tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27912920537084217632024-03-04T21:56:25.678-08:00...what the Wendorff!Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-84121729595314932702011-01-28T12:53:00.000-08:002011-01-28T13:02:41.299-08:00Quote of the Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSXY-Bd7Rd4Hz5dV4o5dVDN9bhyphenhyphenM5SNktuqZA3WDDIOzu8Skp-aYtFv-YmuGry2POjJY0VTv8wSnOqkOckc8jfm8kWXuSzBTyYt1el2BOrb78xFieCC4_G4VraIteZ35G-zQgzjTsRx0/s1600/Cartoon-Toilet-1198393.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSXY-Bd7Rd4Hz5dV4o5dVDN9bhyphenhyphenM5SNktuqZA3WDDIOzu8Skp-aYtFv-YmuGry2POjJY0VTv8wSnOqkOckc8jfm8kWXuSzBTyYt1el2BOrb78xFieCC4_G4VraIteZ35G-zQgzjTsRx0/s400/Cartoon-Toilet-1198393.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567344279855910610" /></a><br />Just had to record this one because we laughed so hard about it - and I haven't added a quote of the day for ages. <br /><br />At Christmas Chase's sister Emily asked if potty mouth had started at our house. My answer was - NO? She then went on to explain her kids new obsessions with potty words such as 'poop'. Well it has now arrived. Cayden has started explaining his 'poop'. It started the other day after a proud "MOOOOOOMMMMMM!! Come Look!" - when I arrive on scene - "look mom - soup poop". The descriptions have continued but this one was hilarious:)<br /><br />Only a mom can appreciate:)HA!Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-22375173390103243982011-01-25T07:22:00.000-08:002011-01-25T07:44:13.512-08:00Traveller<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAqcesg-svS8fH_D5k9VJT68cI7uppP_Di_3i8TIi1o8FQTPfvpFBxIG6wp8DHN7nWBhH2tpAC4QsneACD6a7sO1bpfrbqVYtImjeFd5slouQDRDwgJzgjCwwler0qe0xebfPYrObseA/s1600/traveller.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAqcesg-svS8fH_D5k9VJT68cI7uppP_Di_3i8TIi1o8FQTPfvpFBxIG6wp8DHN7nWBhH2tpAC4QsneACD6a7sO1bpfrbqVYtImjeFd5slouQDRDwgJzgjCwwler0qe0xebfPYrObseA/s400/traveller.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566147539034184786" /></a><br />Last year at this time I blogged about our first trip to Las Vegas. I have just returned from another trip to Las Vegas - this time alone. A couple of weeks ago Chase and I went to Indianapolis for a conference and I had a great time, hardly had to work at the booth at all, spent a lot of time shopping and visiting with my new friend Monica, and ate great food. Then last week I was off to Vegas - which I dreaded because I thought I would be bored and lonely - instead I laughed my head off, ate great food (real chinese in China town practically every night), saw some great performances and worked my hiney off at the booth. Seriously, when I got home I slept from 2-6pm then went back to bed at 10 and slept until 9 the next morning. Anyone who has been to Vegas understands the amount of walking that is involved. We stayed only two hotels over from the conference and yet it still would take about 35-45 minutes to walk there - what the!!! Who designed this place? The great thing was - that even with all the great food I still lost another pound this week - yay! I had a great week! I am now in the thick of catching up on what was left behind for the week and preparing for the next conference. Toronto - next weekend - then Edmonton two weeks later then Toronto again two weeks later then Winnipeg, Edmonton, Toronto, AHHHHHH! What have I got myself into (I feel a bit like a movie star or something:)) Business is going well and hopefully we can quadrouple our sales this year (last year we doubled). Hopefully things continue well. Glad to be home.Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-6383544575969041322010-11-03T14:30:00.000-07:002010-11-03T20:39:50.714-07:00The latest Escapades<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIFX527KVKchlVZujUdwZmZD7sWGDHVA1SjsHbU3J1uERT0PQir5dbsG7DDrQxiVpWMs9HTnjzymua_OZFegQibWIXpVUv3wg7S1_82B1_wLwiGpux40EVxloQ3XZqi-qei5t3_8TvGE/s1600/cayden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIFX527KVKchlVZujUdwZmZD7sWGDHVA1SjsHbU3J1uERT0PQir5dbsG7DDrQxiVpWMs9HTnjzymua_OZFegQibWIXpVUv3wg7S1_82B1_wLwiGpux40EVxloQ3XZqi-qei5t3_8TvGE/s400/cayden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535440025127901426" /></a><br /><br />I know, I know, he looks so sweet(photo by Eric Cahoon http://erincahoon.blogspot.com/2010/10/for-naomi.html but don't be deceived. <br /><br />I never knew that the terrible two's really existed until three with Kiah and even then there were never really that many giant disasters.... and.... now...I...learn...my...lesson.<br /><br />Yesterday was a day of big lessons. It all started with an alert from Kiah - MOMMMMMM! "Cayden is throwing clothes". I was working on getting my laundry room ready to tile and so I had finished all my laundry and had moved everything out of the room. Each basket was sorted and in each according room, ready for putting away.. or was. When I went in every piece of clothing had been flung from the basket in various areas around and on the bed. And not only that, but EVERY pair of socks had been pulled apart and thrown into the massive mess. I started over, and needless to say - put them straight away. What a way to start a morning.<br /><br />Then....a couple days ago we received a giant load of books from a neighbor - YAY! I got them all put away the night before and sorted by size, type, shape, etc., and separated from all of our other books so the kids could enjoy the new ones...until... I heard the ever growing in volume MOMMMMMMMM! from Kiah and went in to find every. single. book. covering the whole floor. <br /><br />After instructing this one to be cleaned up by the assailant I got back to work trying to get mortar mixed and tiles laid. The hyterics of the next 'MOMMMMMMMM' ensured a real disaster awaited. It did. Cayden had climbed up to the sink and filled two giant bowls and a roaster with soap and water then... proceeded to dump them over the edge and flood the entire kitchen!!! Well that clearly wasn't enough water so he turned on the tap, extended it over the edge of the counter and let it spray. ARGHHHHHHH was my only response and Cayden clearly got the idea because he ran and hid. I got enough towels and soaked up the mass of the mess but of course it had ran under my island, stove, fridge and shelves which were not so easy to clean up. Well several towels, hours, and fans running later most of the water had dissipated. <br /><br />I made it through the day with no more giant disasters and got 3/4 of the room tiled (mostly after Chase got home and was able to help avoid any more 2 year old creations). <br /><br />This morning I was reminded of my lovely two year old when he asked me for a drink of water which I poured for him from the bathroom sink next to me as I sat doing what we all have to do when we first wake up in the morning. Then a thought struck me - my mouth guard should have been sitting where his cup was on the edge of the sink and it WAS NOT THERE! I stood up to find it in the yellow tinged abiss below. At least I saw it before I flushed. ARGHHHHHH! - he ran and hid.<br /><br /><br />Needless to say he has been well aquainted with time out the last couple of days:)Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-90580367204922012822010-10-18T21:27:00.000-07:002010-10-18T22:20:46.429-07:00The Love Letter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCR3fF0sLkVN1-E4YvNrVWLAishzZEoTMZ2wzBPcX8gdSK2Q2-XnvloZr1S3GC7bfvDwq8rkuEP4D-lHsIjgq98t2lgWeM_3H6vLaOfdOLpGyZohudJuOO2wMOIGBez4PjQBut1y55BtI/s1600/my_love_letter_by_babyeyes.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/AVvXsEjCR3fF0sLkVN1-E4YvNrVWLAishzZEoTMZ2wzBPcX8gdSK2Q2-XnvloZr1S3GC7bfvDwq8rkuEP4D-lHsIjgq98t2lgWeM_3H6vLaOfdOLpGyZohudJuOO2wMOIGBez4PjQBut1y55BtI/s400/my_love_letter_by_babyeyes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529610419499649874" /></a><br /><br />Recently a lovely new girl moved in and was teaching us a lesson. I was lucky enough to be able to sneak in on this lesson as I usually don't get to. It was a really nice lesson and she handed out these thank you cards to us and asked us to give them to someone who we thought would need it. Well I love giving cards and so had plenty of people come to mind immediately, so I decided to ponder on this and decide later on who to give it to.<br /><br />This lesson was a few weeks ago and late last week I was reminded of this little card waiting patiently in my bag to be used, by a feeling. I was spending some time with one of my good friends and I was looking at her thinking how beautiful and amazing she is and how lucky I am that she is my friend. I have many friends and people in my life that I think this about, but this feeling became so strong to me and it kept coming back everytime I thought of her in the few days after that. I wanted to give her the card but I didn't feel like I could fit all that I had to say in it..... so I wrote her a love letter.<br /><br />I know this may sound so dorky but one of the things that I am really bad at is keeping in touch with people and feeling like the people that I love don't really understand how much I love them, and maybe I don't understand how much I really love them. If I think about this and record many of the reasons I care about them then maybe I can do better at taking care of them and keeping them in my thoughts (I have a best friend since birth who rocks at this by the way... she always remembers everything that is going on in all of her friends lives and remembers everyones birthdays EVERY year!)<br /><br />Anyhow so I wrote this letter and told her several of the reasons why I love her and love that she is in my life and included it in the card. She is my wonderful friend.<br /><br />She called me today to say thank you. The funny thing is that she was thinking many of the same things about me at the exact same time we had been spending time together that I was thinking about her..... But neither of us had said anything - why? I guess it may be inappropriate sometimes to say things like I love you and why, at a random time to someone who you do? But perhaps more often than not it is entirely appropriate. Why aren't we allowed to do this? For me I think it is the intimacy of it. At this point in my life I am working hard at letting walls down and letting people close to me see the real me... and help the real me. She also said many sweet things to me about why she loves me and told me a story about the first time that we met. The clarity of it was interesting to me because I always wonder what people really think about me and she gave me some insite into what she really thinks of me. It was nice, brought tears to my eyes, and made me feel like she really loves me too..... and it was okay for us to say this and to talk about it. At the end of the conversation I felt like something had changed in our friendship, something was there that wasn't there before and I truly treasure it.<br /><br />It may have been dorky, wierd or risky for me to write this love letter but I know that she will treasure it and she really made me feel loved in her reaction to it. <br /><br />I wonder what would happen it I wrote a simple love letter to many of the people that I treasure. My husband, my son and daughter, my mother, my family, my friends. How would this strengthen our relationships? How would their response make me feel? How would I feel knowing they have this letter to look back upon listing a wide range of wonderful things about them on a day when they really need it? I am grateful for that lesson and the cards that were handed out and know that that little gesture by my teacher went a long way today. <br /><br />So... I challenge you to write a love letter. Let someone who you care about and admire know how you feel, and allow them to have something to look back upon to remind them of this. I could have just told my friend, but I was afraid that I would get flustered and it would be awkward and I wouldn't be able to say all that I wanted to without losing my thoughts - so I just wrote it down. <br /><br />Kind of a random entry I know, but I think I might get a few more love letters on the go:)Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-4515123736481024332010-08-25T12:53:00.000-07:002010-08-25T14:22:22.561-07:00Struggles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKlkz69qudWUyzrCsMMi2rEN_VBWqK50diEIMjHWNCjl3U0JcBV0LGDIiHeJK307k5HtIdUzXnX3_GSmQu0VqmoeIowgfO0x4mC1mUwhmmftGYPI0Gdv2tA68v6ZkAjoTIhj3GyYQxjU/s1600/lifes-struggles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKlkz69qudWUyzrCsMMi2rEN_VBWqK50diEIMjHWNCjl3U0JcBV0LGDIiHeJK307k5HtIdUzXnX3_GSmQu0VqmoeIowgfO0x4mC1mUwhmmftGYPI0Gdv2tA68v6ZkAjoTIhj3GyYQxjU/s400/lifes-struggles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509446301867019138" /></a><br /><br />A couple of weeks ago I did the Riding Mountain Olympic Triathlon. I did this race last year as well and it was miserble and cold, foggy and pouring rain and I didn't really like the distance. I vowed to never do it again. Funny how you change your mind about things after a while. Anyhow I signed up again this year for the Olympic distance which is 1.5k swim, 40K bike and 10K run. Anyhow the weather was awful, again - pouring rain - but this time add high winds into the mix and you end up with huge white caps on the swim, crazy head winds and side winds in the bike and a freezing run. Funny thing is I still had fun. I love to race. I love that it is hard and that it took a lot of preparation to get there. I love that I really am not there to race against anyone but myself but the others really help me to push past my barriers, I love that I have family and friends there every race to cheer me on and take pictures, I love the lone long runs and rides I get to do late in the evening or early in the morning ALL BY MYSELF, I love the feel of the water as I glide through it and practice my stroke effectiveness for hours until I can feel the power of my swim. I love feeling tired after a training session and knowing that I worked hard, and that even though I worked hard, in the end it will give me more energy. I love Triathlon and am so lucky that I get to do so many each season. Now to the Struggles part... This race was HARD! I don't think I have had a race this hard since the two races when I started Triathlon 7 years ago. The swim was killer and I couldn't even see the bouys between each wave, I swallowed so much air trying to avoid swallowing water that at one point I had to stop and let many many burps out, it was kind of funny though - the bike was really hard because of the wind and the bike course in this race is all ready challenging because of all the huge hills in the course. Then I got to the run. Well at this point I realized that several people had had to drop out because they were done for after the swim, and several had flat tires on that nasty bike, I thought to myself, if I finish I will celebrate. I felt okay at the start of the run, but tired. And then this blog started in my head and continued to distract me throughout the run. Through all the leg cramps and sore knees, I thought about how we all have struggles. How most of us try most of the time to pretend we don't have struggles. And how when we are having struggles sometimes we feel like they are worse than anyone elses. And that brings me to this thought - this race was a struggle - it was hard - really hard. And I still had fun. It taught me many lessons - like most struggles do - and in the end it was all worth it. <br /><br />I started triathlon because I like to be active, I knew how to swim, but not fast, I had a mountain bike and I knew how to ride it and I could learn how to run (or to walk-jog or wog as I call it). I really hate running and I am still not good at it - but improving and continuing to practice. Anyhow, I fell in love although the first few races were a disaster. It was a challenge and it gave me something to be proud of that I could do. It has helped me deal with all kinds of other struggles by both distracting me and empowering me and I think everyone should try it. <br /><br />If you can swim - doggy paddle included (and if you can't then take lessons), ride a bike, and walk - you can do a triathlon. There are lots of "Try a Tri" races with nice short distances all over Canada. I believe the one in Saskatoon in May is 200m swim (flutter boards allowed), 6km bike and 2km run. Friends, if you want to try it I have lots of tips and advice and I can help you find some good resources and help you set up a program (mind yo not so many tips on how to win - but lots on how to have a great time:)! <br /><br />Dispite the struggles I still had fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKOpYJ62n1zzuLnSqJWYJeeHMSuXYbG3oKDsf-sGNY9qj0lYOwk4qt7XAu9oKg8rvUdwsMfg7lYr8-nIb6KXx-RsRa8o9XJHuS307P3xCD41VhKnftRckmHgSYz6Oszt42GxL4mp09Ds/s1600/rmtri1.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/AVvXsEjOKOpYJ62n1zzuLnSqJWYJeeHMSuXYbG3oKDsf-sGNY9qj0lYOwk4qt7XAu9oKg8rvUdwsMfg7lYr8-nIb6KXx-RsRa8o9XJHuS307P3xCD41VhKnftRckmHgSYz6Oszt42GxL4mp09Ds/s400/rmtri1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509442913146103954" /></a><br /><br />And was so proud of myself when I was done:)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqWWiH8yZjZ_HjQTdQiDZMtsaI1-vhRC_xZzcw-1Jm8XOlRVlDGH6uP4r6PPdm7oKRaWE9f4LtkgiCTIIEvmxrUOFMBFEJxzKoEugs73OGXfZOYhEIkDn8a2ZbaY2mbdd6IVG1WIjaxo/s1600/rmtri2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqWWiH8yZjZ_HjQTdQiDZMtsaI1-vhRC_xZzcw-1Jm8XOlRVlDGH6uP4r6PPdm7oKRaWE9f4LtkgiCTIIEvmxrUOFMBFEJxzKoEugs73OGXfZOYhEIkDn8a2ZbaY2mbdd6IVG1WIjaxo/s400/rmtri2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509443183506850242" /></a><br />....and I am sure I will be back again at this race next year.Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-49201251022296963172010-07-31T19:37:00.000-07:002010-07-31T20:34:37.007-07:00Princess RoomI am so happy! I finally have one room in my house done - Yay! It is funny, because this room all along has been the "that room doesn't have to get finished until last" room - and here it is number one. I think I just needed to get a fun one done to get into the rest. What do you think? Kiah adores it! She is in love with the pink and she calls it her princess room. Guess the total cost to turn this: <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfcmCNlp4OQrDwBSY8R1N_3UJSFpIjKpv54ENerG0tznT_NqQprXxtMaVX-YhIHn7byEm7rqFDDy9jXbvSDj6RQFyWef3PH3elOHtu_k7lcSbmcf6QHe6u_If7YXQoUfK1PYjpkA6ApM/s1600/princessr1.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/AVvXsEiSfcmCNlp4OQrDwBSY8R1N_3UJSFpIjKpv54ENerG0tznT_NqQprXxtMaVX-YhIHn7byEm7rqFDDy9jXbvSDj6RQFyWef3PH3elOHtu_k7lcSbmcf6QHe6u_If7YXQoUfK1PYjpkA6ApM/s400/princessr1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500271684808863266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY9AbqOdV_7wisxFsyZ-pPglqGWGqMCVVo8CDahdGCy8tniGSk2kef-iuN6VYuoPTrjs2iOU1XeUcyZw5MImirc3mP5JoMWSXbuJgFWeQ7zjyNbZrEwRH9qWroL5Fah5wAKkY00O5q6I/s1600/princessr2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY9AbqOdV_7wisxFsyZ-pPglqGWGqMCVVo8CDahdGCy8tniGSk2kef-iuN6VYuoPTrjs2iOU1XeUcyZw5MImirc3mP5JoMWSXbuJgFWeQ7zjyNbZrEwRH9qWroL5Fah5wAKkY00O5q6I/s400/princessr2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500271571222105122" /></a><br /><br />into this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggOK0r8f6EyteIhBWhlWYmP8S9EZTn7UL-ctm3m_jNhmCBiM_5tFP89n859O5LeVdQvMXb9vAq-qp5vhcVRIFKDNQyz_cy9drHlkfd9iuzazlpR-etqC5UXgKjkauR_aKyq0EFWeK838/s1600/princessr7.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/AVvXsEiggOK0r8f6EyteIhBWhlWYmP8S9EZTn7UL-ctm3m_jNhmCBiM_5tFP89n859O5LeVdQvMXb9vAq-qp5vhcVRIFKDNQyz_cy9drHlkfd9iuzazlpR-etqC5UXgKjkauR_aKyq0EFWeK838/s400/princessr7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500272564309737010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy80FdyJxFmUSgfUWsWYUlqQwWv3BlTTWGm9ukhdXHp_vtV9bvLuvfzgFUhiH42vtzR1QB2ay4yojNExVI4ziy-7dkYc0Lrde1qK29sJ82IM2HNg1wdxPnP3FlD5hXXxYNcd9SVRJNqoU/s1600/princessr6.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/AVvXsEiy80FdyJxFmUSgfUWsWYUlqQwWv3BlTTWGm9ukhdXHp_vtV9bvLuvfzgFUhiH42vtzR1QB2ay4yojNExVI4ziy-7dkYc0Lrde1qK29sJ82IM2HNg1wdxPnP3FlD5hXXxYNcd9SVRJNqoU/s400/princessr6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500272466588145362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2gLHR48hBNZq32Bwj2xgnBYyv5LlhiP8xWXzd704dguLC-T5SKuGKCTDu2risXa1M9C_pb7VjAZOmPWdQ9IgIfzu7xc9ayKj98lahg-33J2WjeVJyXCbjNuOeRnVl8jt03qCfHJ2B64/s1600/princessr5.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/AVvXsEjC2gLHR48hBNZq32Bwj2xgnBYyv5LlhiP8xWXzd704dguLC-T5SKuGKCTDu2risXa1M9C_pb7VjAZOmPWdQ9IgIfzu7xc9ayKj98lahg-33J2WjeVJyXCbjNuOeRnVl8jt03qCfHJ2B64/s400/princessr5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500272210827097522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEfbnCRG8Tcxf54MESRB98xse1EvBv4jVf4ca4MnH08yujsrf-pOowdkAguPgpIfJCYvpwLKCbg60l8WY11s5Noo1Lb5XfQIWQ8QYUYTgqFtMxkNYOWPclhWIiY0b3LJdrenrpC4DDbk/s1600/princessr4.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/AVvXsEhGEfbnCRG8Tcxf54MESRB98xse1EvBv4jVf4ca4MnH08yujsrf-pOowdkAguPgpIfJCYvpwLKCbg60l8WY11s5Noo1Lb5XfQIWQ8QYUYTgqFtMxkNYOWPclhWIiY0b3LJdrenrpC4DDbk/s400/princessr4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500272129560312338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTYJjP6V819fmQ0i5-GjiPXf_qIt92OjxDS08HQtHwmSfnldNdYIkOkMfpMt83LLGw6B_abkneBMbsvvW9CSqLK_p1jC01dXwAqN5OltIx_71l391Haoe4MGeJBFhC6w05BV91AI5gao/s1600/princessr3.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/AVvXsEhVTYJjP6V819fmQ0i5-GjiPXf_qIt92OjxDS08HQtHwmSfnldNdYIkOkMfpMt83LLGw6B_abkneBMbsvvW9CSqLK_p1jC01dXwAqN5OltIx_71l391Haoe4MGeJBFhC6w05BV91AI5gao/s400/princessr3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500272039194509682" /></a><br />Here is my very close estimate(keep in mind this room was gutted and redone - head to toe):<br />carpet - (on discount at end of the roll) - $75.00<br />paint and supplies - one can primer and paint- step dad works at the hardware store - free<br />antique bed - out of old house on our property - free<br />feather duvet - handed down from great grandma - free<br />pillows from china - $5.00<br />pillows from discount bin at Home Sense - $6.00<br />Duvet cover on clearance from Home Sense - $30.00<br />New sheets - on sale at walmart - $12.00<br />New pillows - also on sale at walmart $6.00<br />Bed side table - covered cardboard box - free (this will be replaced once I find something that will work - but no luck so far in my price range:))<br />Darling princess cutout pictures - awesome aunt emily made them- free<br />china ballarina painting - $12.00<br />Stretching boards (for painting) - Micheals - $8.00<br />I am a child of god picture - frame - $15.00 - and I made the letters<br />Flowers and vase - had in the 'craft cupboard'<br />Pretty letter "K" - on discount at Home Outfitters - $5.00<br />Old trunk for dress up clothes- out of old house - free<br />Antique garbage tin- old house - free<br />Pretty pink wire jewel box - double discount bin at Home outfitters - $2.00<br />Chandelier - old one from living room - free<br />Spray paint - $30.00 (for bed, trunk, garbage bin and chandelier)<br />Curtain - home depot - $10.00<br />Pink bed "swoop" - walmart $9.00<br />matress - had<br />wood for bed support - $15.00<br />labour - sweat and tears - me - free I guess.<br /><br />Grand total.....$235.00<br /><br />Think I could make it on a room make-over show?<br /><br />Too bad I have to move the destroyer and his bed in there while I get his room mudded and painted! I think the 'white' duvet will have to be removed to get through that one alive. Ha ha. I am so excited that Kiah is totally in love and loves to sleep in her new room!....For those of you who know...the owl... is still there - I was thinking of tying it into the princess cutout picture somehow by writing a story about a princess and a king and the king gets turned into an owl by the villain but then he watches over her always... what do you think my options are:)?Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-41083839386425536472010-07-20T22:04:00.000-07:002010-07-31T21:04:54.603-07:00Awesome Dad!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2Z03GbVAKfYFkUnodcjoisoVdBbdJgZwKYswDlm0jRo5bxmLaJEG8eHMY1BoR1HHE3RE0ETnZ8V8rz1YSmfqYhyYSzsXd2gCOpzvkXQQCP_inBQKVrZX3PDCv10Z1tGVw8LSn0T6OsE/s1600/dad-rocks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2Z03GbVAKfYFkUnodcjoisoVdBbdJgZwKYswDlm0jRo5bxmLaJEG8eHMY1BoR1HHE3RE0ETnZ8V8rz1YSmfqYhyYSzsXd2gCOpzvkXQQCP_inBQKVrZX3PDCv10Z1tGVw8LSn0T6OsE/s400/dad-rocks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496221329141335394" /></a><br /><br />We love the Dad in our family! He is so great at playing with the kids and teaches them all kinds of new things all the time. He is an explorer and an adventurer and is always playing spontaneous fun new games that just naturally happen when he is playing with the kids. We all adore him and the kids constantly miss him and ask for him when he isn't around. He is the best breakfast maker around and spoils us quite often with the pleasure of his specialty pancakes or waffles - no matter how I try - even with directions - mine never turn out as good as his. We are so proud of how hard he works at school and are amazed that he continually does so well despite having three other jobs, owning our own business, having kids and a wife, a huge acreage, and a busy calling at church. We know that he will be a fantastic vet because of his natural ease working with people in business, his attention to detail, his skill with surgeries and working with his hands, and his continual need to analyze, research, and learn. I am so lucky to have someone who adores me and tells me that I'm 'hot' when he knows I need to hear it and even when I may not, who trys so hard to provide our every dream and wants us to have anything we could ever dream. He is a dad who would protect his kids as fiercely as this mother bear, even from this mother bear:) He has such a big heart and it has an especially soft side that is wrapped around both of his kids fingers. He is a good leader and makes sure that we are always on track while making decisions. He ensures that we remember to say our prayers always and is great at explaining things about the gospel and life to the kids, (and to me:))in ways they will understand. He will always do all he can for all of us and we think that he is such an awesome Dad!! We love you Dad and cherish you always.Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-56063460563478056312010-07-20T21:13:00.000-07:002010-07-20T21:31:10.678-07:00FishingAt the beginning of June we went to spend a few days with Grammy and Gido and one of the highlights was the trip to Angling Lake fishing!! We went after supper, and when we got there we had the lake to ourselves and the water was glass! We piled in the boat and had a great time! Kiah took her brand new pink fishing rod that flashes pink and green when you reel in the line and Cayden took his brand new mini rod - thanks Gido! Kiah was the only one to catch a fish and it was huge! We all had fun and fell asleep in the truck on the way home. I will have to admit, Kiah was a little dissapointed after Gido had filleted the fish and she thought she got to keep it as a pet - she exlaimed "Gido - Why did you peel my fish"?! when he came upstairs with the left overs. Now she knows - when we go fishing - we eat the fish. Mmmm.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibabEBFGdkzAFHLa5FSOz-vg8rNnpJShU1rRB5F2btLt64gr7gpX7omXruwds0a_382sQ4rVXW992jFsqsFl0IfHhRo0MIg6Za7iTaqa-TwV-rSHZnBx4lFZdAADxtC8Y0iR0rHFtmcNM/s1600/fishing-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibabEBFGdkzAFHLa5FSOz-vg8rNnpJShU1rRB5F2btLt64gr7gpX7omXruwds0a_382sQ4rVXW992jFsqsFl0IfHhRo0MIg6Za7iTaqa-TwV-rSHZnBx4lFZdAADxtC8Y0iR0rHFtmcNM/s320/fishing-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496212027649424770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8EZgHbIVumtnDuRirLM_0ISpPFkfmX77BbNqR5IgNIMOK8hMNvVZ12GDAeUlm9SfIDSZq-diG_l2L247Y1JsjpnZbQc_n7Xp98sjZCf3aMg9fmdB5V013s8qgJlzzJmzf3fL63yBTLI/s1600/fishing-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8EZgHbIVumtnDuRirLM_0ISpPFkfmX77BbNqR5IgNIMOK8hMNvVZ12GDAeUlm9SfIDSZq-diG_l2L247Y1JsjpnZbQc_n7Xp98sjZCf3aMg9fmdB5V013s8qgJlzzJmzf3fL63yBTLI/s320/fishing-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496211940682751874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDTR-aNgRJfoT1BgyDf-WBKytziSOcuqZm8PSyBlY1veaMGTS1VcnmfKb-VZMo6H_HXVwUIN6YVBSvvPq4NhlPWxiFbVjEN4IzilxjueoTwNe7QbHxiSXcXGz9oH8qLUDdNKsDhE9_GE/s1600/fishing-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDTR-aNgRJfoT1BgyDf-WBKytziSOcuqZm8PSyBlY1veaMGTS1VcnmfKb-VZMo6H_HXVwUIN6YVBSvvPq4NhlPWxiFbVjEN4IzilxjueoTwNe7QbHxiSXcXGz9oH8qLUDdNKsDhE9_GE/s320/fishing-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496211843466373954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyul6ndDukPQh24HLd-skH5le_mczbW_DmTx2eXuoU5bYY7V0mtO1yqradeAuB5tTjdkzDjiNcAcuDw1Tbqy_LRCxnCrWAPNUhyKs0-00L6ftsuwMzfes-dUYOVqCmvGC-ngjZptwzfk/s1600/fishing-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyul6ndDukPQh24HLd-skH5le_mczbW_DmTx2eXuoU5bYY7V0mtO1yqradeAuB5tTjdkzDjiNcAcuDw1Tbqy_LRCxnCrWAPNUhyKs0-00L6ftsuwMzfes-dUYOVqCmvGC-ngjZptwzfk/s320/fishing-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496211727541483762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU4V5SbT3MtBFx07ybvzWx4en4UfYxk4hRDnYFqeNfKCJJPoFHVs7KTnVkUFr9E_eGhCp_RZfMQUiuI27lXhXNfjr8els2b6B667ZPnVrCBXU5HEeWur4VMKDoHmzxstFA5mBYwWSpuM/s1600/fishing-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU4V5SbT3MtBFx07ybvzWx4en4UfYxk4hRDnYFqeNfKCJJPoFHVs7KTnVkUFr9E_eGhCp_RZfMQUiuI27lXhXNfjr8els2b6B667ZPnVrCBXU5HEeWur4VMKDoHmzxstFA5mBYwWSpuM/s320/fishing-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496211639798196050" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-4812383439550500382010-07-20T20:54:00.000-07:002010-07-20T21:13:13.840-07:00HAPPY #2!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg1tV9hjHvtg_BHx4dvVlkl9_V4OdDnDBi61VKb8dMX_JPrjlF3YaMhPxaIRMqAit2NfYDpuQpnvhkvxkzxMxZwVuGvXSHM536OEEYVG7E5OrsmuFuSAyJjDDzLN2tngSbl3m8tywyWc/s1600/cbirth-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg1tV9hjHvtg_BHx4dvVlkl9_V4OdDnDBi61VKb8dMX_JPrjlF3YaMhPxaIRMqAit2NfYDpuQpnvhkvxkzxMxZwVuGvXSHM536OEEYVG7E5OrsmuFuSAyJjDDzLN2tngSbl3m8tywyWc/s320/cbirth-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496206886387765666" /></a><br />Cayden turned two May 26th! He is getting to be such a big boy! He is still such a jolly sole and continues to be the most mischieveous little rascal I have ever met. He keeps me on my toes and we love him soooo much. We love your grins and giggles, your love of teddy bears, the way you say 'YAASS', the way you march your arms and are on a mission no matter where you are going, how you love it more than anything when we laugh at you, your love for animals and the outdoors, your bountious energy, your instant smile in the morning, your quickness to appologize and forgive, that you are a milkaholic, that you love us and tell all of us all the time and smother us in morning hugs and kisses. Happy Birthday my boy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUhNn-5lICXqvPIHMH9G_tMtg-k3VAjoCLdu-X4T0Yt06DLjYkxCa2ZNO1Go2aI3-qjINyR-KwBOHY25THO0n4HkcGsCrM0ssASABbf1G0vLYrNipADNT1ek920-GtH-yb1ELv1EUUhU/s1600/cbirth-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUhNn-5lICXqvPIHMH9G_tMtg-k3VAjoCLdu-X4T0Yt06DLjYkxCa2ZNO1Go2aI3-qjINyR-KwBOHY25THO0n4HkcGsCrM0ssASABbf1G0vLYrNipADNT1ek920-GtH-yb1ELv1EUUhU/s320/cbirth-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496206408995921442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQVwS5-zhz3Hpa4HvLyN3AA9rniw6v2FDy53BaMf_PRKV02I-qn7xrEiGjKt6egmSvXcDQJWf3PCqR-OByrXxdai6n_r9CIVjYHrI8GhxfDZP5XdKqtRpvl4fwju7x9cpL5Ffur9o9XI/s1600/cbirth-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQVwS5-zhz3Hpa4HvLyN3AA9rniw6v2FDy53BaMf_PRKV02I-qn7xrEiGjKt6egmSvXcDQJWf3PCqR-OByrXxdai6n_r9CIVjYHrI8GhxfDZP5XdKqtRpvl4fwju7x9cpL5Ffur9o9XI/s320/cbirth-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496206538685597490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx1kgBR0GpUghSwaKmrI4up6woREDFQYKkqdG0-vOVfTqS6eHmPP0fbaVk2ReXxzdQoLXd_N404j1EW8NUB3NlciwIk9xEdKH1L5-ZVvDXN_Z8LoZTrn8El6Ce4PSr54NzbdP9GMcNlA/s1600/cbirth-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx1kgBR0GpUghSwaKmrI4up6woREDFQYKkqdG0-vOVfTqS6eHmPP0fbaVk2ReXxzdQoLXd_N404j1EW8NUB3NlciwIk9xEdKH1L5-ZVvDXN_Z8LoZTrn8El6Ce4PSr54NzbdP9GMcNlA/s320/cbirth-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496206782538861714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX94ygFy_llc_smO6IfyZRyMWbErEucSn60xX8UHlw6Q_pO6NYEcLaxmJ9PpXdNDgi-CXU6GQ3uP9qrISStw5o3bUh3kfWb5IDG6vALqNy2aryqEkaC_2odr1haDP-Awjv56utSkjyYM/s1600/cbirth-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX94ygFy_llc_smO6IfyZRyMWbErEucSn60xX8UHlw6Q_pO6NYEcLaxmJ9PpXdNDgi-CXU6GQ3uP9qrISStw5o3bUh3kfWb5IDG6vALqNy2aryqEkaC_2odr1haDP-Awjv56utSkjyYM/s320/cbirth-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496207054354862914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZ1HkkcTJAV4rGfJCvqIBAlIaixRZEpgE-7fjyvh9R8gGx7FCfMpIObPQntbk2brzAzgmjS12lynPodWmx0vOSDshyu_-4ODRY4v1O7wiacmJyHMkuN8CilVcfB1e8Bi_M7gSqRoXu_g/s1600/cbirth-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZ1HkkcTJAV4rGfJCvqIBAlIaixRZEpgE-7fjyvh9R8gGx7FCfMpIObPQntbk2brzAzgmjS12lynPodWmx0vOSDshyu_-4ODRY4v1O7wiacmJyHMkuN8CilVcfB1e8Bi_M7gSqRoXu_g/s320/cbirth-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496207141441954930" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-54519884471724623202010-07-20T20:14:00.000-07:002010-07-20T22:00:19.129-07:00Remembering SpringI know I am behind, but you have to admit - we really haven't had summer that long yet.<br /><br />We did so many fun things this year waiting for spring and the sunshine to finally arrive. <br /><br />Went camping in the living room. We even built a fire to warm up the chilly campground and stuffed all involved with marshmallows.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpLHkJRz07SN0zTK-mqcl7Gj3YKj9XNMI0Gv_cKx7jZiUeSPzo1uVhyq14YcvbCexo9m6hicQJEk-chqNZ5VZkTNV5tcKhDo2qgKB_d6uOPG4f82H_H-ySTXTJTRVN2Tza9gbuZUuaHw/s1600/spring-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpLHkJRz07SN0zTK-mqcl7Gj3YKj9XNMI0Gv_cKx7jZiUeSPzo1uVhyq14YcvbCexo9m6hicQJEk-chqNZ5VZkTNV5tcKhDo2qgKB_d6uOPG4f82H_H-ySTXTJTRVN2Tza9gbuZUuaHw/s320/spring-9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496197578122924146" /></a><br />Visited Grammy and Gido and played in the rain, sunshine, and mostly mud. Cayden was captivated by the new babies and they had fun for days playing 'picnic' and making mud pies.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA3AbYXkxma60uyB6GBiZfdTk7B_KyoKzoQAj1UP4mAd32ikjFv1Jcz-Y6eda6jqmac1FYrwI8yP5WwZc2mVIFdlo3qvaA24afMsPe_a5hJ_gQdLN6Wd3aKp2EgIT0pCJAi1NotvglYs/s1600/spring-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA3AbYXkxma60uyB6GBiZfdTk7B_KyoKzoQAj1UP4mAd32ikjFv1Jcz-Y6eda6jqmac1FYrwI8yP5WwZc2mVIFdlo3qvaA24afMsPe_a5hJ_gQdLN6Wd3aKp2EgIT0pCJAi1NotvglYs/s320/spring-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496198261675355634" /><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXuFC85TrRNuCmu6L_dBhAr5P2lDyvLli8arS0LFSMb3WQJ2ylMFgz3XqpfL_ZAUOZAm1bwQ4tY5tTD93nqbXt12zbyLLW7Pa7ZL8YCpNmk2SIFp39fsxE7xUIgm0DC9EYrjuiG8FTwM/s1600/spring-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXuFC85TrRNuCmu6L_dBhAr5P2lDyvLli8arS0LFSMb3WQJ2ylMFgz3XqpfL_ZAUOZAm1bwQ4tY5tTD93nqbXt12zbyLLW7Pa7ZL8YCpNmk2SIFp39fsxE7xUIgm0DC9EYrjuiG8FTwM/s320/spring-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496201274312503250" /></a><br /><br />Then we went home and celebrated easter again with Dad and once again, someone forgot to close the door at bedtime and the easter bunny got in! Check out that do!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhODG-SqfEdhjafgEbc-cjgOLs5FvTdHJzb4-vEWMPFmJ6kWHrEwgxgaLars3aZmipm1QQJtQGIGpq12B8msZNyg2_l3G9_0Dlp-ieKt_nfYtI36SjJ3SvdvH_XMl0FbHNDPrSNDRO48/s1600/spring-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhODG-SqfEdhjafgEbc-cjgOLs5FvTdHJzb4-vEWMPFmJ6kWHrEwgxgaLars3aZmipm1QQJtQGIGpq12B8msZNyg2_l3G9_0Dlp-ieKt_nfYtI36SjJ3SvdvH_XMl0FbHNDPrSNDRO48/s320/spring-8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496198132934274818" /></a><br />When its too cold to play outside - a giant bubble palace built by dad is the next best thing!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5VAuc_R3ibi2gmpAqdFNX8x-j7PMioUqAmv2iiRJdNtZTNTi8XZhoVsi-62qvN_aDwUrRVrrU75Pd0uPwcjBbSPrjF0gAYoqocVpV4ZmhYokcrh0uNQiLtJbtXyKmuSEjeGkTKdlzoY/s1600/spring-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5VAuc_R3ibi2gmpAqdFNX8x-j7PMioUqAmv2iiRJdNtZTNTi8XZhoVsi-62qvN_aDwUrRVrrU75Pd0uPwcjBbSPrjF0gAYoqocVpV4ZmhYokcrh0uNQiLtJbtXyKmuSEjeGkTKdlzoY/s320/spring-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496198473956214418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVToPNstIusYsVmiUWwE5xXtPrI3KZu_63Sb1g2nhpkTr12kwHBLaT_40sEIcR_jaIHm1BKQLVbMnGRnNmwfe1rsMpWIyBPZJajT8_KvVXfPFenS3Gqiuh3jZpt-Y-Y24vgicuJmqSnY/s1600/spring-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVToPNstIusYsVmiUWwE5xXtPrI3KZu_63Sb1g2nhpkTr12kwHBLaT_40sEIcR_jaIHm1BKQLVbMnGRnNmwfe1rsMpWIyBPZJajT8_KvVXfPFenS3Gqiuh3jZpt-Y-Y24vgicuJmqSnY/s320/spring-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496200689384254562" /></a><br />When all else fails - find a spot somewhere where there is sun shining and take a nap. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3buwB8ZaFZkJewz-jX_SF2M4-eUZ4HodQ9vmCXphdkCQtHqfngcj4Hyh6a9su5N0SPRRUbH2EkE2A3E2gGJDHN-t8hqe9QJLh3xXIEzVk67lkTT8wKVpjkg50sUb8rwHnykUBXdIOj3Q/s1600/spring-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3buwB8ZaFZkJewz-jX_SF2M4-eUZ4HodQ9vmCXphdkCQtHqfngcj4Hyh6a9su5N0SPRRUbH2EkE2A3E2gGJDHN-t8hqe9QJLh3xXIEzVk67lkTT8wKVpjkg50sUb8rwHnykUBXdIOj3Q/s320/spring-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496200799308651394" /></a><br />Then when there finally is a warmish day and the rain stops for a couple hours... rush down to the lake and cram in some playground time!!! (while dad stays home and digs yet another hole for a sump pump:))<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQkQvRo2zky9TIzDMwV1vVV3ANNsZzoQMR4wAgj2CxVsh_zlAToR-v6rrlrn-LaP-nfd_BFrXn8sB55a9BcHIHCO99ycJ6R8fX4oHrhc4uQLOETZnssSRJJEf4F-NJ0xjfPeQ2kMFOko/s1600/spring-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQkQvRo2zky9TIzDMwV1vVV3ANNsZzoQMR4wAgj2CxVsh_zlAToR-v6rrlrn-LaP-nfd_BFrXn8sB55a9BcHIHCO99ycJ6R8fX4oHrhc4uQLOETZnssSRJJEf4F-NJ0xjfPeQ2kMFOko/s320/spring-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496201039772064722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tfK9TLym8s_Aq6a01D5KJp3eviptI504wPB0PrpoqwxSOQoLBifj0y-rz3c2Masn_kAHm-7OHKwDTxGjfBnnkPJHhRw5n2slChqiX4F319Qo-CR7tWro9aYZTXLVEe_4twgT4Rlwuwo/s1600/spring-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tfK9TLym8s_Aq6a01D5KJp3eviptI504wPB0PrpoqwxSOQoLBifj0y-rz3c2Masn_kAHm-7OHKwDTxGjfBnnkPJHhRw5n2slChqiX4F319Qo-CR7tWro9aYZTXLVEe_4twgT4Rlwuwo/s320/spring-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496200915302769042" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-33201935541459403602010-07-20T19:19:00.000-07:002010-07-20T21:59:34.349-07:00Apple Guru<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMiEwQq8KJqF2L5Ts-hZmQh6yCnU6fMYXHkls3rLTf5mEzk1EA8RWvJyNKBSj_RKlsB__RPI6WNqTqCXOxjWigLmBsDaSvniOkTtEvNzX75F3brfnX-JuewNVISHpShOzzs0cQy7LYHQ/s1600/cayden-phone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMiEwQq8KJqF2L5Ts-hZmQh6yCnU6fMYXHkls3rLTf5mEzk1EA8RWvJyNKBSj_RKlsB__RPI6WNqTqCXOxjWigLmBsDaSvniOkTtEvNzX75F3brfnX-JuewNVISHpShOzzs0cQy7LYHQ/s320/cayden-phone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496189877567388002" /></a><br />A fabulous friend of mine once posted how popular Apple is in their house.<br /><br />I think I am in for the Apple craze here at our house. It started with the iPhone. Now somehow the idea came about for two new iPhone 4's - so we can see and talk! We will SEE about that! Now the iPad has made its way in and is watched over carefully. <br /><br />What is funny is that the kids are totally crazy over them too. One night Cayden was thought to be long gone to bed (and I mean at least two hours thought fast asleep)... I was doing laundry and Chase came in and asked where Cayden was. "In bed", I replied. He came back a second later to whisper - look in our room. And there... as happy as can be.... was Cayden. He had Chase's phone, had figured out how to open the case, turn it on, flip through the aps and find his alphabet game, start the game and play. Not bad for a one year old! His grin was so funny when he looked up and saw he was discovered. Ha ha ha!Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-2575963072727124162010-06-16T11:47:00.000-07:002010-07-20T21:53:21.473-07:00China<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5DQezMZuc3CRocnveXyOhmnqKNbad-oigiNJhMsB74L6i1K1u-XX2Y-XAoTVVnGw1pavKUxo5B3-ajBZ5SUO74pjSCDE0M_HDyaWKG-CxJjSaH_8Bjcrwoext6mtIl8o3wgFWz4hmYs/s1600/china-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5DQezMZuc3CRocnveXyOhmnqKNbad-oigiNJhMsB74L6i1K1u-XX2Y-XAoTVVnGw1pavKUxo5B3-ajBZ5SUO74pjSCDE0M_HDyaWKG-CxJjSaH_8Bjcrwoext6mtIl8o3wgFWz4hmYs/s320/china-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496175904055973506" /></a><br />China. May 2010. China was fantastic! I loved it. Every minute of it. The yucky toilets, the bumpy noisy bus rides, the adventures of trying to cross a street, the wierd and wonderful food, the adorable children and elderly and all the amazing sites. Oh ya and I can't leave out the undescribable shopping.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sD6se10dYk7j3s2RGUceAeJbF2TrbWIwOZUCoJiOzljtywRvoztsOTXy93xORWFMi8ZgrXj4OCVqid8dgWiUIUtmVC-0bLpNoWZiIUWiTWoBV490RTVHZsmv2RhXlf43_lR-26DudMs/s1600/china-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sD6se10dYk7j3s2RGUceAeJbF2TrbWIwOZUCoJiOzljtywRvoztsOTXy93xORWFMi8ZgrXj4OCVqid8dgWiUIUtmVC-0bLpNoWZiIUWiTWoBV490RTVHZsmv2RhXlf43_lR-26DudMs/s320/china-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496175721203101202" /></a><br /> We travelled from Beijing in the north to a coastal city of Dalian. There we visited family, ate yummy real chinese food, went out with a local in his junket to see seaweed, clams and oysters in mid-crop season, hiked a mountain, splashed our way through freezing tide rising ocean to a hidden cave, explored local seaweed factories and fishing villages, stayed in a mansion and had custom made cashmere coats, suits and dresses made.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFL5d5vzdxUYXkXeu_XSDeOrw1O-PDDNT1jnxj2kmPVHN6Q54f5yeKFhp6HG9eju_Fjbb5pggIA3wIYCMCUJpNpP-4UN4YyUMv3mQhdt299KaseTMexXyR-gxGDWI_h-_QNaH-ztdo4Q/s1600/china-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFL5d5vzdxUYXkXeu_XSDeOrw1O-PDDNT1jnxj2kmPVHN6Q54f5yeKFhp6HG9eju_Fjbb5pggIA3wIYCMCUJpNpP-4UN4YyUMv3mQhdt299KaseTMexXyR-gxGDWI_h-_QNaH-ztdo4Q/s320/china-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496176100861212242" /></a><br />Off to the south to Nanning. Here we explored the night market to see the really wierd food and caught a long bus ride to Bama. Deep in the lush, hot, humid countryside surrounded by limestone mountains, we explored Bama area. Here we met locals, went to a christian baptism in the river, explored massive caves, saw a local putting a live cobra into a huge bottle of vodka in mid flare, met a lovely young local girl named Cecelia, ate local food, plucked a chicken, swam 2km through a historic cave, drove way up into the mountains squished with a chinese family, drank 'long life' water from the mountains of the centurians, got stuck in a traffic jam because the president was leaving from the same airport as us and got to the airport 10 min before the flight left (but we still made it because it was a tiny little plane and everyone on the flight had been stuck in the traffic jam).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4-nN7firT4TWmokjCfOiP_F9CiNa1b1djXG6Me7XBs8AS_Xz0Bq46SA8445PniL0RWSxiL-29dsgwIQmCYCZhLqvyOMiWQHfiSk4v_vVgwlMWu8lZL-yq5ztax3EU4uwTaPS7XwAJCg/s1600/china-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4-nN7firT4TWmokjCfOiP_F9CiNa1b1djXG6Me7XBs8AS_Xz0Bq46SA8445PniL0RWSxiL-29dsgwIQmCYCZhLqvyOMiWQHfiSk4v_vVgwlMWu8lZL-yq5ztax3EU4uwTaPS7XwAJCg/s320/china-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496177007798760642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ut_NKq8DPEYAvygfcO3DU5xitL50TO5R5V13Drl9uNtphmxtNQ1Ogc7OgFvGyKgUwffl93oNlxnBCxOrLa4G8YZReE1IB2U6lx8CQWH8yTxtSug6GuN15O8JiLTd8Hwbs3iDha7cIZA/s1600/china-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ut_NKq8DPEYAvygfcO3DU5xitL50TO5R5V13Drl9uNtphmxtNQ1Ogc7OgFvGyKgUwffl93oNlxnBCxOrLa4G8YZReE1IB2U6lx8CQWH8yTxtSug6GuN15O8JiLTd8Hwbs3iDha7cIZA/s320/china-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496176856312925810" /></a><br />Flight east to Guilin in southern central china. Hot tourist spot and completely different atmosphere than anywhere so far. People everywhere and things were so much more expensive. You even had to pay to take pictures of people. Here we had massages, shopped for art, took a motor boat for a 5hr ride down river to admire the amazing limestone cliffs and mountains of the area to Yangshou. Rented motorbikes for two days and rode around through the local villages, talked to locals and gave away treats and gifts to the kids, scaled a huge mountain for magnificent views, watched a farmer ploughing his rice patty barefoot with his water buffalo up close, and took a bus ride with a crazy driver that was willing to drive at any speed and straight into oncoming traffic horns blaring to get us back in time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCqCzlSgUpp6yM1gRcLdOCw1BaIGR_uvU0KPQVCVEjiv7RcP1AaYcmv0gFu90smBC-W-GhWiyB8tslyDagrlFJ5SCCedayj2Hr8rKjgjMzpp_Y_LEjcKz8shz13bXP6yE87nvYxRJQws/s1600/china-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCqCzlSgUpp6yM1gRcLdOCw1BaIGR_uvU0KPQVCVEjiv7RcP1AaYcmv0gFu90smBC-W-GhWiyB8tslyDagrlFJ5SCCedayj2Hr8rKjgjMzpp_Y_LEjcKz8shz13bXP6yE87nvYxRJQws/s320/china-8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496177361290196674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc5g6yzdj8Z6MsfcxX4ZkB2gffkKEKhR46grCyPQYiliP55n_tRL1FxrAdpnWdSjnvRiXrJUI437ce-7PIK9bRRUKZhsdWoXNsUXUlCyeN6g49NZ1zKCDAvX1ZlVIjiRCheSgR3i4CjU/s1600/china-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc5g6yzdj8Z6MsfcxX4ZkB2gffkKEKhR46grCyPQYiliP55n_tRL1FxrAdpnWdSjnvRiXrJUI437ce-7PIK9bRRUKZhsdWoXNsUXUlCyeN6g49NZ1zKCDAvX1ZlVIjiRCheSgR3i4CjU/s320/china-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496177135986911618" /></a><br />Shenzhen was next and here we met with the gentlemen from China that we do business with. We ate the finest food I have ever tasted, toured the China cultural village and saw a couple of chinese shows complete with dancers, acrobats, chinese dragons, fire spinning, trick horse riding, moving stages and fire works - it was amazing! We went shopping for cool electronics and cheap clothes, bags and accessories, shopped for art at the largest oil painting market in the world, saw the factory where our cameras are made, went for massages again and had several business meetings.<br /><br />Beijing was our last stop. Here we shopped. Oh, and one day was spent hiking the most amazing great wall of China!! It was spectacular and a tough 5 hr hike complete with a rickety old zip line at the end to get to the bottom of the mountain. Totally china style. We did manage to make it to Tianamen Square and the Forbidden City but mostly we spent the remainder of our time in China dealing on pearls, electronics, bags, and clothes - and all kinds of wonderous things. We spent one of the last evenings at the spa where we enjoyed several hours of massage, free food and drinks and the best pedicure ever! Then we packed up the four extra suitcases that were purchased there (one each) plus our giant backpacks that had arrived half empty and climbed on the flight for the 3 min. flight home (just joking it was about 24hrs but because of the time change) we arrived 3 min. after we left. Ha ha.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4voj1aV8Wbb7csnvYvsO60QdqviR0zpnplUrqYTxvT_1ftkFSIzFeZcUe96Ewfa_IpwB7FxgAToqsHm4X1UJHLmAGXrXszgN9P_4lfTrSHu_OfWgZACaCXpsbv5lOJDIpugb1GWbjXWg/s1600/china-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4voj1aV8Wbb7csnvYvsO60QdqviR0zpnplUrqYTxvT_1ftkFSIzFeZcUe96Ewfa_IpwB7FxgAToqsHm4X1UJHLmAGXrXszgN9P_4lfTrSHu_OfWgZACaCXpsbv5lOJDIpugb1GWbjXWg/s320/china-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496177241786634754" /></a><br />I highly recommend china to anyone who wants to go on an adventure. It is not for the weak stomached or those very afraid of dirty everything (but this is Chase and he still had fun:)) - but the best shopping in the world, the most amazing culture and sites, and friendly people if you make the effort to communicate with them. I am already planning a trip back!Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-83277133199908088892010-01-28T18:20:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:02:00.563-08:00My house is burried!A winter storm hit last Saturday and I think there was an extra large snow cloud right over our house!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZ_hggDWfGCzOlnO49B8_IzMHfeDUQEzNrJTbdNKTDd6lDZnM9Gk7g7YtWtEU2YOe6YWhUxjST_mcABk9iObiY8bjJ8Ubc5fNROrLyNXSSmjkkV8Vneckh0YgasT0-ceIYmNbZ6g4Zmw/s1600-h/winter-10-1.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/AVvXsEhRZ_hggDWfGCzOlnO49B8_IzMHfeDUQEzNrJTbdNKTDd6lDZnM9Gk7g7YtWtEU2YOe6YWhUxjST_mcABk9iObiY8bjJ8Ubc5fNROrLyNXSSmjkkV8Vneckh0YgasT0-ceIYmNbZ6g4Zmw/s400/winter-10-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989754949082626" /></a><br />Finally got the walk up to the door cleared.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKbfuhv2ev-6-I4Xx-de5yDTPp7I_1XPQqlDYLQuZJ8EhTvZ315rU4SSCOOx_jRlZZfCAStw8t_0GkF-JEXcuMQdOk9BUL_glP2gGhoTZWDpd_jZ3m662eU-QXv_TmtJsvoYbLG-lZh8/s1600-h/winter-10-2.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/AVvXsEixKbfuhv2ev-6-I4Xx-de5yDTPp7I_1XPQqlDYLQuZJ8EhTvZ315rU4SSCOOx_jRlZZfCAStw8t_0GkF-JEXcuMQdOk9BUL_glP2gGhoTZWDpd_jZ3m662eU-QXv_TmtJsvoYbLG-lZh8/s400/winter-10-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989196995518258" /></a><br />Don't walk under that one.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vCs_wc87u4pI-gBVAwXQgzMafyP9Jh5EyMb3bIu_NyhUqrPTyLtBGBCbqiJfathAX4WoylHHmKWfnPvK9wrPLYAlu0biGsmxQbDQjsOd8SVGCon7xOu2O-OUsrqbYnhEbnjp8OiiYVQ/s1600-h/winter-10-3.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/AVvXsEg3vCs_wc87u4pI-gBVAwXQgzMafyP9Jh5EyMb3bIu_NyhUqrPTyLtBGBCbqiJfathAX4WoylHHmKWfnPvK9wrPLYAlu0biGsmxQbDQjsOd8SVGCon7xOu2O-OUsrqbYnhEbnjp8OiiYVQ/s400/winter-10-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989026064808274" /></a><br />There was so much snow on the roof!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNi_ziFbgNS_Z0D-sOjM20StXaoTj1zuR0UIaTg3FiQeOQL_abgo7wm_sY97NCkcAy6tgEjjy9VAbqwUrqblX5LGrcOSNFKRPM2qK25RelJfulMsHR1K2dUDPYWarOwUTMiHDyGbfVZs/s1600-h/winter-10-4.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/AVvXsEhRNi_ziFbgNS_Z0D-sOjM20StXaoTj1zuR0UIaTg3FiQeOQL_abgo7wm_sY97NCkcAy6tgEjjy9VAbqwUrqblX5LGrcOSNFKRPM2qK25RelJfulMsHR1K2dUDPYWarOwUTMiHDyGbfVZs/s400/winter-10-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431988885392185426" /></a><br /><br />I was stiff and tired after this job, that is for sure!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJa-4VoFxbEQAkT0p6iw5VLk0kCRbFc2mWYCoWhq3_W8yNQcyd-7uSpMZJqDxradlofE7RwzFwll2KPYUfX6Q7686_3cEGd-zIHB7rwH5Pj7aquX8EX1CkVQiVMRCymP9Qfpz4lU-Ak7U/s1600-h/winter-10-5.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/AVvXsEgJa-4VoFxbEQAkT0p6iw5VLk0kCRbFc2mWYCoWhq3_W8yNQcyd-7uSpMZJqDxradlofE7RwzFwll2KPYUfX6Q7686_3cEGd-zIHB7rwH5Pj7aquX8EX1CkVQiVMRCymP9Qfpz4lU-Ak7U/s400/winter-10-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431988642518919714" /></a><br />The fun part after all the work:)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcFwtaMW0-PJYlZ7mPsh-wUnZQ8QdPx2CBw6pDGI4lKivl4kc8u8t2F1_9X51M5pKmLgtAWS0FT6OqSdkx8DZAb1iRKC4Bh9XGZ_wzi2Oos_6qawdbdxXAx5ymxWFoQkfkuNu3uAaYtE/s1600-h/winter-10-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcFwtaMW0-PJYlZ7mPsh-wUnZQ8QdPx2CBw6pDGI4lKivl4kc8u8t2F1_9X51M5pKmLgtAWS0FT6OqSdkx8DZAb1iRKC4Bh9XGZ_wzi2Oos_6qawdbdxXAx5ymxWFoQkfkuNu3uAaYtE/s400/winter-10-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431988372506757042" /></a><br />I almost got lost in that big fluffy drift- so fun!Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-28213094266976312352010-01-25T12:33:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:16:15.364-08:00LAS VEGAS<a href="http://www.treehugger.com/las%20vegas%20strip-jj-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 468px; height: 351px;" src="http://www.treehugger.com/las%20vegas%20strip-jj-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />So much for heading south to get warm!!! Chase and I had a business trip to Vegas last week for a conference and we were hoping for warmer weather but it poured the whole time we were there. They got more rain in the five days that we were there than all of last year! There was some flooding but we didn't get caught in any flash floods so that was good.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.exploringlasvegas.com/shows/o/o-show-las-vegas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 590px; height: 620px;" src="http://www.exploringlasvegas.com/shows/o/o-show-las-vegas.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />We had a very busy week and I can't believe how many miles that we walked - I wished that I had been wearing my GPS so I knew the number! We saw a couple great shows - inluding Cirque du Soleil - O - which I highly recommend to anyone - the ticket price is worth it! IT is the one that is on, over, in and above water - SOOO COOOL! We also got to ride over the strip and downtown in a helicopter and had dinner with a famous millionaire (from a TV show) that we didn't even know was famous - we was a friend of the people who we went for dinner with. Mostly we were super busy at the conference and in meetings with people for our business <a href="http://www.trailnsecuritycameras.ca">Trail'n Security Cameras</a> and tried to squeeze in a couple fun things and some shopping. I can't believe how many - way to expensive to even walk into shops(most empty) - that there are there! <br /><br />We were especially excited to come home and barely make it home - the only way we did was through lot's of praying and Chase's impressive snowplowing, wheel spinning, drift jumping driving to get down our road. This morning I shoveled about five foot drifts of snow off our whole roof and then jumped off the roof into them because the snow was up to the edge of the roof after I had pushed it all off - some fun for all that work! HA - glad to be home and see my sweeties - they had so much fun with Grammy this week! They had worked hard all week on a 'welcome home mom and dad' Party complete with invitations, hats and a pinata!Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-86430768593299327522010-01-12T16:58:00.000-08:002010-01-12T17:51:28.594-08:00Cool Cats and HORSHIES!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Zv5q3OOUM0jAcnHuGgF-mnFxLthkxJkkMXQZ-jNllNIDf9Z4utnwXTWi4Q4Rqm63Xsoh952YU_9uXILhA5Qc3sg6G_nZL74KiIL6puQbbuS0y6XwNxJEEJA1qRG_n428sZQeuYpx9ao/s1600-h/cool-cat.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/AVvXsEg-Zv5q3OOUM0jAcnHuGgF-mnFxLthkxJkkMXQZ-jNllNIDf9Z4utnwXTWi4Q4Rqm63Xsoh952YU_9uXILhA5Qc3sg6G_nZL74KiIL6puQbbuS0y6XwNxJEEJA1qRG_n428sZQeuYpx9ao/s400/cool-cat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426032566440946386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOzp7ldLbFt2ldckkgWfj-KrFJwGGPlWQcEqAHPRHYGeTbY2U5kdxcJ2mUHPtIXvfc3RBUlQIdcZUxA6MfPqrbstkqvYPrgXlfIgHmuBe7iDNM2D5UUZYteVL8Q_byY9tRHjYxqkiugo/s1600-h/cool-kitty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOzp7ldLbFt2ldckkgWfj-KrFJwGGPlWQcEqAHPRHYGeTbY2U5kdxcJ2mUHPtIXvfc3RBUlQIdcZUxA6MfPqrbstkqvYPrgXlfIgHmuBe7iDNM2D5UUZYteVL8Q_byY9tRHjYxqkiugo/s400/cool-kitty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426032446571243826" /></a><br /><br />Cayden especially loves wearing sunglasses (of any sort) - he has the type of personality that finds something he likes and does it over and over. Kiah is like me - a follower and does anything that he does if I laugh at it:) Such cool cats!<br /><br />Cayen's favourite word is 'COW' it was his third word (after mamma and dad)and he still loves it, but now it is for a different reason. He loves to point at animals out the window and yell, with a shaking pointed finger because he is so excited 'CAAOW'. Kiah has been trying diligently to help him with other animals and tells him gently - 'No Cayden, that's a horse, sheep, buffalo, deer, bale, etc.'. Yet he still yells 'CAAOW' when ever he sees pretty much anything out the window of the car. <br /><br />The other night Kiah came to Chase awfully concerned. 'Dad, I try and tell Cayden that there are other animals but all he keeps saying is cow'- and Chase tried his best to assure her that he would learn how to distunguish the other animals. A few days later we are driving along and the same business of 'CAAOW' occurs, which causes Kiah great frustration and anxiety- until Kiah falls asleep, then we drive by a horse and Cayden yells HORSHIE! then he sees some sheep and he yells - SEEP!- until Kiah wakes up and then every animal then becomes a 'cow' again:) He is so mischievous, and totally does all he can to be an anoying little brother (all ready;))!!! <br /><br />Then he comes in the other night riding Kiah's Barbie horses yelling HORSHIE, HORSHIE and Kiah was SO excited that she LET him ride her horses:) SO FUNNY!<br /><br />I love my kids.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgXhhfRDDzxVjKXPijI3eZKqUuxOEfEu9Apj54XBVcdBrRNVX_wyhp4pYR52XKDU5c573yx7SkSGZaMiyvJeobSW8fNOzWjR88DwNlHBbKfl7OmAx9LYsGd4mKKwqREcIq3pXjdaMF2Q/s1600-h/caydenhorse1.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/AVvXsEhIgXhhfRDDzxVjKXPijI3eZKqUuxOEfEu9Apj54XBVcdBrRNVX_wyhp4pYR52XKDU5c573yx7SkSGZaMiyvJeobSW8fNOzWjR88DwNlHBbKfl7OmAx9LYsGd4mKKwqREcIq3pXjdaMF2Q/s400/caydenhorse1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426032245414157666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6rH5VOJLHNAT3z1uExHarg7sh1ePGVp5ytefW3W5PlKOeR77JqM5gzq7M2LskLQLufq3FjE37tHU5xe9oueU9RlyvpgWnRzLzd2ExZQ94gdOssvPzRdL6CUFGBlQ6rW0EsughYPzwLo/s1600-h/caydenhorse2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6rH5VOJLHNAT3z1uExHarg7sh1ePGVp5ytefW3W5PlKOeR77JqM5gzq7M2LskLQLufq3FjE37tHU5xe9oueU9RlyvpgWnRzLzd2ExZQ94gdOssvPzRdL6CUFGBlQ6rW0EsughYPzwLo/s400/caydenhorse2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426031977954644610" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBfte5CH77POg9y5HeKKUgQnwWlSAgZdhLw3S0J3OrsVmG9DewDAB7zLkVyUKNWZyzCKe_yj-a692U1MrzY1xIcKLPLDObreQXQ8XC5db_dxXtDy9WicIAjDSPmNo7TnRJKB1zzJ5Qsg/s1600-h/caydenhorse3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBfte5CH77POg9y5HeKKUgQnwWlSAgZdhLw3S0J3OrsVmG9DewDAB7zLkVyUKNWZyzCKe_yj-a692U1MrzY1xIcKLPLDObreQXQ8XC5db_dxXtDy9WicIAjDSPmNo7TnRJKB1zzJ5Qsg/s400/caydenhorse3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426031704537660098" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-61703471395143874032010-01-07T13:42:00.000-08:002010-01-07T14:11:14.152-08:00Triathlon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bxQgJv3lvIHC0qE_YuRROMQHKqy64JjZ1BzN9cHw4Nt_q96oxmEU1hoGwzyT2qfrYXJ5I2l5SHDAS6WBYDjffC7IIGzeonrWKHJ3OouTfmc1vJT26QkHmHCNR0yAfJdrQdzg6lJ4YAc/s1600-h/triathlon-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bxQgJv3lvIHC0qE_YuRROMQHKqy64JjZ1BzN9cHw4Nt_q96oxmEU1hoGwzyT2qfrYXJ5I2l5SHDAS6WBYDjffC7IIGzeonrWKHJ3OouTfmc1vJT26QkHmHCNR0yAfJdrQdzg6lJ4YAc/s400/triathlon-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424122968868348418" /></a><br />This week I have been in a slump. Feeling great because I have been reading my new 'triathlon bible' and running book and I even made out my training plan and my race schedule for this seaseon - and the big 1/2 IRONMAN is on the schedule - I can't believe it!!! - but still feeling in a slump - sad because it is so cold outside and I can't stand running when it is so cold, sad because I re-adjusted all my bike settings hoping it would relieve some of my butt pain while biking but no luck, and sad because my new training plan has way more swimming in it than last year and I am not sure how I am going to fit it in (still a while before blackstrap thaws). On a happy note I had a great swim workout last night (I swim at a neighbors house who have an endless pool in exchange for swimming lessons once a week - and the rest I try to fit into open water)and the pool was a whole 4 degrees C colder than normal so I was forced to get moving fast and I guess it woke me up for the rest of the workout. Anyhow, I feel like I should be more excited and moving and motivated, but I am tired, feeling lazy and feeling a little overwhelmed with work to get done. Any tips!??Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-78316096919552713832010-01-04T13:52:00.000-08:002010-01-04T15:20:52.858-08:00Christmas 2009<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423021006081658562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLzfaUzjOMpXCm9qUZ17XmLNl5Af2A0L3ytZpR62oe7Tp9nUrOCiOZ5B6hjoRJMySrZGsDosTsxK4JzecSEh3tE5lmh_5qif-5s3j2fTR4orKCud914-1rkHW8yLvyInF6_QZmZazIpw/s400/sunset.jpg" /> <div align="center">With three sets of Grandparents plus great grandparents, Kiah and Cayden had a long stretched out christmas reaching from the 20th of December until Jan. 03 - they loved it!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Grandma Jane and Papa (my dad) came to visit the weekend Chase finished school and we had fun playing outside together and got some more on the house done. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 329px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423021224744415954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnVwiCrd714XDeG3EnCkoqjeSI635T76yPJl2eDVi6wq86dtzBsy2GsvXohE1bNdF3PVd4kmTyjuMhglMvNejPKOXf15h3rn8_QSrTwQ7HRoFY5eNpmUOYhAWYqsC0PlgdvkD2c8okhM/s400/jane-and-kids.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423022549567527138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PAcJyB0rtgHME6AwVknHrE-vbVhojuCSYGSVGA6F_eQ2nemly2Q-ORAmbo3oOnYlJTdNiKYiA5Cxv2vf-HGBYkq9zCqegqPLiUiE1sKgoCD3T1zdsS0OBv_GoGOqFHw7Hi_HGE8_n0g/s400/papa-tripp.jpg" /><br /><div>The week spent out in Alberta with Nanna and Grandpa (Chase's parents) was jam packed with fun (quading, sledding, eating, presents, waterton snowshoing, relaxing and fun with the FAM!) and Chase and I even got to go out on a rare date to see Avatar - my new favourite!</div><div> </div><div align="center">Joseph(Branson), Mary(Kiah), Baby Jesus (Benji), Donkey (Miriam), Lanb (Cayden) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423022813998261650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMuxfZc-eAZnuL8P2Qd_OQRU3A6yTDmefgJrMLBdUmEmzX3PyFsVqkVG-phmPlErsJ75m63UBK-VEH9N2fdv5BG8yugHnH-CDQiobNt4MMDN9_UYRe5697XHBoiQ3FqivSsASjUh5ZcA/s400/nativity.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div align="center">MMmmm yogurt from Santa!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423023427070064178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHb-uvyTQY7HHhOrqrQ20YnWJpgiYqObH_ufzlikw6xs7pkZWmfhmxszeJ4gB6Xedb6psj1byqYTGzZ_4LN2I3vOUfr00h3HrbLhVEfGWh_2hXS1udt55U8YgJSJE0huY7vzXI9yNF5c/s400/stocking.jpg" /><br /><br /><div></div>Sledding before and afters:)!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM46p3u6T6_FiUdi3Wa2n7FELm5-DjxxQMa6tN1Ha1bbkQDrvOGYDw9EoOJMrGGp9vyVPrrq-LOf_tQ3JyZoi96Sn5Wn5sI0BW_fyHJAsmVrLjMhR6VC61ENq18SbhiRSE-4orY9m8mac/s1600-h/sledding-2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423020294627653634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM46p3u6T6_FiUdi3Wa2n7FELm5-DjxxQMa6tN1Ha1bbkQDrvOGYDw9EoOJMrGGp9vyVPrrq-LOf_tQ3JyZoi96Sn5Wn5sI0BW_fyHJAsmVrLjMhR6VC61ENq18SbhiRSE-4orY9m8mac/s400/sledding-2.jpg" /></a><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423020479285194834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg093LrOqYRyAaOMr3j0oHTDUY_n2_repD-2tP5x65ZCc7tN3gOL6DWC2flFyJuXNQlwvmRdtVBjGwi1FLuTOCXO9pnzcA1w24yumoGGMZsdKiZJGs2dszdnoDNleNqNLwCf4On7I00MnU/s400/sledding-1.jpg" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg093LrOqYRyAaOMr3j0oHTDUY_n2_repD-2tP5x65ZCc7tN3gOL6DWC2flFyJuXNQlwvmRdtVBjGwi1FLuTOCXO9pnzcA1w24yumoGGMZsdKiZJGs2dszdnoDNleNqNLwCf4On7I00MnU/s1600-h/sledding-1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423020753137956578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9q1SYPQpZWFOsn5ed4qokEhKJm3UNZZQsrDhXacY9WAV3JmR-z05gF4LMAomSLH-1HO9gV_MUqTgiFGkHvpDNRmdq6dO8JccYhvm19IbTZo8F7cHsIVdDuUuwP-dn4INDKYHJYlWGYc/s400/snowshoing.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Kiah - so pretty!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423020062705256850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTV_HfBQSEEG4YGdBjvntHy8m4Wv6hVNbqw5zjcdW8xKaTUVdCAMbWEJhOS8d4WMadMdHVbopb2Nhp5h1VItX0Av2ig1xDcLbhyVp_2k6znVkFKYvd6rgOBTkDZsPXzSWkxLEkkkjYHc/s400/kiah-snow.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Kiah in her new dress and the amazing Nativity!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423019815120234498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3ou1fV4BFR74GyRpZlqZe-T4WxzDkas3_GZxl31T2QPGh15GAL0nebyQcYR2gObRcY7CY77K71PYIPylAUeN_N-Cp2-v_74Y5Be961ML20jpa7jhQwHi3frt_mUYB8LxopUZkbcTqtk/s400/kiah-and-nativity.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Chase and the kids</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423019581310940834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-oIDnRzXaVy_vr1heOz4YFX162VlwHhT_zN4jKwMTGYh8m-KqrHxxpE8RYmMeFuOVii7b4BRX8Gw9bZXPLnbIqEbqhdKd96jTlYYGyNEj4TsD6ZqQa5Hr4se6_8N9LQurhUnxnbr6zY/s400/dad-and-kiah.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423019397224200402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvBb8Ngsoycl4QvaRMTy2nmLqE2uhoZoY972kgAz_scE2Evsx0QUQWjzj_HXUIEUzygQw_9eoxy3Gqyd37TgaHhATZs37wfvQzCCISQ8CXkVC0O4irS-8XQV8TeB1IeXSfwvN-9KjH6g/s400/dad-and-cayden.jpg" /> Cutie cousins - Hattie and Cayden!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423019156535830514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LlcKgdGE4t_oYU5MvoM-Be5CYtkhbmXAg4svrhrtU8BQar1cOo5y9sDW5ptO3Fo5dm3smEVfPDg-UEzyASf6VCYaEnY1Ys-_I1AT_lcy17NBfA3WaaLh_4YQMrRam19TIfhhQKdQA4o/s400/cutie-cousins.jpg" /><br /><br />Then Grammy (my mom) and Gido managed a quick visit before Chase headed back to class.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 365px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423018960254827298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4axEWUyOLIIqZLboRNpDN_PW45tBkOlwLN3MWmru4OkfEFgknPc49XSGn6V41G1PurH8iW7RPn5ef35pZsbRL1ahyphenhyphenOa2l1BZE6_twrwuhi07yq1grr82nXctz08IufMfTTG8QqxJLJk/s400/kiah-present.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423018801494922402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdaRRDlnbZ6ptyzmZnvdiW1yfvZx-qANV02BzgsybFyuy58RmqUuioj_l3Lmx04hAir9kmuSnh6gJyHdNJhbS8GVFbqpz1bxOKnLo1tU6OURzFhhaUIKN8UVybtn1MQrNJda4rZpkKmc/s400/cayden-and-trucks.jpg" /><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We had such a great holiday and I am sad that it is all over - back to the grindstone, glad to be home though.</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-63205938783995933952009-12-23T09:45:00.000-08:002009-12-23T10:35:21.594-08:00First Coyote<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6zwVkTV6IKefToS7FdQMrpx1OBqlIKY3BqZzhj4ONgdH-y6hipTY_b_6iwIzvw9ZR9najIIEidsEmG7Y1i-sWdVJUg6xCmKo1HYPwibbkXoRzS4F2DqG9rhwUKMvvs7647b7seJYgLY/s1600-h/coyote2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418501940806186354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6zwVkTV6IKefToS7FdQMrpx1OBqlIKY3BqZzhj4ONgdH-y6hipTY_b_6iwIzvw9ZR9najIIEidsEmG7Y1i-sWdVJUg6xCmKo1HYPwibbkXoRzS4F2DqG9rhwUKMvvs7647b7seJYgLY/s400/coyote2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>So, Chase and I have been married for 5 years now and for any of you that know Chase, his obsession is hunting. He loves to hunt and anything to do with hunting. The problem is, if you go with Chase, you have to hunt the 'Chase' way. A.K.A in complete silence (no swishing of the snow pants, and NO squeeking of the boots on the snow), and once you are in position - absolutely NO movement allowed (okay, you are allowed to move your eyes and the rise and fall of your chest as you breath is allowed).:) I love to go with him even though the rules are strict. We have been hunting coyotes together ever since we started dating and I finally got my first one. (Chase has been a little trigger happy, but always apologizes for 'taking my shot'). Anyhow, this time he wasn't allowed to take a gun. We called (a little 'whistle' or call that sounds like a wounded rabbit that coyotes come to check out) at one place and waited for about half an hour, but nothing. Then we went to another place at the top of a hill and sat on a fence line and called again there. We sat back to back and could see the whole area around us. I was watching one area where I thought it was more likely for a coyote to come in from and didn't see one come in from another angle until it was in the wide open looking right at us. I tried to slowly reach for the gun and get turned around to shoot it but it started to run. Chase gave a little bark and it stopped, but it had gone behing the rise of a hill and only the tips of its ears and barely the eyes were showing over the hill. I found it in the scope and made the shot. As we were walking over, Chase said it was okay if I didn't make the shot, that it was a really hard shot. But, to his amazement, there was the coyote. He says it was the best shot he has ever seen anyone 'else' make:). </div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-5782826714198568392009-12-15T14:38:00.000-08:002009-12-15T16:40:35.868-08:00I love Mom!!We are heading out to Chase's parents for Christmas and I am so excited but was feeling a little sad that I am not going to get to see my mom for Christmas so I decided to squeeze in a quick trip at the beginning of December. We had so much fun (as we normally do no matter if we work, play, shop or just be lazy and visit)! As you can tell the kids had a superb tea party with Grammy - I was laughing so hard because they were both being so proper. The hats transformed them! They enjoyed cranberry cider, marshmallows and chips in the sunshine of Grammy's living room and LOVED every minute of it! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 361px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415624996190915714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9VHoN71IUtfdeTm1LJjZCvlOQG1oUQvZNQMuOTxWnK66OYZF8o6ko1ykfzkiyQFlbMOyRjbD90frri8boKEtfUofT52QIf61eYfE5tMbXYuPpFrYjFtAS4C1BPhKf3rxMgkaFLc2NVk/s400/teaparty-2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 338px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415625263431781378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW8qU2FhdlXQHttfpE47P-jPYuei3wDS5BoHBGoGLtJM6-XivxJlsSc7CQ-aZi5slbhuHCxUS5k0BU8WTdFIMgIsEhvzDUxm0QzmvZx8RsN8HL2E_EIyIfFCN_rlICKHj4fgjW0k5nHg/s400/teaparty-1.jpg" />Mom helped with the kids so I could get most of the Christmas card done and a painting for my porch (I got the idea from a baby card). <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415626047452572226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZ3KPKh-220fWvucU4BzBqJBDR_9HjGPqFGdV6GuXQKzBldIZMcko13G4rCM4NtGyiPro6sbB_4xp1_C7Ve-mpapysnGxEhP9dYAbMg84LgB3hdt-AhoExuHsbxeK_mMKs6l6q6FNfFI/s400/birds.jpg" /> I had picked out a painting that I wanted to do with my mom for the dinning room and so the night before we left, after the kids were finally in bed we crammed this masterpiece in (we were up half the night, but it was totally worth it). I LOVE IT!! It couldn't have turned out better (it is not quite done but I only have a little fixing on the tree and hills and some more dark blue to put in before it goes on the wall)! The best part was sitting beside my mom and painting it together. Reaching accross each other to assign colors and laugh and laugh and laugh. I am so proud of her talents and love that we created it together. I love my Mom!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415626554392658178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAVMcoA8XQckedHZPjKNax6tVhLyTDE3Iw3Ib8y-bh_fSwaSNt9sQTWUpX4N8lCel7z6dQIAGRT3ej5wfY3UMA_VXl_bq5nGOtQ3ZBdgZUmNHaKmljLKArOZbJXQFA3HnRPda2T8T8Jo/s400/tree-of-life.jpg" />Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-45739700787187600372009-12-13T09:23:00.000-08:002009-12-13T14:07:52.852-08:00The Christmas LetterThis year we once again decided to forgo getting a photographer (can't wait until we are no longer students and can afford luxuries like family pics from a pro)plus because I am slowly learning how to use our new camera and Photoshop, I wanted to give it a try. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414781391750740226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPRUmsqgpc1GbuVEyUkgYPSIxvrHQVDutjPnhCfwaip9wy2Dzxg61VZ6ofGl8HGQh8CYmxaY-uW6HC6gQfeYbpiTNoKUzG3yopwWkr0Tc1JoPpsj7RnnxmpKkRweR7xeW60Kmbgnf07U/s400/Christmas-card.jpg" /><br /><br />This year has been a busy year once again, they seem to be flying by quicker every year. Jan. started out with our new business really picking up (<a href="http://www.trailnsecuritycameras.ca/">http://www.trailnsecuritycameras.ca/</a>). It went really good, keeping both of us busy until half way through the summer when we started having trouble getting stock in from the manufacturer. This has hurt the business and been frustrating because we can see the potential if we could get stock. We have now been able to get cameras in to fill back orders but will likely sell out again well before Christmas. Hopefully the launch of a new camera this month (made by a different manufacturer) will bring new business in the new year. I was happy to be back in Saskatchewan for the winter - what is the use of it being cold if there is no snow? But let me tell you did I get snow! I think it all landed on my front step which helped me get outside each day as my snow drifts were six feet tall on each side of the walkway by the end of the winter. It was sure fun to have huge drifts right in the yard to play in though!<br /><br />Chase was busy studying hard until May but as we neared spring I could see the light and started training for triathlon. It was a great season and I was able to do 4 triathlons (my first Olympic distance) and a 1/2 marathon in the fall! I absolutely love it and am so grateful that Chase is so supportive of my training and races. Many days he pulled me off my tush and said 'just go for 15min and then if you want to turn around, then do' and I would always get in a good workout. This is my sixth year and I am definitely hooked for life! I am hoping to be able to do a 1/2 ironman next year, so we will see what happens in life. I was even able to get my level 1 Triathlon Officials Certificate this fall. I also received a new calling as first counsellor in our primary presidency this summer and am having so much fun with the kids in our ward!<br /><br />Spring brought not only new training but new life into our house. Chase decided it would be a good idea to have chickens this year and you know Chase, 77 new chicks later I am out in the yard helping to build a new house for our yellow fuzzy friends. Kiah loved them and Cayden was hooked from day 1. As soon as he learned how to walk, the second I opened the door, he was on the move straight to their pen. He still loves them and can always be found playing outside with the chickens. He has grown so much this year, turning 1 in May, learning how to walk, getting the rest of his teeth and becoming very proficient at clearly saying what he wants. He is also the best climber I have ever seen and amazes me at where he can get up on top of. He is such a mischievous little boy, and is always in trouble - good thing he is so cute and we love his jolly demeanour!<br /><br />Kiah is growing up into a little young lady. She is practicing her shapes, colors, letters and numbers and loves when she gets them right. She has become quite the little helper with everything I am doing and lately has started cleaning up on her own. This usually follows a comment with her hands on her hips like 'Mom the house is a DISASTER, I'll help you clean it up'. I have never seen anyone bursting with pride like she did after cleaning ALL the toys all by her self! She is so happy that she is so big that she can reach the light switches :). She turned three in August and is so excited to be in Sunbeams after Christmas (I think it is mostly because she saw the giant bag of treats that I had for the primary kids)!<br /><br />Chase is mostly busy with his studies. He worked for a couple of the professors at the University this summer doing disease investigations. We are now all continually reminded of different ways we can get different diseases and parasites and are now very good hand washers:)! He is convinced that his parents have Taenia solium (tape worm) cysticercosis abscesses in the brain from going to Peru where 40% of the population has it and will subsequently infect all of us:)! He still managed to find time to get out hunting this fall and got a deer nearly in our back yard to fill our freezer. He started his second year of Vet College in the fall and I haven't really seen him much since. I hear second year is supposed to be the worst though so maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel. Chase and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary this November and were able to go out to a nice dinner together. We are also going to try to squeeze an extra couple of days into a business trip to Vegas in January and spend some time together too. Yay - I am so excited!<br /><br />We did have fun this year amongst all the work. We got away on several camping trips and road trips to see family and friends and hosted many visitors here. Summer also brought 2 new additions to the household - Chase's younger sister Saralynn moved in with us and brought her cat 'Willis' - it's so much fun to have 'Aunty' around! Thank you to everyone who came to visit us, we love having you and a special thank you to all those who helped us chip away at the never ending work of renovating our house and getting our yard in shape. We love you and hope to see you again soon. Love The Wendorff's - Chase, Naomi, Kiah and CaydenNaomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-37656139121426254502009-10-05T09:56:00.000-07:002009-10-05T10:11:23.904-07:00Aunties Rock!!<div align="center">Chase's sister Saralynn has been living with us for the past few months and the other day we were all at home not feeling so well and she decided it would be fun to build a fort. We love forts at our house and usually use a large portion of furniture and blankets to make them. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389162349999458994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB8upUN5EA0zKeMUoaWUlZmMirFzu86eQ5ztmrLdauBODUImmy1KhwQBW5vdg52VZgj_YeRKr_tnlHodez2J1_GMC22_A8pnjNY7vDNGdXmbjdixEBUAndZpoeXAwE4Z0mYhvhW0-gMM/s200/stuck.jpg" /> <p align="center">Turned around and got stuck at the beginning:)<br /><br /><br /></p>This fort especially rocked because it was a giant long tunnel and the kids went through it over and over and over again! SO MUCH FUN! She kept adding on more and more so eventually the tunnel went all around the room almost back to the start.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389162961258410914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQQswqMhpRAtFxEaDBVYMu32clgXdinQayUE5KhfNr2zsMWsOJ_-8Teq4aOLOkBn1h-lqgp_vLzPeAbsCTRXjX2GMPuHLGK-8bAwz7ptVs15RRwDqWx6KRwkwB8u8jFZJF5gzOHN0Vh8/s320/C_tunnel.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">At the beginning they had to crawl through the big book shelf and then under a table, then through the long blue tunnel, then under severl chairs, a couple of benches and then they eventually made it out if they snuck under the blanket at the end. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389163942703016466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQ0JlRefsXcLdt22M2UTkc7Ovs6AorkO_Ms4BtNtQwG3nriA0d2JqtXLNEtL7IB16A0z_lDgare1RbqRgLkcH9HK-Ki3zagSYyHfRSbrzs8iOTH5oe3jbS_OJJOQ0k_TqeUKLOchn644/s200/SL.jpg" />We love Auntie Saralynn!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-13206536325245171852009-10-05T09:07:00.000-07:002009-10-05T09:49:46.468-07:00New traditions<div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-jgJbJrrbWqQahcd4Ew3X5b8UGW7qzKvMJJ-huS-VSeVWILDh7oNpVMl-hf94RMs5d-FcJr3rYls4DR5m1eIDbClomWeLo3cv5-lsjWCz2NhiOwJHfwOxwYUypDj025tx7g18m73Lzw/s1600-h/watching.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgig-8zMCoV3VUYBpugzOtFJdSp2nPVUxCp6ibBtz21XtcJ5dYAOLR6BixvGqRCmgtkl7jYacSFqGW08ZG89WANi5mZTUtwBODVTEh0w78jFX3MPLK88fAwAVUOAE4cT_xywUOHCPHGk/s1600-h/breakfast.jpg"></a> </div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div>Chase wanted to start a new tradition this year for conference. Spend the weekend with the family watching conference and "eat until we are sick". So he made his request list for all the appetizers he wanted and I headed off t<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgig-8zMCoV3VUYBpugzOtFJdSp2nPVUxCp6ibBtz21XtcJ5dYAOLR6BixvGqRCmgtkl7jYacSFqGW08ZG89WANi5mZTUtwBODVTEh0w78jFX3MPLK88fAwAVUOAE4cT_xywUOHCPHGk/s1600-h/breakfast.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389157214045462034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgig-8zMCoV3VUYBpugzOtFJdSp2nPVUxCp6ibBtz21XtcJ5dYAOLR6BixvGqRCmgtkl7jYacSFqGW08ZG89WANi5mZTUtwBODVTEh0w78jFX3MPLK88fAwAVUOAE4cT_xywUOHCPHGk/s200/breakfast.jpg" /></a>o the store. I don't normally ever buy prepared food (can't afford it - and usually don't really like it), but he insisted because he didn't want me to have to work in the kitchen all day but he wanted to eat appetizers all day. Saturday Chase and Saralynn had to go to Alberta and do some ultrasound work and so I watched by myself He got up early and cooked a smokin' breakfast for us - bacon, eggs, sausage, and waffles with whipped cream and homemade chokecherry syrup. Yum!! </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div>Then we watched the morning session - which was awesome!! Let me just testify here for a minute of the truthfulness of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I had been praying for some help an<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-jgJbJrrbWqQahcd4Ew3X5b8UGW7qzKvMJJ-huS-VSeVWILDh7oNpVMl-hf94RMs5d-FcJr3rYls4DR5m1eIDbClomWeLo3cv5-lsjWCz2NhiOwJHfwOxwYUypDj025tx7g18m73Lzw/s1600-h/watching.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389157190369399314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-jgJbJrrbWqQahcd4Ew3X5b8UGW7qzKvMJJ-huS-VSeVWILDh7oNpVMl-hf94RMs5d-FcJr3rYls4DR5m1eIDbClomWeLo3cv5-lsjWCz2NhiOwJHfwOxwYUypDj025tx7g18m73Lzw/s200/watching.jpg" /></a>d guidance on some things that have been bothering me and was hoping for some guidance through conference. Never have I been touched by conference as I was through this one. It seemed as though EVERY single talk, prayer and even song was answering my prayers and giving me the guidance that I had asked for. I felt the spirit so strongly and had my prayers truly answered. I know that heavlenly father answers our prayers, that he knows us and loves each of us personally and that his true church is on the earth today. I am so happy to be a member and feel truly blessed.</div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLnn7EhGMV9sIKX_8FApLLuTCXZW3aqCujyKFXBNpOgycSC8XyipVIsXc08LE0pV7FdelKa2Ppwx6iJCx_mXWT2vBYTHbWFwo_aTT7xegZLHB1z1CSOPKkqcilybjp96x_r6kn23vJc0/s1600-h/smorg.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389157207163059170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLnn7EhGMV9sIKX_8FApLLuTCXZW3aqCujyKFXBNpOgycSC8XyipVIsXc08LE0pV7FdelKa2Ppwx6iJCx_mXWT2vBYTHbWFwo_aTT7xegZLHB1z1CSOPKkqcilybjp96x_r6kn23vJc0/s200/smorg.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>After the first session of conference we got all the appetizers ready. What a smorg!! Veggies and dip, fruit and dip, a bread bowl with spinach dip, crackers and meat and cheese, toquitos, bagel bites, chicken wings, dry ribs, some kind of salmon pastry, jalepeno poppers AND home made cream puffs (that was the one thing I did make). We were still full even at bedtime! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQK-_9jHPqDpphx7o0pz8uZKneOEx_czKH7yEo6IMdi-V93nzmr05BLw-e8jYPWL_pGJ-HHSQorDqA4xNV1Df_8s-sfYHV73mN5P5Il_EyQTWzgmy7pRfKGs2IeY2mIx5tIul0ItfiAAk/s1600-h/eating.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389157197515413842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQK-_9jHPqDpphx7o0pz8uZKneOEx_czKH7yEo6IMdi-V93nzmr05BLw-e8jYPWL_pGJ-HHSQorDqA4xNV1Df_8s-sfYHV73mN5P5Il_EyQTWzgmy7pRfKGs2IeY2mIx5tIul0ItfiAAk/s200/eating.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>It was a fun tradition to start but I think next spring I will have to premake some more homemade things as they seem so much yummier! It was a great weekend and it was so fun spending time with our family! Great idea Chase!</div></div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-90839087314904749102009-09-28T11:05:00.001-07:002009-09-28T11:43:11.204-07:00more birthday party pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uOLyA98d1dMmQpUsf41ak2o6PrjwwqRsbQ0oes_PBzUspGv_OvZOgjoBRSnw-HhWqIQyMthA_03yUICrE6iLbJkVqLv76fDAfD1l-6aHEM_DM1-qqYa3a3TLw4QKOIualwKR_p1iPKg/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386589379966266274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uOLyA98d1dMmQpUsf41ak2o6PrjwwqRsbQ0oes_PBzUspGv_OvZOgjoBRSnw-HhWqIQyMthA_03yUICrE6iLbJkVqLv76fDAfD1l-6aHEM_DM1-qqYa3a3TLw4QKOIualwKR_p1iPKg/s320/069.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kiah the fairy princess and her besty Charlotte<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4tfYW-vim0M_uh1T7HQPlVAbaXQPND0_ENx4h_3YzQNaMmTeQ02LkervXiOo-0-1PAkcBnO_66OCFHxvzPANIzzMdY3RuCmLL-hbo_xBMuBWgWULopEJDZsHPh1Hu7B82sGqUixe7so/s1600-h/160.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386583072960880066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4tfYW-vim0M_uh1T7HQPlVAbaXQPND0_ENx4h_3YzQNaMmTeQ02LkervXiOo-0-1PAkcBnO_66OCFHxvzPANIzzMdY3RuCmLL-hbo_xBMuBWgWULopEJDZsHPh1Hu7B82sGqUixe7so/s320/160.JPG" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pure Delight!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrLtPEdRMFDHQnWZx6WFgl5sd-WjO2pNrQU5gBX2pVOB6JmXYwve9PSGRwhtFrYMUVufUtObojWx1dw1OvEIKbLMzb3okuC-Oj_yv3H9kPMCQ55EkzHg9jtZWfMWWR1SCgZzls90svRs/s1600-h/143.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386581769424179874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrLtPEdRMFDHQnWZx6WFgl5sd-WjO2pNrQU5gBX2pVOB6JmXYwve9PSGRwhtFrYMUVufUtObojWx1dw1OvEIKbLMzb3okuC-Oj_yv3H9kPMCQ55EkzHg9jtZWfMWWR1SCgZzls90svRs/s320/143.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791292053708421763.post-59600926866481242952009-09-28T08:03:00.000-07:002009-09-28T11:04:09.083-07:00Belated Birthday<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViT0xXzgUAsCqAeA93_rS1XX2UlHAPEVFZqjlEHchnkXuZIYUmxfEPJXBZ_62Q8SBLY58bG6WkDFDU0Fg5zAzac0t71nP1uWafEIpcEBKniYCKTlY5Vl6o6tjqe3Suuh0B3wVnpY4q-Q/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386567606589005602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViT0xXzgUAsCqAeA93_rS1XX2UlHAPEVFZqjlEHchnkXuZIYUmxfEPJXBZ_62Q8SBLY58bG6WkDFDU0Fg5zAzac0t71nP1uWafEIpcEBKniYCKTlY5Vl6o6tjqe3Suuh0B3wVnpY4q-Q/s320/074.JPG" /></a> </p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666600;">We finally had Kiah's birthday party last week. It was a blast. She has been asking about it since her birthday and there was finally some time to squeeze it in. She invited several friends and since we live a 'short drive :)' out of the city, we loved having their siblings and moms as well. I wanted to carry on the traditions that my mom did for me at my birthday partys and so included some old fashioned games like hot potato, had a fun cake, ran around outside doing a treasure hunt and had treat bags from the 'fish pond'. It was a lot of fun. I had this idea for a 'tea party' before she was even born and it didn't turn out exactly how I had envisioned it but we did have real tea cups with 'tea', made fun hats to wear to the 'tea party', had finger food and a cake in the shape of a teapot with teacups on the side. When I asked Kiah what her favoutite part was she said definately having friends come to her house - and she loved all the awesome presents she got!</span></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#666600;"></span><div align="left"><br />The invites</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8wvWZoAeFtK2knSM3iZ_sGRSqZMqhijh00BQzdV-NgE7_deiPMeh8lAp9h7uxMm4VH06836KCnEcxvscKd5vY8GHFu6R3rBqb9uGG7B882rguE7MY1TeuPXcUHfwj_KHfzfwaiYxvKA/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386573215768731362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8wvWZoAeFtK2knSM3iZ_sGRSqZMqhijh00BQzdV-NgE7_deiPMeh8lAp9h7uxMm4VH06836KCnEcxvscKd5vY8GHFu6R3rBqb9uGG7B882rguE7MY1TeuPXcUHfwj_KHfzfwaiYxvKA/s320/051.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#666600;">Kiah and the cake:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUQJHNM-GSdVB-J1v0TfF8r7iLuoEJnRHJC_tR8MeqKE0i4H26Z984ivyyRDrylVIlE6UZQtkKfbk1FoJ9CsqsX0CHR0K7R7dGJYDbrp8S8c010rpwWrq4-ZyZW9V-MbRrATVgD5HY7c/s1600-h/123.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386569704698580610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUQJHNM-GSdVB-J1v0TfF8r7iLuoEJnRHJC_tR8MeqKE0i4H26Z984ivyyRDrylVIlE6UZQtkKfbk1FoJ9CsqsX0CHR0K7R7dGJYDbrp8S8c010rpwWrq4-ZyZW9V-MbRrATVgD5HY7c/s320/123.JPG" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372638438173194446noreply@blogger.com0