tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75264652184714740872024-02-02T00:06:42.030-08:00Happiness Is Not The Destination It Is the JourneyMariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-28778366161575268252012-04-13T10:59:00.011-07:002012-04-13T18:37:18.130-07:00Arianna & Analise35 weeks Pregnant. This picture was taken 5 days before my beautiful girls were born.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XtshO6DnAEfLNBxoJpTwJhY1X6t57SyizEYh8HCjIdRMK0_zqMgG6XNCCX9DVhdewL3C_vvC3hNNdZkdXAscaxD8NsoQl-yOFfJqfGbHMM5doQDVSfge3GyhzJEfJc16mkdq1yKB02wd/s1600/IMG_5676.JPG"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731056488001249250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XtshO6DnAEfLNBxoJpTwJhY1X6t57SyizEYh8HCjIdRMK0_zqMgG6XNCCX9DVhdewL3C_vvC3hNNdZkdXAscaxD8NsoQl-yOFfJqfGbHMM5doQDVSfge3GyhzJEfJc16mkdq1yKB02wd/s400/IMG_5676.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div><br />At 4:55 am baby A's water broke. I had an appointment that morning at 9:00 with my dr. and we had a whole list of questions to ask like how much time to you have to get to the hospital after your water breaks. By the time I saw my dr. at 7:00 none of the questions we had were relevant anymore.</div><div><br />We had grabbed a few things and headed to the hospital. We got a few blocks down the road when we realized we forgot the camera, came back home and then arrived at the hospital<br />and was admitted at 5:30. At 7:00 I walked down to the operating room. Baby A was breach<br />and Baby B was transverse so I had to have a C-section. At 7:18 am Baby A was born. At 7:21 Baby B was born. They passed the babies through a window to another room and never left Alan’s sight. </div><div><br />Once both babies were born Alan was able to go into the room with them. Because they were a month early the air-life NICU nurse prepped Alan on all the things that could be wrong. Thankfully everything was fine and they were perfect. While they were still working on me they brought them back in so I could see them. We stayed in the hospital for 2 nights then we were all able to go home.</div><div> </div><div>It all happened really fast and the girls came a little early but I am so thankful to have them<br />be a part of our eternal family.<br /><br />Arianna Maria was born March 28th at 7:18 am. She weighed 5lbs and was 18 inches long</div><div>Analise Jade was born March 28th at 7:21 am. She weighed 4lbs 15oz. and was 19 inches long</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLEEOBj5poMYuHytfdDALFiYy3e8GEcmf3fss9srD3-6UBHTbpNJMMIrSPPHvcpDolTv5mWjcA3qoiLo3POXkH3E8er05jRjqEXGAb2-cl3p28cu7l1QTHnHyDlWxepwEo7qdZuVWM_7m/s1600/IMG_6173.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731002402097809810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLEEOBj5poMYuHytfdDALFiYy3e8GEcmf3fss9srD3-6UBHTbpNJMMIrSPPHvcpDolTv5mWjcA3qoiLo3POXkH3E8er05jRjqEXGAb2-cl3p28cu7l1QTHnHyDlWxepwEo7qdZuVWM_7m/s400/IMG_6173.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Analise is in the back and Arianna is in the front.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9NP9Hwr0c509LMsGiQQXbaailxfFEhrQG79X_laEMlZ7p4II9FnbYoLlfCPdriPf8URVxNLEGJ0PKeTTiaNoMp2qo4pid0zxpswRpuMXi7gI3TOmMZvC1cGd6wgj6XUwbsjrai1zY6ls/s1600/IMG_6233.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730981787050883810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9NP9Hwr0c509LMsGiQQXbaailxfFEhrQG79X_laEMlZ7p4II9FnbYoLlfCPdriPf8URVxNLEGJ0PKeTTiaNoMp2qo4pid0zxpswRpuMXi7gI3TOmMZvC1cGd6wgj6XUwbsjrai1zY6ls/s400/IMG_6233.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Arianna<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAh3KND3bB2jI6Zn5XhdDUlak4HX08Lu-6hayvOQ52iVpZLL5hW6vW1uXSrRiWCT5yAdXcn93UggbxZmeKtrHuD_s4Z4DpKScUi0VGhXdxc6lw8IUSKmFCIy3NA7Oqjg_hnwgwoabF-mmJ/s1600/IMG_6124.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EN3yQtv7NLrZC3vhITdkkc81Bp4wEHszN6nwnBoh4-TM2E1uNcH_464WCfaD23cGYsGSV5MN9f1D-3uGQmmZDPIcaucUhKp7rCm8eVPM24OjFxb68rfoIJu8AszyPiHY8dSQ3EgOLkyz/s1600/IMG_6124.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730979752180964466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EN3yQtv7NLrZC3vhITdkkc81Bp4wEHszN6nwnBoh4-TM2E1uNcH_464WCfaD23cGYsGSV5MN9f1D-3uGQmmZDPIcaucUhKp7rCm8eVPM24OjFxb68rfoIJu8AszyPiHY8dSQ3EgOLkyz/s400/IMG_6124.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Analise<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMzqour-VK3BXnrM453re5KPAy3DxflUR1zvDcgmyTETFcw8Fml3w1IZd_5OAWAVMeuUbCkbNcOIvJyd-MrVo1UrHLDBtdCrjZLrU20puHRXtBt56rjY9g95utFhXUsOZKc54nAyXUkGv/s1600/IMG_6165.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730954836885368690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMzqour-VK3BXnrM453re5KPAy3DxflUR1zvDcgmyTETFcw8Fml3w1IZd_5OAWAVMeuUbCkbNcOIvJyd-MrVo1UrHLDBtdCrjZLrU20puHRXtBt56rjY9g95utFhXUsOZKc54nAyXUkGv/s400/IMG_6165.JPG" /></a><br /><div>All ready for Easter<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHRbfQ_Sp1f1iGm1XMFBRKwde8OEpbMF2OyHqZ-qxok9QTX2gHyUMmuCVL3BHXtVMiLRBFgV1sdfatYJmTy-IJDsPFoREKCuei6Wr-uO0PcKt_SbDUhRuLzrhngOTCWyaYLCN0UQ5buW7/s1600/IMG_6273.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730953493017766050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHRbfQ_Sp1f1iGm1XMFBRKwde8OEpbMF2OyHqZ-qxok9QTX2gHyUMmuCVL3BHXtVMiLRBFgV1sdfatYJmTy-IJDsPFoREKCuei6Wr-uO0PcKt_SbDUhRuLzrhngOTCWyaYLCN0UQ5buW7/s400/IMG_6273.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKxLimYH5H8jwIXng6DMIq5HsCfRmBhKaonPDt-t2SvSF5w0y7mtrJd9cyrOpF0VyPbxHzFGijwzgizBZMlNg8PGizd9e6EbV9Gh7FvNbEQMeuyzSZCA8APuBsZ19LR_VZOWu_nKXCJ7r/s1600/IMG_5891.JPG"></a>Analise in the back, Arianna in front.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuoVV4Bb_1a0tMWcwPOkr6mbmur8kj4G2ZBpZOBlhXntpaAv2LjCBlKjQqYNPl7v3xm3j_GPS5Aa8ZOrbeCIWCPENmSKY6ATaU0J0znY054kPRgUzwgpz-SMqv4-uz2xzmq6qMNkQYNTj/s1600/IMG_6291.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730952736214051458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuoVV4Bb_1a0tMWcwPOkr6mbmur8kj4G2ZBpZOBlhXntpaAv2LjCBlKjQqYNPl7v3xm3j_GPS5Aa8ZOrbeCIWCPENmSKY6ATaU0J0znY054kPRgUzwgpz-SMqv4-uz2xzmq6qMNkQYNTj/s400/IMG_6291.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE1PYXPRU-gxlvcDPh2IDWwD1J1eHHXFPdGEvfl9QXFMmXJgDvDngVvBMy5R9Wi7buwX-0nHXi94ow88iOLTuRrXDcNj32pFbnmNd6vazpa3pvm7buvNOuRRvMkIrTscS2G_NpwOpIQyK/s1600/IMG_6304.JPG"></a></div><div> </div><div>Analise left. Arianna right. They are the sweetest things in the world!</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE1PYXPRU-gxlvcDPh2IDWwD1J1eHHXFPdGEvfl9QXFMmXJgDvDngVvBMy5R9Wi7buwX-0nHXi94ow88iOLTuRrXDcNj32pFbnmNd6vazpa3pvm7buvNOuRRvMkIrTscS2G_NpwOpIQyK/s1600/IMG_6304.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730947873597471650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE1PYXPRU-gxlvcDPh2IDWwD1J1eHHXFPdGEvfl9QXFMmXJgDvDngVvBMy5R9Wi7buwX-0nHXi94ow88iOLTuRrXDcNj32pFbnmNd6vazpa3pvm7buvNOuRRvMkIrTscS2G_NpwOpIQyK/s400/IMG_6304.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Mom holding Analise left and Arianna right. I could and do just hold them all day. It is the best.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-5698141759369905632012-03-17T20:55:00.011-07:002012-03-19T14:17:29.264-07:00Baby ShowerLast Saturday my mother-in-law Rosa and my sister Nicole threw me a baby shower. We had so much fun. Lots of friends and family came and we had great food. The girls and I got completely spoiled. Thank you so much for everyone that came! And a huge THANK YOU to Rosa and Nicole.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1V6cCgRtqkEOu_fksh0xzYsKwucGj3HTRqji-SVcmHFlgCgGU7Mfscw2Mw1abel0BHXGcFIAcpTDHD7dmQ75owY9PLZcmwnXh0LgLW7DOYOlo2URDNBWJIsdYRMglRxp4OiGvm0tTr-G/s1600/IMG_5402.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714694798386642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1V6cCgRtqkEOu_fksh0xzYsKwucGj3HTRqji-SVcmHFlgCgGU7Mfscw2Mw1abel0BHXGcFIAcpTDHD7dmQ75owY9PLZcmwnXh0LgLW7DOYOlo2URDNBWJIsdYRMglRxp4OiGvm0tTr-G/s400/IMG_5402.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo4EXlJxDvd45Ntr1Yto6hvJi-6lPbIb-2-1KB4u-s70QN-X83b1etv-8RgIGZ4n5vMc-ZB9oxDA7XqVUsB0qHqQcCqXMGWg9wMpgtViKZjL4iL5_onGu1xqxiQZBolisM7ncG19WUrF6/s1600/IMG_5429.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721094100823354322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo4EXlJxDvd45Ntr1Yto6hvJi-6lPbIb-2-1KB4u-s70QN-X83b1etv-8RgIGZ4n5vMc-ZB9oxDA7XqVUsB0qHqQcCqXMGWg9wMpgtViKZjL4iL5_onGu1xqxiQZBolisM7ncG19WUrF6/s400/IMG_5429.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERzTkWAklqmPNRbar756TZce3MFpM9-vzfLNGqUychv4yWJaiIR2A3W9z1ilSVQ_TgjNKkgtLA80Fk5-FmcsnoYxwK-AEMPiOyeDL9rgMIssOp9qeB6iSikTwDGqvGxHuqczVoyZWKufj/s1600/IMG_5411.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721090346445696610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERzTkWAklqmPNRbar756TZce3MFpM9-vzfLNGqUychv4yWJaiIR2A3W9z1ilSVQ_TgjNKkgtLA80Fk5-FmcsnoYxwK-AEMPiOyeDL9rgMIssOp9qeB6iSikTwDGqvGxHuqczVoyZWKufj/s400/IMG_5411.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsXRS0djGZgPdBCEYbQ-Z1I5kGXsuJesA8EAeKYFIRHVnAgyVGLC7aZ6d5A_n7vfamNIXX-V7GoxRUsjdZw0mM-PQ01kKeCevyrOcOWFhQLpG6yzUGdJAN5rwAXZU5CoAcv5gdJTptrpC/s1600/IMG_5414.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721087636345984882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsXRS0djGZgPdBCEYbQ-Z1I5kGXsuJesA8EAeKYFIRHVnAgyVGLC7aZ6d5A_n7vfamNIXX-V7GoxRUsjdZw0mM-PQ01kKeCevyrOcOWFhQLpG6yzUGdJAN5rwAXZU5CoAcv5gdJTptrpC/s400/IMG_5414.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSqC9bogtJmyd4ftCFkHlpxB_fpXLJXQrzRhtQwZCPKOUQbeyO4wMdZ4jVx9KkwpPBXamsR_oqNJ6hkidstwkcNdcyDMvG1_Aq-NvueM-ecLwGmxYRRw6BqGrqwLPpm79MUGM5CtE5xzU/s1600/IMG_5404.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721085172391863394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSqC9bogtJmyd4ftCFkHlpxB_fpXLJXQrzRhtQwZCPKOUQbeyO4wMdZ4jVx9KkwpPBXamsR_oqNJ6hkidstwkcNdcyDMvG1_Aq-NvueM-ecLwGmxYRRw6BqGrqwLPpm79MUGM5CtE5xzU/s400/IMG_5404.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MnLNahfgaKKCbqr3YatcLFGr8WOiRw59Puoab2a_VB0I69y90gfNNyS4OjuLDBf0V8cihqJdQVk4lfTPJBW3NxFuZbaYdjiVB51gsfJW0X7e_6GSddgHzeAAzfiGQyOJ5HJVzKB7I2EI/s1600/IMG_5394.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721084566865662802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MnLNahfgaKKCbqr3YatcLFGr8WOiRw59Puoab2a_VB0I69y90gfNNyS4OjuLDBf0V8cihqJdQVk4lfTPJBW3NxFuZbaYdjiVB51gsfJW0X7e_6GSddgHzeAAzfiGQyOJ5HJVzKB7I2EI/s400/IMG_5394.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcufqvI4kYzopwkRAys8foGGKZ1TxLfhz2xHMKiHMjRPICDMaADLG8kNHDNk8JfOH1-bv-0Ea4sWoB6DFgUL9JaCgoMir-ga8vTv_TPh4YNub9EynBTgmn8G5zZ4ObyKtuMTcEHExXlPE/s1600/IMG_5393.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721083054726099698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcufqvI4kYzopwkRAys8foGGKZ1TxLfhz2xHMKiHMjRPICDMaADLG8kNHDNk8JfOH1-bv-0Ea4sWoB6DFgUL9JaCgoMir-ga8vTv_TPh4YNub9EynBTgmn8G5zZ4ObyKtuMTcEHExXlPE/s400/IMG_5393.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0XJkREE8LZVs9OEP78JfdCdO8s3eW1qv4H9NZCFOQcZLKhD7UxZ_0KXppUYSLO884lg2DJjwMB5ONdh4Kqv2qKZf_2jwct4JmT9y_aXlrq_gJKHrxwoUPX9P-1uqechunwO4xpX4TT1c/s1600/IMG_5611.JPG"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721082115809271586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0XJkREE8LZVs9OEP78JfdCdO8s3eW1qv4H9NZCFOQcZLKhD7UxZ_0KXppUYSLO884lg2DJjwMB5ONdh4Kqv2qKZf_2jwct4JmT9y_aXlrq_gJKHrxwoUPX9P-1uqechunwO4xpX4TT1c/s400/IMG_5611.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />This is my 34 week picture. The doctor would be okay with the babies coming anytime now. They would have to spend a little time in the NICU but there would be no long term problems. We would still like to wait until I am at least 36 weeks that way there would hopefully be no NICU time. 37 weeks is full term for twins and 38 weeks is our ultimate goal. Whenever the girls say it is time, we will be ready.<br /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-55847743630428117222012-02-27T19:35:00.007-08:002012-02-27T20:20:18.388-08:00Getting Ready<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7dXtid4NZ1xRPvHyj4rFrFuTHdyty5DP2J15yskaUfOWM0O8bstKnk5cz8adWeGYw1ZXoBeWYqGbALXyITh-CwMe0IpMcV6KB3TbSWridngFCs_tTet56fJn8Tjsh_S8BPAc5fu8qlyd/s1600/IMG_5387.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714032145327842450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7dXtid4NZ1xRPvHyj4rFrFuTHdyty5DP2J15yskaUfOWM0O8bstKnk5cz8adWeGYw1ZXoBeWYqGbALXyITh-CwMe0IpMcV6KB3TbSWridngFCs_tTet56fJn8Tjsh_S8BPAc5fu8qlyd/s400/IMG_5387.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11kuVC_BQtWdb3aA-U9riR5zC6fMBpi7ffVhIJL87lFaXbMCreHSfkBVQPwi8ZDW_AbIHD4FPkv7NikkCtxEkYQcTH0laYIBnv05lfvlFBjccV1RlzdTIvWHUdjYs0GE0aifhO6egfpE_/s1600/IMG_5388.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714031529930662690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11kuVC_BQtWdb3aA-U9riR5zC6fMBpi7ffVhIJL87lFaXbMCreHSfkBVQPwi8ZDW_AbIHD4FPkv7NikkCtxEkYQcTH0laYIBnv05lfvlFBjccV1RlzdTIvWHUdjYs0GE0aifhO6egfpE_/s400/IMG_5388.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjSvmBiTNWqCyBTYbeHY4CBlZl4e8Pd_88_zKxkZvgzmRVhoqXKilkm9xsFPz0Oi59wIHRH4tgovecCfgWc-FHBImfMMLKq9oqhyJd0l5CagGZcVYnvaYBbepYhjh0BAhiLVxUKebcZ5H/s1600/IMG_5389.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714027449414556066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjSvmBiTNWqCyBTYbeHY4CBlZl4e8Pd_88_zKxkZvgzmRVhoqXKilkm9xsFPz0Oi59wIHRH4tgovecCfgWc-FHBImfMMLKq9oqhyJd0l5CagGZcVYnvaYBbepYhjh0BAhiLVxUKebcZ5H/s400/IMG_5389.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOzcN9o5DRm2yLLHw8t-CvLUvCP3H_N-GbuuEPYZbjXjGqkDdndSNfEyuCq0xpjE9VczhtfsQ7YbGEVH9atZggYZdZJYyC7ihB2WTY_SJQI-zFXaQhs8G4Y2Lhr-pDldeKJTZpaRoPXQA/s1600/IMG_5391.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714026691455719538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOzcN9o5DRm2yLLHw8t-CvLUvCP3H_N-GbuuEPYZbjXjGqkDdndSNfEyuCq0xpjE9VczhtfsQ7YbGEVH9atZggYZdZJYyC7ihB2WTY_SJQI-zFXaQhs8G4Y2Lhr-pDldeKJTZpaRoPXQA/s400/IMG_5391.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We still have a ways to go before the girl's room is ready, but this is a good start.<br /><br />At 31 weeks I am now on bed rest. Nothing is wrong with the girls or me, my doctor just wants to make sure they stay put for as long as possible. In 5 short weeks it will be okay for the girls to come and is average time for twins. Our goal is to make it to 38 weeks which is 7 weeks away. The girls will be here sooner than we know it. I am so excited!</div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-48266112870858430002012-02-01T20:16:00.001-08:002012-02-01T21:54:06.648-08:00Picture DayI had an ultra sound today. She didn't take very many pictures and the ones she did take you have to be familiar with reading ultra sound pictures to see the image but I wanted to post them anyway. This one is of Baby A’s profile. One hand is in her mouth the other one is above her face.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTvvpWXlW2IIJaxuVSuvDzJV-cSiYHzTnt-twNErDkyjMe26z0ujuRfZNSjMywsUWlQaLNsGDuPVIydeG3rXl2_jibVmy47yAWZK06aJGMPyxsMY_dYp_boLFt5j5FLZLt56URy5yXLDk/s1600/A%2527s+profile.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704405804453816850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTvvpWXlW2IIJaxuVSuvDzJV-cSiYHzTnt-twNErDkyjMe26z0ujuRfZNSjMywsUWlQaLNsGDuPVIydeG3rXl2_jibVmy47yAWZK06aJGMPyxsMY_dYp_boLFt5j5FLZLt56URy5yXLDk/s400/A%2527s+profile.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Blogger kept fliping this one and I couldn't get it straight. It is of Baby A's fingers. (near the bottom)<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYCQAJfewjnk3YladeGxgFI_kYh0FIXSboeEeAjdE-ussssKlvalz-Ug295khyphenhyphenSDIiVOZ2JpEVu_fCKZ0t_7Baed-avWnuFEEVs093a7IiWiOI5o2eK55V3FO_V-rC_KfAkV84vNi1so5/s1600/IMG_5370.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAEYOO_Fk3KgoVbuDmU1gs9nrxmN2wiJ706rhWBrK6fJfVA6tamWun55gCOsPq1mVtAV4wpkc9p-ryj-uosNY7xsFI9XTx4sftGuB5S3TChTM0bRQuzXjlQuV4aftERdm3ZD705bCCWjn/s1600/IMG_5370.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704404864835560194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAEYOO_Fk3KgoVbuDmU1gs9nrxmN2wiJ706rhWBrK6fJfVA6tamWun55gCOsPq1mVtAV4wpkc9p-ryj-uosNY7xsFI9XTx4sftGuB5S3TChTM0bRQuzXjlQuV4aftERdm3ZD705bCCWjn/s400/IMG_5370.JPG" /></a><br />I expected this one the least. I didn't even know you could see hair in ultra sounds but apparently Baby A has hair! The ultrasound tech said that she usually doesn't see hair this early, so it might be braidable by the time she is born. I always pictured my babies to be bald. I guess only time will tell.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVuKzrP87XBKCdC-yTZr_gCgmsH0T3sEtHXvv9U0P2rr9US3m590e16Z4s3PNlPZ6r4vgXubV4qoJKhqE1RxGa2V8IVtlR6JsH2cwX2AbNHR9G1f7E-la3OCQ5DA2prONqndyVCFGr64J/s1600/A%2527s+hair.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704403469467035858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVuKzrP87XBKCdC-yTZr_gCgmsH0T3sEtHXvv9U0P2rr9US3m590e16Z4s3PNlPZ6r4vgXubV4qoJKhqE1RxGa2V8IVtlR6JsH2cwX2AbNHR9G1f7E-la3OCQ5DA2prONqndyVCFGr64J/s400/A%2527s+hair.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This one shows Baby B's chubby cheeks. The image is looking straight down onto her face.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5DF2HSUyGrMO6fyc7_U1S_5NrTXORR6fm2gLhKRF-KObHSRWtbWnATUW4jm0aXSykFZloSpDm_jr0muxh4U23XmKuo377Vdepb_be5Okp9AGErTzqLiPtNYOH87Xscdzes3h2xxPixHt/s1600/B%2527s+chubby+cheeks.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704402471911751746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5DF2HSUyGrMO6fyc7_U1S_5NrTXORR6fm2gLhKRF-KObHSRWtbWnATUW4jm0aXSykFZloSpDm_jr0muxh4U23XmKuo377Vdepb_be5Okp9AGErTzqLiPtNYOH87Xscdzes3h2xxPixHt/s400/B%2527s+chubby+cheeks.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>And here is the proud mom! I am 2 days from 28 weeks (a little over 6 months). My last trimester. Only 10 weeks left. My belly is defininately showing now and getting bigger everyday. :)<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1h_RH1nTBNALdHm0YV-mmT1qzJK8RnuiUlVB6Bt00lahl8sHfgT3aAwRITdIgFegqbEvHxoeCFNc6NloTLknB0joSwh3Kvz0ii3z4joERaaodaKXNxq9kMbqKuDwKegF2uOgAFWqr8ML/s1600/belly.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 295px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704387657924714754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1h_RH1nTBNALdHm0YV-mmT1qzJK8RnuiUlVB6Bt00lahl8sHfgT3aAwRITdIgFegqbEvHxoeCFNc6NloTLknB0joSwh3Kvz0ii3z4joERaaodaKXNxq9kMbqKuDwKegF2uOgAFWqr8ML/s400/belly.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-89803145983124516582012-01-24T19:00:00.000-08:002012-01-24T19:03:44.230-08:0022 Weeks/ 5 months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmN7s2jpDEo4tnP9a2CEAdR4e9hQufUCwtGyfUnvM8PnZ7CpWp4TB2ppSL7q3Wk8NfnoLtSxqjGyU-zIv9qg8DhkJKwx91ZoEnMWd508fYf-sLt7SNyjoVjIhxNo5d59cWG_xAoFG48xF/s1600/christmas+eve.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701399434098747986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmN7s2jpDEo4tnP9a2CEAdR4e9hQufUCwtGyfUnvM8PnZ7CpWp4TB2ppSL7q3Wk8NfnoLtSxqjGyU-zIv9qg8DhkJKwx91ZoEnMWd508fYf-sLt7SNyjoVjIhxNo5d59cWG_xAoFG48xF/s400/christmas+eve.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I stole this picture from Jessica's facebook. Thanks Jessica! </div><br /><br /><div>It's a bit late. I am 22 weeks in the picture and 5 months. I am now almost 27 weeks and 6 months. New pictures to come... as soon as I take some. :)</div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-63662819121442465832011-12-29T20:02:00.000-08:002011-12-30T08:18:12.120-08:00Christmas+Family=The Best of Everything!I didn't get any pictures of the actual Christmas tree getting, but Christmas tree hunting would not be complete without doing some kind of shooting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZkvlFDrxJl4La_2fNnUMT_5P80zhDeKbpaRCeEKMxrIybCM7VUaxNMvxYavNBt0eZ711Ig9Btk3ARiBSQse6kcNBGhyphenhyphenAfYuSENhUMEpM_27_k4t5ODzX5GTJZ8wgaWdZ3WnNiCafbHLz/s1600/IMG_5142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691954060605692178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZkvlFDrxJl4La_2fNnUMT_5P80zhDeKbpaRCeEKMxrIybCM7VUaxNMvxYavNBt0eZ711Ig9Btk3ARiBSQse6kcNBGhyphenhyphenAfYuSENhUMEpM_27_k4t5ODzX5GTJZ8wgaWdZ3WnNiCafbHLz/s400/IMG_5142.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHLA12wzLte-73Fc4SgllEEi4kCB1bJpuTv2k-Jy1sh97dNG9xvmf1zO7lZvwKxWoSUuRqA7tXJZFB9ueN90PhMdp9ojkbB8_gOBAg70WgCPZFLie4sCmnLCQZQmn43TyLMHLgvvbRM1l/s1600/IMG_5144.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691953234382200450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHLA12wzLte-73Fc4SgllEEi4kCB1bJpuTv2k-Jy1sh97dNG9xvmf1zO7lZvwKxWoSUuRqA7tXJZFB9ueN90PhMdp9ojkbB8_gOBAg70WgCPZFLie4sCmnLCQZQmn43TyLMHLgvvbRM1l/s400/IMG_5144.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwH2Xp1k4iHA2TuvlrN_c0tgNr3NI_6Gr_aXgxKHDaLMgJXlGTrQyecTd3KXqHxXK-OPj1jnbop-ZWIrRHEWTJH7Kw0CFXPY3CtQDJFh_LwZm8jfpg9sgTUD5vQi3L5g2s-x1XCs6c1gA/s1600/IMG_5150.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691952642878944546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwH2Xp1k4iHA2TuvlrN_c0tgNr3NI_6Gr_aXgxKHDaLMgJXlGTrQyecTd3KXqHxXK-OPj1jnbop-ZWIrRHEWTJH7Kw0CFXPY3CtQDJFh_LwZm8jfpg9sgTUD5vQi3L5g2s-x1XCs6c1gA/s400/IMG_5150.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrdWUe6wuU8MngovIA1PPonTAphiO59GMc9bgGdPF4yurSeaw3PQJ9-H9AL8S6vQWcTCAMLGyNmpxleUFjI0FEpdTCcb_ot0utZqX_Mif7jRRkul8W9bqm8dAF3C0Rd1mSP86HnsY9UBa/s1600/IMG_5141.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691951850950643026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrdWUe6wuU8MngovIA1PPonTAphiO59GMc9bgGdPF4yurSeaw3PQJ9-H9AL8S6vQWcTCAMLGyNmpxleUFjI0FEpdTCcb_ot0utZqX_Mif7jRRkul8W9bqm8dAF3C0Rd1mSP86HnsY9UBa/s400/IMG_5141.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZYHg5TaqBhwHe7N-2Jk9mGwXibqKbTNiGxZr12HPbHfoqi2Qi0z89beKnvKmBXG40CBpXOajwvx44XVJ-mxj6_Irdb03X76G-AIVNZ0m4tbSGTGxsy3_RpF56yf7wk7ZuYHRQN15gHKY/s1600/IMG_5272.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691950897318756530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZYHg5TaqBhwHe7N-2Jk9mGwXibqKbTNiGxZr12HPbHfoqi2Qi0z89beKnvKmBXG40CBpXOajwvx44XVJ-mxj6_Irdb03X76G-AIVNZ0m4tbSGTGxsy3_RpF56yf7wk7ZuYHRQN15gHKY/s400/IMG_5272.JPG" /></a><br />Every year we get a new ornament to represent that year. This year I took an ultrasound picture of each of the girls and made this little ornament. It not only represents our year but our world.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL9DO7b_Yq0-Nk-j7W2wopgt6FRKyFRaVQ7DHdSX19wUYQb4uWib69cs1IFZ6XHjlSSSixZcxJ6ITMlzTQLI90uMOLUMbYVtwXeOqTUFgIldXAPWcRHxs4WSiEeZilj3cU_5G25ES4ILy/s1600/IMG_5290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691950288837383730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL9DO7b_Yq0-Nk-j7W2wopgt6FRKyFRaVQ7DHdSX19wUYQb4uWib69cs1IFZ6XHjlSSSixZcxJ6ITMlzTQLI90uMOLUMbYVtwXeOqTUFgIldXAPWcRHxs4WSiEeZilj3cU_5G25ES4ILy/s400/IMG_5290.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F2MgNv-3HKaEZjWDQAxFRhq0xxKQ-IDOva-1ZZEr-zpoGs1IrigB99QrDOsaOzEVu6GD5yApNePDrIOY-bPXT5qo4iBX8LqLSZsXxuRybVaGR8g5ZwEh93vDE-BtvR0qsvQrtyqe88h9/s1600/IMG_5291.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691776516397177794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F2MgNv-3HKaEZjWDQAxFRhq0xxKQ-IDOva-1ZZEr-zpoGs1IrigB99QrDOsaOzEVu6GD5yApNePDrIOY-bPXT5qo4iBX8LqLSZsXxuRybVaGR8g5ZwEh93vDE-BtvR0qsvQrtyqe88h9/s400/IMG_5291.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Christmas at Alan's parents house.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwLDHudr1xG3_EIW2q3YyOt4lQW6DSDhwF9hvz0H6yYcoI1Tm5eqsSthIxrIJEFo8-DPE8yskyspmffUuA7cm2-hTVjvyeWgKomApnAVZ5d7ExPrjDzWbIjFf1FYR5w1XBynZFS7_spW2/s1600/IMG_5240.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691771410165358130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwLDHudr1xG3_EIW2q3YyOt4lQW6DSDhwF9hvz0H6yYcoI1Tm5eqsSthIxrIJEFo8-DPE8yskyspmffUuA7cm2-hTVjvyeWgKomApnAVZ5d7ExPrjDzWbIjFf1FYR5w1XBynZFS7_spW2/s400/IMG_5240.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtvYqZLiJO6IPccgDwZorDqBOX8aIdSmC6oreTTs3hQsUuUnA8MMmy2TtRN4N0COmMBQueLpKfOSkgj-VcSh9p9kB9I_NzdMJT2mkHd6wK7P21l3bg7Af1y1ZdoEsDLcnuiOGJ6w9d9Sh/s1600/IMG_5188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691770208486542866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtvYqZLiJO6IPccgDwZorDqBOX8aIdSmC6oreTTs3hQsUuUnA8MMmy2TtRN4N0COmMBQueLpKfOSkgj-VcSh9p9kB9I_NzdMJT2mkHd6wK7P21l3bg7Af1y1ZdoEsDLcnuiOGJ6w9d9Sh/s400/IMG_5188.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnW9RIv1CvBojjsJvHRZtuwpKTIzRfGRYxFxNKsn7lHMH2xLcx16siaACUY1b6VkTdkLUnuDqSntNU4ZW2vhqXA9PwUnRAlhZmNxsy3AAdoK5i7glt0X7jEknnZVUTFHoK3qwu5zqKvGx/s1600/IMG_5194.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691769667797444498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnW9RIv1CvBojjsJvHRZtuwpKTIzRfGRYxFxNKsn7lHMH2xLcx16siaACUY1b6VkTdkLUnuDqSntNU4ZW2vhqXA9PwUnRAlhZmNxsy3AAdoK5i7glt0X7jEknnZVUTFHoK3qwu5zqKvGx/s400/IMG_5194.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Alan spoiled me more than he should have. Thanks my love!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0HEY3CFiv4iKNGsMD2W1chhlMWznPgFxUjPc1JkHclBha76XHIrWmu9RQeDARHdpayVGRvFXog0l3EUCP_NdWI9WZbIORYLKzWMSx4uci6W3P-iLWPIxo7YWbMPpC6-l23e2v3XCDU6Y/s1600/IMG_5243.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691768652466316994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0HEY3CFiv4iKNGsMD2W1chhlMWznPgFxUjPc1JkHclBha76XHIrWmu9RQeDARHdpayVGRvFXog0l3EUCP_NdWI9WZbIORYLKzWMSx4uci6W3P-iLWPIxo7YWbMPpC6-l23e2v3XCDU6Y/s400/IMG_5243.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Of course the girls are already being spoiled!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzqs7oJPmwjl5HWy8rfUDDLF0NFUz4k4eNm6-Nn2lR72zKXk9ihlUOycuZzjDKKxrF6K8mS7f_kPsdGttfIjHIN4EyzVE7mrCTCJPcfOLE_FcGy9SS2ylCfrWc3Rsl4deZkyej8v5fPWF/s1600/IMG_5241.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691767610634847074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzqs7oJPmwjl5HWy8rfUDDLF0NFUz4k4eNm6-Nn2lR72zKXk9ihlUOycuZzjDKKxrF6K8mS7f_kPsdGttfIjHIN4EyzVE7mrCTCJPcfOLE_FcGy9SS2ylCfrWc3Rsl4deZkyej8v5fPWF/s400/IMG_5241.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>My parents, Nicole, Creighton, Carter and Abbey came up the day after Christmas and stayed for a few days. I don't have any pictures but we had a great time eating, shooting guns, going to the movies, playing Wii, and laughing a lot. Thanks everyone for a great Christmas.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-86514131866776140402011-12-19T12:40:00.001-08:002011-12-19T12:48:41.105-08:00Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1cLpQ_jijzmX7qGQ5OsapcTguZPRcqMvyJZoUNhHTxnyFrwZCFdOaB4teALkF_Vly7wUd2_OUqj6OE4pbbSagYVCOHDG-gZIjqlLXBaZCF-A9JUm-lIvlWCEcWZJ38WtAgOziZXNu_Pe/s1600/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129161805919.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687943266847168338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1cLpQ_jijzmX7qGQ5OsapcTguZPRcqMvyJZoUNhHTxnyFrwZCFdOaB4teALkF_Vly7wUd2_OUqj6OE4pbbSagYVCOHDG-gZIjqlLXBaZCF-A9JUm-lIvlWCEcWZJ38WtAgOziZXNu_Pe/s400/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129161805919.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K4yUARwvHR5yzfde9rypglSW73x0Le7ZmLsDekoIx94_JrA1UzuGVfE27q9y7fhBXe3H1SDKTyAXY6cyFmoJ99vo4ldPhTOJ-usLEB6VS1ArtJAdPJbpVGgik0vs0HaqTTPLOg6f3rvo/s1600/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129161720185.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687943199449991986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K4yUARwvHR5yzfde9rypglSW73x0Le7ZmLsDekoIx94_JrA1UzuGVfE27q9y7fhBXe3H1SDKTyAXY6cyFmoJ99vo4ldPhTOJ-usLEB6VS1ArtJAdPJbpVGgik0vs0HaqTTPLOg6f3rvo/s400/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129161720185.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMopQcqpycufvQPO3CkLUoO7zOohR6k4Qm90dllf5IUKqzqFlHxTG_QcDvaydWNdowBmQsxFI0ZFlK9TkouinxzAYke8FDRB3VpQpR7srnt4PwO-UR8OS9po_qlVF6TRTtn2FH56RFDeh/s1600/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129161300868.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687942936404072978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMopQcqpycufvQPO3CkLUoO7zOohR6k4Qm90dllf5IUKqzqFlHxTG_QcDvaydWNdowBmQsxFI0ZFlK9TkouinxzAYke8FDRB3VpQpR7srnt4PwO-UR8OS9po_qlVF6TRTtn2FH56RFDeh/s400/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129161300868.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRmPcOXvg-1udKMctZc5CURhhZ5yrXEzavjfnEvf9e5g0s91e8dMNLzm9L2UkmC-vZM5ypV4d-Brjb5LQCDJ4vZRHs5AoYu-0Ls2or-dJvnu6QjxEUR1qZBGJGp95GQ3x95o6maKFNXhm/s1600/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129155717468.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687942605988915634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRmPcOXvg-1udKMctZc5CURhhZ5yrXEzavjfnEvf9e5g0s91e8dMNLzm9L2UkmC-vZM5ypV4d-Brjb5LQCDJ4vZRHs5AoYu-0Ls2or-dJvnu6QjxEUR1qZBGJGp95GQ3x95o6maKFNXhm/s400/HEATONMARIAHJADE20111129155717468.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>These were taken on Nov. 29th. I go in again on the 27th to get more!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-71699362780839246012011-12-18T16:45:00.000-08:002011-12-18T17:24:04.199-08:00Baby, Oh Baby!Can babies at 5 months have their own personalities already? My answer is YES! This is what I know of my girls so far:<br /><br />Baby A:<br />She is a lot like her mom. <br />- she is very active<br />- she kicks hard<br />- she likes to stay up late<br />- she is stubborn (I have to move not her)<br />Not like me but still true.<br />- she is very territorial, if I lay on my left side or up against the counter she kicks until I move. Her space is hers! <br /><br />Baby B:<br />She is a lot like her dad.<br />- she is very chill<br />- she doesn't like to get a lot of attention (she shys away during ultra sounds)<br />- she is a morning girl. (like 5 in the morning type)<br />- she is very giving, if I lay on her side, or poke at her she just moves and gives me some space.<br /><br />I love my girls! They are so fun. Alan has been able to feel both girls kick. We have lots and lots of pictures (I need Alan to scan them then I can post some). Everytime I go in and see my girls I walk out missing them already. I can't wait for April to come so I can see them all day everyday. But until then I am enjoying the time we have together and each little kick and twist.Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-58288032434600347442011-11-28T20:23:00.000-08:002011-11-28T20:31:35.885-08:00Pop QuizA. I ate way too much at Thanksgiving dinner.<br />B. I'm 4 months pregnant.<br />C. Both A and B<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdK0AfZ7T5DYhjUpV0gEF-KSg-HJpROxMza0wV9Ne9pcpdu8-sYg2CjRXOwnqU2xBMjpp6nHlLlPXjXey88xEuK1hkojkxl0kIxxwsMEwsH42-Q0ZW8h6iMspn1HQKbpaQBJYd-ru7lTB/s1600/IMG_5117.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680269878486368978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdK0AfZ7T5DYhjUpV0gEF-KSg-HJpROxMza0wV9Ne9pcpdu8-sYg2CjRXOwnqU2xBMjpp6nHlLlPXjXey88xEuK1hkojkxl0kIxxwsMEwsH42-Q0ZW8h6iMspn1HQKbpaQBJYd-ru7lTB/s400/IMG_5117.JPG" /></a>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-12789925175008992182011-07-21T18:18:00.000-07:002011-07-21T21:09:32.106-07:00SUMMER TIME FUN-- A FEW ADVENTURES<div align="center">4TH OF JULY AT THE RANCH AND MYSTERY CANYON<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTsyBjAyGBzUFmcCP8Ab7oARSEzjdOeXzX2nOfpjrFXwgT9XMinAXhyfSl85QN458vSlbeoVJcbaWUgmXKeDG7k6HiBBU-o0lZTAwXCk9HM7s6wZzM_5DvD9r_XUUkO8DivTXCumKvm1r/s1600/IMG_4694.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632009077328281346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy81TmqWFD4O_IAyWl45c5titU_AxDBjQQFD-nx30lpL5Vao2ljYuGlw7-07HoGnHIfoco56wPgqfNPC-yXCGSYxPGFXji9gzKvgCcZKREDFPMqfdZ7pUbHBiine7xWAP8Pd3QoGOg31Bo/s400/IMG_4639.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">CAMPING AND RANCH WORK</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZG3VhiJ_8gmdXalwi1IgP4XeXoaD4sI99h5-jxJd710kDaPdU9XcRQrSG40Gxs0iuWEQmb6c-DHPdxUMBtXNHrqRQFquCbz8zjnsWgCkLzT8EE10bdJfBSIYC57yM2LFiLoSiyafFMMf/s1600/IMG_4439.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632008038229017586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZG3VhiJ_8gmdXalwi1IgP4XeXoaD4sI99h5-jxJd710kDaPdU9XcRQrSG40Gxs0iuWEQmb6c-DHPdxUMBtXNHrqRQFquCbz8zjnsWgCkLzT8EE10bdJfBSIYC57yM2LFiLoSiyafFMMf/s400/IMG_4439.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_qJcF_oogfqie4eI65ZiGFGh8_UWGHnKjqNo8xHhgm5e1GPckZbWapTGcwRqEBlrFO1CEHGPSZ2xf6cXkvfPG5-W76FIqk8K2NL9tyh4j1rHiCnWb1MhkrNUT1_4_x7IN4qIcK9Z571E/s1600/IMG_4470.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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I still haven't even put our pictures from Mexico up yet. But all of that will have to wait another day (mainly because I hate waiting while the pictures load). A few people have asked for this recipe so as I was typing it out for another person I thought I would just add them here.<br /><br />Small history on the crepes and filling. Every year for Alan's family reunion each family takes a meal and prepares it for the whole family of about 70-90 people. I love to cook, but I hate choosing what to cook. You never want to do the same old same old, but you can't get too fancy when cooking for that many people; so last summer I came up with crepes (which I had ate a lot of but never made). You could fill them with fruit and sauce, eggs with sausage gravy or nutella. I was pretty proud of my idea. Simple, yet different. The crepe recipe came from Alton Brown on the Food Network. The sauce is actually a cream filling from Betty Crocker's Cookbook. I have to mention the cream filling because I miss hanging out with my bro! I found it one day a long long time ago in 2009, as Ben and I had set out to make Eclairs. I'm don't remember why we wanted to make them but we had fun. The cream filling is the filling for the Eclairs and it is yummy yummy.<br /><br />These recipes are easy easy and are seriously the best.<br /><br />Crepes<br />Ingredients<br />2 large eggs<br />3/4 cup milk<br />1/2 cup water<br />1 cup flour<br />3 tablespoons melted butter<br />Butter, for coating the pan<br /><br />Directions<br />In a blender, combine all of the ingredients and pulse for 10 seconds. Place the crepe batter in the refrigerator for 1 hour. This allows the bubbles to subside so the crepes will be less likely to tear during cooking. The batter will keep for up to 48 hours.<br /><br />Heat a small non-stick pan. Add butter to coat. Pour 1 ounce of batter into the center of the pan and swirl to spread evenly. Cook for 30 seconds and flip. Cook for another 10 seconds and remove to the cutting board. Lay them out flat so they can cool. Continue until all batter is gone. After they have cooled you can stack them and store in sealable plastic bags in the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for up to two months. When using frozen crepes, thaw on a rack before gently peeling apart.<br /><br />Sauce<br />1/3 cup sugar<br />2 tablespoons cornstarch<br />1/8 teaspoon salt<br />2 cups milk<br />2 large egg yolks, slightly beaten<br />2 tablespoons butter softened<br />2 teaspoons vanilla<br /><br />Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Pour half of the mixture into egg yolks stiring constantly, then pour back into saucepan. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Pour into bowl. Press plastic wrap on filling to prevent a tough layer from forming on top. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until cool.<br /><br />*I cook on high instead of medium when I want it to be a sauce. The lower temperature and cooking it longer is what makes it more a custard.Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-28131152413689523502011-02-07T18:34:00.000-08:002011-02-07T20:05:02.504-08:00AHHHhh Honey, Honey....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6Yu8YEst-T4ThMfPgtddCstSEB0WcDiPLwgOABZEDrO02RonBBcfK4B6SuT72UEaLaUu9YEr3OI0mqgYtw5cCdLYMMRj7AtkYUF3JwtDq8U-UGYepYH7olIPYxzbic9F4eVupV5kDi7s/s1600/IMG_2390.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571142317190511986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6Yu8YEst-T4ThMfPgtddCstSEB0WcDiPLwgOABZEDrO02RonBBcfK4B6SuT72UEaLaUu9YEr3OI0mqgYtw5cCdLYMMRj7AtkYUF3JwtDq8U-UGYepYH7olIPYxzbic9F4eVupV5kDi7s/s400/IMG_2390.JPG" /></a><br />12 pounds of honey really isn't that much. Right? Okay maybe it is, but I... I like honey. Not in a really really like honey type of way, but I like it. I like how on a peanut butter and honey sandwich it makes the bread kind of crusty. But that’s really the only time I use honey. But what I really really like is the idea of honey. I want to be a bee keeper. Not in a someday kind of way, but in a, if the class was on any other night other than Tuesday nights I would be in the class right now. I have it all planned out. The bees come in a box in the mail. :) That sounds fun!! I will put them on the mountain during the summer and out at the pastures during the winter. And bam, I'm a bee keeper. <br />I don't think I came to this idea all on my own. I think it is in my blood somewhere. I know of at least one ancestor who was a bee keeper, and on their way along the Hole in the Rock trail the wagon tipped over and the bees went everywhere. They had to wait a day for the bees to come back to the hive at night before they could move on. My Uncle Joe has or had bees, and I know my dad wanted to be a bee keeper until he got stung and quickly found out he was allergic. <br />So it is my blood. It is meant to be. I will be a bee keeper. All you unbelievers just wait. Someday you just might want my honey.Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-40497125108950190122011-01-17T18:03:00.000-08:002011-02-07T20:06:35.812-08:00Late, but better than never! ChristmasChristmas was AMAZING!! My parents, Jessie, and James all came to our house for Christmas. I wish everyone could have come, hopefully next year. On Christmas Eve, we all went to Alan's parents house for dinner. It is so nice that my family and Alan's family can spend time together. Our dads can sit and talk for hours. Christmas morning at 7:00 Alan and I went to his parents house for breakfast and to open presents with his family. Then we came home and ate breakfast again and opened presents with my family.<br />Christmas is a great time of year. I love that we were able to spend so much time with family. A HUGE thanks to my parents, Jessie, and James for coming so far to spend Christmas with us.<br />This is a picture of our beautiful Christmas tree. I know to some this is not much of a Christmas tree, but to us it was perfect this year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AZ4MocDfs9Tum-A-FGF2hsbd_0fNmz27EV5ZepKK3vi6zhyphenhyphenfJUBhC-ftU2_3zeHQuocgSbOPETC2p1Hr2l6I-VYS9o9eu3vOKeiI9CpfggW24I6E8RDq3RdlhVvE4eq-ta9VXlGzByB6/s1600/IMG_2300.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571138185016114962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AZ4MocDfs9Tum-A-FGF2hsbd_0fNmz27EV5ZepKK3vi6zhyphenhyphenfJUBhC-ftU2_3zeHQuocgSbOPETC2p1Hr2l6I-VYS9o9eu3vOKeiI9CpfggW24I6E8RDq3RdlhVvE4eq-ta9VXlGzByB6/s400/IMG_2300.JPG" /></a><br />I got a slanket, and some rock climbing shoes. The slanket is by far the best present ever! It is like a snuggie but better. It has a pocket at the bottom for your feet so they don't get cold.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmKQKBYrs3t092F24UEHhmWO0Rqlq9cFTjK3FljWdci7r-MWzBhWpwXpKTJj_-lTAg-X1zbdtfyXY5xJL95FyCzK6Vwn-8xo-KeWsMCe8nx9nKqES1AFe059isJ7kmkvsPIEEwOJtbI8N/s1600/IMG_2365.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571137627509426386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmKQKBYrs3t092F24UEHhmWO0Rqlq9cFTjK3FljWdci7r-MWzBhWpwXpKTJj_-lTAg-X1zbdtfyXY5xJL95FyCzK6Vwn-8xo-KeWsMCe8nx9nKqES1AFe059isJ7kmkvsPIEEwOJtbI8N/s400/IMG_2365.JPG" /></a><br />James opening his bran new camera that he didn't know anything about. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRCzIugk4xq-3W6av60R_ZvnKJUEZravJ8tEMl2a18cLZQ_Dlcu0ZtIcA47YXVmnYLGcXFtAVBDkpUkxQ_hhqpPa5E6AhgU3DgVpKjRRIoEp8SCcso1hAM6Ks89ew3maVbNm6YYal8hwh/s1600/IMG_2353.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571137015722385058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRCzIugk4xq-3W6av60R_ZvnKJUEZravJ8tEMl2a18cLZQ_Dlcu0ZtIcA47YXVmnYLGcXFtAVBDkpUkxQ_hhqpPa5E6AhgU3DgVpKjRRIoEp8SCcso1hAM6Ks89ew3maVbNm6YYal8hwh/s400/IMG_2353.JPG" /></a><br />Alan opening this way cool camping organizer. Thanks Ben & Brina!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYNNG3i4xgwFuab6W50JL2RdQ59YwwiS_uVL2bcFJLSgDB_574A9X3D9wWP8EtaZfbBAIRlaWXaAvfhxVl8IFBz7mvQ-9mU4-tqFibqvpAHdiLxIUDYnOQ0wTEWI4Q1yHgIgdVcm9jAd4/s1600/IMG_2356.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571136420473901490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYNNG3i4xgwFuab6W50JL2RdQ59YwwiS_uVL2bcFJLSgDB_574A9X3D9wWP8EtaZfbBAIRlaWXaAvfhxVl8IFBz7mvQ-9mU4-tqFibqvpAHdiLxIUDYnOQ0wTEWI4Q1yHgIgdVcm9jAd4/s400/IMG_2356.JPG" /></a><br />My mom opening her T.V. while my dad opens his present (the bracket to hold my mom's T.V. to the wall.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJw7jumT-LukrtHGmz6SDq94y9HO4YTJEymoTjvOkSzsESdPdrJw7gaMEBTcPmqY4J1_sog6bTijjoBxAAbq2-xVAc9zx8XL1XT32Fp_E54zlio5-yMIsl5nvT0ImnFwUsosHmPD3UblR/s1600/IMG_2352.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571135255064520786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJw7jumT-LukrtHGmz6SDq94y9HO4YTJEymoTjvOkSzsESdPdrJw7gaMEBTcPmqY4J1_sog6bTijjoBxAAbq2-xVAc9zx8XL1XT32Fp_E54zlio5-yMIsl5nvT0ImnFwUsosHmPD3UblR/s400/IMG_2352.JPG" /></a><br />Opening presents at with Alan's family.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tjng-f2H5Ou0uM8Gbk6UWcJSgIlcrhGRHbNEaI247qkSmk2i2TVhTkp_tC19kEp49AX4iiNM89KVqfy6YSPSOeGPfxkKAmtTO5przYWc2Z9-qAd6MvedB6KHtyrTAQ08J1uiwgvZzhSi/s1600/IMG_2310.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571135876080269538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tjng-f2H5Ou0uM8Gbk6UWcJSgIlcrhGRHbNEaI247qkSmk2i2TVhTkp_tC19kEp49AX4iiNM89KVqfy6YSPSOeGPfxkKAmtTO5przYWc2Z9-qAd6MvedB6KHtyrTAQ08J1uiwgvZzhSi/s400/IMG_2310.JPG" /></a><br />I LOVE shoes!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDetShgSm3h9wj8UOe-ORHXCVgMnUHjxshPLZT9-zfcpqbp8-QHblgEXykAIx7_QGUTstLi7NbUezR3d_Figqyx4zgQUyEMpjJl15Dl8mP5Zp4DQHmLm3_QuyHQEiP9bfrH25y0TrUVTb7/s1600/IMG_2323.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571134641015414786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDetShgSm3h9wj8UOe-ORHXCVgMnUHjxshPLZT9-zfcpqbp8-QHblgEXykAIx7_QGUTstLi7NbUezR3d_Figqyx4zgQUyEMpjJl15Dl8mP5Zp4DQHmLm3_QuyHQEiP9bfrH25y0TrUVTb7/s400/IMG_2323.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-73548430345123614212010-12-13T20:52:00.000-08:002010-12-13T21:52:09.327-08:00Christmas Is On It's Way<span >For our Christmas ward party I signed up to take cupcakes/cake pops. Since I like to bake and don't really do it all that often I chose cake pops. I had to look them up on the internet because I had never heard of them let a long know how to make them. They looked so fun, and not too complicated. They are basically a baked cake crumbled up then mix the frosting in to make a dough. Then stuck with a stick and dipped in chocolate. These were my first try! Not too bad, if I say so myself. I learned a few tricks as I was nearing the end, and I think they will be easier next time. I had so much fun with them and they are soooo good that I think I will take them around to the neighbors as my Christmas treats this year.</span><br /><br /><div align="left"><span ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-RYv_CzhKQw_twVD348xG_KENMiF_UZEgoIAyOE0bNU64uXVYkFU2YQLHMnptgDgtcAg9PGg2faCF77BIhu5BOC4qFGjec6k7ox6EWo_2FAv5JrF8E0YyB19iaWAOJ8z7f9w_CTwBX-h/s1600/IMG_2289.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550400974588946194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-RYv_CzhKQw_twVD348xG_KENMiF_UZEgoIAyOE0bNU64uXVYkFU2YQLHMnptgDgtcAg9PGg2faCF77BIhu5BOC4qFGjec6k7ox6EWo_2FAv5JrF8E0YyB19iaWAOJ8z7f9w_CTwBX-h/s400/IMG_2289.JPG" /></a></span></div><div align="left"><span ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzwSh1Ra6SIqLdiysZhHhScvvsjCbWbaDDHMCy65KJ9P8C0KtbtWqEEl8aHNdFLTYNYvcGXV4_bWgwKeVxRn8bszAjgWL3BnNV2GMQkAbObi_XM21CgWLwOPd7el5aMWJyw17ovym_DMe/s1600/IMG_2288.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550400509920189186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzwSh1Ra6SIqLdiysZhHhScvvsjCbWbaDDHMCy65KJ9P8C0KtbtWqEEl8aHNdFLTYNYvcGXV4_bWgwKeVxRn8bszAjgWL3BnNV2GMQkAbObi_XM21CgWLwOPd7el5aMWJyw17ovym_DMe/s400/IMG_2288.JPG" /></a></span></div><div align="left"><span > </span></div><div align="left"><span ></span></div><div align="left"><span > Anyone that knows me and picking out Christmas trees would know that the next picture is not a picture of a tree I would typically pick. Lets just say I have a thing with picking really good Christmas trees. Well, this year we were discussing if we wanted a bushy tree or one that you can only get high up on the mountain, like the ones around my cabin, and are not found too much here in St. George area. We wanted a perfectly spaced, green, triangle shaped tree that you get high in the mountain, but since we were only going up on Pine Valley, a bushy tree like the years past was what we were going to get. </span></div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span></div><div align="left"><span > We dressed really warm and drove up near Pine Valley. We started hiking around looking for the perfect tree. After about an hour of looking we found one tree that was not a typical tree for this area. Since it was like one we wanted and knowing we wouldn't find another one like it we decided to go for it. it was actually three trees in one and was really tall. Yes, we topped our tree. Alan climbed several feet up and started sawing. Our saw was not a good saw but it was all we had. It took about 30 minutes to finally cut the tree down. Once it was on the ground we realized it was way too tall. So I laid down on the tree to measure out and we went back to sawing. As Alan and I took turns the saw blade began to stretch. We did the best we could but the tree put up a fight. Just before we were all the way through the tree the saw broke completely. We had to just break the rest off and call it good. </span></div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span></div><div align="left"><span > We stood the tree up and realized that it was not a good looking tree. In fact it was quite ugly. But, we had no saw now, and we had put so much effort into this tree that we decided it was ours for the year. </span></div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span> </div><div align="left"><span ></span></div><div align="left"><span > It now has pretty lights and lots of decorations, yet it is still ugly. It is our poor Charlie Brown Christmas tree. But even though our tree is ugly, misshapen, and has sparse branches I <span style="font-size:130%;">LOVE</span> our tree. It grew on me. I know what you might be thinking... but thats okay, we still love your tree. </span></div><div align="left"><span ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTmpdhHikNBEYW79fC3BI2rmFo7jakwba9R1R7DbVvdVX_xWtoL7-4UA3icEZw0P0Do4DdYwPjvXes0FT6H6ssb3zRMF9b_jiAzdrBI6E2LnhDYVZlNM5T9Xop78lFxgIpEXeIKgRnLGZ/s1600/IMG_2290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550398670010511186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTmpdhHikNBEYW79fC3BI2rmFo7jakwba9R1R7DbVvdVX_xWtoL7-4UA3icEZw0P0Do4DdYwPjvXes0FT6H6ssb3zRMF9b_jiAzdrBI6E2LnhDYVZlNM5T9Xop78lFxgIpEXeIKgRnLGZ/s400/IMG_2290.JPG" /></a></span></div><div align="left"><span ><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKTQIE8n3yzO8o_jT90_gTSmEi5f72U6NxAQ491laBxVQlCB4UIuA7iAl7permR8qR7mYGtfrvAtykN04Im1X_Ec5DtUbexLeDropGdB1ym3cscgnq4tubAXKASYzkB5KYUiU1cdhyOdr/s1600/IMG_2298.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550398035714026498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKTQIE8n3yzO8o_jT90_gTSmEi5f72U6NxAQ491laBxVQlCB4UIuA7iAl7permR8qR7mYGtfrvAtykN04Im1X_Ec5DtUbexLeDropGdB1ym3cscgnq4tubAXKASYzkB5KYUiU1cdhyOdr/s400/IMG_2298.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-63085321271533403552010-10-19T18:39:00.001-07:002010-10-20T10:15:05.273-07:00Life is Great!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzClLas7w9HID1q1nduZ3-Z0hXlA0RzSzUXWja8tUb1HjHivh43dlELnWltrXU9fPqPBET0Y1rkl7CQTnOUQEvhmUpYyKAbnXGSWzeJPBsqGJsS-Y6z2r7T0g9hGVfFZAl08tAidP7a-e/s1600/IMG_1918.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529943483422062370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzClLas7w9HID1q1nduZ3-Z0hXlA0RzSzUXWja8tUb1HjHivh43dlELnWltrXU9fPqPBET0Y1rkl7CQTnOUQEvhmUpYyKAbnXGSWzeJPBsqGJsS-Y6z2r7T0g9hGVfFZAl08tAidP7a-e/s400/IMG_1918.JPG" /></a><br />The colors on the mountain were breath taking.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf8HUlD8ZsKljNb30099vaf5mHF7SzEiSo1Dq0GltK8cafFg9Qh7xMQ1Fmo350V-0FX0t-mi1PXOfF1n4C-KDGPs-POXZYG7PP0bcAqL4zClvbuwD0L6r-N5EvCG5RdZLUWckqIzXYrCb/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529942422480736354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf8HUlD8ZsKljNb30099vaf5mHF7SzEiSo1Dq0GltK8cafFg9Qh7xMQ1Fmo350V-0FX0t-mi1PXOfF1n4C-KDGPs-POXZYG7PP0bcAqL4zClvbuwD0L6r-N5EvCG5RdZLUWckqIzXYrCb/s400/IMG_1904.JPG" /></a><br />My hott cowboy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUJ7LOmS7JffJpRgPJVcRruufTzHYzmFgj-eOrgN78DKaRoBn9DccCGVwu0sH5EXs-abz4ROggTdmQeciqcQthV4LpqoAN-acKQkNNRdylUpU9LBqWCes2oAv6C2K8BpePVb7AvjJxhyphenhyphent/s1600/IMG_1901.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529941798401839506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUJ7LOmS7JffJpRgPJVcRruufTzHYzmFgj-eOrgN78DKaRoBn9DccCGVwu0sH5EXs-abz4ROggTdmQeciqcQthV4LpqoAN-acKQkNNRdylUpU9LBqWCes2oAv6C2K8BpePVb7AvjJxhyphenhyphent/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nzv0slYWUUT-j_5k8KgEPHsLl6i6qos5ZRSArichMEanShWeAvO4Ih4xgPhIraRG_8O-H-itDZKDo3tEazaOvbC_qkaCxj_gVAjF9G_yG3Ym5GhRE21iSAA9l9Pmv-p5ACMA5MmG24C6/s1600/IMG_1897.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529940953867217234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nzv0slYWUUT-j_5k8KgEPHsLl6i6qos5ZRSArichMEanShWeAvO4Ih4xgPhIraRG_8O-H-itDZKDo3tEazaOvbC_qkaCxj_gVAjF9G_yG3Ym5GhRE21iSAA9l9Pmv-p5ACMA5MmG24C6/s400/IMG_1897.JPG" /></a><br />The storm rolling in. It didn't help with gathering the cows that day, but it was beautiful.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj-IDF4fOpKjCjPUQrPQE5PUxTaaPjMWxDNVBuJBtzVzLp-1KnetyOJtF2USV_COoppJICUkl1mRNAhr_uZ81VXjB0zm6hssCf3c6RaZDaj5xlFFSY3RH8ry-Eu-jH553KeIdQSyJcS4A/s1600/IMG_1894.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529940330411011778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj-IDF4fOpKjCjPUQrPQE5PUxTaaPjMWxDNVBuJBtzVzLp-1KnetyOJtF2USV_COoppJICUkl1mRNAhr_uZ81VXjB0zm6hssCf3c6RaZDaj5xlFFSY3RH8ry-Eu-jH553KeIdQSyJcS4A/s400/IMG_1894.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdDb4wOwMU063Ku1enkXHXrl4eVtGYE_5BdR85T6jWv9vQX0_5ymsKPIzXrtuHa_z9NniZSzRMWARxe948ZyrOMRYoCXxWrYMFIgyvJDtQeN7pUFUW3RkwIddBeas-90ehIVNx-2yz7Wq/s1600/IMG_1886.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529939554517553538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdDb4wOwMU063Ku1enkXHXrl4eVtGYE_5BdR85T6jWv9vQX0_5ymsKPIzXrtuHa_z9NniZSzRMWARxe948ZyrOMRYoCXxWrYMFIgyvJDtQeN7pUFUW3RkwIddBeas-90ehIVNx-2yz7Wq/s400/IMG_1886.JPG" /></a><br />We didn't want the calves to get crushed, so we locked them in the nose of the trailer. They didn't like it too much, but I thought it was cute.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_etzsHKuZcBFQlwD5vd26nsqstaVpM7VqQXXkgbcUb8oD6PnsPnF4Aw2wn0N9z9iHvNdF0NZCa4GjhVphFFP0x1bFfaJTdrNwPZj9RKXDB5vMxgjsaTIzMTjkKPC21Wxys38pikoUE95/s1600/IMG_1882.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529939019238411058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_etzsHKuZcBFQlwD5vd26nsqstaVpM7VqQXXkgbcUb8oD6PnsPnF4Aw2wn0N9z9iHvNdF0NZCa4GjhVphFFP0x1bFfaJTdrNwPZj9RKXDB5vMxgjsaTIzMTjkKPC21Wxys38pikoUE95/s400/IMG_1882.JPG" /></a><br />Mom, dad, and Ben eating lunch.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3H1FDEcYvIoCCUbTMSwzokV4cadgK6pH8ZfGh6xtb8SAc7C1JzcqPxC3_GYQ2-TPsrO7e-n6CzjTi9D0NRW_il83_0u3Dtra8YslOz__ZLvx7SXiUT-QOKtLpvz6wSYugXF-k3koGIsh/s1600/IMG_1876.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529937988765585154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3H1FDEcYvIoCCUbTMSwzokV4cadgK6pH8ZfGh6xtb8SAc7C1JzcqPxC3_GYQ2-TPsrO7e-n6CzjTi9D0NRW_il83_0u3Dtra8YslOz__ZLvx7SXiUT-QOKtLpvz6wSYugXF-k3koGIsh/s400/IMG_1876.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Admiring a hard day's work. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-62462162461862387252010-10-03T21:12:00.000-07:002010-10-03T21:44:21.343-07:00Amazing Weekend at the RanchThe perfect place to sit and listen to conference.<br /><br />Good food, and great family.<br /><br />We are so blessed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhz-rKn42hJ0e1kRvcsLTPyZ7juUyx5ZfLubZYoKIzpysQtbVO8bTlmoitfjrknj-G_AtKuoWlfSIT6F4zIcdu44ty8EguDYzM77b_FV0it3sKaeCTQVhShug4rTgYQwz24oP0gc-s6ID/s1600/IMG_1800.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524045625814712530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhz-rKn42hJ0e1kRvcsLTPyZ7juUyx5ZfLubZYoKIzpysQtbVO8bTlmoitfjrknj-G_AtKuoWlfSIT6F4zIcdu44ty8EguDYzM77b_FV0it3sKaeCTQVhShug4rTgYQwz24oP0gc-s6ID/s400/IMG_1800.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_WudJmbYwDNsWZWfRyMt2XDbsbK0ryE9zdD2CNGK4QCg_gqq5Flb9tvjozebTKbWTv8-FjQfOCP2j7Syvs0C60uo14Rcp5izYXD8wXRpjpOMXH-P-YouY-mNOxgiOHjOCHMSiaTZBK75/s1600/IMG_1779.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524040601223997474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_WudJmbYwDNsWZWfRyMt2XDbsbK0ryE9zdD2CNGK4QCg_gqq5Flb9tvjozebTKbWTv8-FjQfOCP2j7Syvs0C60uo14Rcp5izYXD8wXRpjpOMXH-P-YouY-mNOxgiOHjOCHMSiaTZBK75/s400/IMG_1779.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ayYlAPOO-ZJcDcaP4DwhEoDiW9WMWlNhKzpxzwaOTqUfJlfCpbRK-f2Sgn4Rzogz9v65dSoc7iC0vIahDEidamewqygT4haGa5vhWhuhsrs5eACXSWvBq1Y15CacnL-prsVOmODI1Yef/s1600/IMG_1793.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524043469173212050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKwDIkjAi9lSS6TCbq9oKs-zcJSNmZOgDRz7FBmDyNkizAeFkvjIZdnpLdqY_lvxw_UDbpVI0raqaF-Xhpal86mG1HA5g0op-4bgomSJk8OM2gHPqinAzU3b3bTDBzCKw-6xTFwSHjDX_/s400/IMG_1838.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-35357086383045429572010-09-24T12:57:00.000-07:002010-09-24T13:01:34.481-07:00Stress...Why?Stress<br />Stress is to life as caffeine is to soda. <br />Addictive, no nutritional value, adds nothing good to life.<br />Negative effects: weight gain, wrinkles, gray hairs, zits, increased heart rate, perspiration, sleep loss, bodily functions to not function, irritability, increase/decrease appetite, and an emotional roller coaster. <br />So why do we stress? Nothing good comes from it and yet it is addictive. Sometimes I even stress about trying not to stress. <br />Is it a learned behavior or innate?<br />Is it possible to be 100% stress free? How?Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-34329555728676596822010-09-21T11:15:00.000-07:002010-09-21T11:31:42.145-07:00No longer will I sit by and do nothing!I hate it when we are driving along and I go to get a drink and there always seems to be a bump in the road or the driver just happens to hit the brakes or gas and without fail water is all over the place. This has always seemed to be a passenger’s problem. You try to be sneaky and reach over and tip the cup of the driver but that only works once before the driver learns and just uses the other hand out of reach. <br /><br />BUT….. last night as we were on a dirt road and I had a hard time getting a drink then handing it over to Alan I got a small idea. As he removed his foot from the gas and placed it on the brake to come to a slow roll, he lifted his cup up to take a drink. I was sitting girlfriend in the truck and slid my foot over ever so lightly and pushed the gas. Water first went all over Alan, and then he retaliated and splashed me with the rest. I was more wet than Alan but it was so worth it. We laughed for over 15 minutes. It was the best I have gotten him in a long time.<br /><br />He may rethink tapping the brake or gas when I take a drink as a passenger from now on.Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-45940100875504187242010-08-27T10:21:00.000-07:002010-08-27T10:23:10.766-07:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Why I Teach<br /></span><br />I will never claim,<br />I teach for the glory or fame.<br />The paychecks are small,<br />but, I don’t teach for that at all.<br /><br />Some nights I can’t sleep,<br />I try my hardest to count sheep.<br />But I’m lost in thought,<br />Have I helped each student or not?<br /><br />Most students pass,<br />And just move on from my class.<br />They were taught what they need,<br />But, did I really feed?<br /><br />In over 4 years,<br />I have only twice been brought to tears.<br />Only twice….<br />I have known, I made a difference.<br /><br />In most professions things are tough.<br />Knowing you succeed twice is not enough.<br /> But, twice is all I need,<br />To know that I did succeed.<br /><br /> </div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-73925035060702293822010-07-28T16:53:00.000-07:002010-08-18T10:47:11.332-07:00Moab & The MountainsAlan had a few days off and in trying to plan where would be the most fun and adventurous we decided that Moab was the place. Saturday morning we went climbing in Millcreek along the loop road. We have never been there before but knew there were climbs. I think it is so stupid for people to park on the road right where the climbs are. It is so narrow there and makes it difficult to pass another car. So we decided to pass the bridge, park on the side of the road where there is a lot of shoulder to park on and then hike back down canyon. We found a way down at the bridge then bush whacked it to the climbs. We had a blast climbing there. It was totally different rock for us and so fun to climb in a new place. When we were done we found a rock slide and followed a trail out of the canyon. It was sooo easy and our truck was right there. No need to bush whack it and NO need to park on the other side of the creek where it causes problems for other cars passing.<br /><br />We went to church on Sunday in my parents ward. In remembrance of the pioneers and 24th of July, Jean West gave a talk and at the end of it she read "missions" to people in the ward like the pioneers would have been called to. My dad's was the first and I started to cry. He was asked to take his truck and horse trailer and travel to Alaska to live. He could take Ben with him but Brina and my mom had to stay behind. My mom and us girls were to take care of the property and all the cows and such. He could take one horse with him if he thought he would need it.<br />She then continued to read other people in the ward their situations. Like the Calls had to take the remainder of their kids and travel to Mexico and live and teach the gospel. They had to get there in one vehicle and had no paper work to cross the border. Another family had to raft down the river but they would not have any medications for their daughter that has some health problems. It was so spiritual and really made you feel a small part of what the pioneers felt as they were given their callings.<br /><br />Sunday after church Alan and I went up to the cabin. Ohhh how I love being up there. There is just something about being up in the cooler weather with lots of green that makes you feel like you could spend all of your time there and do nothing and still be happy.<br /><br />On Monday, we decide to hike up Mt. Peale. Lots of my family has done this hike, but I have not. I was actually excited, which surprised me. There was fog on the mountain which made it beautiful. We hiked and kind of just found our own way up. It was absolutely amazing on the top. I loved that in all directions I could look and recognize places. Fog kept rolling in and out, but there were no signs of a real storm so we just stayed up there and enjoyed the scenery. Later I found out that we took a long time to do the hike, but we weren't in any kind of a hurry and it was just nice to be out and enjoying the mountains.<br /><br />Part of being on the mountain is being reminded how great my family is. While we were there Uncle Lyman, Aunt Sandy, Uncle Lynn, and Aunt Cathy came over. We had great food, conversations and lots of laughs. I love how close our family is and how much fun we have together.<br />Tuesday, we packed up to get ready for the long drive home, but not before it decide to pour rain. When you think the mountains can't get any better than it rains. I love it when it rains at the cabin. We leave the door open and build the fire up really big and just watch and listen. Life doesn't get much better than that.<br /><br />We finally decided that it was time to start home, even though it was still raining. We left my mom and dad at the cabin hoping they would stay a few more days, but my dad just thinks he has too much to do, and they came home later that day.<br /><br />I have had this written for a while now but keep waiting on getting the pictures off of our camera. I decided to go a head and post it and I will add the pics later.Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-48143529572155329552010-07-09T09:20:00.001-07:002010-08-18T10:52:58.769-07:00Summer Time Fun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr5uBGqaCKr2G_ErxwKmhSAUm0yeQXvnB63hJ9SZNDV7iyK2YvKQyrNETMv9sBdxbQkhu-sfzaZbmmNpbkHJ56UIkumj9pInkm0sYECH05GO1kBJv2YPRpFY_sGuqmXmhuaaMVasz8hN-/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491946075637983362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr5uBGqaCKr2G_ErxwKmhSAUm0yeQXvnB63hJ9SZNDV7iyK2YvKQyrNETMv9sBdxbQkhu-sfzaZbmmNpbkHJ56UIkumj9pInkm0sYECH05GO1kBJv2YPRpFY_sGuqmXmhuaaMVasz8hN-/s400/IMG_0139.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J2few_9dhJMSpv8msmPPLHQYY-T9LYJMZBC2XyhLGzUIHLBoQRg5-QK3OcXviacKcAiCiRCrVRop9YGnYiNNZd9WGltLTxcI_7Hs7-N1o-FSy7V2l7jZFPVLKw56QHbOa1vkSgVFCLgj/s1600/IMG_0081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491945117162166914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J2few_9dhJMSpv8msmPPLHQYY-T9LYJMZBC2XyhLGzUIHLBoQRg5-QK3OcXviacKcAiCiRCrVRop9YGnYiNNZd9WGltLTxcI_7Hs7-N1o-FSy7V2l7jZFPVLKw56QHbOa1vkSgVFCLgj/s400/IMG_0081.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmDpoGMpGNvOEIGIsozlnWTTNgv2slvELK-uOs1nSsT1VdwySg0cPzqS_jLNI3ni9FtFuQsq0bmpv_x379aEZ9-lJ5l3rlvoqQfjO-PV3vRFg0kAQOGGHqV-OSvJa_8zCCzQ7qPvUBC64/s1600/IMG_0049.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491943983207241410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmDpoGMpGNvOEIGIsozlnWTTNgv2slvELK-uOs1nSsT1VdwySg0cPzqS_jLNI3ni9FtFuQsq0bmpv_x379aEZ9-lJ5l3rlvoqQfjO-PV3vRFg0kAQOGGHqV-OSvJa_8zCCzQ7qPvUBC64/s400/IMG_0049.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e4Ljpm7kF5d-m41KCI_jKcHr_eyzrE8dQL-HnuZRB5vaxy5NNwUIyIK_qg_NNQ1b14vxlssid6IvP48uCbn1WfT1HXLPpalapJE_N2LUmdRP2-tmfDGuWRaAlG9Q-pbY1FKFZPZ7cxgZ/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491943249813296498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e4Ljpm7kF5d-m41KCI_jKcHr_eyzrE8dQL-HnuZRB5vaxy5NNwUIyIK_qg_NNQ1b14vxlssid6IvP48uCbn1WfT1HXLPpalapJE_N2LUmdRP2-tmfDGuWRaAlG9Q-pbY1FKFZPZ7cxgZ/s400/IMG_0038.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here are a few pictures of some things we have been doing this summer. The first picture is of Ella in a pond out at the pastures where Alan's dad runs his cows. All of the other pictures are us at "The Spot." It is a new bouldering gym here in St. George. We are friends with a guy who works for the owner. It has been fun going (sometimes more than once a week)and playing around or placeing some of the holds. It will be open to the public soon!</div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-14010700720072819792010-06-17T15:18:00.000-07:002010-06-17T15:40:10.201-07:00Birthday Week<div><div>This week is my birthday week. I am turning 27 this year meaning I only have two more birthdays before I am 29 and stop having birthdays all together. So, I am having a birthday week this year to make up for all the non birthdays later. </div><div> </div><div>Monday was my first day after surgery that I could get up and do whatever I wanted. So my gift for Monday was time. It was so nice to have time to do some of those things I just couldn't get to before.</div><div> </div><div>Tuesday, Alan took me shopping. It was a lot of fun to just go from store to store and try on clothes. </div><div> </div><div>Wednesday Alan took me to Tarzan at Tuacahn. We got seats in the second row and had a blast. Here are a couple of pictures we took with Alan's phone. They aren't very good but it proves we were there. Another cool thing was Denny Miller (the guy who played Tarzan in the 1959 movie) was there.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb0XGa5Duk5e_k7DLurk-bxsmS9VbA94OPUoUZJEAqFaJjMpLMjbhH8Gr3U4HI1WDygwEXQL6phSwolMb9LvPTdmlE0B-zVOHFx3G_zIxYKKbieXGnlDFOumi38VG8vGzqfYZDdBBaQ7Y/s1600/tarzan+and+mother1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483873139458900930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb0XGa5Duk5e_k7DLurk-bxsmS9VbA94OPUoUZJEAqFaJjMpLMjbhH8Gr3U4HI1WDygwEXQL6phSwolMb9LvPTdmlE0B-zVOHFx3G_zIxYKKbieXGnlDFOumi38VG8vGzqfYZDdBBaQ7Y/s400/tarzan+and+mother1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SR1OiDtKo0gBxnwwxvFT2j4uJ_53YQPZtWtGd0CFr_XfMxHvm1n69p8BV-OHwfrIZ8RUKCoRvSM_dJtte5v-bqBr-gK-8vwZZJhOMUapLmh6BlfxTP_QqqyWBcZcLvkD89JqtCSzmW3m/s1600/tarzan+and+jane.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483872910964054098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SR1OiDtKo0gBxnwwxvFT2j4uJ_53YQPZtWtGd0CFr_XfMxHvm1n69p8BV-OHwfrIZ8RUKCoRvSM_dJtte5v-bqBr-gK-8vwZZJhOMUapLmh6BlfxTP_QqqyWBcZcLvkD89JqtCSzmW3m/s400/tarzan+and+jane.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Today I went in for my post op appointment and was cleared to do all activities again. Yahoo! That means lifting more than 5 pounds, swimming, rock climbing and lots more. It was a great present.</div><div> </div><div>Friday, Alan and I are headed out camping.</div><div> </div><div>Saturday, more camping and fishing.</div><div> </div><div>Sunday, my actual birthday, and Alan is going to do all the cooking.</div><div> </div><div>I am really loving this birthday week stuff. I guess I can keep having birthdays after 29 as long as they are a whole week long.</div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-60827717220928167702010-04-14T16:28:00.000-07:002010-04-14T16:40:52.918-07:00Only Alan...<div>will go from this. </div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyXgGEU8yISwfSADmWpqUNz5zqv73eD0rELSYo3THJFGFDCttF5qGbikloFSsB5RUhxLAOiL6aQWv1OUgPcWpyQUVzLjvYTpnjzmMKXgts7UaKxHSe4XBfJGvzKb2xSBqLrrFTKyVIXAT/s1600/P4100006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460140625186729362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyXgGEU8yISwfSADmWpqUNz5zqv73eD0rELSYo3THJFGFDCttF5qGbikloFSsB5RUhxLAOiL6aQWv1OUgPcWpyQUVzLjvYTpnjzmMKXgts7UaKxHSe4XBfJGvzKb2xSBqLrrFTKyVIXAT/s400/P4100006.JPG" /></a></p><p>To this in the same day.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVbK4bxABIrY-9_y6XqcsgHycvzb0EZabvbx2JHaVN92w4HRETwSdilS4_d0r18hvk6UYX1CS1pF0kwolszB5d57dncdES5NkTQI6SNJ1qJDK3PMyZMxTfTyb1LdEewLdaxI9RphfYKeL/s1600/P4100007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460141926621274626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVbK4bxABIrY-9_y6XqcsgHycvzb0EZabvbx2JHaVN92w4HRETwSdilS4_d0r18hvk6UYX1CS1pF0kwolszB5d57dncdES5NkTQI6SNJ1qJDK3PMyZMxTfTyb1LdEewLdaxI9RphfYKeL/s400/P4100007.JPG" /></a>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-84644197553736277662010-04-07T21:03:00.000-07:002010-04-11T21:16:13.478-07:00Easter Weekend<div><div>For Easter weekend Alan took a couple of days off so we could have a long weekend together. My idea of a long weekend together was a cruise. Alan's was to go backpacking. Alan's plan worked out better, so we decided to go backpacking. We left early Friday morning and I was sleeping in the truck on the way out to Escalante. Alan woke me up about an hour outside of Escalante so I could see the scenery.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqZyTt5TCsJzDBq41jWxML_maCiV-gxKkV6JA_TkK6GT0k2xGUkXvTRMcgZ-qnQ03Yu0QbUEfTKYOKtxhi7uEmR33RjLES49kx-02y8yEE9HpCXGuXiG10t6w3n5iXoUOuvlVWzUSS79j/s1600/P4020007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457612787060433970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqZyTt5TCsJzDBq41jWxML_maCiV-gxKkV6JA_TkK6GT0k2xGUkXvTRMcgZ-qnQ03Yu0QbUEfTKYOKtxhi7uEmR33RjLES49kx-02y8yEE9HpCXGuXiG10t6w3n5iXoUOuvlVWzUSS79j/s400/P4020007.JPG" /></a><br />As you could imagine I was not excited to see SNOW!! I made some comment about how there wouldn't be snow on a cruise and how I was not at all excited to go backpacking anymore. Thankfully this was at 7777 feet at Bryce canyon and we had some altitude to drop before we got to Escalante.<br /><div><div><div><div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIoC6LxYYHRcPTj82dEVg7kKRsw-kX-SWKyio908eYPjlc8N3SrZJust2jGqjURV6-1ah0Fex6su3SzSexVZKBKNUnH5oiZHPFQnFF1PEAhR2-okWhzos8yU3FygpgiVpVtGVG3kxJjRs/s1600/P4020009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459035743895672034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIoC6LxYYHRcPTj82dEVg7kKRsw-kX-SWKyio908eYPjlc8N3SrZJust2jGqjURV6-1ah0Fex6su3SzSexVZKBKNUnH5oiZHPFQnFF1PEAhR2-okWhzos8yU3FygpgiVpVtGVG3kxJjRs/s400/P4020009.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>We decided that backpacking probably wasn't the warmest idea but that we would see the same things just in 2 miles not 26. We pulled put to the trail head and started to make lunch when 2 guys came up out of the canyon we were about to go into. We talked to them for a minute and found out that it wasn't cold in the canyon and they just spent 4 days down there. I got really brave and decided we could take the stuff down and have the possibility of just coming back up. From the picture you can see that I still packed warm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ47mzbdjKFXZXRGTiHHxETeLPUs0PLK_LDZfVuz_YWvAuWEuR7CwsCZOSzwWjfJtkXt7KrnLngE2mctLobDR4mAIhW5w3RbbMCNCTmslhioZBZ9SdCOc3NLSwkNEEhIyqoDtOVeefJiL1/s1600/P4020015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459035425359785106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ47mzbdjKFXZXRGTiHHxETeLPUs0PLK_LDZfVuz_YWvAuWEuR7CwsCZOSzwWjfJtkXt7KrnLngE2mctLobDR4mAIhW5w3RbbMCNCTmslhioZBZ9SdCOc3NLSwkNEEhIyqoDtOVeefJiL1/s400/P4020015.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>It wasn't long before I got pretty warm and started shedding the winter clothes. It was a really pretty hike in the 2.6 miles. (Can you spot the arch?) After we got to the bottom of the canyon we realized that everything we read it was 2.6 miles to the bottom not to all the really cool stuff to see. Because it was warm and really pretty we decided to spend the night and make it a full backpacking adventure.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE6D-4_sbl26kdASwL8uKoB9Tc1km7xiX0wqQpA_7jrYrn7m8-alxD8GsveIKasjWTJihBHQ-ysDzzhRbtjY_cICy4UeXxKEA8Ij6pDdya0fdWQdnBhlP-X5q2NYgr6XSTWc2FJsaKbB8/s1600/P4020065.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459092627729989410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE6D-4_sbl26kdASwL8uKoB9Tc1km7xiX0wqQpA_7jrYrn7m8-alxD8GsveIKasjWTJihBHQ-ysDzzhRbtjY_cICy4UeXxKEA8Ij6pDdya0fdWQdnBhlP-X5q2NYgr6XSTWc2FJsaKbB8/s400/P4020065.JPG" /></a><br />We found this cool spot and set up our tent. The next morning we got up late. (I had to wait for it to warm up.) Then went and explored the canyon. There were three arches and lots of water falls.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsPASs_Ol9Rsy9qbbMonTBHbOhQ00apN3RF8B3CpIvVUfi894MkINiFLWujLzAdM8k92G17VpVnM6vPHc-ZpA0jnRYpt2g9-Bxln4Yxc1SjUDt2Q7jLI0JTyxkItoBC31gvEYHrP5CZQ5/s1600/P4030151.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459094466350922434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsPASs_Ol9Rsy9qbbMonTBHbOhQ00apN3RF8B3CpIvVUfi894MkINiFLWujLzAdM8k92G17VpVnM6vPHc-ZpA0jnRYpt2g9-Bxln4Yxc1SjUDt2Q7jLI0JTyxkItoBC31gvEYHrP5CZQ5/s400/P4030151.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o8QwcbizaAjpC01OroSNPxrXZkotzyUyaIGbhe62IEiHALHWIzCfTwtmWbMkCgu9QUKjS-1Gfi1Hz_Via9W9DQa7ddWvlyyZnSDDHba6z2WILgmWl04fOj9P2IIYtSEED5PwI_qPHxYQ/s1600/P4030113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459036788264049394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o8QwcbizaAjpC01OroSNPxrXZkotzyUyaIGbhe62IEiHALHWIzCfTwtmWbMkCgu9QUKjS-1Gfi1Hz_Via9W9DQa7ddWvlyyZnSDDHba6z2WILgmWl04fOj9P2IIYtSEED5PwI_qPHxYQ/s400/P4030113.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzsYhjQsVVnxV2WMzkcjNsvTFYNf2dTfw7p5jRNbAH7M2G33HNmR0wT4XknOswofMByNP1V6pzd1L8Spb29vD-BigP3Szm_T2y7UhfhnakY2Ts9yk9SX0TgqNpRGy6D0THaVDzPVukRLB/s1600/P4030090.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459036417149088546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzsYhjQsVVnxV2WMzkcjNsvTFYNf2dTfw7p5jRNbAH7M2G33HNmR0wT4XknOswofMByNP1V6pzd1L8Spb29vD-BigP3Szm_T2y7UhfhnakY2Ts9yk9SX0TgqNpRGy6D0THaVDzPVukRLB/s400/P4030090.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I5GrR5FFGxzvdz6s8VRUYnaMtlyPrXkI2Q4nvG5T8yB_mJIVduug1Bw4qbLTWGGeA6RRMq2sgrdKpIgsVyfv-IhovxBy7UYQA_LlbfjXD5VhuXeSmjVfWF8rvxkCUpEcXKMUFagop6lU/s1600/P4030085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459036043553087522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I5GrR5FFGxzvdz6s8VRUYnaMtlyPrXkI2Q4nvG5T8yB_mJIVduug1Bw4qbLTWGGeA6RRMq2sgrdKpIgsVyfv-IhovxBy7UYQA_LlbfjXD5VhuXeSmjVfWF8rvxkCUpEcXKMUFagop6lU/s400/P4030085.JPG" /></a><br />This is Alan filtering us some water. The water tasted really good!<br /><br />On Sunday we jumped on the 4-wheeler and drove out to Hole in the Rock. We were really glad we took the 4-wheeler. We passed a few trucks and they didn't seem to enjoy the ride as much as we were.</div><div> </div><div>This is my favorite picture. Someone has taken the time to mark the wagon trail from Escalante to the Hole in the Rock with these markers. Sometimes they are right on the dirt road other times you can see them off the road a ways. In the background you can see the opening to the Hole in the Rock.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCbOTAZl3Vk5ypCaD9cYcUum-aZ7KIfbWNdiMQ9JHzAIAFP-TtYPgdzHgjgLvqCG6urj059dMkl5BpQygYrwZZhecqR59-OSsTlul_UYXLwyX3S8GanF-c3khYVwaCiNG8jk3cRkT6MWs/s1600/P4040202.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459038103646724130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCbOTAZl3Vk5ypCaD9cYcUum-aZ7KIfbWNdiMQ9JHzAIAFP-TtYPgdzHgjgLvqCG6urj059dMkl5BpQygYrwZZhecqR59-OSsTlul_UYXLwyX3S8GanF-c3khYVwaCiNG8jk3cRkT6MWs/s400/P4040202.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKE-aEi526rBQmK7zXqWYmYOuADMut9mnWex_wB72WOMd_y6KscJHt0fI1RiqgOddDC-cf5uvU2-k17Tbk-asfuRAcP_ivRr3yiRq6l1IKUF9uUvwvwt6FjrdsM-5f81AM2CVdLQy199wz/s1600/P4040278.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459037425196371858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKE-aEi526rBQmK7zXqWYmYOuADMut9mnWex_wB72WOMd_y6KscJHt0fI1RiqgOddDC-cf5uvU2-k17Tbk-asfuRAcP_ivRr3yiRq6l1IKUF9uUvwvwt6FjrdsM-5f81AM2CVdLQy199wz/s400/P4040278.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkJrklSjbj72OEcigPgvlDlEC4YbaGBXlPp2RKHnqzctgbf-nSRMZ3spiCk1XyVBG4BTqm8OlHCcXmYbMHyRY146xWshqEPCsXpvCwjqj010ce7jsGnnmJpIRp81U9omyO9FvJaZDJnDm/s1600/P4040210.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459037088378575698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkJrklSjbj72OEcigPgvlDlEC4YbaGBXlPp2RKHnqzctgbf-nSRMZ3spiCk1XyVBG4BTqm8OlHCcXmYbMHyRY146xWshqEPCsXpvCwjqj010ce7jsGnnmJpIRp81U9omyO9FvJaZDJnDm/s400/P4040210.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BnsW22U0LRmFHnVAmgaZdk1g1wbwwifyg4fFNVw_N5PcZSuq13ZTled4uY_CBup20_cU45deht60VGI32dkXA6VmbAHocBCk56tScKcu2GJ9A5G-5B7EuGC2rQITg96bBqJwUGNbPhyi/s1600/P4040221.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459037778682994674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BnsW22U0LRmFHnVAmgaZdk1g1wbwwifyg4fFNVw_N5PcZSuq13ZTled4uY_CBup20_cU45deht60VGI32dkXA6VmbAHocBCk56tScKcu2GJ9A5G-5B7EuGC2rQITg96bBqJwUGNbPhyi/s400/P4040221.JPG" /></a></div><div>I have always wanted to go out to the Hole in the Rock. It was amazing to be right where these incredible people showed their faith and overcome such an endeavor. There was a lot of emotion walking in their footsteps and looking out to where they went. I have a great love for them and am so thankful they stayed strong and completed what they were asked to do no matter how hard it was.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526465218471474087.post-53941589304134311442010-03-03T18:33:00.000-08:002010-03-03T18:49:11.793-08:00Essential Oil Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24ltRyRPAj3EIPF3em6oTAWerY-2BbxYP7HGakqzh7YNC1KmIweSFBGsgtwyFY9nEUDDqfZmja-jCe1YeOK0LXdZ_WszuST0cliJ596cs1bVUeaR-z03d1EfrQYw2mVSHdriqlsXHRIdG/s1600-h/Essoil+invite3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 233px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444605225853735042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24ltRyRPAj3EIPF3em6oTAWerY-2BbxYP7HGakqzh7YNC1KmIweSFBGsgtwyFY9nEUDDqfZmja-jCe1YeOK0LXdZ_WszuST0cliJ596cs1bVUeaR-z03d1EfrQYw2mVSHdriqlsXHRIdG/s400/Essoil+invite3.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Over the past few months I have discovered how wonderful essential oils are. Not only has it helped me in my life but it has helped my mom with her MS and her friend Sue. There are so many uses for essential oils. At a later date I will explain more about the oils and how I use them almost everyday. But for now I want to invite everyone to an Essential Oil Party.<br /><br />On March 12th at 6:30 pm we are going to meet at Comfort Suits. I am brining all of my oils, my mom's and Sue's oils. We will be doing a short presentation on how to use the oils and how they can help from things like calming a crying baby to reducing the affects of MS.<br /><br />There will be food and a whole lot of fun. If you are going to be in Moab that night you should stop by! Everyone is welcome. Spread the word and lets party.</div>Mariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453121765233404803noreply@blogger.com0