tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066456471681633552024-02-19T10:16:20.547-07:00Ashlee's PlaceAshleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-7376393460530649472011-02-14T15:56:00.003-07:002011-02-14T16:47:19.855-07:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4JHQNd3A3ZJb1zN9S8Z3jIESHpcVtJPMeiwF54shGesgBER75xD5V4fmQ-LBe0XU46MGmw7NBoKzcyeiG1ZbFW01vf6RuIFDVkiGLhb73gLKd8Jtabk8utzdY8x09wYblyCFWbWNbsk/s1600/DSC00905.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573684958073790690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4JHQNd3A3ZJb1zN9S8Z3jIESHpcVtJPMeiwF54shGesgBER75xD5V4fmQ-LBe0XU46MGmw7NBoKzcyeiG1ZbFW01vf6RuIFDVkiGLhb73gLKd8Jtabk8utzdY8x09wYblyCFWbWNbsk/s320/DSC00905.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVMgKDpQKaUIbs4UM5oQ-Q_i3yf9xH_an6g-2c3R0_ogEKXEr-IGOqa9B41CGNSoGb3NSCV-EDWmWMuR2tT-bSzzINLlmqIsM8EZO2n9-JH-J65Xl_qlM9zMt-xESZzwpLIpvJii9iGg/s1600/DSC00910.JPG"></a>Happy Valentine's Day, Love Tug and Pacey (and Oberon, too!)<br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-25914835051841554862011-01-31T13:04:00.006-07:002011-01-31T13:32:40.334-07:00Our Happenings!It's amazing that Christmas is over and so is January! Wow. Time goes too quickly! It was so fun spending time with my sisters over the holidays. I feel so blessed to have them in my life. They truly are some of my best friends!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowxAl597jR0GmTdkguVLV9dyOtbKk60gfr4HG8USwNkXXrDzugaKys6HZJruxRkVmIo0w5IJTnIEJzUoRT7zcjcvJXAwwylOYKT8Xq-nLTnbM_8TWLZXyzBKuOsb6QBkOM6kB2bMP3k8/s1600/IMG_3939.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568448618073632498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowxAl597jR0GmTdkguVLV9dyOtbKk60gfr4HG8USwNkXXrDzugaKys6HZJruxRkVmIo0w5IJTnIEJzUoRT7zcjcvJXAwwylOYKT8Xq-nLTnbM_8TWLZXyzBKuOsb6QBkOM6kB2bMP3k8/s320/IMG_3939.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTyOmkfPebP6I4_5yoPjlghK1tSvHrm5tamx-5ep4bvuH_Iq3X-bihyAHYozj_zxbtW1u0xRYHzIL8-JXM-g0HHxXhGW0-O7Qf4HhU5ROjSPcj4tDA9yFXZSe-lSct9xX5uKaHUNxT2Y/s1600/IMG_3982.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568448606497379778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTyOmkfPebP6I4_5yoPjlghK1tSvHrm5tamx-5ep4bvuH_Iq3X-bihyAHYozj_zxbtW1u0xRYHzIL8-JXM-g0HHxXhGW0-O7Qf4HhU5ROjSPcj4tDA9yFXZSe-lSct9xX5uKaHUNxT2Y/s320/IMG_3982.JPG" /></a><br />On a completely separate note.... Here is a picture from October 2006 of the five cousins who were all born within six months or so of each other.....<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 369px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568449454940184082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpZJ8cMNVxhsZvEwpnyDX3j3VcmaAjfzXL2g76jmm8wIJOszgSwYOrx_WrjW7ByQ7t0yYvBsGi8WboVXtNprc20nSrWPMWR_2rvUv_c1O-ne9lmPilG9QIzDrleej96YeeCIrKF4C-P0/s320/IMG.jpg" /><br />And here is a picture of all of them last week. Oh....together again! I love it!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOkiOLERCQttGMPEoKzanIG-aOxpkUT3I-xST1tIOq61iLuqnxtKlnF42-IhaXE4Qgv8Job0fQQKFcyEmwdPaEqi0Uro_EBUxj6YFhMoWvzbQmhehG2R1OXTYSNTIICc3yhoQzPHvMK4/s1600/IMG_3999.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568447704598019106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOkiOLERCQttGMPEoKzanIG-aOxpkUT3I-xST1tIOq61iLuqnxtKlnF42-IhaXE4Qgv8Job0fQQKFcyEmwdPaEqi0Uro_EBUxj6YFhMoWvzbQmhehG2R1OXTYSNTIICc3yhoQzPHvMK4/s320/IMG_3999.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGbLndugYzSHlOt1LbV38s1Y_6oIQgZYzS2RSSAzX5IA4BEtVN8c3DlvOw8MrwYsXbqC-V8tBV4AIaB5O6CfyZ1z1QzkjsO8lvdnzb0oz6qSxS1L6weTctQSkbLHBkq1k0KnNvPFjf7o/s1600/IMG_4003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568444322316702834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGbLndugYzSHlOt1LbV38s1Y_6oIQgZYzS2RSSAzX5IA4BEtVN8c3DlvOw8MrwYsXbqC-V8tBV4AIaB5O6CfyZ1z1QzkjsO8lvdnzb0oz6qSxS1L6weTctQSkbLHBkq1k0KnNvPFjf7o/s320/IMG_4003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakeIJ4FRWLtw5woPagFDF46c71L4OUImiuKBLiP0h1Vo_aS-5uXrcL-zyW6Rt9VsguiclcWdM1ij4ztBN_smyTyT8FtBfogJNecoTbjyLy70F-1SSWFPk0_0y2a5H-5RVBonvBaQe26Q/s1600/IMG_4027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568444311018796466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakeIJ4FRWLtw5woPagFDF46c71L4OUImiuKBLiP0h1Vo_aS-5uXrcL-zyW6Rt9VsguiclcWdM1ij4ztBN_smyTyT8FtBfogJNecoTbjyLy70F-1SSWFPk0_0y2a5H-5RVBonvBaQe26Q/s320/IMG_4027.JPG" /></a><br />It is so wonderful to have Dick and Carole home again. We have truly been blessed by their missionary service. I feel so blessed to be a Mangum!!!</div></div></div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-64436144529551731232010-12-12T10:38:00.006-07:002010-12-12T11:25:58.730-07:00The Reason...<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549861164138555842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jZUBQccnjudBWDpXUDLkySq9GD5XJ2XkHW7ulKqrgaMT-TJbns-SD_c0ZRntMR_jspWE9_8-CRt8xBCbaYxwefPWz_xKvQDmTF0loiSqJ53nT_JRk_oj5nVhpZUdK2RrHUL4Ivi1q30/s320/DSC00818.JPG" /> <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549861157292132146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7GI_84U3cGek5GyOYmWydYf29tmfoOUqpKVXJuUv9U-jFx0hScqYIAvcs0DFCjDzS9T0rlD7jO662Fp5oFBoFVMCnc3xMtaIZ6b2CwBF-g3X7oeHg051zLJIki8DnsscKjYPm4PBYpo/s320/DSC00804.JPG" /> <div><div><div><div><div>This Christmas season our family has been trying to make a conscious effort to remember Christ every single day. It is so easy to get caught up in the hustle of Christmas and so I've been trying so far this month to help my little crazy child to know why we celebrate at this time of year. It all started with the Wal-Mart toy catalog and little stickies. Brody brought his Christmas "listus" to me in the form of a catalog with I would approximate 100 little sticky tabs marking all the wishes of his heart. Every commercial we saw, every new catalog that came, he wanted to add it to his "listus." We have been doing some "self-projects" this year to try to undo some of the ways that I as a parent have made Christmas about things. </div><br /><div>So....one of Brody's challenges is to participate in 10 service projects of his own doing by Christmas Eve. He has done two so far. We were at the grocery store and one of the little coupon dispensers had broken and all of the coupons were all over the aisle. He stopped and wanted to pick every single one up, perfectly stack them and see if we could repair the dispenser. Although we weren't successful with the repair, he very neatly picked them up and stacked them. I told him that could be his first service and he was so excited. His next act of service was a couple days later. He put the little bit of change he had (that his dad had given him) into the bucket being collected outside at another store. We are making strides and if you have any ideas that a little four year old can do for service, I would love to hear them.</div><br /><div>Rick and I are big collectors of children's books. We both love to read and as a result have collected many children's books, including many about Christmas. We have been reading a Christmas story every single night as a family to remember what the true meaning of Christmas is about and really trying to make this season about Christ. </div><br /><div>We are so grateful for all of you and feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Utah and are looking forward to a new year and hopefully a new baby or babies....whatever the Lord sends us. </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549858203910332530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-upCmI8tZz_Ld_q2_bz9dTj85TE5-PwlI7nvxDXt6bvAjre4Rt4yF38j0v8fnygGU20DbtuX4E4zJewKih2BQXpbn9dDfm-9_LeQ_TopmsGlc3IF7Fk6Bj5ayvjbYssC1Id2QKcVB5-o/s320/DSC00779.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549858206563664834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYC-0i75qLrSzvTREUJm-oJRpG9YAgCoBFxChHPrB1OnKlQOpmYuYaXLgS904wJXuXFIIQSNtSBQ_grp_YZdrfPMzkqhxpSrgEPLvnLsrfG6MBAOxwLqMsrdUZfFN9gKHSxhpVDwAtEk/s320/DSC00797.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549861169532055458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUjKSl4k0UfJezRMivullfj37ZPMD3zk8MnbbBsOVOwHEyzfm5_d3qorTDWL-w5S8mAl8o-Hd8u1fIQNgtixsjbgWekycVc0n39q0tH_Gqm476tWRUYvVgqLiBMONIBfckfYiqkRx5i4/s320/DSC00833.JPG" /></div><div>Rick celebrated his 40th birthday with tickets to see Dave Matthews in Vegas with the Brooks brothers. I can't believe he's 40! Sheesh! </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549861154581102066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIphuziU2gS0xbS3HDhTtEjSWrIlp9KviLk_KOc6uo-dY26L1yoKVKSNZQ6X5l2KszjeMCqw5E2hYYmbjUwRU2GNbLdVCJbjbU7FDqW-UUm3MeXDfRUpf23dlS4QK9j2-VbPUbSLoUcA/s320/DSC00813.JPG" /></div><div>We love you all and Merry Christmas! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-79747530616357197352010-10-31T11:35:00.008-07:002010-10-31T16:43:50.767-07:00Happy Halloween!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEqE4ubNoqx0xj3xgqaR8_1mITvCNvfQeT948DmL9UQZzNYZ_enQALHhQD-xjFc7EtVVkLFN_9Ats_oJ2hUVtnKQfbhLna5H8e3IHawOwJYcz-jIGOGYYIsydZPkk0eowIbj_tfhjJUo/s1600/DSC00720.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534358277345662642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEqE4ubNoqx0xj3xgqaR8_1mITvCNvfQeT948DmL9UQZzNYZ_enQALHhQD-xjFc7EtVVkLFN_9Ats_oJ2hUVtnKQfbhLna5H8e3IHawOwJYcz-jIGOGYYIsydZPkk0eowIbj_tfhjJUo/s320/DSC00720.JPG" /></a> HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!<br /><div><div><div><br /><br /><div>This is my favorite time of year. This year we picked pumpkins in our own garden. We haven't been so lucky with pumpkins in the past, but this year we had nine grow! It was fabulous!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534283916871944146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ53dZ3P4VT7MgztbHYSafHGuHZBcH9LK3-mcNUXpMwzTDQKvirNmJfsjj6pkdqj7S-zct8zX3qR2wkK7gdGw_kuwV9jPPBzbGcvnfokzOGNhG66XTtchV18iFLDZ3g9f10efNsxDfmU/s320/DSC00646.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EbPTlKPUNFXpkeiYOkFixfKyZxv-UcyRblxTJu6p3ylZ_AnZiELkDYlr4jFwuazH95aeKkJIzSv9V3qUDAn8enb-6kKPOWMN9dD2gP0n44Ii-amLBHdP_FsPIhIsq7aUfayNDjCHE-s/s1600/DSC00656.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534286129134174786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EbPTlKPUNFXpkeiYOkFixfKyZxv-UcyRblxTJu6p3ylZ_AnZiELkDYlr4jFwuazH95aeKkJIzSv9V3qUDAn8enb-6kKPOWMN9dD2gP0n44Ii-amLBHdP_FsPIhIsq7aUfayNDjCHE-s/s320/DSC00656.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534286134635653378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KUx3geREQFqqcQ4AJGGeRAd-ReCXjRTjLJWRl_YlmzvjA6hTutQDSKIXxG809l7HuS6xvvMsTgyFwN2yEyzcT3dw72yE6c-YeX51eGf9fMXQ6OoA1jyE9sUpbSPs5LrMv6ToNrUiIjY/s320/DSC00659.JPG" /> Grandpa was here for two weeks and he and Brody worked so hard on this fun "haunted" gingerbread house.<br /><div><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534283882763101362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguY1c6h1u_6yE94PWmC1a5PzNNk03imt4iZHSdoHBE8PYzf9RuWFboERPJifw8n-qOcor2yM9DSXJZkAoSVEO8RCDWsw0vnXUbYGRta1UJQd0zZwFUcyx-c-a5pDK0Qm77W0DKdFrN3Cc/s320/DSC00633.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarQaFI18keersW8nN7yT7zSG0smmnzMPOQovap1GrK3zenLAMxu4ShGzID4nbTG0dq3GAsSWyYHNw-tt1mfiqaIk35LHwCIcHu4hrw7o6qhtBLnEtWtMm78ZEESKvUIqkduiQxG5pJOo/s1600/DSC00635.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534283884844683490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarQaFI18keersW8nN7yT7zSG0smmnzMPOQovap1GrK3zenLAMxu4ShGzID4nbTG0dq3GAsSWyYHNw-tt1mfiqaIk35LHwCIcHu4hrw7o6qhtBLnEtWtMm78ZEESKvUIqkduiQxG5pJOo/s320/DSC00635.JPG" /></a> Our Party was a success. By my count we had 97 people here and I'm sure I missed some. It was a blast. It was fun to see Brody help decorate and get ready. He kept saying "I'm so sited everyone's coming to Dad's party. **cough** I wonder how it all of the sudden became Dad's party!!! Brody was a little bugged at my costume. He chose the theme this year..... Transformers. He was disgusted at the fact that I was a pink robot. He said there is no such thing. I told him there sure was. Her name is "mama-tron" He didn't like it.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534359333770434898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADZcIlqrPeBtT6Yp2YFAiIgUbIxqiqOaGc6RgQo7AHg6ktAeR3nRrNWG_l9XiOF1NdxWG8IO00_f4YrXR2Fw4MCqrnXqk6lUusrZ37Drvx65nkbND-emt1MQxz_cmpJ7EHBxUHl2nVh0/s320/DSC00690.JPG" /> <div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SsMtOD7wmzk4-pPkDrck-f2TzSUhHL221VQfq0upmAoKzuN_BV0DsiH6nJFiz2dppx7tBb5y2hotooK0ze4g-BdwBTBdpQ6qBJwkni7Pwx8xugRxkCG85BVyHNQspCDFFj40kfYjos8/s1600/IMG_3723.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534281633028580450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SsMtOD7wmzk4-pPkDrck-f2TzSUhHL221VQfq0upmAoKzuN_BV0DsiH6nJFiz2dppx7tBb5y2hotooK0ze4g-BdwBTBdpQ6qBJwkni7Pwx8xugRxkCG85BVyHNQspCDFFj40kfYjos8/s320/IMG_3723.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQVokhaBV3cxrGoKWIIR_H-LLcd6OS2VijbKpi-UPEhwyFVKN2-fnRvfyqHKTNn7-J3qp_3OPeqQhCXUTjanNP5JzsUYeRuVQxVhghAP7HwcJdKmv_WvHTQLSpiQ7XP5CT7SDAOwI4co/s1600/IMG_3730.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534281621278946514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQVokhaBV3cxrGoKWIIR_H-LLcd6OS2VijbKpi-UPEhwyFVKN2-fnRvfyqHKTNn7-J3qp_3OPeqQhCXUTjanNP5JzsUYeRuVQxVhghAP7HwcJdKmv_WvHTQLSpiQ7XP5CT7SDAOwI4co/s320/IMG_3730.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HHU4TD5vR7wLN7SDcrNDBtnOy3xhsgztjr86Zvb-e5LBbXfTxOFV0W3P0ix1Xzw_TdPIhJkCEdjv0lr8f8ipkH4-PBAWbVxeEccJIInO9751BP1NVWxRwTSxnbv5X15x0iT7RF22LHA/s1600/brodyatthebat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534281602779919522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HHU4TD5vR7wLN7SDcrNDBtnOy3xhsgztjr86Zvb-e5LBbXfTxOFV0W3P0ix1Xzw_TdPIhJkCEdjv0lr8f8ipkH4-PBAWbVxeEccJIInO9751BP1NVWxRwTSxnbv5X15x0iT7RF22LHA/s320/brodyatthebat.jpg" /></a>We ended the season with "trunk or treat" last night and then it all gets cleaned up tomorrow. It's all worth it to hear a little boy call me Awesome! Even if the party is Daddy's!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534286150662779570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTvjEXUuFwb8s2QIb2RJ-n5_vnKAdWfUHfEg_TEg54r4qloDXp0MxmtE5wGO1sm8Gu-Jtc3_RtBLKBExO4hKSknrtWV7Iu16UjKQxz-FIifA14Q7l_wUSx3l3f5o_f6AFDvwCNEelei8/s320/DSC00732.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-4428390950799956142010-10-13T14:55:00.006-07:002010-10-13T15:44:25.595-07:00Too little time in the day.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdlL5DcfKwpq5KdeqkpmFwO0cbb5gE4qf1tGLtW3ZMEZZwrhawpKqJFofLTASLDTuh40_ttWiufulVD2E31snk1_cpCTIyYuRCDD_XyEEdar52CtuUrH0-F_EwyURxfQN7ZI1CIlWeEQ/s1600/IMG_2777.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOB1GERAmD9Iw2Fv2giqLxKd0uRN7e31RRCHwjYmqYU5GV2oWYAAT3xzezFVCYTsHLgv3vOSpTu5Mf97hD4dreFcqH2fUiaFas9TzW97Am4FtXF1_G628ZA1qtBpcFp9m4VJ30H90BPZQ/s1600/DSC00341.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527662843966443202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOB1GERAmD9Iw2Fv2giqLxKd0uRN7e31RRCHwjYmqYU5GV2oWYAAT3xzezFVCYTsHLgv3vOSpTu5Mf97hD4dreFcqH2fUiaFas9TzW97Am4FtXF1_G628ZA1qtBpcFp9m4VJ30H90BPZQ/s320/DSC00341.JPG" /></a> My little Scout!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u3rOijZ0B5BGABqRvXirm_xnuWwRMRvHcxbsy6mnniUZbFEL2Wvh93MQrIu8-1iDl0kFLWDGCNPs0CMUgFunhWO7Kz7UTZTLR9ZQbgnynS5Nl5vRkL2o1l0BMmq9u8E3xqD0doJVna0/s1600/DSC00330.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527662833301338914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u3rOijZ0B5BGABqRvXirm_xnuWwRMRvHcxbsy6mnniUZbFEL2Wvh93MQrIu8-1iDl0kFLWDGCNPs0CMUgFunhWO7Kz7UTZTLR9ZQbgnynS5Nl5vRkL2o1l0BMmq9u8E3xqD0doJVna0/s320/DSC00330.JPG" /></a><br />My working boys!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YwFLVNq-j07sgkcZR-Rqa7JU-j-NJHnxnfVelW3now_19Xvlk602mI8UUd8ijSNyUqm54xtGylcD4gxrrg5KdFWT7Q9lMuVLExeDQ_eEsIocNNi_uKELbZnNy-RQywmHPpfXAorQUMw/s1600/DSC00314.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527662828870532834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YwFLVNq-j07sgkcZR-Rqa7JU-j-NJHnxnfVelW3now_19Xvlk602mI8UUd8ijSNyUqm54xtGylcD4gxrrg5KdFWT7Q9lMuVLExeDQ_eEsIocNNi_uKELbZnNy-RQywmHPpfXAorQUMw/s320/DSC00314.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFtoWReTadUnPxUeYlrMjS-P90qa1mxX3GAV7BgCHITz4gW-DdpMYqXmOja0pWsHpaqYb2peqt3h4mBrlf1x7aMXBMBjGKDhA8KuPneZqskaxQ7M6XJdvGMJKDkZFeH8-cX80qERjN98/s1600/DSC00289.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527659705058899346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFtoWReTadUnPxUeYlrMjS-P90qa1mxX3GAV7BgCHITz4gW-DdpMYqXmOja0pWsHpaqYb2peqt3h4mBrlf1x7aMXBMBjGKDhA8KuPneZqskaxQ7M6XJdvGMJKDkZFeH8-cX80qERjN98/s320/DSC00289.JPG" /></a> Old friends!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxuV5AaXbrVwmgqXaxfvUl5H0zmqXIz6jpih-Kk_6vJooKGLcwL0IoQM0-mwgZnrdxi16ZXcZHvJko_w_TIH2HQolYbHGyNp38A0-hTiQVMY5Clv8mI_sc0TZ6hatlB87mPG6BHQfhgM/s1600/DSC00284.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527659697204574418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxuV5AaXbrVwmgqXaxfvUl5H0zmqXIz6jpih-Kk_6vJooKGLcwL0IoQM0-mwgZnrdxi16ZXcZHvJko_w_TIH2HQolYbHGyNp38A0-hTiQVMY5Clv8mI_sc0TZ6hatlB87mPG6BHQfhgM/s320/DSC00284.JPG" /></a> Even older friends!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclwNX2TEO_w4BkwxP1S6LJGCSnb3D7G1tLzqbJFG-6Bg3PRmx9XBsWdBVefWvrzZjgWO6wGYmjHBcNin6sU0Tma6YrWfFIX7g4BStRBq6wQrtCFv0j1fk6T2oPSrblI09TeYeIh69T7s/s1600/DSC00286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527659692287111874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclwNX2TEO_w4BkwxP1S6LJGCSnb3D7G1tLzqbJFG-6Bg3PRmx9XBsWdBVefWvrzZjgWO6wGYmjHBcNin6sU0Tma6YrWfFIX7g4BStRBq6wQrtCFv0j1fk6T2oPSrblI09TeYeIh69T7s/s320/DSC00286.JPG" /></a> Some of my best friends!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi98A_KgkPfRoGBCqCUwIufZltzkpSpctexJ8NZkY3P5UpFqODgKKZLMYBtbOM0OYDbNlp391Cxo9aANruZa5vqlRQqiCNj_l-oS1cOJODHXlKxI3LGEEkgI2ocPqmAAT67i_U5il_2sM/s1600/DSC00530.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527659687527113570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi98A_KgkPfRoGBCqCUwIufZltzkpSpctexJ8NZkY3P5UpFqODgKKZLMYBtbOM0OYDbNlp391Cxo9aANruZa5vqlRQqiCNj_l-oS1cOJODHXlKxI3LGEEkgI2ocPqmAAT67i_U5il_2sM/s320/DSC00530.JPG" /></a> First ride on an airplane!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcETrcYucMf8Kh9UOnzqZTw1IR1mBPblOSDHDTo8awM8Kaf5jgqDjJxgt6NFl4Ut3KrAAPEfOMivre_xoMXh9RRlW7BUMxRZyq3xEWYhmimanTFQ9q2aINE2T47rcIM_HeLvpLgoxpqpI/s1600/DSC00553.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527659680004230210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcETrcYucMf8Kh9UOnzqZTw1IR1mBPblOSDHDTo8awM8Kaf5jgqDjJxgt6NFl4Ut3KrAAPEfOMivre_xoMXh9RRlW7BUMxRZyq3xEWYhmimanTFQ9q2aINE2T47rcIM_HeLvpLgoxpqpI/s320/DSC00553.JPG" /></a>Little swimmer!!</div><div> </div><div>*******</div><div><br /></div><div align="left">My sister is in Afghanistan right now and the latest email I got from her asked me if I was really only going to post one entry to my blog for the year 2010. So........ here I am, guilt-ridden by family. I know I am really not the best blogger, but only one post so far for 2010 is pretty pathetic, especially when you see the previous post and their are pumpkins being carved in it and that is exactly the time of year we are in right now.</div><div align="left">Life has been extremely crazy this year and the purpose of this post is not to try to catch you up on every little thing that has been going on. We are busy, but I promise to be a little better with my blog. This year has been full of so many ups and downs. I believe we are now feeling like we are right in the middle of an "up." We are very blessed. Rick is teaching full time for an expeditionary learning school as well as continuing to teach at the college. I'm staying busy with my job and love being Brody's mom. This summer was tough for us, as we had planned to add another child to our family. It was not a fun experience, but we've been through it a lot of times, and we have grown from the experience. You think it would get easier, but it doesn't. Especially when you have a little boy who wants a baby brother AND a sister. We are now in the middle of exploring other infertility options and feel very blessed by those around us who listen to the promptings of the spirit. We know the Lord is aware of us and our desires. We look forward to what's ahead of us and will keep you all posted......no promises ;) </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-9320173896377589912010-01-10T21:23:00.017-07:002010-01-12T20:00:24.678-07:00I Love My LifeWe have had so much fun over the last couple of months spending time with family. Life has been so busy, but I love my life. My dad came down from Utah for a few weeks around Halloween and it was so fun to have him here. Rick participated in his very first triathlon and I'm so proud of him. We had our annual Halloween party which is a tradition that I love. Alisha, Jeremy and the kids came down to help install the electricity into our garage and they were here for 10 days over the Thanksgiving Holiday. We rode on the "Polar Express" with them and it was so much fun. Brody had one wish to relay to Santa and that was his very own blue rope. Amber came up from Mesa and went with us. We hosted Thanksgiving at our house and it was fun to have Alisha, Amber and Andrea and their families. Rick always smokes a turkey and it was delicious. We got up early the next morning and hit all the Black Friday sales. It was fun to have everyone here. We missed Amie, Amanda and Anjalee, but we had a fun time. We jumped in the car the next week and headed to Disneyland for Rick's birthday and Brody was in heaven. He loves trains and cars and airplanes and, of course, Mickey, so Disneyland was truly his playground. We had a great time. Amie came and visited us for a few days from Japan and I love to have her around. I really miss not being able to be around her regularly. The holidays came and went so quickly. I always promise myself I will slow down and I never do. Maybe next year!! We had the hope of a new baby coming at the first of the year, but our birth mother chose to parent. We know we will be blessed to have another baby soon, we just have to be patient. Our lives are truly blessed and I hope that the holidays were wonderful for all of you as they were for our little family. Here is our life in pictures from the last few months.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUXp8XVGdCxDosZJzxEk7GNV8cYo9NC2sCNOX7869nLMSOx1GqBCh1URDJlyoXAPqEvUci42fGPrbzH-6cNaQ46ttSiD25XW1KfBw-xav1Lm_h3vp8pUgbrfkQ3iio79EN-cwlkjefGY/s1600-h/IMG_2968.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426050073990795202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUXp8XVGdCxDosZJzxEk7GNV8cYo9NC2sCNOX7869nLMSOx1GqBCh1URDJlyoXAPqEvUci42fGPrbzH-6cNaQ46ttSiD25XW1KfBw-xav1Lm_h3vp8pUgbrfkQ3iio79EN-cwlkjefGY/s320/IMG_2968.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dXKYAT1aQDOuqakMjbFZmr4sApPLXio6simGL1cr8aovXE2PMQC5V6R6idOUIZGdKNlG41qR854E0Fsyh-0okzOe76wfO7siMgFpzdX6SNgQw1ZtQ-qktY5221ptCbOCftccGTFuSGE/s1600-h/IMG_2851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426050064485967730" style="DISPLAY: block; 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First, it's long. Second, I usually I do not use my blog as a personal journal entry, which there is nothing wrong with, it's more for my family and friends who I never see, so they can get a glimpse of my life, whenever I happen to post, but life has definitely been riddled with ups and downs lately. And so, beware that the following is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">little</span> personal because I'm looking for an outlook for my thoughts. My husband is a super great journal keeper. Me? If <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">scrapbooking</span> counts, then I'm okay. Just bear with me.<br /><br />My dad always says, "The Lord will not push us beyond what we are able to handle. He may push us to the edge, but he will not push us beyond." I've been thinking about this a lot lately and feel a little like I'm about to fall over that edge. I'm going to be super vague and probably all over the place, but maybe that is so you can relate to what I'm saying and be able to feel uplifted by my ramblings, or maybe it will just help me with my struggles.<br /><br />I was reading my scriptures this morning and came across a saying by Pres. Faust. "In the agonies of life, we seem to listen better to the faint, godly whisperings of the Divine Shepherd." Unfortunately, that is so true for me. I know when my life is going great and there seems to be no problems or needs, my prayers get more repetitious and my faith just floats stagnant. I walk through life doing the things I always do and I'm okay.<br /><br />However, disappointment comes knocking sometimes, whether it is self-inflicted disappointment or disappointment caused through other's agency, but it does come. I have struggled with different things in my life: death, self worth, finances and infertility, but I know that I am blessed. This too shall pass .... isn't that the saying? It always passes and we are always stronger. Our prayers get more sincere, our faith is strengthened, even when we want to give up and say "I'm done, no more."<br /><br />I remember at times in my life when I thought I couldn't take it anymore, especially with our adoption situation, that I would just get on my knees and plead with Heavenly Father to help me and my husband get through it. Sometimes life is hard and sometimes you just want to cry. For me, sometimes I just can't cry and I stuff all the emotion into this little bottle in my stomach that one of these days will explode. Regardless of my struggles and my choices, I've always kept to my faith. I might not have been the stellar exemplar of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mormonism</span>, but I always had my testimony.<br /><br />My heart has recently suffered knowing that people give up. Life tests you and sends trials your way and people give up. People stop trying and people lose their faith. It breaks my heart because what we have to lose is such a high price to pay. People you thought could withstand trial and tragedy, choose other paths. I know there is free agency, but it still makes me so sad. Friends are divorcing, family is struggling, people are walking away from the church and it just stinks. I think, "Could I have done something to be a better friend, to encourage more, to show my love to them that would have helped divert their choice?" I don't know. What makes people make the choices that they make? What makes people choose to walk away? Why are we given the trials that we have been given? I do not have the answers. I know that we've been promised that ..."he that is faithful in tribulation, the reward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven." Life is a struggle right now and it would be easy to give up. All in one week the pump on the well goes out, the washer is leaking and the checkbook ... well, it's leaking too because it seems like there's hardly anything in it ;) But, you figure it out. You make it work. People are thrown <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">curve balls</span> in life and you deal with it: injury, death, job loss, financial hardship and a lot of other hard things. Life is hard. Who better to be our example of enduring tribulation? The Savior. Elder Marion Romney said: "All who are being tried in the crucible of adversity and affliction: Take courage; revive your spirits and strengthen your faith. In these lessons so impressively taught in precept and example by our great exemplar, Jesus Christ, and his Prophet of the restoration, Joseph Smith, we have ample inspiration for comfort and hope." We can do it. We are here to help each other, build each other up and make it back together where we are all supposed to be.<br /><br />I was asked to teach Relief Society this Sunday.... and no, this isn't my lesson and I apologize if it sounded like one, but it was interesting for me to look at the lesson and find that it is on True Friendship. I just want to say that I love all my friends. I have so many good ones, ones that I see often, some that I hardly ever see and that doesn't matter because when we visit it as if we pick up right where we left off. Friends that I've recently reconnected with, old roommates, RS sisters, visiting teachers and some of my best friends are ones that I'm related to. I have great sisters, great sisters-in-law, great cousins-in-law, a great mother-in-law, people that I know I had a relationship with before I came to earth. To all of you, I'm grateful. Life does stink sometimes and sometimes it's not because of things that we do, sometimes it's because of what others do, but we can do it!! We're here to make it together and to love each other. Thanks for being my friend.<br /><br />For me, the thing that helps me focus, the things that make it worth it is this........<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380300545025207042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OwSq6jLifMxCodZzNJs4wZ4QLaFzKlTymAtW2a800zf1RHso-7Xv_2FnKTP8qpjE4XFRHjTqxCgsD1yZaUwiP3emSPBXgCmqRdV1DGdO8NJwdyWQO8u_FtXqj86nEt8Vp0f3ShvsqD8/s320/IMG_2594.JPG" border="0" />We're trying to grow our little family and disappointment creeps in there as well. Things get lost, policies change and even fingerprints get returned due to lack of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">readability</span> or something like that. My good friend asked me, "How does this happen to you guys?" My answer...."It's just our trial." This is what it's for. My wonderful husband whose testimony never wavers even when he comes in from a late scout meeting and I tell him the washer is leaking; even when I tell him at 5:00 in the morning when I'm trying to brush my teeth to go teach my early aerobics class that the water isn't working and there must be something wrong with the well pump; even when the economy throws a wrench into our savings, this is what's it all about. The blessing of a little boy that climbs into bed with you and says.... "Mom, I love you in the whole wild [world]"; A little boy that says "Good grief" when he spills the dog food while he's doing his morning chores; A little boy that thinks Tom's car is "amazing"' A little boy who says "I'm drinking my spit" during the family prayer at a funeral; a little boy that says, "Mom, we don't say stupid" (oops); a little boy that expresses his feelings about life with words like, "fantastic", "awesome" and "good job putting that puzzle piece there, Mom"; a little boy who helps me clean the toilets, dust the house and loves to help water the trees. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Even when</span> he helps me sweep and I'm sweeping that last little bit of dirt into the dust pan he says, "Thanks for letting me help with the sweeping, Mom." A little boy that has blessed my life beyond measure. This is what it's all about. Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding and thanks for being my friend.Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-86097823111295168232009-08-01T14:47:00.004-07:002009-08-01T15:31:19.747-07:00Lovin' SummerI just love summer. We stay so busy with yard work and water fun and projects around the house. Life is great here in the Arizona sun. Brody is getting so big and says the funniest things. His favorite attire is this pair of goggles that actually go to his play work bench that he got for Christmas. He wears them in the tub, in the wading pool, and just on top of his head when he is walking around the house. He's a riot.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyU28rPyuvpNgkn0U4zDHphNrTF3ArJT3_OPMWJUj2z2uA7UaLF_rvKo4PnUa4YHRkZzK7gO5XkrIY5IZPwUlrh1UOSwzuMTl-DOhEihWE1ZL0iyBHhlkUcZdllAkxwvxDKHl0E_teto/s1600-h/IMG_2320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365124261266464578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyU28rPyuvpNgkn0U4zDHphNrTF3ArJT3_OPMWJUj2z2uA7UaLF_rvKo4PnUa4YHRkZzK7gO5XkrIY5IZPwUlrh1UOSwzuMTl-DOhEihWE1ZL0iyBHhlkUcZdllAkxwvxDKHl0E_teto/s320/IMG_2320.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC5I8clj1z0oZTd4SW42VcmfM5iA6kAMldbgw64NWHab8kO34YfGLQnwfk_8rLUKHxzBsYb0T-LqxwZmhsCc6iMAQcgw_rcMgnT-CAd9Sw0DOf3tHWCjcDjWX6Kumo0JFcipjTBymK5Q/s1600-h/IMG_2332.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365124254760253858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC5I8clj1z0oZTd4SW42VcmfM5iA6kAMldbgw64NWHab8kO34YfGLQnwfk_8rLUKHxzBsYb0T-LqxwZmhsCc6iMAQcgw_rcMgnT-CAd9Sw0DOf3tHWCjcDjWX6Kumo0JFcipjTBymK5Q/s320/IMG_2332.JPG" border="0" /></a>Summer also brings for our little family the 4th of July festivities. Rodeo, parades and the 10K United Families Run. I am going to brag for a minute because I shaved 11 minutes off my time from last year's run! Woo-Hoo!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfx6X5qsbxpQYJ6ccKorD3BpbUBgA0SOTpboaJ57eWiFovgFeiHnpjLVVLag9SdAJUTE5lKop4cLotJBjbO6-F_Q9ql6xFNdvBO0-QYpOxPtrBc1IE6lPMmc-5_9dddL-CLtp3kGrwKE/s1600-h/IMG_2355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365124239818399266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfx6X5qsbxpQYJ6ccKorD3BpbUBgA0SOTpboaJ57eWiFovgFeiHnpjLVVLag9SdAJUTE5lKop4cLotJBjbO6-F_Q9ql6xFNdvBO0-QYpOxPtrBc1IE6lPMmc-5_9dddL-CLtp3kGrwKE/s320/IMG_2355.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MIMdfGCQoYxlQ0kBv_JoZuGuGbBniU2l7aakaX-kWnU3wtesp3u1a8kd7X67tcJlxp4KzaakaOvNiNDQzrSesryhOUy-2QC29Qr9SgpzaDTcmn-L88ZrLMW2nAEMJHUY3d1C8EDvJoY/s1600-h/IMG_2400.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365121752370266002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MIMdfGCQoYxlQ0kBv_JoZuGuGbBniU2l7aakaX-kWnU3wtesp3u1a8kd7X67tcJlxp4KzaakaOvNiNDQzrSesryhOUy-2QC29Qr9SgpzaDTcmn-L88ZrLMW2nAEMJHUY3d1C8EDvJoY/s320/IMG_2400.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRljxdMifVfSzKVzuei-kuxbqIRcdod2HqKa_uG4f0FI5CbctrqSf7TWdcPn_Ce_ObYZRHxgngFa4UeWZlwxjMpUSbycz899gqsDMSp1hVlv5Uq04kqnwbf7poyK0W-JhyhBFu7-XSZ-I/s1600-h/IMG_2412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365121744558557442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRljxdMifVfSzKVzuei-kuxbqIRcdod2HqKa_uG4f0FI5CbctrqSf7TWdcPn_Ce_ObYZRHxgngFa4UeWZlwxjMpUSbycz899gqsDMSp1hVlv5Uq04kqnwbf7poyK0W-JhyhBFu7-XSZ-I/s320/IMG_2412.JPG" border="0" /></a>We've had fun camping and bike riding and Rick is even training for a triathalon at Lake Powell this fall. Me? No thanks. I'm petrified of swimming for some reason. Something about not being able to touch freaks me out or maybe it was too many sisters pushing me under the water. I don't know.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfuj2SH1AgAhASLezvF_45Qesum6WYSfI0sYoVGxeEjBG1jE2CWHxfbTDN_gZEkfoJcKt8CQ9DFKBcMC7ulaCvW5luf5isnktie_lDVqATMC-AiwSCuJL3MsnmUiXR22qq4CNffdXtbI/s1600-h/IMG_2445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365121737469085314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfuj2SH1AgAhASLezvF_45Qesum6WYSfI0sYoVGxeEjBG1jE2CWHxfbTDN_gZEkfoJcKt8CQ9DFKBcMC7ulaCvW5luf5isnktie_lDVqATMC-AiwSCuJL3MsnmUiXR22qq4CNffdXtbI/s320/IMG_2445.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of my favorite things about summer is gardening. I love my vegetables and I absolutely love my flowers. I wish they would bloom all year long. We have already made a batch of salsa and after my "begtables", as Brody would say, that we picked last night, it looks like I'm ready for round two. I think I could intraveneously live on homemade salsa.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj0snvvj-ZBPQZHwCStkCwBxnj7sIxwqY1YlwN1nHnFrNIFogX6nRwSSeMSd86qv6BP2bFDnxvP49heS3-9X92XiYmgW1PByoaBANmXH0EGVcCa0vz0KKbk-bcgTw2pVDcpUDhTgtAsU/s1600-h/IMG_2464.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365119688794108690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj0snvvj-ZBPQZHwCStkCwBxnj7sIxwqY1YlwN1nHnFrNIFogX6nRwSSeMSd86qv6BP2bFDnxvP49heS3-9X92XiYmgW1PByoaBANmXH0EGVcCa0vz0KKbk-bcgTw2pVDcpUDhTgtAsU/s320/IMG_2464.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFzDXs285nO55PFezQ0zpyG6ssMobk9XuUQ3RXhclPR0ejgYXAqJJAiLVYZdUg8NKNaLYWPrTgyIff-1jrbkz-Qu5SK5Ty0cKDuOtGSECqhihUpAud_xCXqyA5wLcoy8TXO9vd0HFIBE/s1600-h/IMG_2467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365119681698934418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFzDXs285nO55PFezQ0zpyG6ssMobk9XuUQ3RXhclPR0ejgYXAqJJAiLVYZdUg8NKNaLYWPrTgyIff-1jrbkz-Qu5SK5Ty0cKDuOtGSECqhihUpAud_xCXqyA5wLcoy8TXO9vd0HFIBE/s320/IMG_2467.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS61broltJyKtVBl41vVSNLoL6ysgceSZGMK-Uu_pc2muyAL1hRmpdbplNZlAhpTfJM37EoXGOuHkcU7LrNixn_iGoaJXt9KmnCKu_LdyRO-m94J8-PfuZx5LaFNKTaambY7lfmElzjWY/s1600-h/IMG_2504.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365119677267885650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS61broltJyKtVBl41vVSNLoL6ysgceSZGMK-Uu_pc2muyAL1hRmpdbplNZlAhpTfJM37EoXGOuHkcU7LrNixn_iGoaJXt9KmnCKu_LdyRO-m94J8-PfuZx5LaFNKTaambY7lfmElzjWY/s320/IMG_2504.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I hope you are all having a great and wonderful summer. We are looking forward to the rest of our harvest and, of course, our Halloween party that is just around the corner. Get your costumes ready because it will be a blast!! Brody is already giving his opinion about what we should be. Time to get sewing!!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-80224549679644572172009-06-22T11:46:00.011-07:002009-06-22T16:08:58.235-07:00Life Is BusyI'm not going to even get started with the excuses, only to say that my life went from pretty slow to pretty darn fast paced. The last few months have been super crazy. The main thing has been cub scouts. I've been working in our scouting district for the Prescott area and have been putting together our cub scout day camp. I'm a den leader in our pack, but this was day camp for the entire district. All in all we had 155 kids. It was crazy and it is over and now I'm catching up on life, all the things that I've neglected, and in Amie's words, "like updating your blog?" and my house work, laundry, yard work, etc., etc. And so ,yes, here is what the Mangums have been up to for the last little while.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHbBiofHgKkRlrhyrdfpAuH4POgNXWWLVyE6EGqF5v6YdAfX_vViL3-ph3ig-9rVEvohhnPZnh8w7tBg7AGNioEOabcvNtYC75U7rbeEekMXe1Uqy0rJl5tZ10LyKSLuTboRstdIbIPA/s1600-h/IMG_1722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350283903493066082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHbBiofHgKkRlrhyrdfpAuH4POgNXWWLVyE6EGqF5v6YdAfX_vViL3-ph3ig-9rVEvohhnPZnh8w7tBg7AGNioEOabcvNtYC75U7rbeEekMXe1Uqy0rJl5tZ10LyKSLuTboRstdIbIPA/s320/IMG_1722.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4GuB8B0FKgS5YODvHplSL4_BLLqSBpirPP2WuFU7A3RwNvl00Lq0meOuhfLQ8L9q1ktfKQ1iFmx1o62FTxo64kGndUbOKjzgxYGsVvBuYYQD8YeGWf8yfW4M6b8c7hKvziG1ZwS8mhw/s1600-h/IMG_1745.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350280037782180210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4GuB8B0FKgS5YODvHplSL4_BLLqSBpirPP2WuFU7A3RwNvl00Lq0meOuhfLQ8L9q1ktfKQ1iFmx1o62FTxo64kGndUbOKjzgxYGsVvBuYYQD8YeGWf8yfW4M6b8c7hKvziG1ZwS8mhw/s320/IMG_1745.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhphRbdMowdV5nHEDk1xBtWYL4Nm_O9nWsl11wU5wucWm8obwVC1Sp2WL0cVc6iqATt3vCJpkECjrWU8_cG5RK_MMewAJ5HOth4sRlH12xtjKPD40RthEuV1y0ISEfBeaRfBocBkHt1Y/s1600-h/IMG_1748.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350280031595420994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhphRbdMowdV5nHEDk1xBtWYL4Nm_O9nWsl11wU5wucWm8obwVC1Sp2WL0cVc6iqATt3vCJpkECjrWU8_cG5RK_MMewAJ5HOth4sRlH12xtjKPD40RthEuV1y0ISEfBeaRfBocBkHt1Y/s320/IMG_1748.JPG" border="0" /></a> That AA -- that's me. Three strikes in a row baby!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6jJ0vLrNXuls1ypSXJORB5krdPkWzPeRa_7iHA9TWKBi9DHA1K7bRDaHCATTHZIV3HIw5B_Fymj2gSRwvJmyyzMqJll5M7JYJ6KkSvpPzrP5RiXHLcP12SWGTuzGSzhzN5u5ijtbj7g/s1600-h/IMG_1882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268771190514146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6jJ0vLrNXuls1ypSXJORB5krdPkWzPeRa_7iHA9TWKBi9DHA1K7bRDaHCATTHZIV3HIw5B_Fymj2gSRwvJmyyzMqJll5M7JYJ6KkSvpPzrP5RiXHLcP12SWGTuzGSzhzN5u5ijtbj7g/s320/IMG_1882.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2z28aXKheVnLdgR01aT_xoH_lN9DFRoD2yPecCv2gvfX1GaYYSufAUOuMz67USqDg6Ru-ivgpiqJ5-0Y_N5eYyVEyBaB9TF369X7sPhkn4UsEQGoGc4Nn_LA6SCaNpvDfjsJNQTd7_E/s1600-h/IMG_1886.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268764501590130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2z28aXKheVnLdgR01aT_xoH_lN9DFRoD2yPecCv2gvfX1GaYYSufAUOuMz67USqDg6Ru-ivgpiqJ5-0Y_N5eYyVEyBaB9TF369X7sPhkn4UsEQGoGc4Nn_LA6SCaNpvDfjsJNQTd7_E/s320/IMG_1886.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq0vSHQhyiH0a8xfebh7TDx2RkwmnK0ORG4-nWQWwVipBrFRoCsMfpp5qUfqVx9UK6Qse_c8poOr1lQY3iG-lxqqVQZe2aLzFUQ5rYUX7wSBL_Mk7SkVB4qJEsKw-2BNWBjnemPqOS4Q/s1600-h/IMG_1887.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268758802414834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq0vSHQhyiH0a8xfebh7TDx2RkwmnK0ORG4-nWQWwVipBrFRoCsMfpp5qUfqVx9UK6Qse_c8poOr1lQY3iG-lxqqVQZe2aLzFUQ5rYUX7wSBL_Mk7SkVB4qJEsKw-2BNWBjnemPqOS4Q/s320/IMG_1887.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We had these great plans to go camping and Brody was so excited. Forecast says...... rain, rain, rain. So we just camped out in our front room.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SCVDIGyqKUAA5vVHrxz8XkSbHqKrkVdJMlw9fha_gLh4H2Ow5yQaiew0YfjlfvjsXBDG95YEtqnFKMwVn2Z1_gfAJn4RtJNWzbZy-i4EJpDf8PO0EdtFcabv8xp1SWqkCobCOLoBldg/s1600-h/IMG_1952.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268754793601378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SCVDIGyqKUAA5vVHrxz8XkSbHqKrkVdJMlw9fha_gLh4H2Ow5yQaiew0YfjlfvjsXBDG95YEtqnFKMwVn2Z1_gfAJn4RtJNWzbZy-i4EJpDf8PO0EdtFcabv8xp1SWqkCobCOLoBldg/s320/IMG_1952.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Brody and his daddy "The Easter Bunny."<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350255098088338994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBPHjZ9kfUFxEJQnGziHO7v-B47h9O8ArBGJ1_EfnAvipPAnKTWHylACT_uclLdrOEnes8gHLNzfaBP5aE0rZ1AzNPGoWt9JpoVXjQh2uYr2YDU-3NJV8Hbb3kQ-29xajmbDatfzjLeY/s320/IMG_2067.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350255091568566098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZrWTiNIwEb0vBeLdSLLhQRkL9Ev3e-aQXzbVOWxxXM_XMkEToD3vGJP-8Ubpfierq9CSPGxzy1ZVkKcmMP9zOcoSwoaB6flr8EAgS9s2ojzaCANx1YZRLTxe97WdoJ8Q-4Vud0jXAho/s320/IMG_2070.JPG" border="0" /><br />Happy Birtday to me!!! Isn't this gorgeous? Rick made this gardening hutch for me to put on my porch for potting and seeds and this love I have found for gardening. I love it! Rick told Brody it was a "Poko" so that the surprise wouldn't be ruined. Rick is so talented. Unfortunately while moving it, it dropped on my foot and did this. Ouch!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350250864191456146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrv1h_LgPOd9q0i9nclZhxHhV9WHMq0tXFqpXsY2XkMmjvoYGSw9WDsRbZE3hJ4-xtTIbadyT_gUBPzFLtUTkQ8sDTVVF3-SmEB0eI7XhQV_j3Uj2eM8z2tRl5j6QZEockACQRTrRK8qQ/s320/IMG_2071.JPG" border="0" />Did you know you could get a goose egg on your foot? Sheesh.<br /><br /><div><div>Family Home Evening!!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350250861163562562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQLsE2BnCwVbMQyEC3vPyxDzHP-9dHn9PQOt5Cuaw_lBWTUQMDprGQnFLEgNiOp9HZpDw69qHAEXjXrMB-3LRIDmvz5SKUOtFdfSPruJZISHPy50HXYJH7Td0wuPS8MXsLcp8G80kOug/s320/IMG_2090.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div><br /><br />At the Scout-A-Rama!! I am biased I know but this kid is a lady killer!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47iVezjfZ0rxk3jfl-CMekOp0XwfZRQYDjT-tx5qyH__MvsInvARSu_QSj1kC0hEgE1g53urAgy5QK-0i8Xp6mt1fS7ECX6YZoSXNPmcl7AjRo9aQlEAmxBd9pJEU42fE8mJqdr9lrLI/s1600-h/IMG_2173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350250857256155522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47iVezjfZ0rxk3jfl-CMekOp0XwfZRQYDjT-tx5qyH__MvsInvARSu_QSj1kC0hEgE1g53urAgy5QK-0i8Xp6mt1fS7ECX6YZoSXNPmcl7AjRo9aQlEAmxBd9pJEU42fE8mJqdr9lrLI/s320/IMG_2173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay -- so I am so proud of this next picture. For a while now I've been doing the coupon thing and I must say, at least for me, this was great. I got all of this for 79.85. I saved 62%. See that pineapple way in the back. On sale for 1.00. I had a coupon for .50 cents off. They doubled the coupon and so I paid nothing -- for a pineapple. There's 10 boxes of cereal there. Household cleaner. Give me any ideas you have on this concept because I'm addicted to coupons!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrzZMc7hvV8IkqcKebOx1PH-2YbwLq2zt-HU1_GRu3Rfpeq8al7pkjpsXthZ125VS5EsKlC-6j514JF2JNecWXjlFVTgw67Fqh9zNO7ip9Z2pnimApzwxlKYCp9kAa44VVD_irp6sVuc/s1600-h/IMG_2203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244120965216210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrzZMc7hvV8IkqcKebOx1PH-2YbwLq2zt-HU1_GRu3Rfpeq8al7pkjpsXthZ125VS5EsKlC-6j514JF2JNecWXjlFVTgw67Fqh9zNO7ip9Z2pnimApzwxlKYCp9kAa44VVD_irp6sVuc/s320/IMG_2203.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350255102327739874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroEvrrgqdMECVLPvuB2-t3oSZ4e3v_K6m2hE2v_H006ccjRxqebcIO_F93JEUCc8hK_ZIM1W5dt3ubE3MCvAxtasJn3MjPl_9jrkpVndgMfxn49Hbe9_iWvbwDnjq9sOjxTb0sTe8IHI/s320/IMG_1997.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244108879413298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDxRyiIb3QQA1sPGrhG_-B22nji_Y3O3JdelrVwGIRzhCnXigJiNNey8F0AeU5GFQaJx6zmgTBTafml0ajGgMz5D6o6ME6CGuQmsUlMwZhLDXyaf1khUQ7VG5KeW7OVTVbf2rJLNrL8k/s320/IMG_2211.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350280047249625858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcxmzoxNLJTWTnwvX6MONnUj7igGlrnRgVT28UB7lbAo1v4jJEQ-ojo-KE0h0PiPX8X2i8jyoLhLVcqevO8IOG8gfOFOojw9ctQS60tyq_m7DU9P_hp2JtPUohIAhSLgpScPq2f1RPVA/s320/IMG_1713.JPG" border="0" />Dick and Carole got their mission call to Austria and have entered the MTC. They leave for Germany on Wednesday and I'm a little surprised at myself at how emotional I have been over them leaving. I am really going to miss them and love them very much. They are great people and will make great missionairies.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XlRsunMNuMXGNJnpHu5mey1OXoQ2qn97-XrAMornssfyPsmTGNn9d79_z5vVaUBXxWOAF0Lc_sudQwrBwczQ1CwgJUQxk16VTDzt6a87vAqdMOH3Bmhxw8Lk1yKMf5Of9jGgiBKTRHo/s1600-h/IMG_2299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244104991975842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XlRsunMNuMXGNJnpHu5mey1OXoQ2qn97-XrAMornssfyPsmTGNn9d79_z5vVaUBXxWOAF0Lc_sudQwrBwczQ1CwgJUQxk16VTDzt6a87vAqdMOH3Bmhxw8Lk1yKMf5Of9jGgiBKTRHo/s320/IMG_2299.JPG" border="0" /></a>These are my kids -- my pack-- and I love them. All the endless hours for day camp, this is what it's all about. My boys.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jv9ZinXt81coB06DwEPWwchRFM8aDxokH8IMt0f1F2oSe5l2wpgFGI6Ttz5W-IJZwoex3luz7R2j8CyoiFSg2QtaEVLdq8pODrnHwXOyqjWlU16-HQPB3aEBU9gacsUGxdtprHLsloc/s1600-h/IMG_2307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350238895404355682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jv9ZinXt81coB06DwEPWwchRFM8aDxokH8IMt0f1F2oSe5l2wpgFGI6Ttz5W-IJZwoex3luz7R2j8CyoiFSg2QtaEVLdq8pODrnHwXOyqjWlU16-HQPB3aEBU9gacsUGxdtprHLsloc/s320/IMG_2307.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLTnVkmdt43vK-LjRMNRWgYYFUHUtqlVLlp88XRBVV93Isl5B3fVuW4kQcvIqbIChS26hmxC9rvQVyhPjwFVZWC4MAtybH5ri6BNNV0uo0k12FPK1z-bj7aw23nwxWnsAtB4EU1K6YgA/s1600-h/IMG_2308.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350238885655940578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLTnVkmdt43vK-LjRMNRWgYYFUHUtqlVLlp88XRBVV93Isl5B3fVuW4kQcvIqbIChS26hmxC9rvQVyhPjwFVZWC4MAtybH5ri6BNNV0uo0k12FPK1z-bj7aw23nwxWnsAtB4EU1K6YgA/s320/IMG_2308.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Last but not least, Happy Father's Day to my crazy husband who I love more than anything. 143 Ricky!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-13879553582561935732009-03-09T11:41:00.005-07:002009-03-09T14:13:21.535-07:00I know, I know, I know.I told you all when I started this blog that I didn't know how well I would do with it. But, after a little chastisement from friends and family, I thought I would catch you all up on the "going-ons" in our little family. It's amazing that March is already here. Brody had his birthday and is now three years old. I can't believe it. Time flies too quickly. We celebrated in Disney "Cars" style at Grandma and Grandpa Mangums and it was a great party. Maybe by the time Brody is four he will figure out how to blow out his candles.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294390173064338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnRXEjB9sMUIkaNLLPUpOqmkWl0hLlx-vCUnrFvhBvSGisuUEe0nHwt3Hu7j1X8a7hQ9XEwCnyI3kpN3HBKTd1viJSXcNGtIgM34fSDU2oKN6srsIfoAaMoDpXgBHt7zI4vKLazfesdQ/s320/IMG_1544.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294409039610818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dp55uUmiVM8Zhmhie1hJ7kYjiw89ydRxvk5ZuQ0YBDWQLEG0iqJfxRHnggF2XUSjsG8a8RHZOaiBz2f-_hPp8MTmGUaFUOKJxPdTB_pw2nlm7z2BsB4T1d4f2LVyMa8MoNFKk4JMxcA/s320/IMG_1572.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OacL7r9tUZBDUVQfrJ6FiwJrLIQtxr89BUOGTQ3zQzRpwfNfnwlQLWSJw-uRwqpp7DoA0vOa_-ZkdzzhRLEnOIKZ_oCewDeAOdUlN8MX3h1minuicKuBHXLvNAsMO8WvvkUQUkpwvQw/s1600-h/IMG_1564.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294399878907938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OacL7r9tUZBDUVQfrJ6FiwJrLIQtxr89BUOGTQ3zQzRpwfNfnwlQLWSJw-uRwqpp7DoA0vOa_-ZkdzzhRLEnOIKZ_oCewDeAOdUlN8MX3h1minuicKuBHXLvNAsMO8WvvkUQUkpwvQw/s320/IMG_1564.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was a crazy snow storm that we had a few weeks ago. We usually don't get this much snow, the snow we get usually melts within the day, but this snow was big for our little town and it was perfect for snowman building. I haven't done this in a very long time. It reminded me of making snowmen with the entire elementary school out in Cedar Fort at recess. Brody was so great at rolling the head!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311275957245074370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV-bDY2A5o_tujyjrbkUMLMNVmxu2O8pTI5EomfJvdXH37sNlP46sVEZT7UC564imrKYauAEmceRKkN1ZLhmTA_f19vt-chX14b0YeS5X9bESrolchOPg6mK0NsYbwAzkn00jsz4BQMc/s320/IMG_1614.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311275948494548578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRC1Y-50jQIRuhoA6LLnKguxsplF9sqBUYWpM8y8g6WFIsPnKQKui6hvWFQrSODExznOG-vqcp-YBVpUZ96oZM6xd3r3K7ymomxVlUHEvL1mk6VE2MP3om7KfNJhyphenhyphenWWZfgXyuOV8gQr4/s320/IMG_1609.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311275938905356210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnNqyGFmxxMYRx1wbxebVMKusBR-W6pT4lYz0NKYMtsMu8sEzclSu47trIA01dmo5FOqHy_HJkEmH4mzJOkuMy-S6HsjffW-xfFL7AOhBWLciTStNEUP7Mw3-UkY3rwMENsn1Uv0gifY/s320/IMG_1622.JPG" border="0" />We began the month of March with family here in Arizona. Andrea blessed baby Rachel and Amie was here from Japan. Brody is such a hambone!! When you say "say cheese" he of course yells at the top of his lungs. All Boy!!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311267144317820322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1l1LrpTpzyUMkgvNCMY75RY2RcjP7IKPLFDFnD-pOAJCuk4wQZ1rF4jvX14KCh_r_4lqrNNr9WRx2MHUA4WDNfcfR_cSHH4xrlY3sNX0HNrMWTXlYOaq-Wod9lYBOgppOaqr7r21bUlY/s320/IMG_1642.JPG" border="0" />Well, I don't know if you all remember how the potty training at our house began -- remember the toilet seat stuck on the head? Well, we have a little fetish going on. I heard Brody giggling in his room the other day and when I went to check, this is what I found. He is a riot.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311267133462004674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7EKRG-2Jl40j3IzzYopv98uQERSRLE7TGCJdBbRUE5auGzHX35L3fVQl4KDA5djvLWU5OkN6n6lJniThVv8sdtx3al0ahIFCZGpecmUxAzWtImHbgRdiGTRaaOWMEHd1u4hVDNH__3k/s320/IMG_1720.JPG" border="0" />So......... I know I need to be better at this blogging thing and I will try harder because to be honest, life hasn't been that busy lately, I've just been a little lazy with the blog. I blog stalk all of you, don't leave comments, and I am a little hypocritical to say I don't like it too much when you all take too much time to update your blogs -- I know, I know, I know. <div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-80652406127778196492009-01-12T16:25:00.007-07:002009-01-13T10:17:38.668-07:00Happy New YearWe had such a great holiday season. I love spending time with family and participating in "traditional" activities. We spent Christmas Eve at Rick's parents. We always have such a great dinner and it is always followed up with a program. Our little family sang "Rudolph". Rick played his saxophone and Brody and Amber were supposed to help with the vocals, but it was just me that you could hear. We all know how well I can sing. (Your blue might be gray....) The kids then acted out the nativity while Grandpa read the story and Brody was a shepherd. Of course my little "Linus" had to have his blanket incorporated into his costume attire. I'm not sure how reverent he was, especially using his shepherd's cane (a wrapping paper roll) to poke the Baby Jesus in the manger and the wiseman. We of course ended the night with our Christmas Eve jammies and hit the hay.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290594711236209842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96bxRWNPy043zI9dHhVHZ6MYDb0LU4AS6Ux17fmqukrq57jmMY4S1Zx403FTgRaodLim0oVk_oMDPDxhDOxCuJRIe7FSrrH8tfJZOKz9GYZRrhatvp7wquR3Ark9VDyCQNuEdti2YUm4/s320/IMG_1286.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290594715960337330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3U21i-coc5wQFAf4eM3Zl_8sMj9hSFIrocRxQ2m33__HFhy8vwJV9EkXk5KkzIXv2hF0jZWX-nkhv3Denyln-NLnADJPRoyhh-LYUsNt609hw24dtYqhH81qvZzZ-8ObXfWcmnziKfc/s320/IMG_1293.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290594721056433490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MWvhoyDy3yqV5MlHbhS4wY-Mp0CXNESiv8B21FWquylH-xrBNg3RZ2ws1FDrVi0ndUw343vcDfst1N5GcYDaSTT6StSTnvt_UPnH9CxuTa06eBHR5d7dODBVmzSDI5frEIGnpmFmcDQ/s320/IMG_1306.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290575673800534594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutdeXypLz8qSIK5aoefdyvg8Tfv40ldF9Mhyphenhyphenmk0fHMTH7ZI6ir64GK99ytWr6xIiiY7x0Z-hFn7j9cJnK9I_DmIr58IZU1YJKHfkcxxjqSmVEag0Fvgs2Sdya8z-11IuxcPbrzwRagEk/s320/IMG_1313.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290575616110432114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMbEZ3hlmqQvCbBIr8oFRNkgalsYzPUOsQgjIpOec8b6Ed7pF6MY-Q1-TYe0MqjIIJKzgZKDkq1ryr-h6IjX6TMFzB9VcZoSkW0r5Gl1Glg3NRVtTlEChqlRwrt4Gy34uTjciO0-bQVA/s320/IMG_1322.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290575661780462082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQIMwYXHOnlgrB-VVho5cjnDpGC1jkDhz4hge8uVcAP03OFn9BYtq3YJwdLU-5-JRhN-54rxCH39jvnWAO52I4IilZYzRtvnOGhMX0ItbYSZ530DOIwW4lxQuVIv4AASyuTOaV4VzJU8/s320/IMG_1321.JPG" border="0" /><br />Christmas morning was wonderful. We were very spoiled by all those who gave us gifts. Santa aka Amie came all the way from Bahrain to deliver Brody's perfect gift............... an airplane.<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290564511546281394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80GwjyiYFipP5SLaTvreE1MVyzdGUAhblz7etxQo_MDLRg_qo-OSFaPkoIy2wZNsSNkyKYUTuuKx9JGYyLTkCPClQUTad05dqntbEetDzbudIOAMa5Y97i6txC1jxLD5U-WUlLY_S8yI/s320/IMG_1323.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290564524193416002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7zTD-ushQKT04DfxViwcfQnujef9Gx5V935YPtYnJFXc3JrzPKewiIpkt4lJpXC69ZCDY_SpsynTCuQkU4ZV2J3aWKMr5P4aS-4HBCOTtlNqjg35IGc50knAD81fAVZQG8xq1HRL23g/s320/IMG_1332.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290568775061174354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnslRE6Q71jwR_q7GwyysVVeJjYtgZ1WBtY0e0386MoQ_IpHZATxyVgZvA2bwdX59NCsx6wqYlF-yVQszfo3gjskqUWIYWlCE6p-Rwrc3OlBnChGmh5S1HN7EvPgXPXKoe8vAnIoJgE2o/s320/IMG_1341.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290564514403499298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveFUeePokIRJYZiB02gAS-vkcy0u2drUpmlqiu1XC-9dqdeLIz9bF04TsMVVx4cJreZs_IH3S5J6Z7OqQuVbksvL1VjaBRFWCuIAerMI1Ab2y84hu7fI2QkEpGxvCx8t3QkRGpM_GtoQ/s320/IMG_1326.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290568771994847506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsTephOntbiXKVSBeTFvRFHpcSJAZ7vTLu7uXrUq4N2E02ABbAeL4OWaM2ZSETN9WO5fufi3QKLyK1_m0XdEv3m_BtPscay_Ha13jGmvaVAu1eusZ_Nb10vzdt18HAiYHvcrs6q-gZ1Y/s320/IMG_1340.JPG" border="0" />Brody was even excited about his church clothes.<br />On a separate note, I just want to let you know how much I love you all and how grateful I am for all the family and friends that are a part of my life. 2008 was such a great year for us and we just feel so blessed. May 2009 be so wonderful to all of you and may all your dreams and desires come true. <div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-2997933323135734102008-12-17T19:19:00.004-07:002008-12-17T20:39:13.720-07:00It's The Most Wonderful TimeI love the holidays. I love the cold and getting my warm clothes out and fires in the fireplace. I love tradition of cutting down Christmas trees and playing in the snow. I love shopping on Black Friday and getting my Christmas decorations out and putting the lights up. It's such a fun time of year. We try to always get a permit to cut down our Christmas tree and this year we went all the way to Show Low to get our perfect little tree with Jason's family. We had a great time playing in the snow. Brody is very infactuated with Christmas lights and has to plug them in first thing in the morning. He is such a great helper. I just love it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eW6m4Mqpjuyif4v_BfqgHRB9OidG0TeffHWmvx3Qjq5OcGW6ra_JRyWpgwSWY1tlv3rognPP2nBbIEXa2Y1Gza3k986kywTBu57DGbBYzquWA4fItLvD9RkfdNIMJiZjLP_xk8Tyz04/s1600-h/IMG_1093.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280965157940440610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eW6m4Mqpjuyif4v_BfqgHRB9OidG0TeffHWmvx3Qjq5OcGW6ra_JRyWpgwSWY1tlv3rognPP2nBbIEXa2Y1Gza3k986kywTBu57DGbBYzquWA4fItLvD9RkfdNIMJiZjLP_xk8Tyz04/s320/IMG_1093.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWptVMFZjs2N3lWAwZ7ro1j_My7LwLSdrKHlGlGtpZR2tm2DP9cs_lvC8SIqtxf1bIzYwIoQC1dw7ECjphyphenhyphendeOkWmmtNGCRK9DCFZI_QQw9F6Z50gNhud6B5he18Od2TbmLcTrOLvtwQ/s1600-h/IMG_1091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280965154068880642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWptVMFZjs2N3lWAwZ7ro1j_My7LwLSdrKHlGlGtpZR2tm2DP9cs_lvC8SIqtxf1bIzYwIoQC1dw7ECjphyphenhyphendeOkWmmtNGCRK9DCFZI_QQw9F6Z50gNhud6B5he18Od2TbmLcTrOLvtwQ/s320/IMG_1091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJxY4qMYKcCFEZdm_we-hmIWt1e1V15VzCQtKnnIxE-kZhdHzgZxDqz9cUjI4n1QZ66EtOEpPJMuSxrEUQSMRnGv44dNqooKx16KY22D6Mt08h27UCqqrTdrv7tSUmhVWyn5XmdT2Ozk/s1600-h/IMG_1125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280965144041695090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJxY4qMYKcCFEZdm_we-hmIWt1e1V15VzCQtKnnIxE-kZhdHzgZxDqz9cUjI4n1QZ66EtOEpPJMuSxrEUQSMRnGv44dNqooKx16KY22D6Mt08h27UCqqrTdrv7tSUmhVWyn5XmdT2Ozk/s320/IMG_1125.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brody didn't want to hang the ornaments on because the tree was just too "pokey."<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDEdtIN-ik3vURRqFIZgs47OEQHLXqUhHYWXqHi5avZENBy2G46xpXagUaxqkMjc4MipP8ieK1aP60dXhQsx5p6cc3yS-ZM_o1N2Je_M47B9xaPd4d-9NK9XGp3zjX0RLKxf-_hzk7S8/s1600-h/brody2008santa2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280960089977105026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDEdtIN-ik3vURRqFIZgs47OEQHLXqUhHYWXqHi5avZENBy2G46xpXagUaxqkMjc4MipP8ieK1aP60dXhQsx5p6cc3yS-ZM_o1N2Je_M47B9xaPd4d-9NK9XGp3zjX0RLKxf-_hzk7S8/s320/brody2008santa2.bmp" border="0" /></a> We had our ward Christmas party this last weekend and of course Santa showed up. For the last few months, Brody has insisted on getting a tractor for Christmas. It was kind of my fault because each time we would go to Wal-Mart we would go through the toy aisle and I started using the excuse when he would ask for a toy "maybe at Christmas Time" Well, Christmas time arrived and my son with the steel trap mind put two and two together and asked for a tractor for Christmas. Not just a small tractor, those huge ones that you drive around. Luckily or unluckily, Rick somehow coerced him to ask for an airplane instead. I'm not really sure if Santa can fit an airplane in his sled, but somehow I think we'll have one disappointed little boy if he can't figure it out.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280960088138592098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6b_fmaHo6XLCtWxqlSgCoEnd7_k_ShMTM9RYmE-o2KRdY9gNH1z5oMUbFjJdxQepbZiVFq-vTHXocJ_fJT_TW4VrSj8nqwGpt46RSaYJRkAOTheee3Qk4pftsoSQxtzeL1JfAEYPTzMU/s320/brody2008santa1.bmp" border="0" /><br />One of my other favorite parts of Christmas is making cookies. I don't usually bake cookies because I love to eat the dough and so I try to avoid it. This year I tried a couple of new recipes -- Candy Cane Cookies and Snicker Surprises, and then of course sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies and mint brownies. Brody loves to put his apron on and help. He also is just like me in that he has to sneak some dough every once in a while. We had a great time for Family Home Evening delivering all of our many (30) plates to people that we love!!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280957552410985714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd9yIVpmWQtZOg-iaQU4ydq9cG0pvnixEoZIx_avEXr2_6kVB3kTIALCavkrUP99zBCXRoJwxKKTl-joQRFMQdvo2RSiYdOJwLNfL7Bqdwrf4PmRAMWZx4P49lpTiViY9uaMJuWa9AMM/s320/IMG_1151.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280957540327675682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aEQtNLOM-KrlOFkcQJBqhfKqZAGzacVtRfqUeT_aOvYdGLjyvjqg9633Aa7xu5exUDBFiEKGsLl5n_7Rsm-XTQ8xSSt-NZGTkOLsk6vr3o4mIGBl_oHsGKzBHVLVSPG6JQI8EQ6wi3w/s320/IMG_1161.JPG" border="0" /> Testing them out!!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280957558704551426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUWmFIca70mi6ZFAJlQQ7AiIzVslB6rHOreDQuLO37yMDuRtI62SRzoTVCV01BiNa4eVkrTRxTF6Ni04WZXhwsNoas0J8trgAS-7hF746tNweAa5MIT2idpMgkkjKB9loulTpxnl14tM/s320/IMG_1192.JPG" border="0" />Santa was at the library today and Brody just had to make sure that an airplane was coming from the North Pole with his name on it.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280957525848684530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPwQRzRmxiRpRg52iZo1bg7vpxKCGrwyagFJks0LKxUTq6_IO66WOnMA34nWK8Br751PY4UsII0iXKoBoLY6QTQQniTNuiDAOxgKkk9-teQgG6OcFDOnPri0WdhPM77pELSnNe4vrntk/s320/IMG_1217.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280957532778679650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ETD-lDiAvZQVryZde9jCJdHgwcC9mm2njgvs0N2tfxUTEzbs1qxZOOhUQWZJEwoxiD_QX64MObAlcwL7HelKXvfEHr-HhFRlzoTdzMEjFvX_S14JcMAVEmEuWSvYp9qstCog2Ox9KYY/s320/IMG_1216.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-51869797799231427662008-11-22T19:20:00.002-07:002008-11-23T21:13:41.561-07:00Because you want to know.....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265387366445599634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2icDaIsP9XbRu9_WekK6W2vnZ0tdisNanDjjHyvV5DsxKgIEN__6S1GJXd51RFN-vOifHaHz3988tVUER1hbV99CCVCSJhxheNMsVMmkne4H1kUtJnVkogNXw9cg9SXE6SQglFVOVBLU/s200/IMG_0531.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265387359168783762" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDT-r1nSxSzSn4v9zKd1HWMyXCcREGGZJVuwOvMCHYyKg622PhNx_u_6eOvqDnTWfu8UTbt8ggkwW0K2ijxfqjVzvc6g4E9Mr0BdsIx47ZoTSaQBIJDouobhSjJqCTYhWKJuc_PGlpLA/s200/IMG_0986.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265396832451379234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKRjha6MtU6vnhdwEcBZeCwqpI2xGIMQhr0iDuOz9ORKHoqCESw6sX_JtICL4LzvMEEQU8qBkce1Aak4BJYBvVPcpK0bMA82TkKVgiMi5sWFxKaGAtKqZM1smB85o0pz7saXQsH1Lvk4/s200/IMG_0990.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div> I know this has taken forever to post, but I guess it's better late than never. My month of October was a little hectic, as I'm sure it was for all of you. Halloween is one of my top favorite times of year. I love to get my Halloween decorations out and I love when the weather changes and football season. It's great. Brody has been learning how to do projects. He loves projects and if I'm busy doing something, he wants to join in. So, to preserve my projects from a two-year-old's hands, I decided to get him his own projects to do while I was doing my own. He made candy necklaces and foam haunted houses. He even made a gingerbread haunted house with his dad. That was to keep him busy so that I could make our Halloween costumes. I had such a good time this year being busy as a "bee" making our party clothes. It was much fun. I am not the greatest seamstress, but I did okay. Rick's sister got married in October and so we headed to Mesa a day early and went to Schnepf farms for the pumpkin festival with Andrea's family and then the next day was Tasha's big day. Lots of fun pictures!!</div><div>We had our annual Halloween party and this year we had 80 people in attendance -- WOW! That's our biggest group yet. It was a great time with donuts on a string, a pinata, bobbing for apples, the bounce house and most of all our family and friends. My dad was even here. He was the "bee keeper" of our little entourage. Later in the week we took Brody trick or treating to a few houses. We had been practicing all week to say trick or treat and he got it down. My dad stayed and visited for two weeks before we headed to Utah to take him home (I'll post later about that trip and give you all excuses for why you didn't see me) It was great to have him here. Brody sure loves his pompa!!</div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-762506646286088642008-11-19T18:37:00.003-07:002008-11-19T19:07:26.397-07:00In Memorium<div align="center">This is one of my most favorite pictures of my mom. It's amazing to me that 17 years have gone by since my mom passed away. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of her. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pN8-ztneZ7pbW1DaEC_11AQxUR8ugxL1aLIOAqtq4-MEevIHcpHwuCXOQx0S31tyr-Eyk138w4Fq0xOVAiHgersRpvNAny2Yn6GNF91lAQQADBIOW9NsRgj2_D1ZjiMchd1cQAOAuck/s1600-h/mom.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270554875028783458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 345px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pN8-ztneZ7pbW1DaEC_11AQxUR8ugxL1aLIOAqtq4-MEevIHcpHwuCXOQx0S31tyr-Eyk138w4Fq0xOVAiHgersRpvNAny2Yn6GNF91lAQQADBIOW9NsRgj2_D1ZjiMchd1cQAOAuck/s400/mom.bmp" border="0" /></div><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;">July 7, 1948 to November 19, 1991</span><br /></em></p>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-23903920038436957992008-11-11T18:27:00.003-07:002008-11-11T18:35:28.422-07:00Been a little AWOLOkay. I know I have been lost in obscurity lately, but I really do have pictures to post about why I have not been blogging, so stay tuned for that. But, I was tagged to do this so I thought I would respond and let you all know I am alive, just super crazy busy :)<br /><br />8 TV shows that I watch...<br />Lost (counting down to the season premiere)<br />Biggest Loser<br />Heroes -- haven't caught much of it this season, will have to buy the DVDs<br />Usually whatever my husband wants to watch<br /><br />8 things that I did yesterday...<br />Went to Tai-Pan -- that place is dangerous<br />Went to Roberts Crafts -- almost as dangerous as Tai-Pan<br />Went to lunch with a few sisters and my dad<br />Drove<br />Drove<br />Drove<br />Drove<br />Spent the night in Kanab Utah<br /><br /><br />8 things on my wishlist... (just 8??)<br /><br />I have too many wishes so I'll just say world peace and a puppy (not really Rick, I don't want any more puppies -- we have a deal.)<br /><br />8 people I tag...<br />Anjalee, Kam and<br />whoever is out there and hasn't done it, knock yourself out :)Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-48943014996472189022008-10-09T17:15:00.006-07:002008-10-09T19:46:35.356-07:00Double TroubleA couple of weeks ago, Brody's cousin Taft was able to come and stay over night. Brody could barely contain himself all day. We had to go to WalMart and everything that we purchased, Brody wanted to get one for Taft. We were buying paper towels and Brody wanted two, one for him and one for Taft. A can of Pringles for each of them, hairspray for each of them. He could barely even handle himself. It was very cute. He stood on the porch and waited and waited and waited. Finally, he arrived. They had so much fun. I hosted Bunko that night, so "Uncle Rick" had to take over and they had lots of fun. Playing basketball and cars and watching Cars. In fact it was non-stop fun until 10:30. That would be 10:30 PM. I finally had to go in and tell them to go to sleep. Taft was such a good sport because I think he honestly wanted to go to bed and Brody just wanted to be his best bud. They started out in separate beds, but Brody just couldn't stay away.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255319149958345906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkBiX8fKC7f1cj1S7qH5rNUaA8CjvjbBRKfnqdzyeeDroepQXqoNyLJKmXsu8NM2JZs9vf_IKX9yYma-GFgBLCB0Ql0wWWlEA8NU4jgBQxU8-sd78qMEfnFeEVqYBK7LZYK0wK0Lv6-w/s200/IMG_0482.JPG" border="0" /> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255319157666343618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnqgpijfjKLHQmr_FZI84E0TvSN1tVv1mEnI6raWNc0-6Gmd_CLWB8QbNiMexnHxK5JOPq0Xv0ngDvfOdAVNC6l9QqHCBkSqKH058lYYNJnxurVwgkNSHQfp6bk2nXOrqN4R0SXcObrw/s200/IMG_0484.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255319163635083042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJwqDiZcQ6XrMAEuT1Tw5f8R7FrykqWLrPVhxxVpJqov3r3igeML7E_nkPUqjUsPUnELdIqXfvjB2CocKPtMZx71Bu6Dbyq_cp0f02QmZZzgU7m9fAhykSJWv81MRMBEIhyphenhyphensHyLn49ps/s200/IMG_0488.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255319163667480146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBFzLOA4eseo822Iw2_A03siE6L43lX4dOfNb40fQ2sVQRtBqQFOf2s3BhVo2QjHrLWSKKgkqJwQK1kn5EyHDubC56kwZsFhPso8ux1PfvIiIOaa60pXAqKR4xQstD325ahWGdchdINc/s200/IMG_0489.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>The next morning they were still conked out, so I did a quick exercise routine and started on my last (it really is this time) batch of salsa for the season. I had some tomatoes coming from Utah and the first batch wasn't going to last us long enough, so I was downstairs canning. A friend came over and we started visiting and I could hear they were awake upstairs, but was a little too busy. After Janine left, I was just about to head upstairs and Brody comes down and says, "Sorry, mom. Messy." Well, it kind of serves me right I guess to leave two little two-year-old boys to their own devices and it really was messy. Everything off the shelves, out of the closet, out of the dresser was in a big pile in Brody's room. (sigh)</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255331989717016770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdF_DIlICPXFn5NtyW0qQOjSBwvql3uYEis7Y0w5Ivv6NA63MyixgTSPWggVu6i8fR0DLOZD8iSUsZzOeHo6Pa88iWVl1OGpvI5YC63CQZD-qxJbqDnXttS51-f1DEX-gm6WwD-dr7qI/s200/IMG_0490.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255331992040936162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTIEgeyn4R42P96ifOk_4OGaJO0JI2DUW1s0C-UiefWkO68C1ZnMeLhjhmEOGYkG6iJ1nL8Be2oxmnbu-zp3AWXGfkfkVTvgIK6hGVmA-9DiQ_zz964S54d_SHMawogbOmeBCpSWzxpE/s200/IMG_0493.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255334759642090658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuOBGv8gTahgRsOP32sy0XaLih3-10XddaiHl7lJEWfhfB2H0ixo1hCTRAGFB2O4lERicug_7ZWAYFhQXK6ywVQ-rPoo_xaQyC1mle5NIM944bChNYL5vJvCkFPpTYcpZRmrI8Jzsu5Q/s200/IMG_0494.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">We got it cleaned up and got them cleaned up and boy are they handsome. Brody insisted on the Halloween shirts so they could be twins.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255334762458138498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy21eXoX5dKZtHCAtN3dy6-QTvrhYi0rUNMxUk466w3aarLlAzY2v051vSlqM1borq0Rnj-8onQpHgiPxPYiG037HgI1WYpC10kYkPNWf9yVio1Wgc8R3hFiZIhaDkfZtRg9-bOCuAgg/s200/IMG_0501.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Ahh, little worn out boys. I love it!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255344704290078530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpr9igAhlO4NALBVUQFwdEd-MFL89VMm0a_6wM77VniRRWXamquvyFD8IVrAL6R_B6GmOxSfPPXoZbQ8Vrw7IKFvXWcFdIhOEOeE4jUx641NRvwoJL226v70PfT7gWh4x6IzLgNjJWBc/s200/IMG_0503.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255344712350272114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7m7jnS4bMnYzweHGjJY8dArU1liDliMMC674AQeQvLqGyKEhiBMJMJ-VuJ4vA29TB4RBTHD49K-zODHDrHGi-A5h_3YJB5P_FLwU0p6bj5RbreR10slHnoMiWFOO4v4We-rSfaUS2-M/s200/IMG_0505.JPG" border="0" />After a nap it was Playdo and puzzles and then "Uncle Brett" came to get little Taft. He stuck around for a while and then treated us to an ice cream at Sonic. When it was time for us to go, them in their car and us in ours, it was almost a tragedy. Brody was so sad and cried the whole way home for his Cousin Taft. I sure hope that these two boys stay long time friends. I was never really close to any of my cousins and I know that good friends are important. These two boys, I'm sure, will grow to be good friends and good examples to one another. I sure had a fun and exhausting time and I think they did too.<br /></div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-53450876781280048222008-09-21T20:44:00.003-07:002008-09-21T21:02:19.347-07:00UPDATE ON THE TOILET TRAINING<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEFvyE6auWteZx8HwIfgRFQd3q92jvl6XPGHD8M3uUdyhw9UOOmAOQiTePS3kO9-HMff63kFwt1s4KJVyKQNil3PQ9x9jye4kxCpWY-Z2LZ2t-UBZ-lWW5vIWvz6RuSFjl30o5Ncoo8o/s1600-h/IMG_0479.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248690458702249874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEFvyE6auWteZx8HwIfgRFQd3q92jvl6XPGHD8M3uUdyhw9UOOmAOQiTePS3kO9-HMff63kFwt1s4KJVyKQNil3PQ9x9jye4kxCpWY-Z2LZ2t-UBZ-lWW5vIWvz6RuSFjl30o5Ncoo8o/s200/IMG_0479.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS6uwTqntW-zcB5iiDrhUMbqjuCITvyyvbidOmA636sitcu7Booz769IVy1bB90lT9tMP4edk6TWTnvVqkLd3ofQ8C82RCNfzcCCFsLQ1raiLbmXfI5j_YZo765aSVKTeotfNnUYjICg/s1600-h/IMG_0480.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248690462726762818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS6uwTqntW-zcB5iiDrhUMbqjuCITvyyvbidOmA636sitcu7Booz769IVy1bB90lT9tMP4edk6TWTnvVqkLd3ofQ8C82RCNfzcCCFsLQ1raiLbmXfI5j_YZo765aSVKTeotfNnUYjICg/s200/IMG_0480.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAnNWz4Z8rpuSpKtU8D8cjZUHsZeLjF5blYLAN3BKxs4Rqx4I1lwZ7269UZfHjI3taR7XzcUBtzFmakvYNG9svwC0SQzZ9JixEUYsOkXbStHvoxG5gHDE6vZcN1jf3X1YVYDc17mjQOQ/s1600-h/IMG_0481.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248690471270928914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAnNWz4Z8rpuSpKtU8D8cjZUHsZeLjF5blYLAN3BKxs4Rqx4I1lwZ7269UZfHjI3taR7XzcUBtzFmakvYNG9svwC0SQzZ9JixEUYsOkXbStHvoxG5gHDE6vZcN1jf3X1YVYDc17mjQOQ/s200/IMG_0481.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is about how well we're doing!!<br /><div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-59668212095042094842008-09-21T19:59:00.005-07:002008-09-21T21:03:42.948-07:00Cars, Cars, CarsBrody's new obsession is Disney Cars. He watches it every day now and would probably watch it all day if I let him. So, when our Ward had an activity where we were to make a race car out of a cardboard box, we just had to participate. We had to have a sponsor that was from the scriptures and because Brody did such a great job painting it, using all the colors we had, we went with Joseph's Coats of Color. Our license plate said MNYKLRS for many colors and we had a great time. Just check out Brody's "paint" pants, as he calls them -- I got them as a shower gift for him when he was born and have been waiting for him to wear them. Straight out of "Can't touch this" Great!!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248678301906742306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwGiaEOPDZUnNULctbD1X_HDQqbJQ8FW2e-99lLYU3cFhGGXKSrI15CQgwclMMa18vVzVnTeo-bvW3Bt4plbmcU68m_scCN405Li8SmrWCtEuje3rlknCSdrc7ct-d_dwX20AM7_Litg/s200/IMG_0448.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248678312082105202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIf677XuDQBCxpgG2DBgNwso9iu1zRaPjZFwE7O18sR0QOE9AibiR6njMiPexWqyfXb7wAPwguzQPDI8c3GyuXKsINc_nYTC0QaWBLA4P2knyfJqr7qQ2v1rEVthdzKle4_VrV1VBGUPo/s200/IMG_0450.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248678296617269842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUk5kRZ8p5MdyjCcWbgvPyyxlhhiPIqkIwezFeDfcw2Ng73tCd3GHK1Vo86bpsJnRxduHcobfpn4nWzHKc_zOXS_Y_NBMDkz-C1Tjvl1hVFWSkgz9Pj6rM1fApg8-QvjW6tVXt6aAgzU/s200/IMG_0446.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KdqyRdWtVUCKPo7BS0B2BO7bRauY5djnzkkuQRWCR3nTAlr723XUEEHtokce_8nxSWjthUA-PkGP3y9CFm4mwrLQjfQs5N2FAM3l_FJm5wRUlIKDE8ppNk8N3RuMxOulayioHMuE_Lc/s1600-h/IMG_0453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248683016789554418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KdqyRdWtVUCKPo7BS0B2BO7bRauY5djnzkkuQRWCR3nTAlr723XUEEHtokce_8nxSWjthUA-PkGP3y9CFm4mwrLQjfQs5N2FAM3l_FJm5wRUlIKDE8ppNk8N3RuMxOulayioHMuE_Lc/s200/IMG_0453.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1dvNZ5YjDBcCr6OEXU4-xIDfi-wr4OlKHGd6Ql4sSdo8WN_ZnuDwrLfNNDOtk7mzRlMEnvmHYWlGi5m8SIAhDJd7Jbm2EjbRstdq1nNNRFwF2-tlb4iUStj_efO5zEPxb14rMUnoIe8/s1600-h/IMG_0458.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248683023237728802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1dvNZ5YjDBcCr6OEXU4-xIDfi-wr4OlKHGd6Ql4sSdo8WN_ZnuDwrLfNNDOtk7mzRlMEnvmHYWlGi5m8SIAhDJd7Jbm2EjbRstdq1nNNRFwF2-tlb4iUStj_efO5zEPxb14rMUnoIe8/s200/IMG_0458.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDYuTgl_14XtXQcBtTF3_n6mGiVKybHAXDC5ea8R6rCNNVrgNOUs5wp5qZYOcBr_FqEv0wxbkZVDzdjPtvSjjsbGaL28FptsW_cfSUplt_YwL_9KUYcNbQjLUtAj97w9D7ESnLwgB_Aw/s1600-h/IMG_0462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248683028569284050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDYuTgl_14XtXQcBtTF3_n6mGiVKybHAXDC5ea8R6rCNNVrgNOUs5wp5qZYOcBr_FqEv0wxbkZVDzdjPtvSjjsbGaL28FptsW_cfSUplt_YwL_9KUYcNbQjLUtAj97w9D7ESnLwgB_Aw/s200/IMG_0462.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi1dejTk-DF2vzEQ1Hi9LMGppjWqhmPibMxWNGcexbSYZFLmT1Vd3zg8VMN906FJ8v7BOdij6l8IPKOKrxHEjCD-Cp_hDPe-DJ9EGpyLybXk-rqPm4xVlJXSnyw8W-PxsSk53jQaNwQM/s1600-h/IMG_0476.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248683032842968594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi1dejTk-DF2vzEQ1Hi9LMGppjWqhmPibMxWNGcexbSYZFLmT1Vd3zg8VMN906FJ8v7BOdij6l8IPKOKrxHEjCD-Cp_hDPe-DJ9EGpyLybXk-rqPm4xVlJXSnyw8W-PxsSk53jQaNwQM/s200/IMG_0476.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was such a great activity and they even had the moms and dads race. It was great and Brody couldn't stop talking about it for days.<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-47310795248351077322008-09-21T19:50:00.003-07:002008-09-21T19:59:19.000-07:00Monsoon Season<div>We have had such a great monsoon season this year. I had just had to show you some great pictures that Rick took from our back porch of our last storm a couple weeks ago.</div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248674226722132546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTP7AVkB1Efh9pnXxuWuz9Go8GTpksrEu1SfuvNOLfLXsDy3SRYIkMeTWP_6_e8TjB8njqIyNHvrrNhP1VeqiSYwNsX8mJOhnZZEtV4AYdMg_BfNqO7o_3K5uzNEPzt7Jv_yx50VH0F8/s200/IMG_0388.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpM2CGDxth9-xSrM0AlgZvu6HAnX0dd4qW3wtR8swhAOOURMpd0zaB96_3-XURfx1n2NsG_sGZGPYru9rREi9nMbZqMsnWdW3qP6oXhTowH-MMlWYnKHeH8MqAjcVRyUcqWwO4r-nwI4/s1600-h/IMG_0389.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248674230433136098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpM2CGDxth9-xSrM0AlgZvu6HAnX0dd4qW3wtR8swhAOOURMpd0zaB96_3-XURfx1n2NsG_sGZGPYru9rREi9nMbZqMsnWdW3qP6oXhTowH-MMlWYnKHeH8MqAjcVRyUcqWwO4r-nwI4/s200/IMG_0389.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-25079759845000440772008-09-21T19:15:00.004-07:002008-09-21T19:50:07.158-07:00I Think I'm Done!!<div align="center">Well, I believe the canning is over for me for the year. About 20 jars of pickles, dill and sweet; 10 jars of peaches; 30 jars of jam; and finally 25 jars of salsa. I have had so much fun learning how to can this year. I kind of feel like a real Mormon :) It has been fun to grow things and to can them and to look back at the shelves in my pantry and think, "Wow. I did that." My garden was thoroughly destroyed by the grasshoppers. I couldn't even bear to go out there and look. It just made me sick once they started to come. It made me reflect on the Pioneers, not the Lehi Pioneers, but the real Pioneers (he he). For us our garden has been just a supplement to what we purchase at the store, but for them it was everything. I was tempted to pray for seaguls. Here's to the last canning of the season.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q1I7_vXQQzbJomJqm_8NSYpa3tW8z5KB4kZ2SXisNz9jc_rVjfG9VBAGKwGlJ3IhytYV6HXYIJms990gtcRg2q4Drw-s4P48NhQ_vOp6CsBS14zRMmusmvehxsirGsfMYG0d3RKgyoQ/s1600-h/IMG_0367.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248671459749636114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q1I7_vXQQzbJomJqm_8NSYpa3tW8z5KB4kZ2SXisNz9jc_rVjfG9VBAGKwGlJ3IhytYV6HXYIJms990gtcRg2q4Drw-s4P48NhQ_vOp6CsBS14zRMmusmvehxsirGsfMYG0d3RKgyoQ/s200/IMG_0367.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJV1dmSS8afYJO8X4VeUIfdr_-A_-nbDXoThX1Ro1xS0iNMo71IEuiUAYzWqbUklgMar9ieKql6S7aRiFzl45wFfIhxR4Dn_3v6dlqxMY5JDuVcLMULLBSSLU082l6BaJgTwcRi_w-KJ0/s1600-h/IMG_0368.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248671463401541682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJV1dmSS8afYJO8X4VeUIfdr_-A_-nbDXoThX1Ro1xS0iNMo71IEuiUAYzWqbUklgMar9ieKql6S7aRiFzl45wFfIhxR4Dn_3v6dlqxMY5JDuVcLMULLBSSLU082l6BaJgTwcRi_w-KJ0/s200/IMG_0368.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0p_8jIeGKarV_2ZUlGpi4ExRnDqkfv8WJV6GPf3pO0uOR-QLl5ZqhLiPahutt5cBwhfnOy9n6xCFWqYGwc7lKerWNmH2C14Zi5jKdXmbW98K9ulgbTO71iZr7_UQrjKJ5uQjYue5-iQ/s1600-h/IMG_0369.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248671468916303346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0p_8jIeGKarV_2ZUlGpi4ExRnDqkfv8WJV6GPf3pO0uOR-QLl5ZqhLiPahutt5cBwhfnOy9n6xCFWqYGwc7lKerWNmH2C14Zi5jKdXmbW98K9ulgbTO71iZr7_UQrjKJ5uQjYue5-iQ/s200/IMG_0369.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwljEYwssrmOkY0dUnpU_zKkJt_gExEo3dF46tyZPHHHbZyoSJnyXBb_GaRlxCoPdlaOEr75WctT_Cd08jd41GjnWplAIhJJAatlTY2ZXRjzOG75wu4scrO2Mqh5nvSzVklylUjRMtlEY/s1600-h/IMG_0370.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248671473163712706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwljEYwssrmOkY0dUnpU_zKkJt_gExEo3dF46tyZPHHHbZyoSJnyXBb_GaRlxCoPdlaOEr75WctT_Cd08jd41GjnWplAIhJJAatlTY2ZXRjzOG75wu4scrO2Mqh5nvSzVklylUjRMtlEY/s200/IMG_0370.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vRL_Pg6NAv7d5-Ky_W4X5Hly-HZ7rMS-RY7Hf9OV_BKaTJko5uexRP5iXOckRVOLbWLKvLLkrxvto8_-PJi1vmn-1lGAnkcCZpS95nFsL_HVTIj2vuYqj3Osc6sRhqnROv4ZF5gfzxk/s1600-h/IMG_0375.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248671485417096402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vRL_Pg6NAv7d5-Ky_W4X5Hly-HZ7rMS-RY7Hf9OV_BKaTJko5uexRP5iXOckRVOLbWLKvLLkrxvto8_-PJi1vmn-1lGAnkcCZpS95nFsL_HVTIj2vuYqj3Osc6sRhqnROv4ZF5gfzxk/s200/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-7804664918288393202008-08-31T18:48:00.003-07:002008-08-31T19:17:42.356-07:00Double-TaggedI've been tagged by Anjalee for this first one and Natalie for the second one, so here goes...<br /><br /><br /><br />Rules: Respond to each question using one word and than tag 4 other people.<br /><br />1. Where is your cell phone? Counter<br /><br />2. Your significant other? Rick<br /><br />3. Your hair? Pony<br /><br />4. Your mother? Beautiful<br /><br />5. Your father? Funny<br /><br />6. Your favorite thing? BOYTOY<br /><br />7. Your dream last night? Forgotten<br /><br />8. Your favorite drink? Choc.milk<br /><br />9. Your dream/goal? Strength<br /><br />10. The room you’re in? Kitchen<br /><br />11. Your hobby? Scrapbooking<br /><br />12. Your fear? Weakness<br /><br />13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? 37<br /><br />14. What you’re not? Busty ;)<br /><br />15. Muffins? Blah<br /><br />16. One of your wish list items? eliptical<br /><br />17. Where you grew up? Cedar Fort<br /><br />18. The last thing you did? Read<br /><br />19. What are you wearing? T-shirt<br /><br />20. Favorite gadget? Crop-a-dile<br /><br />21. Your pets? Dogs<br /><br />22. Your computer? Slow<br /><br />23. Your mood? silly<br /><br />24. Missing someone? Amber<br /><br />25. Your car? hot<br /><br />26. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes<br /><br />27. Favorite store? Scrapbook Den<br /><br />28. Like someone? BOYTOY<br /><br />29. Your favorite color? Red<br /><br />30. When is the last time you laughed? Today<br /><br />31. Last time you cried? hmmmm<br /><br />_____________________________________<br />Second Tag.....<br /><br />10 years ago<br /><ul><li>I was single.</li><li>Living like it was 1999 ;)</li><li>Going to serve a mission</li><li>Didn't serve a mission</li><li>Waiting for Rick to find me</li></ul><p><br />5 years ago</p><ul><li>Building our house</li><li>Building our house</li><li>Building our house</li><li>Building our house</li><li>Living with the in-laws</li></ul><p><br />5 months ago</p><ul><li>Planning the garden</li><li>Landscaping</li><li>Probably Cleaning</li></ul><p><br />Five things to do today</p><ul><li>It's late so go to bed</li><li>Sleep</li><li>Dream</li><li>Brush Teeth</li><li>Pray</li></ul><p><br />Five Bad habits</p><ul><li>Obsessive cleaning</li><li>Bad self-talk</li><li>Emotional blockage</li><li>Too much fiber ;)</li><li>Pulling out my gray hairs with the tweezers</li></ul><p>5 Places I have lived</p><ul><li>Chino Valley</li><li>Prescott</li><li>Flagstaff</li><li>Mesa</li><li>Cedar Fort</li></ul><p>NOW if you read this blog you are all tagged!!!!!! That means all the blog STALKERS!!!!</p>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-65124042363031949982008-08-17T18:28:00.004-07:002008-08-18T09:21:55.069-07:00Summer NightsBrody is the ultimate helper and these pictures say it all, especially how much he loves his daddy. He definitely is his shadow. LOL.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8mwUXJsmVz9G1aEXtqJdTP-3njfojcYH8OVtNZgqULmpCI1CXlY3OtLpkPFODe05DCweF2vnReB3aLQx5k4HBaUeaCGyDLG6JvtRVp714UXtblelYBxtlAWX2BZQcPNMT7rcEQQqXAE/s1600-h/IMG_0243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235668004564207682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8mwUXJsmVz9G1aEXtqJdTP-3njfojcYH8OVtNZgqULmpCI1CXlY3OtLpkPFODe05DCweF2vnReB3aLQx5k4HBaUeaCGyDLG6JvtRVp714UXtblelYBxtlAWX2BZQcPNMT7rcEQQqXAE/s200/IMG_0243.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx6IWLFdYim2_jPwG1030OM4e6SkwZi1NH46qZFqzmm_HuElR6rxheVFBm_a4LVNskL448rxdc5XH_aMF9y7DpbRKfHGrmF7Tvit61m8yw-0OXFAOmHfJK1_1MCJ1_9V1NJNZUT_H7r4/s1600-h/IMG_0244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235668009839352130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx6IWLFdYim2_jPwG1030OM4e6SkwZi1NH46qZFqzmm_HuElR6rxheVFBm_a4LVNskL448rxdc5XH_aMF9y7DpbRKfHGrmF7Tvit61m8yw-0OXFAOmHfJK1_1MCJ1_9V1NJNZUT_H7r4/s200/IMG_0244.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ03YuiIuj_fEF0awEslmq0ofIlIbLs0dhkHM4-ReWoFR8wluIB2CsOEoiJT3YNR5C21MCPuZ0SS0Q3tOufHPd7nfrLDQn045z7zg_6lXBLUf9VF8feops9WCCwJB6RE0XILOU7yAZ1aA/s1600-h/IMG_0247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235668011483774306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ03YuiIuj_fEF0awEslmq0ofIlIbLs0dhkHM4-ReWoFR8wluIB2CsOEoiJT3YNR5C21MCPuZ0SS0Q3tOufHPd7nfrLDQn045z7zg_6lXBLUf9VF8feops9WCCwJB6RE0XILOU7yAZ1aA/s200/IMG_0247.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-56534114888634499542008-08-17T17:05:00.005-07:002008-08-17T18:28:49.784-07:00Pickles, Projects & Potty Training<div><div>First the Pickles...... This was such a fun Saturday for us. More canning, more canning, more canning. Our cucumber plants in our garden have just gone crazy. I thought for sure I would have pumpkins coming out my ears, but that unfortunately is not the case. But man, the cucumbers are everywhere. Rick, Brody and I bottled dill pickles and his Grandma Mangum's sweet pickles and I have to say that they are quite delicious.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235650040953555138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdivbd8X0o-AF85_20wNYnH9-F4E7fi_PGlQBe7hUwHSFSOriPIy4H3g20CH2loudYRzgY5GP-43wP_3iEkFXXWGbp-_iqqdGHepzUmVg4idrjPUUAnlHay3HqcRnLaS0-4VP4PnV2lJI/s200/IMG_0210.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235650046929807202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3wDiCWRySn1GnOBni7d0KEgTvpZjDRSt3RmmmNJRMTdyM2CD3Bj90AsuQKS3qxI4dshQPx1D_GDwanp7UMad5K06yUKe4BlB5_AkLvPBEHl_tkWsiM7mHhEZFbqmpShMJZcPRdscbbw/s200/IMG_0215.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235650051950537650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdegdjHwry0IPmgmZFrPxwOaJysQ8XRNwB2vid7gkWvdwiOhSK7HltrOajWKOqwT0QqeS3OTVYv7ttnYnpw3mGW-kR4QP4ewdZL9b1U0WM4b0m6nwsuPxhEbUMBfenuVm0Gkb8ewk8AMo/s200/IMG_0213.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235650059206793138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamXmddVNIMXa-1v9cKStXgoar_uks54T28SeM-MHUzc85oEuPbnLt0Q4vMStVlQWf8-FJTnBSAlwE-qxbBTl5Uyidenfm4ns2-AYxMCm9LtD4XXRpP911-pVKQPImNAlDq__21PRA4Mw/s200/IMG_0216.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235650065942894434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uHfoSxTHw0tFJt6GvXIKnXe-5Q06HdPOvI14w4yzGve2_CQlWDCquEjYgzInnm-T5oQOBX_tSWWRRJjXNK6udaWIbZtsGZV0YxeKN_bZa7Jul-ETbFUtli6ixFjTXJhs21dIQiP9Joc/s200/IMG_0217.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235652184315864322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYtCxt1MPLMMlCg2ALsku_9BY3DCdmTav3PqMqLoukF7hNAQ41nItNNjNJXTmrUILin3vBbqTpPp4yBRYu78WTyHVT6QJaJxPDPiAv9Vtqc0DZEW-j7ARfswHcUBe1dccnzI0VtCD0B8/s200/IMG_0220.JPG" border="0" /> Next, the potty-training. Okay. I'm sure all of you have some good hints on how to accomplish the fun task of potty-training, so give me some help. This morning, Brody woke up with the desire to wear "unners" So, I've heard that if they show interest, you should take advantage and encourage them. So, I broke out the "unners." Well, by 10:00 and three "unners" later, I was finished and we were back to diapers. He has shown interest since, but I'm not sure I'm interested. His little heinie does look cute in "unners." LOL.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235654070139578706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWS-YlrcjmGti0V758oVjsJ9x-O_DlnItqeE5gpyCNgK1oGNVorW2HBNPacI6rTuX-TH37tWjO7mXH56_jiUMwqHEyhiJ63wZ_aGYzH42thUwB0B2d56UQpa_MPzGZXDhmQXzPt43Nqw0/s200/IMG_0212.JPG" border="0" />Moving on to the projects, more canning. This time, more jam. Brody is right in the the thick of things, pouring and helping and I just love it. We do get a little messy, but oh, well. Our next project was banana bread. Another one of my favorites.<br /></div></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235661613822195426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2_tewzKZ6h80cr_Xm4vAuxxM1VS0eX2vfUcdX98upVshzQYIzspX_fkaQ6ub5FHJLkchsdxdjQxSLbMlyhoCTN9MQx_KE1t6AL-5sCvz9z2eXR1PiBSdbyqLyHW4wzitf22fQovgHtE/s200/IMG_0223.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235661621532207058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG4M9jTGcg7czfQnLWo4DsNPHVbs4s5iW0pW2XDTXtBzrl2FOF6_x0Ma38_e28_s2T68bpo558w2lZEoUd9OC9x7jhMQXeiN6pSnp91GUKZfHY7McgeJ4USWplr1Mas0h1CAlUCc2h3A/s200/IMG_0224.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235661629949033634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZPPFGl3_y5gbzEiJnc2zKQ46zX6WTlstVv3wuQI2vXYNTbV8rAAV11x-Gg5a_cfVQf7BO9uoSEMXlgYTn9AhJ6sRUXPMVvvurx8Uixc-vSwkTASxl2P-t80OOh9vYGZ5CfNmbQ3mFAs/s200/IMG_0231.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This has been Rick's project. He has been working so hard on this chicken coop and finally our chickens have a home. He did such a good job. The only thing left is the paint. The chickens were getting so big and stinky in our garage, that we needed to get them out. So, unfortunately we haven't had time to paint it, but we will. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235661635075488546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqpwJd0gHdWitfazenYBwD_DH1TbbcIaZTkn55_BCQO12deuJdEZQXgfxvEeDbN6K9WOzM43NhcIzCqs9UoqUYfwXOJOXOqf-i3pB9paSj9hbkMPmYV9XlNhVwNpL6S0TMlMfUYcVM04/s200/IMG_0234.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235661640529811762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gsmIioemPOAQ3EcwUP-dxeQ1EYJ1bv5WCu8QO7Rd_GBG9WYhSw7hCHIecvPree-DzsLsk_TYCBJIa8zpmebKXMb47ZqlBwGD3-YPDLNkG_cB2wEUPjiRGKUCdvDhrnosIxH2ZvsL-_g/s200/IMG_0239.JPG" border="0" /></p>Our chickens aren't quite big enough to let roam the yard, which is kind of sad because the invasion of the grasshoppers has begun. They are EVERYWHERE. It really is disgusting and I'm not sure the rest of my garden will make it. Hopefully I will still have tomatoes because I think I might attempt to can some salsa.Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-10485585008777263032008-08-17T15:57:00.004-07:002008-08-18T09:21:03.651-07:00Home AloneHave you ever just had four days to do whatever you wanted? Well, with the exception of a day of work, when Rick and Brody were gone to the Reunion, that is what I had. I made a huge long list of everything that I was going to accomplish and of course my list was way too long, but I did get a lot done. I got caught up with all my transcripts. I tackled the task of painting the entire railing all around our wrap around porch. I even got some fun cute projects done that I have been putting off for a while.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw_CWVzeRD3IT6fV_WuxVvkr_h0cR17_53_FBIv9DGpMKVS80lefePQKLgqWl-e93Qu0HJkiBcdBKK8yvjegtp_FoD3sIezkwWKQYipIZVLjearYX7Epk3SYEngZ22s73lXvbt1hOkVI/s1600-h/IMG_0255.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235635062556035266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw_CWVzeRD3IT6fV_WuxVvkr_h0cR17_53_FBIv9DGpMKVS80lefePQKLgqWl-e93Qu0HJkiBcdBKK8yvjegtp_FoD3sIezkwWKQYipIZVLjearYX7Epk3SYEngZ22s73lXvbt1hOkVI/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is just a cork board that I covered with batting and material, stapled it together with a staple gun, ran the ribbons across and attached the buttons. Cute with Christmas fabric for Christmas cards, too.</p><br /><p>These blocks were actually a Enrichment activity that I signed up for but couldn't attend . Super Easy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY2LQDMVFyJFJoLFacYQcOvGfXpD6t_7VudEMtiFrWXUbTwNU__Ql9kLctYBLV4GIoVb9EIXtHpZRsX2Cqw9LxMiIkE_VLZeYtXvPJqapg_2F8k7v7St9ipYiKgFYh9bkAr2_IOb6F50/s1600-h/IMG_0256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235635071992387410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY2LQDMVFyJFJoLFacYQcOvGfXpD6t_7VudEMtiFrWXUbTwNU__Ql9kLctYBLV4GIoVb9EIXtHpZRsX2Cqw9LxMiIkE_VLZeYtXvPJqapg_2F8k7v7St9ipYiKgFYh9bkAr2_IOb6F50/s320/IMG_0256.JPG" border="0" /></a> By the time Sunday rolled around, I was so ready for my little family to come home. It was nice to listen to Fast and Testimony Meeting, but I really missed my family. That afternoon, I had just let my dogs outside and Oberon, my usually quiet dog, was going crazy with the barking. Well, I came downstairs to check on them and they were standing on the front porch barking at something behind Brody's bin of toys on the porch. I opened up the sliding glass door and it sounded like a bunch of insects humming outside. I looked over and it was a rattlesnake!! I yelled at my dogs to get in the house and behind that bin of toys was a Mohave Greenback (which I later found out are pretty serious snakes). Anyway, I ended up calling my home teacher and he came up and chopped its head off with a shovel. I was a little freaked out. While I was waiting for my HT, I called my sister in Utah. My crazy little niece's suggestion was to get a shotgun and shoot it. Thanks Ky! LOL but the only gun we own in this house is a glue gun. Let's just say I was glad that Rick was coming home the next day. I always look forward to alone time and I was super productive, but I know I missed out on a great reunion and I really missed my family. Anyway, here are a few of the scrapbooking pages I completed while they were gone. Enjoy!</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235635080004008050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggooXVVWRgitVt0ziGTGwNArFkLKGlccCTSWUB_wvnA1gubS0cx9CJtoxYoh_P61wYHHBAr-BNaQQ820DKv6UrD9B0L5my6L5-Yge-cZ5ra5J7nArnCSTHDh5Vl66cTqAwNi9Jk5KSRW4/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxY9dv5DyC6M4urBa1GDd3Wp-L0pCP41u6uwRh5qPYZz3CWDGM3Fa3ILGPa7N6I1s-rWgACUxqcm0iebFzsTKMCwbag_21GGdVkNFp7kB0dVt7RtwmK_h1ueiPhqwrNRnJXGlSkjowqM/s1600-h/IMG_0264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235635086333028034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxY9dv5DyC6M4urBa1GDd3Wp-L0pCP41u6uwRh5qPYZz3CWDGM3Fa3ILGPa7N6I1s-rWgACUxqcm0iebFzsTKMCwbag_21GGdVkNFp7kB0dVt7RtwmK_h1ueiPhqwrNRnJXGlSkjowqM/s320/IMG_0264.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306645647168163355.post-37947308976446983372008-08-17T14:34:00.004-07:002008-08-17T15:57:02.106-07:00Daddy and Brody Weekend<div>Time just gets away from me, so here I am playing catch up again. </div><br /><div>A couple weekends ago, the Mangum Family had a reunion up in Utah. Rick and I were initially not planning on going and then at the last minute, Rick decided to go with Brody to help with driving on the return trip with his mom. Well, I ended up staying behind due to work and teaching my aerobics class, taking care of the garden and the chickens -- yes, we got them -- so Rick and Brody had their own weekend together. From what I heard and from the great scenery, I know I missed out. Here are some fun pics.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235623719310267266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxBliN3sRFk8LkBiuM1zDRckVUCY9Q-QQD5I-STvPYYlxbylRvf4PkbWLdrKZn465C2tTLH93V484SS18CCtGSXFEuS-SsIx17RXIBIVw-BB_3Nd2a9WNsk1Q5Mk5GRa_T9BE_v-ac64/s320/IMG_9906.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLx1e-H1IeQq12uZcBH1JtSROXFA59U_IhTKOK4QJIYIrfheIPnywsqN6IBJO0RDqRp7s91IiTDQehGtGWLwTjcbFB9LBQW_EspzZxojIYlqkEaOMG9Yn2BIIsgBVTEJ1nWTncVKhRZI/s1600-h/IMG_9911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235623725784484258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLx1e-H1IeQq12uZcBH1JtSROXFA59U_IhTKOK4QJIYIrfheIPnywsqN6IBJO0RDqRp7s91IiTDQehGtGWLwTjcbFB9LBQW_EspzZxojIYlqkEaOMG9Yn2BIIsgBVTEJ1nWTncVKhRZI/s320/IMG_9911.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMenHWeEhY9oXGZzIRm7bVBnjKqp8qqWB2yd9Bbz7MSA7Kfi2unAz3dHjgi_DNut2uNhfGLrcIqKfvIRW7GwKoF-tlCXBnwu6Aqq_yy0h7v1zRhyRDh6DsEnurDPIGM7wv61DMUbvE-v0/s1600-h/IMG_9904.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235623733017280002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMenHWeEhY9oXGZzIRm7bVBnjKqp8qqWB2yd9Bbz7MSA7Kfi2unAz3dHjgi_DNut2uNhfGLrcIqKfvIRW7GwKoF-tlCXBnwu6Aqq_yy0h7v1zRhyRDh6DsEnurDPIGM7wv61DMUbvE-v0/s320/IMG_9904.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HIb17BHE7CSV_uFRfYw-9vRff-bCzD2OLKLbIygxo-UGxzAXCcj4fwGiSuhBuzmKoOAwgrL-0y9AMS7PqGrhqHEz6BgI6EJknZVZRIyADXUBwOCjQ66NbFCcFtAPIiuNNAiSXS_aVNY/s1600-h/IMG_9875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235623740179496370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HIb17BHE7CSV_uFRfYw-9vRff-bCzD2OLKLbIygxo-UGxzAXCcj4fwGiSuhBuzmKoOAwgrL-0y9AMS7PqGrhqHEz6BgI6EJknZVZRIyADXUBwOCjQ66NbFCcFtAPIiuNNAiSXS_aVNY/s320/IMG_9875.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGd2U_Kej2nM6f-Q7wU9KBa3xNwxnJ1JB5bMDTirn_IVdaOShckyqbqU1kRkAPjp0mhXjzAYA6hsT0UhJHN1EeF-HqtGPSWvjQ_qHI70GwXmpDmxBObrFFoL5wHYBHTB1_NheZLVW9WXI/s1600-h/IMG_9858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235623748435648018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGd2U_Kej2nM6f-Q7wU9KBa3xNwxnJ1JB5bMDTirn_IVdaOShckyqbqU1kRkAPjp0mhXjzAYA6hsT0UhJHN1EeF-HqtGPSWvjQ_qHI70GwXmpDmxBObrFFoL5wHYBHTB1_NheZLVW9WXI/s320/IMG_9858.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370853658840292075noreply@blogger.com0