tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493973627873823522024-03-20T18:47:56.108-07:00The Anasco Fivemeaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-69444598127584541822014-12-13T08:23:00.000-08:002014-12-13T08:23:09.424-08:00The four words my daughter said that broke my heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Mom, and I skinny?" Olivia asked me this question a little while ago while we were in the car. It was heartbreaking. Not because there is anything wrong with being skinny, that's not what I'm saying, but so often, skinny is associated with beauty and that was what she was doing. She wanted to know if she was pretty. And I wish I could say that I knew exactly what to say in that moment, that I pulled out all of my amazing mom advice and sayings and answered her question perfectly, but I didn't. I was quiet for a second because I was sad that the thought ever came to her mind, and then I was angry. This subject doesn't come up in my house. We don't use the words fat, skinny, thin, or anything associated. They have never seen me stand on a scale and I have never said in front of them that I feel fat. I've said it in front of Hubert, of course, but never in front of my girls. It is something I have worked so hard on. I was angry because I knew it didn't come from me, it came from the outside, from television, from standing in line at the grocery store and looking at magazines, and from people. I'm not stupid. I know how the world is, what society focuses on. But she's five, and barely five. The first time I ever remember wondering that was in junior high, thanks to my mom who also never talked about things like that with me and never focused on how I looked, but more on how I felt. I appreciate that more than ever now. So, finally, I started talking. I asked her what she meant by that question. She didn't really know the answer either. So I started asking more questions: "How do you feel?" "Do you have fun riding your bike?" "Do you like jumping on Grandpa's trampoline?" "Do you have fun running around with Ellie all the time?"<br />
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Her answers were all yes. And then I said that being skinny isn't important, being healthy is. Being able to run, jump, play, ride bikes, that's what's important. She then said this to me, "Mom, you're not skinny." Honestly, it was music to my ears because I'm not, but I am a lot of other things. I said back to her that she was right, but what are some things I can do? She replied with a few things that I am able to do, things that make me healthy. This is so badly what I wanted to hear from her because I want her to strive to be a healthy person, not an unhealthy person. Again, being skinny isn't bad. Many of my friends are and they are fit and strong and healthy and I love them.<br />
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The conversation ended positively and she hasn't brought it up again and hopefully she won't for a very long time. Having girls has been so wonderful, but there are so many challenges and I know this one will be a lifetime challenge. They will feel insecurities and bad about themselves. These things will happen, not if, but when. I just didn't expect it to happen when she is five. I love this little girl so much. She makes me happy in ways I can't describe and my happiness doesn't come from how she looks, it comes from her belly laughs, her inability to not ever walk and only ever run, her love for dancing and watching her dance all over the house, her love for playing soccer and how she just wants to score "goalies." Her smile if infectious. She loves her sisters. She's a wonderful little girl, not because of how she looks, but because of how she loves. I'm so grateful that I get to be her mom.<br />
<br />meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-88291136304634820142014-06-06T09:43:00.003-07:002014-06-06T09:43:59.535-07:00Well, that's two less things I have to worry aboutWell, I've made an important decision. Actually, I made it about a year ago. It's not terribly significant or life-changing, but for me, it makes me feel more like myself than I have in over 20 years. I have decided to no longer color my hair or wax my eye brows!<br />
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I know, no big deal right? And honestly, to me, it's not a big deal. The first time I ever had my hair colored wasn't until I was in college and the same goes for my eyebrows. But I started doing it because I thought that's what girls did when they grow up. My cute friends always looked amazing with their blond weaved hair and perfectly shaped eyebrows whereas I felt like I had a pelt above my eyes. And so it began, but because it was so unnatural for me to do, I did it pretty rarely and the color I always chose was just a shade lighter than my natural color. But that doesn't mean it was any less expensive. And that's when I would do my eyebrows, too. So, what was the point? I guess I thought I would be less attractive if I didn't, have less friends, never get married. All of these negative thoughts because of hair! So as the years have gone on, it's gone to twice a year that I do this, but now, it's been an entire year and that made me think. Does Hubert still think I'm pretty? Yes. Do I still have the same amount of friends, maybe more? Yes. Am I treated any differently than my female counterparts in group situations? No. So, I'm done and I'm happy. Now, I'm in no way saying that women who get these things done are shallow or vain, it's what makes them happy. Most, if not all of my female friends and family members do this and they are beautiful! But for me, this is what makes me feel beautiful and that's a pretty great feeling.meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-39331169269293984672014-03-29T20:49:00.001-07:002014-03-29T20:56:14.908-07:00If only I would have known this sooner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's funny what happens when you turn 33. At least, for me it was. And it's not like on my birthday I had this great epiphany, it had been happening for a while before. But tonight, as I was putting my baby girl to bed, in the quiet of her room where I just sit and think, I thought about the person I was a few years ago, compared to the person I am now. I was pretty insecure, worried about what other people thought, unsure of my abilities as a mother and as a wife, and of course, self-conscious of how I looked. But after I had Lucy, those thoughts slowly began to go out the window and I have to see it has been the most freeing experience. Unlike after I had my first two children, where I was so worried about how I looked compared to all of the other very cute, thin, girls in my neighborhood, after I had Lucy those thoughts didn't even cross my mind. I finally realized that I just had a baby and my body is awesome for doing that! So what if I gained a few (50 pounds), at least I have this amazing baby girl to show for it. But, that doesn't mean I stopped being healthy. In fact, I started working out sooner than with the other two, but not because I wanted to be skinny, it was because I wanted to be the healthiest person I could be for these amazing people: </div>
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Yes, I know I'm in the picture, but I am pretty amazing. Anyway, exercise was no longer a means to an end, meaning the end being skinny. Now, there was no longer an end. If you have ever been in my house, you would see all of my girls' one-month pictures on my wall. When I would exercise at night, after a really long day of being a new mom to three kids and never being so tired in my whole entire life, I would look at their pictures while I worked out and remember that I wasn't doing this for me anymore, it was for them. My family being my focus, instead of myself, has helped me so much. </div>
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Also, my somewhat epiphany has made me come to the realization that I'm no longer in my 20's, my metabolism is much slower than it once was, having three kids really stretches out your skin, and "bouncing back" is no longer a phrase in my lexicon. My body is different, which isn't bad, just different. But I can say that I have never been healthier in my life than I am now. I go running in the mornings, I try to eat as healthily as I can, although I do love Kraft Mac & Cheese, and I have recently stopped drinking soda which has been so difficult, but I feel like it's been worth it. Because I have been blessed with girls, it has become so important for them to never feel like how they look is bad, to never think of themselves as fat, to not associate the size of your jeans with how happy you'll allow yourself to be, and to just love who they are because they are incredible. And I know that as they get older, these feelings will come, but they will never see their mother on a scale looking disappointed and talking about how her belly hangs over her pants. In fact, if they ever comment about anything that has to do with my body that they think looks funny, I always reply with, "Isn't is awesome how my body made you guys?" </div>
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Sure, it's not awesome no longer being in my 20's, but I am loving my 30's because I feel like I'm finally becoming who I was always meant to be. I just wish it didn't take 33 years to finally feel like myself. </div>
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<br />meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-58966800412315484112012-02-21T19:27:00.007-08:002012-02-21T19:36:01.999-08:00Assignment #4<div style="text-align: left;">Because my pictures for assignment 3 were kind of lame, I skipped putting them up, but I have loved doing our week 4 assignment which deals with two functions on my camera: The TV and AV function. When the camera is on the TV function, you control the shutter speed, but the camera controls the aperture. It's actually quite nice taking the guess work out of doing that. And when the camera is on the AV function, you control the aperture and the camera controls the shutter speed. I didn't like that one as much, but still fun to experiment with. But here they are:</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrUjFdtQ0c1xdHfuoZGUSSRPlf547EReZbEN5s881b2WFCzUp5uiuYvNNn1yYfu731Ix2-pe4CuMaK-0Dh1J0gfw_7T1b0SbXSy_zlv9mn0MMrnlkB-LNuNVrMHwe7yAoOlJnZOXuq5Tm/s320/IMG_1073+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711797395476897362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMN3RtRgXysp-lgA4O7bAEGsb1rDx8GIHYdbb92SqJRMHcfunpbIFE4HAZi_LEGZmLt7I3SKeGnCKVHMSA2CtgCBYjsi8XCLbN6WhlnYTPIYiQd_dr7KCW662H_wmHyisnYXNft1_9mPx/s320/IMG_1113+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711797653710997602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBN3UEplrNDUGm6-HTMvY0TqQB8mnUasLa9D6x2OpEOeZatLe_btpjEdu8Gd6x1fWiJdkGziTVaeEIUTVmLVzGbGp39Nfl8aoa6bMkDxzYKW78e455InpQI0LKmIOeye17QNRNvxUtUx97/s320/IMG_1137+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711798097236687058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishLkolIMPmhfiH48JnnyfFOliJpx_CKRKBJRWbmVnyJZ_ncebQE3p97DkRGAS35UwanzxeJ2jf9yaxWsB1YHsca41kaOBdc-_FH_07wSLld8d5uspWJpKLL9rip5B4gEPpoaFZ3MHDiQ3/s320/IMG_1131+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711798257822568338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5t_qfM2mefwrXc4RNWYUAZg7Ij38ZE06OXctedfZeLu-ZHFG8dTq4rTms8LNZtiVZFduP2VgxHTfAXnGECf-g5eACaSDPVJ-edll7zIgVEr2RYSqasgVsyvYt2Nf4HNyLlqMmBjbuNS_p/s320/IMG_1146+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711798401775850114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-63927843341939399512012-02-10T11:18:00.000-08:002012-02-10T11:27:10.852-08:00Photography Class Assignment 2<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our assignment for last week was to work with flash, shadow, and more color composition. I will just be honest, I hate flash. I think it makes pictures and more importantly people look very washed out, so I never use it, therefore I didn't do a picture with flash. Whew. I'm so glad I finally got that off my chest. But I did do shadow and the color comp and it was so much fun. So here is my assignment.</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTaFSj72pEQ-qd-aF-kvL-PRwJ412pv_zvhgvzDgE1K4g-3x8L6K0q7zSNDauQ9pBp7sVr8e8vZ5xLVeP1QR5rMaxty9iEAtEww1jgFaXtm3FCxgdZUVhiFt4lM34SWGvFx7h_g7pRcYH/s320/IMG_0710+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707590204208189218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaydDUeqWDRlEOy6lJYOXuppvYN6VxLneqG3pz6Ubm0vfpN2Sgh8d60_9uSMJDdlYUB09Hz8v07wTNZrv6lAod6991-gHirkxsh2-d9NRPjgSLafP_gMC2qFY_7PF6WLhMsi99W-ywfNzL/s320/IMG_0753+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707590594732432578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-3560865186807429102012-02-05T20:25:00.000-08:002012-02-05T20:38:18.321-08:00Photography class<div style="text-align: left;">About a month ago, Hubert was glancing through the newspaper and saw that at the local high school there was a photography class that was being offered and he asked if I wanted to do it and of course I said yes! I have loved going and learning how to not only use my camera properly, but to also learn how to take a good picture because there is so much more thought involved than just pointing your camera at something and pushing the button. So last week, we had our first assignment which included depth of field, the rule of thirds, and color contrast. I cannot express the fun I had taking these pictures, and granted it's only three pictures, but I really enjoyed the time I spent working on them. So here they are!</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-T6wrlm9o4TKeRQsolorVeZTwvaUoc3cu6vYceC40sJSwvpzc9BleGs_vl6Hq-fMPO2tnb_7O5tU4pakH-fU0HYtRa5cAoafQ69iLKKnf9Z-zLE2FUfDk3jm0lsQX9clnEwKeikEYQvCc/s320/IMG_0581+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705875626616088210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9EUEggZf4FCkuuWttS395jSjwg0BaDU_AWfkeQ0o6PCU79l2Tkrd7wNyIx7wui-cd3LooleVfhaCYHCjOqVK2Tc9P2Ai0CkdJvukhh0naiBBAQMCwKuvsp28LnmYaz14Tx3OS7ExLs4c/s320/IMG_0587+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705875927049755570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5Z3QYIfreDp3O56gBa1JBNZDSFt0BRV1tyHDV78e1460ybmSC_J6kWMkRrXe_GEmE1XcZqTHhyWfymZhcTVshU-CdVkgyjd3iAX0Bb8pEeBdclrJTqlnzTD_SyNoRHsGeuOECXlwaqSX/s320/IMG_0652+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705876506079964146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-53577750407846568572012-01-06T14:42:00.000-08:002012-01-06T15:03:15.604-08:00A Moment...with Meagan<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I haven't done this in a while and maybe because it feels like every moment I have is flying by because life seems so busy. But I feel like I'm having an off day, well, maybe an off week. Olivia isn't sleeping through the night and waking up at 6:00 am and doesn't really want to nap anymore and as I type this, she's throwing her bracelets onto the ground and yelling until I pick them up. Ellie had discovered her "sass," meaning that when I ask her to do something, her reply is often, "sorry mom, I don't want to." Hey, at least she prefaced it with a sorry, right? And although we love our house, it feels like it's getting smaller and smaller everyday and what we thought might be an opportunity to move into a bigger home presented itself, it might be off the table. There are other things, but there is no need to type them right now. But as I sit here wallowing in my self-loathing, wishing for a bigger house, Olivia to sleep, Ellie to be more cooperative, more money so that Hubert can go back to school to get his Masters, and to have Heidi Klum's body, it is unbelievable how much I have in my life that's good. My husband has an incredible job which has not been affected by this down economy, we are both very healthy, my "baboon's heart," as my brother Jake likes to refer to it as, is, according to my cardiologist, "healthier than most healthy hearts," my daughters and are healthy, happy, silly, girly, loving, giving, beautiful, unique, and wonderful. My house is in the best neighborhood anyone could ever ask for. I have amazing friends and a more amazing family. We have an incredible support system that is so undeserving sometimes. So even though some of those other things aren't going so great, sometimes I just need to take a moment and realize that I have a pretty wonderful life. Now, I am done complaining. And anyway, how can I be mad at this face?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vnvTcI-eGoPgvGq9k6Srsu1WL1JfjpLQbFV3JVszxp74rca85-jZwKFoAU_eH9j5XAKowEHussR9sMhCVghuTHDzLM8OZv0oRnc7SDuZ8PahDfAvcmuyksKX0-gdl8ugyx6vAQj7AhFo/s320/IMG_0134.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694657966143251202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-91613811994344135732011-11-25T11:13:00.000-08:002011-11-25T12:19:42.536-08:00If you're interested...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a photographer. I was intrigued with pictures in Time Magazine and National Geographic and wanted to be the person behind the camera. This dream of mine has never gone away. I took photography classes in high school and when I first started college, photography was my major. Unfortunately, I soon found out that as a photog major, I was required to take other classes, such as drawing and painting and unlike my artistic brothers before me, that was not something I was at all skilled in. So, needless to say, I dropped that major and finished with English, which is something I really loved. But, the love for the camera never went away and about a year ago, Hubert bought me a very nice camera and I decided that instead of paying someone to take pictures of my girls, I will take them myself. And then I decided to take pictures of my friends kids and then it went on from there. So I am going to post some pictures that I have taken of friends and family. Here they are:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you don't know, this is my brother, Jake's, family. His beautiful wife and dear friend, Ashley, and their awesome boys, Milo and Eli. This was a fun shoot not only because they all did so well, but because I love them so much.</div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiS-NQRUqyFlZZLImpr14pNzmfUu8j9lUCs6ScYV0u9-ptS7Rh5mp24OXomTVpnzZPFE66Mpzdc6_LBc1w6gUfoKyxQh7VPZZmcfokAG_EwTtS2APBeXijYXDVyAszqHaYYcJLjst2q2ib/s320/IMG_2419+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679018486280572978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOZNB_S5mmXrUKZwfGA-ZzqLCpxtVPLlDob6dQ6IE51dSvQu-ARCfhtvw2edqF0r8xM2bWHGvZowOJlTgTTbn4l4pNVk6i91Mx3nX5CK2tGjLbLwuJjCV6fktWpY8VDq16MtoUhbepxgH/s320/IMG_2397+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679018862352932546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqfrI5oJzsqj1ssYYtjcFkjR_glk52uT5zZUGvJBgaVs95M7EmbYuJpOCun9XRh8L6wbH7tc1gvm9W_FkG2rMSVq5sDeeYmIxgnSfQT4mTO5mkjs0xxjGyohF9Uiw9-29UtKHvetKE_MN/s320/IMG_2414+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679019127463065442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdo11yw738vh39bq5z6sKjDp7eEcAInlxIceAR1Q2hlCb1WxzzHsBORbJzgyas_HrGZT37HIwWJ05nDVfZBVvz-n02Ijk8IvCJIGNj9yvoii8wMT1lQ_zkk72RNX50a_Rnd6A0820DtAf/s320/IMG_2439+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679019359298675298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxAKDpGPh1pjc8S9ZcII7xyMglSi_fqDx-PVQa5F-LerTOySRR0-Ydu3xy_3uSq094ZgkYFki4U2oocXcHVaZXch4nr620G7didO3sM44-JUwz_hXeB7w3zGdCJzsG4ZoVIjK4DIhJDQG/s320/IMG_2471+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679019618162711746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F5vaapezEvmbGGbtQpshDZ1-RfVn2w9lsPbbPBO4lDeH4Srl3XUI8G4mPumsCLpXMViC70C2Os90RgkbIssa6UKXLcInhJuoFaAdSN57lGE7ld16HSyVmcCg4CQMxXkx4I8a319Q6wRM/s320/IMG_2498+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679019914359578482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqlEsotEK01OoLaPHynxMWA4GTzkxRNx4AwNJfN79lkKA9HbLsBKo-Ue6XCpEV7lW6PnJr35F3FxFCE4P-KzJ_1bb2y1u1kHDO8SagBxFGtfxBVOYU0LL-BHb5EWoiuhyCc16owLL35fP/s320/IMG_2474+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679020595069375346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">This is the family of Matt and Jenny Meese. Matt was our neighbor when we moved to Utah and he has been like a brother to me ever since. And his beautiful wife, Jenny, is someone I consider to be one of my best friends. And their very handsome twin boys, Graham and Harrison, are two of the sweetest boys you will ever meet.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncHXL2tE7MuKd9IFwptrtRRiyybl4pe7bGtCJ_FTKBVPt4O29Q1U3aO5rwF1Kar-_Y38HdF8jujvhu8ASmDJGEnH5SYTYIiyVXalfklCTg9qQlw4uiuKts0qg28sIechpuXnCzY7mTfkT/s320/IMG_2336+%25281%2529+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679022137415637890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthtjHerEcnr-Pl4WMf0Zatt8pTmpup7JPIaPB3VujF-tMoGr2Z5r-OhTKY7ABx3JM1NbvEb9vpvHBWT7MP0ub1kQVaDLxhzeY2UOkONZKMZIqP-F8_usFKYINe0hyphenhyphenIWbbK5qrE-RP9fva/s320/IMG_2219+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679024854326689810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjxhSo9oiAQzDF3ZzdsWgVb0OWdo0JcVh3855bp6CAxcAYyzNfyfSiv00VsRljcCf0whZpronmH4PeG1R2Ui-G9fq017thBGzazRD_bprVf394fBczfOhRZxIhFJ3vFsnOR3m-HujUlcW/s320/IMG_2214+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679023113331501330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHhqBg2D9jnw7ouceruy23N5LKTlNn4vBYOONZ1vour05AdhAyFddv1chzRjkPUU7XMp8n1wulMxMKhJZFCUeyCE1Qy9kHo2-uxuyfueRiAxl1pZI-vByY0nug2_M1HKZCGscLXcqTMe1/s320/IMG_2352+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679023448525710098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVWwkljMie88_JeJWz3rfvuYPyh31CinftQaKyPbXEh5WkgZ5oopqjgaR96dnY8gH-6h4stZogkNC52FKNwN5_UG4hEaMCWUhIJQJdxMrW3Dcc2VN1z-SA0_Vj9-gZfmz9PrWvjbdTVar/s320/IMG_2212+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679022782265516866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0ohla_6ekezsWO-8kevdMLS6XVj9wwLAw4imI3qgmXKJ7lQDMFusB0BlLSyMu9Uiwvp4F22mCDzGjpAFBabfdk6l-ivkTfUMu3XTNzlXLaokSdi359_vZGx0QSMaPY1gY0mbtzQHdygr/s320/IMG_2262+copy3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679024537977931010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWBCG0cx_x3Tnxv1d9fa222rDkCmYRDTG_XNNqXP6iVdH6lxZd13FPTpHrS6o6JxE9lUUMS4bUVU9lCUiRv40i34efGUpHxvzVl90sUbjQkGlDQyBOhZIJBBXCl12H28VWtdmZMVAHYj8/s320/IMG_2269+copy3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679026250664248770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">This is the Ogden family. Clay, Valerie, and their beautiful little girl, Charlotte, are in our Branch and have become extremely good friends of ours and Valerie asked if I would take her family's pictures. This is the first time I have been asked by someone who is not a member of my family to take their pictures, so I was both flattered and TERRIFIED! But they are a terrific family and all of them are so photogenic that it was so easy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGlXHmU4hi6DdJrZLRM6U46cEfMVuCEo4zTerOACBpCyQr-fzjEeB77WynVXYR44SSbUR39qmmqgJ8jd0O6xQfsVCNP76opQP81KTkFXBV1KrIdmfk45B6l5lcNzUo52pGIqRzSBwN5lO/s320/IMG_2281+copy5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679027433543712290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi6RePQ8sbjEc32M3f-BVeo7osE1M-5myHsJfJ6s0v6y-B9qRSZVQUlLP0LEvrtMM2KxV6U0eEExzU9Dj9dwx79JjrAAmp9vRGRgwwfwRriDOEQGhUqHJmr6zrnvXCaGvyN3I703qWyxI/s320/IMG_2317+copy4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679028769608735042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxosS4KZdIzq-ceX8IXccQeVWysaJK5R-wIWUCYHAVhceAqTbTj_kflY2mWb6nxeFZn5cGQOEcl4-Ki3-gQ2dnH0xcq_-UNmsbHVcxqfPYqDPuaUI9oGQ33sjJgdKuLmPD8jaPcekiPvU0/s320/IMG_2292+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679028074993244226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAKYRel-eSybpFAqcQdBrXsyy9aZ0eXTsF0181uG9yAD3FfE2pZshEhCKmyMFuY2OgP2tX26_JFXR5_ZxHrZZx86LdDlpPiLPDiazcIMtU9mR8oufnkIW_ewHFAc1gKMB882xaG4wQx3w/s320/IMG_2288+copy7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679027782695990530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjje0vfCoUY2-flbeCJq04hY6aJAScqmypkwZM_ClmASOIk2DqAKrLsLilQIU3x3FnC2OYZzEUgxP0AqKxQNT3W1CMnjkaRtHjj3PHQRMzH07p1MjBNi4dFbtr1luOwFh3oflCWNbIXAp91/s320/IMG_2323+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679029016272918258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">So there you go! That's what I have been up to and I have absolutely loved doing it. And, if anyone is interested, I am pretty cheap! So if you need any pictures and you like what you see, either e-mail me or call me. If anything, you are just indulging me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-18933350914545714542011-10-26T14:19:00.001-07:002011-10-26T14:53:32.140-07:00And a year later....<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3WsJfveBQiopIXI5mfWWArabLboc1A-nUIDw3iMElIW71HTq7aWyOsbUtiMQtlCGQrMVBg32vqOs4hNeNsmAFDqEMOem1GLa7uf8MnMifHJSPS79MmcisvCQFzOGeZdbH1VV_KW_UzYJ/s1600/IMG_1603.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3WsJfveBQiopIXI5mfWWArabLboc1A-nUIDw3iMElIW71HTq7aWyOsbUtiMQtlCGQrMVBg32vqOs4hNeNsmAFDqEMOem1GLa7uf8MnMifHJSPS79MmcisvCQFzOGeZdbH1VV_KW_UzYJ/s320/IMG_1603.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667915087014145074" /></a><br />I know, I know, it's been almost an entire year since I did my last post and I kept thinking about all of the things that have happened in the last year and as I was thinking, all of my thoughts and memories came back to my girls. So, instead of posting things that aren't that important, I am going to post some of my favorite pictures of the ladies. Here they are in the summer when everything was so green because of all of the rain.<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6xdwrvjSqICeMW4eSgqQ01iy_wpOJ7WhMee0WsKINmj3qAORZyYQYrNfJrZmBZxK5TmfalkwdRpWSzSWf9f8Pytq6oibAY77HDUN1csCjG1E8ieGtUmXZ0uu_2XQoHWJvjmsIufHd_LZ/s1600/IMG_1595.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6xdwrvjSqICeMW4eSgqQ01iy_wpOJ7WhMee0WsKINmj3qAORZyYQYrNfJrZmBZxK5TmfalkwdRpWSzSWf9f8Pytq6oibAY77HDUN1csCjG1E8ieGtUmXZ0uu_2XQoHWJvjmsIufHd_LZ/s320/IMG_1595.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667915895935943874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgOHq97jD5uidpOt4eqbZGLtGgfrH922kzXqqxjfmfSV4oLic8dHJTpRWcsgzmu3ifrrdo6DUHuzRGLZo7DSPFYvDFjYIMJTTi_Hy1DYn2fUHFZXYyQJmbiPW72OLqsVg_Dq6nx8EwI4k/s1600/IMG_1579+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgOHq97jD5uidpOt4eqbZGLtGgfrH922kzXqqxjfmfSV4oLic8dHJTpRWcsgzmu3ifrrdo6DUHuzRGLZo7DSPFYvDFjYIMJTTi_Hy1DYn2fUHFZXYyQJmbiPW72OLqsVg_Dq6nx8EwI4k/s320/IMG_1579+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667915758586476930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TuxQad_w-DuJUlBObWvS_41inar1shMWVSHQBP4xLPHNmXvdwPKAs5NK1J9lxhoo_gIzI4yBzl0TjV8eG1VEPydYG0NjycbelHrQoynN5gUivhBGFTqvVhkvL6NrHtTyks0A67BFTc6q/s1600/IMG_1572+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TuxQad_w-DuJUlBObWvS_41inar1shMWVSHQBP4xLPHNmXvdwPKAs5NK1J9lxhoo_gIzI4yBzl0TjV8eG1VEPydYG0NjycbelHrQoynN5gUivhBGFTqvVhkvL6NrHtTyks0A67BFTc6q/s320/IMG_1572+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667915622435271714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DmezT3jEDlKeycwjsSSsGXu8SnL2Q1Gi1XZUYWm2Xj5D-_rxboYMgDmSB4hwhLzS78F2FBGDVDl0DdUIBixVV4be-WE8MxbP3tvY5C5Gd-iisxS4xEIMlOddHjl4XcFA2zVjdZUckQBt/s1600/IMG_1591+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DmezT3jEDlKeycwjsSSsGXu8SnL2Q1Gi1XZUYWm2Xj5D-_rxboYMgDmSB4hwhLzS78F2FBGDVDl0DdUIBixVV4be-WE8MxbP3tvY5C5Gd-iisxS4xEIMlOddHjl4XcFA2zVjdZUckQBt/s320/IMG_1591+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667915428552773458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cNhyC1JN8Xh4A3PYhrYr9slHg18uheyLJhdF18-Yf7F6eWzyScdTdeaDdX5pLaMi4GekpFIsLaklt69vr2P_Z8CWwxsmM3aRP6nC-FU6dm2X1qvLJseeQooLAw76Dsn3BbrtBfGV8p8Z/s1600/IMG_1610.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cNhyC1JN8Xh4A3PYhrYr9slHg18uheyLJhdF18-Yf7F6eWzyScdTdeaDdX5pLaMi4GekpFIsLaklt69vr2P_Z8CWwxsmM3aRP6nC-FU6dm2X1qvLJseeQooLAw76Dsn3BbrtBfGV8p8Z/s320/IMG_1610.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667915299277864802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>And here they are in the fall, because nothing is more beautiful that Utah in the fall.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AiCecUm09wNZBHZf_tyVmJlCQTnJA0vcEG0QgJs1rU7tWynC4PF8w6xjZFpy1r1dHRx5_3BSG0VnN-tykfACGkQxj_ijJhT1kSBjL6-bFTLU_JjxHh0c9mFFQ_5dmU5NvAWClByPFKhG/s320/IMG_1992+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667921032977459746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-33163004541918146842010-11-22T12:55:00.000-08:002010-11-22T13:28:23.509-08:00Hubert and I lost something, but please don't help us find it.<div style="text-align: left;">The strangest thing has happened. Well, maybe not as strange as it is life-changing. You see, at the beginning of the year, Hubert's work began a contest for changing your life for the better which included drinking a certain amount of water a day, eating a certain amount of fruits and veggies a day, exercising for a certain amount a time a day, and not eating candy. And, if you do these things enough each month for an entire year, you will be entered into a contest to win a cruise. Well, Hubert and I did these things and we did them so much, we have been entered in twice. So, we recently had family pictures taken and I thought I would brag a little bit because we've lost a little weight. So here we are one year ago.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidr2dyPHrIlqf8QTVSN1lhB8TH1EgtHTQH-OEq41uWx8hKGiMQUSbcpR0ngk5IPqGsbF0Ey7oL-noM9odzIxRfdBg6a13eGE-DmVIWMDKhKNdqFJ3z7_tjSE97uB7KLcq7UtV8fRZrGgmN/s320/IMG_0014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542485136410947202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: left;">And, with a combined total weight lost of 100 pounds, here we are one year later.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFscuu3xrhNZ0AYJvFNhxrotahjxlEo2MoUUIHiDI_kjtSKF9YFc3_LOjMYRkBNy6x3w7cc_6IxznbELFBI1MNLudH19pn-DSyIJpFvuYwkPoRWf5koFWrxhyFB9RPEY5JxVG7Mit19Ws/s320/IMG_0551.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542485416203200162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, if only we can win that cruise.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-65618314163444644902010-11-10T13:13:00.001-08:002010-11-10T13:32:20.751-08:00Bear Lake in November?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1dMSTdZ-82aUkyj4MPPybgSU1E_8dpmEe23OaDU8S-MqquQhTH98kZmq_6KqECRTxGcFKvY7i8PAm3qV0ncpML44F1LCxV62tuu4qRnXIakOugGp2MKPO4KO2B1MI6F04UApaNVSrGAB/s1600/IMG_10872+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1dMSTdZ-82aUkyj4MPPybgSU1E_8dpmEe23OaDU8S-MqquQhTH98kZmq_6KqECRTxGcFKvY7i8PAm3qV0ncpML44F1LCxV62tuu4qRnXIakOugGp2MKPO4KO2B1MI6F04UApaNVSrGAB/s320/IMG_10872+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538033320995846546" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Last weekend, we took a mini vacation to Bear Lake and even though it was the beginning of November and Bear Lake is freezing most of the time, we had a great time. We were so lucky with the weather being clear and the temperature being in the low 60's. No, we didn't go swimming because that would be ridiculous, but we spent a lot of time down at the beach and loved the watching the girls play in the sand, collect shells, and explore. Let me just say it was a much needed time away and we loved every minute of it!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89i3fKCFXAgGOHzv4yUrnJCjhLozckaO6USh8n7jHbWwhZbVv85t1n4wC3y91BdzcCl6WLbtCr5NOLhz9U704WVpy3YYlvKitfWlZNqrQE4OemX56cGbwOqFZ-6mW1MoO8sGFHcTm4rSV/s320/IMG_1052+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538032919699504050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItbj0r_TXkH-OZcSrKkmkHkDpJfzgJSH30FzvVCGpcEcHgFnDiRx2OnXH7GJu_bKaUFTlHh0m8K0CcGXhwz5Sf0SF7cYkEmyIc6kIhScaM7x4F_b_vosIieRCmKCzbSwJT2eWXq2dCwPZ/s320/IMG_10852+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538033190762226402" style="display: block; 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"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlelP8WxaUvXf7HLCib6HfAYFuvAmQ085Pz4NcfD-AZiv1KJJy0zM_XWep4tZgR9Eq_t0-EAVZgGGXfwbZooJC2o23qtf5GhkxPh8vennqoevrbjJi1wgPG0koAv-Zdy5duE06pNpyJQk/s320/IMG_11032+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538033542385675218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7O-u54CoY9LkctGzIPTJu8V5iRRPpu0NH_va1mO-l8OowRX8Pg1O3c0_o2ISepjm9A3HRRowcJzrWBR6zR9iJjEPFR-rW2AZ1AmYv1yy-rZIXwQR6KsdvOOMCU6ZtmMICIQyHPQm0Jlg/s320/IMG_10972+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538033435775581554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElLvy6b-FlSZqHMAZco5AzbyyLE0_AxtBuVYJAEyFDzgThsfXsbfarPY9QjYyKxFj1W1JlIm1eEoKqDN4Z1vwDvrWFYlJfLB86I0YtY77JRS98HCPVXOkHaygTeCTSQUucdTQ0Dl7jHZW/s320/IMG_11052+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538033657760774258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I had to post a picture of this metal, rusty slide which I'm sure will give you a multitude of diseases as it cuts you if and when you foolishly decide to slide down it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYRzsv38wwzVHi6S_dep5sLrbV7NPcMnd0JmILxrpMpPCIg0C0E_YMofAU3CRh2SQLeyXAPGMpSszX0UrUJGwXlHrQB16qv_wj-9Hr7LLRhxf3EfN55l_53d8twjud_bzuRwENpEyB_8x/s320/IMG_1067.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538034811695400754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I had to post this picture of these screaming teenage girls who thought it would be funny to go swimming, in Bear Lake, in November. They soon realized how unfunny it was. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9mKa_1BPVjpol_OI7Zdcwu8qxdhTH7OtDkA3LQExlt-cTPCzxOTPxQhrm5MGWXzQMltlcU0eCKMqpUZpWcdT97zY2tQQTmO83z3wclk90GtlvtQve1cqKCO6K-lIDf54G4T93DNm1WVF/s320/IMG_1079.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538035590793112274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-65486210641965657212010-10-20T13:53:00.000-07:002010-10-20T15:15:09.579-07:00Family+Fall+Utah=Perfection<div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCfTmXRagr24D1d5SDz2kHQ4fxjsGw408p7-LwbvMqYKAU4_8hLMu6l45QSTR2OBkliJN5AwIgyYDnKZr7unpsi3KpXICnkBiufnePTcoxMwBocqehyphenhyphenONgm9q7uo3R9_W3ht2I3zMeC-v/s1600/IMG_0943.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCfTmXRagr24D1d5SDz2kHQ4fxjsGw408p7-LwbvMqYKAU4_8hLMu6l45QSTR2OBkliJN5AwIgyYDnKZr7unpsi3KpXICnkBiufnePTcoxMwBocqehyphenhyphenONgm9q7uo3R9_W3ht2I3zMeC-v/s320/IMG_0943.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530234910297885602" /></a><br />There is a trail behind Lagoon that not too many people know about and it is a place that, during the fall, is stunning. So last week we decided to take the kids and enjoy the beautiful colors that Utah has to offer during the fall and take a few pictures of the kids as well because we think they're pretty cute, too.<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g25MX8swZ5myqqSEmyCZ6l6ywkSsiwlbWrX2pJNk354xGQhk0EHR81Odzog2wZx5OwkWFIhnRzHwNcJX2QLVIBpPzLKCibi1obrA7qOQADDsnQjv-oqUIeSVy-0JD1beERMytqzZidd3/s320/IMG_0897.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530235077406960514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-90830429175910673072010-10-18T12:33:00.000-07:002010-10-20T14:34:15.687-07:00The kidlets<div style="text-align: left;">Last Christmas, Hubert bought me a wonderful camera and unfortunately, it has taken me almost a year to learn how to really use it! But, I love it and I have loved taking pictures not only of my girls, but also of our good friends and my nephews. Sure, I'm no Ansel Adams, or any other famous photographer whose name I don't know, but it's been really fun to take pictures of so many of the people that I love. So here are some recent ones I took of Ash and the boys, Katie and Boston, and my beautiful girls. Enjoy!</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPdfp4zTPLj-80iIVlgjbBJQoyhjNaAG-jYE60gnzRfr8qAX98PjdHmdRwERcj2snN0ADHcC_Tt0z0VA7F85OUMDJ1aZNdxGODJl2cwqRJtY9ZgSVTPRPcfhNQhS5ynzuhTu7CebxHNkm/s320/IMG_0681.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529472407122744690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeiUos75NDyH7dyPJJOXTyKz3lQKg41kb7pIz3TpOdX4TFty_iLjnbYiTHX1aNB_cM6onskiKjsavAXSbKnVN1Roe0WYh886fXJdsurmvWWTrffH5oYGl7cPJnJp9OEhTIQSYuh-gh_IX/s320/IMG_0693.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529472760278829570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopb9nlhSVUYl_W-cLFedFB1dDQWldTtAOjl7qbF8XZc5ue_byut9VQ4sYfJE3JTlMp-WCwVfmcQj_kcjhRvD5m_5pk9GqrTOsko7noxhIIotkj4yviFbOV8SEP1Fxd-Osv4BbthzTuSuK/s320/IMG_0735.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529473040550804914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAy3I37d51rXdhJuUcNFrP1is_byr0vTK30ygXYkCtL7tfBoIjIvJ5ZvlP63zaAOqwRS_WVtMcI-H_KyPQmwEtQe0w002t1LUj2Ji4nZmcWbuQEcP1gA_cHQ0DLmXQ_Qabm15e2DrIZ6z8/s320/IMG_0756.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529473148573179970" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMjtPu1dQXqL-joVlgLd1aCV1OPJ9YjJzgHqJKE3ivp8u17D-JutAzXzeO5HAYPkLOIl9gFxX2hfj3QNzE0xJvJDNJ6dlwGCDi3aryZv172-Nick2YHJe-KYbGbYgkUx4xWQqVlYocZdY/s320/IMG_0815.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529474279976976674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7DEK-BZFYc0_C5bDfi5qx5E_YEiMzKPbHuqztq6WgBw3aPeXjXb0ZeM6K1_9FiNZZ0s4lRYwUkvL1Ob5eRFGaY9-bWuWkpYyamVHgdzaXs7_P7x-wlLNdZAMsRiz5xlDiggaDyAMN3tQ/s320/IMG_0794+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529474397976577058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGB3MQA_miTX3kbllA6vSVXynJs0gtS3GZrg2kye8jR0tBpzJzi2QeS2cFD-nEPy9lwgBNPL2VR8HrimVEfdIBHitwQ52O9Le_kfoBZAzNRFpw-gTg7R49W6cWj4Cqrh4rcyQTrmev9Cl/s320/IMG_0691.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529474531033959842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3Z6Tt6qrQIYmTbYfvzYGOe6DeT65gVEGK7XxWWm8dlKgG7JlDcpJ-Pl8ta0Muw-wc_IGRfy9Zewl44QE25eel6fG9dw_1PB14IJJ49EKbuHabhK9cQjQvWhpO3yRKJofiwnjKuKDGyxH/s320/IMG_0832.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529474742364358690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMmAF2I7dDad9HG-tms_Io7hhUlYu1L6tPL_ocoEzRZ7huTvE41l-PtCZNjMQl1rRn75oB80c1M5M55eCpgzvT_sejeS5EYPbCazOxfx1bjcuaE4VrRRGfpqb54gNj5Ap7Qrjg4y46DDL/s320/IMG_0767.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529475096801710386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtzlxor-axi3phVveU7ABMmW6fGp78aly3i5uIDyQDYv0Mvyg01GAhRmKx1MrFtX8DnRpfEpwqK_HXtb6ujMhZsCwg5Zi1PBCSoHeTGdZgFeoAz7zij_ukfpkpBEjOqeY3zHxAklQRqCA/s320/IMG_0783.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529475423812329426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGg00LrfUClUXert53F5jqRZ2bP77Kqgce23kMGEeAMnLwyhLH6I2pK3DG0yZfML97JfFGWwLvdyG_XBbtcGA28FSbmwP5ORaHSvpxT7GIf6f57UniiDFSPuGAd7G-fi1VBOEUIwdU2m7/s320/IMG_0763.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529475690160570882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx48k6rK1GQghV3KSivzP-UoBv17t3x4L7XFgLlLfSWBEdz1vKVGhCK1iZOl5leBeEfImVglGrIYFF803eciRoI9GOkt47eRmtnHuH7EAyTPWBb7zHhjWB4Jc2uJw_JG8iM1MHl9E53u0/s320/IMG_0821.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529475951443179010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP_xHi4Dc0QLGe3BBiEtKPk5rY7k2080BNhr5dW8V6i_X9ErWW5taaBbbVoPolSi_wKRGaj_W6RncHy3t-NaBVMo9B2M0x6PlMnFLUYsGSfZTf8I7RrpDfLtGkHvmsnFHid3sDoodGjMm/s320/IMG_0814.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529476294894153794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-4588303959741809432010-08-17T12:16:00.000-07:002010-08-17T12:58:58.296-07:00The girls<div style="text-align: left;">Lately, Ellie has been a little obsessed with waterfalls and there is a very pretty waterfall in Ogden Canyon, so sometimes I'll pack the girlies in the car, get myself and diet coke, and take a little drive to her favorite waterfall. And when she is done watching the water we, of course, continue to drive through the canyon because, seriously, it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. And because it is so beautiful, Hubert and I decided that we should take pictures of the girls in such a beautiful setting, so here they are. But let me first say that Ellie is in almost all of them because Miss Olivia Jane wasn't being too cooperative.</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IJD_7oALvji-Xm6WK_sxSJKyNQ6TpeU3bJnViXGGinBUKM_78IwfksV4YLhkp9yYZLbLmJu2LUXR12rtAoOXILic3O5mpcUBLfNNnkgE2C_FBWXkbRq96ng-PvaxMXp4MPOsSZdwU1Ad/s320/IMG_0497.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506467565836933714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabeOZCQFm5tVMg-Ofaa6cKGRqpSwflbpxiI14dDaXEMNtKomPH1aSUBp_R3dSF8KVVGAo8Yvd2C5GvmQgqjvTow6iTgImcBFdNa1s25h1n4z8UE0IBeBxNQAVTAUJz6Uc4Y_5QwP-Svdk/s320/IMG_0498.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506467991338446866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQdQixSPXubviOMv5ArkbyaBDtI52kUw68MzYGjtLZaPiD-RYp8n2yz2ftLJKseP2zah__Hj0F_UBjNjKRaOAu9Pmbbc6079eJuP4uKVSeOly3KHhHBTR7_gP-YwNAZBc-2eXzOrQ6Gwq/s320/IMG_0493.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506468188081566258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIyK48bosR7Sk9nhWqsvMILGUndnuRWnFUX-bDGCE45FYR540QhwpVdBenEdIPBWmVZDPItVwx9iChnCI6rT9pszlg_pBQdBvh41O923F6BA2FbJgJoKUurV5EPtSDGXbOum_svGm0Dsy/s320/IMG_0490.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506468432600846002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGvVbamVUQ7oxEaLzsop8Ncx5Ko5uifEkcZXG0FoP0gWMWvnGH6colB3qpDC_aGzwoC8PNHhvPSEWltlTcYkPd3dQ-iAy7Wa8peEFVuHJqK9LwNRSl2kbDHVQ6J-EHmOi5533g7RYwjqe/s320/IMG_0506.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506468654331214146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZYlsmVDs_PjuVFVkxIBmxibt2a8qmXyNj-D0P34c13ep3ZP5c3eN6T0P8R02uM1ON-9jefeyiHO5K7E46OHKp7KoX61oQYCQ7nXTA6KiSlqZib8EVPB2UPfNCkFwAbSdxR8LI66o13So/s320/IMG_0508.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506468905187364482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqeZaP4BBNcfJzi8-ChpWSupG5T0vvUzGRcarC2p3620yUhI1oR-5njEafK1-c5YvgieGrzfPGgm9KYI63GKf3x4gRZCIW-tdtbBui1SY66VYi9-8Y0cdtUlfYg1xRMzxk3HvdDXsjVTd/s320/IMG_0516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506469399878293858" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibqQMesxW4DnhUgiiTpVaosOeWxWmj62N7NOUWi3ZtatRPHAs0SzQn6fRmXXLoScxxWoTcWka9e-JYMGnrwSsZyrDlLkgRTqe5SI3jMV1PzOMLdHksuMHbR1TZhvXDs9x5FMHI8H-oaqO/s320/IMG_0524.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506470502681100882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-63491690305214579722010-05-24T14:10:00.000-07:002010-05-26T13:24:26.178-07:00Camping, anyone?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJ9pmO8BiuKnzZ3kLLPWSubM_pigpEYwW1kL48HdpsWSQEwValHDh4glFZPLV_XCGOthLxJKSwEEloEvbFWz0ZfexdZDP5lXQtQvudwmpiaPXxubAt1ULnrv31k5qz3U3o2v1dYdGqR_a/s320/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474954278669203698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>Last weekend, Hubert and I thought it would be a great idea to take both the girls down to Arches National Park and do a little camping. Sure, we haven't been camping for about 7 years, Olivia is 7 months old, and the nearest town is about 45 minutes away, but we figured we would give it a try. Luckily, we went went our good friend, Cara Baldwin, and her fabulous kids, which made watching Ellie much easier, but even though we had Cara, her kids, a beautiful campground, warm weather and blue skies, what really put a damper on the trip was the 80 mile an hour hurricane-like winds that were hitting us at every angle. It was truly horrible. But even though the conditions weren't great, we still had a great time. Here are some pictures.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Olivia had this look on her face every time we made a stop. She didn't love being in the car for 4 hours</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtutGlRdo48TJaMxUSGe9hkBJqk5OG24h5dQL1aHZIDqUo58Pq-7uKu1cWdhteOHGWChaJuXOr7lyA0EqII5-ltoAH3B7stL_9pCnje7jba_G6uz-HFn3lT5JO8rjguoH4Qpa-sWUhlTaJ/s320/IMG_0357.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474952055203365970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A view from our campground. It was beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEYEdnpbSImDgZkcW_9WrRbNNQD_srF5HDNm7Cg-C0VynJbWibRRrP0HNSJ9mxxP70AVRNWOtBbhRe-JlFzZp1j7SQM4YgX6v_nsG5u9UoVM7M3fOHfmal6QfQNonsSt_neF6K3yA-cH7/s320/IMG_0367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474952078490258050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ellie loved being there, even though it was so windy, as you can tell by her hair blowing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdy4Ed094-vOHKh8wZOUgDJC2iQOvnUSEouRMOpQjOG7WeBynIqAQCAYdZKvLFQkbbIujhI373OCN2u71Vu1YVlxlaNpCE549dwCVg2EpAviMbYfGdabU12l5Y-LPF0-fxDnM58XIXiOWu/s320/IMG_0364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474952071165295506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Olivia and me after we spent the night with Ellie in the back of Cara's car. Sadly, Hubert slept in the tent which almost blew away and woke up covered in sand. Yes, it was horrible, but as you can see I couldn't have been happier for the sun to come up. Olivia, on the other hand, was not a "happy camper"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DqoIQj9YB_Q0D7QznxlKd4ZGwB_nwir6SeX-BDDl3uXCnayV6yZ1P7E2KYfgEQRo5OTljfIxy29RVGIZ8eenI07BNnrYYOpxOEBseEcE4_RHByqGVCE3AQ9liktr15_poxKz5QgxaHxA/s320/IMG_0370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474954245826310018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hubert and Cara trying to put away the tents. It was so windy that we couldn't stop laughing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRofnEMBTMb4iIu1ftPNbwb8QhBE6qq6y4UtzVFIaM1tt_uxdMeeamg8HgPeSn79J4q7fg2DnK63Odo4tmKN7ebMtcS2MFatuUZQdYOjLq4jXYkENPPbvxFajYokZY-2dMFOlnMeVxGAX7/s320/IMG_0360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474952062508139522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the tents were put away and everything was packed, we decided to forgo the second night we had planned to stay and go home. But even though the wind was horrible and it was hard to even stand, we couldn't resist the beauty of Arches, so we stopped. Hubert and Ellie hiked around a little bit while I stayed at the car while Olivia slept. But it didn't matter where I was because I was in awe of the rocks around me. Hopefully we'll go back soon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtw24hlyJyue50Yq5hglwF_cOmDP3Kpycv1t5o4gkwnCfwCz7W7Zf5Mb5e5RsIspRCCPlApetYVgkgsxfBF8STC6BKCoGM-Y_IUQTJyEoKAnvLpwziM8jtqpKdKRgtZeZ1hRQwSzETxKI/s320/IMG_0372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474954257731549186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJU05ArgNWHBFs4KDGOF-GWHFkZZGIYtxssQcMjIkYwJZv1IRGoBRpFQq80noX4u76N2yjGCmYJaZmSeUbLO_8WSb2uiDYOEI7GQ9dmjKWuazSlR873Wsjh81RuJIYYZyJmO1wONbMO2m/s1600/IMG_0379.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJU05ArgNWHBFs4KDGOF-GWHFkZZGIYtxssQcMjIkYwJZv1IRGoBRpFQq80noX4u76N2yjGCmYJaZmSeUbLO_8WSb2uiDYOEI7GQ9dmjKWuazSlR873Wsjh81RuJIYYZyJmO1wONbMO2m/s320/IMG_0379.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475670098546076642" style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM66KoKWm32N30hZ5-EH8XfE0Hktct2Wej8fZMcBi_a_LW-8bEvOQeASFLmbMTnvfKf0lsn1kL5IS2K5vtr0ZwJ2zCdBLvv7-FKF8GzCseypKcazCB8ufvDuZhi_0szBnu9Fw_-Gn_cBG4/s320/IMG_0305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460570934509516850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Today Olivia is 6 months old and after an entire day of whining about how I need to blog about her big day, at least I'm pretty sure that's why she was fussy, I decided to let the world know that she has survived thus far. But really, these past 6 months have been wonderful with this little girl. Sure, sometimes she doesn't sleep great and she goes from 1 to 10 in about half a second, but I can't get enough of her coo's, her laugh that sounds like she's in some sort of pain, and her constant, huge smile. She is a wonderful baby and it makes me sad that she is already 6 months old, but I can't wait to see what the next 6 months will bring. Oh, and I have to credit the picture idea to my good friend, Amber.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, Ellie and I made cookies today for the occasion and this was her idea of "helping" me.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5GvDPgTkaVqNkIzrIJq2i6pXh_hy-i-1Ts6K9CbzYx4LhkmIsG7bGmsEbj50NeILXQ92kZW0VbnkA87UJpd10KOl_8JgN_3tISukHiHnlRCyT4V3oXXP5ZAV0hOGL3qyxM7TC6bVpAfo/s320/IMG_0293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460570599711730034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-15269569799727303252010-02-11T12:59:00.000-08:002010-02-11T13:29:24.290-08:00The Aquarium, and then some<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmSz63QYtboLNBADP7xr-EJ1MA2_fpLR8c8BaR5FxJp1tTAqQ7UlJoLC54Aayv3VOfxvk7Xv6Q2HOeCFQaeA8L72decpO_JwgLiX396rjLx_MRkI-yXtRbmdf9U8ZT6aNzMN1bWPXKu8F/s1600-h/IMG_0148.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CHaipyIGc39ZNjYkSFY6sRvM34aPJffcdywYnzi-czqBRXYm5viUlHwh92WB87lLCHU2B00xCibzZew7E4z1Hk-4_KVdcE82reFoL0xNo7i4mRCHocikvIaD2ZmaNEaPTHfR2zOwx9wk/s1600-h/IMG_0154.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CHaipyIGc39ZNjYkSFY6sRvM34aPJffcdywYnzi-czqBRXYm5viUlHwh92WB87lLCHU2B00xCibzZew7E4z1Hk-4_KVdcE82reFoL0xNo7i4mRCHocikvIaD2ZmaNEaPTHfR2zOwx9wk/s320/IMG_0154.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437094798660222994" /></a><br />This week, Ashley and I, along with the help of Patty, took the kiddies to the Living Aquarium and although Ellie has been asking to see the "fishies" for quite some time, you would have thought that when we walked in, we were walking into her worst nightmare. But, after a few minutes, and getting as far away from the octopus as possible, she was fine and we all had a great time. So here are some pictures of our fun day, as well as a few extras I thought we would all enjoy.<div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzpLLpAOfgPbHgdXVXHW5PXP8XlMEP-0l4gOJYjnM4B6fC56pIrb4fcE_XhkQe8OBqMe8w91Njnh6mti6AmI8gECYrRVAAq0dfTat01lVdssTPDiWuhqp1jo9VAXU0LnyLJvE60kxqjzo/s320/IMG_0148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096169806429282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1le1c7sO5s1n6bQta-mVrlD2Tq5S4kbeMqx_j_OlVDds4bdwweAgVa2JiirIeHIj5vFWzy7JOZnYMFkbZxE-gSOezTLQyU6Ks8Dls0-rKFochal3nDGh6kx0ZZxsgiwrQJaM2aNN0OV2/s320/IMG_0182.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437097375218930354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE2kcCv13n4X7RU26_NTiKtXVLr4sdI6Cvy8Xx7CHIskhipB6SGonhyphenhyphenLou0ceqa_LJX7CALnUDMj4Jj9ZEoj8rl-5kOuVwBlLxXQtPtaL4wBglHmzdLtr9LSnDSqdeEdJRqhbE13aUAWk/s320/IMG_0187.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437097837017063250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6U77f-DHi9ij7eOnmAmQztDqKDg4P6e8mQ970pfmRB17aUVdNNEzqvu4Vn-FF9v7OMlfzMTR_rgNYFCDvG4ncYyo4olPAwUMajaejFcFEyjRviAcHwK__X78g-1fn3WY2c0btHaSTTIZ/s320/IMG_0162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437098376662110754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEvjjpcef5AKSMHZ2hNc1iW4QABKwx5dacRNBYXLvnBTTClzzIOMXuxLe8DNnn9tQgj5I_zbdxzfywHX4QPdFM3OBmh3y8EKkhUiCbTD4ToZKdcMVPST_uCPsTOK2Ge58qk-K9qfAso_v/s320/IMG_0166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437098676274246850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wca19R4bKXqukFPI0dZg8dSpwWdS4ERhBXeOwYLmFzZd1EYMUENa-TP5JAvET-s0InhDSpvZm46dkbCD_b3Bf6hBms_ggUB7jlA5gJU13KWBLLZafI8Xe7d21gK1r5GDhVBe-cgIZ1g2/s320/IMG_0190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437099339408861650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to put this one on because she FINALLY wore her apron!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxX4q0CgMeLtd7pJdhnEmHJWUkLGoLAHZ5FczBmbvYx8NEBkdFTcgWpO6j521hqS9E5pCdT6X_tPLK6_xSQG8iv-KLhQsJt7wnI4Lo7FOencB74j98Hcq9nLtRA5NX2jo_0Jqhiw41kMYr/s320/IMG_0117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437099764809677138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxEc8-wYF_IliCjnTOATLpMwTdkE9S9r_cBjyfQRl7aUIB3Yqo5ixBtvqWZxFNGnvgyhRm5DS0OFCxzhu-nnsUjUHnq_0vaB1_5Dv6OxOCUyBIQnXtW2Nan1xzbKf1NDK_Z5jOtd-3Fgm/s320/IMG_0130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437100174885842962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vIwq2Zy8Abjse07YRUi5ui0G7UpcZXq_InZJe_KdYuTVveDrLBLM9lGCfwFawOAu7F2bmHU1AiumHK-jXW5XWooaJuXEqBItBNwPQWJQEg_-DOFKIgb30foWaDh0wcl8tJXkm4_UMblV/s320/IMG_0140.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437100868321018786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-24454603855566801992010-01-06T13:48:00.000-08:002010-01-06T14:38:28.928-08:00Olivia's blessing<div style="text-align: left;">Last Sunday, we had the opportunity to bless Olivia and it was such a special day for us and the blessing the Hubert gave her was beautiful, even though she cried through the entire thing. But we were able to spend the day with family and close friends and I thought I would post some of those pictures of Olivia's special day.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OUORqe0PT2hk5500vlhrIZYcpfqq5v8wc6Tb3lvbgmKcm3rdoHGBm4yWfziQi6WTg8m27ALGG-sOZ4bzj-r4bqlRxug3BpDHPE82RnjxMCvAlC5K_I9FgHBEJLBlsxbaxbEdALQPRpnG/s320/IMG_0054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423748318349563298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwj_xXt6DryLw5NS7yU5tVecGLjv7zTzvr8eMoVVJ3WIHDVn4dv3cX2HjysUGmPZjk58FnqjzRPeuWxSK6pHod1ReMTfjpoW5q4-73jayAR5mY2ujxwQCzIJml5nUq-jx31on2GVp1XOdw/s320/IMG_0055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423757498528736530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKsmPmCPJVnJWeUncjOjD0drOzFA_vNQpYIJIg6ACk1BE96yRFQomaB_DnSTulvggSSgjsUCI2emcbsmkPH0iiIMNMelYP3DhLIS8BvTOBg65C2m_S9rnqCZgcEf9Kkdli0AWK6-nfz0C/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423759367417735682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOqFJ6gklZzEAFY2VumB_JVSgaFYJTZNJRlBN5WOeb3VuNDDE75lebNar9itp1g2_u-XK7HNPaTmoXr_iK6MtQVYC3JzjxLkv8spnCWntQfQXoMM3wQpCZkeIHRNuKG589zwT2J-aC0Gb/s320/IMG_0070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423759654078802146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-33589674023046666192009-12-17T15:28:00.001-08:002009-12-17T15:41:58.063-08:00The ladies<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOsGWrtHDwiVju6H0sq_Vo_iGgd3sklYqWDXqNO7-WkvlXutoxjY0d-5kX0wsUcXOP7zS3edZvou2g_jM7FRU_iutsVOIg3ugqnUHEF5GIDTmq35vJ3iqmdxHK3It5SDbLJQTndVQHMi7/s1600-h/DSC00534.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some fun pictures we have taken of the girls over the last month.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJirE31BtyWiH-X7D4EVw6elFagbxTWQrybSdkp5axtDoiYJeSAVr11JFQ1zqMnOOVYpyAeh4RlrTVLzEvlrc2lzM3lhPtOp_8wUz_JlMcnkHk_U_ZHcQYWIFdLNqbvrZxaVMCc9ucCHj/s320/DSC00571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416353935395417378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOsGWrtHDwiVju6H0sq_Vo_iGgd3sklYqWDXqNO7-WkvlXutoxjY0d-5kX0wsUcXOP7zS3edZvou2g_jM7FRU_iutsVOIg3ugqnUHEF5GIDTmq35vJ3iqmdxHK3It5SDbLJQTndVQHMi7/s320/DSC00534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416354341476940914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkkueNgHs57YeSFTGNvW8jpWoaCzy4ziwVbXTVedQSgiQh6pC4dC2pbSgCiHVwT0kHaMwvJczV58YHzdXbvjVXQ3VFgBNa4eekHQ4t6xGUvbUpMkfUO5hxlPPRFCXK52bOrOFb0t_BmZo/s320/DSC00545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416351745118831458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0u8ueSi49hAl2S4Mw0WpcdcG7LbBVXFtP2tOU1jIGTgn553vSyrAWJJ0B_GKaNqP9EG7jUabju1u4xIfIEfpK-YO2AlaquB58V21h0mBg24wxUVnnRJBNLKXac6FkGluEGdOR8ghUToIl/s320/DSC00558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416353472868784418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWQ66ovSlAVmc-NYyfiWwU5wyxJ4gLPxGbiDZce5nvDlHxeZ0oHQbGBxS9FravWhI493imwMMZ3kJfJumSxn99whk0XDBeSiM_29gRK4BJNyqazcsBgl8XMwBpCPL0Unp8iz3rpl25CxC/s320/DSC00562.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416353707174724434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-5548105809040117262009-12-07T15:00:00.001-08:002009-12-07T15:06:28.321-08:00Where did the time go?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgAc-94gP2GnH98cPnyaSmNsDe_AmsoeyaiIFZLhnuh04isu0Z5fNQJwOnrPxatQzdD5h9OjB1eMhf4ApsMseoKRLLKu6V3J-TRAfgTWejFWuDnlD0OVgohDkHgeLviNBufywmsBd5yx4/s1600-h/IMG_2906+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgAc-94gP2GnH98cPnyaSmNsDe_AmsoeyaiIFZLhnuh04isu0Z5fNQJwOnrPxatQzdD5h9OjB1eMhf4ApsMseoKRLLKu6V3J-TRAfgTWejFWuDnlD0OVgohDkHgeLviNBufywmsBd5yx4/s320/IMG_2906+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412633676784876450" /></a><br />We are about to get Olivia's newborn pictures taken and I was looking through Ellie's newborn pictures and I forgot just how small and cute and beautiful she was and still is and cannot believe how much she has grown. It's so true what they say about time flying by.meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-3745686516274815832009-12-02T14:15:00.000-08:002009-12-02T14:59:23.391-08:00A moment...with Meagan<div style="text-align: left;">So there I was, standing on my Dad's front porch holding my screaming 2-year old and covered in her throw-up while my 6 week old is screaming from her car seat in the car. Patty came rushing out the door to help and I looked at her and said as seriously as I possibly could, "I don't know what to do." This utterance of mine brought on so many moments from the past 6 weeks and at that moment, standing there covered in throw-up, they all came to me at once. I don't know what to do...when Ellie throws her yogurt all over the carpet while I'm feeding the baby; when Olivia stopped taking naps; when Ellie throws herself on the floor of Target and screams bloody murder; when Olivia refuses to be put down so that I can eat lunch; when Ellie repeats the same thing that she wants over and over again until I say yes because I can no longer stand it; when both the girls start crying in the car the minute I pull out of the garage on our way to Salt Lake; when I'm in the middle of taking a shower with shampoo in my hair and Olivia starts screaming; when Ellie won't go to sleep at night and instead asks for a "sip of water" until one of us brings her some; when both girls decide that sleep isn't an option for their parents and keep us up all night. Now, although these moments make it sound like it has been really hard, there have been some truly great moments like when I get Ellie in the morning and she says to me, "Hi, mommy. Get baby livvy?; when Olivia has started to smile at us and shows us her adorable dimples; when Ellie gives me big hugs and tells me she loves me; when Olivia tries to eat my face which I am pretending that she is kissing me; when Ellie and Hubert dance; when Olivia goes to sleep at 7:00 and doesn't wake up until 2:00; when Ellie eats the dinner I made her and tells me it's delicious; and when Olivia cuddles right up to me and puts her chubby little arms around my neck. There are really so many more things that are great instead of hard, but I know that if there weren't any hard ones, I wouldn't appreciate the great ones as much and besides, how can it be hard to not love these two little girls.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGGXpHSoM1RQICNy096m5xyjQxtpMVSkVp8wcaNsJjgk_aXzwuXkkQLaFwbVZhJavanMMR2tV-mYYvXxwJ-sbWZXN4_6F6Gx-L79b7_hbbZAbFj6U_O4XWJvb9C49gvgaXiM0Qz98D3Zt/s320/DSC00464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410777062292814114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><br /></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-71860789519160046922009-11-14T18:45:00.001-08:002009-11-14T18:53:38.514-08:00One Month Down...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53N5P_AhBXGX-bbHH_kBrk4HLFZ2q3kAoiIgSwuQqYovqCPV6pBT9lq1ZrAVeBHge-yBONUI5zfwU-5tvGmiJPJ7MwEmUm_4kHDC5jzISkhitZbg9V83n8c3Ue5FG1r52C_vVcB6YP-2_/s1600-h/DSC00526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53N5P_AhBXGX-bbHH_kBrk4HLFZ2q3kAoiIgSwuQqYovqCPV6pBT9lq1ZrAVeBHge-yBONUI5zfwU-5tvGmiJPJ7MwEmUm_4kHDC5jzISkhitZbg9V83n8c3Ue5FG1r52C_vVcB6YP-2_/s320/DSC00526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404156196437663666" /></a><br />Today, Olivia, or Elia (as I keep accidentally calling her) is 1 month old and I can't believe how time has flown and how much she has changed since her first day with us. I mean, it's not like she's reciting Shakespeare because that usually happens in the third or fourth month, but she is doing some fun stuff like smiling in her sleep, which shows her adorable dimples, grabbing at our faces when we are really close to hers, and when her sister is being fun and crazy around her, she can't keep her eyes off of her. But she is a great little baby girl and we all adore her, even when she poops while I'm in the middle of changing her and it shoots across the room. Maybe that was a 1 month present to me. I can't wait to see what she what tricks she does on her second month anniversary.meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-58996118834615445712009-11-09T07:20:00.000-08:002009-11-09T07:37:08.597-08:00The past three weeks<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4A3QQjiZ2b8CqTUSsMFhaqG-wxSd3ZQYTsK48qRqbsmbvbygfOtJ-JZYDTW75GXc8tqjjGLHt16KC-W1SGtnh2nIAjBCJruS1t9GZuu8EhKAksj_ll5aHtEke1frDGsDQSOARWuEt5E0h/s1600-h/DSC00453.JPG"></a>The past three weeks have been a little bit of a blur for us with Olivia's birth, family visiting, and Halloween, so I thought I would post some fun pictures so that it is a little less blurry for me.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDtqFBiesx-QpI-L1gCt4eWnvsOJmKE5GKWHTEay-6ApgrtbcCA9Ixfwmaig9lExdanw6I3uYoj2wjlf-lQnpEqTPZorppoqwWZ7vlC70mTB8UEUYDGWwiBRGMTurNIK2euZsvcsxb6Xa/s320/DSC00492.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402125830277304690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuQhyphenhyphenhYT8tc3yLRH_FeQI5sZEuS0oHdv9v2Mcg0YkeQP1pWVil_yCQ0btUbzDo-tBSftOmNZ4ASJiF7HYiO4Nz9vdY_SqLRYhWSlx_kzdGHtaxt4Sj72LxFDS77c6cQ5ekTAodvwEIcHs/s320/DSC00496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402126115516378290" style="display: block; 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"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsnUuGIeFuSvznU61zldGVE00HfaLvYkV5V5nUH_zEYmdRarfciyYACI0XCuwSpsJA7onc1hO0mrlJYh9i3sSYTzwbFfSJUn902pD_WCIB7yyTRTU1uI7dJV1G3K7K1iOGgId7MXO9ht8/s320/DSC00501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402126946200424930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL7wTz7JSNBgkCtrPNmrcPfSv46jbcxB9pTyKpy3DEXIg6cY5AOBvm4CpmqYV_qThP2GDqJH8qu-UHNxPhpkVIK6MK7-I7nRWJoMspqiQYKzjqsfzBmmf6m57UQiOlTNvpJjCmLkwJkrf/s320/DSC00504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402127467138857682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCjMANq0R4X3i8FxntnAl_DI-JP5Y2HnX68Lxjkby3WVf9bkkoiYb13T17FmKnyOq7QZD2enfI2kvmtbQa0SED9R_zKSzRPUuici8sfMDbckO6u-JN1zAmGzPIkrgD9JzuJUxTD77AvuQ/s320/DSC00508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402127722028835522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">And doesn't there always have to be a spaghetti shot?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9B7RwzpuTWmXCFz-HCFU_TaavnpjwffyjakdZsD5j0a-eI2Y2igxVCn9H47EY0sxglHeV-rwFJEtdz3jia0INnu5gsL9O22iVuYz5AerdkFRyUUCV6tFUBzn8-2-_k0v0nzNzmTknkr5/s320/DSC00510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402128136921374674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-84938223878285195542009-10-22T09:42:00.000-07:002009-10-22T10:10:12.263-07:00Baby #2, Electric Boogaloo<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJ5ClO0uFaCKYyl9jAnUEds8hGSlSmWaJVf7SXxzDl48a4k3dgvFFlMB4oKv0OwhVcPQNo-LQi3y6L76pNqFwokhbZu-kR1UQlOTfGmqMmoCw3dwonx4-Ccqwdlwnj5qKDUVnHOc8Dy5C/s320/DSC00438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395468119367661058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div></div>Last Thursday the 15th, Hubert, Ellie, and I welcomed little miss Olivia Jane into our family and I thought it was time to introduce her into the world. That, and many people aren't feeling well and can't come and see her in person and I would like to thank all of those people and their consideration for our little newborn. If only the entire world would just stay home when they are sick, but that's a whole other post all together. But anyway, here are some of our favorite pictures so far.<div><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvh8oAzE0GCjnWHT_GIWXio9PuWei7mMjOCzj9mgtS1uTKbsK_0gKl7MOIB5RrEEMRDVheVEFi-0x5SAnwhExPoWa8lfKYARn16Ki7KixOiZDiJ8efh8gRhlJGsfhJt2iYfcOWU83_xpfP/s320/DSC00429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395467084092835970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUk21l5wan_j9bjUUUflRnx_YnHHjEF0StuGGqPwlNCVeqcjKHZi9dt_y1E5z_o5oq3MKK9dQub5Cx7EE082jW17vtz_ejvdanvrGRW06RrfiXa8CqG9bdgEsmbuFz5qyoZkjAOUXXYKNG/s320/DSC00432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395467354414551890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJBdv1-OQ6yi8qFVPRGKC-v3HIfKpYKIIYyqL0zQ8KyCcsnAWt25gS9IIddltGnZlggj-x8kTzBo5uo8pFjMJZMsaV984zDtJCpxHmVrcdZQDC1ylg7-7zgAsm2Yo__Op5RjMzNnWokVr/s320/DSC00434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395467816426046754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh885WhNo1au8p6y2Tjr0QR3J_4rPEOx4gltx_pX6DkaVWEyyw15YFHq3wO2nGzQyP5w8o7e34Ix3CWERwiAlKqWXkFiUemubYj8vdgXfiQxF4VU6w7yZPOOkMGWeGiwiWspjihmW8Cf3Du/s320/DSC00448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395468941249132082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSlXMTKikj28sAHzFR5rRQKcvpMo-xrsw8e_BHEcyFzhyphenhyphen-c2ojD6bRdqT88NVTy3m0d6yPfWKz8z2_sqCblUvzV2N69ArX4bYAMSy2UMIaXRcB3sUTGjkJAljLh79Ryu2zWVnMoaJYUb8/s320/DSC00452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395469286993638770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0GiQWYdDhawRpR495PsX-gWPZhr6AguAv6JnW1nOtfTXRJAClPitZpZnJe1m622sp8OvSO4kSe2NJNewRFZp-013fBSD7gWzmjT2VNucqGgV3fuKeZNQG_sqE12aVHAsVbaKXv8FxSv4/s320/DSC00458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395469765468926866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWuPA94ZQjINe-3pQdUQoRiWBuwqqg4GRiiyIDRfSKWmpR_IS2bca0nlnTOUiyqzIsu0XD7omGigHsfO3R7tu2gk1kskJAsPYnan2dDf-Nr0zcx_PAjVKb7ZrvAANvnIPcJymfS-43zOo/s320/DSC00462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395470288401042130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQiSX0S7IiPuVM-ZObi85EV1S6ZBVOrrV6R914PGghyDnnB3LDWT3kNxzaI7EQT2IYY1IxSuMB9CbUYaGp8qDX8XPhRB1_aN_XkwQ5lQep-da05wT1NleKA8yaXoEIokejubI9IrIBvsc/s320/DSC00470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395470680231227618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHRIes_eP-N8hrTRLLxJ_EqSAiLJhMs3nwS5bD1-O0oA8ffh4L7OfOqYT1yhtoImOlThthUsEaNa08ix0L_l06qr-yZfjbRGx_oOqUAGp77ODrC5001HAcdlskGmrmHb0RUJTUd238isV/s320/DSC00477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395471145486342434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">And this is a picture of Hubert feeding Ellie a bottle while laying her down on the boppie. Let's just say she's reverting back a snidge. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTEEkquzcx_VWseymY8dKP32JLP-logq1zOt3lI9z6wGKqKy5Rzl54GEBX-nNkgMm3jP49Cr53GwSMzvEygMQXcTY-5BpEupl21lQh42R-NNLHLepjSV-FrMVMUB18BVdqQVn6xLlV8E8/s320/DSC00481.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395471593946937122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div></div></div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549397362787382352.post-19106559712309487362009-09-18T14:18:00.000-07:002009-09-18T14:34:26.599-07:00It can't all be good, right?As I'm sitting here at the computer looking at friends' blogs and reading about how wonderful life is and funny kids are and all that kind of bloggy stuff, I started to think, hey, why doesn't anyone ever write about how crappy their day is going? Well, folks, you've come to the right place. Let me just give you a time-line with a brief synopsis of each time I post.<div><br /></div><div>1:25 am-Got up to pee</div><div><br /></div><div>2:30 am-Got up to pee</div><div><br /></div><div>3:30 am-Got up to pee</div><div><br /></div><div>4:30 am-Got up to pee</div><div><br /></div><div>5:30 am-Got up to pee, Hubert woke up to get ready for work</div><div><br /></div><div>6:30 am-Ellie woke and and decided she needed a "warm babba" and Hubert was wonderful enough to take care of that for me and put her back in bed. Oh, and I got up to pee.</div><div><br /></div><div>7:30 am-Ellie and I are both up and eating breakfast, hers consisting of yogurt, mine a tall glass of ice water because I feel like there isn't enough water in the ocean for me to drink.</div><div><br /></div><div>7:35 am-Ellie decides that she "don't want it" and "it" being her yogurt anymore, therefore throwing her bowl onto my carpeted ground. I'm sure I looked awesome cleaning that up with my gigantic belly and nothing feels better than kneeling on the ground for 15 minutes and then trying to stand up with knees that you are sure are breaking.</div><div><br /></div><div>9:30 am-Ellie watched her new favorite cartoon, "Dinosaur Train," but screamed when it was over and could not understand that it was PBS that controlled the programming and not, in fact, her mother.</div><div><br /></div><div>11:30 am-We drive to Toys'r'us to get Ellie some play food for her kitchen when we got stuck in traffic. Again, she screamed at me and could not understand that it wasn't me controlling the cars, it's the construction.</div><div><br /></div><div>12:00 pm-Arrive at toy store, pick out toy, she demands I open it right away. I try to explain that I can't and we have to pay. She then throws herself on the ground and screams at the top of her lungs, "NO NO NO NO" while others stared at me.</div><div><br /></div><div>12:30 pm-I guess the screaming for 30 minutes wore her out because she fell asleep in the car. It was wonderful.</div><div><br /></div><div>1:00 pm-Ellie is napping and I am eating lunch when Hubert e-mails me and lets me know how much grad school is going to cost. I throw-up in my mouth a little and have no idea how we are going to pay for it. Why, oh why, is school so expensive?</div><div><br /></div><div>1:30 pm-Shooting pain in my left hand. Awesome.</div><div><br /></div><div>2:00 pm-Hubert comes home from work early, which I love, but has since passed out on the bed because he is so tired. </div><div><br /></div><div>3:30 pm-Ellie is finally waking up. Oh, but the day is still young. Who knows what the rest of it holds?!</div>meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458798223073708281noreply@blogger.com10