tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51691391011669424102024-02-18T20:19:53.826-08:00cja little 'bout Carrie, Evan, Dallin, Thad and Nolan GilstrapCarrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-41723873476797185082012-10-08T22:53:00.001-07:002012-10-08T22:53:30.438-07:00Dallin's First Day of First Grade<div style="text-align: center;">
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September 5th brought our first day of school. Dallin is (gulp!) leaving us all day long this year. (well, at least until 2:30pm). We're super excited for his teacher, Mrs. Hembruch. We joined the mob at school the Friday before school started to see the class list. You can appreciate the diversity of where we live as evidenced in this class list!<br />
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Dallin is super excited. He is already reading very well. He finished FOUR Harry Potter books this summer. He's off to a great start. <br />
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This next shot is taken just moments before separation. Drop off for first grade is totally different than Kindergarten and I think I was more apprehensive than Dallin was (where do we go? you line up in the playground every morning? Where do we put backpacks?). I kept my sunglasses on to hide my misty eyes.<br />
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The first day was a success--they had PE! Dallin has quickly figured out how fun tether ball is ("my new favorite sport") and they're already learning how to type in their computer lab time. Dallin reminded me today that he is only four months away from his seventh birthday. SEVENTH birthday. Whoa. It doesn't help that he is growing so much taller right now and stronger! He climbes the rope we have hanging in our garage in three seconds. But really, can't Peter Pan come do an intervention?</div>
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Fortunately for me, here are my two playmates while Dallin is at school:</div>
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Nolan (14 months), Thad (barely 3)</div>
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Don't they look like fun!?</div>
Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-18966199369132317272012-10-08T22:35:00.000-07:002012-10-08T22:35:04.988-07:00Do you like me?During the past couple of months, one question has been asked more than most others. (no, not can I have more chocolate milk?)<br />
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My sweet three-year-old Thad often asks throughout the day, "Mom, do you like me?" After I quickly respond Yes! it's followed with "Mom, do you love me?" When I ask the question back to him we are all smiles and enjoy a quick hug. It's often the highlight of my day.<br />
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Yesterday after Thad knowingly defied my pleas not to pour his milk onto the ground, I briskly walked him to his bedroom to lay him on his bed in timeout. As I sopped up the milk which was quickly sliding under baseboards and soaking into carpet, Thad walked out of his room. With crocodile tears streaming down his face and in a somewhat hiccup-sort-of voice again asked me, "Mom, do you like me?"<br />
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With my heart softer than where it was a couple of minutes earlier, I smiled and embraced this passionate and active three-year-old.<br />
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Yes, Thad. I love you so much.<br />
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Here's Thad with his amazing lego tower he built! He's so proud!</div>
Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-81189672927082985462012-09-09T21:36:00.001-07:002012-09-09T21:36:40.966-07:00Day of rest?This morning Evan needed to be at church (with me and the littles) at 8:30am. This means the night before we did all the prep we needed: grapes were cut in half in baggies for snack, sugar cereal (Golden Grahams and Cocoa Pebbles) was out with bowls and spoons on the breakfast table, outfits laid out, Grandma Marquardson's quiet book on the banister with extra diapers and wipes. The preparation paid off...we were actually on time.<br />
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Things quickly went downhill. Nolan (15 months) could not stop shrieking in church. Evan went to help pass the sacrament. The first hour was a circus act--dumping the triscuits all over the floor, trying to get Nolan to stop shrieking, making Thad and Dallin paper airplanes (don't throw them, don't throw them, if you throw them I take them....okay, they're mine!), Evan and I taking turns taking out Nolan, Thad leaving on his own to throw the empty grapes baggy in the trash, Dallin getting a drink. The interruptions just didn't end.<br />
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Fast forward to the second hour of church...Dallin happily ran upstairs to Primary (wait, you're giving a talk today!!), and when Evan came back down from taking to Thad to nursery, he had Thad but no Nolan. Nolan is still three months shy of nursery eligibility, but apparently the nursery leaders were nice enough to let him stay. Thad prefers adults apparently. So Thad, Nolan and I spent the hour in nursery. Nolan buzzed around playing with toys (more shrieking) and Thad sat on my lap.<br />
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Third hour I made a break for Relief Society. Thad wasn't going to have it so he joined me. The topic was keeping the Sabbath day holy. Boy do I need that lesson!<br />
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After church, I quickly make whole wheat pancakes..By the time I sit down three of the four are already finished and onto the next thing. The TV is on. I eat, help the baby out and Evan kindly asks if I want to take a nap. Yes! <br />
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Two hours later I'm up and Evan naps. The TV is still on. The daily laundry has already accumulated involving stains of blackberry jam, blood, potty-training mishaps, etc. I'm making dinner, everyone is loud! How is this restful/rejuvenating?! I want to get our family out of the house, burn off some "I've been cooped up in a house all day and I'm a boy" energy. Evan and I have a quick disagreement on this topic and he gives--we leave in the stroller for a walk to the park.<br />
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The park was wonderful and fun. We get home at 6:15.<br />
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I throw the salmon in the oven, finish the salad I started earlier and beg Dallin to set the table ("I've been doing this for three years!" he whines.) Table set, cookies in the oven, we sit down to eat. Nolan ends the meal with his usual scalp treatment--this time it was butter on bread. I bathe Thad and Nolan. We cleanup the days crazy, read stories and Dallin went to bed at 8:55pm. I'm beat.<br />
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I'm capturing this crazy in hopes that some sort-of self reflection might give me insight into how to make Sundays better. I love these boys to pieces, but how in the world can I feel like this is restful and rejuvenating! I feel trapped at home with no space and no yard! This is a bit of a rant, so thanks for hanging in there. Know I'll feel better in the morning, but maybe just not best to call us on a Sunday afternoon if you're looking for pleasant conversation :)<br />
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What do you do to keep the Sabbath holy with little kids? What works for you?Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-56931873562523646262012-04-28T19:17:00.001-07:002012-04-28T19:19:58.034-07:00Welcome Nolan Robert Gilstrap! (just a little late...)Nolan joined our family May 26, 2011. So I've wanted to write this post for some time and others, so here it is!<br />
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Labor went smoothly. But if you can believe it, Stanford Hospital turned me away (third birth, dilated to a 3.5, strep B positive) at 2:30 in the morning to go walk around. Evan and I drove over the nearest grocery store; it didn't take long until we were back at the hospital. Next time (if there's a next time!) I am going to insist I stay. I wasn't able to get the two rounds of antibiotics before Nolan was ready to come. Fortunately he arrived safely and was healthy.<br />
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I love this one of Dallin and Thad looking at their new brother for the first time:</div>
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My mom stayed for two blessed weeks and shortly after the Gilstraps arrived. I won't ever forget the day I was having when Howard and Luana arrived. After being on my own with three kids for about 24 hours, Howard innocently asked how I was doing. I remember my response. "Ummm, I don't want to talk about it." and then I burst into tears. I'm still embarassed about it now. Oh, but the difficulty of my situation was very real in the moment!<br />
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So of course there are lots more pictures of those first few days at home, but I wanted to show where this little guy is now. Nolan is now 11 months old; crawling like crazy, trying to stand with help, eating like a champion (no purees for this kid, he went straight to adult food. Today he ate four entire chicken nuggets!) He loves strawberries, hates bananas and applesauce, is super mellow and pleasant but doesn't like to nap for me (just other people.)<br />
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Nolan has beautiful light brown/dark blond hair with curls in it. He's definitely got the lightest hair of all of us. Blue eyes, of course..<br />
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We love this little guy like crazy...<br />
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The name Nolan doesn't have any special significance, we just liked it. I don't even think I know any Nolans, except the famous baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan. Nolan's middle name, Robert, is after my mothers father. We felt like we should give him a good solid, "normal" name in case he hates Nolan. That, and my grandfather is a wonderful man.Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-84046228327013860322011-02-11T16:45:00.000-08:002011-02-11T16:45:43.157-08:00Hangin' Around in JanuaryHere's a few shots hanging around our house, which is pretty much what we did in January!<br />
Thad now does this funny squint when you tell him to smile for the camera:<br />
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I was really proud of Dallin. He cut up the crayons with a huge knife and no accidents! It was a good reminder that he's more capable than I give him credit for sometimes. He dropped the chopped up crayons into the heart-shaped molds. Nice work Dal!<br />
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I've got a few more things to do before Monday to make sure these boys feel loved! Hopefully a post on that later. In the meantime if someone can tell me why my Canon PowerShot S5 always takes pictures out of focus, I'll save you a valentine treat.<br />
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxCarrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-52741412864568965202011-02-11T16:13:00.000-08:002011-02-11T16:34:35.839-08:00Advent CalendarI have an advent calendar that I made; each day we open a jar which has a scripture, a name for Christ, and a Christmas activity. I've found this is a great way to really feel like it's Christmas all month long.<br />
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This day's activity was to decorate a gingerbread house. We bought the coolest pre-assembled gingerbread house at Costco, that I even got Evan to participate!<br />
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We just got the results of the ultrasound, and, as you can guess from my previous sentence, we are having our third boy!!<br />
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Boys run in Evans family. So far the boys of his family have only made boys. Everyone in the family was sending pink thoughts our way-but alas, as my sister-in-law Kelli says, no one explained to the girls marrying into the family of the "Gilstrap curse." If you want a baby girl, look elsewhere. Of course she's somewhat joking, but so far it has rung true.<br />
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Everyone asks "where you hoping for a girl" or "do you think you'll have ANOTHER one?" Just yesterday a friend gave me the book How to Tuck in a Super Hero (written by a mom of five boys).<br />
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I love my boys...And I'm excited to have another. I feel like I know a bit what to expect.<br />
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I've just got to get really good at cooking in mass quantities :)Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-32015904187403928662010-11-01T14:01:00.000-07:002010-11-01T14:02:35.179-07:00Dynamo Duo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPymcgVTBvJ75b5X_ZnHbdoC30DBD4luMqY5cCi_PrkR1nsQ7347Yda3FdXXLxKQQeU6wvphgbTnE34sahR6eaFiwW4OMBp4Wiv7YxUXBMA5lu5aVIj84pTYSWXRta7i4sXqeB3msTcJ6b/s1600/Thad+&+Dal+Halloween.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPymcgVTBvJ75b5X_ZnHbdoC30DBD4luMqY5cCi_PrkR1nsQ7347Yda3FdXXLxKQQeU6wvphgbTnE34sahR6eaFiwW4OMBp4Wiv7YxUXBMA5lu5aVIj84pTYSWXRta7i4sXqeB3msTcJ6b/s400/Thad+&+Dal+Halloween.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-18618516734862794112010-10-30T12:29:00.000-07:002010-10-30T12:29:01.459-07:00Announcing...Number THREE!We are thrilled to announce we're expecting baby #3!! That should explain no posts the past couple of months..Come May 27th we'll have a new one. That means Thad and this baby will be 21 months apart.<br />
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I'm sorry if some of you found out by reading Stephanie Nelsons blog! Evan won Husband Of The Year by winning me an awesome <a href="http://www.madsencycles.com/">Madsen Bicycle</a> (due to arrive any day!). In his winning email which she picked and posted parts on her blog, he mentioned I was expecting our third baby.<br />
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More posts to come...Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-28944827754826024342010-08-31T22:50:00.000-07:002010-08-31T22:55:31.394-07:00Cousins Camp in SeattleWe had a fantastic time visiting Grandma and Grandpa Marquardson in Seattle. It was the first ever cousins camp!! Dallin at age 4 was the oldest cousin. Add in Billy, 2, Cambry (2), Thad (11 mo) and Bobby (5 mo) made for an adventure. We'll just say that someone was always napping, needing a diaper change, or crying :) Maybe cousins camp will start up again in a couple more years (mom?).<br />
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Highlights of the trip included: Bellevue Arts & Crafts festival with cool crafts projects for kids, Ferry boat ride to Bainbridge island, hanging out on Alki beach on a PERFECT Seattle warm summer night, picnicing at Coulon park, Remlinger Farms and going on the roller coaster with Cambry like five times, Shannon flying in from London and being so excited to see everyone until the realities of little kids set in (Hi Shan!), dressing up in Grandmas costume box, trying out many different healthy pancake recipes, and enjoying each other. I just wished we lived closer. This Houston, So. Cal, Bay Area, London, Seattle thing is just no good!<br />
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Shannon with sleeping Bobby</td></tr>
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Thad is into everything as captured here (notice Dallin "I prefer Batman." That shirt comes off these days only for washing)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With Evan in school and finals, the boys and I had a nice long visit. It even rained!! Just looking at these pictures makes me smile and feel a little homesick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks mom and dad.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-46934188075619689442010-08-31T22:24:00.000-07:002010-08-31T22:24:41.565-07:00Big Sur CampingThis past weekend our little family headed to beautiful Big Sur to camp. Here we are on the last day for a family self portrait:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs6IksVKVTFk-QHqV7f0FbX_5dhjqHzj106yRvndb1dqtiLsijL_jux4KqLVw8WW9X1KFfZ8oTBb_-aKEM-wTmxHCEcevOvACN0bCZSreyUrbfp9kZOKOG2npI7cbDWPcEGYmLw2oQlcK/s1600/IMG_2248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs6IksVKVTFk-QHqV7f0FbX_5dhjqHzj106yRvndb1dqtiLsijL_jux4KqLVw8WW9X1KFfZ8oTBb_-aKEM-wTmxHCEcevOvACN0bCZSreyUrbfp9kZOKOG2npI7cbDWPcEGYmLw2oQlcK/s320/IMG_2248.JPG" /></a></div>We stayed at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and had a river-side campsite. It was magical to listen to the river every night. Now if only that "white noise" had worked in keeping the baby asleep :)<br />
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We feasted on smores, cobbler and the most amazing PB&J bread we found at this amazing restaurant called <a href="http://www.nepenthebigsur.com/">Nepenthe</a>. Notice the amazing view from our table!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers to a fantastic weekend! Everyone is already asking when we go again.</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-66853793706950178532010-08-31T21:57:00.000-07:002010-08-31T21:57:57.550-07:00Thad is one!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">My sweet baby is one!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4_vJRjBkToxlnHcMKAhvZAcIOPsMfPXkxT72B7DgHGRnPQUy-kkzsc714zAPH5vC27aeIFSGARcXpY8izuv2QGRUWHsrAys9zV5s7LuE079V_7jRKYGZ0cxNz1VEUIwxFMGpu9dmZeqx/s1600/IMG_2169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4_vJRjBkToxlnHcMKAhvZAcIOPsMfPXkxT72B7DgHGRnPQUy-kkzsc714zAPH5vC27aeIFSGARcXpY8izuv2QGRUWHsrAys9zV5s7LuE079V_7jRKYGZ0cxNz1VEUIwxFMGpu9dmZeqx/s320/IMG_2169.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It was super hot in the bay area so we hit yummy frozen yogurt for Thad's birthday treat. Grandma and Grandpa Gilstrap came in for the celebration and what a celebration. So much happens this first precious year; I really felt like celebrating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-61295333720332236892010-07-10T22:42:00.000-07:002010-07-10T22:42:10.230-07:00Touring around townLuci's never been to SF before. Of course, I'm happy to go! Evan, well, we had to twist his arm a bit...<br />
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Lombard street<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and just so you all know, even though it's a holiday, you still need to feed the meter. ugh.</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-42880859316349310012010-07-10T22:37:00.000-07:002010-07-17T23:24:29.461-07:00California Culinary AcademyAs I mentioned earlier, we have Evan's niece Luci visiting. One of her possible dreams is to attend culinary academy, so we hit San Francisco for a guided tour!<br />
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It was enough to make me want to go to culinary school. I mean, isn't this stuff we all need to know?: make a good chicken stock, plan and prepare food for a large group of people, knife techniques, etc. For now I'm going to have to settle for on-the-job training. Luci might get to learn the real way though.<br />
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We had a few friends over. Of course, Evan insisted on decorations...(you know this is me, right, not Evan insisting on decorations??)<br />
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It was a week full of activities: dinner party, trip to the zoo, parks, library story time, a little bit of attempted shopping.<br />
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First, dinner party with friends. I won this Williams-<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Sonoma</span> and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Calphalon</span> dinner party. I received some new cookware in the mail as well as a menu. I love this sort of thing, but man the preparation was a bit intense! Good thing I had all these extra helpers around:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the little plot of grass outside our condo. Evan really tried to talk me out of eating outside, but I had a vision. Evan joked that someone with a shopping cart who is fishing for recyclables is going to come strolling right through our dinner (our recycle bins are very popular with the homeless crowd; they come by multiple times per day). Well, they did come, but he was walking, and when he saw us, he left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Instead of what Williams-<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Sonoma</span> recommended for dessert, we made homemade marshmallows for a <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">smore</span> spread. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47nD9W86lJ4uUqy6Msr__fWXxEHRGfTAr0c_lF4nqQwn60rnrnD8rlymPcSZJCj4qUZx4-8KP-F15iOxF1kzcf458oU4oapEkM9qEccW1m6kGnLIeKtiPCz2P6JonRFs1RGCuHmdYJmCX/s1600/IMG_1997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47nD9W86lJ4uUqy6Msr__fWXxEHRGfTAr0c_lF4nqQwn60rnrnD8rlymPcSZJCj4qUZx4-8KP-F15iOxF1kzcf458oU4oapEkM9qEccW1m6kGnLIeKtiPCz2P6JonRFs1RGCuHmdYJmCX/s320/IMG_1997.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We headed to the baby story time at 11:30 (we missed the toddler one at 10:30--hey getting out the door with 4 kids 4 and under takes a while!) Here we are playing/picnicking at the nearby park afterwards:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">First, happy Thad</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBWqj5YgLiTasnVgitg-TyzmLrofkwVbwWP0IrPb5yhymQcAXVsMG17rDHSGpaudfa5kkgcGWfHeP0hwNRi1yiOih74WVz9Z34hLRvX1rKY2BJX7Eb8-Oegq362nuWyjkld5PiZrnb4eE/s1600/IMG_2056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBWqj5YgLiTasnVgitg-TyzmLrofkwVbwWP0IrPb5yhymQcAXVsMG17rDHSGpaudfa5kkgcGWfHeP0hwNRi1yiOih74WVz9Z34hLRvX1rKY2BJX7Eb8-Oegq362nuWyjkld5PiZrnb4eE/s320/IMG_2056.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Dallin</span> and Billy sliding:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVVSooiFk0FfwXByYM-BfG2gYQITk7JmeEYjh26UO7bcSMP3n92d41hnU8tAmY1PYiObsGNe2EwwtxxT4P38kPOvibfuAbaWHmJcRUfF2cuZmGHKapWY40z7GuvGiCF3wk5IbwL0hTbcK/s1600/IMG_2038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVVSooiFk0FfwXByYM-BfG2gYQITk7JmeEYjh26UO7bcSMP3n92d41hnU8tAmY1PYiObsGNe2EwwtxxT4P38kPOvibfuAbaWHmJcRUfF2cuZmGHKapWY40z7GuvGiCF3wk5IbwL0hTbcK/s320/IMG_2038.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Kate and Bobby</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhinyTo0R1E9BUZ1TW1VgYgN29R0FZUvn9PqXB6f1ltsMZD1lliudv6MdghrwhyphenhyphenO44fhBQL7tIyZl4Wbb1MKhw0B-YY_Rw_6erIsAK2hgepaPwfDfBNJTttbktk8Czppak8aWu1iMsKZm/s1600/IMG_2035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhinyTo0R1E9BUZ1TW1VgYgN29R0FZUvn9PqXB6f1ltsMZD1lliudv6MdghrwhyphenhyphenO44fhBQL7tIyZl4Wbb1MKhw0B-YY_Rw_6erIsAK2hgepaPwfDfBNJTttbktk8Czppak8aWu1iMsKZm/s320/IMG_2035.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This one of Thad swinging is hilarious because it almost looks like <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Dallin's</span> legs could be his:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zwKaW4g-O2715PO_KKWe6LkwjrYnzkLRWnMleyZEMxk-URQvhuuZJiTf-kxqG0DC6RASPWTtINNBC0h8cDzTRQIybA3OGuXQZkA9rUsXsaWTacjuf5I32zvuD5Wp6eWlARgdTvRrzWo6/s1600/IMG_2059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zwKaW4g-O2715PO_KKWe6LkwjrYnzkLRWnMleyZEMxk-URQvhuuZJiTf-kxqG0DC6RASPWTtINNBC0h8cDzTRQIybA3OGuXQZkA9rUsXsaWTacjuf5I32zvuD5Wp6eWlARgdTvRrzWo6/s320/IMG_2059.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Billy loves the swings!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi597_1xxnCb7sDXIlcQ4ycyntklhfywBX_PdA3bseaquqHUb5r8h04r5KIZofsuYjCvsHOVUMb-Wee9GR6xfmIhw2WZxrL_IypJwtsBwIp3wU1XCgpP2D8eoAB09KCxf1Ia9Jf2aMz7t/s1600/IMG_2061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi597_1xxnCb7sDXIlcQ4ycyntklhfywBX_PdA3bseaquqHUb5r8h04r5KIZofsuYjCvsHOVUMb-Wee9GR6xfmIhw2WZxrL_IypJwtsBwIp3wU1XCgpP2D8eoAB09KCxf1Ia9Jf2aMz7t/s320/IMG_2061.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; 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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, our trip to the zoo, a first for Billy, Bobby and Thad!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXGq4QJlQXhkbDgAuBy7F8PGxe2g9nn8EkS1b_kWo8PMh-a46doagSHXDbb9Y4I9eVVJRXo6_ro9dburyXdjXqfFM2Y1PZrpOj3OdXKr00FawmfYvSEndGhXs_3r4G7HUC2djkW3VSQu8/s1600/IMG_2005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXGq4QJlQXhkbDgAuBy7F8PGxe2g9nn8EkS1b_kWo8PMh-a46doagSHXDbb9Y4I9eVVJRXo6_ro9dburyXdjXqfFM2Y1PZrpOj3OdXKr00FawmfYvSEndGhXs_3r4G7HUC2djkW3VSQu8/s320/IMG_2005.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW063F19BtVPCVrtzOJK3QA5-HrT78hD6rbk-dF8PTxPns8rKXMAfLtuTr2I9w8GjlxZI-70aGTecFLJOm64y6c-m0bpbVQSbBA3MaoRbaHO8ZcPdq2jC1hLDIBs0y8sXuVYtfigFMjsV/s1600/IMG_2018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW063F19BtVPCVrtzOJK3QA5-HrT78hD6rbk-dF8PTxPns8rKXMAfLtuTr2I9w8GjlxZI-70aGTecFLJOm64y6c-m0bpbVQSbBA3MaoRbaHO8ZcPdq2jC1hLDIBs0y8sXuVYtfigFMjsV/s320/IMG_2018.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Billy, Bobby and Kate:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NQns1TXKcHWPj636LcsudbFU14CUSPDXbW9ILDm7SR-D-vger41xRZ5Yz8Jz1epR0FLog1Nax1hh6S2jtzXx8QFpUdido2JnkCypcWyy5gSQC5IUmITXxrvduicED18g20MtluxWYOuz/s1600/IMG_2026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, our trip on the train.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0hNgDKpJQUtunw8OpIMbi6CumxRuRQkruBV2X5MUh9_BzEL7z1bmkiNTAg2zwkSBB70xjejN3htqDoH99SgRZMbx4l309eNOnaKGNGb-3Pi6LwjPbWDMayLOe_vNROck7IP-hJ5IlX9P/s1600/IMG_2034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0hNgDKpJQUtunw8OpIMbi6CumxRuRQkruBV2X5MUh9_BzEL7z1bmkiNTAg2zwkSBB70xjejN3htqDoH99SgRZMbx4l309eNOnaKGNGb-3Pi6LwjPbWDMayLOe_vNROck7IP-hJ5IlX9P/s320/IMG_2034.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; 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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I think we're pretty much recovered from the fun. Come again soon, please!</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-21097891316562844742010-06-11T16:35:00.000-07:002010-06-11T16:35:20.214-07:00Preschool GraduationDallin just graduated from preschool! Well, technically he still has another year of preschool and he only went to this particular school for two months (one day a week), but it's graduation I guess :)<br />
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Here is the proud boy:<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2iPkA7nHIAfm8YoauJeYAVtsz4FlgWIPmXAS3jS3PO4ZGEQuyE8devaaeTcRZvuzpJuF9He3KXSvfOCLgcJ_AI2ZAcWjZamF9qg1ftoUl86lS9gvyB4kEdOGbYNq3k3mVXfgpC0vpp8O/s1600/IMG_6366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2iPkA7nHIAfm8YoauJeYAVtsz4FlgWIPmXAS3jS3PO4ZGEQuyE8devaaeTcRZvuzpJuF9He3KXSvfOCLgcJ_AI2ZAcWjZamF9qg1ftoUl86lS9gvyB4kEdOGbYNq3k3mVXfgpC0vpp8O/s320/IMG_6366.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here he is with his buddy Nathan Eyre:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MMhdEJ4wqWIyZQgHiXNAOtr1L2MPY3N9LVEltHArHhx6bztRDXxAjN7ElKiJFKx458Hg78jR7rj-IBo4gj9SOtuhrD5X_kPewDkU2Ogvg9II3s70ZN1_Zu2heH5sIMCry49no5l5rgw5/s1600/IMG_6364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MMhdEJ4wqWIyZQgHiXNAOtr1L2MPY3N9LVEltHArHhx6bztRDXxAjN7ElKiJFKx458Hg78jR7rj-IBo4gj9SOtuhrD5X_kPewDkU2Ogvg9II3s70ZN1_Zu2heH5sIMCry49no5l5rgw5/s320/IMG_6364.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's hoping for a lot more graduations!!</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-35423146243072523502010-06-07T22:07:00.000-07:002010-06-07T22:07:24.773-07:00Lovin' the Water<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thad is still 9 months and just had his first swim! He loved the water; laughed every time he splashed his little hands and water flew into his face.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDM3pxwnJzvzubFHUf9Bn6saCK22N5dcLQaPjcCoF5ZnjWKWCFpku_Rcy7PW3AyUPgCiKnkqetG0A_vGEEg-By7s6K_mFu7sQKkrlfvJE5CboCDCu55sounRee7eMCpLbQS-JXYIs_BeH/s1600/IMG_1961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDM3pxwnJzvzubFHUf9Bn6saCK22N5dcLQaPjcCoF5ZnjWKWCFpku_Rcy7PW3AyUPgCiKnkqetG0A_vGEEg-By7s6K_mFu7sQKkrlfvJE5CboCDCu55sounRee7eMCpLbQS-JXYIs_BeH/s320/IMG_1961.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I see this look multiple times a day; it's a combination of "Are you sure you know what you're doing??" and "I'm about to get really excited and flap my arms and spread my fingers!!" Now it's captured:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLyJszZa8fMA6z9PJsvXGt91i8T1WpM4GZDxMp2uptavGKunrQZtv8f_LznOd6rpVOX6QBzzdBWYlyYkfnUgsjol9FyIx2nY4sov3uqyG6rTfwuRw-4BhhVEeCu4b4YzcgmbOWVj81dQ6/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLyJszZa8fMA6z9PJsvXGt91i8T1WpM4GZDxMp2uptavGKunrQZtv8f_LznOd6rpVOX6QBzzdBWYlyYkfnUgsjol9FyIx2nY4sov3uqyG6rTfwuRw-4BhhVEeCu4b4YzcgmbOWVj81dQ6/s320/IMG_1962.JPG" /></a></div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-57355979026037467002010-06-06T15:44:00.000-07:002010-06-06T15:44:00.696-07:00The latest of the kiddosA Friday outing to Happy Hollow in San Jose in May. Dallin was stoked to get the dragon! <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvbr8abd3KBcadnblZswegtlUwr3KBRHepYirubLNenlzJeRcSlB0AK-dmmNvoYzwEukuYr5h2kSCL9ZGUgIcxAJVxqCxlpn2oCeLqnVyiCezyb6ppQ5oahYTU7DuWCcpTfF3jv4KroW7/s1600/IMG_1928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvbr8abd3KBcadnblZswegtlUwr3KBRHepYirubLNenlzJeRcSlB0AK-dmmNvoYzwEukuYr5h2kSCL9ZGUgIcxAJVxqCxlpn2oCeLqnVyiCezyb6ppQ5oahYTU7DuWCcpTfF3jv4KroW7/s320/IMG_1928.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We were lucky to get Evan home for a couple of days. Our friends the O'Neils were in town; this was taken outside Grandma Bailey's house in Alamo mid-May.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4bvCYQD3DpXUrNkij4C-4iXQnWZk5VEKV3wqog2v47XeZVFK605U3JIyhR4dMc1BlSQEJBzZM3Yda6coAyuGqqeG2EiO8YwBUGdZq7YVOW39ll8Ao4-aZxrRjc4MheUpMTnF5Qnwfs-Z/s1600/IMG_1948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4bvCYQD3DpXUrNkij4C-4iXQnWZk5VEKV3wqog2v47XeZVFK605U3JIyhR4dMc1BlSQEJBzZM3Yda6coAyuGqqeG2EiO8YwBUGdZq7YVOW39ll8Ao4-aZxrRjc4MheUpMTnF5Qnwfs-Z/s320/IMG_1948.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dallin has been all about "spikey" hair lately.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fdjvqSE2GuSEKRWoot1OjamIMO9sNMl2q718t6u-ObMpqnyYjL_fxup4nisyHhmAfg5VQ9KNZ3DirhFBaGrhbDae1o2f9dVZdYqfIqfCjnNyGH2C_4O6Kz3c2rXLsSA2vHkGSRwk9alt/s1600/IMG_1906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fdjvqSE2GuSEKRWoot1OjamIMO9sNMl2q718t6u-ObMpqnyYjL_fxup4nisyHhmAfg5VQ9KNZ3DirhFBaGrhbDae1o2f9dVZdYqfIqfCjnNyGH2C_4O6Kz3c2rXLsSA2vHkGSRwk9alt/s320/IMG_1906.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Giving brother spikey hair</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh81v-fMRYeh6X2ugnv9cSG6rMUm4ySyARORaGm5Au24NDNLiTiKWRXheccKI7nr57fEAOzARNjqOinlqY4BIyIP_nvgKd8aGpQ6WBUrXmqGuyNmkT33fgb-skIQm1wD8a88o4C9E0D4xE/s1600/IMG_1907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh81v-fMRYeh6X2ugnv9cSG6rMUm4ySyARORaGm5Au24NDNLiTiKWRXheccKI7nr57fEAOzARNjqOinlqY4BIyIP_nvgKd8aGpQ6WBUrXmqGuyNmkT33fgb-skIQm1wD8a88o4C9E0D4xE/s320/IMG_1907.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy baby</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2SXYXHZJnNa4hXFVsKq8x8tEWXzM__gRfEeYAfEX1EevSFTzzY-g3FFdHlM9TxPkCSeKt5F-jr0YqMsLMDG_oOknSlIzBMoEXy-N9owBOJWVW_xr12fzN6JwIxAV3hxZo9BRBPHI9PA3/s1600/IMG_1909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2SXYXHZJnNa4hXFVsKq8x8tEWXzM__gRfEeYAfEX1EevSFTzzY-g3FFdHlM9TxPkCSeKt5F-jr0YqMsLMDG_oOknSlIzBMoEXy-N9owBOJWVW_xr12fzN6JwIxAV3hxZo9BRBPHI9PA3/s320/IMG_1909.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-41853072216527546482010-06-06T15:34:00.000-07:002010-06-06T15:34:26.520-07:00Kitchen Redo<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I never knew how much I loved interior design until I had a home of my own! I could spend hours looking at kitchens online. We did a quick upgrade to our kitchen recently.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">First, a before: (I never realized how much clutter is on the counter! I thought I had it under control...)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvzElR5aiD9Luptkr-YZZZFFysCHeqw9xsO5q6gKIxTt2I9oFnH205S6H4VxJ5J1LESsPELNjFDTIpSRzmSufovtlKhFS-SoD2L4BmqZz34w8NJa-5L8ttH9W8AgpohxShuZIECZcoqkX/s1600/IMG_1898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvzElR5aiD9Luptkr-YZZZFFysCHeqw9xsO5q6gKIxTt2I9oFnH205S6H4VxJ5J1LESsPELNjFDTIpSRzmSufovtlKhFS-SoD2L4BmqZz34w8NJa-5L8ttH9W8AgpohxShuZIECZcoqkX/s320/IMG_1898.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapIHfOG4DerUUHy2puzZZeJhcwz0cv2gMeYH1h27fBvwRVWtNZxHt_SIF68oYzdfkYU-7KGNBTbuG155xBaiPSNVaeyx0qgueDKDVJy829w_tCI5tmwITny2t-zQsdOaB1p6KOV_uZy3i/s1600/IMG_1901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapIHfOG4DerUUHy2puzZZeJhcwz0cv2gMeYH1h27fBvwRVWtNZxHt_SIF68oYzdfkYU-7KGNBTbuG155xBaiPSNVaeyx0qgueDKDVJy829w_tCI5tmwITny2t-zQsdOaB1p6KOV_uZy3i/s320/IMG_1901.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And the after:</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgp_0ldC35HIA5aDOUTyugBKOtgTnVgpWHftoXKPq_dpDjZk1lwESxaQ6TW74WHcLXzpZeTJt3ui2k5Vzw2iPJXJyzaMMQcOuyk6FE-lxjlFIiz9qhN4tPC2lMnTireg3JFr-4AXnXF0y/s1600/IMG_1914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgp_0ldC35HIA5aDOUTyugBKOtgTnVgpWHftoXKPq_dpDjZk1lwESxaQ6TW74WHcLXzpZeTJt3ui2k5Vzw2iPJXJyzaMMQcOuyk6FE-lxjlFIiz9qhN4tPC2lMnTireg3JFr-4AXnXF0y/s320/IMG_1914.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxenNh14Tiz7DVwdY061olZ8MvYY4zmVtg_dnxvlzWkaKZ5Fj8La_38C_E_92mgkHXDSU8y7ifmAPhLb7kstK0TRdlVSLT5ANQ8sz4BMuu7ginI0iDAe8OAJWzGwha64Jnv0LRscLG78r/s1600/IMG_1916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxenNh14Tiz7DVwdY061olZ8MvYY4zmVtg_dnxvlzWkaKZ5Fj8La_38C_E_92mgkHXDSU8y7ifmAPhLb7kstK0TRdlVSLT5ANQ8sz4BMuu7ginI0iDAe8OAJWzGwha64Jnv0LRscLG78r/s320/IMG_1916.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The best part is the <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Kraus-30-inch-Undermount-Single-Bowl-Stainless-Steel-Kitchen-Sink/3381330/product.html?rcmndsrc=2">sink</a>. It's amazingly huge and I am in love with it. Best part, it fits two kids bathing (can these things hold this much weight?? Sorry, couldn't hold Thad and take the picture so Dallin is solo)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5Os496nESWBpcrngkmDguUEiSX4yGkAD_PuVFO3w4-WMBzOdjMxVrpUqPWkKXg7uUUhJqhembVeOxOWj2DILo1DnmL7SMh2SI0NKcvY_1PUZOCaWUsVQL2rhy1TThd4KnuNQHj8Hgu1_/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5Os496nESWBpcrngkmDguUEiSX4yGkAD_PuVFO3w4-WMBzOdjMxVrpUqPWkKXg7uUUhJqhembVeOxOWj2DILo1DnmL7SMh2SI0NKcvY_1PUZOCaWUsVQL2rhy1TThd4KnuNQHj8Hgu1_/s200/IMG_1917.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not in love with the backsplash (we just extended the quartz; my preference would have been subway tile), but since this is a place we're not living in forever, we went the quick route. The quartz is Caesarstone, color Raven. I still dream of carera marble in my kitchen so I'm hoping by the time I'm building my dream kitchen they'll have an amazing Quartz equivalent. Got that counter engineers? You've got one year...well, maybe a little longer!</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-63408825105793392432010-05-21T14:13:00.000-07:002010-05-21T14:13:14.270-07:00Poor Sickie<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thad is sick. The Dr. confirmed it yesterday. Two ears are infected and he has bronchialitis (sp?).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Tuesday I let him stay in his pjs all day, figuring that's what I would want to do if I was sick! Look what popped out by mid-day!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjon7jQCGEH6qBuXpfmuR0jxO_uvi3Y88rjzonDSH1VmFJgI27w6uafy-mZfD9D36HhncbMXVt4FW8Mjphyspu9i72TVp1JmqWB-LJkIcX-D7zpMCXGo-HqFCGlQFQTLUdbiKBWRtqyK_6U/s1600/IMG_1951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjon7jQCGEH6qBuXpfmuR0jxO_uvi3Y88rjzonDSH1VmFJgI27w6uafy-mZfD9D36HhncbMXVt4FW8Mjphyspu9i72TVp1JmqWB-LJkIcX-D7zpMCXGo-HqFCGlQFQTLUdbiKBWRtqyK_6U/s320/IMG_1951.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">He is a growing boy! He's still only 8 months, but I guess it's time to break out the 12-18 month pajamas. (though I'm so tempted to buy those darling striped Hannah Andersson pjs)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurcuvLU0V-fA1JK29tX2tgsQIp79lvo-RDGoNnbWZtuXPCzrW3fGApY7KgHPHt6WIyiGJL5-tplT7s1m3Ovjguq1J5DTRA4N8OFkMwY3v0-di7I2p6RYLx6f5P5PW3hiZe-Drru9xT4OO/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurcuvLU0V-fA1JK29tX2tgsQIp79lvo-RDGoNnbWZtuXPCzrW3fGApY7KgHPHt6WIyiGJL5-tplT7s1m3Ovjguq1J5DTRA4N8OFkMwY3v0-di7I2p6RYLx6f5P5PW3hiZe-Drru9xT4OO/s320/IMG_1952.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here he is sleeping just moments ago. I'm hoping for more of this!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExcOoBN4glaG_rriHpjt8wSGd-EhFYDJTrO7vBqnbi2_0amb1ywuAP8WzX_dgBW2k4Bp8J7muy_4pZ00fK7RzM2mvClhrgPeiPMncdZRQt9mB1vZYfcJOOzP7GX5ZfGivQIzFUCPZY24U/s1600/IMG_1960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExcOoBN4glaG_rriHpjt8wSGd-EhFYDJTrO7vBqnbi2_0amb1ywuAP8WzX_dgBW2k4Bp8J7muy_4pZ00fK7RzM2mvClhrgPeiPMncdZRQt9mB1vZYfcJOOzP7GX5ZfGivQIzFUCPZY24U/s320/IMG_1960.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Until then we're doing albuterol every 4 hours round the clock, antibiotics and motrin.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love taking care of my baby.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">But if your fedex and you knock on my door at 11am and I'm still in my bathrobe, please don't judge me!</div>Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-58316680610869375722010-05-09T23:21:00.000-07:002010-05-11T14:07:31.147-07:00Happy Momma's Day!I gotta admit. I've been looking forward to this day for a long time.<br />
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Today was the first time I had a kid who participates in the musical number on Mothers day at church. I was so proud to have Dallin join Primary at the front of the room! And up until today, I always thought it was the kids who initiated the waving hello to their moms.<br />
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I confess. I waved first.<br />
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I couldn't help it; he's too darn cute.<br />
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Not that he didn't spend the rest of mothers day asking for, whining about watching movies, sneaking candy and not eating his good food, etc., etc...<br />
At the end of the day he said to me "Mom, where's your mothers day present?" I asked, "I don't know, did you get me a present?!"<br />
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Dallin: "Oops, I forgot."<br />
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Thanks to my hubby for the BLTs, peanut butter cookies, and a nice nap. Happy Mother's Day!Carrie Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791246286490492923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169139101166942410.post-44984903487620517742010-04-14T22:34:00.000-07:002010-04-14T22:34:14.495-07:00Birthday, Easter, Baby Blessing & Visitors<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, if that title line doesn't explain my lack of posts!</div><br />
With all these backup posts to do, all I feel like writing about is Dallin's first t-ball game tonight! He was so excited. Isn't he darling? And though I tried to modify his Cardinals jersey so it fit, when he tucked in the number 9 on his back, all you could see was the top of the 9 looking more like "0." He was the youngest and smallest on the team, but he did great.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">He hasn't been to any practices, so he went straight into a game. There's lots to learn! A couple of times during the one hour game, I went to talk to him in the dugout and he was crying--he told me he wanted to go home. During one of these crying spouts, I told him to go ask his coach where he should go in the field; his coach told him, but Dallin had no idea where to go...Dallin stood there until his coach walked him out to where he should go.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">He went up to bat three times and two times he got on base. (His first time up they threw him out which I was soo sad about..) The coach gave Dallin the game ball and he got a licorice rope from the snack shack so the night ended in success. BUT, later in the evening I understood why he was crying.</div><br />
"Mom, they put me in timeout."<br />
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"No, you were in the dugout--you weren't in timeout."<br />
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"No mom, I was in TIMEout."<br />
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"Were other people in timeout?"<br />
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"A couple."<br />
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Dallin insisted he was in timeout. I explained it many times but who knows if he'll ever believe me. No wonder he was crying a couple of times!<br />
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Go cardinals!<br />
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