tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88738664222536101042024-02-08T03:22:28.939-08:00The Rushing Watersour livesBethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-65819598711085157012011-08-02T10:37:00.000-07:002011-08-02T10:37:22.031-07:00Independence Day 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We usually go up to Heber for the 4th of July weekend for the parade and the never disappointing fireworks show. This year, due to rain, the fireworks show didn't happen and we were totally bummed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">At the last minute, we decided we needed to do something for the weekend because it is Chase's all time favorite holiday and that Saturday was supposed to be 117. Not my favorite. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Long story short, we did a little research and decided Payson would be the perfect place because it's not far and not hot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We called up some of our favorite people, left early in the morning on the 4th, got there an hour and a half later and went to check out the park where the show was to be. To our surprise, people were already waiting there with their tents, 8 hours before the show! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We made some friends with some people and they graciously agreed to watch our blankets and chairs so we didn't have to wait 8 hours in the sun. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In the mean time, we went exploring. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It wasn't really exploring for me, since where we went,I have been a million times before growing up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We drove up to Whispering Pines and played in the creek behind the cabin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I think Chase is testing my limits in this picture. I nearly had a heart attack when he started <b>swinging Oakley over the water</b>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was about to cry. Oakley was laughing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NCuS__KyZ4s/Tjgq2wtrzmI/AAAAAAAAA2s/0bK_puc1yyc/s1600/IMG_1191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NCuS__KyZ4s/Tjgq2wtrzmI/AAAAAAAAA2s/0bK_puc1yyc/s640/IMG_1191.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After a few hours we decided it was time to go back to the park and reserve our own place before too many people came up and squished us out. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The park was amazing. There was a huge lake and everyone gathered around it. We got the inside word where the fireworks were to be lit and we were in the most ideal spot. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We brought some things to occupy our time like cards and bubbles. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The bubbles were especially a hit. Tracy started blowing some for Oakley and the other children flocked to her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And then the show began.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8L325SJ2DsQ/TjgrKfGgA3I/AAAAAAAAA28/TCXd6OY95DQ/s1600/IMG_1247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8L325SJ2DsQ/TjgrKfGgA3I/AAAAAAAAA28/TCXd6OY95DQ/s320/IMG_1247.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I wasn't sure what to expect with Oakley because they are so loud. But, he loved them! He couldn't take his eyes off of the sky. Most of the time I held my hands on his head covering his ears, and he was a trooper and just let me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3itO7angUI/TjgrM0PsdRI/AAAAAAAAA3A/tyNDdaeWD-g/s1600/IMG_1257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3itO7angUI/TjgrM0PsdRI/AAAAAAAAA3A/tyNDdaeWD-g/s320/IMG_1257.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I don't know if it was just because i wasn't expecting anything nearly as awesome as the Heber Fireworks, but they did not disappoint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Next year, it is going to be tough to decide where to go! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Frrlzo9lZO4/Tjgr0Osw9HI/AAAAAAAAA3U/bp9TUMdJkJI/s1600/imgres.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Frrlzo9lZO4/Tjgr0Osw9HI/AAAAAAAAA3U/bp9TUMdJkJI/s400/imgres.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-14894525920146628472011-07-30T01:21:00.000-07:002011-07-30T01:21:24.026-07:00the only place to be when it's summer in the valley, is anywhere but the valley.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we are so lucky to have friends. we are also so lucky to have friends who invite us up north. we went up to northern az a few times this summer and it is so nice to just sit around, eat, play games, spend time with awesome people and not sweat through every layer of clothing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and fyi...i don't think anyone beat me at 'ticket to ride' the entire time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i freaking love these pictures even though they </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">aren't taken very well. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">cecily's face is priceless.and then on the last one, jocelyn cracks me up with that big nonchalant grin she is wearing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i love these girls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKrCyEUPfbw/TjO08VJYniI/AAAAAAAAA00/1HaIwZQaHUo/s1600/IMG_0939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKrCyEUPfbw/TjO08VJYniI/AAAAAAAAA00/1HaIwZQaHUo/s640/IMG_0939.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">see that dirt bike back there? chase taught me how to ride it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i'm pretty sure he even took a movie of my first attempt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but, seeing as i am not a huge fan of public humiliation, i decided not to put it up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ppEa4vtGg8/TjO01qTi_pI/AAAAAAAAA0w/UkXR6khEK9w/s1600/IMG_0877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ppEa4vtGg8/TjO01qTi_pI/AAAAAAAAA0w/UkXR6khEK9w/s400/IMG_0877.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">parks can be fun when it's not a bajillion degrees outside. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">who knew?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQ8xvpJx-jM/TjO6NSarVYI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/KrkQdmQPunk/s1600/IMG_1000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQ8xvpJx-jM/TjO6NSarVYI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/KrkQdmQPunk/s400/IMG_1000.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WE2vf9ae8-Q/TjO2oAfZjwI/AAAAAAAAA1o/Vvj6EAjzXNc/s1600/IMG_0537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> a lot of dirt + 4 hours of running the hose = mud</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MJMo9ughYqA/TjO24UkhstI/AAAAAAAAA10/hdpxf8VZgsg/s1600/IMG_0650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MJMo9ughYqA/TjO24UkhstI/AAAAAAAAA10/hdpxf8VZgsg/s320/IMG_0650.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B5QZ0Q8SZSI/TjO3HDrMmtI/AAAAAAAAA2A/hJrt0jlsXDk/s1600/IMG_0715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">lindsay and i took a million pictures of our adorable babies. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">because, seriously, who <i>wouldn't</i> want to take a million pictures of our adorable babies???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LcrUE52h7Qs/TjO4del6UZI/AAAAAAAAA2I/Xf_EfC2_6W4/s1600/IMG_0722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LcrUE52h7Qs/TjO4del6UZI/AAAAAAAAA2I/Xf_EfC2_6W4/s320/IMG_0722.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...and the boys talked about... phone stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B5QZ0Q8SZSI/TjO3HDrMmtI/AAAAAAAAA2A/hJrt0jlsXDk/s1600/IMG_0715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B5QZ0Q8SZSI/TjO3HDrMmtI/AAAAAAAAA2A/hJrt0jlsXDk/s400/IMG_0715.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i always realize after looking through all my pictures that i didn't get any of myself or anyone other than oakley and whoever happens to be holding oakley. i guess i need to stop being so obsessed with the little goob and take some more pictures. i'll try harder next time, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-48229449985279529092011-07-29T12:15:00.001-07:002011-07-29T12:15:41.226-07:00Summer Time and New Tricks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hello. it's been awhile. oakley is like seven times the size as he was when i last posted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkuSZnXrau8K-2EZdSMqk32SmJKw40eY9tNvhAJnPNaY_fpLYS-yugt8YDTII_d87utpdWVSFKsptzpnj2Bg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am such a mean mom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but it was so funny.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;"><b>me:</b> I was feeling a little sick so I took a nap and woke up to Oak crying . He reeked of poop, so I got him out of his crib and I brought him downstairs to change his diaper. </span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;">2:56 PM </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">First off- it was not like a regular poopy. It was a monument of poop bigger than any poop pile i have seen in my life. He must have been wearing a Mary Poppins diaper, because i don't know how all that fit inside. it was a mountainous pile of diarrhea like a foot deep. </span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;">2:57 PM </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">So, I start to pull out a wipe with one hand and I'm holding his legs with the other hand and he starts to kick.</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;">2:58 PM </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">He kicks so forceful, he pushes through my grip and kicks both his legs INTO the large pile of <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">poop</span> coating his feet and legs with brownish green and pushing <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">poop</span> onto me.</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;"> </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chase</span>: oh my gosh</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;"> </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me</span>: The whole time I'm screaming and yelling for him to stop and to hold still but he is laughing and kicking and splashing poop everywhere. </span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;"> </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">I finally got a hold of his legs. And I take a large breathe cause its a huge mess and laugh a little bit cause it's kinda funny if i didn't have poop all over my arms.. </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">...But he's not done yet.</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;">2:59 PM </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">So then as I am attempting to clean him up with wipes while my own hands are covered in poop,</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;">3:00 PM </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">he reaches his hand through his legs lightning fast and scrunches his fingers multiple times IN THE POOP before I even can register what he's doing.</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;">3:01 PM </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;"><i>then </i>as i am trying to pull his hand out, there goes the other one!</span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">Now, both of his hands have handfuls of poop in them as i am wrestling with his legs to stop bouncing. </span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;"> </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">So I finally manage to grab his hands out and now i am holding both his hands and his legs that are STILL kicking and all of which are covered in poop. And like as if anything could get nastier, he wiggled his hands free and wiped poop all over his chest, face and floor. </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">So now he was laying in poop, covered in poop, and laughing cause he thought it was so funny.</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;">3:02 PM </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">Finally, i just gave up.</span></div><div><span style="color: #888888; display: block; float: left;"> </span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">And tossed him in the bath.</span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;">I think he had a secret agenda to get in the bath all along.</span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;"><b>Chase:</b> Well, at least he's happy :)</span><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;"><br />
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</div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-10688803951929101822011-03-09T16:30:00.000-08:002011-03-09T21:35:00.393-08:00Oh, hello. Let us catch up, shall we?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">December through February is usually a busy time for everyone, being filled with holidays and starting the new year. But over here, every single thing the average person celebrates throughout the long and joyous year lands in these three months on top of the hustle and bustle these months already make out to be.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Not to mention all the work, school, road trips, laundry, crafting, sewing, hosting that fill the spaces in between.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, although i have already told most people close to me everything extraordinary there is to know about our tedious lives, this is my blog, so i will document it again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But, I will be concise and straight to the point.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(December 16th)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Chase surprised me and took me to <a href="http://www.meltingpot.com/">The Melting Pot.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2yYLv2uZT50/TWVWe5r1RPI/AAAAAAAAAuk/XZlsbq2iLf8/s1600/meltingpot3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2yYLv2uZT50/TWVWe5r1RPI/AAAAAAAAAuk/XZlsbq2iLf8/s320/meltingpot3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you have never been, I recommend it. Since it was my birthday, they put us in what I can only describe as a little cubicle big enough for maybe 1.5 human beings. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There was a curtain that closed us in so we we very secluded. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was a little squished and very dark, but maybe thats what makes it romantic? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This picture is horrific, but it's what I've got!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img height="300" src="http://www.meltingpotphotos.com/MeltingPot.aspx?ImageUrl=%257e%252fCommon%252fSparkPhoto%252f6d867754-352b-4ba0-abb3-d930c3b30231.JPG&Height=0&Width=700" width="400" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We ordered all three courses and three different fondues. Freaking delicious. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(But not so freaking delicious the next day. Eat it there and don't take any home with you.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXBGM6o6Rc8/TWVWdzulanI/AAAAAAAAAuc/LW48w1yPTzg/s1600/meltingpot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXBGM6o6Rc8/TWVWdzulanI/AAAAAAAAAuc/LW48w1yPTzg/s320/meltingpot.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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In February we were blessed enough to have <a href="http://www.pattyplantation.blogspot.com/"> My favorite short sister</a>, her husband and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px;"><a class="nud" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pulchritudinous?rh=thesaurus.com&__utma=1.1087694356.1298937386.1298937386.1298937386.1&__utmb=1.5.10.1298937386&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1298937386.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=197991343" style="text-decoration: none;">pulchritudinous</a><b> </b>baby Ruby come stay with us for the month.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">or Ruby would have suffered a tragic fate.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The actual anniversary of Chase's birth was uneventful and pretty lame. He had work all day and school all night. I am pretty sure all we did was watch our Thursday shows and go to bed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sounds like a funny idea for a birthday present, i know. But it's an extra special, super-duper, awesome bumper that will help him do more of this kind of stuff:</span><br />
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</div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-12587754997025478612010-12-11T14:18:00.000-08:002010-12-11T14:20:28.835-08:00If There Were No Such Thing As Clothes, I Would Be Happy.<div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">last night we got home from a late night out. It was roughly 11:00PM. chase and i were both so tired to even be alive and were ready to crash in bed only to be greeted by a large mountain of clean laundry right where i wanted to be laying.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He loves to scratch his nose.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Still a snorter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Laughed once.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Smiles often.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Rolls over from tummy to back.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Pulls his pacifier out to suck on his hand.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Can't stand to lay flat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He is always doing crunchers trying to sit up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Loves to lick crackers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He's getting the general idea about tickling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Eyes are still dark crystal blue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When he grabs your fingers he'll do a pull up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Getting chunkier everyday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Cries at Papa. (I think its the beard.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Drools A LOT.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Loves loves loves to be naked.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Eats a magnificent amount for such a small tyke.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Can't wait to meet his cousins in CO next week! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the idea of someone spitting up on me what they just ate seemed repulsive, now it's just wipe it up and call it good.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">i never thought i would be so happy to see a poopy diaper!</span></span></li>
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</div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-16717447424180816752010-10-18T00:57:00.000-07:002010-10-18T01:00:14.316-07:00I need more Tylenol PM.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it's the middle of the night and i can't sleep. so, i thought i'd do something productive, (if you count blogging as productive?). my last post was what i thought about while oakley cried. this post would most accurately be named;</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when people leave trash in my car.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when people say "how can you know you don't like it if you've never tried it?!" because </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><u>trust me</u></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">! i </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><u>know</u></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> i will </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><i><b>not</b></i></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> like cheese from a squirt can.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when people refer to pregnant woman as "about to POP".</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when people say they have a migraine when they just have a bad headache.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when people smoke near entrances forcing me to walk through their cancer cloud.</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ok- it might be more than a few things that bother me. but let me tell you something that has been particularly bothering me lately. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when people use "well" and "good" interchangeably and incorrect. </span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i try to not be "that guy/girl" who always corrects people's grammar. so, i just bite my tongue and listen and try not to think about it. but i am holding in all this grammatical error-anger and i can't stand it anymore! maybe that's a bit dramatic. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i'll just summarize the lesson i would teach 4th graders. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WELL is an adverb.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it is used when using a <b>verb</b>. (action word)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> "you sing well." the verb is sing. the adverb is well.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GOOD is an adjective.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it is used to describe a <b>noun</b>. (person, place, or thing)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> "that steak is good" the noun steak. the adjective is good.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also there are exceptions like “the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pizza</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> looks good,” because the verb involved (looks) is a </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">linking verb</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, connecting the subject (pizza) with information about it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> does that make sense? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>WELL=</b> referring to health ("i feel well, thank you")</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> when someone/thing </span><u>does something</u></i> exceptional.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>GOOD= </b>everything else. "i'm good." "good job." "what a good dog." (unless you say "what a <u>well</u> behaved dog" because in that case, to <u>behave</u> is a <i>verb</i> and <u>well</u> is the <i>adverb</i>)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">anyway- it just bothers me. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">things i think about while oakley is screaming in the middle of the night and i am trying to get him to sleep.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">(that includes the idea for this post.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i am pretty much stressing out big time about oakley's blessing day even though so many people are helping me out. what will i wear? all my clothes are either maternity or too small. i hate my hips. i need to go shopping for the food for his after-blessing brunch. that includes making crepes. i have never made a crepe in my life. i need to call katie richards. </span></li>
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</span></div></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">what if i had to go into labor again- TONIGHT! that would suck. what if i got pregnant like next month. that would really suck. for my next baby i will most definitely have a water birth. and i will schedule the photographer before i have the baby so he/she can still be new-new and sleep through the entire shoot. if we have a girl her name is claire or nora. if we have a boy i like cade. chase doesn't like cade. we'll see. </span></li>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">New Years Eve.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were driving in Cailtin's old, awesome, rickety blazer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pedal to the metal.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Down a neighborhood street.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hit the deep dip in the road.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scream and go flying.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then turn around and do it again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chase's dad has been going on a long distance motorcycle ride for the past 10 years. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ironic.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year the stars aligned and Chase got to go with his dad </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the rest of the men that attend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's not like i could text him while he was riding. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So i was left to just wonder if he was dead or alive and wait for him to call me. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And trying NOT to go into lonely stress-induced labor.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So the trip was extended to get an extra, crashed bike home. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn't very happy to say the least.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i am selfish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never knew how dependent I am on Chase until I had to live an entire week without him! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am such a baby. But what can i say? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love my husband.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-76534518406161701622010-08-24T12:36:00.000-07:002010-08-24T12:38:43.333-07:00Life This WeekSo, Chase went on his mission to Brazil where he lived and spoke Portuguese for 2 years. He needed some extra credit hours this semester and a chance to boost his GPA so we decided taking a portuguese class would be a good way to do that. Easy A. Except the only class that is offered is Elementary Portuguese. Like learn the ABC's and 123's. So, he decided to go and ask the instructor if he could just take the final and take that grade as his final grade. Yesterday was his first day of class and before he left I asked if he was just going to go early, talk to the teacher and come home (since it is a 3 hour class!). This is how our conversation went;<br />
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Chase: I think i will talk to her after everyone leaves.<br />
Me: Why don't you just talk to her when you get there and save some time?<br />
Chase: I don't want anyone to hear me say I am fluent. They will give me that look that people give.<br />
Me: (confused.) What look???<br />
Chase: You know that look like "Oh my gosh!" Like when someone poops their pants in class.<br />
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It went on from there. I was confused because he was so serious, and kept trying to explain "the look". I honestly have never had that experience of having a classmate poop their pants so I'm not sure if this is a common thing and I am just the exception. I remember a kid peed his pants in 1st grade in Mrs. Dowell's class. But i suppose my reaction would be "Oh my gosh" if that happened in college.<br />
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Funny thing is that the teacher went around asking how much everyone knew, and when they got to Chase, he said he was fluent in front of the entire class. I asked if everyone looked at him like he just pooed his pants. He said yes.<br />
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Yesterday I forgot to add something in the birth story. As we were on our way to the hospital I was having contractions every few minutes in the car. Chase asked "Does it hurt to laugh?" I didn't know where he was going with that, but it did hurt to laugh so I said "Yes." He then proceeded to say, "Then don't look over there to the right."<br />
When I then of course <i>DID</i> look over to the right, I saw something similar to <i>this</i> walking down the road.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Cut off collared shirt, cut off jean booty-shorts and the most magnificent mullet you have seen in your life. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Following him was a little boy that looked almost identical to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(what I can only assume him to be)</span> his dad.</div><div>I laughed. It hurt. I punched Chase on the shoulder. Then I laughed some more and told him I love him.</div><div><br />
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On another note.<br />
I am a mom.<br />
I take a million pictures of the exact same pose. But every picture looks different to me.<br />
I beg Oakley for some sleep when he wakes up to eat every 3 hours.<br />
When he finally is finished eating and falls asleep, I stay awake for another 2 hours just watching his chest move up and down with every breath.<br />
I have already got peed on 5 times and pooped on once while changing his diaper.<br />
I am learning to do things one handed because I always want to hold him close in the other.<br />
I finish changing a diaper, and as I snap his onesie on, I hear him poo again.<br />
He rarely cries, but when he does, I can't help but smile a little cause it's so cute.<br />
Most of his clothes are too big even though they are size newborn. All his pants go to his armpits and he look like an old man.<br />
I forget to eat meals because I just stare at how amazing he is all day.<br />
I ponder the idea that I made him, and Heavenly Father trusts me with this gift.<br />
I am so blessed with such amazing friends and family and especially my wonder-woman of a mom, who have helped us out these past 11 days.<br />
I love my amazing husband and adorable miracle of a son.<br />
I love my little family.Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-60741893740490602652010-08-23T14:56:00.000-07:002010-08-25T15:44:19.012-07:00Baby Mine<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oakley Ren Waters</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/THLbwS8g4dI/AAAAAAAAAks/DzqDGmZmLJE/s1600/FxCam_1282588903560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/THLbwS8g4dI/AAAAAAAAAks/DzqDGmZmLJE/s400/FxCam_1282588903560.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, now my blanket is worn and falling apart. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am afraid that if I keep using it, soon there will be nothing left. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's pink is faded. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's batting is thin.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It literally is disintegrating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TDYa203YOpI/AAAAAAAAAic/j4YrpKQhdxg/s1600/DSCN0744_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TDYa203YOpI/AAAAAAAAAic/j4YrpKQhdxg/s320/DSCN0744_2.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been torn then patched up and sewn many many times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TDYa-qtLyWI/AAAAAAAAAik/1AoIxQDvCK4/s1600/DSCN0745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TDYa-qtLyWI/AAAAAAAAAik/1AoIxQDvCK4/s320/DSCN0745.JPG" width="320" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TDYbA1vhKuI/AAAAAAAAAis/dZeU7z4Ur0A/s1600/DSCN0746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TDYbA1vhKuI/AAAAAAAAAis/dZeU7z4Ur0A/s320/DSCN0746.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TDYa-qtLyWI/AAAAAAAAAik/1AoIxQDvCK4/s1600/DSCN0745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I said my goodbyes, gave a kiss to blanket, and put him on the shelf. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night was my first night sleeping with my new blanket.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I didn't even feel disloyal to my old friend. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is what he would have wanted. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I started this project of a bath mat a while ago, but broke two needles in the process so I gave it a rest. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then one restless night I got up and finished it :). </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not what I was imagined it to look like, but whatev! </div><div style="text-align: center;">All it is, is two old towels sewn together and then a cute fabric sewn around the edges. The end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TBZ3kfpw5OI/AAAAAAAAAiM/OCxK0SicDCU/s1600/IMAG0064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TBZ3kfpw5OI/AAAAAAAAAiM/OCxK0SicDCU/s640/IMAG0064.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took this picture before it was actually completed with my phone (hence the bad quality). </div><div style="text-align: center;">So there's still some pins poking out here and there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am just too lazy to go downstairs to get the camera and take a real picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> So use your imagination a little bit and pretend the sides are tucked under and sewn! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TBZ3lqBVPUI/AAAAAAAAAiU/xpofhBEpDYY/s1600/IMAG0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TBZ3lqBVPUI/AAAAAAAAAiU/xpofhBEpDYY/s640/IMAG0063.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is our guest bathroom and is still not finished. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that I have time in the day, I am slowly piecing our house together. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Something I should have done months ago.) </div><div style="text-align: center;">I still have the entire upstairs to paint and get pretty. : /</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was actually a momentous occasion; marking the first time I ever sewed my finger. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully the last time as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was painful. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And bloody. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I suggest not to try it. </div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873866422253610104.post-77920964773719900802010-06-09T15:40:00.000-07:002010-06-09T15:40:50.584-07:00THESE PICTURES PRETTY MUCH SUM UP OUR MARRIAGE.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TBAW9qMMTWI/AAAAAAAAAiE/0QVWGPl-1XY/s1600/Photo+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wiPSi1amMjU/TBAW9qMMTWI/AAAAAAAAAiE/0QVWGPl-1XY/s640/Photo+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found this photobooth picture from about a year ago and was hesitant to post it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But it is far too hilarious to deprive you of it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ps. don't be surprised if i delete this post soon. </div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613637570596034558noreply@blogger.com3