tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62063256261111894622024-02-19T09:08:04.142-08:00Spencer & HeatherHeatherLucilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077948448770621431noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-4422506054110979632014-01-08T12:22:00.001-08:002014-01-08T12:22:09.554-08:00Heidi turned 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhYIzP04SFzak13FyWbcFt2FYH_acV0Xub9xTxohPjiX5s5t1LUEbml5YemZuyCa5DBEw_S1r4l8hIl_71bG5Vld_310F7hKl0phHYC8epThl_Him8rQm7Kntj3c8Yxae3jgb_ygcIno8/s640/blogger-image-708352711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhYIzP04SFzak13FyWbcFt2FYH_acV0Xub9xTxohPjiX5s5t1LUEbml5YemZuyCa5DBEw_S1r4l8hIl_71bG5Vld_310F7hKl0phHYC8epThl_Him8rQm7Kntj3c8Yxae3jgb_ygcIno8/s640/blogger-image-708352711.jpg"></a>Here she is....2 year old Heidi and her silly sweet smile! We sure can't get enough of her and are grateful she is the big sister in our family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">She started to get a little cold the day or so before her birthday, so we warned her little party friends. Luckily, we still had some guests come: the Ellsworth's and Mandi and Kennedy Isom. Heidi was thrilled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We enjoyed a wonderful sausage,egg, biscuit an smoothie breakfast. Then we moved on to singing happy birthday. Heidi had a fun time blowing out her '2' candle repeatedly at her request.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had balloons and a carousel cake: chocolate with caramel sauce whipped cream and berries. 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A game of Munchkin is most enjoyed with Jordan & Amanda.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHMgsOfrfPzLzPNKH5EHEaicHSfPOO4xAsy3VvJ3Ipxb80RbceU-8ftTSil3Ije3pkp6J7u2EECfZEacWA_6InEB_i3FlDiEfjPm9TWsP8D1ah-06iw3g4aZQDf_FpSoWUWaTW0GpSUV9/s1600/IMG_2693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHMgsOfrfPzLzPNKH5EHEaicHSfPOO4xAsy3VvJ3Ipxb80RbceU-8ftTSil3Ije3pkp6J7u2EECfZEacWA_6InEB_i3FlDiEfjPm9TWsP8D1ah-06iw3g4aZQDf_FpSoWUWaTW0GpSUV9/s1600/IMG_2693.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Grandma Green playing with Heidi in sunny St. George.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6l9gf2lcfSD_JW_42LIUzGE09KOa-KUaH52Bt0AAqaM02OQRUFnZK3Iq0gz5Y8Tvp24gz7SBrkK_qslaQhSsbbTqLneDWLUQzqw3QsTeO_vW_oCUoVa71rsCEBPEDFP0rSF0ywllHUvD/s1600/IMG_2692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6l9gf2lcfSD_JW_42LIUzGE09KOa-KUaH52Bt0AAqaM02OQRUFnZK3Iq0gz5Y8Tvp24gz7SBrkK_qslaQhSsbbTqLneDWLUQzqw3QsTeO_vW_oCUoVa71rsCEBPEDFP0rSF0ywllHUvD/s1600/IMG_2692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Grandma Houk met us in Las Vegas for a few days from New Mexico.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ43nlQRoItWVNDiSpNmLR8dy4rhM6Wqs1JyFRTuzAvRH4Hz0llcctNnIeZN9QOFB2qJOXYFSi7rbcgLjvA4353xzDSxAHgqGw66cxn0jV5rusC8k73aQZrPM5mVals2BB191EC9GZAeGf/s1600/IMG_2697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ43nlQRoItWVNDiSpNmLR8dy4rhM6Wqs1JyFRTuzAvRH4Hz0llcctNnIeZN9QOFB2qJOXYFSi7rbcgLjvA4353xzDSxAHgqGw66cxn0jV5rusC8k73aQZrPM5mVals2BB191EC9GZAeGf/s1600/IMG_2697.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Baby Heidi lying in a manger at Grandma LaRayn's house in Las Vegas.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUI3Pni6eEo0mNTzZlTj1_DdCDSyaghAQIUeXV4aG68TwE7x18NQRcXvZ0_6C1DyFM5NYHAmnm358XLgzSP1qTcjnrz6YQUgcGjXuTXk5olhRU8pLXIGLtw77mSzk6WSk7h3ohRGY1I3XN/s1600/IMG_2703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUI3Pni6eEo0mNTzZlTj1_DdCDSyaghAQIUeXV4aG68TwE7x18NQRcXvZ0_6C1DyFM5NYHAmnm358XLgzSP1qTcjnrz6YQUgcGjXuTXk5olhRU8pLXIGLtw77mSzk6WSk7h3ohRGY1I3XN/s1600/IMG_2703.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Out exploring the backyard in her cozy pink winter clothes from Aunt Annie!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXJEQzx_rJ5Etkr2CAsFXBTNtqyYSGfno9MYuocHEEa9JQADOYUJtgNSuQvSIfH-wvoNY4VlmoMnSfLeHQm-jE1ltcdNW-PF8myy1IUi3z4TxbAjlzgx858viYJEMvgQaYx6LS5-Y4-Mc/s1600/IMG_2709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXJEQzx_rJ5Etkr2CAsFXBTNtqyYSGfno9MYuocHEEa9JQADOYUJtgNSuQvSIfH-wvoNY4VlmoMnSfLeHQm-jE1ltcdNW-PF8myy1IUi3z4TxbAjlzgx858viYJEMvgQaYx6LS5-Y4-Mc/s1600/IMG_2709.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Grandma LaRayn and Grandpa Don greet Heidi. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83z4c07j9S9id4fdamLS44iwATgCyrK6_DaLD1wWdES9WVA4rEfjwuOFqtJX-82CaMVho3iiAxEHVmmPqtoZUjzcSsbOn60h_6qqW4CvNMI-FDRfEKEQxdJI-pYoeuAVdISYcAUIxzbE8/s1600/IMG_2712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83z4c07j9S9id4fdamLS44iwATgCyrK6_DaLD1wWdES9WVA4rEfjwuOFqtJX-82CaMVho3iiAxEHVmmPqtoZUjzcSsbOn60h_6qqW4CvNMI-FDRfEKEQxdJI-pYoeuAVdISYcAUIxzbE8/s1600/IMG_2712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Heidi loves her boots! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4m_1K8Mf7NyCr8hOi5vDmwe2fi0k6dhuTUH470PIxFjdrnh3cD5YmUW3GtMZO5TPouSkOW8zvAts7n5BhrNA7tyK_tcYuj5QDMbD_cNuW2h0hpvY3wu-xV-y6UWOPzahfOJVHo9AS1sH/s1600/IMG_2710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4m_1K8Mf7NyCr8hOi5vDmwe2fi0k6dhuTUH470PIxFjdrnh3cD5YmUW3GtMZO5TPouSkOW8zvAts7n5BhrNA7tyK_tcYuj5QDMbD_cNuW2h0hpvY3wu-xV-y6UWOPzahfOJVHo9AS1sH/s1600/IMG_2710.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
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Group photo in Vegas.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkimUkZ97I9ZXULSUkLrl4qWOzEz5Am6nkgBKR7WMEuoJy7A184RRkBJExYHfo6E6aZh_UhjbdUVXg5WmgbHPEqAlYi12FbWldObK8VsXnHvILFtLkBdAs3KQK1B063XM8dWsbwgJKJX6/s1600/IMG_2714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkimUkZ97I9ZXULSUkLrl4qWOzEz5Am6nkgBKR7WMEuoJy7A184RRkBJExYHfo6E6aZh_UhjbdUVXg5WmgbHPEqAlYi12FbWldObK8VsXnHvILFtLkBdAs3KQK1B063XM8dWsbwgJKJX6/s1600/IMG_2714.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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This was our fist stop out west: LA Temple for Tiffany's wedding. Here we are with Tiffany's sister and another BYU roommate and friend, Su. </div>
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We got to stay with my cousin Nicole and her husband while in California for the weekend. </div>
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Our next stop was Carson City, NV to spend the week with my Dad and JoDee. </div>
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We had a great visit.</div>
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Grandpa Steele and Heidi.</div>
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Grandma LaRayn Sorenson during our stay in Las Vegas at their house. We also enjoyed going to Josh Hardy's wedding. </div>
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Grandpa Sorenson with Heidi.</div>
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Here we are after our Ethel M. Chocolates "tour" in the cactus garden.</div>
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Grandma Green has a lovely display of boxes of all kinds in their new house.</div>
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Grandpa Green at home in Washington, UT.</div>
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To kick off Thanksgiving break, we took a road trip to Boston, MA. We visited Spencer's sister, Kristin in her new apartment. We wanted to return because of the wonderful time we had in the summer discovering the cozy city and complete our tour of the Freedom Trail with a visit to the U.S.S. Constitution and Bunker Hill. We also counted it as our 2nd wedding anniversary vacation. Kristin babysat Heidi for us while we took a date to a restaurant Greek Corner, to the Boston Temple to do sealings, and then to Whole Foods. It was wonderful to be in the Temple together and think about the blessings those promises bring to our family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around Bunker Hill. Holding on tight to Daddy's fingers. Heidi is not quite walking on her own at this point. Close.</td></tr>
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Here we are back in Highspire for Thanksgiving at our house! We were so glad that the Stilson family, my cousins who are living in NYC this year, could join us. We did miss the East Coast Greens that we were expecting. The Joneses completed our feast with their amazing turkey and stuffing skills. We made three pies: Apple, pumpkin, and blue/blackberry. And, since its tradition: Pomegranate salad adorned our table. I found them for a dollar at Sharp shopper the night before. I had already bought and opened some for much more before our Boston trip. Our friend and neighbor, Bonnie Hansen also joined our thankful group. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Houk came to visit her girls! It was a short week, but we loved having her close. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Mermaid Anne, Ursula Nancy, Fairy and Pumpkin Annie and Mabel. Grandma Houk joined us Trick or Treating round 1 before the storm. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out walking the streets of Hummelstown. Heidi wasn't good at begging for candies, but she held them tightly in her fists when the kind neighbors gave them to her. Lots of people enjoyed her costume and even guessed what she was. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spencer was out of town for a conference for our first Trick or Treat. Glad he could dress up with us for Halloween Night in the Joneses Neighborhood. Our costumes were inspired by the Hunger Games movie. </td></tr>
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<br />heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-91418887245475975942012-10-29T20:44:00.001-07:002012-10-29T20:44:35.387-07:00Before we lose power: Hurricane Sandy DaysWell, Hurricane Sandy is upon us, not in its full force, maybe, but there is rain and wind and we still have power @ 11:15 pm Monday night. The last couple of days have been interesting as far preparing for the storm has gone. I grabbed some more water on Saturday Morning and filled up the car with gas on Saturday night. Sunday was restful and we watched and waited for rain and wind-but really we went to church and practiced the primary program. We made a great dinner of butternut squash soup and cheesy pizza rounds with red peppers.<br />
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This morning Spencer made the rounds to a few stores where he picked up a few more bottles of water, canned beans and some butane/propane for a cooking stove I didn't know he had in his hiking stuff in the attic. I made bread-the full 4 loaves of Mary Jensen's recipe that we love, and got apples into the slow cooker for applesauce. We did all of our laundry and dishes and watched an episode of Survivor. I felt like we have been consuming all the electricity we can get all day before we maybe lose it.<br />
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Heidi has been a delight, though she was not ready to get to sleep at her usual 8pm bedtime. She has not been happy to be put down much lately, but Spencer did see her stand up without holding onto something for the first time yesterday.<br />
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As I type, I hear the winds picking up and the rain spraying the windows. It makes me a bit anxious-the unpredictability of it all.<br />
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Last night Heidi helped Spencer knock down block towers. Spencer loves building awesome structures with blocks. They have a good time together and I love watching and joining in too. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks like she is building this tower. (She has also examined our pack of water bottles closely.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not so. Heidi is all about the demise of the block tower. </td></tr>
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Heidi is so hilarious. She does this scrunchy faced fast breathing trick
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<br />heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-27094231551197544142012-09-01T09:38:00.000-07:002012-09-06T09:41:12.482-07:00Heidi's Summer Style<br />
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Our sweet little Heidi is always grabbing after her mama's sunglasses, so we thought we would let her try them on. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She also reached up to play that toy piano on her own. If she kept her shades on and played, we would be convinced of some foreshadowing of a successful music career.</td></tr>
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<br />heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-15411293832964231282012-08-24T19:00:00.000-07:002012-09-09T19:03:23.693-07:00Heidi Bath, Fruit, Dad<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bath time from above. 8/22/12</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heidi started enjoying bath time even more when she started sitting up. Playing with rubber duck and splashing makes our Heidi happy. We are using hand towels as slip protection and to keep her clean and comfortable. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heidi enjoyed sucking on some of the peaches we picked at Strite's Orchard. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She REALLY did like sinking her two bottom teeth into that juicy peach. 8/24/12</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heidi loves her Daddy's excited smiles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is it the shirt or the man in the shirt? Daddy is the best! Skyping with Aunts Kristin and Natalie. 8/24/12</td></tr>
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<br />heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-78742941776350527462012-08-13T08:26:00.000-07:002012-09-06T09:42:47.663-07:00Dance, Dance, Yeah!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Heidi singing and dancing to her favorite song, "Little Talks" by Of Monsters and Men.</div>
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She doesn't do this to ABBA's "Dancing Queen," or ELO's "I'm Alive," or "Xanadu," or even CASCADA. I'm not saying I've exhausted the dancing list because experiments are ongoing, but she loves this song. It could be because we've been playing it a lot lately and making a big deal when it comes on. Anyway, enjoy.</div>
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Spencer Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791083156977589626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-70688967619733976792012-08-10T10:14:00.000-07:002012-08-11T18:08:47.938-07:00Wedding, Blessing, FuneralWe traveled to Utah to witness and celebrate my brother Gordon's wedding. He married Catalina Dayton in the Draper Utah Temple on April 14, 2012. We shared some of their sweet sweet moments in the temple and at the family dinner the night before. Nancy and I finally finished off the striking quilt we pretended to slave over for more than a year. Nancy had started it back in her college days and finally decided that my brother would make a good home for it and the wedding was a necessary deadline. I said my prayers when Nancy dropped it off at my house the day before we left on their way out of town. I was responsible for binding it. Whelp, I did my best and I think it will hold together for them. The report is that they are finding it useful around their apartment. (I write this in August.)<br />
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The timing for the trip was ideal. Spencer arranged to have Heidi's Baby Blessing in the Oak Hill's 7th Ward, his parents' ward the Sunday after the wedding. Both of Heidi's grandfathers, Jon Green and David Steele, were able to participate and a few of Spencer's close friends. My mom and sister could be there and many of Spencer's family member. Some of my friends and extended family attended as well. It was so wonderful to see them all. Such dear people have really enriched our lives and continue to be rays of sunshine whenever we think of them. Mamma Green made some lovely pork sandwiches and Diana made some delicious <span style="text-align: right;">cupcakes modeled after our wedding cake she crafted. </span><span style="text-align: right;">So thoughtful. Diana's baking is masterful. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Annie and Heidi with their beautiful smiles on blessing day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heidi wore this darling simple dress from Aunt Kristin for her blessing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uncle Soren cradling Heidi with two hands-tiny baby, but she sure grows fast. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Beth Houk and Aunt Nancy and Cousin June stuck around for a sweet photo. And we all wore royal blue. I guess we brought a few options to match the wedding colors. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soren, Annie, Grandpa Jon Green, Grandma Karen Green and Aunt Diana. Looking good.</td></tr>
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<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Since singing for my dear Aunt Gwen's funeral last October, I've had funerals on my mind from time to time and I recall wondering where we might be when it would be time to celebrate Grandpa's life at his earthly journey's end. I am so grateful that all of my family was able to be there. He passed away the Wednesday we were traveling to Utah. I think my Dad left a message on my phone or sent a text initially. What a dear, good, hardworking man. I loved hearing more stories from his kids about the great teacher he was for them as their father. He and my Grandmother established a family that is sprawling and faithful. Their thrift and industry is remarkable and has brought many blessings to their family. The serious loving ties that they fostered in the Steele family is a huge strength and something I hope to emulate in my own family. We love you Grandpa. See you soon! </span></span></div>
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My Grandpa's Obituary: <a href="http://www.tributes.com/show/Robert-Que-Steele-93624242">http://www.tributes.com/show/Robert-Que-Steele-93624242</a></div>
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On Wednesday, April 11th, <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert</span> <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steele</span> returned home to his loving Heavenly Father. <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> was born on December 9, 1927 in Sandy, Utah as the first child of <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert</span> <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steele</span>, and Geneva Black<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steele</span>. <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> graduated from Lincoln High School in 1946 where he met the love of his life, Lucile Moon.</div>
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<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> served his country as a soldier in the United States Army in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Upon returning home from World War II, he and Lucile were married in the Manti, Utah LDS temple on April 19, 1948. <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> calls his marriage to Lucile "The best thing that ever happened to me." <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> and Lucile had 10 children together.</div>
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<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> accomplished many things during his lifetime. He was a talented athlete. He had a love for animals and raised many different animals throughout his life. <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> studied vocational agriculture at Brigham Young University, and then transferred to Utah State University in Logan where he received his B.S. degree. <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> then became an educator and taught Vocational Agriculture at Union High School in Roosevelt for 2 years. <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> and Lucile then moved home to Orem where he taught at Lincoln & Lakeridge Jr. High.</div>
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<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> was an active member of the LDS church throughout his life and served in many church callings. He also had the opportunity to serve as a missionary with Lucile in the England London mission after their children were grown.</div>
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Throughout his life <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> demonstrated the importance of hard work and devotion to his family. There was nothing more important to <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> than his children and grandchildren. A constant highlight in his life was the cabin he and his family built together in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. The <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steele</span> Family have had many family reunions at this cabin and shared many special times together there. <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> looked forward to visiting "Steeleaway" even up until the last years of his life.</div>
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<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> is preceded in death by his Mother and Father, his brother Murray Frost, his infant sister, Kathy, his infant son, Matthew, and two granddaughters—Whitney <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steele</span>and Michele Tucker. He is survived by his wife, Lucile, and his children Coreyne (Val) Mortenson, Lorraine (Gayle) Davis, Brigg (Janet), Erwin (Barb), David (JoDee), Beth (Brad) Gale, <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert</span> (Laurel), Frost (Marie), and Samuel (Keri) <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steele</span>. He is also survived by his sisters GenaVee (Lee R) Broderick and DaNec Lyman Watts. He will be fondly remembered by his 51 grandchildren and 88 great-grandchildren.</div>
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The family would like to express hearfelt thanks to Marcus Dela Cruz for his tender care and dedicated service. They would also like to thank the hospice staff who helped keep <span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que</span> comfortable these past few months.</div>
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There will be a viewing Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home at 646 East 800 North, Orem, from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will begin Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Sunset Heights Stake Center, 1260 S 400 W, Orem. Friends may visit with the family prior to the funeral from 9:30-10:30 a.m.</div>
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So, we took a day trip from Florence to lovely Sienna. I'd been a couple times, and when the sun is just right, it really makes the bricks and buildings glow. Plus, that tower just looms. It can barely fit into pictures... as you'll soon see.</div>
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See what I mean? Here we are outside, and even from our waists up you can get to the top of that thing, but wait, we forgot something!</div>
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Oh, Heidi's napping again! She really didn't seem to get into the sights and museums like we did. She enjoyed people watching, but one piazza was plenty for Heidi, and the Italians put them everywhere, so by the time we made it to Sienna, I guess she'd had enough. 'Just more cobblestones to rumble across,' sighed Heidi in her best Eeyore. We've been reading Heidi <i>The House at Pooh Corner</i> and she's reasonably interested.</div>
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Jumping with the old gang...</div>
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Did you see that Cathedral, today? Talk about bright...</div>
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Jordan being manly, Heather being motherly, and Natty and Heidi being totes.</div>
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A nice street. Another church. Charming Sienna.</div>
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I love Heather's and Heidi's looks here. I'm looking weird, but then I'm acting kind of weird for this post. So, a good place to end? </div>
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I'm going to try and pick up the pace on some of these posts so that we can post some videos--cause I guess chronology is so important to me all of a sudden--of Heidi jumping around in her jumper with her two bottom teeth coming in. </div>
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Here we are waiting for our first train into Firenze from Rignano on Monday morning. The weather started off on the cooler side but warmed up for us throughout the day. </div>
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Here we are in front of the Duomo. WOW! We hurried along the narrow old streets, trying to keep track of everyone, gawking at the gelato displayed in storefront windows, and suddenly we turned a corner and this gorgeous, almost other world building pops up out of nowhere. The lighting was perfect for making it look even more out of place-everything else seemed to be in shadows but the Duomo. Really, though, I was not expecting to be so impressed and somewhat baffled by the design and the grandeur of this structure. So cool. We got tickets for a tour up to the top.<br />
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Isn't this floor neat? I bet it was exciting for the architect and designers to see their ideas become concrete. <br />
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I like this picture of everyone getting closer to the top of the Duomo. Can anyone spot Kristin twice? <br />
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A shot of the Babtistry from above and here are the doors.<br />
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We made it all the way to the top. Heidi rode up in the Baby Bjorn strapped to Spencer. It was a brave thing in those winding staircases, but Spencer is super brave. Happy Heidi. Happy Family. <br />
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This hike to the top was the start of our "Body by Europe Workout." We made up for some of our calorie shedding walks with plenty of gelato. Arancia was a favorite until the Pear in Rome.<br />
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After a while, I thought we might be able to get on an earlier flight, so I approached the counter. I was given a negative response so I turned around to head back to our cozy lime green seats when I spotted Annie, Diana, Bryttan, Dylan, and Tori. Their flight left earlier than ours, but it was nice to visit and send a message of our change of plans to the Mom and Dad Green.Finally our flight came up on the screen to board, or it was just about to when we hear a name that sounds similar to mine being called up to the desk. It was my name and there was an issue. Apparently our original booking agent had failed to purchase or arrange an actual ticket for Heidi's flight from Paris to Florence. After our confusion and their apparent inability to fix the issue with their sister airline we were required to purchase a ticket for Heidi I order to make the flight which was totally boarded by the time we got there. Oh, it was so frustrating especially after spending all day in the airport, we were angry that someone had not worked out the ticketing mistake sooner. We have learned that "forbidden" is used often by European English speakers.<br />
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The flight to Florence was quick and it was a relief to land in a small airport with a country smell in the air. We took a bus into Firenze(Florence) to the train station where we hoped to find Papa Green or someone from the family waiting for us. As the bus drove past the station's entrance, I glanced over and saw the blue and grey on a man I thought could be Jon. It was him! We were so glad to see him and he us- finally at around 10 at night.Apparently he had only seen Erin and Soren and had not heard that we would be coming later. The next train to Rignano Sullivan Arno, which is the stop closest to the villa, was not until after 11p.m. A very friendly couple from the area gave us a generous hand with our luggage at our stop. They admired Heidi and then went happily on our way. To me they had a delightful cartoonish quality to them. He was lanky and tall with a friendly face and she was shorter and slightly plump with frizzy hair. Mamma Green was there waiting for us with the shuttle car. The ride up the winding and narrow, yet mostly vacant dirt roads was jarring after two days of travel and holding Heidi on my lap. Ok, some roads were paved, most of them. Anyway, we pulled up to the fortress villa very glad to be settling in to our Tuscan home. It was so much larger than I had imagined and with loads of stairs and an enormous kitchen.<br />
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We went to New York this weekend for Heidi's first visit to the big apple. We had some of our favorite donuts and pie, saw some of our favorite people, and visited some of our favorite gardens. </div>
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Heather and Heidi with Uncle Al and Aunt Natty at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. </div>
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Heather and Natty in the Japanese garden.</div>
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Some cool sticky sculpture thing/dream tree house.</div>
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It was a fun trip and Heidi did really well. Was able to cope with the different places and new people well. Hopefully she keeps being such a great traveller since we'll be doing plenty more!</div>Spencer Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791083156977589626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-87018023860738632532012-02-19T08:42:00.000-08:002012-02-19T08:42:18.320-08:00Heidi Lucile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I wanted to finally post what happened after Christmas and baby finally came. Having Heidi due Jan 3 did make us anxious during the holidays wondering if she'd be a Christmas Eve baby, or a Christmas baby, or a New Years Eve baby (aka tax break baby), the first baby of the new year (I hear you get tons of free diapers for that one), or just, when you gonna come, baby? baby. Well, she started coming on her due date and got here Jan 4 at 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 19 inches long at 10:46 on a clear and bright Wednesday morning here in Pennsylvania.</div>
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Here she is at just a couple minutes old. Seeing Heidi that new was quite the experience. I'd never really thought of life in terms of seconds and minutes, but there she was at 5 seconds old, at 2 minutes old, at 1 hour old. Her life seemed so fragile. It was scary. She cried a bit at first and scanned the room with a "what is this?!" kind of look, but seems to be getting more used to life here. </div>
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Here she is with Grandma Houk who came out and gave her plenty of attention and love and gave us plenty of help holding and rocking her and changing diapers.<br />
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This is a bit out of order, but this is us right after the birth; baby snuggling up close to Mom.<br />
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Here she is getting some sun and giving a solid (fist bump) on her changing pad. </div>
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We haven't had much success with pacifiers yet, but we do what we can. </div>
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Grandma Green and Aunts Annie and Tara came to visit and give some love too. </div>
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Here she is mugging for her passport photo. I can't handle how adorable she is here.</div>
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It took Heather quite a few takes to find the right one, but the out takes remind me of a Calvin & Hobbes where Calvin is making all these funny, silly, grotesque faces for his school pictures. She's really hamming it up here.<br />
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There are more, and maybe I'll get to some of the fun videos we have, but I did want to get some pictures of our adorable Heidi Lucile.Spencer Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791083156977589626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-77455012654141008222011-12-20T06:01:00.000-08:002012-01-01T16:44:32.588-08:00Christmas is a comin' and our baby is tooSpencer completed grading for all his classes! He enjoyed some papers more than others and preferred seeing his students improve. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XW5f0Hp_1Gwko8m9ISpcanMwzyvcT7Poe0WhpYVeY25veSb4t4u-4MKpyKqHvBLUCI6EaXGprxiOjw5k1FLeYOy1qQXixOkQyF1DpmBtcIB6nsQ4j2szltm5Nq_cTTOUxTdcTmhlL95y/s1600/IMG_1791.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XW5f0Hp_1Gwko8m9ISpcanMwzyvcT7Poe0WhpYVeY25veSb4t4u-4MKpyKqHvBLUCI6EaXGprxiOjw5k1FLeYOy1qQXixOkQyF1DpmBtcIB6nsQ4j2szltm5Nq_cTTOUxTdcTmhlL95y/s400/IMG_1791.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688535170061048786" /><br /></a><div>At the beginning of the month, we joined the town in the after tree lighting party at the firehouse. Santa was there with presents for the kids-Anne paid him a visit- and they served hot cocoa and cookies.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIcg5XeJORv6esmroE8j5-lHMpn52StabCIYriStG0e-0aeMh5KCjrfxO6pgFCOiZMfFWurtY0l6JJgNTB_ZiwdWx4Z9mq_VS33ub3qvGyOy7AeO_mk6nV5kenVc82Ac129_xpuqaHSfb/s1600/IMG_1769.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIcg5XeJORv6esmroE8j5-lHMpn52StabCIYriStG0e-0aeMh5KCjrfxO6pgFCOiZMfFWurtY0l6JJgNTB_ZiwdWx4Z9mq_VS33ub3qvGyOy7AeO_mk6nV5kenVc82Ac129_xpuqaHSfb/s400/IMG_1769.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688248956068216258" /></a>When we picked out our tree this year at a corner lot, the woman was so helpful and it was daylight so it didn't take us more that 15 minutes from the time we got out of our car to select this one. At home, we decorated it while listening to Christmas music and drinking wassail- out pineapple, apple, orange and cinnamon juice warm drink.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZPhEe7UuspGqk55hskOXIP3APbw7MpOnWa430AEortsvQEU7xWXTK63b0nxLglPHWqG03Q7fA0UeeTRpTRdHQ0UbaACxQYxSk3AXCCZ5jnqzNXAxD61a00kV_miGVhd18lUFFDAnMcQO/s1600/IMG_1792.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZPhEe7UuspGqk55hskOXIP3APbw7MpOnWa430AEortsvQEU7xWXTK63b0nxLglPHWqG03Q7fA0UeeTRpTRdHQ0UbaACxQYxSk3AXCCZ5jnqzNXAxD61a00kV_miGVhd18lUFFDAnMcQO/s400/IMG_1792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688248952979827554" /></a>We also enjoyed a night of Gingerbread house decorating. Below- Scott, Nancy and Anne pose with Nancy's creation which sadly fell over on their drive home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduXPWwYe7JhyphenhyphenoifVJ1skj_cpo_fhUJeh1hDglfQN0SH01AQfIBsl00SpTdOayVd-dmDjlKM67o-iegCNYJ7SIQ3mFEyYHjebNh49C3QIfabzDcclXDrKS8V7K9TNfVkzGIUtJHQcT4Hsr/s1600/IMG_1794.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduXPWwYe7JhyphenhyphenoifVJ1skj_cpo_fhUJeh1hDglfQN0SH01AQfIBsl00SpTdOayVd-dmDjlKM67o-iegCNYJ7SIQ3mFEyYHjebNh49C3QIfabzDcclXDrKS8V7K9TNfVkzGIUtJHQcT4Hsr/s400/IMG_1794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688247915862404114" /></a>Coralee, Brant, Annie, and Mable pose with their candy creations.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBIL3WnWhJcKAzYYVqd-kk2u8gJdavKHnmhJ8n3S1Qe0rm-UzvFvc79yhV8mlj95rc8uyXfFFD4u7Z4QHiAFNSQnDy08NgpphLX-RY3O3M0i2OVEjen0syhTnKvPeDiPUrg6tiE0Bn66d/s1600/IMG_1798.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBIL3WnWhJcKAzYYVqd-kk2u8gJdavKHnmhJ8n3S1Qe0rm-UzvFvc79yhV8mlj95rc8uyXfFFD4u7Z4QHiAFNSQnDy08NgpphLX-RY3O3M0i2OVEjen0syhTnKvPeDiPUrg6tiE0Bn66d/s400/IMG_1798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688217377994294178" /></a>Here we are, back to back-Spencer's idea- holding our contrasting and beautiful candy houses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqyGJYkJe0ZJHAcTbzp5mUtsuX-lZZj0tRuUFAzZly5Ynxfqw217aMM3PtzXGU5Fyk0JuMitph5OoCiZbE1BuZkRGtCBDyuybVuoRRymPZr8Y9yphqvNwy8BjUFxwKINpzQcNrxRznqVg/s1600/IMG_1801.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqyGJYkJe0ZJHAcTbzp5mUtsuX-lZZj0tRuUFAzZly5Ynxfqw217aMM3PtzXGU5Fyk0JuMitph5OoCiZbE1BuZkRGtCBDyuybVuoRRymPZr8Y9yphqvNwy8BjUFxwKINpzQcNrxRznqVg/s400/IMG_1801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688217373610303810" /></a>I whipped up this cover for our baby's car seat with some fabric I had. The pictures on it are perfect for our Pennsylvania baby. I haven't sewed much in my life and for an evening and a morning project, I felt very accomplished. It was a simple project. I think it will be very useful this Winter.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3nzXR-aC4pkGSyluvPABlGI84WAKRGrk3us2BO6ba6DoWEPqJ2PTls068bTBjnikBmM-QWQQqcegy3TXuP3N_c2d2LQps-b1KZt4KQvmuC_yGQ0zNQYIZrBJtA-Z7lrQVBHzCHXebLKg/s400/IMG_1839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688217356044840706" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYJzJOA_lcN5X8fUPzaobKJa2wKWYTLKwNchGPE-cJV3P3B_HJxdbIhfPcqlR040gh7Vo_hRj7sKhUSXXkqV2EUptiZO4Vxws8vYoRfim9p7fr-sa55tKGAuW_SfJtAfHrvB0JlwrJj9f/s400/IMG_1837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688217347051311634" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkkvE0KQHvfyCDZLUYbd3oJersCXJRuiJ5cqpPTnutufNYQtXyM4mwKhzZ5G-gjzsfX8ZqJhUnlTFZvnIFfkm-p13cEB-rCshqn8_EJ7IGlAZu4XTY8iL7wfose2jJkddae2fqYXfhFAM/s400/IMG_1840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688217365762459794" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-35665376770982915052011-12-14T01:27:00.001-08:002011-12-16T12:39:57.832-08:00Thanksgiving Past and Into December<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>On Friday, December 9th we visited the National Aquarium in Baltimore with the Jonses. When looking at anything through the glass, she always wanted to "see the other animals". They have fantastic exhibits of all sorts of sea life and a great dolphin show. Afterward, Spencer and I enjoyed a much anticipated dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ8Nyv_HpI1LuZOLuu60ja1W0nBY5puWjr1Fbnrj_gddWElVgk_wTNTVk5gOnennX8SqvxG3lG0_DUQ1MBfiESmO7z3vKjL1M9dmGtfhtwrXSy7nqIizdI3aaFvwyRrBGFSQpsJ3ErC4V/s1600/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ8Nyv_HpI1LuZOLuu60ja1W0nBY5puWjr1Fbnrj_gddWElVgk_wTNTVk5gOnennX8SqvxG3lG0_DUQ1MBfiESmO7z3vKjL1M9dmGtfhtwrXSy7nqIizdI3aaFvwyRrBGFSQpsJ3ErC4V/s400/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686147320085542850" /></a>Thanksgiving Day, Anne got her Uncle Spencer play time. This was probably right before or right after she told me to "get off Spencer's bed". I set the record straight that it was my bed too.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJonsaNU7IxRf0fkPEZd_1NvY6CpUGM9uGIE4w1Djb_8GbidDXYHte5C-cEBmOvBNHVaB-3ObwPmxpOTFewv2ZKLSCjGcLYe93IAQ58b9gM1scBoMdWdJICdRNkCoO2R00ix4SEc8XWWb/s400/IMG_1711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685917503337049858" />Sister, sister! We were so happy that Natalie and Kristin would come to town for the holiday! It was also good fortune and a great blessing that they weren't swept away on the Susquehanna after Spencer dropped them off to go canoeing earlier in the day. Natalie made a lovely apple pie and Kristin wowed us with her hand whipped cream! We sure loved having them here.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrd5xYxzpjv18yCE-pHZhN0_pV8Y7I9ulr95XB04gUzdHGUmA7CnvLT4g1uA0fsFkjgWIQHBhkyAKq1Lhpp_tHcHZbfXr1TXaAtcackhGWp8oJvxLcd0T3ApfLzvwloMZJYctgiXPun8Y/s400/IMG_1715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685917495236064226" />Scott, Nancy, Anne and June, also slaved away to double our feast! Some of the dishes included: pomegranate salad, candied sweet potatoes that Spencer changed our minds about, leek gratin, orange jello salad, blueberry, apple and pumpkin pie. We also had the standards too. The turkey we were cooking seemed done to us, but then the scientists and mother Nancy inspected it and turns out 'parts was underdone'. So we waited and waited some more for the feast to begin. In the end, no one got sick just a little stuffed. Success and leftovers!<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscgBt10gHSad4GHI7jciJURpS7I-xlhswAI6qpq_d_T97pr0Ov_IY74iIVO99mBhIvlsGNVOrkvzEMkkVG2GJMwDe2ysAOKXbTym7_TWRt2Mp8RTyJrTCREmuR-Ktne1P65xE7eKG_M6g/s400/IMG_1718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685917475597733058" />Our friends through Scott and Nancy, Alan and Lyanna, came up from Richmond, VA to join the feast. They shared some mighty fine sparkling drinks and some scrumptious chocolate caramel bars. It was so good to have their company. <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxE6waOVotIb8_wTw5_i-QmwW7sZAuxDZ83aBcl8D_Lvm_DRVwPRtWqZnK86OF87EqzLhVNhbBHjfHhEydBx-A4t8FY-R0EP3eQqLmdEhGsHvZF1Q-E5tAZCCnz9sSNp6xnuHuGJK7PvZI/s400/IMG_1719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686823668581528306" />The day after Thanksgiving, the Greens toured Gettysburg, grabbed some custard and played at the Ellsworth's house. We also painted on some tee-shirts using freezer paper stencils. Natalie and Kristin painted birds on theirs and I painted a ship on a shirt for Spencer. He wears it all the time now.<div><br /></div><div>On Saturday we took Natalie and Kristin to catch their buses in Philly and stopped for a cheesesteak lunch on our way. Its too bad their wasn't enough time for us all to go to the Fonthill Castle museum- I loved it! Spencer had been there before and enjoyed it his second time through as well. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ12HS1FUQ8wGuTeuZRJaMr8btuf0MDIpsovajPlAA1QrScKaPD8z0xGmPEzpe_orQbMcsx8EKWovGJEdtI3i2Q78komwkBs3rukKHi2NgltGlsC11KQMiFaiLLhVvTD_haw_sxRZxBscJ/s1600/IMG_1753.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ12HS1FUQ8wGuTeuZRJaMr8btuf0MDIpsovajPlAA1QrScKaPD8z0xGmPEzpe_orQbMcsx8EKWovGJEdtI3i2Q78komwkBs3rukKHi2NgltGlsC11KQMiFaiLLhVvTD_haw_sxRZxBscJ/s400/IMG_1753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685915251600954626" /></a>Plus Ultra=More beyond was the builder/visionaries motto. He also made tiles like the one above which were throughout this fascinating 40+ room cement 'Castle for the New World'.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjuSQs0uxjQrWD5IkEsVFW7jkoTpdlLd_uTJyZGuTBaiCsQwirNLSPbiaeu92slyyxQbsDhG0wF6Msh_H4HX68vxVKgleCkJvCg-mQu-VvZ0td2a3pbnxLi0GW6EIXOlv1eYG8f8Ugate/s1600/IMG_1740.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjuSQs0uxjQrWD5IkEsVFW7jkoTpdlLd_uTJyZGuTBaiCsQwirNLSPbiaeu92slyyxQbsDhG0wF6Msh_H4HX68vxVKgleCkJvCg-mQu-VvZ0td2a3pbnxLi0GW6EIXOlv1eYG8f8Ugate/s400/IMG_1740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685915242646473906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIn4czgO9sssezyDUKx82AcISL8VojIwuS4RX5_CGUq3sFMptvu3ajozcdlRjAKN16P99O5HKB_xAhQMcJz4rDaMzLZXT8vQH6NjUJXDhRAndSzkVUBB8PwZXpClwxoSmOqI8oGScGZ0F/s1600/IMG_1749.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIn4czgO9sssezyDUKx82AcISL8VojIwuS4RX5_CGUq3sFMptvu3ajozcdlRjAKN16P99O5HKB_xAhQMcJz4rDaMzLZXT8vQH6NjUJXDhRAndSzkVUBB8PwZXpClwxoSmOqI8oGScGZ0F/s400/IMG_1749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685915231340543986" /></a>Oh, and here I am at 35 weeks pregnant:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjHm5tbOd8sgl-X_7dCqe4pbMMXROhyxZ5hpLGTRP9jMwH-IGAfI-NPkQGxdAA8AZ88vBhjqD5JkoDgunXk5grNvwS2pdZWe9Y7ZbJSbaDYEbZtOmjrg6bI3MmpcdvyUG6rX6wkqMs8P7/s1600/IMG_1760.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjHm5tbOd8sgl-X_7dCqe4pbMMXROhyxZ5hpLGTRP9jMwH-IGAfI-NPkQGxdAA8AZ88vBhjqD5JkoDgunXk5grNvwS2pdZWe9Y7ZbJSbaDYEbZtOmjrg6bI3MmpcdvyUG6rX6wkqMs8P7/s400/IMG_1760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685915217501320674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaj5mWZj4Tm2roh-vzjnnlmO7DPOMQSNyx9qh_Wi4wNUDHUPErfsmSJxQxv4s06s7wkMYYiCpy1v-OONuwaor6leWcMCjrVnYexNThV0s9mEVmYMj07a242QmOr2WMCYbZq-60wOTzGYA/s1600/IMG_1758.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaj5mWZj4Tm2roh-vzjnnlmO7DPOMQSNyx9qh_Wi4wNUDHUPErfsmSJxQxv4s06s7wkMYYiCpy1v-OONuwaor6leWcMCjrVnYexNThV0s9mEVmYMj07a242QmOr2WMCYbZq-60wOTzGYA/s400/IMG_1758.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685915205947636594" /></a><br /></div>heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-39673629474814349102011-11-17T20:02:00.000-08:002011-11-17T20:18:45.410-08:00A New Piece: Mother Earth's Children<i>Mother Earth's Children: The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables</i> by Elizabeth Gordon has incredibly darling illustrations by M. T. Ross. My mom had a worn and torn old copy of this book that is apparently out of copyright so it can be downloaded from a library's website. I remember always delighting in the sweet drawings. I think it would be great to print some of the illustrations on fabric for a baby blanket. There are a couple that I would like to display in our baby's corner nursery- corner of our room. My mom helped me decide on a couple that would make good paintings when she was here visiting. This is one that I painted to hang on the wall last week. Her name is Caraway. It was fun to do my best at getting the scale, and proportions right. I was very pleased with how it turned out and it didn't take too long either. Not that I don't have a lot of time on my hands on days when I don't go tutoring. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlEfLP584I-2QdI7qeMihhWW7bGvQE8Cd-aUP1oKpI_ySCI2bddeY6jZvh-0aLI9cCA_WN-AYpzGJvu7qZluWPCRxg2e922sIkj1R9gO-JhpS5SKBveKXC9ODglGRJikJA1uzmslHGD2_/s1600/IMG_1675.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlEfLP584I-2QdI7qeMihhWW7bGvQE8Cd-aUP1oKpI_ySCI2bddeY6jZvh-0aLI9cCA_WN-AYpzGJvu7qZluWPCRxg2e922sIkj1R9gO-JhpS5SKBveKXC9ODglGRJikJA1uzmslHGD2_/s400/IMG_1675.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676182130585922274"></a><br /></div>heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-58481127382841624862011-11-10T13:38:00.000-08:002011-11-17T20:02:20.348-08:00Aunt Gwen's FuneralI was surprised when my uncle, Reese Abel, and cousin, Emily, called me to ask if I would sing, "For Good," at Aunt Gwen's funeral in two days. I was even more surprised by their getting me there- from Pennsylvania to Utah and back. I was so grateful that I could be there to celebrate her life with family. The talks were wonderful and the flowers beautiful like Gwen's love.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuXrnE-rUsgJtgqJ6_u-gOoasEKc9uTESJ0UtLaIg3S-wyCd6F1PFy56L842KX6AFVTonuJU__-CWBsOzbUrY9LkHnzMIJDtBPIM10AJKHNkHZZobTbieacG_hS-dpDasRcIjvtrI7nQC/s400/IMG_1682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673487645761814802" />My mom, brother, Uncle Reese and me at the lunch after the funeral on Thursday October 20, 2011. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uFXDCYRcqFFpIpKB3Uk4Fl_DD41hQx-UEW3ydZ_ijGIp1M4Urd8-QWcgfKk2J1x_54H6vaHHlAJcADFaEj-vaSfRgWnSlgnQ0vGOqhPoVbWkZR_BUefoasGwiKxf_LkJoERZR7EC4BsY/s1600/IMG_1678.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uFXDCYRcqFFpIpKB3Uk4Fl_DD41hQx-UEW3ydZ_ijGIp1M4Urd8-QWcgfKk2J1x_54H6vaHHlAJcADFaEj-vaSfRgWnSlgnQ0vGOqhPoVbWkZR_BUefoasGwiKxf_LkJoERZR7EC4BsY/s400/IMG_1678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673490639752413122" /></a>Me, cousins- Lindsey Hardy, who sang with me, Amber and Adam Abel, Gwen's son.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiij3vXzrQmiM4u3ha2HKMuLE6cLAWMBlE4vwFHan1RMmUvjqSrzl4P_FNS86SHtAxZqYUft-ygCAlBRi6fYBhWTuFY7RFukjZXmxGHGJJH5IHYu_6elKCe3UI7ifs1cYwJEQOUOcaSm34s/s400/IMG_1683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673487663135504562" />My cousin Emily Chapman, Gwen's daughter and I.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ97WHId-EkS_R69WANXgJ2asHhD6aZtdhuIaDXZ8MVP9YNDbrOEd3GwcAAtK6LK0UiZ50dc4vYQxj9lM2msDKNSZzeV8YNWWCA49ZQtzM9Ewthk7ULe4Z3BY2wDV945wo35c1ZSoO4-KE/s1600/IMG_1686.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ97WHId-EkS_R69WANXgJ2asHhD6aZtdhuIaDXZ8MVP9YNDbrOEd3GwcAAtK6LK0UiZ50dc4vYQxj9lM2msDKNSZzeV8YNWWCA49ZQtzM9Ewthk7ULe4Z3BY2wDV945wo35c1ZSoO4-KE/s400/IMG_1686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673490633707816722" /></a> Mom & Dad Green took me on a short drive to see what we could of the fading fall colors. We then took a tour of the Museum of Art at BYU, stopped by Annie's house, and Diana and I took a short walk in the lovely sunshine. It was a delightful morning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtApO6JSz7hpJDCm0AbNQR5EDLV2jkkqvKymCuyzcvoihV_sKKaL-SsIe9c_Flyy5viDDKUsvN8R9UWCUbIo7Kfa001hC8gGEm3xND1q_fK1DBa8VqvkAS7qphkgY8VwuPqfk1o8UF34A/s1600/IMG_1691.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtApO6JSz7hpJDCm0AbNQR5EDLV2jkkqvKymCuyzcvoihV_sKKaL-SsIe9c_Flyy5viDDKUsvN8R9UWCUbIo7Kfa001hC8gGEm3xND1q_fK1DBa8VqvkAS7qphkgY8VwuPqfk1o8UF34A/s400/IMG_1691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673487680096055506" /></a>Dad and I posed for a profile shot to show off our matching bellies when we were at my cousin Nathan's wedding reception! </div><div><br /></div><div>Coming home to Spencer was very welcome after five days of third trimester traveling! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-3731927023393829212011-10-01T21:25:00.000-07:002011-11-18T06:18:00.371-08:00Lady Baby!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lMwpRduzCNNprEqZ1OtBjpIiRKA8JPjWwn54XBAtuQBG14moRrfMBfDOfJ1yZ8FN9U0MTlmUV2rA02MOjwg3lActs2Yu4cClgBaDsTnevsSOOSRMevUSYWtxh-4ShwI5E1nYc6KpWD6A/s1600/IMG_1661.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lMwpRduzCNNprEqZ1OtBjpIiRKA8JPjWwn54XBAtuQBG14moRrfMBfDOfJ1yZ8FN9U0MTlmUV2rA02MOjwg3lActs2Yu4cClgBaDsTnevsSOOSRMevUSYWtxh-4ShwI5E1nYc6KpWD6A/s400/IMG_1661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658711632199381906" /></a><br />On September 20th, we made a second trip to the ultrasound tech. After trying to wiggle and shift-they tipped me back pretty far in the chair at one point- to prompt our baby to change positions, they were able to see that our baby is a GIRL baby! They still had trouble getting some finer pictures of the spine and umbilical chord/placenta connection. She was one pound, 11 ounces and the doctor said that is average for 25 weeks. <div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTVnhptV-Cr-mxum67WJ7AJyI2to7umOdyN6tHaAvVJfZD0IJRo1tnc9WRXFKP5I-S6pBJkxDEhgPrdRYQx_SkfSZI53DRt3qI_seeXMi4XN-n5tluF46p3MeqIpuRNE0_bY8rnWjAJnq/s400/IMG_1662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658708816441897394" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXCKvNlh6Nh0ZrUiG-6eUMOEIoVxXdMp9Oqhr6FvBRcdl-dpj8rI1wCk4wP0ft_NR0P5bDn-C9NmdMs370UfqrZD2QzXEy6igvlIC5jLIv1CB8IGmlkUa7-82kQtfL4ZQph7ybjPLUuTu/s400/IMG_1672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658708825076810866" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBzClFikgoQKqm9W8huz5uLnv2nMcittft4OgIimF8aMpzToFXqOZNlVJYbLwy5rtTBqtA-g9xZqfPwGH_X4Er56UGbRnqCLxCItknbzyfqRUAqBDZXNuswj9GGzxkrmWqssWBRdW_5hX/s400/IMG_1674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658708825136650722" /></div><div>So, now that we know that baby is a girl-or seriously suspect it, we are looking forward to meeting her. We know a lot of other people are too. I feel here punching around in there every now and then and think about how she might be developing in there. Some nights I will have difficulty sleeping soundly. I often find myself thinking of names for her. I do this thinking I will help me fall asleep, but it doesn't do the trick like counting sheep. Thinking of names is like imagining a p</div>erson.<div><br /></div><div>Spencer and I keep a list of baby names we like </div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0dtnTataGoGMEvVTavjaWBUkTHmZN6NdrtpZd_8o-7ic74L1F9-5ROyvmJj3yoSfIUGDENQOEK7eouAT5LBpE5HTDcPlHTFe_GzfYg-ABT2utjMLfI8uVjo2Pxod_Jex5-Op78GuBozb/s400/IMG_1666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658708818977936978" /><div>or are considering in our email. When we hold her in our arms, we are hoping it will be easier to pick a name our baby.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Last Saturday, before the General Relief Society Meeting, Spencer and I ventured to Strite's Orchard. We sat on some crates and tried our hands at water color landscapes. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have been getting lots of baby stuff and great deals at consignment sales, thrift stores and garage sales. I am trying to be discerning. This dresser here caught my eye at a thrift store and I was very pleased that it was still for sale when 20% off Monday rolled around. It will make a perfect changing table! </div>heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-71574478823586666692011-09-18T04:02:00.000-07:002011-09-18T04:02:59.034-07:00Canoe, Picnic, Three Mile IslandWe got a canoe a bit ago. It's small and portable which is good, but it also makes it much less stable than most canoes I've ever been in... which isn't so good. The first time I got it, I took it out with my <a href="http://afewofmyfavoritegreens.blogspot.com/2010/09/kipona-canoe-races.html">canoe champion friend </a>on a place in Middletown where the Susquehanna widens out into what they call a lake. We didn't have a lot of time, but we were determined to at least get out on the water. So we got in: me in the back, Brant in front. 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<br />Spencer Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791083156977589626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-34291368284688058352011-09-15T08:52:00.000-07:002011-09-18T12:46:11.552-07:00Birthday Month of September<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDVs9EMut62GdoVwy6toATwA_D3nU0TDgNGtWUyEdveBaFAbv7WtA7-lLrJr6cMuMXcFaZ4pd8psqPbKz5CLdLkHRbIE4vtiUN1Tz6QKgZkrLkSpH_Z50cNFZAdK6DPdRwtzuSBv-oCK9/s400/IMG_1672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685226703785778" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfzjFmdfxotZ2ozAZXvJVEpndaAI2CDhYEpoPVuDPpkTYX_RjiREyv5W9h9N0tRItvAhKg2E3hqjEYd44xu2aW6aKIZOmUyaHj6fpmF0njjsyzjGpEEphHQNt3sWWF7PX7BXvcoxt2LxF/s400/IMG_1673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685221589883810" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX0oNx1IKM-bimeFxHAZ7JhDNXwbtNqAWYCbnbCo4TU0RHrJaJPHVGV0v6CL99S-f_ABKJeelekGweRlqO-XvvzVnPTAUJAtiONJtOfDKfFl5z5jgrrweeOMyfNcn9i6Hg7r0BoanT2aD/s400/IMG_1676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685235468563426" />September has been eventful so far.<div><br /></div><div>September 7-8, Our neighborhood experienced flooding. The rains came down and the reservoir and Susquehanna came up. Our little house was dry as ever, but roads were closed so we had evacuated to the Jones' when we could. -So much for getting new carpet ;) We are grateful we didn't have to deal with a mess.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We escaped to the D.C. Temple on September 10th. It was such a gorgeous day. For dinner we stopped off at Cafe Rio in Maryland on our way home! A comfort from our western home is that delicious pork salad. They also have yummy mint lemonade.</div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5Jfan2LaveQjFqLbG-_4iRQ8Op45KlEzVwbB-UOXu5BWff_0xYAUYC0wnQmynbTealwvr1IUqAFEtRnGeEsPpk9a7OytlKx_yQsDG2tJBPa007naLt9DQT-uWr7mVxXmP-eymXHXyRIW/s400/IMG_1677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685240742971042" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAul6yl1ISgSAfzI6VSC130swiRmkcJ2xjlvVZ3Nj-BqmNejYZ0aKpiw_aiPNocblO9bFQy3-9Iq4BBxC7qbrKeplGRfToFlrTLYx7Ef_HDv4U60IrKIMYuzSbeajvk1AfXH390TaxQ9X/s1600/IMG_1678.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAul6yl1ISgSAfzI6VSC130swiRmkcJ2xjlvVZ3Nj-BqmNejYZ0aKpiw_aiPNocblO9bFQy3-9Iq4BBxC7qbrKeplGRfToFlrTLYx7Ef_HDv4U60IrKIMYuzSbeajvk1AfXH390TaxQ9X/s400/IMG_1678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653782544550250530" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><br /></span></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Then it was Monday, and I got laid off at work. Laid off from the promise of a few more months of</span> something, but thankfully, I had an interview for an after school reading tutoring program that day too. They are hiring me so there will be work for me this fall before Baby comes.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>This blue picture is just outside our door and taken on my birthday, Wednesday the 14th. I turned 24 and our baby was 24 weeks along! Happy Birthday to me! Spencer took me on a successful boot shopping trip on my birthday eve and then we went to a Thai restaurant for dinner right after these pictures. When we were leaving the restaurant, there was a grand lightening storm. After a quick stop at the thrift store down the road, we braved the weather to grab a treat at Cold Stone. The power was out in that neighborhood so we went to Meadow's Custard-another favorite and shared a Turtle sundae. mmmmm. Then there was time for a game at the Ellsworth's!<br /><br /></div></div>heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-80224746172922280972011-09-04T07:44:00.000-07:002011-09-04T08:25:40.087-07:00Mas Pinatas
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<br />We made more pinatas this week. One for my awesome sister in Boston who loves clown fish and one for our good friend, Annie Ellsworth, who just turned 3.
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<br />Fish was small and fun to make--had to make it compact for shipping. Finding some German treats to fill it with was a fun adventure that took us to a warehouse owned by a Bosnian who, even though he didn't have what we wanted, threw a lot of fun free samples at us. I guess it worked cause we walked out of there with an East European version of the bar we were looking for. Nicht so schlect fur uns, nicht wahr?
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<br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMTUxNDg1MTc2NDgmcHQ9MTMxNTE*ODUyNzUxNCZwPTU3OTAzMiZkPWdpY2tyLmNvbSZnPTEmbz*yNDAzZTNmMWE5/Y2I*Yzg4OTVmOTBjZmE*MTYxNGU3YiZvZj*w.gif" width="0" border="0" height="0" /><a href="http://gickr.com/" title="graphic myspace at Gickr.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://gickr.com/results4/anim_53a11f82-4659-1c74-49d7-6e8d5a860124.gif" alt="pimp myspace with Gickr" /></a>
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<br />Then another VW bug. This one more of a fisher price version than our last <a href="http://theariesexperiment.blogspot.com/2010/05/senor-pinata.html">one</a>. Have to give Heather most if not all the credit for this one. I was working on one project or another while she did most of this.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4A07KSyzcMn0HzonlXjhpCcL1Nxy_Ds72DHu7Uz0INUSjBl6GTVY0EO_p1bLNiA9nfj2S3EMum7UjpRk2PveMaMT3XRorZZd9qm5W_Y0-F8YA5P5zctsOLB-PLkB_py3umo0OmLjUITW/s1600/P1030051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4A07KSyzcMn0HzonlXjhpCcL1Nxy_Ds72DHu7Uz0INUSjBl6GTVY0EO_p1bLNiA9nfj2S3EMum7UjpRk2PveMaMT3XRorZZd9qm5W_Y0-F8YA5P5zctsOLB-PLkB_py3umo0OmLjUITW/s320/P1030051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648520578410932914" border="0" /></a>I added a bit to the back and some to the bottom. Mainly I just held it from the balcony and hit kids with it when the time came to bust open our very strong, it turns out, pinata. It was funny to see the children try to process that it was suddenly okay to both hold a long wooden stick and to hit things with it. Behaviors I'm pretty sure their parents spend a fair amount of time teaching them not to do. Most took to it pretty well and had a good time hitting or pushing or grabbing the pinata as I tried to make it look hard to hit. Really I just tried to get it to where they could hit it the best which isn't too easy looking down from above. But it was taking plenty long and most hits were barely denting the thing. But it was a lovely birthday party with lots of our favorite people, and it was great to be a part of the celebrations.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6YJUoBj3VMfeD1ZWSdFgiHuZ1dJaIpCKu3VnPYt3T17QFcVsZugYSNBjADoKFU_p-5AQOvYmgYWIs_bJpuhN65HpDmFzWivgPRAfzzO1iIOi1OuRJMRHu1yBCs2RONi2pMJaPXyAHHn1/s1600/IMG_1670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6YJUoBj3VMfeD1ZWSdFgiHuZ1dJaIpCKu3VnPYt3T17QFcVsZugYSNBjADoKFU_p-5AQOvYmgYWIs_bJpuhN65HpDmFzWivgPRAfzzO1iIOi1OuRJMRHu1yBCs2RONi2pMJaPXyAHHn1/s320/IMG_1670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648520579843814130" border="0" /></a>Our fun little bug. That German engineering's a little too sturdy sometimes, though. Even Brant given free reign with the pointy stick took a while to free the goodies.
<br />Spencer Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791083156977589626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-5542296282510773182011-08-20T13:49:00.001-07:002011-08-20T17:10:11.773-07:00Baby!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8rZyhGtjHx2jPAEPxybr0xm3FAKnKhcZ2DN2TkEn5hDUW7_nif4B4v-Gd42EtxPdmvs69tq3RD2Z3w47C5k9TanU9cu5hAAsorufPly0VPh41Wv1L6eCe5VQJpu0FZEOIgB56Y3UQitC/s1600/1+Ultrasound.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8rZyhGtjHx2jPAEPxybr0xm3FAKnKhcZ2DN2TkEn5hDUW7_nif4B4v-Gd42EtxPdmvs69tq3RD2Z3w47C5k9TanU9cu5hAAsorufPly0VPh41Wv1L6eCe5VQJpu0FZEOIgB56Y3UQitC/s320/1+Ultrasound.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643045496687481106" border="0" /></a>We're having a baby! The above picture was our first glimpse back when baby was as big as a grape. (Note: Heather signed up for these emails that give us updates on what baby's doing week by week and they always related the size of the baby to a fruit. So baby was a grape, a fig, a lime, a medium shrimp (one of these things...), a lemon, an apple, an avocado, a bell pepper, an heirloom tomato, and now the length of a banana. I'm slightly confused but mainly delighted by the strict food and mainly fruit comparisons.)
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<br />Our first look at baby was really amazing. At first baby just sat there with an awesome chin which I was just happy I could see. When I've seen ultrasounds of others' babies, I could not make heads or tails (can you see baby's?) of anything. So, either technology is getting a lot better, or its way different when you see the lil' grape moving and shaking its hands. The other really amazing part was hearing the heartbeat. They center in on the heart and then amplify the beat so its this really strong, fast, primal beat. Gah guhn, gah guhn, gah guhn, really fast. That's when the reality of baby as a new person--as opposed to two lines on a home pregnancy test or an abstract something the size of progressively larger fruits--really hit me. So incredible.
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<br />On Aug 10, we got an ultrasound to find out baby's gender which would be really great to know since English doesn't have a neuter gender like some fine European languages I know. But coy, demure, proper baby was stuffing its business end way down into mom's hips and crossing his or her legs.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS2NwWIVW_w_SQmh5Y9C5yZWjLvr9vPKVMgq73cXX5HZPmXIIFoL5SHBqJyqBZahE3m5nD5A9YAl3fLRZHnXzXVGZkOPd6C54wW4fXkIuwYu4FzgmPKQr2I0k83kGz4No4HXJ9S4WaARy/s1600/2+Ultrasound_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS2NwWIVW_w_SQmh5Y9C5yZWjLvr9vPKVMgq73cXX5HZPmXIIFoL5SHBqJyqBZahE3m5nD5A9YAl3fLRZHnXzXVGZkOPd6C54wW4fXkIuwYu4FzgmPKQr2I0k83kGz4No4HXJ9S4WaARy/s320/2+Ultrasound_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643049572469197298" border="0" /></a>A no show. Kind of like waking up Christmas morning and finding out that Christmas isn't for another month. Though kind of not like that too since we got some of the neatest profile ultrasounds I've ever seen. Our theory is that baby was ready for the appointment but when the clinic kept us waiting for almost an hour, baby settled down and got low and comfy.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sGOKcyzhEyl-23VZ3vgUHLFPcQ2EdG-8_miSxLC5Nf7DjwD3dwrZ_GKHUHk9j2ZgD5HJa92AiTpPT3rfFTJQ4tEZRSe_earz9-XNwavvREmO1mdDKSRw49dwyCpZVfwxUHZZf9rlXa3x/s1600/SCAN0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sGOKcyzhEyl-23VZ3vgUHLFPcQ2EdG-8_miSxLC5Nf7DjwD3dwrZ_GKHUHk9j2ZgD5HJa92AiTpPT3rfFTJQ4tEZRSe_earz9-XNwavvREmO1mdDKSRw49dwyCpZVfwxUHZZf9rlXa3x/s320/SCAN0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643045496079676962" border="0" /></a>I really love this one. Arms up, hands on forehead.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHoPDEbB5MRyRcwntTF71-MQJ8vkVM9DnvzvMuowk9J4yiGryaCdTbNFYP-OhAf5mXYg2_n8M6pVz0fWsQPxe4GVHZw0o2yBRC2r4Re-ZOrsPuRYFvWee9eLRnnE_IjacnI2dHJt4147J/s1600/SCAN0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHoPDEbB5MRyRcwntTF71-MQJ8vkVM9DnvzvMuowk9J4yiGryaCdTbNFYP-OhAf5mXYg2_n8M6pVz0fWsQPxe4GVHZw0o2yBRC2r4Re-ZOrsPuRYFvWee9eLRnnE_IjacnI2dHJt4147J/s320/SCAN0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643049572240282098" border="0" /></a>Another great profile shot.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jksH810JokNv2hkHp5eFZRS_szgwmh6ajOFtQA2fixGsMaRZ1mwv2nrS9UTF4hbu6-Cr7Ab5ZNUl10WDEv9PDCF9TdSeZZ7vjnFi54xp9ieXnBE1SgviJ-rlUOeKAN4dYvZwsMU7N2Bw/s1600/SCAN0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jksH810JokNv2hkHp5eFZRS_szgwmh6ajOFtQA2fixGsMaRZ1mwv2nrS9UTF4hbu6-Cr7Ab5ZNUl10WDEv9PDCF9TdSeZZ7vjnFi54xp9ieXnBE1SgviJ-rlUOeKAN4dYvZwsMU7N2Bw/s320/SCAN0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643045504377180898" border="0" /></a>Kind of weird looking from the front, but looks like eyes and teeth are developing well on our 10 oz baby.
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<br />So what do you think? Girl? Boy? Everyone seems to have a theory. When one of Heather's coworkers heard that baby wasn't cooperating with us wanting to know the gender, she said, 'oh, it's a boy. They're difficult. Gotta be a boy. I had two. Trust me.' Then our neighbor told us that a friend of hers told her that it's gotta be a girl since its riding low.
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<br />The jury's still out. We could know in a month. Guesses?
<br />Spencer Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791083156977589626noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206325626111189462.post-66202055028071132282011-05-02T12:46:00.001-07:002011-08-20T06:01:22.890-07:00DC Area Plus Wedding April 30, 2011<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPLiHfjGOxe_q5GtrZ4QYJW5K0fOeADZzumHnLFemQf4rIxnfORkAwiXqC7lcSmOIt46dy49oRxNX8jQAOSf3eyu3-OBQ2h__hSnrZWPBEEkB0n12B-f5dIuFR0mKt-kmQBz_yQ6dRtkp/s320/IMG_1671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642615994731535906" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5NcB-rogwaKcGaH53_vQGqGTBgmtEb7GxcikhlDc8owEmYm5UtPFJE_IB3C5N0iSKoNLyxdgM8bCWdbXQsNi0xHiMW9NACYLuuaysOOWJK32RrjNqZqISE58-5epatPln7mcQvERRpKI/s1600/IMG_1679.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5NcB-rogwaKcGaH53_vQGqGTBgmtEb7GxcikhlDc8owEmYm5UtPFJE_IB3C5N0iSKoNLyxdgM8bCWdbXQsNi0xHiMW9NACYLuuaysOOWJK32RrjNqZqISE58-5epatPln7mcQvERRpKI/s320/IMG_1679.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642660828387168994" /></a>
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<br />Here we are on Easter eve, April 23rd with our colored eggs the weekend before, when Spencer returned from his conference in San Antonio.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKjDACPWtVA3wFx0-uF6RTwrzS5nKLSw_hiGL0LRBZfrwjAphdUqAq9moOts4QdbHCbQ9z7aSieRlePPYzfrRqUtXi_cyvbDeMDDWTJZK4UDzyudxNY2gE4ZeUITgT_oV53-ZiTWGh-S7/s1600/IMG_1673.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}">
<br /></a>Spencer and I were thrilled to hear that a Cafe Rio was opening up in Olney, MD. We got to swing by there after we went to the DC Temple to see my friend, Julia Olson (now Kanouse), get married. It was so special, the ceremony. Our Cafe Rio lunch and then our to-go salad was like a dream! Ok, so if you haven't guessed it by now, we are big fans of good food!
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<br />On the way to the reception we drove by Mount Vernon. We got there with only an hour until close and figured it best to come back with more time. The drive on George Washington Parkway along the Potomac was worth it though. All those wonderful and vibrant trees, sailboats and sunshine were calling to us to stay a while in that area. We also stopped off in Alexandria at Heather's favorite cupcakery... Lavender Moon. Spencer chose right when he ordered the buttermilk cupcake with Mexican chocolate pudding.
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<br />Our friend Bee works at a Thai restaurant just around the corner, so we surprised her by stopping in to say hello. And she was surprised.
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<br />Another excellent place to eat if you are in the District is Good Stuff Eatery. They serve up excellent hamburgers and some very sweet but tasty shakes. It is a short walk from the Capitol Building and the Library of Congress. And Spencer would have me not forget the tasty fries!heathergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072536932801101387noreply@blogger.com0