tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320457602565483652024-03-13T19:16:55.043-07:00Olsen's 7Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-76502338631846102282010-04-13T10:50:00.000-07:002010-04-13T11:14:22.621-07:00Poppy Feilds<div align="center">We went to the Poppy Fields in Lancaster. We looked around at the beautiful Poppies. After we went around looking in the Reserve, we went back in our car, and out onto private property. (Because on the Reserve you couldn't walk around in the Poppy Fields, you had to stay on the trail.) So we got out of our car and walked around in the Fields outside of the Reserve. </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459686785442826498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S8S0NGc2yQI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/MXQwaxwPHuw/s320/IMG_1096.JPG" /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459684707110806722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S8SyUID45MI/AAAAAAAAEII/83lLuW1Pgwk/s320/IMG_1086.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459684695620476818" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S8SyTdQYX5I/AAAAAAAAEIA/6x2Jm7ivSBo/s320/IMG_1084.JPG" /><br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459684681377516162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S8SySoMmCoI/AAAAAAAAEH4/gY1cV_42cg4/s320/IMG_1078.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-73676181357165847922010-03-22T07:04:00.001-07:002010-03-22T07:12:12.589-07:00Brotherly Love!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451460481958387218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S6d6bN41nhI/AAAAAAAAEHY/fEgYbwy1-fg/s320/IMG_0887.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451460476157214866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S6d6a4RuwJI/AAAAAAAAEHQ/7ZFd3_kGPDI/s320/IMG_0883.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451460448253342434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S6d6ZQU7cuI/AAAAAAAAEHI/tBbtQrAwQ00/s320/IMG_0882.JPG" />Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-56306081131726174362010-03-20T19:23:00.000-07:002010-03-20T19:29:13.971-07:00Alma the Younger and the Sons of Mosiah<object width="400" height="265"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9998100&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9998100&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="265"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9998100">Alma and the Sons of Mosiah</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user248736">zig beetle</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />This is from Jack’s Sunbeam class. It's really cute!<br /><br />Thanks ZigBeetle great job!</p>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-66905658113561149522010-02-17T16:45:00.000-08:002010-02-17T17:08:39.277-08:00100 Years of Scouting<div align="center"> Yesterday, we as a family, went to Sam's Pack meeting celebrating 100 years of Scouting!!! Sam got a few badges and we had dinner and watched some skits by the Scouts at our church </div><div align="center">building! Here's a picture I took of Sam getting his badges from his Scout leader!</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439381204583694402" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3yQYvElwEI/AAAAAAAAEEg/6xySMgyoW_4/s320/IMG_0699.JPG" /></div><div align="center">Scott and Dad having a bite to eat!</div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439381191502560898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3yQX-VzfoI/AAAAAAAAEEQ/JRsi8fY91kg/s320/IMG_0697.JPG" /></p><p align="center">More of Dad and his kids!</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439381194665154658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3yQYKH02GI/AAAAAAAAEEY/RQ6QVqXTxZE/s320/IMG_0698.JPG" /></p><p align="center">Jack found a ball!</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439381179887728482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3yQXTEnN2I/AAAAAAAAEEI/sW_kP-Ye_q8/s320/IMG_0704.JPG" /></p><p align="center">After school today Scott wanted to take care of Jeff! He decided to read him a story!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439381170832136834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3yQWxVl2oI/AAAAAAAAEEA/Cv3_LGE7lpo/s320/IMG_0707.JPG" />Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-37115009536894609922010-02-10T13:16:00.000-08:002010-02-10T15:39:55.434-08:00Cooking, Smiles, and Hair Cuts!<div align="center">HEY, it's Nina, Mary's oldest kid, and my mom is letting me hijack the family blog! So she told me how to post stuff and voila! </div><div align="center">Here is a cute picture of Jefferson smiling... Sigh! All ready he is three months old! He is growing SOOOO fast!!! Just this past few weeks he has started to laugh! We all adore every moment we see him smile or laugh!</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3M7znlnSdI/AAAAAAAAEDo/a9-AaOdZmuA/s1600-h/IMG_0681.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436754933152434642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3M7znlnSdI/AAAAAAAAEDo/a9-AaOdZmuA/s320/IMG_0681.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">Scott and Sammy with their new cuts! My mom, Mary, actually saw a boy with this hair cut at the dentist, she thought she could try it. (It was funny cause it reminded her of a Jar Head! HAHA!!!)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3M7zCyFGKI/AAAAAAAAEDg/87rBLwu96IU/s1600-h/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436754923272607906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3M7zCyFGKI/AAAAAAAAEDg/87rBLwu96IU/s320/IMG_0673.JPG" /></a> Here's a side view!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436754910278715634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3M7ySYGCPI/AAAAAAAAEDY/bu4d3GiPG4U/s320/IMG_0677.JPG" /><br /> Here's when mom was just starting!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436727609004406946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3Mi9JNEOKI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/XZoxa9K0EA4/s320/IMG_0671.JPG" /><br /><div> Before!<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3Mi8S62KuI/AAAAAAAAEDI/9_QtoD6Dto0/s1600-h/IMG_0669.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436727594432473826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3Mi8S62KuI/AAAAAAAAEDI/9_QtoD6Dto0/s320/IMG_0669.JPG" /></a> This is Charlotte's first attempt at cooking! She is growing up so fast! Good job Charlotte!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3Mi8MPikxI/AAAAAAAAEDA/u19a2Yt398w/s1600-h/IMG_0668.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436727592640221970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S3Mi8MPikxI/AAAAAAAAEDA/u19a2Yt398w/s320/IMG_0668.JPG" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-91108079421266065982010-01-28T15:22:00.000-08:002010-01-28T15:42:49.160-08:00Life With Six Kids :)<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IfiCq58HI/AAAAAAAAECQ/74jOVh7YAMw/s1600-h/IMG_0637.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431938770255081586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IfiCq58HI/AAAAAAAAECQ/74jOVh7YAMw/s320/IMG_0637.JPG" /></a> Awesome! The baby (Jefferson 2 1/2 mo.) happened to be smiling as his big brother Scott read to him! Too cute!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IfhfRBClI/AAAAAAAAECI/da7NgJOIYIQ/s1600-h/IMG_0638.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431938760751254098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IfhfRBClI/AAAAAAAAECI/da7NgJOIYIQ/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" /></a>Sam's first attempt at making eggs solo! He did a great job!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431938748781526834" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IfgyrNfzI/AAAAAAAAECA/Oo4rJuRmcv4/s320/IMG_0639.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431937708545026706" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IekPfgKpI/AAAAAAAAEB4/qvHoT8HAbfE/s320/IMG_0643.JPG" /> We did aerobics for 3 days straight and then the kids said that they hated it! Now that we haven't done it for 3 days they want to start it up again!<br /> Fickle kids.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431937691788788594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IejREgQ3I/AAAAAAAAEBw/RLgzluFrwg8/s320/IMG_0640.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431937687520832562" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IejBK8bDI/AAAAAAAAEBo/C-Vv3Z_Ud9U/s320/IMG_0644.JPG" />Nina wanted to hold the baby while doing aerobics for a bit so I decided to snap some photos since my hands were free!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431936730637825794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IdrUgQdwI/AAAAAAAAEBg/-JKFIr5DVhk/s320/IMG_0645.JPG" />Assume the Saturday position!<br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431936724133375298" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2Idq8RebUI/AAAAAAAAEBY/vXed9XxHX_A/s320/IMG_0649.JPG" />Too Cute!<br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431936713745155138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S2IdqVkuxEI/AAAAAAAAEBQ/vFqJHh1lmTI/s320/IMG_0661.JPG" /></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Just for kicks here is the latest easy peasy craft at my blog <a href="http://craftersguru.blogspot.com/">http://craftersguru.blogspot.com</a>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-20726547005385999772010-01-06T18:14:00.000-08:002010-01-06T18:55:46.056-08:00Hair Cuts+Treadmills<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423821848577511122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VJPBF3DtI/AAAAAAAAD0Q/pAH9ASaOjDc/s320/IMG_0551.JPG" />Jack wanted his hair cut and it was long over due too! But the baby won't let me put him down. Even when he sleeps, if I put him down he wakes right up and cries. I hate it when they cry so I cut Jack's hair with the baby asleep in the sling over my shoulder.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VJP98eHUI/AAAAAAAAD0g/s8-tcfLdwY8/s1600-h/IMG_0555.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423821864912690498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VJP98eHUI/AAAAAAAAD0g/s8-tcfLdwY8/s320/IMG_0555.JPG" /></a> Jack was so good while I cut his hair. He was watching the new Ice Age movie. He loves the movie <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">soooo</span> much that he thanked Heavenly Father for the Ice Age movie in our family prayer this morning.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VJPrWFZNI/AAAAAAAAD0Y/EVDusgGeXMg/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423821859919848658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VJPrWFZNI/AAAAAAAAD0Y/EVDusgGeXMg/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423821069557915586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VIhrBHX8I/AAAAAAAAD0I/09srzazePj0/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" /><br />Day 2 of having each of the kids walk/run/whatever for 30 minutes on the treadmill. Now if only I could squeeze time in.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423821058761195026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VIhCy-fhI/AAAAAAAAD0A/hBa3y2-yg3w/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" />Sammy working up a sweat :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423821056997081234" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VIg8OYQJI/AAAAAAAADz4/0yrJLdokzPQ/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" />When baby woke up it was his turn to loose the long thin "Old Man" hair ring around his head.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423819210752077586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VG1ebRLxI/AAAAAAAADzw/C3b5l64Hhtc/s320/IMG_0545.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423819195501046322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VG0lnI6jI/AAAAAAAADzo/mdl74B82jAI/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423819187753164594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0VG0Iv5nzI/AAAAAAAADzg/SMSqnYOS2_U/s320/IMG_0539.JPG" />All done and no tears:)<br /><div> </div><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-13769672466457837982010-01-04T18:31:00.001-08:002010-01-04T19:18:17.183-08:00Jefferson's Baby Blessing<div align="center">I didn't have a lot of time between getting the lunch buffet ready, house picked up, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">relatives</span> in town and staying at the house, and kids to be ready + early for church to take photos. So this is what I got :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423079083948235826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0KlsbOV3DI/AAAAAAAADwY/B3mxaId1Ndg/s320/IMG_0536.JPG" />Great Uncle Paul Gordon holding Jefferson Gordon.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0Klt8X1l7I/AAAAAAAADww/dc0iBuaNsFc/s1600-h/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423079110026303410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0Klt8X1l7I/AAAAAAAADww/dc0iBuaNsFc/s320/IMG_0532.JPG" /></a>Rick, Uncle Jeff, Great Uncle Paul +Jefferson<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0KlteZ5juI/AAAAAAAADwo/Aic_x6OI0Dg/s1600-h/IMG_0533.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423079101981888226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0KlteZ5juI/AAAAAAAADwo/Aic_x6OI0Dg/s320/IMG_0533.JPG" /></a> The awesome Uncles and great examples of priesthood holders that he was named after (besides their awesome Dad, but his name was already used along with my father +father in law)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423079090486866946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/S0KlszlRdAI/AAAAAAAADwg/l_dtwmW5aeA/s320/IMG_0535.JPG" /><br /></div><p align="center">Papa Tom was hugging Nina during the short time I had the camera and so I got this lucky shot:)</p>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-89831605013969002912009-12-21T16:34:00.001-08:002009-12-21T18:06:52.160-08:00It's Time for the Holidays!<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAlZ8vXcrI/AAAAAAAADqg/9MqVEaWb3LE/s1600-h/IMG_0295.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417871479458460338" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAlZ8vXcrI/AAAAAAAADqg/9MqVEaWb3LE/s320/IMG_0295.JPG" /></a> We made gingerbread cookies and even fulfilled a dream of mine..making them as ornaments for the Christmas Tree :) It only took 3 days to complete. Slow and steady like a snail, but we did it! The baby is all about eating and being held 24/7. So even now as I blog this I am nursing this little angel. If you want to know the recipe and some easy tricks of the trade visit <a href="http://www.craftersguru.blogspot.com/">www.craftersguru.blogspot.com</a> for details.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAlZWiN6PI/AAAAAAAADqY/UZ9qp60fd88/s1600-h/IMG_0288.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417871469202761970" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAlZWiN6PI/AAAAAAAADqY/UZ9qp60fd88/s320/IMG_0288.JPG" /></a>Rick hold the baby while decorating his own cookies so that I can take pics:)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAlYvYFoFI/AAAAAAAADqQ/iaFXoBbqvKo/s1600-h/IMG_0298.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417871458691293266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAlYvYFoFI/AAAAAAAADqQ/iaFXoBbqvKo/s320/IMG_0298.JPG" /></a>My sister and family came over for dinner, games and cookie decorating on the fly. We had a blast!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417870388568764690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAkac2_sRI/AAAAAAAADqI/9JLI7zPtTLg/s320/IMG_0300.JPG" /><br />Our very adorable Pixie Shoo-Shoo!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417870377880441826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAkZ1Cs0-I/AAAAAAAADqA/ZTfaYDBzXX4/s320/IMG_0301.JPG" />Scott loves to decorate cookies too!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417870369264416370" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAkZU8etnI/AAAAAAAADp4/mdaqH7hDbg0/s320/IMG_0302.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417854845030434866" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAWRsqrCDI/AAAAAAAADpA/s1XBG00Z_Qg/s320/IMG_0312.JPG" />Sam made his own gingerbread sandwich!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417870359596910754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAkYw7kSKI/AAAAAAAADpw/yElvfjq0qJY/s320/IMG_0303.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417854829960364514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAWQ0hsAeI/AAAAAAAADo4/3hJXOktOW9A/s320/IMG_0316.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417856651743383698" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAX63Mm0JI/AAAAAAAADpY/tfP8xTjuaTY/s320/IMG_0307.JPG" /><br /><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417856666245660066" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAX7tON_aI/AAAAAAAADpo/xkXC5JSZvc4/s320/IMG_0304.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417856657434549986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAX7MZfHuI/AAAAAAAADpg/naL7hcc7Ya8/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" />Cousins Wyatt and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lando</span> give it a shot:)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417856643912965778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAX6aBsHpI/AAAAAAAADpQ/ssSBlOzVwec/s320/IMG_0308.JPG" />Nina :)<br /><br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417854847539709234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAWR2A7hTI/AAAAAAAADpI/woiwJJqhfTY/s320/IMG_0311.JPG" />It's a family affair!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417854821305171634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SzAWQUSIPrI/AAAAAAAADow/YZOoGdLsMuU/s320/IMG_0320.JPG" /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aaah</span>! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cha</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ching</span>! It finally happened! Gingerbread cookies as ornaments on a tree!<br /><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-60866414211736772342009-12-14T17:17:00.000-08:002009-12-14T18:05:58.671-08:00Hair Cuts, Glass Ice,I Luv U and Baby<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sybnmg3nQTI/AAAAAAAADkw/Pz01D9mFN6c/s1600-h/IMG_0283.JPG"></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415268524908467586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SybmCDaF1YI/AAAAAAAADkQ/WfswM-PlppE/s320/IMG_0270.JPG" />The boys needed a hair cut..Badly!!!So I thought why not blog about how to cut a cute boys hair cut for the clipper paranoid child. It will be posting step-by-step asap on my <a href="http://craftersguru.blogspot.com/">craftersguru blog<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415269505335727474" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sybm7HyKlXI/AAAAAAAADkg/vUdkpK935Dg/s320/IMG_0284.JPG" /></a>Nina is now my official photographer. If I or my hands are in the picture, it was most likely taken by her! She's getting better all the time:) In fact she took every picture on this post minus the baby pics!!!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sybm7iRXjXI/AAAAAAAADko/eBifl8IHgT0/s1600-h/IMG_0266.JPG"></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415268494327831554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SybmARfGXAI/AAAAAAAADj4/LsnDrj9Xlj8/s320/IMG_0258.JPG" />Jack was soooo cute! He was eating stick pretzels and called out to Nina,"I love you Nina!" with the pretzels in his fingers! It's an Olsen thing to sign I love you all the time. Nina does it with Jack and now (sniffle, sniffle. tear drop) he thinks of saying it to her (cheesy to get emotional but it was sooo sweet!!!). He's been doing it for the passed year and a half. At 18 months we taught him to flip it around to be Spiderman when that was all the rage for him.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415266912018539890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SybkkK7KpXI/AAAAAAAADjo/7PTzWin033s/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" />It was so cold last week that the water in our little turtle pool froze over with a thin sheet of ice. Sam and Charlotte thought it was so cool and it reminded them of our trip this summer at Glacier National Forest.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415266918602238386" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sybkkjc16bI/AAAAAAAADjw/SvJALLsL9yo/s320/IMG_0256.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415266906777056450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sybkj3Zf9MI/AAAAAAAADjg/LZBEHoAdXTk/s320/IMG_0254.JPG" /><br /><div>I felt Charlotte was old enough to hold the baby while standing. She is very careful and loves to hold our little Jefferson:) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415268510094713026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SybmBMON4MI/AAAAAAAADkA/wzgLL_Zs7xQ/s320/IMG_0262.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415268517825569890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SybmBpBZZGI/AAAAAAAADkI/kAL2ojGjiLw/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" /></div><br /></div><p align="center">Peek-a-boo Jefferson!</p>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-38047022561150785952009-12-07T18:48:00.001-08:002009-12-14T18:09:56.093-08:00It's Been a Crazy Happy Month<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3YJfGMy0I/AAAAAAAADig/FV0bkKCvOeo/s1600-h/IMG_1165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412719984647129922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3YJfGMy0I/AAAAAAAADig/FV0bkKCvOeo/s320/IMG_1165.JPG" /></a> On November 7,2009 after working a 7 and a half hour work day my water broke. I was at home about 3 hours after work, worrying about the baby when my water broke like never before. I thought that this was it and that I'd better hurry to the hospital because he would be coming fast.<br />So I packed my bag and Rick and I went to the hospital.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412719458928215746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Xq4pCxsI/AAAAAAAADiI/tjpBnKPBsYI/s320/IMG_9918.JPG" />Only to pace the halls for 6 hours before labor finally began. It was a good thing because the video camera and camera were both out of batteries,so we had plenty of time to go home,get the chargers and charge them. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412719973734901298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3YI2chZjI/AAAAAAAADiY/Au8W4r7t0qU/s320/IMG_1193.JPG" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3YI2chZjI/AAAAAAAADiY/Au8W4r7t0qU/s1600-h/IMG_1193.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;">I was also able to Facebook my progress:)</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3XrFmYx0I/AAAAAAAADiQ/25tpImp_IDU/s1600-h/IMG_1198.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412719462406735682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3XrFmYx0I/AAAAAAAADiQ/25tpImp_IDU/s320/IMG_1198.JPG" /></a>Two hours and 3 pushes later Jefferson Gordon Olsen was born, November 8th 2009.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412719454200421154" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3XqnB2WyI/AAAAAAAADiA/EFo3hvhBwfg/s320/IMG_9920.JPG" />My mother sadly had the flu so my sister and father were there.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412719443135563874" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Xp9zyCGI/AAAAAAAADh4/kPvcZoRXDQk/s320/IMG_9923.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412717570195938866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3V88kLXjI/AAAAAAAADhw/QA6UP5Qu_ZY/s320/IMG_9924.JPG" />All warm and snugly after his first bath given by his father(it's tradition)<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412717558729167250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3V8R2SUZI/AAAAAAAADho/Rf6KYsLRnRE/s320/IMG_9938.JPG" />Proud Daddy with our precious son:) He's got daddy's chin!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412717551857882306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3V74QC1MI/AAAAAAAADhg/Qn8roaXJBAw/s320/IMG_9927.JPG" />I was ready to go home after the first 6 hours but the pediatrician likes the baby to be there 24.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412717544499017666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3V7c1jd8I/AAAAAAAADhY/d4AqHznGDfY/s320/IMG_9954.JPG" />The kids were sooo excited they ran out to meet us! It was a wonderful precious site to see!<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412715694997751490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3UPy6FxsI/AAAAAAAADhQ/zFRpQ_DtImc/s320/IMG_9961.JPG" />Big brother Jack HAD to be the first to hold HIS new baby!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412715692256998482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3UPospNFI/AAAAAAAADhI/HtQFxkpGGEQ/s320/IMG_9965.JPG" />So we let each of the kids hold him, youngest to oldest. Charlotte loves her new baby too.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412715682712645250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3UPFJF7oI/AAAAAAAADhA/BSkLgadTjkk/s320/IMG_9972.JPG" /><br /><div><div><div>Sam wasn't quite sure what to make of his new brother but he still wanted to hold him for a quick moment.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412715668688605874" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3UOQ5gErI/AAAAAAAADg4/25osCXd9mmA/s320/IMG_9975.JPG" /><br /><div>Scott took on the oldest brother role right away! He is always asking to hold his new brother.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412714025925261586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3SupIMuRI/AAAAAAAADgw/Gbm9SMfKtLo/s320/IMG_9977.JPG" />Nina is such a pro by now:)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412714015567423858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3SuCisqXI/AAAAAAAADgo/l9KfsPF3WYY/s320/IMG_9979.JPG" /> They called me into work just 2 weeks after having Jefferson. Here is the I-Phone picture I took to show everyone.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412714006353167938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3StgN2RkI/AAAAAAAADgg/Z3zBmYifNnw/s320/IMG_1214.JPG" />Here is the cake that they wanted me to make. It took 4 hours!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412713998635480786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3StDdzttI/AAAAAAAADgY/RMW-GGLo3rg/s320/IMG_1227.JPG" />Rick was off work for 3 weeks. He helped out and was able to tackle a few small projects. Jack loved helping his dad with the drummel.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712687871412850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3RgwfTSnI/AAAAAAAADgQ/hBGzAWLE3NM/s320/IMG_0003.JPG" /><br />Uncle Jeff holding Jefferson. What an awesome uncle. He is always taking his sons and our kids hiking, shooting, bike riding and is there for every priesthood ordinance!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3RgdNTHsI/AAAAAAAADgI/knW8kWFQrCw/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712682695630530" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3RgdNTHsI/AAAAAAAADgI/knW8kWFQrCw/s320/IMG_0011.JPG" /></a> When Nana was over the flu she came right over to hold her 18th grand baby!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712673098994114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Rf5dSEcI/AAAAAAAADgA/5BNyR36Uhiw/s320/IMG_0031.JPG" />Aunt Joy came to visit with the girls and brought dinner!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712661188887666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3RfNFsRHI/AAAAAAAADf4/rrFnKnot92c/s320/IMG_0036.JPG" />Daddy is always helping out and holding the baby.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412710775502281842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3PxcW-HHI/AAAAAAAADfw/WWSNetoAmCE/s320/IMG_0067.JPG" />When the cord fell off, mommy gave Jeff his first real bath(with Nina's help holding the pacifier). He hates to be cold. He only cries when he is hungry and when he gets his diaper changed. He is a really calm, easy baby. We are blessed.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412710766089141826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Pw5Ss_kI/AAAAAAAADfo/gmNDZptHZEY/s320/IMG_0071.JPG" />Mommy getting the baby warm and dry.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412710755769511810" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3PwS2T74I/AAAAAAAADfg/I01Ysw20ytk/s320/IMG_0074.JPG" />Yeah! Nana came and stayed for a week! She helped out so much with getting the kids back into school mode. Sam got a lot of one on one time with Nana.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412710749186257634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Pv6UvcuI/AAAAAAAADfY/eca4q5X6whg/s320/IMG_0075.JPG" />Scott loves to hold his brother. While listening to his school lessons he loves to hold and cuddle with his new brother.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412708603903427330" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3NzChdQwI/AAAAAAAADfQ/ZhEbMZGEMX8/s320/IMG_0079.JPG" />Scott helps mommy feed the baby with pumped milk. Jack loves the milk too!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412694266104530034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3AweD0RHI/AAAAAAAADcI/o9iBaKkY-N8/s320/IMG_9985.JPG" />Grandma stayed and helped out a TON preparing for 18 guests over for Thanks Giving!<br />Papa gets to hold Jefferson while we got everything ready.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412708600006457154" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Ny0AWN0I/AAAAAAAADfI/cJAcL6sRg4E/s320/IMG_0083.JPG" />Nana takes time out to cuddle her latest grandchild.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412708590693620274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3NyRT_mjI/AAAAAAAADfA/lBs2AblJc44/s320/IMG_0086.JPG" />Cousin Mimi wants to hold him to!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412708580179490706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3NxqJOt5I/AAAAAAAADe4/9u3dE3vJNvE/s320/IMG_0097.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412705952160210594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3LYsAm3qI/AAAAAAAADew/O9VazVCQGjY/s320/IMG_0096.JPG" />Rachel and Lizzy got to hold him too!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412705933246921906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3LXljU_LI/AAAAAAAADeo/O1k6AkA94S0/s320/IMG_0103.JPG" />Grandma Jana and Papa Tom came for Thanks Giving too! They also took each of the kids out shopping on Black Friday. They all felt very special for getting Grandma to themselves.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412705930311006962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3LXanWevI/AAAAAAAADeg/zFR-0PLRn34/s320/IMG_0141.JPG" />Aunt Tami got to hold him too!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412705919590018994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3LWyrRL7I/AAAAAAAADeY/hIqZjhO-mik/s320/IMG_0124.JPG" />Jack cuddles with Aunt Tami! The kids missed Tami and were soooo excited to spend time with her.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412703134043105826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3I0ptIaiI/AAAAAAAADeQ/AlaX_943NMM/s320/IMG_0122.JPG" />Tami is going to beauty school and cut my hair and Nina's hair. She did a great job.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412703130887376850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3I0d8vz9I/AAAAAAAADeI/aMdkXayWE00/s320/IMG_0129.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412703121902953602" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Iz8esZII/AAAAAAAADeA/j32w97gETus/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" />Charlotte wanted to learn how to sew on the machine and she caught on really fast. I showed her a couple of times and then she was totally on her own the rest of the time. She is making a blanket for her doll.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412703110261289938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3IzRHGs9I/AAAAAAAADd4/MCNgmZzl6ns/s320/IMG_0162.JPG" />I made a necklace out of Yo-yo's and Tami and Nina liked it so much I made one for each of them and taught Tami how to make them. She made a hair clip out of one of them.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412700854253750114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Gv80_h2I/AAAAAAAADdw/AuxDYJE0gJE/s320/IMG_0171.JPG" />I made Charlotte another Twirling skirt. She really loved it because of all the bright colors.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412700849384871554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3GvqsKVoI/AAAAAAAADdo/6msDCgbWXgI/s320/IMG_0186.JPG" />Sam wanted to hold the baby. He hasn't really been interested until he realized the baby looked and acts like he did when he was a baby. He finally bonded and now calls him his twin :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412700841508133218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3GvNWM2WI/AAAAAAAADdg/bKNCvm62kU8/s320/IMG_0194.JPG" />The kids decorated a gingerbread house together for FHE.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412700832732209490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Gusp24VI/AAAAAAAADdY/Vak6mbKeKe0/s320/IMG_0197.JPG" />This was all that remained by mid morning the next day.<br /><div><div>Good thing I took a picture.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412699109343240994" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3FKYh6IyI/AAAAAAAADdQ/3NsBo90VFa4/s320/IMG_0201.JPG" />Jefferson got his first shower with Dad (another tradition). He was not happy at all at first but got use to it.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412699100384439906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3FJ3J9rmI/AAAAAAAADdI/c98DUdInNCY/s320/IMG_0204.JPG" />Aunt Tina, Teak and Riley visited their new cousin.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412699093016660802" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3FJbtWS0I/AAAAAAAADdA/XcLzrBPShHs/s320/IMG_0208.JPG" />HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK! YOU'RE 3 !!!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412699087696173714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3FJH42GpI/AAAAAAAADc4/spAm-68z_fA/s320/IMG_0213.JPG" />Jack wanted to go to church on his birthday really badly. I haven't let him go for 4 weeks because I don't want him bringing some sickness home from the die hards at church.<br /><div><div><div>But I acquiesced and let him go..reluctantly. H1N1 (aka the swine flue) is really prevalent and I didn't want that brought home.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412696592626256786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3C35B0i5I/AAAAAAAADcw/qDUx9-Eesq8/s320/IMG_0220.JPG" />Jack took a new approach to present opening...with scissors!!!<br /><div>He was sooo excited to get a Mega Blocks Halo set. He jumped up and down screaming"Halo 3!! U-hawh, Yeah Baby!!!" <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412696585710946722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3C3fRFSaI/AAAAAAAADco/gJ6zcIw54g0/s320/IMG_0226.JPG" />Master Chief is his new favorite guy! He had to have a picture of him.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412696573854628946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3C2zGUPFI/AAAAAAAADcg/RTXJaxoSMDs/s320/IMG_0236.JPG" />I made a volcano dinosaur cake for Jack and Wyatt's joint birthday party!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412696565111882706" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3C2Sh4g9I/AAAAAAAADcY/X61qySI1H7c/s320/IMG_0242.JPG" />How awesome is that to share a birthday with a cousin you are so close to!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412694274601840466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Aw9tu71I/AAAAAAAADcQ/TP1Msdoqi1s/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" />Jack loves to hold his baby brother every day!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412694257835438146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sx3Av_QT8EI/AAAAAAAADcA/cFjm13XbR-4/s320/IMG_9994.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-27034767389406945432009-11-04T08:11:00.000-08:002009-11-04T08:11:00.450-08:00Teaching the Kids to Sew<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEdiUEVhhI/AAAAAAAADY4/pPTsxDHgY1A/s1600-h/PB030001+(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400129903533590034" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEdiUEVhhI/AAAAAAAADY4/pPTsxDHgY1A/s320/PB030001+(2).JPG" /></a> It all started with the Personal Progress Pouches that my sister saw online. She wanted to make one for her niece for her birthday and wondered if I could show her how. I saw the site and didn't really like the pattern. So I made up my own. My daughter liked it so much that she wanted to make up her own. She had such fun making it that she wanted to make one for her entire beehive class. That's 11 girls!!! Needless to say she is using this to pass off a 10 hour project in her personal progress book. Up above is her second one! She is really getting the hang of sewing and wants to do more.</div><div align="center">I started from pattern making, to cutting to sewing! She did great. For the project I am helping her out with the cutting and ironing. the sewing alone will take up the 10 hours. Well it started a sewing frenzy in our house.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400128201117665378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEb_OEwCGI/AAAAAAAADYQ/evy4tZLyaHo/s320/IMG_9916.JPG" />Seeing his sister sewing and creating made him want to learn how to hand sew. I have taught classes at the local elementary school and my kids were there. But they were never really THAT into it. Now he really wanted to learn. So we started with a pattern. He wanted to make mittens for his sister or brother to play with. I had him place his hand on a piece of paper and bubble traced mittens (making sure to have plenty of seam allowance and wrist room. Then I had him cut 2 pieces out of felt. I then showed him how to thread a needle, make a knot at the end and make a running stitch. He did an excellent job with his running stitch. they were surprisingly very even. I was really impressed! The needle, thread and knot was a bit hard to grasp but maybe next time.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400128819272119250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEcjM4Qc9I/AAAAAAAADYg/HUoevTP0l_o/s320/IMG_9913.JPG" />Charlotte loved the glove so much that she wanted to make her own set. I let her use her brothers pattern and told Sam to show her what to do. She traced and cut out the pattern and then I showed her how to thread a needle, make a knot and make a running stitch. She, like Sam did a really great job at the running stitch. She was very ambitious and made 2 gloves. She plays with them all of the time.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400128204843052130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEb_b887GI/AAAAAAAADYY/QLECWexsxnI/s320/IMG_9915.JPG" />Jack loves the mittens too!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400129680783467186" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEdVWQkYrI/AAAAAAAADYw/arp282x5XOo/s320/PB030002+(3).JPG" />Scott wanted to make a bean bag voodoo doll (silly boy).<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400128826534422594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEcjn7uaEI/AAAAAAAADYo/CorrOIWdrEM/s320/IMG_9912.JPG" />They all did a really good job but the house needed to be cleaned after a long weekend, dinner needed to be made and Family Home Evening needed to be had. I was really tired by that time. After a full day of home schooling, teaching the kids, I forced my self to round every one up to clean, made a super easy meal and assigned FHE assignments. We recapped last weeks family song "Come Thou Fount" that Nina taught, the boys made up a bowling game from plastic cups, Charlotte lead the Wheels on the bus and Rick and I helped the kids memorize the first verse of D&C 4. Scott needs to memorize all of D&C 4 before becoming a deacon. We finished off with some easy and yummy cake mix cookies!<br />Luckily I had a lot of energy that day because it was all used up. The next day I had none! Can't wait to get my old self and body back!<br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-24147596826372675742009-11-03T21:32:00.000-08:002009-11-03T22:05:26.342-08:00Trick or Treating, a Family Affair!<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400121045423970178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEVetCbV4I/AAAAAAAADXI/ONG2Mj1x8wo/s320/IMG_9900.JPG" />We went Trick Or Treating at my sister's new house in Moorpark! I was really tired from a 7 hour work day and in my 9th month of pregnancy. I had to get out of my house. My house represented (at that moment) a place of endless clean up! I had to get away from it (this nesting thing is really hard with 5 kids, home schooled in a tiny house). My wonderful sister made us dinner, meatballs and spaghetti! Here Jack is eating them. It was really funny to watch. He is really into theatrical eating and even makes cute little piggy noises for an even greater effect!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400121537753599346" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEV7XG9TXI/AAAAAAAADXo/ZkZchIu4KF8/s320/IMG_1158.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400121535500613074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEV7OtzddI/AAAAAAAADXg/TTKNy2oDu8g/s320/IMG_9895.JPG" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEV7ts14bI/AAAAAAAADXw/axqcQVHAUnY/s1600-h/IMG_1155.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400121543818076594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEV7ts14bI/AAAAAAAADXw/axqcQVHAUnY/s320/IMG_1155.JPG" /></a>Uncle Jeff lent Jack his head light to go Trick Or Treating! Rick, Jeff, and my parents took all the kids around while my sister and I got to talk, relax and pass out candy! My idea of Trick Or Treating while this big and fat :) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400121060525791058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEVflS-11I/AAAAAAAADXY/-7K8WHoc-j8/s320/IMG_9896.JPG" />Even Rick was in a silly mood :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400121054727251634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEVfPsgJrI/AAAAAAAADXQ/wnhuKV3AjzA/s320/IMG_9897.JPG" />Uncle Jeff bought the kids some make up and Wyatt and I went to town on the kids faces! A Pirate Zombie Sam, A Hooded <span style="color:#ffff00;">Zombie</span> Wyatt and a Zombie Park Ranger Scott. They all made up these outfits!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400118909423481442" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvETiX0OcmI/AAAAAAAADXA/fg2C8LaKEes/s320/IMG_9905.JPG" />Nana even got into the Halloween Spirit! Isn't she awesome! Princess Bride Charlotte and Maleficent Charlotte!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400118899091829378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEThxU98oI/AAAAAAAADW4/nAf-1UgLwGk/s320/IMG_9907.JPG" />The Trick Or Treating Gang!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400118891991954130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SvEThW4OctI/AAAAAAAADWw/nWR7PG27vpI/s320/IMG_9911.JPG" /></div><p align="center">After scoring a bunch of candy Rick and Jeff took the kids to a Haunted House. These creative neighbors have been putting this free event for the local kids for years! Charlotte cried and the boys loved it so much they waited 45 minutes in line to go again!!!</p><p align="center">We all talked til late afterwards while the kids played and watched movies. This is my idea of fun..Good company, good times!</p>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-28545672345133743312009-10-29T15:39:00.000-07:002009-10-29T16:11:29.978-07:00Field Trip #2 Placerita Nature Center<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoc5S0MGhI/AAAAAAAADQ4/zdf9d7QULl8/s1600-h/PA220032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158873985817106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoc5S0MGhI/AAAAAAAADQ4/zdf9d7QULl8/s320/PA220032.JPG" /></a> My awesome visiting teacher,Wendy, invited to take us to Placerita Nature Center.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoc49qMLMI/AAAAAAAADQw/KQSpENlHgVQ/s1600-h/PA220033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158868306734274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoc49qMLMI/AAAAAAAADQw/KQSpENlHgVQ/s320/PA220033.JPG" /></a>Charlotte and Nina pose in the parking lot.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoc4Sb4DxI/AAAAAAAADQo/Blgcu687DLg/s1600-h/PA220034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158856703971090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoc4Sb4DxI/AAAAAAAADQo/Blgcu687DLg/s320/PA220034.JPG" /></a>Jack's on the go....!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158848419076562" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoc3zkmmdI/AAAAAAAADQg/xjDxCg2uFvY/s320/PA220035.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158197267694098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuocR52BAhI/AAAAAAAADQY/wIjS9vssDvI/s320/PA220036.JPG" />We got to see an up close look at a hawk.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158188236321586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuocRYMxMzI/AAAAAAAADQQ/0gwztd1cdz4/s320/PA220038.JPG" />My kids see a tree and they have to climb it!!!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158176942767442" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuocQuILPVI/AAAAAAAADQI/19qUQMdxOXk/s320/PA220039.JPG" />Turtles!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158166704335634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuocQH_JKxI/AAAAAAAADQA/BJ47ug8fPbY/s320/PA220040.JPG" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div>Inside they have a little exhibit of things to touch and see.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398157399878465922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuobjfVm-YI/AAAAAAAADPw/T8THpFDrJnI/s320/PA220043.JPG" />We went on a little hike to the butterfly gardens and more...<br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398157389715195938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suobi5efyCI/AAAAAAAADPo/pKgSqip_80Y/s320/PA220045.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398157381602038178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuobibQK0aI/AAAAAAAADPg/Tec8nPpRiRE/s320/PA220046.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398157372404585298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suobh4_U01I/AAAAAAAADPY/XVuZmAvi108/s320/PA220047.JPG" />We saw the Oak of the Golden Dream! Where gold was first discovered in California!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398157364667190610" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuobhcKljVI/AAAAAAAADPQ/5-mdqFc3WXo/s320/PA220048.JPG" /><br /><div><div>"The Oak" where a man surveying his newly purchased property fell asleep near this oak tree and had a dream. In the dream he was told that he would be very rich. When he awoke he pulled onions from the ground and up came gold nuggets with roots!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398156631038822002" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoa2vL9BnI/AAAAAAAADPI/GlyehI5JCMM/s320/PA220049.JPG" />The story and plaque!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398156615941458130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoa128diNI/AAAAAAAADPA/rKJ3igVyr88/s320/PA220050.JPG" />To get to the oak you have to go under a bridge. My kids are pointing at a mural.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398156601493361938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoa1BHxFRI/AAAAAAAADOw/f6EXf9EaL-o/s320/PA220053.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398156606131918306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoa1SZr1eI/AAAAAAAADO4/3MZI2KM6PdE/s320/PA220051.JPG" />To finish it off we had a pic-nic!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398156596116152482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Suoa0tFvYKI/AAAAAAAADOo/1rQ_mD1k-bE/s320/PA220054.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-49966150469265006042009-10-26T13:33:00.001-07:002009-10-26T14:00:27.992-07:00Ward Trunk-Or-Treat<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYJw_vDblI/AAAAAAAADN8/cGLa2giKxe8/s1600-h/IMG_9889.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397011940797279826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYJw_vDblI/AAAAAAAADN8/cGLa2giKxe8/s320/IMG_9889.JPG" /></a> Ranger Scott and the Attack of the Killer Snake!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397011918541444178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYJvs02VFI/AAAAAAAADNk/k-hrC8ofxSs/s320/IMG_9890.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397010935000464322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYI2c2Z-8I/AAAAAAAADNU/8vA4oUWxQCg/s320/IMG_9891.JPG" />Our own Harry Potter Jack! He was Spider man minutes before we were to leave, but promptly undressed and wanted to be Harry Potter.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYJws-FlFI/AAAAAAAADN0/YpmzBfDTGeY/s1600-h/IMG_9894.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397011935760061522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYJws-FlFI/AAAAAAAADN0/YpmzBfDTGeY/s320/IMG_9894.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397010922736899522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYI1vKi1cI/AAAAAAAADNE/vAeTpkVfFXU/s320/IMG_9887.JPG" />Take a bow Princess Charlotte!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397010943418775842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYI28NfOSI/AAAAAAAADNc/BUu_4He_nYs/s320/IMG_9892.JPG" />She was a princess Musketeer but changed her mind before we left.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397011921485035026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYJv3yp9hI/AAAAAAAADNs/ya9HFLiJCeQ/s320/IMG_9893.JPG" />The last Minute Monk! Sam changed his mind from a fully dressed pirate to a monk before we left.<br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397010930714739154" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuYI2M4nAdI/AAAAAAAADNM/EJpvFLAN5Rc/s320/IMG_9888.JPG" /> I had just gotten home from a 5 hour cake decorating shift and I was dead beat. The kids were partially dressed. Once I was through the door they wanted me to re-invent their costumes at the last minute! I quickly helped them transform into different outfits and took pictures once we arrived. that was about all my exhausted legs and body could do. I just sat in a chair and handed out candy the rest of the night while the kids ran free and Rick took Jack from trunk to trunk. I didn't get a picture of out Aria (Elf Princess Nina). She was gone with her friends decorating their cars and Trunk-Or-Treating the evening away!</div></div></div><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-84790435533998193162009-10-22T15:35:00.000-07:002009-10-22T17:02:40.288-07:00Home School Field Trip #1<div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395573246663836114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDtR-b_wdI/AAAAAAAADKc/qpAvlSZBUj8/s320/PA150031.JPG" /> This is our first official field trip. Going to their cousins house would make this the second!</div><div align="center">The pictures will be out of order because I had some problems down loading them and it would take way to long to fix it. So here goes. Our first field trip! Here is field trip criteria:1# it must be within 30 minutes from out home, #2 it must be free (with this economy my budget fro such things is now ZERO $ and ZERO cents, #3 it must be out doors (this can be changed). So this is what fell in the 3 criteria. Going to Hart Park and Mansion! Here is Nina and Jack viewing the remains of the pool.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDtRVpWAaI/AAAAAAAADKU/UcAStPkS-_U/s1600-h/PA150030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395573235713966498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDtRVpWAaI/AAAAAAAADKU/UcAStPkS-_U/s320/PA150030.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The kids stop for a much needed drink. We took the trail first and then the road. It is a lot easier than taking the steep road all the way.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsyY4EP-I/AAAAAAAADKM/jmaUQZYXWvA/s1600-h/PA150029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395572704005079010" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsyY4EP-I/AAAAAAAADKM/jmaUQZYXWvA/s320/PA150029.JPG" /></a>Here's the look out tower from Hart Mansion.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsx0ED1iI/AAAAAAAADKE/UerfG1Bn_Is/s1600-h/PA150028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395572694123271714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsx0ED1iI/AAAAAAAADKE/UerfG1Bn_Is/s320/PA150028.JPG" /></a>We have Bison in SCV. No need to go to another state!<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsxTrlUWI/AAAAAAAADJ8/UYyZsE7Qjb0/s1600-h/PA150027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395572685430673762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsxTrlUWI/AAAAAAAADJ8/UYyZsE7Qjb0/s320/PA150027.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395572682326179218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsxIHafZI/AAAAAAAADJ0/yH_pKLz65nA/s320/PA150026.JPG" />Look at this huge palm tree! Nina wanted a picture with it :)<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395572673620049362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDswnrtfdI/AAAAAAAADJs/X86ObMUfVvg/s320/PA150025.JPG" />This is the bunk house for the workers/ranch hands of Hart Mansion. It's now used as a meeting house.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395571929218158850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsFSkeEQI/AAAAAAAADJc/vA8qLI2KTHg/s320/PA150023.JPG" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsFpvvdFI/AAAAAAAADJk/WYf1KzKW6Z4/s1600-h/PA150024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395571935439451218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsFpvvdFI/AAAAAAAADJk/WYf1KzKW6Z4/s320/PA150024.JPG" /></a>This just makes my heart sing. Big brother Scott holding his baby brother's hand by choice! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395571914117234114" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsEaUIPcI/AAAAAAAADJM/8wsrTwfLYP4/s320/PA150020.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564344299208002" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDlLyi3vUI/AAAAAAAADI8/UpGrcVw2DAw/s320/PA150006.JPG" /> I wanted to get out of the house and I wanted the kids to get out too! We had so much fun , I think that i want to do a field trip every week! We'll see after the baby comes if I am up to it...I hope so. The kids were so well behaved at Hart Park, it makes me want to do more and more! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>The city renovated Hart Park and it looks great. It has a very small farm/zoo where they keep animals for people to look at. this was a warthog!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDlCO3wBsI/AAAAAAAADI0/n4oFJo1cCu4/s1600-h/PA150007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564180104283842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDlCO3wBsI/AAAAAAAADI0/n4oFJo1cCu4/s320/PA150007.JPG" /></a>This cow was the biggest cow I had ever seen!<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564164908558050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDlBWQzpuI/AAAAAAAADIs/UCdokoTPIi0/s320/PA150008.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564163107442386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDlBPjYztI/AAAAAAAADIk/LbxjJqyDLDE/s320/PA150009.JPG" />You can't see it very well in the picture but in the cage is a massive pig.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564152949265890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDlAptfVeI/AAAAAAAADIc/KfdTddjMysc/s320/PA150010.JPG" />My kids are so use to pictures that they often tell me to take a picture and pose. Even Charlotte at 7 and Jack at 2yrs. know the routine :)<br /><div>The Trading Post was closed due to lack of volunteers and the animal food vending machine was broken. I could only eek out very small bits of food after depositing a quarter. The kids still had fun with their 5 tiny pieces of food to give to the animals.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395564143110855442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDlAFD1GxI/AAAAAAAADIU/FiikeqKfzgk/s320/PA150011.JPG" /> This male deer had hormone problems and had a mass growing on it's antlers and head. It looked like it's brain was growing on the outside. They are going to give him hormone shot next season to rectify the problem. A worker told us that these deer are Asian meat deer and normally do not live this long. They are also neutered. This combination apparently causes hormone problems.<br /><div><div><div>We saw a Burro and Horse from afar.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395559065733793506" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDgYiWzhuI/AAAAAAAADIE/54t7-CxImYQ/s320/PA150013.JPG" />There were also a variety of chickens, birds, rabbits and turkeys to see.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395559054097134994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDgX3AaNZI/AAAAAAAADH0/XI3JOn8uMf0/s320/PA150015.JPG" />This was where Mr. Hart buried his well loved horse.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395559047187876722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDgXdRHS3I/AAAAAAAADHs/AaQEU8U-pis/s320/PA150016.JPG" />Scott insisted on a moment of silence for the horse.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395558444386688050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDf0XqHHDI/AAAAAAAADHk/4KYUzAf5Qr4/s320/PA150017.JPG" />Another moment of silence for the dogs.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395571904085608578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDsD08ZyII/AAAAAAAADJE/tx43pAwNrxU/s320/PA150019.JPG" />This is where all the dogs that Mr. Hart had were buried.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395558441690776786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SuDf0NnWxNI/AAAAAAAADHc/SyH8Lt7jdno/s320/PA150018.JPG" /> They stayed on the trail and we had a great time!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-35961216658361591042009-09-10T13:18:00.000-07:002009-09-10T14:18:15.087-07:00First Day of Home School<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379948554913568258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SqlqtN1_1gI/AAAAAAAAC6s/CHl7W4kgTrE/s320/IMG_9840.JPG" />Charlotte's first attempt at writing her name in cursive!!! They do not do printing at ABEKA, only cursive from the beginning.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SqlqthdNSpI/AAAAAAAAC60/aMAGkhDerfc/s1600-h/IMG_9839.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379948560178301586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SqlqthdNSpI/AAAAAAAAC60/aMAGkhDerfc/s320/IMG_9839.JPG" /></a>Art class taught her how to make a cute bunny with grass and carrots to color!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379944167334225474" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqlmt01kJkI/AAAAAAAAC6k/nEM2uD08j-Q/s320/IMG_9838.JPG" /> Here's my little Miss Independent working hard :)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379944153634280562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SqlmtBzPlHI/AAAAAAAAC6c/toA-sah3Hck/s320/IMG_9837.JPG" />Scott is excited and fully engaged! No wondering off into space or stubbornly not finishing work. Yes, it's only day one but it gives me hope :)<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379944146760664338" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SqlmsoMchRI/AAAAAAAAC6U/rYbgQh2UayY/s320/IMG_9836.JPG" />Sam getting the job done and with a smile on his face! WOW!!! Hope it lasts :)<br /><br /><div align="center">Our official start date wasn't until next Monday but we just couldn't wait any longer!!! Once my husband (the computer genius) set up all of the computers the kids wanted to start...Right then! I let them check out a lesson and then told them we would do a trial run Thursday and Friday. I wanted to find our groove and work out all the kinks. </div><div align="center">So far it has been work (I can't sit around and do my own thing at all. Not even for a moment because I am checking on them, answering questions,getting them ready for the next lesson, occupying Jack and/or sitting in and being with them as they are taught their lessons) but it's been really nice! The first thing my 9 year old son said was that the teachers are all so happy and nice!</div>I have to help the two younger ones the most but my 11 and 13 year old need little to no help. I just have to correct their work and answer questions here and there. They also can rewind the video if they missed something.<br /><div align="center">It's only the first day but I am really pleased!</div><div><div><div align="center">We started off with a little meeting of what needed to be done before school starts at 8 am. That included breakfast, rooms picked up, beds made (because someone is doing school in that room and need a clean environment around them), dressed from head to toe as if they were going to school (I think it helps them get in the right frame of mind), hair brushed, and teeth brushed.</div><div align="center">To start off school we have family prayer and scripture study. Then they go off to their computers and get their books to start class. They get a break at 11:30 for lunch and a little running around for about 20-30 minutes. Then off to finish the rest of the classes and homework. They'll all be done with class/classwork and homework as early as 12:30 and as late as 3:00. It depends on how fast they do their work. Then they have the rest of the day to play and relax. I told them that when everyone is done with their work for the day that they can have 1 hour to play a video game or TV. The rest of the time has to be filled with chores, reading, drawing, or playing in/outside.<br />That's our day so far! It sounds perfect and has been running smoothly but it's only day one! I hope it continues :)<br />All those people (including the Valencia Valley receptionist) that said I was crazy... Hah!!! And there were a LOT!!! So far it's a lot better than stressful public school that makes me feel like a terrible parent for having so many kids. They are respectful, kind, hard working, and have a desire to follow Jesus Christ and choose the right! I call that wonderful having a lot of kids :)</div></div></div></div><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-70543925652099312762009-09-09T11:54:00.000-07:002009-09-09T12:10:22.011-07:00Filling Our Home With Art<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqf873azJ8I/AAAAAAAAC58/Mc1nwFuViXo/s1600-h/IMG_9835.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379546385336182722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqf873azJ8I/AAAAAAAAC58/Mc1nwFuViXo/s320/IMG_9835.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379546376490299042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqf87WdxrqI/AAAAAAAAC50/jo_IxqWY9dc/s320/IMG_9834.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379546364189073810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqf86oo74ZI/AAAAAAAAC5s/dStQMg5zhO8/s320/IMG_9832.JPG" /> <div><div align="center"><div align="center">Since I changed the colors of our home I had the children change some of the art we had on the walls to better suit our new decor! So for a couple of hours they worked on some fun and colorful art. Some (they will be remain nameless) did not want to be photo graphed because their hair did not look beautifully coiffed. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379545504272702098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqf8IlM5WpI/AAAAAAAAC5U/Xh3Xt9WoX30/s320/IMG_9828.JPG" />I am buying frames today and will post the final results :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379545520493390658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqf8JhoNa0I/AAAAAAAAC5k/IX72o6hhPTA/s320/IMG_9831.JPG" /></div>Jack enjoyed painting so much that he wanted to work on it more the next day. He is sooo ready for the pre-school activities that I have planned for him through ABEKA books! I am so excited to start him when the books arrive!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379545512208104290" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sqf8JCw1-2I/AAAAAAAAC5c/RfYY18_RNOw/s320/IMG_9829.JPG" /></div></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-44651984874234920692009-08-26T10:26:00.001-07:002009-08-26T10:31:05.544-07:00Hi Ho! It's Off to Work They Go!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374326032460306242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SpVxDVfuV0I/AAAAAAAAC28/4Du3QP3mvK4/s320/IMG_9766.JPG" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SpVxEchyVjI/AAAAAAAAC3M/eH_7drQYPrM/s1600-h/IMG_9768.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374326051527874098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SpVxEchyVjI/AAAAAAAAC3M/eH_7drQYPrM/s320/IMG_9768.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SpVxDyKyGQI/AAAAAAAAC3E/VCXobwcr-mk/s1600-h/IMG_9767.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374326040157100290" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SpVxDyKyGQI/AAAAAAAAC3E/VCXobwcr-mk/s320/IMG_9767.JPG" /></a> <div align="center">The kid's outdoor swing set desperately needed to be re-sealed and stained. I have been so crazy painting the entire house from top to bottom I thought that I'd never get to it, so the kids volunteered!!! They did a pretty good job and got 1/3 of the way done but had to stop. It has been just tooo hot here lately. I was just so excited that they were willing to do that much!</div></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-29162538958509922572009-06-22T12:12:00.001-07:002009-06-22T13:35:26.634-07:00Yosemite<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244541542643602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_jEFAfN5I/AAAAAAAACd8/67Ao8bavwh0/s320/P6180200.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Me , Jenn, and Belinda on my first girls trip with friends and first time at Yosemite.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_kMrpmZtI/AAAAAAAACec/aBOYPDt5Ezc/s1600-h/P6180224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350245788866209490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_kMrpmZtI/AAAAAAAACec/aBOYPDt5Ezc/s320/P6180224.JPG" /></a> Not a lot of wild life so it was cool to see and I had to take a picture. Almost all the wild life we saw, I got them on film (some deer, squirrels, and birds). It was a really short trip there and back when you don't have a car full of kids. We never listened to the radio. There was just too much to say! We stayed for 2 days and that was perfect for me. I didn't have to worry about the kids and Jenn + Belinda are in such great shape I would have died if I went on another hike. They were totally fine and I was so soar.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244516440570658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_jCnfr-yI/AAAAAAAACdc/XwPC8VEIdow/s320/P6180212.JPG" /></div><div align="center">This was a Difficult hike for me to Yosemite falls but to in shape people it was a "nice hike":) Jenn and Belinda's love for Yosemite was catching and I find myself wanting to go back every year with my family.<br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350245772870839666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_kLwEAbXI/AAAAAAAACeM/1EpWaMTMk6E/s320/P6180213.JPG" /> We got pretty close to the falls and did a little off-roading to get closer.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244529139138594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_jDWzQwCI/AAAAAAAACds/5Hw_1R_Q8xU/s320/P6180217.JPG" /><br />See that little speck in the upper-left hand corner? Someone was actually going across the falls on a rope. There are no climbing restrictions in Yosemite!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350245767124342946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_kLap72KI/AAAAAAAACeE/vokyBpIyLWg/s320/P6180207.JPG" /><br />Maybe next time when I'm not pregnant I will hike Half Dome.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244534926572562" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_jDsXF_BI/AAAAAAAACd0/QkbtKI7aRS8/s320/P6190257.JPG" /><br />Mirror lake was beautiful. The hike was really easy but after having gone on a hard hike the day before and a day of bike riding, anything seemed hard.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350245782557489266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_kMUJe-HI/AAAAAAAACeU/7bbsoexiomQ/s320/P6190255.JPG" />Jenn contemplating going over the rock slide instead of going back...Belinda said that she was fine scaling rocks but she didn't trust the pregnant lady...we walked back.<br /><br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244524557965154" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/Sj_jDFvBl2I/AAAAAAAACdk/Yfi--7ZQYKE/s320/P6180202.JPG" /></div></div><br /></div><p align="center">Yosemite was so awe inspiring I felt a great spiritual awakening. It didn't make me feel insignificant among God's creations. It made me think that if God spent this much time contemplating down to the atom how awesome and what a masterpiece this place would be..What a great amount went in to putting me here at this place and this time? </p><p align="center">My purpose as well as all our purposes must be great indeed. <a href="http://mormonmommywriters.blogspot.com/2009/06/down-to-atom.html#comments">Down to the Atom</a>!</p>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-25170021172255654972009-06-16T09:03:00.001-07:002009-06-16T09:27:34.696-07:00FREEBIE TIME at CraftersGuru!!!<a href="http://www.doctorgrandmas.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347958530559105154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SjfD8ud-2II/AAAAAAAACYs/i7ZKdem0ozk/s320/IMG_9016.JPG" /></a> I'm having a FREEBIE give away at <a href="http://www.craftersguru.blogspot.com/">http://www.craftersguru.blogspot.com/</a> in honor of my very first product review! Check it out and sign up there to enter. The whole wheat products are really good, easy and convenient! My daughter made the muffins herself! <div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347958520065190306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SjfD8HYCaaI/AAAAAAAACYk/3lBw3bnon0s/s320/IMG_9013.JPG" />My favorite products are the muffins and zero calorie sweetener! The sweetener has no bad or weird after taste and is the best zero calorie sweetener that I have ever tasted! It's not made from chemicals, but from fruit extracts! Cool :)</div></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-50446492545743552892009-06-15T06:57:00.001-07:002009-06-15T07:07:20.225-07:00Why Do Pregnant Women Feel the Need to Paint?<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347555258571844434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SjZVLNPya1I/AAAAAAAACWE/gCFXTPfQAVE/s320/IMG_0656.JPG" /> For every pregnancy I am compelled to either paint or drastically change my hair style! After my first 2 kids I changed chopped off my hair and painted a little. I moved to strictly painting after that because it takes me too long to grow my hair out. So guess what? Since I am pregnant again I had to paint almost my entire house! I have to admit when I take on this much I usually get help. My sister usually rescues me from my folly. I always go into it thinking, "It's such a little house! It will only take me a day or two!" Hah! Ha! Haaaa! Is all I have to say about my clouded and crazy pregnant mind! It took almost a week of hard work..and I had help too. I went from a dark color to a light color and that requires priming and then painting. That is twice the work!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347555262092797858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SjZVLaXP56I/AAAAAAAACWM/i01vN5mZBHs/s320/IMG_0658.JPG" />Now for the next challenge! Looking for fabric for curtains and giving my home a face lift. I want to simplify, have a totally new and clean yet artsy look. Will show pix when I'm done :)</div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-89896872675230060152009-05-22T13:41:00.000-07:002009-05-22T13:54:50.072-07:00Happy Birthday Charlotte!!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShcQStiPfOI/AAAAAAAACH8/WssGYRBMw7E/s1600-h/IMG_8452cropped.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338753796917918946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShcQStiPfOI/AAAAAAAACH8/WssGYRBMw7E/s320/IMG_8452cropped.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">I can't believe our Pixy Shoo-Shoo is 7 years old today!!! I remember clearly the day we found out we were having a girl. Rick and I were sure she was a girl but the ultra sound was the true test. I took Nina (then 5) to see the ultra sound with me. She wanted a baby sister sooooooo badly. She had been praying every night for one. The entire family was rooting for a girl. I even had the perfect name picked out, Charlotte, because it was the name of my beautiful and wonderful mother and it happened to be a beautiful name too! As the ultra sound tech did her measuring she asked me what I thought it was. I said,"Girl"with confidence! When she was done she confirmed GIRL. Nina was soooo excited she started to get teary eyed (me too). When we returned home, my sister was there. She had been watching the two boys while we were gone. I told Nina to cover her face and run up to her room crying (I new she would be a dead giveaway if I didn't have her leave and hide her face). It worked like a charm. My sister sadly said, "Oh, It's a boy!" Then I said,"No! It's a GIRL!!!" And we hugged and jumped and dance around the room9totally Baliwood like, no joke). And when she came into the world she melted her Daddy's heart from the moment he saw her. He has a way with the babies right after they are born. He just starts singing and talking to them and they look at him and stop crying. It is soooo cute, you have to see it to believe it!</div><br /><div align="center">So Happy Birthday my baby growing up too fast! You are a little pixy straight from heaven!</div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-16989532249268320592009-05-21T10:19:00.000-07:002009-05-21T11:11:01.402-07:00These are the moments!<div><div><br /><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338329805316886738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShWOrJvLENI/AAAAAAAACGs/F1PmLS64o_o/s320/IMG_8692.JPG" /><br /><div>These are the moments that make being a Mom seem like I am actually doing something. My daughter this morning made her own breakfast!!! She didn't have to ask me how to do a thing. She just did it! I am so proud of her. Her younger brother even asked if he could learn. That is my goal as a mother! To prepare them to be self sufficient, self reliant and able to function in the world on their own as good righteous people!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338329807807909250" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShWOrTBFDYI/AAAAAAAACG0/g4MyeSyuyXU/s320/IMG_8666.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>Yesterday Charlotte was a Winkie in the Wizard of Oz play. She certainly is a little pixie and full of sweetness and energy! After the play she wanted to go to The Habit. I have no idea why they love it sooo much. It has OK food for outrageous prices. You walk into an upscale fast food joint and they charge you Elephant Bar prices! Insane! Anyways, she loved it and I choked on the price!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338329812491690626" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShWOrkdx4oI/AAAAAAAACG8/PLM2PJrDVbw/s320/IMG_8683.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338331384001362834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShWQHCy4e5I/AAAAAAAACHc/Gy1LSbcCygY/s320/IMG_8684.JPG" />I finished a pair of earrings and necklace for a friend who is sadly moving away at the end of the month. Lisa is soooo sweet, real, down to earth and just fun to be around. We are soooo going to miss her and her cute family.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338331371672997522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShWQGU3kjpI/AAAAAAAACHE/iGkZAqEYAT0/s320/IMG_8657.JPG" /></p><p>When Sam got home we made homemade donuts together. He liked it so much that he wants to make them for his How To class presentation! Thanks Heather for the idea for CraftersGuru post idea!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338331380240480162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShWQG0yN96I/AAAAAAAACHU/4Vk5ASgwpTM/s320/IMG_8689.JPG" />Here it is Facebook friends. I finally figured out how to make the brownie wands. I baked the brownies (added an extra egg to make it less gooey and more dense and cake like), let them cool and then pressed a star cookie cutter into it and gently pulled out the brownie star. I then tried to coat the entire thing with candy melts but felt like it was too messy, didn't really adhere to the sides and used to much candy melts. So I just melted the candy in a pastry bag, cut off the tip and piped it on the top of the star. I then quickly added sprinkles and the heart center. The candy sticks were too thick (I did something else with those), so I used white sticks and inserted them gently into the center of the brownie star and secured it with candy melts at the base. I wrapped it in a clear bag and tied it with curling ribbon (seriously the curling ribbon took most of the time, I would just curl 3 strips instead of 6). she loved them sooo much they were off to school the next day. She told me that everyone would be jealous because every one else just brought treat bags and cupcakes. These were new and cool! (How sweet is that little girl).<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338331376896687490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/ShWQGoU_vYI/AAAAAAAACHM/My_euYb6Ohw/s320/IMG_8669.JPG" /></p>So with the left over Candy sticks I added royal icing flowers (I had made these a couple of weeks ago for cakes) and attached it to the stick with royal icing leaves. These will be for her class at church (they will take a few days to dry). So needless to say that I was tired by the end of the day! And Oh! One more major accomplishment for the day. This is big because it rarely happens. I made an actual grown-up dinner last night. It was baked potatoes, veggies, and ribs! my kids thought it was cool! I've been making quick and easy stuff (or survival night meals) for far too long.Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045760256548365.post-3039492532529522012009-05-11T18:37:00.000-07:002009-05-11T18:43:18.515-07:00A New Necklace Design<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SgjTOkkKtjI/AAAAAAAAB-w/YRB0x7qygR4/s1600-h/IMG_0521.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334746005907355186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3F-u-8wkvPg/SgjTOkkKtjI/AAAAAAAAB-w/YRB0x7qygR4/s320/IMG_0521.JPG" /></a> I finally finished a necklace that I made for Rachelle. For the chain and clasp I used the chain of a key chain. I thought it gives it a modern look. Sorry the picture isn't very good. I just took a picture of it with my I-Phone, in not the best of light. Next time I'll take a better picture. Hope it inspires you to create something today :)<br /><br /></div>Olsen's 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/07727733005087454374noreply@blogger.com3