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March 13, 2008

Countdown #1: 3 more weeks to go until baby’s birth-day! And we still haven’t picked a name. And we still don’t have the nursery ready. But no worries, it’ll all work out. Countdown #2: Brandon’s 5th birthday party is this Saturday. We are having a super hero themed bash. Here’s the invitation I made: He’s […]

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New Van Day, Cabinets, Digi-Night, oh my!

March 7, 2008

This week it seems we’ve had lots going on, I think we’re trying to pack it all in before the babe comes in 4 weeks. New Van Day Yesterday we hit a big milestone in our lives, one that we’re oh-so-proud of: We officially own a mini-van. Look how manly Jaden is. Stats: 2006 Toyota […]

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Valentine’s 2008

February 18, 2008

A busy week is over! Yay. Some highlights:*Well, NOT a highlight, but Jaden had to go out of town for work for 3 days. We’re glad he’s home!*Lunch at Grandma’s with my cousins*BIG CONGRATS to Ash, who had her baby on Mon. Feb. 11th!*Crazy playdate with Brandon’s friends–5 year old boys (plus a 2 year […]

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ValentiMe’s Goodies

January 30, 2008

I have been feeling a bit crafty lately and have had fun doing some little Valentine’s Day projects. Don’t ask me why. And we like to call it ValentiMe’s, just to be silly. And now I will share some ValentiMe ideas with you. Fun ValentiMe’s Day Ideas I made these EASY photo tiles! {I used […]

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Snow galore

January 21, 2008

We have a whole bunch of snow here! This storm is a doozy! It took Jaden one hour to get to work this morning, and we only live about 5 minutes away on normal days. One hour! Holy cow. So he came home for lunch to dig out our driveway–at least a foot of snow […]

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Winter "Break"

January 4, 2008

Christmas was a lot of fun and we kept pretty busy afterwards as well. It’s called a holiday “break” but really, it’s not a break at all, but way busier than regular life, right?? But still lots of fun. Some highlights from the past week or so–post-Christmas and into the New Year: **Jazz Game with […]

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I had a birthday, shout hooray!

December 17, 2007

It was my b-day yesterday. 29 years old. Sometimes I still feel like a 16 year old (in an older, chubbier body) and can’t believe that I’m almost 30 and have a family of my own. I asked Brandon how old he thought I was. His first guess was “Six” and I said “higher.” Then […]

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Some highlights from last week

December 9, 2007

Last week we went and saw the lights at Temple Square. The kids were really excited to ride on the “bullet train” (aka TRAX) all the way downtown. Brandon took this picture of us, with my big ol’ heavy camera! They each got their own map and Brandon helped keep track of the different stops […]

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It’s beginning to look like a lot like Christmas….

December 4, 2007

I haven’t really been around these parts lately! Although last week I was in the mood to do some decorating, so the blog has been festive for awhile now. Jaden was out of town for the entire week last week, so now I’m trying to play catch up with everything. We’re so glad he’s home!! […]

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Happy Birthday, Annie!!!

November 14, 2007

Our baby girl Annie Jayne was born on this day, two years ago. We were so thrilled to be having a girl; we felt so lucky to have a son and a daughter. I’m the only girl and so this whole girlie thing was new to me!! I remember as I was in the OR […]

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