hISUhC5d15WvnbXY_RABPZ_yeR4woXJn0xNj5nMugoJHKfmY3CaXzf7KBVwulspqbattUnOTk2ToaI/s1600-h/P1000592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNHRcfAjBx683NUjmPu8nVOUQ38FdctrjLBCkZN4lKCFNLZq_4XAHdQKofO9n9hISUhC5d15WvnbXY_RABPZ_yeR4woXJn0xNj5nMugoJHKfmY3CaXzf7KBVwulspqbattUnOTk2ToaI/s200/P1000592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259430763929650418" border="0" /></a> and siblings.... one word, FUN! Joseph's mom was kind enough to take all the children to Lagoon! It was my first experience to go to Lagoon, while Joseph was able to reminisce the old days of going there. We rode tons of rides, of which my favorite was just doing Bumper Cars with the sibs. Joseph has a very fun family, I think their children keep them young at heart:) Speaking of the nieces and nephews, we just got a new one that came just last week, Leah. She is Joseph's older Brother Lee and Marsha's 5th. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kBcOZysGW9oYFRkgbqENxuptJPxbUGhV6TR2CzytfmGSWSDaa9kawHekKnVUD9c-lTQbEuqL6ORqpRY0WFrIVS2h8iWIgXL-WZHmsqc9KGEVrEPttxD39GEC_V_yU02i0nCsco-ATRg/s1600-h/P1000598.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kBcOZysGW9oYFRkgbqENxuptJPxbUGhV6TR2CzytfmGSWSDaa9kawHekKnVUD9c-lTQbEuqL6ORqpRY0WFrIVS2h8iWIgXL-WZHmsqc9KGEVrEPttxD39GEC_V_yU02i0nCsco-ATRg/s200/P1000598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259430485025017874" border="0" /></a>She was so beautiful and petite. I'm sad we don't live closer:( We also had a barbecue at Lee and Marsha's at which we got Lee to take the pic of us in our Utah shirts. We then went back to Lagoon to play<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyY7w9Id8P6Mzx8bABUeyeSJBur4Cx_Dxh0fjQSKKsJpb_scUGCc2skxEQ9rrzOBrLbbkgsCedPxB6beBPXTMTjbp0OXLSAupxcnThN0tqlgl1jfGUNFJK9BZugyIJZh8rLIqFOCGPCk/s1600-h/P1000601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyY7w9Id8P6Mzx8bABUeyeSJBur4Cx_Dxh0fjQSKKsJpb_scUGCc2skxEQ9rrzOBrLbbkgsCedPxB6beBPXTMTjbp0OXLSAupxcnThN0tqlgl1jfGUNFJK9BZugyIJZh8rLIqFOCGPCk/s200/P1000601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259430215644545042" border="0" /></a> some more with the nieces and nephews and came back late that night to Joe's moms to play some Rock Band with our newest Brother-in-law Kent. We hadn't really got to hang out with him and Jenny since they <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRDbWsIcXyLTs3i9m3qOuFaoKLoOTq_m-fny0T6E8M_EdRlP2AiJ-YY1U7zzqeKThB6HY8fj-UDhUC6ekW_VbyexmIAu9k2q02tqUGwfud4uQjk2PdiT6LPsGjleXAPP7A2lCBqW38Eo/s1600-h/P1000617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRDbWsIcXyLTs3i9m3qOuFaoKLoOTq_m-fny0T6E8M_EdRlP2AiJ-YY1U7zzqeKThB6HY8fj-UDhUC6ekW_VbyexmIAu9k2q02tqUGwfud4uQjk2PdiT6LPsGjleXAPP7A2lCBqW38Eo/s200/P1000617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259429730684418514" border="0" /></a>were married. We were really glad to be with them, they are a lot of fun.<br />The next day we visited with Grandma Parrish and Joseph's old friend Jeremy. We had a b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xFOjekEQOnXlbNros2EZZ23qdNRXtW0fml6UdII5dvjfAUkHHUbeVGyYbdwVPGmtZCPT-ehj0PYNv4XlArW5XrxN4R88i6WnRbMGzBzlviTWBoiFuD5YmLglXw3l_71Elw-P6oZNYfs/s1600-h/P1000618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xFOjekEQOnXlbNros2EZZ23qdNRXtW0fml6UdII5dvjfAUkHHUbeVGyYbdwVPGmtZCPT-ehj0PYNv4XlArW5XrxN4R88i6WnRbMGzBzlviTWBoiFuD5YmLglXw3l_71Elw-P6oZNYfs/s200/P1000618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259429567043586594" border="0" /></a>ig breakfast and a little too much fun dissecting a bee at the kitchen table:) After our wonderful breakfast and chatting we then had to go back home. :( We miss them already.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZfY78mZi5DlEvUkgdeE6gtk8vf64iq9MesQvUxF_aB9evl4ot1c7Q22Dt8FxSwpcoDD3gg3CbHGcCwjEdxnMjnHGuLtQzoR3GTldr8AnqMWuNOq-yN9Z-URY4sYn4JnaVUUNubOMgTI/s1600-h/P1000614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZfY78mZi5DlEvUkgdeE6gtk8vf64iq9MesQvUxF_aB9evl4ot1c7Q22Dt8FxSwpcoDD3gg3CbHGcCwjEdxnMjnHGuLtQzoR3GTldr8AnqMWuNOq-yN9Z-URY4sYn4JnaVUUNubOMgTI/s200/P1000614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259429878507467858" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-4418981143223020592008-10-10T21:22:00.000-07:002008-10-10T22:34:21.571-07:00Going, Going...Gone!Spencer is exactly 7 months today and is growing way too fast for our liking. I can't believe how much he has grown and has changed our lives for the better. He never has had a boring day, he could not wait to get around the house. For Spencer, being not able to reach his toys was never an option. Once he got the hang of crawling, he was off!:) It's now a forever game of hide and seek, unfortunately he is always winning at this game.:) Joseph finally took some video of Spencer crawling, sorry the quality isn't all that good. Also, excuse his diaper only <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">apparel</span>:)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIfddb-pXbXJ8qW-hLhtFPzOT3BL6miCLokC0vp_HvAVvhpkPPLS3_h5pVvM1rRWvCPT3wFgWM8PIP4FRHHg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-77717337802487497352008-10-08T10:24:00.000-07:002008-10-08T10:41:51.412-07:00"...Eyes, Ears, Mouth and Nose"Joseph and I noticed last night that Spencer had some green gunk inside of his eyes, just thought it was an eye infection and planned on waiting until morning before calling the doctor about it, since it costs us $10 for every after hour phone call we make. After we put him down for the night, Spencer woke up in hysterics every 15-20 minutes, this occurred all night, He eventually ended up in our bed, which we have never done before, but it was much easier than getting out of bed every 20 minutes, til' about 5 am this morning! Joseph and I were exhausted to say the least. Joseph made an appointment with the doctor early morning, but I didn't think we needed to go, because of course now his eye didn't have discharge and he wasn't crying as often. I didn't want to see the doctor, just for her to tell me he's okay... I've already done this several times. Well, when Spencer and I arrived at the doctors office, he started crying again, there was build-up in his eye, and I was sure glad I went. The doctor said it looked like he had a cold in his nose, which he passed to his eye, which drained into his ears and caused two ear infections and he also has two eye infections. Yep, our very first ear infection! Let me tell ya, its super fun;) So, we're stuck at home for the next few days, which he will probably just use that time to hone his crawling skills:) That's another post though, once I get pictures or/and video I'll put them up. That's way more exciting to see than a crusty-faced kid:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-14535459905678379542008-10-04T15:45:00.000-07:002008-10-04T21:53:11.710-07:00Making a Mountain Out of a Mole HillI had my nieces Emma and Aisha over for lunch the other day. I pulled out a pop-up tent that I keep just for them, because I know Aisha loves to play house with it. They wanted Spencer to come inside and play with them,which was tight, since it was very small, but it was very cute anyhow. It was then that I got a crazy idea! The kid that I am inside decided the tent wasn't good enough, we'd have to make a fort! They tried to help with the blankets while I basically set it up with the chairs and our couches. It was actually very fun, and reminded me a lot of when I used to build them in my living room with my siblings. Building forts as a kid is the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">awesomest</span>." Plus, its super fun to tear down when you are finished. I didn't get a picture of us doing that, I wish I would have, but I was too busy helping the girls knock it down! I can't wait til' Spencer grows up and wants to make forts in our living room of his own!:)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The three of them inside the small pop-up tent<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0XlTZzs5Ftu55R0QZ1rzh2gbf1nN-lSjfQQSMN9qoN8ZrspTJrDgP3KjCuQEXG_Y7n3vL7Ft-uR3nss5qDWOJrXetYrlQfoBrdbAVxcmdWL8dPgbEn0E-d79IlUGR-bV9Et4lG7PJ-c/s1600-h/P1000503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0XlTZzs5Ftu55R0QZ1rzh2gbf1nN-lSjfQQSMN9qoN8ZrspTJrDgP3KjCuQEXG_Y7n3vL7Ft-uR3nss5qDWOJrXetYrlQfoBrdbAVxcmdWL8dPgbEn0E-d79IlUGR-bV9Et4lG7PJ-c/s320/P1000503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253525501657487186" border="0" /></a>The huge fort taking up my whole living room!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0FiBWRHxxTUqi9Yszknyq523_PpvFK4BGYaNPuy_Jii-nEzNWTZWHnoOHuXm-jUJ-I7YONeuOW2XrcYCyVL30PCFePmg8Qcz7ZZIzCWRrdSbzv3mD-UWoKTTi4enGljIszNkEWiz6Og/s1600-h/P1000505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0FiBWRHxxTUqi9Yszknyq523_PpvFK4BGYaNPuy_Jii-nEzNWTZWHnoOHuXm-jUJ-I7YONeuOW2XrcYCyVL30PCFePmg8Qcz7ZZIzCWRrdSbzv3mD-UWoKTTi4enGljIszNkEWiz6Og/s320/P1000505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253525850246608962" border="0" /></a><br />The girls thought forts were only for boys, so they called it their castle, which makes sense, after all they are Princesses:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9njr0PBkQHL1itV_-yvgGGttV-StrwXcGC8cviRDK6CYpmvUy2Sw-8bgP5thpqTR7YmzpqbDhkEjAuPeL7WjDeMoOfpbURh9Ao8WwD3x1QuS3pjtSQLRpW0Xomi-yU9hY25a_EKVqnk0/s1600-h/P1000504.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9njr0PBkQHL1itV_-yvgGGttV-StrwXcGC8cviRDK6CYpmvUy2Sw-8bgP5thpqTR7YmzpqbDhkEjAuPeL7WjDeMoOfpbURh9Ao8WwD3x1QuS3pjtSQLRpW0Xomi-yU9hY25a_EKVqnk0/s320/P1000504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253525701507938466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-75120589820571861522008-09-25T15:24:00.000-07:002008-09-25T16:26:57.235-07:00Tears, Tricks and TroubleSpencer is hitting his 6 and a 1/2 month mark. This is a time of transition in every way of the word. He is learning to hold his own cup, to crawl and( hopefully soon) to go back to sleep on his own! I have been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">counseled</span> by my doctor , my sister, and the books, that it is now time to let Spencer just duke it out with his tears and fall asleep on his own. Joseph and I have had no problems with putting Spencer TO sleep, However, he wakes up after falling asleep for only 30 min. and gives a big cry until mom and dad come to rescue him and sing him back to sleep. For naps, it was never a big deal, but at 3 am waking to his wailing was getting a bit old. So, today I decided not to rescue him during his nap, but to have him cry it out. I don't know what it is in my mind that makes me believe that the first of ANYTHING with a baby is supposed to go smoothly, I guess I just have high hopes:) So, I let him cry for about 30 minutes, I then heard his cry change tones, so I went to see what the problem was , I look over his crib and he had gotten his chunky turkey leg stuck in between the bars. I calmed him down and put him back in his crib, but he was already traumatized by the fact he thought he would never see his delicious leg again, then he just wouldn't settle down, so, after another half hour I did what I do best and gave in.:) I sang him to sleep and laid with him on the couch, until he fell asleep. As always, there will be more and more attempts, and hopefully soon a final success:) If any one has any suggestions on how to make a smooth transition on getting Spencer to fall back asleep on his own,(or how to stop him from getting his rolls stuck between the bars:) let me know!<br /><br />The Trouble Maker <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR4Sh59s_o1eM-0TFY-uuFwcwM3MiA19FRhB3aR1oUU_veGOFXymfPFH7bMTUDr8of_F4trTtVX-_30YTHfej15M0cLs75QXA0pAhoYmYg2mOmR-W5_sl07CooBrM7pOiRckaYxKW4is/s1600-h/P1000440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR4Sh59s_o1eM-0TFY-uuFwcwM3MiA19FRhB3aR1oUU_veGOFXymfPFH7bMTUDr8of_F4trTtVX-_30YTHfej15M0cLs75QXA0pAhoYmYg2mOmR-W5_sl07CooBrM7pOiRckaYxKW4is/s320/P1000440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250089849421250370" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Spencer waking up from his comfortable nap on the couch (hopefully for the last time.) Since he rolls over now, I have to put pillows down just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">in case</span>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDua6u9iJrIwwRSyW3wf0wAWZP2jrO22J38fSrhdF0FvS8-2c-ouIZPf60KT-m5kn_L8Cart1-xWz87niHy3NuVFzAsMhAdQKmLS9YgNWL93gw_ftYviu-J5KW8k3zEHDgYWzdrCE1k5s/s1600-h/P1000431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDua6u9iJrIwwRSyW3wf0wAWZP2jrO22J38fSrhdF0FvS8-2c-ouIZPf60KT-m5kn_L8Cart1-xWz87niHy3NuVFzAsMhAdQKmLS9YgNWL93gw_ftYviu-J5KW8k3zEHDgYWzdrCE1k5s/s320/P1000431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250089643989404114" border="0" /></a><br />First he grabs the unsuspecting toes...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ebwKxlEp3g5w464xqatjZ_dA3PG5PO3pzMoOdSVdqD04DOuIKs8WT_bS6hxOMRS5-sITwbFkrovNgNI50QRvQrkkT70p7Jmt2UvNq7RYagw8vx8k0QoIqggUe5i4V0bakJ4SWuQF7rw/s1600-h/P1000486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ebwKxlEp3g5w464xqatjZ_dA3PG5PO3pzMoOdSVdqD04DOuIKs8WT_bS6hxOMRS5-sITwbFkrovNgNI50QRvQrkkT70p7Jmt2UvNq7RYagw8vx8k0QoIqggUe5i4V0bakJ4SWuQF7rw/s320/P1000486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250090642718535570" border="0" /></a><br />and then he eats 'em all up, yum:) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjxeiKAX69yuE0MamJfWV58W29DBSlugZN7Lj_4EHD34yHWYQj29TiVXH0RVMpDV-AOAhvXxuM07GHK97xXS9H2GvNkV28peb_Zuozfba4_au6tMwuLMH8am3aHgEf9gf5Wf5zpSHG9I/s1600-h/P1000490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjxeiKAX69yuE0MamJfWV58W29DBSlugZN7Lj_4EHD34yHWYQj29TiVXH0RVMpDV-AOAhvXxuM07GHK97xXS9H2GvNkV28peb_Zuozfba4_au6tMwuLMH8am3aHgEf9gf5Wf5zpSHG9I/s320/P1000490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250090791863051330" border="0" /></a><br />This is mommy just having fun with the camera, he is so cute when he is thinking and daydreaming.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOIof4OPdCPFeKYbzl-cTxHemNWfAJL_1jtdv0YWrssA06XGK1EppV4ZzJmclOI19aDjBoqbp4z13SVjkr1VKQJ5AUZ9LmON8jqZDFLRt_agM9vjOSUOt-pUDqzDLY9RoH0eyE_hxdBM/s1600-h/P1000476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOIof4OPdCPFeKYbzl-cTxHemNWfAJL_1jtdv0YWrssA06XGK1EppV4ZzJmclOI19aDjBoqbp4z13SVjkr1VKQJ5AUZ9LmON8jqZDFLRt_agM9vjOSUOt-pUDqzDLY9RoH0eyE_hxdBM/s320/P1000476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250090397735796994" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018848820294249790.post-31923033130996412552008-09-22T15:46:00.000-07:002008-09-22T16:09:08.804-07:00Hide and Seek:)Me and Spencer were both sick today and just napped and hung out together all day in our PJs:)<br />I put Spencer on his blanket with some toys while I went to make myself a sandwich in the kitchen. I come back and I don't see Spencer anywhere. After a short moment of panic, trying to remember if I placed him somewhere else, I then hear a squeal of excitement. I looked below and this is what I find...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He was really proud of himself to get underneath our coffee table, He must have gotten excited when he saw my feet pass him:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLrj01spDhrGO6QTq22bMDb93ZslMVo4Li0flIPqvq9fvUaE7-jwmGGuVT7I1lz4OeBVjg-9r6uZlRjRrBGkytV1DQCzDA0Ao1j1wkDksjP0VWaNRLecIpJgxzoZrdJyvXLeneucsn7E/s1600-h/P1000422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLrj01spDhrGO6QTq22bMDb93ZslMVo4Li0flIPqvq9fvUaE7-jwmGGuVT7I1lz4OeBVjg-9r6uZlRjRrBGkytV1DQCzDA0Ao1j1wkDksjP0VWaNRLecIpJgxzoZrdJyvXLeneucsn7E/s320/P1000422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248984890599527010" border="0" /></a><br />He then attempted to get out from under the table, but then discovered he was stuck!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmX7UyuDn_gUFgOI7Q-4EwypJFKRcsNfxIbBt5u4mnfG8_F5j51odj1TiKmWme4-hle0oU5pjMJrmI2q7jfBnV0VNAbMRIKXXpcltXhOq6iwKj8GIAHqbfzscrkoHeYbMNp4zBJM7TTY/s1600-h/P1000423.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmX7UyuDn_gUFgOI7Q-4EwypJFKRcsNfxIbBt5u4mnfG8_F5j51odj1TiKmWme4-hle0oU5pjMJrmI2q7jfBnV0VNAbMRIKXXpcltXhOq6iwKj8GIAHqbfzscrkoHeYbMNp4zBJM7TTY/s320/P1000423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248984553270341970" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, the distress of being top heavy:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhkvhm0wZ_D_e_8q1P9ikE_a_QB4CHq0OAzzY23RXIGhtJpswvWyFKcB9SxTH5N2oKlYTZCkgWjRXzlmMSCb3SisKSVLqWmWQHzAqjjziskTkFMubg8Ka2Yi00CEVSQ3kP7_BlR4mcYY/s1600-h/P1000424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhkvhm0wZ_D_e_8q1P9ikE_a_QB4CHq0OAzzY23RXIGhtJpswvWyFKcB9SxTH5N2oKlYTZCkgWjRXzlmMSCb3SisKSVLqWmWQHzAqjjziskTkFMubg8Ka2Yi00CEVSQ3kP7_BlR4mcYY/s320/P1000424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248984427193874850" border="0" /></a><br />He finally gave in and plopped on his belly, too cute of a kid!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZ0WE9I4aG4ZQprk8M5j1kPLXhdWoe1QwlcCCixi-IKTA39W56Q2z3FN29ddTY8uIyhZa9kaumFEY066NBAmlX-wC_uqkzQ-ENA6ZFtqVp6HHiIGKZYFtTDHyxAxNUNYCTy7J-4Fvr8A/s1600-h/P1000426.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZ0WE9I4aG4ZQprk8M5j1kPLXhdWoe1QwlcCCixi-IKTA39W56Q2z3FN29ddTY8uIyhZa9kaumFEY066NBAmlX-wC_uqkzQ-ENA6ZFtqVp6HHiIGKZYFtTDHyxAxNUNYCTy7J-4Fvr8A/s320/P1000426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248982579236760546" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3