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  Hip, hip, hooray! ^^^This binkie is no more!   And this ^^^ didn't last  as long as I thought it would. Now I have a super happy 18 month old girl who isn't "hooked" to that little plastic thing anymore. Happy Christmas everyone!

Best Halloween Ever! Our sweet little owl. Jordis loved every second of it.  Once she figured out that people were giving her candy, she didn't want to stop and kept asking for more! She even signed thank you to everyone. Maybe next year she'll actually say it. Hope your Halloween was as good as ours!

"Oh yes mustard! That'll do... Mustard?! Don't let's be silly. Now lemon, that's different..." Remember to vote today even if you forgot to vote yesterday!  Photo #38  VOTE HERE! "Like" on Facebook  HERE! Invite your friends to vote for us too!

Voting started TODAY and goes until next Thursday @ noon! Click on this link  and button that says VOTE!  We are picture  #38 Register with each e-mail address that you have and make sure to leave out your address, phone number, and opt out of all three e-mail offers. Remember #38 Remember to vote EVERY day with each e-mail address you have until next Thursday. Please "Like" our photo so you can share it with all your friends on Facebook. This means SO much to us so please, take two minutes and do it! You rule.

We REALLY wanted to go to Disneyland this year, but since we started our Spending Fast it wasn't right to go. So, here's where you can help with our wish to still go to Disneyland! No, you don't need to give us $$$, we just need you to vote for us in a contest we entered with this photo from last years Halloween party.  Click on this link  and it will take you to our photo (#38 of 81) on oldies941.com Voting begins  (tomorrow!) at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 6th and ends on Thursday, October 13th at 12 p.m. You are allowed one vote per email address per day. You can also help if you "Like" the photo on Facebook. The "Like" button is above the picture on the left. However, this does NOT count as a vote, it just shares it with others so they can vote too! If you have any questions let me know. Thanks for your love and support!

My little bro was given a '64 Yamaha before his mission and he intended to fix it up. Needless to say he never did that so he gave it to me instead! Chris needs to find some time to fix it up so I can ride it. It will hopefully look a little something like this... Cool. **** Waiting for the boring Peach Days parade to start. **** Every single year we have the opportunity to go to Park City with the Barber's. It's always a welcomed weekend away. First time at the pool and she didn't want to let go of daddy. We got to stay at  Waldorf Astoria on Saturday night for free (okay, not free if you include the tip to the val let) thanks to one awesome person! You know who you are...  This is hands down THE BEST place I have ever stayed! Wanna watch some t.v. while in the bath or sitting on the potty? How about weigh yourself?  Well you can here!  How about a steam shower? Uh... yes. Love the lights un...

Fall is in the air and I LOVE it! It shouldn't be a surprise that my most favorite time of year is fall. This is also the last semester of undergraduate school for Chris! Hooray! We could be off to grad school as early as next summer. Crazy. So, if you know of any one who would like to purchase our home, send them  here . Someone is getting ready for winter by storing every bit of food in her cheeks!  Jordis loves to pile all of her soft toys into a laundry basket and snuggle with them. Then she goes for a ride around the house. I'm pretty sure she could do that all day, but sadly, I can't :0) **** We got to visit daddy during his rotation on volleyball at Weber. After a tough workout, she needed a towel to wipe off the sweat and a nice cold water. Enjoying the free pre-game smoothies and waiting for the girls to come in to get prepped for the game. We're so proud of all of the hard work Chris has put into getting...

Not sure why I love scary movies... I think it goes back to when I was a kid and me and my friend Amanda always watched them. I think this movie looks pretty scary. What is it about dolls that freaks people out?! By the way, Daniel Radcliffe looks excellent not dressed as Harry Potter. What to you say Amanda? Will we be the taking our hubbies to theater to watch this movie?

I wish I could say that I've done something productive the pass couple of days, but alas, I've been watching and reading Harry Potter 1-7. Yes. I'm obsessed with all things Harry Potter. I'm happy to announce that the theme for this years Halloween party will be Harry Potter in honour of the final movie. I'm telling you this now so you can get started on your costumes. More details to come soon! Mischief Managed.

Since starting our spending fast back in June, we have put a total of around $2,000 towards debt. This includes paying off one debt completely! It feels kinda good to have something paid off and know that it will never be there again since we have changed our thought process on how we spend our hard earned money.  Here are a few things that we have done to cut back on spending. 1. Went from two cell phones to one. I have had a cell phone since I graduated from high school. Needless to say, this was extremely difficult at first. I'm now use to not having one, but that doesn't mean I miss having it. 2. Use less disposable diapers. We have cloth diapers that we used about half of the time. So we changed that to most of the time except for when we are out and about and nighttime. We also purchased Huggies diapers so we changed to the less expensive  Touch of Nature  diapers from Smith's. They are actually the best disposable diapers we have tried on the wee one and...

You heard me right! Finally, I can cook! I stumbled upon this here site,  skinnytaste , and every single thing I've tried has turned out fantastic! My favorite recipe so far is the chicken nuggets. note: Panko is Japanese style breadcrumbs Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets 16 oz (2 large) skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into even bit sized pieces salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp olive oil 6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs 2 tbsp panko   2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese olive oil spray  Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray. Put the olive oil in one bowl and the breadcrumbs, panko and Parmesan cheese in another. Season chicken with salt and pepper, then put in the bowl with the olive oil and mix well so the olive oil evenly coats all of the chicken. Put a few chunks of chicken at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat, then on the baking sheet. Lightly spray the top with olive oil spray then bake 8 - 10 min...

The new ride.

We had a fantastic weekend with ALL of my family and some new friends. My little brother, Dallin, got us a cabin in the Sundance area which is absolutely gorgeous! Not sure why, but I didn't take many pictures. Oh, well. Chris playing my dad in a friendly game of pool. All of the kids that were in the game room got smurfed via my dad. **** Chris' parents always cook breakfast for the entire family for the 24th. Jordis having fun on the trampoline.    While taking pictures of some flowers in the Barber's garden, I stumbled upon this thing... Yes it was huge and sick. Along the line of "bugs", Jordis held her first roly poly! Can you take a guess at what this is?  I'll tell you! It's the frame for Brads 1966 Cutlass that Chris drove back in high school.  Can't wait for it to get finished!