tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313708922024-03-07T00:16:12.438-07:00Simple But GreatEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-39811698998912028032015-01-30T22:38:00.000-07:002015-01-30T22:38:05.262-07:00Before/After pictures!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-71382906051974176582013-10-14T12:56:00.003-06:002013-10-14T12:56:56.281-06:00Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
8 oz. package of whole pitted dates<br />
1 heaping scoop of chocolate protein powder<br />
2 tbsp. ground flax seed<br />
2 tbsp. cocoa powder<br />
1/4 c. natural peanut butter<br />
coconut and flax seed for rolling<br />
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Place dates, protein powder, and flax seed in blender or food processor. Blend until mixture reaches close to a powder consistency. Pour into mixing bowl and add peanut butter and cocoa powder. Add a few tablespoons of warm water. Mix until combined and it reaches a sticky consistency. Roll into golf ball size balls and then roll in coconut and flax seed mixture. Refrigerate until ready to eat. Makes around 12.<br />
About 115 calories per ball.<br />
<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-18788597334355012552011-01-08T19:52:00.003-07:002011-01-08T20:10:54.375-07:00Family PicturesI had a friend who offered to take our family pictures. She wanted to practice on us because she is starting her own photography business. She was fantastic! They are the first professional pictures we have ever had taken. Let's just say we had a bad experience a long time ago at a cheap photography place and I've been scared ever since. It makes it a little tricker with Jordyn too! She can get irritated pretty easily. But she did great! The boys had fun too. Evan was such a poser and we really had to work to get Carter to smile! I picked out our outfits last minute, but I was REALLY happy with how the colors turned out. We were so happy with the results of ALL the photos. I think I've looked through the pictures about a million times. Enjoy!<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Family</div><div style="text-align: center;">(bottom left photo is funny, we are looking in different directions. Trust me, it's so easy feat getting a bunch of little kids looking in the right direstion!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr680m5pO-m_e0qDSvcVN0fN8-PvcWMe4JaUqPkJcT41n0iNgf02ZDEx7hpjNYc0oEFBZ992GBTO1Fbhk6Rw2GmZ7AuoV0fxw8dwaKBg8Awexvr11MAEEVOHY2Wdc-wIMYew/s1600/2010-11-23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr680m5pO-m_e0qDSvcVN0fN8-PvcWMe4JaUqPkJcT41n0iNgf02ZDEx7hpjNYc0oEFBZ992GBTO1Fbhk6Rw2GmZ7AuoV0fxw8dwaKBg8Awexvr11MAEEVOHY2Wdc-wIMYew/s400/2010-11-23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560014544208248162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jordyn</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwsSnMvHuJF_PcH5q0lOD9BpskCgtmDUBcWaw4CDkL9C4L4QUxu5DFHnC9SkUkHVxI3xAsJ7ia7tERiAX573goAA0KQmov1xUlAGZquzKXHMGwtpU7g3qGEWxmv0zcySKDw/s1600/2010-11-291.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwsSnMvHuJF_PcH5q0lOD9BpskCgtmDUBcWaw4CDkL9C4L4QUxu5DFHnC9SkUkHVxI3xAsJ7ia7tERiAX573goAA0KQmov1xUlAGZquzKXHMGwtpU7g3qGEWxmv0zcySKDw/s400/2010-11-291.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560014540374024466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Evan</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOB-ZKORSHB_1fz863psBuLjmxHqQY40HDRjDevksywrMk6sHKc8cShBMimndo-kWgm1tjgQobZCvRZPy79Uf7vPmZQoTWWtXl2AsniiuWPjepV-t7ZcjSVvWN7WPjPsnLCA/s1600/2010-11-293.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOB-ZKORSHB_1fz863psBuLjmxHqQY40HDRjDevksywrMk6sHKc8cShBMimndo-kWgm1tjgQobZCvRZPy79Uf7vPmZQoTWWtXl2AsniiuWPjepV-t7ZcjSVvWN7WPjPsnLCA/s400/2010-11-293.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560014533664474546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carter</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiUXi4TjSpObEXpf7B4hrSp5jWDbJexc7LgiUNY8niO_EOVeUXYf6P8mI9u1JhjssIBqvrHrW9QsOxbsICsHhfmflBOHqR3Kd7iKRsUuL96budUCJ_afYFd4PxYX4UtUxtg/s1600/2010-11-292.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiUXi4TjSpObEXpf7B4hrSp5jWDbJexc7LgiUNY8niO_EOVeUXYf6P8mI9u1JhjssIBqvrHrW9QsOxbsICsHhfmflBOHqR3Kd7iKRsUuL96budUCJ_afYFd4PxYX4UtUxtg/s400/2010-11-292.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560014528662909970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And a few extras that I loved:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7VlBR1qmGAndeW6MPIO7xI6DszLlmc6W81EtWqg3t_-11VYpW9soZfg4KEYLzNugHrNIZro3kWyGATiMrxtW3Hyty-48u5Tk_4vuAqF6RVlmQXq-kEykSCE_AHJ_DJ7poA/s1600/JORDYN+082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7VlBR1qmGAndeW6MPIO7xI6DszLlmc6W81EtWqg3t_-11VYpW9soZfg4KEYLzNugHrNIZro3kWyGATiMrxtW3Hyty-48u5Tk_4vuAqF6RVlmQXq-kEykSCE_AHJ_DJ7poA/s400/JORDYN+082.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560014524650912450" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qRhbzMDJi0k6Ui8fmACHJfqhAgxvTqqpZsdY7T8LiF_qII8iWfsD_bFa4xVVwdPPy47Qrv615fqNyj9POQ5qiKOYyBGZLbgo85PlnATwHxnMqVavkg3C3jj-M0Aapnll6w/s1600/PARENTS+018.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qRhbzMDJi0k6Ui8fmACHJfqhAgxvTqqpZsdY7T8LiF_qII8iWfsD_bFa4xVVwdPPy47Qrv615fqNyj9POQ5qiKOYyBGZLbgo85PlnATwHxnMqVavkg3C3jj-M0Aapnll6w/s320/PARENTS+018.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOGIzvRoiEnIxrlf1-OUXHIl_O7MN8ff93hqQpNAk3npQ6WDNF1s6Xn5W-ZYwFpQdyjr6ulMBQlU6D3QbW1L1yHbCqE09_dRy308m4Ae_bHr1WdYK5wEyxe2AiPnPM2GxZQ/s1600/PARENTS+050.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOGIzvRoiEnIxrlf1-OUXHIl_O7MN8ff93hqQpNAk3npQ6WDNF1s6Xn5W-ZYwFpQdyjr6ulMBQlU6D3QbW1L1yHbCqE09_dRy308m4Ae_bHr1WdYK5wEyxe2AiPnPM2GxZQ/s320/PARENTS+050.jpg" /></a> </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></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-66551732174546922922011-01-08T19:11:00.001-07:002011-01-08T19:14:46.517-07:00Halloween Mario Kart StylePlaying catch-up... again!<br /><br />My little nephew, Clay, gave us the brilliant idea that we should have the kids be Mario Kart characters. I loved it! I worked on them for about a week, whenever I had a little bit of time. I thought the boys' cars turned out so cute. I thought <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jordyn's</span> would be the easiest since you could just wrap it around the wheelchair and she already has wheels, BUT that was not the case. It was hard to make it look like a car. But, it was still cute!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqK-78ZZXpfs3kMl1mOFvMtlmmanRBpBP1pMSm7bCGPy0MCzzlv4gLi-QcJARD1HZxknD-n2i23ySXMd7uq5YkMlM4h2mx8gxvmeu6QR7rFk99XsF2EZ8NdcjclkZsJm02g/s1600/NEW+PICS+149.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqK-78ZZXpfs3kMl1mOFvMtlmmanRBpBP1pMSm7bCGPy0MCzzlv4gLi-QcJARD1HZxknD-n2i23ySXMd7uq5YkMlM4h2mx8gxvmeu6QR7rFk99XsF2EZ8NdcjclkZsJm02g/s320/NEW+PICS+149.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mario<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNqpvUiykibJ6Y_QasDUS4jYlB7qpaJdhung20mXo5wmdCpfr23xgxmFgc99LO-MefBnjFDAI_e_evJOYn2_tJKWfwGC8nd1vWEwNIrPTCX7dAQXEPw6KBkVYfWZGaYEsaw/s1600/NEW+PICS+155.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNqpvUiykibJ6Y_QasDUS4jYlB7qpaJdhung20mXo5wmdCpfr23xgxmFgc99LO-MefBnjFDAI_e_evJOYn2_tJKWfwGC8nd1vWEwNIrPTCX7dAQXEPw6KBkVYfWZGaYEsaw/s320/NEW+PICS+155.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Luigi<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8_Z4zGdl4ShiclYNKnzStkz4QHKHL1smEj153WWx5i-6wBafX-8XhbynjfmKNzD8489Pb1uvyT5lHNNFUzLvdxOkflMUuFj9wHhK7IkefWTF414hoo2E2NOkeFF8J4Uo9A/s1600/NEW+PICS+157.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8_Z4zGdl4ShiclYNKnzStkz4QHKHL1smEj153WWx5i-6wBafX-8XhbynjfmKNzD8489Pb1uvyT5lHNNFUzLvdxOkflMUuFj9wHhK7IkefWTF414hoo2E2NOkeFF8J4Uo9A/s320/NEW+PICS+157.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Princess Peach<br /></div><br />I think we ended up going to three different Halloween events. First was the library. We got some GREAT reactions from everyone, they loved the costumes! It makes all the hard work worth it. And the fact that the boys loved the costumes too! There were a few other Mario and Luigi's (wearing store bought costumes) and they kept staring at Evan and Carter. I could just tell they were so jealous of the cars! Then the next night was our church party. Then Sunday night we did a little bit of trick-or-treating around our nephews neighborhood. I would say this year was another success!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCXbdatPY2yriLU5Bw32YoiDeB2cp5ydcE9j0B4YVGOY6vA1iK1SalQGyZUlJnqvBg0wg7H8W_OcH4XFC_lkcvj3OTDNHM_CnR9CJXVJq4dnSfS-bzO_CpdxStUUpsP7GgQ/s1600/NEW+PICS+158.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCXbdatPY2yriLU5Bw32YoiDeB2cp5ydcE9j0B4YVGOY6vA1iK1SalQGyZUlJnqvBg0wg7H8W_OcH4XFC_lkcvj3OTDNHM_CnR9CJXVJq4dnSfS-bzO_CpdxStUUpsP7GgQ/s320/NEW+PICS+158.jpg" border="0" /></a> </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: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-12718116741039316802010-11-07T20:52:00.000-07:002011-01-08T21:05:27.071-07:00I feel so lucky<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I feel so lucky because in October we got a visit from my Grandpa, Aunt, and Uncle who all live in California! They came to visit my mom and dad in Billings. They all took a few days to visit Mt. Rushmore and Devil's Tower and we happen to be right on the way! They stopped on the way down and we ate lunch and visited. Then on their way home we ate lunch together again. My Grandpa, Aunt, and Uncle then started their long drive home that day. My parents stayed because they would be watching the kids for a few days while I went to Kansas to run the marathon and while Tom had to work.<br /></div>I kinda felt "special" because I have 5 other siblings and of course much more extended family.... but I got to have a visit from my awesome extended family. Guess it pays to live by a few national monuments!<br />All of the photos below are courtesy of Evan. He snapped a few photos while they were getting ready to leave. Evan and Carter call my Grandpa "Grandpa Grapes" which is supposed to be "Grandpa Great"!<br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2_CP0SBDZWnfPKk68OoEokch2WriCxfUt5EzLOuGB3jDvyyIob89dUZ_SLDsqvBOEFaX5pozvSFjxpnAUy60Y7Dii_VVAc5TZqBddqNAFA6MJhEHdrl2W9terJ2BDnxOXQ/s1600/visit+025.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2_CP0SBDZWnfPKk68OoEokch2WriCxfUt5EzLOuGB3jDvyyIob89dUZ_SLDsqvBOEFaX5pozvSFjxpnAUy60Y7Dii_VVAc5TZqBddqNAFA6MJhEHdrl2W9terJ2BDnxOXQ/s320/visit+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYypkb0J-fhKhw1-EsLaa5pYh84RP19FO9YJuLYGR0wfcW_f_1hCqoHfQsOSMCllJNPhvdW6tDeellKvROkMHmDcTnZiVwaAqcqB7MaOEhAQDKdhHAxZVDT2XqFRpK1S_ukg/s1600/visit+023.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYypkb0J-fhKhw1-EsLaa5pYh84RP19FO9YJuLYGR0wfcW_f_1hCqoHfQsOSMCllJNPhvdW6tDeellKvROkMHmDcTnZiVwaAqcqB7MaOEhAQDKdhHAxZVDT2XqFRpK1S_ukg/s320/visit+023.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolI11U_x3YPh0BC_yYlgoS9-Udyw-3vJKZzpJz3C-i9vUItamqFUriU6rPzYVagGSRs-B0sNGhwKZoagqBJK0svhCDvTgkNqU71SCAA-QA7OtcvZg5AoElZqc4QOe_oAdOg/s1600/visit+036.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolI11U_x3YPh0BC_yYlgoS9-Udyw-3vJKZzpJz3C-i9vUItamqFUriU6rPzYVagGSRs-B0sNGhwKZoagqBJK0svhCDvTgkNqU71SCAA-QA7OtcvZg5AoElZqc4QOe_oAdOg/s320/visit+036.jpg" border="0" /></a> </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: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-51500741279041800352010-11-06T08:51:00.004-06:002010-11-06T10:32:51.969-06:00Kansas City Marathon & Sister's TripThe weekend of Oct. 16, I ran my first marathon! Every year we try and plan a sister's trip. This year we planned it in Kansas City, KS, where Jenny lives, and decided to run a marathon the same weekend. This was Susan's second marathon. Our brother in law decided to run the half marathon too. Jenny has a beautiful 3 month old so we'll make her run with us next time :)<div><br /><div>Training began on June 7! That is 4.5 months of training. It's funny that when you are training it's seems to drag on forever, then when you finish it all seems like a blur! I'm still in shock that we trained through the summer and somehow never had a really hot day to run on. I'm thankful for the cooler summer this year! My only complaint for training in Gillette is the WIND.... ok and no shade. The day I ran my 20 mile run (the longest training run), it was cold and 25mph winds! I won't forget that one for awhile.</div><div>But I was blessed with very few problems during training. No blisters, no chafing, and no injuries!</div><div>Despite most of my good luck during training, I did end up getting sick the last month. I got a NASTY chest cold. Definitely the worst cold I've ever had. I think I missed 3 of my Saturday long runs. Yeah I was pretty stressed about it. But, I kept reminding myself that it was good to get it over with BEFORE race day. You'd also be surprised at how well your body maintains your fitness level, even after being sick for a few weeks. I listened to my body and rested when I needed to, but also got RIGHT back out there as quickly as I could. Susan also got sick, pretty much the week of the marathon. But she powered through and was still able to run a great race! On to the race.....<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fbybee.emily%2Falbumid%2F5529884170064876593%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></div><br />We flew into Kansas on Thursday the 14th. (By the way, my parents came and watched the kids for two days because Tom did not have vacation time - so THANK YOU to them for making it possible for me to go!) Friday we went to the Race Expo to pick up our race packets, with our bib numbers and timing chips. The girls did a little shopping that day too. (We squeezed in the "Sister's Weekend" events where we could. Shopping and eating out! I'm so glad we got to spend time with Jenny, Chris, and the boys! Love my sisters!) </div><div>We spent the night getting our clothes and gear ready for the next morning. Gotta make sure you don't forget anything! We went to bed early and woke up bright and early the next morning. Then we headed for the starting line. </div><div>Surprisingly I wasn't very nervous, not really sure why. We decided to start with a pace group (a runner or group of runners who run a certain pace during the race, to help you finish by a certain time) and try and finish under 4 hrs. and 30 min. </div><div>This marathon is well known for it's hilly course. We had tried to train for this, but still weren't quite sure what to expect. But, yep, there are lots of hills! Oh, and I can't forget to mention it ended up being 80 degrees for the high that day! Susan and I ran with Chris up to mile 6. Jenny and the boys were there waiting for us. It's also where the half marathon and marathon course branch off from each other.</div><div>I felt really great and even picked up the pace around mile 9. Susan and I stayed together until around mile 10. I kept going strong until about mile 16. Then it got REALLY hard. My feet hurt and I thought I had blisters on them (I didn't). My hips ached like nothing you've ever felt before! I felt fine when it came to feeling tired... I just HURT! But, I knew to expect that.... it's all part of the experience! So, on I trudged. We saw Jenny, Chris, and the boys again at mile 20. It really occupied my mind, waiting to see them! It actually helped. After that I walked a lot. I tried so hard to run when I could. There were even down hill parts of the course. Your body couldn't even feel it... it still felt like a flat road. Somehow, I ran/walked the last 6 miles, it was all a blur! I just remember that I realized there was no way I was finishing in 4 hrs. and 30 min. But I didn't care, I just wanted to finish!!! And I did! I finished the race in 5 hrs. and 5 minutes. Whew I was so glad to be done! It was such a challenge, but such a great experience!</div><div>I've thought a lot about people you meet, who have run marathons. Now I realize what they've gone through. You truly cannot understand, until you do it. You don't appreciate the hard work and dedication they've put into it. Yeah, you think they are crazy and know they run a LOT. But, you don't know the mental toughness they have endured. I would say it's 60% mental and 40% physical. I'm proud of myself for sticking with it... finishing the training and finishing the race! It was no easy feat, that's for sure. I think some people wonder,"If it's so tough and grueling, why do people do it, let alone more than once?" You can't even describe the great feeling of accomplishment after you finish a long run and especially a race. You feel like you can conquer the world. You feel like you can do ANYTHING! You've pushed yourself past your limits and you feel GREAT when you are done. I feel like it's all about challenging yourself and accomplishing something that most people can't or don't do. Will I do another one? Probably. In a few years. The competitive part of me wants to get a better time! Next year = sprint triathlon! :) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-12558379449047364792010-11-06T08:13:00.002-06:002010-11-06T08:49:03.314-06:00Fall 2010 - A new school year!At the end of August, Evan and Jordyn started school for the year. Evan is attending a pre-school provided by the local school district. It's a really great program to get the kids ready for Kindergarten and it's free! He absolutely LOVES going every day. I can already tell he is learning a lot too. I took pictures of him in his class, on the first day of school, BUT I can't seem to find them anywhere now! I hope they turn up some day, but for now, these will have to do! They were taken by my dad when they were here to visit for a few days. <div><br /></div><div>We thought the picture below was funny because it looks like they are praying! Carter and I get to spend three hours together while Jordyn and Evan are at school. We run errands or I do things around the house and he gets to play computer games without being bothered by anyone! I think we both like our three hours together :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxa330y7a0BMXwdXOfINFZQpV0AyIYR6ncjPrel3zhDeDTe1RUyJPHRSInD3O8xh65qRJCC_iDTu7XRQU7201vXYlauDaPApscx0OLBS-b2YwDuvMIbQ9fa-vT_M9T0C9vA/s1600/visit+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxa330y7a0BMXwdXOfINFZQpV0AyIYR6ncjPrel3zhDeDTe1RUyJPHRSInD3O8xh65qRJCC_iDTu7XRQU7201vXYlauDaPApscx0OLBS-b2YwDuvMIbQ9fa-vT_M9T0C9vA/s400/visit+005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536442216625555634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnU_loEATq_Zrd720Ze08BC7GT3I3qCUcRRpv2-KY1lctWoYX4_kwgp54KNXv9uTjq1fOLYtELoaDNEmiJhJmD6DMqo1U2oBYExH-4i1lDQDo6aDch-NnLETHJZVKksADgA/s1600/visit+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnU_loEATq_Zrd720Ze08BC7GT3I3qCUcRRpv2-KY1lctWoYX4_kwgp54KNXv9uTjq1fOLYtELoaDNEmiJhJmD6DMqo1U2oBYExH-4i1lDQDo6aDch-NnLETHJZVKksADgA/s400/visit+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536442201057013378" /></a>Jordyn started 2nd grade this year. As most of you know, she spends the majority of her time in a special needs class room. She had switched teachers from last year and was back with her teacher, Mrs. Watt, whom she had the first year we moved here. Sadly, Mrs. Watt passed away suddenly from natural causes, about a month into the school year. I think everyone was very shocked and obviously very sad. I thought a lot about the kids... did they know and understand that she was gone? She was a great lady and taught MANY years for this school, all of which were with special needs kids. </div><div>Jordyn had a new aide this year, Mr. Johnson. Early in the year, Mrs. Watt told me that Jordyn seemed to really like him. Well, he just told me yesterday that he is going to be the new teacher! I think he will do just great! </div><div>PS: Just have to say again how FANTASTIC Jordyn's bus drivers are! They are so great with all the kids. The drivers that bring Jordyn home always let Carter ride the ramp up and then give him a piece of gum every day. We love them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeDS__04EfaGzvbFxwumeeH1u8bKqxh3ofbOJ7wUM_pWFyK980C4QygKx7pTmV6IF6evWd3Ilm4DcNxfYqqakAMJW4POAYJ-FahlE377nqhNgF3OcPMr2N04HgJrYfE5DGQ/s1600/visit+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeDS__04EfaGzvbFxwumeeH1u8bKqxh3ofbOJ7wUM_pWFyK980C4QygKx7pTmV6IF6evWd3Ilm4DcNxfYqqakAMJW4POAYJ-FahlE377nqhNgF3OcPMr2N04HgJrYfE5DGQ/s400/visit+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536442195781133186" /></a><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-82856164146103189922010-09-18T11:01:00.009-06:002010-09-18T14:33:05.599-06:00Glendo Reservoir<div align="center">The last weekend in July, we planned a weekend trip to Glendo Reservoir. It's just a few hours south of Gillette. We teamed up with Travis & Linda, Krystal, and Dallas & Katie (our friends & neighbors of Travis and Linda) to rent a pontoon boat. We stayed in some cute little cabins right at the marina, for two nights. I think this was pretty much our only "big" trip this summer!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHAg0eZPl5IvpufIRk2gt9WvNqkBmQHT0bpQLnmlIskpCWvKZzIawveyctAx7xQ6eVwusQrXWRPRktnUJwbafxSJn3URPQoqFymxDG1zVOvSSCs8Ct1Gt-80pNA0MME3qtQ/s1600/IMG_3560.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518308874182179074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHAg0eZPl5IvpufIRk2gt9WvNqkBmQHT0bpQLnmlIskpCWvKZzIawveyctAx7xQ6eVwusQrXWRPRktnUJwbafxSJn3URPQoqFymxDG1zVOvSSCs8Ct1Gt-80pNA0MME3qtQ/s400/IMG_3560.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>The view from our cabins. It happened to be a PERFECT weekend when it came to weather. Nice and HOT! </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0lIZndzNTXi8HZ_2o0KXFrmCCSICOS1-BdVu0EPPd4MlgmB5-RrUZMTSDdKHwcVDcimbs3-qux80KciuIlTT0H3AMvjR3-9raNPhNNxvBx-Ji33AVHXIjCqWpuoC3jSYpA/s1600/IMG_3549.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518308857104525298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0lIZndzNTXi8HZ_2o0KXFrmCCSICOS1-BdVu0EPPd4MlgmB5-RrUZMTSDdKHwcVDcimbs3-qux80KciuIlTT0H3AMvjR3-9raNPhNNxvBx-Ji33AVHXIjCqWpuoC3jSYpA/s400/IMG_3549.JPG" /></a> Jordyn relaxing on the porch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy6k_iLDNX_Ovm4yuv45fvv7ptdt7CIvKf4hDJjQiEcbspg4C0eQgIJ3DW9bmTBKEuLHUwcGIErrViR8UlqwrkUG34B706jkw-Ay-ul7rfdRpuVdFbCUJtfchBkiRNwnuCA/s1600/IMG_3551.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518308200247379730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy6k_iLDNX_Ovm4yuv45fvv7ptdt7CIvKf4hDJjQiEcbspg4C0eQgIJ3DW9bmTBKEuLHUwcGIErrViR8UlqwrkUG34B706jkw-Ay-ul7rfdRpuVdFbCUJtfchBkiRNwnuCA/s400/IMG_3551.JPG" /></a> We played lots of Corn Hole (bean bag toss game if you've never heard of it!). Those guys are all TOO good at it.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIc-G5vDPbjW6UMo1fsETs4R-mSeXMWaqLLJdLhL_Lq5pSAIpmil3ZnYqJygGHE4zBN6S5thGZjTXhtpk1gx0J8d5bzB9uAy6JIcydxKn8ibx-iz3jfd4cpu4ohv5U149cw/s1600/IMG_3559.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518308191572712210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIc-G5vDPbjW6UMo1fsETs4R-mSeXMWaqLLJdLhL_Lq5pSAIpmil3ZnYqJygGHE4zBN6S5thGZjTXhtpk1gx0J8d5bzB9uAy6JIcydxKn8ibx-iz3jfd4cpu4ohv5U149cw/s400/IMG_3559.JPG" /></a> Dallas and Katie's dog Sunny. Our boys were obsessed with making her fetch stuff.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1SPpRRP-BAvV0-tAGxRENa5J6lBOSHeI30odHCmWZF8fum-FKl__08wUB5w9t7ntwHJyoNtangH1JMc9jhQQrBfkzUii3APJ_VpxTSZkyOUGTYGdxqw_RC7q0lORJpLwqQ/s1600/IMG_3565.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518308183340539986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1SPpRRP-BAvV0-tAGxRENa5J6lBOSHeI30odHCmWZF8fum-FKl__08wUB5w9t7ntwHJyoNtangH1JMc9jhQQrBfkzUii3APJ_VpxTSZkyOUGTYGdxqw_RC7q0lORJpLwqQ/s400/IMG_3565.JPG" /></a>Out on the lake! There is lots of flooding this year so you could see lots of trees sticking out of the water.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHbJ79uEup1V6BLB9WjK18adJoiJ6MlqmEAspI8xH71W_wrduw7PLvCdAmondWM7D-ws0CHZ0mYO0jBTCmDhQI7kS6CyCo5APr2uAGeej7NPuTLY2C3QmbVCWTNzej0UedQ/s1600/IMG_3568.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518308157549194178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHbJ79uEup1V6BLB9WjK18adJoiJ6MlqmEAspI8xH71W_wrduw7PLvCdAmondWM7D-ws0CHZ0mYO0jBTCmDhQI7kS6CyCo5APr2uAGeej7NPuTLY2C3QmbVCWTNzej0UedQ/s400/IMG_3568.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M27_es1Qbbqnbf-sF3dZfps27mgl7n3lVICJddqc6UR3dMr-Pt8-9UJ_04q625LRWIcXdUwqFoYP9hX1rGZ6RI3r5bEdq2y8JIVjA_fZs9jpeqbhvhNST4_CP8jwjmR05w/s1600/IMG_3569.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518308149540130370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M27_es1Qbbqnbf-sF3dZfps27mgl7n3lVICJddqc6UR3dMr-Pt8-9UJ_04q625LRWIcXdUwqFoYP9hX1rGZ6RI3r5bEdq2y8JIVjA_fZs9jpeqbhvhNST4_CP8jwjmR05w/s400/IMG_3569.JPG" /></a> Krystal (with her dog Charlie), Sumner (Dallas and Katie's daughter), and Carter.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8i5DSQeRchlzgvdbXfSKxsrNwaIgaPceXsrpEiymRiAivOrxsyNUlPzON8R7G1aXy0VPFjse-cGPF9ec_PZ5eqxpF3sld-0_3YdpHgakQZ6vtYjycGRJ0Kc7Dki32w5DXNg/s1600/IMG_3573.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518304516962177346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8i5DSQeRchlzgvdbXfSKxsrNwaIgaPceXsrpEiymRiAivOrxsyNUlPzON8R7G1aXy0VPFjse-cGPF9ec_PZ5eqxpF3sld-0_3YdpHgakQZ6vtYjycGRJ0Kc7Dki32w5DXNg/s400/IMG_3573.JPG" /></a> Sunny, Evan, Dallas, and "little" Dallas.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB09FhGFK_DfEf-Mx_nsUtBlfo0r9NuT9182gJuEiT5k4j_WB12eJBi69SA7bJajjC0QjcjVrB_XZGTFd7uorS5B2b-qFMcBxTlcbvmnghqzBQU1YwADAS6Prt1491MWPXDw/s1600/IMG_3576.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518304509386451458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB09FhGFK_DfEf-Mx_nsUtBlfo0r9NuT9182gJuEiT5k4j_WB12eJBi69SA7bJajjC0QjcjVrB_XZGTFd7uorS5B2b-qFMcBxTlcbvmnghqzBQU1YwADAS6Prt1491MWPXDw/s400/IMG_3576.JPG" /></a><br />Krystal, Carter, Evan, Linda, and Cole.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwvRDrHTQtan3bqnUR9xQO8S56_6E07TyzhQYe5xjXdZHbE6LovNQXHHbz6UwoO9wMsK9oq_hfzz7ZD1V11ByiyFE8NOQRKJRe5Jc61K6bp7wC7TPogpw5ub0ztsFWv_Flg/s1600/IMG_3578.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518304494128218610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwvRDrHTQtan3bqnUR9xQO8S56_6E07TyzhQYe5xjXdZHbE6LovNQXHHbz6UwoO9wMsK9oq_hfzz7ZD1V11ByiyFE8NOQRKJRe5Jc61K6bp7wC7TPogpw5ub0ztsFWv_Flg/s400/IMG_3578.JPG" /></a> Me and Carter<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zmp8AT5luS9bGsIi-RLjg00cjGDJNU-nFUQpe7icuoqHw90Kf2kIvPMeDfVj14ZLCnRyD3pDcnnccAEe75NuFrouyzCqNqWpAzj9xmLNEQzYzuyOiyoje1niqPN5y884XA/s1600/IMG_3586.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518304482145653138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zmp8AT5luS9bGsIi-RLjg00cjGDJNU-nFUQpe7icuoqHw90Kf2kIvPMeDfVj14ZLCnRyD3pDcnnccAEe75NuFrouyzCqNqWpAzj9xmLNEQzYzuyOiyoje1niqPN5y884XA/s400/IMG_3586.JPG" /></a> Carter and Sunny.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuCzcJ1d6JTssa3w6tuiMfVbfnKP8d62q1X7OIOSXeRhS7nRtiiKDEytkt2DvmGuqgaO5voTU9bleb0vBelBrqBTW6VWGM5l4Iq3pgOqUDtMaWBJeW_I3iMtuND1dQ8e2Dg/s1600/IMG_3592.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518302961464783938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuCzcJ1d6JTssa3w6tuiMfVbfnKP8d62q1X7OIOSXeRhS7nRtiiKDEytkt2DvmGuqgaO5voTU9bleb0vBelBrqBTW6VWGM5l4Iq3pgOqUDtMaWBJeW_I3iMtuND1dQ8e2Dg/s400/IMG_3592.JPG" /></a>There is a small canyon we took the boat through. Very pretty.</div><div>Tom & Evan, Dallas, Travis, Linda, and Katie.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FMZwWTL7ifZEbx-Zdqs3031xz4sVfUOl5ccRRiTWe9KEc1JvN0eOORcQZkG9Z3xH8CdULJ29F5YPkaygG4jEZ2djSl6HMXX7RM8Yn7zanTjAeEhg6ujBjdGqnzV87igh1Q/s1600/IMG_3594.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518302947545239042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FMZwWTL7ifZEbx-Zdqs3031xz4sVfUOl5ccRRiTWe9KEc1JvN0eOORcQZkG9Z3xH8CdULJ29F5YPkaygG4jEZ2djSl6HMXX7RM8Yn7zanTjAeEhg6ujBjdGqnzV87igh1Q/s400/IMG_3594.JPG" /></a> Dallas and Jordyn. Looks like they are having a great time. I LOVED the pontoon boat because it's spacious enough to just bring Jordyn on in her wheelchair! How nice is that? And it wasn't too fast, which is great for Jordyn and all the kids we had with us! </div><div></div><div></div><div>We split the meals up for the weekend. One night Dallas made Cherry Cobbler for dessert, in a dutch oven. It was awesome! He even fed some to Jordyn and she gobbled it down... she loved it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PSFjazfG82EkFHQsQeeBMNblShnREyomI-mtjOobLV5o5Y35-9Q2zI34sNPIekroy1492F2rBLfVDCmmHEbaMXCYHjjxh7iPc3ZvPXjd9HcbWcibbZc6Z1nvPUH0AiUr_w/s1600/IMG_3598.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518302940409169282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PSFjazfG82EkFHQsQeeBMNblShnREyomI-mtjOobLV5o5Y35-9Q2zI34sNPIekroy1492F2rBLfVDCmmHEbaMXCYHjjxh7iPc3ZvPXjd9HcbWcibbZc6Z1nvPUH0AiUr_w/s400/IMG_3598.JPG" /></a> We found a perfect sandy beach and played there some of the day. Carter loved playing in the sand. He's still a little scared of the water unless someone holds him the whole time.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OLcExSCZ5F_21mcrC2lppf5INu0R-yod5u7-jYUm9VtJ1ZkhtKHQUd0sHj6wq78PNGmU4ucXLqF7OFqVYgem9KBa1QiiPfE3s3zQM8LOcBD-nLCX0vFYtkaSDWbmc8xHdw/s1600/IMG_3599.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518302927723716514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OLcExSCZ5F_21mcrC2lppf5INu0R-yod5u7-jYUm9VtJ1ZkhtKHQUd0sHj6wq78PNGmU4ucXLqF7OFqVYgem9KBa1QiiPfE3s3zQM8LOcBD-nLCX0vFYtkaSDWbmc8xHdw/s400/IMG_3599.JPG" /></a> Evan loved the water. He kept saying,"I'm swimming!" It really was just the waves pushing him to the shore.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7CC3W9xKZ-XPOMQJiUhraV-mJ-PIDMoLIB1hFTpge8CaA3v2XtHkO3pbbi28iKR-1CXya5BYAN_BzoDodZybWf-eA5j2UpWwNWAVajVw8Mt4P2rUj2i8Jsjgl3bnpA-RsQ/s1600/IMG_3600.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518302916534377922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7CC3W9xKZ-XPOMQJiUhraV-mJ-PIDMoLIB1hFTpge8CaA3v2XtHkO3pbbi28iKR-1CXya5BYAN_BzoDodZybWf-eA5j2UpWwNWAVajVw8Mt4P2rUj2i8Jsjgl3bnpA-RsQ/s400/IMG_3600.JPG" /></a><br />Cole and Clay on the tubes. Sadly the boat wasn't quite fast enough to pull tubes. Well, it probably was, but the tubes were too flimsy to use for tubing. Trust me.... we tried. Wish I had pictures of that, it was funny.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-8740230494785912452010-09-16T13:11:00.000-06:002010-09-17T09:21:45.396-06:00Visit from the New Mexico crew!OK! Finally found the motivation to catch up on my blog...<br /><br /><div align="center">Tom's mom (Ninny as we call her) is from New Mexico and much of her family still lives there. During the week of July 19-24 a bunch of the family came up from New Mexico to visit! I actually have not met all of Ninny's family so this was the first time I was meeting many of the family members. I think it has been at least 5 or so years since Tom has seen some of them too.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The number one reason for the visit was to watch Nalynn (Tom's 2nd cousin) compete in the National High School Rodeo Finals taking place here in Gillette! We were all really proud of her and excited to watch her compete. She competed in barrels and poles. She did extremely well and placed 2nd overall in Barrel Racing. She also was awarded Rookie of the Year. She is only a freshman in high school! Isn't that awesome!?<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRL6HhiKgzX6vRFPJ2PC_FgY4bnr6p_ulYy3zWuG7QCZdjOiRqVLQZlCNULMbMF6qMcSHs7o98AVv3bsL5L8ZPgqIJCk0z5aPE2jQwhsaHb1gS5z6wRhae9hmdUh9ng6XVg/s1600/finals1"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509799082860570882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRL6HhiKgzX6vRFPJ2PC_FgY4bnr6p_ulYy3zWuG7QCZdjOiRqVLQZlCNULMbMF6qMcSHs7o98AVv3bsL5L8ZPgqIJCk0z5aPE2jQwhsaHb1gS5z6wRhae9hmdUh9ng6XVg/s400/finals1" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5ijXd5uYb3kUw_a-PlGZOI8gwDVmtesjn8k7cI9KS308IcMx28AJMkSYOfqym6buE7kN85_eSsMhktrLKXbl_scJPJZ4i2RBsiiCqWqEl_3DoTBdVYEqb4pNTBeezfBwcA/s1600/finals2"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798950532721138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5ijXd5uYb3kUw_a-PlGZOI8gwDVmtesjn8k7cI9KS308IcMx28AJMkSYOfqym6buE7kN85_eSsMhktrLKXbl_scJPJZ4i2RBsiiCqWqEl_3DoTBdVYEqb4pNTBeezfBwcA/s400/finals2" /></a> Here is a great picture of the crew, below. We weren't in this photo because I think it was the morning I was running my half marathon!<br /><br />Back row starting at the left, we have Jerry, Blazin, and Nelda Rae. Then we have Clay, Cole, Ninny, Linda, and Travis. Front row, we have Ike, Whitley, Denim, Ace, and Darlin.<br />This wasn't everyone that came, there are a few people missing.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIszFLmsM0XuOAhxmAePwWINaNvRiuC0wfav5RV4phYgSqbQeVOSdF_EHerdpaKj8xfWscrIf5oVDouKJvkea1bS-5JyNEqk0fCTe1AQ9SVmf_oAf61ZykS5HbVdajI-6_Gw/s1600/finals3"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798946851478386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIszFLmsM0XuOAhxmAePwWINaNvRiuC0wfav5RV4phYgSqbQeVOSdF_EHerdpaKj8xfWscrIf5oVDouKJvkea1bS-5JyNEqk0fCTe1AQ9SVmf_oAf61ZykS5HbVdajI-6_Gw/s400/finals3" /></a> During the time that people weren't watching Nalynn compete, we would hang out and eat at Travis and Linda's house. Here is Chae, Tom, and Ace (Tom's cousin) talking.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798942308327170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB-MUfmyZBAXHCIcrFNV3VDRElB69ZKKTqGZqeeALwjiE3H-e76vzv15KExEdtnGtZZJDgt53Ezzj_47cvlcIz7KZJ_re65F9oeoiMTKA1vZvvyucwGtem_C1pOoqE9_Vnw/s400/finals4" /><br />Here I am holding Ace and Timber's daughter Darlin. Isn't she precious?!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaZb2GCb7UAYUd1M3M8frOgLM4slnH_f6XgH6dN0lSJUV4F20yw8V3Awse2qM8ZANK7zD2i_KMYPU48cznPraNjjsARTtrgFGGMt7Na11YgSX7149Z50aEIJC9u4YaMUu2Q/s1600/finals5"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798930813975186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaZb2GCb7UAYUd1M3M8frOgLM4slnH_f6XgH6dN0lSJUV4F20yw8V3Awse2qM8ZANK7zD2i_KMYPU48cznPraNjjsARTtrgFGGMt7Na11YgSX7149Z50aEIJC9u4YaMUu2Q/s400/finals5" /></a><br />Jordyn enjoying all the chaos!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQaDlI4Fbp5Nv2yqqAfzb698eSl7hJUDRgbXf_tyhkDcAYX8gjlZfF9Q_VxFJ8WxM23dCzgujJ9n6r8b6_yUClhfM7sEzhxry19gmb1FQo_KQDUXtHFDK5jut4KK1-BUYDg/s1600/finals6"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798927084898770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQaDlI4Fbp5Nv2yqqAfzb698eSl7hJUDRgbXf_tyhkDcAYX8gjlZfF9Q_VxFJ8WxM23dCzgujJ9n6r8b6_yUClhfM7sEzhxry19gmb1FQo_KQDUXtHFDK5jut4KK1-BUYDg/s400/finals6" /></a> All the family visiting made for a lot of little kids running around! But, they did great playing with each other. This is Blazen, Evan, Denim, Clay, and Ike on the trampoline.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZM9MNvnaD0p2YNEj9zSjU0QWCVl8f2d-MnX6JXDJrM_HWIBHXrxvnJVTcAkqvYtpohbOU-FT0yZZlwrpPaMVNLRqHRv1lQ-pMdUhWACijNCGty_tt7UzThf-0z3CXRhD6Q/s1600/finals7"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798593641297298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZM9MNvnaD0p2YNEj9zSjU0QWCVl8f2d-MnX6JXDJrM_HWIBHXrxvnJVTcAkqvYtpohbOU-FT0yZZlwrpPaMVNLRqHRv1lQ-pMdUhWACijNCGty_tt7UzThf-0z3CXRhD6Q/s400/finals7" /></a> Whitley (Tom's 2nd cousin) being a good sport and organizing a game for the younger kids.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHt9hxoOBCmzVxs_NmMJruByKa0hA075YwbdOhyphenhyphenKW6-tXWoXBbcOiIE1qT6oZJJ47xCzcngGM4vHz_zLG53Je0GLOaiDz3dGFubedqJayWO31NQ6jHyy5e9F1O6UvWKBCNeQ/s1600/finals8"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798585251034770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHt9hxoOBCmzVxs_NmMJruByKa0hA075YwbdOhyphenhyphenKW6-tXWoXBbcOiIE1qT6oZJJ47xCzcngGM4vHz_zLG53Je0GLOaiDz3dGFubedqJayWO31NQ6jHyy5e9F1O6UvWKBCNeQ/s400/finals8" /></a> Nelda Rae (Tom's Aunt) playing with Darlin.</div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYccTAS4HF7F099OoF8q96r8XHGyAbNSYbobSgeztpf9LI630cCtF5Wjut4cFuDoR8xz2lafAdaf53rNpFGp8WwfqnSkGgTLq8AyUZ9WUqCbQlpxCVvL1zEQGvFqbzJg0fg/s1600/finals9"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 339px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798584884942562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYccTAS4HF7F099OoF8q96r8XHGyAbNSYbobSgeztpf9LI630cCtF5Wjut4cFuDoR8xz2lafAdaf53rNpFGp8WwfqnSkGgTLq8AyUZ9WUqCbQlpxCVvL1zEQGvFqbzJg0fg/s400/finals9" /></a><br />Ninny and Nacona (Tom's cousin).</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPryu1MLeJ8JuOXPOiUYHHLVETXRLYikSclxiQSimDKgzQR1MjB49PA2chJbFA_wL7sIYl4dzmVSJ09y5VpulzXrx0WqHM-1PormSjeNLyJ0XGf8Cy30UeS2qT4wDm1SXvPA/s1600/finals12"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509807108266883938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPryu1MLeJ8JuOXPOiUYHHLVETXRLYikSclxiQSimDKgzQR1MjB49PA2chJbFA_wL7sIYl4dzmVSJ09y5VpulzXrx0WqHM-1PormSjeNLyJ0XGf8Cy30UeS2qT4wDm1SXvPA/s400/finals12" /></a><br />More of the guys: Wil (Nacona's husband), Jerry (Nelda Rae's husband), and Travis.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxXVthKn50cEJIc77V8WNqxRrBk1Ft28DCzXHdNoQlaYJFXljgITCQJr9cFCUXaROQ4cI_rvY36BLJohQjdb4SVD7UQn1LTBkRxWE4qiIx5p1peX24Ngc-Q0r4Dz4e_3FyA/s1600/finals10"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798580552015714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxXVthKn50cEJIc77V8WNqxRrBk1Ft28DCzXHdNoQlaYJFXljgITCQJr9cFCUXaROQ4cI_rvY36BLJohQjdb4SVD7UQn1LTBkRxWE4qiIx5p1peX24Ngc-Q0r4Dz4e_3FyA/s400/finals10" /></a> I threw this one in. I stole ALL of these pictures off <a href="http://www.mcphaulmadness.blogspot.com/">Timber's blog</a>! haha Crazy that I never snapped any pics while everyone was here. And I noticed she wasn't in any of the pics I used so... here is Ace and Timber! Ace, Nelda Rae and Jerry came to Billings when Tom and I got married. I was meeting everyone else for the first time. What a great family Ninny has. Everyone was so nice, fun, and great to visit with. Can't wait to travel to New Mexico some time and meet the rest of the fam!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOq3i1w86PEf0FCW-uvq8oRbbVP74CExMSepTg3My0CyTbSvdSyvzNK8GrYIOyPDQr-gqhvV0EcUIEwxxPyyLzU2dSxL7XJ-VezMc_RIyqGELMYE2UumKy58NaFrdbK80ng/s1600/finals11"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 165px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798574456062434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOq3i1w86PEf0FCW-uvq8oRbbVP74CExMSepTg3My0CyTbSvdSyvzNK8GrYIOyPDQr-gqhvV0EcUIEwxxPyyLzU2dSxL7XJ-VezMc_RIyqGELMYE2UumKy58NaFrdbK80ng/s400/finals11" /></a> Until next time....</div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-18832292409584893282010-08-09T19:16:00.001-06:002010-08-09T19:16:42.383-06:00Jordyn’s New Bike!<p>Check out Jordyn’s hot new wheels! She loves her new bike.</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:b055b5f1-0575-47a1-8d24-9c292c1df675" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><a style="border:0px" href="http://cid-00bc2e0c541a9fb0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=browse&resid=BC2E0C541A9FB0!157&type=5"><img style="border:0px" alt="View Jordyn's New Bike" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaSt_4XJmKd9m16Bnz197cM7dT_Y8YzgKB3NnnQJA-ObairFA7GujwSIdJzXG90cwzv24W0WzpMHaNrba3eTNRLbC_JFPgakOvOoB1-AOkqtFY4HSob93z1kXca6GffqrEQ/?imgmax=800" /></a><div style="width:400px;text-align:right;" ><a href="http://cid-00bc2e0c541a9fb0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=browse&resid=BC2E0C541A9FB0!157&type=5">View Full Album</a></div></div></p> Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-58820090319643243562010-08-09T00:33:00.000-06:002010-08-09T19:31:31.035-06:00Spearfish Canyon Half Marathon<blockquote> <p>On July 24, I ran the Spearfish Canyon Half Marathon. It worked out perfectly because my marathon training schedule had me running around 13 miles that day. So, what the heck, might as well make it a little more interesting!  </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:9c12c4c6-5a3b-4e92-a6cc-bb6fbb56d973" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><a style="border:0px" href="http://cid-00bc2e0c541a9fb0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=browse&resid=BC2E0C541A9FB0!165&type=5"><img style="border:0px" alt="View Spearfish Canyon Half Marathon" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5cyfBlsHTGL2sBbQpH7s8VbXvM7x6KCQn3abXBqcJmSuB2XYj4Sm7ODlos1XQ-MTmbngJuXCllX4VGV6rJwignQmtbvpm8x7vPtEuy46tcLM0QFM1I1Qp6amV4sLPnJhaQ/?imgmax=800" /></a><div style="width:340px;text-align:right;" ><a href="http://cid-00bc2e0c541a9fb0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=browse&resid=BC2E0C541A9FB0!165&type=5">View Full Album</a></div></div> <p></p> </blockquote> <p>I woke up at 4:30 am that day to get there in time! It’s about 1.5 hrs. to get there from Gillette. Tom and the kids even tagged along. I’m so glad they came! Spearfish is a really cute town and in a beautiful area. </p> <p>Everyone rode buses up to the top of Spearfish Canyon to the starting line. Well, I may have got there a little late and they were one bus short. So, a bunch of us had to hitch rides in people’s cars. Lucky me, I rode up with the race director! </p> <p>Perfect weather. About 55 degrees at the start and lots of shade. I felt awesome most of the way. Starting getting sore around mile 10 because of the slightly downhill grade. Let me tell you, besides the soreness in my calves, that downhill running was HEAVEN! I finished in 1 hour 53 min. Wooo! WAY faster than I was planning! </p> <p>Tom kept the kids entertained while I ran and they met me at the finish line. They thought I was cool because I got a medal. Now they keep playing with it around the house and Carter says, “You won mom, you won!” I really want to find a kid’s race for them to do! </p> <p>After the race, we went to a fish hatchery. Pretty cool place. The kids were obsessed with feeding the fish and makin them go crazy. They loved it! </p> Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-78173107842997143492010-07-18T19:55:00.011-06:002010-07-29T13:48:09.869-06:00The beginning of Jordyn's Make-A-Wish Adventures!We got a phone call from the Make-a-Wish organization in June. (if you don't already know, we are heading to Disney World in December for Jordyn's Make-a-Wish!) The Gillette Thunder Speedway had called them and wanted to sponsor a child's wish. They were excited to find out that there was a local child they could sponsor...Jordyn! So, we got invited to the races the night of the fundraiser. They put us in a sky box which was perfect for Jordyn. I honestly know Jordyn loved the noise! We would open the door to the sky box and Jordyn would smile and laugh when she heard the craziness. But it was nice to keep her in there so she didn't hear TOO much noise!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VLXw3juEA00FhduHg-jBYjhuQLfcC2Oyw4YSr6_z2sjE2xnpC78X62f84eCF4rJWubWya8bayGcfi1Orf9gwUl5sAhrhQ246eaGqId4EL6_u1oZoa4nAZkmzN9EukG-JIw/s1600/IMG_3208.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495452225879895458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VLXw3juEA00FhduHg-jBYjhuQLfcC2Oyw4YSr6_z2sjE2xnpC78X62f84eCF4rJWubWya8bayGcfi1Orf9gwUl5sAhrhQ246eaGqId4EL6_u1oZoa4nAZkmzN9EukG-JIw/s320/IMG_3208.JPG" /></a> The cousins all sat out in front of the sky box.... they loved the races! Carter, Clay, Evan, and Cole. (Jordyn in the background!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrLQ2j4Hyo9DtIb8ipHxCh_Sm3hz1nzoL-8ZcuVbBocIb09nDbl7CtTk4wul0zgMw2ZfZNkzblgAngPivpI-tIVHDT_lgeLtTaEJi56v119WOR54CPUuCugdiYkNYJDaJvQ/s1600/IMG_3209.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495452222932012914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrLQ2j4Hyo9DtIb8ipHxCh_Sm3hz1nzoL-8ZcuVbBocIb09nDbl7CtTk4wul0zgMw2ZfZNkzblgAngPivpI-tIVHDT_lgeLtTaEJi56v119WOR54CPUuCugdiYkNYJDaJvQ/s320/IMG_3209.JPG" /></a> Takes a minute to get used to the noise!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmilpo1zZOeSYukY3i_Uyur7oveFSZC_Md_-fUbWQ6WLhsCIrytd1opnYZS7dJ4hT2OW5ohOejRf7uQ7JZbLm94zCvuVijTuSW3iGp66pz8jNoDKgCkDJ3GuzQ9L5cV_nQMQ/s1600/IMG_3210.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495452220931976514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmilpo1zZOeSYukY3i_Uyur7oveFSZC_Md_-fUbWQ6WLhsCIrytd1opnYZS7dJ4hT2OW5ohOejRf7uQ7JZbLm94zCvuVijTuSW3iGp66pz8jNoDKgCkDJ3GuzQ9L5cV_nQMQ/s320/IMG_3210.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs_PkBdLJhzd8JxH9So7n45cSHPtED1oBs3gRlzXY6tPFEafDSS4wyVJN_Gv0ecXxRInUPN_c6gkB9aGRoSbRoj4hQ67dliwfbdSV1PAo4CndwAAtj93VAXYAYXbP6etR3A/s1600/IMG_3211.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495452214098961618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs_PkBdLJhzd8JxH9So7n45cSHPtED1oBs3gRlzXY6tPFEafDSS4wyVJN_Gv0ecXxRInUPN_c6gkB9aGRoSbRoj4hQ67dliwfbdSV1PAo4CndwAAtj93VAXYAYXbP6etR3A/s320/IMG_3211.JPG" /></a> Perect night for a race. One of the coal mines is what you see in the distant background.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi6y1yEPwI5DeCqQgciVUkwClJ5rbt_DJkwGVuCGUnFofPXRFq-5KreWxqGvQ8q766bZ-bb2yKrFIjDBwYzGk8ylK0qEkVpVYD6hXAb8JrSx4F6EOahC7mIcur74qaDRbYw/s1600/IMG_3217.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451847618673538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi6y1yEPwI5DeCqQgciVUkwClJ5rbt_DJkwGVuCGUnFofPXRFq-5KreWxqGvQ8q766bZ-bb2yKrFIjDBwYzGk8ylK0qEkVpVYD6hXAb8JrSx4F6EOahC7mIcur74qaDRbYw/s320/IMG_3217.JPG" /></a> Ninny and Jordyn enjoying the race!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkNxB9l31fq5H4MNAmBAXOrb_hnmiQ1NXScCBCNjuJBsk-sA_vWDJqiavWZEFpSviKR8kv8SZOopayyMHxG-2njfwZT4JOk_X3_kJr6-5alGS_Oah-JWDOcpJGcpIeWsHEg/s1600/IMG_3218.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451827220943362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkNxB9l31fq5H4MNAmBAXOrb_hnmiQ1NXScCBCNjuJBsk-sA_vWDJqiavWZEFpSviKR8kv8SZOopayyMHxG-2njfwZT4JOk_X3_kJr6-5alGS_Oah-JWDOcpJGcpIeWsHEg/s320/IMG_3218.JPG" /></a> Tom, Travis, and Jason (friend). </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugo38TtOz6w6ZizKS3o7t0ZZFvouyjwIytZK4_YcG2ARFFQlU6Z-NNvnup7XXsholRCmsNYDhEqHgbshYrK691XDlbehv1mcpxObm57J4qtIdTbHrFEWgTDgSh5xJVGB6tQ/s1600/IMG_3220.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451822240408178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugo38TtOz6w6ZizKS3o7t0ZZFvouyjwIytZK4_YcG2ARFFQlU6Z-NNvnup7XXsholRCmsNYDhEqHgbshYrK691XDlbehv1mcpxObm57J4qtIdTbHrFEWgTDgSh5xJVGB6tQ/s320/IMG_3220.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzctD_0kegVw4HocSovlVIQbx0YQZelGqw54u-c2umzAhGRkcd0ZeP2ov2mPDt1QhvQdK5UawO5k9t-x9EVmCKQmXEClxhMG0Q8N17iW17b0GVzJQkz9h7pffENcw3onvIQ/s1600/IMG_3221.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451813485806850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzctD_0kegVw4HocSovlVIQbx0YQZelGqw54u-c2umzAhGRkcd0ZeP2ov2mPDt1QhvQdK5UawO5k9t-x9EVmCKQmXEClxhMG0Q8N17iW17b0GVzJQkz9h7pffENcw3onvIQ/s320/IMG_3221.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NG_E8uk9uvxiEIwq3XsrKueajImgkaQiZVYl7pxXMZyrK0rvKLmXnwY_69dQUmJBV9B1DgsoO7gMnHN_ZSpeK_OM78mfeF0yAa570Yzuk2yAXJthxYVpbIL_uPzYoyUDEQ/s1600/IMG_3223.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451806721344514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NG_E8uk9uvxiEIwq3XsrKueajImgkaQiZVYl7pxXMZyrK0rvKLmXnwY_69dQUmJBV9B1DgsoO7gMnHN_ZSpeK_OM78mfeF0yAa570Yzuk2yAXJthxYVpbIL_uPzYoyUDEQ/s320/IMG_3223.JPG" /></a> A crash! He was ok.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2dGeK4gsq9WbhxZ1traManPRrurS1_PQmmXnxLYkwetzOAERONgerbG6hXW8MaaC6y5NNUvKbAuk9e2hn_RQJw11oZWxOQ0bW_hK_SfiOSifqVRQeRm05QB_xpVtmTHNVQ/s1600/IMG_3241.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451391574734530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2dGeK4gsq9WbhxZ1traManPRrurS1_PQmmXnxLYkwetzOAERONgerbG6hXW8MaaC6y5NNUvKbAuk9e2hn_RQJw11oZWxOQ0bW_hK_SfiOSifqVRQeRm05QB_xpVtmTHNVQ/s320/IMG_3241.JPG" /></a> At intermission they had the race car drivers come into the audience and collect donations, in helmets, for Jordyn's wish. Sorry, kinda blurry!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDmNzEH-bsWd1cLhShk6C4xPzGO-h89Zc0UkohQMuRzxkO_1oeVO0wUaZYEgRPK9v7oPBH_vo2Csch_e6Op9Lu5HJku3IIxCkDjntxizLBtFSlhrrgABbYxDdbLAlOLpd1g/s1600/IMG_3243.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451384311118626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDmNzEH-bsWd1cLhShk6C4xPzGO-h89Zc0UkohQMuRzxkO_1oeVO0wUaZYEgRPK9v7oPBH_vo2Csch_e6Op9Lu5HJku3IIxCkDjntxizLBtFSlhrrgABbYxDdbLAlOLpd1g/s320/IMG_3243.JPG" /></a><br />They also spoke with us, or I should say Tom :), over a loud speaker. He just told a little about Jordyn and that we were going to Disney World. He did a good job. Some of the crowd could see us but most of them couldn't or weren't paying attention to where we were. As you can see, I'm hiding in the background because there was NO way I was going to do the talking! haha Tom said I still owe him big time for making him do that!<br /></div><div>They also did a little "catch up" with the child they sponsored last year. I'm not positive, but she may have had cancer. She chose to get a puppy!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoVhgOZen8y27BTUsxQ_kF-jRTX9sj3AWQftjesMkKxzvr-FsJY_9XZgtkeXs9EZunWXtG8edI9Ssd62AiMM0uo0lQO1-QwWumEJsgEtjXf_pjmZeBmf52IPWrGbdw2RlwA/s1600/IMG_3246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451382350233234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoVhgOZen8y27BTUsxQ_kF-jRTX9sj3AWQftjesMkKxzvr-FsJY_9XZgtkeXs9EZunWXtG8edI9Ssd62AiMM0uo0lQO1-QwWumEJsgEtjXf_pjmZeBmf52IPWrGbdw2RlwA/s320/IMG_3246.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-u4oPAgz9FD5Ced-wVFkJ2Wq_tKWS1bqn0jfeb1_u4cElFq7E3zS1CSNu22N38nyE1t2alPjRoSQdu2eQz2rxWPyiWBSTno1DomcRAwb2OhsuditLJOEfq0TeQt-ChRP2Q/s1600/IMG_3259.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451368591293746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-u4oPAgz9FD5Ced-wVFkJ2Wq_tKWS1bqn0jfeb1_u4cElFq7E3zS1CSNu22N38nyE1t2alPjRoSQdu2eQz2rxWPyiWBSTno1DomcRAwb2OhsuditLJOEfq0TeQt-ChRP2Q/s320/IMG_3259.JPG" /></a> The girls!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCf-gAbq9Ie-pNL_W2MdFRO6Ch5XBNdDocczsX4f9jZBz8DE4Cz45A5yiA5Pk0e656oZLkVWL8n3_Ds1mK7z56xc50-bJYNEpvTP28pNCB-HEkj8Lbpz5PZaDg3-DcodrDA/s1600/IMG_3267.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495451364127716882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCf-gAbq9Ie-pNL_W2MdFRO6Ch5XBNdDocczsX4f9jZBz8DE4Cz45A5yiA5Pk0e656oZLkVWL8n3_Ds1mK7z56xc50-bJYNEpvTP28pNCB-HEkj8Lbpz5PZaDg3-DcodrDA/s320/IMG_3267.JPG" /></a> Jordyn had a great time! We were so excited to go and so blessed to have been chosen by the Speedway. They also auctioned off an awesome grill to include in the fundraising efforts for Jordyn.<br /><br /><br /></div><div>So, the excitement doesn't stop there! Just a few days after finding out she was chosen to be sponsored by the Gillette Speedway, we got another call from Make-a-Wish. They had been contacted by the <a href="http://www.wbcci.org/">Wally Byam Caravan Club</a> AKA the Airstream RV Association. They were having their annual international rally in Gillette for one week. They always choose a child from the local community and fund raise to help them with medical expenses. So, they also had contacted Make-a-Wish and were excited to hear that Jordyn was a local Make-a-Wish child.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAI_hAZzwQ8GTlnK4VcmWrfBIUwY54hL0oFbhE98Sg-ulsE8TWyKaC1lPkPug01TH2D0nWHYcJwOfiXRnyo5cyp4aHx2HjhW3r7dkFedL1kbnY868gn3Z3DbN22naHoVkdQ/s1600/airstream.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495431263922091794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAI_hAZzwQ8GTlnK4VcmWrfBIUwY54hL0oFbhE98Sg-ulsE8TWyKaC1lPkPug01TH2D0nWHYcJwOfiXRnyo5cyp4aHx2HjhW3r7dkFedL1kbnY868gn3Z3DbN22naHoVkdQ/s320/airstream.jpg" /></a><br />We got in contact with them and they began their medical fundraiser for Jordyn. Their rally was literally starting two days after we went to the Speedway fundraiser! They asked us if we could come to one of the nightly events so they could introduce us and everyone could meet Jordyn. We went Wednesday night and it was a band concert and choir made up of the rally participants. Everyone was so nice! Jordyn got a stuffed animal right when we got there (and they sent some home for the boys) and they seated us right in the front. They introduced us right at the beginning and we stood so everyone could see Jordyn. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Another reason they were so excited to choose Jordyn was because the president of the rally<br />had lost his daughter to a seizure disorder. Another couple had a granddaughter who had recently had surgery to stop her seizures. So you can imagine when they found out that Jordyn had seizures, it was close to their hearts, and they wanted to help. We got to chat with those I mentioned about their kids/grand kids too.<br /></div><br /><div>The night we went was also the night they "revealed" where next years rally would be (Duquion, IL). A few rally members did a skit and let me tell you..... it was hilarious! Just because the members might be a bit older doesn't mean they aren't just as SPUNKY as when they were young! Check out the pic. below of a lady in a wheelchair with a whip and someone dressed as a horse pulling her for the skit! LOL<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9Bzq6GprSAqqxI9_OHq-vn3h9a51s99ZqFaI-owJOXmkHebcrWx6mMKzber7nHUs8K4K1L_ZpVuxEoTW_sYZznMidCC5aPwwKO34JPfjcUK4mI3Cm06o4ei-pj44It4cvA/s1600/IMG_3272.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495431261046418578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9Bzq6GprSAqqxI9_OHq-vn3h9a51s99ZqFaI-owJOXmkHebcrWx6mMKzber7nHUs8K4K1L_ZpVuxEoTW_sYZznMidCC5aPwwKO34JPfjcUK4mI3Cm06o4ei-pj44It4cvA/s320/IMG_3272.JPG" /></a><br />Me, Jordyn, and Linda Amy. She was in charge of fundraising efforts for Jordyn. Loved her!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0v9fABMqBYzBX9QhEkkAKDc81EVtzl0LY57YjjyT3uopDcUwZOjdclvwfXYIKztyCPuTlcLuR07jbQznSpBVyfiwP5vstntMh7WrTXqfg7ZqiwgQC_0XLp2nDYyRKZ3QFw/s1600/IMG_3274.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495452804429665042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0v9fABMqBYzBX9QhEkkAKDc81EVtzl0LY57YjjyT3uopDcUwZOjdclvwfXYIKztyCPuTlcLuR07jbQznSpBVyfiwP5vstntMh7WrTXqfg7ZqiwgQC_0XLp2nDYyRKZ3QFw/s320/IMG_3274.JPG" /></a> Awww, look how cute Jordyn looks on a jar!</div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nQsuQtytqU4L81QWIsfXplDPg4stxONCzvB-DieLWBxGeNsRljen5t2UUKs8-zaF6KO36-c7vyYTdJ06rOPF_yEnpcOtoi1WZxMpNO6w5dsB0HMY6W3s3p2-4PWLCXkHdw/s1600/IMG_3276.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495431251161348914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nQsuQtytqU4L81QWIsfXplDPg4stxONCzvB-DieLWBxGeNsRljen5t2UUKs8-zaF6KO36-c7vyYTdJ06rOPF_yEnpcOtoi1WZxMpNO6w5dsB0HMY6W3s3p2-4PWLCXkHdw/s320/IMG_3276.JPG" /></a><br />Had to get a pic. by one of the Airstream trailers! What a great night. We could not be any more grateful for everything they did. I'm still in shock at everything that happened to us in just one week! I kept thinking,"Nothing like this ever happens to us!" I can't wait wait to put the money to good use. Who knows the possibilities we could pursue now. And who knows, maybe one day we will be "Airstreamers" and we can go the rallies! :)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJGSF9asCUeRtw1OBJjhUfaWem8J0bbQB3Y2ELD7OIHETpOYMBugiUCfLvwv2NH8S1ZQQIUWIffJSTdlzBj6JwKw1A8DXUwdFRSjLwfOrA8fu7lGvLMKk86ukGgKuaOV71A/s1600/IMG_3282.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495431252937894482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJGSF9asCUeRtw1OBJjhUfaWem8J0bbQB3Y2ELD7OIHETpOYMBugiUCfLvwv2NH8S1ZQQIUWIffJSTdlzBj6JwKw1A8DXUwdFRSjLwfOrA8fu7lGvLMKk86ukGgKuaOV71A/s320/IMG_3282.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-66329635562176820712010-06-26T09:32:00.006-06:002010-06-28T22:18:10.198-06:00Zoo & Mason's Mountain RunThe second week in June, the kids and I headed up to Billings. Jordyn had an endoscopy scheduled on Wednesday, so we just stayed the rest of the week to spend time with my parents. We have been seeing her GI doctor almost once a month lately, trying to figure out the cause of her horrible reflux and why NOTHING we've tried in the past two years has helped at all. So, we did an endoscopy (putting a small camera in your esophagus and stomach). Last one we did was two years ago when her throwing up started. And guess what? The results showed nothing besides some irritation from throwing up! Surprise! Even more surprising was that she no longer has eosiniphilic esophagitis (EE). Her first GI doctor diagnosed her with that during the first scope. I thought this whole time that the EE was one of the reasons she was throwing up. So... I really don't know what to think any more.<br />But, through a string of events with one of her meds (I won't go into the boring details!), I'm wondering if one of her medications is causing her to throw up. We started this certain med. about two years ago when the throwing up began and one of the side effects IS throwing up. So I talked to her docs (they weren't as convinced as I was) and we are going to try weening her off that medication and possibly give her a different one. I'll keep ya posted. I dream of the day that Jordyn doesn't throw up anymore (I'm sure she does too)! Hopefully that day is in the near future.<br /><br />So, on to the fun stuff. It was finally nice weather and we took off for the zoo! I rented a double stroller for Carter and Evan and I have to say that was the best $6 I've ever spent! I think the big hit was feeding the goats and watching the sea otters. Most of big animals were all sleeping, but the kids loved the animals they did get to see.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEo7OjNvbnfxTyXWcZDEL08cdHX1yOP64O0JC8xvElU5PXn6xOAYJ4lWAmoLFDC44YTwxsDoULDOLX7VmEdfLrFEe4FwlpyELW6NvLE52FrlVf2mgNtTr_5RaooH9P1zFiw/s1600/2010-06-25.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108440773931922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEo7OjNvbnfxTyXWcZDEL08cdHX1yOP64O0JC8xvElU5PXn6xOAYJ4lWAmoLFDC44YTwxsDoULDOLX7VmEdfLrFEe4FwlpyELW6NvLE52FrlVf2mgNtTr_5RaooH9P1zFiw/s400/2010-06-25.jpg" /></a><br />Love love love the picture of Jordyn and the goats! And I LOVE the picture of me and Jordyn together too!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG1eayGmK6Dppxo_kJPrxXf_eJKmY2sIguIpOXH1h-BBPYoKxxzPM1JkLCaGDKtmHHc6mOl122eGQL_gqkh2XLO9dc0k_EioA_PuhT96OsfZo-mAyC-30XY-tMHlA8RvJKg/s1600/2010-06-251.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108432957875986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG1eayGmK6Dppxo_kJPrxXf_eJKmY2sIguIpOXH1h-BBPYoKxxzPM1JkLCaGDKtmHHc6mOl122eGQL_gqkh2XLO9dc0k_EioA_PuhT96OsfZo-mAyC-30XY-tMHlA8RvJKg/s400/2010-06-251.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Just a cute pic of the boys actually being nice to each other!</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2bH4c-WyMBSJHkA7pQ_Q0yhD2Advfi7fCounwqIizX7229lbj0rK_6dF_mLN8V-8tsPDHS6ksGHvyfVmxr6xbbF-mbg72Aml0YovnKP_L_QfnLvIle6ZYA1sWVD6xKV5mA/s1600/IMG_3183.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106577034856418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2bH4c-WyMBSJHkA7pQ_Q0yhD2Advfi7fCounwqIizX7229lbj0rK_6dF_mLN8V-8tsPDHS6ksGHvyfVmxr6xbbF-mbg72Aml0YovnKP_L_QfnLvIle6ZYA1sWVD6xKV5mA/s320/IMG_3183.JPG" /></a> Now for my favorite part of our whole trip! A few weeks before we came, my parents sent me an article from their newspaper. It was about a family putting on a 10k Trail Run and 2 mile walk, in Red Lodge,MT on June 12. It was in honor of their 11 yr. old son, Mason, who had died a year ago, from a mitochondrial disease. They also wanted the race to honor all special needs kids and the proceeds were going to The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. When I read the article it just gave me goosebumps and I knew we HAD TO go! </div><div>Here's a link to the article: <a href="http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_2e06624a-66dc-11df-b6fa-001cc4c002e0.html">click here</a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488028658169308738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvw4qGh7-ep9mYjpJK8zmBKHRHvV6DdBe1jRMF2M85As9-KcYeKopRZfFezJa0eC0NdS-ND7lqFvegoi1Ny05LC7qqDBPfCu8dLn-zBww5zQkgE7yXZ_W05YodakkDC97lw/s320/100_0356.JPG" />This is where the race was, Lions Camp in Red Lodge, MT. I think we all had our doubts as we were driving up there. It was rainy and cold. We wondered if many people would even show up. But, we had driven over an hour to get there, so we figured we better just go! There were quite a few people there and luckily there was a cabin with a fire for Jordyn to sit by. While I ran the 10K trail race, my dad took the boys and they did a treasure hunt that was put on for the little kids. My mom stayed with Jordyn by the fire.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488028659416089810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBAnBPCuKZGEP0gBlcHD11huSbeT9SRqYghco_JU3byocSsVQTZBrGwzG9rMVk7Gaf5I1W32D-Pt3JVmW43FepTtFV0GK0-lFSb-xbdC56Oh5uVjtlPejWF52fSSuu8U9Qg/s320/100_0369.JPG" /> I really really loved the race! It was pretty challenging... the first 1.5 miles was uphill and there were plenty more hills after that too. But, there were a few downhill parts where you could catch your breath. I'm hoping I can find more trail runs to do in the future. It was kinda hard to come home and start running in the "city" again! </div><div> </div><div>After the race they had a BBQ. We got to talk to the parents who had organized the event. Jordyn was the only special needs child there and Mason's mom kept telling us how grateful she was that Jordyn came. She said that Jordyn being there had made the whole event worthwhile. She even started getting emotional as she was talking to us. She went and got Jordyn a really nice gift from the treasure hunt prizes. A few of Mason's other family members also came up to us and told us how grateful they were that we had come and brought Jordyn. I think after talking to people, esp. Mason's mom, none of us had a doubt in our minds that we were supposed to go that event. I'm so glad we went!<br /><div><br /> </div></div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WJmVBjFOv5EqGlNkLVfm5G81pFw1f68YkpzKty-4YC-RKk1uijIIfT3mJBGpe-2S95f0S9tLyIdUZQEHc9yfdbhyphenhyphensaw8LynvLJ5MGrSu706bhlo2OD_Da4T9pZfNpGwztQ/s1600/IMG_3185.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106574840362194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WJmVBjFOv5EqGlNkLVfm5G81pFw1f68YkpzKty-4YC-RKk1uijIIfT3mJBGpe-2S95f0S9tLyIdUZQEHc9yfdbhyphenhyphensaw8LynvLJ5MGrSu706bhlo2OD_Da4T9pZfNpGwztQ/s320/IMG_3185.JPG" /></a> Grandpa, Carter, and Jordyn after the BBQ.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnkQBDvMqeD2sIDNEhjle9GrUADstkWjzPtPdMOU9_2BmKZeGOTXfityCZT8GSaNCekTF3UXE0A-KsYafGvH9VJdkom4kmYKIcFQF8ZEv7IGs2v_hCMXPavY2jrFYmdjUiQ/s1600/IMG_3186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106565498872258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnkQBDvMqeD2sIDNEhjle9GrUADstkWjzPtPdMOU9_2BmKZeGOTXfityCZT8GSaNCekTF3UXE0A-KsYafGvH9VJdkom4kmYKIcFQF8ZEv7IGs2v_hCMXPavY2jrFYmdjUiQ/s320/IMG_3186.JPG" /></a> One of the best pictures of Jordyn EVER, I think!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof_q_jVdLJIFqSsFr21_vHH1jKNlI0z0WWfjk1wh7wcnyUaDRkP6s6BV5_U2lPYV1DcyTkqe4Dg442hSh7cCS8RDur-rMFSTemFqJzYeQxQ76ZEoZq90v87895c57vkPVMQ/s1600/IMG_3187.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106553585661682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof_q_jVdLJIFqSsFr21_vHH1jKNlI0z0WWfjk1wh7wcnyUaDRkP6s6BV5_U2lPYV1DcyTkqe4Dg442hSh7cCS8RDur-rMFSTemFqJzYeQxQ76ZEoZq90v87895c57vkPVMQ/s320/IMG_3187.JPG" /></a> They had face painting for the kids and a pretty good band playing too.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvixhlmgbn1jsxCkStjnNceN8PnpZDjwVf7yVjgtcui3oZHGjOe9PX_g_O2yNmVoeFp4lm0Zy_XjXv6ugvbUTUJcEteitQXBLBeyvX-qONUdr_wIooHbYMuFfI8TAzPpV8KQ/s1600/IMG_3189.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106230836530434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvixhlmgbn1jsxCkStjnNceN8PnpZDjwVf7yVjgtcui3oZHGjOe9PX_g_O2yNmVoeFp4lm0Zy_XjXv6ugvbUTUJcEteitQXBLBeyvX-qONUdr_wIooHbYMuFfI8TAzPpV8KQ/s320/IMG_3189.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT8TnBSyczUaOZUQMeL9N2lEhepKYnXaiW2eNVMY6gt197agh7Wuwuwi3EPKKtYP_axVqtK1pJga2r1HbzXHxfwKnVoC0mkkRVzdPqdBX9E2900qQmVHrhf4LK77z20RkNw/s1600/IMG_3190.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106224633337602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT8TnBSyczUaOZUQMeL9N2lEhepKYnXaiW2eNVMY6gt197agh7Wuwuwi3EPKKtYP_axVqtK1pJga2r1HbzXHxfwKnVoC0mkkRVzdPqdBX9E2900qQmVHrhf4LK77z20RkNw/s320/IMG_3190.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJHL18h0cvOT1DTlLu0JqPxVfaGUO5_Jq1oumgGQ_ttH2-sKnwjy0GuKzDqOLt3vGI189rQ85NkVzHNoFmxuoPJGlrFrN7yWBVbDGME77Ls-5QGJsVp0GiXFl_2X_jJQ86Q/s1600/IMG_3192.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106224256936434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJHL18h0cvOT1DTlLu0JqPxVfaGUO5_Jq1oumgGQ_ttH2-sKnwjy0GuKzDqOLt3vGI189rQ85NkVzHNoFmxuoPJGlrFrN7yWBVbDGME77Ls-5QGJsVp0GiXFl_2X_jJQ86Q/s320/IMG_3192.JPG" /></a><br />Grandma and Carter</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbuf5PRpxhHlgiwfrDaB5W8aMelKTDPp7Ez3NJ9ITLbPChXuyPBR8UaVeRUheul8x5G7hocKyH4lah7Kj7xlsK6yWW-cbJQdFRb1BgOU_3-5Pt2lf_gQgP3e5mgbx2zCyIA/s1600/IMG_3193.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106219674071154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbuf5PRpxhHlgiwfrDaB5W8aMelKTDPp7Ez3NJ9ITLbPChXuyPBR8UaVeRUheul8x5G7hocKyH4lah7Kj7xlsK6yWW-cbJQdFRb1BgOU_3-5Pt2lf_gQgP3e5mgbx2zCyIA/s320/IMG_3193.JPG" /></a> Love it up in the mountains, so beautiful!!! What a great day, can't wait until next year!<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-71347961323289710932010-06-25T09:18:00.004-06:002010-06-25T19:38:19.097-06:00This is what we do in WyomingIn May, we went to the branding for Pa and Ninny's ranch that they work for. There were tons of people there, so the work was not very hard and didn't take too long. I just chased the kids around and helped Ninny prepare some of the food. Ninny cooked/prepared the food for everyone to eat when they were done.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwjlkFDH_mE1E0YUrVBxKwR1HWr5DlrWhHXqq6VQ-d5QNL-G_494bwsNxD1FbrRo8szhN8gP-GT1y11cM2Z7l2ifW14r6Z97yl63zrwYiKylvGTfP4bUaxiRTZM3t8j4qAw/s1600/BLOG+PHOTOS1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486732024778648018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwjlkFDH_mE1E0YUrVBxKwR1HWr5DlrWhHXqq6VQ-d5QNL-G_494bwsNxD1FbrRo8szhN8gP-GT1y11cM2Z7l2ifW14r6Z97yl63zrwYiKylvGTfP4bUaxiRTZM3t8j4qAw/s400/BLOG+PHOTOS1.jpg" /></a> <div>Evan kept getting mad about whatever and then he would go sit on the ground and pout. Had to take a few pics. of that! Oh, they also have a guy that works for them who is originally from Argentina. He makes a huge grill over a fire and then cooks tons of meat. Not sure what he puts on it, if anything, but it was awesome!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx_OAwrvCVbydmYj1sDRGdjatL4Xz27qZwOFkd7UXDAVa2rabElWKQwQAJvSkZs8f2gc-E8DF8Zz_-y_tGf6dLdVf5fJ2RwrQW79PRWJJtXopJL4l1qMToVq6ZtTJ0nUNpw/s1600/BLOG+PHOTOS.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486732016436829426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx_OAwrvCVbydmYj1sDRGdjatL4Xz27qZwOFkd7UXDAVa2rabElWKQwQAJvSkZs8f2gc-E8DF8Zz_-y_tGf6dLdVf5fJ2RwrQW79PRWJJtXopJL4l1qMToVq6ZtTJ0nUNpw/s400/BLOG+PHOTOS.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The first weekend in June, Ninny had her first "Kids Play Day" at their indoor horse arena, that they bought about a year ago. The kids can enter in all the events or just a few. They had calf dummy roping, goat tale tying, barrel racing/ poles/flags (on horses), and a boot race. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place of each event won a little money. Then every one won some money on the boot race. Our boys were pretty excited when they won some cash! We all decided it might be really fun to market the event to "city slickers" that may have just moved to the area. Then their kids could experience Wyoming living!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoZN9WYjDIAtpYgur9wcC6B4sqqLUKULzzV2fB7yBkw3ytg1HuUv1fAPNajbu5IJ_VD90Z_budtsW6fPcbHgGbenCYo9S1xzDRhGiANO2pdtv0Kn83qZo_8IUGi4Z8OX3Zg/s1600/BLOG+PHOTOS2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486732025811711490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoZN9WYjDIAtpYgur9wcC6B4sqqLUKULzzV2fB7yBkw3ytg1HuUv1fAPNajbu5IJ_VD90Z_budtsW6fPcbHgGbenCYo9S1xzDRhGiANO2pdtv0Kn83qZo_8IUGi4Z8OX3Zg/s400/BLOG+PHOTOS2.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygs6T-IXXmQwFj64VeVIKh9SVZQkvUk46pXAVR0Z0TDy-lmA1dhE3uqbI8iVYXW_LkjaDYxWpLI3tM68hi7GOBHczQYzA0TYf0lxHZyyaeQfGEoUdox6ow9bZCsTLhDgOAA/s1600/BLOG+PHOTOS3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486732038145325378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygs6T-IXXmQwFj64VeVIKh9SVZQkvUk46pXAVR0Z0TDy-lmA1dhE3uqbI8iVYXW_LkjaDYxWpLI3tM68hi7GOBHczQYzA0TYf0lxHZyyaeQfGEoUdox6ow9bZCsTLhDgOAA/s400/BLOG+PHOTOS3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlDJLBBOYf7GSMUcCekb4tkzXpEhql4Qm-WkJWLx_l6W-GCAcBhudFZFVM7IBuLyrF6HMzx-K4QK5o6nq7TVI7Kyt9-a5Nm4cm0YFTk-MN3TNvMF104Gc5l3F6h8mI1fShw/s1600/BLOG+PHOTOS4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486732041807379586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlDJLBBOYf7GSMUcCekb4tkzXpEhql4Qm-WkJWLx_l6W-GCAcBhudFZFVM7IBuLyrF6HMzx-K4QK5o6nq7TVI7Kyt9-a5Nm4cm0YFTk-MN3TNvMF104Gc5l3F6h8mI1fShw/s400/BLOG+PHOTOS4.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-91982950647211395362010-06-06T22:18:00.005-06:002010-06-06T22:51:24.131-06:00LIFEHere is my little catch up on recent photos and things we've been up to this spring!<br /><br />The boys were playing with some safety goggles we had laying around the house and I thought the photos were pretty hilarious!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfox-z5glM2dIimdXzyuNzp-JJgYxEOnLwWrCN6YZzIxM1qBsJAoZrtfoxZovAFJSIRMjeVd_rRRSo1NUGwbk1t3-7qyXD3NvTtgPOQzLc11SxXHdfsY3ZHqu4SfkqLE8rQ/s1600/IMG_2891.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479883255942364178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfox-z5glM2dIimdXzyuNzp-JJgYxEOnLwWrCN6YZzIxM1qBsJAoZrtfoxZovAFJSIRMjeVd_rRRSo1NUGwbk1t3-7qyXD3NvTtgPOQzLc11SxXHdfsY3ZHqu4SfkqLE8rQ/s320/IMG_2891.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCLS0pdc8XzAdOMWehcgvhyphenhyphenOEDRDfU9ok2UOUn-FiNzRpxOjXn5VRxZEqlDT2J9GnxJmDrq5dInbsMQ8qQ7479qfe3uJsRwx_UHi9AXpis01zG1BitdDtOz7o6Bk7Kr5ZqQ/s1600/IMG_2892.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479883060954635666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCLS0pdc8XzAdOMWehcgvhyphenhyphenOEDRDfU9ok2UOUn-FiNzRpxOjXn5VRxZEqlDT2J9GnxJmDrq5dInbsMQ8qQ7479qfe3uJsRwx_UHi9AXpis01zG1BitdDtOz7o6Bk7Kr5ZqQ/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" /></a> In May, we headed up to Billings for a few doctor's appointments for Jordyn. Seems like we've had a lot of those so far this year! Just check ups and a few minor procedures. Might have to write about those later. Most of Tom's family met us up there and we all went to the indoor water park. Always a fun time! In May, there are like FIVE birthdays in Toms family all within days of eachother, so at least we got to celebrate some of them all together!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1OhARUMKEqOLeVChXh-WHDN05KjlZ_jnqKGW93GiN0T4hgBGlxHL-E8VCOeph2F6jtNVXBOQO-AeKMPcNbdJ5u8nOkfGJSbA7YwgRGi-PYL5DNciyi0chvo3MUfqs86vnA/s1600/IMG_2918.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479883059539298018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1OhARUMKEqOLeVChXh-WHDN05KjlZ_jnqKGW93GiN0T4hgBGlxHL-E8VCOeph2F6jtNVXBOQO-AeKMPcNbdJ5u8nOkfGJSbA7YwgRGi-PYL5DNciyi0chvo3MUfqs86vnA/s320/IMG_2918.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv8l-hH_CByB4WP2AFI9YZFhnSs3wW0TZeR4HgImXpCNZWSPbcayHU_7rIi0WS0GUCPkn2yTI4ZPKMy147AcMJ4dd6qfLyBW64jjuElSdczOj385Vl_eqOrCBgFxEkG-wng/s1600/IMG_2925.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 177px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479883052298725554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv8l-hH_CByB4WP2AFI9YZFhnSs3wW0TZeR4HgImXpCNZWSPbcayHU_7rIi0WS0GUCPkn2yTI4ZPKMy147AcMJ4dd6qfLyBW64jjuElSdczOj385Vl_eqOrCBgFxEkG-wng/s320/IMG_2925.JPG" /></a> Ninny came to town to visit and got talked into pulling all the boys in a wagon. Carter, Clay, Evan, Cole.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TY7f2hByyzNM9YG1aCOPO5Y7Fi4XYmFlMw0x-Q7gTozcVxACFRig_A24BJ3a3ubIo3pg-mVsRzWTZlzr39OTbsbATpVvCBYrxcXrXUkHgo6sgqZnpXHz2iFfsJ7dP8Fv_w/s1600/IMG_3027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479883050718821330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TY7f2hByyzNM9YG1aCOPO5Y7Fi4XYmFlMw0x-Q7gTozcVxACFRig_A24BJ3a3ubIo3pg-mVsRzWTZlzr39OTbsbATpVvCBYrxcXrXUkHgo6sgqZnpXHz2iFfsJ7dP8Fv_w/s320/IMG_3027.JPG" /></a><br />Awww, gotta love cousins!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHgSsU91BBJjtXyoB4K4vYhrZF-cceJLz4NC9KmVPddU4j3YroWyXouyOaqOpJvwn43YwW2n_uWct6BJw9VCALm32TiC7WdUh_M5BvD-WAdyseokqMJzbPHpY0pDE_3PefQ/s1600/IMG_3030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479883044842234994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHgSsU91BBJjtXyoB4K4vYhrZF-cceJLz4NC9KmVPddU4j3YroWyXouyOaqOpJvwn43YwW2n_uWct6BJw9VCALm32TiC7WdUh_M5BvD-WAdyseokqMJzbPHpY0pDE_3PefQ/s320/IMG_3030.JPG" /></a><br />Ninny was nice enough to bring us some snow fence & posts to put up a makeshift fence until we get around to putting up a real one. I was about to go nuts trying to keep the kids in the backyard!!! Evan's always up to something back there as you can see in the pic. below.</div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZW-qvFrL8M6zivg6ylExnYtFoSm5ZP416ttfZCjOhuwAu7iZ1IZHyPuPLMWl-U195tNeI-ih5vNoaN98QCS5NEJNxb_5F7ft44jmNgj_qh_AZ8-rMZH-bnX6e7CpHeA00w/s1600/IMG_3032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479881819562783282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZW-qvFrL8M6zivg6ylExnYtFoSm5ZP416ttfZCjOhuwAu7iZ1IZHyPuPLMWl-U195tNeI-ih5vNoaN98QCS5NEJNxb_5F7ft44jmNgj_qh_AZ8-rMZH-bnX6e7CpHeA00w/s320/IMG_3032.JPG" /></a> We've been to Buffalo quite a few times this spring. One of the weekends we went into town and the kids got to ride a mechanical bull. Our kids were too scared to ride so I just got pics of their cousins, Clay and Cole riding!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGaVGvgtmSWhTn8iTNwUi04JZmk00Zks4189IhMOPD3vUAd5TfZW0UtAbNBblReqsa_STjzwIuwM1G51kZ9Kd-kdAmuF459DgeRGRpV6Ki9z53N7f1LYxUC0ATD7gfPIIFw/s1600/IMG_3038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479881819149168706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGaVGvgtmSWhTn8iTNwUi04JZmk00Zks4189IhMOPD3vUAd5TfZW0UtAbNBblReqsa_STjzwIuwM1G51kZ9Kd-kdAmuF459DgeRGRpV6Ki9z53N7f1LYxUC0ATD7gfPIIFw/s320/IMG_3038.JPG" /></a> Jordyn thought it was very exciting!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvz0hwAQWYmYyruxxPEd6tDRHn2Z1dTCUKvCPxTUbbw_Qxtq5zQVp72x_Nbi7La3vtggU516lx1sQn6TDKSiuiqlhEK3Xz1uWJl_e25SGY1TGRr1MtnfGzuLoOx0sjbWmyg/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479881818703977266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvz0hwAQWYmYyruxxPEd6tDRHn2Z1dTCUKvCPxTUbbw_Qxtq5zQVp72x_Nbi7La3vtggU516lx1sQn6TDKSiuiqlhEK3Xz1uWJl_e25SGY1TGRr1MtnfGzuLoOx0sjbWmyg/s320/IMG_3039.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eo05inetPe8t0WeVFxuHTh1qXuoGy2upVshnJpOd3MD77lhQCX5wLLAiDbDDaOZB9cAi2F2C3FMDt9ubZfdhQd-N-o_ZqESccUVeo4lzrn_N9vw2pkBvReBeWOo9yVVBzQ/s1600/IMG_3043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479881813577032322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eo05inetPe8t0WeVFxuHTh1qXuoGy2upVshnJpOd3MD77lhQCX5wLLAiDbDDaOZB9cAi2F2C3FMDt9ubZfdhQd-N-o_ZqESccUVeo4lzrn_N9vw2pkBvReBeWOo9yVVBzQ/s320/IMG_3043.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizDdXud4rVjjao4bnQtUjHoIEdgn0eHEkG6QhoAUrmv8hEKplkneWjGrOsM-MU-PvekSqyDAThjGhclCrJbUvRScbTQKk3vLMGOAaPhn1yOklknft4sCmLBUjXze_Y3Raow/s1600/IMG_3045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479881804778006162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizDdXud4rVjjao4bnQtUjHoIEdgn0eHEkG6QhoAUrmv8hEKplkneWjGrOsM-MU-PvekSqyDAThjGhclCrJbUvRScbTQKk3vLMGOAaPhn1yOklknft4sCmLBUjXze_Y3Raow/s320/IMG_3045.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>More of our adventures to come.......</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-51472907919392263752010-04-02T13:29:00.005-06:002010-04-02T13:57:55.881-06:00Jordyn & Evan's Birthdays!<div align="center">Jordyn turned 7 yrs. old on 3/20/2010!</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj4ce61v8Aww1EpimGt9_8q2N2SMr5WViThLgGeEP52lCBo8XmpGVJO4BIsuk8CINhep42jNXpfWk-DBQfFOKb7qmhSMuI3FhJlstDl5WW_-zPP4gCNh0pHvJhaZy0uIuOQ/s1600/IMG_2789.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455627177632186914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj4ce61v8Aww1EpimGt9_8q2N2SMr5WViThLgGeEP52lCBo8XmpGVJO4BIsuk8CINhep42jNXpfWk-DBQfFOKb7qmhSMuI3FhJlstDl5WW_-zPP4gCNh0pHvJhaZy0uIuOQ/s320/IMG_2789.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Jordyn and Grandma A.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gZdPTysbidpckhnWrtBUDUj0tHnVmcdNNDNYvXF94hSf8RvwdgFDe1hYGpTfAZdzvpAkUa4Y83fArJuPI4yXo3PxK1Gk3Q0nkyBvuGe8Mj21RL8C4uusB8v3Kt2N9n8_nA/s1600/IMG_2795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455627172809719602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gZdPTysbidpckhnWrtBUDUj0tHnVmcdNNDNYvXF94hSf8RvwdgFDe1hYGpTfAZdzvpAkUa4Y83fArJuPI4yXo3PxK1Gk3Q0nkyBvuGe8Mj21RL8C4uusB8v3Kt2N9n8_nA/s320/IMG_2795.JPG" border="0" /></a> Evan turned 4 yrs. old on 3/21/2010<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RCKURfK8EF4q5zIlsSMkLw9gWNnXpA7PJWWl7g7dMBmxNrG7OPcGVCI_zT9Z5L_07wJYZfjyrdU2VA0wotM09kKw3x_ntBFTiZ2EJS0sAuufyw9ywFK5jDrbvfWTJYuFYA/s1600/IMG_2851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455626659549017698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RCKURfK8EF4q5zIlsSMkLw9gWNnXpA7PJWWl7g7dMBmxNrG7OPcGVCI_zT9Z5L_07wJYZfjyrdU2VA0wotM09kKw3x_ntBFTiZ2EJS0sAuufyw9ywFK5jDrbvfWTJYuFYA/s320/IMG_2851.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had a family party in WY the weekend before their birthdays. I think Evan's fav. gift was his Spongebob video game from his Aunt Linda and Uncle Travis. Jordyn loved her Care Bear blanket from Aunt Krystal.<br /><br />Then we had a second party in Billings. We headed up there for a few doctor's appointments for Jordyn, so we stayed to celebrate on their birthdays! Evan requested a "Robot Cake" because he loves the new cartoon "Umi Zoomi" and his fav. character is the robot. I'm all about making it easy and this worked great.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC31P2cGxCL5JUIUFD6gWSFRQid8wek_sC7Aq_TU01rFJFPJ_I3ocMh8BHIkj9RUBL2IlQFyJD-0mXFgtC8e2Maiwwk6wjaSsMqobDwuA9OG6p3gkx-ltGKefKzJzb2KD9Vg/s1600/IMG_2805.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455626648163504018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC31P2cGxCL5JUIUFD6gWSFRQid8wek_sC7Aq_TU01rFJFPJ_I3ocMh8BHIkj9RUBL2IlQFyJD-0mXFgtC8e2Maiwwk6wjaSsMqobDwuA9OG6p3gkx-ltGKefKzJzb2KD9Vg/s320/IMG_2805.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu-YlvPlrYgDVZMae7Zbfov-JoQWA2GTZoZLLIIwn9uzvZU5cFi570KhjuRnFb6NZdDcLld4noTz24KJB3oyTrbkEM_fVjFMbnodc7Uw1BNrJzERONmaEzxEK7vXEQVKlew/s1600/IMG_2808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455626644508754962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu-YlvPlrYgDVZMae7Zbfov-JoQWA2GTZoZLLIIwn9uzvZU5cFi570KhjuRnFb6NZdDcLld4noTz24KJB3oyTrbkEM_fVjFMbnodc7Uw1BNrJzERONmaEzxEK7vXEQVKlew/s320/IMG_2808.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yes, Jordyn slept through most of her party! (photo above)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoOQkCj_WTmpwsmGiUeIHWtwLVkTU3Kxal49s3tLQC6n6WBXZ2qZ-zGHythvFMPDrSxT0NfY0IEjH4mnGPPOpEkhxjXFaWmp1-qGa5cgR4_yTbFNPYPKdlBbOsaClL09AGg/s1600/IMG_2810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455626637216550898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoOQkCj_WTmpwsmGiUeIHWtwLVkTU3Kxal49s3tLQC6n6WBXZ2qZ-zGHythvFMPDrSxT0NfY0IEjH4mnGPPOpEkhxjXFaWmp1-qGa5cgR4_yTbFNPYPKdlBbOsaClL09AGg/s320/IMG_2810.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZxXaB0khKiTbiA1RuaW2qbHBBsgWyriP52zYkphqakmO7fWFAYuV0e0_F5ujbIGRvNIDofi5TAg8LJB5JvIrvkEZ69rVYqA1h0fA7RcvhtIEEHijiFCl2dintz74zXCH-w/s1600/IMG_2818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455626633179873554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZxXaB0khKiTbiA1RuaW2qbHBBsgWyriP52zYkphqakmO7fWFAYuV0e0_F5ujbIGRvNIDofi5TAg8LJB5JvIrvkEZ69rVYqA1h0fA7RcvhtIEEHijiFCl2dintz74zXCH-w/s320/IMG_2818.JPG" border="0" /></a> My kids are obsessed with cake.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPLCeonJpNoELvWGsT5G7vWdpxzt0LSBgFbdLAWABpgML6YDTbO17RRXAVNVa0PHg1E_gSXrkdod_Icc_Aj_rdNtGfcQK1O37vIlpbfOGeA_3pZkBzTneTwcubwTeTRVo5g/s1600/IMG_2813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625696066044802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPLCeonJpNoELvWGsT5G7vWdpxzt0LSBgFbdLAWABpgML6YDTbO17RRXAVNVa0PHg1E_gSXrkdod_Icc_Aj_rdNtGfcQK1O37vIlpbfOGeA_3pZkBzTneTwcubwTeTRVo5g/s320/IMG_2813.JPG" border="0" /></a> My best friend, Jeni, was in town for the weekend, so she came to Evan and Jordyn's party, along with her son, Jackson, and her mom and dad. We lived on the same street growing up, so it was GREAT getting to see them and visit for awhile! Jeni gave the kids a bubble machine... they loved it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgST3RuYRJ6XSWx4S1DFxBV1-s4mtyvzqdd4rjELRazYzeo0XVmH2pezZrML3o-Axs11lapc-P0mKi1z2ttG4cwg1d37cqhy9gzcG4o2UfGekaBt2gUDWR2CACLpyPCKZbROw/s1600/IMG_2830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625688008364002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgST3RuYRJ6XSWx4S1DFxBV1-s4mtyvzqdd4rjELRazYzeo0XVmH2pezZrML3o-Axs11lapc-P0mKi1z2ttG4cwg1d37cqhy9gzcG4o2UfGekaBt2gUDWR2CACLpyPCKZbROw/s320/IMG_2830.JPG" border="0" /></a> Isn't Jackson so cute? We thought him and Carter looked alike.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jF0RE-tJ-21wa5oUqZUjwO6m97s9K_KLApniVvS34X0I9-pssqHkBbb0mum4yfBWkuVaG_ay2E976a0bdEVfH9ReNhUtO09DQ3vpghxM42727FEezdXV_triFQPIZc-tww/s1600/IMG_2832.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625679807779378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jF0RE-tJ-21wa5oUqZUjwO6m97s9K_KLApniVvS34X0I9-pssqHkBbb0mum4yfBWkuVaG_ay2E976a0bdEVfH9ReNhUtO09DQ3vpghxM42727FEezdXV_triFQPIZc-tww/s320/IMG_2832.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aww, daddy/daughter picture!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rmWuPBt5Pi4IYn7y0KyBbalRNq7AEh9c2koPWhba_7mpfLXDUXienDBtCTh_q62AXYMDILrtAQJjFLIBr87GzMG8r6BDrZM_XZfcIvKGQIhv6RrcEydRANrvU7orFaceGA/s1600/IMG_2819.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625672114152658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rmWuPBt5Pi4IYn7y0KyBbalRNq7AEh9c2koPWhba_7mpfLXDUXienDBtCTh_q62AXYMDILrtAQJjFLIBr87GzMG8r6BDrZM_XZfcIvKGQIhv6RrcEydRANrvU7orFaceGA/s320/IMG_2819.JPG" border="0" /></a> We tried REALLY hard to get a good picture of the kids before church. The boys DO NOT cooperate! This was the best we could do...not too bad! Jordyn is wearing her new dress that her Grandma A. bought her. Jordyn made out pretty good with three REALLY cute dresses this year.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUVXaRf-kAWalQCWuuOU3tj-fmtRzr-BymkY_-xqLwruJJ2ec3P4u3upSufIzJbqU6FDot0JfCsOu8miLRbXhjZhLq1JC0Sk2XwyBSkGVWfKEJR3LX_z3dOah5YAOuFn1IQ/s1600/IMG_2838.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625665032178450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUVXaRf-kAWalQCWuuOU3tj-fmtRzr-BymkY_-xqLwruJJ2ec3P4u3upSufIzJbqU6FDot0JfCsOu8miLRbXhjZhLq1JC0Sk2XwyBSkGVWfKEJR3LX_z3dOah5YAOuFn1IQ/s320/IMG_2838.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hope you had great Birthday's, Evan & Jordyn!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-68336350334144638542010-03-04T17:10:00.004-07:002010-03-14T23:32:35.965-06:00I'm in loveCarter is so cute sometimes I can hardly stand it. I always come into the living room and he's laying on the floor watching tv with his hands on his chin. It's just so dang cute! I also can't believe right now how much he copies Evan. It's ridiculous! He follows him around like a little puppy dog, saying and doing everything he does (good AND bad things). For example, Carter could be scarfing down his favorite dinner and then he'll hear Evan say,"This is yucky!" Then Carter will shove his food away and say,"This is yuck!" OR Evan will say,"I have to go potty." Then Carter says," I go potty." ... even though he is still in a diaper. (sigh) We just laugh about it A LOT!<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AQEh9BR5AeoBj43_ZdCEBvwU8RIMSyNmp6EgBWo3C8mWpu1Zu55pOeoXOPj-X9pGwmfM-SXJugvbyfTo6dFUoawE5Ea9B9LwOeqnNt1P5cYFATztvFfZjOzvX7fnhJcxsA/s1600-h/2010-03-04.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AQEh9BR5AeoBj43_ZdCEBvwU8RIMSyNmp6EgBWo3C8mWpu1Zu55pOeoXOPj-X9pGwmfM-SXJugvbyfTo6dFUoawE5Ea9B9LwOeqnNt1P5cYFATztvFfZjOzvX7fnhJcxsA/s320/2010-03-04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is kind of late, but I forgot to post a picture of Evan's valentines we made. He has been going to preschool a few days a week at a friend's home. We made these for his Valentine's party. I got the idea from my friend <a href="http://www.shakpack.blogspot.com/">Holly</a> and she got the idea from some one's blog. I loved it and glad I got to use the idea! I love the way the picture turned out because they way Evan is standing and the smile on his face just matched his personality perfectly. Call me crazy, but I even made Jordyn's valentines this year too. I forgot to take a picture and they turned out so cute. I got the idea from our library's story time. It was a puppies face made out of paper hearts and the dum dum sucker was the dog's tongue. Kinda hard to picture but it was super cute!<br /></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQh_rk16xzJigJrHhl7t5UmQuiU6b0AxO9xMtkUU2Wga5AG7amHEjMfo7fZuQh-p7bwwqihcsTiU51E74xTk10MVLPP0uOcEI7C7RqGSYPI3yupwNvbo65sm4kRMBCtaZmQ/s1600-h/IMG_2768.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQh_rk16xzJigJrHhl7t5UmQuiU6b0AxO9xMtkUU2Wga5AG7amHEjMfo7fZuQh-p7bwwqihcsTiU51E74xTk10MVLPP0uOcEI7C7RqGSYPI3yupwNvbo65sm4kRMBCtaZmQ/s320/IMG_2768.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I don't know about you, but I tell my kids I love them about 100 times a day. They are finally at the age where they say it back! Evan just started to say,"I love you sooo much!" out of the blue!!! Awwww melt my heart! There is just something about them saying it without any prompting. Evan will also say,"I love you sooooo much, as big as a giant!!!" LOL So, in our house, we hug a lot and say I love you a lot too!<br /><br />I guess it's one thing I try really hard not to take for granted. I always WISH Jordyn could hug me and say,"I love you." So, I feel like I've been waiting a long time for one of my kids to be able to do those things. Your mind and body has the desire to connect with your child in that way. You want them to WANT you, reach out for you, hold your hand, hug you. Luckily, Jordyn loves snuggling with us. It's not quite like them wrapping their arms around you and squeezing you, but for Jordyn it might be the closest thing she can do. If she's crying, snuggling makes her stop crying and she lays her head down on your chest. And occasionally she will hold onto your finger or hand too. I guess I should feel lucky because most six year olds won't snuggle with you for very long! Oh, and the other night Tom was making Jordyn laugh by leaning into her face and making kissing noises. She actually leaned forward like she was TRYING to kiss him. We were so shocked! She probably did it 4 times in a row (giggling the whole time) and then accidentally head butted Tom on the last one!<br /><br />One more thing that I love? A new dessert recipe I tried! If you haven't heard of The Pioneer Woman, then you should be spending more hours on the computer like me . I haven't tried too many of her recipes, because they are a little, um.... fattening!!! But, that is why they taste so good. I saw this recipe on my friend <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bakowbabble.blogspot.com">Cheri's</a> blog and thought I would try it.....oh boy is it gooooood! It might just be our new "go to" dessert now. It's so quick and easy too! Enjoy!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446415464080260642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspCqRk0m6p6wjXTfaZhpeYahfCO3Og3h1FFWfFW4btgm2H7pxixPed_w0PIYy_CCDvsUHPW9p5H9f2A1UT4m0P-_xLBF1DD7rMi12PEjHtvvNC3wG0CMlLkJRmQW9wE_Qlg/s200/appledumplings.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Pioneer Woman Apple Dumplings</div><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Ingredients:<br />2 whole Granny Smith Apples<br />2 cans (8 Oz. Cans) Crescent Rolls<br />2 sticks Butter<br />1-½ cup Sugar<br />1 teaspoon Vanilla<br />Cinnamon, To Taste<br />1 can (12 Oz.) Mountain Dew Soda<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Preparation Instructions:<br />Peel and core apples. Cut each apple into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan.<br />Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour entire mixture over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.<br />WARNING: Prepare this dish at your own risk. It is beyond imaginable.</div><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><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>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-44397326612074699202010-01-16T13:11:00.003-07:002010-01-16T13:16:50.980-07:00SLEDDING!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8xMObi72XGrBG2X3hKSKbbwPz1axgReLDOTkuFIlGZNdD_esUbshWIojS_X-QF5zuva-xobPuJlYUM9LkaRZ_vhk8Ud9ER1UhT9v_-OJa0v3al5bpHZXax70ey7hXWA4Fg/s1600-h/IMG_2700-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433849996706274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8xMObi72XGrBG2X3hKSKbbwPz1axgReLDOTkuFIlGZNdD_esUbshWIojS_X-QF5zuva-xobPuJlYUM9LkaRZ_vhk8Ud9ER1UhT9v_-OJa0v3al5bpHZXax70ey7hXWA4Fg/s320/IMG_2700-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklY1UKxZS6QnWnDCzmKgWNOK0WFVcGDNnG8Fe-E6uGWtDeiCTo62Xl2IixTgxahhrvfckdYhpDOCmQmYxJ4zeIMXyc7tvkOSSWYEecfQaYTC34GYjEqSyWIBcB1EBnIQBCw/s1600-h/IMG_2644.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433596467792690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklY1UKxZS6QnWnDCzmKgWNOK0WFVcGDNnG8Fe-E6uGWtDeiCTo62Xl2IixTgxahhrvfckdYhpDOCmQmYxJ4zeIMXyc7tvkOSSWYEecfQaYTC34GYjEqSyWIBcB1EBnIQBCw/s320/IMG_2644.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpTEJgfitcoFyChDdimYmo0GJuoBca8AO8P7ShhpFfjPsPy9SUsU0pf_XvfqRn_ltvFvk8niMiIlpMINsrMOj9SbEWqAhZ6fJf4_TXIXs7KWd63O3nwz8rhmnuq04LNn9Qg/s1600-h/IMG_2654-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433590424473378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpTEJgfitcoFyChDdimYmo0GJuoBca8AO8P7ShhpFfjPsPy9SUsU0pf_XvfqRn_ltvFvk8niMiIlpMINsrMOj9SbEWqAhZ6fJf4_TXIXs7KWd63O3nwz8rhmnuq04LNn9Qg/s320/IMG_2654-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcruuc7h9HxeG3uYpsw68jQmXjEAEEFeyyPSRumEBYqjBFffXXyn9jKVOt3musp9t3Nw3bhvG1tM1Ic13AYHc-er4abpOOtKZs4KJNJH2ta7ETDWWcs4lRgpNfPwx-CTdVA/s1600-h/IMG_2647-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433585432544562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcruuc7h9HxeG3uYpsw68jQmXjEAEEFeyyPSRumEBYqjBFffXXyn9jKVOt3musp9t3Nw3bhvG1tM1Ic13AYHc-er4abpOOtKZs4KJNJH2ta7ETDWWcs4lRgpNfPwx-CTdVA/s320/IMG_2647-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyRedJiLOvhRYjT8zW7POw3LWiwBHHrW_xFu0AejVwXkvneKKURoV3C10YZ1V18qWnRZsF3l_OO9fDm9PrTJ-JvhFPGdrCEiTF-aertpe4HuUq61FrNbgiE-hsdSeMvmgSA/s1600-h/IMG_2665-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433579997570258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyRedJiLOvhRYjT8zW7POw3LWiwBHHrW_xFu0AejVwXkvneKKURoV3C10YZ1V18qWnRZsF3l_OO9fDm9PrTJ-JvhFPGdrCEiTF-aertpe4HuUq61FrNbgiE-hsdSeMvmgSA/s320/IMG_2665-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x5JVfcYpYT86pcsijGn1a4UhKmBubyCBg6BMxKLsU9HclgwPgF5t_ZTuiQDiRcuVW09K6wL4_KCg0OpiNoAAVrMD19uYzLnbmz1nIsC-E-rtoxOppIKtv_WA4VSgndVp-w/s1600-h/IMG_2687-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433575825916722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x5JVfcYpYT86pcsijGn1a4UhKmBubyCBg6BMxKLsU9HclgwPgF5t_ZTuiQDiRcuVW09K6wL4_KCg0OpiNoAAVrMD19uYzLnbmz1nIsC-E-rtoxOppIKtv_WA4VSgndVp-w/s320/IMG_2687-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-34276897542226193252010-01-11T16:17:00.005-07:002010-01-12T21:27:26.241-07:00Carter's 2nd Birthday!<div align="center">On December 27, my little baby turned two years old! Doesn't his cute face just make your heart melt??<br /><br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFOMfyFnA6R6HTeaM0XBHLdsAVNqMxlgytWV6MbRGKVRXg3T81rUhnaWVV0FoVg-CABbLNDIA8z43xqaHGBVHswM-os-a0bHVrfK-V5or5xhcGOxlG7ox0PHi84d7ULuTfQ/s1600-h/IMG_2558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425630428825673938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFOMfyFnA6R6HTeaM0XBHLdsAVNqMxlgytWV6MbRGKVRXg3T81rUhnaWVV0FoVg-CABbLNDIA8z43xqaHGBVHswM-os-a0bHVrfK-V5or5xhcGOxlG7ox0PHi84d7ULuTfQ/s320/IMG_2558.JPG" border="0" /></a> We started the celebrating with his cousins in WY a week or so before his birthday. When everyone asks me what Carter likes or what is he into... I could easily say "Cars and Puppies!" So, I made cupcakes with little cars on top. Brilliant idea if I do say so myself! I was originally looking for cupcake toppers from the movie Cars, but couldn't find any. I found these little cars at Walgreens in case your wondering. It was a hit with the kids because they all wanted to choose what car they wanted and to play with it right away. And I loved it because it was super easy.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425629174564084322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Mg2ot5RVUmt0jcJF2KFWkDTUsujUWFV6fo9kRbam5qSV_C-yIZgOOTELoos6r7oxuwjbgUgMApMmtayv54HHRj_ByYBnt8XjWCKW5s8TjFrK6e8BBfgVYoUcJEmU-4CBJQ/s320/IMG_2490.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YUtgP1MNwl5V3UJaFuVoJJbsZED-tFyDuUI-ZMIfl25c-9TIST_agRWMJvNf9c5OzFqtlx3a_bGKb0kYEb5KygUXEmNfeVJY1z5QykgCmTSiUfbEk6OQ7CD6qGSYiZw91w/s1600-h/IMG_2484.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425629184686809650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YUtgP1MNwl5V3UJaFuVoJJbsZED-tFyDuUI-ZMIfl25c-9TIST_agRWMJvNf9c5OzFqtlx3a_bGKb0kYEb5KygUXEmNfeVJY1z5QykgCmTSiUfbEk6OQ7CD6qGSYiZw91w/s320/IMG_2484.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaYmd-IFnhyphenhyphenf2Xlziy9zFeACdqYKFhBgSpzWdOeFbIY3uim7hQcMGACaZWiKqUzmW09VJofuB13dQ_6Rr0QkbplEQtdxMAqZHKlcWjZs0iAQ383_OuLhu2ZdPx-IJgnurTQ/s1600-h/IMG_2488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425629182380539474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaYmd-IFnhyphenhyphenf2Xlziy9zFeACdqYKFhBgSpzWdOeFbIY3uim7hQcMGACaZWiKqUzmW09VJofuB13dQ_6Rr0QkbplEQtdxMAqZHKlcWjZs0iAQ383_OuLhu2ZdPx-IJgnurTQ/s320/IMG_2488.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Since Carter is only two, I don't think he fully understood what was going on. All he knew was that he was getting lots of cars, puppies, and eating cupcakes and icecream! Probably the hit of this party was the puppy that Ninny gave to him (brown and white one). It barks, pants, moves its front legs, whines, and makes chewing noises. Carter held onto that thing all day long. His little cousin Megan kept trying to play with it and he would get so mad and defensive! He just love puppies!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHwKhpYmlhhTn3yDD4OPaZ7fLqSMzVK0HajAWE0JvlDY6n6383P26Nw62yBXW4Hq0voxwAnLrA2jgON3ZE_jHWMinebThRGxAahEcwhIi39k4juvfIqCXmkHij45Fo8Zjdg/s1600-h/IMG_2507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425629168876804882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHwKhpYmlhhTn3yDD4OPaZ7fLqSMzVK0HajAWE0JvlDY6n6383P26Nw62yBXW4Hq0voxwAnLrA2jgON3ZE_jHWMinebThRGxAahEcwhIi39k4juvfIqCXmkHij45Fo8Zjdg/s320/IMG_2507.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Then we celebrated Carter's birthday in Billings the day after his birthday. We had to wait for all his Aunts and Uncles to arrive! We bought Carter slippers and pajamas from the movie Cars. He loved them! He also got lots of books because he LOVES to read.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe6pVh479mACLZnE4hYEhJ4_WRDySY4bgd0pBFLXeMEPCexs-e_dz_93EyRvi92Zb-eNY80IKpouhZHyIi5Pjskj4TU9_XsezpC_-vnNDc93_soXifKfP6wjHK7D9ltYzmA/s1600-h/IMG_2571.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425626877953327026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe6pVh479mACLZnE4hYEhJ4_WRDySY4bgd0pBFLXeMEPCexs-e_dz_93EyRvi92Zb-eNY80IKpouhZHyIi5Pjskj4TU9_XsezpC_-vnNDc93_soXifKfP6wjHK7D9ltYzmA/s320/IMG_2571.JPG" border="0" /></a> I made the same cupcakes for his party in Billings. I searched high and low for a cupcake tower in Gillette, but the two good stores we have were sold out :) So I got one in Billings and it worked perfectly.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYhZJug9aJw3uKIWoVQjwCywnGQOZf2iKa7oo58grd7UrBbqS_i0eckNk9yOCasGpbfOHKn0pm1R11zCuJgFgCxqoCwu0GoEON5Z8dgBm7Xzx8r9EA2ibVWOpb9RsGffQiw/s1600-h/IMG_2575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425626873049927026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYhZJug9aJw3uKIWoVQjwCywnGQOZf2iKa7oo58grd7UrBbqS_i0eckNk9yOCasGpbfOHKn0pm1R11zCuJgFgCxqoCwu0GoEON5Z8dgBm7Xzx8r9EA2ibVWOpb9RsGffQiw/s320/IMG_2575.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGZhUEP9VbBi7Vjh9JJm_Zx1kA21_23kkGfSSVEsb9KaeFez75G4CF0dDrAGqi9_UGToXM7aRH87S-Rt-o7m2Ze3AWxrsN0VEcip2c-tZIQH4a3kwQ7DoHLx86rzvgeypAA/s1600-h/IMG_2583.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425626869481195730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGZhUEP9VbBi7Vjh9JJm_Zx1kA21_23kkGfSSVEsb9KaeFez75G4CF0dDrAGqi9_UGToXM7aRH87S-Rt-o7m2Ze3AWxrsN0VEcip2c-tZIQH4a3kwQ7DoHLx86rzvgeypAA/s320/IMG_2583.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAId2PSY_yl40GEWEXd2HtIXb5TPE1Ij9Wj-eecDJn_G9MqVDhYz16OESmMsuyFyOKBsM79q8T-SICNqyMZvqnAfpxahgW1Z6NgFCCou60R_lwGP_CAO7m1ahZBfIHy1ZQ-Q/s1600-h/IMG_2586.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425626863914604050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAId2PSY_yl40GEWEXd2HtIXb5TPE1Ij9Wj-eecDJn_G9MqVDhYz16OESmMsuyFyOKBsM79q8T-SICNqyMZvqnAfpxahgW1Z6NgFCCou60R_lwGP_CAO7m1ahZBfIHy1ZQ-Q/s320/IMG_2586.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeJ-HuNDP8pIE-pcrqCwGveKAKTIsD9Ye_oTk9lSXXn73zPBMsRZRsCjyF3PGnUo3TTAZNUJ4_shMwmFZgmlGAOCeFga9j-ekVZ88UAbVa5Lesw9h9PNT0KACPeR7xrmn7Q/s1600-h/IMG_2587.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425626855542487474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeJ-HuNDP8pIE-pcrqCwGveKAKTIsD9Ye_oTk9lSXXn73zPBMsRZRsCjyF3PGnUo3TTAZNUJ4_shMwmFZgmlGAOCeFga9j-ekVZ88UAbVa5Lesw9h9PNT0KACPeR7xrmn7Q/s320/IMG_2587.JPG" border="0" /></a> I think he had a GREAT birthday!</div><br /><div align="center">What else do I want to remember about Carter at this age??</div><br /><ul><br /><li><div align="center">He loves eating more than ANY kid I know</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He will try and eat almost ANY food you give him</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He loves reading, puppies, and cars</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He loves wrestling and is very tough</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He copies everything his big brother does</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He loves playing and doing anything with his big brother</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He calls his big brother Carter</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He has to sleep with his green blanky</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He loves Jordyn and gives her binky to her </div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He likes pushing Jordyn in her wheelchair</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He still runs away if we're outside and he has the chance</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He is very smart and talks really well</div></li><br /><li><div align="center">He weighs 33lb. and is 90th percentile for his weight (told ya he likes to eat)<br /><br /></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-22533572795524605122010-01-07T14:13:00.005-07:002010-01-07T15:02:21.530-07:00Christmas in Montana<div>Tom had to work Christmas Eve this year so we decided to leave for Billings Christmas afternoon. This year was our FIRST year having Christmas as our own little family! For eight years we've been traveling to see family! I was worried it would be boring or sad not being with others, but it was actually REALLY nice and fun! Christmas Eve Tom made awesome steak fajitas. Then we drove around looking at Christmas lights. Gillette has a park where they set up lights and it's set up to music... it was pretty cool! We came home and had hot chocolate and ice cream floats. We helped the boys decide on leaving popcorn and hot chocolate for Santa.(I was too lazy to make cookies) This was also the first year that the kids understood anything about Santa/reindeer/Baby Jesus/etc. Evan had a lot of questions about Santa and a lot of questions about Jesus' Birthday too.... he kept insisting that Jesus wanted cake for his birthday and kept asking when Jesus was coming to his party! hahaha Also, earlier in the day, Evan was "inspecting" our fireplace and saying,"Santa can't fit in there, he get stuck!"</div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKsaMr3tozpkANMzDBMU3C1pXlnFMSSMK9-3aTFnEs_dfbpyHxKyaI9vMg91c56y60DTr-Y9wZonSeHvHgW5LQxX6lTjjfadNFDnW0qGd_bsRIwySZtqNDI0XOjj05lS5oA/s1600-h/IMG_2533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112933733855106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKsaMr3tozpkANMzDBMU3C1pXlnFMSSMK9-3aTFnEs_dfbpyHxKyaI9vMg91c56y60DTr-Y9wZonSeHvHgW5LQxX6lTjjfadNFDnW0qGd_bsRIwySZtqNDI0XOjj05lS5oA/s320/IMG_2533.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p>Writing Santa a letter and leaving a snack. Check out Carter EATING the popcorn! LOL!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiydEBm391-98rFJbnyfZZ81lhy5kIFmQuFdQ5QfA3TljHmPEcs7VkI9nZczbm7_zonMF0INilGEMJ6UILI3W5VcFCca3bn04NXBfYmhKcHO5lrSjQfgJWJHaZZQD7jlOflA/s1600-h/IMG_2534.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112637630545090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiydEBm391-98rFJbnyfZZ81lhy5kIFmQuFdQ5QfA3TljHmPEcs7VkI9nZczbm7_zonMF0INilGEMJ6UILI3W5VcFCca3bn04NXBfYmhKcHO5lrSjQfgJWJHaZZQD7jlOflA/s320/IMG_2534.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsQ65Rp9BRcsh-IuPRdG5CDNwsJvAUqQF1Qkt-2DKgbArak4hMnI_78Y6BwuHgaP2WDXCqK9LWzzXGWmY4Su4itPOTEBYQZdKXBQjV_qGsT9TaZ8so8OTqKtVs9yn2pAcXw/s1600-h/IMG_2541.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112633999210866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsQ65Rp9BRcsh-IuPRdG5CDNwsJvAUqQF1Qkt-2DKgbArak4hMnI_78Y6BwuHgaP2WDXCqK9LWzzXGWmY4Su4itPOTEBYQZdKXBQjV_qGsT9TaZ8so8OTqKtVs9yn2pAcXw/s320/IMG_2541.JPG" border="0" /></a> Playing with a few of their new toys Christmas morning.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We attempted a new tradition of eating a breakfast of waffles, vanilla ice cream, and warm syrup on top (Crazy, I know! we got the idea from some old friends in Boise) It's really good, but you can really only eat one before you feel sick! Then we packed up and headed for Billings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aOhCiyLTmZ-g2TCqxRAXYcI930DubPXmFSFSe2HCFPK3GL35oWfNP0cEHnE4Dp40s6bXy6yL4KWX59GmDXv9xPXI-fl__JsZE57lIYMJkPf5VpSXs6bCPD0aH-7ySsaOhQ/s1600-h/IMG_2551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112621958501074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aOhCiyLTmZ-g2TCqxRAXYcI930DubPXmFSFSe2HCFPK3GL35oWfNP0cEHnE4Dp40s6bXy6yL4KWX59GmDXv9xPXI-fl__JsZE57lIYMJkPf5VpSXs6bCPD0aH-7ySsaOhQ/s320/IMG_2551.JPG" border="0" /></a> It seems like I only get to see some of my family one or two times a year, since everyone is so spread out, so we were super excited. One of the biggest highlights of the trip was meeting our newest nephew Ryde!!! It made me realize how much I miss being around and holding little babies! What a perfect little cutie!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85GVui3mKObdfvPxaK9KX6B00755ND0m79E3hIr4ygoaOA6xyDmVmbEKbtRwuK28iftA82RAc9ImQMqJiYQpLVk51rYwT2yenmiQsYBWfyiC6xQ6T-LUyqIYqFs39EbGnCg/s1600-h/IMG_2559.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112620440364802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85GVui3mKObdfvPxaK9KX6B00755ND0m79E3hIr4ygoaOA6xyDmVmbEKbtRwuK28iftA82RAc9ImQMqJiYQpLVk51rYwT2yenmiQsYBWfyiC6xQ6T-LUyqIYqFs39EbGnCg/s320/IMG_2559.JPG" border="0" /></a> I love when it's so easy to make them smile!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcbNcR50-4jlhFNcjJKzdAh_dcps8z9gTqD4TGC7KYqHjRyYQl7I2OXx4JHDpJqbf5GnC-_LUewv2f4qn5MPobuSCpNlA0rtPOyc0X4DLe2-kJKAHfwl02NaYyyHeJtENLA/s1600-h/IMG_2561.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112615071939634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcbNcR50-4jlhFNcjJKzdAh_dcps8z9gTqD4TGC7KYqHjRyYQl7I2OXx4JHDpJqbf5GnC-_LUewv2f4qn5MPobuSCpNlA0rtPOyc0X4DLe2-kJKAHfwl02NaYyyHeJtENLA/s320/IMG_2561.JPG" border="0" /></a> Susan and Sarah.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmuDi69i_f674A6QMmrsgHOg8mRDDmAhkHeS-PLOBAcgkqjVQsBgSS3vR4_T2js1sPbkGZ4FTXKWb29x9BR47-Fk9buq7LMQlrOyKnaY3iJq0YQtG6aVXdITCYD1EUu3i2A/s1600-h/IMG_2574.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111427094864514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmuDi69i_f674A6QMmrsgHOg8mRDDmAhkHeS-PLOBAcgkqjVQsBgSS3vR4_T2js1sPbkGZ4FTXKWb29x9BR47-Fk9buq7LMQlrOyKnaY3iJq0YQtG6aVXdITCYD1EUu3i2A/s320/IMG_2574.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grandma and Ryde<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTCx7d93lcwmsXGB0kY3LHg-NNM2AZx9oWLJO2BnunsiGgJz-srisUGlqifKX6p8XOPee2XWhNLezz_KmmHk6Jp9wKEX-9MjgPVD_Ly6ioE_PM1BLaXBLKd169MwaaJqqhA/s1600-h/IMG_2590.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111421089061282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTCx7d93lcwmsXGB0kY3LHg-NNM2AZx9oWLJO2BnunsiGgJz-srisUGlqifKX6p8XOPee2XWhNLezz_KmmHk6Jp9wKEX-9MjgPVD_Ly6ioE_PM1BLaXBLKd169MwaaJqqhA/s320/IMG_2590.JPG" border="0" /></a> Uncle Todd home from BYU<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbXNDOxonvOFPV2YbYv-sy3cfcaNS30TBBQep6MYlJXf_Z5OSBmzMIqjP27pl48Q9UvU-t2VS3e8DC5IlZrqjt407mo_kK-6LPJvGQbtoUMVu5BLgiVNh_3_q4XHrgI7aCg/s1600-h/IMG_2597.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111418356242962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbXNDOxonvOFPV2YbYv-sy3cfcaNS30TBBQep6MYlJXf_Z5OSBmzMIqjP27pl48Q9UvU-t2VS3e8DC5IlZrqjt407mo_kK-6LPJvGQbtoUMVu5BLgiVNh_3_q4XHrgI7aCg/s320/IMG_2597.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mel and Dave<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7Q_PEwOn0SxLSa53Cq7CuPj29ixB4L2ld8oq5C5oeUcgZ393ZrdDP643Pf-qQqbkk-f_cGQw-SBH01qBuCScLljdVLhP10H5TbQaxMg17GDrKkqHxk8FHWm6svYCWNFt9w/s1600-h/IMG_2604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111414582398514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7Q_PEwOn0SxLSa53Cq7CuPj29ixB4L2ld8oq5C5oeUcgZ393ZrdDP643Pf-qQqbkk-f_cGQw-SBH01qBuCScLljdVLhP10H5TbQaxMg17GDrKkqHxk8FHWm6svYCWNFt9w/s320/IMG_2604.JPG" border="0" /></a> ANDERSEN COUSINS!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism1GAik71tN3QJXUDZ334c18xC0DkLsfR0DUPT7rWg-YQGhXB7S-Lzc3ZyLucwAicZL62LmjQHtBJHQ3IssQc3WSFsqAXJTu6wRXBMFI5e7VqHrChQYlAngurT3bydDUy4A/s1600-h/IMG_2612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111403652304898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism1GAik71tN3QJXUDZ334c18xC0DkLsfR0DUPT7rWg-YQGhXB7S-Lzc3ZyLucwAicZL62LmjQHtBJHQ3IssQc3WSFsqAXJTu6wRXBMFI5e7VqHrChQYlAngurT3bydDUy4A/s320/IMG_2612.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just the girls!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmhjl1gkY7TpnMvLxqbK9xt3eQzxAHvvZWrTtRgHkdNpnxCk1jf1c3F965ftw4t7R__XPNi33smtjyv-9NWz7HaRkeJB2PM9oAWHs_e7uvPNlaP9x9HqRxE_jd5vkhaIiCA/s1600-h/IMG_2623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424110194987817602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmhjl1gkY7TpnMvLxqbK9xt3eQzxAHvvZWrTtRgHkdNpnxCk1jf1c3F965ftw4t7R__XPNi33smtjyv-9NWz7HaRkeJB2PM9oAWHs_e7uvPNlaP9x9HqRxE_jd5vkhaIiCA/s320/IMG_2623.JPG" border="0" /></a> Evan, Nathan, Liam<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUGcUIFrQcvGyGf3Mlnqky4SNKxSp9P0Oe0FCmCCcI7h3uPYDOLgPX8zIZ10s4OXC9aIB0t6AjZoCHP6SsL8tWyK-ksXQ8qyMz1BYGcdHF1IfnTdtjXg8r5lNBfDUthlAIw/s1600-h/IMG_2627.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424110188756320626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUGcUIFrQcvGyGf3Mlnqky4SNKxSp9P0Oe0FCmCCcI7h3uPYDOLgPX8zIZ10s4OXC9aIB0t6AjZoCHP6SsL8tWyK-ksXQ8qyMz1BYGcdHF1IfnTdtjXg8r5lNBfDUthlAIw/s320/IMG_2627.JPG" border="0" /></a> Carter wrestling Eli<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdfMSSwJ99ZvQH7dHTjnACiGexDt-zGp1yErr3_op9xT3-GUFDPEZnM3zFCs8DRkERZ9iTV8YYTZeG_E44-m1tUTAtg-N33JhTEf-wf6lcUyHYOGSjpge-RScYldgx_oZkw/s1600-h/IMG_2629.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424110183583282018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdfMSSwJ99ZvQH7dHTjnACiGexDt-zGp1yErr3_op9xT3-GUFDPEZnM3zFCs8DRkERZ9iTV8YYTZeG_E44-m1tUTAtg-N33JhTEf-wf6lcUyHYOGSjpge-RScYldgx_oZkw/s320/IMG_2629.JPG" border="0" /></a> Beautiful Jordyn<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GcLsNn7OWyJzAOAOtMl1c45mC-jQMUg3FuM39GPuYoSA4yBJwJh5nafvkX4d9PUFK6Jvy95iW01Cwp18sPXwkzW5aiqW5RncJxwNTZkVeTAs9iRW6m4j4lw8xcNq5cRvtw/s1600-h/IMG_2635.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424110179621670994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GcLsNn7OWyJzAOAOtMl1c45mC-jQMUg3FuM39GPuYoSA4yBJwJh5nafvkX4d9PUFK6Jvy95iW01Cwp18sPXwkzW5aiqW5RncJxwNTZkVeTAs9iRW6m4j4lw8xcNq5cRvtw/s320/IMG_2635.JPG" border="0" /></a> happy Sarah<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh5Jz9slppTYLewQR-bMW8iRgY2gHqPuV0W-hD5XFOD12PXoxcPADefFmjcv_u6Cf0_8p2ZULDnQIz7Y80_QRXmSAgw6VXVeicW33B4CGjNN6mdfLdVakcARiZYKZwK0U2Q/s1600-h/IMG_2639.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424110172029353458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh5Jz9slppTYLewQR-bMW8iRgY2gHqPuV0W-hD5XFOD12PXoxcPADefFmjcv_u6Cf0_8p2ZULDnQIz7Y80_QRXmSAgw6VXVeicW33B4CGjNN6mdfLdVakcARiZYKZwK0U2Q/s320/IMG_2639.JPG" border="0" /></a> After tripping on a stair, my dad broke his foot while we were all there! </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424118528967489618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2ZD4XjWMz2ShznKeuFj3WoxOdDTC_Dw-5_44kT7ub-v7_dBTOGQfyHyOJkeV8RCUVqRVzoTaSM5gRQgQa1_Lz0kAKUi6cV7nhjwjV4JL_05_fX17wqD1huupnS9qJJ_CEg/s320/friends.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>What a great week in Billings. What else did we do? I met up with some old friends for lunch (pictured above), went and saw Avatar in 3-D, played games, watched a couple movies, lots of shopping (I miss great shopping!), went out to breakfast, spinning class and working out at the Y, New Years Eve party, and of course lots of talking and catching up!<br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-54389511828057119392010-01-07T13:42:00.003-07:002010-01-07T14:09:22.935-07:00Christmas in WyomingWe celebrated Christmas with Tom's family a few weeks before Christmas. We all met at his parent's house in Buffalo, on a Saturday, for Ninny's annual prime rib dinner. It's to die for! Everyone just played during the day and we had a little birthday party for Carter (pics to come later). We had the delicious prime rib dinner, nativity scene with the kids, and guitar playing later that night. Sunday we all went to church together, it was great!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvla21-kmygr3Kg0N5nP-jw0uY9k877g3U1WeTwtYMNFAm4jCJKloPviaocSxTyyGBi0tGx_CilaRT__AVB_g9-otgu03GTYMJjfzp_C5dG1qa9S3Vtw4t6szl3puxHIgxGA/s1600-h/IMG_2497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424103801183666130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvla21-kmygr3Kg0N5nP-jw0uY9k877g3U1WeTwtYMNFAm4jCJKloPviaocSxTyyGBi0tGx_CilaRT__AVB_g9-otgu03GTYMJjfzp_C5dG1qa9S3Vtw4t6szl3puxHIgxGA/s320/IMG_2497.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>This was the best pic. I could get of the kids getting ready for the Nativity scene!<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNH0HLZ8a2huc0De3y1CQVXC-J0JXB9lYJkoh2VbSOAUxOivlo2bqoyvq0aiZYYuytyninn8V7n_-e1kHzW9ZCjPpZtSldF3FdjISnqhN_U2mw8UxuNsaXKn0rvbAxhZMNQ/s1600-h/IMG_2503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424103799074133666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNH0HLZ8a2huc0De3y1CQVXC-J0JXB9lYJkoh2VbSOAUxOivlo2bqoyvq0aiZYYuytyninn8V7n_-e1kHzW9ZCjPpZtSldF3FdjISnqhN_U2mw8UxuNsaXKn0rvbAxhZMNQ/s320/IMG_2503.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pa and Krystal<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9u7Y6Q26cj64WjimP3CGbPo3mFeWs8hO-PNpdJPYCdqWJ5y99P-mgHSWjj22clgiKjrgiKinP7rA0n_TjtN6CHUB9SbSF76c87aNO7Bm-gC9zQhksCSfGi3DNDdfu4u6Mg/s1600-h/IMG_2507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424103794451735298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9u7Y6Q26cj64WjimP3CGbPo3mFeWs8hO-PNpdJPYCdqWJ5y99P-mgHSWjj22clgiKjrgiKinP7rA0n_TjtN6CHUB9SbSF76c87aNO7Bm-gC9zQhksCSfGi3DNDdfu4u6Mg/s320/IMG_2507.JPG" border="0" /></a> Carter playing with his new puppies.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSSIliyawN15b-WDIcr34Zd98mv6pqkEB6xPxqGq6Mo5LI4cQAtr69QgG6aFKBdPNlBWNhdig_y8GjGsUU0AesSOBqP1OxIBgx7pkdKp-K_yQ3LpdOTflbJ4WJgLoJovT2g/s1600-h/IMG_2510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424103785849947842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSSIliyawN15b-WDIcr34Zd98mv6pqkEB6xPxqGq6Mo5LI4cQAtr69QgG6aFKBdPNlBWNhdig_y8GjGsUU0AesSOBqP1OxIBgx7pkdKp-K_yQ3LpdOTflbJ4WJgLoJovT2g/s320/IMG_2510.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pa playing his guitar.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPC4sf7YFVSpTQL0rF6fUlkYPBD9Ls5TMQyyYXZAhwlC5Z2zt0QMHHktXqagZ6CAy3bhHrjrWaFuhthuhTSkbDrQkmXrv_SMIl62DeGGdu13KJ2XBUJlT7oHBZXmaM3N23A/s1600-h/IMG_2520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424103774943332978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPC4sf7YFVSpTQL0rF6fUlkYPBD9Ls5TMQyyYXZAhwlC5Z2zt0QMHHktXqagZ6CAy3bhHrjrWaFuhthuhTSkbDrQkmXrv_SMIl62DeGGdu13KJ2XBUJlT7oHBZXmaM3N23A/s320/IMG_2520.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tom playing the guitar.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We found out that there is a guy in Gillette that dresses up as Santa and you can "hire" him to come to your home and visit your kids. So the week before Christmas we teamed up with Travis and Linda to surprise the kids. I think they liked it! Santa did a great job too. </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV0To393yDWG4sclFRmAS5Pq8Sur0vUKOMN7qgb1UE-Dyf1KwkP8xWbuM6wWAar8brHuSVCyjqzxKZNMPOaSaA_2Dfi1qQBGW_tqPQNpw9i8RjQ_18rlcPWco5HQK4_RrgA/s1600-h/IMG_2479.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102541774186306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV0To393yDWG4sclFRmAS5Pq8Sur0vUKOMN7qgb1UE-Dyf1KwkP8xWbuM6wWAar8brHuSVCyjqzxKZNMPOaSaA_2Dfi1qQBGW_tqPQNpw9i8RjQ_18rlcPWco5HQK4_RrgA/s320/IMG_2479.JPG" border="0" /></a> Clay<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21moT5pXn0qtX-9ijw7ZOOmWLVSIR2v-KGiLeMzdowFrh1EcajXtvqjlelzDalNkGpSc7Fyn2_HiWOZWO2FoPiobPcMuuFSnitrog9zLjFgg_tvYII3WmLzTlcGYqSc9UOg/s1600-h/IMG_2478.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102540482789058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21moT5pXn0qtX-9ijw7ZOOmWLVSIR2v-KGiLeMzdowFrh1EcajXtvqjlelzDalNkGpSc7Fyn2_HiWOZWO2FoPiobPcMuuFSnitrog9zLjFgg_tvYII3WmLzTlcGYqSc9UOg/s320/IMG_2478.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cole<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGweVaUie_8cgkWVPzCi1lKQjt-_o_UNwu_4eiXEAUeeA1IH7Ru1kdVyZu98sWIpPgEC7LwXz91YNZ9XSd5Np15U7TrpwBpMz3X1YljYgiRTjDrWWu46ehRVAop9slARfFeA/s1600-h/IMG_2481.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102532337068546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGweVaUie_8cgkWVPzCi1lKQjt-_o_UNwu_4eiXEAUeeA1IH7Ru1kdVyZu98sWIpPgEC7LwXz91YNZ9XSd5Np15U7TrpwBpMz3X1YljYgiRTjDrWWu46ehRVAop9slARfFeA/s320/IMG_2481.JPG" border="0" /></a> Carter<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64iYsHLDelEX7Sky6zcKveqYBH5bzGPV1XFPFc89CW2GeGBTXg0Vzydf2p4iUyy_bzutn5jfj0twltHg-K1iz0jbsI_zmErgcx8Sg9GPkZM-TIV6d_Qx-Xc7NkU4e9u-xgQ/s1600-h/IMG_2482.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102527678253698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64iYsHLDelEX7Sky6zcKveqYBH5bzGPV1XFPFc89CW2GeGBTXg0Vzydf2p4iUyy_bzutn5jfj0twltHg-K1iz0jbsI_zmErgcx8Sg9GPkZM-TIV6d_Qx-Xc7NkU4e9u-xgQ/s320/IMG_2482.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jordyn<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzl_CNHnM1KcjEULxv8lWC8s5jB78LIIYLIGaCDfeqw_sTEuvw5xhuVTnQnL3-U2e0hKA0VID95ZsP4JNdr_PFS4Uvj_VVcpfdivamUgJa2zeFfbhOiweONloObh13WNA_w/s1600-h/IMG_2477.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102517022226578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzl_CNHnM1KcjEULxv8lWC8s5jB78LIIYLIGaCDfeqw_sTEuvw5xhuVTnQnL3-U2e0hKA0VID95ZsP4JNdr_PFS4Uvj_VVcpfdivamUgJa2zeFfbhOiweONloObh13WNA_w/s320/IMG_2477.JPG" border="0" /></a> Evan (and Belle)<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-41193182416101945232009-11-29T21:56:00.003-07:002009-11-29T22:18:14.685-07:00November<div align="center">I thought I better post something before people stop reading my blog! Kind of a quiet month, so I just posted some of the pictures I've taken recently.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dh8mPJCR7nPYTL877arfAH_-947pHFMs1Uqpr2dATmcsQ936UN2bd3eWm-M-qZ17VsoJm54zbMS4A-BgLrCJ_K3BWttbMC93DgVczTv4dm3FaMAorKBct2oNcvh7CYG7Ig/s1600/IMG_2443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409757347544843618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dh8mPJCR7nPYTL877arfAH_-947pHFMs1Uqpr2dATmcsQ936UN2bd3eWm-M-qZ17VsoJm54zbMS4A-BgLrCJ_K3BWttbMC93DgVczTv4dm3FaMAorKBct2oNcvh7CYG7Ig/s320/IMG_2443.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Cute little Carter running to give me a hug!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDa_KTaDr2jqYNSE6pMM3h0tT2V843WL3k6t8IOjfJUl4SzEC6B9t43pE3q2rGsMO8hdBNrty8gOgBxAiQSy_M203H4FnMg3056pKB31ixPwVdS5UWzxKEmbcFo8wzj8OvA/s1600/IMG_2449.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409757340190863986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDa_KTaDr2jqYNSE6pMM3h0tT2V843WL3k6t8IOjfJUl4SzEC6B9t43pE3q2rGsMO8hdBNrty8gOgBxAiQSy_M203H4FnMg3056pKB31ixPwVdS5UWzxKEmbcFo8wzj8OvA/s320/IMG_2449.JPG" border="0" /></a> A little while ago we babysat Krystal's dog, Joey, for a night. Of course the kids were loving him....and probably torturing him at the same time! I got a few cute pictures of them together. In the first picture they are sitting on my yoga mat. Evan insisted that Joey wanted to lay down on it for a bed. Evan was quite the little care taker with Joey!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6dNi70J59FhGMcQ9FPtCujHLOKHeQ-fILsqRTXrNoxAgxrYibUB5sttAsznKNXReSDX4XZrtUFgCjqcGW0xU5nCRwMTamUcN2G2oJAJZtLk5XzPVnpf4WB6N-V7HQYydtA/s1600/IMG_2451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409756915898693554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6dNi70J59FhGMcQ9FPtCujHLOKHeQ-fILsqRTXrNoxAgxrYibUB5sttAsznKNXReSDX4XZrtUFgCjqcGW0xU5nCRwMTamUcN2G2oJAJZtLk5XzPVnpf4WB6N-V7HQYydtA/s320/IMG_2451.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgAJ9LEu29-xf3QHbzzz_fNovCBW47Z8eNfPOTEqxQCEGz3lrOAeQxi-Euspqiz7zm6Efhgke0sbwZRVCWVfPYBY-sYjwEK2z_JFgF8wVsKMn5w8kzc71hFDn0zpp59whcA/s1600/IMG_2453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409756905368020066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgAJ9LEu29-xf3QHbzzz_fNovCBW47Z8eNfPOTEqxQCEGz3lrOAeQxi-Euspqiz7zm6Efhgke0sbwZRVCWVfPYBY-sYjwEK2z_JFgF8wVsKMn5w8kzc71hFDn0zpp59whcA/s320/IMG_2453.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqcpLanQY6e771QtFuCjomG2ApiO5QZzqyQgz-Be0y-wsyY3gakhFCQfqPgG2JqWUCPe5IUNQFtrElAKFIPEcAb1StjfhXex896qW6hfkfj169YmU2fdTa6Q8TtM5oSn5ew/s1600/IMG_2454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409756901974580194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqcpLanQY6e771QtFuCjomG2ApiO5QZzqyQgz-Be0y-wsyY3gakhFCQfqPgG2JqWUCPe5IUNQFtrElAKFIPEcAb1StjfhXex896qW6hfkfj169YmU2fdTa6Q8TtM5oSn5ew/s320/IMG_2454.JPG" border="0" /></a> Not sure what Carter was eating, but he made a mess as usual. The kid loves food!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNNDxP_LPPi2fd-KAQ4G47KgRGMslXUYYX4gOYfMwh__rRjGLwHdwMT3SJ02x55dho8vNjO5YfyLmQP2CNKeVYgRqH0doejuN_LfU8luIOO0EgqfBDraks2AdR4jXhZflPg/s1600/IMG_2466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409756898885983218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNNDxP_LPPi2fd-KAQ4G47KgRGMslXUYYX4gOYfMwh__rRjGLwHdwMT3SJ02x55dho8vNjO5YfyLmQP2CNKeVYgRqH0doejuN_LfU8luIOO0EgqfBDraks2AdR4jXhZflPg/s320/IMG_2466.JPG" border="0" /></a> Even more recently, we set up the Christmas tree this weekend. Tom even put Christmas lights on our house too! Really cute picture of Tom and Evan putting the star on top, isn't it?</div><div></div><div>We had a really great Thanksgiving too. Tom was on call for the weekend (he never did get called in) so we had to stay in town. We had Thanksgiving at Travis and Linda's house. Tom's parents, Chae's family, Krystal, and Travis and Linda's good friends all came for the whole day. Of course we stuffed ourselves and then played a bunch of games. A pretty great day!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_kO48PF2YxkEN0mgJxtuxQ7SZ3wJoj-pXS2wSGSJ_KhCJslUaycf6uu7KwG9g_Ix__1fFgnNIm-f2bCpWKHhl0FGZ57IikW9iNty0jBrg756eUTcssL7j3aNGX1cJ3NMNg/s1600/Jordyn20092010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409756888282261330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_kO48PF2YxkEN0mgJxtuxQ7SZ3wJoj-pXS2wSGSJ_KhCJslUaycf6uu7KwG9g_Ix__1fFgnNIm-f2bCpWKHhl0FGZ57IikW9iNty0jBrg756eUTcssL7j3aNGX1cJ3NMNg/s320/Jordyn20092010.JPG" border="0" /></a> Can't leave Jordyn out! I just love her funny smile in her school photo. Way to show all the teeth you've lost Jordyn! Gotta love it.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-76546259277746445942009-11-01T14:06:00.002-07:002009-11-01T17:15:57.612-07:00Halloween 2009I love dressing the kids up in a "theme". Who cares if they had no idea who the characters were, they still loved it! I actually went to the library and borrowed Peter Pan so they could watch it. Carter could have cared less and Evan watched most of it. I watched a little bit and wondered if I have ever even seen the movie! It sure didn't seem familiar. It's one of the older Disney movies and they are just so different and almost unusual in a way! And I have to say that I spent a total of $17 on all three costumes. The best was Evan's.... it cost $1. I found the pirates set at the dollar store! Not too bad!<br />We had a great weekend with Tom's family. Chae and Misti came from Sheridan and Tom's mom, Glenda, came from Buffalo. We played games on Friday night at Travis and Linda's. Oh man, that was fun. We now have an inside joke that we'll probably be laughing about forever. It's still cracking me up. Sorry, can't write about it on here! Guess you'll just have to go crazy wondering what it is!<br />Saturday we had a little birthday party for Chae and Misti's son, Joseph. Then had pizza, went trick-or-treating, then went to a little Halloween carnival that the city puts on. It was a GREAT Halloween!<br />Yes, Carter has TWO Halloween bags in the picture! He was so cute marching around to all the houses. I would try and get him to catch up to the other kids and tell him to RUN! Then he would run as fast as he could (more like waddling) to catch up. He didn't want to miss a house! Oh and he was just in AWE after he got all that candy! He was such a cute CHUBBY Peter Pan!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399288825200429474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjmSp93_A8GXpvDG62W305youfB0X_ST26ypS2S8sCThDeXIEo5wzP7-ySFxqhOzBvGSz9eO2U0lER0ua_WRzj0NUBLOYj_DOYaV-pUPXJsakhid7s-nGj_f1Wuw9EIKtrg/s320/peterpan2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399288820345909938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6bx1b-Xgu8342X5Zcd-2ydCpoJR6SvFDavY9hhUDCRU9vkk8yClCLDX9QvmqDyVdu5Fud41G2Nin-Fz659fXlKl3vyOFyZAeTFLG0r3uk_UHFwXi77LwQEeQsVATmwoFXg/s320/captainhook.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqMpCgoLqo9CH4HD4KnBAL1a74H2UbT3rIVvLV-c-KMZZG1yt-huOMddawx-yPS59K1dzGb6vm109bAIjh4OQZRD1skDk141dieUC77w48_HS7Up8CpgZCN6MMeMjRiubEw/s1600-h/tinkerbell.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399288834272179570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqMpCgoLqo9CH4HD4KnBAL1a74H2UbT3rIVvLV-c-KMZZG1yt-huOMddawx-yPS59K1dzGb6vm109bAIjh4OQZRD1skDk141dieUC77w48_HS7Up8CpgZCN6MMeMjRiubEw/s320/tinkerbell.jpg" border="0" /></a>THE CREW L to R: Ryan (army guy), Joseph (Robin), Caleb (Ninja Turtle), Cole (Bears Football player), Sumner (witch), Evan (Pirate), Carter (Peter Pan), Ninny, Clay (Vikings Football player, Dallas (golfer). (Sumner and Dallas are two of the neighbor kids/Missing Jordyn and Megan)<br /><br /><div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuSj4npa1Llh-TVS_6YO9-Kqjy8GHK35d5uGt97N0oipBnr-F6_E_ZTwYJeFQJWlWI5ek_l2PRekbPMaoqoR6ngj7s9QXxNCcx_vQwt9-wk0krYa0MyeUqOHOpYDDNtVvMw/s1600-h/IMG_2396.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuSj4npa1Llh-TVS_6YO9-Kqjy8GHK35d5uGt97N0oipBnr-F6_E_ZTwYJeFQJWlWI5ek_l2PRekbPMaoqoR6ngj7s9QXxNCcx_vQwt9-wk0krYa0MyeUqOHOpYDDNtVvMw/s320/IMG_2396.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><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></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-26766231583436925322009-10-18T13:07:00.005-06:002009-10-18T15:40:28.501-06:00My Favorites<div>Here's a few things that I've found lately and REALLY love. </div><br /><div>Recipes: </div><br /><div>I've recently discovered that Dry Onion Soup Mix may be the greatest ingredient EVER. Here are two recipes that I've tried and LOVED. They are SO easy and delicious. I don't want to give you false hope, but I told Tom the meatloaf was the best I'd ever tasted (and easiest I've ever made)!<br />In the second recipe, it makes the BEST gravy. I'm cooking it today and serving mashed potatoes, green beans, and rolls. Just a good ole' hearty Sunday dinner! </div><div>The third recipe is one that a friend told me about. It's a Rachel Ray recipe that's really tasty, just click on the link!</div><br /><br /><div></div><div><strong>Easy Meatloaf</strong></div><br /><div>1 1/2 lb. lean hamburger</div><div>1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix</div><div>1/2 c. oatmeal</div><div>1 egg, beaten</div><div>3/4 c. ketchup</div><div>1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce<br />Mix hamburger, soup, oatmeal and egg. Spoon in loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Top with ketchup mixed with Worcestershire sauce. Bake 5 minutes longer.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div><strong>Roast with Mushroom Gravy</strong></div><br /><div>3 lb. rump roast</div><div>1 env. onion soup mix</div><div>2 cans cream of mushroom soup</div><div>1 c. water<br />Cover roast with onion soup mix, pat on. Place roast in crock pot. Pour 2 cans mushroom soup mix with 1 cup of water, over roast. Cook on low for about 8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=2795">Rachel Ray Spring Chicken Roll Ups with Lemon Dijon Pan Sauce</a></div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394023316972030738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuR2r9fssmYGEvyLk5zbH4qLFFcl3GecXhxmKWHrLGNpwpDsuKom_dujUIG7uOURuTzWcii_UISCGJBCiPnGdEpwQYGq8ugeGi2ZKfDVldkN7eAs4dBOqTvAKiDE6sSoq6A/s200/TEE.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Another great thing I've discovered is a great online store to buy t-shirts! Yep, a great fitting LONG plain colored t-shirt! I like the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.shadeclothing.com">Shade</a> shirts and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.downeastbasics.com">Downeast Basics</a> t-shirts. But, I decided I wanted to find an even cheaper short sleeved shirt that I could wear to work and not feel guilty if it got dirty and to stay cool while cleaning. At $10 each for shirts at either of those stores.... it was a little too much to order a bunch. </div><br /><div>That is when I found <a href="http://www.forever21.com/">http://www.forever21.com/</a>! Just go to Women's, Tops, Basics & Hoodies. They have a TON of different styles/colors to choose from. The best part??? Most of them are $5-6!!! I think I struck gold! I ordered two t-shirts and two long sleeve shirts to try them out. I wanted long sleeve shirts to use for layering during the winter. I loved them all! I don't think I can wear the t-shirts just to work because I want to wear them all the time! I'm definitely ordering more some time soon. Now the real test is to see how well they wash and hold up! But for $5, I won't be devastated if something happens. Also, you have to pay attention to the length (most are as long as Shade t-shirts, but some are shorter/longer) and the type of fabric too. Each shirt is different in those aspects. Love them! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394045332808204818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 155px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmyxx5W5uzt0hsjs6dbDBwre0TjW-3ammuqYvEayRzcTXyXsZ6nyY1Ht2gaE-nYpSWvrXYKL7Jgzf8Qw98EoTdcsE7yVB96l7uN2dGUobTYncSwZhxEAbHwx_1hEVQbhJZA/s200/cathe.bmp" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I can't remember if I've ever posted about this, actually I'm pretty sure I have, but my all time favorite exercise dvds are by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.cathe.com">Cathe Friedrich</a>. I'm telling you people, these are the toughest workouts you can do at home. I LOVE HER! Because of Cathe, I am only two pounds away from my goal weight (I'm talking about the goal weight you set thinking you might never reach it!) AND I am now doing REAL push ups, not girl ones! I think Tom is getting SO tired of me flexing my muscles and telling him that I'm stronger than he is! hahaha!</div><div>I don't know, I think I am really developing a huge passion for fitness and nutrition. I love it so much! I have the time for it too since I'm a stay at home mom.(is that an oxymoron??) Honestly, I do have days where I might not feel like working out, but then I think,"Hmm, I don't have anything else to do besides get on the computer or watch tv... guess I WILL work out!" I know I know... it's pathetic! :) I just view it as my hobby! I've even thought about going back to school to study it too. We'll see where that road leads some day! </div><div>So, Cathe has some pretty tough exercise "moves" that I see her do and think,"I will never be able to do that." I want to show you one of them. Click on the link below and watch the video. The move I'm talking about is 45 seconds into the video. I bet you will watch it and think,"That doesn't look so tough!" But trust me, get up off your computer chair and TRY doing it. It just seems impossible! I'm setting the goal that I will some day be able to do that "move". And when I do, I'll take a picture or video and put it on here. Not sure HOW I'm going to do it, but I will! And by the way, if you CAN do it.... you're crazy... and awesome. </div><div> </div><div>Guess I was really in the "blogging" mood today, huh?? :) </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHzJbRR0zk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHzJbRR0zk</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370892.post-14031914323496847862009-10-16T09:03:00.003-06:002009-10-16T09:11:13.566-06:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9AHu9CbReXzmCK4P7dWLPuT059UYi-meaI6ji2VBiX8iCobnNBlYIFzl_sBemf3G1GyFi0wZxanuBViXRCIcVVyr8zCu0r_1UINzSuP30VAa8qWjYyoJeUIG8OzK5RPI-w/s1600-h/IMG_1780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393213766090023138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 148px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9AHu9CbReXzmCK4P7dWLPuT059UYi-meaI6ji2VBiX8iCobnNBlYIFzl_sBemf3G1GyFi0wZxanuBViXRCIcVVyr8zCu0r_1UINzSuP30VAa8qWjYyoJeUIG8OzK5RPI-w/s200/IMG_1780.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Boss's Day KRYSTAL!!!! </div><p align="left">I have the greatest boss in the world! Honestly, Krystal is the best boss that I have ever had! She is one of the most caring, loving, and kind people I have ever met. She loves her employees and just wants to help us in every way she can. Krystal started her cleaning business about a year ago and has done great. She's been so strong to stick with it through the stressful times. Through all those stressful times, she is always thinking of others and keeping everyone as happy as possible. And of course, she is really fun to be around and always has a smile on her face. Love you Krystal! </p>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605270888186687653noreply@blogger.com3