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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
Tomorrow
my birthday present should be arriving via UPS. I am getting this
totally awesome bike trailer. It has a million pros: fits both girls,
aluminum wheels, sturdy, new, and green (which matches my bike). The
cons: It is apparently too cool to be in stores, so Nathan had to order
it, forcing me to sit patiently for that UPS guy to ring my doorbell
tomorrow! I can't wait!!!
And
the reason I can't wait: I LOVE the rain. It makes me think of home in
Oregon, and brings with it cold-weather activities. One of those
activities is riding bikes in the rain, and coming home with the big
skunk tail from all the dirty water spraying on your back. It is going
to be so much fun! It has been raining all day today, and I noticed
that the washes on 59th are quite flooded. So, I am hoping it rains a
little bit longer. That way, I can take my girls on a bike ride and
show them some muddy water rushing down the wash tomorrow! Seriously,
I'm excited!
But, today we're doing some inside rainy day
activities. So far, we have watched a movie, drank hot chocolate and
watched the rain (while Natalie explained to me what the bird in our
back yard was doing), read a few books, and made a few crafts. Then we
had lunch with Daddy at school and took a quick trip to JoAnn's with
Ashley so I can get started on my next project. All in all, a perfect
colder, rainy day at the Larson house here in Arizona! Except for maybe
Nathan - he had an exam this morning, and is going to be studying until
dinner time. But, he did well on his exam and will be home in time for
dinner, and some games. We love our daddy!!! And, we love the rain :)
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
Maejae
received a name and blessing from her Daddy in August. She was able to
wear the same blessing dress that Natalie wore. It was a little big for
her, but still looked adorable. We got this dress from Grandma Larson,
and I still think it is one of the prettiest blessing dresses I've seen.
Maejae
was blessed with health and strength to go throughout her life in
happiness. She was blessed with the wisdom and strength necessary to
withstand the adversary, and to come out as an example to others. She
was also blessed with a desire to learn, to seek new knowledge, and to
remember what is truly her purpose on Earth while studying. She was
also blessed, as Natalie was, to live in the Gospel, and someday marry
a worthy Priesthood holder. If they use their Daddy as an example, I'm
sure they won't go astray on who they choose to be with.
My Mom
was able to be here for the blessing, but we didn't have any other
family here to participate in the blessing itself. So, we were grateful
to all of our friends from school and our neighborhood that were able
to share this special day with us. We love you all!
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
When
Grandma came to visit for Maejae's Blessing, we decided to take a trip
to the Phoenix Zoo to see some animals. However, when we got there,
most of the animals were inside, and we didn't see anything but the
elephants up close. It was kind of disappointment, but who can blame
the animals? When it's over 100 degrees out, who wants to bake in the
sun while other gawk at you?
Luckily, Natalie enjoyed the
carousel so much that she had to ride it twice. She got to ride the
Tiger and the Lion with her Grammies and her Daddy. She even got
Grandma to ride on the dog. Oh, and look at her face! It is so
sun-burnt after walking around the zoo, but she sure had fun!
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
Maejae's 2 Week Photos
* I know these are really late, but she is just so adorable in her photos that I had to share them.
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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My mother taught me the value of going to garage sales when I was a
little girl. We'd all pile in the van and go "shopping" every Saturday
in Oregon. Sometimes we wouldn't get anything . . . but a lot of the
time we would come home with "new" toys, and other trinkets!
I
still like getting up on Saturday to check out all the neighborhood
garage sales - and so does my mom. So, when she came in August for
Maejae's baby blessing, we decided to spend our Saturday morning
driving around town looking for the best garage sales. Well, we didn't
find too many - but we did come across an awesome project!
We bought a little chair for $2.00 (I didn't take any before pictures - dangit!) . . .
However, it had really nasty, soiled, all pink, fabric on it. So, we took it apart!
 We cut up a bunch of fabric and re-upholstered the chair with Nathan's help!
 (Please take note of my mom's bottom lip sticking out . . .
(And then my tongue sticking out - Like Mother/Like Daughter!)
And in the end, we made a beautiful chair to match Natalie's room!
She loves her new chair and reads in it every day for at least 30 minutes!
Thanks Grandma!!
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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It rained a while ago . . .
 We miss the rain . . .
 Please come again . . .
 Pretty Please!
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