tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21710855576748355672024-03-05T21:22:36.159-08:00The Spivey'sCandicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-18487636505896826492013-02-07T09:59:00.003-08:002013-02-07T09:59:57.287-08:00Seems like just yesterday I was updating this blog, but then when I look it’s been almost a year! I hate that life gets SO busy that time for self-reflection, celebrations and sharing our successes gets lost. I can’t say honestly that I will make drastic improvements in trying to keep this thing updated, but I will savor this very moment when I get a chance to share the exciting things that have happened in my life just within the last week!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-40360408242047894832013-02-07T09:59:00.001-08:002013-02-07T09:59:39.317-08:00We are expecting...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wade and I were so happy to learn in November that we were expecting again. We wanted Bryden and his sibling to be about 3 years apart so we are so ecstatic about the timing! However what is even more exciting is the fact that we just found out we are having a baby GIRL!!! Words cannot even begin to express how excited we are and how much we are looking forward to the arrival of our new little princess in July!
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Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-29792344756310180672013-02-07T09:57:00.000-08:002013-02-07T09:57:18.165-08:00The Wonderful World of Drill..Anyone who knows me fairly well can attest to the fact that High School Drill Team is still a very big part of my life. To be honest it is probably the one thing I HATE to love! The time commitment is huge, the hours are crappy and the pay is not good at all, but the memories made are something that just can’t be replaced. And as quickly as it seems to have begun, the competition season is sadly now over.
This year however has seemed to be much different than any other. When I first started I had more girls on my team than we had ever had before. I had more beginning dancers than I did advanced. And I had the least amount of motivation from over half of the girls, something honestly I had never had to deal with before! The year started out rough to say the least. We attended camp as a team in June and I can honestly say it was probably one of the most stressful times I ever had coaching. My girls did not pick up on the routines quickly, they had to be pushed to even practice and the attitudes overall were just so negative. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect for the upcoming season, but being pushy like I can be, I kept pushing these girls until they were about to break.
In October we joined the Shakespeare team, and competed as the dance ensemble team. I choreographed apiece entitled “The Kill” which physically, mentally and emotionally took its toll on my team day after day. It was a very dark piece about fighting our demons and letting go of what holds us back. The girls were very receptive the choreography and to the message that we were trying to portray. Every time after the piece was performed I had 11 girls sobbing, shaking and trying to come out of and get away from what they had feared. Once we competed the piece our statement seemed to have been made very clear. The audience members, judges and other dancers were left speechless! We on the other hand were a new team, had a new vision and a first place win! That was honestly the turning point for my team.
For the next 3 months we practiced and competed. We swept 3 of our competitions winning overall awards, many first places and even showmanship awards! We knew this was our year and we were determined to prove ourselves at the State Competition.
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Last week we had the opportunity to compete for the State 1a Drill Team Championship. My girls placed first in 2 of the 3 routines (Military and Dance) and placed 3rd in our kick routine. Because of the lower placement in kick we ended up tying for the overall State Championship title. This forced the judges to go into a tiebreaker situation that we ended up loosing by 1 point. While we were extremely disappointed at the time, our success spoke for itself…
Suddenly everyone knew who Rockwell was, team after team congratulated us, we took awards in every category and when we left we had other teams chanting our name as they walked past our bus! It was a feeling that no state championship could have ever replaced.
I am honestly so proud of these girls for all of their hard work and dedication. They definitely turned from my nightmare into my dream team. March 14th (when our season officially ends) is going to be one of the hardest days in my coaching career. I will be loosing 6 seniors and a team that I will never forget. Thank you girls for making me the proudest coach ever!!!
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Overall State Awards:
1st Place in Military Category
1st Place in Dance Category
3rd Place in Kick Category
2nd Place overall 1A State Champions
Maddie Beck, Kathryn D’Albini and Brianna Bailey were awarded All-State Drill Team members. (We were the only 1a team to have all 3 girls make the team)
Madison Bartell won a $200 UDDA Scholarship
Becca Wadley won 3rd place in the State Drill Down
And I won Coach of the Year! (Huge honor I am still not sure I am worthy of)
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Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-21836143969812635372012-04-05T10:51:00.005-07:002012-04-05T10:56:06.176-07:002-Year Anniversary<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4n3P1gMPBCmrDUnEwcfzenvVjfdShyxuAvHfnVBm26WP1Bm2fiIvDSiHC426Wm_LNZHetfyBUVtZqMWYd8vgxQ1CnHciykEC7jDcr7K-0U28ik2EXeAKLZk9mbVPoLbExZ_xczY5bIKA/s1600/photo-18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4n3P1gMPBCmrDUnEwcfzenvVjfdShyxuAvHfnVBm26WP1Bm2fiIvDSiHC426Wm_LNZHetfyBUVtZqMWYd8vgxQ1CnHciykEC7jDcr7K-0U28ik2EXeAKLZk9mbVPoLbExZ_xczY5bIKA/s320/photo-18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727976809081699090" /></a><br />This year our anniversary fell on the ever-dreaded Tuesday. I say ever dreaded because Tuesday’s are my long days normally, as I go straight from work to teaching at the studio. But this Tuesday right after dance I had to judge a talent show. Soooo it made the day even longer! As a result we didn’t quite get to celebrate like we had hoped to, or even more so get to see each other for more than 10 minutes. Luckily tonight Wade and I will get to go out for a nice dinner and celebrate the last two years we have been married! And even better we leave Friday for a week long vacation that is so needed!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NSlBlIZANLNohgd33bfqhEA7aMkjgnFDHwNaqUQ54qtp-EpCxn0FX-YSipSBDsY-xxVRvOeeIbAyYnYvmllu_VDv5EkNZNF9fempYbPdaLMsg9tjZqQ1SVjseJdUrd3g3xt9VrDlTH0/s1600/photo-15.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NSlBlIZANLNohgd33bfqhEA7aMkjgnFDHwNaqUQ54qtp-EpCxn0FX-YSipSBDsY-xxVRvOeeIbAyYnYvmllu_VDv5EkNZNF9fempYbPdaLMsg9tjZqQ1SVjseJdUrd3g3xt9VrDlTH0/s320/photo-15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727976272562567714" /></a> Although Tuesday was very long, Wade as he always does, made it a very special day for me. He had Bryden carry in a bag of goodies, he delivered beautiful flowers to my work and when I got home he had dinner waiting with a card and a cute message written on my mirror. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOryh_6eCyYEjwkdfP3l9lkvuVDotpaH6CUF68Lpc4ktbdeJ0VvsetfKerTbFLlSgLUx23U2dSqtqhRFGr-JbJ_pB2Mx14I9BMxVNyuGFPCJFVzSvZhCwe_vYs8D1JJBWpKhQIoj8jqHI/s1600/photo-16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOryh_6eCyYEjwkdfP3l9lkvuVDotpaH6CUF68Lpc4ktbdeJ0VvsetfKerTbFLlSgLUx23U2dSqtqhRFGr-JbJ_pB2Mx14I9BMxVNyuGFPCJFVzSvZhCwe_vYs8D1JJBWpKhQIoj8jqHI/s320/photo-16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727976082247411442" /></a><br />I am a very lucky girl to have found such an amazing man. Here are just a few more reasons why I think he is so great…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8705V87HWY0YxGLw7B9JLW541KMvyYQEMZ5MmJ-uRx95RQFYWdnP84-UYeb2QEWRcSzAnsgwWVkpzRQQSsSW9fHHir9jJLaf-yGyGQcKMNOuA-ipc2bicpahj5VPDt01BCOQ5MQyLtg/s1600/photo-17.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8705V87HWY0YxGLw7B9JLW541KMvyYQEMZ5MmJ-uRx95RQFYWdnP84-UYeb2QEWRcSzAnsgwWVkpzRQQSsSW9fHHir9jJLaf-yGyGQcKMNOuA-ipc2bicpahj5VPDt01BCOQ5MQyLtg/s320/photo-17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727976514179587618" /></a><br />~ Wade is one of the hardest workers I have ever met. No matter what needs to be done he makes sure that it is done perfectly, no matter how long it takes.<br />~ He is a handy man. And can fix or make anything you can think of.<br />~ He is an amazing daddy to our beautiful son.<br />~ He doesn’t put up with any bull crap, and will let you know if you’re being ridiculous!<br />~ He is the biggest social bug I know. There is never a weekend that we have off when we aren’t hosting a get together.<br />~ He has a beautiful smile and contagious laugh.<br />~ He is the most amazing cook ever. I never have to cook and we always end up with gourmet meals. Even a salad is not simple!<br />~ He is so handsome!!! <br />~ He is my hero. And a hero to so many others!<br />~ He supports me in everything I do even though it takes so much time away from us and our family.<br />~ He makes me laugh and smile every single day!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J-0HlqfEuMm185H9FFK6qAvL_XwF81kC_17PhT4gpWwDEOv0GxvbK9xHKLVHi0Heq0W44eSdyaNmcdMHPS_st3CIVjLv2Tw3ZFYSqoVswiKbSkU7Fc_x1c4EssoOX1fMRNkmp3N70iM/s1600/photo-19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J-0HlqfEuMm185H9FFK6qAvL_XwF81kC_17PhT4gpWwDEOv0GxvbK9xHKLVHi0Heq0W44eSdyaNmcdMHPS_st3CIVjLv2Tw3ZFYSqoVswiKbSkU7Fc_x1c4EssoOX1fMRNkmp3N70iM/s320/photo-19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727976651789117410" /></a><br /><br />I know there is a reason why we ended up together and our lives have played out the way they have. Together I know we can do anything, and having a fast start together has only made us stronger. Thank you for an amazing 2 Years Waders!!!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-80082093282176755482012-04-02T09:54:00.001-07:002012-04-02T09:54:52.519-07:00Self ReflectionOver the last couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of thinking. Thinking about where my life has been, where it is now, and thinking about where I see myself going in the future. I guess you could say things over the years have been turbulent, much like anyone’s life. We all have a lot of ups, a fair share of downs and lots of time of just seemingly being content with where we are. I can’t trigger exactly what has spun me into this world of self-reflection, but whatever it may have been I am truly grateful for it. <br /><br />It is no lie to anyone who truly knows me that my past has been rocky. I come from a family who practices the LDS religion and was raised in such a household. Growing up I didn’t always see eye-to-eye with my parents but always knew what was “Right”. Over a series of events that would take place a few years after graduation what I was taught all growing up seemed to have been broken. I was angry at first; I was hurt but knew that these things happened for a reason. Life continued to take me on the roller coaster path, much like it does. During the next few years I was able to experience and rebuild relationships that once had been broken, discover new talents, change career paths and explore new highs. But as expected there was another world of low’s to follow. Again trusts were broken, friendships halted, sides taken and rumors a float. Those are the things so easily focused on. Even though I spent a fair share of my time trying to explain myself and my decisions to myself, friends and family it didn’t seem to make a difference. I too was living in all the negative, when really I made a life change to make myself happy. It took a long time for me to look at the negative and make it a positive or look at the “opportunity” as new doors opened. A chance to find myself, redirect my focus and choose a path that would truly find me happiness. To some this may have seemed selfish, inconsiderate, and heartless, you name it. However the one thing I have come to realize is that there are always two sides to a story. It was time I focused on what I needed and me. To stop doing everything for everyone else and enjoy doing things to better myself. I still reflect on these situations. Not in anger, not in sorrow but in how it would continue to shape the woman I was to become, much like my parents did while I was growing up.<br /><br />And for those past mentioned instances I am forever grateful. Grateful for the good times and the tears that came along with the hard times…Why? Because the path that I had chose, the road that I was taken on eventually shaped me to be where I am now. I now am married to an amazing man who I share my ups and downs with. Someone who accepts me for me, who sees my true beauty, someone who supports me unconditionally and strives everyday to help me become a better wife, mother and support to so many around me. I have a beautiful son who betters my life and gives me something to live for every single minute of every single day. A son that I can help teach what is “right” much like my parents did. And a son that shows me what the true meaning of happiness is. I have a career that I love! I am blessed to have an opportunity to be the Assistant Director of a Charter School that serves so many amazing students. Having the opportunity to work with teenagers and help them see there true potential is the most amazing feeling. They help me probably more than I help them. All of these things help to complete the person I am today. And for those I may have not seen for a while, I think you would be impressed!<br /><br />I am to a point now in my life where I am finally feeling like I am 100% happy with the woman that I am. Does that mean that there is still room for improvement? ABSOLUTLEY!!! A lot of room. But I also realize that I am a person who knows herself. That others opinions of who I am don’t really matter, because everyday I can wake up, look in the mirror, and be perfectly happy with the person I am looking at inside and out. I know that I have a long road still ahead of me and there are plenty of trials waiting for me. But knowing what I bring to the table, what I have to offer the world and the person that I am is more than enough to help me through those trials. And if that ever gets lost or forgotten I know I have an amazing group of people that surround me that will help me get back on my feet.<br /><br />I guess the one thing that I have truly come to realize is who are we to judge one person, when the only person we should be judging is ourselves? I know easier said then done. But over the last few months this saying has rung true in so many instances I have dealt with on both a personal and professional level. Judging people doesn’t define who they are, it defines who you are. So what do you choose to do? Just remember that it takes less effort to be happy than it does to be miserable.Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-50268726222498955632012-03-20T08:30:00.003-07:002012-03-20T08:37:57.007-07:00An Update Finally...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNEnGmlRwp-mew6QEmU1a04IKReqe2G6YveCJMKdNgSN82_4AnnV0gCmVecD8gQFgT1GT72OwSrYP-_U3iWm_eJIkAYpW_DDNsxhUDgD-0O9G_0sWyL0vOmHrmQs9nwfGQPQD42ILvag/s1600/photo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNEnGmlRwp-mew6QEmU1a04IKReqe2G6YveCJMKdNgSN82_4AnnV0gCmVecD8gQFgT1GT72OwSrYP-_U3iWm_eJIkAYpW_DDNsxhUDgD-0O9G_0sWyL0vOmHrmQs9nwfGQPQD42ILvag/s320/photo1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722002659010787618" /></a><br /><br />After seeing an old friend this weekend and talking to each other about blogs, I realize that I better get mine updated. ☺ It seems like there is just not enough time in the day to do everything on my list led alone update a blog. That being said I am making a commitment to myself to not let this thing go another 3 months before I update it again!<br /><br /><br />Drill Team Review<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyOuG6uarmfwhN0QM9jEDuarzo_f8Xw9yY9aKuI7_VuxwG2p2uKcqEzn8W-j47K9xe0ZYUdnibLBXgisJk5OAvszdGmQ37R4Bs6GNOs9aPrODnTqVkK2MeER5PKq4YSkFk96RuomuXbM/s1600/photo-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyOuG6uarmfwhN0QM9jEDuarzo_f8Xw9yY9aKuI7_VuxwG2p2uKcqEzn8W-j47K9xe0ZYUdnibLBXgisJk5OAvszdGmQ37R4Bs6GNOs9aPrODnTqVkK2MeER5PKq4YSkFk96RuomuXbM/s320/photo-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722002669508449810" /></a><br /><br />I just finished yet another year of Drill Team at Rockwell Charter High School. This year we competed on the 1 A state level and had huge success. We placed within the top 3 at every competition we attended and so we were really looking forward to State. Unfortunately our State performances were not our best, dropped props, injuries and sickness for the girls, but we walked away without any kind of penalties and ended up taking 4th place overall at the state competition!!! Not to bad for our little team that started out with over ¾ of the girls having NO DANCE EXPERIENCE what so ever!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXOA_WsTocLQ04xYY1Brn78q-2SrDqletvG665rf4Hk0wBbtaOZS0mX84-xhAzrFb1iuinoYos_iYJW4zdQknusRH7Q1t_Ig8Nkqe2VQd1AyBeqLUAexAkyhngRQk2dQ0r7JAmK6LtbE/s1600/photo-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXOA_WsTocLQ04xYY1Brn78q-2SrDqletvG665rf4Hk0wBbtaOZS0mX84-xhAzrFb1iuinoYos_iYJW4zdQknusRH7Q1t_Ig8Nkqe2VQd1AyBeqLUAexAkyhngRQk2dQ0r7JAmK6LtbE/s320/photo-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722002681187441170" /></a><br />Thursday we wrapped up our year with our Drill Team Review. It was a very fun night and I just want to thank the girls for all of their hard work and dedication all season long. Not sure how we can top this year, but I am looking forward to my 4th year as a drill coach next year. ☺ <br /><br />My little Bryden…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIJVeX-JV4o2qkeFCRzo9NiedwTkfLap8YWr6nUG8dkTkDZxLTmQ-6IDlJAQQctrQoJoRZQLTg7Gn02Jp7p4H3cRHCYU6ykVut0rI8M8KKDl_T9YrSaCmVB3zFQMwjYzCZffEus7YVtY/s1600/photo-5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIJVeX-JV4o2qkeFCRzo9NiedwTkfLap8YWr6nUG8dkTkDZxLTmQ-6IDlJAQQctrQoJoRZQLTg7Gn02Jp7p4H3cRHCYU6ykVut0rI8M8KKDl_T9YrSaCmVB3zFQMwjYzCZffEus7YVtY/s320/photo-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722003417993150514" /></a><br />Is really not so little anymore. Bryden just recently turned 18 months on the 26th of February. It’s hard for me to even remember what life was like without him. I can definitely say there is never a dull moment with Bryden around! He is a VERY active boy who has to have his input and hand in everything. He is talking like crazy and learning to count. (He is pretty good up to 7) Wade is in the process of trying to grow Bryden’s hair out. He wants him to have “surfer” hair for the summer. Right now it is in a really awkward stage so he looks homeless most of the time. But Bryden is definitely taking his dad’s side on this one because anytime I even joke about cutting his hair he gives me a scowl and says “No”. He is probably the most polite 1 ½ year old I know. He says please when asking for anything and always replies Thank you when you hand him something. Even when he is done eating he will hand me his plate and say Thank you, then follows it up with “ I U” which means I love you. This little man absolutely melts my heart with his kisses and always wants “to hold me” which means cuddle. He loves bath time and playing with balls. I am convinced he is going to be a baseball player because the boy has an arm. He is definitely an outside baby because you can’t keep him away from the doors or outside when it is warm enough. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvYqykOIwfc_LPZrH06czD36re6EQAUajIA8-sk2rhs0kcGpa4uNNaSdIQZYqw1sRTj2PpXv-skfiGv7tQSluxdUOA7ztjpKIFrJwRkVkgQSO3uTU3GaQKv-Oc0wa0g0XXtUG5qrxbYc/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvYqykOIwfc_LPZrH06czD36re6EQAUajIA8-sk2rhs0kcGpa4uNNaSdIQZYqw1sRTj2PpXv-skfiGv7tQSluxdUOA7ztjpKIFrJwRkVkgQSO3uTU3GaQKv-Oc0wa0g0XXtUG5qrxbYc/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722003428924111170" /></a><br />We have been fortunate enough to spend some time this winter in Mesquite at Wade’s parents home and have loved playing on the golf course. Bryden typically hangs out in the golf cart but every once in while likes to swing the club. If Papa has his way Bryden will be golfing within the next year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NrrFGoWVKWx0PTBBGrW_1cY7PMREqV8NyFVqnp7Yc0__VcZgQM48fRw6uTF7NoXCyKcwYscqCxsJEaagcdfyvetFM3L27_8lvK5Ya32MDyKtqgrce6t8tTyuOhsknjeyFAUJdTMtoD0/s1600/photo-4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NrrFGoWVKWx0PTBBGrW_1cY7PMREqV8NyFVqnp7Yc0__VcZgQM48fRw6uTF7NoXCyKcwYscqCxsJEaagcdfyvetFM3L27_8lvK5Ya32MDyKtqgrce6t8tTyuOhsknjeyFAUJdTMtoD0/s320/photo-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722003411592212786" /></a><br />I love this little guy so much and can say that I feel as complete as I have ever felt having him in my life. I wish that my job didn’t take away so much time of us playing together but am so grateful he comes to visit me often. I love you B!!!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-60078599833193430472011-11-22T19:24:00.000-08:002011-11-22T19:33:41.584-08:00Family Pictures 2011We finally got around to having our family pictures taken this last week. I am so grateful that I have an amazing friend with an amazing talent! Thanks to LaRee Photography we were able to get some adorable pictures of our family. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhbHVKA4_nmUHA8BcEgXYkvAa3kEPLq7TkqYwEzBjN8EGnwyhe6WKSOqxL14KebYcDP9mQCmoJ2sCqMqQL1akaqzHtjbs6IMv0IM7QGDoH2beE32qtXeslTq7zdKbKDUwv_ZzGBbgm0c/s320/untitled-13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678027166240092018" /></a><br /><em></em><em></em><em></em>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-84296525050588903302011-11-02T11:49:00.001-07:002011-11-02T11:49:45.032-07:00Updated... Finally!Alright, for those of you who have been asking for it…my blog is now officially updated! There are about 5 or 6 post so make sure you look at the older post. I feel dumb because it has taken me so long, but what can I say… Life happens!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-7075605772517917842011-11-02T11:46:00.000-07:002011-11-02T11:47:59.205-07:00Happy Halloween…<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMvyRbkMbUbaRZESR08hFUtrbQvUEdoAwcMAR_aLgm3Vdd_DA2nakfcTrWUc71rUOViv8_8fj4LNslt8JIPpQHX3Fc909PM0gPX8ndJnFT5hQLzVPW4XdmuBpGUqMA6_pkGz2gbKQVQo/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0413.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMvyRbkMbUbaRZESR08hFUtrbQvUEdoAwcMAR_aLgm3Vdd_DA2nakfcTrWUc71rUOViv8_8fj4LNslt8JIPpQHX3Fc909PM0gPX8ndJnFT5hQLzVPW4XdmuBpGUqMA6_pkGz2gbKQVQo/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0413.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670472014017866610" /></a><br /><br />Because Bryden is STILL not walking, I wasn’t sure what to dress him up as this year. However when buying Wade’s flashing Granny costume online I came across this cute little bear! What a perfect costume it was for Bryden. I wish I had a picture of him crawling in it because it seriously looked like a little cub.<br /><br />It was so much fun being able to take Bryden around trick or treating this year… even though I still don’t think he even got what we were doing. We made it to a total of 2 houses before he was done. LOL <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cl1l4V20p6cEHl_KEZWfQjoVxssHSLFkGUctC6PLa-tPbCywfri8vMsNXUjyDH2vhISv14QqkAxMT023NFxvCURy93gOBhXmMU6FT-LE16wdLrds3Xo1Bwaosor_h6pt4AF89ZiQMBY/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0412.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cl1l4V20p6cEHl_KEZWfQjoVxssHSLFkGUctC6PLa-tPbCywfri8vMsNXUjyDH2vhISv14QqkAxMT023NFxvCURy93gOBhXmMU6FT-LE16wdLrds3Xo1Bwaosor_h6pt4AF89ZiQMBY/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0412.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670471997606489826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSlE9zDbgh1HSS55S9RbuzAPGUeAhD-2Ym8SPfJxtekxF43TCaAwc04DJadOnaU4jj60AJF73FwfswtQF_cXqOkYUNgFSwbSt0yLDVDl5pHHh1pJ5wstpTho6qk5kq3wKJfdkrIWFW-4/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0410.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSlE9zDbgh1HSS55S9RbuzAPGUeAhD-2Ym8SPfJxtekxF43TCaAwc04DJadOnaU4jj60AJF73FwfswtQF_cXqOkYUNgFSwbSt0yLDVDl5pHHh1pJ5wstpTho6qk5kq3wKJfdkrIWFW-4/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0410.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670471992773582194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPycfVKgx3tUfbyK0Ws9wwda_C2IbtVsw_Q0GdYk3zN6V2GKpJzgfuzasD_CuRqj9MgxB4i2jCTIDD3ioEsNnujg3n_8FXmdi-9SephiBA3KDBvKlF3wU95uhbBSUBRlNYL0ofDriiekA/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0416.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPycfVKgx3tUfbyK0Ws9wwda_C2IbtVsw_Q0GdYk3zN6V2GKpJzgfuzasD_CuRqj9MgxB4i2jCTIDD3ioEsNnujg3n_8FXmdi-9SephiBA3KDBvKlF3wU95uhbBSUBRlNYL0ofDriiekA/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0416.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670472027208607490" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-26971947988528824822011-11-02T11:42:00.001-07:002011-11-02T11:44:42.081-07:00Daddy’s Little Fireman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JrJkZ030YGWmqcENmCMSdShlHhVw1ryiymewEng4uu_NP9wzMXZt9-GzcroNhIGZct0j4MCcFeE6ayGHXbQV1YG-XQTt_ImAj14udRzEMGj-WXqRYOxwXDLJvTMnG0TemBMqjtzDXxI/s1600/IMG_3137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JrJkZ030YGWmqcENmCMSdShlHhVw1ryiymewEng4uu_NP9wzMXZt9-GzcroNhIGZct0j4MCcFeE6ayGHXbQV1YG-XQTt_ImAj14udRzEMGj-WXqRYOxwXDLJvTMnG0TemBMqjtzDXxI/s320/IMG_3137.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670470990979541378" /></a><br /><br />A lot of the time when Wade is working weekends, Bryden and I like to take trips to see him. Now that B is getting a little bit older he is actually more interested in all the things there are to see and do at daddy’s work. The last time we visited he just kept pointing to the engine saying “this, this.” Which basically means he wants something. Below are a few pictures of Wade and Bryden playing in the fire truck! ☺<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCroTbCwjpo8FhoFlOu1HjDU87qS_SOkCK0UG_sd3r7O4Mxd6nPljKTtJeirj2pvhvY7KA-fKCNH6p7CEUCF5HroMfh_CAAnmQuR0cENzd5V07KRIaxCns6ydG65v4SupH2p_NQQE3xlo/s1600/IMG_3139.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCroTbCwjpo8FhoFlOu1HjDU87qS_SOkCK0UG_sd3r7O4Mxd6nPljKTtJeirj2pvhvY7KA-fKCNH6p7CEUCF5HroMfh_CAAnmQuR0cENzd5V07KRIaxCns6ydG65v4SupH2p_NQQE3xlo/s320/IMG_3139.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670470995733686146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJqI2kxEMwmpUP2PA-TFySOBQTXCaODljDHjC77Z4vg3wDtkRiXpURNI1MYtQYmB7iuMS5PjaHu2U_1G1gnLpvHPv6_MZaGCXlUTBpaCjfMfyVirZbE04tiR9lTqljCUhrEeJAt1Lju0/s1600/IMG_3131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJqI2kxEMwmpUP2PA-TFySOBQTXCaODljDHjC77Z4vg3wDtkRiXpURNI1MYtQYmB7iuMS5PjaHu2U_1G1gnLpvHPv6_MZaGCXlUTBpaCjfMfyVirZbE04tiR9lTqljCUhrEeJAt1Lju0/s320/IMG_3131.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670471018233814578" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-81737904851994226112011-11-02T11:24:00.000-07:002011-11-02T11:42:19.650-07:00NYC- Remembering 9-11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJix5LQmo-AURoTcnTd46-9CdnUl7UH1BVJHARqDJrys1qSQWjjOUUo8Oh4RDSOXZN9GORCbM3dFSIWeO1Yu9C_2VYrlwOSnP3jt0Gxalv346b6Vc8WaUxRe7fCl62YLlFwr5RBRJtfk/s1600/IMG_2983.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJix5LQmo-AURoTcnTd46-9CdnUl7UH1BVJHARqDJrys1qSQWjjOUUo8Oh4RDSOXZN9GORCbM3dFSIWeO1Yu9C_2VYrlwOSnP3jt0Gxalv346b6Vc8WaUxRe7fCl62YLlFwr5RBRJtfk/s320/IMG_2983.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670467502715007890" /></a><br /><br />Because it was the 10 year anniversary on 9-11, the fire department was sending one firefighter and one police officer to NYC to represent the service men and women of Orem. Well the sad news is that Wade’s name was not drawn for the completely free trip, but the good news was we still got to go!!! We joined 3 Police Officers and 2 other Firefighters from Orem and headed to NYC. The purpose of this trip was to honor the lives lost and families still grieving at the ceremonies that took place. But because of the heightened security due to terror attack rumors, the government decided last minute that the first responders would not be able to attend the ceremony. Lucky for us however, we had an inside connection with the head of security with US Port Authority. We headed downtown to where the ceremonies were taking place and were escorted 5 blocks south, and 5 blocks west on NY city streets that were completely blocked off to public. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipje89iBvYFiongry7bnO12px80Zzi1RmwDgMst0a41QqffpP_zZOnmp8NX0uus9-C62e0TmcVd10CUxPBZPAlNlL7fx-cICDNNTBxZLbqH2z8MqeiWOcNA6wSG3zsyblIeNa9lwcZzW8/s1600/IMG_2945.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipje89iBvYFiongry7bnO12px80Zzi1RmwDgMst0a41QqffpP_zZOnmp8NX0uus9-C62e0TmcVd10CUxPBZPAlNlL7fx-cICDNNTBxZLbqH2z8MqeiWOcNA6wSG3zsyblIeNa9lwcZzW8/s320/IMG_2945.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670466881927272786" /></a><br />Then escorted into the Freedom Tower where we were able to look down into the memorial pools. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM8SbbtuMEoFyHDu8lP7jayCPAA77-4fsiLPlgk3tsWOnycFJzhEqbP5vJsJPrpq6coQzFh8dGxouxfzbkEK-gna7UTm1FF9H03zWb1K_mOLYwXH1ETzdoXsCeFIzgxDnkvi8gQmcz-0/s1600/IMG_2952.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM8SbbtuMEoFyHDu8lP7jayCPAA77-4fsiLPlgk3tsWOnycFJzhEqbP5vJsJPrpq6coQzFh8dGxouxfzbkEK-gna7UTm1FF9H03zWb1K_mOLYwXH1ETzdoXsCeFIzgxDnkvi8gQmcz-0/s320/IMG_2952.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670466883274030258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvkOQS20akK-3uXo1iT3cxBs-yHUcoSalr-DMJTqqxChYTEaMvPKtotDtlxbYw60AL84zAsjT-IqjyzCPXDPmKVfn9d9VTXRhCt0TaIv2pRwd_2aJNot6EnAmEm2Er_D7Okt-1aVs_F4/s1600/IMG_2957.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvkOQS20akK-3uXo1iT3cxBs-yHUcoSalr-DMJTqqxChYTEaMvPKtotDtlxbYw60AL84zAsjT-IqjyzCPXDPmKVfn9d9VTXRhCt0TaIv2pRwd_2aJNot6EnAmEm2Er_D7Okt-1aVs_F4/s320/IMG_2957.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670467493743342658" /></a><br /><br />After we were done taking pictures from that location, we were escorted to the memorial grounds where we were able to take a few pictures, listen to names being read and admire the beauty of what was a place of tragedy 10 years prior. What an amazing and humbling experience it was. Words cannot describe what a peaceful feeling and yet a gut wrenching feeling I had standing in that location at that very time. I don’t think all 7 of us said a word to each other for the entire time we were in those gardens. I feel truly blessed to have been there and for the opportunity I had to participate in a world mark event. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ-zM_O7V5Elv7KkmW3bv9KvpoID5-XgP28ZqwkBUEcqWFaFsRPRFKpj3b93WupF9G0wKdYDgrP93TN1tHA0mvXGjGXz8mIYZd17cOav7SN40yfh4YWz7Y_kOtDlT3MjY6KtJGA8j9D8/s1600/IMG_2972.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ-zM_O7V5Elv7KkmW3bv9KvpoID5-XgP28ZqwkBUEcqWFaFsRPRFKpj3b93WupF9G0wKdYDgrP93TN1tHA0mvXGjGXz8mIYZd17cOav7SN40yfh4YWz7Y_kOtDlT3MjY6KtJGA8j9D8/s320/IMG_2972.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670466915006150418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UYlzEKW_pPAjcvYmpfv_aQ03n6XPzchHh4VWCmjS_NdwVkh_hpjp9PQoTXSqXHYAAXqvRZEJe2DTwbrymJ6dRZzbiFL0bvZ4L0XYbfaVj7f8oIF13I9PtrLAwWhmgV7ZiW7AnW6U3t4/s1600/IMG_2975.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UYlzEKW_pPAjcvYmpfv_aQ03n6XPzchHh4VWCmjS_NdwVkh_hpjp9PQoTXSqXHYAAXqvRZEJe2DTwbrymJ6dRZzbiFL0bvZ4L0XYbfaVj7f8oIF13I9PtrLAwWhmgV7ZiW7AnW6U3t4/s320/IMG_2975.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670466928168253122" /></a><br />After the event we were able to explore the NYC streets and meet many men and woman from all over the world who had just enjoyed everything we did. I hope the pictures share at least a little bit of the beauty we experienced!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMEioTJkbeVxdmqJacUOeOUnje_G70N8Z1dDG2kFE09rzH9NZ2_aqDp8arEFr1ELE1ybBNyF-Ur4cwLd0AiR89ooSAGsQ48oqKV-wa1ZLmcjC3hgn6q1VqwvitVZl76JNmbjPQId1aU0/s1600/IMG_3024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMEioTJkbeVxdmqJacUOeOUnje_G70N8Z1dDG2kFE09rzH9NZ2_aqDp8arEFr1ELE1ybBNyF-Ur4cwLd0AiR89ooSAGsQ48oqKV-wa1ZLmcjC3hgn6q1VqwvitVZl76JNmbjPQId1aU0/s320/IMG_3024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670467536344834082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5l58DsaUdqeUWkRafltB6AfEafPGC22vp8qxgzBAgra_4Eke3F9XfE8yN3XAOuyIvrdjqrL8x4Fv2TnZ0xtYC-fubGn7gkWYx2-Ghtkm84oCyaRQ-7rMqsMdHoGp6oKTs76Sg-cErb0/s1600/IMG_2982.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLk8BHJcBL07x_AYVDBd4HEUjDqhh0xNpniDUVNVAOZ-mf9hZ6PT1XP3GPisrnU-L3ouPz-kQizInIdU9hnyqqG3R7WX0-UWyDzk1OXXV45qtw36ps_3jmAJKJg1IbWPX48FTVk1eOLg/s320/IMG_3073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670469526557035938" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-46367001332804005112011-11-02T11:21:00.000-07:002011-11-02T11:23:57.059-07:00My Hero…<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuARrdLYN3xFQR9hD-WmSuG6QGO1jizflNVUDTXfk1w7A66kwVsE7dVOzGtu7lNRQZfw54DdBQhfA_64PsCfN-QLhMH47KGDMTgHEIWYKJj4rMJDChwyOOtxBFmage7rwNWPnzPijMVvo/s1600/IMG_2863.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuARrdLYN3xFQR9hD-WmSuG6QGO1jizflNVUDTXfk1w7A66kwVsE7dVOzGtu7lNRQZfw54DdBQhfA_64PsCfN-QLhMH47KGDMTgHEIWYKJj4rMJDChwyOOtxBFmage7rwNWPnzPijMVvo/s320/IMG_2863.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670465763368846994" /></a><br />I have always admired what Wade does for a living and the difference he make in people’s lives, but I guess I just never realized how profound of an effect he has on those people. Back in September, Wade was invited to attend a ground breaking ceremony for a new pedestrian crossing light on the UVU Campus. This was significant because a year prior Wade and his partner saved the life of a man who was crossing the road in that same exact spot. Oddly enough I remember Wade coming off his shift the day after that accident occurred. The call really affected Wade, because of its nature, and he talked about it openly with me about it, which he very rarely does. With out going into details the man in the picture never should have lived, but because of Wade’s quick actions he was able to recover from his injuries and lobby to have the crosswalk put in. What an amazing and beautiful day it was and I was so glad to be able to attend the ceremony. I couldn’t be more proud of my amazing and sexy hero!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpC-oNGZFOlIeQ2UpTWTfCn384vHNwkBwL2_wU-Cx3YVq1RDowV6cgQNNtBTgVY8OyEWCxAuD6h0uL4zeKNnd9WIAJBWbXOjFgEENKEom8aW401Rj_IohkRp1EiaIa4n8O02kjkx_VmkM/s1600/IMG_2861.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpC-oNGZFOlIeQ2UpTWTfCn384vHNwkBwL2_wU-Cx3YVq1RDowV6cgQNNtBTgVY8OyEWCxAuD6h0uL4zeKNnd9WIAJBWbXOjFgEENKEom8aW401Rj_IohkRp1EiaIa4n8O02kjkx_VmkM/s320/IMG_2861.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670465752291572642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKYiIjOAcPg7JAci0Djq75Fu7GIf46Pclfb8uYugHyPm96m_OUuc1O2hHcC2EZ4gtTnDImtvEBHGuwngI4L5YHMdeBStTdvjmFOec-GCpzBSGZxKcMyb2NoLnj5OYVH-9dFFwol0sLVo/s1600/IMG_2856.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKYiIjOAcPg7JAci0Djq75Fu7GIf46Pclfb8uYugHyPm96m_OUuc1O2hHcC2EZ4gtTnDImtvEBHGuwngI4L5YHMdeBStTdvjmFOec-GCpzBSGZxKcMyb2NoLnj5OYVH-9dFFwol0sLVo/s320/IMG_2856.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670465745837930114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6Wfv7wslt_CmmdtmNLnbmOFk6nflxe1gPjsXaPdrfmjoPQN5hpSB7X_ws65fIqpMfr2BxrhF6GK4x-ShbUxn-kCyxCVEL7sxVjE5a6WZ97fiMChnS-KAW7UdzEsaVyawJi1_dzBGA2o/s1600/IMG_2865.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6Wfv7wslt_CmmdtmNLnbmOFk6nflxe1gPjsXaPdrfmjoPQN5hpSB7X_ws65fIqpMfr2BxrhF6GK4x-ShbUxn-kCyxCVEL7sxVjE5a6WZ97fiMChnS-KAW7UdzEsaVyawJi1_dzBGA2o/s320/IMG_2865.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670465776896672066" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-63997911045951352982011-11-02T11:11:00.000-07:002011-11-02T11:20:44.322-07:00Bryden’s 1 year Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPUA_fJcI4-StVOXhYggq5ZwLoUJR2x_8iD5kjbsNha_4GU09QVYcZ0040rwLUq3GHX23RQTEGqzjQqx0lN9ZxpsQm8TZ_d4u_ZHmrx7Sd8cdEEAWSbg6FukJkGnn7VUWbHZyNp2cnAw/s1600/IMG_2849.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPUA_fJcI4-StVOXhYggq5ZwLoUJR2x_8iD5kjbsNha_4GU09QVYcZ0040rwLUq3GHX23RQTEGqzjQqx0lN9ZxpsQm8TZ_d4u_ZHmrx7Sd8cdEEAWSbg6FukJkGnn7VUWbHZyNp2cnAw/s320/IMG_2849.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670463428931992482" /></a><br />Seeing that the last time I updated the blog, Bryden was 6 months old, time has flown by. My baby boy is now 14 months old and so much fun. He is talking like crazy and has the cutest, but naughtiest personalities around. He likes to push the limits on everything and has not a fear in the world. He is also a very stubborn little guy. He pulls himself up, can stand on his own and walk around the furniture, but he absolutely refuses to walk. And don’t even try to make him, unless your patience is ready to be tested. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2y1u42DcFW5Nd7UHZRNWmZUhBX3CaJQ3SqyhngYCLWnk45sq2eWYTn_2mN4K12wXOngZYw3MyNT6Tazr-IsbHPnducgtthS74UjmQq-nOEe-bo3I9svMhNAGlMlYVBHYOpiwI8hwV7c/s1600/IMG_2822.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2y1u42DcFW5Nd7UHZRNWmZUhBX3CaJQ3SqyhngYCLWnk45sq2eWYTn_2mN4K12wXOngZYw3MyNT6Tazr-IsbHPnducgtthS74UjmQq-nOEe-bo3I9svMhNAGlMlYVBHYOpiwI8hwV7c/s320/IMG_2822.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670463404610160562" /></a><br />Bryden LOVES applesauce and crackers and would probably be happy if that was all he ever ate. He also loves to play with his LEGOS and read books. He will bring you every book we own to have you read it to him multiple times a day. <br />Because we have family in Evanston and Utah, Bryden had 2 birthday parties. The Evanston was a little more low key, due to a sick birthday boy, but still consisted of plenty of cake and Ice Cream. Our Utah party was more of a bash. We rented a big blow up slide for all of the kids and had a taco bar for dinner. Bryden loved all of the attention from everyone. Of course our little man was spoiled and we have more toys than we know how to handle. Posted are pictures from both birthday bashes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBF4p9TFsvWDKwEquZPwf7_E9UEsUhcUhZDCtg2Edu6XKl7zIIXe_JkeTUAzskE2x0HwYArgZVPbTFjJ3qa6mPQT5-p6GKEHyr2RB7rEGAkVufXWMEO76lmKZJ4FHmZ8mddDtadk_7QM/s1600/IMG_2834.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBF4p9TFsvWDKwEquZPwf7_E9UEsUhcUhZDCtg2Edu6XKl7zIIXe_JkeTUAzskE2x0HwYArgZVPbTFjJ3qa6mPQT5-p6GKEHyr2RB7rEGAkVufXWMEO76lmKZJ4FHmZ8mddDtadk_7QM/s320/IMG_2834.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670463412461617362" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCQaXuMXI-V_dG6N_ijeoqf1TCXjBbY1n-Re9-Nv_EeCyJHj-UeAbwE9CpVQmvK0MGACCKaLWYvNRyf5iSvWNgGgwGjcPLvmJOP0rXQcB6hKLrjoO3m8aWArOo3jVwzalwlidfdKseDI/s1600/IMG_2798.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCQaXuMXI-V_dG6N_ijeoqf1TCXjBbY1n-Re9-Nv_EeCyJHj-UeAbwE9CpVQmvK0MGACCKaLWYvNRyf5iSvWNgGgwGjcPLvmJOP0rXQcB6hKLrjoO3m8aWArOo3jVwzalwlidfdKseDI/s320/IMG_2798.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670463388391324690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtQ45qq7VEN2PykLljVj_noGHQbJlpmNQcxXdI7It-gPidEDjFRf8XPJfjlrPs1StNv3ungFX5Fo-xcPRuWvHXVU3ptNlV9y1GyoQEnhpNzecCd4T_gjroxb7sKUJDjlzPcZKu72rygg/s1600/IMG_2787.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtQ45qq7VEN2PykLljVj_noGHQbJlpmNQcxXdI7It-gPidEDjFRf8XPJfjlrPs1StNv3ungFX5Fo-xcPRuWvHXVU3ptNlV9y1GyoQEnhpNzecCd4T_gjroxb7sKUJDjlzPcZKu72rygg/s320/IMG_2787.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670463380994021282" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dear Bryden,<br /><br />Words cannot even begin to explain how much you have changed my life over the last year. I never could have imagined how complete you would make my life. I enjoy being your mommy and the time that we share together. You are such a talented and smart little man and I know that you are going to achieve so many things in your life. You are probably the most handsome little guy I have ever seen and your personality is contagious. Thank you for always keeping me on my toes, even though sometime it is exhausting. I am glad that you are so determined! I love you sweet Bryden and look forward to watching you grow more and more every single day!<br />Love Mommy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCno7wNngxyiZsjXo_TDQcl4CRZWEso6iKfJI17D4XT8SPPhdfQmjMcWW5OuSJgTVXc0vPFOjYfC5ODSpOBl80VwLzuimQo04JAP3lrZ9PGHBG_UXNxk9XCZvD0-g9rq5uqjVG4AtvZl0/s1600/IMG_2906.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCno7wNngxyiZsjXo_TDQcl4CRZWEso6iKfJI17D4XT8SPPhdfQmjMcWW5OuSJgTVXc0vPFOjYfC5ODSpOBl80VwLzuimQo04JAP3lrZ9PGHBG_UXNxk9XCZvD0-g9rq5uqjVG4AtvZl0/s320/IMG_2906.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670464465882487954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyjNZvFRljLm-T4CsFU9fgNZZTxleVyVPAZ3Hh4iWuvEp0wzmKvTPNX9vZ96_rINrQfkSBfK3QonPvQLdgW8yksbRhNF0qXuiIFNMR33_KvWuvmp_7oXlMCeJQlMsIVqK71mqEZhPGgM/s1600/IMG_2895.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyjNZvFRljLm-T4CsFU9fgNZZTxleVyVPAZ3Hh4iWuvEp0wzmKvTPNX9vZ96_rINrQfkSBfK3QonPvQLdgW8yksbRhNF0qXuiIFNMR33_KvWuvmp_7oXlMCeJQlMsIVqK71mqEZhPGgM/s320/IMG_2895.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670464453367818674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFsjQe1NcOQA6SpzoeAHcGsldxw-9LOeRGca6kw20U27l0CI_veRtIx4gTVoxX9gt69cTY8-I8Nl7Ezzj63ZvpFESYNw9pUQmGn7fRPCF_nIzrDzaos5P4GmlDEANv6Z1IUfZwMME5zA/s1600/IMG_2889.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFsjQe1NcOQA6SpzoeAHcGsldxw-9LOeRGca6kw20U27l0CI_veRtIx4gTVoxX9gt69cTY8-I8Nl7Ezzj63ZvpFESYNw9pUQmGn7fRPCF_nIzrDzaos5P4GmlDEANv6Z1IUfZwMME5zA/s320/IMG_2889.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670464437226398178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBD4Nn5LgGGcJocajRV9_lL_ptwogjPoQ28RgRQ2pQsxbJMQv8htuLndJvCewYyXYEy2kQoobKg_T5-MATFKSpOmHDqKSy85yjo2_fsBY3JWvM2th_fqgSWGDKoWXgvRGqe-8oeYBFqc/s1600/IMG_2876.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBD4Nn5LgGGcJocajRV9_lL_ptwogjPoQ28RgRQ2pQsxbJMQv8htuLndJvCewYyXYEy2kQoobKg_T5-MATFKSpOmHDqKSy85yjo2_fsBY3JWvM2th_fqgSWGDKoWXgvRGqe-8oeYBFqc/s320/IMG_2876.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670464428367269730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BS0I_N8PuOdZ7GMMSGAqv2HYgB2x9UdHztbh29RahJUS3c8KCNZsCUFmI0edlt9Vff6n1sX4BPMCa7_d8Tl7jkMmG7ucQ7ic8yCBAFtiQWU8AgXSKlecIy1JOdPM8r8wiPnBNuEojOk/s1600/MVI_2898.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BS0I_N8PuOdZ7GMMSGAqv2HYgB2x9UdHztbh29RahJUS3c8KCNZsCUFmI0edlt9Vff6n1sX4BPMCa7_d8Tl7jkMmG7ucQ7ic8yCBAFtiQWU8AgXSKlecIy1JOdPM8r8wiPnBNuEojOk/s320/MVI_2898.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670464479370584082" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-80994833982882375282011-11-02T10:50:00.000-07:002011-11-02T11:01:12.172-07:00New School Year= New Drill Team<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh166dc9NrRMERji5KRCsoNeGdcsubXg5OCPsA_MgwDDJx5sLom4bWF0784hu8hWbpgCMETil3B35Cs4B3Njy_D-J-M5QHsVTHhlBRrBrpO9KQ7_H7Q7DfwjBYLobVOS1-5KyLwwGm1osg/s1600/Drill62.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh166dc9NrRMERji5KRCsoNeGdcsubXg5OCPsA_MgwDDJx5sLom4bWF0784hu8hWbpgCMETil3B35Cs4B3Njy_D-J-M5QHsVTHhlBRrBrpO9KQ7_H7Q7DfwjBYLobVOS1-5KyLwwGm1osg/s320/Drill62.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670459877638263058" /></a><br />I’ve often said that I feel like the luckiest girl in the world, but I don’t say it without reason. Part of that reason is due to the opportunity I have to coach and teach dance. For the last 4 years I have been coaching the drill team at Rockwell Charter High School. We’ve been UHSAA approved to compete on a High School level for the last two years but this year we are finally where we belong, in 1A division. I am so excited for this year not just because we will be competing, but because I have an AMAZING group of girls on my team this year. I’ve never met so many girls with dedication and such a great work ethic. I have been floored by their growth as individuals and as a team. I can honestly say that they bring me so much happiness and meaning to my life. I love these girls with all of my heart and can’t wait to see them kick butt this year. Below are few pictures from camp (we won the hardest working team award) and team pictures (minus 2 girls). I will post more updates and pictures as the season continues.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeP0B_XppHaQGskXIXbbbNSI1tpNMrlEDqolPSiSipbeDBgpnc0qn9saDPFx7zZGbTZuWPubzNnSGjpL586X-GnK2R3VZvFbQBMIbHrcHI-VBOcMemuLRh_Y-f2SWQ4u1CfQnlgmma30/s1600/Drill39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeP0B_XppHaQGskXIXbbbNSI1tpNMrlEDqolPSiSipbeDBgpnc0qn9saDPFx7zZGbTZuWPubzNnSGjpL586X-GnK2R3VZvFbQBMIbHrcHI-VBOcMemuLRh_Y-f2SWQ4u1CfQnlgmma30/s320/Drill39.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670459868306080018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3jivM1nkOd2Kcomit3nHrvIaUkHke8vx-pZodBGAhjgQy7Z2cw3FXeqcAkGO7MLQ8L4CTlYkUg4y1fEIL8YoZIjZRnWHTwzDTfndoVqcO1kaFmEaex50tEdNZzBlU5g8Jqyx4w0XoTk/s1600/Drill10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3jivM1nkOd2Kcomit3nHrvIaUkHke8vx-pZodBGAhjgQy7Z2cw3FXeqcAkGO7MLQ8L4CTlYkUg4y1fEIL8YoZIjZRnWHTwzDTfndoVqcO1kaFmEaex50tEdNZzBlU5g8Jqyx4w0XoTk/s320/Drill10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670459854495954130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvc4PpNRwABUbXe6DYUk8XjZYxGuRz15hOkO7qZqtjYJBHYWiIeFN7HVwjRBWrWBAZjq5aUCm9mb7fWUAZVWCPV_YIqkSCBVJ682Speu1Zmtfz1ZwKDWr2HHHvkmlL0xeXavTFxKBF8U/s1600/IMG_2771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvc4PpNRwABUbXe6DYUk8XjZYxGuRz15hOkO7qZqtjYJBHYWiIeFN7HVwjRBWrWBAZjq5aUCm9mb7fWUAZVWCPV_YIqkSCBVJ682Speu1Zmtfz1ZwKDWr2HHHvkmlL0xeXavTFxKBF8U/s320/IMG_2771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670459846478195602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSJcOW_-WvexvwqJhF779ZLj-0JUBG2JFaUa-kqVnor7ZtBw11sjb_BUzPH0dGgIu2EhvWooynSOwYK7y18-oUiAAC40q9AU8O30Cgn1QhF-F_1BlbxtA1j8GNceUTgFJuYI3qT-aIYc/s1600/Drill60.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSJcOW_-WvexvwqJhF779ZLj-0JUBG2JFaUa-kqVnor7ZtBw11sjb_BUzPH0dGgIu2EhvWooynSOwYK7y18-oUiAAC40q9AU8O30Cgn1QhF-F_1BlbxtA1j8GNceUTgFJuYI3qT-aIYc/s320/Drill60.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670459890668278610" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-58263938680793409582011-02-14T09:46:00.001-08:002011-02-14T13:28:27.003-08:00Bryden's 6 Month PicturesOne of my best friends, Rachelle Rausch Olmos, was advertising a mini-valentine shoot for the month of February for only $20.00. I decided to jump on this fantastic deal seeing that Bryden will be 6 months old this month and it was time for updated pics. I have to say Rachelle did an amazing job and Bryden just LOVED her! She got some of the most adorable pictures of our little guy. If you are looking for a fantastic photographer or even some free drawings you have to check her out. Lareephotography.blogspot.com <br /><br />Here is a sneak peak of what she did with Bryden:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtbH9OoY2EfJUoV-PzN6vCiNgtjMPax0kC1gNavEMkYFBM9WMwNopgn7qHwGJ2gguy8MrrW9Agi5WpZxfRtbLLWWMggk83k3PuZ8Ra40B60WR2bch4RzYaelKcIkBKTgM3Yr8Tm7r_7A/s1600/collage5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtbH9OoY2EfJUoV-PzN6vCiNgtjMPax0kC1gNavEMkYFBM9WMwNopgn7qHwGJ2gguy8MrrW9Agi5WpZxfRtbLLWWMggk83k3PuZ8Ra40B60WR2bch4RzYaelKcIkBKTgM3Yr8Tm7r_7A/s320/collage5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573603243000353954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJWSjTvv7Bq3PYE-61P5hS1bSnbFoO5RaJ8nCS4FOb1mbvX2eXjv6qYLWVH4Kp73w8KNN_49cIpfA_ttTauZu-MUHh2sj7DcYyT97nDqAbxCfw6IAtKattfS5595dOAQQNKhiyvosvhU/s1600/collage4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJWSjTvv7Bq3PYE-61P5hS1bSnbFoO5RaJ8nCS4FOb1mbvX2eXjv6qYLWVH4Kp73w8KNN_49cIpfA_ttTauZu-MUHh2sj7DcYyT97nDqAbxCfw6IAtKattfS5595dOAQQNKhiyvosvhU/s320/collage4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573603239616520338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0FL7CQvPlnI-pPrKxlrwDGldRbLgF3aOMYAKFDqdmZ5ZS4t0TuGPtn2ZtpRPV1a0TRQmy8nlQMAPZ2eTpGiNbT01tDtSP-wfg_tqH-2sOn_JQCebyDjoC_INgWUOCvrr47v4sHcCyT8/s1600/collage3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0FL7CQvPlnI-pPrKxlrwDGldRbLgF3aOMYAKFDqdmZ5ZS4t0TuGPtn2ZtpRPV1a0TRQmy8nlQMAPZ2eTpGiNbT01tDtSP-wfg_tqH-2sOn_JQCebyDjoC_INgWUOCvrr47v4sHcCyT8/s320/collage3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573603233968148818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGlkClwsJd8x2zsthGYGhgfB4rompTl-HdSSo-QSMqGzC8-5kLc7X-wAkwkR3KDZxQAY-NVSQN9dUMkBvOcJmDIYUsq4PDYM26Wn22C5mzsRGL2ms2R25a2dmS6NQM4fIKKj8keSnYOI/s1600/collage2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGlkClwsJd8x2zsthGYGhgfB4rompTl-HdSSo-QSMqGzC8-5kLc7X-wAkwkR3KDZxQAY-NVSQN9dUMkBvOcJmDIYUsq4PDYM26Wn22C5mzsRGL2ms2R25a2dmS6NQM4fIKKj8keSnYOI/s320/collage2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573603227157982898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZKDKlVI6ZwsbUjm0eG2-QdlMuQ3QT1DYt6w4XaDJG_AcBwYG8dCuaEEal0Js5lyVJmQqiHVWOjE6qR-0Q8b-iD9kztblg1DJ5vfGYMsdEgXT95JRiXAckZHf9IkjhWbsVsnkfcP0Cyk/s1600/collage1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZKDKlVI6ZwsbUjm0eG2-QdlMuQ3QT1DYt6w4XaDJG_AcBwYG8dCuaEEal0Js5lyVJmQqiHVWOjE6qR-0Q8b-iD9kztblg1DJ5vfGYMsdEgXT95JRiXAckZHf9IkjhWbsVsnkfcP0Cyk/s320/collage1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573603220577123586" /></a><br /><br />Bryden,<br /><br />I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love you. You are the most amazing little man and I can’t ever imagine life with out you. You are the sparkle in your mommy and daddy’s eyes and are the most handsome baby boy I have ever seen. Your smile lights up the room and can change anyone’s mood and melt their heart all in a matter of seconds. <br /><br />I love your outgoing personality and even your stubborn behavior. Your beautiful Blue eyes are to die for and your big smile is contagious! I cherish the times that we get to spend together and hope those times never change as you get older. <br /><br />I love it when you sing along with me. I love the BIG smiles I get from you in the morning when I get you out of your bed. I love feeding, bathing and cuddling you every night before you go to sleep. I love the screams you give out while we are out in public and the way that you demand attention from everyone around you. You are such a flirt with the girls but you know just how to draw them in!<br /><br />You are so much fun BB and I know your just going to get even more fun! I look forward to watching you grow up over the years and am so excited to see the man you will one day become. However, I will cherish every day, every minute and every second I have with you now because I know those memories and times can never be replaced.<br /><br />I love you Bryden with all of my heart! You are the most amazing blessing and I am so proud and happy to be your mother!!!<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />MommyCandicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-17921339750714840312011-01-28T12:47:00.001-08:002011-01-28T13:24:03.154-08:005 Months Already!!!We cannot even begin to describe what a joy being a parent has brought into our lives. We never thought it was possible to love something so much! Bryden has changed our life so much in such a short period of time. Wade and I are amazed daily at his progress and love watching him grow. He is such a daddy’s boy and loves to cuddle with his mommy. He is in the stage where he still wants to be held and be a baby but then at the same time he doesn’t. He has started on rice cereal and baby food and absolutely LOVES it!!! We are so lucky to have our little blue-eyed boy and are so excited to see him grow over the years. Here are a few pictures of him over the months…<br /><br />1 Hour Old...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfuKLrF5BtYAP8Cy-ctE_eK_t-n_-0VtUykX66YxBIMSeQWn6_-XWkpPKTXwvojepJGuVTagaIOnGuwUaLFYC08OAE_k5dMBOPFYkbNZwmETzFxgjrHIYdlsOptI8ynols_T82ge-Wxw/s1600/41159_463029826367_640606367_6938801_3998816_a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfuKLrF5BtYAP8Cy-ctE_eK_t-n_-0VtUykX66YxBIMSeQWn6_-XWkpPKTXwvojepJGuVTagaIOnGuwUaLFYC08OAE_k5dMBOPFYkbNZwmETzFxgjrHIYdlsOptI8ynols_T82ge-Wxw/s320/41159_463029826367_640606367_6938801_3998816_a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567344790499884482" /></a><br /><br />1 Month Old...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvQdR7yEku9wzaSzq8hS4bAeg9ctWZCnOxOZ2r7OeBxvdWg4P8QCOoVgI_agRWLZX3J6h0H8toxHND_L6_pFw3ftWICLGeXeXvr1Rpmc8MCflKlDTgAhrH5ttzJeXbucvrX84xEDEyEc/s1600/IMAG0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvQdR7yEku9wzaSzq8hS4bAeg9ctWZCnOxOZ2r7OeBxvdWg4P8QCOoVgI_agRWLZX3J6h0H8toxHND_L6_pFw3ftWICLGeXeXvr1Rpmc8MCflKlDTgAhrH5ttzJeXbucvrX84xEDEyEc/s320/IMAG0006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567341357048318146" /></a><br /><br />2 Month Old...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ1OXpiERUz8NFYmcPe1xeFXtNjNqXkQiEYrVDzF1X22dd4h047vQ7vgS4iacB1KCPfYjZ7SUmhpPT916CaL-MIqLTd0qftlu4wTBOP-uquyk88mCG6GM2-gi7H-Ze8sCOf5yzs1v46Y/s1600/IMAG0026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ1OXpiERUz8NFYmcPe1xeFXtNjNqXkQiEYrVDzF1X22dd4h047vQ7vgS4iacB1KCPfYjZ7SUmhpPT916CaL-MIqLTd0qftlu4wTBOP-uquyk88mCG6GM2-gi7H-Ze8sCOf5yzs1v46Y/s320/IMAG0026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567341504748029458" /></a><br /><br />3 Month Old...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbbNlkxfm8eEj8QtlJ4oC-4-47VvTuwbb8Z6yP6VxJu5NGIoJFoOTEawfvu6i2u0E4zEFClBAM0Z4Xj0Ult_tr5xic7iwBYesaeMKVWa869BA5f85k5JLVU8iRljRHxBb_dN31yW4Z70/s1600/IMAG0051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbbNlkxfm8eEj8QtlJ4oC-4-47VvTuwbb8Z6yP6VxJu5NGIoJFoOTEawfvu6i2u0E4zEFClBAM0Z4Xj0Ult_tr5xic7iwBYesaeMKVWa869BA5f85k5JLVU8iRljRHxBb_dN31yW4Z70/s320/IMAG0051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567341697450148034" /></a><br /><br />4 Month Old...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPahyWCkdRotzosCHLJFi6uCQo2ycXj5PWRXItVuMXZEyNIL62xKJmsNmvz_TMR4elcJGNYDFDZxLovO9L18KcLDQKxwbWUygjQfENXdqiLkMxEJ4AxJiD-Pt3CBhFUp-XTIgJcxynWI/s1600/2010-12-259515.45.38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPahyWCkdRotzosCHLJFi6uCQo2ycXj5PWRXItVuMXZEyNIL62xKJmsNmvz_TMR4elcJGNYDFDZxLovO9L18KcLDQKxwbWUygjQfENXdqiLkMxEJ4AxJiD-Pt3CBhFUp-XTIgJcxynWI/s320/2010-12-259515.45.38.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567341928930994930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr__zKW1njCE8gTQJCyjdrjiU7gF6etKT7UzFBfPyOX-tz9nDf8OnT4mQ-eNu_xQdzHSqWhi3vvGvnplwEqf4aGqYU80Q8dLMkdgu0C0kCYQOtLL4TJpQuCD2UQhGsxwxB53cc4RUTUfk/s1600/IMAG0065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr__zKW1njCE8gTQJCyjdrjiU7gF6etKT7UzFBfPyOX-tz9nDf8OnT4mQ-eNu_xQdzHSqWhi3vvGvnplwEqf4aGqYU80Q8dLMkdgu0C0kCYQOtLL4TJpQuCD2UQhGsxwxB53cc4RUTUfk/s320/IMAG0065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567341923474692818" /></a><br /><br />5 Month Old...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fa0AgnX2_8WTX48vu1ajQAXK7etV3oxU5s_Ij9_kRghpLNEUDNG9dhFJHu_hyphenhyphenGo4SfE6apT2xozqfqknCQmdDEZSANRsG6Q1v6CG2-YR9K8uW1Q4Jw_FU0EB1FaEQmXd_dQVwzVAeqI/s1600/2011-01-209510.45.02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fa0AgnX2_8WTX48vu1ajQAXK7etV3oxU5s_Ij9_kRghpLNEUDNG9dhFJHu_hyphenhyphenGo4SfE6apT2xozqfqknCQmdDEZSANRsG6Q1v6CG2-YR9K8uW1Q4Jw_FU0EB1FaEQmXd_dQVwzVAeqI/s320/2011-01-209510.45.02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567342118879262786" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-22348671260268544322010-11-17T09:50:00.000-08:002010-11-17T10:04:30.929-08:00It's almost Christmas Time...and the Spivey household is ready!!! Last Thursday I was inside visiting with a few of my past drill team members. Wade told me he was going to go out and clean up the garage (it is a complete mess due to the fact we are finishing our basement)so that we could park in there when the snow comes. A few hours later when I went to walk the girls out to their car this is what I saw...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOh7xXSbbS2qxTBBK9OtO9n8H6-m5F0NbBOdUXukw_xFEn3CCafkZuNkeZuN-rUC0ukldU6-ZkS0Q6S2FKxGq62xCnmmm1PnjVtFQzb5tFa_oTK9gUros59aczKu_T2zidYSbCaCbVUOk/s1600/IMAG0057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOh7xXSbbS2qxTBBK9OtO9n8H6-m5F0NbBOdUXukw_xFEn3CCafkZuNkeZuN-rUC0ukldU6-ZkS0Q6S2FKxGq62xCnmmm1PnjVtFQzb5tFa_oTK9gUros59aczKu_T2zidYSbCaCbVUOk/s320/IMAG0057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540578457952952930" /></a><br /><br />and he wasn't even finished!!! I will need to post a pic of the finished project but am going to wait until the neighborhood is all decked out. When Wade put up his set of lights all the neighbors jumped on board and now the neighborhood is starting to look like the "Night Before Christmas" neighborhood in Taylorsville! <br /><br />Seeing that Wade was excited and spending a lot of time on his lights I decided to do something Christmas-ee too. I wen't to the craft store and bought a few items to make a wreath for the front door. I did this a couple of years ago and thought I would give it a shot again. I must say I am pretty impressed with the results...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZZuGZT8rSp-SbRFMMioVq5a9PmtudpvlX4f7b_iCIg_-boSF86LqGW2xQBlUIj5yn643byIibttxXW6TMM37sC86jxfWXfXTvjJ0EA9tI0jCeu0ceNHxx_iknrQz7zJGtJyyl7EDM4E/s1600/IMAG0056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZZuGZT8rSp-SbRFMMioVq5a9PmtudpvlX4f7b_iCIg_-boSF86LqGW2xQBlUIj5yn643byIibttxXW6TMM37sC86jxfWXfXTvjJ0EA9tI0jCeu0ceNHxx_iknrQz7zJGtJyyl7EDM4E/s320/IMAG0056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540579729686168882" /></a><br /><br />Wade still has a hard time believing that I made it because I am not crafty at all, but seeing how impressed him and my mother in law were made it so worth it. And the best part is it cost less than $20 to make...the wreath itself was most of the cost!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-3819701690328475342010-11-17T09:18:00.000-08:002010-11-17T09:50:33.153-08:00A few of Bryden's Favorites...*These pics are a little blurry, they were taken with a cell phone and arn't the best*<br />Bryden is getting so big I can't even believe it. While he is so much fun to interact with it makes me sad to see my baby getting so big. He is not sleeping through the night yet but we are getting close..fingers crossed that will be the next big post. He is however starting to show a lot of personality and is in love with a few things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpxEbZ1Y30lPtNJLbkiECM-FWXe53-cNBEJmEJNsKRoNq8yoXtTaf1BhhLTZf-YANqqs2mAKE9nh91JX-CyBAykAYvcmCljfcP26ZcW5YVDTV9pkykgPb41r5PtHJI2glZgR1fVi_aF8/s1600/IMAG0054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpxEbZ1Y30lPtNJLbkiECM-FWXe53-cNBEJmEJNsKRoNq8yoXtTaf1BhhLTZf-YANqqs2mAKE9nh91JX-CyBAykAYvcmCljfcP26ZcW5YVDTV9pkykgPb41r5PtHJI2glZgR1fVi_aF8/s320/IMAG0054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540569281037262642" /></a><br /><br />This is a pic of Wade reading Bryden his bed time story. Although we only have a few books (Thanks Rachelle) he loves to be read to and could listen to it over and over again. I don't know if he understands anything we are saying or whats going on but I do know that when I show him the book he gets a really big smile on his face!!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMzc8BNWrI1gO7T3FTXN2U6hdNqIh6C5ZkWL2P5TYoeMRIdPQdeEVnbOnnw2dLJmRp5cbml63UKbQ4vsCWp0OAR7SOZ5VGQaPJ7MZGj4nj_TXHZg-GUVtXzbIYFBBuRL7bP4762CfPMs/s1600/100MEDIA95IMAG0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMzc8BNWrI1gO7T3FTXN2U6hdNqIh6C5ZkWL2P5TYoeMRIdPQdeEVnbOnnw2dLJmRp5cbml63UKbQ4vsCWp0OAR7SOZ5VGQaPJ7MZGj4nj_TXHZg-GUVtXzbIYFBBuRL7bP4762CfPMs/s320/100MEDIA95IMAG0052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540569274605547282" /></a><br /><br />This picture portrays two of Bryden's favorites... #1 and probably the winner is his Boppy pillow. I originally purchased it so that it would be easier to feed him but have come to find out it is more of a babysitter than anything else! Bryden could lounge in this boppy all day long and be totally content. And I am not complaining it makes getting ready in the mornings a whole lot easier. Bryden will just lay on the bed watching the news sucking on his fist. Wish I had a picture of that because it is so adorable!!!<br /><br />The last favorite for this post is his new slippers. The poor little guy has hands and feet that are constantly FREEZING! So when Wade and I went to Park City this last weekend we made a stop at the Carter's outlet and bought B some slippers. I wish they would fit me because they look oh so comfy!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-41197410831554683022010-11-03T10:28:00.001-07:002010-11-03T10:32:44.893-07:00Having fun being a mom...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRIk3C_3l5dhNXhwVsYhO14F47SnV3s5-XzsuLzmtYfmtU8mysDORqlF302P4EUgYo9CwrehjPspplxJ2SJSsp22ahIwsYFL5bzuzuKNLi5h7XsYyEgp42IDB0VEYLBAxIk_Ng3XluXc/s1600/IMAG0050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRIk3C_3l5dhNXhwVsYhO14F47SnV3s5-XzsuLzmtYfmtU8mysDORqlF302P4EUgYo9CwrehjPspplxJ2SJSsp22ahIwsYFL5bzuzuKNLi5h7XsYyEgp42IDB0VEYLBAxIk_Ng3XluXc/s320/IMAG0050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535376859579778226" /></a><br />I never could have imagined 11 months ago (when I found out I was pregnant) just how much my life was about to change. People always told me that there was “Just something about being a parent” that makes everyday worth living for. I can honestly say I believe them now 100%. My little Bryden has changed the way I think, act and live on so many levels. Even though sometimes it’s hard… I would not trade being a parent for the world!!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOatA_9F-Pmsn1hXuHuMIaDfnJSIPJqm2brW7WmkMG4XxUc2cJGBMrvbLER-B9SLxDvcxVx-Y5gdBU8HcvGbCOOsDxVWZLMa7v1uLCAyCSe6FncxhG7g0EvhIiG2WKf_yYrGxw1plJ1cA/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOatA_9F-Pmsn1hXuHuMIaDfnJSIPJqm2brW7WmkMG4XxUc2cJGBMrvbLER-B9SLxDvcxVx-Y5gdBU8HcvGbCOOsDxVWZLMa7v1uLCAyCSe6FncxhG7g0EvhIiG2WKf_yYrGxw1plJ1cA/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535377391457801858" /></a><br /><br />Bryden,<br /><br />I just wanted to let you know that you are the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. I never thought it was possible to love somebody so much, but you have proven me wrong. I love to kiss on your big chubby cheeks and I could just hold you in my arms all day long. It breaks my heart to have to leave you when I go to work in the morning, but I want you to know I think about you all day long. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SN32JZleh8Z3ITrhrfTT8QK2f5e8hi43iH6M5K7RysqMIlgZVQWEj4GzCdqpQXCBAjRqxKC_us5VoiNU0tVSkqwxrAmxT4Y1Qok0BhsCRpHWjrH0Ki7vNguIh1w2aCRRMiu_rx_f7bo/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SN32JZleh8Z3ITrhrfTT8QK2f5e8hi43iH6M5K7RysqMIlgZVQWEj4GzCdqpQXCBAjRqxKC_us5VoiNU0tVSkqwxrAmxT4Y1Qok0BhsCRpHWjrH0Ki7vNguIh1w2aCRRMiu_rx_f7bo/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535377180997992834" /></a><br />Thank you for your smiles and big kisses before I leave that is what gets me through the days. Even though you are not sleeping through the night and mom and dad are both extremely tired, I love getting you out of your crib to feed and snuggle you. I love that you coo all the time and think how much you slobber is absolutely adorable. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TDa6x8U_nyi8JTzsGZAyBB5CBoaZVAKv8W7HW-KiEORwouEIj0nntoEYBJx1gnIfQgCG7KvN4iYjfwrX-rQPj24bACNsusQOhy30V3I5intezqLULss5kxOJ9-e26KYNujHmvSxf0ac/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TDa6x8U_nyi8JTzsGZAyBB5CBoaZVAKv8W7HW-KiEORwouEIj0nntoEYBJx1gnIfQgCG7KvN4iYjfwrX-rQPj24bACNsusQOhy30V3I5intezqLULss5kxOJ9-e26KYNujHmvSxf0ac/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535376943958068898" /></a><br />Your daddy loves you very much as well. You two look so much alike and a lot of your actions mimic his. He loves giving you baths and letting you “swim” in the bathtub. Even though he won’t admit it he loves when you sleep in our bed with us and will even put you in bed with him before I get there and say its because you were fussy or cold. He hates being away from you when he goes to work but loves it when you come to see him at the fire station. I want you to know that you are the most amazing little man we could have ever asked for. We are so excited to watch you grow up and learn so many new things, but don’t want you to get big at the same time. We love you so much Baby B!!!<br /><br />Love,<br />Your Mommy and Daddy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPjHDNCAiFrCVDdV4UxPEaapPirHquKQHypGVypqkaOHSNafGv-nVoEt3z4qvgc3atnMGF1G9LpHs1voekk1yukasw3wbkhNtHtchHyG15WQWCXKgS6l8Zwb23eWvmtUVQw7nd3N5wnI/s1600/IMAG0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPjHDNCAiFrCVDdV4UxPEaapPirHquKQHypGVypqkaOHSNafGv-nVoEt3z4qvgc3atnMGF1G9LpHs1voekk1yukasw3wbkhNtHtchHyG15WQWCXKgS6l8Zwb23eWvmtUVQw7nd3N5wnI/s320/IMAG0052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535377573981649170" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-59778836501929470162010-11-03T09:19:00.000-07:002010-11-03T09:38:00.516-07:00Bryden's 1st Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6lHOGkIGv4PQpj1uIPCX290DYeqrrRpZV8IDcObfs7C8yEwobufcF2fjQyruFXTluSk5_ziXjo-8eOPeTMuPeQzvV4upDj5tnI7R3_gRBM_IMXfSei232HkwuG6kHXEyy4-8z5nZLQw/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0358.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6lHOGkIGv4PQpj1uIPCX290DYeqrrRpZV8IDcObfs7C8yEwobufcF2fjQyruFXTluSk5_ziXjo-8eOPeTMuPeQzvV4upDj5tnI7R3_gRBM_IMXfSei232HkwuG6kHXEyy4-8z5nZLQw/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0358.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535361278815428066" /></a><br />On Halloween Bryden wasn't feeling so well so instead of going out we decided to stay at home. I didn't take too many pictures that day (because i was tending to a fussy baby) but here are a few my neighbor took.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93Z2xXqnP6OE5Vkm21rggaky7rczwU6oQWUeJy5mRPro7CDVakiZCHGSZ11Ixwzczz_Ao3L321bqUdihTBjZTwGc-ba9n-CKHn3Q79Rj7qlyw9lNEKUEcxUCQWZB6Oc7MY5t1UVjJu8k/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0365.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93Z2xXqnP6OE5Vkm21rggaky7rczwU6oQWUeJy5mRPro7CDVakiZCHGSZ11Ixwzczz_Ao3L321bqUdihTBjZTwGc-ba9n-CKHn3Q79Rj7qlyw9lNEKUEcxUCQWZB6Oc7MY5t1UVjJu8k/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0365.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535363166809347554" /></a><br /><br />We dressed Bryden up as "Dracula". Come to find out our neighbor bought her 2 year old the same costume. This is a picture of the 2 together. Clearly you can see he was not a happy camper!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFk6iiSl537pyLVAV5Y8Jz1Lv_hBWMFpzGUWwzNq6olnNNo6gJZnzUf6FKkOTQ6UZWbnADAt4ZV5rm2jvCzCEbGDzaWvoZ7iLZap4nXGaLppCnuPDXymIUbOyM8_N3o8IBJV9YYSEHy0/s1600/100MEDIA_IMAG0353-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFk6iiSl537pyLVAV5Y8Jz1Lv_hBWMFpzGUWwzNq6olnNNo6gJZnzUf6FKkOTQ6UZWbnADAt4ZV5rm2jvCzCEbGDzaWvoZ7iLZap4nXGaLppCnuPDXymIUbOyM8_N3o8IBJV9YYSEHy0/s320/100MEDIA_IMAG0353-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535363442049837394" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-76861163128856079762010-10-26T09:02:00.000-07:002010-10-26T13:01:19.520-07:00Bryden is 2 Months Old!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K69FtdL91nHpkvR_17BnC69pQEbPzejiIo8eNbUxTaCF-9COprc-ICOw9jo8fJp6aT1FzZ5Lsiq5umOLbQuxM30eemJsLqpjZlS5sb9s2y-EOAQwg6PDMi_ROKR5xYt3kIcXceyuViQ/s1600/IMAG0040.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K69FtdL91nHpkvR_17BnC69pQEbPzejiIo8eNbUxTaCF-9COprc-ICOw9jo8fJp6aT1FzZ5Lsiq5umOLbQuxM30eemJsLqpjZlS5sb9s2y-EOAQwg6PDMi_ROKR5xYt3kIcXceyuViQ/s320/IMAG0040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532405335390889842" /></a><br />Where does time go??? This is the question I find myself asking over and over again. My little man is getting so big. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital and getting adjusted to parenthood.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ttTEvIEMMDS7L0boGEdXDnykEUmtE33Rnp4awsH2KcUrdjHbfQqc9LYm51Ai4gXoTVmoG8GzMMluzuBVl7gT95kXV5eARyLFu4YwB1CZx8r7bQd-y7YKIQbEhjFjoLkanjdfzYdElw0/s1600/IMAG0041.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ttTEvIEMMDS7L0boGEdXDnykEUmtE33Rnp4awsH2KcUrdjHbfQqc9LYm51Ai4gXoTVmoG8GzMMluzuBVl7gT95kXV5eARyLFu4YwB1CZx8r7bQd-y7YKIQbEhjFjoLkanjdfzYdElw0/s320/IMAG0041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532405339751960434" /></a><br />We took Bryden in for his 2-month appointment on Thursday. He weighs 10 lbs 1 ounce now and is measuring 22 inches long. Although he seems SO big to us he is still really small for his age. The doctor is really pleased with his progress and still can’t believe how much hair the little man has. Bryden is cooing like crazy and is starting to smile a lot more. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUvC09lX9ybASlmQln_IyIwWGiEOFKCD1P64n4huj-qH6meg6DkmLRar3B-pey3YjC3rGyWEgFZSQMHZQQUk7HZsnlmqT1_M4BmdUdkzJceW2dCek45am8fhd_EE_XuGOvs_wVnxDRvg/s1600/IMAG0009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUvC09lX9ybASlmQln_IyIwWGiEOFKCD1P64n4huj-qH6meg6DkmLRar3B-pey3YjC3rGyWEgFZSQMHZQQUk7HZsnlmqT1_M4BmdUdkzJceW2dCek45am8fhd_EE_XuGOvs_wVnxDRvg/s320/IMAG0009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532405325055417250" /></a><br />He recognizes voices and interacts and plays with us. He LOVES bath time especially when daddy bathes him. He will swim around with his little arms and loves to have his hair washed. The only time he screams is when you take him out of the bath. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6K6wMzr-9ZihyeHMO8wPeP-H0L5eFXgHb_yCXAUiBYV_Kz_WItOoHiISuWEfLz8rMiB5rmBGAs4tyAxUxdi_Nph9kGNvX9uHQeZe4brYU5c9n9JOHQPp5Tp79rh84G27stozwVib6Wo/s1600/IMAG0020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6K6wMzr-9ZihyeHMO8wPeP-H0L5eFXgHb_yCXAUiBYV_Kz_WItOoHiISuWEfLz8rMiB5rmBGAs4tyAxUxdi_Nph9kGNvX9uHQeZe4brYU5c9n9JOHQPp5Tp79rh84G27stozwVib6Wo/s320/IMAG0020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532405328467435410" /></a><br />Sadly for us the little man is still not sleeping through the night. We think he is having some problems with his acid reflux and with the formula he is on now. The doctor gave us some medicine to try out but we haven’t seen much of a difference yet. We are looking forward to the night he sleeps all night but for now we are just trying to soak up every minute of our little man!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7olyO54hzV2S_pc2pNGtEvtNQJshm2wAh9n3ak3NCSaW7LSOEoZwRA0t29Rv9nxz8YgjI_-lMunWUPKrkfOBaPujKD1Jl3Cb_St0dw4OmusHpbsbQo0z5q3kvMPOnN4gfD6HCT-5fpd0/s1600/IMAG0024.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7olyO54hzV2S_pc2pNGtEvtNQJshm2wAh9n3ak3NCSaW7LSOEoZwRA0t29Rv9nxz8YgjI_-lMunWUPKrkfOBaPujKD1Jl3Cb_St0dw4OmusHpbsbQo0z5q3kvMPOnN4gfD6HCT-5fpd0/s320/IMAG0024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532405333651499298" /></a><br />I have to say I never thought being a mom could be so rewarding. I love the special bond that I share with this little guy and hate being away from him. Although the adjustment is challenging I wouldn’t trade it for the world!!!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-24634010760408032332010-10-26T08:59:00.000-07:002010-10-26T13:36:54.254-07:00Bryden's New Born Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UMIidTAmRy8r1edA0QnhSvTUrwUTBDxu8Pjo0ckm_yLgDcavq2ryUxYVkYKtfJJ48THukxh40j89BjF1MTyZaKfTRL1ZKCNxk5q2sqg1bFscIpu3ivldFNrITbbYnDDXIEl0ay2s46E/s1600/Candice+083+BW.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UMIidTAmRy8r1edA0QnhSvTUrwUTBDxu8Pjo0ckm_yLgDcavq2ryUxYVkYKtfJJ48THukxh40j89BjF1MTyZaKfTRL1ZKCNxk5q2sqg1bFscIpu3ivldFNrITbbYnDDXIEl0ay2s46E/s320/Candice+083+BW.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532440545500462994" /></a><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/AVvXsEgZnbjDlwBIHPk2Djgh2Lv6uZKVxhow29se3yEhUC4FwL9BRmqGCd3zqb2LVWwiu7i3nbrNdEBJ1n2asWl-iBW24i0on3nEe519DfJtHx6bPbjOoWYfzsmJezYr1gGSGkX5P5Ij3OMCBSs/s1600/Candice+011.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnbjDlwBIHPk2Djgh2Lv6uZKVxhow29se3yEhUC4FwL9BRmqGCd3zqb2LVWwiu7i3nbrNdEBJ1n2asWl-iBW24i0on3nEe519DfJtHx6bPbjOoWYfzsmJezYr1gGSGkX5P5Ij3OMCBSs/s320/Candice+011.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532439981352110802" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK6BCPBZBsaA3ZyPyZ3fjvh-Fb-dhUoEHeJ1hOTFsuDhXfVyFZFtWE6swIzcdhxlqx-L_InZGlcW8_-HHcrvrk9C9cMeYbNO5qm0JJv4dRZChxGeTY76BfE_NwU1-HFQtG0buctK7CbY/s1600/Candice+107.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK6BCPBZBsaA3ZyPyZ3fjvh-Fb-dhUoEHeJ1hOTFsuDhXfVyFZFtWE6swIzcdhxlqx-L_InZGlcW8_-HHcrvrk9C9cMeYbNO5qm0JJv4dRZChxGeTY76BfE_NwU1-HFQtG0buctK7CbY/s320/Candice+107.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532440551204832274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoiY2SGCHicR6KJ8t_S50S_GZQABDQYalqtnnM022EJQqibtKFXLG-CY4KNQDJIEnnxY-Ihxq8dmErkN3y6qaJnpUaHtQJm4X3b58IQPh7m9Vmx-MOds1e3EevUB3BRIsxcep0OpYxaw/s1600/Candice+062.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoiY2SGCHicR6KJ8t_S50S_GZQABDQYalqtnnM022EJQqibtKFXLG-CY4KNQDJIEnnxY-Ihxq8dmErkN3y6qaJnpUaHtQJm4X3b58IQPh7m9Vmx-MOds1e3EevUB3BRIsxcep0OpYxaw/s320/Candice+062.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532440010096622114" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmOktsrDd7TU1CNW5dH_WPjh1g_F4ndL4WPMcpWHLgJFmMmx868RSRO7LvqRRknMMVfZyibP5JdFgSf43Q0vXpQNj2famfS8KUdEXCQReneC-40j4xV37S8Bcum6ZIIKl_yTmMhR_O3c/s1600/Candice+158.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmOktsrDd7TU1CNW5dH_WPjh1g_F4ndL4WPMcpWHLgJFmMmx868RSRO7LvqRRknMMVfZyibP5JdFgSf43Q0vXpQNj2famfS8KUdEXCQReneC-40j4xV37S8Bcum6ZIIKl_yTmMhR_O3c/s320/Candice+158.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532440562616837506" /></a><br /><br />Mikki Grimley (a friend from work) was so nice to take these pictures of Bryden when he was about 4 weeks old. We had been so busy that we kept putting it off but thankfully Mikki was so good to just do them for us on a morning that Wade had off. They turned out so cute!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_3K3aANKFNVqto6R8FF_CdTLKwy8MkR8XY-2WfFCtF4Vu1n_-PPVsmTLiRZvQRdLjAceST4Ll6MZvVKZytdnWztRCtAp41xbq_zu7Dkt_TOoa4xEeT5bAlF7QtPoodneraefvGBrKkA/s1600/Candice+036+sepia.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_3K3aANKFNVqto6R8FF_CdTLKwy8MkR8XY-2WfFCtF4Vu1n_-PPVsmTLiRZvQRdLjAceST4Ll6MZvVKZytdnWztRCtAp41xbq_zu7Dkt_TOoa4xEeT5bAlF7QtPoodneraefvGBrKkA/s320/Candice+036+sepia.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532439998854961506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXTSfly3q07pvqhXC9CmrnYGMyOsyGfXn212T4FcdsvPypgPSyhyphenhyphen8lw5H2FlopZGwie8afjiWvw71CdZ8RjFCsrBl5MrCZBrrSsvzrbMzCojxbGtZIhoXavOYH8uAyMOJvW-wJPbm5BA/s1600/Candice+032+brighten+and+Define.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXTSfly3q07pvqhXC9CmrnYGMyOsyGfXn212T4FcdsvPypgPSyhyphenhyphen8lw5H2FlopZGwie8afjiWvw71CdZ8RjFCsrBl5MrCZBrrSsvzrbMzCojxbGtZIhoXavOYH8uAyMOJvW-wJPbm5BA/s320/Candice+032+brighten+and+Define.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532439982134819762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDsedubCRSnT2hELeMuSjhd-6rnlznX6aQdQF3QzzvmjYhXYB1BRiMXQW8bYzR1a07xWghqNB-EwtmnkmjWVDC_HYmXOICv0ICtTj2bJCh3ZJQMRPqDOhR960GDmyzOwCxzuR00_Tdqg/s1600/Candice+046+BW.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDsedubCRSnT2hELeMuSjhd-6rnlznX6aQdQF3QzzvmjYhXYB1BRiMXQW8bYzR1a07xWghqNB-EwtmnkmjWVDC_HYmXOICv0ICtTj2bJCh3ZJQMRPqDOhR960GDmyzOwCxzuR00_Tdqg/s320/Candice+046+BW.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532440001516392530" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-10448799502846449992010-10-26T08:44:00.000-07:002010-10-26T13:00:50.925-07:00Baby Bryden's Birth Story***Pictures of this day to come***<br /><br />The last couple of months before Bryden was born were really rough as my body was struggling with the pregnancy so needless to say here, 2 months later, is the birth story of our little man…<br /><br />I went into the doctors office for my 37-week appointment with high hopes that after we did the amnio test that I would be admitted into the hospital to deliver my baby. After waiting in the doctor’s office for about 3 hours the doctor came in and told us that his little lungs were not ready quite yet. Bryden’s amnio score was a 37 and it needed to be above a 50 in order for me to be induced. So very upset we left the office and scheduled an appointment for 4 days later to come back and do another NST. When I came back in for my appointment that Monday the doctor told me he was not going to do anymore test, he figured that I had suffered long enough and the baby was not responding well so he wanted to take him right at 38 weeks. He told me to go to the hospital on Thursday and he would strip my membranes with some sort of jelly that would get me ready for labor. Then I would need to come back early Thursday morning and I would be induced.<br /><br />Wednesday afternoon I went into the hospital as planned. I had my NST done and then the doctor came in about 5:30 to strip my membranes… boy did that hurt!!! Not even 20 minutes after he did this I started to go into labor. I was having the most painful contractions only about a minute apart. The nurse came in and told me that I could have an epidural at that point but she needed to get the doctors approval. The doctor on call said that I couldn’t have one because I was not dilating at a fast enough rate. After about an hour they finally came in and gave me morphine shot but said that they were going to admit me that night because my contractions were just too close together.<br /><br />That night was the most restless night ever. My blood pressure would drop so the nurse would have to come in and check on me, then 10 minutes later the baby’s heart rate would drop, 10 min later I need oxygen because my levels were too low and so on and so forth ALL night long. Finally at about 6 am the nurse came in and said we were going to start the induction. 20 minutes later she came back in and said that with the night we had they didn’t feel comfortable starting me on the pitocin and I would have to wait for the doctor to come over and break my water. However the good thing was I could finally have my long awaited epidural. The doctor came in around 730, broke my water and the pitocin was now dripping. It was a waiting game from there on out, but not with out all the bumps in the road. Much like the night before the baby and I had problems with our oxygen levels and blood pressure. I was only able to get a drip level of 6 (20 is what they usually do for inductions) because my body and the baby were not responding.<br /><br />Finally at about 3:30 the nurse came in and checked me and said that it was time to start pushing!!! This was probably the hardest part of the entire delivery. I was just so exhausted and it didn’t seem to be going anywhere. Luckily my support team was encouraging and got me through it. Finally at 4:15 pm our little boy was born weighing 6lbs even and 19 inches long. I wish I could say that it was everything I ever dreamed of but it was anything but that.<br /><br />Right after the doctor pulled Bryden out he didn’t cry for about 3 minutes. They took him over to the ventilator/bed and had nurses blocking him so we couldn’t see what they were doing. From what I could see they were roughing him up pretty good to try and make him breathe. I kept asking if he was okay and everyone just told me he was fine but would change the subject. I was really nervous because my doctor just kept sewing me up and didn’t say a word. FINALLY we heard a little fuss coming from our Bryden. They came over and laid him on my chest but the little guy stopped crying and started panting so the whisked him away to the NICU. It was almost 5 hours later before I got to see my baby boy again. ☹ Luckily daddy was there to save the day. While my parents stayed with me, Wade was in the nursery with Bryden while he was having all his test done. He would come in periodically and give me updates so that I knew what was going on.<br /><br />I don’t really like remembering the hospital much. It was a really hard time for us because we were not able to hold or feed our baby for 24 hours. He was hooked up to all kinds of IV’s and monitors. His poor arms and feet were a pricked mess from the test they were running. The pictures are still so painful to look at. Thankfully though the worst was over. Our little boy was able to come home 4 days later with his mommy and daddy.Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-41633835234776212692010-06-04T09:06:00.001-07:002010-06-04T09:39:00.467-07:0026 Weeks and Counting...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBqxUcVBuYsn9giYXqJaHfwmBV8bHXGVV0TYj7BZViENu_6jDIK_2oc3r-ehwr-cN06gxPic7nIXAAuRTYNgb2-fqRKtnTv5msvEULuk-Qsb8VDLwQrzldYh8N6wsKTg2bwtbIpJUPVQ/s1600/IMG00683.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBqxUcVBuYsn9giYXqJaHfwmBV8bHXGVV0TYj7BZViENu_6jDIK_2oc3r-ehwr-cN06gxPic7nIXAAuRTYNgb2-fqRKtnTv5msvEULuk-Qsb8VDLwQrzldYh8N6wsKTg2bwtbIpJUPVQ/s320/IMG00683.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478950736741009346" /></a><br />It is hard to believe but I am already 26 weeks along, we have less than 100 days until we get to meet our little guy. Although we are super excited I think we are both starting to get a little stressed because we have absolutely nothing for a baby and haven’t even started on a nursery. Wade and I both have completely crazy schedules and if anyone were to spend a day with us they would probably not think we were expecting a child. Our neighbors (really close friends) are starting to even get stressed for us and are offering to do the baby registry and nursery for us. I feel terrible that we have not done more but I am hoping with it now being summer we will be able to spend all our time getting ready for our little boy.<br /><br />Even though we haven’t met the little guy yet, I feel like he’s already got a personality. He loves keeping his mom up in the middle of the night by kicking like crazy, but sleeps all day long while I am at work. He gets the hiccups A LOT, and I just feel so sorry for him although it does make me smile. If there is one thing I know about this boy it is how much he loves his daddy! It does not matter what time of day it is if Wade is around the little guy knows it for sure. The sound of his voice makes the little guy wiggle around like crazy. And without fail whenever he wants to feel the baby move he can put his hand on my belly and the baby will kick him (he usually wont kick for other people)! If Wade is even touching my belly a little bit while we are cuddling the baby will just kick and kick an keep moving until he is in a position where he stays touching his daddy. (Which could be why he keeps me up all night) I just know he is going to be a daddy’s boy and while that makes me sad, I am also reassured because I know what a great daddy Wade is going to be! I am also a little worried that this baby wont be a cuddlier. He definitely likes his space… for example when I read a magazine I can’t place it on my belly because it makes him mad. He will kick anywhere the magazine is placed. Also when I am at work if I scoot in too close to the desk he makes sure he kicks at it until I move away. And last week when were at our doctors appointment he wouldn’t let the doctor listen to his heart, he just kept moving around like crazy! <br /><br />I never realized how much fun it would be being pregnant, but also how much it changes everything. I have gained a total of 14 lbs at this point and have realized that everyday tasks are starting to seem impossible. I luckily have an amazing husband who is so patient and understanding. He is so good to cook, clean, entertain and still work his long hours during all of this. He’s been so sweet and makes sure that I am feeling good and beautiful every single day. I realize that this would be impossible without him! I will post more pregnancy pictures soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsvjmhCfg19GLwJSwvmdlpjnZJB5jVnCu1qHwUN4TPbpD97grTKZgfSJC9tLXhEK7vbYd2_D2yemQt5EOqMpiOsQwR8nHH3g2zeBQI533dU1H6fUozyVah-maJfr7WZxCgjYmQv7yfRw/s1600/IMG00682.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsvjmhCfg19GLwJSwvmdlpjnZJB5jVnCu1qHwUN4TPbpD97grTKZgfSJC9tLXhEK7vbYd2_D2yemQt5EOqMpiOsQwR8nHH3g2zeBQI533dU1H6fUozyVah-maJfr7WZxCgjYmQv7yfRw/s320/IMG00682.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478950725725026674" /></a>Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171085557674835567.post-4976685544812058732010-04-21T11:42:00.000-07:002010-04-21T14:28:21.306-07:00Las Vegas Wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiIedwhhvtzSYMmjHjaauWHKFQ_Ol03rHzQuk1TOX4JxtqZ3jGtRD17wJ5_AkxwaJk3hfLi-OoepOpLjHkRettDtUB64EmyVwNv_aMJeIz1e8jcNj3nfPLfzHD8N8lT9mMYThkADINoY/s1600/Wade+(4).JPG"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbA1WMoSsSeX2GXWZs6hid5yf8btGKTLOvbgCQVj92OkTTbHufu1tECIETJGkdb8Vv03cJ0fzClHU6WgV8m5lFu-47ZxaN9dDYuAC2txpuipntRpV-mloUB8DsIj9pdgdiC-ZjppsM6o/s320/Wade+(22).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462679910082926914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOscgzRw9M88TqhedCU8eUDLIZzFGoSEtwEfOkaQNn4JKHSeRUiK2kVfT5n-E9UFPLTyvImy7sHYJkjncjcWnttDdThRyHL3dl-W8n3gmMorBdgVDUIY-VGYJguxtmPj5WNPFsupy3EI/s1600/Wade+(13).JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOscgzRw9M88TqhedCU8eUDLIZzFGoSEtwEfOkaQNn4JKHSeRUiK2kVfT5n-E9UFPLTyvImy7sHYJkjncjcWnttDdThRyHL3dl-W8n3gmMorBdgVDUIY-VGYJguxtmPj5WNPFsupy3EI/s320/Wade+(13).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462679900644771730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS-R_EYWr2k-X-mvA7S95HLImoPP2sCHtfjpyINVJ5SzgFQvM8yTQ0R-PPZGSkbYYlZSBD_E00uK2ARyy2P4SyfapJsgumiSyH5mrqNKsAq66H-4IUDGIwXmHg6WzE1MQF1Rsa0DD8MU/s1600/Wade+(2).JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS-R_EYWr2k-X-mvA7S95HLImoPP2sCHtfjpyINVJ5SzgFQvM8yTQ0R-PPZGSkbYYlZSBD_E00uK2ARyy2P4SyfapJsgumiSyH5mrqNKsAq66H-4IUDGIwXmHg6WzE1MQF1Rsa0DD8MU/s320/Wade+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462679891412660002" /></a><br />Although Wade and I were married almost 3 weeks ago, I am just getting around to posting some pictures and details… Sad I know! <br /><br />Originally Wade and I were going to get married this summer when it was warm outside and we could have a big party. However finding out that we were pregnant made those plans seem not as great. We both decided that because we had this unexpected little guy on the way we wanted to be married before 1- I got to big to fit into a wedding dress and 2- well before the little guy arrived. We thought because I was not getting any less pregnant and uncomfortable we should do something small right away, plus we were ready to get married anyways! Because we wanted to do something really small we didn’t really spread the word. The plan has always been to do something little right now and a year from know after the baby is born and I am back in shape :/ we would have our big celebration with everyone. <br /><br />We wanted to be married somewhere warm so the plan was to head to Mesquite and get married in a courthouse there. After finding out that they don’t do this in Mesquite we decided that we would get married in the courthouse in Vegas. We told our families and that was it… or so we thought. Wade’s mom was not so eager about the idea and suggested that maybe we do something a little more meaningful and get married in one of the many chapels in Vegas. I originally was not so keen on the whole idea. I’ve always thought as getting married in Vegas as something you do when you’re drunk!!! However Wade and I looked into it and actually found a little chapel that looked really cute. Wade’s mom ended up booking the place. Once the place was set word began to spread that we were going to get married in Vegas and much to our surprise so many people booked their rooms so they could attend the ceremony. My two sisters Kim and Misty, my brother Sterling, Parents and nieces and nephews were there on my side. Wade’s parents, and 4 couples of close family friends (Chris & Cindy, JT & Linda, Fred & Terry and Steffanie & Ross) joined us on Wade’s side. Then there for both of us were My old boss Darren Beck and his family, the business manager at my work, Virginia Bowser and her family, and our neighbor Mike. And the rest was history, On April 3rd Wade and I were married surrounded by our parents close family friends!!!<br /><br />We honestly could not have more pleased with how the wedding turned out. They had a limo come and pick us up from our hotel and take us to the chapel. When we got there we were escorted to our own little chapel and met with the minister. They performed a beautiful wedding ceremony and took some great pictures. Everyone was really happy with how everything turned out. I am so glad that Theresa suggested we do this and would highly recommend anyone to thinking about doing the same to get married at the Chapel of the Flowers in Vegas! <br /><br />After the wedding we headed back to our amazing hotel suite that Wade had booked at the Golden Nugget and had a little brunch (pizza and drinks) for everyone. We even got to cut a wedding cake because one of my dance moms made one and sent it down with Misty!!! It really was an amazing day for us and we just want to say thank you to all our friends and family that made it that way. <br />Also a huge Thank you to Wade for making the entire trip so amazing. I wish I had pictures to post of the amazing hotel room that he booked for the entire week but our camera was dead! It was two stories and completely decked out with a bar, huge jetted tub, steam shower, living area and amazing view over Fremont Street. I am so lucky to have found Wade! He makes me so happy in every single way he is such an amazing husband and is going to make one amazing daddy! Love you babe.Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358356063314100031noreply@blogger.com0