tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244315642024-03-07T03:19:13.402-05:00Smiling HillWe here at Smiling Hill are pleased to announce our first blogsite. We hope that family and friends will enjoy our array of family "pics" and selected adventures. In the spirit of Smiling Hill, we hope that every blog is full of ridiculous sunshine. For those interested in SH lore, the title "Smiling Hill" was the name of a family farm nestled in the rolling hills of yesteryear (sigh). Although closed years ago, may the spirit of SH open your hearts and capture your imaginations, literally.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-18563558383576733912014-05-27T16:41:00.001-04:002014-05-27T16:41:37.619-04:00Oliver + S<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LGOJgSyOY7Tdf8JNN3MCa3_1UIMl9lGnRSOg1N7Kuq5howB5yiIa4z9NPOxO2H6bhhRs38cHuK83woerbVbVBnAIGC0axi3E7PtK_sgfU5uT2kDXNGZ7My4y0ICQgf9CdfJuAw/s640/blogger-image--125630353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LGOJgSyOY7Tdf8JNN3MCa3_1UIMl9lGnRSOg1N7Kuq5howB5yiIa4z9NPOxO2H6bhhRs38cHuK83woerbVbVBnAIGC0axi3E7PtK_sgfU5uT2kDXNGZ7My4y0ICQgf9CdfJuAw/s640/blogger-image--125630353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Oliver + S sells super cute sewing patterns. This last month they gave this pattern away for free. You just download it from their sight www.oliverands.com </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made two pairs of these "sunny days shorts" and added a ruffle at the bottom. I love how they turned out. They were so easy too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAM2kG_AyAF4C0PGkAxaJZ4krQjpU6MhLXp3ZOfe_-5kuF-1LKsPX1ehpdYpp7NO9OOpWN81rb7dfpz5rqrgr65_oOAfZtG1J38w7INS6Ipzm5O54N4iO84UzMgHSNlgzGY2XrQ/s640/blogger-image-929228761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAM2kG_AyAF4C0PGkAxaJZ4krQjpU6MhLXp3ZOfe_-5kuF-1LKsPX1ehpdYpp7NO9OOpWN81rb7dfpz5rqrgr65_oOAfZtG1J38w7INS6Ipzm5O54N4iO84UzMgHSNlgzGY2XrQ/s640/blogger-image-929228761.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LGOJgSyOY7Tdf8JNN3MCa3_1UIMl9lGnRSOg1N7Kuq5howB5yiIa4z9NPOxO2H6bhhRs38cHuK83woerbVbVBnAIGC0axi3E7PtK_sgfU5uT2kDXNGZ7My4y0ICQgf9CdfJuAw/s640/blogger-image--125630353.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I added a pocket on Marian's shorts to help me know front from back. I guessed at its placement so it looks a little off. But still cute :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2014 will be my summer of sewing !!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-79155314222365564202014-04-29T22:54:00.001-04:002014-04-29T22:54:52.934-04:00Freezer Meal ClubsSo I wanted to try out freezer meal club with my ward. Now that I'm no longer sick and pregnant or sleep deprived, I would like to do things that create balanced friendships. Time to be proactive about relationships rather than just grateful for those who are willing to give and give and help and help.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuaUaQCY-dQzFcNwWRjmmo5MSENFU8fpV25CUUJBlpY6yLblfYyWjrP44xxwCqpo-oZcIM6csgnoDy1ru2v8ywFR_eGLtiicTzMgvhJa7U6XkzGR04wDwAhTq3nCz_TfC-REeIg/s640/blogger-image-407810002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuaUaQCY-dQzFcNwWRjmmo5MSENFU8fpV25CUUJBlpY6yLblfYyWjrP44xxwCqpo-oZcIM6csgnoDy1ru2v8ywFR_eGLtiicTzMgvhJa7U6XkzGR04wDwAhTq3nCz_TfC-REeIg/s640/blogger-image-407810002.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My first mass email had 15 responses.Two days later we are at 10 ladies. After our first orientation meeting I'll be happy with 6. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-37322008755367200832013-06-15T14:52:00.002-04:002013-06-15T14:52:47.398-04:00Baby Josephine is Here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this photo that Stacey Peterson took. She did our birth video too. She was great!<br />
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More importantly, I love this new baby. She is adorable. She is so happy and makes me smile when ever I catch her eye. I cannot be happier. I love all my babies but let's face it, some are easier than others. I've been telling everyone I have "post-partom euphoria." Baby Jo Jo is so easy going and is loved by her sisters. She sleeps 8-10 hours in a row, at night. I was very sick with her pregnancy and now I think I'm getting some pay back. I feel so very blessed!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-31595478705069315952013-03-02T23:28:00.001-05:002013-03-02T23:28:58.492-05:00maternity photo shoot<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsXPxg6SvdBrOwL09Ldt1DG-D6KyR3i7a3CQU_dT02Q0gGzw_LdtNj9Z4t-1SE2btFNuooaoFKAZI4dOENfb4RgMk9D4agTjxTIDUDQFY8lxOLhHxupRLji03dqt0LUlE1xHUgw/s1600/SRP_5206.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsXPxg6SvdBrOwL09Ldt1DG-D6KyR3i7a3CQU_dT02Q0gGzw_LdtNj9Z4t-1SE2btFNuooaoFKAZI4dOENfb4RgMk9D4agTjxTIDUDQFY8lxOLhHxupRLji03dqt0LUlE1xHUgw/s400/SRP_5206.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv88BWGNHmMHE8YHxkLWeB1IURteSW-iQ4oNyg4Gbob4XWiSBdTYMHwbGDt5LA1uAZGlPX6kuPS7FR30UeOpUea3dkt3q2ndRiCVf3bXFRK2rQSWbj3cNqyyyfWVEzupBdcjEOw/s1600/SRP_5314.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv88BWGNHmMHE8YHxkLWeB1IURteSW-iQ4oNyg4Gbob4XWiSBdTYMHwbGDt5LA1uAZGlPX6kuPS7FR30UeOpUea3dkt3q2ndRiCVf3bXFRK2rQSWbj3cNqyyyfWVEzupBdcjEOw/s400/SRP_5314.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ_f3l14rcihPxu6YfmrcCsfcpQ31PcTlDK222GJ2pIgvugyadBMnj7SI24NRBbCDZKHOs3xC1GIK9Azou2YnlXpcMOVjNGhpEshVhYD-r7lznXknlZFLSM7Ofg8IXwcDmMIxFw/s1600/SRP_5422.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ_f3l14rcihPxu6YfmrcCsfcpQ31PcTlDK222GJ2pIgvugyadBMnj7SI24NRBbCDZKHOs3xC1GIK9Azou2YnlXpcMOVjNGhpEshVhYD-r7lznXknlZFLSM7Ofg8IXwcDmMIxFw/s400/SRP_5422.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAGPEgat4Kq26AJdMk1qY6VI17D4w_uFlJdJeTdkMCCyfBd3aXqojIq0DG6yvWYgd1laTNrcj5YR9NNnHxGMfK2o6wVVjilPEdV6pA4_pJAkjU1GPlUVerGViBKCR7XJnO4tqug/s1600/SRP_5472.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAGPEgat4Kq26AJdMk1qY6VI17D4w_uFlJdJeTdkMCCyfBd3aXqojIq0DG6yvWYgd1laTNrcj5YR9NNnHxGMfK2o6wVVjilPEdV6pA4_pJAkjU1GPlUVerGViBKCR7XJnO4tqug/s400/SRP_5472.jpg" /></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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-83352349701956243062013-01-26T11:28:00.001-05:002013-01-26T11:29:06.111-05:00Mermaid Smoothies<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV47may_VF8R1G3VUmfi_pB9GDotx23KVjjHPoOfhD7gSxveZ_xKt-HyZmMWtg9_i9LpxdqyjKojO6S1IsKU4Y-1da4VlfOM66NLLkOF3kuegocPRDEpCBfhku0Lq_fUWgCe5dIQ/s1600/IMG_3142.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV47may_VF8R1G3VUmfi_pB9GDotx23KVjjHPoOfhD7gSxveZ_xKt-HyZmMWtg9_i9LpxdqyjKojO6S1IsKU4Y-1da4VlfOM66NLLkOF3kuegocPRDEpCBfhku0Lq_fUWgCe5dIQ/s400/IMG_3142.JPG" /></a><br />
They look weird but they taste so good!<br />
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Breakfast Mermaid Smoothies</strong><br />
2 bananas<br />
2 spoon fulls of peanut butter<br />
2cups milk<br />
2 cups fresh spinach<br />
1tsp vanilla<br />
Put it all in the blender</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMQYmfSmtxI7HQ3KkAc80Vh39MjqD4-CA29EuX89qyTZSxOJrUfg1rJaTtR3mobRJELocDetCssNHs0oB9vB5hYFRtzn36tsnm5WdCdi4CDSyf5mo7gnBoJebdO3fl3H95LzZ2Q/s1600/IMG_3148.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMQYmfSmtxI7HQ3KkAc80Vh39MjqD4-CA29EuX89qyTZSxOJrUfg1rJaTtR3mobRJELocDetCssNHs0oB9vB5hYFRtzn36tsnm5WdCdi4CDSyf5mo7gnBoJebdO3fl3H95LzZ2Q/s400/IMG_3148.JPG" /></a><br />
Marian</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt1V-xQUre_px-Gi6doYia_WbCmstgXq0840pmnpwKlLE9byaitMTxBfRyIdtEGK7pxrpnPv2gc96fVko9SGgXnGSeofBJ0pEWiQX5ZeObgFb59t3I14GXTDdhpGe4xdcXil8Wg/s1600/IMG_3145.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt1V-xQUre_px-Gi6doYia_WbCmstgXq0840pmnpwKlLE9byaitMTxBfRyIdtEGK7pxrpnPv2gc96fVko9SGgXnGSeofBJ0pEWiQX5ZeObgFb59t3I14GXTDdhpGe4xdcXil8Wg/s400/IMG_3145.JPG" /></a><br />
Abbey</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsx1qcj4wa_b_aaZu3sYivZ1RenSZlXKp_stBzixQqZSReDF4GUwWzaCiVFUmyVrFXvnszryFYyzG9C0r_10w1kwWoi07AbEgkeugYlF45T5YBZoWF2bjobDLNFH-IGFy2QAQPA/s1600/IMG_3147.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsx1qcj4wa_b_aaZu3sYivZ1RenSZlXKp_stBzixQqZSReDF4GUwWzaCiVFUmyVrFXvnszryFYyzG9C0r_10w1kwWoi07AbEgkeugYlF45T5YBZoWF2bjobDLNFH-IGFy2QAQPA/s400/IMG_3147.JPG" /></a><br />
Amelia</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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-2045022289498136912012-11-25T18:42:00.001-05:002012-11-25T18:42:40.765-05:00The Annual Gingerbread/Grahm Cracker House Contest<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HsR7q7-ctHhC-TiQ8NTtPyyzTDU3BDMRWzBe6Qfbinnt6EnM36FCACBtqCBDRGoVN9tZ9mx1O19kBdcreTezHxEpny0ufzWLw46gpl_5SIyS5uSy6iO-Ax5rGxoDDPR5zZnPuA/s1600/Gingerbread+houses+006.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HsR7q7-ctHhC-TiQ8NTtPyyzTDU3BDMRWzBe6Qfbinnt6EnM36FCACBtqCBDRGoVN9tZ9mx1O19kBdcreTezHxEpny0ufzWLw46gpl_5SIyS5uSy6iO-Ax5rGxoDDPR5zZnPuA/s400/Gingerbread+houses+006.JPG" /></a><br />
Abbey's, notice the care she took in placing the licorice tape as shingles.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFCtSxNMjXXqXrSz6JxuO5_zRYK45r9DXejA-VE5Ugekc_qErOYhNd7HzaSL-oBV3PK5Rrmi-WztLSrPTg-mWQF01EuVRQDr4aoWoMRAzT54BznHPejCXYMqOebWlVAw1MM-lQA/s1600/Gingerbread+houses+010.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFCtSxNMjXXqXrSz6JxuO5_zRYK45r9DXejA-VE5Ugekc_qErOYhNd7HzaSL-oBV3PK5Rrmi-WztLSrPTg-mWQF01EuVRQDr4aoWoMRAzT54BznHPejCXYMqOebWlVAw1MM-lQA/s400/Gingerbread+houses+010.JPG" /></a><br />
Notice the frosting on her cute face. Amelia really enjoyed making hers all by herself this year.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1L6cBW7SM6ykdW3ttm8GiZ5P0k-OJRckzJdOeUPhWX0zlF3IvvxoXZ_LnMIrGIyTsx5gc84LTgQEgZts8EwXhju8lVudPAInBS3UbOTtsPoIz6H0UZhJxkD9Wzc58bGWJEhFvw/s1600/Gingerbread+houses+003.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1L6cBW7SM6ykdW3ttm8GiZ5P0k-OJRckzJdOeUPhWX0zlF3IvvxoXZ_LnMIrGIyTsx5gc84LTgQEgZts8EwXhju8lVudPAInBS3UbOTtsPoIz6H0UZhJxkD9Wzc58bGWJEhFvw/s400/Gingerbread+houses+003.JPG" /></a><br />
Marian didn't really help me make hers, she played wiht this at the Manwaring's instead. It is a house so, it counts<br />
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And for Ben, he made a whole town. It is in rememberance of the rooftops he hopped in Calistle as a youth. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysCAT-yLpykOvbHBSjKtM9h9l4bKMdOR2OxWELyxjrCKJtT9iN9AD9FyP9I74jfH71WWpVZhH9wU-WpBR-wbPuPYMtc-wwhcaUlcZWspEVHUZJf1_qZPgSWxUusPFwvSUiG4TfA/s1600/Gingerbread+houses+033.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysCAT-yLpykOvbHBSjKtM9h9l4bKMdOR2OxWELyxjrCKJtT9iN9AD9FyP9I74jfH71WWpVZhH9wU-WpBR-wbPuPYMtc-wwhcaUlcZWspEVHUZJf1_qZPgSWxUusPFwvSUiG4TfA/s400/Gingerbread+houses+033.JPG" /></a><br />
The winner of the night can be seen in the background. Becky used a hot glue gun to make a princess castle. So we disqualified her. It was spectacular.</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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-23271323012973140922012-11-25T18:30:00.001-05:002012-11-25T18:30:29.255-05:00Fall 2012<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQbduILHfesdQqvTCHMTj9W0Dbd_zMRYmicChslV1kg3tptetUXHY8skr6OwrsKifv8glzOPyYiIfdADJE9tJZaEl388FgG9jEsfNRNjbPxc6M0NWFEd7MlyavO5huwHWKDxTIQ/s1600/174.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQbduILHfesdQqvTCHMTj9W0Dbd_zMRYmicChslV1kg3tptetUXHY8skr6OwrsKifv8glzOPyYiIfdADJE9tJZaEl388FgG9jEsfNRNjbPxc6M0NWFEd7MlyavO5huwHWKDxTIQ/s400/174.JPG" /></a><br />
Abbey is growing up so fast!<br />
Our nighbors next door let the girls come play in thier yard work. Good times.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy-XLG-TeLSuP3lqHXjE9wqNgDrLYvv4ElKr5wieQX0qBHGnIib6AndBEECVwoUP8OsYUYOetzO0BMDx39b2IWUCitmsAl4JKdy8N18d1LsAn6-fdTjJ_CvpIWPSO8qiqjSR8SA/s1600/179.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy-XLG-TeLSuP3lqHXjE9wqNgDrLYvv4ElKr5wieQX0qBHGnIib6AndBEECVwoUP8OsYUYOetzO0BMDx39b2IWUCitmsAl4JKdy8N18d1LsAn6-fdTjJ_CvpIWPSO8qiqjSR8SA/s400/179.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8eRko4djQfhiOoOWj7ZxIrZxBDmPpQ9n4hr9a4KuNUuZqe5utxL31w7CwO9wYn5wf1ZKTu7Qi-DaDt1d5iMzCbyS2G7lKLoRDEpfSI5E_kq-Ejyc_ny76WgmBL8xKlVkBzrhvw/s1600/181.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8eRko4djQfhiOoOWj7ZxIrZxBDmPpQ9n4hr9a4KuNUuZqe5utxL31w7CwO9wYn5wf1ZKTu7Qi-DaDt1d5iMzCbyS2G7lKLoRDEpfSI5E_kq-Ejyc_ny76WgmBL8xKlVkBzrhvw/s400/181.JPG" /></a><br />
Amelia is having the time of her life!</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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-16591824994582952712012-11-20T11:57:00.001-05:002012-11-20T11:57:35.004-05:00So Quiet...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXb-qkezMO-accpXgQJDNHDCNdbRW4Ri-hz4r9kht31iNYjdSWn5S9KW31SNl466QSx2_IDaGssorWBG-CmM79Rn8AH_Dyopm2JVk4b7hAMe0u-cJT16BRGDYB9V5kOAXBgtD5AQ/s1600/photo+%252813%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXb-qkezMO-accpXgQJDNHDCNdbRW4Ri-hz4r9kht31iNYjdSWn5S9KW31SNl466QSx2_IDaGssorWBG-CmM79Rn8AH_Dyopm2JVk4b7hAMe0u-cJT16BRGDYB9V5kOAXBgtD5AQ/s400/photo+%252813%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
Daddy taught them a new very valuable skill!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWk3AcYAOWm_wKvhUGmeJJX9oQr9D7ruNRZKvqxhyphenhyphen3ngMS_MDBpGMQ1SnEBPknqNgRHo7BWql50TquOmW1mUH1aBWWWX10pzQgMVpF_rlPDmNhvS2AfFlqKd0RFmTfdkAn2LLbg/s1600/photo+%252814%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWk3AcYAOWm_wKvhUGmeJJX9oQr9D7ruNRZKvqxhyphenhyphen3ngMS_MDBpGMQ1SnEBPknqNgRHo7BWql50TquOmW1mUH1aBWWWX10pzQgMVpF_rlPDmNhvS2AfFlqKd0RFmTfdkAn2LLbg/s400/photo+%252814%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
Checkers! </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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-35502624155161497532012-11-20T11:53:00.001-05:002012-11-20T11:53:04.920-05:00Happy Halloween<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa41gSB3QwnTcazmxKWe6eNBojpTIzEjGx8U0MApdoEcwBksseE3BTN0fejoMYvwfeFB7hR8b41MbjQT6jqxD3GRBnWeqWiSOYKKzPdCz0lbKrPPkeMf3uw0JUPyVZkapo83Qhg/s1600/photo+%252815%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa41gSB3QwnTcazmxKWe6eNBojpTIzEjGx8U0MApdoEcwBksseE3BTN0fejoMYvwfeFB7hR8b41MbjQT6jqxD3GRBnWeqWiSOYKKzPdCz0lbKrPPkeMf3uw0JUPyVZkapo83Qhg/s400/photo+%252815%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
We are very lucky to have Emily help us out a couple times a week. She was there for us on Halloween so we took a quick messy family picture to remember this crazy time. (not that things aren't about to get worse)<br />
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Abbey and Marian were puppies. They all crawl on the floor and bark 50% of the time already. Halloween just made it official. Then Amelia felt like being original, a ghost. Apparently there is some Gibbs history here. I'll write more when Grammy gets home.<br />
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And you can see my baby bump if you look closely. Well, maybe you don't have to look too closely. I was so happy to be out of the house, out of my bed for that matter.</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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-73913207790743156602012-11-20T11:40:00.001-05:002012-11-20T11:40:52.120-05:00Cilantro!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEint5zihjpvk_jDt1d-64LeYOpccTTerj_p2LYGD8EHNV9U21V54V9osiuafv1wucfgzdPROQ7YQj2CBYAZISs_VCQNsJnRA7WI6lzEUvBxya2299oaLtUwfjkkTZcIOE1u8jZNGQ/s1600/photo+%252818%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEint5zihjpvk_jDt1d-64LeYOpccTTerj_p2LYGD8EHNV9U21V54V9osiuafv1wucfgzdPROQ7YQj2CBYAZISs_VCQNsJnRA7WI6lzEUvBxya2299oaLtUwfjkkTZcIOE1u8jZNGQ/s400/photo+%252818%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
I've been feeling better since this baby has made me sick. <br />
A story for another day.<br />
So I pretend I'm doing well and clean up my house and ignore my children while I clean up. I guess Marian was feeling hungry and all she found in the refrigerator was cilantro. I couldn't tell the extent of her love for cilantro until I rounded the corner and saw...</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN9sAgel5b3vzSqshRKXbzI9RutbWmXrjTrYhjo3M5njcrcZ1e_ds49ub6iTk3jLR958MiHduYLIK4Ldym_p1jJWLsB59liGNYQvcol6lRd1gyGcXqZMufoO2bOkpCtsn7gD8jQ/s1600/photo+%252816%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN9sAgel5b3vzSqshRKXbzI9RutbWmXrjTrYhjo3M5njcrcZ1e_ds49ub6iTk3jLR958MiHduYLIK4Ldym_p1jJWLsB59liGNYQvcol6lRd1gyGcXqZMufoO2bOkpCtsn7gD8jQ/s400/photo+%252816%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
Classic Haunches Photo</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoa1sOd9ZW-yYvtPTBby0IjzHX10phy47pUUIsgE1DJBA5vo45TG4WBQP0LX2deUGeoCu98vMkRpDtRrJikPRMPEjsnrnKKO5IoVehQ2KZ75Y1eNYB6jR2lb4kDPYh94w0WIAPdA/s1600/photo+%252812%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoa1sOd9ZW-yYvtPTBby0IjzHX10phy47pUUIsgE1DJBA5vo45TG4WBQP0LX2deUGeoCu98vMkRpDtRrJikPRMPEjsnrnKKO5IoVehQ2KZ75Y1eNYB6jR2lb4kDPYh94w0WIAPdA/s400/photo+%252812%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
Can I be angry with this face? If I leave her long enough she will clean up after herself. It's like having a dog.</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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-7284085425665511842012-09-27T10:43:00.001-04:002012-09-27T10:43:34.260-04:00Oh Baby!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEYKkpfqdv1DXLz2zIFWwUhNXjWye7ctlF4h9NWn9bM_pewLHlRYMk9YIN9oc6rIJ62K2WesBSjJimUWjAY18CBye0acGzvUgFz3l5-dvOC59_3CoXXlenIWbSF-U3xhlzUk_gg/s1600/photo+%252811%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEYKkpfqdv1DXLz2zIFWwUhNXjWye7ctlF4h9NWn9bM_pewLHlRYMk9YIN9oc6rIJ62K2WesBSjJimUWjAY18CBye0acGzvUgFz3l5-dvOC59_3CoXXlenIWbSF-U3xhlzUk_gg/s400/photo+%252811%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
We were excited to find out IF we were having a baby back in July. After 4 days of early testing, we skipped the dollar store tests and went for the $15 digital. It was more clear....</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqksXbV80WZhb5Nt_Pa7-iovXpWL5smyCDWQH4pF881LFACMV3qkLJVuMFdiR55ub8JyWXlJipVFXQkuntlHTketzY2kMgPS8aMZ-tfD2OT9oRuAYxl-D171U_y71Y-s9wyQqjQ/s1600/photo+%25282%2529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqksXbV80WZhb5Nt_Pa7-iovXpWL5smyCDWQH4pF881LFACMV3qkLJVuMFdiR55ub8JyWXlJipVFXQkuntlHTketzY2kMgPS8aMZ-tfD2OT9oRuAYxl-D171U_y71Y-s9wyQqjQ/s400/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><br />
We were also excited to find out if we would be a family of all daughters. <br />
Four girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Baby Girl Gibbs <br />
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Abbey graduated from Kindergarten. here she is with Miss Cheri.<br />
We loved Kid's Village. She went there for 3 years and now it's time to say good bye. </div>
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Amelia graduated from Pre-school. She loved it there too. Here she is with Miss Valerie. </div>
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They grow up too fast!</div>
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Our anniversary fell on a Sunday this year, and lucky for me Ben fell asleep Saturday night at 8. I snuck out of the house to the balloon store. I stole an idea from Pintrest and got a balloon for every year we've been married . Then I attached a photo of us from each year at the bottom. So when he woke up 12 hours later he was surprised to see balloons all over our room. He was visibly touched. It's hard to get to him that way. I was proud. Although touched, he realized he had missed his chance to get me flowers.<br />
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His Sundays are full of meetings and visits and there was nothing he could do. He didn't even have a half hour to write a quick love poem. So at 5pm the Young Men and Young Women of our ward started to stop by with flowers. Amazing delegation skills? They had so much fun bringing me flowers from their yards. One guy didn't have flowers so he brought weeds, roots and dirt still attached. I had like 3 bouquets by the end. And a girl brought us a cake at 9. Cutest ever! I love you, Ben!</div>
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I waited too long to get to the grocery store. She went for whatever she could get her hungry little hands on. Maybe that should be a new strategy, starve the vegetables into them.</div>
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I'm loving having all girls. Sorry Ben. We get to do the girliest things. Tons of flowers and adorable shops. Loved it. </div>
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Classic, my children running through the garden. Does anyone know how to paint impressionist style. Just take out the building as the focal point back there.<br />
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We rented a golf cart because my mom sprained her ankle. But it is worth the $25. It was a huge park. The hardest part was the anxiety of imagining the girls falling off. I am glad we had lots of adult arms holding the kids.<br />
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I have to admit, the more time I spend with my grandma, the more I understand and appreciate her. I actually look forward to hanging out with her. She was such a weirdo when I was growing up. What has changed? I guess me. She has become one of my best friends. She is great, she always has time for me and she has endless patience (almost) for her great grand children. If any of you see her spanking my children while I am not looking, push her over, or just tell her to stop.</div>
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Happy Birthday Mom and Amelia! It was so fun. We are so lucky to live by you. </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-46610770263792829002012-02-28T08:31:00.002-05:002012-02-28T08:51:04.985-05:00Reciprocity<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">This is my dear Marian. I can't help but love you. I've heard it said, a mother loves her baby the first time she holds the child in her arms. Although true, this love I feel now is 1000 times stronger. You are so much more than a ball of screaming, crying, wiggling cells that I grew inside of me. There are a few ages of my children that I find truly joyful. 18 months -2 years has been one of them.<br />
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You can do so much on your own. And you showing love to us is my favorite.<br />
We are so lucky to have you. </div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKWQl7DLWpO89nqW2yl55L9GYJx8SphuB3nA5VEaFn-jSM_dVfTY8mc5bNjGsNe1Dl3WyUhpmsgY5C-QG6U_iF2QdMSIILcKzH5qK-FlNJbMreiKXoiZpAFPe2MoOq0Y5oWxl9g/s1600/IMG_1291.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKWQl7DLWpO89nqW2yl55L9GYJx8SphuB3nA5VEaFn-jSM_dVfTY8mc5bNjGsNe1Dl3WyUhpmsgY5C-QG6U_iF2QdMSIILcKzH5qK-FlNJbMreiKXoiZpAFPe2MoOq0Y5oWxl9g/s400/IMG_1291.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;">Nice how you just fit on my hip and when you are sleepy you melt onto my shoulder.<br />
There is nothing better than holding your child when she wants to be held and you want to hold her.<br />
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This is what I do when Ben leaves me for the young men of our ward and I have just gotten off the phone with you and I miss you and have no one to keep me from doing bad things.<br />
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I let the girls "help" me make<a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sandys-Chocolate-Cake/Detail.aspx" target="_blank"> this </a>and they stay up way way past bed time and then after we can eat no more cake or drink no more whole milk, we have 3/4 of a HUGE chocolate cake left.</div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRxkjP4gCKxG0UflbQ4vzwLPBmJufw0sb4Ht77sBX6QIuVLgrIjTmFycqB9xnQYVfhHHsHIbZl0vRuOwxybZaS70tn7B6rBo-xPOKajt00npN3qbeeDoc-wO-wgLY62EPqGPuQQ/s1600/IMG_2920.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRxkjP4gCKxG0UflbQ4vzwLPBmJufw0sb4Ht77sBX6QIuVLgrIjTmFycqB9xnQYVfhHHsHIbZl0vRuOwxybZaS70tn7B6rBo-xPOKajt00npN3qbeeDoc-wO-wgLY62EPqGPuQQ/s400/IMG_2920.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;">This was so good. So we called our neighbor over to take 1/2 of the cake away. 2 days later we are still having chocolate cake for breakfast and my daughter who didn't speak until 6 weeks ago is saying,"Mommy, I want some chocolate cake! Please. Yummmy!"<br />
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They are growing up! They both look so happy.<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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-3189678671402917672011-11-05T15:09:00.000-04:002011-11-05T15:09:59.361-04:00Summer of 2011<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhlvch1cxd7yvlqzexphgOLSkxr_cb56oqVhp959pBupdD4hSrTSu5k9EL2ZBiWCcxnPaCoa6zM-_kPV4TqiB9kPq-rjAdCeNBEuAAxyc_QHLSqj2PYpUZPVHpV_Bi2eUbYqjAw/s1600/IMG_2146.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhlvch1cxd7yvlqzexphgOLSkxr_cb56oqVhp959pBupdD4hSrTSu5k9EL2ZBiWCcxnPaCoa6zM-_kPV4TqiB9kPq-rjAdCeNBEuAAxyc_QHLSqj2PYpUZPVHpV_Bi2eUbYqjAw/s400/IMG_2146.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50SwuqX2OHzl6wyO_6EvwXA_XArYPJUtcFlR25WaDDJD7cx9DZAsrIB2s4x-7hmU_zvZAnGfwB6KJzI6Z74qILD3q9lBMEK8Xd8YDkMCebquwBL98pw7IZoe6Q6p3Tt_JEX9PeA/s1600/IMG_2158.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50SwuqX2OHzl6wyO_6EvwXA_XArYPJUtcFlR25WaDDJD7cx9DZAsrIB2s4x-7hmU_zvZAnGfwB6KJzI6Z74qILD3q9lBMEK8Xd8YDkMCebquwBL98pw7IZoe6Q6p3Tt_JEX9PeA/s400/IMG_2158.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-12829719632900703072011-06-01T13:03:00.003-04:002011-06-01T13:13:19.274-04:00What is Your Calling In Life?<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCyq_K0rxo60LRWaycBjfvPFcazbIPIUOc9PkLPWhBSUPotwnT_33GX3o-nRLsAaA2iuYL2IFJ5eLItphhesZUvqIDJQPJd8xaBZ0iH6cfD6tBpr4VFWTgIAX4Ukmlwkcak5AQw/s1600/IMG_2134.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCyq_K0rxo60LRWaycBjfvPFcazbIPIUOc9PkLPWhBSUPotwnT_33GX3o-nRLsAaA2iuYL2IFJ5eLItphhesZUvqIDJQPJd8xaBZ0iH6cfD6tBpr4VFWTgIAX4Ukmlwkcak5AQw/s400/IMG_2134.JPG" /></a> </div>I ran across this article in BYU Magazine. Abbey liked the art and begged me to read it. After the first page she was board and confused but I couldn't put it down. I'm still feeling like I am waking up from a long winter of postpartum. Marian turned a year in March but every day feels like a beautiful new beginning. It is as if I say to myself, "yesterday I must have been depressed because today I feel so much better." This article was inspiring and helped me see more meaning in the small, small, mundane, meaningless (did I say mundane? Maybe I should have capitalized it) things I do everyday. As a mother, I don't have a 9-5 as we all hear on Mother's Day, "a mother's work is never done." but the reason I work so hard is because what I do has real meaning. At least I feel that way today after having read <a href="http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=2765">"What Is Your Calling In Life" by Jeffery A Thompson</a>. <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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-61211629350791981472011-05-31T19:51:00.001-04:002011-05-31T19:51:19.199-04:00Guess where we were!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/05/31/3459.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/05/31/s_3459.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/05/31/3460.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/05/31/s_3460.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431564.post-58011657812674202132011-05-29T23:44:00.000-04:002011-05-29T23:45:08.338-04:00Making Cookies with Daddy!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7puEolhObe-sQjeyt_VVhXuaiirBHD5nR09zp0o0HLenptJniqv1y5pWFQQSdYvM66H-AmYZQ6gIZAzatLTNkmbRppro3_Z71gfmfxLotAYZ-BLGa_-EQvs6TwyuSqkka5Vq6QA/s1600/IMG_2141.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7puEolhObe-sQjeyt_VVhXuaiirBHD5nR09zp0o0HLenptJniqv1y5pWFQQSdYvM66H-AmYZQ6gIZAzatLTNkmbRppro3_Z71gfmfxLotAYZ-BLGa_-EQvs6TwyuSqkka5Vq6QA/s400/IMG_2141.JPG" /></a> It is the last chance to home teach this month and so the girls helped their dad fulfill his duty. They had so much fun. My favorite was the matching red aprons. </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Sc8xpw2gkh9HmBOzHuBl9Y6hNCGdCUR7SZ1N-8jFERaGIT1b_ikrwum7ZmYmW8gZspxGczlsChWyTNibE6lXuuWf3FC4IwB_nYgGYTeBJi06CnI58m5urBxTuIrEVIe1jzCJA/s1600/IMG_2142.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Sc8xpw2gkh9HmBOzHuBl9Y6hNCGdCUR7SZ1N-8jFERaGIT1b_ikrwum7ZmYmW8gZspxGczlsChWyTNibE6lXuuWf3FC4IwB_nYgGYTeBJi06CnI58m5urBxTuIrEVIe1jzCJA/s400/IMG_2142.JPG" /></a> Abbey's favorite part was<br />dumping in the sugar and flour. (And yes Beth that is your mixer)</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqW_YgHFog7is85nIaDJOMnUIX9IRPVIND01qhcxmzcOG_NmiIzIuGrJu-DqDvrRZe7q41lG-0zUOf-oUmK4z457ijDTePgx8j8gQbPm-DeBsQICDTE3fNOiSLodjl63ho7lSA/s1600/IMG_2143.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqW_YgHFog7is85nIaDJOMnUIX9IRPVIND01qhcxmzcOG_NmiIzIuGrJu-DqDvrRZe7q41lG-0zUOf-oUmK4z457ijDTePgx8j8gQbPm-DeBsQICDTE3fNOiSLodjl63ho7lSA/s400/IMG_2143.JPG" /></a>Amelia's favorite part was<br />eating the dough, we made her wait until the cookies were all mixed together before she got to taste, hence the sad face. </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bruCCQ_22kXW-DP4pJlmx4Me-r6hIQSLlCwy6igHFHQQs4oyV3zOgWjoKdzrtOZ-i-MdprzzJRJWx_o5xaPlR6pUG_fywp3cb0dwz7cRsuS8pcNi2svxsILSYr4zA7Pa-heaGA/s1600/IMG_2145.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bruCCQ_22kXW-DP4pJlmx4Me-r6hIQSLlCwy6igHFHQQs4oyV3zOgWjoKdzrtOZ-i-MdprzzJRJWx_o5xaPlR6pUG_fywp3cb0dwz7cRsuS8pcNi2svxsILSYr4zA7Pa-heaGA/s400/IMG_2145.JPG" /></a> And Marian,<br />she was feeling left out. In the end we put and apron on her and she got to "mix" the dough too. </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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3