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Life 365 | Week 49

Monday, November 29, 2010
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We traveled home today and the kids got to skip school. Cleaning and doing laundry and trying to get organized for the following week!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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The kids were excited to go back to school today. They love wearing their warm coats and boots to school – having snow is exciting.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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The kids were so excited to start our Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar. I created a new one this year and was so happy with how it turned out. I used a shoe organizer (that has exactly 24 holes – how perfect is that) – and created some date pages to put on the outside and used some fancy clothespins. In each hole – is a card with an activity on it! Today’s activity was to decorate the tree – so we brought the tree in and decorated while listening to Christmas music.


Thursday, December 2, 2010
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Today’s activity was to drink hot chocolate by the tree. The kids thought it was so much fun!

Friday, December 3, 2010
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I was so excited for tonight’s activity. The kids got home from school and were surprised to see Cody, Becki and Mallory there. I had them read the card in our advent calendar – and surprise – we are heading on vacation to Eden with Cody and Becki! They were thrilled to be able to go back to our “vacation home”! So a few hours later, we arrived at Worldmark. We were able to get a 3-bedroom condo this time and it was fancy! We loved it! So we all settled in – decorated our little tree – went grocery shopping, and ate pizza for dinner. We are all so excited to have this special time together.

Saturday, December 4, 2010
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It was such a fun day. We did crafts, played the wii, played some card games, ate great food, and just had such a great time relaxing and enjoying being together. We topped the night off by heading to Eden’s Town Tree Lighting where the kids got to see Santa!

Sunday, December 5, 2010
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We are having such a lovely time and we are thinking of making this a yearly tradition! It was Mallory’s very first birthday today and we are so happy that we were able to celebrate with her. We had cupcakes and dinner and present opening! The kids watched Christmas movies all day and just another great day of being together! Happy Birthday Mallory – we love you!

Life 365 | Week 37

Monday, September 6, 2010
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We headed into Ogden and spent the afternoon at the Toad’s Fun Zone, playing arcade games, laser tag, and miniature golf! The kids really enjoyed it!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010
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We headed home this morning. We all felt a little sad leaving our “vacation home” and getting back to reality. We spent the day just hanging out at home, unpacking and getting ready for the week.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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The kids went back to school today. Joey took the kids to Beth’s soccer game, while I headed to the Back to School Night. I was shocked at all of the papers that I got! Beth’s schooling is so different than JJ’s and we will have a lot to do with homework, etc. So I made a calendar and started planning the month with all that is going on and planning groceries/menu.


Thursday, September 9, 2010
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My computer started acting up today. I know the fan is going, so I took it into Simply Mac. I spent the day playing on Joey’s computer and catching up on my Facebook games. 🙂

Friday, September 10, 2010
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Comfort food is always good and we made a quick dinner tonight with Rice-a-roni, Stovetop stuffing, and broccoli! I got my computer back today – basically, the fan problem stopped so I’m going to have to wait until it completely dies and just try to make it last. 🙁

Saturday, September 11, 2010
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Another Soccer game today! It was so hot, but Beth made her first goal and it was really fun to see her so excited about it!

Sunday, September 12, 2010
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The NFL Football season has begun! Unfortunately our Colts lost today, so we were pretty sad.

Life 365 | Week 36

Monday, August 30, 2010
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I participated in a designer contest and was so excited to find out today that I was selected to become one of the new Faith Sisters designers! I really loved how my mini-kit turned out for the designer contest and am so thrilled to be a part of this great site!

 

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Through freecycle we received a fun mini-trampoline and the kids have really enjoyed it. Beth was so excited to be preparing for her big day tomorrow! We had a meeting with her soccer team today and she got her new uniform!

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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A big day for Bethie today. Her first day of school AND her first soccer game! Joey was able to come with us for her first day at school and it was fun to see her so excited! She got to ride home on the bus with her brother and of course later, we went to see her play soccer! She has a lot to learn, but it was fun to see her get in there and try!

 

Thursday, September 2, 2010
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After the kids got home from school today, we set off on our great vacation adventure. We rode the bus to the Trax Station, rode the Trax to the Frontrunner station, and took the Frontrunner all the way up to Ogden. The kids loved the adventure, especially JJ! They colored in their notebooks and played their Leapsters and just enjoyed the ride. Meanwhile, Joey took our van up to Eden and got our room keys and unpacked and then he picked us up in Ogden and we headed through the canyon to our Worldmark Condo. We picked up some Alpine Pizza and spent the evening settling into our “vacation home.” The kids love our little place – it has a loft and a room for the kids, but their favorite part is the little room under the stairs. The kids are switching off with one of them sleeping in the room under the stairs and the other one sleeping in the bedroom and then they will switch the next night.

 

Friday, September 3, 2010
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After having a wonderful lunch at The Eats of Eden, we headed into Ogden to go to the Treehouse Museum. It was so much fun! There was crafts, playtime, computers, books, puzzles, dress-ups, and all kinds of adventure. We ended our visit by attending the little theatre, where the kids got to act out the story! Beth was being a little scared about that so she just watched, but JJ jumped in and was a bear! It was such a fun place! We traveled back to Eden and went swimming in the fun pool before making dinner and hanging out in our room!

 

Saturday, September 4, 2010
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Our adventure for the day was visiting the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park. We saw lots of bones and dinosaur statues and the kids even got to choose a geode, which they cut open right there at the museum. We spent the rest of day hanging out in our little place – watching a little tv, playing the wii, reading, and working on the computer!

 

Sunday, September 5, 2010
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We spent a relaxing Sunday inside. I made a breakfast casserole last night and we stuck it in the oven for a wonderful brunch. We just played and hung out in our room and Joey made us a wonderful dinner of pork chops and potatoes.