Memory Lane!!!

I have seen this blog on friends blogs and one a couple of my sister-in-laws too. So I thought I would give it a try! I hope you all are doing good. Sorry I don't post as often as I should. Shawn has my camera (and he is at scout camp) and I didn't clear it before he took it, oh well!

Here are the instructions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot. Anything you remember!Serious or funny can be ANYTHING!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave me a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one to you.

You're tagged if you read this. You have to do it!

The Truth about us Bloggers

My sister-in-law put this on her blog, so I had to copy it and let everyone else see it. It was just too funny to pass up.

The truth about us bloggers...

Funny stuff, take a read:

Salt Lake Tribune Article

Culture Vulture: Parody blog truly 'Blessed'
Sean P. MeansCulture Vulture
Article Last Updated: 07/15/2008

It's SOOOOO good to be Tiffany/Amber/Megan/Nicole. TAMN, as she's known on her blog, "Seriously, So Blessed," is young, LDS, and quite happily married to Jordan/Jason/Wes/Taylor (or JJWT, for short) - and as of last week, the blissfully ecstatic couple found out they're going to have a baby. (TAMN announced this on her blog with a picture of a green Jell-O-and-pineapple-filled casserole dish with "We're pregnant" written in Reddi-Wip.) TAMN blogs about her pregnancy, complete with a downloaded widget that shows what the fetus probably looks like. She blogs about the talk she gave at church. She has her playlist updated with the latest tracks: Taylor Swift, Colbie Caillat, Tim McGraw, Miley Cyrus and Janice Kapp Perry. And she raves about her favorite things, which include the Cheesecake Factory, scented candles and the literary output of Stephenie Meyer. (Only 17 days until "Breaking Dawn" is released!) And, of course, she loves being married to JJWT. "Marriage is COMPLETE BLISS and we have had non-stop fun since we married! No, since we met! No, since we were BORN! No, since the PRE-MORTAL EXISTENCE! Couldn't get any funner," TAMN wrote last week. Yes, seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com is a parody - an astutely sharp spoof of a recent Web phenomenon: the married Mormon blog, in which LDS women (and it's almost always women) write about their family doings, post photos of their kids, and decorate with backgrounds, musical play- lists and widgets. It's scrapbooking in a form that everybody, from your neighbors in the ward to people on the other side of the world, can see. The real TAMN, whom I contacted via e-mail, isn't ready to reveal herself, but she dropped some biographical details: Yes, she's a woman ("it is truly amazing how many people are convinced it's written by a guy," she wrote), 25, LDS, living in Utah, married, and a recent mom - "a FSAHM (fakeout stay at home mom)" because in August she returns to grad school. She has blogged about her own life, but started "Seriously, So Blessed" in June as a joke for friends. As word has spread (Holly Mullen, editor of "City Weekly," clued me in to it), the response has been overwhelmingly positive. "Most of the people linking to it," TAMN told me, "say things on their own blogs in the same tone (unintentionally?) as the fake one, like 'Holy cow you guys! I'm seriously addicted to this new blog! It's making fun of all of us and I am way guilty too but it is SOOO funny bc it's way true!! Don't be offended!!' "

If you wanna look at the blog, I recommend it, you'll get a good laugh:
http://seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com/

Panning for Jewels 6-25-08

Shawn helped the kids pan for rocks and arrow heads at the store in the Garden of the Gods!

The funny thing about this is with 9 kids Shawn thought we would need 2 buckets full of treasure, but each bucket was so full of findings that each kid came away with pocket fulls and I had to take the rest that nobody wanted.

Garden of the Gods!

Naomee by the sign for Garden of the Gods on Wednesday the 25th of June.

The whole family at the top of the rock!

All at the top of a big rock!

Ta Da I made it!!

Shawn with a nephew.

Trip to Colorado!

Where do you think she gets the attitude from?

These were taken in Colorado Springs at the Garden of the Gods. It is a gorgeous set of rocks that look as if a God placed them in a particular set up. It was a very cool place.

Zoo with Madie! 6-5-08

This is Madie with her teacher Mrs. Douglas.

I think they just noticed her in the picture. Do you think they will come after her?

Madie petting goats in the petting farm.

Dinosaurs at the zoo?

Madie, Morgan and Me

This is our entire group, Morgan and Madie. It was so nice to have just 2 kids to keep track of.

I got asked to come with Madie's 1st grade Zoo trip. I was a bit nervous to have 4-5 kids at the zoo on a field trip day. But the teacher was able to get more than enough volunteers to help. The biggest group had 3 kids in it. I was so relieved. We were able to see almost every single animal. June 5th 2008

OMSI, Cadie's class fieldtrip 6-4-08

OMSI Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

These are 2 of the other kids in the group with Cadie.

Cadie in the NASA space rocket.

One of the experiments in the Turbine Hall, better known as the Innovation Station.

From Left to right, Joseph, Harnoor, Cadie, Mrinal, and Robert.
These are the kids I was put in charge of at the museum, they were all very bright and curious.

The kids on the bus.

I got asked to be a chaperon for Cadie's 4th grade fieldtrip to OMSI. It was pretty fun. These kids were very smart and VERY curious. June 4th 2008

Eowyn! Almost 6 months old.

She is a really happy baby. She will be 6 months on Monday the 9th. Can you believe that?

Madie's Birthday Cake!

Madie, my sweet little girl, just turned 7. Can you believe that she is getting so big? I can't believe the girls are growing up too fast for me. Madie wanted a white cake with pink frosting. We will do her party June 14th, so she has some time to wait, but it will be better weather hopefully.

What has Naomee been up to?

Naomee decided that she can make her own sandwich.

She also thinks she climb the tree just like her sisters.

Just modeling!

Too tired to even go to bed, so she fell asleep on my lap.

Just being bored!

She won't take a ride but she wants to drive it.

What do you think?

Lots has been happening lately with the other girls so I thought I would show off what Naomee is doing.