tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38343155557940243832012-01-19T12:21:45.056-08:00Have you ever wished you could keep up with the Joneses? Well now you can.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-48501461241153266762009-08-08T23:28:00.000-07:002009-08-08T23:44:26.910-07:00

We went camping about a week ago. It was fun. Let me run down the highlights with you.We started off leaving about 7 hours late. Oh yes, we brought enough stuff to survive in the wilderness for several months.On the way there, we had a barf-a-bration. The girls will never forget it. It was right by Bridal Veil Falls, but we didn't know that until the return trip home because it was pitch black

Georgenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-36442115108895363442009-07-29T00:24:00.000-07:002009-07-29T00:27:06.885-07:00

Sarah has been working on a show with her theater group. Here is a little news feature that was on TV tonight.http://www.cbs13.com/video/?id=57856@kovr.dayport.com_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-15595009379886108072009-07-21T18:12:00.001-07:002009-07-21T18:49:27.236-07:00

Announcing my return to the world of musical theater- I will be playing the role of Ariel Moore in "Footloose" the musical at the Runaway Stage, here in Sacramento. I am hoping that I will learn a lot about acting. I will also get to sing George's favorite song, "Holding On For A Hero". I don't know if I have the chops to actually make him cry like the fairy godmother in Shrek 2 did. Oh yeah,

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-47172781569368767932009-02-09T21:33:00.001-08:002009-02-09T21:35:26.510-08:00

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-80171613479225542522009-02-06T23:40:00.000-08:002009-02-06T23:41:53.145-08:00

This was a Facebook tag that I just completed, so I thought I might as well make a blog post out of it.1. I am deathly afraid of spiders.2. I dream about chemistry almost every night.3. When I am not dreaming about chemistry I usually have dreams about dancing.4. I regret giving up dancing when I was 18.5. My 17 month old daughter just counted to ten and I wasn't all that surprised.6. I am

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-49578150241727195032009-01-25T22:19:00.000-08:002009-01-25T22:38:58.278-08:00

For the year of 2009, my goal is to become super crafty. By the end of the year, I want to be able to sew or otherwise make a good portion of the clothes the girls wear myself. I am happy to report that during the month of January, I have made progress.1. I learned how to knit. I just got a book and started trying stuff. I am actually really glad that I started with knitting for reasons I will

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-31911484886504832702009-01-11T20:24:00.000-08:002009-01-11T20:38:01.772-08:00

Sarah has been growing out her hair for over a year so that she could donate a 10 inch ponytail to Locks of Love. This morning, we measured her ponytail and she reached her goal! When I asked her how she felt about it, here is what she said: "I feel really great about donating to Locks of Love and it is the best thing I have done in my entire life!" Above is a pic of Sarah getting ready for me

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-17564111384240016152009-01-01T12:13:00.000-08:002009-01-02T00:43:16.928-08:00

We had a fun New Year's Eve Playing Guitar Hero World Tour with my Parents and Grandma Lena, Making chocolate dipped pretzels, peppermint sticks and strawberries and watching "Mama Mia!" until midnight. We went outside with hats and noise-makers to ring in the new year, but it seemed like we were the only ones. It was strange, there really was nobody else out there. Here is a pic of me with Sarah

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-33462878095913647862008-12-27T15:15:00.000-08:002008-12-27T15:55:59.181-08:00

Remarkably, just prior to one of the most important picture-taking days of the year, I managed to lose my camera. As a result, Christmas Eve photos were taken with my Dad's camera. I don't have the files yet but I will try to post some later. I did take some pictures on Christmas morning with our dinosaur Olympus camera- I knew I was holding on to it for SOME reason!!Apparently unwilling to

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-23848142334715049712008-12-21T13:44:00.000-08:002008-12-21T14:55:13.763-08:00

When I decorated our Christmas tree this year, I put shatter-proof ornaments on the lower portion. Juliette is 16 months old and is right at the prime "baby destructo" age, especially when it comes to new, sparkly, toy-like objects hanging within her reach. I was a little sad to resign myself to the fact that at least the bottom portion of my tree would not be perfect this year. I am a Christmas

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-28605097122911906492008-11-12T20:43:00.001-08:002008-11-23T17:43:01.927-08:00

On Friday night, like pretty much everyone else, George and I went to go see Twilight. Overall, I enjoyed the film. I am always a bit skeptical when it comes to adapting a novel to the big screen. I know that it is impossible to capture every nuance and detail without having a five hour behemoth instead of a feature film. It is (in my opinion) a job well done when the spirit and essence of the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-5824680269411217652008-11-12T20:06:00.000-08:002008-11-12T20:41:13.234-08:00

Natasha tagged me. Here goes. Rules: 1) Post rules on your blog 2)Answer the six "8" items 3)Let each person know they've been tagged by leaving them a comment 8 Favorite TV shows 1-Big Bang Theory 2-Lost 3-24 (Jack Bauer is my boyfriend) 4-CSI (except NY) 6-Desperate Housewives (ugh, I know!) 7-Myth Busters 8-How It's Made 8 Things I did yesterday 1-flu shots 2-played with the kids in the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-72534827199756141922008-10-08T18:44:00.000-07:002008-10-10T18:17:56.521-07:00

Last weekend I had the opportunity to dance with the beautiful women of the 2008 Cal Dance Team as part of the Cal Alumni Dance Team. Thanks to the very beautiful and talented jovauna Currey, the CADT was able to be a part of all game day festivities- March to Victory, Sproul rally, halftime show and all!The entire 2008 CDT with the CADT.Some pics of me on the sidelines during the game....CADT

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-70778939714217202242008-09-28T15:45:00.000-07:002008-09-28T16:00:52.930-07:00

Yesterday George had the opportunity to baptize our oldest daughter, Sarah. I am so proud of the beautiful, talented and kind young lady she is growing up to be.I can't believe that Sarah is eight years old. Not that she does not seem mature (she seems very mature) but that the time has flown by so fast. I know that virtually all parents say this, but she has grown up so fast!! (sniff sniff)Above

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-15197557055809103642008-09-25T00:19:00.000-07:002008-09-25T18:06:44.282-07:00

I saw this list on Staci's blog. I have only read 23 out of the 100 books. Maybe someday I will have time to read a few more.The Big Read is a National Endowment for the Arts program designed to encourage community reading initiatives and of this list of 100 books, they estimate the average adult has read only six.Here’s what you are supposed to do:*Look at the list and bold those we have read.*

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-83475664810591839542008-09-22T23:14:00.000-07:002008-09-22T23:24:35.467-07:00

Gideon and Becky got married last Saturday- don't they look great together?I think this is a look into the future......................................ha ha haHere are all the Jones sisters and sisters-in law. From left to right, Andrea, Amy E, Becky, Rebekah, Amy and Staci. Now Nathan will have to marry someone named Andrea to keep the trend alive.Here are all the Jones brothers and

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-26265993892671420712008-09-21T16:52:00.000-07:002008-09-21T17:06:30.127-07:00

Well, Gideon got married and I got some great pics of the kids out of it. I have been putting off getting a family picture taken for quite a while now, but now it is taken care of! George's sister Andrea is a whiz with her camera- Thanks, Andrea!Sarah, Kate and Juliette did not mind posing for pictures while we were all waiting for Gideon and Becky to come outside. Wow, here we are. Everyone is

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-15099019416407299052008-08-14T09:20:00.001-07:002008-08-14T09:21:37.189-07:00

_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();Many of my friends have had fun lately with this:1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I have together. It doesn't matter if you know me a lot anything you remember...2. Next, re post these directions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty cool(and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-14486245874261719192008-08-12T23:15:00.000-07:002008-08-12T23:15:21.762-07:00

Last Friday presented a once (maybe twice) in a lifetime opportunity- we ate 8 eights at 8 on 8-8-08. Juliette was ready for breakfast, as you can see, and probably wondered what all the fuss was about. Sarah and Kate thought the whole thing was fun and we hope that they will always remember it. You know, it is the sum of so many small and seemingly insignificant things that can amount to the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-12650987546429281652008-07-25T22:14:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:26.965-08:00

Juliette is growing up- she really started walking this week. Here is a funny story about her and her pacifier.George is now typing.I am sick of the stupid pacifiers. They don't help a baby after they are old enough to pick it up and put it in their mouth. I have all sorts of other opinions and theories about pacifiers, but that is not the point of the story. I have always maintained that babies

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-39921838653654822052008-07-25T21:50:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:27.137-08:00

OK. I know it has been forever since I have updated this blog, but I have been working like a madwoman. This is a picture of my lab hood where I have been running three simultaneous syntheses in order to finalize the parameter ranging for my new drug manufacturing process. Most people churn out maybe one of these syntheses per week, tops. Last week, my chemistry was successfully demonstrated on

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-98241348025355382008-05-11T21:42:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:27.247-08:00

dfjklajd;I have been suffering with lame, long, boring hair for months. I just could not decide what to do with it. I finally did something about it over the weekend, so here is a pic of my new hair._uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-1570020743565374342008-05-11T21:37:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:27.588-08:00

Congratulations to Sarah and Kate, who have both been selected to be members of the Jr Grizzlies Cheer Team! They worked hard last week at practice and went to try-outs on Saturday morning. They both did a great job and we are proud of them._uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-15327104476611320382008-04-04T17:48:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:28.509-08:00

I can't believe that we celebrated Kate's 5th birthday in March. I know it is an old cliche, but it seems like just yesterday that she was a little baby.Kate is so fun loving and just loves to make everyone smile. She really looks up to Sarah and wants to be with her and do everything that Sarah does. Sarah has always been such a nice big sister to Kate- it looks like Kate is going to do the same

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-65223414343485451892008-03-12T15:37:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:29.547-08:00

The girls love to go to the park and are always up for it. This was last Saturday. They had a lot of fun. Sarah was pushing Juliette in the swing, and they were playing in the sand and being hams._uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

Georgenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-52483074871792344912008-03-12T15:28:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:29.666-08:00

Sarah and Kate love to get the camera and take pictures, so we get all sorts of random pictures of fingers, and the wall, the floor, the tv, the ceiling, the sky, ground, feet, tops of heads, the couches, the chairs, the fridge, you name it. Of course they always say it wasn't them. There were about 20 of these pictures. We have a picture of Sarah and one of Kate from Christmas time. This is

Georgenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-63161006131115816422008-03-12T15:22:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:30.180-08:00

I finally was able to change my timing to catch her smiling. She was in such a good mood that day, it was funny. _uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

Georgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-22579871085474120662008-03-12T15:17:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:31.082-08:00

Juliette was actually having a great time in the spa, but just refused to smile for the camera. She is funny that way sometimes. I was trying to get some pictures of her because she was totally smiling, but every time I snapped the camera, she would duck. It was like she knew what I was trying to do and she thought it was pretty funny that she kept ducking just as I took the picture._uacct = "UA

Georgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-29040466300269250012008-03-01T12:43:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:19:31.607-08:00

Last week was a pretty difficult week for our family. Here is a little background. On Friday 2/22, I had a technical meeting that pretty much constituted the culminating effort of about two years of my research. Based on my innovation and performance in this "make or break" presentation, we signed a three year contract with one of the largest bio-pharma companies in the world. In the two weeks

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-66207101257168540742008-02-08T13:16:00.000-08:002008-02-08T13:18:08.935-08:00

Your Language Arts Grade: 100% Way to go! You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you know "no" from "know." Now, go forth and spread the good word (or at least, the proper use of apostrophes).Are You Gooder at Grammar?Make a QuizHa ha, I am gooder at grammar than you!_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-48412224551594487922008-02-02T17:45:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:19:32.214-08:00

Juliette is almost six months old now and is really growing up. She can roll all over the place and is trying to get up onto her hands and knees. She loves to play with her toys and especially her books. I'm telling you, that girl LOVES looking at books. Here is a pic of Juliette getting ready to roll around on the living room floor.Today was a pretty rainy and cold day, so George decided it

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-45431813572581158192008-01-07T11:17:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:54:03.068-08:00

Here is an update on Christmas and New Years.Christmas went well, we had the traditional events this year. Christmas Eve we went to Amy's parents house and opened presents there. We decided not to do presents for the adults this year, and it turned out to be a lot less stressful, and took a lot less time. There were still a ton of presents and the girls had fun. The girls got some great presents

Georgenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-23918550385317695512007-12-20T14:54:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:19:32.539-08:00

LLast night, we were sitting at the table after a long evening of being busy, and Amy was telling me about how the High School girls are extremely immodest with their winter gowns. Apparently a coworker of hers lives by Granite Bay High School and witnessed all the high school girls wearing dresses and skirts that were so short their butts were hanging out. Kate was sitting/climbing on one of us

Georgenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-23935926194441232892007-12-16T10:22:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:19:33.309-08:00

    _uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();We took all three girls to get their pictures taken on Saturday, as part of what turned out to be one of our most hectic days ever. It was all worth it, though, to get these great shots.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-35453020964194983422007-12-03T13:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:19:33.526-08:00

_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();Juliette has been smiling for a long time now and has even treated us to a few belly laughs. Up until now, every time I have gotten out the camera to capture a smile, she has suddenly put a very serious look on her face. Yesterday, I was finally able to get a few pictures of her while she was in a silly mood. As far as her current milestones are concerned,

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-63931461975301747132007-11-29T18:11:00.000-08:002007-11-29T18:25:31.224-08:00

_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();I was tagged by Natasha. Thanks, babe. :)1. Who's your man? George Benjamin Jones2. How long have you been together? Our 10th anniversary is next week, December 6th.3.How long dated? We dated for a few months, then were "friends" for about two years, then dated for another few months before getting married.4. How old is your man? 285. Who eats more? He

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-8463152924300125492007-11-21T15:54:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:19:33.744-08:00

_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();Here is a pic we took of Juliette a few days ago. She is really growing up and is learning to use her hands to grab things and play with her toys. She is very easy-going and happy pretty much all of the time. I can't believe that she is over three months old!!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-17124690492890632412007-11-19T15:38:00.000-08:002007-11-19T15:42:48.329-08:00

Cash Advance Loans

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-26799331783302897602007-11-01T12:51:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:34.356-08:00

On Halloween night, Sarah and Kate went trick-or-treating with their cousin Tyler. We stayed out longer than ever before and the kids came home with an unbelievable amount of candy. At one house, Sarah told the person handing out the candy that Tyler was her husband. Kate got a very funny look on her face and then she said "No, he is not really her husband, it is just a costume!!" It was fun to

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-84570705428109782952007-11-01T12:39:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:34.812-08:00

The girls have been excited for halloween this year, so when it was finally time to carve the jack-o-lanterns they were ready to go. I have a thing about the smell of pumpkin innards, it is one of a few smells that make me want to vomit (sorry, TMI...). Anyway, Kate and Sarah cut open their pumpkins and scooped out the insides, they did a good job. Juliette watched them the whole time and was

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-68597036052336772352007-10-26T12:41:00.001-07:002007-10-26T12:45:24.274-07:00

In a sad turn of events, that I forgot to post last time. Sarah actually lost her tooth after she had lost it from her mouth. She wanted to put it in a tooth pouch, but we didn't have one, so she put it in a baggie, and she went upstairs to put it under her pillow. I heard sobbing from upstairs so I went to check and she was crying: "I lost my tooth..." She wanted to wash it off with her

Georgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-8596878333321305962007-10-21T01:09:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:35.057-08:00

Here is Sarah's first lost tooth. It is pretty small and hollow... Here is what her smile looks like now. She had a tooth growing in behind her loose one, instead of underneath it. She has a few other loose teeth and I think she will have lost all her front primary teeth by Christmas. Only one question remains... will she still have an extra tooth???

Georgenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-64886493304615730032007-10-20T11:45:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:37.149-08:00

There have been a couple of cool things that we have pictures for.Sarah had a Jog-a-thon at school......and she jogged 31 laps, which was pretty good!This is a picture of her at the jog-a-thon with Amy and Juliette tucked inside barely visible Sarah had a friend over, Rose.Juliette is growing......and chillin......and playing Lucky Ducks.But she mastered that and is now too cool to play that

Georgenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-28395940108288882782007-10-07T15:34:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:37.156-08:00

Last Friday night the girls each had a friend over to spend the night. Sarah invited her friend Makayla and Kate invited Paige. The evening was supposed to start around 5:00 pm when I planned to go and pick up Makayla from her house and George would be picking up Kate and Paige from preschool. Anyway, Sarah and Makayla made other plans and decided that Makayla would wait for the bus at school

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-22332718242821681952007-10-04T09:25:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:37.816-08:00

Here are some pics of Kate and Juliette that didn't get posted. They are a couple weeks old, but still cute!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-22665049851695631612007-10-04T08:52:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:37.961-08:00

Our nephew Tyler looks so cute with his new haircut! He came over yesterday to show it off and was just as proud as can be. Tyler is three years old and will be starting preschool very soon.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-6665383346628299952007-09-24T14:29:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:19:38.090-08:00

Juliette was blessed in church on Sunday. Here is a picture of her in her white dress. We love her so much!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211460547142399946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834315555794024383.post-88945584920629790172007-09-08T20:42:00.000-07:002007-09-08T20:43:33.109-07:00

Here are some more pictures for your enjoymnet:9-2007_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

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Two new web albums are uploaded for your perusal, lots of photos of all the cuteness!!New album loaded with pictures from Todd's cameraMay 2007 to August 2007New pictures added here:August 2007_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

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This week was the first day back at school for Kate and Sarah. They were very excited to go back and see all of their friends. Sarah was especially excited because this year she will be riding the bus to and from school. Here are some pictures of the girls on their first day as well as a cute picture of Juliette in one of here relatively rare waking moments._uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

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    Here are some pictures of the first Sunday Juliette did not go to church. There are some pictures of the girls with Tyler and one of a lady bug that Kate captured.Juliette's first Sunday_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

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Here are some pictures of all three girls. I had a really hard time getting any photos at all, let alone ones that would turn out.    _uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

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After Rebekah's tongue lashing, here are pics of the baby_uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

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Here is a story that is too funny not to share. This summer, Sarah has been getting quite a few phone calls from school friends. Yesterday she was on the phone with someone and we could hear what was going on because she was using the speaker. A call came in on the other line and she answered it using the flash button (without warning her friend). Here is what we heard after that:Sarah: Hello?

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We love to watch "So you think you can dance!" as a family. The girls enjoy it, the parents enjoy it, it is an all around fun time. If you have watched the show you know about the "French" host Cat Deeley and her little accent.Well one of the Jidges, referred to one of the contestants named Hok (pronounced like hawk). Kate started laughing and said "He said Hawk, but it is Hohk" She said Hohk,

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What is so interesting to me is that I can come up with these great titles to the blog posts without having to think at all. I just take what the girls say and make it the title of the blog. As you know, Sarah and Kate are very silly. They are always trying to be silly and make us laugh. The other day, they were sitting at the dinner table singing silly songs. They were singing this one song

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Ok, so this is a really good story. I thought it was pretty funny. Amy wants to get a new SUV before the baby comes. I don't really like SUVs, but I like the new GM platform, so we went down to Carmax to test drive a couple. The first one we drove was a white Chevy Tahoe. It was nice, but it felt really cheap, or cheaply made. It was white and looked a little bit like the one pictured here. It

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    Thanks, Staci for enlightening me about this wonderful piece of internet history. May it live on forever.I'm a Porsche 911!You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite,and you know it. Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz._uacct = "UA-1766441-1"

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Well, I thought I could get Amy to post on the blog, but I only got her to post a couple things. So for father's day, a day in which sacrament meeting was nothing out of the ordinary, no tribute to father's, no little chocolate treat as we exited a sacrament meeting that had no primary songs being sung in appreciation of us fathers, I will post a little story about one of my fondest memories of

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Yesterday was Sarah's birthday party with her friends. We had it at this place called "Pump it Up", which was pretty fun. They have two play arenas that each have 4 or 5 large jump houses and tall slides. The kids played for 1.5 hours and then had pizza and cupcakes in the party room. Here are some pictures of Sarah and her friends._uacct = "UA-1766441-1";urchinTracker();

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Last Wednesday was the end of the year party at Kate's preschool, Little Orchard (aka "Little Orchy", as Kate likes to call it). Around lunch time, we parents sat on the playground and all the kids trooped out and assembled for a little performance. Here are some pictures of Kate singing with her classmates. Afterward, we all had lunch out on the grass. Kate thought it was so fun that Mom and Dad

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Although I was the one who started this blog, George has done all of the posting. Now, I think he is refusing to post until I actually contribute something to the blog. So, he has forced my hand. I will have to brag to all of you about George. He will not brag about himself.......well, except about his cooking. I will not belabor the point that he is brilliant, that is old news. I want to tell

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Here are some pictures of some food. Here are the girls with their Easter project, it is a little robin's nest with some eggs. It was pretty fun to make them. The girls had fun, and I did too.This is the garlic bread I made a while ago.I made spaghetti that night also, it looks pretty much like every other spaghetti, and it was pretty good. I made some meatballs, too.Here are the Dutch babies.

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This is a continuation of the Tuesday we were at Disneyland. The rest of Tuesday went fine. Kate and I finally made it over to the parks when Amy and Sarah were coming out of Disneyland and we were going to California adventure. Kate wanted to go on Monster's Inc., which is a fun little ride. So we went on that.They have this animation place, it is not really a ride, but a building with some

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Yesterday was Mother's Day of course! I wanted to do something really memorable for Amy for mother's day. Of course you have to have the traditional breakfast in bed, but that didn't exactly work out. The girls both got up a little late and were being really loud. Also, they kept going up to check on Amy to see if she was still in bed, then they would get in bed with her, wake her up and tell her

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I Tuesday...Tuesday...Tuesday...They say Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. They don't say anything about the hotels nearby, though. Prepare yourself, for what you are about to read. It may shock you, it may sadden you. It may change the way you see certain people. There are

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HeJHere are some more Disneyland stories. I posted a couple others already, but I posted so many on one day, that I think they got missed, so go back a few posts and make sure you read "Delivering the news" and "I'll kill them all" They are good.After we got to DL on Sunday night, we checked into the hotel and went to bed. The girls were so excited, but they were plenty tired from the drive

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I think I am a pretty good cook. I think that is pretty common knowledge. I enjoy cooking. One of the main reasons I put my menu on my blog is because I do enjoy cooking, and I like to share the things I enjoy. However, I try not to be arrogant or braggy about my cooking. That being said, I am not going to try now. Last night we had spaghetti for dinner, (pictures later) and it was pretty good.I

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I was browsing on a friend's website when I came across this link to a newspaper article. Hopefully he will keep it up for a long, long time. I set up a permanent link to it on the side bar as well. What great times. If I can get some, I will post some pictures from it. No promises, though. Looking back on it, we sure did suck at raising money. We only raised $1,500 or so. I have a feeling I

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I am having a hard time getting time to write about the trip, but it is coming. Here are some pictures to hold you over until then. I will pare them down a little later, but they are all there now.

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To give you a little history, in case you are not aware...For family home evening in March, I wanted to have the girls make some goals and make some steps to accomplish their goals. I asked who would like to set a goal first, and Kate's hand shot up.Kate: "I want to make a goal"George: "OK, what is your goal"Kate: "Go to Disneyland"George: "OK, so to accomplish the goal, you need to set a time

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OK, another park story. This one is so good, it deserves its own post.There happened to be lots of bugs at the park (see previous post). There were also lots of baby spiders. One baby spider crawled up on my leg. I was sitting in a little lawn/beach chair with my knee up and it crawled to the top of my knee. Then it raised its butt really high in the air, and let out a fart. Just kidding, it let

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Today we took the girls to the park for a little picnic. They love to do that and we thought it would be loads of fun. So we packed everything up and went. Of course there is a play structure there and the girls wanted to play a little more than they wanted to eat. They were going back and forth between the blanket and the play area.At one point, Sarah came over and said there was a boy who was

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Well, it is time to post the stuff from our trip to Disneyland. It was great. But first, here is a flashback of previous good times at the DL. Click here to see the highlights from New Year's Day 2004 through Jan 3, 2004. This was the time that Kate got the ROToVIRUS!!! She looks fairly healthy in most of the pictures, but the virus was brewing...You can click here to see the picture highlights

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Tonight we had home made tacos. Amy usually makes the tortillas from scratch, but tonight we just took corn tortillas and fried them in hot oil to make the taco shape. It is really easy to make them. Just grill up some ground beef and season as desired, add cheese, beans, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, sour cream, Parmesan cheese on the outside of the shells if you are feeling frisky, catsup,

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A Long day, long drive.Home before Three, up at Five.Disneyland was great.

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Today, we surprised the girls with a trip to Disneyland. it was really fun! Amy E. had them spend the night at her apartment und got them ready for church in the morning. Our ward starts at 1:00, so we went to the 9:00 ward. Then we took the girls home, changed clothes, piled into the car and started driving. Of course, the girls wanted to know where wewere going. We made them guess, and told

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This day was busy. One thing that I really appreciated were the tips about my fridge creeping open. I think the winner is Staci. she said to more heavy stuff in the door. I keep 2, 1 gallon jugs there in the door. I took those out of the dour Friday night, and Saturday morning... the fridge door was closed! And it was tight! Thank you Staci, you rock!I totally forgot to take a picture of dinner

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Well, I was going to take a picture of my dinner items and post them in my calendar with the recipe, but I forgot to take the picture before we ate them. This is what is left of the poor, poor, puff pancakes.We must call them puff pancakes, or Kate will not eat them. If we call them German pancakes, she is all upset and says they are gross, but Puff Pancakes are yummy!It is too bad I only got a

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Well, here is a picture of the light bulb graveyard. Fortunately there was a lot of mostly empty boxes in there, but I did run out. I am about half-way through. I found a super deal at Raley's. They have a 4-pack of light bulbs for 1.99!! That is pretty good. That is about what regular bulbs cost. Also, I found some flood lights at Walfart for 7.97, and the incandescent floods cost 6.97, so they

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Stay tuned for the status of my light bulb project. It is coming along quite nicely. I will post a picture of the cupboard that holds the extra light bulbs. It is pretty funny....

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Yesterday, on the way home from school, Sarah says out of the blue, "Dad, I want to buy a limo." We have never really talked about limos before, so I started talking to her about it. I asked her why she wanted one, and she said because she thinks they are cool, and sometimes you don't have to wear seatbelts. I don't know where she got that idea. I asked her what color she wanted, and she said

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Sarah has really grown into such a sweet angel. When she was a baby, she was very sweet and up until Kate was born, she still was. When Kate came along, Sarah wanted to help a lot, but gave Amy some hard times. While Kate was an infant, Amy was taking night classes at school, so I would watch Kate and Sarah would help me.She was so loving with Kate and always wanted to be with her and help s take

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The other day, Kate was talking to me in the morning. She was asking me questions and she asked: "Have you ever had a polygraph?" I was quite surprised. I asked her what a polygraph was, and she said, "You tell me!" I asked her where she heard of polygraph and she didn't give me an answer, she kept changing the subject. I think she might be a spy.

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Last night we had an interesting night. We were eating dinner (Spaghetti) and Kate was using her hands to eat. I know that as the new baby comes she will be regressing, as will Sarah, and acting more like a baby because it is so new. I have already noticed them both doing it, or maybe I am just more aware of it now. But Kate was eating with her fingers and acting like she didn't even have a fork

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Well, I figured that since Amy E. has moved out, I had better get started on a blog for our family. George is too busy to get started setting it up- I know that once he sees that our blog exists, he will not be able to restrain himself from fixing it up.

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