tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75167833028724090562024-02-18T19:24:46.761-08:00The Real DealMeridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-18772631558571189762009-12-01T21:13:00.001-08:002009-12-01T21:13:48.775-08:00<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI1OTczMDY2NTA3MyZwdD*xMjU5NzMwODE5MjE*JnA9NDE4ODEzJmQ9MjAzNTEwJm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImbz*5MGQ5NTlmNWZhYmI*ZTA2OTE4MDcyNTU*N2FmOGMxMCZvZj*w.gif" /><div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A669072' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=TDZGJkXjjy1IsdeC&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=TDZGJkXjjy1IsdeC&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=TDZGJkXjjy1IsdeC&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Send your own <a href='http://www.elfyourself.com'>ElfYourself</a> <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards'>eCards</a></div></div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-39082983274087492442009-11-03T13:51:00.000-08:002009-11-03T16:01:23.925-08:00Halloween Extravaganza!<div style="text-align: center;">Wow, Halloween has really turned into a 3-4 day event with parades, parties, trunk-or-treats, and pumpkin carving festivities! We had a blast this Halloween and enjoyed every minute of it. Here are some pictures to remember all the fun!</div><div><br />First we enjoyed pumpkin carving at Nalani and Jed's house with the family.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5L8QyaHaMclIzTUB5g7D7AbsJLN5ilU0VpjxIrvZZq_9im5yO7WRE7_g-uFtckidUTzv2cNaS_xBcQPatffor9x9Nj1jj8yAJ3u9ic_b5gXl0WGoN1ABoW4Az_QetJRyb-uocRCJ6HkU/s1600-h/IMG_3588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5L8QyaHaMclIzTUB5g7D7AbsJLN5ilU0VpjxIrvZZq_9im5yO7WRE7_g-uFtckidUTzv2cNaS_xBcQPatffor9x9Nj1jj8yAJ3u9ic_b5gXl0WGoN1ABoW4Az_QetJRyb-uocRCJ6HkU/s400/IMG_3588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400001240299155666" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zEfTBrHZ1c4jDMRRIkMne-dneVUKH1by0_JWkQ7YnGP86IdZzZQW6nRfX8cH0TFyZmWHC0G4TnwctJcWZcPwzUCL-nkuFqj0twnSrWByWpv8gKLoTC1q1zKA2TxVjKS1JtZXHvFZ-82u/s400/IMG_3595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400026238824874722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>This is Hailey at the annual Foothill Halloween parade:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtM-Dndp17ykNpJjaawCZvIfBzprUUFIDkOP5RKnkcHETOf5EXmiDyegA1odWNn9CKLsL2DLAMOFuELC2KEkMJrPlkP8a-hP3a6BKFtx9qxRCqoIPBhf2iX4SomLhS-0LoG-Yl7GnWm_J/s1600-h/IMG_3603.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtM-Dndp17ykNpJjaawCZvIfBzprUUFIDkOP5RKnkcHETOf5EXmiDyegA1odWNn9CKLsL2DLAMOFuELC2KEkMJrPlkP8a-hP3a6BKFtx9qxRCqoIPBhf2iX4SomLhS-0LoG-Yl7GnWm_J/s400/IMG_3603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400002116433313730" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is all the kids ready to go for our ward's trunk or treat.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkDNiB31bjILGA3aOXjTRFp4QDMtiEjbNjCUZlc8QWwvUwJQoXEY2KJmFLjzbh_buIvXTWp_14b3YEQKFEERYKBxsKo8WS7oAwOOHWnHc9IP-ZIXe-_XnJnbE6DLLHTXabksFbU1hzV2j/s1600-h/IMG_3614.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkDNiB31bjILGA3aOXjTRFp4QDMtiEjbNjCUZlc8QWwvUwJQoXEY2KJmFLjzbh_buIvXTWp_14b3YEQKFEERYKBxsKo8WS7oAwOOHWnHc9IP-ZIXe-_XnJnbE6DLLHTXabksFbU1hzV2j/s400/IMG_3614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400028229361471778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; 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margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Maddy and Bronson having a hard time deciding which one!</div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5W5HampZttvlwoR9HYqDytH1eIKTOkdoCCV-2P7ZM9b9K1_FV37dvZrOzi8h7-BkQbhQVvvVSJzLBpvebuP_Y_Y-NgLn5TsCgWwjoOTP_tS8Y1fGlrT370R9GAMYzfs89LdnPWjBkOcYm/s400/IMG_3636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400031114725738274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma and kids enjoying the trunk or treat...we love our Grandma Oram!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcRp_pPNCOksv8n0XLLCBl0L3eDzi78YUBuDcO4AJTN4oEBL4F9wTImuJkmzDynUAgP97JvfrAvx0WGAb7EqgLsJ8L_XqWeGTipfT99k_y4Lw59SKphmsMCTJVzpBqAT7QoYBM5BbIMA7/s1600-h/IMG_3633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcRp_pPNCOksv8n0XLLCBl0L3eDzi78YUBuDcO4AJTN4oEBL4F9wTImuJkmzDynUAgP97JvfrAvx0WGAb7EqgLsJ8L_XqWeGTipfT99k_y4Lw59SKphmsMCTJVzpBqAT7QoYBM5BbIMA7/s400/IMG_3633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400008648149148274" /></a><br />This is Maddy's Halloween costume as of late...pajamas, her snow hat, and her Dora backpack. She would wear this all day if I let her!<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15uW7AlPycK-t_6hMKyTBrnTPZ7BKthexinFKb5C5uMOrwIgN0Aqr9QF0Ck2S96ye4pXhFB9LF0lOIgkRwsI4_GdfYRTtX-exSGR4leWYW-Wbre1RwtAlZUDsw7yQSs_91PEcABEGJJ-h/s1600-h/IMG_3593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15uW7AlPycK-t_6hMKyTBrnTPZ7BKthexinFKb5C5uMOrwIgN0Aqr9QF0Ck2S96ye4pXhFB9LF0lOIgkRwsI4_GdfYRTtX-exSGR4leWYW-Wbre1RwtAlZUDsw7yQSs_91PEcABEGJJ-h/s400/IMG_3593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400002098529488770" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlinOlNnanc_x1qW-ENmUY7PfxjLhOFhpjzxRHH4NGqXZ2hAgEnD3tUY18dLQSo__J-vegzx2iF_ftex_dGu7lAkL94ACcEygELpISLUkqpX5aRYiK9sJ0I2s-g3e8_yZAkedXUgyBj4p/s1600-h/IMG_3595.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlinOlNnanc_x1qW-ENmUY7PfxjLhOFhpjzxRHH4NGqXZ2hAgEnD3tUY18dLQSo__J-vegzx2iF_ftex_dGu7lAkL94ACcEygELpISLUkqpX5aRYiK9sJ0I2s-g3e8_yZAkedXUgyBj4p/s1600-h/IMG_3595.JPG">These are our pumpkins all lit up for Halloween night!<br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hlcE_Qv2O3NTm50xsyz8ZiLutNbTQFV2ThMfsEAhGqJrptfh2SzBbdprDNwV5OX_2e8Fiua2hIWzwCv4HKM25OHhRH6cJQW87HXVxZc28K-jpjdnYePVW9YgC2EXXTqVPTK8AA3cZId/s1600-h/IMG_3642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hlcE_Qv2O3NTm50xsyz8ZiLutNbTQFV2ThMfsEAhGqJrptfh2SzBbdprDNwV5OX_2e8Fiua2hIWzwCv4HKM25OHhRH6cJQW87HXVxZc28K-jpjdnYePVW9YgC2EXXTqVPTK8AA3cZId/s400/IMG_3642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400008676141910802" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hlcE_Qv2O3NTm50xsyz8ZiLutNbTQFV2ThMfsEAhGqJrptfh2SzBbdprDNwV5OX_2e8Fiua2hIWzwCv4HKM25OHhRH6cJQW87HXVxZc28K-jpjdnYePVW9YgC2EXXTqVPTK8AA3cZId/s1600-h/IMG_3642.JPG"></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hlcE_Qv2O3NTm50xsyz8ZiLutNbTQFV2ThMfsEAhGqJrptfh2SzBbdprDNwV5OX_2e8Fiua2hIWzwCv4HKM25OHhRH6cJQW87HXVxZc28K-jpjdnYePVW9YgC2EXXTqVPTK8AA3cZId/s1600-h/IMG_3642.JPG"></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hlcE_Qv2O3NTm50xsyz8ZiLutNbTQFV2ThMfsEAhGqJrptfh2SzBbdprDNwV5OX_2e8Fiua2hIWzwCv4HKM25OHhRH6cJQW87HXVxZc28K-jpjdnYePVW9YgC2EXXTqVPTK8AA3cZId/s1600-h/IMG_3642.JPG"></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hlcE_Qv2O3NTm50xsyz8ZiLutNbTQFV2ThMfsEAhGqJrptfh2SzBbdprDNwV5OX_2e8Fiua2hIWzwCv4HKM25OHhRH6cJQW87HXVxZc28K-jpjdnYePVW9YgC2EXXTqVPTK8AA3cZId/s1600-h/IMG_3642.JPG"></a>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-60086495730823363232009-10-21T23:09:00.000-07:002009-10-21T23:40:39.395-07:00Date Night with My Best Friend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeVR_sMf5WOCGaHEpVnL-xpd4hyJBusqppC1WncBZiFvlUKWDcRBRkdcYCKDgzhDNmv3vd36yjjxkfuggHvLP7gGqqglgQ8rrNTC9eD5Brn8HcT82fghiEYDusls8DVfCZHqGQdfyqE7G/s1600-h/IMG_3557.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeVR_sMf5WOCGaHEpVnL-xpd4hyJBusqppC1WncBZiFvlUKWDcRBRkdcYCKDgzhDNmv3vd36yjjxkfuggHvLP7gGqqglgQ8rrNTC9eD5Brn8HcT82fghiEYDusls8DVfCZHqGQdfyqE7G/s400/IMG_3557.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395308852071157458" /></a><br />Usually dating ends when you get married, but not for me. My sweet husband always does his best to keep our dating life going even when life is crazy. I guess it helps that we have one night a week and every other weekend to keep it up!<br /><br />Tonight was such a great night. I love that Cody and I can go out in a big group and have a blast as well as that we can go out just the two of us and enjoy it just the same or even more. We have so much fun together...we laugh, we smile, we let the cares of the world go just for a few hours, and we genuinely enjoy spending our time together. I told him the other day he is my lobster, to which he didn't know if that was a criticism or compliment. I told him that lobsters are one of the few animals that when they find a mate, they stay with that mate for life. Don't be alarmed people....I didn't find this fact from being interested in the mating of animals, but I learned this on an episode of 'Friends'. Anyways, we had a great night out together and I am ever thankful for such a wonderful husband.<br /><br />First we stopped at the hospital to meet our new nephew. (See previous post).<br /><br />Next we strolled the mall window shopping (well Cody did, I bought myself a new pair of cute boots!)<br /><br />Then we decided to be adventurous and try the new Italian restaurant near University Mall call Terre Mia. Man was our taste buds in for a treat tonight! We seriously loved this place. We started with grilled breadsticks toasted with olive oil, oregano, and garlic. So yum! I chose a fresh Caprese sald which hit the spot very well and was absolutely divine. Cody chose a creamy mushroom sauce over penne with chicken. He thought it was almost as good as mine. ;) haha. No, he really loved it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwiBDLD2gPa-cK3nU9bz3RIl43PHrOLzL0ejoBIdUoQXsJ0LQwbcLmnbGlZh_juxq9vufi-21e6y3eX8cN1U9iuvV4C6fyyjigzB0HyqIOp8iVhF8saaxJGIhqupdOoRaPxKZCKQFOGXf/s1600-h/IMG_3562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwiBDLD2gPa-cK3nU9bz3RIl43PHrOLzL0ejoBIdUoQXsJ0LQwbcLmnbGlZh_juxq9vufi-21e6y3eX8cN1U9iuvV4C6fyyjigzB0HyqIOp8iVhF8saaxJGIhqupdOoRaPxKZCKQFOGXf/s400/IMG_3562.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395308884458123762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdpJ3DtlEvo2DL9GYbzJ1_hpYu50kEpUV6pgb-u9fviMYxatPjGvqteryqDqBdDmHdVg5pkxWcZhOk4v_HOTkS_GU1txm1dVVrymUFJ_GQLLNO3aGOrbm6xDXguBMUeRIr8_KdV42cBq9/s1600-h/IMG_3559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdpJ3DtlEvo2DL9GYbzJ1_hpYu50kEpUV6pgb-u9fviMYxatPjGvqteryqDqBdDmHdVg5pkxWcZhOk4v_HOTkS_GU1txm1dVVrymUFJ_GQLLNO3aGOrbm6xDXguBMUeRIr8_KdV42cBq9/s400/IMG_3559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395308866821456642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiEzvHNeFCTk_EhyphenhyphenHWAktKrNwNw7dKcne4e4_7CxIHtP6_4EAIvklvulqQHdaDPMA1TK_6_yO1yS1LkpnwJeRvF9neb4FK0-TUBD3twsL2fi2sHq_4EzelVRESFaxVIfBihASeY_1XnWx/s1600-h/IMG_3558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiEzvHNeFCTk_EhyphenhyphenHWAktKrNwNw7dKcne4e4_7CxIHtP6_4EAIvklvulqQHdaDPMA1TK_6_yO1yS1LkpnwJeRvF9neb4FK0-TUBD3twsL2fi2sHq_4EzelVRESFaxVIfBihASeY_1XnWx/s400/IMG_3558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395308858946425074" /></a><br />Then we cleansed our palates with their amazing display of gelato. I think we tried every flavor before we decided. What could end a meal and a great date better than a bowl full of gelato? So, all in all we absolutely loved Terre Mia and recommend it to anyone and it really has great prices as well. Not too bad for Orem!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8e_plZl76AgOdtPYPspXvzvjl5UBoYCPVqEAaj6BMdAhk9hDKKcUePvlS2Y41VrJLIs_eBdsOO6L_tzq9lBmJE0ivwtqlZW1U0Z4Uem9x-5gtu-Q9Y7Bp9WMUh4xVz8W9mu4gudOGv-C/s1600-h/IMG_3561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8e_plZl76AgOdtPYPspXvzvjl5UBoYCPVqEAaj6BMdAhk9hDKKcUePvlS2Y41VrJLIs_eBdsOO6L_tzq9lBmJE0ivwtqlZW1U0Z4Uem9x-5gtu-Q9Y7Bp9WMUh4xVz8W9mu4gudOGv-C/s400/IMG_3561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395308875836086370" /></a><br />P.S. I'm really not auditioning to be a food critic, I just was in the mood to blog and I thought the pictures were fun to look at!<br /><br />P.S.S. Thanks to my sweet husband for making me feel so loved and adored after all these years. ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvHveFCKWGfszOkeA94y3ULZg-FkToxsJB6unOSuqObQj7DYET0uEvNWSoYYZO9poOwMg4xtTFU3XxtYEHTZJj2NVxGHhTd-vPscuZsq_FdnEgdOUaL47s8OCpT46_4TvJfcYBZZ1DFNm/s1600-h/IMG_3564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvHveFCKWGfszOkeA94y3ULZg-FkToxsJB6unOSuqObQj7DYET0uEvNWSoYYZO9poOwMg4xtTFU3XxtYEHTZJj2NVxGHhTd-vPscuZsq_FdnEgdOUaL47s8OCpT46_4TvJfcYBZZ1DFNm/s400/IMG_3564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395309018303120706" /></a>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-23181658425607594032009-10-21T22:55:00.000-07:002009-10-21T23:08:56.755-07:00Introducing Baby Boy Thompson...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO89WzxS_Kd4fO8EY6FRPURhGGnPbpHNoGj05YF8SlPH6dmIOFXIJY-ILpdn9Jgz-66O3bolRUuCGCFzW2qamZZ-aRx_gjtzIyZ2I7TqIaITwiFFPmyJIks5OAvSARXqsCH1u7JoR3voq/s1600-h/IMG_3552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO89WzxS_Kd4fO8EY6FRPURhGGnPbpHNoGj05YF8SlPH6dmIOFXIJY-ILpdn9Jgz-66O3bolRUuCGCFzW2qamZZ-aRx_gjtzIyZ2I7TqIaITwiFFPmyJIks5OAvSARXqsCH1u7JoR3voq/s400/IMG_3552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395300780877425410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FPD63rntjTFIf4HGpgk4o8-JTX7ulLUsYsZ4PdkZXmZM_8lXWlhUdrz-BBF2UC0qOv9HsjzLiL5HP05hpZuNSIRAksGyIQGk6BFD8uDGJGAF5BH8cFRr64wXxhY7M7L00vtgbplA0cmo/s1600-h/IMG_3553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FPD63rntjTFIf4HGpgk4o8-JTX7ulLUsYsZ4PdkZXmZM_8lXWlhUdrz-BBF2UC0qOv9HsjzLiL5HP05hpZuNSIRAksGyIQGk6BFD8uDGJGAF5BH8cFRr64wXxhY7M7L00vtgbplA0cmo/s400/IMG_3553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395300787777533522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7Q4yBnxupECXTX136KJ43uTKovIfSRIIg8npv2CrT6ZNupFjfZJmzze0HhXSJOBlrXWmsI459QBSbAa0kKDsggHX0LQkwlYmkN8QpKetcH6Tmp6YejgDIKmBu3vfMagO1NLZo5k959n9/s1600-h/IMG_3555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7Q4yBnxupECXTX136KJ43uTKovIfSRIIg8npv2CrT6ZNupFjfZJmzze0HhXSJOBlrXWmsI459QBSbAa0kKDsggHX0LQkwlYmkN8QpKetcH6Tmp6YejgDIKmBu3vfMagO1NLZo5k959n9/s400/IMG_3555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395301130660472178" /></a><br /><br />Colin and Emily welcomed a beautiful baby boy Wednesday morning weighing in at 6.9 oz and a full 19 inches long. He is beautiful! He has brown hair and he is absolutely the cutest baby ever. (I am so not biased). Cody and I stopped by the hospital later that night to meet him. He looks just like his brother Blake in my opinion. I forgot how tiny they are...Maddy is almost three years old and so it seems like it has been forever since I have seen one that small! They still have not chosen a name for him but we were throwing around a couple of great ones at the hospital to help them decide:<div>Cletus (Cody's vote)</div><div>Teancum (Colin's vote)</div><div>Jacob or Jake (My vote)</div><div>We'll see what they come up with...Congrats, we are so happy he is here!</div><br />P.S. Cody is such a great uncle. Here is a picture I stole off Mom Oram's blog of Cody holding his nephew Cash. Cash doesn't do this with anyone else but Cody. Even if he is grumpy and not feeling well he always goes right to Uncle Cody and will stay there and just let Cody hold him for a very long time. Cody is going to make a great Daddy one day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3R0pTBNQVpTkggm3nUaRwWSBHC-IobRBKhHWW_IVD6V7ZLMkMCZ8GHH3WWyPvh9aYfvGOe3CkmY2DBaZmZgf9jzmmzsVtW2yagS3_Qlhco9xr4M2sKn_O3VUE6lSYhoKFLgX3zkmXzb8/s1600-h/cash+and+cody.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3R0pTBNQVpTkggm3nUaRwWSBHC-IobRBKhHWW_IVD6V7ZLMkMCZ8GHH3WWyPvh9aYfvGOe3CkmY2DBaZmZgf9jzmmzsVtW2yagS3_Qlhco9xr4M2sKn_O3VUE6lSYhoKFLgX3zkmXzb8/s400/cash+and+cody.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395302291201983762" /></a>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-89142591145182131252009-10-21T22:43:00.000-07:002009-10-21T22:55:13.796-07:00FHE...making caramel apples!We had the Knights over for family home evening Monday night and boy did we have fun...and boy did we make a mess! The kids had a blast decorating and sugaring up their caramel apples. Heather and I really got into and made our own gourmet apples. Our caramel apple pie apple was to DIE for and I must say better than the ones they make at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory...yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RYaFE0i2mUjJfU0qwAnbQ8BQxuSp_ZV4SCBK7AUsMVVzrNu8OJmi6eEk9PLc2LTx5JLBDbb3vyCyDIfGz-18vA-HAqA8qAd5aSr20gif4zFBvNc9vrZSvdys4rs1C01MwhnpS-OlS2xs/s1600-h/IMG_3541.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RYaFE0i2mUjJfU0qwAnbQ8BQxuSp_ZV4SCBK7AUsMVVzrNu8OJmi6eEk9PLc2LTx5JLBDbb3vyCyDIfGz-18vA-HAqA8qAd5aSr20gif4zFBvNc9vrZSvdys4rs1C01MwhnpS-OlS2xs/s400/IMG_3541.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395298212084487506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMwtUpgVeIAu5PzwubNni-Fkq6oaAg_euDVqSzayo0R7UfBuI-MBxAGBZVlfYwdXcWYytFikL6wNpz9DmDTjrRzihpz8EPjaT_StCktsfo-lQMOG_0Z0tuqS04_iHx2D2IY8AWcaxaWJN/s1600-h/IMG_3526.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWQmLXlkr3_VoZGDzQOMLknRg0XH4R-yZXhor_WIhPq1mB6aCb05stHSpIkIQP26deb6ZVH4RbTh9tvuxyEhE3566A62mKZY8Fw4vAXGOYEvJmIECjJ7D3nwUzq2CMTZa7mfmBz_QaQyB/s400/IMG_3510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395297736483823298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2bMnkgaOMlmItlSADfK5W5_V6InEGcMae6n_CQYer0QP5nAcAsjzgYix2LBIuNt1wLnLWR8PklXvmLPnHA6shLKb4jCB2DPyTUuAHSW2AdaGtQakcBODq59tFKQG3pIu0vQFZ4Kk5kBw/s1600-h/IMG_3509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2bMnkgaOMlmItlSADfK5W5_V6InEGcMae6n_CQYer0QP5nAcAsjzgYix2LBIuNt1wLnLWR8PklXvmLPnHA6shLKb4jCB2DPyTUuAHSW2AdaGtQakcBODq59tFKQG3pIu0vQFZ4Kk5kBw/s400/IMG_3509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395297729142890562" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-81331027743974535382009-10-05T15:40:00.000-07:002009-10-05T15:51:26.214-07:00My crazy bunch...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZwuCPQZtay5Ck1OBWacMkc4upkSb_HCmTgGav5ZJbUmlp6q8djMzhdVvLd2NLU_VQNHa6ALjO-t5d0m_xHTizWKl_ALqj-wcgW_7pdCH9rFBOSGE3-KtCLi6jvId8N8e-dJiY58rOkuN/s1600-h/kids.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389252293650597906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZwuCPQZtay5Ck1OBWacMkc4upkSb_HCmTgGav5ZJbUmlp6q8djMzhdVvLd2NLU_VQNHa6ALjO-t5d0m_xHTizWKl_ALqj-wcgW_7pdCH9rFBOSGE3-KtCLi6jvId8N8e-dJiY58rOkuN/s400/kids.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>We had such a great weekend. Today when I got up from being awake all night with my sick little Hailey I was feeling groggy, frumpy, out-of-touch, and EXHAUSTED! You Mom's all know what I am talking about. Maybe it is because I was so sleep deprived, or maybe it was the weather...but either way I was feeling down. As I struggled to get myself motivated to attack the monster in our house (also known as laundry), I opened my computer up to check email, etc. Then I looked at our family pictures and zeroed in on this picture of my three kids. I started to cry at first, and then suddenly found myself smiling, which then turned into a big belly laugh. How could I feel so down when I have these three sweet smiling faces to wake up to everyday! (that should be a question mark at the end of that sentence, but unfortunately my question mark button has become extinct). I look at their happy, joyful, loving faces and feel nothing but love and gratitude. I have so much because of them, and I am so blessed. They are such beautiful spirits that keep me busy, tired, crazy,but most of all they keep me grounded. They remind me everyday of what is really most important. They teach me what love is and how wonderful life is. I am so grateful to these three, and couldn't be more blessed in life to be their mother!</div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-38738540950587133672009-10-04T21:25:00.000-07:002009-10-04T21:40:26.789-07:00Family Photos 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoTC12UMhL-gIvb-b13UK1u1loZ9SnNIYgb5bmFCQASjjORUxMfUJT032QmyuZnOf9NjTl86TgCi-mtO_D7rxAZauuhKH9w_7bIKknM8dJoB6z8z2JuN-EJx3yNnGrAqVYEFIKwY1Hb9X/s1600-h/75.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoTC12UMhL-gIvb-b13UK1u1loZ9SnNIYgb5bmFCQASjjORUxMfUJT032QmyuZnOf9NjTl86TgCi-mtO_D7rxAZauuhKH9w_7bIKknM8dJoB6z8z2JuN-EJx3yNnGrAqVYEFIKwY1Hb9X/s400/75.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388971102476227346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2hZGuqgWpGBK10yppyegtkGGS5mjlYcJsQcNETJ1hMDev7ziHCUCbAXJw5VpEVjIxqnnQG9W4D7Ue1u8y-FeznElfEaTGwDZ-lNxLDlwkyULVYty7QYxFdjAhcz1f4q6tctZ_qbstT1t/s1600-h/74.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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I love how they turned out! Each of our kids have their own unique personality and it definitely shows in these pictures of them. I definitely have one hottie of a husband as well!!Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-43861326524127678202009-08-31T08:10:00.000-07:002009-08-31T08:17:15.298-07:00SLIP 'N SLIDE....Last week we had an end of Summer Slip 'n Slide party with the Knights. What a blast!!! The kids (especially Maddy) had soooo much fun. We had everyone taking turns to slide down and in between everyone Maddy would run up and say "my turn!" and slide right down. That girl is seriously hilarious. She is so in her own little world and not afraid at all to get what she wants. I hope she keeps that up when she's older! We had a fun Summer but it went by way too fast. We are looking forward to all the fun FALL activities and having our first Christmas in our first HOME together!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFRbG_ii_JSft11NybziQ_HENoltE3ab19AyklVZ6AbqmxgQlFObFz5RJFq6Cgdew5awe6V_AgwZm-1Fz7QWiZgj_U8M_WMNn27lFA9MkPVX_wULYoPrkhiUF5X1209Bp43IpgWAyQvUD/s1600-h/slip8"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFRbG_ii_JSft11NybziQ_HENoltE3ab19AyklVZ6AbqmxgQlFObFz5RJFq6Cgdew5awe6V_AgwZm-1Fz7QWiZgj_U8M_WMNn27lFA9MkPVX_wULYoPrkhiUF5X1209Bp43IpgWAyQvUD/s400/slip8" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376146994634256018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgscsQNoW2Yr6NcTgpvxS-DTk_Z9VXNewtxVTUwC-qaKczFTnKhlCJmIsQfj6OdfG4lwbmgW8TyPbpF4fWpqMVB1VJ9b-AZ2yr1OMBqHhQ5Z9tw9GXY4nHKA4o3lfOu4j0TGaF8yFihwx/s1600-h/slip7"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59YT1PN_cZFn81i6fn0rUcC1XF5I3FRgnUssmnBzIjLYeJNY1vJdB7hGn1vG5kL-eqixdkC_HeAfp9crePYoXdz6qlX0r0UMDH9Z9ZFOMDrbn_zSoY4s_Xb0NoiItHikC6nGL8PrMl2q0/s400/slip1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376146819783721250" /></a>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-68217286870613286112009-08-30T15:58:00.000-07:002009-08-30T15:59:45.155-07:00ONE YEAR!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ozr3B4h_ALsYIApwkrXA7fLwFr8CBhaXbnAkG1TLaNUNTYoe4_RHTOG7bLLUwvGGWLAwocki2kbPbcPxhpz9MevWH4VOLvA5vwsiCZxCerU57BWYVD3KRlmeU1Qujo2mXdrJUxCgvcku/s1600-h/wedding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ozr3B4h_ALsYIApwkrXA7fLwFr8CBhaXbnAkG1TLaNUNTYoe4_RHTOG7bLLUwvGGWLAwocki2kbPbcPxhpz9MevWH4VOLvA5vwsiCZxCerU57BWYVD3KRlmeU1Qujo2mXdrJUxCgvcku/s400/wedding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375895357761188786" /></a><br />Today we celebrate one year together.....I love you babe!Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-15861162760076783322009-08-20T09:19:00.000-07:002009-08-21T23:19:08.049-07:00First Day of First Grade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6wfbUW4gcJiShut6tuFuV51j9g8Qzye4XfmBStvYmMizSYz7nIyttnVMaoLZBYyvhC_XSqQO5g7vpue1Xi4gwRfFAdXPKIjFZwQZFxmaNk4XPATd1cgsnmDobKxslxg6BzRJ0kOCiEmR/s1600-h/hailey&taylor.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV1k9OLzTXelGz1gAeub4-WSNI1lAMUM-Ei2gmJtGraKENuqyRJUXza8F4mR1AbVL9TZ36xksPxytVTDJTLHNK77F5pYRODSWG7nTguC0Zl7MYNZesnGXqnJOZ8Tp0LUtKfhfnFMPHAG9/s400/IMG_3309.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372089089120855282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_9aWdLzMwddiZ6Ubt1tUEvTrs9mH8oqz8MOdloPvuSpS0TFSPiUWFcm0jjd8dyhx3_Ll7oAmTiTxXUmxIBqAJGGV5R2q1WHNd_td6MHUeGuaOZhZTThyL6xQTQn02IvyB1LrKon-32bJ/s1600-h/IMG_3307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_9aWdLzMwddiZ6Ubt1tUEvTrs9mH8oqz8MOdloPvuSpS0TFSPiUWFcm0jjd8dyhx3_Ll7oAmTiTxXUmxIBqAJGGV5R2q1WHNd_td6MHUeGuaOZhZTThyL6xQTQn02IvyB1LrKon-32bJ/s400/IMG_3307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372089078933427442" /></a><br />Today was the first official day of first grade! I must admit I was kind of sad thinking about Hailey being gone all day. I thought I would be all emotional and crying like I was last year for kindergarten. But, strangely enough I was so excited for her when I woke her up this morning. Hailey is usually pretty grumpy and onry when I have to wake her up, but this morning as soon as I said, "it's time to get ready for school!"....she popped out of bed like she was in a race and started pulling on her carefully laid out clothes for the special day. She is such a giggly little girl when she is excited. She just started bouncing around the house. We got her dressed, did her hair, ate her favorite breakfast of Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal (what kid loves oatmeal) and then took a few pics. Then a knock at the door, her best friend Taylor Knight coming to tell her it was time to go wait for the bus. Heather and I walked to the bus stop with them and took more pictures and then they were off! Bronson, Maddy, Heather, and I got in the car and went to school to take even more pictures...Hailey was so embarassed! We walked to the classroom and just like last year Hailey sits right down at her desk, makes herself acquainted with the kids around her, and then looks at me like...."aren't you suppose to be somewhere!' So a quick picture at her desk and we were off! I couldn't help but feel so excited for her and all the possibilities that lie ahead for her. What a great morning!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMemFF6ypMDpXB2YMpARLgEoz0Zak00Mrbtpv4hUwi-x-4J8_-VYa6bSEB2N4GEcw7CP3KgbnGcMwp5c9hyphenhyphenYVdkv88EN1Xd4M5s6HoDBpOFwqPWQKjrfL1VYeiLf3lnH-SU6Wr03VxEJg/s1600-h/IMG_3322.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMemFF6ypMDpXB2YMpARLgEoz0Zak00Mrbtpv4hUwi-x-4J8_-VYa6bSEB2N4GEcw7CP3KgbnGcMwp5c9hyphenhyphenYVdkv88EN1Xd4M5s6HoDBpOFwqPWQKjrfL1VYeiLf3lnH-SU6Wr03VxEJg/s400/IMG_3322.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372089333571973762" /></a><br />This is Maddy with her backpack on waiting to go to scwool! She wants to be big just like her sister. Oh how that day is going to come so fast!Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-69367590424329149562009-08-19T12:44:00.000-07:002009-08-19T12:54:09.475-07:00Julie & Julia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTT531sYuuquVmdjyBvmthbq3lfFd9c_HpvpVNsq7wTE2y9TS076JAqeh5XgUS6Gkifoone6PQarPcbjLivDyCCUafUrrwJgM5jScMskj9dk8jCHiv96QWvZ23LA32e25g9UMjLfO3Ebv/s1600-h/julia.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 108px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371765606641575842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTT531sYuuquVmdjyBvmthbq3lfFd9c_HpvpVNsq7wTE2y9TS076JAqeh5XgUS6Gkifoone6PQarPcbjLivDyCCUafUrrwJgM5jScMskj9dk8jCHiv96QWvZ23LA32e25g9UMjLfO3Ebv/s400/julia.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Last night Kami, Heather, and myself went and saw Julie & Julia. I had heard so many great things about this movie, and coming from a family who loves to cook...I was dying to see it. I must say, with all the hype from people commenting on their blogs and such, it TOTALLY lived up to all my expectations! It was a great movie. Kind of a different movie, but LOVED it. Meryl Streep was so Julia Child. She had it down so well. And I am such a huge fan of Amy Adams who was endearing and hilarious in this movie. So many times I related myself to her character in the movie and all the sobbing meltdowns, and wanting to give up. There was a cute love story in each of the main characters lives which made it all the more better. I was thinking of my sister the whole movie wondering if she was laughing as hard as I was at all the cooking disasters. So, I guess I am joining the bandwagon of people raving about this movie....A+!!!!!</div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-40905429801144309942009-08-16T21:21:00.000-07:002009-08-16T22:49:14.821-07:00BEAR LAKE FUN<div align="center"></div><div align="center">So this is my post from our FUN trip to Bear Lake. We went up with our friends the Knights and had such a great time together. Here are some pictures from the trip....enjoy!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Out To Dinner</span> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370796913091008930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Zj__G9wh114c76J-0GwL5PEaFrzoMfLTFdzvP4rUGQUq-l9B5rZHubD1IYkDQp2efq7grR5voXqFXJbJwhORHvvL19vK0yRSLLk0_Q0vDFPU7loisPOVt38xhsjqyabfWc-R6rkBLZIh/s400/DSC00514.JPG" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW6hqO_CKHzVFBgcHc_tLn-B20IEuwqDKkVGvGAT6_aYg_ea3c6Uux69WaHtSs1rrEnOa0-WAiiXNlhfDQcaMQ_JBb1opYbdSsFrpd0f3x9A5n9fFCw1nhlnXYIej5nBpGQt9aadEkXPL/s1600-h/DSC00515.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370796902436863650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW6hqO_CKHzVFBgcHc_tLn-B20IEuwqDKkVGvGAT6_aYg_ea3c6Uux69WaHtSs1rrEnOa0-WAiiXNlhfDQcaMQ_JBb1opYbdSsFrpd0f3x9A5n9fFCw1nhlnXYIej5nBpGQt9aadEkXPL/s400/DSC00515.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370796170241638050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSnSocgACKsR52P875tdnjxUlKqIhvzWvt-ke8xBWsmrqeKNj0-AW-kJ4hKWGNrFZM6vkON2WskVDLB76UO4BBBBZdaFxyX_dZ2grdftUvul3m9PBIlegySS3yyQViLhljczoogRlTiiw/s400/DSC00517.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DmmMOwrSwEMMxQQXKtbJPfIIRhWGE5Eg-JxwbN9xTKhZLEFC5p9-ovzuy-HkGZ6696J9JvQXjoE_nwEd0DXzyRXgb4wKE7xRa8QXJ9seJYHDlY7UxK8adLNV_60XO-2nSHEGOt8QRZkI/s1600-h/DSC00518.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370796162485469202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DmmMOwrSwEMMxQQXKtbJPfIIRhWGE5Eg-JxwbN9xTKhZLEFC5p9-ovzuy-HkGZ6696J9JvQXjoE_nwEd0DXzyRXgb4wKE7xRa8QXJ9seJYHDlY7UxK8adLNV_60XO-2nSHEGOt8QRZkI/s400/DSC00518.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6R9wa3yNWbtHUPTeCrLCjYYUEoAjEpQAmXq12qIpXNM-942N0lZ2QeN2YqvqcOIUoDzbN3r8NN1wY5jJ-7PuSm2oDlTO3qKXb4rFA8Jt-HmyCCHrhdxg52DzkN2skcsLSRS6ZmXiOtXW/s1600-h/DSC00524.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370796154817354002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6R9wa3yNWbtHUPTeCrLCjYYUEoAjEpQAmXq12qIpXNM-942N0lZ2QeN2YqvqcOIUoDzbN3r8NN1wY5jJ-7PuSm2oDlTO3qKXb4rFA8Jt-HmyCCHrhdxg52DzkN2skcsLSRS6ZmXiOtXW/s400/DSC00524.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">Hangin in the Condo</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN3eUYXoBxM5v47evHJyPkq-bGFjXiTjSjI9sullptn6CEajuHBB0pGl9ntlWDeL7q7n83fMzuCE1UX5DnB6j7CMxyrJB4OvTy4Cl_HrfaiAkgHVFNXCuMXiUKT7s1A8l7wwc6cK8Zfiv/s1600-h/DSC_0226.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370796139644089298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN3eUYXoBxM5v47evHJyPkq-bGFjXiTjSjI9sullptn6CEajuHBB0pGl9ntlWDeL7q7n83fMzuCE1UX5DnB6j7CMxyrJB4OvTy4Cl_HrfaiAkgHVFNXCuMXiUKT7s1A8l7wwc6cK8Zfiv/s400/DSC_0226.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4S_gUvbiM32RX8mxr6oPQW3KAAnTnb3U5IPDjb5WffhOdxu5b_q0jMwAgp_h3SAc4ft2X05bC77WpRtj-ZRpZ54pvMVZXE6UA4h6uH7rgzAB69Pmy8K6SlgR0SC4-vcGCNt1TjIJjuU9U/s1600-h/DSC_0225.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370794924103870482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVhFBK9JUKx9bPQWHA1LTvmybrfMc4j8OaOgX6lTfjaWshgCaJqtksiS1tEjg5zJQQNbN-oEYKkjwMleaFRVGnUJlE2B2B4P4bijeVWgRQjOnJyp6hSO4z3tq2K-Mft-6CLKoOnoHZf1F/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu7dr4lCSXkkyqRVm-GOeyss08dSoa0tgCOjbdySUuSs2QWh0vHdX4YlMyuVqGZ1y5kdpwGlphFwaGpEpZDWWOBOiHaXPm1BGHNmdvRQqdqGNwORE0G0DMrZrEdBLPOpB1WDUQ2s_9TKC/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370794916939615890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu7dr4lCSXkkyqRVm-GOeyss08dSoa0tgCOjbdySUuSs2QWh0vHdX4YlMyuVqGZ1y5kdpwGlphFwaGpEpZDWWOBOiHaXPm1BGHNmdvRQqdqGNwORE0G0DMrZrEdBLPOpB1WDUQ2s_9TKC/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> Ceramics</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBhf3ek71PpeVnBGYDPZsfph6mRsKdDU6QMwTwcQTOR-YVX8dNmnVN8hR0seRCPetyXTAIpWfdHHUgbx3PUkE-IGn_K8ZlOGSrrVxTU_pvDtIBKN4ZDxGIhw9gCxkIpLrdvboxBrh-GLN/s1600-h/DSC00531.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370794905204468194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBhf3ek71PpeVnBGYDPZsfph6mRsKdDU6QMwTwcQTOR-YVX8dNmnVN8hR0seRCPetyXTAIpWfdHHUgbx3PUkE-IGn_K8ZlOGSrrVxTU_pvDtIBKN4ZDxGIhw9gCxkIpLrdvboxBrh-GLN/s400/DSC00531.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIxuxvgs3VmfuHNJvtnYd2n4XLUNXkpteLprxvTmGR5Pm8ck7kkLq1hTsGRAD3PR0NB0qvkuZw5UIrxpkKKnV96rUjT9JdnVHCQs3GBO4Hmlin8Cj6fUUZIHi8G0aTqszMAMepmSxiJml/s1600-h/DSC00533.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370794891159520594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIxuxvgs3VmfuHNJvtnYd2n4XLUNXkpteLprxvTmGR5Pm8ck7kkLq1hTsGRAD3PR0NB0qvkuZw5UIrxpkKKnV96rUjT9JdnVHCQs3GBO4Hmlin8Cj6fUUZIHi8G0aTqszMAMepmSxiJml/s400/DSC00533.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Punching Balloons</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_4os7ymimg9yI_x27b1reesifqvyAi15IsvfoPPPKs2gI_l-jxLTP_z7CO-MdW6VMAJDRG5MH0hfGmUqivZ2_bWWhD6lMvsynOgvAo90M3wtErtSpTmvwskTeimAMUbG4VyHWXCXV6AR/s1600-h/DSC_0127.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793970734386498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_4os7ymimg9yI_x27b1reesifqvyAi15IsvfoPPPKs2gI_l-jxLTP_z7CO-MdW6VMAJDRG5MH0hfGmUqivZ2_bWWhD6lMvsynOgvAo90M3wtErtSpTmvwskTeimAMUbG4VyHWXCXV6AR/s400/DSC_0127.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOD-IFPzH1V6CPdd2nyYNtpG3CEayLjK0INUNudy5MiG_ZX4MkbE0ecWeGSpLjiwRpHZynZ6J0nQV51_jvxs6AKR4Qmlrdhi0P7h0J7bB6pTPtxEomkviOLaVEZpshg313NX6zgzoFYjg/s1600-h/DSC_0137.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793964893510450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOD-IFPzH1V6CPdd2nyYNtpG3CEayLjK0INUNudy5MiG_ZX4MkbE0ecWeGSpLjiwRpHZynZ6J0nQV51_jvxs6AKR4Qmlrdhi0P7h0J7bB6pTPtxEomkviOLaVEZpshg313NX6zgzoFYjg/s400/DSC_0137.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94fg8Q4No4lzBgLPwGmdhUOsFWFXgNV4CovoLDEglWju1LgKAVc2bWZXeow6MMoUeY1DWQm0ybUc784uC6c5tqcy4EJ9tS_eJlhZXvreU8aOtqsL8NFNJYjpYjLk-yCexLwky4wsJBRSR/s1600-h/DSC_0173.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793949930807810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94fg8Q4No4lzBgLPwGmdhUOsFWFXgNV4CovoLDEglWju1LgKAVc2bWZXeow6MMoUeY1DWQm0ybUc784uC6c5tqcy4EJ9tS_eJlhZXvreU8aOtqsL8NFNJYjpYjLk-yCexLwky4wsJBRSR/s400/DSC_0173.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWy1lrSNJP_WOfhK7udtG94iKXkBcV7PN3jETQfZ7r9UtTdd6rlMI6XQKTCYyB7o9njqoVLuA7chBhWi6VHiN94edqTMuCPQ_HtIxy_ze7Sr367iJqsQyJDTiESRFm_WNO2A2klnpKhiT/s1600-h/DSC_0174.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793943740902626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWy1lrSNJP_WOfhK7udtG94iKXkBcV7PN3jETQfZ7r9UtTdd6rlMI6XQKTCYyB7o9njqoVLuA7chBhWi6VHiN94edqTMuCPQ_HtIxy_ze7Sr367iJqsQyJDTiESRFm_WNO2A2klnpKhiT/s400/DSC_0174.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Playground Fun</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3P0Xim76LKodg-HCg2AkdO-spF4-OEQm6tcQ_tiohNNwwK1bGW9FllAypPv_PEXQDqRWBQAc1p5No3k2cYh3UmeTUa4tiATkZpEEJpqeaQlYf4WRRetc0HcKdm8D-_EyCKdwY20xescf/s1600-h/DSC_0196.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793349311961826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA2Zoe50FGC4I70O0YpuaX-O98rWylchebbvFM4njwvUqOywc2QLdlwPYc7vnQP3r28dVDVafSywlxInWoGQK-PYfiojZ1VqxnRTSnTO064tAwXLG0u_LczgAXKDRHsAWCfzB9T5Hx7bM/s400/DSC_0211.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />At The Beach</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXnVGJ975rKbNnj-5emqpxYg77dETpI-qRQRWVmqfNRqW0ByZXY16gLiqQp6inQXnY6jyK3Z3sWwCRI3fWtaXjIwNYiU0Kkurynv47dLZdIL8TOO1FfM0u5FT-CdLK3GKuQyBLlBeNMTJ/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793338385964930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXnVGJ975rKbNnj-5emqpxYg77dETpI-qRQRWVmqfNRqW0ByZXY16gLiqQp6inQXnY6jyK3Z3sWwCRI3fWtaXjIwNYiU0Kkurynv47dLZdIL8TOO1FfM0u5FT-CdLK3GKuQyBLlBeNMTJ/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-P0uSuv0r4dAJhaaklgVas2dcSby6NkrqRZ3aPALRWpHby6b_7fbQihXRzj0eoG3E-KKce4l6Fs4HX0_8TVmst4gfjnHJV6JMqbtIqDaUqTp-_DB51PAeHKjW2hWE4s94K_W8P-xyxEj/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370787214561479970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoMpT19xMrTpkDzwJJUAc9OfnXr3rfBLXgE3YNTvaD3CMRL6VeD7256B_hfRPs2R4MAF-On_MlIculuau-92B3g8VB95MuZvRWSQkEIaDnY80ujdhZENRbYts0kx6VJbZNCCwrqK73Vmm/s400/DSC_0431.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs4qM2kBz9RR0YiXzLe9C0c9Wtxrhy5cTAKiSQ4vqAaFQUYggtVxKh3S42h-0QZw2K1pu0eLQW-BJ9z9QCSnm_scFpbQraREsJ7D6ZHnkGwSGt7jcXvzYt31Agh5K03pK5HNsIhYKEcaL/s1600-h/DSC_0436.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370787207397689682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs4qM2kBz9RR0YiXzLe9C0c9Wtxrhy5cTAKiSQ4vqAaFQUYggtVxKh3S42h-0QZw2K1pu0eLQW-BJ9z9QCSnm_scFpbQraREsJ7D6ZHnkGwSGt7jcXvzYt31Agh5K03pK5HNsIhYKEcaL/s400/DSC_0436.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">Worn Out Kiddos</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Uy7HjWfUs5MObrIeA0dO9afvcOIkS6KVBGEnt41qjwQtUKI_1G8uHgToF0KK9BwFq9Bit5QcOdpdWEdp4b7uwHzCb7W1yCvmNsxqm59eiUdFk5QUA_KEs6J5uqQ-7OKIlRemL0yikIh/s1600-h/DSC00548.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370786088322601554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Uy7HjWfUs5MObrIeA0dO9afvcOIkS6KVBGEnt41qjwQtUKI_1G8uHgToF0KK9BwFq9Bit5QcOdpdWEdp4b7uwHzCb7W1yCvmNsxqm59eiUdFk5QUA_KEs6J5uqQ-7OKIlRemL0yikIh/s400/DSC00548.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSd4NHwCYJWzFbPINEQ-vV74teA68V5OmnUeIzNVyBuxl4YFuoklPUmta0i_W_UoLyzVl56rYBrXfzi5d8-58vkPFn2Fsytt0oBMeaQ7vd8peJ4r4ST6gdD1v2PB0_o_tuCUIb-dEM_HXS/s1600-h/DSC00549.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370786072575653586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSd4NHwCYJWzFbPINEQ-vV74teA68V5OmnUeIzNVyBuxl4YFuoklPUmta0i_W_UoLyzVl56rYBrXfzi5d8-58vkPFn2Fsytt0oBMeaQ7vd8peJ4r4ST6gdD1v2PB0_o_tuCUIb-dEM_HXS/s400/DSC00549.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Mini Golf<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Rpar8ZSGYkS1URdgbXz7OESnNIY2huxNT7bUEtGCLgXRxuGAxP2DpyoeSIbLo8gW_j_9r6oAq11k2SPk7vj8VV4jAecYfVG11tTbE8F-Xt9W2DkPI5UkYWJOptt5L0bR1mzDOCCKf0y/s1600-h/DSC00554.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370786065420901474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Rpar8ZSGYkS1URdgbXz7OESnNIY2huxNT7bUEtGCLgXRxuGAxP2DpyoeSIbLo8gW_j_9r6oAq11k2SPk7vj8VV4jAecYfVG11tTbE8F-Xt9W2DkPI5UkYWJOptt5L0bR1mzDOCCKf0y/s400/DSC00554.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF_veLKiRwUFsJ41QM7p2iOmaCzgVfnJatdw7kOTZ_WphYejRuhyphenhyphendxF0VparBJeK4uuhbsvG-fKzfK-pb46Vn2bAfsATQ-nK9v2mtaCUI0i_MH9QX5NKfrWcuCY99rVF71KeXdxVpsCZW/s1600-h/DSC00561.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370786056177180850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF_veLKiRwUFsJ41QM7p2iOmaCzgVfnJatdw7kOTZ_WphYejRuhyphenhyphendxF0VparBJeK4uuhbsvG-fKzfK-pb46Vn2bAfsATQ-nK9v2mtaCUI0i_MH9QX5NKfrWcuCY99rVF71KeXdxVpsCZW/s400/DSC00561.JPG" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370786048411131538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChDUvsVXoSoAq9SipJtJy97-f5SGWOFwLGWjIuu-M6R1tM0SjgMWc91kXyetJrgxB-JQbMTZkAPlNGn0D1Zf6QE2LGSmXedPgcqlJDxq2CNttyAjFL4c-SqK4Tv8H6a238tIJEW-0wXOT/s400/DSC00557.JPG" /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7b0yToCJUEYujFVMoBLdOiE9SeuXCEA3np1p2Q0HlXRifNgKwlvwsm-WBtsJu-i9GrOvAJKKNmli5DnsaEfFRzykciwx-x_fKKxhXcO3R8tVYMa0VGZta1FClbbJelOvZwBrTcjtr3TE/s1600-h/DSC00556.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370785064184762290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7b0yToCJUEYujFVMoBLdOiE9SeuXCEA3np1p2Q0HlXRifNgKwlvwsm-WBtsJu-i9GrOvAJKKNmli5DnsaEfFRzykciwx-x_fKKxhXcO3R8tVYMa0VGZta1FClbbJelOvZwBrTcjtr3TE/s400/DSC00556.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZiN4U8iWYgfrCW3eWtZo_zFm_Lj8tChkrK3L2_UJ0SaU_i_7IuQt6lTqHPjqviuMy21K-hukyIz7FG3dE3gMfebS9eoep0CrdqIShMoTs_XiEQrORDNjz5krMPks-FB84AJLIqRhD8LC/s1600-h/DSC00568.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370785057769421234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZiN4U8iWYgfrCW3eWtZo_zFm_Lj8tChkrK3L2_UJ0SaU_i_7IuQt6lTqHPjqviuMy21K-hukyIz7FG3dE3gMfebS9eoep0CrdqIShMoTs_XiEQrORDNjz5krMPks-FB84AJLIqRhD8LC/s400/DSC00568.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2I2zQrwACHDuuHzqG-B_FP_fXUPOePMQfrw0OTESiawHcu-iz4CC4fbtkibqzzUtX-8H_GYpnexxceBqfHF81h725BYFnJVMS43Iu00lV7Zlq3hybyPaLbpZtIkjW0Bev0m0aIL0aoU8X/s1600-h/DSC00558.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370785037041318898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2I2zQrwACHDuuHzqG-B_FP_fXUPOePMQfrw0OTESiawHcu-iz4CC4fbtkibqzzUtX-8H_GYpnexxceBqfHF81h725BYFnJVMS43Iu00lV7Zlq3hybyPaLbpZtIkjW0Bev0m0aIL0aoU8X/s400/DSC00558.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Saying Goodbye!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7Kmp53vvqnfSWn0K2eB7qEi9ZwIBR6EiGESfGBWj9UC4hwGUHPbiU-Usa6pYS7DwYdVDTdkPi6v-cBLo3tVd00KyrN_iw1sdfxgTq7SlEZGQK8JY2Wveyq_Po0mVh4Shx8TN3yd_LiF-/s1600-h/DSC00578.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370785029100335250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7Kmp53vvqnfSWn0K2eB7qEi9ZwIBR6EiGESfGBWj9UC4hwGUHPbiU-Usa6pYS7DwYdVDTdkPi6v-cBLo3tVd00KyrN_iw1sdfxgTq7SlEZGQK8JY2Wveyq_Po0mVh4Shx8TN3yd_LiF-/s400/DSC00578.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs3Ak7hAWWe2fEEI4m7y-K155rVwLA04i7WldJ_t8oOXqreC3LiK43Ien0arITgWZeV3BIEnbcJN2Fi4plNIJZ5aQ3XsaGb2VEgLdcURhG29-UHEczHOZRnK-df1nVo3s165C1IDN2VOq/s1600-h/DSC00587.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370785022636052530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs3Ak7hAWWe2fEEI4m7y-K155rVwLA04i7WldJ_t8oOXqreC3LiK43Ien0arITgWZeV3BIEnbcJN2Fi4plNIJZ5aQ3XsaGb2VEgLdcURhG29-UHEczHOZRnK-df1nVo3s165C1IDN2VOq/s400/DSC00587.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-51608387332847276522009-08-13T09:59:00.000-07:002009-08-13T10:14:34.510-07:00Kids say the darndest things...Hailey is the comedian of the family. She says the funniest things sometimes and always has us laughing. Here are a couple of funny stories....enjoy!<br /><br />Cody took Hailey to a friends house the other night and they happened to have a bearded dragon. Hailey is an animal lover. She loves every kind of animal...even bearded dragons! She held it and played with it while they were there. On the way home she asked Cody if she could have one and he told her probably not, mostly because her mother would freak out! She then tells Cody that maybe she would ask Santa Claus for a bearded dragon this Christmas. Then she turns to him and says, "Well, probably not. That's a pretty tough order!"<br /><br />We went to Bear Lake last weekend (don't worry, I'll post pictures soon) and we were on our way home late Sunday night in the car. Maddy was asleep and Bronson and Hailey were talking back and forth in the car. Our friends little boy had lost his tooth while we were up there and so naturally Bronson was curious about the tooth fairy and how it all works and Hailey was kind enough to explain the ins and outs of the tooth fairy to him. Bronson asks Hailey why we can't see the tooth fairy and Hailey starts explaining to him that the tooth fairy is really really fast. Then she turns to him and tells him "the only person faster than the tooth fairy is Jesus!" Cody were in the front seat and you can imagine how hard it was not to just bust up laughing at how clever and funny our little girl is. She does have quite the way of explaining things. Gotta love it!<br /><br />Anyways, I promise to post pictures of Bear Lake soon. I can't believe the Summer is already over!Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-87376084560728042932009-07-27T21:49:00.000-07:002009-07-27T22:16:07.074-07:00Summer AdventuresSo its Cody here blogging because Meridith said it was my turn! We've had a little excitement around our house this past week. After a long couple of weeks of remodeling and moving, we are finally starting to get settled into our house. And as far as I'm concerned, what better way to break in a new home than with a dog!! So Last Saturday, with Meridith still in a deep morning haze, I snuck out of the house with Hailey and Bronson to go pick up our new dog Tigger! He is a Maltese and is such a good dog! Meridith was not so stoked on the idea, but has been quickly warming up. He is just so chill and has definitely been happily taking all the love and abuse that the kids have to offer! Here he is:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf24CY02sTC6ZZ5l8kEGWBWxcxWSZFKkPafP2IkL0cCrxOWlN0z1YXhho5fiO_qQJwehUoaPZ1lvMukeauuneyYXUCvqb94IMlA3DMk47hOPkgGAiYyEiW0FxBP-NcSCmgkWfRAGQ63-RH/s1600-h/tigger3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf24CY02sTC6ZZ5l8kEGWBWxcxWSZFKkPafP2IkL0cCrxOWlN0z1YXhho5fiO_qQJwehUoaPZ1lvMukeauuneyYXUCvqb94IMlA3DMk47hOPkgGAiYyEiW0FxBP-NcSCmgkWfRAGQ63-RH/s320/tigger3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363371356073830514" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQN9cWN2IJA55JOaOlqmtJSfmtQVLl2hY_esoKWbZBtGsJIrw9yVcssvq01gZzX-US81sKy-qGhIet3mr3tAKalhA8sxvZ6wmkfwyA88vPtCpkR3L6Jp4IINC8oFSgPmN6ZIu6fuuTmO3o/s1600-h/tigger2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQN9cWN2IJA55JOaOlqmtJSfmtQVLl2hY_esoKWbZBtGsJIrw9yVcssvq01gZzX-US81sKy-qGhIet3mr3tAKalhA8sxvZ6wmkfwyA88vPtCpkR3L6Jp4IINC8oFSgPmN6ZIu6fuuTmO3o/s320/tigger2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363371553358340850" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7kCmieWX7mS7-qn-qH3us20VFkTkG5Z1FfOdSbjJ54ictlC-ctt2FQFxyjcdi1NcpIfSY3k0Wy6oFVxDcFxrziVO-p-2yt1s24tajSm3EzAtGUbvJrWJ2GBNcwejTbZDpA_OPX2q4dU2/s1600-h/tigger1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7kCmieWX7mS7-qn-qH3us20VFkTkG5Z1FfOdSbjJ54ictlC-ctt2FQFxyjcdi1NcpIfSY3k0Wy6oFVxDcFxrziVO-p-2yt1s24tajSm3EzAtGUbvJrWJ2GBNcwejTbZDpA_OPX2q4dU2/s320/tigger1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363371906956243794" /></a><br /><br />Also, just a few days after we moved in, our Air Conditioning stopped working, so for a few nights we slept in a hot, hot house! It wasn't too fun dealing with a grumpy wife! We decided that neither one of us do very well when tired and hot! We opened Maddy and Bronson's door and couldn't stop laughing at this sight, but of course we felt a little bad too!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaFwEXaqwySThyE587Etk1bYqvIWC24F_VLcWJdrRMvDW-pITGlj-3cpGAmdSfdBiWHHW_kqJrzEFDkgERKLEbFL1Zb4kH5QudWdt0Jhd0BOpMrLzmhUwoq5qXA2IgaGAe_23pHHo14Q4/s1600-h/toohot3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaFwEXaqwySThyE587Etk1bYqvIWC24F_VLcWJdrRMvDW-pITGlj-3cpGAmdSfdBiWHHW_kqJrzEFDkgERKLEbFL1Zb4kH5QudWdt0Jhd0BOpMrLzmhUwoq5qXA2IgaGAe_23pHHo14Q4/s200/toohot3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363372985059838514" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzR7TaJ8DvDXtmKEaVo6AGEos9-OORgwoe6vkyQSbVs9DGLJsvvPQ0M3KXi6s3s3AI9ZjYeWtqP6lQJy_aSUsh6Xz-dqdREpbDJZs7gDZuPxNtcdDHMUWq19FinmS6SvS6Y0emwOHFlNUb/s1600-h/toohot2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzR7TaJ8DvDXtmKEaVo6AGEos9-OORgwoe6vkyQSbVs9DGLJsvvPQ0M3KXi6s3s3AI9ZjYeWtqP6lQJy_aSUsh6Xz-dqdREpbDJZs7gDZuPxNtcdDHMUWq19FinmS6SvS6Y0emwOHFlNUb/s200/toohot2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363373170213134658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdB-76Nw-tYv9b0UYnptQKJTJdS7UPWFS06QbnpHNBybLASVPrLQKpHcei85Pcs27u5jkCbxoaOQBvXp4VOVbFwGe2NBeERe5O4es9oOF27PrAsm_4FE00WWWw2C2eTX_1vPSCxouTjLe/s1600-h/toohot1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdB-76Nw-tYv9b0UYnptQKJTJdS7UPWFS06QbnpHNBybLASVPrLQKpHcei85Pcs27u5jkCbxoaOQBvXp4VOVbFwGe2NBeERe5O4es9oOF27PrAsm_4FE00WWWw2C2eTX_1vPSCxouTjLe/s200/toohot1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363373346392773714" /></a><br /><br />Next, a little trip to Home Depot turned into a great place for a nap for Bronson! We were laughing so hard at this picture!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirJAAArSQw_w5mwhlsdwU3wh-DZGy4AmasabZQokQq8VOAWUY2GzORsXRRYsB3YykkB7OgPKw2F7fAjostXuU7apPMh-Y5N40oNJ-DFLays5snBeLqXFZhN1Kv-YsgJjv62o_8u3m9Mj2/s1600-h/bronson1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirJAAArSQw_w5mwhlsdwU3wh-DZGy4AmasabZQokQq8VOAWUY2GzORsXRRYsB3YykkB7OgPKw2F7fAjostXuU7apPMh-Y5N40oNJ-DFLays5snBeLqXFZhN1Kv-YsgJjv62o_8u3m9Mj2/s200/bronson1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363375381552884834" /></a><br /><br />And last but not least....our poor little Hailey is a bit too much of a monkey! She is always climbing on the trees with the boys and does a pretty darn good job of keeping up. But Sunday night she fell off the mokey bars and found out what its like to break an arm! Poor girl! She goes in tomorrow to have a cast put on, and has already decided that Purple is the perfect color for a cast! We'll post more when she gets it put on!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGN5g7ERTAyuR6iBiPUnjCQVWwcW_jlf1-VJ0PJo45JESUaGP0R5xdUqnXIq6innBGZBEM-AE-qiTNK8atYblNXqd9QcxVaFU051hGqcQLVSjyhiGfDRUUmTXFPVshlF6HLGlhM09V1Yx/s1600-h/hailey1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGN5g7ERTAyuR6iBiPUnjCQVWwcW_jlf1-VJ0PJo45JESUaGP0R5xdUqnXIq6innBGZBEM-AE-qiTNK8atYblNXqd9QcxVaFU051hGqcQLVSjyhiGfDRUUmTXFPVshlF6HLGlhM09V1Yx/s200/hailey1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363374962744436674" /></a>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-72593535924537264992009-07-08T21:40:00.000-07:002009-07-08T21:47:06.590-07:00Happy Birthday Ben!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBdXYuTOnu4NsxeBntGnRP3BtgGtqehyphenhyphenK4EuzZzFoIeuU6a9959XWOqhl-UpBoL6DEx92_FzvjnNG-mrh8P59SmRz7MO89mVKqDDgVrXZJx-sOb3cqqcCu32vfWPZYFb9u5DgWMggfKlC/s1600-h/ben.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBdXYuTOnu4NsxeBntGnRP3BtgGtqehyphenhyphenK4EuzZzFoIeuU6a9959XWOqhl-UpBoL6DEx92_FzvjnNG-mrh8P59SmRz7MO89mVKqDDgVrXZJx-sOb3cqqcCu32vfWPZYFb9u5DgWMggfKlC/s320/ben.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317365103200482" /></a><br />So this is totally late but Cody and I wanted to wish our BIL Ben a Happy Happy Birthday! His birthday was July 5th but he is currently on deployment in Iraq. He left in January and will be gone an entire year serving our country. We are so proud of his sacrifice for us and everyone in our country. He is sacrificing time away from his sweet wifey Kami, and his cute little baby Kai. Ben, you are seriously amazing for what you do and we appreciate you and the sacrifices you make and are proud to have you for our Brother. We love you! <br /><br />As well as, we wanted to post a shout out to Kami for her sacrifices as well. Kami is living here with Cody's sister Nalani taking care of Kai and supporting her husband. I really don't know how you do it Kami! Thank you for sacrificing so much to support your husband in his job. We love you and we hope you know how much we respect you. <br /><br />So, once again Happy Birthday Ben! WE LOVE YOU!!!Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-87966191003984575212009-07-07T02:38:00.000-07:002009-07-08T00:56:37.563-07:00My Cute KidsThe kids are gone this week with their Dad for their Summer vacation and I am missing them like crazy. It is so hard to be away from them for so long. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of things to do to keep me busy and occupied....moving! But, I can't seem to sleep at night and I lie awake at night wondering how they are doing and thinking about how grown up they are getting. I love my kids so much it hurts! Only a mother would understand. They truly are such a beautiful blessing in my life. I couldn't be where I am today without them. They teach me so much about life and love, and appreciating the little things. Here are a few pictures from our recent activities. I know I am going to miss these days, they go by way too fast. <br />How cute is this? This is Maddy and Bronson waiting for their ice cream from the Ice Cream Truck<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmve3_WVTELOtERQVAaZAKKOq9uMTbKfFl8bMqr5tWJ6BBh1oiorHSV3cPSWwevpRC2pxqmgMyVwVEimTeP5ySbYkUaKpV1CPK0hfnk2zwGwY_B49irxtIRrK4EsBIV1kc5mM48sQOzod/s1600-h/IMG_3179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmve3_WVTELOtERQVAaZAKKOq9uMTbKfFl8bMqr5tWJ6BBh1oiorHSV3cPSWwevpRC2pxqmgMyVwVEimTeP5ySbYkUaKpV1CPK0hfnk2zwGwY_B49irxtIRrK4EsBIV1kc5mM48sQOzod/s320/IMG_3179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355651742484808450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6aZZmV3NjdV7rOpZD_NDU5lFSDh87Sbu24kSlINhIr2u-WBLPWm76VCko_1pFhNsskjeGMmPL_ZgI-SVYT6AsDrSf7bLzDwfg1emmgriTrtJgqjWhmC2p-pUjAk08spRQFCnBP1rqwPr/s1600-h/IMG_3174.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6aZZmV3NjdV7rOpZD_NDU5lFSDh87Sbu24kSlINhIr2u-WBLPWm76VCko_1pFhNsskjeGMmPL_ZgI-SVYT6AsDrSf7bLzDwfg1emmgriTrtJgqjWhmC2p-pUjAk08spRQFCnBP1rqwPr/s320/IMG_3174.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355651734955042898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5UGkyBMjLd5Fmj0cenjq84-65ozFsc6I3aZZyWLTBAFqnnjsTlj_VqjHLU8P-kdosMVnDH_puRa5oKMbOh80KcFYjd4_MCFrnJVvMa9xBVk-OlKBvgCqZWJ8gQzGzDfnT9ipNLxuzFHu/s1600-h/IMG_3172.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5UGkyBMjLd5Fmj0cenjq84-65ozFsc6I3aZZyWLTBAFqnnjsTlj_VqjHLU8P-kdosMVnDH_puRa5oKMbOh80KcFYjd4_MCFrnJVvMa9xBVk-OlKBvgCqZWJ8gQzGzDfnT9ipNLxuzFHu/s320/IMG_3172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355651726735877138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR37xiwv8EGKAFR9Z-8IcgIavdF8-O648zsCXBgdqY40arEDG69T4Rxfp4BowxZSZ2y7N__AeVb0mIpyizPrnOGK-b4kskwUsMBcMLAFgMEaxPjvwRsRdJJUT7rf46lUOoOc73W_uvEEfL/s1600-h/IMG_3166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR37xiwv8EGKAFR9Z-8IcgIavdF8-O648zsCXBgdqY40arEDG69T4Rxfp4BowxZSZ2y7N__AeVb0mIpyizPrnOGK-b4kskwUsMBcMLAFgMEaxPjvwRsRdJJUT7rf46lUOoOc73W_uvEEfL/s320/IMG_3166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355651717281848706" /></a><br />This is when we went to the Orem Olwzz game with our new BFF's the Knights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1gJfZbOC441_S79GOTNQtluHuE4FI-tNERzISc81PAScd1uT5sr-Vo3KK3G3lKE62fHf41Pr7_H5g61vOBy8XB8OLm2ngQZ-zgQPGconORRLp9SX8VYr5-GXJvJWzNY_lNAa26yNUew4/s1600-h/IMG_3163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1gJfZbOC441_S79GOTNQtluHuE4FI-tNERzISc81PAScd1uT5sr-Vo3KK3G3lKE62fHf41Pr7_H5g61vOBy8XB8OLm2ngQZ-zgQPGconORRLp9SX8VYr5-GXJvJWzNY_lNAa26yNUew4/s320/IMG_3163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355651713366631522" /></a>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-35123907898519569502009-07-07T02:29:00.000-07:002009-07-07T02:34:47.625-07:00Moving and LazinessWe are moving this week....WAAAAA!!!! I hate moving! Box after box, after box. Everytime I move I promise myself I'll never do it again. Hopefully it will all be over soon. To cheer myself up and give myself a much needed lazy break I browsed the Nordstrom website. One of my favorite pastimes. I love this store. <br />While perusing, I found this cute thing. So dang cute! Maybe I will reward myself when all the moving is done...wishful thinking.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxn4tUm4yd1qg6RWdkO4cc0x-n2C_cutYSYxfOxllSkeSZ30zIelBt3E3GjIEmpvxDkjaYxnmis_UYcdOXbha7VPsHECTG3OizlFSGm6OG5SxNJOx4uunSfb96br9GpAHtOqSdkXh8lOe/s1600-h/necklace1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxn4tUm4yd1qg6RWdkO4cc0x-n2C_cutYSYxfOxllSkeSZ30zIelBt3E3GjIEmpvxDkjaYxnmis_UYcdOXbha7VPsHECTG3OizlFSGm6OG5SxNJOx4uunSfb96br9GpAHtOqSdkXh8lOe/s320/necklace1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355649282819090402" /></a>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-52845560263230325782009-05-05T08:10:00.000-07:002009-05-05T08:14:52.459-07:00Couponing Craziness!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0xvt4t7wdA5XZQfl1tqLdyMM3N9XTo55pC1QblAJlk_xtkcf_FQdmtjQhKD_r9NqdFZ5hB_9T-phkxAWKXFo3NL4-u4kXh9ZwjO3puvh4SGGWh7ygPAmQA6oUV-GonDCaGnyoGH8Xz8U/s1600-h/savvy+shoppers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0xvt4t7wdA5XZQfl1tqLdyMM3N9XTo55pC1QblAJlk_xtkcf_FQdmtjQhKD_r9NqdFZ5hB_9T-phkxAWKXFo3NL4-u4kXh9ZwjO3puvh4SGGWh7ygPAmQA6oUV-GonDCaGnyoGH8Xz8U/s320/savvy+shoppers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332358598854284322" /></a><br /><br /><br />I am slowly starting to get into the whole coupon game. Feeding a family of five is really expensive and I could use all the help I can get. A couple of friends of mine started a coupon website called The Savvy Shoppers. She has been doing it for a while now and saves tons of money. If you are interested in learning how to save on your grocery bill she is going to be offering a class on how to do it for about ten bucks. Well worth the money because you'll end up saving a ton in the long run! Here is her website for more information: http://thesavvyshoppers.blogspot.com/Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-40802239105398220502009-04-13T18:25:00.000-07:002009-04-13T18:46:31.928-07:00Generational PicturesSo a few weeks ago I was busily blog surfing when I came across an awesome photograher's site. My favorite thing is to find photographers and look at their pictures on their blogs and websites. Justin Hackwork is a photographer in Provo who does mostly weddings. On that particular day he had posted something about a project he was doing to benefit a local Women and Children in Crisis charity. It's called Thirty Strangers in Thirty Days and you can view it here: <a href="http://justinhackworth.com/blog/">http://justinhackworth.com/blog/</a>. During the month of April he is photographing mothers and daughters and generations each day for strangers and donating to the charity above. So, I quicky called him up and offered my 100 yr. old Grandma, Mom, and myself to be part of the project. Anything for a good cause! Not only that, but my Grandma is 100 so we never know how long she will be here and it was a really great excuse to get some good pictures of her before she leaves us. My Grandma has been really weak and losing strength daily so I am not sure how much time we have with her. Well, he posted a few of the pictures on his blog and so I stole them so everyone could see. I think they turned out great!<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkSO3jD-MJKunDMruoBPbbsZGxmHxkmAEo_JyxgUrJhOP5Z83SUzyw_WdPtQbwMKFW-yw6Jp95DO-PieMe7ZQgFjTsVJt8MCLMTc6rhUdOMfDJgh89qLx2P3i6DZ-ULR5WUlhhLR22zdq/s1600-h/grandma1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324355710038784226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkSO3jD-MJKunDMruoBPbbsZGxmHxkmAEo_JyxgUrJhOP5Z83SUzyw_WdPtQbwMKFW-yw6Jp95DO-PieMe7ZQgFjTsVJt8MCLMTc6rhUdOMfDJgh89qLx2P3i6DZ-ULR5WUlhhLR22zdq/s320/grandma1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ3i0RuKFzIqyZJDOsy5o77ne2MH4t33Vjzk8uhdKr4coXLzytas0FQ8_CZ_wErMkEU4XQBobdL9A67jiKMZrCAGxHgr56voHlyEsnqLShLwo0FEjzrenkD6PnQP06vhq09wbzxn4uBGB/s1600-h/grandma2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324355707270875042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ3i0RuKFzIqyZJDOsy5o77ne2MH4t33Vjzk8uhdKr4coXLzytas0FQ8_CZ_wErMkEU4XQBobdL9A67jiKMZrCAGxHgr56voHlyEsnqLShLwo0FEjzrenkD6PnQP06vhq09wbzxn4uBGB/s320/grandma2.jpg" /></a><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKi_IfsKJYEz471ExvLK9oRVfwa12Nq2i4K8u1dXTsnLW7Z64aPHsWPk-9O7xuAuNOQHxQlqK0O3MYxIXVhtZy2IctvYileedSto6HNP_rE3YSa7eJS3Y5SRdDU-APWCGQfNdjNnRmVJG/s1600-h/grandma3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324355708746557042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKi_IfsKJYEz471ExvLK9oRVfwa12Nq2i4K8u1dXTsnLW7Z64aPHsWPk-9O7xuAuNOQHxQlqK0O3MYxIXVhtZy2IctvYileedSto6HNP_rE3YSa7eJS3Y5SRdDU-APWCGQfNdjNnRmVJG/s320/grandma3.jpg" /></a>Justin also took some pictures of my Mom and I:</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aL6nLM8iO7fWON-4ohRcJ44W08XprE8bGfCjhM-XrSMa8WmXn3UEdZxd-cZbZB5hLpxEAF9eJIpLx_9WJov_rLm8RCB21G-pe5wSGhZGN6oG-yqyfduMxexuW1FFQ8JXsUTgPTd6dFdi/s1600-h/grandma5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324356949636096722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aL6nLM8iO7fWON-4ohRcJ44W08XprE8bGfCjhM-XrSMa8WmXn3UEdZxd-cZbZB5hLpxEAF9eJIpLx_9WJov_rLm8RCB21G-pe5wSGhZGN6oG-yqyfduMxexuW1FFQ8JXsUTgPTd6dFdi/s320/grandma5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9PBy9WsVRTETQ1COfT3dsi5MrUHWtwPi6duvHTRs8DtqpzzeygbxnqKcgR2hklCT8hehcfYZscCWVfGw196XUu3zxDA1HQRaakO4j8e1j5vQB0jFYs2S9E_MPSZ8-3NbiZqdeiVguzEj/s1600-h/grandma4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324356944192108082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9PBy9WsVRTETQ1COfT3dsi5MrUHWtwPi6duvHTRs8DtqpzzeygbxnqKcgR2hklCT8hehcfYZscCWVfGw196XUu3zxDA1HQRaakO4j8e1j5vQB0jFYs2S9E_MPSZ8-3NbiZqdeiVguzEj/s320/grandma4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-38723583236123105502009-04-13T08:21:00.001-07:002009-04-13T08:44:15.290-07:00Happy Easter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCmMqLc-m-gZNrUzmQpT3XJNKjbHS9lzgtHVXIWs8-kAYdO6ue_G8NlFG3DtNg-hEBBq6drNVOvhCo1HcLzxfL3NYhfk5U2u8CP7CrfBa3jURcoFyVkh1TaYBz-ixjxtIFMN77Y9QrWSS/s1600-h/IMG_2890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCmMqLc-m-gZNrUzmQpT3XJNKjbHS9lzgtHVXIWs8-kAYdO6ue_G8NlFG3DtNg-hEBBq6drNVOvhCo1HcLzxfL3NYhfk5U2u8CP7CrfBa3jURcoFyVkh1TaYBz-ixjxtIFMN77Y9QrWSS/s320/IMG_2890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324200813929015122" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Saturday we ditched the rain and easter egg hunts and opted to take the kids to see Monsters vs. Aliens and enjoy being out of the rain. After we got home Grandpa Oram brought over cookies to decorate. The kids had so much fun piling on all the frosting they could onto their cookies and into their mouths. Grandpa Oram is so great!</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPZDptxhtNJof8SpO0QfQP7Nu4FBi99TPbIO85NW80zJ3j8pdj_3r_3-ujWbvr1iO9_TbgnCb8OKzQzojWZ8vXApbYDm-4i2kFI2fAtqex-0aW7p4_y7l7rrHuthiX075eu59-Yxreu1d/s1600-h/IMG_2828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPZDptxhtNJof8SpO0QfQP7Nu4FBi99TPbIO85NW80zJ3j8pdj_3r_3-ujWbvr1iO9_TbgnCb8OKzQzojWZ8vXApbYDm-4i2kFI2fAtqex-0aW7p4_y7l7rrHuthiX075eu59-Yxreu1d/s320/IMG_2828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324200801481069298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdSeR1E4zkVrVWgaEvAreFOfYbCselztNxj2urjZ9hU9wsCkJJ2ZJwXPBng9AF-zJWNza4QM96RceHY1UOTsK7jKulzuRROPyfknr0-RyYzAYXhk21eMBKH_DxZs2Z713hnwyHxaZacCS/s1600-h/IMG_2829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdSeR1E4zkVrVWgaEvAreFOfYbCselztNxj2urjZ9hU9wsCkJJ2ZJwXPBng9AF-zJWNza4QM96RceHY1UOTsK7jKulzuRROPyfknr0-RyYzAYXhk21eMBKH_DxZs2Z713hnwyHxaZacCS/s320/IMG_2829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324200795835362738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8a4WnzVdyzUSp-jWmNweIHcCl9qPot038CijdGQUNiHT2PF9WRPpHgctB5M2aELK-_aV9xLv_BTqVKzYRvoH2kbotG5OAQnjgYUn5Q-vLpiDYA3EExpgfjHt-kq3pTd86R2OzSAyi80E/s1600-h/IMG_2810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8a4WnzVdyzUSp-jWmNweIHcCl9qPot038CijdGQUNiHT2PF9WRPpHgctB5M2aELK-_aV9xLv_BTqVKzYRvoH2kbotG5OAQnjgYUn5Q-vLpiDYA3EExpgfjHt-kq3pTd86R2OzSAyi80E/s320/IMG_2810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324200792886278546" /></a><br /></div>Yesterday was such a wonderful day! The kids woke up and enjoyed their baskets from the Easter Bunny and loved their Easter outfits. After the excitement and the sugar highs set in we turned on the Testaments to watch as a family. I was surprised that for the most part the kids sat and watch the entire video with us. It was a good teaching opportunity to teach them what Easter really is about and what the Atonement is. We all got ready for church and we headed over with Grandpa Oram in tow. He was here visiting for a little while and decided to come to church with us and watch Hailey bear her testimony in primary. <div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9XcSFXIBGG-qW0YvSl3AiwBH_uSxZo9AXPH98ievakVFJK2xqwbM68Z2gnghaJwppfYU84CS1X3gx8fZwzaqckfRY2RoUXtsgj0VAM_JrYk-VvPwLfC5UVo9O3gQ4_jx9MUeXfrwDTgd/s1600-h/IMG_2855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9XcSFXIBGG-qW0YvSl3AiwBH_uSxZo9AXPH98ievakVFJK2xqwbM68Z2gnghaJwppfYU84CS1X3gx8fZwzaqckfRY2RoUXtsgj0VAM_JrYk-VvPwLfC5UVo9O3gQ4_jx9MUeXfrwDTgd/s320/IMG_2855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324200810473332130" /></a><br /></div><div>Church was great and Hailey did a wonderful job. I got a new calling---teaching the 12 year olds in Sunday School. I might want to mention that there are 14-16 kids in the class!!!! Yikes! On one hand I am scared to death, and on the other I am excited f0r the opportunity to teach and make a difference in their young lives. </div><div><br /></div><div>After church we headed up to my Mom's house to have dinner with my family. We had a blast eating, talking, and watching the kids hunt for eggs. Grandma Great even had fun watching.</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvLvXTXwU5BwJZilz0gkG6DLbguM6AuwqkG7VDmZ6FUrOcuJWjxx-KGO7xz05ly__92D_rabj1hN5jx76TttBy-3jKgMxlHVmwbW7yL-CF6pT2U7z9yZhTzzmIfeQa183BTyharrQowKs/s1600-h/IMG_2867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvLvXTXwU5BwJZilz0gkG6DLbguM6AuwqkG7VDmZ6FUrOcuJWjxx-KGO7xz05ly__92D_rabj1hN5jx76TttBy-3jKgMxlHVmwbW7yL-CF6pT2U7z9yZhTzzmIfeQa183BTyharrQowKs/s320/IMG_2867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324201956539700642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-1Yfz8VRHOOKU6d6l0haUsbLQlNZkxhSNoMwOsKKPnt5uxn5urhAgkioE7AOAhnUBrqBekDdWRGvLAbwM2OKyUu57B81Gp-k7uX-_sgn7lQ6gjEm2Df7fLUMlU-h_EoEufvdMYndoD_/s1600-h/IMG_2876.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-1Yfz8VRHOOKU6d6l0haUsbLQlNZkxhSNoMwOsKKPnt5uxn5urhAgkioE7AOAhnUBrqBekDdWRGvLAbwM2OKyUu57B81Gp-k7uX-_sgn7lQ6gjEm2Df7fLUMlU-h_EoEufvdMYndoD_/s320/IMG_2876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324201951709771330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOGZmHkapaHaPNa6gzzHxl1WLNhxZeCeitqsS6j9eQwRcZ1oOuXwX_ybKfvm0ByLAlk8vQsmPAJpinZ2kLXWvbY699NmxGTyqBQ4MmQb3WwJgZvO6YcMaKebp2BcAI8LA6tZqpRIVq0qd/s1600-h/IMG_2884.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOGZmHkapaHaPNa6gzzHxl1WLNhxZeCeitqsS6j9eQwRcZ1oOuXwX_ybKfvm0ByLAlk8vQsmPAJpinZ2kLXWvbY699NmxGTyqBQ4MmQb3WwJgZvO6YcMaKebp2BcAI8LA6tZqpRIVq0qd/s320/IMG_2884.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324201946637135490" /></a><br /></div><div>I'm so grateful this Easter for my Savior. I'm grateful for the Atonement. Not just so we can be forgiven of our sins, but because it made Jesus that much more able to be there for us in our times of trial and tribulation. He didn't just suffer our sins, but suffered our heartaches, sadness, and pain that result from either sin or tribulation. I'm grateful for the opportunity to reflect on that this day and renew my spirit to face all of my trials and tribulations knowing that he is with me and he truly knows my pain. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Easter everyone!</div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-22331999190474047092009-04-01T19:23:00.000-07:002009-04-01T20:01:13.814-07:00Happy, Happy, Birthday Mother Dear....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgGwMSAyy9eqMsYc5rkM7sr1RuPcnSWrYhvJAhFCgW-YK3wnhYDLr3HI8_ZLByam-IP_CrSfUPMrH4stdg33RutyVbBydCqPBZyfZNKfz-YzyhoVv7DFZlxAS-K5ZrW5FKsiCKDrAihIA/s1600-h/Jocine_headshot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgGwMSAyy9eqMsYc5rkM7sr1RuPcnSWrYhvJAhFCgW-YK3wnhYDLr3HI8_ZLByam-IP_CrSfUPMrH4stdg33RutyVbBydCqPBZyfZNKfz-YzyhoVv7DFZlxAS-K5ZrW5FKsiCKDrAihIA/s320/Jocine_headshot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319922803522119314" /></a><br />Today is my Mom's Birthday. She is 63 years young. She would kill me for that, but most of you would be surprised to know she is actually 63 and not 43. My Mom has aged beautifully! I only hope I can inherit her genes! I thought that being her birthday today, I would post a tribute to her. So here goes:<br /><br />My Mom was born April 1, 1943 in Indiana (I'm not sure what exact city it was) to Donald and Viola Martin. She was born almost an only child since her older brother Kenny is six years older than her.<br />Doesn't Maddy and Hailey look just like her?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcyBBcZoi13__3hc6nS3O2bU8uc8-i8uW8uunuwYU_KX07RTsVIjY5ZtL1nxLc_xrfPBMPxCV5TELhPsAIqCMgax0hySTgA8wsjUA94h5byr5iltTupXrsV4Vkv_pEBdOv3J10zB69tCs/s1600-h/Possibly_Jocine_Baby_in_oil_color.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcyBBcZoi13__3hc6nS3O2bU8uc8-i8uW8uunuwYU_KX07RTsVIjY5ZtL1nxLc_xrfPBMPxCV5TELhPsAIqCMgax0hySTgA8wsjUA94h5byr5iltTupXrsV4Vkv_pEBdOv3J10zB69tCs/s320/Possibly_Jocine_Baby_in_oil_color.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319920806347756098" /></a><br />This is my Mom and her Mother Viola:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rcc_ZpRAPWosnsZjvpR2iSij7sEeVvE3ad0QmKyjzniv0TyyDuhnzQDm3BqsznTDsFiNJ6n_8KxZjqvOuuiDwVSNhFvxmYSTD_AcJte2OAEwAU1rITx_tjedmeqpYS0eZkV1BONmK-ok/s1600-h/Jocine_Viola_Front_yard_by_chrysler.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rcc_ZpRAPWosnsZjvpR2iSij7sEeVvE3ad0QmKyjzniv0TyyDuhnzQDm3BqsznTDsFiNJ6n_8KxZjqvOuuiDwVSNhFvxmYSTD_AcJte2OAEwAU1rITx_tjedmeqpYS0eZkV1BONmK-ok/s320/Jocine_Viola_Front_yard_by_chrysler.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319921146532779458" /></a>My Mom and her only brother Kenny:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Wo6mPTmgGjVtXny9gvBu7dpFWkrJm1SvzOQ63AizRLBtRBsrQgWJ1WKRaV108eI1-Yx-jOhX2pp3Bh8f01i4Bo_fl2a5z_beot9WZkzhidZ5vTFYEl7bgIjmc-Q373q6gyPgsGTRvGz/s1600-h/Kenny_joceine_sitting_on_brick_wall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Wo6mPTmgGjVtXny9gvBu7dpFWkrJm1SvzOQ63AizRLBtRBsrQgWJ1WKRaV108eI1-Yx-jOhX2pp3Bh8f01i4Bo_fl2a5z_beot9WZkzhidZ5vTFYEl7bgIjmc-Q373q6gyPgsGTRvGz/s320/Kenny_joceine_sitting_on_brick_wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319921466746502530" /></a>Her parents moved her to California when she was a teenager and she grew up playing volleyball, water skiing, and helping her Mom and Dad out at the A&W's they owned. She is such a HoTTie!!! Can you believe this picture?<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTmFYZVlnQFy55EkAsFCyS2BkqQCzbYOIS4o28k2Ud2SW_PdGFNQ2o9AGXnGV4QyFwRlS7BeXjD5KW7ODUNrMe5OtgcKQgWVoF7gmMYIZB5_OK92Kk0cs8mUjlgyi4OGXz65H-Jje1jFA/s1600-h/Jocine_June_1960_Graduation_Grandview_School_Phoenix_AZ.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTmFYZVlnQFy55EkAsFCyS2BkqQCzbYOIS4o28k2Ud2SW_PdGFNQ2o9AGXnGV4QyFwRlS7BeXjD5KW7ODUNrMe5OtgcKQgWVoF7gmMYIZB5_OK92Kk0cs8mUjlgyi4OGXz65H-Jje1jFA/s320/Jocine_June_1960_Graduation_Grandview_School_Phoenix_AZ.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319921805878411394" /></a>Most of you don't know either that my Mom is a convert to the church. Her brother Kenny met a young lady who was LDS and told him she wouldn't marry him unless it was in the temple. So, he started taking the discussions which peaked my Mom's interest. My Mom and her Mother were baptized when my Mom was only sixteen years old. </div><div><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt4141TeJuUKBj3XbcHqSctV5rsouTr5YJHFGboiPXXls-ZFVyLB1qPzeTI97DNdh8uzYvh8IkImrP8mrul6XRiqJipw_AjdZsEE_BeczIHytpsUsxFccPqqXb5JyY_X7Trr7Yh9y-0Hx/s1600-h/Jocine_Don_and_Viola_november_1962_@_Atwoods_house.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt4141TeJuUKBj3XbcHqSctV5rsouTr5YJHFGboiPXXls-ZFVyLB1qPzeTI97DNdh8uzYvh8IkImrP8mrul6XRiqJipw_AjdZsEE_BeczIHytpsUsxFccPqqXb5JyY_X7Trr7Yh9y-0Hx/s320/Jocine_Don_and_Viola_november_1962_@_Atwoods_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319922534665469570" /></a><br />Christmas with her Mom and Dad, can you believe how skinny and beautiful?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuUP1L21KuytQyYFrXHjXZMqrarl3_qGWZlOyHjogzPM7dQfLXxVCYTECsE-H_ga83ddAXKab6aBFxHK_FY2qvfjlMuGiohl-E8-hL58E_p16bEQw6L5oGgHsZpxF_DJlnGq0VzNwrpV3/s1600-h/Jocine_Viola_Don_Christmas_1961.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuUP1L21KuytQyYFrXHjXZMqrarl3_qGWZlOyHjogzPM7dQfLXxVCYTECsE-H_ga83ddAXKab6aBFxHK_FY2qvfjlMuGiohl-E8-hL58E_p16bEQw6L5oGgHsZpxF_DJlnGq0VzNwrpV3/s320/Jocine_Viola_Don_Christmas_1961.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319922097356545954" /></a>My Mom has always been an inspiration to me. She has had many trials and difficulties in her life, and always has remained happy to the very core. Some have shaken her pretty deep, but she always pulls through and ends up smiling. When I turned 12 and joined YW's as a beehive my Mom was called to be the YW's president. She was the YW's president a whopping six years! She was the greatest YW President any of us could ask for and all the girls loved her. She also has worked as an Office Manager at a Construction Co. for over twenty years now, and I worked for her for a few years on and off as an assistant. So for some years my Mom was my YW President, my boss at work, and the boss at home as well! People ask me all the time if I liked that and I tell them honestly that those years were the best time of my life! I loved it!!! My Mom was so fun and happy and did everything she could to teach us girls and give us the best experience possible growing up to draw closer to our Heavenly Father. She taught me more during those years than anyone! I admired her...I really don't know how she did it. A full time job, a full time mother, YW President, etc. She never ceases to amaze me with her energy and excitement for life. SHe is also the most humble person ever and she would never admit she did a good job at anything. She really is such an example to me of a a strong, LDS mother. NEVER does she think of herself, and ALWAYS is she thinking of others and how to serve them and fulfill their needs.<br /><br />I know I haven't been a perfect child Mom and I have made plenty of mistakes in my life, but I hope I make you proud as daughter. I strive to give my own daughters the same experience you gave me. I strive to teach them everyday how to work hard, serve those around you, have faith, BE HAPPY, and give them the LOVE they deserve such as you did for me and for my sister. I really hope that if I can give them half the love and praise you gave me, they will turn out great!<br /><br />Happy, Happy Birthday Mother dear.....you deserve the Best! Love you!</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGrV4DukrWpgdhjuEWc3aBwEyg_3X7mePmNrEPQzgwDJgulMgfIto0T79ht7g0lCc1yWGLrODFpNArE7mxurKoSnFDVeP0IGZidUWKD3t0nRxjTXiBR2MJOgNK7j4XUUx4GdjqmiX93Ty/s1600-h/IMG_1010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGrV4DukrWpgdhjuEWc3aBwEyg_3X7mePmNrEPQzgwDJgulMgfIto0T79ht7g0lCc1yWGLrODFpNArE7mxurKoSnFDVeP0IGZidUWKD3t0nRxjTXiBR2MJOgNK7j4XUUx4GdjqmiX93Ty/s320/IMG_1010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319923410144930018" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-80570350430728110782009-03-28T13:08:00.001-07:002009-03-28T13:32:59.976-07:00How Sweet it is...I know, I know....everyone keeps telling me to update my blog!! I keep using the same excuse that "my computer crashed". Well, that is technically still true. My computer crashed and a really good friend helped me out by fixing it for me and then all my pictures started disappearing into unknown folders randomly. I was just done with my computer, but because we do not have the money to replace it right now I am just trying to get by. My pictures are being worked on right now, so hopefully everything will be up and running again soon. I say hopefully, but who knows. If I have learned anything through this ordeal it is:<br />A) Always, always, always, back up your hardrive consistently.<br />and<br />B) When the screen on your computer pops up with the "Update is available" window, ALWAYS, always, always update, do NOT click "Do it later".<br />Hahaha. Good times, right Devin?<br /><br />Anyways, while I am still waiting for my pictures and Iphoto library to be working again, I couldn't resist blogging this....<br /><br />After a particularly bad day this week, I opened up Cody's lunch box to clean it out and make his lunch for the next day and found the following:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOT44pQ4rzyrsJAkbsROO2BKPdnZed6tLCLQaZ9hERWlhy4fD91DMGSn49vYxs_8k409FpNw-g6vz6njh0QdOE9055qw_RT6b2zZSOgYTHHx2M_f-U_dRsSO1SdsVjRn3Ctk3jPD7E9eYv/s1600-h/IMG_2767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOT44pQ4rzyrsJAkbsROO2BKPdnZed6tLCLQaZ9hERWlhy4fD91DMGSn49vYxs_8k409FpNw-g6vz6njh0QdOE9055qw_RT6b2zZSOgYTHHx2M_f-U_dRsSO1SdsVjRn3Ctk3jPD7E9eYv/s320/IMG_2767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318335326912959234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During his lunch break, Cody had torn off a piece of cardboard from a box and wrote down "Things I love about my wife." I literally burst into tears when I saw this sweet note from him. Not only did it come on a day when I felt like I was failing as a mother/wife/daughter/everything else, but it meant so much to me that he thinks about me during his day and then took the time to write a few things down. I know it wasn't much to him, but to me it meant EVERYTHING! I just needed something to uplift me that day, and that did the trick and then some! The last two months have been filled with several trials that made life seem as if the clouds were never going to break. Cody was laid off from his job, and a few other things came our way that we were never expecting. Cody always stayed strong, and he always kept me going. I was the one who stressed and fretted about every little thing while he just shrugged his shoulders and told me very calmly that everything would be alright. And sure enough, everything did turn out alright. Cody got a great job with a company that is going to really offer a lot of opportunities and training for him. He is working like a madman. They told him that for the next three weeks he would be working seven, ten hour shifts! He gets up every morning around five, and then drives to Park City and works all day until he gets home around six. He hasn't had a day off for two weeks straight and probably won't have a day off for another 7-14 days. What an incredible man! He is doing whatever it takes to provide for our family, and gain the training he needs to improve himself and eventually get into a better position. I am the proudest wife around right now. I have the greatest husband who cares enough and loves me enough to think about me during his tough day and take the time to let me know. What more could I ask for? Oh how sweet it is...Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-75933087099955599102008-12-16T11:48:00.000-08:002008-12-16T11:55:17.997-08:00New Email Address<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0MwlRScjNXvjEUBoQxrfTNyg1cqP6EcsX_x62vLbWLQ6-K76ootCxIGY8EedI_5-ft1LKGRM1jJtFQ1sEYxzaRMaByClILOT89aDlQf_LVgBQ3kdOoOENCwsULUaqiyBLaZX5krVR0SP/s1600-h/crash"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 76px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0MwlRScjNXvjEUBoQxrfTNyg1cqP6EcsX_x62vLbWLQ6-K76ootCxIGY8EedI_5-ft1LKGRM1jJtFQ1sEYxzaRMaByClILOT89aDlQf_LVgBQ3kdOoOENCwsULUaqiyBLaZX5krVR0SP/s320/crash" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280478932997656562" border="0" /></a><br />Hey Everyone,<br />I'm sure most of you think I have dropped off the face of the earth, and I promise that although I have been MIA in the blogging world, I am still alive and doing well! My computer is undergoing some serious changes which is creating a lot of anxiety for me....I don't do well with change! Anyways, I promise to update my blog soon with pictures and let you all know what we have been up to the last month or so. In the meantime, I have changed my email address for those of you who don't know. The new email address is: meridithtoram@me.com<br /><br />I hope you are all having a Merry Christmas so far and I'll write soon!<br /><br />MeridithMeridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-73198933860942230812008-11-06T08:49:00.000-08:002008-11-06T09:05:45.360-08:00History has been Made...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhzjHOLFfPM2kNrRom_J8eUHsLzYoMC7H6mVogIm4QFX3iQDaxe6eN9gF7-UlGS8x6Avw2rH64RGGaSVqx9fIePnPb9jIhTuxhadjFhyXWbtDo2xoVnUpJAXPTdr5GXMuvFPox79MPtsz/s1600-h/3006548260_e37db367b5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhzjHOLFfPM2kNrRom_J8eUHsLzYoMC7H6mVogIm4QFX3iQDaxe6eN9gF7-UlGS8x6Avw2rH64RGGaSVqx9fIePnPb9jIhTuxhadjFhyXWbtDo2xoVnUpJAXPTdr5GXMuvFPox79MPtsz/s320/3006548260_e37db367b5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265591733235503394" /></a><div>I haven't been able to post anything as of late because my computer <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">CRASHED!! </span></span></span> Hopefully, it will be up and running again soon, not sure! But, I couldn't wait to post a few comments on my thoughts of Tuesday night so that I can remember this day and how I felt. Although I am a Republican and subsequently support the republican party and it's leaders, I must say I found myself full of pride and excited as the results came in on Tuesday night. I wasn't really disappointed or discouraged like many who voted for McCain. Instead, I was grateful to be apart of history and see something happen that many thought they would never witness in their lifetime. It was thrilling to see all the headlines the next day announcing that History had been made, and I was a part of it. To think about how far our country has come and what just happened is inexplainable. I cried that night thinking of Martin Luther King Jr. and how he must feel right now looking down on America. I thought of our constitution and how wonderful it is to have a document in our country stating freedom, and equality as our premise and seeing now that it really is true. I am so glad that I was here for this wonderful day in time to see it happen and unfold right in front of me. It is an exciting time. I hope that President Elect Obama can bring about the change he promises and can steer our country into a better, more stable condition. I also must add that I was very impressed with John McCain and his spirit of gratitude and how well he accepted his loss. He is a very impressive man and really does love his Country. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's hoping the next four years are as great as we all can hope!</div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516783302872409056.post-22703783831678040392008-10-20T15:35:00.000-07:002008-10-20T18:53:49.739-07:00Catching Up....<div>I'm trying to do a little catch up so this post might be a little long winded but here goes.....<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Maddy is now EIGHTEEN months and had her check up today! She is in the 85% for weight (gasp!) and 50% for height. She is such a growing girl, and we love her!!!!<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYamiIYjyVDLlFyqmHHi7eIwP-BKo6bfxNjb-cq3qzj3BD0m2Wt96NDfdxz0XnGC8RPqTvxgEeThyphenhyphen3XxyWXgkg-f5nxuoGRiErOon_E-IaLxppWt7tT8ey5qCIY_fh6eQ19u9k1bq01wz/s1600-h/IMG_2224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYamiIYjyVDLlFyqmHHi7eIwP-BKo6bfxNjb-cq3qzj3BD0m2Wt96NDfdxz0XnGC8RPqTvxgEeThyphenhyphen3XxyWXgkg-f5nxuoGRiErOon_E-IaLxppWt7tT8ey5qCIY_fh6eQ19u9k1bq01wz/s320/IMG_2224.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259381393759699522" /></a>How could you not love this face?!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaXcSVUsQvtUO-hL271NOoBQMgZ21z6G8vD0Mf793j9Ozz327_J8zsouscEx1Lg7ndAnw67oc4EPqW2jUCkaR4o6iDyPASYsNdSG9QVDyV_A2rMoFzd1jQcIP1VQp60vepfERgt5-S1S8/s1600-h/IMG_2225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaXcSVUsQvtUO-hL271NOoBQMgZ21z6G8vD0Mf793j9Ozz327_J8zsouscEx1Lg7ndAnw67oc4EPqW2jUCkaR4o6iDyPASYsNdSG9QVDyV_A2rMoFzd1jQcIP1VQp60vepfERgt5-S1S8/s320/IMG_2225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259381408657347954" /></a>Cody's work had a Halloween party over the weekend and so we got to get all dressed up and have a fun time. Here's the three cutest kids on the block:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqU_Rj1Q4Bydy2cDt_tJUl4LJASvwor7bDlXShPTQFsucuFaQsZ7KsT2Y9aLY72DnEbqcGLCa2x9SXrdh7QfIKIQRATZDgZl3tTmj6IB6crYqbtk5k-1oNRpZd8eLJULBu40sb1QLcv6e/s1600-h/IMG_2167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqU_Rj1Q4Bydy2cDt_tJUl4LJASvwor7bDlXShPTQFsucuFaQsZ7KsT2Y9aLY72DnEbqcGLCa2x9SXrdh7QfIKIQRATZDgZl3tTmj6IB6crYqbtk5k-1oNRpZd8eLJULBu40sb1QLcv6e/s320/IMG_2167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259370625450495730" /></a>Bronson: the army man!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXnrLpD25_pdq5NDboFHcQdx2vmIZ3tY-EIzHXiAVHa78wzIxBhCib9ibIjA4D_hMWCH3z9ngPGw3BRDzx6cNhF2iSoT8saPDcYJQkS6EPqMHOrAMxUR3T94xnBWKon6bN2oEnja0Ly1W/s1600-h/IMG_2171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXnrLpD25_pdq5NDboFHcQdx2vmIZ3tY-EIzHXiAVHa78wzIxBhCib9ibIjA4D_hMWCH3z9ngPGw3BRDzx6cNhF2iSoT8saPDcYJQkS6EPqMHOrAMxUR3T94xnBWKon6bN2oEnja0Ly1W/s320/IMG_2171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259370636921346466" /></a>Hailey: the Karate girl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtuYo-GDRYwQ1z7z0lEwXq3tk1HBH49ZF3moeUfrVv23W3AeHzpAgHALXXmqmITHzYUZR2uAf1e3f_rBaJsctSYzviNWH5S_JWjFf85-PHavdEOVaRE3gt73chaDUdrquRpjl9WFDljyD/s1600-h/IMG_2172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtuYo-GDRYwQ1z7z0lEwXq3tk1HBH49ZF3moeUfrVv23W3AeHzpAgHALXXmqmITHzYUZR2uAf1e3f_rBaJsctSYzviNWH5S_JWjFf85-PHavdEOVaRE3gt73chaDUdrquRpjl9WFDljyD/s320/IMG_2172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259370648785327922" /></a>Maddy: Supergirl with an army twist! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGplMZg4NEdAVqvMiXWuOGY-EqNtTrsE9J4lISyB4HFAq3MmRyay0GkC6_VY81CIrCGVGAUudqO8ewjSMGyyq2cSpOaVniVle_grn7njvuo9A12Ca5LDOsXGDBVjWuUW59SebII02oRvLU/s1600-h/IMG_2175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGplMZg4NEdAVqvMiXWuOGY-EqNtTrsE9J4lISyB4HFAq3MmRyay0GkC6_VY81CIrCGVGAUudqO8ewjSMGyyq2cSpOaVniVle_grn7njvuo9A12Ca5LDOsXGDBVjWuUW59SebII02oRvLU/s320/IMG_2175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259370654503246130" /></a><div>Bronson looks like he's having a blast!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUeePhov9xgEwseDbm2bXr5WOUbs7S4YYjfNHVQyZkqzVLFQn-g5E3tSUIW8pzWsjLQ0eA-jQ6KpzzM9hNgPtgzuUGc7yhb-a72xgux_-FzVd4sK8i4ikXdQMoigm1ox15DxD5g99cesl/s1600-h/IMG_2176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUeePhov9xgEwseDbm2bXr5WOUbs7S4YYjfNHVQyZkqzVLFQn-g5E3tSUIW8pzWsjLQ0eA-jQ6KpzzM9hNgPtgzuUGc7yhb-a72xgux_-FzVd4sK8i4ikXdQMoigm1ox15DxD5g99cesl/s320/IMG_2176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259373370125220146" /></a>This is Hailey picking up the "coolest kid costume" award<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhGTKAEPmyEtjTuwDVaDtB820gH_C6usfGxwysWDUFx3GBUTVUtopWcr9ZQrGRGKC8d1BLTqZQk36FgEBm-hl4-d7YN_QHCcftHxU60u48L4AxNW3QyLYOoHueNgx-qj5VrnXkh9Uqaky/s1600-h/IMG_2185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhGTKAEPmyEtjTuwDVaDtB820gH_C6usfGxwysWDUFx3GBUTVUtopWcr9ZQrGRGKC8d1BLTqZQk36FgEBm-hl4-d7YN_QHCcftHxU60u48L4AxNW3QyLYOoHueNgx-qj5VrnXkh9Uqaky/s320/IMG_2185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259373377442353618" /></a>Here's Maddy with her treat bag she scored for best superhero costume! I'm so bummed because Cody and I didn't get one picture of the two of us together as Spartan Cheerleaders! Which by the way, we won Best Costume at the party!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99BjWermfHlJa9pqv-PE2Iwl2-Dp1k8cTnihvmjjraWLSG6hr5hTyzO-iJcSrTTD7zXXBGQwllt-BjTEWkkzNKG9fuGXEnJOosMHDKsVDNsx3sYfLhstdnemjPtuw-ja7EGLHysJlVv6Q/s1600-h/IMG_2186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99BjWermfHlJa9pqv-PE2Iwl2-Dp1k8cTnihvmjjraWLSG6hr5hTyzO-iJcSrTTD7zXXBGQwllt-BjTEWkkzNKG9fuGXEnJOosMHDKsVDNsx3sYfLhstdnemjPtuw-ja7EGLHysJlVv6Q/s320/IMG_2186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259373381222246066" /></a>On Sunday after church Cody and I took a drive up the canyon to take some pictures of the fall colors. It was amazing up there. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnl3yWxLbpZUYtqSBh-mRYAfxoQsSr1nmOnutI8LbPCgeTftdEIb9jWWBFE9lgqNR5AmnsU3ik6oqyWHvCLPemn3onHNenRqVtHfC-cMqzBVD2Q6Rmg6MsI7OoL2dltue_wnye8A0f0N2/s1600-h/IMG_2198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnl3yWxLbpZUYtqSBh-mRYAfxoQsSr1nmOnutI8LbPCgeTftdEIb9jWWBFE9lgqNR5AmnsU3ik6oqyWHvCLPemn3onHNenRqVtHfC-cMqzBVD2Q6Rmg6MsI7OoL2dltue_wnye8A0f0N2/s320/IMG_2198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259373388470504866" /></a>Not a great picture of us, but the Fall colors look amazing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwH_8Ah09mjPUKpaidthO0DWPe0_6m6GE4xTnNuSQz5ay0u7kAblOcoDM7sk_B6YkWp_7jvKkT-r7V0ZK4BmB2x4hiP0oVEf3ggoqyG21naBPzEIkLi3Hwo5MZewIzeSkTRK0Rmot5dXn/s1600-h/IMG_2205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwH_8Ah09mjPUKpaidthO0DWPe0_6m6GE4xTnNuSQz5ay0u7kAblOcoDM7sk_B6YkWp_7jvKkT-r7V0ZK4BmB2x4hiP0oVEf3ggoqyG21naBPzEIkLi3Hwo5MZewIzeSkTRK0Rmot5dXn/s320/IMG_2205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259373409525352706" /></a>This is last weekend when we took the kids to Hee Haw Farms and it was freezing cold so this is about the only picture we got. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyKIaVfy6d8hnxtXqQz2lBnpd96QfoWRhOgtHCxkID-WwRlYMZX4LXW-uE74iACIoQ8grI6KOalH5vc4y6kaokR6g2A_wDFlwQIzQ7988JQRkM3vBT_GxVe7RxGfdUZmS9e-RFMdy38ct/s1600-h/IMG_2124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyKIaVfy6d8hnxtXqQz2lBnpd96QfoWRhOgtHCxkID-WwRlYMZX4LXW-uE74iACIoQ8grI6KOalH5vc4y6kaokR6g2A_wDFlwQIzQ7988JQRkM3vBT_GxVe7RxGfdUZmS9e-RFMdy38ct/s320/IMG_2124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259370614504673618" /></a>The picture below is the latest flower bouquet Cody brought home for me. He is the sweetest husband in the whole world. Every paycheck Friday he brings me home a beautiful bouquet of flowers! I really am the luckiest girl in the world to have a husband so romantic and kind!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZuhBegZ6DxC8eGTeweVNDhDiDBGPv8v8EBc-KmzLTnFIDG5c7hTDut-ijPpWUuoxNoF54DabnTTmmkFSVi6Z8_pwtjyan9pUelrpGBJ3dCFGU350AIbno2GtUIdoybGTA95ZOkbcyNKF/s1600-h/IMG_2227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZuhBegZ6DxC8eGTeweVNDhDiDBGPv8v8EBc-KmzLTnFIDG5c7hTDut-ijPpWUuoxNoF54DabnTTmmkFSVi6Z8_pwtjyan9pUelrpGBJ3dCFGU350AIbno2GtUIdoybGTA95ZOkbcyNKF/s320/IMG_2227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259416515475939746" /></a><br />We are loving life and enjoying our family each and every day and continually are grateful for such a wonderful life! Happy Halloween! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>****We are having a Halloween party at our house the day after Halloween (Nov. 1st) for anyone who would like to come. It is an adults only party and you can't come unless you are in costume!****<br /><br /></div>Meridith O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12765966841524999015noreply@blogger.com6