tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27508599948767050612024-02-19T09:00:08.183-08:00Strong FamilyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-67557811057286114532014-03-22T19:35:00.000-07:002014-03-22T19:35:14.039-07:00Is w#@%&! over yet?Yes, winter is a bad word. It is technically spring right now and it is freezing outside. Okay, it's not too bad, like -40 degrees we had a few weeks ago, but it is too cold for what it should be! And if it snows one more time...even one little snow flake, I'm going to lose it. I am pretty much going to guarantee losing it, cause it will snow again for sure, this is Alberta.<br />
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I took this picture on March 1st. That is not with the wind chill, what made it more like -45 degrees. EW!<br />
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I took this picture on March 3rd. It was - 30 something. <br />
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Okay, no more complaining. One of my co workers took this picture the day of the Olympic women's hockey gold medal game. There was a bunch of us watching OT in the lobby. My boss is super awesome and let me watch the game instead of working. Can you spot me? I am the one with my eyes glued on the TV. I watched soooo much TV during the Olympics. I loved every minute of it. I would record everything during the night and watch it the next day when I could. I can't wait for the next time!<br />
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And this nerd...spelling her name with pretzles. She thought it was so cool and that I had to take a pic of it. It is so cool, it is on my blog.<br />
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And then there is Hannah and her wonderful drawing skills. She did a portrait of me while we were waiting for Taylor at karate. Don't I look so beautiful?<br />
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When I take Taylor to piano lessons, sometimes Hannah and I just wait in the car and read. I told her to bring a book, and she grabbed the Book of Mormon. So cute. This is her trying to read it on her own.<br />
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And finally, Barb and I coordinated a skype date for Taylor and Whitney. It was so cute to hear them giggle and laugh with each other. After a while Barb and I were talking and trying to tell the girls to be quiet so we could hear each other.<br />
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Now, my girls have the next week off for spring break! And I took work off too. Phew. I will be spending most of the week sewing. Yes, I said sewing. Joe and I were called as tribe leaders for Moroni's Quest for our stake in August. We need to have a flag and our costumes ready for the next fireside. <br />
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And then the next week I get to spend time with all my awesome friends in Glenwood! I can't wait! They don't know this yet, but I am not letting anyone leave....we will be there together...forever...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324364016960361251noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-73719082542717090942014-02-02T17:35:00.001-08:002014-02-02T17:35:33.518-08:00New Post! I know I said that I would try to do more blog posts, like twice a month. But what I really meant was once every two months.... Okay, I just need to get back into the habit of it!<br />
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For Christmas, we spent some time at the Strongs. We always have so much fun while we are there. And this time everyone was there. We had fun playing outside, tobogganing behind the quads, playing games, eating, playing with cousins, and eating more. I ate so much food, good thing I don't own a scale and always wear stretchy pants!<br />
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Here is Brittany trying to eat and watch all three babies at the same time. And I just came over and took a picture, didn't even help. Haha! I did after, I promise.<br />
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This next picture, we had about 5 toy guns that shot plastic darts. We chased each other around the house for about an hour. So much fun! I was the Sheriff. <br />
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This game called "pong" was played every night by the boys for hours. And I mean until 3 or 4 in the morning. It's where you deflect ping pong balls of objects into a cup. I played a few times, it was pretty fun!<br />
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Since the boys were up all night, I saw a lot of this going on... Yep, he is fast asleep as he sets up a board game.</div>
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Niki and I had fun trying to take selfies on my Canon camera. Turned out nice I think...<br />
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On Christmas morning, the kids were very excited to open their presents. Look at all those stockings!<br />
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I loved seeing their faces as they ran into the room. There were a million presents under the tree!<br />
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And then I opened this...<br />
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Maren got me a headless doll for Christmas. And the head of the doll was hiding somewhere in my house...<br />
I actually found it a week ago with my Sunday shoes. It is still there, I am too afraid to touch it!<br />
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And one with all the grandkids!<br />
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We also went to Waterton one day to go tobogganing. It was really fun, and WINDY!!!</div>
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Now that the Valentines candy is all out, it means that this is also out...<br />
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How many bags will I eat this year? Last year, I think it was 7. I didn't eat them all on my own, but I ate most of them.<br />
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Things have been pretty busy since New Years. I have been working part time and I increased my hours starting in January. So that is my excuse for not blogging sooner! Am I excused?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324364016960361251noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-39830695458891280362013-12-21T21:32:00.000-08:002013-12-21T21:48:20.252-08:00Okay...Let's do thisI am really going to try this time to be consistent on my blog posts. And I don't mean once a year. My goal is once a week or once every two weeks. Now that I am away from friends and family..."tear"<br />
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Let's start with what has happened the last couple weeks. Well, most importantly, Zoe came to visit me.<br />
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I LOVE this girl sooo much. She is so adorable I can't even stand it.<br />
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Oh, and Maren was there too, I guess. Haha! I was so happy to see her. As soon as she was here if felt like old times, like she had been here all along and we were just hanging out. It went by way too fast.<br />
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My girls had so much fun with Zoe and Maren. They would ask everyday for a week when they were coming. Then after they were gone they looked so sad and depressed.<br />
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My Mumzy and Daddykins came to visit too. My girls were in heaven. We had some family come over too on a Sunday afternoon. It as such a fun party! I wish it never ended.<br />
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My mumzy was the best with Zoe. She was so nice to let Maren and I go and do stuff together whenever we wanted. Thanks Mumzy!!! But let's not forget <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jdxAU5njEc&feature=youtu.be">THIS VIDEO</a>. The poop, it was everywhere!</div>
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If you look closely, you can see that Jenny and Brett were there too. Hint, Jared is holding them in the family picture. Oh Jenny, how we missed you. All I could think about was how soon you would be coming. So soon. But first I need to get through this cold depressing long winter. How will I survive?!<br />
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While Maren was here we planned a girls day and we all met up in Red Deer. It was one of the best days I have had in a long time. It could only be better if Jenny was there. I was pretty much laughing all day and night. I love my friends. They are the best. We met at a mall in Red Deer for lunch were Cassie asked an old man to take a picture of us on her phone. We tried not to laugh when he had no idea how to use it. I still laugh when I see his huge eye on her screen trying to take the picture. Haha! Finally, Maren asked a teenager (nice choice) to take the picture, boom done, in 2 seconds.<br />
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We then went to Winners where we chose ugly outfits for each other and tried them on in the change room. Oh my, I had no idea Winners had such ugly clothes. Barb's out fit was hilarious, and the outfit she chose for me was...interesting.<br />
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Then we went to Tarilyn's house where we exchanged our "favourite things" gifts. So many good treats! <br />
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Then we went back to Tarilyn's house where we got our pjs on and talked and laughed for the next 4 hours. My stomach hurt from laughing by the time we went to bed. The next morning, Cassie made us breakfast, sooo good, and then we went our separate ways. This was hard for me. I felt like I was going the wrong way when I left. And maybe I am crying a little writing this right now. I miss everyone so much. And now I am back at home...alone...again. I have to look forward to the next time I see everyone. The lodge. Just concentrate on the lodge. And Barb, make sure you bring that lovely yellow sweater.<br />
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I also have to write about how impressed I am with Taylor and her love of piano. She has been taking lessons last year and this year. And this year she has improved so much. Her teacher said she is so amazed at how well and how quick she is learning. And her teacher wants her to start on royal conservatory right away. I am so happy that she loves piano. I wish I did at her age. I hope it lasts. I have taken videos of some duets with her teacher. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFX0CuIU1kI&feature=youtu.be">Here</a> is one video. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ-hCPcZmog&feature=c4-overview&list=UUMIoaXW6HrmVP1d1njee0Pw">Here</a> is another. One more <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzSZGWU_PJ4&feature=youtu.be">Here</a>. They are only like 30 seconds long. I couldn't choose so I picked 3 of my favourites!<br />
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And then there is Hannah. Oh dear. Her school teacher asked me if Hannah was in theatre classes or if I was going to put her in classes. My little drama queen. Haha! This is a portrait she drew of me...<br />
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Also, our family is singing in church tomorrow for the Christmas program. We are singing Stars Were Gleaming. And Taylor is singing part of the song by herself! Wha?!!! I thought she would never but I guess my little girl is growing up and becoming more confident. Maren took some video of us practising while she was here. And don't miss Zoe's piano solo at the end! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFcV-mOSEUs&feature=youtu.be">Here is the video.</a><br />
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I promise to post again in a week or two!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324364016960361251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-58387258149884960272013-05-27T21:23:00.000-07:002013-05-27T21:23:20.356-07:00I feel so specialI have the best sisters and friends. For my birthday my sisters and friends made a video for me that made me laugh and cry. It made me feel so happy to have people like that in my life. So a big ginormous THANK YOU to everyone involved. I love you all!!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324364016960361251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-22486540162647407652012-08-14T19:46:00.001-07:002012-08-14T19:46:41.382-07:00Whitefish and Echo LakeIn July I got to go to Whitefish to visit my mom and dad. It was such an awesome trip, my mom and dad spoiled us rotten while we were there. Thanks again mom and dad for that fun week! The weather was perfect, so hot everyday! So we were out at the pool everyday. Here are some pictures of my favourite moments while we were there.<br />
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My parents also took me to go see Little Shop of Horrors. It was so amazing! I grew up watching that movie so I knew every song. When they sang "downtown" it gave me goosebumps!<br />
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It was Taylor's birthday while we were there so we had a little party. Barb was at Echo Lake with her kids so she came over that afternoon to celebrate with us.<br />
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This was my view on Logan's Pass on the way home...<br />
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Then in August we all got to go to Echo Lake. Yay! It is so fun at Echo Lake. One of my favourite places in the whole world. The weather was so nice the whole time. Here are some pictures of our time at Echo Lake.<br />
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Life jacket diaper. So handsome. Yes. I married that man.<br />
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Joe's brother Bradey always does this dead man dive. And I caught him doing it with his head in the water. Haha! It is hilarious!<br />
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Love is in the air on the tubes!<br />
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Hannah's friend Ethan Johnson who moved away a year ago was at Echo Lake at the same time so we drove over to say hi. I hope they get married someday!<br />
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Niki brought her face paint and did the girls faces!<br />
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I wish we didn't have to leave. I actually cried the night before we had to drive home.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-24605988540021538572012-07-24T23:00:00.000-07:002012-07-24T23:00:28.762-07:00Taylor's BaptismMy little girl is 8! No way right? I know. I can't believe she is already 8, growing up so fast! That just means I am getting old and wrinkly. Oh well. <br />
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Taylor was so excited to turn 8 so she could be baptized. A month before her birthday she kept telling me how excited she was to be baptized. She even told me she was more excited for her baptism, than her party. <br />
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Well, the day finally came and she could not wait. We got special permission to have her baptism at the ward level cause we would miss the next 2 stake ones. So she got to have a special day just for her. <br />
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Here is a picture of me with my day in the same spot in the same stake centre for my baptism.<br />
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After she was baptized, I asked her how she felt and she told me she felt so happy. She could not stop smiling. Taylor is my little sweetheart. She is such a good example and very obedient. She is always there to give me hugs and say I love you. I can tell she has a little testimony that will continue to grow. Taylor, I am so proud of you, I love you so much!<br />
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It all started back in December while we were visiting the Strongs for Christmas. There were a few family members that wanted to sign up to do the Tough Mudder race in Vancouver in June. It was actually in Whistler though. I had no idea what it was. Then they showed me <a href="http://toughmudder.com/">this video from the Tough Mudder website.</a> For those who don't know what this is, you should watch the video. It is a hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle course designed by the British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, metal grit and teamwork. My first reaction was, "no way," I can't do that! But after a couple months, Joe and I signed up along with Joe's sister Niki and her husband Morgan, Joe's other sister Brittany and her husband Landon, and Joe's brother Bradey. There were 7 of us. I was terrified to do this race. But I worked my butt off for the last 6 months to get ready for it.<br />
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By the time the race came I felt physically prepared. And mostly mentally prepared. I was pretty nervous, but I knew it would be fun, especially with my team! Our team name was Bonesaw's Ready! From the first Spiderman movie when he is in the cage with Bonesaw (Randy Savage). And we each had different quotes from that part on our backs. Mine said "Hey freakshow, you're going no where!" </div>
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And we had the best fans there too! Joe's parents Julie and Kelly and Niki and Morgan's daughter Brynna.</div>
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I was nervous about the weather and being cold for the race. The forecast said periods of rain. But it didn't rain during the race at all! All these pictures are from 3 different cameras and the Tough Mudder Facebook page from our race on Saturday. And we got video too. Joe rented 2 cameras for our race.</div>
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To get to Whister Olympic Park, we had to take a bus and then walk for like 20 minutes.</div>
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There were about 7000 people racing on Saturday. We had the 12:45 start time along with 500 other people. </div>
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When it was time to line up we had to start by climbing over a 6 foot wall.</div>
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Before we started, there was a guy there pumping everyone up. <a href="http://youtu.be/u849Dav8T3k">Here</a> is some video of us climbing over the wall and getting ready to go!</div>
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Then we were off! Our first obstacle was a long run uphill called Death March.</div>
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Then we went through Kiss of Mud. We had to army crawl under barb wire though mud. This was a fun and easy obstacle. Probably because it was at the beginning and I wasn't tired yet.</div>
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Next was Arctic Enema. I did not like this one. We had to jump in freezing cold water filled with ice. And go under the water to pass the wood barrier. <a href="http://youtu.be/5s1-06dG7so">Here</a> is video from the camera on Bradey's head doing the Arctic Enema!</div>
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The next obstacle was the Log Bog Jog. We had to run over a long stretch of big logs and try not to roll our ankles!</div>
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The next obstacle was Bushwhacked. We had to walk down a dense area of forest. Then we ran for a long time. And we got higher up and colder, where there was more snow. Throughout the whole coarse there were signs like this one. Haha!</div>
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This was the worst thing I have ever done. I cannot believe I convinced myself to jump into that water! After I got out I said to myself, "I am never doing this again!" But after about 30 min, I changed my mind. <a href="http://youtu.be/a6yasLwnKyg">Here</a> is some video of my team doing the Glacier obstacle. We actually lost one of our video cameras that we rented in the water at this obstacle. Opps! <span style="background-color: white;">The worst part about this obstacle was that we couldn't start running right after to warm up. We had to walk through slippery snow through trees to get to the path. </span></div>
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We ran for a long time again until we got to the Berlin Walls #2. There were 3 sets of 10 feet high walls! Then we ran another long time until we got to Log Jammin'. We had to climb up and over and under logs and barb wire. </div>
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Then we ran for a long time again. Until we found our fans again! They gave us a snack and I even got some lip balm from Julie! </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Next was the Electric Eel. I was scared to do this one because some of the ropes that are hanging down have an electric charge that could shock you, up to 10,000 volts! Luckily, I stayed low and didn't get shocked.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Next was another round of Kiss of Mud!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Next, was the Kinky Tunnels. This one was not to bad if you are small like me!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">This next one was fun. It was called Cliffhanger. We had to run up a ramp and get pulled up. This is what it looked like.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Next was called Hold Your Wood. We had to carry a big log as a team up and down a hill. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The next one was called Everest. We had to climb from the bottom of the ski jump to the top. It was hard! Joe actually threw up after we got to the top!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">On the way down </span><span style="background-color: white;">we ran through a crazy amount of mud. And it felt like forever! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Next was Funky Monkey. I was nervous about this one cause I didn't think I could make it across. But I did! <a href="http://youtu.be/QMLRJjeVxJk">Here</a> is some video of our team making across.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The last obstacle was Electroshock Therapy. Same as the Electric Eel, some of the ropes had an electric charge that shocked you. And I made it through without getting shocked! <a href="http://youtu.be/lAfhk8WxKBc">Here</a> is video of Joe getting shocked and our team crossing the finish line!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">We were done! YAY! </span><span style="background-color: white;">We were supposed to get orange headbands for finishing but they ran out and gave us shirts instead. But they are mailing us our headbands. I felt pretty good when we finished. Just a few scrapes and bruises.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Next we had to clean up. We had to hose off with freezing cold water! Not as cold as the lake water though. Even though the pressure of the water was good, the dirt would not come off my skin. So I grabbed someone's dirty sock from the ground and scrubbed it off! Ew!</span></div>
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On our walk back to the buses the clouds started to look scary. And when we got in line to take the bus back to our car it started to rain, a lot. I was so grateful that it didn't rain during our race.</div>
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This was so much fun! I am so glad I did it. I would totally recommend it if you are at all interested. There is going to be one in Calgary in July 2013. And I have already pre-registered. Thanks to everyone for your encouraging words, it helped me a lot! And Thanks to my mom and dad for watching Taylor and Hannah while we were gone!</div>
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Check out this video Bradey Strong made showing our journey through the Tough Mudder race, Here.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGu-qyZo5Cg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGu-qyZo5Cg</a></div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-47736585204646249452012-05-22T19:25:00.000-07:002012-05-22T19:25:20.633-07:00That's my girlSo we were sitting at home and thought we would send Joe a picture and say hi . I told Hannah to make a funny face, and this is what she came up with...<br />
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Hilarious! I love that girl!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-25064687012044965282012-04-15T16:26:00.002-07:002012-04-15T17:28:36.142-07:00Easter Weekend<span><span style="font-size: 100%;">The weekend started with snow...</span></span><div><span><br /></span><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-tEko-7FVNmuZDZaRT2kB34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1PB3ShGf46g/T4tZ91zQtrI/AAAAAAAAF4M/vInUWszjK34/s640/007.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Do you like my fabulous chairs in my backyard? Don't they look so comfy and cozy?!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Exhb55wJpzuMRAgZUmqR734KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ui7H1VdAbeQ/T4tZ5rMu9DI/AAAAAAAAF4E/AXdDpizyvKg/s640/006.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">On Thursday we made some of those Easter egg nests. The girls loved making them! I loved eating them! I got the recipe from Pinterest <a href="http://www.thecurvycarrot.com/2011/04/07/birds-nests/">here.</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iwjnuoo_GABsUseXeeCGwn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xPyQ4HqivkU/T4tZxmIF2PI/AAAAAAAAF30/6ujq0crlMZ0/s640/003.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nYdcaU3wAW03bTjT9uVYgH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ocOiX-6wN-w/T4tZx0C5-TI/AAAAAAAAF34/w-jMS1qfC7M/s640/009.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">On Good Friday we went out and played in the snow, while this was cooking in the crockpot...I got the recipe from Pinterest <a href="http://myfavoritethings-miranda.blogspot.ca/2012/03/creamy-slow-cooker-tortellini-soup.html">here.</a> It's called creamy slow cooker tortellini soup.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qU9prINqt4x50tdmXcMMv34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SFfsbgc0yHA/T4tbPS3W6AI/AAAAAAAAF5o/o8CjtXzXhXA/s640/055.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">We made snow castles, </span>shovelled<span style="font-size: 100%;">, and rode bikes. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NP38NTChgIeNmZT08N3KZ34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-oQxiEusVYeQ/T4tadO3Uo_I/AAAAAAAAF4g/Jrh_bCHKMO4/s640/018.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rxr2h8dQIFM_wZRYoopBS34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LxBYXiwlgok/T4taaye-BLI/AAAAAAAAF4Y/u5mP6zXzfro/s640/008.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jJW7mBtyCp4J5azW0atlun4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-phbP5D6k6J8/T4tadcTWxxI/AAAAAAAAF4k/1K21wadJW8Q/s640/009.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EbrLP3yf8OcWA9ePkZ9hen4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EFsFGv19gmg/T4tavD_TfWI/AAAAAAAAF40/YrI40_i9tPE/s640/034.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">When we came inside we decorated eggs. I decided to use koolaid to dye the eggs. It was an idea I got from....guess, Pinterest. <a href="http://www.heyjenrenee.com/2011/04/kool-eggs.html">Here is the link.</a></span></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/J4k-N3V4n6SkV1_m2_bXNH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8_0yGIo-kwU/T4tazCtG6QI/AAAAAAAAF5E/phL2tdVN-Fo/s640/035.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/L_sEtzW4IQcagzOEn0sBFH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L_eU0dMKyH8/T4tax4KWtfI/AAAAAAAAF48/45aiHrLvhl8/s640/036.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Joe and I each coloured one egg. I put mine in almost every color, mine is the front one. The girls thought it looked like a dinosaur egg and thought it was pretty cool. They thought Joe's looked like poop.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/l1ihHOpmoOq4MoIEZiXTqH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Q7rFehBcgXg/T4ta_ovwTuI/AAAAAAAAF5Q/i2kpda7CiRQ/s640/049.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">When we were done colouring the eggs, Joe thought the girls might like to drink the koolaid egg water. It didn't have any sugar in it so it was pretty nasty. I told them not to do it, but they wouldn't listen to me, so I got the camera ready and took pictures of them drinking it!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UTW8guobU5x1R4dvAlL1GX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BjegC5qxmM0/T4tbE3TmnRI/AAAAAAAAF5g/H_tGT2FF2Ic/s640/051.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UZelhe19SDqVzXy8FkbitX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g9auGzMVuaY/T4tbDGbdKkI/AAAAAAAAF5Y/670zdds4CEw/s640/053.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">We had borrowed some books from the library, and spent some time reading a couple books that weekend. We read Captain Underpants and Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xCPumnVZQ5bo3NyIT9vELn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N1K6ZFsTbjk/T4tbgtnn5-I/AAAAAAAAF6k/VflfBXJDB1E/s640/010.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">The next morning the Easter bunny had come and the girls went on an Easter egg hunt around our house.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mNTTpN-WkGyuyBQi6tjmS34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0FQTvg6N_Pg/T4tbUwDnPLI/AAAAAAAAF5w/qFI-iLkqgrk/s640/004.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/x2ia4pcFnhfZM06Yt0dsB34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nqcvccPHEpI/T4tbW1jLGNI/AAAAAAAAF54/odIMTRAgaYA/s640/005.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">On Easter Sunday, after church, I wanted to make sure the girls understood what Easter is really about so we watched The Testaments. Because I can't control my emotions, I cried through the whole thing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/94D6UBGV8cb8mDB1qs339X4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-afZda3KoUl0/T4tgWvf8HrI/AAAAAAAAF7U/s-pohApm_w0/s800/TestamentsOneFoldOneShepherdFilm.jpg" height="438" width="300" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">During the week before Easter, I did a mini photo shoot with the girls after Taylor came home from school one day. Of course Taylor's hair does not look like this after school, it looks crazy and homeless, so it took me at least 5 minutes to comb out the tangles!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qsB_ABD4jhUDiF46JO65Yn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-217P4SeLGGs/T4tb6zlLCpI/AAAAAAAAF7A/7QRteZRtuCc/s640/April%25202012%2520062a.jpg" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uhP45jODbnNDDVm8qU4fqX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-trqXjA_0tiE/T4tb9r47hUI/AAAAAAAAF7I/TpLyJVG0h6c/s640/April%25202012%2520077a.jpg" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/A3z0z3TSvVhefX7Z-mZf5X4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FzFAHqC_AG8/T4tbzyS1QhI/AAAAAAAAF6w/LMVTt9nGOyE/s640/April%25202012%2520045a.jpg" height="640" width="442" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zmomndPPaZDjzwnVo5lJmn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-obSYVaGkduI/T4tb0zAtjyI/AAAAAAAAF64/LBdcvmt6GaM/s640/April%25202012%2520028a.jpg" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span>The weekend before Easter, Taylor had a karate tournament where she participated in 3 events. She was very serious about it and practised a lot. This is her warming up and getting ready.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PPqv6BGZbCiW3430xRecsH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4mChSTagfX8/T4th4Y9RK1I/AAAAAAAAF7g/_d2hsdb0gog/s640/April%25202012%2520006.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>The first event was the kata, it is a series of karate moves put into one routine. She actually got the silver medal for her kata for her age category. She was competing against about a dozen other kids! She was so happy she did so well. She had been practising her kata everyday for the last month!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Hmq1njP_icOwNThO6c_Prn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FjRMeGNi_hE/T4tbaMIRhuI/AAAAAAAAF6M/YvtpCfdSLyE/s640/Print-9909.jpg" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GI9oG5kHGswiL2qppAO39X4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-e0Tq8h-eQcM/T4tbbZgYk0I/AAAAAAAAF6U/CXDiFY0hi9c/s640/Print-9910.jpg" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/u6lE2J2pFXMWJhdM-fRc_H4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ehKDGgbA5QQ/T4tbcy62-kI/AAAAAAAAF6c/_KkZzJjjEMg/s640/Print-9915.jpg" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/C26TFulJxc2-lJuY58fIUX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zExjWjuo-m4/T4th4LBb8qI/AAAAAAAAF7c/jTsK7qI_MKs/s640/April%25202012%2520033.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>The next event was non-contact sparing. In this one, they throw punches and kicks at each other without touching. She had so much fun in this event. The last event was knockdown sparing. It is pretty much fighting. The kids get all their gear on and then punch, kick and block each other. Taylor loves this part. She loves karate!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xx2eltRIWqU6bEPngbuNsH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-idM8PSzUW4w/T4tbYR1snTI/AAAAAAAAF6E/rdOK1t4Geco/s640/Print-1481.jpg" height="640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-7916957504701339252012-02-17T09:00:00.000-08:002012-02-19T22:07:57.308-08:00I love Jimmy Fallon...part 5<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I know you have all been waiting for this! Here are my favourite moments from the last few months from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Justin Timberlake was on the show...again. Those two are so funny together. <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/history-of-rap-3-102811/1365175">Here is a history of rap 3</a> Sorry, I can't find this clip anymore!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjEqYclMAscZotmLdVqM9CtuGJfQe-sPcdXRJ_GQ0U8H3Wk8qKI5BV0CIKLV4kd0zBnwUFlzPdf3lQZsPYmWzUQMG5NWohjRLliwf_Y0ETnNm_PT5cYa5LKyTPf4SEilPBwpp37R_MuY/s1600/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-01.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjEqYclMAscZotmLdVqM9CtuGJfQe-sPcdXRJ_GQ0U8H3Wk8qKI5BV0CIKLV4kd0zBnwUFlzPdf3lQZsPYmWzUQMG5NWohjRLliwf_Y0ETnNm_PT5cYa5LKyTPf4SEilPBwpp37R_MuY/s400/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684193079625574802" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">BTW, these 2 cute boys were GQ's showmen of the year. Here are some more pics of them from their photoshoot.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvSzzVHetibnG_DTtLd0sWI7aLJRxn229FDp1Hkw80IxzNaEj8l3jRYAtlg9_NeT36bMexgx3nddEbu7s3jRsBoFNFNMungroJN4u6zgFEj5_9Kf3_Tp12ieayN2-65jXdKozNnwqNPI/s1600/tumblr_lupjb9eVn71qe6vsbo1_500.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvSzzVHetibnG_DTtLd0sWI7aLJRxn229FDp1Hkw80IxzNaEj8l3jRYAtlg9_NeT36bMexgx3nddEbu7s3jRsBoFNFNMungroJN4u6zgFEj5_9Kf3_Tp12ieayN2-65jXdKozNnwqNPI/s400/tumblr_lupjb9eVn71qe6vsbo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684192776379772818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ8_mR6zhA-P2mpNyY_CGlje60UnLrr8vwbkGpyi5SBnUDkwrrcln-XmVxvu5e34qhgF-ixbKEkV7FraM52LaJ_YUMliYDJ10mYiEh3dqeP8BVRzZx6GKD2eQZYCNsxzpnk9bNAwol8c/s1600/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-toc.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ8_mR6zhA-P2mpNyY_CGlje60UnLrr8vwbkGpyi5SBnUDkwrrcln-XmVxvu5e34qhgF-ixbKEkV7FraM52LaJ_YUMliYDJ10mYiEh3dqeP8BVRzZx6GKD2eQZYCNsxzpnk9bNAwol8c/s400/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-toc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684192771348619234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftudrg5-0YsUSwjqPI3_x5oKmteT6vJwLzEElRSEHzCXJXbw_8MzNCTQ16PIvTmQozXGfkAPdkEhyphenhyphen0Bq7rYVvlW0DYk0C8cNGudCIyKa06y0DpNQF6lJwgkesm-3y27IoOSbjv73YnHc/s1600/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-outtake-04.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftudrg5-0YsUSwjqPI3_x5oKmteT6vJwLzEElRSEHzCXJXbw_8MzNCTQ16PIvTmQozXGfkAPdkEhyphenhyphen0Bq7rYVvlW0DYk0C8cNGudCIyKa06y0DpNQF6lJwgkesm-3y27IoOSbjv73YnHc/s400/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-outtake-04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684192756693774594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFX1rYiJm6sMPgEKLBO2aiGeyX_D6fLjpLIfGpiV8dpt0wVs-YtwmWjWIt1dQsspW8rWi_lxSEDzRGElDPj7C4P_uUc-qv6c0sRZxuHe3DqG2iI80OZuo57RXc4pamUcH3SOK1NXxydM/s1600/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-outtake-02.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFX1rYiJm6sMPgEKLBO2aiGeyX_D6fLjpLIfGpiV8dpt0wVs-YtwmWjWIt1dQsspW8rWi_lxSEDzRGElDPj7C4P_uUc-qv6c0sRZxuHe3DqG2iI80OZuo57RXc4pamUcH3SOK1NXxydM/s400/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-outtake-02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684192755294959794" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlOVeION6Jj16uWb8yo7lT7IJFunMMgCSJD2ekypZKWubpIQ6aAAbuiy7equIwHDtOH-TXfIAioX-YvngbSr12tX87BVTItuCbFhiD5BGQWjmPPFaV4hqDVI2H53aqmmdLQvy_OPmOlU/s1600/JustinJimmy.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlOVeION6Jj16uWb8yo7lT7IJFunMMgCSJD2ekypZKWubpIQ6aAAbuiy7equIwHDtOH-TXfIAioX-YvngbSr12tX87BVTItuCbFhiD5BGQWjmPPFaV4hqDVI2H53aqmmdLQvy_OPmOlU/s400/JustinJimmy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684192755500451106" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">The band that plays on latenight with Jimmy Fallon is called the Roots. They just came out with a new album. <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2012/07/jimmy-beatboxes-over-the-roots-new-album-undun/">Here</a> is a clip of Jimmy recording some stuff with them. Haha, I love it!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQd_B22XCxoXW_BzKoe_Rtj3xm7fLuBwJOeGdeCGbghkURnjBLW7_SIkMlytFotYO_gQUzl6IrG6IK7vi3qpnTKhaHsnkBxBtcHuBf7-CQVN2UYR8S2ah3ABdqPnOjJami4R09TIu9sM/s1600/Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-Roots.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQd_B22XCxoXW_BzKoe_Rtj3xm7fLuBwJOeGdeCGbghkURnjBLW7_SIkMlytFotYO_gQUzl6IrG6IK7vi3qpnTKhaHsnkBxBtcHuBf7-CQVN2UYR8S2ah3ABdqPnOjJami4R09TIu9sM/s400/Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-Roots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684191238847031970" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This next clip is awesome. Jimmy is interviewing Damian Lewis (Captain Winters from Band of Brothers), and Jimmy tells a story about his cameo in Band of Brothers. I love it. <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/damian-lewis-12211/1371722">Here</a> it is!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefzgrZ95PqOxNVMkXgDYEVJo7hstvzgaqJukTsZhxh29OFOHlMoOMro1tXpowkpwXmQYbbRRLWWgyRwXkfbWNlA_8mj-obRUPo6xOGhLA9Nd4mcLxWRjseUJnapbO4AcaS1VqGkR4-ro/s1600/jimmy-fallon-late-night-scrncap-552-10.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefzgrZ95PqOxNVMkXgDYEVJo7hstvzgaqJukTsZhxh29OFOHlMoOMro1tXpowkpwXmQYbbRRLWWgyRwXkfbWNlA_8mj-obRUPo6xOGhLA9Nd4mcLxWRjseUJnapbO4AcaS1VqGkR4-ro/s400/jimmy-fallon-late-night-scrncap-552-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684187632164930386" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Every Wednesday night Jimmy does latenight hashtags. For those of you who don't know twitter, it is a list on twitter, where they give you the topic and fans send in the tweets. This weeks hashtag was #newholidaysongs. It is awesome! Check it out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KyWK2p6Vvg">here!</a> This one is gone too! It was so funny! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4Dtxcg8Q7ePmISO6OQevky-pujz3zahEfiriU-zk5urTx9nZk63Z4wuZhifRGY9uihyphenhyphen1A9M7p6s00PIrJ3EybmrnR0Mf9hf0BfJzGhGEbjKj73oUMamoCYwsPbZO9sEud2rHOzQez_M/s1600/latenight+hashtags.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4Dtxcg8Q7ePmISO6OQevky-pujz3zahEfiriU-zk5urTx9nZk63Z4wuZhifRGY9uihyphenhyphen1A9M7p6s00PIrJ3EybmrnR0Mf9hf0BfJzGhGEbjKj73oUMamoCYwsPbZO9sEud2rHOzQez_M/s400/latenight+hashtags.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683646379162681650" /></a><br /><br /><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Chris Martin (the lead singer of Coldplay, for those who don't know), was on the show. He is such a nice guy, it was a good interview. Check out what happens </span></span><a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/chris-martin-and-jimmy-do-the-worm-111111/1368138/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">here</a><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> at the end of the interview.</span></span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt9-HFzqCG_RkvwvaQcJ4ulDW7kb0DjZkm_lrRix8PGX53-TRK_fNso61QBOrssE1vSiIM-mt5-_FF4qZaAItUlpphV2m4-k5mMdbqPrC7eo1mJntCHW5G2pyZOP8hyphenhyphenJ1wk8EBB1OcOw/s1600/chrismartinworm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt9-HFzqCG_RkvwvaQcJ4ulDW7kb0DjZkm_lrRix8PGX53-TRK_fNso61QBOrssE1vSiIM-mt5-_FF4qZaAItUlpphV2m4-k5mMdbqPrC7eo1mJntCHW5G2pyZOP8hyphenhyphenJ1wk8EBB1OcOw/s400/chrismartinworm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683646376118635266" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">For those who don't know, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert were best friends for six months a while ago, and then they became eternal enemies for six months which ends on March 3. Stephen colbert gives Jimmy a valentine. See what happens <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/stephen-colberts-valentines-day-gift-21412/1385374">here.</a> I love those 2 together!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FXm_K5kkxIdNpTP2iQM_yX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wYN9rrS9gvk/Tz58gwwePTI/AAAAAAAAFx8/jMMHLZc8CAE/s400/fallon-and-colbert-s-six-month-eternal-feud.img.jpg" height="267" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><div>I love Jimmy, if you haven't noticed.</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-79238905100302909202012-02-07T15:16:00.000-08:002012-02-07T15:16:00.304-08:00Yay for no snow!This is what my back yard looked like a year ago in January...<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/M5N7YHG_z_hXZ5ObqMGY1X4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gA7cMAJiT08/TyyvzfltvnI/AAAAAAAAFv8/tBPxJ-tCArA/s400/Jan%25202011%2520001.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/njVRtpB5ZNnlxnAQYjFAaX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OMdr1ZSYtxY/Tyyv2ovzQNI/AAAAAAAAFwE/mPSDfkEAVXk/s400/Jan%25202011%2520003.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dIQ67iH9HGsAL864alBNXH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2YoffBKD4-s/Tyyw_7CHeYI/AAAAAAAAFws/FnGUmegr0Y0/s400/Jan%25202011%2520008.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PIjiBmXlgEwvWhS0x3KM8n4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-S18POuLcsWk/Tyyw_Yxjx4I/AAAAAAAAFwk/uoITs8VMcLY/s400/Jan%25202011%2520012.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And here is this year in January. Does anyone miss the snow? Really?!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/H47bG_GH4ek9FBGrbZqMp34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u5ROQQ9aBxk/Tyyv8mfNHwI/AAAAAAAAFwY/9FnaRUj661k/s400/002.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not me!!! And it better stay away, you hear me? AWAY!!! Man I live in the wrong city. This post better not come back and bite me in the butt with 3 feet of snow!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-74305709985531383272012-02-03T18:34:00.000-08:002012-02-03T20:06:12.559-08:00New colours for my girls roomHello ladies. I don't think there are any men reading my blog so, hello ladies. I have been busy changing some things in Taylor and Hannah's room. Yes, they are in the same room now, well they have been since the summer. So now I have a guest room, so come visit me anytime!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sarahstrongfamily.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html">Here</a> is the blog post of what her room looked like before. The beginning is Taylor's old room (the new guest room). The second half is Hannah's room, there isn't really that much of a difference so don't get too excited.<br /><br />Here is the fabric I saw on <a href="http://fabric.com/">Fabric.com</a> that inspired me.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dGD7JuRMYXvo_O0gFJ6Nmn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_TjwRsSmMng/TyysUln27RI/AAAAAAAAFuU/2EIp0hKyRfU/s800/fabric.jpg" height="550" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nRzxR3KFMDuv-espIy7lb34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3B22yXcVGYI/TyysUgp3ypI/AAAAAAAAFuU/NfIGK0X1WtA/s800/fabric2.jpg" height="500" width="500" /></a><br /><br />So I bought a whole bunch of fabric to make quilts for their beds, to make pillow cases, and to put on the back of the bookcases.<br /><br />I changed one of her bookcases into a dress up closet. I got the idea from Pinterest. She loves to dress up so this was perfect for her. The baskets have hair bows and headbands, necklaces, bracelets, shoes and any other dress up accessories. The picture on the shelf is of Hannah wearing a Snow White dress meeting the real Snow White in Disneyland, it is an adorable picture. I used some extra fabric to put over a bulletin board. And she loves the mirror to check out how she looks. This dress up closet does not usually look like this, it's usually super messy, believe me.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/emfB9VW9jv7LtSJ1XwvV-H4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3CgmxfC4nfI/TyysUly2JMI/AAAAAAAAFuU/tV5t-PGODT0/s640/002.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zqgVfcOTM8z62r1RBCjsiX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1wKIoJ46qJw/TyysUtH-iSI/AAAAAAAAFuU/yB_V9luxkak/s640/012.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a><br /><br />I spray painted these gold frames with white glossy Krylon. They turned out really nice.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vq6LhuHHwFr5aqALTtWhB34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lMTR-lMSZBs/TyysUp5ajsI/AAAAAAAAFuU/1PJJcGgff4g/s640/006.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I put some fabric in the back of the shelf and the dress up closet. I love this look. It is super easy to do too. The frame with the happy face is a frame for the girls artwork. Hannah did the happy face, and she is very proud of it.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ianu3uHtHpXahinqXlDw4n4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J7UR_g2e8PI/TyysUlP5-RI/AAAAAAAAFuU/Tf6tzMRmckE/s640/007.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Joe and I stained this corner shelf in the summer. It looks way better than it did before!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Lh7P4gfi1eMtZsG_j7dWxn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pU1iU8Q-v58/TyysUj4VGjI/AAAAAAAAFuU/cXT3wgJbTUc/s640/008.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a><br /><br />Then I started working on the quilts with the help of Andrea Barnes. Thanks so much Andy for helping me! She explained step by step how to make this. She even came over one night for a few hours, brought me a slurpee, ironed, and helped put it together. This is what one of them looked like once it was all sewn together.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7n6mmo8Cvh-PqCfX2wrFR34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F3WGP7S2HHo/TyysUhGxaUI/AAAAAAAAFuU/wrzyWjHHn2A/s640/002.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a><br /><br />After many hours of sewing, this is the finished product.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/26wtPcpr06QYzlyUKsKNWX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qYZ_NC3JpPQ/TyysUlpaZ_I/AAAAAAAAFuU/QVGcWhyUzQk/s640/009.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I didn't get a picture of the back side, but it is super soft grey minky.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LD5tX01PpddZxXwQPdlfGn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E47amjYsNRw/TyysUpOAkkI/AAAAAAAAFuU/TAgD5Nmdu9Q/s640/013.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The girls love their new quilts.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/D_sIwaz__i7GfbJsaoYcSn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h0YBDGNjleY/TyysUlkLLII/AAAAAAAAFuU/Q1cfBskRUnw/s640/014.JPG" height="640" width="427" /></a><br /><br />I still have some more work to do, and some more accessories I need to find. But this is the update for now!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-55394279045344920932012-01-01T22:51:00.000-08:002012-01-01T23:42:25.665-08:00Favourite Christmas Holiday PicturesMerry Christmas everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I have enjoyed sleeping in everyday, and eating whatever I want. I wanted to share some of my favourite pictures and moments from the last week.<br /><br />This first one was taken right after I surprised Joe and took him to the IIHF World Junior Canada vs. Sweeden Hockey game. I think I was just as excited to surprise him as he was to go to the game. We had great seats and had a great time!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7CJsG8fjTOSqWDAdAYCKM34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Yja3UEWZNgY/TwFUbOn3F6I/AAAAAAAAFUg/LpgkpAgFwEU/s800/December%2525202011%252520001.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />While Joe and I were at the game, my mom and dad were babysitting. When we walked in the door, this is what we saw...<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LX1HdHCvgMyYNV_BAZiBZ34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wliGmdo-stE/TwFVdgP7sTI/AAAAAAAAFUs/SnlrL0nXNs8/s800/December%2525202011%252520001.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />We didn't have a tree, so they got one for us and set it up with the girls while we were at the game. Thanks mumzy and daddykins!<br /><br />On Christmas eve day, the girls wanted to go tobogganing, but we didn't have any sleds or crazy carpets. We went white trash style and made our own with a black garbage bag and cardboard!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NJs4f8m2vucTHVNqFN_X7n4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9ywLhd0HS9Q/TwFVi6Y-4LI/AAAAAAAAFU4/5gN3GDzhvJA/s800/December%2525202011%252520016.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6BasziVqyHcfHVnjO0TigX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fFCZzdJ3_8s/TwFVo8hEBAI/AAAAAAAAFVA/sZD66m4QAsM/s800/December%2525202011%252520069.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a> <br /><br />My mom and dad came over Christmas eve. We ate some good food, sang some Christmas songs and read from the scriptures. It was a fun night.<br /><br /> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/N-_3YTzOO5emkJe2W2HO-X4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SSLA0LvHOTE/TwFVdMU5wpI/AAAAAAAAFUo/fQUadOZKvTM/s800/December%2525202011%252520093.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />Before I went to bed, I ended up watching the last half of one of my favourite movies, "The Sound of Music." Christoper Plumber is a very handsome young man!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XJoKbDsJdeslxb_b_fHYT34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HZxTtQWkFIQ/TwFaJAF7xyI/AAAAAAAAFWk/lcpyCiNTSB8/s800/8533324_640.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Christmas day was so fun. I loved watching the girls open their stockings and gifts.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uiFe-7ALtlPSLOiURzVUGH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JOE8wBVIpO4/TwFWLe4cfVI/AAAAAAAAFVM/Rr0NkBjzxYg/s800/December%2525202011%252520011.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z6GAEK5NfSlC9Q78LeZitn4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M72Wt4Tcc14/TwFWNLWQs_I/AAAAAAAAFVY/GR6Yy0a5uDs/s800/December%2525202011%252520020.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UwMysPh55JEuSGQCFqnStH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e0h1LBzYHwM/TwFWbKvuRaI/AAAAAAAAFVo/0j5eqvZBU2I/s800/December%2525202011%252520036.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />Hannah got some ballet dress up clothes and tried them on for me. These are the poses she showed me.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YOvq2FdXFUt25XaaJnBGhH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CofRmHYsJ6E/TwFWb4c4vQI/AAAAAAAAFVw/6lZ3X1cuqYY/s800/December%2525202011%252520046.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/w3LRbdGwrza9AoWM8BTZPX4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XRxh-hb50nM/TwFWM38c63I/AAAAAAAAFVU/aZBXsQPG3-A/s800/December%2525202011%252520048.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />A couple days later we were in Waterton. It was like a ghost town there. It was windy and cold, and you had to drive to the fire hall if you needed to go to the bathroom, but the girls still had fun. We went tobogganing down this pretty steep hill. This picture of Hannah and her cousin Brynna was taken a little while before Hannah was crying from going down the hill with me. In her own words, "Mommy, why did you land on me and bonk my head? Waaaa!" We wiped out pretty good.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B8u33i8TUBalQq0jkvN_k34KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fFqGc8HQ0j0/TwFW93qCZRI/AAAAAAAAFV8/BC5R5isPcSw/s800/December%2525202011%252520013.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />I love this one of Hannah on the swings in Grandma Julie and Pop pops backyard. She was on this swing everyday, multiple times a day. And she was always say, "Mommy, mommy, look at me, look how high I can go!"<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4UoanGCQjgh01OiMeCq4nH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4_PLkOwOOL4/TwFXVeG-j8I/AAAAAAAAFWE/xufiNrzgXMw/s800/December%2525202011%252520018.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />The girls also loved to get out the painting stuff. They would sit and paint for a long time!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QXDtlCijOBpm-B0ghcGv3H4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bM0tip8FGCU/TwFX4zoGg_I/AAAAAAAAFWU/rSWxk10ocAw/s800/December%2525202011%252520008.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />This last one is my favourite. Hannah found this rifle and was walking around asking everyone to put their hands up. Haha!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ija_nW47gRe5EooBBeDpFH4KxkCvFbsmfdj3bPaKj-w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wHhkpgZ8Rks/TwFX4G45W3I/AAAAAAAAFWM/CwSlLzV4byE/s800/December%2525202011%252520014.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />I am so happy that I have one more week to sleep in!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-70240211023439493492011-11-03T14:49:00.000-07:002011-11-03T15:51:19.285-07:00The Spooktacular at Fort Edmonton ParkWe went to the spooktacular at Fort Edmonton park last weekend. I was really looking forward to this, and ready to be scared! I found out that it was going to be the theme of creepy clowns and freak shows. I am not usually scared about those things so I wasn't too worried. And I was dressed for the weather. I was wearing 2 shirts, a hoodie, my winter coat, capris leggings, sweatpants, my toque, a scarf, and mittens.<div><br /></div><div>On our way to the "scary street" the UofA dance team was doing the Michael Jackson thriller dance. And then when they were done they just walked around like zombies. It kinda freaked me out, and I screamed, and they noticed. They started following me and staring at me. It was pretty creepy. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WlouHaQgBq3UHK5E1DTGpA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GCwwpu1YzFU/TrMPmc4jktI/AAAAAAAAFIA/IzGc7cTVVro/s640/November%2525202011%252520009.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When we got to the scary street, there were clowns and freaky circus people all over. This clown was Joe's favourite, he laughed like Krusty the clown and would fall down all the time.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LhrKFi8B7TiLPT3rhvB0XA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-m-0LtV80FaU/TrMQGpC-IXI/AAAAAAAAFIg/-ME26tNEyY8/s640/November%2525202011%252520016.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This clown was the creepiest looking one. It would come up behind you quietly and then honk it's horn.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7F8S0wefBFG35Jrzbmx-iQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IZ5HrDUvGhM/TrMP-r_n5zI/AAAAAAAAFIQ/6FMw7FFkLaE/s640/November%2525202011%252520018.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the haunted houses were pretty scary. This fortune teller one was creepy. She handed out a card at the end that said "look behind you," I didn't look behind me cause I was too scared, and then something started crawling out from under her table.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QtoBvPgSAzC8fPDlUW3dGg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yyyo_qnLbtc/TrMQMCeH45I/AAAAAAAAFIw/i8KiaaFVR6Q/s640/November%2525202011%252520019.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There was another haunted house where we were brought into this room and then all of the sudden, these girls were behind us.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pqqqcJir4GJssWAKM12BJw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-d3zSpX01N8A/TrMPkFkmGpI/AAAAAAAAFH4/YBqHWnG99Ko/s640/November%2525202011%252520014.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the way out there was a place with snakes, scorpions and tarantulas. Snakes, don't scare me, well, the non-poisonous kind. But scorpions do, and especially big spiders, like tarantulas. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lVcbk9FPBYpIJ83-ULngFQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-o-d_9wVFI6k/TrMQJU4QC1I/AAAAAAAAFIo/qIiswPq9QiA/s640/November%2525202011%252520028.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone was being brave and holding the tarantulas. At the last second I decided to hold it, and then not, and then hold it, and then not. I kept opening and closing my hand. And then I decided to just do it. I did it. I held a tarantula in my hand! And it was a huge one! Once it was on my hand, I could barley feel it. But it still grossed me out. That spider was not crawling fast enough across my hand. And it's body even rested on my hand, EW! Yes, this is my hand in this picture.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AaqqgrMyQRP-fGCJvKMsbQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--0aF9zKpe9I/TrMQAcyDO9I/AAAAAAAAFIY/k-uiNcf8f60/s640/November%2525202011%252520029.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't believe I did that. And I won't be doing it again.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have to admit. I wish the spooktacular was scarier. Next year, the corn maze at Halloween!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-54259755368082734602011-10-24T14:30:00.000-07:002011-10-24T14:30:00.486-07:00Goodbye RoverAs many of you know, my car (Rover, as Taylor would call it) was stolen a couple weeks ago. The police found it 4 days later. The car seemed to be fine, except for a broken window and garbage all over the inside, and was at the autobody shop. I thought we would be getting our car back in about a week. After they inspected our car, we got a message from our insurance adjuster last Wednesday that our car will be a write-off and that we won't be getting it back. I started to cry. I know it's silly, but I love my car. It has been so good to us. Here is a picture of me with Rover right after we bought it in 2002. <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/roXIKA2STOJdh3uco_CbyQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t4r9SPUc1gw/TqIrXbyaPMI/AAAAAAAAFEY/K-k_RBSwSqc/s640/October%2525202011%252520010.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We have had our car for almost 10 years and have had many fun memories with it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TtVT1s3PG0uwKK2Yl1O_5g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-x4vat872yCw/TqIqzIrui7I/AAAAAAAAFEA/xbYzwSbOA6o/s640/October%2525202011%252520011.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6ZNOgaaAjA53aydbsW9qXw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8AuLoJAdcgY/TqIkmJ0_RsI/AAAAAAAAFDo/7EBrpleoBi0/s640/IMG_6890a.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Look what those "bad guys," as Hannah would call them, did to my license plate!</div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NsohP_tg0_IOdFk7ayfjSg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XSlS0oFbSYo/TqIrXIXtlHI/AAAAAAAAFEU/GcQf_tLVLPo/s640/October%2525202011%252520009.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I went to visit Rover on Friday at the autobody shop to grab some things from the trunk. And to say goodbye.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/t9BKCovkrZmgXLknmRV63w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BLzkGU7a4uM/TqIqtPdnjpI/AAAAAAAAFDw/o3Cunw9q_xI/s640/October%2525202011%252520006.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Good bye Rover, we will miss you.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hello new car.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UoMDgT2iVxkNHdXuRfy1Jg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9ebb1hW0eP4/TqIqu8RNSLI/AAAAAAAAFD4/WwF0J2J6vaQ/s640/October%2525202011%252520007.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/68I74BQpqp6aiZQ7kaExzw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2znc8zS4lCo/TqIrWAOULoI/AAAAAAAAFEM/OZWQ2BJtTwc/s640/October%2525202011%252520008.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We bought a Hyundai Sonata Limited Turbo. It. Is. Awesome. I never expected to ever drive anything but a Honda, cause I love them, but as soon as I saw this car and took it for a drive, I fell in love. Yes, I already love my new car.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-11816012382176080932011-10-18T21:58:00.000-07:002011-10-18T22:24:11.367-07:00Snaggle toothTaylor has lost 4 teeth in the last 2 weeks. 2 of them being her top two front teeth. The last one finally fell out today and it has been hanging by a thread for the last couple days. My mom even offered Taylor $4 if she would let my mom pull it out. Taylor said no. I took these pictures today after school.<div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/13xj43SurgqLSi8B-OUTzQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1Cqj_5YZIxA/Tp5Z6XexA1I/AAAAAAAAFCE/z4t86xyxYTo/s800/October%2525202011%252520001.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Check out this snaggle tooth!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dakaKeth7SsazpP-YuKuvA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WgX0sv4judA/Tp5aJqM8cLI/AAAAAAAAFCQ/DbG4frj5So8/s800/October%2525202011%252520004.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then we had dinner and Taylor noticed her tooth fell out...only we couldn't find it. We think she ate it. Pretty gross if you ask me. <br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FPSXyGJ6iE2BBFHUYFkPiQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j-zex_ko8hY/Tp5aLY13f3I/AAAAAAAAFCg/lI9g1eNwD0k/s800/October%2525202011%252520005.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />I am so happy this nasty tooth finally fell out. I think Taylor looks so cute with her 2 front teeth missing. She has a little lisp now and sounds cute too.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dlgs4A1oyS8dgwg_RA2Z8Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wJcfYtUOYtc/Tp5Z5Hpq3DI/AAAAAAAAFB4/EJ1XVANyJXY/s800/October%2525202011%252520009.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am going to do a photo shoot of her sometime this week, before her awkward ginormous sized front teeth start growing in...before she looks like THIS!...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nB3no8d1UOQ63YNS4f3h6g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9Z6V3KOTqUM/Tp5dSzuW44I/AAAAAAAAFCs/A6fbE8uZ_Pc/s800/SAR023.JPG" height="800" width="635" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-70735404230811515312011-10-11T14:31:00.000-07:002011-10-11T16:40:54.348-07:00I love Jimmy Fallon...part 4It's about that time again. It's been a while, and I know you have all been waiting for more Jimmy Fallon.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9Rmn6Nesola6GoY_aF77ow?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8TScluQsqK4/TpTDsjt-OlI/AAAAAAAAFA0/KOcPiBrcw_c/s800/sgy-005035.jpg" height="600" width="400" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Just so you all know, when I watch Jimmy, I find something on every show that is worthy of my blog posts. So it is extremely difficult to narrow down my favourite parts. And since it's been a while since my last Jimmy post, 7 months to be exact, this is going to be a good one! I promise you will have a good laugh!</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the main reasons I love late night with Jimmy Fallon is because of the games he plays with his guests. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/bow-and-arrow-darts-with-jason-sudeikis-9211/1352041/">Here</a> is a game called bow and arrow stand-off he played with Jason Sudeikis.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yeRm035-WCDQoOqSNubCUA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BkNpq-wFrzo/TpS7S64JzXI/AAAAAAAAFAM/x636IjfKOEg/s800/Jason%25252BSudeikis%25252BVisits%25252BLate%25252BNight%25252BJimmy%25252BFallon%25252BnotJBuCZsP7l.jpg" height="395" width="594" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Who here likes Hugh Jackman? What about Hugh Jackman wet? Well, in this game, you get both. Check it out <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/water-war-vs-hugh-jackman-10611/1360750">here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qJIrTtTQaJUnA0bVcLIcPQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ImRiNT466vo/TpS7S9CtFiI/AAAAAAAAFAQ/8NWuZv3Vyow/s800/Jimmy%25252BFallon%25252BRachel%25252BBilson%25252BHugh%25252BJackman%25252BVisit%25252B-zmKWs7FAwgl.jpg" height="396" width="594" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know how many of you have seen <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/somewhere-out-there-with-stephen-colbert-91611/1355936">this</a> already, but this is the best thing I have seen in a long time. It involves Jimmy's BFFSM, Stephen Colbert.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B7WtTjbGfgL9oOJqxB0_iw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MwXgibI5XI4/TpS-GnrcNkI/AAAAAAAAFAc/kX8Bd50pvpU/s800/Colbert.png" height="255" width="427" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is another one I have shown a lot of people, but for those who haven't, check out <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/justin-bieber-someday-62411/1337083">this video</a> with Justin Beiber.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lypUmDg8IWs8XABbBHeFVQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8g_L1g114KE/TpTSg9cU88I/AAAAAAAAFBo/_RVgQXlf8XU/s800/justin_bieber_jimmy_fallon_someday.jpg" height="309" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I know all of you have seen this one. <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/let-us-play-with-your-look-51211/1327065">"Let us play with your look."</a> I can't wait for the next one he does. Don't watch it unless you want that song stuck in your head all day.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7CFk8kM_2gl4D_4D4xmu2A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2tR1jk8umag/TpTSg3lBNQI/AAAAAAAAFBw/vD4sI8dLR7o/s800/fallonletus.jpg" height="565" width="350" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/matthew-morrisons-response-to-jonah-hill-92611/1358426">This</a> next clip is about a fight that is going to happen on late night with Jimmy Fallon between Jonah Hill and Matthew Morrison.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tM-6AggoAr-e6qV3iH4MuA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6Wibt0746_8/TpS_2YqgIRI/AAAAAAAAFAk/KPFNaqFYP-8/s800/1317218333_matthew-morrison-jonah-hill-467.jpg" height="320" width="467" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/ew-with-emma-stone-81111/1346719">This</a> is a funny skit he did with Emma Stone. This idea all started when he heard someone in the audience say "ew!" really loud. And he occasionally says "ew" randomly on his show.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/r4F-JgpBvN3TovtjdaS1SQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k2XrXpJVOZI/TpTBor1KXnI/AAAAAAAAFAs/wLa9qv9utXY/s800/tumblr_lps8qzwxdj1qhub34o1_500.jpg" height="415" width="500" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/jose-the-correspondent-81211/1346980/">This</a> next one is a video he did with his writers. It's about old tapes he found from the 80's about a video dating service called Cupid's Arrow. My favourite characters are Jose and Chiz Dippler, both played by Jimmy!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oMFvoVc5AZjQLs3Jx1pbYw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yyYYELuBfi0/TpTLjO_b6-I/AAAAAAAAFA8/fNqZkHs6kZc/s800/lnjf-scrncap-495-jose.jpg" height="380" width="717" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then of course Jose had to make an appearance on late night with Jimmy Fallon in the audience. I would have loved to be at this show! <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/jose-the-correspondent-81211/1346980/">Hiii-ya!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jnP-z_ZkejnQr2RR5VlfVg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FfaeAxQ3EbM/TpTLjPdACFI/AAAAAAAAFBA/rtKZbOeMPOQ/s800/lnjf-scrncap-491-11.jpg" height="451" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love the amazing guests Jimmy has on his show...like Justin Timberlake. As you all remember from my first part of I love Jimmy Fallon blog post, I showed you all the History of Rap he did with Justin Timberlake. Well, Justin was on again this summer, and if you want to find out if they did another rap, check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s26ERD882Nk">this clip!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mA9AL0AA4I2Y_1TfgQiR5A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O3roYstzRDw/TpTNempVpHI/AAAAAAAAFBM/Da5LHSJXzZo/s800/alg_fallon_timberlake.jpg" height="362" width="485" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you didn't think I was a crazy Jimmy fan, you will after reading this paragraph. I was googling pictures of Jimmy for this blog post and I typed in "Jimmy Fallon monologue." I scrolled down a little, and this is what I saw:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LbychfXx5iXrzLisrbIEtw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-c1Pvu9NMCW4/TpTO82TOXNI/AAAAAAAAFBU/udYd1eKW8Zc/s800/October%2525202011%252520003.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ME. That's right. Me. I was like, "uhhh...that's me." It is a picture from my blog post about my trip to New York. I am holding up the monologue rehearsal ticket and the stand-by ticket we had for his show. Crazy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is another one. If you google "I love Jimmy Fallon" this is what shows up: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kuMd2LF9sYSP71bEhTpyLQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GLcYjUN2OKI/TpTO-URGeRI/AAAAAAAAFBc/M13Wvp98_Kc/s800/October%2525202011%252520004.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My blog is second. I promise I am not a crazy psycho stalker. I just really love Jimmy Fallon, and his show. Don't worry, my husband knows about this obsession.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are so many more clips I want to add, but it is getting too long already. If you don't already watch late night with Jimmy Fallon, you should. It makes me happy and laugh every night! And I need that!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-4858781357268562902011-09-27T17:20:00.000-07:002011-09-27T18:09:55.368-07:00Edmonton Corn Maze 2011The last hot day of the year was on Saturday. I thought we should spend it outside, so we decided to go to the Edmonton Corn Maze. Adults cost $10 each, kids 6-12 are $8, and kids 5 and under are free. And if you "like" the Edmonton Corn Maze on facebook, you can get $2 off coupons. So it only cost us $22 to go. And it was definitely worth the money.<div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RoKKbtdZulnLnZB6Q343zA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4t4yDFb3p3Q/ToJqZkGo0GI/AAAAAAAAE6Y/7x8x_6cRXxM/s800/September%2525202011%252520017.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a> <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yPHAjjE7DHupt4XXyEnt_w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uoqhoOLzGJ4/ToJqaC6GsOI/AAAAAAAAE6c/9p-FGTUxsI8/s800/September%2525202011%252520008.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>They usually have sunflowers outlining the maze, and by the time we got there this year, they were a little dead. Except for one. Go little buddy!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Hf4EiZpT-8A7w1noDPOhKA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tzdpKiRVXA0/ToJp_XPHcrI/AAAAAAAAE6I/uZpBR7lNW8A/s800/September%2525202011%252520249.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CFdj0pE_t0aEyXLyOF3y8g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vjX31up7Wb0/ToJqCDeYmHI/AAAAAAAAE6Q/g02E6tmYJlg/s800/September%2525202011%252520002.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/flXO1zsvEAonIdBbzL1m2w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JEEFEJ8ayZE/ToJqBaEEmmI/AAAAAAAAE6M/--ZIReV-XeQ/s800/September%2525202011%252520007.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LRam6VkH3CsQKD_ZkpvZMw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-haq5c8zn9cQ/ToJqvkSPXRI/AAAAAAAAE6o/mlQ8RfjC5WQ/s800/September%2525202011%252520020.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/twkVJq02dbeq1E1DPMjWEw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XEwZpZbPI6E/ToJqxHlnQ0I/AAAAAAAAE6s/EGRBD4Uw7_k/s800/September%2525202011%252520030.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They have many things to do besides the maze. They have some farm animals you can feed and pet. My girls loved petting and looking at the animals.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rTQUKhu7MbKbsCf4O2Aeyw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xe2tuvvDSVY/ToJrHjp82GI/AAAAAAAAE68/4eaCIVI49_U/s800/September%2525202011%252520036.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NF49dlJBZrdsb2HTMkENTQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gpbI0yUVpuQ/ToJrGVFwf6I/AAAAAAAAE64/nGG9Q1jc518/s800/September%2525202011%252520038.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JOx5y6iSZ_ipiwGqdthpzQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jFgkabElJ0I/ToJrH0dJMpI/AAAAAAAAE7A/GawPREPZFtI/s800/September%2525202011%252520044.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B-N6tKMIgcORw6hHwAemBA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aDltK30ZAX0/ToJreA4EwMI/AAAAAAAAE7I/l1xMyPIbLkw/s800/September%2525202011%252520046.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They also have a huge pile of hay you can climb and jump on.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Aty7v6xR1V3NKslt-9dnIw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MuACUztJuF4/ToJrhrRXwyI/AAAAAAAAE7M/pquuM4D86Gs/s800/September%2525202011%252520053.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/g-s7CI5fBxm9QvdZW29fJQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VycTMFR_wyI/ToJriG93TMI/AAAAAAAAE7Q/pNPikORs6Lw/s800/September%2525202011%252520055.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This year, they also had this huge jumping pillow. It was the highlight of the place for the girls. I went and jumped up too. It was really fun. Can you find Hannah in this first picture?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/73gUywGWkK3sS4_gRG9O4A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J7ClxX86Yk0/ToJtnuUKMyI/AAAAAAAAE8w/eQ9BtIP8kGI/s800/September%2525202011%252520187.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vchqPINQOxiioLqQpOZxkA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZP4RQ3XXpts/ToJry6RyuHI/AAAAAAAAE7Y/EPfsxeNmU6s/s800/September%2525202011%252520059.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wQc3ouUsVDofevhDCfghhQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WOXWPYDuqzw/ToJr0AgWUsI/AAAAAAAAE7c/VxCvOuy8DKs/s800/September%2525202011%252520065.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Kuq7tQKQPaaEPYH50m3-7g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N1-c9PZtJlc/ToJr3NjIyfI/AAAAAAAAE7g/XltWsObyUw4/s800/September%2525202011%252520069.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wO1GgFvS71s6FGOzIHCCLg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fid9jRv0Uts/ToJsFRn4HCI/AAAAAAAAE7o/ZyjpEKK716Q/s800/September%2525202011%252520075.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OaDKs0v067n8YVQisZFCsg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KdEQfyxJHG0/ToJsGFGXjNI/AAAAAAAAE7s/oeiQ7ZaqNZc/s800/September%2525202011%252520091.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WQ7hrG9LkkRP-ePNuvc2rw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7_EO-v1Ua6s/ToJsZDWavEI/AAAAAAAAE74/Q_K5mzwBlis/s800/September%2525202011%252520124.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They also have a little dirt track that you can ride bikes on. The girls loved it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UXv5vA4UQTn2DmL5yr9QcA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7zGA6kBGuy4/ToJuK5aGrJI/AAAAAAAAE9M/2PAcVFEV3Bw/s800/September%2525202011%252520246.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They also have this little train thing called the Corn Cob express, but we didn't go on it. I just made Hannah pose for this picture.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/u6as9mJ9WCouwmFgUpMBcw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4GvlrXR36s4/ToJuGbwtH7I/AAAAAAAAE9I/YiHCysq-VDU/s800/September%2525202011%252520230.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now it was time for the maze.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z9xVZFuKbKr3sxtU7aw5SA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KTvkCwAbSvM/ToJsfdNiPrI/AAAAAAAAE78/jL8sqof8QHs/s800/September%2525202011%252520132.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And this is what it looked like from above this year.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EmkPdQ8lUXXwgl0vG4Zqgg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--mVwJsHHhh4/ToJttXVGmOI/AAAAAAAAE80/BiUXgXuLL3w/s800/September%2525202011%252520188.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The girls had fun trying to figure out which way to go in the maze.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GjZp190D1-Rtqbey15aRTA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BLaQ4vNoZ4w/ToJsistxTnI/AAAAAAAAE8E/jH4obUS7ICg/s800/September%2525202011%252520137.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/C_AqzcEGVhiyaKxmLbca3w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-c6D6zlTgd3Q/ToJs6SK6KVI/AAAAAAAAE8U/tbhvh4ACzak/s800/September%2525202011%252520155.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AXeGLieEQhwOZgFGuDzAqQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-etmiD0lynxw/ToJtM1N3yGI/AAAAAAAAE8g/GKqDy7PKGro/s800/September%2525202011%252520172.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1eEanCVpe3VIU9wsla8Vcw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0y_ui35sfLs/ToJs1V0PdUI/AAAAAAAAE8Q/1DxQooiPB2Q/s800/September%2525202011%252520163.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And Hannah kept picking up corn off the ground and peeling it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dIZoBPe_C1gqAi1UvIwQ7g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cGxRA4STBjs/ToJstibj0lI/AAAAAAAAE8I/P21al7-1LpM/s800/September%2525202011%252520147.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/spe5BRkV1uNOLN1ip6t7YQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-65zZs9U_ykU/ToJs-Uu2UaI/AAAAAAAAE8Y/f9qY6Mrw4AE/s800/September%2525202011%252520165.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When we were halfway through the maze, there is an option to exit or go on to the second half. Hannah and I decided to stop and go back to the jumping pillow. And Joe and Taylor ran on to finish the maze. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B4jeyboqbl5pAtvEQ9uUsQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iNJQrgm0Oyw/ToJtumFxS4I/AAAAAAAAE84/6vWbxKIihqM/s800/September%2525202011%252520189.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And she let me take some pictures of her!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Nd01hgjTOwH5dUmQhJj7pw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Nqta6eW_l9Y/ToJtRZqlGgI/AAAAAAAAE8k/yq4oulHn1qs/s800/September%2525202011%252520174.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/g5qG0xlf4l9u11vz2aKjfw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OJB75uIZxjY/ToJtV5imRYI/AAAAAAAAE8o/HSaEoZys1iA/s800/September%2525202011%252520176.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When Joe and Taylor got back the girls got some strawberry ice cream. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lte_p2UtXJI0C4K-rQTctA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pCbKqI3V-Ww/ToJt9S_9FlI/AAAAAAAAE9A/dpzCaIMX_To/s800/September%2525202011%252520194.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2FnfESAyATSAsoamS-l1jg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-np23RcuAru0/ToJuDflzaUI/AAAAAAAAE9E/vOgWcYFZ9CI/s800/September%2525202011%252520220.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We got there at about noon and left a little after 3pm. When we got there, there was no line up to pay, and when we left, there was about 50 people waiting to pay! It was a busy day there. So if you do decide to go on a Saturday, go earlier than later! I am planning on going back before the weather gets too cold. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kr3yG4kLYeycs_a0iJbyEQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4Qc9BQpcCik/ToJqdxp4u3I/AAAAAAAAE6g/Wge3PsWoKHU/s800/September%2525202011%252520014.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-65769027238316247172011-09-07T19:50:00.000-07:002011-09-07T20:19:06.156-07:00Jurassic ForestLast week I tagged along during a Gibb get together as we all went to Jurassic Forest. Calee and all her kids, Diane and her twins, and Sis Gibb were there too. It is out in Gibbons, so I car pooled with Barb. We only had Jarom in her van on the way out there, mine and Barb's girls squeezed in Diane's van.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TzPZFYCx1-kAWy07Z78sCA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NWP5DPBS1Ps/TmgvBnwisYI/AAAAAAAAE4M/taceZZZZsms/s800/jurassic.jpg" height="502" width="502" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It felt like I was walking in the gates to Jurassic Park in the movie when we got there. Taylor was a little scared at first. But that was probably because she wanted to watch the movie Jurassic Park the day before. We don't have it so I was showing her clips of the movie on youtube. Yes I did show her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnRxQ3dcaQk">this</a> scene from the movie. We didn't finish it, she told me she was too scared and to turn it off. I love that movie, saw it 5 times in the theatre! </div><div><br /></div><div>When you get inside, there are 2 pathways you can take. And along each pathway there are dinosaurs that move!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kdlaTjGXwWX6gm--pfe64g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gZXB-bpxDOc/Tmgt0FX5M9I/AAAAAAAAE3I/AJvauwtpv3w/s800/007.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/x-9ufQ6ELyLqX6KVzsHBYQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aO1nJp5RgH8/Tmgt2ITW1aI/AAAAAAAAE3M/b50JcXl1ugE/s800/079.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hannah wasn't scared at all. In fact she was having major 4 year old pms that day. I am so scared of this girl when she is a teenager.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Y0FqaYDuF9aHVWQxRYg2gg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aIJ7yRor5Qw/TmgtqC28xmI/AAAAAAAAE3E/IXlk8k4Vn1s/s800/011.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Scarlett wasn't scared either, we just told her to make that face cause it's super cute.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Rwhdk8i-HWIL3VgNbdoBHA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XmQ1imXFW2I/Tmgt-28Ie2I/AAAAAAAAE3U/OtmJdqnwpaE/s800/014.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This next picture was taken right when Barb said there was a pterodactyl in the sky. Haha!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5Q0ba4RQPdR_hf9cSG9shw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6KIHYh1lAiQ/TmguOq-cDoI/AAAAAAAAE3c/W7Smt7LgiIA/s800/023.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And Jarom was being such a good boy. Of course!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lnJpWTzS9Xq_NGxu2VspCw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--HvwWoowRM4/TmguMtg2CkI/AAAAAAAAE3Y/wXnZK4-GJN8/s800/027.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There were those yellow and black caterpillars everywhere and the girls each found one. They both kept telling me to take care of them, I was like, I am not touching that thing, am I right Barb?!!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rQPmtzS2XEcMHRD69F7Uqw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9r-8x21l3zo/TmguVfm4OtI/AAAAAAAAE3g/6IUNZTTReK8/s800/028.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They had a big open sand area with fake fossils and brushes and other cool dinosaur play structures. The girls loved it!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aH8MK0iYPksMLX3KpLbNxQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J3_Z1khmtQc/TmgujkTdfbI/AAAAAAAAE3o/1Wo2-8UOZeI/s800/032.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ly0N3xZV3y8OKY6ix8n6Qw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0eN-_9G14CQ/TmgumOrfpoI/AAAAAAAAE3s/Q3y8bQNoJuA/s800/035.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6FchcMKb3EZ7LdeqfyFtww?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RH3n1k8M9E0/TmgutumCBcI/AAAAAAAAE3w/3V-ZMLBbefI/s800/041.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The girls had so much fun that day. I would definitely take them back. It might have to be a once a year thing though, it cost $30 for me and my 2 girls! But I do think it was worth it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FckXorl57EmImgcTLTF_xw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mPXATH_-0BQ/Tmgu7W-It7I/AAAAAAAAE38/KMxdFPbv2Tg/s800/073.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-23623549023256437172011-07-03T17:50:00.000-07:002011-07-03T18:07:26.708-07:00Finally done!Remember when I made this ruffle skirt for Ellie. <br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BwfskOERf8FOaFjl0n5Tt0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBUc2iGE0WniK18DIDwxoGctiNH44thl3vdQqtsZ4qaD1ajCdtx-qh8zOFgNmH38DxWl1kKrcBGJRnXK1cpmnG65m_A5zrmLpIS6dAAoBNj3lkVbgb-nOLFZvIYirGqlSHaQqlSxDYSU/s800/IMG_6582.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />Well, it was time to make one for each of my girls too. It took me forever to finish them. I think I am not cut out for sewing anymore, I have lost all patience for it. I think I will take a break from it for a while. Anyways, here are some of the pieces I cut out for it. I had to keep them in order or I would be lost!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qXj5ssUMsMezPzMZDukHkUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8lnxJPEsUUyrc5o00wJrVHybw3VY1-eURW_fu2JQYU-jNx9c0PVdcksc_-gw1UOuwPKthnQrNkNv0FKaFoCnrtH6rUaiFN-1BnGoPUbOcRQD0MNJJba1ZcRW3G-vy1TZEdOE2xbw284/s800/IMG_7239.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />And here they are finished! I love them! I worked so hard on them, and it took me so long I almost hate them. It think it took me about 20ish hours to make both of them.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3KlZghqJ0yFeg-cbisKwnEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne6D9VmmBWt28SJDR1W_wimBwXlS1N6aANEQQd4YixwZLa8iW62BLlz8lypzvUigbrm3HUXxONSURuKiUpVFFlE5HvmnGQy9zKjbVy9IyAApN-EQhpIyMoYLnfIxtcNo9bAv2vBszuG8/s800/IMG_7513.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />And of course I had to take some pictures of the girls wearing them.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eAzUDOy-kvKuFQuuyDyQo0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDvtWRe3vbSQGhC_OMQ9KyhN3s7P9GqqgPVRUSg3bSKTMrjW9-oXiNeUVsE-0HsD9dryQuXt1CtI3_lozP0xpHCkmnHNvj5anQCucQogjnOjtBJ27K6W_U1A4h1xeD981TNKsLUHo7HU/s800/IMG_7380a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lzTEHkdVi83iECZzsGDKjEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNx4TF83TA1eQ7BMx5vCr-aktxhAB8CAqh3W0F7disSN71FKPDbtiAFVioAx-dXDs-WJF4SQJnuIx9dsqMes0NrX77uWv6Ccav7H6mIYaZprL77ovD_m2s7S7Apslav2N7wNEWyxiFyw/s800/IMG_7496a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1gd2rNJ14NT2KIdnZt10iEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJUMc8y5VZU6JhtYTzP0bYW8sdhogE443PPnENIoOGiIu06jvRD0rxVUpdrsknnpayYRMbzG9D4nrCbT0CMs_82GwExbPNGhdWxkQXMckSs20P3FbQ82MuGNcLruCsRPlEHDx9Sog65Q/s800/IMG_7389a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XznRgnADPHNMAuHy6HJ2Qktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGFXRqJBsQxuRQjEHhPxzhzOL-NmjO2igq8VEv1Lx4bIwJeunn7UUCO0Q5-n-ge8omIZGkJzcQnDSRYoO_wZPn3BB77xpUwCZtQktN-Hv40IzEUa8PfvE7cQtIOYOQqAwr9lOQssskJY/s800/IMG_7406a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_57KfydT-4u4SZlAGtG5KUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMBd6Fnv8R-WOH8LdicDiVkhC2qQeifSakRxaaDYibh4IMDEBsBhG5UowOotOXBd7HqDptXuvcoW0wWLXElZdM75gowOHKtyHCIq_VV5KQIfgBrQsAp2sMfjafaFxu_46Q7L_0cQjHrc/s800/IMG_7487a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />The girls love them. They were really excited to try them on. And I am never making this skirt again! I have the pattern if anyone wants to borrow it!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-63819645098107874172011-06-18T22:16:00.000-07:002011-06-18T22:27:13.865-07:00Hot Mama's!Last weekend a bunch of us got together to say good bye to Amelia and Natasha. Miss you guys! During the day on Saturday we played dress up and then took some pictures. It was so much fun! And it was so easy to take pictures of these beautiful ladies.<br /><br />I have posted one favourite of each of these lovely ladies. If you want to see more, go to my photography blog <a href="http://sarahstrongphotography.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WWV9B-lGoiq345btOSikZktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdCYKdt8RyXn1a1ihXaSKOOqBJ3G6Euw6xicj13nFq-CRHcuzgIY2NMdXppH4itUQ2IXOhmCwgHrrgl7cJnhMIGXO0l_uKkzZYuDoymO9YmlYsXyp3Qb8IcCzyitZO_wuHMSFon52Cc4/s800/IMG_6683a.jpg" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/c3j6hB4Od7R-KI7L6lCRhktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY-D3CZIOlNlm3tZI8Pcal0QLNjbQrxxMOLRKEmr76syLo830A3ebwhNaBXQu39w4pkFz5Ri-O_lusyvetXXmnbKfLpJ1nrx7QkNKoKRqaG-0cwuzyr5LmJynhkcMdGUvSESMWJXC0SI/s800/IMG_6721a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/404EdGgO3iAB-TQeOU3F10tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rJ7w87RLeyQ2Hz9aWRgr7Sb6dcIVkl3gMVTz9-HTvLCTG4k3JqMjo6WBMqKhOvhXWUt94RuXtKWoIRIaadEiITzHrG2QW_SQ_M9isaDANmR_CthDNaVYpwNYst4M59n0PKeHeZhyrOM/s800/IMG_6828a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bA5P6L1yAfZ8U-M0_7WC50tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHfR-72jHs4C85l75dgIsqZn14WyoFZbLs1dS26R17ITcPFG_njigSIWxOoj8UJaakwFMKRQIuUMeU9RIbD0ZKzAbY6FKY1FCvoMu7_IUCZvKH8MywSW3YBKVKQCSBIMQKq_hVolG-oU/s800/IMG_6870a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dtH7SAMZmCnItt547hkcF0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhdnkjxiJ-CYklI7HvcWMMOf584LCAtyEnyNn9TNCpfpm4F-edt2RnUUfC7rLUTeHinAy_t5k3Ir2Z5GpKlL4kjc00fJSSAkHZX5R9VdeSqwBjw2-cNBS5Abplk2XBKfUITSiYBDdPig/s800/IMG_7060a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pbq6nEIIObj4pUv2bvdJs0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4bYZVnr56TIQf3MERurI7C2D2e86sO8EpAOfCI7HTyPMoitSJZ7ThXxzXy95MUKJxrIRhSX9Incn1QkBMGXPyvVkBmjCP5SWg1ZXj1Z88t8256FrNWTT-W8DDiKgMVSs3hSdUQIDZwc/s800/IMG_6957a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ib_zdX4ogSZLpFN5mXKedktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglchymUbYKeFYw5RnqmIdjY6_IoGrQqJ1BAKhGhEwpqYsBRBnB-o_ixwuavAhbLBE-yIrYDOCAo0lKU6gsqHljfBnMpmExD-SFn0ZUj3W2PpgWWHui1yH4lajFOb0vhYf-SQBOlowO68g/s800/IMG_7099a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NSTYyg9T9l_ChIds3dmwLktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3noif7U5pM1QVDbbjCTFgJxYLU3Hlp-kFfIeT8tInjZh7VDlcbDU_Mh3iUF5k_-ZYUSuLOjFOCiFZ85qZ-agYxTy3jlFE82cioVubbbYhiGMZorOLIPkqYFFfmdQjixeie3WBICEmp0/s800/IMG_7066a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mkxuKuh6fma2uOIfzWnQzktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNElUshQscFZ4B7B2BcJJAQ13AxBl5fbmFQh_-1mmHO9Wp8fE-4gUJS3zPwb9erNTon8jBvrcCpiwGjSf-5278O5YmFIMdmozf4YLiCTD4Halo6CmzcxVRGAhWGA0ZLcMEAriLJRuhdw/s800/IMG_6900a.jpg" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for such a fun day ladies!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-8821219714638841082011-06-01T11:56:00.000-07:002011-06-01T12:15:25.883-07:00For EllieWell, it's actually for Maren. For Maren's Birthday (which was back in February!) I know, I'm such a good sister! I promised her I would make a skirt for Ellie. Maren came over one night before her birthday and picked out material from the material I had for Ellie's skirt. The pattern I was going to use was called the Nie Nie Ruffle skirt. <br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/05zAVTJ2Cuzvg-oWnzJQmktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Xd_XhRZITaNo1FYnvs0inLtCfw4yVqWQqvy_ItXN_DSuw7SgP6NrDBnsYF678b044FwqnpMU6l3GKbo1ipvRxxQROWGvzw_0KByqbmV0QpQTf4PVIwgLO69SX7h7454Xg_dsKxuic4E/s800/ruffle%252520skirt%252520pattern%252520picture.jpg" height="686" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I cut out all the pieces a while ago, but they sat by my sewing machine for months. I was waiting for a night that I could do it all at once, and I knew it would take me a long time. Last night I finally started at 8pm. And 4.5 hours later...I still wasn't finished. So many ruffles! But I finished today! And it only took me 1 more hour. It would have taken me longer today but there are only 4 ruffle layers on Ellie's skirt instead of 6 like in the pattern. Check out all those ruffles!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BwfskOERf8FOaFjl0n5Tt0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBUc2iGE0WniK18DIDwxoGctiNH44thl3vdQqtsZ4qaD1ajCdtx-qh8zOFgNmH38DxWl1kKrcBGJRnXK1cpmnG65m_A5zrmLpIS6dAAoBNj3lkVbgb-nOLFZvIYirGqlSHaQqlSxDYSU/s800/IMG_6582.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/51lU7f1JDrSLEH5_vmnkmUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusBCPWflVSLVUDvk7yRdH7RPB3LJDIeI2WgM4gbftU7ZI_yy3QLIKCBjNjEtQLdJAWzEDT9D4IKesdiL3KZFQGPUpVqfOjpWUW0cgDY4Qa4WGCvJnUf7IyfVDmG0T9iyv9kOwW9xzAmc/s800/IMG_6585.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />It was fun to make because it was the first real time I used my serger. It's not the best serger but it works for me! It was so easy to finish all the edges. I can't wait to see it on Ellie. I hope you like it Maren! Happy super-late Birthday!<br /><br />Speaking of ruffles, the other day, I found Hannah wearing 4 of her most fluffy tutus. They were sticking out so far. It looked hilarious.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ycgqqr2CpPWkwPBBKRPTAktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJFJFEriSDAN27KSZ77OvToZL9C3eB7e3MemLTQn1jVDe8A72M0-vZYf94jxV7fQC8reNecCGQV7fGpMfgtw1drUWVc3LwTfU4lvYrzFxEvID-0gIPiBeqT53xyJUf0B98pYHdbzeNWk/s800/IMG_6574.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VJY0KyYjnd3lWDLC3gSt1Utj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNzNymL8bJbO0eEstBNMSoEf9fg_Bsnx-2YBIWpGFLzXJREwNR34v0V8ia7RNDRApOBfZbwsJsV9cCmYy9pOUjyISQplx3kuA4txOQgB0okxuhXiuW7Ow3gjejNMV_pv_sb_rzFFwdJQ/s800/IMG_6575.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />Silly girl. So photogenic.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-17311672085792373182011-05-25T11:03:00.000-07:002011-05-25T11:17:50.701-07:00My GirlsI have been neglecting my camera lately. So I decided to do a little photo shoot of the girls. They love posing for the camera so it was pretty easy. And by the time it was done, they had given me a large bouquet of dandelions! Lucky me! Here they are, I love this first one of Hannah, and no, I did not tell her to pose like that.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/b2C7z_ug5L2d128Nix6JaEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq396gkHNVXSI7-7SxCeKM7lNZaQaKsqaA9h7JKQFoNXHpIVTUABsXhxEa2b_SdUhWrALGVVo5dYlXP4rfLgc2TWf7C18aWJdrkMKe9t7MMb7tmWmqzrxBuksLFzaxeEpSvkHYkJ0XFrs/s800/IMG_6327a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8BClC2lGnZYiZoMcCvk_7Utj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpnZdOqaRZEgkxz9mqFdY01_fugDgmyqW1nzsILkpbZskgjwr2bP4cXogKmLPwKU1m3hR__xc29m3-94Ah5lihm6sVf-HDVPLQVsC27XaJ9FY14tmhCgL6CMtCrt3VPurzlq0nOSwv0A/s800/IMG_6342a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XAVGznS0LTQekr01M687zktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img 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height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SsYeIpo00xf0oBikdvDO2ktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8u2VMQFUaBUy3HgwRZZYiLYZ7FriwdqlZKbxRvzVjCIS3XpDsqM4QkI8HreGoXD9gwhcNRW6ciJ0P3t_C62_r218XZYBPcCsaXqePF-JgaxrxHyZ_FlmJ2qyBd1j9S9oSBHMlJPgfPIk/s800/IMG_6520a.jpg" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />I think they're pretty cute...when they're sleeping.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-63511426766126446872011-05-13T20:04:00.000-07:002011-05-13T21:44:35.774-07:00Hannah's preschool field tripRemember a couple days ago when it was crazy windy? Well, there were a couple of those days. Anyways, Hannah had a field trip that day to a farm called Prairie gardens. And I got to go cause I was duty mom that day. It all started with an hour bus ride (one way) with 50 or so preschoolers.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Om_IYPuuo4qo7-fnKq_LQ0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu0qbiBeeHBjS_wY4CjObXVWQVXDKZuygPsVdRUpv-hB9wLsmR_26EGmhuyc5Cu3TFGhZDBenc4SangVektf-Knfe2jHdYn008vuumgoEV2Mh2McEzH3OnapmUkPBn9Gg8PPLXYbOxSM/s800/IMG_6151.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />And then she said, "hey mama, take a picture of this funny face." <br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RLNgXD2HYQILGOH8WKQ1sEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_ul4yLguMFiV6mOcDGN9wC1jnSYZhUcGu57Z7Goppx5cBVdl425T0kEegpGPC4TWdZgV4ARxgnJ9zSW_E_FklzkUhyphenhyphenbjCPrco1FVZCj3svmZMHAPvzs97I5M0zLKZzzs-iOl8pdhFSQ/s800/IMG_6150.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a> <br /><br />When we got there, the kids got to go on a train ride around the farm. Hannah was so excited.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1_3GnSNHh28KbVW3UKXX6Etj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-w0Q5iEdpeHSo1odoGliRoyQMsNSZ8W8c7QrJ7SHJUVshcy_99V-T2CiOVqz9Na_AgVevgR236f5yJWXGGsNlIpEFpuMLIy4ZqAHrgp10F99Dcb6I3LTxr9XxGbDLrWYGwjWU0EwgS0/s800/IMG_6152.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />Then, they went on a walk on a nature trail to find signs of spring.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PIITDVcV9lP6jvyw9etYf0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9WVlL0v1yKfGgI1tsRh7DuUl9-OxbJVP13jM6EyIXmwTBvbJm6R7hk-lweNiVK6LG-Msj5prggnVH-CclYTzp0igpJtk0PffvmhhqRRsXCt66JrIVaNsE_Ujv5_i29CyvGrNwpQHz0I/s800/IMG_6157.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />Then they looked as some geese that were super loud and scared a couple kids, including Hannah.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hI9eqHCiItLpMpNfrdJQdUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j4h1WtEU4nikIzDvoGzDPryILMhyTqcwGieJp6nfvvqPom-gvp2gQAUeHJ3TYLuf2qwktMIgCDCkxt1S_gQu1bhAAD3Ap6-fNP08GfJsaH1lE_JAeV6xhaYdOuLzDkl7_A2dvZQGZgc/s800/IMG_6159.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />Next, they planted some seeds in a little pot. Hannah wasn't very interested in this part. She handed me the pot when she was done and said, "Here mama, you can have this to put in your room." Then ran off.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DDkT831LmoG2G2G1qOZ5I0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac1Ysz36jchJonW9hHvd4l-2hjGVfD8d6qcQ0tWIH9azwzTfGaec-1FF-cz14BZzJ2XlDSDgvEkE9FU4sn1axvC5Oy5AMrnpoYWDKBXzaShyWPdbc3MrxMDIOC4ZV7NdvawsWvCU0XMw/s800/IMG_6163.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />There was a playground by most of the activities we were doing so all the kids were a little distracted. All they wanted to do the whole time was play at the playground.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uOV8v-5h-Vqkv5SqiUl0YEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGljhbo9u3h716u6DFyYtYgTXHyEPm68ef3h-a8sqFAdWnYxenz8QWtyrM-YEhhlgVnV6vNzApVJ0nGoKdpg_xC8ryS15sXgDIPaKVFRhdKYMvrYYiN-nVdUXsAm-DuGgEFo29rHlX7HE/s800/IMG_6165.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />Then, they sat around and learned about potatoes. I don't think any of the kids were listening to a word. It looks like Hannah was listening in this picture, but she's not. She is probably thinking, "I like that girls hair." <br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Esz26X4KbOYlpkTY3VeFWUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlOLkU6fa8MLv33KUX4PdaKo9zYM5Fq1nbiNig1vkIGPV78e5xGVLWq1YEPjB0AhebAh-0QTUkxfFW9E6Gqk-RZIQl2-cXBfx-ycVX9XwBZtIMWIvpJEh-RC24u2eT5_VninUMxOocRs/s800/IMG_6168.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />Next was the petting zoo. They had goats on one side and bunnies on the other. <br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_wKkRXmwFiB4_yBY4Syk3Etj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhECaPygZRhnqUzbnPNB3S62XebBp5DrECKyXNF7pqcdHxfaBUrLFQby0ymrf6vZEPWJE2XhN5WxzRwl_Lc9IjQHjiu8uy5TGWhnXTmFF9GS0ahpip2dcLCeFOvsgXsHrE85pMR6wBAk/s800/IMG_6172.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Byn9FznOAnXHdy612SXoJEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj232y6HjdqVOIG-m0AMcjaWqFzGr120Rxx-2zdTGIGxBUUkE5e0sRxAmh2uQEJ0s8bgcP-6Y1uVUKDn0QLC-R8Wuj0J2ZP-tgLjaY9kRLKYl8vLbLijJvgoLnioILoBsPMQudLwKvXyYk/s800/IMG_6180.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />When it was Hannah's turn to hold the bunny, one of the claws scratched her leg and she dropped the poor bunny on the ground. She didn't feel bad either.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mWj1QbgOaQlQCPVH5tpmr0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnFcouaWV89PvRrnVI8BMXfhqJchiB_r7IPc__ttjMU2wHaiDeSe4oQwfzusj9TlImNDD5a0vifM5DIyGedmLuNfXRrlhJp3PzahZ-iSHPe8ga6aOTunSp-zoZbW9iLBFNRJn9twFF6U/s800/IMG_6186.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />Then, they got to eat snacks and watch a puppet show. Hannah said this was her favourite part.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KrmzKvGdECsrbjI3Ge22xUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPgqP-RGrg7ClNss6J0IoC9l1GrfbouVx7FS3DzYLMnCZYlkL5L18FJfmxj293J4v3SWP1ihfcVo2JrZa5E-C8e-xvEh2TMv75xud2CFn1icKwD7aiTSS7gtzCTsddE7WDajfyItvoqI/s800/IMG_6188.JPG" height="533" width="800" /></a><br /><br />And of course I had to snap a picture of her chewin' on some hay, sittin' on some hay!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6du9Pp0Bs7GMaPE4v7Odkktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmrR7lHjPn7m06SdRYMCFwyrE_jOUXNfWSWvTsSzhh0AyE7i1sK8uGpeJTeLMdUDWPE0hELQ8OuQ-XvpiJfkTkx0TBqk4fEjazsg788Nyir_tM7W9-UZImt1MIIChMHoY6dT7qMmELMw/s800/IMG_6194.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />And finally, it was playground time! All the kids went crazy at the playground.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/na9zEVfUXG-WWRQtbqQ8Fktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YdmB3MzVu_6GHGRFd8hSgs8ck0zPeP55DVaEhyphenhyphentJReaHEaZr8tBJxsu7SEy1NNjET9XqcSKS1xSaVMr43mmwYmjSl_iBkZg-ZG5gjz6h3AlKpAXyLQsaYpQBpeQgkvwakjhI_qVLM3A/s800/IMG_6199.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/di4TeuFsfcRRFwoi6NH21ktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVZmGbi_n5wsCegM7-V3u2KcnClX2C3TliJimukdcDBlkM9nDztSNdg0ks3278Kp75pjJo94ICkOBlyeWX2IZthuC1rLCLNHe4FYNtLka7FoHREgCk7Xlti-E9eCQN68p1ucOh3HxZxQ/s800/IMG_6201.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/T_wS3sB81kFu0GoEQgj0D0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_v6ogmhkv5n_DMPjNms3Np0GiuScbDsy5x01ftV-Uu3E1YpIf1XG8YFB6wbecddIiLI5lZ7MANslI-GNmywK2ffHAd3SXuLq34lSri-RqqiRaM3pWHUYkJThREBK3c2moS9o0fTDST40/s800/IMG_6203.JPG" height="800" width="533" /></a><br /><br />And then the dreaded hour drive ride home. It was a pretty fun trip. It would have been a lot better if that crazy wind wasn't around. And I heard it is better in the summer when it is warmer. Of course. Anything is better in the summer when it is warmer.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750859994876705061.post-48811050452891953322011-04-25T15:35:00.000-07:002011-04-25T15:58:38.543-07:00My end table...done!I finally did it. Now that the snow has melted and it is 10 degrees above zero! I refinished that end table that was in my living room. I started at 10am this morning and finished it about 3pm. I almost forgot to take a before picture! I took off the hardware before I took the picture.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Uap2ci5EMPlo9qFfAEcyAUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHN3ZlkSUY_epErTZQim_YKoOuQJD7d3aHvvZn2qSi2FsUMxHnJ2jvrJi7uX-Ki8IcBZyAtMu7e8B3vlIZadUdea0k_UVY_RQxYj1LESLiIwG1ifruXoBv-D0MDT-X69_T_x8KSdZ168/s800/IMG_5806.JPG" width="800" height="533" /></a><br /><br />We got this end table on kijiji for $20 back before Christmas. It was missing a handle and was in need of refinishing. I had to refill the holes from the missing handle before I started priming.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/numSawS74VHa6KG5BK8Aa0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHc_hmglDEISTS9bk1aZNY_bFFrjk0tQy6ZlhyphenhyphenoYX5fWgJGHESg_ydzoiBUpet3HMMtiJ2LB7e1lRb4z6aKpxe_C8LXepuufo_xoU66ooo7u-GZ1eiFos87Ns0vjo4pvSNR5MR2C47I9U/s800/IMG_5807.JPG" width="800" height="533" /></a><br /><br />Here it is after I primed and spray painted it. I painted it an ivory gloss. And there was a big fat spider crawling around me the whole time...eek!<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6qCcCiQ-jNgHzyFHOdmjUEtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9jlmK10XmpT_mtzGHSZzn4dgbM7zuk8DBPuAgVXp_4TsH4a7-6jGJKpKPByz3YzkXtM_GW3LhgSh705HJeCUNsbW8H3D_94vc8Po_HlrkZyYKTQlGYyAnras7jYPm4z0FFPI4NdYCGg/s800/IMG_5809.JPG" width="800" height="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QtTJRQh1KtfXwrmjpwQmP0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DbAMgYuqH_736TfYqtlmwohYUE9rvtbgArMOcccNa7wYEf9a1hzPR3NqJGQdS9-ugbMkp2hw7WXKTm520dsnzTjJsJVnSfDLTI7Ngae7GdPXEzI9HUZ_OgdcI8q-wjN6yR5z_kV02FY/s800/IMG_5810.JPG" width="800" height="533" /></a><br /><br />Then it was time to glaze. That is what took me the most time. When I was done that, I sprayed it with satin lacquer, 2 coats. I spray painted the hardware a black matt finish, put the hardware back on and...<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/U0Ftoj6CTFOWjcnDY8acRktj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrb-wf1ckn53r14Abx6q74er0eYLFypPNJqcHM0hotZEm91e5Bfug8Bn60wCxGWC-WTyBXGJes3vzxmO2R5_xl6vBiEjNZMkAWUPJWOnRGXVFwLSAtMZpKuFkII7hvAWFguamQoYutSg/s800/IMG_5812.JPG" width="800" height="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YT95--bJFGdmPtu6izytb0tj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEZQIsjfbkk878SpqCK0d0jSlBiRQrYoqGZ8rDKRtQZMrXiMjUdhEnU1xVkkqzyBKr62D55TDbkW1WyuwIO_Jc_FI5ER_XhDMozMZxuKxwPEQUa-7BIcSDurof957qyNmmMzjdo5wJhM/s800/IMG_5813.JPG" width="800" height="533" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/U8-K1QKd4bOdqZLzfKXnhUtj8q82va9vLobB3mW3gcE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UBNPoK23TvlTczMHLidogjRcqoW8kdp0M_TT-95ScYDwaB-0-F2kmCqjTMaVOEiauiDJVAKsHhnRREYEIsL_61M7rl6szcGWlunocjFC5J9YDYdmhA2YRWVoKxL1BhQZ37Iej1c7t2I/s800/IMG_5814.JPG" width="800" height="533" /></a><br /><br />It took a lot of work and I am so glad it is finally done. I really like it, but don't look too close, it is definitely not perfect. I wish I could have taken a picture of my hands after I glazed it. They were nasty! And I am still picking black from under my finger nails.<br /><br />If you are interested in doing a project like this, check out <a href="http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/">AllThingsThrifty</a> blog.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354273783196892699noreply@blogger.com12