tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61581396182064739602024-03-18T20:29:48.223-07:00'Bee Happy!The Buzz From
Dan, Maren,
Alaina, Brinley and IsaacUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-59147280851231737102010-06-16T10:00:00.001-07:002010-06-16T10:20:10.314-07:00Where are those Higbee's anyway.....Dan's graduation from residency is this Friday evening, WOO HOO!!! Way to go Dan! (There were times when wondered if this day would ever really come.) We are busy getting some final preparations worked out for our move. We got an offer on our home and we were hoping to be moving out by June 25th so that we could buckle down and find a home in Utah before the girls start school, but we may be delayed a bit due to a few normal glitches. We are planning to make the drive to Utah, hopefully visiting Nauvoo and a few other places. If you have any recommendations of fun or historic places to visit along our way, let us know. When we get to Utah are planning to rent a townhouse in Brigham City.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-63330261025813477882010-04-15T12:54:00.000-07:002010-04-15T15:00:20.136-07:00My Daniel.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8dWi4sbkdAma5On_2HNWAxdZGCO49cniRCiEStpPmsC-GRQD4UpoPpc57_PL9hnadnd6NFKThPhfRTsEYYu3hzMp_v0J6aGWuTQaoH2xd8rjyPx5IMrx4hTx8eyrcq0dSVAKw6WDbXA/s1600/graduation+114.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8dWi4sbkdAma5On_2HNWAxdZGCO49cniRCiEStpPmsC-GRQD4UpoPpc57_PL9hnadnd6NFKThPhfRTsEYYu3hzMp_v0J6aGWuTQaoH2xd8rjyPx5IMrx4hTx8eyrcq0dSVAKw6WDbXA/s400/graduation+114.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460468722438524098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Graduation from Medical School 2005</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(For those of you who don't already know) we are finalizing a contract with a hospital in northern UT. We are SO excited to be moving a little closer to "home". We have listed our home here in MI and the realtor officially posted a sign in our front yard today. I have mixed feelings when I look at it, even though I really want to sell the home. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our time here is slipping away SO quickly. As we near the close of this period in our lives, I want to tell you a little bit about my wonderful husband. (Warning: if you don't want to hear me brag about him you might want to stop reading now...) On June 18th Dan is graduating from his intense 5 year orthopedic residency program. I don't know how he has been able to pull the crazy hours and sleepless nights/days on his feet (For a few of those years he was working 36 hour shifts without sleep, sometimes a couple in one week). Full weekends at home have been rare. He is always awake before me by a couple hours and asleep after me at night. When he's working he runs from patient to patient and surgery to surgery often going the full day without food. It is because of his hard work that I know that he is prepared to go out on his own, and I am thankful for that confidence. His attendings and the director of his program have complimented him several times on his surgical skills and have told him he's been a pleasure to have in the program. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every year residents are required to submit a scientific research paper to the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics and last year Dan's was good enough to be published in a medical journal. This year his paper on wrist fractures won first place of all the orthopedic DO residents in the nation (there are over 100 here in MI). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so proud of Dan for his hard work, dedication and drive!!! I am so thankful that I will be able to have him around me a little more often!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I LOVE YOU DAN!!! Way to go!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">....Oh yeah, I should mention that his kids think he's the best dad ever.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiaFiDl3cqGQHRuUkgH_RfA3BXZJZtOo2UphL_vEY3Sri-nRGp2UMn6zIf-3aQRtv5LZVVGAd9JDI4bhMQt78pzDyQgS5xqVTaSUztqIsmhcvx0vuNSR8GoDzZqwtZgEJ5D24SYZUPEPUo/s400/IMG_2829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460469856220888322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-28001999042206994712010-02-23T09:59:00.000-08:002010-02-23T11:11:33.574-08:00yourfentonhome.blogspot.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9xif9mCw2fk77ZbCZzFl68sJ4e0F1sGIcg3WBdEBFN7kQeks8ca3wi2YLGLSveJUzTeSmQqnZd1zTUDqYqqLkqGS5MfzwXei0sEe7_gjT7sW8To9TiFQDEU885JWKxtauRgKU4t5FCU/s1600-h/IMG_0646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9xif9mCw2fk77ZbCZzFl68sJ4e0F1sGIcg3WBdEBFN7kQeks8ca3wi2YLGLSveJUzTeSmQqnZd1zTUDqYqqLkqGS5MfzwXei0sEe7_gjT7sW8To9TiFQDEU885JWKxtauRgKU4t5FCU/s400/IMG_0646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441506173703114866" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div><br /></div>'T</span>is the time for us to start thinking about putting our home on the market. (Ah, the lovely housing market in Michigan.) We are really hoping to sell, not rent, for several reasons I won't belabor you with now. We are probably going to get a realtor, but in addition I have created a new blog (<a href="http://yourfentonhome.blogspot.com/">yourfentonhome.blogspot.com</a>) so that if anyone has any friends (or enemies, haha. were open to either :) ) that are wanting to move into the area they can get a peek into our home to see if it would be worth coming for a visit. Even if you don't know anyone interested in buying a home right now, feel free to simply see a miraculous picture of what our house looks like when it is clean. :) I just wished it would stay that way and that I could keep the little kids too. It is fun to document what our home looks like so that someday when it isn't ours anymore (fingers crossed) we will be able to look at it with fond memories. The blog isn't complete yet. I am planning on including pictures of the downstairs, master bedroom, master bath as soon as possible. I'm SO sorry about the boring post. Thanks for any help or referrals you are able to provide. -M<div><br /></div><div>ps-The picture on the top right side of the blog is a link to the yourfentonhome blogspot. </div><div><br /></div><div>pss- Don't you love the sunny summer picture. I really, really can't wait for that time to roll around again! Does anyone else feel the same? I am thankful to have a few more beautiful summer months here in Michigan before we take off. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-83377872739212498492010-02-08T18:34:00.000-08:002010-02-09T21:30:12.390-08:00February 6th, 2010: Terrific Twos!We have been so lucky to have Isaac in our family for the last two years! We had one of those relaxing, unforgettable days enjoying time as a family on his Birthday. We opened presents on the kitchen floor with the sun shining in the windows (if you live in Michigan, or have before, then you know why that is special in February) and played with Isaac's gifts together. He loves dinosaurs, trains, balls, and airplanes, so we included all of the above in some way. Most notably, Maren made the coolest dinosaur cake I'd seen. Isaac just laughed in excitement every time we flashed it in front of him. We love our little man...Happy Birthday, buddy!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuZnNx9oda7rcJ-xWlrVd3WJ0SIwrMIrDOkkidIHwcg25EBOeHOegrrYdWyuy_TlMt4SVZoa2UKDO6Xbls6fWScyebSnw7daCTtLP7Khnb645A53u-Y6pp5VvNODj3UEMG8yF2naMCg8/s1600-h/IMG_3250.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyXoJduxfPCJt-fzO8fLYbZNw4L7mKBzwvGKrDjyMPuGObznaOuPWSwTKumJPgcGT2roHTq0RPr9acHQAWuAB7GwY27Q8_nLodEz9laSqc1eTn72pOKjdiyyYXQoQqoCOL3N7jtv19Yg/s1600-h/IMG_3222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyXoJduxfPCJt-fzO8fLYbZNw4L7mKBzwvGKrDjyMPuGObznaOuPWSwTKumJPgcGT2roHTq0RPr9acHQAWuAB7GwY27Q8_nLodEz9laSqc1eTn72pOKjdiyyYXQoQqoCOL3N7jtv19Yg/s400/IMG_3222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436074355089159122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGJZ7S6t5J2jCDRqz7GLZUYvrGrIU3u1xw4FVBGHI3fbbj_SeKs9-uv9D72iWDnyGlJ3I8BBWCzjdisajDl3HcakHCA0O0d6y0EuxhMHvDm9M1oaptZBXdjMICDGKkohlcd5bdUATbB4/s1600-h/IMG_3179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGJZ7S6t5J2jCDRqz7GLZUYvrGrIU3u1xw4FVBGHI3fbbj_SeKs9-uv9D72iWDnyGlJ3I8BBWCzjdisajDl3HcakHCA0O0d6y0EuxhMHvDm9M1oaptZBXdjMICDGKkohlcd5bdUATbB4/s400/IMG_3179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436074349176723586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExSQ74SNFOPUsQ00skTlGubHk7yY6iclBP0n-rbaoAwIdZCf393ZeNEAiWrQUOphFSCiJ70u4ralHIsvJ45Z_KO97tIyVQsij0pOV2JHJbbuZc-DKaywVWYIIRFSSc8UXmeYCxylJ_CA/s1600-h/IMG_3130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExSQ74SNFOPUsQ00skTlGubHk7yY6iclBP0n-rbaoAwIdZCf393ZeNEAiWrQUOphFSCiJ70u4ralHIsvJ45Z_KO97tIyVQsij0pOV2JHJbbuZc-DKaywVWYIIRFSSc8UXmeYCxylJ_CA/s400/IMG_3130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436069712022444082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVzxhhvCCwF4bQgCXNSRD12HlZKzLaZW9cF9lWvo-DNg2s5ugY8FGGh9720e9FAloszsrGJTYjTUsk2dSmZ7uldj-FbAt7CY2xnz5yhu02ggR483Al0sgp6BZ-nf_kTzqIxh88l2dFLU/s1600-h/IMG_3245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVzxhhvCCwF4bQgCXNSRD12HlZKzLaZW9cF9lWvo-DNg2s5ugY8FGGh9720e9FAloszsrGJTYjTUsk2dSmZ7uldj-FbAt7CY2xnz5yhu02ggR483Al0sgp6BZ-nf_kTzqIxh88l2dFLU/s400/IMG_3245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436069699832738066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30wHQvcIaFLzVDHPKxYp-SdpFIn7pDd4A59TKtJJ9fLefR1LNYleM4fPraxGk01pTw9ewYNAYSt6JgEbWVTYGqJS4bEOUL5cCqkUKjA91L5rWaFU3a5inEIT1qpdDazava5zy2Outks8/s1600-h/IMG_3250.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30wHQvcIaFLzVDHPKxYp-SdpFIn7pDd4A59TKtJJ9fLefR1LNYleM4fPraxGk01pTw9ewYNAYSt6JgEbWVTYGqJS4bEOUL5cCqkUKjA91L5rWaFU3a5inEIT1qpdDazava5zy2Outks8/s400/IMG_3250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436069692903038402" /></a>I call this look "red steel".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-41686778285427070552010-01-11T20:01:00.000-08:002010-01-11T20:17:21.564-08:00<div><br /></div><div>Just some memories from Christmas. We miss you all!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYF7jXWESjQ-Px9W4EX6n_9DH3HJEDFIgLMP2tmPM1R5p5h8z_Oa8mFccMeN1R1uJ79ukJePyHwkjKWW9YGPMAKtMji9nCW3npEiwJONDovMVDQps1Ahh08uey305-mvXCBdXYOfMGjw/s1600-h/IMG_0375.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/AVvXsEixYF7jXWESjQ-Px9W4EX6n_9DH3HJEDFIgLMP2tmPM1R5p5h8z_Oa8mFccMeN1R1uJ79ukJePyHwkjKWW9YGPMAKtMji9nCW3npEiwJONDovMVDQps1Ahh08uey305-mvXCBdXYOfMGjw/s400/IMG_0375.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425702435186586002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrJeNZihUEjSwntbEGsqAagm14OKdFt3SlNpktwbfTouYGZH0FgeOpw4mdKdn4EDEp45Uv2R_74rt4qaCZktxQrvRMSe8tYK5ONJfAurUza-PAstyknJsCncDthfAL8dI1mkfQdBcraA/s1600-h/IMG_5442.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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I bought Maren a really nice digital SLR (that is short for "too expensive") camera about a year ago, so here I am posting a bunch of pictures taken with my <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">cell phone camera</span></span></b>. Makes sense, eh? I guess the problem is I am usually not at home on our desktop computer when I have a chance to blog. Someday you may get to experience the nice pictures our camera takes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am also braving new frontiers as I have decided to stretch my blogging skills and add a few <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">bolded</span></b>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">highlighted</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">,</span></b> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b>enlarged</b></span></span> words. It's something I've seen on my siblings' blogs. It's only an experiment for now, so we'll see what type of feedback I receive. Who knows? Maybe I will someday even do <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><i>Italicized</i></span></b></span><i>!</i> The sky is the limit, or as a russian orthopedic surgeon recently told me, with heavy accent, "the sky is the ceiling, doctor."</div><div style="text-align: center;">The first picture is Lainie playing "Oh come all ye faithful" at the Pullins Christmas Party. It was part of the yearly <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">"</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Progrum"</span></span></b>. It's a pretty big deal. She did a great job, especially since it took her about a week to learn it. Following that picture are a few pictures of the kids on a Horse-driven wagon ride through downtown Fenton. It was the annual "Jingle Fest", so we did that while Maren went to do some shopping. There was a Santa Claus in one of the tents they had set up, taking pictures with peoples animals and children. We were in a hurry to get the girls back for a date with Maren to go watch a Nutcracker ballet, so we couldn't stop, but I caught Lainie sizing him up. I have to say, his beard was looking as natural as a fur coat on a PETA ad, and he looked like he had just taken three ambiens; not exactly a jolly saint Nicholas, but definitely an OLD one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Well, on the way home my (extremely intelligent and thoughtful) 6 year old said, "Dad, I know that Santa only comes on Christmas Eve when we are asleep, but that sometimes people dress up like him". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "oh? Why do you say that, Lainie?" I replied. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, it's just something I've been thinking about everyday", she said. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to think fast, as we all often do, "I think it is really hard for Santa to be everywhere at once, so Santa has helper's who can tell him what you want for Christmas. But, sometimes the real Santa does come out and visit. Like, remember last year when we went to the mall and saw Santa, and he let you pull on his beard, and told you he loved you, and knew your names, and gave you hugs?" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Yeah, I remember him." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, that was the REAL Santa Claus."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw a HUMONGOUS smile from the rearview mirror as she said, "OH YEAH, he WAS the real Santa! Can we go and see him again??!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Crisis averted. Thank you to all the Santas who make it easier for us to keep the magic alive. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8ccLJ1JRCcG8ZzFmffvkdIKLdiyCS51T2LYSeP2hCBIseSRvXJ21QHDunejJGE1JI0RyPlcgmmT8ANS5cxCvrJB0YTmLHQYDPQRMyEYOmYnzQsGez4VfJv-nqk0xPDw23wuTJv9Aw88/s1600-h/11555_1288626259955_1359177647_853424_7922727_n.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/AVvXsEhg8ccLJ1JRCcG8ZzFmffvkdIKLdiyCS51T2LYSeP2hCBIseSRvXJ21QHDunejJGE1JI0RyPlcgmmT8ANS5cxCvrJB0YTmLHQYDPQRMyEYOmYnzQsGez4VfJv-nqk0xPDw23wuTJv9Aw88/s400/11555_1288626259955_1359177647_853424_7922727_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412545077166952850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzgxoHx7vF1t4jNXHkNJb1VZB9MhINJvdWsPxls2SdGZ4M1IP3kSsmwneoX3CWRJ45SkyW5S7MX4lsaJrfBslZ0Jb6y_aq4wPXV8fbFEa4dy9_BdLg19AxzOFCx7Srq9jpbe2KttYo7M/s1600-h/IMG_0349.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/AVvXsEhxzgxoHx7vF1t4jNXHkNJb1VZB9MhINJvdWsPxls2SdGZ4M1IP3kSsmwneoX3CWRJ45SkyW5S7MX4lsaJrfBslZ0Jb6y_aq4wPXV8fbFEa4dy9_BdLg19AxzOFCx7Srq9jpbe2KttYo7M/s400/IMG_0349.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412545080079672786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cTbb47yfnNJUezA2l6WtQsI_V13gcpJn71_M6_FUWDd21W0w2pCeOnn7SgKSJfUWME3HLfnDpfl2UI8nbWSGg4A1RUOBX1pUAxucHmDewVzGpN9_ooGH-T5sGNXYks-fiYcx4iWoHis/s1600-h/IMG_0345.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/AVvXsEi0cTbb47yfnNJUezA2l6WtQsI_V13gcpJn71_M6_FUWDd21W0w2pCeOnn7SgKSJfUWME3HLfnDpfl2UI8nbWSGg4A1RUOBX1pUAxucHmDewVzGpN9_ooGH-T5sGNXYks-fiYcx4iWoHis/s400/IMG_0345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412545070191791554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSCABaqGPq-C03VwvV9l-H1qSlCFcL_p8zu5-95qGZ4vbdR9Ls2zh_prhThA6mogHJYPcdg9tqBd-SPusrex3WSc6vU9i0croPwcC9Mju-ZUUJr5N1DCUiFYZ-tlMm4FDsdZBXxTfFgA/s1600-h/IMG_0333.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/AVvXsEhWSCABaqGPq-C03VwvV9l-H1qSlCFcL_p8zu5-95qGZ4vbdR9Ls2zh_prhThA6mogHJYPcdg9tqBd-SPusrex3WSc6vU9i0croPwcC9Mju-ZUUJr5N1DCUiFYZ-tlMm4FDsdZBXxTfFgA/s400/IMG_0333.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412544140166549330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my little buddy. I'm pretty grateful for him. We like to just hang out and do guy stuff while the girls are at ballets. Stuff like, watch "The Incredibles", build train tracks, and throw him through the air onto our soft bed. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNCKN5FZIAet6I5g7prKRfNhA1hjDKPCa5Qtx0IdR6pE2FHBQC6uV-LwIcaOmKUV7BGRclnX4wW4W1CorfR2yxteSFt4KlUoNEpJJyX5yy42rE8uQUVQdafyVP5O2gIQRz3Kicy5OyKo/s1600-h/IMG_0337.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/AVvXsEhlNCKN5FZIAet6I5g7prKRfNhA1hjDKPCa5Qtx0IdR6pE2FHBQC6uV-LwIcaOmKUV7BGRclnX4wW4W1CorfR2yxteSFt4KlUoNEpJJyX5yy42rE8uQUVQdafyVP5O2gIQRz3Kicy5OyKo/s400/IMG_0337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412544134250460466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Last Sunday, after arriving home from church, I fell asleep on our bed. I started out pretending to be asleep, playing with the girls, and it turned into the real thing. I rarely take Sunday naps, but this one must have been needed, and it felt really good. When I awoke, I found myself in a pile of stuffed animals and covered in the girls special blankets. They take good care of their dad and I just really love 'em. (photo courtesy of Maren :)</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusGuxEyxe1nNEg-5LDAr3YafNjWpbeeFjpj6_S_EOAEXSyUimeChLlTd-62AomUisU2c8rMrCqXvan9kri5ihDX0YxQEU-CmY2nEi-gC_luHuqGtHFz_n45P0g5S07vApCHeMpH9hOv0/s1600-h/IMG_0327.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/AVvXsEgusGuxEyxe1nNEg-5LDAr3YafNjWpbeeFjpj6_S_EOAEXSyUimeChLlTd-62AomUisU2c8rMrCqXvan9kri5ihDX0YxQEU-CmY2nEi-gC_luHuqGtHFz_n45P0g5S07vApCHeMpH9hOv0/s400/IMG_0327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412544125446799522" /></a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-49134965620670726722009-11-30T18:29:00.000-08:002009-11-30T19:10:45.176-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9wTqWx7oDHasxF3Ee-4S183rtrVFYK7xUo4KFCZC8OV4PPFrWhuPUcMdrZgxZYfbHtfEuy_bm2WdYqaYcaAdaOwNyapRd4-Q9_S6Lh5svnduanIgfloYFrzsyLcbaX2J1xvOL5a85iU/s1600/IMG_2492.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9wTqWx7oDHasxF3Ee-4S183rtrVFYK7xUo4KFCZC8OV4PPFrWhuPUcMdrZgxZYfbHtfEuy_bm2WdYqaYcaAdaOwNyapRd4-Q9_S6Lh5svnduanIgfloYFrzsyLcbaX2J1xvOL5a85iU/s400/IMG_2492.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410099596499747570" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We were so "Thankful" to have some great friends as guests for our Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone contributed to the feast, including the missionaries who brought a pie (impressive). When we went to take pictures I didn't realize the camera was set to take multiple pictures, so we were surprised, and then we all let the creative juices (faces) flow. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsQf4YGEIYeNgxoPOtSiOw92qMWqlpxO4EjE9dRe8LPv4l4XV7HwTRfs5Y6ePNlHpUzSWLmkm3oenx23Q8HJoPIacV2zmV4o-8_gr_QmtfCRHNrYWHMggwwrHgSFRGZqhGP_yPy2rIUc/s1600/IMG_2502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsQf4YGEIYeNgxoPOtSiOw92qMWqlpxO4EjE9dRe8LPv4l4XV7HwTRfs5Y6ePNlHpUzSWLmkm3oenx23Q8HJoPIacV2zmV4o-8_gr_QmtfCRHNrYWHMggwwrHgSFRGZqhGP_yPy2rIUc/s400/IMG_2502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410097246793512402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YNA5aTPnlzf0Kt9TTOxyHbCBNf4Q_SsPrESkHVZh-uM4NiIABrPkk4128KY5wAXygEnB312tLx8O7I5mqruVcr6PSj3zKtpkQS1e-ZQ-ThYme9mJ88_JhaqgQ0UaG5KnDFUEpJIYzjM/s1600/IMG_2511.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/AVvXsEjmfI0U8lm1pWsgpib6uFPffKPmbxVBA5mU6ULDB0zwHvVBAHnlXMOSU6lCAX8m7cKdzLE2O7yz9GaNi3udc8JxrmvgqqGcQvbcEC23b0pJwdIOZura8rFeoOMXnVVfhoKl27B9qjRCBvI/s400/IMG_0306.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409721928176840786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbS2vGZk4c-BbQqmgTE8psJp4zsb49O83zqOx2Zx-B-47cZEVjB_x6bP52AFYANjfN5ingJQWsKqMCdHeQBWr6Tn6X1ECm_GT_gvmMIs_gtZuLU0T0UDFV1NvV6qzJ8diQwqsG9tz8PE/s1600/IMG_0299.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/AVvXsEjxbS2vGZk4c-BbQqmgTE8psJp4zsb49O83zqOx2Zx-B-47cZEVjB_x6bP52AFYANjfN5ingJQWsKqMCdHeQBWr6Tn6X1ECm_GT_gvmMIs_gtZuLU0T0UDFV1NvV6qzJ8diQwqsG9tz8PE/s400/IMG_0299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409721923190612370" /></a>Thought I'd blog some random pics. the first took place about a month ago. Brinley came to Maren and informed her that she had just but a bead in her ear. I was moonlighting, so they met me and I tried to play the hero. Unfortunately, it was deep in there, and I couldn't get it with my limited selection of tools on hand. We took her to the ER and one of our ENT friends got it out with a small suction device. She was so courageous through it all. <div><br /></div><div>The next picture is Alaina's school picture this year. I have to say I have some beautiful little girls! </div><div><br /></div><div>Isaac has begun to show interest in hats. This one I picked up for him in the airport after going to an orthopedic conference. Doesn't he look kinda like the Sundance kid??</div><div><br /></div><div>The last picture is one I posted on Facebook. Brinley spent a whole evening making card after card for me. This one she was so proud of, and knew I would "love it". It had footballs on the front, and on the inside, a picture of me as a little boy, with "lots of wax in my ears". Apparently that's what little boys have. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-71752461476549629362009-11-08T19:22:00.000-08:002009-11-08T19:36:12.165-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbB1bksXk1Go9BFcrbK4_IRSFHnuBo_LIBcqLzMn2isp8ywBhDGRrgRjVD18JsCmz8APWap5rcN1thjoxZ5nSV8cRB6fYykm6qA2_WJ8Jm-zMkLWtDg8czgecwiG3MjkRm4J4dFfjJuc/s1600-h/IMG_2046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbB1bksXk1Go9BFcrbK4_IRSFHnuBo_LIBcqLzMn2isp8ywBhDGRrgRjVD18JsCmz8APWap5rcN1thjoxZ5nSV8cRB6fYykm6qA2_WJ8Jm-zMkLWtDg8czgecwiG3MjkRm4J4dFfjJuc/s400/IMG_2046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401942532068725938" /></a><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/AVvXsEhnu65TatHJLK50tEcJNXF3Y5tCh9ntFDOlERIoMmEHNGABMimG4ejbtAT2ZbyhELgoIgQnMS-VxpToUiZAe9WpU4WApFclB-JsBB3S8uImLcUEcHemm8i00ek5ThyphenhyphenNyyw-33-QuT5ecoE/s1600-h/IMG_1998.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwJkJIOsGe2QU7fzReqzyQnHAGwPTZSGwboF0Uaq55WB1pFeRmzQU1QFGTL6-GgCW_MxmgeZUOqUoPtVAPrEqoVzDqLgWogF0UAajrJdL3zhZh7x9jpLoeugIilhf5G1EuZzastyH9I0/s400/IMG_2032.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401941428053231474" /></a><br />Halloween Pictures of our sweets!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-20463695552867527692009-08-26T06:01:00.000-07:002009-08-26T06:30:33.320-07:00More summer faces and feet...<div>Now that I am a chief resident I get more hours at our moonlighting gig. It's really nice to make the extra money, but it also takes more time from being with the family. Luckily, I married a sweet girl who is willing to grab the kids and come and visit me. These pictures are from a recent visit to see dad at the MRI center on a Saturday. We watch movies, eat and go for nature hikes on the property. Lainie can put together some of her "collections" of birds' eggs, pine cones, flowers and acorns. Brinley can try to eat little inedible berries and touch every plant while asking, "is this poison ivy, daddy?" And Isaac can chase bugs to his heart's content. </div><div><br /></div><div>I took Alaina and Brinley golfing with me yesterday. They were so cute as they would cheer for me after every stroke (whether or not I was happy about my play). They love golf, because it means a gatorade and a bag of skittles, not to mention a ride in the golf cart. I found this picture (below) of Lainie's feet, plus several more random ones. I guess she had my phone out at some point. I didn't realize she knew how to take pictures with it. She's growing up too fast, just look at how long those legs are :). </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and I also included some of the noteworthy pics of me this summer. That's a 6.5 mm screw if anyone is wondering. I'm still taking it slow, wearing my cast boot most of the time (especially while standing all day in surgery). It looks like it is healing well, so (fingers crossed) hopefully I'm about done babying that stinking foot. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyD3f2ZDvO-xkVJk0EGL1Y503D9FSwMXYCfvftPWvNXFX58pzzHBFnWR1zf6zams7bgeAv3FKSMAh1NkvSEr4Dz6isdAk725jFpety1-r53UFZmedyC2FBCwsVikCOspZdAnwj7fg488/s1600-h/IMG_0015.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/AVvXsEjOyD3f2ZDvO-xkVJk0EGL1Y503D9FSwMXYCfvftPWvNXFX58pzzHBFnWR1zf6zams7bgeAv3FKSMAh1NkvSEr4Dz6isdAk725jFpety1-r53UFZmedyC2FBCwsVikCOspZdAnwj7fg488/s400/IMG_0015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374259906705444658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrOamPKWIkR7jzOwnO_5873Ni8LqvxfkaBZM1osnZOsK0G-atEK0dEdLxEun3LD3tdX_sUNyKSZHg9nomwKoc2-zIeSFLt9iIx1_abJZRADoyc9xkCXIj1Y8CvJb0BcTXPTbKyKIzXs8/s1600-h/IMG_0020.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/AVvXsEjGrOamPKWIkR7jzOwnO_5873Ni8LqvxfkaBZM1osnZOsK0G-atEK0dEdLxEun3LD3tdX_sUNyKSZHg9nomwKoc2-zIeSFLt9iIx1_abJZRADoyc9xkCXIj1Y8CvJb0BcTXPTbKyKIzXs8/s400/IMG_0020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374257538005817410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6_eUkT-dKD03M-S0g_8KdI9vVWdVw6Zu66lYLvzTBkhgYiphVmcATpiyq3AiC0x2aJr1jdjAmAZpI4e_Hl3MEpBfR7Vma2hyAlGoHEiYZnRGy7xLyTy2BKSN64HX-lavGD8hpQj51-g/s1600-h/IMG_0018.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/AVvXsEgY6_eUkT-dKD03M-S0g_8KdI9vVWdVw6Zu66lYLvzTBkhgYiphVmcATpiyq3AiC0x2aJr1jdjAmAZpI4e_Hl3MEpBfR7Vma2hyAlGoHEiYZnRGy7xLyTy2BKSN64HX-lavGD8hpQj51-g/s400/IMG_0018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374257524128893634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCyp4l3e4pnvk8cTfNS5PZLRGQl8tZYJ84UARh7HjEDPvMn7ukGGmGCgly9_MZmm42jpy1WBBk7yqrnYv-Awtik0p4gTsXJxyvP347bYRz4BuRQVfIH-f9wbWS3urIDfztz0IdKgWFvQ/s1600-h/IMG_0088.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/AVvXsEiBCyp4l3e4pnvk8cTfNS5PZLRGQl8tZYJ84UARh7HjEDPvMn7ukGGmGCgly9_MZmm42jpy1WBBk7yqrnYv-Awtik0p4gTsXJxyvP347bYRz4BuRQVfIH-f9wbWS3urIDfztz0IdKgWFvQ/s400/IMG_0088.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374257509947269154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pJO3WANwajBiUig7lTwOwPLDxjMSZKtPvB93GEpSonO_8M8Wp89p6fKqi1TO8pP-B9sD0yrk1AEwHnkRenVTOSUa09IGqH3ppGAdAj7AQCEGoK00trdFYQExqdxJns_T5PUdY9XLlm8/s1600-h/IMG_0030.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/AVvXsEg0pJO3WANwajBiUig7lTwOwPLDxjMSZKtPvB93GEpSonO_8M8Wp89p6fKqi1TO8pP-B9sD0yrk1AEwHnkRenVTOSUa09IGqH3ppGAdAj7AQCEGoK00trdFYQExqdxJns_T5PUdY9XLlm8/s400/IMG_0030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374257499274777954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSS3pArpn-7q7mjlVF83UG1fy62HBD2Urot_KoWy0j7P5a2TJwfilmEWu59EsYIFbfed1sStMYfNQXQsqUVus4Sh9R1pRA_VrDnAeMAKtBbwrLl20JVKPCx9oMgxJ61I2ObCJM-ztCYHY/s1600-h/IMG_0031.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/AVvXsEjSS3pArpn-7q7mjlVF83UG1fy62HBD2Urot_KoWy0j7P5a2TJwfilmEWu59EsYIFbfed1sStMYfNQXQsqUVus4Sh9R1pRA_VrDnAeMAKtBbwrLl20JVKPCx9oMgxJ61I2ObCJM-ztCYHY/s400/IMG_0031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374257494291946034" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-2814883368492265112009-08-20T14:43:00.000-07:002009-08-28T16:34:25.571-07:00<div>It's crazy how fast summer is flying by. It seems like yesterday that we were at the lake making smores with friends, when in actuality it was about 2 months ago. We have been enjoying ourselves with travels to visit family in Idaho and Utah, picking blueberries/raspberries at spicer orchard, going to outdoor concerts, celebrating birthdays, playing in the sand, wading in the pool, fishing, riding boats and....oh, we LOVE summer! Lainie just celebrated her 6th birthday, Brinley her 4th, and Isaac....well, we are celebrating because he just turned 18 months. Hello nursery!!! We wish we could hold time still just a little, so that summer would last just a little longer, and our kids would stay little a little longer. -M </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_efXT10mgVMGRJCE1ufOsd10bzIgoHvobz7XIthgvXi8ZSrXnX46z2iR-5Ue_uwsmQx0FnH-cTkCaQYZMmQ283n35Dl9HieaSFu0PDnxCb0QOpZz5tTW_Ls-JSCtdFuzO5y4NE1iniM/s400/IMG_0469.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372167456177388354" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH_1rxYhlMnqQnU0H5vVb8_nZyyvhZwp6rDPXVrxYPu_kpe6hejoY98x6edNvig549becxPNzR_yW52m72Mt0haJiZUT-2wruBA6b5frxx8XnDRn8doXZzuTfDgKiglv0sIErWjxmJg4/s1600-h/IMG_0740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH_1rxYhlMnqQnU0H5vVb8_nZyyvhZwp6rDPXVrxYPu_kpe6hejoY98x6edNvig549becxPNzR_yW52m72Mt0haJiZUT-2wruBA6b5frxx8XnDRn8doXZzuTfDgKiglv0sIErWjxmJg4/s400/IMG_0740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372167467176927186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpcIHW3aNLdg6KC9xI_6r0PVRzYfQmoWcSlvPB3D-trwAJ96uL_p1wY9bVW9V4YghCXxf5t42Tm9qeTU7BWgo-HPuXrRBcHhisCLtGBt9lAsjpgpugoLLlMhKYV1N2zBSrA8P1Xe23K4/s1600-h/IMG_1183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpcIHW3aNLdg6KC9xI_6r0PVRzYfQmoWcSlvPB3D-trwAJ96uL_p1wY9bVW9V4YghCXxf5t42Tm9qeTU7BWgo-HPuXrRBcHhisCLtGBt9lAsjpgpugoLLlMhKYV1N2zBSrA8P1Xe23K4/s400/IMG_1183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372166561310992674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv2d4gaMF5gOogSJC3ktKMVzF7JFXsBzu-A-TY9Hw6jY82Xl3l71Uwx4UIYdUbTiUgATYXjDuMxW5odtjgrW5JQ0m6-mfVYwKOk7fYIML4mTc_BkaOWolvHwbUBxeP4ETcS35gnvVUko/s1600-h/IMG_1312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv2d4gaMF5gOogSJC3ktKMVzF7JFXsBzu-A-TY9Hw6jY82Xl3l71Uwx4UIYdUbTiUgATYXjDuMxW5odtjgrW5JQ0m6-mfVYwKOk7fYIML4mTc_BkaOWolvHwbUBxeP4ETcS35gnvVUko/s400/IMG_1312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372165930021883346" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-75634832333384563562009-06-07T18:11:00.000-07:002009-06-07T21:32:19.989-07:00Smores+wet, muddy lake+campfire+my family = joy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PM8Jp4sNwyLyuv4RL0dsts4euQNWsA3cLhaWzsRvyjTqxB90yP6Q4nUo3EeJQTsvhyphenhyphenzLGGIwRAbPXpPJnIOmqa0txg__-1o3T0F9Ce-ZIpiMAcM8nNcaGq8bJQc_1bVUrTg7DMAGpvw/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PM8Jp4sNwyLyuv4RL0dsts4euQNWsA3cLhaWzsRvyjTqxB90yP6Q4nUo3EeJQTsvhyphenhyphenzLGGIwRAbPXpPJnIOmqa0txg__-1o3T0F9Ce-ZIpiMAcM8nNcaGq8bJQc_1bVUrTg7DMAGpvw/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344807892612999234" /></a><br /><div>Thought I'd add a post after a long drought here. Guess it's been busy around here. These pictures were taken during an evening picnic to a small lake that sits hidden down a hill behind our church. You have to drive across the ball field, down a steep hill, and through hoards of easily offended canadian geese to arrive at a nice little grassy area with access to the lake. We were alone until a small group showed up in their canoe and caught some amazingly large delicious bass. One was 27 inches long--the biggest bass I've seen caught in person. Isaac and I actually hooked into a lunker ourselves. It was one of the biggest perch I've seen--probably in the 7 inch range. (Maren took pictures but you couldn't really see the fish...due to its size and all) That got Isaac going, though, he just wanted me to keep casting so he could turn the reel handle. It was fun to cruise the lake with him. Maren took out the girls but I got busy building a campfire with my little bud and forgot to take pictures. (I did get a mental picture, and they were really cute) The pictures below were taken with Maren's new camera. I'm not sure why the girls are attempting to inflate the frisbee with our kayak pump. I also don't know if they were successful. I haven't seen that frisbee since, so maybe they overinflated it and it popped. Isaac loved sitting in the camping chairs, and watching the fire (until it blew smoke in his eyes). We cooked hot dogs and smores over the fire. I am really not sure why they don't tell parents from the start to never consider smores over a campfire. Isaac's hair ended up eating more than his mouth. I love the QUALITY hours like these. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnI6cw01HCOsKiFF5BZbb1DsJz8pYDrQASbDqWUw1rzy2UIVhS8ZoqP151d5PJ51s0oLsVduNKFW9YqXEwTxpT6TS4UcHqFgg6zqxnCF0Qb61xwwqJSN3-TrGLsuVJEvsedvGynYvQGM/s1600-h/IMG_0228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnI6cw01HCOsKiFF5BZbb1DsJz8pYDrQASbDqWUw1rzy2UIVhS8ZoqP151d5PJ51s0oLsVduNKFW9YqXEwTxpT6TS4UcHqFgg6zqxnCF0Qb61xwwqJSN3-TrGLsuVJEvsedvGynYvQGM/s400/IMG_0228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344800609461283714" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSB7K930fMcL0dPJlLpAiBUTDuBFk8aZsg7boRrTrNhGS_lVhjuwcxAmiD4pPsP_V_hz4J-IEvKPY0GZ0jpbxnfJ-cusC4FdZZP4D9hh_Ek4jUpPPEssoxJ_Sz88O-37ky5DpD_Yxo3c/s1600-h/IMG_0209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSB7K930fMcL0dPJlLpAiBUTDuBFk8aZsg7boRrTrNhGS_lVhjuwcxAmiD4pPsP_V_hz4J-IEvKPY0GZ0jpbxnfJ-cusC4FdZZP4D9hh_Ek4jUpPPEssoxJ_Sz88O-37ky5DpD_Yxo3c/s400/IMG_0209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344795915531853378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmqmv492ePI1t1bqVUINqCzEF7Gq_MLwoTy1nsM940NUgkNELExGxnm8fTgTp8lgide-wPP5Ioi7iyS_BPxOrwo5DtO4Cyo2nh4PcIjHEv0FgDB9oi2sv5KEe_wRnklfbcLC6W8KXgbA/s1600-h/IMG_0150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmqmv492ePI1t1bqVUINqCzEF7Gq_MLwoTy1nsM940NUgkNELExGxnm8fTgTp8lgide-wPP5Ioi7iyS_BPxOrwo5DtO4Cyo2nh4PcIjHEv0FgDB9oi2sv5KEe_wRnklfbcLC6W8KXgbA/s400/IMG_0150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344762174625087666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3wUo26m3lNSLfBprE1ONk3ntMmUCbn3dwtnCgeAI27TTjbpdldZ7-tK9lWDzG5yzmkYaxLN7LpPXmHDC9RvtTWamaJ-FLk0tB1kTAbGGEsKlXtoz9J_k7GFK77m75xitvtWxgF5Ffg/s1600-h/IMG_0146.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3wUo26m3lNSLfBprE1ONk3ntMmUCbn3dwtnCgeAI27TTjbpdldZ7-tK9lWDzG5yzmkYaxLN7LpPXmHDC9RvtTWamaJ-FLk0tB1kTAbGGEsKlXtoz9J_k7GFK77m75xitvtWxgF5Ffg/s400/IMG_0146.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344762170694668930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo6Vq3itI_z1Veq7Qv8SKDkUpK_XWQdKqHbxHvUiuAWmtoE7_pPbSSt5HEz1KMaoe_VKGdTtuct0T9o2tji8YbFEU3qpsecE6q8dhC-PxGXHLFNzMb7NENfiPiROiNy_O-ACQOU-zgZI/s1600-h/IMG_0119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo6Vq3itI_z1Veq7Qv8SKDkUpK_XWQdKqHbxHvUiuAWmtoE7_pPbSSt5HEz1KMaoe_VKGdTtuct0T9o2tji8YbFEU3qpsecE6q8dhC-PxGXHLFNzMb7NENfiPiROiNy_O-ACQOU-zgZI/s400/IMG_0119.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344759748111798098" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xs1vjLx4-gG6Jhacd3p1YQob9eBa3V07ecrsgLa4BzN4mEWjVymKazX2b188EV-iArw7DpMy-jL-1QTWlhyQKZYGtx43g6gUxxNGM7sIwVDxK7adWSm__wXO6jjjqmuKCGRsyUV4kdc/s1600-h/IMG_0278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xs1vjLx4-gG6Jhacd3p1YQob9eBa3V07ecrsgLa4BzN4mEWjVymKazX2b188EV-iArw7DpMy-jL-1QTWlhyQKZYGtx43g6gUxxNGM7sIwVDxK7adWSm__wXO6jjjqmuKCGRsyUV4kdc/s400/IMG_0278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344809535990945794" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-74157080367495615002009-04-20T06:59:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:55:55.461-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of you might know that I lived in Michigan before we came her for rotations in 2004. My dad did his residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit around 1978 through 1982 (I think). I, of course, came along with he and my mom then two of my siblings were born there. When my mom came out to visit a few weeks ago she took us to the Detroit Zoo where she would take us as kids. It was fun to have her tell me what used to be there and what was different. This is a display showing significant events at the zoo when we lived there. What a fun little walk down memory lane...although I didn't remember too much of it, it was fun to hear about things I did as a kid and to share that with my kids.<br /></div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhpbJx-_vffNh1RzmK1WNDVeWgZSGKc1cylT17epryPfwaGoShuS8OxDqSkCgo2xKEbLeWriCHeK2xo_RsBqPNhgWu3U9ow23fPyqoAR3DhGtR9NWrUvzepypxyvElA96ZLaps_CfFt3oM/s400/IMG_4474.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326773150052383922" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEg5YxasoWFJNAPWSTbdNRHwGa_5IZ_JDC9pX7VyYsAC85Zlp0YOLS0yoxRGyvu-EqcLsOHYojDXbqpWfW9I68juUCAZ0i7jnOBOAfkIl00mLFnsiusB-LxfLS9uJf587081czPl8Tc_Jrs/s400/IMG_4425.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326774330887353506" /><div style="text-align: center;">We love the Detroit Zoo!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEg-U4oFv32QUJet3BB_Jm9GPHz_NajktsRck5h1q9CI0P1ECt8E_5BVIvIU5rA1C-upThzkNDlXaIODCpSD9vTihKeytit96TNxhj7XHo9hEK49ZI9_HhCL73dWM7lLD2nf9uuaI3ZKQQ4/s400/IMG_4410.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326774329487607522" /><br /><div style="text-align: center; "> This goose really wanted to have a bite of the kids snacks. </div><div style="text-align: center; ">He got so close and followed us around for a little bit. The girls kept </div><div style="text-align: center; ">calling it their buddy. </div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><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/AVvXsEg1IqA_03EAdNWG2sz0ORoXwh7s5uM7quNXjsxtgb9atGO4oU9nhyphenhyphenNehvU-uSaZmbNgObRzvHXXIpxK7Ew85ywPB-kjAGP8Y060BwO3CigllXM_CWjXfC-YYWsGBf6pIohDq2OW4qFuEjM/s400/IMG_4490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326774335000735330" /><div style="text-align: center;">We had so much fun with my mom here. It was a difficult month in Dan's program. He was home VERY little those two weeks, so it was a blessing to have such wonderful company. We shopped, relaxed, sang together (mom and I sang a duet in sacrament meeting), baked, felted, crocheted, danced, talked, went to the childrens museum and giggled alot. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for coming to visit Mom. Thanks for sending her, Dad. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When family comes the time flies by too quickly!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-M</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just to add a quick note to Maren's post, she and her mom sang like angels together. It was so beautiful. They sang "Lead Kindly Light", one of my favorites stemming from mission experiences. Oh, and one woman in our ward asked Alaina if she was excited to hear her "aunt" sing with her mommy. Lainie said "huh?" She repeated, "are you happy that your mommy's sister is here visiting you." </div><div style="text-align: center;">-D</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-73381676652121294802009-04-16T21:50:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:27:12.748-07:00Carolina on my mindWe were so fortunate to be able to make the short (10 hrs) drive down to North Carolina for Easter weekend. The girls were great cheerleaders (w/ coaching from Uncle Craig below) for Grandma Hiatt as she recovers from a partial hip replacement for a hip fracture. We were so impressed and grateful that she was doing so well with her therapy and showing resolve and energy in recovering. It worked out so perfect because Grandma Higbee (my mom) was there at the same time to stay with and coach Grandma in her recovery. We loved seeing them both!!<br /><br />Uncle Kenny and Aunt Kathleen were kind enough to allow us to stay with them on short notice and were excellent hosts. We got a kick out of watching our girls play with the toys left over from 6 boys. Hey, I would play w/ barbie dolls, too, if they always drove in an orange camoflauged Hum-Vee decked out with multiple turret guns and missiles. The girls and Isaac loved their huge american bulldog, Cowboy. Despite what they said, I swear he is not a purebreed, there is a little horse in there somewhere.<br /><br />We also were able to eat barbeque and hush puppies with Gma Higbee. We left Isaac napping at Gma Hiatt's house w/ Aunt Kathleen. When we returned we found Isaac walking across the room w/ a football in his hand and Craig and his family cheering him on. Apparently we need to leave him with family more often.<br /><br />Below are also pics of the rabbit cake that Uncle Craig and family brought, an Easter egg hunt, playing with cousin Anna, and enjoying time with those we love but don't see often enough. We are grateful for all who fit us into their schedules w/ very little notice. 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I pinched myself as I realized I was watching "One shining moment" live on the floor at Ford Field while the team celebrated and cut down those nets in front of me. It was an amazing experience that I never imagined I'd have. Thanks NC!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFxVuWGglWAk_Eh-IFniz7u1lvDdzjLiEisSSM4YMo6hW81GRYGDPTmGb1CDBM3WxB-drupnAoI6S64pq3cITs5ViOqUErNhcPBuj9L_3B9PDX1xwUA9lFS0fH1wvcnoR5S-9Y7SsQMw/s1600-h/IMG_4837.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325327847620412050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFxVuWGglWAk_Eh-IFniz7u1lvDdzjLiEisSSM4YMo6hW81GRYGDPTmGb1CDBM3WxB-drupnAoI6S64pq3cITs5ViOqUErNhcPBuj9L_3B9PDX1xwUA9lFS0fH1wvcnoR5S-9Y7SsQMw/s400/IMG_4837.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAOagpVTSqHgAihFSTTgz8BYabAMJ87lQBWdrv9tCbA_FZG-bux9hIah0Nwk5LCN7y3V9omGbuFzPLN6_-J4MBvyt_0fH6xmQ6kzhNhT4RLGGrrOOyvYZOwtKur6D060C_29BfKuGnhA/s1600-h/STF_4821.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325335445928578354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAOagpVTSqHgAihFSTTgz8BYabAMJ87lQBWdrv9tCbA_FZG-bux9hIah0Nwk5LCN7y3V9omGbuFzPLN6_-J4MBvyt_0fH6xmQ6kzhNhT4RLGGrrOOyvYZOwtKur6D060C_29BfKuGnhA/s400/STF_4821.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aVbYK-KUwVEIR11fGoiMetViHAtHo95nIuuPWUmqbLN8FpsoXjLj13dDaYE-xpvzoEk2WWXDkzccslJ_xuD2DnjQyfLptWu-wiwwZIUarSOxMIeFVYg0pT7luLliWyqZx6BA48psyK8/s1600-h/IMG_4875.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNiQ8-ep_m8YojZhOZZef-KMJwQuNmT4xMScRycd6sgfP_pcJqil-KinZdchrsnJw-tL7qgxxq5oWJvq7pDdld1M7VgxMKcJ6V8iXv93hF067zIpR-__hBAcZKi9vzfMd5YZ9qbC7Bl4/s1600-h/IMG_4901.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLGFoyfbZeP2QT9JIrH6XiiQPLq7zNWeEDjPKaAvfSdworjLgkLR-teM5NeV5Ir52mEKP6EvlunfBh4mgrxXnaFN40KZuy9_CeOmfoqGQ23H67a7v55Utywj7AbauABuEze1EW4tcQec/s1600-h/STA_4814.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325335451138043106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLGFoyfbZeP2QT9JIrH6XiiQPLq7zNWeEDjPKaAvfSdworjLgkLR-teM5NeV5Ir52mEKP6EvlunfBh4mgrxXnaFN40KZuy9_CeOmfoqGQ23H67a7v55Utywj7AbauABuEze1EW4tcQec/s400/STA_4814.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I spent a little quality time with my mini-fans before heading off to the final game. After sitting for a moment with my arm around Alaina, I noticed Isaac looking over at her. He then gently placed his arm gently around her shoulder just as I had mine. (he also patted her back a few times) It was one of those sweet moments that makes a dad want to keep that job title for awhile.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZqW608K6ZK3WCHIA3WEUIJ5gGqjtTGKxOVAlesRAWsPKl8C0blhsiwuavG4Hkm6XcHIHm_qnXDj1CWWItKzLzi_ZNdiElSN01ciitSWwpXts3I-jlAKxS8Tg71OQ0B7nqSADg9OHj1M/s1600-h/IMG_4796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325327843087981810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZqW608K6ZK3WCHIA3WEUIJ5gGqjtTGKxOVAlesRAWsPKl8C0blhsiwuavG4Hkm6XcHIHm_qnXDj1CWWItKzLzi_ZNdiElSN01ciitSWwpXts3I-jlAKxS8Tg71OQ0B7nqSADg9OHj1M/s400/IMG_4796.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have to admit I found myself shaking with excitement (and just a touch of nerves) while driving to the game. I was so lucky to find a free shuttle at my parking site, which was about 10 blocks from the stadium (a long way even WITHOUT these lousy crutches). I met the Peterson's there and we got psyched to cheer our team on amidst a sea of 70,000 green and white clad fans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b472JV9d4JVIszTXDgi7Xtdt9RcojPBgsUBpZt5hAymtEnIts_9L2LK1Z_9rGOymOXEsgWXiotI4l-GEKSd3-gSU5GlEzZJcNGlEda3CB5w5kOE4hZhlSGWv76vScN4MZYRhrl1sdVI/s1600-h/final+four+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325327838221313890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b472JV9d4JVIszTXDgi7Xtdt9RcojPBgsUBpZt5hAymtEnIts_9L2LK1Z_9rGOymOXEsgWXiotI4l-GEKSd3-gSU5GlEzZJcNGlEda3CB5w5kOE4hZhlSGWv76vScN4MZYRhrl1sdVI/s400/final+four+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkGTpRPl1JY0LXiF8p-TAZrVJkRdeE-7TwPhWyZc8FoZzm8GXMPyBxNnDuGr6_y7r9siLXBiFgU47qDwTbmcY7XMl2Emf5Yo0fPgHWuqBGNkGAq4UxmaduJeeZkXWWcMH_tryqvyLEmQ/s1600-h/IMG_4898.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj666LWLtVtpmAzHOTfmLuHsD0BChOUha1EgKca1a_32qqIh-_GZNMtBMmvOVj_7LJrPmH_JyRszLHF0BWXdxyVcxZqJQpIpv3OOWA4WwvBgvChlEelRSGWpJjcSoHYihZAi3h5B1iZ1gQ/s1600-h/IMG_4898.JPG"></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNiQ8-ep_m8YojZhOZZef-KMJwQuNmT4xMScRycd6sgfP_pcJqil-KinZdchrsnJw-tL7qgxxq5oWJvq7pDdld1M7VgxMKcJ6V8iXv93hF067zIpR-__hBAcZKi9vzfMd5YZ9qbC7Bl4/s1600-h/IMG_4901.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKXpYyyCuCpgq23B1PPIIXSHWDQToEaPUO319TMVMX4QqtHdqg-jfP_kVJraNaoBThDv89xDS-HX7mO8ef1MPNlxpaqi4voJnQT8zl3Aow_TqZ8eqViHNojJdGezBSl6utxxt4Os6lGw/s1600-h/IMG_4889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325329276942921458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKXpYyyCuCpgq23B1PPIIXSHWDQToEaPUO319TMVMX4QqtHdqg-jfP_kVJraNaoBThDv89xDS-HX7mO8ef1MPNlxpaqi4voJnQT8zl3Aow_TqZ8eqViHNojJdGezBSl6utxxt4Os6lGw/s400/IMG_4889.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RdCuf8XBPgTrhb4aYJN8qVkxPHU3v3AMXElBGiF2h633j91dISRlonwlr6qXimqUiqAvUD5RT1A3evHZvus8AEne5WmBkk7YRXJKcX5K7_NHl-7apd5yaR5Neqw2ih5BpWF8MP8hFeg/s1600-h/IMG_4875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325329269152245042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RdCuf8XBPgTrhb4aYJN8qVkxPHU3v3AMXElBGiF2h633j91dISRlonwlr6qXimqUiqAvUD5RT1A3evHZvus8AEne5WmBkk7YRXJKcX5K7_NHl-7apd5yaR5Neqw2ih5BpWF8MP8hFeg/s400/IMG_4875.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwNn5W4nq0xv5hKTa904AANXRDnCg6asig_3XkoMoeNhmnImMP6EKib6n-7J030ZSNJLut-xafVq1dtQsbjSHzVI9yD4Nb0DM0d06lXaj2EsiaBrEjITCXa8q7B3KBa_wGbrfOIDfElk/s1600-h/IMG_4872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325327856461883682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwNn5W4nq0xv5hKTa904AANXRDnCg6asig_3XkoMoeNhmnImMP6EKib6n-7J030ZSNJLut-xafVq1dtQsbjSHzVI9yD4Nb0DM0d06lXaj2EsiaBrEjITCXa8q7B3KBa_wGbrfOIDfElk/s400/IMG_4872.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Fairy tales do come true! It was only fitting that they would present "his Airness" Michael Jordan into the college bball hall of fame during half time. I even got high fives from the whole team as they exited. (suddenly I felt more like one of the 7 dwarves next to some of 'em)<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-553SSS91CUICm2-ABvWUqdN2KGkNTYmaZsahvsNKRAofsvv9JL3diQ0dFUWKzmBXN7_aiDxIYhZrjSO8r_1INzgpg9pREZf8XtbNjOzrfTM54HeSiJNZH6t2kdAy0s9BCwfuR7J5NGQ/s1600-h/IMG_4870.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325327851043139490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-553SSS91CUICm2-ABvWUqdN2KGkNTYmaZsahvsNKRAofsvv9JL3diQ0dFUWKzmBXN7_aiDxIYhZrjSO8r_1INzgpg9pREZf8XtbNjOzrfTM54HeSiJNZH6t2kdAy0s9BCwfuR7J5NGQ/s400/IMG_4870.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And they all (except for those 70,000 in green) lived happily ever after...until next season :)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNiQ8-ep_m8YojZhOZZef-KMJwQuNmT4xMScRycd6sgfP_pcJqil-KinZdchrsnJw-tL7qgxxq5oWJvq7pDdld1M7VgxMKcJ6V8iXv93hF067zIpR-__hBAcZKi9vzfMd5YZ9qbC7Bl4/s1600-h/IMG_4901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325335452597928914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNiQ8-ep_m8YojZhOZZef-KMJwQuNmT4xMScRycd6sgfP_pcJqil-KinZdchrsnJw-tL7qgxxq5oWJvq7pDdld1M7VgxMKcJ6V8iXv93hF067zIpR-__hBAcZKi9vzfMd5YZ9qbC7Bl4/s400/IMG_4901.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKXpYyyCuCpgq23B1PPIIXSHWDQToEaPUO319TMVMX4QqtHdqg-jfP_kVJraNaoBThDv89xDS-HX7mO8ef1MPNlxpaqi4voJnQT8zl3Aow_TqZ8eqViHNojJdGezBSl6utxxt4Os6lGw/s1600-h/IMG_4889.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKXpYyyCuCpgq23B1PPIIXSHWDQToEaPUO319TMVMX4QqtHdqg-jfP_kVJraNaoBThDv89xDS-HX7mO8ef1MPNlxpaqi4voJnQT8zl3Aow_TqZ8eqViHNojJdGezBSl6utxxt4Os6lGw/s1600-h/IMG_4889.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVVMjhK6NzlKzuB9_8ndBRcEePJ39Z-P-zBBVnO0EcRtkagsPOFCgEPed2qmpeFbI8yk9RxC96BlgTXYKSCTHXnRwX3knp_F8mHr6jmZR6ggHxSXgSneHgAGXbnm0QINcbWq1N7u57Lc/s1600-h/IMG_4898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325515192374299122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVVMjhK6NzlKzuB9_8ndBRcEePJ39Z-P-zBBVnO0EcRtkagsPOFCgEPed2qmpeFbI8yk9RxC96BlgTXYKSCTHXnRwX3knp_F8mHr6jmZR6ggHxSXgSneHgAGXbnm0QINcbWq1N7u57Lc/s400/IMG_4898.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-30359347397749465072009-04-05T08:17:00.000-07:002009-04-05T08:34:35.586-07:00More photo updatesHere are more photos from March. My broken foot in a cast boot, Brinley Jayne, Lainie Grace, and more from Grandma Kristen's visit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9hdv4BUAmfsYVopYUO3NpnmRsT8Af9QsRfcpCD_noN7PMqMlff7g3gIvN1HhxG3Cqxyn_dT8z6PmlfcXOm6dLDc9m6rFtoZ565cu3VqerP4by2jHUL_4msK2WY1i73fObL7S2bfmROg/s1600-h/IMG_4794.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9hdv4BUAmfsYVopYUO3NpnmRsT8Af9QsRfcpCD_noN7PMqMlff7g3gIvN1HhxG3Cqxyn_dT8z6PmlfcXOm6dLDc9m6rFtoZ565cu3VqerP4by2jHUL_4msK2WY1i73fObL7S2bfmROg/s400/IMG_4794.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321230516439053970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvUGWpzOAnSDddME6o_H043HR2VRBE30DyzijrITuyNj59m_dVzx5_G-mZbJWNwwgyCM-GDEbeDiAgGwmihiwT6lczSAIQPa-6UgWxlRFhA5cdz-p2d7Rys4YyOfWnyQNvTxRAEfLQx0/s1600-h/IMG_4765.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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Crutches are not as fun as they always looked. Starting 3 months of elective rotations before he begins his last year of residency!<br />Maren: Now has one more person to wait on hand and foot. What a great mom and wife! Also enjoyed a visit from her mother in March. It was nice since I was pretty scarce at home that month. <br />Alaina: Had an expansion retainer placed in her upper mouth today to correct a slight inequality with her jaw. Loving piano lessons and had rave reviews from her kindergarten teacher at recent parent teacher conferences. <br />Brinley: enjoying preschool and is recently growing out of most of her current wardrobe. Always a giggler. Continues to demonstrate her growing independence. <br />Isaac: loves to say "Hi", calls all animals and daddy "Daddy", says "momma" when he wants something important, uses "Dease" for drink and please. Has taken four steps on his own, now. Our goal is full walking by his 14 month day on the 6th. <br /><br />Oh, and of course...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZxM1smnQQNSY3L_ML6a2VXMb3iqhW7nmIG__MS0Mp7q_M4VNVxq6XoRIko07xGcydvOdIuXKsfM8LENqkmC3wxm9GMLN-tkQ3Cu6ccd2iAu3G0KEWb26lJuCcUE9HgqWrUdlha4Foxs/s1600-h/unc+bball.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 108px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZxM1smnQQNSY3L_ML6a2VXMb3iqhW7nmIG__MS0Mp7q_M4VNVxq6XoRIko07xGcydvOdIuXKsfM8LENqkmC3wxm9GMLN-tkQ3Cu6ccd2iAu3G0KEWb26lJuCcUE9HgqWrUdlha4Foxs/s400/unc+bball.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320656461963972514" /></a><br /><br /><strong>GO 'HEELS!!!</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-32108560364137301042009-03-30T16:04:00.000-07:002009-03-31T13:02:00.629-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetxi6J6KOnTOhOKWKL-H8Exi2u8geyyAHgw9KW_kVEPvI4LsSUknjb2oHzNmbVtUsogtlzN9THfI03nTtYZrsUn8QNrP0Bbdq3tl22M4Albd2Rgt05V5kIveNlLpw7fg-4jstOs6etfQ/s1600-h/IMG_4390.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkVrYDu41DrfG54ZprDr0S76gSNTIBWEOe1PuDfX4ii4H5GAGZEG-IpgGecpeIyYP7hXM-SsEX0PKL-VXQd49AS8gSZg5qbvtizdGTTib8QiFZ-3P2X-jRl0Khoa8WUHWsRoqHq2YsEk/s400/IMG_4120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319443914821782738" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-70395208287549838312009-02-17T17:51:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:33:30.014-08:00365!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1L4ORs86RBtQtmg4QGJwYQdP5UF-AYqdzbBsjbzyK5-NVrapku5bjlg4D7RqEylRgbGt_GsoFq6N2TMlg0y-xoRvizZQgmKOcvY81MZX5oTXXRR1ZsNyKTyZp6QNGP7nfEHBSYupUJ8/s1600-h/IMG_4011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301696953173416834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1L4ORs86RBtQtmg4QGJwYQdP5UF-AYqdzbBsjbzyK5-NVrapku5bjlg4D7RqEylRgbGt_GsoFq6N2TMlg0y-xoRvizZQgmKOcvY81MZX5oTXXRR1ZsNyKTyZp6QNGP7nfEHBSYupUJ8/s400/IMG_4011.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Ok, I'm finally posting Isaac's birthday pics. I was trying to hold out and let Maren completely take over the blog dealy here. I guess I'll let her just ease into it. We celebrated our little man's first 365 days by starting at "Big Boys" for breakfast. How convenient. Isaac managed to heap a lot of sweet pancakes and scrambled eggs into his yapper, but of course, much, much more on the floor. He couldn't believe the cake was all his but he came around and began to dig in. I think the girls became a little nervous just then (perhaps wondering where THEIR cake was) because Lainie covered her eyes and ducked under the table, and Brinley yelled "No, No Isaac!" </div><div> </div><div>Maren had me grab some balloons for him earlier in the morning. When I brought them out the birthday boy raised both arms to the sky, dropped his mouth wide open and squealed in delight. What a fun kiddo. He is seen sitting on his first basketball and hoop, a huge doodle pad that he had to fight his sisters for, and a spinning, bouncing, music playing zebra from Grandma and Grandpa Beckstead. Thanks to all for the fun cards and gifts. Isaac will write you later. We have been so very lucky to have him this year, and we are forever so grateful for his fun, loving personality in our family. Happy Birthday little buddy!!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Lt9UdKpG8eMuxbR6B1eRAskZlDfu1AS2ngNz7ATVbijimOOniFrZxIrmoypvD6ohVQVYwhsD0tPxYObDNHUqML_zCCA6ZwYaYNJgPhfD_W2AMdJ65-Nhgcoas6vvysk5IICM6K6e9Bk/s1600-h/IMG_4013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301696952368007906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Lt9UdKpG8eMuxbR6B1eRAskZlDfu1AS2ngNz7ATVbijimOOniFrZxIrmoypvD6ohVQVYwhsD0tPxYObDNHUqML_zCCA6ZwYaYNJgPhfD_W2AMdJ65-Nhgcoas6vvysk5IICM6K6e9Bk/s400/IMG_4013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6vSXIaSFetvjnuz8Zvacr-z815Bjyv1ddOMVB2UQ0_ZVr-UFBVP5Clle_apN3q5IOVhALz3Vl7RR3xFxPER8y2sS8_6eDHrmRFiqHW9qvHWv69CGFCAM_Yk7-tzgQTT8mgx4Mh98F2w/s1600-h/IMG_4014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301696944160173794" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKto17jDRJ9SI2wsVzB0HEr7S01QtSVjoGxo3XhbPav-RDpnZmqoarDSGfupw92R1PxIz7PtJ_Z16PvrVrF6cyc0jOB7GA5CHfBZC_HJcIEcUzigZajajioccTBJu84Sgb3ZXXly_t94/s400/IMG_3986.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-29184678955773112902009-02-16T18:19:00.000-08:002009-02-16T18:34:14.288-08:00Our Little Chef<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl-lG53Qbea8NHuad6pcV-nUviEU-m1wC4ukPfN-obpjIZkQK6_JZzdZdWCCf34AvqbbxPaFnqpCtHuyqjx4oR7SjIFYrqiz_3ao3YeexOVbPTHkuiuVfP3l75tjqJVHILPrEFoEl8fs/s1600-h/IMG_4055.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/AVvXsEgzl-lG53Qbea8NHuad6pcV-nUviEU-m1wC4ukPfN-obpjIZkQK6_JZzdZdWCCf34AvqbbxPaFnqpCtHuyqjx4oR7SjIFYrqiz_3ao3YeexOVbPTHkuiuVfP3l75tjqJVHILPrEFoEl8fs/s400/IMG_4055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303585943315107186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeErXqRysfArY21dk6K10LZ16Iw1OZTPYBfuX5XDS6LTV5KabQIdpnIX8laWFCa-agYz-IufbXioTrEqJP1LRNx3Act6BjguAcsv6VpqUFtR-GcPnRy7HPwk6bQeTa8keIuGnAUlxsPD4/s1600-h/IMG_4049.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeErXqRysfArY21dk6K10LZ16Iw1OZTPYBfuX5XDS6LTV5KabQIdpnIX8laWFCa-agYz-IufbXioTrEqJP1LRNx3Act6BjguAcsv6VpqUFtR-GcPnRy7HPwk6bQeTa8keIuGnAUlxsPD4/s400/IMG_4049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303585574454263026" /></a>Why is there corn on a little red light? you may ask. The other day I was making dinner for three starving children and famished husband when one of the wee ones asked for a few niblets of frozen, uncooked corn to hold her over until dinner was ready. Perfect idea I thought and agreed. A few minutes later I noticed a few kernels of the frozen corn arranged oh so carefully around the little red light on my stovetop that indicates if the stove is hot or not. (For those of you without experience with glass top stoves, when my stove is on, a red burner light appears under the glass and starts cooking the food, a little like this little red light- but much bigger and hotter.) I figured out that Alaina had indeed placed them there with hopes of warming her snack on the little red light. Needless to say, it was taking a very long time, but she was patient and was eventually rewarded with two thawed kernels. YUMMY! -M<br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-88110397915164153582009-01-19T19:40:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:48:05.308-08:00Some pics from our Christmas in Idaho, and Dan's Birthday<div>We were so grateful to spend time with our wonderful families over Christmas. I'm just so sorry it took so long to share some pics. It's been a busy few months! From top to bottom: </div><div><br /></div><div>Me and the girls on my birthday night. They gave me a much needed break from preparing a lecture for the next day. </div><div><br /></div><div>Alaina's new haircut with some rockin' bangs! (is that how you spell bangs?)</div><div><br /></div><div>Aunt Rachel and "Brinners". </div><div><br /></div><div>Saying goodbye to some of the Beckstead Clan</div><div><br /></div><div>Saying farewell to Grandma and Grandpa Higbee</div><div><br /></div><div>Fun with the Higbee cousins (check out Isaac on the top one - Hee,Hee)</div><div><br /></div><div>Lainie and Annie - Lainie and Brinley had such a blast with the Higbee, Stoker, and Campbell cousins</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7k7otbu9nFUru0hkuetSf4SMu06s2LLOq6LxbjxKRsx5s5ukishXIDWQFqz7tmVlASqHXx-ulbsE21IbaEPvQq5d7B9WxzLeAkW1tqm5BmYVclLrJ2j3KadELSYJnJa99zwrDAlFd30/s1600-h/IMG_3969.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/AVvXsEic7k7otbu9nFUru0hkuetSf4SMu06s2LLOq6LxbjxKRsx5s5ukishXIDWQFqz7tmVlASqHXx-ulbsE21IbaEPvQq5d7B9WxzLeAkW1tqm5BmYVclLrJ2j3KadELSYJnJa99zwrDAlFd30/s400/IMG_3969.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293221853768994674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesIWFfz2ZGvFLomBRD38WoXxUMpPRuGog5fciOJJzUU8h79ZBbHJs6UyDX-LC4CV-cC8KLawkBK_ixjJU8vtCT8UXCECFaHhGUkcLSoLfCpuUGA3Fw96K2vZzFZKYm9vthbqywU-hrcY/s1600-h/IMG_3944.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Notice in the middle when I tried to get him to say "Dada" and he says "mama". </div><div><br /></div><div>We don't buy soda pop. Maren bought some 7-up for our sick girls last week, though, and picked up a "diet" soda, too. Apparently Brinley had asked for some of it and Maren must have explained that little girls don't drink "diet" drinks. Then, we received a 2-liter bottle of A&W rootbeer from some friends as part of a Christmas treat. I opened it and gave some to the girls as we were eating some late dinner (after some shopping). Maren walked in and began to poor herself a small drink. Then: </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Brinley: "Mommy, are you still on a diet?" (in a sweet and reminding sort of tone)<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Maren: a smile at me<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Brinley: "Mommy, don't you want some of your diet pop?"<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Maren: giggles with a guilty look on her face<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Brinley: "Mommy are you not still on a diet?" <br /></div><div>Little stinker! </div><div><br /></div><div>I have to add that Lainie and Brinley sang a duet in Sacrament on Sunday. They did great. Lainie, of course, sang out beautifully. Brinley began the song, then kind of looked around, and almost walked away, before joining back in for the last few lines. They sang "Fairest little Jesus child" (not sure if that's the real title). </div><div><br /></div><div>We leave for Idaho soon. We are so excited to see our family! After I explained who all we would be seeing on our trip, Alaina proclaimed (this morning) "This will be the best Christmas of my life!!" See you soon! </div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-33560200967371564282008-12-12T17:03:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:42:21.070-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyi5VoQcQ7VVmnovIyeOQfbV_Dh_VbXqHoN1UPTQ3sKnnVvZNRY7pXSge9f_Zuv6cR82apeATOyB6lN9fT76A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>The wisemen brought gold, and ...Frankenmuth (?), and myrrh. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frankenmuth is the German Christmas town 30 minutes north of us. They have the (as they claim) largest Christmas store in the world. I think it must be. They have it divided into zones so you don't get lost. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brinley now loves to pretend that our couch is the train on the "Polar Insprect." </div><div><br /></div><div>As I write down a few updates here the girls are watching "My Little Pony" the movie. So here I am. </div><div><br /></div><div>We are missing our ward's Christmas party right now. Alaina kicked-off the vomiting last night at midnight and Brinley joined in at 5:30 tonight. Why does Brinley always have to do whatever Lainie does. Anyway, I'm sure Santa is grateful that we spared his beard and lap of any early christmas treats...if you know what I mean. Hopefully they will both feel better by Sunday. They are supposed to sing a duet in Sacrament meeting for our ward christmas program. </div><div><br /></div><div>Isaac began officially crawling this week. He had to pass several time trials before I could make the public statement. He trained very hard and we are so proud of him for sticking with it. Maren is now trying to baby-proof any decorations below our knees. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maren and I went on a fun date last weekend. As a residency we have a new moonlighting position as the team physicians for a semi-pro (like minor leagues) hockey team. They are the Flint Generals. It was a blast. Free tickets to the game with great seats (and the best date) and I still got paid to do it. I had to send two spectators with nasty injuries from two stray hockey pucks to the hospital, and treat one home team player for a bruised nerve. Not a bad deal. We became fans in one night. To those whose names we drew for christmas, we hope you all like hockey jerseys. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>We send you all our most heartfelt Merry Christmas wishes. We are so blessed and grateful to have such wonderful friends and family. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-LOVE,<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Higbees<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158139618206473960.post-24323504316696063682008-12-12T16:44:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:02:12.912-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbXDjqfnQ8xGHPnhKzFhgVhy9-TMw3elUJ3FRQ2AGaTFggnYNvCeIZna4fB-OPpGJeSZ--XzcIKNFRy5pAlA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Putting up Christmas decorations is more than worth the while and the work and the mess when you see the excitement on little faces. The girls were asking for 3 days to put up the nativity scenes. The most anticipated moment is the placing of the baby Jesus in the nativity scene, and we have to keep close track of whose turn it is from year to year. We thought we'd have the girls explain the story of the first Christmas as they put up each piece this year. It was really fun! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2