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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!


LOVE, THE BLAIR'S

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

SNIP SNIP!

So Dallin has been getting a little shaggy so I decided it was time for the first hair cut! I cut nicks hair all the time so i felt confident, it just meant my baby was growing up and part of me didnt want to cut off the soft peach fuzz baby hair! but it was also getting a little long and nick had been buggin me about..So i went ahead.. (Sorry you cant tell really how long it is by this picture but take my word for it.. I tried to leave the bangs long because hes got a pretty big forhead! =)



Anyway...
I am really really exited to move back.. I really cant wait to have my own place! even if its an apartment with NOTHING in it! I am also excited for christmas and that I actually may have a "white" one this year.. I am happy to say I am done christmas shopping and way under budget! Savers! I love that store! =) I love that tessa is still not old enough to care what she gets.. Just that its new (relatively speakin new to her) and its toys.. thats all that matters! I though have been tempted to cancel christma this year for tess. she's been particuallarly naughty.. Drama drama all the time.. crying fits, slaming doors, melt downs.. I think all the moving has caused an explosion of emotions in her.. I think she knows another big change is coming also. plus they both went to the dentist this week... (thats another story!) so.... we will see..



Monday, November 30, 2009

For a good cause...

I have a friend, who has a friend thats son needs brain surgery.. So she started this really cute blog selling homemade crafts! AND SHE IS DOING A FREE GIVE AWAY! Check it out for more info!

http://therubiedapple.blogspot.com/

Friday, November 27, 2009

Gratitude...

Gratitude, thankfulness, or appreciation is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive.


Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more.


WHO COULD WANT ANYTHING MORE THAN THESE CUTE FACES EVERY DAY TO REMIND ME WHAT THIS LIFE IS ALL ABOUT....

Friday, November 20, 2009

Nothing Tastes as Good....


.............As THIN Feels! That has been my moto since Oct 1st when I started HCG diet.. I am proud to say I lost a total of 23 lbs! =) My Birthday was this week! (monday!) I am thinner this birthday than I have been since my last 4 or 5 birthdays! SO that's good! I had a lot of problems losing baby weight.. I gained 50 lbs with Tessa and just never lost it.. So its about time for me! Its really not a drastic change in looks.. but i just wanted to toot my horn for a minute. If you don't want to know how i did it.. STOP READING NOW! =) BUt if you've ever struggled with weight I am sure you understand. I read the book called “The Weight Loss Cure” by Kevin Trudeau! It was awesome! Then my mom and I ordered the homeopathic drops from the website.. We followed the diet strictly and slowly the weight came off. My mom lost 30 lbs! here is the website.. (I don't get any money or anything by telling you.. i just wanted to share if your interested call me! =)

here is the website: www.diyhcg.com



BEFORE (july 09)













ps if case you were wondering these are my older brothers!!


Wednesday, November 11, 2009

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

5 THINGS I DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT
1. Diaper Bag
2. Wallet
3. kids (usually)
4. wedding ring
5. flip flops and a coat!

5 CARTOONS I WATCHED WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
1. My Little Ponies
2. Care Bears
3. Winnie the Pooh
4. Duck Tales
5. Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers

5 THINGS THAT TERRIFY ME
1. car head lights that seem to be following you home
2. Where our country is heading
3. Mute Witness
4. mountain lions
5. Ghosts/Evil Spirits

5 THINGS I HATE/DISLIKE THAT EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO LIKE
1. soaps (not the kind you wash with the kinds you watch!)
2. running
3. perfume
4. in door pets
5. earings

5 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1. Travel with my husband
2. Own my dream house
3. Get another degree or masters or PHD
4. Have my whole life scrap-booked (GREAT IDEA!)
5. Teach my children to love the gospel!

5 FRIENDS/FAMILY I TAG
if your reading this! I TAG YOU!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Trunker Treat '09







The Fairy Princess in the making..........














Saturday we had our trunker treat at the church.. it was actually more like tricker-treating in the church hallway because we were rained out! But the kids loved it!

Here are the kidos getting ready to go: *Beware picture overload


And our Brave Dragon or Dinosaur, or someone even called him a crocodile...







Monday, October 26, 2009

Primary Program

Yesterday Tess participated in her first ever primary program .. I had practiced her part with her all week. She could do part of it, but not all of it. so i was really interested to see what she would do.
this was her part:
Sunbeam Teacher: "Sunbeams, How can you make your home like heaven?"
Tessa: (actual responses) "I can play with my cousins and help my mom in the store."

So when the big moment arrived. She had help with the first part. The scolded her teacher saying, "No I can do it myself!" Totally picking that up in the microphone. Then perfectly recited "AND HELP MY MOM IN THE STORE!" Loud and clear! i almost cried! i have never been so proud in my life! I wish i could have seen her face.. I am in primary with nick so we were on the stands as well..

After the program I got numerous responses about how cute Tessa is.. How funny she was, what a good singer she was... (even though she didn't know most of the words she would just SING FROM THE TOP OF HER LUNGS!) There were only three sunbeams right up front and she was definitely putting on a show by the smiles on peoples faces in the audience! It was just so fun to see! It was really an awesome and spiritual program from the primary. I was really impressed with all of them!


Sunday, October 18, 2009

THE NIGHTMARE OF FAMILY PICTURES

You moms out there know what I am talking about!
Why is it that you can NEVER get your kids to look up at the same time??? Its a nightmare! All that work and I didnt get ONE good one! I quit! So you might get a photo shopped Christmas card this year! =)







Monday, October 12, 2009

The first snow flakes of the season


It was fun to be home for the first snow of the season. I was so excited the first day. Almost a week later and still 3 or 4 inches on the ground. Nick and bundled up everyone for church and as I sat in the car I realized it had been since winter 2005 that we last had to go to church in the snow.. (the one Sunday it did snow in Memphis church was canceled!) So needless to say I was brought to a remembrance.....



my winter wonderland.. home sweet home.....
all ready to go..


just jumpin on the trap? the poor kid doesn't know how to play in the snow yet....


warmin up after a walk.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Dinasaur Bones?



My brother Micheal came for a quick visit a few weekends ago and took Tessa hiking.. While they were out in the mountains they found a skull.. Tessa was so sure it was a dinosaur! SO we glued it with some other bones to make it look like more like a dinosaur. ( I think it is actually a badger skull) but really noting else too exciting has been going on.. So i am posting this little adventure..

Over all we are doing well.. Nick and I just got a calling in my parents ward to team teach the CTR 10 in primary.. I was surprised to get a calling since we wont be around more than three more months.. But its all good. we dont mind. Nick is loving his externship site and vision therapy!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

A Family Day Trip

This week I took Nick and the kids to one of my favorite places! Estes Park, CO. Estes Park is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The town is beautiful, I feel connected to it as you have to pass by my hometown to get there.(plus its a rival school!) Many people that pass through Estes Park end up heading up Trail Ridge Road, which is “the highest paved continuous highway in the United States.” It crosses through Rocky Mountain National Park and over the Continental Divide, reaching an elevation of over 12,000ft.. I found these cool pictures from the ridge road which is closed always in winter.. Isn't the glacier awesome!



WOw! thats pretty high up in elevation!! The day the road opened this season. anyway...
Estes is just a tiny little town with only about 6000 residents. At the height of tourist season, they probably have more tourists than residents! But one of my best friends, grew up there so I have lots of fond memories! Also my favorite place to go to is a shop called "Real West"..Where they do old time portraits. I've done it quite a few times!! But never as a family! So we went there and had a blast! Tessa LOVED playing dress up!



Estes Park is also known for the elk. I remember my friend telling me how she hated the elk! They were more like a nuisance to her and they would be constantly chasing them off the football field before a game! I thought that was funny. Estes Park is part of our ward and the Bishop I grew up with owns cabins there for rent. ( on my to do list) . Below is the gigantic hotel, called the Stanley Hotel. Its totally haunted!



The Stanley Hotel is famous, its the place that inspired Stephen King in The Shining, and was featured in the TV movie. Famous people stay there and someday I will!! but Anyway.. Estes Park is a cool place! So all in all it was a fun day trip! If you ever get a chance to go up there and visit i hope you do!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Announcing....

The Birth of Mason Justin Williams!!





Nicks sister Becky had her baby boy yesterday! 5lbs little guy! Congrats Becky and Justin!! And thank you everyone for the baby boy name idea's!! Don't you just love new babies!!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Help with Baby Boy Names

Hey girls!!

My sister in law is having a baby boy soon! and she still doesn't have any idea for a name. She doesn't like traditional names so if you could give me some ideas. Maybe something you heard or someone in your family.. I'd love to pass them on to her..
Thanks!


ps we are doing good. Kids are on a mend from being sick and I am relaxing at home! I wish everyone a happy three day weekend!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Home with the Horses


Today I took Tessa outside to see the horses. I thought that it would boost her spirits since shes been so sick. As you can tell she is still in her pjs at mid-day. She was kind of nervous at first, but it only took a few minutes for the horses to come and say hello.




This is my mom and QB. Hes new to the barnyard.. But such a good boy. My moms friend who was getting a divorce couldn't keep him anymore so she gave him to my mom. My mom loves to ride! we all grew up on the back of a horse in the austin family!


This is my mom and Sandy. Sandy is the mare I grew up riding. The one who assisted in my "stubby situation". Shes is too old to ride now, but we still love her to death!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

When it Rains, it Pours

So,
First of all, I am better now.. YAY! They still don't know what was wrong, for sure. They think it was kidney infection or stones. So, I am on the mend. But WHAT A WEEK!

Nick and I moved into our little home with wheels on Sunday night. (Yeah we are living in a camper for the semester outside my sisters house in Denver). Can I say ADvEnTURE! Monday was nicks first day at this site and he LOVED it! Monday night Tessa & Dallin got really sick! Tessa came in panicked because she was having troubles breathing! It freaked me out! She sounded really bad so we jumped in the car and took her to the ER. They took such good care of her! Come to find out she has Croup and Pneumonia. Dallin was hackin' up a lung so we had him checked too and he only has croup luckily. It been so scary! Nick took me back to Lyons, my moms house and we have been recovering since. I am so tired from nights of no rest, but things are getting better. Tessa's amoxicillan is kicking in and last night was the first night she didn't wake up in panic about not being able to breathe. I am defiantly getting a nebulizer! so that's our update. I hope everything is goin' good with everyone else. This trial has helped me rely on the Lord and I have grown a lot. Nick is always impressing me with his good attitude.. He keeps quoting this famous quote, I don't know who its by but I love it! I want to live by it more fully!

"I deserve Nothing, But I am grateful for everything."

Friday, August 28, 2009

Colorado & Vicodin

Hey all just wanted to let you know we made it for externship site #2, Denver Co.. I wish i could say the trip was a breeze, but we survived. I got really sick on the trip out sharp stomach pains, setting us back a few hours as i tried to recover. With a blessing we were back on the road again. Two days later (today) with the same sharp pains we made an appointment for the doctor. Still waiting for results. Possible stomach bacteria or kindney stones. But they put me on vicodin so i am flying high as a kite.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Farewell Salt Lake City, Utah............



"All my bags are packed and I am ready to go"

Well tomorrow is our last day here! I am happy to continue on this journey of living out of a suitcase..(Because it must eventually end right?) It been quite an experience. We are headed to Colorado next and I am going home. I am forever in debted to my sweet sister for letting us live in her basement all summer. I am sure it was a pain. =) So.. until our next stop, adieu.