tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77459026782673962192024-03-12T21:21:49.411-06:00The LongsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-92161820710157372302013-03-29T23:04:00.000-06:002013-03-29T23:04:31.117-06:00Announcing...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">The arrival of Jane Nancy Long!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">March 23, 2013 @ 6:30 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8 lbs 14 oz, 22 inches</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-36657752675718809792013-02-11T10:45:00.000-07:002013-02-11T13:56:25.048-07:00Happy Birthday to my two favorite people!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday today to Cora and tomorrow to Geoff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of <span style="font-size: large;">Cora's cousins came to celebrate...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cora loved licking the candle ends and then re-dipping them in the frosting and licking them again. It was hilarious!!</span></div>
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I can't believe my baby is 2 years old. Geoff and I were just talking last night about how much she has changed since her 1 year birthday. She has grown up so much!! She talks up a storm now and has this personality that entertains us all day long. We love her so so so much and could not imagine our lives without her!<br />
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At 2 years old Cora....<br />
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-loves her blankey<br />
-sleeps from about 8 pm til 9:30 am<br />
-has some favorite foods: eggs, french toast, oatmeal, broccoli, carrots, pineapple, raspberries, fruit smoothies, pasta, mashed potatoes, salmon, ham, rice pudding, goldfish crackers (fishies)<br />
-loves dogs, especially coopie (Steve and Nancy's dog), chloe (Karen and Jon Quist's dog) and Max (Tony's dog)<br />
-loves to have play dates with some neighbor friends and her cousins (she's pretty obsessed with Cade and Connor)<br />
-talks all the time! Some of her signature phrases are: "Love you, miss you, bye-bye, hello, thank you, please, I did it!, Mommy do it, where daddy go?, daddy's sleeping (she says this almost every morning), watch show (she loves mickey mouse clubhouse), donald funny (as in Donald Duck from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), hide (she loves hiding under her blankey)<br />
-loves everything princess and thinks she is a princess (her favorite princess is Cinderella, she calls her Rella)<br />
-loves washing her hands<br />
-loves bubbles in her baths<br />
-loves to twirl and show off a pretty skirt or dress she is wearing<br />
-loves to do make-up with mom <br />
-does GREAT in nursery at Church<br />
-loves pops (lolly pops)<br />
-twirls the right side of her hair into the CRAZIEST knots when she is tired or during nap time and during the night when she's sleeping. That side of her hair is now shorter than the left side.<br />
-is going to be a big sister in a few weeks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-73568691248192099022013-01-01T23:35:00.001-07:002013-01-01T23:35:35.645-07:00Christmas 2012<span style="font-size: large;">We have been in<span style="font-size: large;"> Arizona this <span style="font-size: large;">Christmas with Geoff's family. It <span style="font-size: large;">has been a wonderful trip, just what the doctor ordered!! <span style="font-size: large;">Cora has had the chan<span style="font-size: large;">ce to really get to know her cousins (the Rudd's) that live here and she has soak<span style="font-size: large;">ed <span style="font-size: large;">up ALL of the love and attention that Grandma and Papa have been giving her. Cora really cou<span style="font-size: large;">l<span style="font-size: large;">d not be any cuter right now and we are loving every second of her and the fun personality she has. Here are some pictures from our trip so far...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Eating out at a restaurant called Buffalo Chip near Steve and Nancy's house on Christmas Eve. The kids loved this fun atmosphere and were tearing it up on the dance floor!</div>
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Trying out her new toy with Papa. Cora has been such a Papa's girl this trip!</div>
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Cousin Lexie and Cora...They have been buds this trip!</div>
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Rockin out with Lexie's new electric guitar!</div>
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These two played the piano for a long, long time together at the New Year's Eve party at Michele's house.</div>
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Cousin Chloe reading to Cora New Year's morning. Cora is really going to miss her cousins!</div>
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We had a fun day at the City Creek food court and play area in Salt Lake City with some of my mission companions and their kids! It's so fun to see us all as moms now and have our little ones play together. Cora had a blast climbing on everything and going inside the shells. We can't wait to go back! </div>
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We are enjoying our little visit to New York to see my family... Cora could not be having more of a blast with her cousins! She has felt so comfortable here with everyone, and I love it!</div>
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The Fall weather here is perfect! Here we are about to go pick apples with Great Grandma Pat.</div>
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I got a much needed haircut... and felt like changing things up a bit without chopping my hair all the way to my chin like I did over two years ago (i've been growing it ever since). SO... I had the thought to get bangs, and when I asked the gal cutting my hair what she thought she was ALL about it and VERY excited. She thought it would look really good, so I trusted her and I LOVE IT!</div>
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My grandpa Elmer would be proud because he always told me when I was younger that I have a big forehead and would look better with bangs. He was so right! I'm glad I finally listened and took his advice. I like to think he is smiling down from Heaven at my new do!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-38286513910339353962012-07-13T12:27:00.000-06:002012-07-13T12:27:04.241-06:00The 4th<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy 4th of July!</div>
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We spent it with family in Park City Utah. </div>
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Papa Steve, Grandma Nancy and all their Grandchildren<br />
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May and June were a whirlwind of crazy and unexpected events happening all at once. Here is a quick update of what went down.</div>
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Geoff's Grandma Georgia (his Mom's Mom) passed away at the age of 91. We all went to California for the services. Here is Cora with her two cousins Mason and Cade just before leaving for the funeral.</div>
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Two days after Geoff's grandma died, my Grandpa Tony (my Dad's Dad) died unexpectedly at the age of 84. He was happy and seemed to be healthy the day before, so we were all very shocked and sad. His funeral was the day after Geoff's grandma's funeral, and there was no way I was going to miss either, so we went to Grandma Georgia's on Friday and flew to NY Friday night (a red eye), landed at 5:30 am and went to Grandpa Tony's that morning at 11 am. Cora held up surprisingly well and it was very special to be able to be with family and be there for grandpa. The next 7 pictures are of our time in NY. We stayed for a week after the funeral and had so much fun with my family!</div>
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I love when Cora gets to spend time with her cousins.. and she loves it too!</div>
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A week after I got back from NY my good friends from NY flew out to Arizona to visit us and see some of the cool things AZ has to offer. They had actually planned to come to AZ the week of the funerals, but were able to re-schedule. Here we are in Sedona.</div>
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We had to soak up the Arizona sun at the lake while we still could because we found out while we were in NY that Geoff's company needed to transfer us to Utah. We were sad to see our time in AZ end so soon (we were only there just over 5 months) and VERY sad to be moving away from Geoff's parents, but also excited to be moving to a state where we know our way around and we have LOTS of family.</div>
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Here we are on our road trip to Utah at Lake Powell. We love stopping on this dam and looking at the beautiful sites. We were quite the sight as Geoff was driving the 26 ft UHAUL and pulling one of our cars, and I was driving the other with Cora. After 12 long hours we finally made it!</div>
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We have now been in Utah for a week and a half and we are settling in. We love our townhouse we found in Lehi and Geoff has hit the ground running at the new hospital he is building. Hopefully our lives calm down a little so we can catch our breaths! So pretty much all of that is why I have been MIA on this blog, but I hope to keep it more updated now!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-23283069526284092172012-04-28T16:33:00.000-06:002012-04-28T16:33:05.417-06:00we did it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have great memories of my time at BYU. On and off for almost a decade now that has been my home, and being a student is what I have known. It worked out that Geoff graduated a week after me (yesterday). I'm so proud of him! We were talking the other day of how bitter-sweet it is because Utah has been our home for as long as we have been together and we have been helping each other through class after class for a long time now. Don't get me wrong though.. we are SO glad to be done and moving on to the next chapter of our lives with our sweet daughter Cora. We had almost all of our family in town to celebrate with us. Having my mom and dad there was so special and I know we created memories we will never forget!<br />
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The proud parents</div>
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It was nice to graduate with my brother Matt and cousin Nate </div>
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Great-Grandma Dorothy and Cora </div>
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It was so wonderful seeing my parents... my mom came to Arizona a few days before we went up to graduation in Utah. She got to see where I served my mission in Mesa. <br />
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Cora really took to her grammy and poppy, even though we only had a few days with them.</div>
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At our family BBQ on Saturday we celebrated 8 graduates. Geoff and Jan (my cousin's wife) from Utah Valley University; Matt, Nate (my cousin) and I from Brigham Young University; and my cousins Davin, Taylor and Courtney from High School. I guess 2012 was the year to finish!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-22515079287829877992012-03-20T17:07:00.008-06:002012-03-20T17:17:43.710-06:00desert beauty<div style="text-align: center;">Cora and I went to the Desert Botanical Garden with Nancy and Grandma Gail for Gail's birthday. I think the desert is BEAUTIFUL, so I loved every minute of looking at the various types of Cactus and desert trees and plants. 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our baby is 1...<br />we had a little family party for her with Grandma Nancy, Papa Steve, Great-Grandma Gail and Great-Papa Stan. here are some pictures from our day:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BAMNBKykXBaehYEtQuFnv8JuDaZtsbMU3U6Ju3zPO1Jw-VMpLsTB6-dxMtDph6bqGXUBpbCDSMGuNb_dGr63OpXSjv9HO6h17YNsRTBkLlmaXi-r7r3Jz6tbqKMTSnPtYcfldbbPs0c/s1600/IMG_2671.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/AVvXsEh2BAMNBKykXBaehYEtQuFnv8JuDaZtsbMU3U6Ju3zPO1Jw-VMpLsTB6-dxMtDph6bqGXUBpbCDSMGuNb_dGr63OpXSjv9HO6h17YNsRTBkLlmaXi-r7r3Jz6tbqKMTSnPtYcfldbbPs0c/s400/IMG_2671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099268100888498" border="0" /></a><br />Cora was so glad that her buddy Cooper came. At one point he was out on the back porch and we found the two of them like this...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pld9JAAELbYApzq-doLcvGPeLKVdxfYadq4wguS3yZ4HLvjVjkf68CROI9aj_nP2XoAhGQkTkxBzUVJSIuXJZ-xh23C8_8gkcW8WBZ8sRW_1ch7CUGNbqLFQ39xyWWtyFdpjiR4A6eA/s1600/IMG_2637.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/AVvXsEg1pld9JAAELbYApzq-doLcvGPeLKVdxfYadq4wguS3yZ4HLvjVjkf68CROI9aj_nP2XoAhGQkTkxBzUVJSIuXJZ-xh23C8_8gkcW8WBZ8sRW_1ch7CUGNbqLFQ39xyWWtyFdpjiR4A6eA/s400/IMG_2637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708103342290749954" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">opening presents...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfo6s4rHlBLTu_FsH3vjATgp0OGuWEozqcxuadBAgsb3A-xQQFsvS7deUO3eetspa9mY0Yrz6IEwOiTbQUQ9fngYKrIbaxtVZ6WWmSuHTpVJgtyU0k-5cEyUaZOtrG1kGugx5juM2NkM/s1600/IMG_2633.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/AVvXsEjwfo6s4rHlBLTu_FsH3vjATgp0OGuWEozqcxuadBAgsb3A-xQQFsvS7deUO3eetspa9mY0Yrz6IEwOiTbQUQ9fngYKrIbaxtVZ6WWmSuHTpVJgtyU0k-5cEyUaZOtrG1kGugx5juM2NkM/s400/IMG_2633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708103114508622834" border="0" /></a>Cora got some great new outfits for the summer (which she will be able to wear NOW because it is 80 degrees here these days!)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYysru6QlhTd1irNL-HtJ-2inzF7Qd7RpylmEvq7sUtQq2S_txZBhyN6tNGo8mMavOgT_6HyhikCzK7WrpqKmJ3IoPels5jygBt3Y1VOAM5IzKdJ3OLkBQpiUZC-emqxonq3NBiugOK04/s1600/IMG_2631.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/AVvXsEiYysru6QlhTd1irNL-HtJ-2inzF7Qd7RpylmEvq7sUtQq2S_txZBhyN6tNGo8mMavOgT_6HyhikCzK7WrpqKmJ3IoPels5jygBt3Y1VOAM5IzKdJ3OLkBQpiUZC-emqxonq3NBiugOK04/s400/IMG_2631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708102761324055618" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />then it was on to cake and singing... i made regular and mini-cupcakes.<br />it was fun to watch Cora dive into her little cake and try it! she wasn't sure about it at first, but once she got a taste she LOVED it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hWFTOTdA9R0h6tRrUsN1RZBcTn9G8ngxjVrGA_YoOOzuzWxLC2CygIyEcGVOiSne7c0l-aLuLOtCabkqcQMhzARowHc5LNV-rfsRuQGZPiJXI8OQShsjaKTWS21pU8gRtV7ieLyks04/s1600/IMG_2640.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Cora cried when they left and was reaching for them to stay (so cute!!).<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDUIi3vpdg1fLxYIKmWwOZhijmCQgd9gY6bjLyzh7NGQU1K7FH4goiIzWgDS0KUzbLgZcLkD-HUopGDlh1fZqGlBAQNvXpKgAXaHt7OFZjF4OuJxO8POhtTQOt5ce872ETfPgkHDKqpE/s1600/IMG_2659.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/AVvXsEjuDUIi3vpdg1fLxYIKmWwOZhijmCQgd9gY6bjLyzh7NGQU1K7FH4goiIzWgDS0KUzbLgZcLkD-HUopGDlh1fZqGlBAQNvXpKgAXaHt7OFZjF4OuJxO8POhtTQOt5ce872ETfPgkHDKqpE/s400/IMG_2659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708100229191572162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">we had balloons all over the floor for when Cora woke up this morning and she played with them all day! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_7dlW_2N2RI2juZcPlCJ4BN8CUUniE5kaSsfoo9-XwBJQDJTpnPlLACEXw-JxBTjs2u3M81xzGhY7HQ8d8Yh1fzVPuc5vIaih6CRdu72MPRp_beUR-Wc9nGYxIzuG_p6TfG8liww0Wg/s1600/IMG_2661.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/AVvXsEjE_7dlW_2N2RI2juZcPlCJ4BN8CUUniE5kaSsfoo9-XwBJQDJTpnPlLACEXw-JxBTjs2u3M81xzGhY7HQ8d8Yh1fzVPuc5vIaih6CRdu72MPRp_beUR-Wc9nGYxIzuG_p6TfG8liww0Wg/s400/IMG_2661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708100022001525714" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00gtbbVuRLYLAPpBZ8SQbzZyex83chBqJ361eGdePQsHc3GK2a9XvCxroll50QgqG9v4mRZA4ALYqt_fMgbV-AbwffZFwc3duu5qr1SOlkO98H_GSwP8nYAekZC8CgQiDptoI6xbG9Xk/s1600/IMG_2662.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/AVvXsEi00gtbbVuRLYLAPpBZ8SQbzZyex83chBqJ361eGdePQsHc3GK2a9XvCxroll50QgqG9v4mRZA4ALYqt_fMgbV-AbwffZFwc3duu5qr1SOlkO98H_GSwP8nYAekZC8CgQiDptoI6xbG9Xk/s400/IMG_2662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099804541867810" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3B4gyXyJMVaIaMPgQTYcmYpl3jIgtXV2v_-lG9hIGIpbfRTf-tVsB9ANfI_j50Pgr-Y25Tvu3jMuW6BtFDtaEncOOEvZa8kM2AbqnUR9zWiAHCOOn6FnDn_32ftLP6S1XmAgQLt3ff8/s1600/IMG_2665.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/AVvXsEgT3B4gyXyJMVaIaMPgQTYcmYpl3jIgtXV2v_-lG9hIGIpbfRTf-tVsB9ANfI_j50Pgr-Y25Tvu3jMuW6BtFDtaEncOOEvZa8kM2AbqnUR9zWiAHCOOn6FnDn_32ftLP6S1XmAgQLt3ff8/s400/IMG_2665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099642341326194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">she was constantly on the go... we can really tell that she LOVES that she can crawl around and get to where she wants to go on her own.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Rv8RfPg1U4jbiAcbzBVDoPDjPD066PgPCycKMvYJZdXiRglxGHGGTinVHN9dnAl_RtSYdWrI0USchzNAUYhdoWubg6zesjxlYbuSTmJqpcS7EDTJsMXvzmoCMMTCAmDjSjSFvvQUN7o/s1600/IMG_2668.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/AVvXsEj6Rv8RfPg1U4jbiAcbzBVDoPDjPD066PgPCycKMvYJZdXiRglxGHGGTinVHN9dnAl_RtSYdWrI0USchzNAUYhdoWubg6zesjxlYbuSTmJqpcS7EDTJsMXvzmoCMMTCAmDjSjSFvvQUN7o/s400/IMG_2668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099420625213922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the big gift Cora got from us was a new car seat... she wanted to climb right up in it and try it out! she sat in it for a long time and just played.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpY8yx-Pk0ljwgzf1EHp6bTWU_m1gV7YA4rEbj_a4Rr2Cb2qmVERs9p8_W6oWM_ciqLuhTxB8UOWMd-jQ93yiEU0Udm0gqC_Hk1KnLzT17H9uUsMlTGjpkHndqmg6KL3mrPzvyVKeu-4/s1600/IMG_2636.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/AVvXsEhnpY8yx-Pk0ljwgzf1EHp6bTWU_m1gV7YA4rEbj_a4Rr2Cb2qmVERs9p8_W6oWM_ciqLuhTxB8UOWMd-jQ93yiEU0Udm0gqC_Hk1KnLzT17H9uUsMlTGjpkHndqmg6KL3mrPzvyVKeu-4/s400/IMG_2636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708102945822342322" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLOATIAUYRzQm8X9aAfH7MAepFF31f7-t_mZ4BZo6AhAKOSgHc9B8eQIhg7mNMdJH07oDvU9TZngLAEcGVsbbfpoRi0rNMjEjbQlypGCWsUFMWnO5XMkHXOw-L3AE-aqHECe904VhnYo/s1600/IMG_2672.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/AVvXsEiyLOATIAUYRzQm8X9aAfH7MAepFF31f7-t_mZ4BZo6AhAKOSgHc9B8eQIhg7mNMdJH07oDvU9TZngLAEcGVsbbfpoRi0rNMjEjbQlypGCWsUFMWnO5XMkHXOw-L3AE-aqHECe904VhnYo/s400/IMG_2672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099174445251794" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYpNUpfo6qvANDtArvRHCJfshPLpSDlh8xaLIsyIbZDj6iAWoPH4EdSx_V3vsM6zfNY2f2v-pt4dquPNfRNKS0VzOj5KCmYoCVOXXy2_zgRQLZ-Bmt8dbcXgegnSEtXcnds8S6nBHPR4/s1600/IMG_2673.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/AVvXsEhYYpNUpfo6qvANDtArvRHCJfshPLpSDlh8xaLIsyIbZDj6iAWoPH4EdSx_V3vsM6zfNY2f2v-pt4dquPNfRNKS0VzOj5KCmYoCVOXXy2_zgRQLZ-Bmt8dbcXgegnSEtXcnds8S6nBHPR4/s400/IMG_2673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099064464840930" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJyHYnyUI7vQlxO8wo-08b56WEKxgsyidhEkn814oX9T66xdqVgRPkoJp-YjK0mDPOep5B6GvmeYTb458Z1YRahRkYzJp1epySVml-ybL3Yg3lKPbDhej3_RbQPofm-Ogn5BDirAor8k/s1600/IMG_2675.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/AVvXsEiNJyHYnyUI7vQlxO8wo-08b56WEKxgsyidhEkn814oX9T66xdqVgRPkoJp-YjK0mDPOep5B6GvmeYTb458Z1YRahRkYzJp1epySVml-ybL3Yg3lKPbDhej3_RbQPofm-Ogn5BDirAor8k/s400/IMG_2675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708098959344162722" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCcTW0u-kQjhamlZHw008CDSsI0SDmINqM2YCi6bcSs7Mm8ayLtL2amG_LJLNzOPAcApgmtUQEJ_x1p8y9OA64l9rT7BI2WyiW6pYZwbt7Eu2bHF5kxDw10S8Zwq4H_zu0yBzdlCSMr0/s1600/IMG_2679.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/AVvXsEiWCcTW0u-kQjhamlZHw008CDSsI0SDmINqM2YCi6bcSs7Mm8ayLtL2amG_LJLNzOPAcApgmtUQEJ_x1p8y9OA64l9rT7BI2WyiW6pYZwbt7Eu2bHF5kxDw10S8Zwq4H_zu0yBzdlCSMr0/s400/IMG_2679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708098806223369394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cora Catherine is such a light in our lives.. we love her and have absolutely soaked up and cherished every minute of this year with her!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!</span><br /><br /><br />p.s. tomorrow we celebrate Daddy's birthday.. February 11th and 12th will be a great two days in a row for the rest of our lives.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-27720356107366475062012-02-07T10:41:00.003-07:002012-02-07T10:53:19.938-07:00here's to a great year<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLZdAr_G9QlMbHBT1IOl5iJ-u0wXCsUmYpyH_zSjne9yYLJ1-ddXgKggOXRnwdfd3K2r3TflQhBmXDTq7aKi5_n-Hl6pMwSDja_sZt6Hw4pyWHIJ3RDW56VHFK_PylLnMLo7pTWfWbJg/s1600/IMG_2586.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/AVvXsEhDLZdAr_G9QlMbHBT1IOl5iJ-u0wXCsUmYpyH_zSjne9yYLJ1-ddXgKggOXRnwdfd3K2r3TflQhBmXDTq7aKi5_n-Hl6pMwSDja_sZt6Hw4pyWHIJ3RDW56VHFK_PylLnMLo7pTWfWbJg/s400/IMG_2586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706450372396440242" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">can you even handle this face she is making? this was taken Christmas morning after Cora got a panda blanket from Grandma Liza. many have told us that we need to submit this photo to the company that makes these blankets, with Geoff's arm possibly cropped out ;)! <br /><br />every day this girl of ours makes us smile. both Geoff and I agree that this has been the best year ever...<br /><br />-we had our first baby<br />-we bought our first car on our own<br />-Geoff finished school<br />-i'm VERY close to finishing school<br />-Geoff got an awesome job<br />-we moved out of our college town<br /> that has been home for 7 years<br /><br />we are so taken care of and are grateful for the bounteous blessings the Lord continues to pour down on us.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-78964499877057034172012-02-06T11:00:00.010-07:002012-02-06T11:23:38.971-07:00birthday week<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">this is the week leading up to Cora's FIRST birthday and Geoff's 26th..<br /></div>Can't wait to celebrate with these two!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ny9Y-4UNvEnhch4P-aPZbnVD0oM_FDXBNGiSn3yxAw24O9ec3saMRIsMx1M0mYi1t-DMKHrBp28b4eGslWq9bx5oRnoORVgqLpMzERoAbptgUFI1JeKj3dCmxDKUuPYB0aQoH2ksOCw/s1600/IMG_2033.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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What can I say??...I just wanted my baby to stay WARM. I can't handle her in this winter hat. TOO CUTE.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-49048175560020455432011-11-25T22:17:00.012-07:002011-11-25T22:44:12.947-07:00hello horse<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">we drove up to Heber to see the Fall colors a few weeks ago. we were a little disappointed that the colors were past their prime, but we did find this beautiful horse! we stopped and visited with him, Cora fed him my apple core, which she dropped as he reached out with his big lips</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">(see pictures of this below...try to find the apple falling). i love how the horse was a good sport and seemed to pose for the pictures like he had done this many times before for passers-by like us! </span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7wCI6I-3xTnMjYZEhk-3BT3pKPWQNwDfIeuinXLSc5dgNmWhr7FhRBNZOyj2tLZ57gtVPoXTEaLtCRh12hQ_qBT0SJ8ZekSIdPMKHb2v-EMhwvb873dz0i1TEusZLzJ2wwp5EJZnX2g/s1600/IMG_2378.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOzRUvHw8wh1DEJaZ0LjgPFmm3aNQ2sWxEkBoXfsJOm6aDtKFVpt5Y0UlfTscVrv2slwHGucoQ0bUUPe7yAzrAdwHbOEhP1isxFWTmcm2Tkw17_8-liQC13TyAwkotucEfhwT41_qlzU/s400/IMG_2428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673979283035450098" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">at 9 months, Cora is:</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">-</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">starting to crawl (a week ago she crawled 3 steps, but hasn't wanted to since!)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />-</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">taking 2 naps a day</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />-</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">still nursing 5 times a day</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">-eating solids (her favorites are bananas, pears, sweet potatoes,squash, yogurt)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">-picking up food with her little fingers and feeding herself<br />-drinking from a sippy cup<br /></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">-sleeping 7 hours stretches at night</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">-smiling all the time</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">-giggling at peek-a-boo</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">-waving bye-bye</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">-a chatter box (no specific words yet, just mama and dada and a bunch of gibberish)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">-getting lots more hair, especially on the sides and top, not so much the back yet!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">-enjoying rough and tumble play with dad<br />-loving sitting and playing with toys all around her<br />-standing on her own while holding onto the coffee table<br /></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">we love our big girl.<br />every day we are in awe at how much we love her and how much she blesses our lives.</span></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-84849161144649231032011-11-04T01:20:00.009-06:002011-11-04T01:59:09.416-06:001st halloween<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Cora is 8+ months now, so she will not remember this Halloween, but Geoff and I will never forget this one because it was our first one as PARENTS!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt-dInihqf1VnxwLKGGf_3UPOYcwTR4_uc8ninFKXHlQ_02SKbaz9zgr2JUwDvoh_z15gdpxThq6gkznmQX8J67NqgXDzw9aLcdrlYENqlIRR05cQD-qvKvYkf2OexJe4iQyVsR8gqF8/s1600/IMG_2399.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/AVvXsEgzt-dInihqf1VnxwLKGGf_3UPOYcwTR4_uc8ninFKXHlQ_02SKbaz9zgr2JUwDvoh_z15gdpxThq6gkznmQX8J67NqgXDzw9aLcdrlYENqlIRR05cQD-qvKvYkf2OexJe4iQyVsR8gqF8/s400/IMG_2399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671039183396913330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3D6JXDnlPCklyizI9xMsaPzAvphPl7xBKD3Yic8goBejjRglunKEDIS42AH7xny2b-nPAx4Bpe1Ap_mUrC10egYU9idVt7aXb9-PWhXmhJjK7nBpIMglrrgoD2gu9x3GHdhXa3atUPIQ/s1600/IMG_2385.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/AVvXsEi3D6JXDnlPCklyizI9xMsaPzAvphPl7xBKD3Yic8goBejjRglunKEDIS42AH7xny2b-nPAx4Bpe1Ap_mUrC10egYU9idVt7aXb9-PWhXmhJjK7nBpIMglrrgoD2gu9x3GHdhXa3atUPIQ/s400/IMG_2385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671037561634056882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">i couldn't wait to have Cora wear her lady bug costume (borrowed from my sister), so naturally she wore it all day, including our trip to Costco... which totally paid off because people got a kick out of her!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUEKu1ADyW4iJv-uW_dFFCu-rvTkiNtQEQ1WEB7BkvK2Uwybomg2mUMyTd8vXGnjsmqcEeGt94rVaOdA4BXSErqAfAsetLB4UKyytfxk9HcgT_F0s62A9DQeKfMatSSL4LbV1TVLnyyc/s1600/IMG_2391.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/AVvXsEjGUEKu1ADyW4iJv-uW_dFFCu-rvTkiNtQEQ1WEB7BkvK2Uwybomg2mUMyTd8vXGnjsmqcEeGt94rVaOdA4BXSErqAfAsetLB4UKyytfxk9HcgT_F0s62A9DQeKfMatSSL4LbV1TVLnyyc/s400/IMG_2391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671038164850260242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">we took advantage of a random person's front yard decorations while out trick-or-treating and had a little photo shoot. it is so hard to get Cora to smile for pictures though, oh well! she is still so adorable. i love that she was checking out the tombstone (above) and then decided it wouldn't be hard to knock down (below).</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrde85ziL5j-lL44NNYwnXF3va7Rn4L3bZSBGKRPx9dQAUbvIli9U9ITLpBe78P_OIDHBwTZLMNCTwcsE4vACdz5AXyzr-Xf5M2hkf_gdONAIdF29X8uyWlQ1QZYgI4UlBt4iag_5dYY0/s1600/IMG_2392.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/AVvXsEhrde85ziL5j-lL44NNYwnXF3va7Rn4L3bZSBGKRPx9dQAUbvIli9U9ITLpBe78P_OIDHBwTZLMNCTwcsE4vACdz5AXyzr-Xf5M2hkf_gdONAIdF29X8uyWlQ1QZYgI4UlBt4iag_5dYY0/s400/IMG_2392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671039634318129810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSoQKkl_H0SOIXCaHti6wNM2qLyNbm_5oTWNoxP31eo5DBTCRd-4Y_BrC9T4Cjk_nW9Dej89Cwh3vAFLJJOvirO3xOZCrFenNW7iPpvsmhB8CirCsT5AmMyKvKe75ED7GmPG3dxoo0T8/s1600/IMG_2398.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/AVvXsEgYSoQKkl_H0SOIXCaHti6wNM2qLyNbm_5oTWNoxP31eo5DBTCRd-4Y_BrC9T4Cjk_nW9Dej89Cwh3vAFLJJOvirO3xOZCrFenNW7iPpvsmhB8CirCsT5AmMyKvKe75ED7GmPG3dxoo0T8/s400/IMG_2398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671038777314178978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">we did our trick-or-treating with Cameron and Brittany. they have a great neighborhood for it and it was so fun seeing their boys dressed as Bert and Ernie!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gMzbJP6Fhnkr4OYMNFlInHzsCVc9qa7HhsvhDSM3yrJC9VEmWVFELTUKOs9dojbspH6JVSl7toEPtbodRtu_5q-wrFJ8EwN40SWLkaDwPBeZO17E1kHVyoTAEX89JOR0kBf4-SA1-fs/s1600/IMG_2380.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/AVvXsEi4gMzbJP6Fhnkr4OYMNFlInHzsCVc9qa7HhsvhDSM3yrJC9VEmWVFELTUKOs9dojbspH6JVSl7toEPtbodRtu_5q-wrFJ8EwN40SWLkaDwPBeZO17E1kHVyoTAEX89JOR0kBf4-SA1-fs/s400/IMG_2380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671037831925095970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-O7dEjMHpja1KmAO01XsvXyTJr8QvxdIW2Vd8UvG4JsVsTGzXO9yOClOO1hxT4MD7EipSb16phnch17xGFxcRqCNiiUPY-INYUzfkTDRbN7JG9SfaB6lVYbibheV2F06vGcOuyHuF7hE/s1600/IMG_2409.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/AVvXsEj-O7dEjMHpja1KmAO01XsvXyTJr8QvxdIW2Vd8UvG4JsVsTGzXO9yOClOO1hxT4MD7EipSb16phnch17xGFxcRqCNiiUPY-INYUzfkTDRbN7JG9SfaB6lVYbibheV2F06vGcOuyHuF7hE/s400/IMG_2409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671038491887018098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">by the end of the night Cora was just done, Ernie's face was rubbing off, and surprisingly Bert was in a great mood </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">(see picture above).</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"> luckily her dad was a lumberjack for Halloween and had a huge flannel shirt on to keep her warm and happy until Bert and Ernie were done knocking doors!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHv0SXNixEN-fr5_AzJtQ5GkMUAsBeqzj-o9KWKzJ1B6E_Sce-WmIP_ca6B0Mt4DI5i9NQgOSf3kj4TMbZ8I0E4PtdDzBCQexrV5PV5CU8oDpkhVIOqRXIFSZ0oNtazZiLkVbs6dH9yQ0/s1600/IMG_2400.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/AVvXsEgHv0SXNixEN-fr5_AzJtQ5GkMUAsBeqzj-o9KWKzJ1B6E_Sce-WmIP_ca6B0Mt4DI5i9NQgOSf3kj4TMbZ8I0E4PtdDzBCQexrV5PV5CU8oDpkhVIOqRXIFSZ0oNtazZiLkVbs6dH9yQ0/s400/IMG_2400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671039397388360674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">there was something so fulfilling about watching our daughter participate in this crazy holiday we celebrate, even though she has no choice in the matter yet</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">of what she will be for Halloween or didn't collect a bag full of candy</span>... <span style="font-family: courier new;">and i think this is because this is a kids holiday and i am no longer a kid, so i was able to enjoy it through her! i can't wait until we can talk up Halloween to her and ask her what she wants to be and watch her run to the next door to say "TRICK OR TREAT!"... what joy that will be when she <span style="font-style: italic;">gets</span> it.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">HAPPY HALLOWEEN</span></span>.<br />hope you enjoyed our little <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">LADY BUG</span></span>.<br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-52596951996883595732011-10-18T22:59:00.006-06:002011-10-18T23:20:24.787-06:00sweater envy<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">why don't they make this sweater in my size?</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUgWtQF50qqfhrm7ICZA50Dp2fakoPae8CepvTHl7hEC-v5lnbo78_GeRpy8-5Xt7CD6rX01e2Y_y-sRzTB4FwgJNEgIp_HieCUcT9DF-oza83EUz4TVp_S8NMnYXtg7rjd-VKfw6-T4/s1600/IMG_2332.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/AVvXsEhlUgWtQF50qqfhrm7ICZA50Dp2fakoPae8CepvTHl7hEC-v5lnbo78_GeRpy8-5Xt7CD6rX01e2Y_y-sRzTB4FwgJNEgIp_HieCUcT9DF-oza83EUz4TVp_S8NMnYXtg7rjd-VKfw6-T4/s400/IMG_2332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665065441830756002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWU7b0_xuZ_akEZ4ChUK7BD0SMUGBLJg3waEveVoS1BvLldsrfjcY9hxXVKw1hOl6QkLPaRScF55q6Aan5GoHj154WXnt75gSSE-ER4XIp1nr1ExB5e2FFUZDfS4KLABjDcu_e_HgqqQ/s1600/IMG_2325.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/AVvXsEhwWU7b0_xuZ_akEZ4ChUK7BD0SMUGBLJg3waEveVoS1BvLldsrfjcY9hxXVKw1hOl6QkLPaRScF55q6Aan5GoHj154WXnt75gSSE-ER4XIp1nr1ExB5e2FFUZDfS4KLABjDcu_e_HgqqQ/s400/IMG_2325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665065324992172018" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">and we'd like to give a special birthday shout out to my mom. we love her and miss her!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: courier new;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjevgfcH0p1YbFXTAzJsnw6q3Jgo1dUrmni7Rqf4ciYy0IrAltZUpgc6lQt9xWlQB5WTtKmsauccCrQFyuSwvuAL5LOICKGdPDMUhR8ofsWJ-xNAKhYR16oSCyebepYZMEVZrhX44JXt4/s1600/IMG_1911.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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Cora loves playing with this baby pumpkin.. i'm especially excited about Halloween because this is our first one to have our very own kid dress up. and the big announcement is....<br />Cora will be a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Ladybug</span> for Halloween.<br />can't wait to post pictures of her all decked out! we are borrowing the costume from my sister's arsenal of great Halloween costumes.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJhsVL0QkKCFkOIN-aTU1ZWwI0f6luRu7wVrBRNzLif-gmUSPs0k643fCNlutH1ATvYBZBfIDEtUuzlVW66b7wv_doAoYtEtS8FWSAynE5kziTr0qNMtWfsrBk1FYYJyEniYbv5m9CZU/s1600/IMG_2305.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/AVvXsEiHJhsVL0QkKCFkOIN-aTU1ZWwI0f6luRu7wVrBRNzLif-gmUSPs0k643fCNlutH1ATvYBZBfIDEtUuzlVW66b7wv_doAoYtEtS8FWSAynE5kziTr0qNMtWfsrBk1FYYJyEniYbv5m9CZU/s400/IMG_2305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662818555798649170" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg3TrfUBT29PPfs5J0hg4T3Xv__tP2sDBXFTjZ6xD9xYgMtaUeIakmO86zJ76CdqmpSJLOAp5UCsyv0Gla4qAogFWJBDqLKlFwpTSlA8KbRrJKJ-_O1hGyyrtDrHO9h0eEKnWnvHfu3I/s1600/IMG_2318.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/AVvXsEjFg3TrfUBT29PPfs5J0hg4T3Xv__tP2sDBXFTjZ6xD9xYgMtaUeIakmO86zJ76CdqmpSJLOAp5UCsyv0Gla4qAogFWJBDqLKlFwpTSlA8KbRrJKJ-_O1hGyyrtDrHO9h0eEKnWnvHfu3I/s400/IMG_2318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662818777229831474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijb6naKvupeOU5iXZ73YnAFUJ6Thd7gVp7YfScdp2rPKMCl4FEbcnU7W7NbBrSCU9Jiq2WZJpz63gNMW9Dmhc0FzsvdCNfKjhxP74LsheIY7eLK05QnsbaVaESqgGXGMTHiXTVHkvB9LQ/s1600/IMG_2311.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/AVvXsEijb6naKvupeOU5iXZ73YnAFUJ6Thd7gVp7YfScdp2rPKMCl4FEbcnU7W7NbBrSCU9Jiq2WZJpz63gNMW9Dmhc0FzsvdCNfKjhxP74LsheIY7eLK05QnsbaVaESqgGXGMTHiXTVHkvB9LQ/s400/IMG_2311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662818370095256146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-45692646321667184552011-10-10T00:45:00.002-06:002011-10-10T00:52:00.545-06:00cora and daddy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMI71T-1TtMndqsDdjbG6Ru_HyY4PPTEIE5LePBQ3F6qHWe-ItuQJKCXoifpoIoYmX3AcwjrtBJ5wwzbLUy4WnV5IBxLNdVZPHWwOkFVe_RPECc3ARH8MBBGNcjkDeOJx0CA_Gs8G-RE/s1600/IMG_2171.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/AVvXsEhhMI71T-1TtMndqsDdjbG6Ru_HyY4PPTEIE5LePBQ3F6qHWe-ItuQJKCXoifpoIoYmX3AcwjrtBJ5wwzbLUy4WnV5IBxLNdVZPHWwOkFVe_RPECc3ARH8MBBGNcjkDeOJx0CA_Gs8G-RE/s400/IMG_2171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661751679395022098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJl0f9Gqeyl6wZDe3C_aUcrw7j6cNUMOe731GRstQR3pOuIBCeH1VY_GdJX1BxUHOIZTvIrv6nVc8hIWE-yh2l8-6vzW2frAHzi8Oh4NMmbDg7VHqdgvN0-PCb9XrilePtz9vo0rIGOU/s1600/IMG_2232.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/AVvXsEgoJl0f9Gqeyl6wZDe3C_aUcrw7j6cNUMOe731GRstQR3pOuIBCeH1VY_GdJX1BxUHOIZTvIrv6nVc8hIWE-yh2l8-6vzW2frAHzi8Oh4NMmbDg7VHqdgvN0-PCb9XrilePtz9vo0rIGOU/s400/IMG_2232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661751338345593138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">this girl loves her dada!<br /><br />Cora's new favorite thing to say all day long is "dadadadadadada"<br />and she knows exactly what she is doing... melting her father's heart!</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-72383792009315423592011-10-01T14:41:00.006-06:002011-10-01T15:16:59.117-06:00helmet head<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Cora loves her new toy!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdzxK31m1BAaur7SXtAwYxUq_DDLLBLIeXjtFybYOZNC6IxCnzy7_MPiS8XJ_8kqzWYzhKisuKZJtfrxPfcCnpD3ekXBDlCLjLh2ytDszQWzSPAjh0XXMAMGQTJ6n6zBtjZzgcFYUGlE/s1600/IMG_2294.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/AVvXsEjMdzxK31m1BAaur7SXtAwYxUq_DDLLBLIeXjtFybYOZNC6IxCnzy7_MPiS8XJ_8kqzWYzhKisuKZJtfrxPfcCnpD3ekXBDlCLjLh2ytDszQWzSPAjh0XXMAMGQTJ6n6zBtjZzgcFYUGlE/s400/IMG_2294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658629839372485490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXa9-34PA-9fi_IMlla9EceaAMj5aCV6Oi7DrZFbcpKKipV5zpFVt_eIM2OZcxpTBMF36Gyp4k8ZGdmhMoltMBXllz_N6xmf7NxlGv16NiVQIhFQts3OJ4PA_rS0lYhfFk4AfXn0Au2R4/s1600/IMG_2296.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/AVvXsEjXa9-34PA-9fi_IMlla9EceaAMj5aCV6Oi7DrZFbcpKKipV5zpFVt_eIM2OZcxpTBMF36Gyp4k8ZGdmhMoltMBXllz_N6xmf7NxlGv16NiVQIhFQts3OJ4PA_rS0lYhfFk4AfXn0Au2R4/s400/IMG_2296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658629410733138546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMTGygwoEPIlyFaRR4QckLf0lCq2Fhd8rP9aFFHz4-2BdS8JmqFy2gRMCr-MtKgvwR9VhIvnLlBtRXj8VZOodWo6lEne_ysKLkDO50k3OTJJ9opJYL2tsiMd0evEA2Nu9GdZf26EHaRk/s1600/IMG_2285.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/AVvXsEiVMTGygwoEPIlyFaRR4QckLf0lCq2Fhd8rP9aFFHz4-2BdS8JmqFy2gRMCr-MtKgvwR9VhIvnLlBtRXj8VZOodWo6lEne_ysKLkDO50k3OTJJ9opJYL2tsiMd0evEA2Nu9GdZf26EHaRk/s400/IMG_2285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658628756199242482" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8zdnxqjTGTeRkJOAWCNWTnDeTNAsyJVsUKmIzjGbBB6h4h_ZYfRfslK5GSSVU05mALw4ekKi2VVyFDd9_HaOBM5XPAdQROi1AhkvuYkZ-rPz0EQNC-Coj-SXALHPsJ66Uv-Igol9ZIs/s1600/IMG_2290.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/AVvXsEhQ8zdnxqjTGTeRkJOAWCNWTnDeTNAsyJVsUKmIzjGbBB6h4h_ZYfRfslK5GSSVU05mALw4ekKi2VVyFDd9_HaOBM5XPAdQROi1AhkvuYkZ-rPz0EQNC-Coj-SXALHPsJ66Uv-Igol9ZIs/s400/IMG_2290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658629945314631218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">we love seeing Cora's personality develop...<br /><br />these pictures show that personality well:<br />picture #1 - <span style="font-weight: bold;">curious</span>. she is constantly babbling ("bababa" "mamama" "dadada") as she explores!<br />picture #2 - <span style="font-weight: bold;">funny.</span> she seems to know when she is being funny because she will have a huge smile on her face too!<br />picture #3 - <span style="font-weight: bold;">chill.</span> Cora likes to just kick back and relax with us. she is very good about just hanging out with us.<br />(i love her crossed feet! she is always doing this.)<br />picture #4 - <span style="font-weight: bold;">happy.</span> she is only fussy when she is tired or hungry, otherwise she is very happy and get's excited easily!</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-75409866841942685762011-09-21T22:49:00.003-06:002011-09-21T22:59:28.562-06:00stop growing!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_9oNLWcMAiqhTkJ1cydIsujuDp8VhyQV0kI9vK_BAGEVEiw4N2bEYGPa01DfadIdvfj93F6qoezySteDDUf0Hgr9SKXzPrULAApNGTJA55WeuVJsEfUIQ90ooToFJFrvA_7WoJqiBPY/s1600/IMG_2223.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/AVvXsEhF_9oNLWcMAiqhTkJ1cydIsujuDp8VhyQV0kI9vK_BAGEVEiw4N2bEYGPa01DfadIdvfj93F6qoezySteDDUf0Hgr9SKXzPrULAApNGTJA55WeuVJsEfUIQ90ooToFJFrvA_7WoJqiBPY/s400/IMG_2223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655041893380462114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqv7Mg8m1YRKdy5dnRlZUf5G-WUnmeDI3Dh2dBEqa7EEIGAhPSkyfAGuKGJKyaMq6e1SsOvCMkO_4F05QdiB7AaElecCZswwXtiKdpYrj8XJ7qH454S90dQVHOoTX5bYhD7fUdNH5SRI/s1600/IMG_2226.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/AVvXsEjKqv7Mg8m1YRKdy5dnRlZUf5G-WUnmeDI3Dh2dBEqa7EEIGAhPSkyfAGuKGJKyaMq6e1SsOvCMkO_4F05QdiB7AaElecCZswwXtiKdpYrj8XJ7qH454S90dQVHOoTX5bYhD7fUdNH5SRI/s400/IMG_2226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655042206282720354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">dear Cora, please don't grow up too fast! i want to remember when you were little, when you needed me to help you sit up, when you weren't in 12 month clothes, and wearing shoes that you seem proud to have on... how did that happen? it has only been 7 months, but you have changed and grown so much!<br />love, mom<br /><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_9oNLWcMAiqhTkJ1cydIsujuDp8VhyQV0kI9vK_BAGEVEiw4N2bEYGPa01DfadIdvfj93F6qoezySteDDUf0Hgr9SKXzPrULAApNGTJA55WeuVJsEfUIQ90ooToFJFrvA_7WoJqiBPY/s1600/IMG_2223.JPG"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-39088977325376338922011-09-11T00:38:00.010-06:002011-09-11T01:11:19.162-06:00cora meets animals<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">we have been to a lot of fairs with petting zoos and animal farms lately, and we love getting Cora up close and personal with the animals. she was terrified at first, but she seems to really love it now. a sign that she is loving it is her reaching out to pet the animals! she is so brave.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYs9W1DBY1M_KURIEjORFh0CzQx0H9SQ-qEiEbcxu5Q215t-2ZK8LShQTZEDhpdi93ZrYkHfdyBstzMcb4pfsU38V7ymSFKboQs9Wq9wNEhHzFCu_NaaRsf3Kn3n11bVIhWvhWAKrUPE/s1600/IMG_2152.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/AVvXsEjbYs9W1DBY1M_KURIEjORFh0CzQx0H9SQ-qEiEbcxu5Q215t-2ZK8LShQTZEDhpdi93ZrYkHfdyBstzMcb4pfsU38V7ymSFKboQs9Wq9wNEhHzFCu_NaaRsf3Kn3n11bVIhWvhWAKrUPE/s400/IMG_2152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650992686164452210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">all animal farm adventures must start on a tractor<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_EUTJ_u3Cm1cmzzQ9Y681CaVt_LOQmS2pHg53C7WxDoypNmrI_1oqCazXoivYugUPHEpV8T5t_Q6NtZ7GxdPKUB69fV93baTP2JebwCneQImdgCBjw_4CauEnsrbcPmV7grZTEO707c/s1600/IMG_2153.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/AVvXsEh5_EUTJ_u3Cm1cmzzQ9Y681CaVt_LOQmS2pHg53C7WxDoypNmrI_1oqCazXoivYugUPHEpV8T5t_Q6NtZ7GxdPKUB69fV93baTP2JebwCneQImdgCBjw_4CauEnsrbcPmV7grZTEO707c/s400/IMG_2153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650993220674952018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">big girl sitting on a cow with cousins Cade and Connor</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hkw4-jHCVvvFPAVXYHAvlYREYICzmIGxonstWq3rhuaQO674KON07hyphenhyphenqy7U6KeaCxUprNf9-JyNaw82wAZ_bbo1Tx9pPxV2BfxD34PEcuoXG-Sgpxg8wO2r8t8SNXqNuvICU08EGrCc/s1600/IMG_2145.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/AVvXsEh7hkw4-jHCVvvFPAVXYHAvlYREYICzmIGxonstWq3rhuaQO674KON07hyphenhyphenqy7U6KeaCxUprNf9-JyNaw82wAZ_bbo1Tx9pPxV2BfxD34PEcuoXG-Sgpxg8wO2r8t8SNXqNuvICU08EGrCc/s400/IMG_2145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650992462197528706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">this pony approaching fast scared her a bit...<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YwI96USX01KKF49Um5cFAue2Ge5ON4z43ZxarCTVvYOkVeE0IeKvZqQ8cKjJABuORkKMCIYRt_KlN5Bu5M03oPGYG2JPCUQ0a83JXbUt-xSchmgcutHigrW-guYcc7anRm6TPUer5wQ/s1600/IMG_2148.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/AVvXsEh6YwI96USX01KKF49Um5cFAue2Ge5ON4z43ZxarCTVvYOkVeE0IeKvZqQ8cKjJABuORkKMCIYRt_KlN5Bu5M03oPGYG2JPCUQ0a83JXbUt-xSchmgcutHigrW-guYcc7anRm6TPUer5wQ/s400/IMG_2148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650992308637574882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">...but Cora quickly realized he was friendly as he sniffed her toes<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vRxzapo4URwb85-rOd_gIjDTSlvrDIHzfWIgWqVpjOt5UuXvfT0sribbAA8bonU0Kr6zsGIhaBUJOEm1cZlN3oUIe2r49xXEvI-17Zls_cjifSULdMCPu2fNKAO2GEavH6zst7m20LA/s1600/IMG_2190.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/AVvXsEh1vRxzapo4URwb85-rOd_gIjDTSlvrDIHzfWIgWqVpjOt5UuXvfT0sribbAA8bonU0Kr6zsGIhaBUJOEm1cZlN3oUIe2r49xXEvI-17Zls_cjifSULdMCPu2fNKAO2GEavH6zst7m20LA/s400/IMG_2190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650992063482466658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">goats at the Utah state fair. if you can't tell Cora is smiling!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE77sGdc13F7aawWwX3xvBV7zh0-51RnJeyj9RHrx89NnkOyUZN6_ayJ48RMZeN2xVNx7WL6u4LAnSKHUXJLKUxz_kZ7FaM9T-BicXqDRi-GzNMmFsHZBRtl8wZNq0jlKhWDhkNmOOM6s/s1600/IMG_2196.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/AVvXsEiE77sGdc13F7aawWwX3xvBV7zh0-51RnJeyj9RHrx89NnkOyUZN6_ayJ48RMZeN2xVNx7WL6u4LAnSKHUXJLKUxz_kZ7FaM9T-BicXqDRi-GzNMmFsHZBRtl8wZNq0jlKhWDhkNmOOM6s/s400/IMG_2196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650991843486954498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">feeding a cow<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwQ3rYJl7nnlkYnVL5ijOHFPIMPRFDalkDPotEiUy9KRO8_EhcHYV9g7xCNibSchCfW0_C-_OpxwDdHRUDTJVTPylxtc_n2Rsg9ImItSTkYrsejplcJgirkjcVR63R5mfsV1LpA4Qt2g/s1600/IMG_2197.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/AVvXsEjHwQ3rYJl7nnlkYnVL5ijOHFPIMPRFDalkDPotEiUy9KRO8_EhcHYV9g7xCNibSchCfW0_C-_OpxwDdHRUDTJVTPylxtc_n2Rsg9ImItSTkYrsejplcJgirkjcVR63R5mfsV1LpA4Qt2g/s400/IMG_2197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650991502956479858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">sheep...Cora was trying to figure out why they were covered like this, and so were we!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdmT-dUp_qjY13JpkkZOD_CHkCywnNnqUJXax6g_KHCUPKVa6JXn9OKAgPSgT5n6u7kGwsRqLS1ni-LCwaDMrpJmeSaSboS0HAEZ-a_hI7UcT5_DJ340TM0LVIr9TKv9eF_O6Xw4XmLo/s1600/IMG_2198.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/AVvXsEitdmT-dUp_qjY13JpkkZOD_CHkCywnNnqUJXax6g_KHCUPKVa6JXn9OKAgPSgT5n6u7kGwsRqLS1ni-LCwaDMrpJmeSaSboS0HAEZ-a_hI7UcT5_DJ340TM0LVIr9TKv9eF_O6Xw4XmLo/s400/IMG_2198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650991359413200594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">so brave petting the sheep...much different than her first up close and personal encounter with the pony above.<br /><br />I love that Cora is meeting lots of different animals and it is so fun for Geoff and I to watch her!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745902678267396219.post-17875464604238654872011-08-19T22:15:00.002-06:002011-08-19T23:50:39.561-06:00anniversary<span style="font-family: courier new;">can it be that 3 years have already come and gone? it seems like i have known Geoff forever. i'll never forget the first time we met... we were at Jake and Jenna Vela's house for Jake's birthday party in April of 2008. i showed up late because i had decided i wasn't going to go because of being bogged down with homework. Jenna called me asking why i hadn't showed up yet and that she had someone she wanted me to meet. after a little convincing i decided to go, mostly cause Jenna is a good friend and i also have a hard time saying "NO" to people. when i walked in the door i noticed some people playing rock band, and i happened to notice that the guy singing was really into it and very sweaty! i continued on into the kitchen where i found Jenna. she was talking with some people, so i sat down at the table and joined in. before i knew it the guy that was sweaty and singing came into the kitchen and was saying his good-byes. he introduced himself to me and we chatted a bit (i don't really remember what we talked about, but i remember it being very awkward cause he had just gotten home from his mission a month before). the one thing i do remember Geoff saying to me was, "you are going to fight my battles". i didn't know where that came from, but he caught my attention. I just said, "oh really!?" i remember thinking he was strikingly handsome, had a good personality, and a GREAT smile. i headed into the living room, feeling a little awkward from that conversation. he didn't follow me, but as he was walking out the door i decided it was getting late and i should get going too. on our way out the door he suggested we go on splits with the missionaries, because we had talked about me trying to get a job at the MTC and how he was just home from mission in Ohio, and as such he needed my number. i gave it to him and asked him to walk me to my car because i was nervous in the dark. he did and was a pure gentleman about it. thirty seconds down the road i hear my phone ring. i didn't recognize the number, but answered anyways. it was Geoff. he said, "i don't normally do this, but i think you are so beautiful"... i was definitely blushing all alone in my car and didn't know what to say. i remember feeling happy inside and very excited. he then said, "we should hang out on Friday." i agreed. so Friday was our first official date, a week later we let each other know that we were falling for one another, a month later we flew home to New York so he could meet my family (May), a month after that we were engaged (June), and two months later we were married (August). yes, it was fast, but we knew we were meant to be together. i could not be happier! i look forward to many many many more anniversaries together.
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">i love you Geoff,
<br />Happy Anniversary</span></span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">p.s.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">oh and by the way, Jenna never introduced me to the guy she wanted to set me up with and i am so happy she didn't because Geoff and i would not have talked at the party if i was chatting with that other guy. we had such a small window to meet each other because Geoff was living with his parents in Bountiful, UT (an hour from where i was living) and headed off to school in Idaho the week after we met. in my mind we were so meant to be because all of the pieces fell into place for us to meet, find out we liked each other and that we were compatible all in a short amount of time.</span></div><span style="font-family: courier new;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3