tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15404794974409470422024-03-19T04:07:07.053-07:00The MerrillsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-24148919638866063992011-05-13T14:45:00.000-07:002011-05-13T14:45:19.143-07:00Rockin' Out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRbHrKfDfrqFZPgjeKZGIl4xTUNprsI5wzirMKD0jB3FR8pAE-dZP8auluaohQ0uAABSc93N8IATa5y58e0gpW-vqhiQP3rC2VAGyQioG5VPLKgwem-EwX2K4_ukxZPGTogTdgK4ZPPDz/s1600/IMG_0085-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRbHrKfDfrqFZPgjeKZGIl4xTUNprsI5wzirMKD0jB3FR8pAE-dZP8auluaohQ0uAABSc93N8IATa5y58e0gpW-vqhiQP3rC2VAGyQioG5VPLKgwem-EwX2K4_ukxZPGTogTdgK4ZPPDz/s320/IMG_0085-1.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Mark is so much cooler than I am. He broke out the guitar the other day and had a jam session with his boy. I happened to walk in at the right moment with my camera. Can't you see the admiration on Milo's face? Hopefully, he will have this much enthusiasm when we're completing his Eagle Scout project...<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-66263825879249555552011-05-07T10:45:00.000-07:002011-05-07T10:45:28.792-07:00Spoiled<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4xrhxi3sI_6Wa06sKbpst4RigRcyGjAL6OZwbWv7106EwP1P12_V-reoqfDa7dIM3HJMPi5JVJe_lcWqhu9fioaylIj9UF2TuQVozaA8xV7ifCKkZqWkunCCOFDwzwvxixmwKiyqYsCu/s1600/IMG_0530.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4xrhxi3sI_6Wa06sKbpst4RigRcyGjAL6OZwbWv7106EwP1P12_V-reoqfDa7dIM3HJMPi5JVJe_lcWqhu9fioaylIj9UF2TuQVozaA8xV7ifCKkZqWkunCCOFDwzwvxixmwKiyqYsCu/s320/IMG_0530.JPG" /></a> <br />Of the 24 hours a day, Milo spends the majority of his waking hours in someone's arms. Yeah, we're spoiling him, but he is by far my most cuddly baby and being my last, I want his little fingers trailing along my arms, or reaching out to grab my face as much as possible<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThBk4PYNnfoBtMTu64tMsofpc84V0DwjHnmGMy2x3Bwt-lNJd5n599C65IunmXuDneJWPVyN4jtr2VABXcUaJi1aSNMQSEyHg3qqgsdV223t4R9ygRbyaXp0OrRdcVNB78ToULKusYhct/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FYzPX8cbJeZc9RyYCstVXx4qvsZE5oUb3furqhkbxveuI8lygSfKDwuGp2g7TQYMox5IkI8eoAJAoPlfaeT4pQJAhXOcDhR-6qIttS-95-ALQol3cKUtcNEJAmLA5NM3quzI8ZxKhyphenhyphenR2/s1600/IMG_0552.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FYzPX8cbJeZc9RyYCstVXx4qvsZE5oUb3furqhkbxveuI8lygSfKDwuGp2g7TQYMox5IkI8eoAJAoPlfaeT4pQJAhXOcDhR-6qIttS-95-ALQol3cKUtcNEJAmLA5NM3quzI8ZxKhyphenhyphenR2/s320/IMG_0552.JPG" /></a> <br />He is so content to just hang out. He will sit in his "boinger" or "space shuttle command center" (the exersaucer), for a short stint, but then is usually picked up for a cuddle.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpC-WkUOR9aL-ArN4wW8LVKHdVvEI764ULnebJiuoP_Nqyc1pxpHrI0Lh1LBRFmoSLUP8b0BY_1uR0YMZ5KV2P8mMChBG9x8vRBKET9hadudH5wLmgqYV-Fsk97YM-uIXSgLMD8Loa5Cr/s1600/IMG_0575.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpC-WkUOR9aL-ArN4wW8LVKHdVvEI764ULnebJiuoP_Nqyc1pxpHrI0Lh1LBRFmoSLUP8b0BY_1uR0YMZ5KV2P8mMChBG9x8vRBKET9hadudH5wLmgqYV-Fsk97YM-uIXSgLMD8Loa5Cr/s320/IMG_0575.JPG" /></a> <br />So I ask, who is the one really being spoiled?<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-65725565412481459812011-05-05T08:56:00.000-07:002011-05-07T10:55:06.441-07:00Mighty Faith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlFM5wxRg_wWnkMBE04Lz6BDFGXM2k5RUViHNevDYZobqyU4bkieOLH7BtpkMIUyRQUV79dZKhY7l_OFtd3tRzekw_-x9_C8QujBB9RDHLzsmSVZylzMDs4o-4UYdCl89SaxxC9AVnfnc/s1600/IMG_0066+copy.vig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlFM5wxRg_wWnkMBE04Lz6BDFGXM2k5RUViHNevDYZobqyU4bkieOLH7BtpkMIUyRQUV79dZKhY7l_OFtd3tRzekw_-x9_C8QujBB9RDHLzsmSVZylzMDs4o-4UYdCl89SaxxC9AVnfnc/s320/IMG_0066+copy.vig.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
On April 14th, my nephew, Stephen Merrill, shattered a vertebrae in his neck, leaving him paralyzed. During the last 20 days, I have witnessed miracles in his recovery as his family and friends have joined in prayer, asking for his recovery. Stephen had just accepted a mission call to serve in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was wrapping up a successful freshman year at BYU. <br />
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Stephen maintains the most optimistic attitude and gives every ounce of energy to his rehabilitation. After 12 days in a Utah Valley ICU, he returned to Barrow's in Phoenix. Mark has spent time in the hospital with him, helping to give much needed time off to Spence and Genny, his parents. I visited him on Sunday and was left feeling so optimistic. The road to recovery will be long and hard, but I have no doubt Stephen will receive the blessings he has been promised.<br />
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Many of my friends have graciously prayed for Stephen, and we ask you to continue to do so. <br />
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His mom, Genny, updates a blog daily: <a href="http://stephenmerrill.blogspot.com/">stephenmerrill.blogspot.com</a><br />
and he has a group page on facebook: We Love Stephen Merrill<br />
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You will witness a miracle.<br />
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This fellow happens to live across the street from my brother-in-law. This is his front yard! Apparently, it was a LOT WORSE until he tidied it up a bit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-46830548137280799602011-04-08T22:03:00.000-07:002011-04-08T22:03:35.027-07:00Alexis Merrill is going to PARIS!<i>(Note to reader: This post is purposely told in the third person)</i><br />
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Alexis Merrill opened up her email today to find the following:<br />
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Okay, it is hard to read so Alexis will just tell you!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Alexis is going to Paris, France on May 16th! </span><br />
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This was a total surprise! Can you believe how romantic and spontaneous Alexis' husband is? This was not even on her radar. She was a little thrown off because there is no companion listed on the reservation, and what about her son, Milo, who will only be 6 months at the time of departure. Nonetheless, PARIS BABY!<br />
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Alexis burst into the living room, where her husband was on his computer and politely inquired what he had up his sleeve. He played coy for a while, then 'fessed that he did not know what Alexis was yammering on about. Alexis led him back to her computer and showed him the email. He swore up and down that he did not do it. Alexis reread the email a bunch of times and saw that it was certainly not spam. She even logged into the Airfrance reservation portal and saw that it was a real ticket. In the interim, Mark got on the phone with AMEX, the credit card that the ticket was booked with and there was no transaction with AirFrance. <br />
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While gazing at the reservation, Alexis noticed a phone number and realized that maybe, there was another Alexis Merrill who is the one going to Paris. Maybe the two Alexis-es have similar email addresses and this is a mistake. <br />
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<i>(Back to first person, since it is obvious that I, Alexis Merrill, author of this blog, am NOT going to Paris.)</i><br />
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So I rang up the OTHER Alexis Merrill and she was so <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">not excited</span> to talk to her name-twin. She explained that her boyfriend made the reservation and forgot her middle initial in the email address. That teeny-tiny letter separates our cyber-lives and for one day, we were connected. Blah.<br />
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Okay, so there is another person floating around with my name. BUT, my former moniker, Alexis Tappen, has to be totally unique, right?<br />
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Of course, I had to do a quick Google to find out.<br />
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AHHHHHHH!<br />
This is what I found!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">About a year ago, Mark informed me that I was not a "true Mormon mom." Whaaaaat???? Okay, I don't have vinyl lettering in my house, nor do I tote those file folder quiet book things around, but I make my kids take piano, have the Mormon minimum of 3 kids (actually I surpassed that minimum!), and I recently acquired my first piece of stamped jewelry with my family members' names on them, so how was I lacking?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Two words...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Homemade bread.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I couldn't bake a proper loaf of homemade bread. If it turned out, it was by freak accident. I made very flat loaves, or wrinkly topped loaves, but not the kind that your visiting teacher brings on your birthday!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My mom tried to intervene and bought me a bread machine. Even following those directions perfectly didn't give me good bread.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Finally, I came across this recipe:</span><br />
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<div style="direction: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Wheat Bread</span></b></div><div style="direction: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="direction: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Ingredients:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">1 cup warm water (110-115 degrees F)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">1 tablespoon milk</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons honey</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons brown sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">1 teaspoon salt</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">2 teaspoons instant active dry yeast (active dry yeast will work also) </span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Instructions:<br />
1. *Combine first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">2. Add flours and yeast, and knead until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10-15 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover with a clean towel and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">3. Punch dough down; knead for a few minutes until smooth and then form into a loaf. Place in greased loaf pan and cover. [more info on loaf pan sizes] Let rise in a warm place until almost doubled in size, about 30 minutes.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. If loaf starts browning too soon, lightly lay a piece of foil on top of the loaf to prevent too much darkening.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">5. Remove bread from oven and allow to rest in pan for a few minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cover with a cloth. Slice and enjoy while still warm!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="direction: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="direction: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I worked on it by hand and found that it was almost failproof. Then i adjusted for my Zojirushi breadmaker and now I put the ingredients in at night, and we enjoy hot bread in the morning!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-22559527000249580662011-03-30T21:45:00.000-07:002011-05-07T10:57:00.257-07:00Cute chicks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9JF5DH8kujvIOqOFuFeiOeRm5VNyZnn3cHrT-H5hUcYAhbeM7qCsbpZOAq5hBHbWTs5YedZE1PW_0s9JWCl7iiCC6Zp9EHlInhkVQ_oAT1rudI2J2HL2jQ57V9GV0QDaZqoHHGXLHDWK/s1600/IMG_0189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9JF5DH8kujvIOqOFuFeiOeRm5VNyZnn3cHrT-H5hUcYAhbeM7qCsbpZOAq5hBHbWTs5YedZE1PW_0s9JWCl7iiCC6Zp9EHlInhkVQ_oAT1rudI2J2HL2jQ57V9GV0QDaZqoHHGXLHDWK/s320/IMG_0189.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Our neighbors hatch a few chicks every year. We admire their cuteness, and talk in a high-pitched squealy voice around them. When the novelty wears off (for them, not us), the chicks are sent to the grandparents' house to lay eggs and probably be turned into a casserole. <br />
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Mia and her little friend <br />
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Yes, they are cute, and the chickens aren't half-bad either....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-59020270667467909002011-03-21T22:17:00.000-07:002011-03-21T22:17:30.464-07:00How we spent our (spring) vacationThe fam headed north to Utah for our spring break. Mark's brother and family graciously allowed us into their home. Their three girls, Erin, Alli, and Jenna, were NOT on spring break, but it was still one continuous slumber par-tay! <br />
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The whole goal was to hit the slopes. Milo was the only one who would not don skis this trip.<br />
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Layla kept looking for the rabbits on the "bunny hill." She liked the traditional snowball fight apres-ski better than actually skiing. I think the only reason she agreed to try was because her skis said, "Princess."<br />
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The girls...and Scott--Erin, Mia, Uncle Scott, Jenna, Ava. Alli is standing to the left, but I had my mega-zoom lens and I had already hopped out of my skis and walked a little ways down to hill to snap this picture. I did not want to get too far away from my gear. <br />
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The train. Top to bottom-Unknown skier, Erin, Mia, Alli, Ava<br />
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Me and the girls. <br />
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The first day we were up there, I had worked so hard to get all the gear into the lodge, Milo set up with Gram Penny, hats, coats and gloves on the proper girl, etc. I sat down, exhausted, and thought, "This is not my year." I can do this again in 2 years. Mark came in and told me to get on the lift for a run. As I was sailing down the mountain, I was so happy and it was all worth it!<br />
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When I arrived back home, my friends and their kids were gathered in my family room. There were cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and a few candles! A surprise party for me. <br />
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Now between the fabulous baby shower my girlfriends threw me in October, and Mark's 40th shindig in November, I think we've worn these guys out with Merrill celebrations, but to my total surprise, they revealed that it was all Ava's doing!<br />
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That's my girl!<br />
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My teacher was the US champion in ice dancing and even competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics. We have been watching her on YouTube. (Al's note: Google Lang and Tchernyshev)<br />
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My friend Hannah has been taking figure skating lessons too. She sold me her figure skates!<br />
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I love ice skating!<br />
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It was the fourth anniversary of my 29th! This photo was taken over Christmas break in California.<br />
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Stamped jewelry for our completed family<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I employed Ava to do my scanning. She is trying to earn some money, so I promised her $5 per whole book scanned (about 100-115 images). She was a little miffed that this took about 2 hours and she could not play on Barbie.com simultaneously. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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Mark and Mia went and got her some balloons. For some reason, she is wearing her Santa Claus dress. Hey, it's your day sister! Do what you want!<br />
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In true Layla fashion, we had a wardrobe change into her blue denim dress. <br />
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Opening Grandma Penny's present. Two outfits and a Blue Ginger dress. Our favorite. Also a mermaid doll. Layla has been nursing all her dolls lately (gee, I wonder why?) We will find out if mermaids are breastfed too.<br />
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The big present from Mom and Dad. A PINK Razor scooter. When we purchased this, I told Mark, "Mia is going to be SOOOOOOOOOO jealous!" Sure enough. I explained to Mia, "Layla is the third girl. She will never get anything new." That seemed to help. Mia now wants to buy pink spray paint for her scooter. <br />
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The woman knows what she is doing! I should add that Layla has a fever of about 100 deg through all these and was doing the croup thing the night before. Turns out, an ear infection. <br />
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: NONE;">Manual labor with dad. <br />
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Oh yeah, this guy is three months. Mia wants to know why he can't walk yet...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-28570952737717087762011-01-25T08:14:00.000-08:002011-01-25T08:14:47.601-08:00Updated Family Photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejTTAI6UAeoXNECdI_yO4DX2O8A4mnL629a7YkKoJf3PMIb1sMMDV67FEkCVi_F_NI8RGr71V1D0NEe9HpAhQxzwl2DsBH3-tbVQmT80S30zwdUUwUs_2A4nJByoOwYoSTczk0o6e7XVk/s1600/IMG_0123.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejTTAI6UAeoXNECdI_yO4DX2O8A4mnL629a7YkKoJf3PMIb1sMMDV67FEkCVi_F_NI8RGr71V1D0NEe9HpAhQxzwl2DsBH3-tbVQmT80S30zwdUUwUs_2A4nJByoOwYoSTczk0o6e7XVk/s320/IMG_0123.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Had to take some photos when we went to the coast for Christmas. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvKe4oex0lFFZAKlW_O1rmlxwhoM8HVAJC9PC3TxxV7XCYR3wfKGMGG_U5ToS7OXkZ6SlK1LWG3vBeSVyyDnzuptdkexci3gTSw_6jjj-1iqnTtdenthyphenhyphenHFS1C8BY3sXQas5y2fz3yl4R/s1600/IMG_0029-3.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvKe4oex0lFFZAKlW_O1rmlxwhoM8HVAJC9PC3TxxV7XCYR3wfKGMGG_U5ToS7OXkZ6SlK1LWG3vBeSVyyDnzuptdkexci3gTSw_6jjj-1iqnTtdenthyphenhyphenHFS1C8BY3sXQas5y2fz3yl4R/s320/IMG_0029-3.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-57000449974910364662011-01-11T11:47:00.000-08:002011-01-11T11:48:24.988-08:00Multi-tasking bloggingHere you go. What we have been doing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisl-RTbRhHAmaY3kEXRRmZ_m9c-OB0rqDa32O71oLOxzZufqx8GmKvJEZeHDEDRmYy96ORtGpXacBsxtgUlR5ntWM_3l9tz_wEeXqT_WNtC5GQLfCb2fqw05clAdv-yvKwf7fo6Nl-Tze6/s1600/2010.12-13.gentlegentle.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisl-RTbRhHAmaY3kEXRRmZ_m9c-OB0rqDa32O71oLOxzZufqx8GmKvJEZeHDEDRmYy96ORtGpXacBsxtgUlR5ntWM_3l9tz_wEeXqT_WNtC5GQLfCb2fqw05clAdv-yvKwf7fo6Nl-Tze6/s320/2010.12-13.gentlegentle.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc80WY66WFbVy9xIYI-sj673aapVk4tEdf6qdqyVRKFqeRDrBTsLnakdIB4rrgJFPAE1CoRSYK9lzNjRl9qcT19yuX5y2n1noH_L2p3tSVWU4RURIoVo_uJn_nnvefs2grmXPaZvfIxu_W/s1600/2010.12-25.ginger.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc80WY66WFbVy9xIYI-sj673aapVk4tEdf6qdqyVRKFqeRDrBTsLnakdIB4rrgJFPAE1CoRSYK9lzNjRl9qcT19yuX5y2n1noH_L2p3tSVWU4RURIoVo_uJn_nnvefs2grmXPaZvfIxu_W/s320/2010.12-25.ginger.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI9r6-oxMH8Eowjha7zqUXV2xkyANIrehxEHglhrr2kDBnjuzQC13prPjxSpVdyV4OXKM6XoPpa_rPqpj0z0M2yAj31npC_B4JZFYlP0aj5Vlfs4YXI_a1xgNfnzO1HXezhILI3Ejt2gE/s1600/2010.12-30.layla+iphone.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI9r6-oxMH8Eowjha7zqUXV2xkyANIrehxEHglhrr2kDBnjuzQC13prPjxSpVdyV4OXKM6XoPpa_rPqpj0z0M2yAj31npC_B4JZFYlP0aj5Vlfs4YXI_a1xgNfnzO1HXezhILI3Ejt2gE/s320/2010.12-30.layla+iphone.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W79mm_D4Ejt7AdFfZyDiNliVIsWKM9KyRC2q1js3ZvvI6kZuE3Jd32sSmtnegJcQGxo5a3iekZ3pVCTn9PLDUf7b0Ig3w2QPJT0P7zarj8yYoj4K-1RP9JoJcu95K-JI_n4DwycpCpk8/s1600/2010.12-30.smilo.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W79mm_D4Ejt7AdFfZyDiNliVIsWKM9KyRC2q1js3ZvvI6kZuE3Jd32sSmtnegJcQGxo5a3iekZ3pVCTn9PLDUf7b0Ig3w2QPJT0P7zarj8yYoj4K-1RP9JoJcu95K-JI_n4DwycpCpk8/s320/2010.12-30.smilo.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-47817825096228079962010-12-04T20:34:00.000-08:002010-12-04T20:34:00.497-08:00Yummy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUWRHIz2MKSdx164RawQrTEemehRfmK7FlJkzgy2JV3nFqyTn0sILEJRoTHsBfjvvJlzdfJkfreYVsIF-vLjIABRmWLqAHkLTxUvAL_9ExzhKHPT-KyD5bjlTTOrBZXgL0BA9gPmYurWL/s1600/IMG_0798.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUWRHIz2MKSdx164RawQrTEemehRfmK7FlJkzgy2JV3nFqyTn0sILEJRoTHsBfjvvJlzdfJkfreYVsIF-vLjIABRmWLqAHkLTxUvAL_9ExzhKHPT-KyD5bjlTTOrBZXgL0BA9gPmYurWL/s320/IMG_0798.JPG" /></a> <br />
4 weeks down. Sleeping only 2 hours at a time during the night still beats being pregnant! I just love this guy!<br />
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I had it at our house and had been planning it for a few months, knowing that I would have a newborn.<br /><br />I assembled lasagnas at my neighbor's house, dropped off ingredients for salad and appetizers for other friends to prepare for me, and stashed paper products, centerpieces, rolls and other party items in various hiding places throughout the house.<br /><br />His mother came to "babysit our kids" so I could take him to dinner. I was still in my sweats so he agreed to take his mom to Michael's on an errand while I got ready. In the 30 minutes he was gone, I hurriedly set tables, laid out food, lit candles, and greeted guests. I put Ava at the window on lookout and when he walked in the door, we were all in the foyer waiting for him.<br /><br />It was a fun evening and I can't believe I pulled it off!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbYZxplY5UhtYhGtMgjzJVoPKYGQ6ez7kASTk7A2_rNF2uYjoDMT3m7ajm166yNNnDcm3i9SXdr5qJnINeg7GQwZsOBpDoIyUpM6nhzH06KD8kMQ1y9sdu93gDJKJRCxOMPW-mkwSDCjX/s1600/IMG_0768.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbYZxplY5UhtYhGtMgjzJVoPKYGQ6ez7kASTk7A2_rNF2uYjoDMT3m7ajm166yNNnDcm3i9SXdr5qJnINeg7GQwZsOBpDoIyUpM6nhzH06KD8kMQ1y9sdu93gDJKJRCxOMPW-mkwSDCjX/s320/IMG_0768.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjND-ESEv04miDOjntcdws38lRkeCVGTuhlHCaVNJTjVgsLeFpWNhtQQ4TddmG5gEXprJ0xHUlbgcxmJLk5bPTDrncH2vSs3roKQ9aQVKDzqYyBHOX8aerqannfoY7K1vDWYkA05egHM0/s1600/IMG_0770.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjND-ESEv04miDOjntcdws38lRkeCVGTuhlHCaVNJTjVgsLeFpWNhtQQ4TddmG5gEXprJ0xHUlbgcxmJLk5bPTDrncH2vSs3roKQ9aQVKDzqYyBHOX8aerqannfoY7K1vDWYkA05egHM0/s320/IMG_0770.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPhewNWHJhZkcZ_pZvG6iyCUCt32kxD7rTog6yiBMX6PRPvNIs3Sz9s16qPtI7OyGjv7Wy_wduWkiUmbqGrjT3khTIwUyQ1eHxXi7py5Tk_Gkj7Vnr5qAPLhJMSvvV1vPyAr1ucK1Z5Lj/s1600/IMG_0782.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPhewNWHJhZkcZ_pZvG6iyCUCt32kxD7rTog6yiBMX6PRPvNIs3Sz9s16qPtI7OyGjv7Wy_wduWkiUmbqGrjT3khTIwUyQ1eHxXi7py5Tk_Gkj7Vnr5qAPLhJMSvvV1vPyAr1ucK1Z5Lj/s320/IMG_0782.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nZaBkeiLPPRXSdwMgOJcvkCA-u5QMUlDDA2tF5Lo1ZrsR4OJYUKp3n0BDaSCRRv1fthooxtxXsCjJQmb3m2BI_g-I74hs1frdg5KSsGJA4ODV6VjZHM_0rikwXRg6fV-cRmvRVBhaYKn/s1600/IMG_0766.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nZaBkeiLPPRXSdwMgOJcvkCA-u5QMUlDDA2tF5Lo1ZrsR4OJYUKp3n0BDaSCRRv1fthooxtxXsCjJQmb3m2BI_g-I74hs1frdg5KSsGJA4ODV6VjZHM_0rikwXRg6fV-cRmvRVBhaYKn/s320/IMG_0766.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />You should know that in the discussions on adding a fourth child to our family, Mark told me he didn't want to have any past 40. I slid Milo in with 25 days to spare!<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-4787116289926177052010-11-11T20:12:00.000-08:002010-11-11T20:12:50.606-08:00Mine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MDSVHcMfYWOxipSYBNvU4ioWim6S65NUHKnDrUyPZ44gzJEJ7BAPdmi6cQRtcW-Gci_AZdm7_C1UBSItXbO6ShtRvOGtTBY2Y_KKYYBdcFgyL3NM91A-XYoeIOViVnIc4YzgTIyfQi8E/s1600/IMG_0081-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MDSVHcMfYWOxipSYBNvU4ioWim6S65NUHKnDrUyPZ44gzJEJ7BAPdmi6cQRtcW-Gci_AZdm7_C1UBSItXbO6ShtRvOGtTBY2Y_KKYYBdcFgyL3NM91A-XYoeIOViVnIc4YzgTIyfQi8E/s320/IMG_0081-1.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-59372596310457621262010-11-09T13:52:00.000-08:002010-11-09T13:52:18.445-08:00A Family Affair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvHPTOA63A8KQmYwqzSBj4v0Pue_FyWrS5R29RT6n0SLgVnL03f0akoZEmtCWa-f_6Y0TgpTZLXkbrQWT4f4N5jyLND6pykjnFkrfZtdjJ92GdFeswbyL6GAP2jUzZ1w2cm_slt5jLK0I/s1600/IMG_0189.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvHPTOA63A8KQmYwqzSBj4v0Pue_FyWrS5R29RT6n0SLgVnL03f0akoZEmtCWa-f_6Y0TgpTZLXkbrQWT4f4N5jyLND6pykjnFkrfZtdjJ92GdFeswbyL6GAP2jUzZ1w2cm_slt5jLK0I/s320/IMG_0189.JPG" /></a> <br />
The girls looked forward to this event as much as I did. They asked a lot of questions and prayed for Milo during the entire pregnancy. My insurance company sent me a little booklet about pregnancy and Ava read it cover to cover. When I came home and announced to Mark that I was 2 cm dilated, she asked, "And how much effissed?" (Tried to recreate her pronunciation of "effaced.") <br />
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When Layla came to the hospital, she inspected the baby then was a little concerned that I still had a big belly to go with it. She kept asking, "Is Milo out of your belly?" Yes, Layla, he is. Now she thinks I am fat. They were most excited to check out his "unit" if you know what I mean. I don't think they were impressed.<br />
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Watching Mad Men season 1<br />2. Eating neighbor's authentic Indian food<br />3. Listening to Jim Rome in the car<br />4. Allowing him to be externally poked and prodded by Dr. L.<br />5. Listening to Rihanna<br />6. Wearing clothes that are too tight<br />7. Pointing out the fact that he will turn 18 a few days after a presidential election, and thus will not be able to participate in civic duty for at least 2 years (midterm elections) or 4 years (next presidential)<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-78554647891209536412010-10-31T10:40:00.000-07:002010-10-31T10:40:28.831-07:00Hello Little Piggies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfAEBFEHLV4NoMEYrJA1W-ZKYZh5FBBAq0-exv2xgme7RxAoEmb-9PeO_SmQY2kUgxiIR3n_uveE3diZrELDHImAkWeFy-y9QL20XCANE-nCxA5tH3_622G_5Bfy051maMg62kK-Ej6b6/s1600/IMG_0045.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfAEBFEHLV4NoMEYrJA1W-ZKYZh5FBBAq0-exv2xgme7RxAoEmb-9PeO_SmQY2kUgxiIR3n_uveE3diZrELDHImAkWeFy-y9QL20XCANE-nCxA5tH3_622G_5Bfy051maMg62kK-Ej6b6/s320/IMG_0045.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />These little piggies have been trying to stay busy.<br /><br />This week:<br /><br />This little pig went visiting teaching<br /><br />This little pig played at the park with Layla (twice!)<br /><br />This little pig made chili for ward party<br /><br />This little pig went to the temple<br /><br />This little pig washed the carseat, bassinet, baby bouncer, and got hubby to set up crib<br /><br />This little pig served left-over chili (see above) at neighborhood block party and inhaled Texas caviar.<br /><br />This little pig made bread<br /><br />This little pig made 2 lasagnas--one for us, one for friend going through chemo<br /><br />This little pig organized laundry room<br /><br />This little pig made fun shirt (see previous post)<br /><br />This little pig helped out at class party<br /><br />And now,<br /><br />these little piggies want to go wee-wee-wee to the hospital. <br /><br />Will keep you posted<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540479497440947042.post-90617033780953381872010-10-29T15:47:00.000-07:002010-10-29T15:47:55.090-07:00If you can't beat 'em...Might as well dress up for Halloween.<br /><br />Ava is a geisha, Layla is Tinkerbell, and Mia is a witch. 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Doesn't he bear a striking resemblance to this guy?<br />
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That is where the similarities end.<br />
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I could use Will Ferrell's humor through this though.<br />
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He also delivered Layla and she seems okay :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0