tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92010025167257976622024-03-14T03:03:19.830-06:00Singing and SpinningLittle tidbits about the girls and their parentsAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.comBlogger962125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-38855830747925862142012-11-24T18:09:00.001-07:002012-11-24T18:10:23.339-07:00Future Make-up Artists<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The other day Jade had her friend Gabby over. They were so adorable and were really good about letting Ivy play with them. For a while Ivy was doing a fashion show for them and they were judging her. Scott recommended I set up my old camera on a tripod and let them use my make-up. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I did not expect this as the outcome….</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8t41tYA8TM/ULFv9tMbzaI/AAAAAAAAuVY/YvLFwnrhCAs/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-40.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8t41tYA8TM/ULFv9tMbzaI/AAAAAAAAuVY/YvLFwnrhCAs/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-40.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KDJj-vSItz8/ULFv-QkrcSI/AAAAAAAAuVk/CUHR9MZfv3k/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-41.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KDJj-vSItz8/ULFv-QkrcSI/AAAAAAAAuVk/CUHR9MZfv3k/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-41.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I really can't get over what an amazing job Jade did on Ivy. Scary!</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TKrfJT9cyVY/ULFv_f5QJMI/AAAAAAAAuVw/X_Mqd4rUwJU/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-42.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TKrfJT9cyVY/ULFv_f5QJMI/AAAAAAAAuVw/X_Mqd4rUwJU/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-42.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-26959362337442645122012-11-12T08:25:00.000-07:002012-11-13T08:26:14.657-07:00Crystal Hot Springs in the Cold<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever been crazy enough to go swimming in an outdoor pool in the middle of a snow storm or the morning after?</div>
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We make it an annual tradition. </div>
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<a href="http://www.crystalhotsprings.net/" target="_blank">Crystal Hot Springs</a> in Honeyville is a natural mineral hot springs resort. There are water slides, lap pools and 3 very hot tubs and a pleasantly hot pool. The only pictures you will see from our winter visits of the hot springs is from inside the water. Cause it is WAY too cold to stand around snapping away.</div>
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This was the first time Jade did the water slides and she loved it. Ivy just has a blast hanging out and playing in the water.</div>
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This year we went with our friends, the Ridings. Scott's parents also joined us a little bit into the soak. It was wonderful to just sit and visit without feeling like there were other things we needed to be doing.</div>
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A couple quick pointers - 1) Don't wear a white swimsuit. The minerals can stain it yellow. 2) Make sure you rinse off really well after or you will be itchy. 3) Bring a bottle of water with you otherwise you will get dehydrated. 4) The kids LOVE getting an ice cream. Really, who wouldn't think it was cool to eat an ice cream outside in the snow while swimming?</div>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-85794434079368147022012-11-11T21:05:00.000-07:002012-11-24T21:05:46.256-07:00The First Real Snow of Winter 2012<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Some say this is going to be a mild winter. With our first real snowstorm being the 10th of November there is definitely the possibility for a heavy or a mild winter. I'm crossing my fingers for a heavy year with lots of snow days. Those are my favorite kind of days. </div>
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We had our first day of snow up in Brigham City. As it turns out being further north than normal did not mean we got more snow. In fact, my parents got almost a foot in Orem. </div>
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The girls had a blast playing in the snow after Jade got home from duck hunting. Somehow neither one of them minded that they didn't have snow pants or good boots.</div>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-73345943857474645282012-11-10T23:33:00.001-07:002012-11-10T23:33:48.560-07:00First Time Duck Hunter<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The alarm on Scott's phone was set for 5:25 am. The clock on the nightstand hadn't been changed for daylight savings. I woke up and looked at the clock and it said 5:30. I waited a few more minutes just in case Scott had changed his mind about how much time they needed. Five minutes went by and no alarm. So being a good wife, I asked him what time he needed to get up. He looked at the clock and said in a panic "10 minutes ago!" and then looked at his phone and with a yawn said "or in 50 minutes."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oops - not a great way for me to start the early morning.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">25 minutes later, Jade comes in and says, "Mom, don't we need to be leaving? It's nearly 6 o'clock." - Guess she was pretty excited to get to go duck hunting with dad.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">They went to the motel and picked up Jason and Topher and headed out for their cold 30 degree morning in the water.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fh6sddaBIds/UJ9GxLc2OzI/AAAAAAAAuRg/7I2ft3Ytwrs/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-15.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fh6sddaBIds/UJ9GxLc2OzI/AAAAAAAAuRg/7I2ft3Ytwrs/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-15.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"> They saw a duck. Scott shot at him. They didn't kill or injure any ducks at all.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RQDy-mdfw1Y/UJ9Gx7_2mTI/AAAAAAAAuRs/3ytIHJLYcOQ/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-16.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RQDy-mdfw1Y/UJ9Gx7_2mTI/AAAAAAAAuRs/3ytIHJLYcOQ/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-16.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">The only mishap for the morning was when Jade was telling Jason a funny story and was acting it out and fell into the water. Her waders are only thigh high so it meant they filled with ice cold water. She tried really hard to be a big girl and not cry but darn it, that was some cold water and they had to practically hold her upside down to drain her waders. In the end she had some crocodile sized tears and a great story to tell.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XL33xavoV0Q/UJ9GykH8yXI/AAAAAAAAuR4/ILgLVS70hS0/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XL33xavoV0Q/UJ9GykH8yXI/AAAAAAAAuR4/ILgLVS70hS0/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-18.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">The leaves have not wanted to fall from our trees. Which means I have been lucky to have a beautiful view for weeks. My favorite time is at sunset (or the golden hour) because the leaves are spectacular. But we knew it would have to come to an end at some point. We live in Utah - so it was bound to happen sooner or later.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UZf2SLJGltk/UJ3eCNcE4MI/AAAAAAAAuMM/aiK7oy9S6Gg/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UZf2SLJGltk/UJ3eCNcE4MI/AAAAAAAAuMM/aiK7oy9S6Gg/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-2.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">The forecast for the weekend said it was going to storm and that the wind would pick up the day prior to the snowfall. Which for us would mean all of the leaves would fall at once and we would have to gather them in the dark.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-axAq8hddOI0/UJ3eDPbjHmI/AAAAAAAAuMY/N8Lm9iVWpcE/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-axAq8hddOI0/UJ3eDPbjHmI/AAAAAAAAuMY/N8Lm9iVWpcE/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-3.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">I took Ivy out to play in the leaves for just a minute before it got too dark and too cold. Funny little girl can find joy in the littlest things. That is one of the things that I love about her.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JYvmowjHfhc/UJ3eDqqjr8I/AAAAAAAAuMk/HsL0fAIe1ck/s1600/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JYvmowjHfhc/UJ3eDqqjr8I/AAAAAAAAuMk/HsL0fAIe1ck/s400/Sanford%2BNovember%2B2012%2BEdited-7.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Pretty soon it was too dark to capture her playing (even with the flash, a high ISO and a slow shutter). But we were left with an absolutely beautiful sky.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Scott got home just after this beautiful sky faded to black. He and Ivy went back out to the yard and gathered leaves by the light of the our two small outside lights. She had a blast and we don't have too many soggy leaves now that the storm has hit.</div></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-82111082188274381722012-10-31T16:24:00.000-06:002012-11-12T16:25:25.470-07:00Happy Halloween from the Sanford girls<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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This year we had a clown, a pantomime and a fortune teller. I have to say, these are two of my favorite costumes our girls have picked out. They both did such a great job embracing their character and had a blast all day. The costumes were not the hardest to put together (last year's costumes required a great deal more time and effort) but this year's costumes have re-usable parts. And that I love!</div>
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Every year I am a witch of some sort. This year, I decided on some gypsy flare and some belly dancing jingles. It wasn't the traditional "witch" but it worked.</div>
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Happy Halloween from the Sanford Family!</div>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-9030773311513952872012-10-28T16:29:00.000-06:002012-11-12T16:29:49.880-07:00We have a cool dad<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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I don't know where he saw it, but I'm sure glad he did. For breakfast, while I was preparing my Sharing Time lesson, Scott made these extra special waffles. There was some trial and error but in the end, they turned out pretty awesome. </div>
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Thanks Daddy, for making a very special Sunday breakfast!</div>
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I am fascinated by the sky, the clouds, the moon, sunsets and sunrises. So as Scott was running an errand and saw the full moon over Timp, he was thoughtful enough to call me to check it out. I ran out but by the time I had my camera, the moon was higher than it had been and the sunset was darker. But I still managed to get a couple pretty fun pictures.</div>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-66610530721679802722012-10-27T21:42:00.000-06:002012-11-24T21:42:53.423-07:00Vineyard's Corn Maze Postcards<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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My mom and I took the 5 Utah grand kids (minus Sammy) and went and enjoyed the crisp fall air and the challenging maze down at Vineyard. This year the secret room was much harder to find than it has been in the past. For awhile there was one of the kids being very cocky that he knew exactly how to get there because he ALWAYS is the one to find it. We went past the entrance to the secret room at least 4 or 5 times until we figured it out. </div>
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The secret room was a "Very Merry Un-Birthday" party to go along with the Alice in Wonderland theme they had used throughout the maze.</div>
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We had to have the girls there by 6:00 in the evening for Aunt Anne's Chicken Curry and then they were off to a special Halloween Play.</div>
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The next morning all of the kids played on the new swing set, watched Face Off and did pumpkins. By "did pumpkins", I mean they carved some and they painted some....</div>
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And that was all before it was time to go to the Corn Maze.</div>
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I love that they have so much fun crafting with my folks. And I'm glad that they can go and provide smiley faces and giggles for my dad. He needs all of the medicine laughter can provide!</div>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-5697375889902313222012-10-23T21:26:00.000-06:002012-12-04T21:26:27.310-07:00Crazy Hair Day 2012<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Both girls were very pleased with their up do's for Crazy Hair Day. And I have to say, I think that this year is my favorite as well.</div>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-69398262978703653232012-10-15T11:58:00.000-06:002012-12-08T22:28:51.464-07:00A dad and his boys, I mean girls<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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After we spent the weekend in Yellowstone and Scott was remembering all the fun he used to have with his dad and grandpa hunting, he decided it was time to teach his girls how to shoot.</div>
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We went to Cabela's and found a pellet/bb gun and found a location near by that would allow us to shoot at targets. (Shooting a pellet gun is different than shooting a real gun because the pellet is shot with air instead of gun powder). So we headed out to the other side of the lake for Family Home Evening.</div>
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I was really impressed with how well the girls did. They both struggled to keep one eye closed so we were glad to have the work around of an orange headband our stylish younger one had worn.</div>
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It wasn't easy getting them to feel where to hold it against their cheek and there were times the gun was more resting on their shoulders but eventually they caught on.</div>
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We all took turns and had fun racing up to see if we'd hit anywhere on the target and were always thrilled when we actually nailed it. As you can see below, we hit the apple a couple of times, tore through the can and grazed the yogurt bottle. But we have several hits on the wood. Which, in my book is pretty darn good.</div>
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It would appear that we are not very good at just "driving straight through" when we go on road trips. And frankly - I love it this way. Sure, it may take us hours more to get to or from our destinations but those stop offs are sometimes the part that we remember the best.</div>
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On our drive home from Yellowstone we stopped in the Grand Tetons for a couple of photo opportunities. </div>
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One of those stops ended up being about an hour long break where we let the girls wander around down by Lake Teton. The weather was pleasant (which it hadn't been the day before) and everyone was tired from sitting. </div>
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Because our girls are almost always filled with some sort of mischief, they hid from grandma in the weeds and tried to scare her. They were adorable but failed at scaring anyone. </div>
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We also stopped off in Island Park on our way to Yellowstone. We got there as the sun was going down and it was getting chilly so we didn't hang out for very long. The girls loved feeding the fish and nibbling on some bread of their own.</div>
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It was absolutely beautiful there. I would love to go and spend some time in a cabin up there. Escape the business of the real world and enjoy the natural spring river, go check out the lake and just hike around. </div>
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I think that will be something we add to our bucket list. It is also really close to Yellowstone so you could explore both the National Park and the Island Park area.</div>
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In Bear Country you get to drive through a bear habitat. The bears wander around, play and sleep while you drive just feet away from them. We've heard that the bears can actually paw at your car, or stand up on it if you stop. So, we did our best at not stopping and keeping our windows up. Just like they told us to. But we may have taken a picture or two with our window down. Oops.</div>
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The petting zoo was a lot of fun for the little girls. They took a million pictures and had a blast petting and feeding the animals. The pig was my favorite but he didn't really care for people. </div>
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I would definitely recommend it as a stop if you are heading through Rexburg to West Yellowstone. It was a great break from the drive and we saw WAY more bear there than we saw in Yellowstone. (And just for the record, 1 would have been more than we saw in 2 days at Yellowstone).</div>
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Ivy also did a wonderful job with her pictures. The temple was beautiful and the kids had a wonderful outing with my parents and their cousins. <br />
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One of the benefits of the girls having their own cameras is that we get to see life from their perspective. Here are Jade's pictures from their trip up to the Brigham City open house.<br />
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I cannot believe how fast these adorable girls are growing. It seems like yesterday that we were sending them off to their first day at "Apple School" and taking their pictures by the painted tree. Now we have them in 1st grade and 4th grade!! </div>
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Ivy started the Chinese Immersion program this year. I'm a little nervous about it and how she is going to do but I'm also so excited for her and the opportunity to learn Chinese!</div>
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Jade really struggled with the class she was put into but I'm sure it will end up being a great year for her. It will just take her a little time to get used to the new teacher and figure out a way to spend time with her bff's.</div>
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As an end of their first day, we gave them an adorable necklace from dogeared jewelry. The message with it is "Two of Hearts" and how every time they look at it they can know how much we love them.<br />
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Here are a few more pictures from Jade's special day. She was baptized by Scott and we had a family get together at our house after.<br />
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My cousin Cass made a fun collage for Jade with the picture from her baptism announcement. She loves it and hangs her necklaces on the frame. Aunt Kat gave her a very sweet bracelet that is all white stones and pearls to remind her of her 2nd day in white. (First was her blessing).<br />
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Love this girl!</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-52325938893559910802012-07-31T02:15:00.000-06:002012-07-31T02:16:29.972-06:00It's Great to be Eight<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">***It has been a year and and a half since this wonderful day. I somehow got very far behind on this blog - of which I am somewhat embarrassed and very disappointed in myself. Since this is my journal of our lives, it is very important for the history of my family that I keep this up to date. Over the next little while, I will work to get up to date.</span><br />
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On March 12, 2011, Jade became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It wasn't a decision that she took lightly. But it was one that she made with hours of prayer, tears and thought. I've never seen a child be so worried about what this decision meant for her life. I am so grateful that she did. Now she knows for herself the truthfulness of the gospel.</div>
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The date of Jade's baptism was very special. It was Scott's 40th birthday (which was a pretty cool gift to get to baptize his oldest on a day he will always remember).<br />
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It was also special because Aunt Anne was able to be there. Jade had decided she didn't want to get baptized until Anne could be there with her. It meant that Jade did not get baptized with the other kids in our ward on the first Saturday of the month. Anne had to wait for some test results before she knew if she would be able to travel. Jade was so excited that Aunt Anne could make it and she asked Aunt Anne to do the talk on the Holy Ghost.<br />
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Jade's baptism was perfect. She was thoughtful and nervous but confident that she was doing the right thing. And she was surrounded by family that loves her and knows that she is started on the right path.<br />
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It's GREAT to be eight! <br />
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-66756444971972563062011-11-26T13:56:00.000-07:002011-11-26T13:56:54.547-07:00Ice Castles - The group<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Each year you can find beautiful snow castles up in Midway. This year, we finally managed to make it up to them before they closed. It was a cold day but it was definitely worth it. We went with my parents and my sister's family.<br />
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We almost got in trouble because of the brief snowball fight we had in one of the open areas. The girls thought it was really cool. <br />
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We went first in the afternoon, then went and had BBQ (that was only mediocre) and then went back to see how the castles looked in the evening with all of the lights. I thought they were super cool in the day but far better at night.<br />
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-13199807347583980992011-11-26T13:37:00.000-07:002011-11-26T13:37:15.774-07:00Scott, Mark and Bear Lake<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Scott and Mark went up to Mark's cabin to work on the hardwood floor and do a bit of snowmobiling. The weather was beautiful and they got more snowmobiling in than they did flooring. I'm sure you would do the same based on the photos.<br />
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652844973442258951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201002516725797662.post-29845969678921263532011-11-26T13:35:00.000-07:002011-11-26T13:35:18.235-07:00Tibble Fork Sledding<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">After a beautiful snowstorm, our family decided to get together with the Dodge and Sanford cousins for a day of sledding. Up at Tibble Fork there is a great sledding hill. It is right off the parking lot and not too hard of a climb. Ivy, Matthew and William had no problems going up and down it. Okay, well, Ivy didn't do much in the way of going down but she did enjoy building snow balls and making snow angels. Jade had a great time going down and even climbed up the higher hill and went down it.<br />
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I love the pink cheeks on my little girls after physical exercise and chilly air. When they are bundled up in their bright snow clothes, I am filled with smiles and warm fuzzies.<br />
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