tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814547066155982952024-02-20T18:20:25.597-07:00Ribera FamilyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-84825768953929661322012-03-04T23:20:00.003-07:002012-03-05T09:10:25.202-07:00Hey Stranger!I have thought about updating this blog multiple times in the past few years and am FINALLY getting around to it! Life is good so I might as well write about it, right? We are all settled in our new house in Smithfield. It's so nice having a place of our own where we don't have to share walls with neighbors! We are putting in new carpet and painting all of the upstairs bedrooms. I'm so excited! Almost the whole upstairs is the same color and it's been driving me crazy.<br />
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Joe is doing well. He's pretty busy with school work (grad school and teaching). He's really enjoying grad school though and has done really well. He's already looking forward to the summer though. I've started working again, although very minimal hours. It's nice to get out of the house every now and again.<br />
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The kids are awesome! Elijah loves kindergarten and is learning so fast! He reads well and has made lots of new friends. It amazes me how fast he is growing. Every time I ask him to stop growing he says he can't unless he stops having birthdays. He's a great older brother and is becoming very responsible. He gets breakfast for himself and Hailey every morning.<br />
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Hailey is just fun, most of the time (she does have her drama moments.) She has a great sense of humor and is constantly making us laugh. We just bought her a new Pinkalicious bike and she can't wait for spring so she can ride it. She already took a spin on it inside the house. She has been very patient with me while we've adjusted to having a baby in the house. Most mornings I'm a zombie but she loves me anyway.<br />
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Marcus is getting huge! He's not even 3 months yet and he already rolls over from his back to his stomach. His favorite thing to do is jump in his jumper. He has started making super cute baby noises and laughing a little. And of course, he still looks exactly like Elijah. The last 3 nights he has slept for 5.5 hour blocks! It's so nice to get some sleep! We really struggled to get him figured out the first 2 months and it seems like things are finally getting better. He was really gassy and didn't sleep well or nurse well. We tried tons of different things and in the end just had to be patient.<br />
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Now the main thing I'm looking forward to is good weather so I can get outside and do some yard work!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfAtJ6e0sTjeKW1xbIAk4DLQoGvcl8c7CQAAtYsNQp1MJyCNVUinFFk5FqvdRNjpkVd_gppH-ioaKY38Sap4lqK8OcgFGFfNM9uKz6J0hPvmjQ_1_1wCK9wsmdEc3b00i8QZt3x7Tyxwn/s1600/IMG_8370.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716300183576103922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfAtJ6e0sTjeKW1xbIAk4DLQoGvcl8c7CQAAtYsNQp1MJyCNVUinFFk5FqvdRNjpkVd_gppH-ioaKY38Sap4lqK8OcgFGFfNM9uKz6J0hPvmjQ_1_1wCK9wsmdEc3b00i8QZt3x7Tyxwn/s320/IMG_8370.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpaIpbDT_hTOtgKiEh2F3Su4-fNFQLG7iRgwl3zzwiIo-f41q2PU110y-Z44zg8tjtB5SGI4pRxtuUSPyl6NErF4Oei0xHKfyuJln1ciCFBEu0Z14wZCIy02JldPVjHQvB5DOB3txI-VB/s1600/IMG_8395.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716300194504418818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpaIpbDT_hTOtgKiEh2F3Su4-fNFQLG7iRgwl3zzwiIo-f41q2PU110y-Z44zg8tjtB5SGI4pRxtuUSPyl6NErF4Oei0xHKfyuJln1ciCFBEu0Z14wZCIy02JldPVjHQvB5DOB3txI-VB/s320/IMG_8395.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq3sAQBHadPp9dONgyrZPhed7qOSD8xHGAj_k57W9h_RlJeLms-vxLoN3-D-iFx6zaznL97CjrS_deEKL92ORngewZFf1CR9Xc8PF-Uyg_8BDDLVVGuX3F1iXe1MsE-9Qjj-XQLdrZhyphenhypheno/s1600/003.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716300202085577090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq3sAQBHadPp9dONgyrZPhed7qOSD8xHGAj_k57W9h_RlJeLms-vxLoN3-D-iFx6zaznL97CjrS_deEKL92ORngewZFf1CR9Xc8PF-Uyg_8BDDLVVGuX3F1iXe1MsE-9Qjj-XQLdrZhyphenhypheno/s320/003.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr7bSzBOavuOTkdIKHVc76q8fZmszn1kJ5Ptwl3oMONNDxlEB1i78Xptr42E8B60IPdnLVoLmX2IfQtvXHbtpsiuYzulgDj-XLjgSR8gznQLqJcgCJa68PSEmOKEq0DBdBgvJBFfqyWx6/s1600/013.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716300206511462770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr7bSzBOavuOTkdIKHVc76q8fZmszn1kJ5Ptwl3oMONNDxlEB1i78Xptr42E8B60IPdnLVoLmX2IfQtvXHbtpsiuYzulgDj-XLjgSR8gznQLqJcgCJa68PSEmOKEq0DBdBgvJBFfqyWx6/s320/013.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJLmHJunoP43Mn2AGaPvtG6or0JpAZZa481K7hJPoKfB052Lb9b5eHf3w-4uczL3PASWTXhUN2KvkVbMM7xcVZM1pnmOpgptTlk7JxjamRSfpMDD-g6BUF3qKiPj1RlYENXv8aNj_bKQg/s1600/IMG_8368.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716300181870291922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJLmHJunoP43Mn2AGaPvtG6or0JpAZZa481K7hJPoKfB052Lb9b5eHf3w-4uczL3PASWTXhUN2KvkVbMM7xcVZM1pnmOpgptTlk7JxjamRSfpMDD-g6BUF3qKiPj1RlYENXv8aNj_bKQg/s320/IMG_8368.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-15773203677344757452010-04-06T23:10:00.005-06:002010-04-06T23:53:04.503-06:00Easter and Bangs and Fingernails!Again, it has been a long time since my last up date and for that I have to apologize. I don't even remember what I wrote in my last post. Maybe I should read my own blog sometime.<br /><br />Anyway, it's spring vacation for Joe so we're trying to get the basement cleaned and organized. So far I have been stuck on my drawer full of keep sakes for 2 days. Man that stuff is hard to go through! Hopefully tomorrow we'll be able to move on. We'd like to get the basement painted because we went and bought carpet that we would like to have installed sometime in the next century.<br /><br />On Easter Sunday we got to do lots of fun things! We had an Easter egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Ribera's and we celebrated my birthday. Then my host family from Germany came to visit! They are such awesome people and it's been almost 10 years since I last saw all of them! Yup, that's a long time! Thankfully most of them speak English so they didn't have to suffer through my rusty German. It was so good to see them and catch up! Plus they brought me German chocolate. I mean really, what's not to like?<br /><br />The kids are, of course, growing up way too fast. Elijah is in full 4 year old mode. He questions everything and tests all of his limits. He's getting so smart and nothing gets by him. This fall he will start preschool. I'm excited and anxious. But I know it will be so good for him! He's a ball full of energy. All of his jeans have holes in the knees so I gave in and bought him a new pair today. I guess he'll have LOTS of shorts come summer time. I posted some pictures of him and Hailey doing the yoga at the end of my workout routine.<br /><br />Hailey is just plain funny. If I could video record her all day I would! She has some of the funniest mannerisms. I can't wait to hear what's going on in her head. She is constantly talking to herself or singing. She and Elijah play a game where they make the same sound back and forth to each other for as long as Joe and I will allow it. We also finally cut some bangs for her so she could see the world. They make her look more grown up. And I painted her fingernails the other day. I was painting my toenails and she was very interested, so I painted her nails. She loved it, but was a little impatient with the drying part. And I didn't have any really good little girl colors so she got blue fingernails. She didn't seem to mind.<br /><br />Some SUPER good news to end my update with: Joe and I are going on a cruise in May!! WAHOO! I am so dang excited! We're going with some neighbors so we'll have friends to keep us company, because Joe and I might actually get bored with a week without kids. Wait, no we wouldn't... We're still excited to be going with our awesome friends!<br /><br />Hope the rest of you are doing well and just as happy that spring is coming (even if it might not look like it at the time) as we are!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdbQKNp8AEvJ5SkFEjEhwqoY1fxhulG0cHsxFBxxTylnyOBMSVZHs8Z7jzz_4inVMnYkyE2vHmHLh8IrsSugwVtu0SjC0pqmkfW8f7dkuAr4DOogSUaN5vnUyLxE69ygy5XgBFs9i5gC8/s1600/IMG_4856.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdbQKNp8AEvJ5SkFEjEhwqoY1fxhulG0cHsxFBxxTylnyOBMSVZHs8Z7jzz_4inVMnYkyE2vHmHLh8IrsSugwVtu0SjC0pqmkfW8f7dkuAr4DOogSUaN5vnUyLxE69ygy5XgBFs9i5gC8/s320/IMG_4856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457264860769820962" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWKVCbuc_S_M1snCEKnLcLpw1tcMBiC5qLaLpmVSBPdyeR9f7MapQL3q7nTA0wZSwex-6eaUOt-kapXZGwrV5mobg6mJsz7o2NkWgEzwlWxWUVdVNcHRovueShIEmFWS7y54Ntohgz7l7/s1600/IMG_4845.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWKVCbuc_S_M1snCEKnLcLpw1tcMBiC5qLaLpmVSBPdyeR9f7MapQL3q7nTA0wZSwex-6eaUOt-kapXZGwrV5mobg6mJsz7o2NkWgEzwlWxWUVdVNcHRovueShIEmFWS7y54Ntohgz7l7/s320/IMG_4845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457264648955961202" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicauMizQAucfRe1IgA0wgldSie-XFzN4Wxn7S7yQYtxwaQiE6qRQPaTxaKHTR6ZjLAqiqcLpq_FDpbKY0nPezzwob-sfT-WnfqgZJSs-NWEHOnhmhEptzdzRQI8tYteLAuLzAZ6oOswk4/s1600/IMG_4807.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicauMizQAucfRe1IgA0wgldSie-XFzN4Wxn7S7yQYtxwaQiE6qRQPaTxaKHTR6ZjLAqiqcLpq_FDpbKY0nPezzwob-sfT-WnfqgZJSs-NWEHOnhmhEptzdzRQI8tYteLAuLzAZ6oOswk4/s320/IMG_4807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457264637568567410" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzWfSvpXbb8j0FUrmCFG0Y93ymGmRnzdoWEWeujEZMi3tn1TasOAtYmUruixg9jnEJuocm7FPe4MkJOsaJVovtMxg-PyZN8cvx2__YiB2DyuFdY5URwnULuSIFbW1whB7gl3mNPiH7YQS/s1600/IMG_4804.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzWfSvpXbb8j0FUrmCFG0Y93ymGmRnzdoWEWeujEZMi3tn1TasOAtYmUruixg9jnEJuocm7FPe4MkJOsaJVovtMxg-PyZN8cvx2__YiB2DyuFdY5URwnULuSIFbW1whB7gl3mNPiH7YQS/s320/IMG_4804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457264624665714834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vxAHB7meB2CRckYuu1Zej-Wf4AvtMPhnqZnqX5idsQf72qJhiOj8eSmaIUKKznSuRwDMR_U4-E4kLF_OT2k2gT41sc61-dkFpNrrrB3ChQAlJG_Ou4-OZgEcKyPXnw9ZSjiKzQ3H2UPI/s1600/IMG_4760.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vxAHB7meB2CRckYuu1Zej-Wf4AvtMPhnqZnqX5idsQf72qJhiOj8eSmaIUKKznSuRwDMR_U4-E4kLF_OT2k2gT41sc61-dkFpNrrrB3ChQAlJG_Ou4-OZgEcKyPXnw9ZSjiKzQ3H2UPI/s320/IMG_4760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457264619573895618" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wKnyKeiHBzaWUkBUE3BnjV7Wf-cJNPJBvFH4Hmz7FnZRBMN9f7uro7nf7Yb3B1CVmYjhu0TtPh8NQxgjYvg3r5WD1XRJmxZ9dbvhN-g4HrvE682vS48-czr3tmrMl_2HHXZ8C2i0nKNZ/s1600/IMG_4741.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wKnyKeiHBzaWUkBUE3BnjV7Wf-cJNPJBvFH4Hmz7FnZRBMN9f7uro7nf7Yb3B1CVmYjhu0TtPh8NQxgjYvg3r5WD1XRJmxZ9dbvhN-g4HrvE682vS48-czr3tmrMl_2HHXZ8C2i0nKNZ/s320/IMG_4741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457264613912351218" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-34808177743031572592009-10-14T23:45:00.003-06:002009-10-15T00:16:13.382-06:00It's about time!It's been FOREVER since I last posted. I've been meaning to but every time I had a second I hadn't uploaded the new photos of the kids onto the computer and I know the whole reason most people check this is for photos of the kids. Can't say I blame you.<br /><br />TONS has happened since I last posted. Most of you have heard bits and pieces of our crazy summer. Well, here's the whole story:<br /><br />When we bought our house we did an 80/20 loan and so this August the 20% part was going to become a variable interest rate. So we decided to refinance. That meant finishing some of our home updates (ie. getting the carpet out of the main floor since the edges were duct taped). So we spent July putting new carpet upstairs, tile in the kitchen and laminate wood flooring in the living and dining. And of course we had to paint before the new flooring went in. It was a huge project but Joe and I now love our home. I might be able to stand living here for a couple more years.<br /><br />Anyway, the day that we were going in to sign our closing papers for the new loan we got in a car accident (I guess that's what we get for discussing what we might buy after we grew out of the Buick). Luckily the signing had to be put off till another day for other reasons. The crash totaled our beloved Buick. A kid turned left in front of us with out clearing on coming traffic so we hit the rear passenger side of his car and it flung him around 180 degrees. The back end of his car hit a motorcyclist who was waiting to turn right onto the road. No one was hurt. The motorcyclist looked up just in time to jump off of his bike and avoid being pinned under the car. The car we hit had been purchased 3 days before the accident and the motorcyclist had insured his bike like the day before. Everyone involved was extremely lucky and blessed that things happened the way they did! Since the accident wasn't our fault we got reimbursed for everything including our trips to the chiropractor.<br /><br />We were worried that we wouldn't get what we owed out of the Buick. We refinanced it a year ago in order to afford A/C. The insurance adjuster who came to look at our car said it was in such good condition he added another $500 onto the value so it turned out that we got $2,500 more than what we owed on it back! Which was very helpful because the Toyota Sequoia that we bought needed some major maintenance done. Thankfully I work at the auto shop and they gave us some amazing deals. So that was most of our crazy summer. Phew!<br /><br />This summer Elijah learned to ride his bike. He does such a good job and of course LOVES going fast and shows everyone his helmet with fire and a snake on it. He's also getting so stubborn. I have to say, he does come by it honestly. He has graduated to a twin bed and always asks people if they want to see his new bed even though he's been sleeping in it for months now. I'm hoping to send him to preschool soon. We'll see. It all depends on when I'll finally get around to making some calls.<br /><br />Hailey is also getting huge! She is 14 months and just starting to walk. She can take about 4 steps on her own. She's even starting to say a few words. I'm so glad we have her. She's just so happy all the time! Except for when her brother is making life hard for her. His favorite thing to do is go stand in front of her when she's trying to crawl somewhere. He's the stereotypical big brother. He can pick on Hailey all he wants but when someone else tries to he'll step right in.<br /><br />I also have some very cute family pictures that our friend Heather Taylor took for us that I will post. Hopefully this brought you all up to date with us!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfk7i1sKeZlQeTDwydcnJBlKWBuHE_tYv_PnS-Zmha3cIQ6t-jyAxGXNHvhHtcpLESFpT2HnhGVu4KmqTbAJD1q1Ue-hB394h_0nfFI0oEpvxsuSCgkMuH8qiKWLYvBAo2i1A5ZR-HsFk/s1600-h/IMG_3890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfk7i1sKeZlQeTDwydcnJBlKWBuHE_tYv_PnS-Zmha3cIQ6t-jyAxGXNHvhHtcpLESFpT2HnhGVu4KmqTbAJD1q1Ue-hB394h_0nfFI0oEpvxsuSCgkMuH8qiKWLYvBAo2i1A5ZR-HsFk/s320/IMG_3890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392705939272266850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_9B24kxNeyWF5rvieFouNtSa4GS7C5GpB4q8e6ZkQMQglHisKEDOiuXeUCv__bpF_R-h0eAvBIwqba_8poZzW4Nb84U37YrzDQIHLHyAcNplOm-t8YLugssHKkVzarAMWnEq4ROp3dK1/s1600-h/IMG_3908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_9B24kxNeyWF5rvieFouNtSa4GS7C5GpB4q8e6ZkQMQglHisKEDOiuXeUCv__bpF_R-h0eAvBIwqba_8poZzW4Nb84U37YrzDQIHLHyAcNplOm-t8YLugssHKkVzarAMWnEq4ROp3dK1/s320/IMG_3908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392705973773205922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tQZBmWljsXECS62zOjv-Q2rWl4GgLrXcqBkKUMihypMpxD-YdnI6NsnuV44EOzFw6o_M_UImL4PdGst7PVg4l3zjnCv4gSNHLl0ca4HcEIe3oDrxSEhVClzuJA_smqi5cN0yJxggDy8W/s1600-h/IMG_4020a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tQZBmWljsXECS62zOjv-Q2rWl4GgLrXcqBkKUMihypMpxD-YdnI6NsnuV44EOzFw6o_M_UImL4PdGst7PVg4l3zjnCv4gSNHLl0ca4HcEIe3oDrxSEhVClzuJA_smqi5cN0yJxggDy8W/s320/IMG_4020a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392705960594826466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgbXvIfI_kg3wBehYOHFKTLUDaOkuHExzZ7NJGR2Z9u_A_FLO23YBgFADuAqTjIemQ34kiXb0ZQNwM-ebYFrqU2pETxZcpzKJ9-j3cmMzOe_0ALL_qNJzOQ4eis0o_2FApdoUEl6gZ_Yt/s1600-h/IMG_3900.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgbXvIfI_kg3wBehYOHFKTLUDaOkuHExzZ7NJGR2Z9u_A_FLO23YBgFADuAqTjIemQ34kiXb0ZQNwM-ebYFrqU2pETxZcpzKJ9-j3cmMzOe_0ALL_qNJzOQ4eis0o_2FApdoUEl6gZ_Yt/s320/IMG_3900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392705948660250690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sCuKZ1NRdTqTXILU0v-KKgxb5kw-wtgcqnP_SbK8DQlgZ8zRO0WCeRWvMN6Etirs_LUzKyOAx0VEzJj8iuPKJ-k3UoqeF8dEOCnpWyCes9BZsRPxVKlYhktdQmicUUw4zRmALk109J1k/s1600-h/Ribera+Family+%2709+05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sCuKZ1NRdTqTXILU0v-KKgxb5kw-wtgcqnP_SbK8DQlgZ8zRO0WCeRWvMN6Etirs_LUzKyOAx0VEzJj8iuPKJ-k3UoqeF8dEOCnpWyCes9BZsRPxVKlYhktdQmicUUw4zRmALk109J1k/s320/Ribera+Family+%2709+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392705929841223122" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-71362062573570152882009-06-25T15:12:00.002-06:002009-06-25T15:21:59.290-06:00I'm such a bad mother!!!I don't know why I'm posting this, it makes me feel awful! Today Hailey rolled off our bed and hit her head on my night stand. She had the BIGGEST goose bump! It made me so darned sad... I set her in the middle of my bed while I was getting ready and Elijah was playing in the near vicinity. Anyway, she ended up laying down on my bed instead of sitting and I should have put her on the floor then but I guess I figured she would be okay. I was wrong. It always makes me hurt when I see my kids crying like that. She's fine now but she's going to have a massive bruise on her forehead. A reminder to me to be more cautious in the future.<br /><br />And now for a happy moment: Elijah got to play outside in his swimming pool yesterday. It was the first day this summer that it has been warm enough to get it out! And since Joe has been trimming our tree we actually get a little patch of sun on our back lawn, just large enough to shine on his pool. He had such a good time, although he spent more time out of the pool "watering" things than he did in the pool. A couple hours after we were done Elijah said to me, "You forgot to take pictures of me swimming in my pool!" He was very annoyed that I had forgotten so I promised to take pictures next time. And when I do I will probably post them here..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-15135453955986584982009-06-13T23:43:00.010-06:002009-06-14T00:27:18.639-06:00You need some help?So I mentioned before that saying prayers with Elijah is some what humorous... Well, last night I was gone and Daddy and Elijah were saying prayers together. Usually when we want Elijah to say the prayer, we start it and Elijah just takes it from there. So Joe started the prayer, "Heavenly Father," and then paused for Elijah but he just looked at Joe and said, "You need some help?" Needless to say, it took a little while for Joe to compose himself and get the prayer finished. I'm so sad I missed it!<br /><br />Anyway, it's been raining here for about 2 weeks straight and I think we are all going a little stir crazy. So today I built Elijah a little fort. He had a great time in it! He took in some books and animals and ate his lunch in it. We gave him a flash light to play with in there which he thought was the best ever! He also learned that a fort will not hold if you jump on top of it. We have had to rebuild the fort many many times....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4166reI-F5XDBkLWw8uKo9oIIALWz1THcyeZ7vSEFZers5q9yKflMi38noTylnZPXlckzkcnURkErHf9cIcN5InHgYcVELBRmCoRh-lb5vLQYkT0h-Q635oDxXebvIJfpEDz9z5ES9W2F/s1600-h/IMG_3567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4166reI-F5XDBkLWw8uKo9oIIALWz1THcyeZ7vSEFZers5q9yKflMi38noTylnZPXlckzkcnURkErHf9cIcN5InHgYcVELBRmCoRh-lb5vLQYkT0h-Q635oDxXebvIJfpEDz9z5ES9W2F/s320/IMG_3567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347064465281901522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl6pwHK06QqIO217KtZr555maTocKZdkAXKCd-byMsXGnvmlERzwbjhDNoyXDuLzzlTVWgDYQbU4LhgTc_Wrv7X_cCqBRi_t8toGYu42fa-gpZjwVH8VJpodJh0lbnHl2jr84ipRDYsT4/s1600-h/IMG_3564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl6pwHK06QqIO217KtZr555maTocKZdkAXKCd-byMsXGnvmlERzwbjhDNoyXDuLzzlTVWgDYQbU4LhgTc_Wrv7X_cCqBRi_t8toGYu42fa-gpZjwVH8VJpodJh0lbnHl2jr84ipRDYsT4/s320/IMG_3564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347064459351954546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAA0d08uqE-wBM8Hek7vaR8dSpxok4EE_CSAG37VJCRxSS3egm6SIWjECxxMP_cJc2P9WToXaROlj7NmP4VLTsrVZ9dE6urjspFfsXA97e_QxfkpbTevcugLGmdVcz-8IOm-y9CbKhkS6/s1600-h/IMG_3552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAA0d08uqE-wBM8Hek7vaR8dSpxok4EE_CSAG37VJCRxSS3egm6SIWjECxxMP_cJc2P9WToXaROlj7NmP4VLTsrVZ9dE6urjspFfsXA97e_QxfkpbTevcugLGmdVcz-8IOm-y9CbKhkS6/s320/IMG_3552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347064450996688866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And a picture of Hailey for the heck of it..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And one last fun bit of news. Joe and I went anniversary shopping today. We left with the intent of buying a new VCR/DVD combo and came back with a 32 inch Samsung flat screen TV. YAY! It's so beautiful! We hooked up my laptop and finished watching the second season of "Chuck" on the TV through Hulu. We kinda figured that we had earned it and we have been scoping TV's out for a while so it was kinda an impuls buy but kinda not. I love anniversaries!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2JJIwVFXluSyHF-O9_kInMcCBu5fQFbm1UVjJb_wHaLkS4enUihUUKnYlwnIBJSpIL5Q1FnVYSFJWkllJUxmKzKmeOWihsqrUkKr2EFLOk5X8Kyd95DNKcS8vEb3Vq9vpvVVpI995o-G/s1600-h/IMG_3572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2JJIwVFXluSyHF-O9_kInMcCBu5fQFbm1UVjJb_wHaLkS4enUihUUKnYlwnIBJSpIL5Q1FnVYSFJWkllJUxmKzKmeOWihsqrUkKr2EFLOk5X8Kyd95DNKcS8vEb3Vq9vpvVVpI995o-G/s320/IMG_3572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347064455182248210" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-80967175592260681072009-06-08T22:30:00.011-06:002009-06-08T22:54:35.684-06:00Alice the CamelHey there!<br />Because I have no more school, and Diana is continually bogged down with work and school, I have volunteered to add my two cents about our family. Everything is going really well. As mentioned above with me out of school there is more time to do silly projects that I have been meaning to do for the last year. Again Diana is constantly busy but always looking stunning! Elijah made a big step this last week by spending the night over at Grandma Georgia's. A lot of his cousins were there so he wanted to stay the evening. I thought that he wouldn't make it, but Diana got him to sleep and he did great. Yea, the first over night with out mom or dad. Hailey is doing well and likes to show her 7 teeth by grinning. She has found that clapping feet together in the bathtub gets lots of attention and people wet. She's a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cutie</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">definitely</span> from Diana.<br /><br />Here is Elijah Singing "Alice the Camel." It has become one of his favorites from a sing-a-long <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CD</span> we have of children's songs.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzNSecRvyFN4KqGn7IfwV-zhVIDvSrW2mT94VobQ3jXM1VEzVuaLu-TE5Yq2w59kBXOPAi4z65gjDdP9l45uA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here is Elijah singing the "A,B,C" song.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyXDoUF9KK3FkYtyUt9HXpdtaux16ZTKqqJQmEVyh4oj5b4HmWQd7sPY5JYE3gTrczFQ3lVGrDtVijKDlEemA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-879412665834017012009-05-20T00:20:00.006-06:002009-05-20T01:41:14.112-06:00If he lives to see 4 I'll be amazed!I love my son, I love my son, I love my son. He's reached another stage in his life, one I hoped would never happen but I knew it was coming! He's independent. He has decided when he wants to do something or see something he will make it happen. Recent occurrences: Monday morning he woke up and came in to see me. I told him to play downstairs while I finished waking up. When I sat up in bed I saw some light in the hallway which can only mean the front door was open. I ran outside (minus glasses or contacts which means I could see about 2 feet in front of me) and couldn't see him anywhere. I found him a minute or two later over in the neighbors carport because he had followed a cat there. Tuesday morning I'm sitting in the dining room finishing up breakfast, Eljah is in the kitchen, not more than 5 feet from me and somehow manages to spray WD40 in his face. The cleaning supply cupboard must have been open because I've asked him to open it many times since and he can't (believe me, if he could he would have). If he keeps scaring me like this I might not make it to see my next birthday. Needless to say, Joe and I have had some discussions with him and are buying a chain to put on the front door. Yes, he can unlock the regular lock and the dead bolt. Elijah is getting better at saying prayers! He recites after Mom and Dad but sometimes adds a little something of his own. I said, "and bless Daddy that he will be safe." Elijah said, "and bless Daddy, that he will be safe from alligators." I said, "bless the missionaries." Elijah said, "bless the jumping beans." Guess he doesn't really know what missionaries are yet.<br /><br />Hailey, thankfully, is staying semi little. Although she has figured out that rolling is a great way to get around. She has also decided baby food is disgusting (can't say I blame her) and that she prefers real food. Her favorite would be pears (home canned baby!).<br /><br />Joe and I are both SOOO excited for him to be done with school. It's so close, but we're running out of patience. There are lots of projects for us to work on. But aren't there always. Speaking of projects I'm actually going to post some pictures from our last couple renovations. I've been promising them for a while now. Joe is planning on doing guitar lessons this summer as well. Might as well get all the money we can, right? I'm working at Import Auto again, only 2 hours a day. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG9ecdJEMzYPNm63MX4U2IQkU4oq7QA3KYA2WVHKfrszHEnnXdzamQtZcNDj11R5cTvKpsHEbNtl-GAwfzVXkSVhHpYlelJnu_s0MqCLapfkP7xxhz8IeJQ8ZJV4hyPB2tn-j89eyjGRr/s320/IMG_3306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337799132647827410" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-50378029851413889782009-03-26T22:57:00.007-06:002009-03-26T23:30:01.648-06:00Super Elijah!I feel bad I didn't post any pictures last time. Don't worry, this one will be full of them! Today Elijah took his sunglasses (minus the lenses) and decided that they turn him into Mr. Incredible. He looked so dang cute! Then tonight he was putting his blanket on like a cape and running around saying, "Super Elijah!" and, "dun dun dun dun!" He's just getting so darn big! I'm amazed at the thoughts that he tries to convey to me. He still has a hard time finding the right words or phrasing sometimes, but he tries and that's what matters. He still loves to give me hugs and snuggle with me every now and again. I know it won't last for much longer. How sad! I honestly have to keep reminding myself that he is only 3 and I shouldn't expect him to act any older. I need to work on that patience thing.<br /><br />He and Hailey are sleeping in the same room now. They were waking up and going to sleep within about 10-15 minutes of each other anyway, so Joe and I decided it was time to get Hailey out of our room and into Elijah's. We had to tell Elijah to just let her cry because that's how she falls asleep and he did really well with it. That boy has ears like a, um, hawk? I have no idea what animal has good ears. Anyway, he hears her wake up from naps long before Joe and I.<br /><br />So, happy announcement! We are getting... a baby! HA! Just kidding! We're getting new carpet upstairs. We had wanted to get new flooring through out, but it's just too expensive. So we are doing the upstairs carpet now, and hopefully laminate wood flooring on the main floor during the summer. It will be so nice! I'll post some pictures once it's done. Joe will be working hard his entire spring break to make it happen. And thankfully we have family in town to stay with while the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XT0L-ptQDNsHU8Dcy7bjRqQzcd7mIPWoy4MegRYtr48P9gbVc-MMRojJH0wpbvvtEDAVAkJ3uX0gr1sow8ZWIsPPzLsd8AaX93KayVvzoCG_ZbpYFoMKCIcp-SeitY7t2Nkisr8eMQEL/s1600-h/IMG_3116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XT0L-ptQDNsHU8Dcy7bjRqQzcd7mIPWoy4MegRYtr48P9gbVc-MMRojJH0wpbvvtEDAVAkJ3uX0gr1sow8ZWIsPPzLsd8AaX93KayVvzoCG_ZbpYFoMKCIcp-SeitY7t2Nkisr8eMQEL/s320/IMG_3116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317734115773140914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0kNRVpWO8Qdapu7SE3U8_S4HqeXT6m_DT3PoD1n5ji1mG5auvX5wvOufeRognHw0PiW4koMQPcYBkhoTyS8QnRGtgEMvOBvKHFrg3hkCgF4wZ_VtUphTwlo-wD6K43NWq-ZAoSMqg-3y/s1600-h/IMG_3133a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0kNRVpWO8Qdapu7SE3U8_S4HqeXT6m_DT3PoD1n5ji1mG5auvX5wvOufeRognHw0PiW4koMQPcYBkhoTyS8QnRGtgEMvOBvKHFrg3hkCgF4wZ_VtUphTwlo-wD6K43NWq-ZAoSMqg-3y/s320/IMG_3133a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317734116205214034" border="0" /></a>h<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw80TzjeN0kLYeIq-Ir4F5BZyWv2h3PdRqZSx7H9j_rI893w-w4xUw_GwSwRS_D-ws1fjNOD2Aqvsr9TCnBomF_rGUv0yHaAlZvlLqKkXKaPFdNtvED1jv-c2-NN6uVyr2gSvevWVWaK9k/s1600-h/IMG_3017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw80TzjeN0kLYeIq-Ir4F5BZyWv2h3PdRqZSx7H9j_rI893w-w4xUw_GwSwRS_D-ws1fjNOD2Aqvsr9TCnBomF_rGUv0yHaAlZvlLqKkXKaPFdNtvED1jv-c2-NN6uVyr2gSvevWVWaK9k/s320/IMG_3017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317734103929375026" border="0" /></a>ouse gets turned upside down<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBk18jJctEmKwWxRLDPY_RETnBhSHt-0Ft8QnNVilHUapF5bBlRKEqowD_Wo3F9nhyphenhyphenNIBoP4A_r6wYyldo-BRAA8CJahZnU6MoRDcCDFils4OlSJxPEr3rq7HcGamPJ1RyGWJYKml1T5J/s1600-h/IMG_3069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBk18jJctEmKwWxRLDPY_RETnBhSHt-0Ft8QnNVilHUapF5bBlRKEqowD_Wo3F9nhyphenhyphenNIBoP4A_r6wYyldo-BRAA8CJahZnU6MoRDcCDFils4OlSJxPEr3rq7HcGamPJ1RyGWJYKml1T5J/s320/IMG_3069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317734104140134194" border="0" /></a>. It will be an adventure.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaZz5lArE0ZbbDjM9h97zpz-wnIb5GaFt0fcStZE1X8W9dY3NCV3omBKXwuatpy_DKzqM8_B8IoCzUj3Ix1y8P8Z0_c3H96W4rsA3fek3kks9e3TUTGrCc4Mv2j026gUcKgB5Z4yJFwIg/s1600-h/IMG_3147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaZz5lArE0ZbbDjM9h97zpz-wnIb5GaFt0fcStZE1X8W9dY3NCV3omBKXwuatpy_DKzqM8_B8IoCzUj3Ix1y8P8Z0_c3H96W4rsA3fek3kks9e3TUTGrCc4Mv2j026gUcKgB5Z4yJFwIg/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317734253235870322" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-15919236272255498212009-02-25T21:32:00.003-07:002009-02-25T21:45:25.617-07:00I love you Elephant<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, last night Elijah decided that Joe was Elephant, I was Dinosaur and he was Crab. So from then until about halfway through today we were known by those names.<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> "Good night, Dinosaur." Ah, he makes me laugh. Then all of the sudden today he came up to me and said, "Mommy, we're not animals." And we are no longer allowed to call each other by our animal names. Shucks. Every now and again he'll call us captain. So I'm Captain Mommy and then there's Captain Hailey. But we only get called by those names on very special occasions. The kid cracks me up.<br /><br />We also took Elijah to the dentists today for his very first real live teeth cleaning. I was a little worried considering he has to sit on my lap just to get his hair cut and even then he will only agree to it when he has a sucker in each hand. So yes, I was nervous. Grandma Annie was nice enough to come with us and help out with the kids. I went back first and then when I came up to get Elijah he refused to go back and laid on the floor. I explained to him that the dentist had to take a look at his teeth to make sure they were clean and healthy so he could keep eating all of his favorite food. After that he calmly walked back with me. The assistant was so good with him. She told him what all the tools were for and even let him play with a couple. After that he was just fine with her cleaning and counting all of his teeth. It was a whole different story when the dentist wanted him to open up though. The dentist asked him nicely a couple of times and it was just not gonna happen. Then the dentist told him he would make a balloon animal for him if he would open his mouth. Elijah immediately opened up. I'm still amazed he was so calm. That boy is just getting way too big way too fast!<br /></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-66523829459826173492009-01-10T19:21:00.005-07:002009-01-10T20:13:23.968-07:00I'm a proud mama!Yesterday I actually got lots of time to play in the living room with my kids and I was astounded at how big they are getting and how much they are learning. We bought Elijah a leap frog computer for his birthday and he has had a tough time learning how to use the mouse. Joe and I usually have to sit right next to him when he plays and help him. But yesterday I told him that he could do it on his own and sure enough, a couple of minutes after he was at it on his own he was doing great! He has now almost mastered the mouse. He's doing so well on his games and they have really helped him learn his alphabet. I love watching him do the activities. I know he feels so big having his own computer and being able to do things all by himself.<br /><br />While Elijah was playing his games, I was playing with Hailey on the floor. I honestly can't believe she is already 5 months old. Didn't I just come home from the hospital? I mean really... Anyway, we were working on rolling over and sitting up. She can roll over from tummy to back if I get it started for her. She can't quite get her shoulder under her yet. But she is sitting up so well! I have to stay close to her just in case she starts tipping, but she can do it by herself for quite a long time. Not only that, she has two teeth that are threatening to come in any day now. Yay! They've been trying for over a month and a half!<br /><br />I also posted some pictures of Hailey "The Tongue" Ribera and a small sampling of Elijah's smiley face drawings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx38nHfI45s4idYSvxBCAQQz3Uh6MfIysyx6hu9h2tV_MYfq0_qMM_GbNq4Jl3lmR4nXNqi7W9k1L9jl2ooo6RvEBZ60lVJU1Eaf749y2FsC9HYbPnC4Z3bqALFBnTj7KMvuMvpL1GpzaB/s1600-h/IMG_2444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx38nHfI45s4idYSvxBCAQQz3Uh6MfIysyx6hu9h2tV_MYfq0_qMM_GbNq4Jl3lmR4nXNqi7W9k1L9jl2ooo6RvEBZ60lVJU1Eaf749y2FsC9HYbPnC4Z3bqALFBnTj7KMvuMvpL1GpzaB/s320/IMG_2444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289859002669220066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJS-FL9L7Q21lXFYKn3NXGh5BPMuTFDRMeUvNMHx3bk69qL-leVTzAdGrFeeiIaeHnOndaNI3NTljm86qr3IfIlKWBHhE1cWdC4tIM8CGyfHi8bFsxBaFlhrgMiIZzynEI7FFF826wwbAn/s1600-h/IMG_2475.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaB7BTczTsjWVFO5T96Mhj2FGC2eIK6qRmjR4O6btp-QCGfvs548tRKdUX3X4ryHE_hjAMOGR1xCLpyDcxYOiubO6r8XpaHmnGzndqs1kLMpo7yQSFSLs3j9UemdmktBTpxsRJIbzCjOxC/s320/IMG_2500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289867408516340722" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-37867188554810101922008-12-27T20:55:00.006-07:002008-12-27T21:21:14.236-07:00Birthday, Thanksgiving and ChristmasAlright, it's been a while. Lots has happened. Elijah is 3. He loved his birthday and now he actually sings happy birthday when it's others birthdays as well. Thanksgiving was great. So much good food! We spent Thanksgiving at my parents house and then ate left over at Joe's parent's house the day after. I love living close to family!<br />Christmas was also great. We had a great Christmas dinner with my family on Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas morning we opened up our gifts and then got ourselves over to Joe's parent's as quickly as possible for some lovely Christmas morning crepes. Later on in the day we went back over to the Rawlings' to visit some more with family. Needless to say, Joe and I are both feeling like a little exercise might not be a bad idea. He is actually walking on a treadmill at this very moment.<br />Joe has another week off from school so we have a couple things around the house we would like to get done. But Joe is trying to take it a little slow. He injured his back working out on the 23rd.<br />Elijah and Hailey are both doing great. They're getting bigger and cuter day by day.<br />Sorry this post is sort of all over the place. It's hard when I haven't written in so long! 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I had to buy it! On Monday the 27th we took the kids to the Pumpkin Walk which goes on in North Logan every Halloween. Different groups (schools, offices, whatever) from around the valley decorate pumpkins to go with a theme. They always have some really cool displays. Anyway, Jonathan's class from the charter school did a Nightmare Before Christmas display that I'll include a picture of. And at the end of the walk they have some fun paintings that you can stick your head into. Elijah had to do all of them, even if they were princesses. It was great fun and it wasn't too cold.<br /><br />For trick-or-treating we took the kids with us to Grandma Annie's church out in Young Ward for some trunk-or-treat. It was so warm, the kids didn't even need jackets. Last year there was nothing we could do to make Elijah wear his costume so this year we told him he would get treats for wearing it and he put it on gladly. Hailey of course had no choice. After that we went over to Jonathan & Kristi's to check out their costumes and show off the kids. Then we had one more stop over at my parents house. By the time we got home both kids were exhausted. It took us forever to get Elijah to go to bed. He threw a fit because he wanted the dragon to go to bed with him. We finally gave in and we turned off the light and left. Ten minutes later I hear Elijah doing something upstairs so I went up, the light was on and the dragon was laying in the middle of the floor. Elijah looks up at me and says, "It's time for the dragon to go to sleep in the closet." Works for me.<br /><br />Hope everyone else had a safe fun <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aR58FbUo1j9Qxop1Zpp5-RiE5up5jWgZWtz5Ku41o5rjF_1O3yQFugC3L36qOo8nlXXleAI9SQvFg3PD5oqj4rcKimtk_SAjoyT3pcUFXPkgr3rgYI37bN5Es2ijeae5xY5RGbRMCXKn/s1600-h/IMG_1813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aR58FbUo1j9Qxop1Zpp5-RiE5up5jWgZWtz5Ku41o5rjF_1O3yQFugC3L36qOo8nlXXleAI9SQvFg3PD5oqj4rcKimtk_SAjoyT3pcUFXPkgr3rgYI37bN5Es2ijeae5xY5RGbRMCXKn/s320/IMG_1813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264196245546367074" border="0" /></a>Hallowe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd19j3aqq6GBbN9gP_v8vWvHiO3waa4xgZHSl_3J6rP5WcQaqE2TDsDNqK-_kUDAsr6NeF5QInPlMJUf7gfrLZKyoTam7oXvPxJIVb5uf2pVf9bjnofybmvuI2puTyJFDnFcmJOasCHMCF/s1600-h/IMG_1826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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Oops. This post will mostly just be to update pictures and stuff.<br /><br />But since I'm posting I guess I'll let you know, we're all doing well. Joe is spending his UEA weekend tiling our basement bathroom/laundry room. Thanks Dad and Jonathan for the help. I'll post some pictures of all of our summer projects next time, I want to wait for the bathroom to be done.<br /><br />Anyway, as promised, he<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_856RrsCMW6ySWSyydvwHp6WblJS4shwFlrx-EdM6Bz90kzM0FrB4DndjT1MJ43KYBHZRho4tN7lEWWn-iVWF4rSZO8iJbe6nbnOhYkii3j7epnV-sAXAKeDrBN0iG61t6auFT0E6y2HJ/s1600-h/IMG_1693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_856RrsCMW6ySWSyydvwHp6WblJS4shwFlrx-EdM6Bz90kzM0FrB4DndjT1MJ43KYBHZRho4tN7lEWWn-iVWF4rSZO8iJbe6nbnOhYkii3j7epnV-sAXAKeDrBN0iG61t6auFT0E6y2HJ/s320/IMG_1693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258370733425468690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ_T3YuZ67noyMcWYn9iXe_fSg_AbA4302sGba4yNMCtUBG3bxW7t0fK89T177vmvyTWOWBG1N6uE_2Yx01qJDDzSyMI2cYQlL4-OnDB-mV7oefBkMRhGpc4nXnjrDW7Lb56-N888K8gx/s1600-h/IMG_1674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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For some reason I was thinking it hadn't been that long. Oops. Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know that Hailey Evelyn Ribera was born on August 4th at 12:42 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. (over a pound more than Elijah) and was 20 inches long. Everything went extremely well. I got to the hospital at about 6 am and had my epidural at 9:00. Then I slept until it was time to start pushing. Not so bad. I'll take that over a c-section any day.<br /><br />She's a super sweet little girl. She has already slept for 6 hours during the night. SWEET! And when she is hungry I don't wake up to crying, I wake up to quiet fussing and her trying to eat her hands. It's a good thing she's right next to my bed or I would never hear her. She looks a lot like Elijah. Same nose and lips. I keep looking at him and trying to picture him with long hair and wearing pink. Hopefully Hailey looks better than the image I have in my head. Not that Elijah isn't a great looking boy...<br /><br />As far as other parts of our life go, Joe starts school again next week. He's a little stressed and not completely ready for it. He is still trying to organize his new classroom and he has yet to receive the new history text book.<br /><br />I'm done working at the auto shop, thank goodness. Life is much more simple in that aspect. I have been called to teach the 14-17 year olds in our ward. It's something new and different. Usually it's Joe that gets those kinds of callings. But he comes into class with me which is nice because he helps to keep the boys under control.<br /><br />Elijah is doing well and is getting huge! Having a new little baby makes it easier to see just how grown up he is. He is a great older brother. He loves to hold Hailey and kiss her. He also likes to sit and talk to her. He has started throwing more tantrums, but we'll take care of that.<br /><br />Hope all is well with everyone. Thanks for all o<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwpEoNcAG5c-YVD2XusSnfWOPeJnNGysRfas9uc5T0XZG3mQoiYsKvjvW7wbneKfthNocalsI5VTTq20uLQ1wKk3h10pMBvjOnvuYCJXzhEFTMNvOruFR-587Ho5VGl83uFOBmwcloAjo/s1600-h/Family+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwpEoNcAG5c-YVD2XusSnfWOPeJnNGysRfas9uc5T0XZG3mQoiYsKvjvW7wbneKfthNocalsI5VTTq20uLQ1wKk3h10pMBvjOnvuYCJXzhEFTMNvOruFR-587Ho5VGl83uFOBmwcloAjo/s320/Family+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233873664992968466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdjCKpyeaVxcviyqig5vhoVOpm1mb8Z3bjQ94sgumB8fvooR0BDLVlCKEk0eeIdC8B_2uaXgEXpuydt-pYs1pxPIuE51nwi_Y4qv7ZqEtJfXFSvqJMFM0L-vmnL3XuZre-J2OFHyrJN3R/s1600-h/Family+112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdjCKpyeaVxcviyqig5vhoVOpm1mb8Z3bjQ94sgumB8fvooR0BDLVlCKEk0eeIdC8B_2uaXgEXpuydt-pYs1pxPIuE51nwi_Y4qv7ZqEtJfXFSvqJMFM0L-vmnL3XuZre-J2OFHyrJN3R/s320/Family+112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233873671385041778" border="0" /></a>f the love and s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD80AxdkPpG1sLvu9OfQ72LthuXEYTauoI885UtElEgKckUET6UeHilnyZ_Vcu7hWv1oSDVCdO46LJAYP2J8lEpI2g1YTPOLgc6kkiiAhXKcSLHPcfCKmONV2vFVVnJ74wdIcrJZtbHDT/s1600-h/IMG_1457.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD80AxdkPpG1sLvu9OfQ72LthuXEYTauoI885UtElEgKckUET6UeHilnyZ_Vcu7hWv1oSDVCdO46LJAYP2J8lEpI2g1YTPOLgc6kkiiAhXKcSLHPcfCKmONV2vFVVnJ74wdIcrJZtbHDT/s320/IMG_1457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233873685495137810" border="0" /></a>upport!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDJKNCG5g9BXEMBdjbD9cTqykO6LbsqactKsjnMLxzVxj_h8pGTHR2jHyUzOojkD7-ehzPYKEOyNx6CtiU2WyB3msQiGG1EtWsiZqAEKlV5Q0z7vPpHte-qA64EpZLjDpOr9no58IY7xk/s1600-h/IMG_1455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDJKNCG5g9BXEMBdjbD9cTqykO6LbsqactKsjnMLxzVxj_h8pGTHR2jHyUzOojkD7-ehzPYKEOyNx6CtiU2WyB3msQiGG1EtWsiZqAEKlV5Q0z7vPpHte-qA64EpZLjDpOr9no58IY7xk/s320/IMG_1455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233873680064397858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkKndaQYcPQRU9BArYnpq1d1yZh1nDgaCiMo8gHi-MpaSN_loswBgEsU9bpZWL4fHwwtEw8m3l7AIO0FjN5RCHpLk3B_0PFvZVM9z5BwtqAay3Wi_BNf1UfTfTukXCMUrOtjGeDxv_hRd/s1600-h/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkKndaQYcPQRU9BArYnpq1d1yZh1nDgaCiMo8gHi-MpaSN_loswBgEsU9bpZWL4fHwwtEw8m3l7AIO0FjN5RCHpLk3B_0PFvZVM9z5BwtqAay3Wi_BNf1UfTfTukXCMUrOtjGeDxv_hRd/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233874151863244962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8RBk5DOzgW3FAYKZz2uWm6ewtRBm3kvYQ8yLMEy5ELnGEcZakUaqXF0xnrjbAxGahbwCCbBTQfzSX6Gqhq6oGHxF3SRRm29Vua06j0LVAKWKe3TkNMnwTQXflQr3BfR0PZyLNsV6injG/s1600-h/IMG_1279.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8RBk5DOzgW3FAYKZz2uWm6ewtRBm3kvYQ8yLMEy5ELnGEcZakUaqXF0xnrjbAxGahbwCCbBTQfzSX6Gqhq6oGHxF3SRRm29Vua06j0LVAKWKe3TkNMnwTQXflQr3BfR0PZyLNsV6injG/s320/IMG_1279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233873686258543922" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-6941715694122306222008-05-12T23:41:00.007-06:002008-11-06T19:25:28.279-07:00A Day at the ZooBelieve it or not, it has been only a month and I am posting again! Will wonders never cease. Anyway, Joe shaved his beard, glorious day. I guess he just got sick of it. One night he came to bed clean shaven. Don't worry, I got pictures before he shaved it off. I will post some.<br /><br />Some more good news, a couple of weeks ago we installed a new furnace and AC. What does that mean? We will all survive the summer! And it now costs us much less to run the furnace and when we do it actually warms our entire house. It's a beautiful thing.<br /><br />Since we had some sun today and about 5 whole minutes without rain, we actually accomplished something in the back yard. I scooped poop, my favorite chore, and Joe trimmed the lawn and was able to get our garden ready for planting. Now all we need are the plants. We tried growing our own from seeds but they are looking extremely sad. I doubt they would last one night outside. Maybe next year we will try again.<br /><br />On Saturday we took Elijah to Hogle Zoo along with our friends, Scott and Heather and their 2 boys. They all had a blast! Elijah gets really attached to kids pretty quickly. I guess that's a good thing, he'll make friends well. Anyway, since the weather was so nice, the zoo was packed. Joe and I had to go to the back parking lot to find a spot. However, because we did, the guy at the gate let us in for free! That's sixteen dollars we didn't have to spend. But really, the weather was perfect. Nice and sunny but still cool. The first animals we saw were camels and Elijah just turned and looked at us and said, "Lions and monkeys..." Obviously the child isn't much into camels. I can't say I blame him. Sadly, Hogle Zoo has no lions, so he was a little sad, but if you ask him he'll tell you he saw some. He really loved watching the monkeys though. If we had had more time I'm sure he could have sat and watched them for hours. He also got a kick out of the little train ride they have there. It's not much, but to him it was grand. Considering we skipped his nap completely, he did really well a<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsPvyCfYB_ojQvxoYykh5_G0Cptu0ra3_ntMa4YCCRrhBIfPt0o4Ut9NDxPInUj-Lq6g73RLlIyowwKH-gyclxWrpUO8D36cfwmCuSPKQeaKFwT8GnV-NiRioNoH-98SMteTQtC-HV3mB/s1600-h/IMG_0836.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsPvyCfYB_ojQvxoYykh5_G0Cptu0ra3_ntMa4YCCRrhBIfPt0o4Ut9NDxPInUj-Lq6g73RLlIyowwKH-gyclxWrpUO8D36cfwmCuSPKQeaKFwT8GnV-NiRioNoH-98SMteTQtC-HV3mB/s320/IMG_0836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199739669764874146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOdTGJYnGJ6Z78YzqCIxLkPe1y8huM003Z6E9H1WesLBPopp2GI3Ion2CvZRv4PDjslp796GDe4-mG-4Jo6WfUsMhHVpwFvPmrPw9PNMVQ6eoWE1CHVKSUvIFuWUrTO1LvhJMjCHCE1Mt/s1600-h/IMG_0898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOdTGJYnGJ6Z78YzqCIxLkPe1y8huM003Z6E9H1WesLBPopp2GI3Ion2CvZRv4PDjslp796GDe4-mG-4Jo6WfUsMhHVpwFvPmrPw9PNMVQ6eoWE1CHVKSUvIFuWUrTO1LvhJMjCHCE1Mt/s320/IMG_0898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199739686944743362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9GbA2z_hIeMqLR6YARVBF2o_vtTbNqCb3tyRoa1iChT6j_2etGJ6oR_XeINrMGv7izEc5oTdSB4Htz1slh96mVo-x5R39uJ5v686-mT5MSPWWdcu0euL0bZoiSWKQFF5aWfWa2DFsMHu/s1600-h/IMG_0895.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9GbA2z_hIeMqLR6YARVBF2o_vtTbNqCb3tyRoa1iChT6j_2etGJ6oR_XeINrMGv7izEc5oTdSB4Htz1slh96mVo-x5R39uJ5v686-mT5MSPWWdcu0euL0bZoiSWKQFF5aWfWa2DFsMHu/s320/IMG_0895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199739682649776050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgGxM02pfHSBe_WEGciJifkQUHC1NMQDGV3OVGMJ-Jv3DmVK1bG2qVjbJndJEzXcKaT_186vPRseq0mR6SsKtrMwxrNX6UgK6G0Jkes5Ry9SpufryBWRe8MO5xxzZLrvfdPOv04FVRzx3/s1600-h/IMG_0912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgGxM02pfHSBe_WEGciJifkQUHC1NMQDGV3OVGMJ-Jv3DmVK1bG2qVjbJndJEzXcKaT_186vPRseq0mR6SsKtrMwxrNX6UgK6G0Jkes5Ry9SpufryBWRe8MO5xxzZLrvfdPOv04FVRzx3/s320/IMG_0912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199739691239710674" border="0" /></a>nd had a great time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ws2e1_zu-Nbw8cJ0OciXeVqCS1JhqmDkzCZ8RFVARlIc1ti6Hx7Mx8tjChzBr5dY7DOjvgsY96NDDqBlIhYlWkjdO3Xyo7aNzvq6yzVQRXHuKTyDoGQjfh5Gcqdu2tkW89vMikQCSLdS/s1600-h/IMG_0743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ws2e1_zu-Nbw8cJ0OciXeVqCS1JhqmDkzCZ8RFVARlIc1ti6Hx7Mx8tjChzBr5dY7DOjvgsY96NDDqBlIhYlWkjdO3Xyo7aNzvq6yzVQRXHuKTyDoGQjfh5Gcqdu2tkW89vMikQCSLdS/s320/IMG_0743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199741057039310834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYk_j4_8UpZ6y5Tr-zRXaI8Sc8Flz_MOFk3cNDMlc0YYhmC-4FZJjyCn6_juWEkWCyWzU9w1_RHwYMB_Cb3boYEMK8Am0Apk9_FqHcQ9XUiE85eI8VD5qHUsB9xCxxIhyphenhyphen6lXNPRdFsk0l/s1600-h/IMG_0742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYk_j4_8UpZ6y5Tr-zRXaI8Sc8Flz_MOFk3cNDMlc0YYhmC-4FZJjyCn6_juWEkWCyWzU9w1_RHwYMB_Cb3boYEMK8Am0Apk9_FqHcQ9XUiE85eI8VD5qHUsB9xCxxIhyphenhyphen6lXNPRdFsk0l/s320/IMG_0742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199741048449376226" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-33205930181701777942008-04-14T22:22:00.006-06:002008-11-06T19:25:29.146-07:00Uh huh, ya.That's Elijah's new response to most questions. I couldn't think of anything else to put as the title. The last month has been pretty uneventful. For Easter we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Ribera's and the kids had an easter egg hunt. They were pretty dang cute. Last year Elijah really had no idea what was going on, but this time he really got into looking for them and did a great job. He even helped Brielle pick up her eggs when they fell out of her basket. They were really cute.<br /><br />It's such a relief that the two of them get along together so well. And even though Elijah is still learning to talk, Brielle understands him really well. They love playing together and hate it when they have to leave each other. Brandi and I might have to make play dates for them once Grandma doesn't have to watch Elijah when I quit my job at Import Auto.<br /><br />Yes, I have decided to quit. It has been nice and we will miss the extra couple of dollars every month, but anything I can do to lower my stress level is a good thing. I forgot how much energy school requires. Sheesh. I actually just finished writing a 5 page single spaced research paper. That is officially the longest paper I have ever written. I honestly hope it stays that way, but I doubt it. Other than that school is actually going pretty well. I was a little freaked out at first, but it's slowly getting better.<br /><br />Joe has had spring break for the last little bit and has been so good about getting projects done around the house. Our upstairs bathroom, that has had painters tape up for the last couple of months, finally got the ceiling painted. It's been so nice to have him home, Elijah and I are both going to miss him when he goes back to school tomorrow. I know for a fact the the first words out of Elijah's mouth tomorrow morning are going to be "Where's Daddy?" So anyway, Joe is spending tonight on the computer to get everything ready for going back. He's grown out a nice beard since we found out we were having a girl. People keep complimenting him on it and I wish they would stop. Don't they know it just encourages him? Joe also says "What's up?" to everyone. That is his contribution to this post...<br /><br />Hopefully I'll update this again soon. Until then, enjoy the Easter pictures!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNX2XxgyaT_oS7L8O2CDT6pyP8buZ2JepO13RdrjQgBiuj4KAYHqInwQQuqo-pri3oLFbeRqbRZrFZGK2-3mG8i2Q0Gb5pS2i_hYSTcHco4_CgU9qFEQ_v9D-PKazo7owWS7-hifBSoPC8/s1600-h/IMG_0666.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNX2XxgyaT_oS7L8O2CDT6pyP8buZ2JepO13RdrjQgBiuj4KAYHqInwQQuqo-pri3oLFbeRqbRZrFZGK2-3mG8i2Q0Gb5pS2i_hYSTcHco4_CgU9qFEQ_v9D-PKazo7owWS7-hifBSoPC8/s320/IMG_0666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189332854852802786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBgzHJTHzJ6lwyrDEKJldtOCozeeRxkn0lBi-GpU0HJH5P0Za-kuE8Pv1YTUGY2VbeJAiEK7QyhLt1BMRT8Ifig0OTFe7qQ3-boTiHdHXkDcarMwYTn0IdizHv1T01M5omk_U8egqflK3/s1600-h/IMG_0662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBgzHJTHzJ6lwyrDEKJldtOCozeeRxkn0lBi-GpU0HJH5P0Za-kuE8Pv1YTUGY2VbeJAiEK7QyhLt1BMRT8Ifig0OTFe7qQ3-boTiHdHXkDcarMwYTn0IdizHv1T01M5omk_U8egqflK3/s320/IMG_0662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189332841967900866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SwCWDMTauZzwkMfW8p9Fe6NQJo0Xi7ZAh9A6guVQP-v9Sczhc9xSn9v_nFAPRx8M0l6ttWfn0oXtwTvl4g5G6wOou4OTvOLULKQtoQE7BumhMPTwPZT0EbiBDE019qts7Ss0cKUoTOdl/s1600-h/IMG_0670.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SwCWDMTauZzwkMfW8p9Fe6NQJo0Xi7ZAh9A6guVQP-v9Sczhc9xSn9v_nFAPRx8M0l6ttWfn0oXtwTvl4g5G6wOou4OTvOLULKQtoQE7BumhMPTwPZT0EbiBDE019qts7Ss0cKUoTOdl/s320/IMG_0670.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189332859147770098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirXt3tvHGSFQ146fOrXhVFG8M0tbi_AxbEFcfF408GUi9yI5FHD07eimvAC3_DCBkuyux3VN8KAKZD4ogSAeUJkFGjqVf3Iw84Svyg9Oj9zey8I789p0uvSHPxrlDEQKJOSdAUaWFl6gz/s1600-h/IMG_0664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirXt3tvHGSFQ146fOrXhVFG8M0tbi_AxbEFcfF408GUi9yI5FHD07eimvAC3_DCBkuyux3VN8KAKZD4ogSAeUJkFGjqVf3Iw84Svyg9Oj9zey8I789p0uvSHPxrlDEQKJOSdAUaWFl6gz/s320/IMG_0664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189332846262868178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQJUgWfsCepPuEyx8Y-gqWrbZL_kFdiSqmj7MtnMUkAODSEBBhVFtwotNOmEsv046ygKTpB5HPpTxqIBnBMprsYtjsuU0RZjVKNGVyNcQum3TWwNlXIEvlcxdTUkflCU9RLDsaN1k1C40/s1600-h/IMG_0660.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQJUgWfsCepPuEyx8Y-gqWrbZL_kFdiSqmj7MtnMUkAODSEBBhVFtwotNOmEsv046ygKTpB5HPpTxqIBnBMprsYtjsuU0RZjVKNGVyNcQum3TWwNlXIEvlcxdTUkflCU9RLDsaN1k1C40/s320/IMG_0660.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189332833377966258" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-65705816384524873402008-03-11T00:24:00.005-06:002008-11-06T19:25:29.519-07:00It's A Girl!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbDi0DYlk2haSsvPhyW7OMvzaWzbjLPy1qPwMi0J6mhlmlJoPibgXr-VFppTan3bpDAe7SYAiciJKLtBdN2UxBCzHhWBrWkU33UOL_w9hd6Dxx5Vs5oUyVO-74kM1wOpTDuFS70K4rWfG/s1600-h/I0000002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbDi0DYlk2haSsvPhyW7OMvzaWzbjLPy1qPwMi0J6mhlmlJoPibgXr-VFppTan3bpDAe7SYAiciJKLtBdN2UxBCzHhWBrWkU33UOL_w9hd6Dxx5Vs5oUyVO-74kM1wOpTDuFS70K4rWfG/s320/I0000002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176370908136543426" border="0" /></a>Today Joe took the day off and we took Elijah to the doctors with us to see the new baby. We told him he could see the baby in mommy's tummy. But I think he was a little disappointed that it was only on a monitor and that we didn't actually get to take the baby home with us. And, like the title says, IT'S A GIRL!! We are so excited! We went out afterwards and bought a cute little pink dress.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9zj-Fol1nBe9iw_zP21vaOHYhApRxbCRGj9nWgRQWzhNEYwxE9ZAlNrahPXjd1HZdiT1gR4teH_cnYOvEl6oSjzoDnHzrMeI2qB9hhn_u72YahhAf3i8mthaxDuhOSrbypEozXchQHzD/s1600-h/I0000010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9zj-Fol1nBe9iw_zP21vaOHYhApRxbCRGj9nWgRQWzhNEYwxE9ZAlNrahPXjd1HZdiT1gR4teH_cnYOvEl6oSjzoDnHzrMeI2qB9hhn_u72YahhAf3i8mthaxDuhOSrbypEozXchQHzD/s320/I0000010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176371075640267986" border="0" /></a> It will probably be the one and only thing I will ever buy for her. I know there are a lot of clothes in closets out there waiting to come live at our house. And according to our deal, Joe gets to grow out his beard. Hopefully he'll get sick of it before too long. As far as names go we both agree on Hailey Evelyn. Evelyn is my Mother's middle name and my Grandmother's first name. The funny thing is, my Mom doesn't even like her middle name.<br /><br />Since I am actually updating the blog, I will update you on other things as well. Last week I started school again. It's online and hopefully will work out with my schedule. I'm trying to decide if I want to quit my job at the mechanic shop just so I have one less thing to do. But they have treated me really well and have made it possible for our car to get fixed when it otherwise wouldn't have been possible. I'm finally almost done with the sickness part of pregnancy. Let's hope I'm ready for the rest.<br /><br />Elijah is doing well. He's learning his colors and shapes. He's also at the point where he has decided that he can make his own choices and not listen to what mommy and daddy say, especially when it comes to bed time. We're working on it... He's growing fast and is as big as both of his 3 yr. old cousins. He also loves singing nursery songs. Especially the bus song and the one about the monkeys in the trees.<br /><br />Joe is still enjoying school. Thank goodness. Although I think he has come down with every cold known to man. I suppose it's part of the job. He is also very much looking forward to the boys trip down to St. George and a visit to In 'N' Out Burger. He'll be gone the whole weekend. I've offered to let him take Elijah and he declined. Darn.<br /><br />That's about it for us this time. Thanks for reading!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-20892439924899306132007-11-22T22:53:00.000-07:002008-11-06T19:25:30.138-07:00Elijah's Birthday and ThanksgivingLots has happened since my first post. My family all got together and did a mock Thanksgiving dinner on the 11th and I took my camera and took pictures of my sisters and their families. However, when I got home and uploaded all the pictures I took they all looked awful. I was so mad! GGRRRR! So Joe and I decided it was time for a better more dependable camera. So Christmas came a little early for me and I now have a camera I LOVE! I got it just in time to take pictures of Elijah's party.<br /><br />We had Elijah's birthday party on the 18th. He loved it! Last year he cried when everyone sang to him this time he laughed and loved the attention.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtD7tj_zCZU1E5NP3WCeUYJn_pNsJRci3yabFz9ejXgnJpfuRHz-6V7cWCamJYR5aj_tEzQh0mnsE-bxY7QDpKC8TIDkU6FWeoOaypLwL5fbGQoDBfXL1wJ3z3ESj1FzZv1R-i3KWO1jI/s1600-h/IMG_0248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtD7tj_zCZU1E5NP3WCeUYJn_pNsJRci3yabFz9ejXgnJpfuRHz-6V7cWCamJYR5aj_tEzQh0mnsE-bxY7QDpKC8TIDkU6FWeoOaypLwL5fbGQoDBfXL1wJ3z3ESj1FzZv1R-i3KWO1jI/s320/IMG_0248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135911284787196626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpLT56doKKquvNNlRWCfyD918Hcw9TzIKVdzPZMuwDDtIxjGJAEGW09C9GFbkhqyv65r8B672R5EHJN0WPD95dAJnOJ6dAPJZiRXtXoLalgRqOyPE8WX8C9U6xr_bjFFoCN_gg5eF7wUN/s1600-h/IMG_0266.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpLT56doKKquvNNlRWCfyD918Hcw9TzIKVdzPZMuwDDtIxjGJAEGW09C9GFbkhqyv65r8B672R5EHJN0WPD95dAJnOJ6dAPJZiRXtXoLalgRqOyPE8WX8C9U6xr_bjFFoCN_gg5eF7wUN/s320/IMG_0266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135911293377131234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I can't believe he's two. I know three is going to come even faster. Grandma Ann and Karen were kind enough to help him open all of his gifts. As you can see by the look on his face, he loved those too. My friend Robin helped me decorate his amazing dinosaur cake.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB_ili_pW0LWRjSpBLD8yE7XldayixsWtBHy-kMuYzQiAoqiJj68oV0hscnAO3U_8dp2ANwYVQj6oVeQWJhK5DNuZT7hxQNGBQBXexo_XpjaGokoZUVAiAETTEt9Bohfj1LLuGWoDz4lI/s1600-h/IMG_0221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB_ili_pW0LWRjSpBLD8yE7XldayixsWtBHy-kMuYzQiAoqiJj68oV0hscnAO3U_8dp2ANwYVQj6oVeQWJhK5DNuZT7hxQNGBQBXexo_XpjaGokoZUVAiAETTEt9Bohfj1LLuGWoDz4lI/s320/IMG_0221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135914918329529074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We spent today out at the Ribera's and had an awesome Thanksgiving dinner. Mom did a wonderful job! And the best part is Joe and I get leftovers.<br /><br />It's been nice to have a long weekend that Joe doesn't have to work. He has been getting a lot of little things done around the house. Tomorrow I'm going to take Elijah with me to visit my sister in Santaquin and spend the night. While we're gone Joe can relax and go play computer games with my brother-in-law. He's definitely earned it.<br /><br />Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781454706615598295.post-37211957005934155592007-11-07T16:41:00.001-07:002007-11-07T21:33:04.079-07:00My First Blog<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Joe and I have been wanting to start one of these for a while now so here it goes. Hopefully we will be able to keep more people updated with what's going on. Nothing super new to report. Elijah has been talking like crazy. He repeats a lot of what we say and remembers most of the words we teach him (and don't teach him). Now the only problem is remembering what we've taught him so we can understand what he's saying. I guess it just takes time. He's getting so big and will turn 2 on the 21st of this month. His cousin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brielle</span> comes to play twice a week now and he is learning a lot from her. We've noticed that when we ask him a question he now pauses to think about it and puts his finger to his chin (something <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brielle</span> does). He <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">definitely looks up to her.<br />Joe is still enjoying his classes. He's taking an ESL class this year that he is learning a lot from and has started using what he's learned in his classroom. He actually volunteered to test out a new teaching method in his classroom and be observed by live video. He just started it today so we'll let you know how it goes.<br />As for me I'm still working as a secretary at a car repair shop and doing graphic design from home. Nothing too new and exciting.<br />We have been working hard on the updates in our basement and are almost done with the laundry room/bathroom. However, that is just the first on a long list. But we love our home and are slowly making it ours. Some day I will be able to walk into a room and not be reminded of projects that need to be started/finished. That's the dream anyway.<br />Hope all is well with everyone and I will try hard to keep this going.<br /></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144138646704921141noreply@blogger.com2