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Sand Hollow Reservoir
In October we decided to take the kids down to Sand Hollow Reservoir for one last outing on the boat. We got there after dark, which made things a little more difficult for Brian + Zach to get...
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Strawberry Reservoir
In October, Brian took the scouts out to Strawberry Reservoir...these are the things that Zach wants to remember about that campout:-Corey popped the eyeball out of a fish and used it as bait (ewww,...
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Michael's Birthday + Boise
I remember when we were little, Michael following me around and wanting me to play with him; I remember playing McDonald's drive-thru on our bikes in the driveway; I remember riding the waves on our...
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Indoor Futsal
Tess and Lauren are both in competitive soccer now. The girls love soccer, so we love it too. It's been really good for the both of them and their skills have improved quite a bit. There's a new Futsal...
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Willow Creek Campout
In December Brian took the scouts to WillowCreek for a Campout. (I don't know if I've mentioned this before but Brian is the 2nd Counselor in Young Men's and the Scout Master). Here are some of the...
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Ward Christmas Party
This year for our Ward Christmas Party, they planned a Night in Bethlehem. Each auxiliary was in charge of making a "booth". We (I'm 2nd counselor in the Relief Society Presidency) were in charge of...
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Birthdays + Gingerbread Houses
Michael, Bekah + kids came down and had a sleep-over this year to celebrate Brian + Zach's birthday. We had a blast! Since it's a tradition to build gingerbread houses with the cousins every Christmas,...
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Happy Birthday Ella
For Ella's birthday, she wanted to see a movie, and we decided to also squeeze in our annual trip to Temple Square. We parked by Brian's work and then we all walked over to the Gateway. Bekah dropped...
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January 2011
January was Nannie's + Lybbe's birthday. Michael + Bekah brought the kids down and we had their birthday celebrations together. We love getting together and spending these special moments as a family....
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February...
Brian and Branden took the scouts to Deer Creek Reservoir for a campout...We had fun with making our own Ham"mack"... The girls got some bangs...and we went bowling to celebrate our day of NO SCHOOL...
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Grammatical Errors
Beware as you read the next post...I know there are grammatical errors, but for some reason my computer is on the fritz. I can get into the post to make corrections, but it won't allow me to re-post or...
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March...where did you go?
Tess took a trip back to the 70's last month.Her music teacher, Mrs. Hickenlooper (yes, that IS her REAL name) asked for volunteers to do the opening act at this years talent show.Tess dressed up in...
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Some good thoughts...
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face...
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My baby lost her 1st tooth today
Awww, I can't believe how sad this makes me.Ella was shocked that it came out.Ella was blowing an inflatable ball up and Tess ripped it out of her mouth (RUDE).The tooth fell right out into Ella's...
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Spring Break
Some of the things that were on our agenda during Spring Break this year:-Meet Michael, Bekah + cousins at McDonald's to play-Lauren + Tess soccer practice Mon-Friday-Zach dog-sit for the Manning's...
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Ella's confusion
So yesterday in the car after Kindergarten, Ella told me..."Mommy, Gabby got her lungs removed." (Gabby is the little neighbor girl across the street whose mommy I used to work for at the little dress...
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Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday was nice. The kids got lots of candy from the Easter bunny, some sidewalk chalk, a new kick/dodge ball, and even some gift certificates. We had a nice day at church and then Michael and...
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Lauren + Soccer
I've posted pictures of Tess playing soccer, but these pictures were taken of Lauren at the end of their soccer season. Lauren proved to be one tough defender and her coach mostly played her as middle...
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Happy Easter...it's been a year
So, it's been a year...I'm sorry. I must do better! Obviously a lot has happened since my last post, but I'll start first with Easter. We spent time with family, ate yummy food + visited. The kids got...
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The highlights of 2013 (so far)...Instead of trying to play catch-up, I believe it's best for me to just start with the New Year. Hopefully, I can remember back these last 2 months.After a fun-filled...
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The other evening, Brian, the kids and I were talking about some of our favorite camping memories. Well, a certain conversation came to mind immediately. It happened a few years ago when we were...
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First Day of School 2013/2014 School Year
Getting the kids ready to go back to school this year was really difficult for me....where did the summer go? As Brian gave the kids their Father's Blessings Sunday evening, I was so sad. It seems as...
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Well, I've contemplated whether or not to just delete my blog and start over but.....I figure this is just part of my story. I fell off the wagon and I wasn't journaling....that's all. No biggie. I'm...
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