Built A Teensy Snowman Instead

Sledding Day!

So, I spent the last couple of snow storms shoveling all of the snow into a giant pile on the front lawn.


Shaped it into a slide for Gabi.


Bundled her up in her warmest Winter Wear.





Lifted her up to the top of the slide, on her sled.

And she says, "I don't want to try it!"


I guess we'll have to turn Oskar loose on it!

How Did Our "Little" Girl Get So Big?

New Christmas PJs

Tilda - 11 Months Old

Seriously, Who's Kid IS That?

Who's Kid is That?

I love those half-moon eyes!

Makin' Off Like Bandits

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That's One Fine Rooster

I LIKE the rooster, but Tiff said I couldn't give it to her sister as a Christmas gift. I say, don't look a gift rooster in the beak!

In Tiff's defense, Jil said she would have re-gifted the rooster.

Cozy Warm

Gimme That!

My First Baked Cheesecake

It smells good, but looks a little funny. My first attempt at a spring form pan - bake in the oven - cheesecake.

Daddy, Where Are You?

Gabi, at the stair landing.

Tillers Legs

Just thought this was a cute shot.

Can anyone else see the personality in her legs?

Maybe I'm just going crazy.

Updating my Blog from an email.

Technology has arrived.

I am updating the blog by simply sending an email to a super secret address.

I can do this from any computer any time.

Or even from my phone.

Maybe now I won't neglect the blog quite so bad... hmmm...

What do you do when Mommy gets a night off?... Fun With WebCams!

Hangin' Out

Tell Me Daddy!

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Girls Girls

Playin' with the new phone.  Man - that's a good camera for a phone.  Can't get over all the technology they pack into these little tiny boxes.

Mobile Update!

Failed!
I tried to post a blog post from my new phone - but it didn't work.
if I decide to become a mobile blogger - i may have to turn to twitter.

Ma and Pa's New View!

Gotta say - it beats Cyprus Park any day!

Birthday Boy!

Eleven Years Old Today!

Papa and Nana got him a cool Favre Jets Jersey.

Goin' for fame and Fortune in the "Money Bag".

Hmm -Not Sure How To Tiltle This.

She's just got a "look" that I can't define, but couldn't pass up posting this shot.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

This is our new Temple. This is where we get to go from now on for all our ward temple nights. The Stake President says they will still let us come to SL for stake temple night. (yeah!) Because the chapel here only seats forty.

Did I mention that I get to sing at (nearly) the top of my lungs here - inside - in the Celestial Room - Twice. Once on Wednesday for a dress rehearsal and again during the Saturday afternoon Dedication session. I'm so overwhelmed with excitement. I feel like a little kid on Christmas eve. The anticipation is so (what's another word for overwhelming).

Cheezers

Who taught that girl how to do that?

Rub-A-Dub

Gabi and Tilda in the tub tonight. Tiff doen'st think that they look like sisters. I see a lot of similarities in their nose, chin, mouth areas... Tilda just needs a neck and some crazy hair. They look like they are about the same size already.

It's all about the Ureter.

Kidney stones are hard, crystalline mineral material (calcium) formed within the kidney.

They generally cause no pain while in the kidney, but as they move from the kidney through the Ureter on their way to the bladder, they are likely to cause severe pain. (let's be honest, severe is much to mild - excruciating is more accurate).

Once they reach the bladder, the path is much larger and comparably pain free from there on out.

A guy in Hungary had a stone removed this year that measured 6" in diameter. I guess my 1/8" stone wasn't so bad. Then again - he didn't have to 'pass' his. They just cut it out of him.

We Have Stone!

The wait is over. The kidney stone is here. Not as big as it felt passing from my kidney to my bladder.Here is Stone #2 (June 2005) on the Left and Stone #3 (today) on the right. Fairly close in size, but #3 has that wicked point on the side. It passed a little faster than #2 if I remember right, but I probably don't. That's the sort of pain one WANTS to forget.

Stone #1 came and went without being noticed. The doctor mis-diagnosed it, so I wasn't looking for it to exit. It happened in the winter of 1999. #2 was summer of 2005 (5.5 yrs later) #3 was Today (4 yrs later). So stay tuned... If i stay on this schedule, winter of 2012 I should be due for another.

More Good Ol' Days

Good Times at the Park!

Been a while

Tell Me Daddy!

Fun with webcams

Gabi and I were hanging out at the desk this morning - so I switched on the webcam and we had som fun for a few minutes.

Nose Picker!

We've been having trouble lately with Gabi picking!

We have no idea where our little angle could have learned such a disgusting habit...

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