tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10975512889816148992024-02-19T18:46:45.349-07:00Honk it's the Hornes!Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-75346458782383989952009-10-03T20:44:00.003-07:002009-10-03T20:58:04.457-07:00I'm truly getting old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xNzAwOA4CPo96_YWFijy_fpu323_VWAObL6_jUtp2O2NETU6WnUX-kk7oBSHaaJ2OrpIDY_GxbdRMM08fHC5COLruMD72-53DnLa-bl3W1RfytJ5A1DD8yZ9Jf_BRXpVWaxh7BXvQ1I/s1600-h/125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388589048654306370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xNzAwOA4CPo96_YWFijy_fpu323_VWAObL6_jUtp2O2NETU6WnUX-kk7oBSHaaJ2OrpIDY_GxbdRMM08fHC5COLruMD72-53DnLa-bl3W1RfytJ5A1DD8yZ9Jf_BRXpVWaxh7BXvQ1I/s320/125.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'll be the first to admit and then everyone who was around me can testify that I was pretty crabby on my special day. On Sept. 10th I turned 32, and despite the wonderful dinner my mom and sisters made and the great family get-together I truly was in a bad mood. I've decided that it must go back to me messing up my metabolism and realizing that being 32 isn't helping. Since the move I've gained weight and I've never weighed as much as I do now except for the 3 different times I was pregnant. It really sucks!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But back to the birthday. Sorry to everyone that came in contact with me that day. Even though is was MY day, it just soo wasn't MY day!!!! Thanks mom for the yummy food, thanks family for the good company and thanks to Adam for the yummy cake and icecream!!</div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-45092084956050875392009-10-03T20:11:00.003-07:002009-10-03T20:43:52.653-07:00RUCKER FAMILY CAMPOUTEvery labor day we have a blast at the Rucker family (Adam's mom's side)campout up at Green's Peak. This year was no exception the kids loved every minute. (Except maybe when they had to go poop in the outhouses) But really they enjoyed themselves thoroughly with all their cousins. From the zipline, to their cool forts, 4-wheeler rides to rockets, campfires and s'mores, and even movies in Uncle Marty's motorhome when it was raining hard. It was a BLAST!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsy38bZq2-8cRo25EhSp57Zr1LngK59JSqRP4Gf0CzRslCvm9y6AKsG15LJXQYuFIWkf4zDZ39bjQusAqXrO8frYkrmhEf8jGi5JBUJRo0iWLI0rv3ClZqYA-Ui9MT_LgcFyUzIUK5qM8/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388581754118030818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsy38bZq2-8cRo25EhSp57Zr1LngK59JSqRP4Gf0CzRslCvm9y6AKsG15LJXQYuFIWkf4zDZ39bjQusAqXrO8frYkrmhEf8jGi5JBUJRo0iWLI0rv3ClZqYA-Ui9MT_LgcFyUzIUK5qM8/s320/047.JPG" border="0" /></a> Enjoying a movie in the motorhome during a thunderstorm<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8ScZscB1nmvpPqn_89Y0cjG1DX2kBj5K_gTzDOC7gUw6ywafiYOGRcEuutRB6p6rGNlGMimZ21pnZ8FfA5OxftPAbWrz3bciF2z38OIzLdfFf53gasG__JshWv4vup_cZ5AQsKX6rqM/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388581745132915090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8ScZscB1nmvpPqn_89Y0cjG1DX2kBj5K_gTzDOC7gUw6ywafiYOGRcEuutRB6p6rGNlGMimZ21pnZ8FfA5OxftPAbWrz3bciF2z38OIzLdfFf53gasG__JshWv4vup_cZ5AQsKX6rqM/s320/041.JPG" border="0" /></a> Adam and his brother Aaron cooking dinner. All the men grow out their beards for this campout!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvTP9Gl2WPUo66oW3Pybed_s4s6zOXsAIjhbjUNuMFC5M0gIQEHMdaX0m5weYQRnjnYmXf6mvCGfqILZMaThNOS-HVFwyhvg9pg1w48qQkZvqwVEROj2-WYW__eem3bKojcPZsX9unis/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388581726292789650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvTP9Gl2WPUo66oW3Pybed_s4s6zOXsAIjhbjUNuMFC5M0gIQEHMdaX0m5weYQRnjnYmXf6mvCGfqILZMaThNOS-HVFwyhvg9pg1w48qQkZvqwVEROj2-WYW__eem3bKojcPZsX9unis/s320/014.JPG" border="0" /></a> Makenna showing off her beautiful bracelet she made all by herself.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutZLQxLMCEd_8ZcgyymhLhZCRGR7omP9Zupk3e30H2H_kJV_eHZ0i0dwSDkfYFhVOR2XqvfH8igXmJKVL0_mX_nUB0t9nSXH4lGagQa14KNY_5emscwXcPfRe0iIx9mFfE8ZjbSuCG8U/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388581711320040274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutZLQxLMCEd_8ZcgyymhLhZCRGR7omP9Zupk3e30H2H_kJV_eHZ0i0dwSDkfYFhVOR2XqvfH8igXmJKVL0_mX_nUB0t9nSXH4lGagQa14KNY_5emscwXcPfRe0iIx9mFfE8ZjbSuCG8U/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our lovely set up in our Haulmark trailer-although we still were quite cold.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYWqJOufORgrapskXyvcA9X8U0z8RIDi30yxHEz-VXT5q9FT2cWAjaTATX9Z4M0Lkto19b5Ry5YFgdY5KQ8I9mAzLElmgtB4yHeMBHOZqGa9hEa4JgA3Qw-EGI341RaKYVKh3npd9R4U/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388580328710787410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYWqJOufORgrapskXyvcA9X8U0z8RIDi30yxHEz-VXT5q9FT2cWAjaTATX9Z4M0Lkto19b5Ry5YFgdY5KQ8I9mAzLElmgtB4yHeMBHOZqGa9hEa4JgA3Qw-EGI341RaKYVKh3npd9R4U/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jocy with her gun enjoying one of many trips down the zipline!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlrkkVTII943E9UKRXfJZ3_OXknIjaVSBwCyJGHRrV1Nkn6P_BWufF5RxTNkNUXr5EkPjNZX7yMKBitIeE7nlu_gThBhDfS4ND9Zc4qhKNT-7-QNFxpOjIMRg2L-IlYTKVXNmy695tUs/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388580317008005090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlrkkVTII943E9UKRXfJZ3_OXknIjaVSBwCyJGHRrV1Nkn6P_BWufF5RxTNkNUXr5EkPjNZX7yMKBitIeE7nlu_gThBhDfS4ND9Zc4qhKNT-7-QNFxpOjIMRg2L-IlYTKVXNmy695tUs/s320/058.JPG" border="0" /></a>Braydon having a blast with his cousins and many light sticks!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQyYsbnfJHWFTCYREwGECxx3pciLS4VEqivLAGFIsyaidFXIxn5CPZnsD6mf8c45ljEQqP0mMpHrO0u5bDLBWCr8h6FWL3vV6JoPd2PcWoR-dZMHoW9SFlBsVaWMPEvYdyrdBzvW4EYo/s1600-h/094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388580308475139282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQyYsbnfJHWFTCYREwGECxx3pciLS4VEqivLAGFIsyaidFXIxn5CPZnsD6mf8c45ljEQqP0mMpHrO0u5bDLBWCr8h6FWL3vV6JoPd2PcWoR-dZMHoW9SFlBsVaWMPEvYdyrdBzvW4EYo/s320/094.JPG" border="0" /></a>Me humoring Adam (and anyone else who was there) with my horrible aim!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjBYcsDuhQMVVaKCE4cO2k-_wv54ORdLJfLyBXMH77sBGx6jcZP5xclXM9NFb6SZYZyI_SGiDgPM54hQWB_qXGA2YB4Qu3MWYYb_4bk8xVglHxvaDjhSo7qkg1lYnqhn7h12NZQxBllM/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388580299216384178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjBYcsDuhQMVVaKCE4cO2k-_wv54ORdLJfLyBXMH77sBGx6jcZP5xclXM9NFb6SZYZyI_SGiDgPM54hQWB_qXGA2YB4Qu3MWYYb_4bk8xVglHxvaDjhSo7qkg1lYnqhn7h12NZQxBllM/s320/083.JPG" border="0" /></a> Makenna and Dad<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RSArmdBpVxxZOg8p4tAQNWgcUEXmFQEPpDViR5FvR3CTbTJlMDsIcZm3EhYsRkaT1S0YgT8Dyk5vDC4lKaVOwJ8fU241JHDVd1gK0ebLPHBBLr8eVmkPrUU2Hnhyphenhypheny_iMETxua-t1pNU/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388580286991679394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RSArmdBpVxxZOg8p4tAQNWgcUEXmFQEPpDViR5FvR3CTbTJlMDsIcZm3EhYsRkaT1S0YgT8Dyk5vDC4lKaVOwJ8fU241JHDVd1gK0ebLPHBBLr8eVmkPrUU2Hnhyphenhypheny_iMETxua-t1pNU/s320/031.JPG" border="0" /></a> And Jocelyn mastering the true cowboy look!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-84676767424900296012009-10-03T20:06:00.002-07:002009-10-03T20:11:41.385-07:00Let me try something new!So last year I quit my blog in November when life just got a little too crazy with birthdays, Halloween, and the holidays. This year I quit 6 months ago. So I thought since I had a long break maybe I could actually blog through this crazy time of year, that always starts with my birthday. Well we'll see how I do, however I'm not really making any promises to anyone especially to myself. More just wishing thinking.Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-11925659334263475222009-04-01T11:56:00.003-07:002009-04-01T11:58:23.977-07:00Gave up!If you haven't noticed yet. . . I gave up on the blogging. At least for now, maybe sometime in the future!Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-11698747893406271412008-11-13T20:21:00.010-07:002008-11-13T21:38:45.655-07:00FOR ALL WHO ARE STILL GRIEVING ELECTION DAYAs I know that election day was hard for many, I want to share my sweet memories of the day my princess was born:<br /><br /> JOCELYN WAS BORN ON ELECTION DAY 4 YEARS AGO.<br /> Adam loves to tell the story of her birth, but he's out building me a bed so I guess I will retell it: I remember being totally bummed the Sunday before, because I wanted to have her that day. I remember telling myself it was because I didn't vote early, and I was supposed to vote. So you can imagine that when I woke up with contractions about <span style="font-size:180%;">4am,</span> Tuesday (election day) morning I knew I was right. I remember laying in bed planning out the morning: I'd wait until 6am to let Adam sleep, (he looked so tired) then I'd get dress and go vote, find someone to take Braydon and finally head to the hospital!<br /><br /><div align="left">Of course when I finally woke Adam up, He was a shocked and nervous about my whole plan. "You don't need to vote, you're going to have a baby!" But I was convinced that the baby wasn't coming until I voted, so off we went. <span style="font-size:180%;">7:30am</span> waited in line, contractions 11 minutes apart, cast my vote. <span style="font-size:180%;">9:00am</span> we met Adam's mom and gave her Braydon. <span style="font-size:180%;">9:15am </span><span style="font-size:100%;">pull up to hospital, but I make Adam go home. I wasn't ready to be there yet. </span><span style="font-size:180%;">11:30am </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Adam's mom kicks me outta the house, after watching me double over in pain, claiming she wasn't going to deliver my baby. <span style="font-size:180%;">12:00pm</span> check into hospital. <span style="font-size:180%;">1:00pm</span> get epidural, water breaks, 3 contractions later at <span style="font-size:180%;">1:15pm</span> Jocelyn was born. First thing I think I said, </span><span style="font-size:180%;">"Look she has your double chin!"<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268362785772354178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjDFmkqiTVahvPDz99Tph6XpBx1RDzYw2JihR1PpRhSaWmIGIxK4lWg-tSffvYzBdlks6gaGdZmBhDSmH5h1tFvwApC1w8THjoKVKIl1bjQpl1ac4bvzHk9CIg5CvntzDP5ioCfjCpbI/s320/11-2-04+124.jpg" border="0" /></span></div>Thanks to the epidural I can say that I was not just happy, but relaxed and peaceful when she came out, without feeling at all overwhelmed, tired or in pain, which did accompany my other natural births. What a happy day, and it had nothing to do with George Bush. (that is all that we watched while in the hospital that night, it drove me crazy!) For me election day will always be sweet no mater who wins or looses!Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-83344320890215654782008-11-09T21:12:00.005-07:002008-11-09T21:45:26.519-07:00HALLOWEEN 2008<div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The kids had decided what they wanted to be months ago. Braydon was dead set on Indiana Jones and I thought for sure Jocelyn would want to be sleeping beauty this year, but I was wrong. She insisted on Marion Ravenwood from Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark! I tried to tell her no one would know who she was, but she insisted offering only to change if Braydon wasn't going to be Indiana Jones. Despite my efforts to convince her to be a pretty princess, I was stuck making her costume, as no one sells a Marion Ravenwood costume. And although it served its purpose I would be mortified if anyone with real sewing experience ever looked closely at it!!</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266883705176363698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_sRZXgRyIEPCkh_M_tiimYjU1MDb4QtwgcKsIA4CjVzvNVUY4IIJXmhtNxy5aKtHYW-Hi4ITt9RdLC11Q9KxVNUQ1N0ynJly-8G7SCfxVr39rOihBUVLbLdd4I51528Qj6uDZeXGwDE/s320/092.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Our cute litttle monkey-Makenna!</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266881084699690578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL8reV35KtHdU1S7KOQPbX048kWxl-HiNuEl5z7VZEOH44pXJPyACwoJgPfoGQXm4O057s3zhbopoHe-2DzWOlpJPDsZpR0JMKmmcPC_HE15rGCCVbSLqrrgWyEGuNgPeMl43GUFvTXs/s320/100.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Introducing Marion Ravenwood and Indiana Jones!!<br /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266881080395041234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQv___jV0MUXfKbNSZXXmK9Ba_W9_O7ZnS7iPY_sYwM8iPGIco3ZmlYaQeXCUYQ-E2WhPAez9z04_r9ziagNK8cWXiiJ3Utm7ebmgxgQ727FkBDgEXe8tfN95xDXVqjI1vL9PCi8mRqE/s320/096.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Here we are. In case you are wondering: Adam-Indiana Jones, Me-Disco Diva!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">HOPE YOU HAD A HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!</span></p>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-56389058812959319422008-11-09T21:06:00.000-07:002008-11-09T21:07:00.042-07:00Pumpkin carving<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VKRgHdrVGc8oZFZNgohn2_1_DMuH-xfy2ffenK08UM0uWRJ5ytlMxSYCr3ql2EgTO_JA5tGzTh1dHE-he7K9585ZZae5R7wt4nUQEcb1psVmpSKINPx9eNJWMSnp7X-F2YXx5aOUE5Y/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VKRgHdrVGc8oZFZNgohn2_1_DMuH-xfy2ffenK08UM0uWRJ5ytlMxSYCr3ql2EgTO_JA5tGzTh1dHE-he7K9585ZZae5R7wt4nUQEcb1psVmpSKINPx9eNJWMSnp7X-F2YXx5aOUE5Y/s320/020.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuwiTkVUwqEsMw2ysqCTlc6ItKIp4y8-1DB-xkLRnQ3qgPr30WKT5HCQgdQ9uzObqOLrNS8bJnJVcpiwahynMVypI8c4hQnxYycgJF2liGZjBzdV_5QdxhqtcyRXWa24pN486F75BUHE/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuwiTkVUwqEsMw2ysqCTlc6ItKIp4y8-1DB-xkLRnQ3qgPr30WKT5HCQgdQ9uzObqOLrNS8bJnJVcpiwahynMVypI8c4hQnxYycgJF2liGZjBzdV_5QdxhqtcyRXWa24pN486F75BUHE/s320/021.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc_6r8hayk-N0yOuFbje5CN-sGBCPtFSIRG7RvBwdHVcOrbjGlXLO4Vf9nWKbxDSuOlyzUty1GUHKP0kvAZCs_veGMDUjmrGua1JaN2CZGS9POYafsceviDcGGl8TL41kAQDSaYATUPY/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc_6r8hayk-N0yOuFbje5CN-sGBCPtFSIRG7RvBwdHVcOrbjGlXLO4Vf9nWKbxDSuOlyzUty1GUHKP0kvAZCs_veGMDUjmrGua1JaN2CZGS9POYafsceviDcGGl8TL41kAQDSaYATUPY/s320/027.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwYUtn9Wk9li9QCMTzvnA1v85l9hilS6g8mvTvnPLZB2rIR_CVU3WrVDJ7n8LqywFpzsoiu-lRrp3gb-IKHdS-r0yB88j1VS600Sd28k_zhkkZjEuVqS_V3lWk7w56Y0i4iOKuXaETgo/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwYUtn9Wk9li9QCMTzvnA1v85l9hilS6g8mvTvnPLZB2rIR_CVU3WrVDJ7n8LqywFpzsoiu-lRrp3gb-IKHdS-r0yB88j1VS600Sd28k_zhkkZjEuVqS_V3lWk7w56Y0i4iOKuXaETgo/s320/035.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-80983929750618122932008-10-28T13:34:00.006-07:002008-10-28T22:41:37.224-07:00Braydon's Birthday<div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">I know it’s almost Halloween, but these pictures are from Braydon’s 6th Birthday, which was Sept. 18th. Of course he wanted an Indiana Jones Cake. With the help of some pictures online and the use of one of his lego sets, Adam and I pulled it off. He was super excited when he saw his cake. We had family and friends over for cake and icecream, and once again he received too many presents. Most all of them centered around the two loves of his life: Indiana Jones and Star Wars. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zm_UYLiqlyi3mdb3FBKNnbalhrghHcPLn56AI_CgeVxdeGt-pP5zbKivnWCsbAiDiklcT9rEEG77yyfSfbT7FQu_-ybF8AbzvMNvuiFn_26bQ6jKvcCY7BGQDqZMC8Ig1vgx5Q0k4z4/s1600-h/732.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262309852792806402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zm_UYLiqlyi3mdb3FBKNnbalhrghHcPLn56AI_CgeVxdeGt-pP5zbKivnWCsbAiDiklcT9rEEG77yyfSfbT7FQu_-ybF8AbzvMNvuiFn_26bQ6jKvcCY7BGQDqZMC8Ig1vgx5Q0k4z4/s320/732.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> Too many presents for sure!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKSbh25vymYhFjm9SNqFnMfX_NxACBKTSa0E4kVcBoFGWl7KhzPtbPn-4pOPALYgQS8_smtD5OZCB8Hv1s4uTsOdZ36fBSw4SgaJsBa0ePDCA8PkcWry_3rhzn8yq7_aIUfcGyP-TZvY/s1600-h/715.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262309844046646530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKSbh25vymYhFjm9SNqFnMfX_NxACBKTSa0E4kVcBoFGWl7KhzPtbPn-4pOPALYgQS8_smtD5OZCB8Hv1s4uTsOdZ36fBSw4SgaJsBa0ePDCA8PkcWry_3rhzn8yq7_aIUfcGyP-TZvY/s320/715.JPG" border="0" /></a>Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark Cake</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXme_UkQKmX_MOUkHrKsivi44eJrXkDx8gjKDB8DRohaOkJyCTK7-CYnIU-7-AmGWTNh2N7tioQC3j6QnRH0WH4y73Sm4s2jg9imlj6xM3TQcf9lJrmwwaHStU1tnqN-h4V8PVxpYIgA/s1600-h/726.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262309829082760290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXme_UkQKmX_MOUkHrKsivi44eJrXkDx8gjKDB8DRohaOkJyCTK7-CYnIU-7-AmGWTNh2N7tioQC3j6QnRH0WH4y73Sm4s2jg9imlj6xM3TQcf9lJrmwwaHStU1tnqN-h4V8PVxpYIgA/s320/726.JPG" border="0" /></a> Enjoying Braydon's cupcakes he took to school!<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-53019320809026119812008-10-22T12:39:00.003-07:002008-10-22T12:52:04.352-07:00Eyelashes, Eyelashes, Eyelashes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ppt0kpvja_wqklW9CXvp3koF0ohjGdA4Gwa3CyEMK-Jx4F3ZiTDUDuO-RlsLk_tNSo8rsaTKgz_BC2Xr7pyi7MeUgrCflVCjbouD5v2x4dOvRI_hlJT649Nx_HYvPDgs8B9cTfbwmFU/s1600-h/braydongap1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260067265511827826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ppt0kpvja_wqklW9CXvp3koF0ohjGdA4Gwa3CyEMK-Jx4F3ZiTDUDuO-RlsLk_tNSo8rsaTKgz_BC2Xr7pyi7MeUgrCflVCjbouD5v2x4dOvRI_hlJT649Nx_HYvPDgs8B9cTfbwmFU/s320/braydongap1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidp-lTz8EKKcV3FzLqB1R-0S2kNwgYu6G3t9WxeRc3cLZUu1srS5SU4gdtVmsscIUrfW_yqu_seJyNszKtEZ9YogaJ06dcDtJVdjtzfh8Lov4npkuyhsFyBwHBBajNh59hpQIt7Gfo3PQ/s1600-h/gapjocelyn1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260067271469694034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidp-lTz8EKKcV3FzLqB1R-0S2kNwgYu6G3t9WxeRc3cLZUu1srS5SU4gdtVmsscIUrfW_yqu_seJyNszKtEZ9YogaJ06dcDtJVdjtzfh8Lov4npkuyhsFyBwHBBajNh59hpQIt7Gfo3PQ/s320/gapjocelyn1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxp10Zkk5US4fDQf-GhsMqhJ8B6R7KmdxjeFDEd5pevgsfTd3ykILnAHHp5OvwgOtvEs_7mfTWT8-b3I4VJ9XmHDotL4X3QCE6bgntTud4JFWgIdYfivsBupegHu53Fnc2brPKCXlISg/s1600-h/jocelyngap2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260067279708492322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxp10Zkk5US4fDQf-GhsMqhJ8B6R7KmdxjeFDEd5pevgsfTd3ykILnAHHp5OvwgOtvEs_7mfTWT8-b3I4VJ9XmHDotL4X3QCE6bgntTud4JFWgIdYfivsBupegHu53Fnc2brPKCXlISg/s320/jocelyngap2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZpGMDlbFgzhGlN_s3ylUrpyFRp8NQiaVaqH8oINCCGz0hUatW-DwQb9pgcMX0LRV6cCyAhYkh3Mh94rdrCSG3mWBtmBlTLbNxSHUKfqo8vOXEGxguXhlyfdmFuvSMYj7kcORGKGtk8s/s1600-h/makennagap1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260067282853301650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZpGMDlbFgzhGlN_s3ylUrpyFRp8NQiaVaqH8oINCCGz0hUatW-DwQb9pgcMX0LRV6cCyAhYkh3Mh94rdrCSG3mWBtmBlTLbNxSHUKfqo8vOXEGxguXhlyfdmFuvSMYj7kcORGKGtk8s/s320/makennagap1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N_UsBrkFYa5JbI_dOH6i6TeViwc-doSsr3A2uSTjQiukOaIzhi7-gv6E-gWx8EHCJ5lSYQ_WCbYpsScAB9DL2uADoWeLqBo_AOqopF5xxw9RwGvdsGpX4dBpIE1VJFxAHYlruqR1VcM/s1600-h/makennagap2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260067323096215314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N_UsBrkFYa5JbI_dOH6i6TeViwc-doSsr3A2uSTjQiukOaIzhi7-gv6E-gWx8EHCJ5lSYQ_WCbYpsScAB9DL2uADoWeLqBo_AOqopF5xxw9RwGvdsGpX4dBpIE1VJFxAHYlruqR1VcM/s320/makennagap2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm a sucker for contests, these are the photos I entered in the gap kids casting call. Whether the judges pick them or not, Adam and I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definitely</span> think they are the most adorable kids ever!!! Not to mention their eyelashes blow the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mabeline</span> chicks in the water!</div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-52998319411146054182008-10-21T20:50:00.001-07:002008-10-21T20:50:40.314-07:004th of July weekend<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Blue popscicles, and carnival fun, just no pictures<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W-82TomK2vXAsE2oq8SaN0eg_YrSHKgODBVtCyb4FG66ovWwnBNN3EBM_l3Uikm0OTQs9e3YXoDbC9fGixf_Cuij-1yWBGpMUdu7SGmvIevut-t4phE3Ra6zekSif3sOhGRp5GYm0GA/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W-82TomK2vXAsE2oq8SaN0eg_YrSHKgODBVtCyb4FG66ovWwnBNN3EBM_l3Uikm0OTQs9e3YXoDbC9fGixf_Cuij-1yWBGpMUdu7SGmvIevut-t4phE3Ra6zekSif3sOhGRp5GYm0GA/s320/012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chairlift ride to the top of sunrise mountain thanks to the Schroders</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCR7K8nIftJrmuviFAwrpTMBKM4qavfceF00W3-X6ZwtuaagUU3jD-1PnfzIN8FkX_qER1A3FIxTFLmQq9Ey1ldhJBqcpH_QB6H4T4-pE1-f6yjYGgnDNq3CMAtGyEwI-vcTjBGmEC9Q/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCR7K8nIftJrmuviFAwrpTMBKM4qavfceF00W3-X6ZwtuaagUU3jD-1PnfzIN8FkX_qER1A3FIxTFLmQq9Ey1ldhJBqcpH_QB6H4T4-pE1-f6yjYGgnDNq3CMAtGyEwI-vcTjBGmEC9Q/s320/016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What a beautiful view!!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf6lXT1LGTkZ0lEwvR4izy0lIVF9Tft-0cSnqm0xvZ1B3pGs57EERIoi_-04afJFfYaKcCmbhjtMTva7OAcwx8HNW4WHT8KXFJKO7y05WfHuysOHGnjWZO_9jU-vVzN0j6qVh6OHkfI4/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf6lXT1LGTkZ0lEwvR4izy0lIVF9Tft-0cSnqm0xvZ1B3pGs57EERIoi_-04afJFfYaKcCmbhjtMTva7OAcwx8HNW4WHT8KXFJKO7y05WfHuysOHGnjWZO_9jU-vVzN0j6qVh6OHkfI4/s320/018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We're on top of the world!!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYWTC1AsRU90RjW0AeIqfk3ndiI49dVyuDKmitzrVgfBgWQyQBpuSo-LO8K-V1_RA2VTBO9Pu9xetvz0lj8N6ZvvCi4CguT1y7aQ4QfhMm0xhneGY1N6jf6sojD9hlsif71FD0IRQ_JE/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYWTC1AsRU90RjW0AeIqfk3ndiI49dVyuDKmitzrVgfBgWQyQBpuSo-LO8K-V1_RA2VTBO9Pu9xetvz0lj8N6ZvvCi4CguT1y7aQ4QfhMm0xhneGY1N6jf6sojD9hlsif71FD0IRQ_JE/s320/020.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-7956112923491252792008-10-21T20:43:00.002-07:002008-10-21T20:45:40.140-07:00Oh to be little again!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8qBodwsj0tMJ-oa7ZhgA8F-g2Z4dhonobnb9WNX96_Egbthyphenhyphenj9fc3W_PG8fHOLRUsLhwevjGGelagX6kyqm_oG3cxuyEw7De3AQx8a820px8FcNbftWvNJc-68m-DFk1tFfs_-srOB4/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8qBodwsj0tMJ-oa7ZhgA8F-g2Z4dhonobnb9WNX96_Egbthyphenhyphenj9fc3W_PG8fHOLRUsLhwevjGGelagX6kyqm_oG3cxuyEw7De3AQx8a820px8FcNbftWvNJc-68m-DFk1tFfs_-srOB4/s400/010.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-41756587683152673292008-10-21T20:31:00.002-07:002008-10-21T20:34:56.471-07:00Jocelyn's dance recitalIn June Jocelyn had her first recital. She was a doll!!! And ofcourse very excited that her costume was pink!! What a pretty little lady!<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9gC3MwhM-n0aU8bMaMVRqxJFklmb3VX7HnthzUjkaakGz_NsAzVskeWKCCMnT_KMqLSJWiqoQXukHNNXIdpbYN_Cd_NVwOITQIdiieYQSOFH1oR_MSmofuYp9iNq5Xp157PiXLfs_Ck/s1600-h/DSC01124.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9gC3MwhM-n0aU8bMaMVRqxJFklmb3VX7HnthzUjkaakGz_NsAzVskeWKCCMnT_KMqLSJWiqoQXukHNNXIdpbYN_Cd_NVwOITQIdiieYQSOFH1oR_MSmofuYp9iNq5Xp157PiXLfs_Ck/s400/DSC01124.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJE1eAYvDfIq0tWubqk9-rDV8yOgLGQdbhrZO2n84G2YAUzf-1_o6kb1RyQRtSlC2LcX_YyuwygWWXujBHRAShTx57bd3z19Jd_iQQ3R6vdH2OxlEpz3S9NYCNGLhxx_L_ItxBDLgOQU/s1600-h/DSC01125.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJE1eAYvDfIq0tWubqk9-rDV8yOgLGQdbhrZO2n84G2YAUzf-1_o6kb1RyQRtSlC2LcX_YyuwygWWXujBHRAShTx57bd3z19Jd_iQQ3R6vdH2OxlEpz3S9NYCNGLhxx_L_ItxBDLgOQU/s400/DSC01125.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TMYzJ1sE3ngiI7ctoovtLkch6GVbv2K-xfepv1_H803TeEL3qYMQ2995kp9QV3cfRWhX_Dna5i75T1-empYzK9j2il6xQy-L2wHbGytb4OUPjTSdVvtcIucj9ngum_NbAW8w0vUROxo/s1600-h/004.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TMYzJ1sE3ngiI7ctoovtLkch6GVbv2K-xfepv1_H803TeEL3qYMQ2995kp9QV3cfRWhX_Dna5i75T1-empYzK9j2il6xQy-L2wHbGytb4OUPjTSdVvtcIucj9ngum_NbAW8w0vUROxo/s400/004.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-20540542583810001662008-10-21T20:22:00.004-07:002008-10-21T20:33:42.404-07:00My memory card is too big!!!Well I know summer is long gone, but we have finally downloaded all 900 of our pictures, and I can finally blog. So take a deep breath, cause you are about to be overloaded with our crazy family!!!Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-30327660031230145672008-10-15T21:39:00.002-07:002008-10-15T21:49:36.753-07:00Motorhome AdventureThis past summer we took a Motorhome trip to visit my sister Nicole in Montana. We drove through Yellowstone and made lots of fun stops. Grandma and Grandpa Nichols plus my two nieces Vannessa and Allison joined us. We had a few mishaps with the motorhome, but all in all an awesome time!<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbxlz5xUWT9ojn3PzA0GGwmgbFNE7mm5iJs2nAxsvH9eSj4KLkrfOYh2YByGWsZfwhAC7tlkgrhPamNfcG1gldqx4NB9A2UJug_k6wgsCY5CVvKL8bH5oydWxutsF8_3-11NkQuT0wAk/s1600-h/BLOG+PIC.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbxlz5xUWT9ojn3PzA0GGwmgbFNE7mm5iJs2nAxsvH9eSj4KLkrfOYh2YByGWsZfwhAC7tlkgrhPamNfcG1gldqx4NB9A2UJug_k6wgsCY5CVvKL8bH5oydWxutsF8_3-11NkQuT0wAk/s400/BLOG+PIC.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-82626932129561850852008-10-15T21:11:00.006-07:002008-10-15T21:53:42.818-07:00Should've Been A Cowboy!We all had fun pretending to be cowboys/girls! Braydon and Dad were naturals, Jocelyn Makenna and Mom a little scared! However I'm pretty proud of myself as the last picture was taken on a 8 mile horseback overnighter along switchbacks!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8KMNSj3suKHgP87tyfh8Tfztd9zuCwmDOyR5sa_sJcFBCJ5jhEmWP1bc35GFxEh4q4TNdbMufLwErC5lPjKgd7wxEfTaJ5UxeV6_1NRXRyzCV9OQW4-O8C8jqgU-tPEODfXtVzNt68I/s1600-h/DSC01203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257601014028297282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8KMNSj3suKHgP87tyfh8Tfztd9zuCwmDOyR5sa_sJcFBCJ5jhEmWP1bc35GFxEh4q4TNdbMufLwErC5lPjKgd7wxEfTaJ5UxeV6_1NRXRyzCV9OQW4-O8C8jqgU-tPEODfXtVzNt68I/s320/DSC01203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirbdz9bJeRVAIm7ia3th2FJe3V2Q5_t4yGKWT9wDqMOhYqqLi0-5wK5Umok_dffOygKKJ3DgoFKkLk3yJP8SxDuPbRxivy3E5V_UTczPW1i73MawvNVDl79J-dWKMyY43lISD2Ez3-fc/s1600-h/DSC01211.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257601014652216818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirbdz9bJeRVAIm7ia3th2FJe3V2Q5_t4yGKWT9wDqMOhYqqLi0-5wK5Umok_dffOygKKJ3DgoFKkLk3yJP8SxDuPbRxivy3E5V_UTczPW1i73MawvNVDl79J-dWKMyY43lISD2Ez3-fc/s320/DSC01211.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4b1zt5ui0PNX8wCnAorB47hgfMNxZC5_zRVIHZGmpjNmbWZh-a4hqoivU_XWrS6rOFFnRKs3fz32lVvzYKSiWUkoYdh5rJF_57nVTfPB8oqg85Q6n2B_7r1He4KfbhyPZ7OFLL5e9_s/s1600-h/DSC01204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257601018086990274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4b1zt5ui0PNX8wCnAorB47hgfMNxZC5_zRVIHZGmpjNmbWZh-a4hqoivU_XWrS6rOFFnRKs3fz32lVvzYKSiWUkoYdh5rJF_57nVTfPB8oqg85Q6n2B_7r1He4KfbhyPZ7OFLL5e9_s/s320/DSC01204.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R2ZSnpOLsU0BiSWubKAWQjwPHECPwK0lcyENwQXrf2mHsbWvVTM4wsEE9JoUNjHvSNlmXsOMr9K1IFdzdgtwyF5KQ7XC9oBb_PlQTCUPt-hGJQBHeTGKHGGwqb6BXUhWb_Ahqv4HUik/s1600-h/DSC01207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257601024561680626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R2ZSnpOLsU0BiSWubKAWQjwPHECPwK0lcyENwQXrf2mHsbWvVTM4wsEE9JoUNjHvSNlmXsOMr9K1IFdzdgtwyF5KQ7XC9oBb_PlQTCUPt-hGJQBHeTGKHGGwqb6BXUhWb_Ahqv4HUik/s320/DSC01207.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJMp1ijMNbljP6gUy0aDFRBBv0vDTRp4Hmd5rDrCAToPOXWFKPZZ4-RsWqFidY7Y3F2RTjp-RoTUxF0Q6kf1XJoODqg9cNLoZObcVypRispbWeXskLDPPDxjt0YcTQoi9UrJfXa6ahY8/s1600-h/IMG_0043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257601029468393202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJMp1ijMNbljP6gUy0aDFRBBv0vDTRp4Hmd5rDrCAToPOXWFKPZZ4-RsWqFidY7Y3F2RTjp-RoTUxF0Q6kf1XJoODqg9cNLoZObcVypRispbWeXskLDPPDxjt0YcTQoi9UrJfXa6ahY8/s320/IMG_0043.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-58259816397361268512008-09-11T13:01:00.004-07:002008-09-11T13:14:47.859-07:00Can I really do this?HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME YESTERDAY! 31, It's been a depressing week, but finally I think I'm snapping out of it. Thanks to my awesome hubby who threw me a little bash last night with friends and family. He even bought a pinata to let me smash, how thoughtful. I guess he's trying to assure me that I'm still young at heart, eventhough my chiropractor keeps comparing me to a 30 yr old car! <br /><br />Last night Amy and Kathy resurrected my blog from the dead. Last blog, 9 months ago. We'll see if I can do any better! I'm not promising anything though, but thanks for the encouragement guys! love ya both.<br /><br />Right now I gotta go, kids are napping and its my only shot to clean up all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">styrofoam</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">they've</span> crushed all over the house this morning! You can expect my next post in a few months! j/kMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-25919044708475368272008-01-27T22:01:00.000-07:002008-01-27T22:17:16.770-07:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAKENNA!!!<span style="color:#33cc00;">Jan. 5th Makenna turned ONE!!!! C<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cDXm17vJZrAPjAaj4MZtRqiZEMI0YtQa8xdQkO7Y8wU_1TVwNPjG0p-qELdq3hLhcwHZElp1Y1FsGRUzFiqzPYKMmACVj1O2_5qfWvbudzitzJgZFubUlfErbFIIWNxwJl9RO2Xa5p8/s1600-h/232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160390605363777394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="230" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cDXm17vJZrAPjAaj4MZtRqiZEMI0YtQa8xdQkO7Y8wU_1TVwNPjG0p-qELdq3hLhcwHZElp1Y1FsGRUzFiqzPYKMmACVj1O2_5qfWvbudzitzJgZFubUlfErbFIIWNxwJl9RO2Xa5p8/s320/232.JPG" width="306" border="0" /></a>an't believe how fast the year has gone by. She is a definite cutie with a very real personality. We had a family party, and I made a frog cake that turned out fine as long as you didn't look to close. It took forever, and at the end I gave up and just started squirting the frosting out in blobs. My hand was soo tired! At first she was very unsure, but once she tasted the frosting she was a goner!! She wanted to feed us all. </span><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">She was a pro at opening her gifts, all the practice at Christmas paid off. I think she begun her terrible twos already, as she is very <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniDmPRSp_pCWz4QxcRq62apCvWnKA2veZiPj5Dt9io2uaEzo6izEG5I-INd7yKdfbTFDAb1MobhUl91H5meZih_IjQ5IuLEg_1WeLVEGK0W0_RA2gs1A5AoZ0Sr2HcD-XK4veKzmYZIs/s1600-h/239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160390609658744706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" height="218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniDmPRSp_pCWz4QxcRq62apCvWnKA2veZiPj5Dt9io2uaEzo6izEG5I-INd7yKdfbTFDAb1MobhUl91H5meZih_IjQ5IuLEg_1WeLVEGK0W0_RA2gs1A5AoZ0Sr2HcD-XK4veKzmYZIs/s320/239.JPG" width="298" border="0" /></a>possessive of HER toys. She knows what hers and I'm not kidding. She is walking now, that is when she wants to. What a year its been. We love y<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mB5gVbN2fNWtWOYh-7hK2LpZyCyjWgQ-nYfp40BZqKCtseT6FK3GUq-_db7R6sCLlK-KMFkhMll75lLmahu09Mf6caKD3UG5mPEHHmOdwnPEgo9LUmKA1VrRcrG_th5dk_iYs_pK4ig/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160390596773842786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="222" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mB5gVbN2fNWtWOYh-7hK2LpZyCyjWgQ-nYfp40BZqKCtseT6FK3GUq-_db7R6sCLlK-KMFkhMll75lLmahu09Mf6caKD3UG5mPEHHmOdwnPEgo9LUmKA1VrRcrG_th5dk_iYs_pK4ig/s320/007.JPG" width="317" border="0" /></a>ou to death Makenna!!! Happy Birthday!!!</span></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-27720723933867138282008-01-27T21:26:00.000-07:002008-01-27T21:48:56.869-07:00CHRISTMAS 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88YJjFo41gm0HfEa_cFpP-uSM1R3KJ9hqo5RujaluI5JXMA8TgdMDkcLzev8zEQG8LqrjJcAZkX6wxsHERSb_D1AlCNDk51X2vZRZbCYpKUBdz-Abbrsi7aR1gmC6lkr5MwsyfgrlQeQ/s1600-h/102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160383518667738946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" height="174" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88YJjFo41gm0HfEa_cFpP-uSM1R3KJ9hqo5RujaluI5JXMA8TgdMDkcLzev8zEQG8LqrjJcAZkX6wxsHERSb_D1AlCNDk51X2vZRZbCYpKUBdz-Abbrsi7aR1gmC6lkr5MwsyfgrlQeQ/s320/102.JPG" width="237" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">CHRISTMAS WAS GREAT, BUT ITS BEEN OVER AND DONE WITH FOR AWHILE, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS SHORT. WE WENT TO ST. GEORGE AND HAD ALMOST ALL OF MY FAMILY THERE. WE MISSED WADE AND NICOLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. BELIEVE ME THOUGH WHEN I SAY THERE WAS EVEN CHAOS! 25 PEOPLE PLUS A DOG IN ONE HOUSE, ITS AS CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS!!! WE DID HAVE FUN THOUGH, WITH MOVIES, GAMES AND EATING, YES LOTS OF EATING!!!<br /><br />CHRISTMAS WAS HUGE. THE PRESENT PILE WAS HIGH AND ENDLESS. I THINK ALL THE KIDS </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPMF-9NozYMf9CA1zg5ZYbBmaaAe3-uha740zZT-QjQvhhSQ7Ymyix77z4dO9wKDKlCF_1HjTS380tSBBns5KgGR3KqncZSaBjg0yqZJO9fmzlyz9uJNsvC2wz4oxL2bRJvlGDN8Mqig/s1600-h/115.JPG"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160383510077804322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 165px" height="200" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPMF-9NozYMf9CA1zg5ZYbBmaaAe3-uha740zZT-QjQvhhSQ7Ymyix77z4dO9wKDKlCF_1HjTS380tSBBns5KgGR3KqncZSaBjg0yqZJO9fmzlyz9uJNsvC2wz4oxL2bRJvlGDN8Mqig/s320/115.JPG" width="283" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">WERE QUITE IMPRESSED!!! JOCY AND BRAYDON BOTH RECEIVED NEW BIKES, WHICH THEY HAVE HAD FUN RIDING IN THE GARAGE AND EVEN A LITTLE IN THE SNOW ALL BUNDLED UP.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3ERt9Mvgd2-4zTa2h3fkAy38bYtNU3scWFYO30vtQch2h5gLhYyrdbsGFLcWveg9cYeAtkBch6UgSL84IDsneyAqq455ACD6UNaHKwnPOm5SfEChX60n3qYu-iN7tvDtfGT6Xx5ljFE/s1600-h/167.JPG"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160383514372771634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" height="170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3ERt9Mvgd2-4zTa2h3fkAy38bYtNU3scWFYO30vtQch2h5gLhYyrdbsGFLcWveg9cYeAtkBch6UgSL84IDsneyAqq455ACD6UNaHKwnPOm5SfEChX60n3qYu-iN7tvDtfGT6Xx5ljFE/s320/167.JPG" width="260" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /><br />WE SPENT NEW YEARS WITH THE HORNES DOWN IN CHANDLER. WE HAD THE TRADITIONAL HAMBURGERS AND HOMEMADE FRIES. THE PARTY WAS PRETTY LOW KEY, AS EVERYONE I THINK HAD HAD ENOUGH OF THE HOLIDAYS. WE DID PLAY A FEW GAMES AND RAN BEHIND ADAM'S GRANDMA AS SHE RAN AROUND THE HOUSE BANGING HER PAN WITH A WOODEN SPOON. ITS FUN TO WATCH HER. HOWEVER DESPITE ALL THE FUN WE HAD, 2 WEEKS AWAY FROM HOME WAS MORE THAN WE COULD ALL HANDLE, AND WERE VERY HAPPY TO SLEEP IN OUR OWN BEDS. THE NEXT MORNING THE BILLION LOADS OF LAUNDRY HIT ME AND I WISHED I COULD GO AWAY FOREVER. IT LITERALLY TOOK ME 2 WEEKS TO GET BACK ON TOP OF EVERYTHING!! HOPE YOUR HOLIDAYS WERE JUST AS FUN!</span>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-86818269714584631472007-11-02T20:05:00.000-07:002007-11-11T21:19:15.624-07:00Jocy turns 3!!!<div align="left"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Two days after Halloween we decided we hadn't partied enough, so we had all of Adam's family, the Allreds and the Schroders over to celebrate Jocelyn's 3rd birthday. Grandma Horne had the kids during the day, so I could clean and get ready for the party. Jocy celebrated her birthday 3 times: first at breakfast, then at lunch with Aunt Heather, Grandma Horne and cousins, and then for dinner. Aunt Heather made Jocelyn a beautiful beaded necklace and bracelet.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFFr1PkZCPWi2K7VVy5tWWb1jOXGHrGz78ium3Y6IEaD6rE3C7XXylHm6XGRSLU67Ee9aacaoUiiIFqtNXrIjxUlwZTeMLfQ7UFcLfR7pz6kcWYVFZoftau0ReMMtzG2nL13HurgU-Xg/s1600-h/IMG_0277.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131796198027150914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" height="170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFFr1PkZCPWi2K7VVy5tWWb1jOXGHrGz78ium3Y6IEaD6rE3C7XXylHm6XGRSLU67Ee9aacaoUiiIFqtNXrIjxUlwZTeMLfQ7UFcLfR7pz6kcWYVFZoftau0ReMMtzG2nL13HurgU-Xg/s320/IMG_0277.JPG" width="280" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><br />We had yummy hamburgers, then opened presents. Jocelyn was very spoiled b</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W3lycVotmgfQukMTNwQzFvNBlg3DWJAqtk48ClKrlWmt4aSQidzyzvg4b5z_dGY61qDRB6mPVs5MHoKygnHAvIt6In3gQi7c07urhZw-PyaKAfrxgXyO-3ya0ezTjqFKHD1aVPzkTfc/s1600-h/IMG_0252.JPG"></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">y everyone and now she has a fully furnished doll house along with two new beautiful dress ups and lots of other fun stuff. (Makenna was going crazy the next morning trying to play with all the new stuff, much to Jocelyn's frustration.) I made a sleeping beauty cake that turned out alright as long as you didn't look too close! Jocelyn loved it as she has become a huge Sleeping Beauty fan, (leaving Cinderella somewhat in the dust.) Everyone had a great time at the party and the kids enjoyed dancing to music before everyone left!</span></div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJ5mhpCaB2wYNSETv6CxfcGhpGpGyeEsYw_P3e5bw25wLMEeydMaxYt77kSjhR3WEoMWZZMXtLh88wHhFJZfHvDcKuqwpSYPhyphenhyphendNW6jLU1GD_rFd8qbgpdGymSeJNLnaH-aKysiPhJxE/s1600-h/IMG_0300.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131802404254893650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px" height="224" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJ5mhpCaB2wYNSETv6CxfcGhpGpGyeEsYw_P3e5bw25wLMEeydMaxYt77kSjhR3WEoMWZZMXtLh88wHhFJZfHvDcKuqwpSYPhyphenhyphendNW6jLU1GD_rFd8qbgpdGymSeJNLnaH-aKysiPhJxE/s320/IMG_0300.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rSrYJXFLJm9IQ-y2fw0x2zYpEOWqKzWDk0Z9_rmKhhB50OGZQgEBNRhMi9nVzgJLiz5ZS5othLtNLF_01r5X_Wk1ZpyylM5tJ7KgBmRRFeNm39JdpqF-q3gMNYQpqDrH2K4pg8z7fpE/s1600-h/IMG_0288.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131793857269974546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" height="207" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rSrYJXFLJm9IQ-y2fw0x2zYpEOWqKzWDk0Z9_rmKhhB50OGZQgEBNRhMi9nVzgJLiz5ZS5othLtNLF_01r5X_Wk1ZpyylM5tJ7KgBmRRFeNm39JdpqF-q3gMNYQpqDrH2K4pg8z7fpE/s320/IMG_0288.JPG" width="280" border="0" /></span></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-79333728568540963642007-10-31T21:20:00.000-07:002007-11-11T21:20:43.972-07:00Halloween<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;">HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff9900;">What a couple hectic weeks Halloween brought us! This year we started the festivities off by taking on a fun but time consuming project: making a darth vader pumpkin and a princess pumpkin! The kids had seen these made at Michaels and begged us for them, unfortunately they weren't for sale so we ended up making our own. Hopefully they will survive years of storage and be worth the time it took us to make them!</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWd6DtuWsqBQrtGJXzxr2Jk6t4TLxe_kiEIOIj-KXJgWfQcr5aJcxYS0PdkWR5e2jmuesVrdp9dEmEIOaEg2roLf9ifeh_idcuq5SxQHsgQNg4l0pwSJgpgUnnSQFMdu8Aen3RyDvnosA/s1600-h/IMG_0305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129139423470056258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWd6DtuWsqBQrtGJXzxr2Jk6t4TLxe_kiEIOIj-KXJgWfQcr5aJcxYS0PdkWR5e2jmuesVrdp9dEmEIOaEg2roLf9ifeh_idcuq5SxQHsgQNg4l0pwSJgpgUnnSQFMdu8Aen3RyDvnosA/s200/IMG_0305.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Next we took a trip to<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ06Mv7DpzWl6diPjLmUdSDSJ3HS6oddzolwAlOvtfHRBDp54mL10-Leheo0YlMsa3bSEkC7ef2Vj98N6TGBEb4hcz_iTPAk2QLsCgB54BeDBhVMNTKeJIn9TaaIDrlyAeD_WWQK2BSfs/s1600-h/IMG_0115.JPG"></a> the pumpkin patch on a very very windy day!!! Despite the wind we still had a good time in the corn maze with our friends.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKA1tCRkmwOLyRvO0ltzPCr2eJv3uuoJ46pHvfY4tO24xmGjCqG2j9_1Yoordu1pxpFuEzR3UFkWAiQFBB5iZUP5GdfG6ZNQEIUgirn6kIZd6lg_TophZM027dALknA3nHt_3O_ObrHA/s1600-h/IMG_0117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129132482802905858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKA1tCRkmwOLyRvO0ltzPCr2eJv3uuoJ46pHvfY4tO24xmGjCqG2j9_1Yoordu1pxpFuEzR3UFkWAiQFBB5iZUP5GdfG6ZNQEIUgirn6kIZd6lg_TophZM027dALknA3nHt_3O_ObrHA/s200/IMG_0117.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff9900;">On the 26th we went to the valley and did trunk or treat with the Holts. The kids had fun and got lots of candy, so I don't know why we did trunk or treat on Halloween, but we did! We also went to the Horne-Devoney Halloween party and a story hour party! Needless to say we have TONS of candy!!!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff9900;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Makenna's first pumpkin carving, She didn't know what to think.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbsMHiON9v8L0K1ohy11L_EPqW39oqE0fUbs61aoakJcuba47Akq7wWa9M-qhD_HVBjTujbwiz6mQ4zYoiXORz0VsIWTNq4loDi44LGJcJfdtBy9fgkP-ZdZLLl3pZ8y1_WCmdLtoEs8/s1600-h/IMG_0195.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVCkj36Tv_j0R9swRt7aUe6c4JqkHeZXR9q4n2TbdlklwXpRlz-h5ZcIktb_4yXAZgvCPRYnIi_RSv7buarkjRA8-efAY73zfnszAXfBwIcRDBYPP7-ZNyyNyDArCkUq6L3gIgnEDtZE/s1600-h/IMG_0187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129136966748762914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVCkj36Tv_j0R9swRt7aUe6c4JqkHeZXR9q4n2TbdlklwXpRlz-h5ZcIktb_4yXAZgvCPRYnIi_RSv7buarkjRA8-efAY73zfnszAXfBwIcRDBYPP7-ZNyyNyDArCkUq6L3gIgnEDtZE/s200/IMG_0187.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUmMPSU2qvt56AwCgpf6s00gOerQlAxtSuBzER8EfxKVQK7MwVNjW0pcr2pzSsM0tA-y3iiStkp0wNpiqmkTf3Z_UTdhaY23fPSzbKUtGnsXlO6yHA3PQGo41MEPtakC5SGGEWT1FqTQ/s1600-h/IMG_0195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129139440649925458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUmMPSU2qvt56AwCgpf6s00gOerQlAxtSuBzER8EfxKVQK7MwVNjW0pcr2pzSsM0tA-y3iiStkp0wNpiqmkTf3Z_UTdhaY23fPSzbKUtGnsXlO6yHA3PQGo41MEPtakC5SGGEWT1FqTQ/s200/IMG_0195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129136962453795602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yB3-pz0_nQF3VqUIS8Jek19iyAPd4r8f_0MnPHseOxxITqXs9PVVQc-pWBrxUpTixt3gl1KM4aOkQ9b2x5_tH4tmeFo63ggG3S53_Rs6L1zHcINZQlFKnYUD4M4kF8lENXSKXx7olG4/s200/IMG_0217.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff9900;">In case you aren't Star wars experts, Braydon was OBI-WAN KENOBI for the 2nd year in a row, his choice.(although I was glad he got some use out of the costume I made) Jocelyn was a good witch and Makenna was a cute little pig. I threw on my hula stuff from the class I'm taking to be a good sport, and Adam wore his Pharaoh hat. We had a great time, but glad this holiday is over!</span></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-45760710395447288622007-09-30T20:57:00.000-07:002007-09-30T21:04:19.955-07:00<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxg7-6kcFrlCsz2QbsXOJg4-pDMtpbA6z5kvP0-tk1INfQ_-jmJpmBsysLRygGBV6TwlnooBIDN05TDa52PdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>After a month of doing the inchworm Makenna finally has the crawling thing DOWN. That's good and bad because now she is into everything and Mom is going crazy trying to keep up with her and keeping Braydon's Star Wars toys out of her mouth.</p>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-31307752279871998972007-09-30T20:28:00.000-07:002007-09-30T20:31:59.995-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpp2ldGobwMNkxvEzpCGOY-scXuLPfEtDG5Aq4B4uX0eB6sbGWbZRbulScierBneEltgkyrLDqMQYA-mkCeTkHMjpjEQU4npqtUqGc9XW9PwuVtRyuwFEVe-r1rsuooOfyY7uPmvU0po/s1600-h/9-30-07+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116205321286896626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpp2ldGobwMNkxvEzpCGOY-scXuLPfEtDG5Aq4B4uX0eB6sbGWbZRbulScierBneEltgkyrLDqMQYA-mkCeTkHMjpjEQU4npqtUqGc9XW9PwuVtRyuwFEVe-r1rsuooOfyY7uPmvU0po/s320/9-30-07+025.JPG" border="0" /></a> The whole family at the top of Sunrise Mountain. Makenna, Adam, Braydon, Jocelyn and Monica. Having a great time before the end of the Summer.<br /><div></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-1922687021007388912007-09-30T20:18:00.000-07:002007-09-30T20:56:51.785-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_jKkj6ECJfMDhGKVM0KbPpIKlkoP74jqLpru5tuART_tCFrHZC-zOPjOz2LRSAsVIc2kV2zYu8gwJTienkg3G10EV_2OJgb8eI2nYVQcbsqyY4yuP_vg7i596xgZ0hu4CmrrFF1l_C0/s1600-h/9-30-07+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116212111630191618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" height="219" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_jKkj6ECJfMDhGKVM0KbPpIKlkoP74jqLpru5tuART_tCFrHZC-zOPjOz2LRSAsVIc2kV2zYu8gwJTienkg3G10EV_2OJgb8eI2nYVQcbsqyY4yuP_vg7i596xgZ0hu4CmrrFF1l_C0/s320/9-30-07+010.JPG" width="288" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfPlXoShddNMYwSVL7hOwlcNcKPTzkpih-RYdsD44_3fosiQmtP2xwSS7dhP-O_O9d9lQtHBu1Rn5jGzzcLr2fgzMQA3BIxABUQmqYZ2z_lKImGXJmVpmIL2MM-j_HLtaxUYbvk6Kw2I/s1600-h/9-30-07+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116204440818600930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfPlXoShddNMYwSVL7hOwlcNcKPTzkpih-RYdsD44_3fosiQmtP2xwSS7dhP-O_O9d9lQtHBu1Rn5jGzzcLr2fgzMQA3BIxABUQmqYZ2z_lKImGXJmVpmIL2MM-j_HLtaxUYbvk6Kw2I/s320/9-30-07+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Braydon declaring his victory over Jocelyn in the sand box<br /></div></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097551288981614899.post-16534509174577539952007-09-30T19:14:00.000-07:002007-09-30T19:23:46.298-07:00Our first attemptHello everyone! Adam and I have decided that it was time to stop letting life pass us by, and time to start recording some memories. We have 3 beautiful children and are always up to something crazy or just looking cute and we don't want to rely on our aging memories to remember all joy they've brought to us. Our new goal is to start a family blog and keep an ongoing journal of our life. However right now we are experiencing one of the many crisises of the day, so we'll have to continue this later.Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883608319057327578noreply@blogger.com1