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Fun Swimming Pictures of My Mom and I Swimming with my Nieces July 23, 2011(Taken with the Camera on my phone)

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Fun Swimming Pictures of

My Mom and I swimming with

My Nieces July 23,2011

"The only way to get through life is to

laugh your way through it." ~Sister Majorie Hinckley

My Mom and I went swimming with Haelee, Sadie, and Oaklee on Saturday the 23rd. It was hot and fun. We had gone swimming the day before with Elizabeth my oldest sister who is also their mom. She wanted to work on her tan lol!! I didn't bring my big camera down so I took these pictures with the camera on my phone. They actually turned out pretty good. My mom told me that I couldn't post this picture of the three of them on Facebook, so I decided to blog it instead, she will never know MUWAHAHA!! I didn't think that I was going to go swimming that day because of being in the heat the day before. I am glad I did. I would have to say that it was in the 90's and very hot, blah! I wished the water was a little bit colder! Oh well! *SIGH* We swam for at least 2 hours, maybe more, I was so done with swimming for a while, after this. Later I found that part of my shoulders and arms were burnt!! HELLO! I had SPF 50 on. Maybe I needed a SPF 100 :( oh well! Again I *SIGH* The best thing about this swimming adventure was the my niece Oaklee was very brave! She swam in the Big pool,instead of the baby pool. She used a tube of course, but hey she still did it all by herself. Eventually she got so brave that we didn't even need to be in the pool with her, especially when she was jumping off the side of the pool!! Sadie Haelee and I also had swimming races, which was fun. Below are a couple of more pictures that I took of us swimming. The one of Haelee and I with our goggles is my Facebook profile Picture, how crazy is that!!

Ogden Temple March 31, 2011

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Ogden Temple

March 31, 2011

(These Pictures were taken with my Camera Phone)

"Until you have entered the house of the Lord and have received all the blessings which await you there, you have not obtained everything the Church has to offer. The all-important and crowning blessings of membership in the Church are those blessings which we receive in the temples of God."

~Pres. Thomas S. Monson, The Holy Temple, A Beacon to the World.

Conf. Ensign April 2011

The Ogden temple is getting a whole new look to it and will be completed in 2 years!! I can't believe that we have to wait that long, but it will be awesome to see what it will look like when it is done. My friend Reb and I decided to go do a session at the Ogden Temple, which we actually ended up doing inititories instead of a session because we took too long taking pictures. Before we went in the temple we walked around the temple grounds and took pictures. I didn't have my regular camera with me so I took these pictures with my camera on my phone, which they turned out pretty good!! The Temple grounds at the Ogden temple are so beautiful. I feel very blessed that we went and did some temple work, before the temple closed. After we were done doing some temple work we took a couple more pictures of the temple, including one of us together, because that is so Reb LOL!! It was a very fun night!!

A Bird Adventure, Featuring A Mother Robin With Her Babies

2011-06-21T17:31:00.000-07:00

A Bird Adventure
Featuring A Mother Robin
With Her Babies
Spring 2011

One Day I walked past the upstairs window and noticed a bird's nest on the window ledge. After seeing this I was in awe knowing that a Mother Bird and her babies would be there in that nest, and that I would be able to see this unfold. My Mom and Dad were also in awe of this. Every day we would walk by and check to see how the Mother Bird was doing. My Mom put a pillow in the window to give the Mother Bird her privacy. Then one day there were Three Baby Robins in the nest. These three baby Robins were so small and sweet. Everyday The Mother Bird would come and feed them behind the Father Bird would follow and clean up the baby bird poop, I thought that this was funny! Eventually I was able to take pictures of these baby Robins. This has been a really neat experience from when the nest was built to seeing the baby Robins be born. I feel really blessed to have witnessed one of Heavenly Father's beautiful creations. I hope you enjoy the photos.

More of the REAL Soccer Game May 29, 2010 @ Rio Tinto Stadium

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More of The REAL Soccer Game
May 29, 2010
@ Rio Tinto Stadium

"Winners are like Biscuits when things heat up

They rise to the occasion. ~HJB

REAL Soccer Game May 29, 2010 @ Rio Tinto Stadium

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REAL Soccer Game

May 29, 2010
@ Rio Tinto Stadium

"Talent Wins Games, but teamwork wins championships."
~Michael Jordan

Brenda and I went to a REAL Game. Oh my gosh it was so much fun!! I loved it!! Neither of us had been to a game, before!! They are actually really good. I never thought Soccer games could be so much fun!! Her friend Heather sold us half price tickets. Instead of paying $30 we only paid $ 15. Heather's husband Eric was selling them as a fundraiser for the Police Departments and Fire Departments. The seats were really good seats, row C section 5. I was able to get some really cool shots from where we were sitting. Brenda was bummed that she forgot her camera!! Next game we go to she will bring it. We were able to sit by Heather, Eric, and their cute baby!! At first it wasn't too cold, but then it became really chilly!! I didn't really want to spend $50 and buy a sweatshirt!! The only part of my body that was super cold were my fingers from taking so many pictures!! A lot of the soccer players on both teams are really good looking, so that was plus, besides the game being so much fun!! I didn't realize how many soccer fans there were. However there were not so many crazy fans so no fights broke out, maybe in other countries!! Anyway REAL won 4-1!! I really would love to go to another game sometime. Besides getting some cool shots it was fun to take part in something so HUGE!

More From the Twilight/Multanomah Falls Road Trip July 2009

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My Crazy Twilight/Multanomah Falls Road Trip with Reb July 2009

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My Crazy Twilight/Multanomah Falls Road Trip

July 2009

"Trust your Crazy ideas, no matter
how crazy they turn out to be."
ABH 10'

Reb and I decided to go on this 3,000 mile round-trip road trip to Washington State and Oregon!! It was awesome!! I have been meaning to blog about this forever but never got around to do it. So here it is almost a year later and I am FINALLY blogging about it!! Anyway Reb came to me and said how would you like to do this road trip with me?? At first I was like hmmmm...I am not a huge fan of road trips but then she told me of some of the places that we would be going such as; Multanomah Falls, which is in Corbet Oregon, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, Port Angeles, Forks, and to visit her Aunt, Uncle and Cousins in Yakima which is in Sunnyside Washington, otherwise known as the "Never Green side of the Evergreen State." Well I couldn't pass up on this opportunity especially since a lot of it was Twilight Related!!! I was 100% In. The place that we stayed for the majority of it was Ocean Shores Washington. Reb's parents' have a time share there, which this saved us a lot of money. However the downside to this besides it being rainy everyday there and we couldn't see the Ocean it was about 2 hours away from everything we were doing!! Oh well It was pretty much free!! Yay for that!! Reb and I had a lot of Adventures on this trip!! Some are spoken in Hush Tones!! so Shhhh!!! Reb and I had the opportunity to visit our friend Naomi and her husband in Portland!! Reb and I also were able to do a session at the Portland and Seattle Temple which was way awesome!! Let me tell you that Washington is such a beautiful place... However before I forget our last stop was in Idaho Falls Idaho to take pics of the waterfalls there!!

Oaklee's Birthday Party at the Park in Ogden May 9, 2009

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Oaklee's Birthday Party at the Park in Ogden

May 9, 2009

" We can Learn a lot from Children,

through interaction and observation" ~ ABH 06'

Oaklee, my cute Niece celebrated her 3rd birthday at the Park in Ogden. It was a blast. She cracks me up. Her favorite saying is; "I do it, I do it myself!" She is such a mini Elizabeth (her mom) in that way. We had pizza, cake and drinks. It was kind of a chilly day but it didn't rain which was way good. She recieved a bike from Jory's (her dad) paren'ts. When she got on it to ride she didn't want to have anyone help her at all it made me laugh. Oaklee fell off twice, but got right back up again and had not trouble after that, she was actually laughing at herself for that reason. I had to laugh because that is so me, because I fall I laugh at myself. I didn't get a picture of this. After she opened all of her presents including mine which was a Mrs. Mermaid Potato Head, she wanted to play with it then and there. Elizabeth told her that was not a good idea because she didn't want her to loose any of the pieces. After the party was all cleaned up Oaklee Haelee (Older sister and Brittany wanted to play at the Park, which was right by where we were.. Oaklee wanted to swing in this one swing that she couldn't fall out of... Oh once she was in there she didn't want to get out of it.. However back stepping a second before she did the swing she Haelee and Brittany went and played on the climber and slide. I got some way cute Pictures of them playing together.. The First Picture on here is Oaklee on the Climber and she got right up in the Camera and and said Cheese!!! However when it was time to go she didn't want to get off the swing.. Elizabeth and Jory decided that Oaklee needs a swing set in the backyard. She doesn't have one yet but one of these days she will have one. I was the only one to get her off her swing... It was a very fun party. I am glad that I was able to go.. The dates kept getting changed around... There was too many things going on in May, so I almost didn't make it.

Blue October and The Hours March 31,2009

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Blue October and The Hours

March 31, 2009 At The Depot

" Music Soothes the Savage Beast."

~ George Careless

Rachel and I went to the Blue October Concert at The Depot.. However we didn't know that there was going to be an Opening Act and low and Behold there was. The Band that opened from them was The Hours.. The leader singer looked goth, but they had a U2 sound which was way awesome. However some of their songs were screamo!!! Yikes!!! I am not a big fan of Screamo.. Rachel and I had never been to the Depot so we didn't know what to expect.. There are three floors and on the second or main floor is where they have the stage and an open floor that is for GA (General Admisson..) The third floor is all tables and chairs and balcony that you can look over and see everything.. Rachel and I wish now that we had reserved seating which is the third floor and some of the second floor, so basically we were standing the whole time... It was great for the most part.. We meet three really nice girls that we talked to for a while and we also met a couple of cute guys that were really nice.. They were drinking, thier choice of course along as it didn't spill on me. The reason why I say that is we were in a very small space and a lot of people were walking through with beer and they got really close and I could just see them spilling on me and Rachel. Yuck!!! Besides that and a really annoying couple that wouldn't stay in thier own body space that concert was way fun... Blue October was AMAZING!!! The electric violin guy really did a great job along with the bass and the drummer... Justin the lead singer I guess went to HS with a couple of guys from the band which I thought was awesome!!! He sang some songs from his Foiled album such as Hate me, Into the Ocean, and Congratulations.. I love those songs and then he sang almost all of the songs from the new album called Approaching Normal. My favorites were; Jump Rope Dirt Room, My Never and Blue Skies.. Back in August he toured with Stephenie Meyer on her Breaking Dawn Concert Series.. Blue Skies and My never were played on the tour. It was awesome to hear those songs before they were released on the album... Which I just got... My Never was written for Jacob!!! Over all the concert was great and I am glad that we went... I think next time we will get reserved seating..

Greyson Joseph Halbern Hughes March 7, 2009

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Greyson Joseph Halbern Hughes

Born March 7, 2009

(These Pictures were taken March 8, 2009)

"Motherhood is more than bearing children..

It is the essence of who we are as women."

~ Sheri L. Dew

Greyson Joseph Halbern Hughes, was born March 7, 2009 at the IHC Hospital in Salt Lake City, to my sister Sarah and Bro -in -law Eric. He is the First baby Grandson and Nephew in the Family well in our immediate family, which is very exciting. Greyson weighed 5lbs and 6 ounces. He is a very cute baby. Sarah had a c-section due to the fact that Greyson's lungs were filled with Fluid and if Sarah's water had not broken then he may have not made it, which is very sad to think about.. After he was born he was taken the the NICU because he had problems breathing and so the doctors and nurses wanted to monitor his breathing.. He was only there for about a day before he was taken back to the room to be with Sarah and Eric. We all prayed that he would be okay, I even called the Temple and put his name on the prayer roll. Actually I did that with Sarah and Eric's Names also.. I did this before he left the NICU and a few hours later Sarah called and said that he was out of the NICU. The power of prayer is amazing and I am glad that I had a feeling that I needed to do that.. My Mom Dad and I went and saw the little family on Sunday... This is when I took these pictures on the 8th of March... I was able to hold him and it was amazing.. Little babies are a wonderful gift from Heavenly Father.. I am glad that I was able to be there to hold my little nephew.. He is a very Content little one.. Eric's family was there to to celebrate with us.. Sarah and the baby went home on the following tues.. My mom and Aunt Sally went to her house and cleaned it so when she returned home she would not have to do anything but be with Eric and Greyson.. Iam greatful for wonderful families...

Sarah's Baby Shower February 21, 2009 at Sally's

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Sarah's Baby Shower

February 21, 2009

@ Sally's

" Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age the child is grown and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies."

~ Edna St. Vincent Millay

My Mom,Sally and Shelly through a baby shower for Sarah at Sally's in Salt Lake.. It was fun... it was a beautiful day to have one, so we were able to keep all of the windows open so that the room wouldn't feel so stuffy... There was refreshments. My mom made Duck shaped chicken salad sandwhiches along with other yummy treats... Sally Put me incharge of making limeade.. I had never made limeade before, but it wasn't too hard. Sarah and mom tasted it before any of the guests drank it... Sarah's Friends' Sarah and Misty came. I have not seen them for years.. Literally years. It was so good to see them. They are both married,and Sarah has a little girl named Elliot but calls her Elle for short, misty on the other hand does not have children yet!! I was glad that my other sister Elizabeth made it, along with my cute niece Haelee.. Staci who is Sarah's sister- in-law brought her daughter Madision, which worked out because Haelee had someone to play with if they got tired of being there.. Harry Sally's dog was there to keep everyone company. Harry is way cute and very friendly. I forgot to mention Sally is my aunt and my mom's sister.. She has a very cute house that her and my Uncle John restored.. Shelly my sister 's friend who also help throw the shower made a very yummy crab dip.. She was very helpful, she is the one who wrote down all the gifts that Sarah recieved from everyone.. My mom's two close friends Mary Silver and Melanie Neville came to the Shower. I don't get to see them very often so that was way fun, that they could make it... There were games that were played at the shower such as How Big is Sarah's tummy, the binky game in which you were not able to say certain words and guess how many jelly beans were in a bag, which turned out to be a prize.. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed eachother's company... We were all tired by the end of the Shower... I am glad that Sarah's Friends's help clean-up!!!

The Good the Bad and the Guilty Murder Mystery Party.. Feb. 7, 2009

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The Good the Bad and the Guilty

Murder Mystery Party, February 7, 2009

" We do have zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist."

~ Joseph Heller

Brenda and I co-hosted a murdery mystery party at my house on Feb. 7, 2009. It was a blast.. However bless Brenda's Heart she didn't realize that there were suppose to be 4 guys and 4 girls not 3 girls and 5 guys.. So the Part of "Butch Chastity" was really a girl!! oh well Eric played along nicely it just made everything that he or she was accused of very funny!!! It was fun.. Brenda was a little nervous because she wanted the whole night to go perfect. In most cases it was.. We had a fun group of people that played along well, especially Casey with his need for 3 things: a Squaw, fire water and a peace pipe.. Granted his character was named "Chief Breaking Wind" He mentioned that his Tomahawk was a peace pipe!! The whole night was a blast.. My poor character Helena Handcart of course pronounced (Hell in a handcart) well what can I say after having 13 boys.. They all died on a pigeon ranch well shot to death by the Elvira... (Brenda's Character) but the corrupt sheriff took the blame!!! Then P'Elvis (Sean's Character) turned out to be gay and I had dementia who ran around in my underwear and confused as ever not to mention my husband went crazy and I had to lock him up in the attic. Butch (Eric's character) he is my fellow train robber, but I kiddnapped the Sundance Kidd ( a goat) because I wanted the Judge dead (long story on that one) But poor Billy the Kidd who belonged to Butch was butched himself and Left in Elias's bed, well the head of the poor goat, which is (Tom's character) So over all we have Brokeback mountain, and the Godfather.... This game was out of control, but in the end it was Elvira who was the Murderer (another long story)... It was a very fun night!!

Snow College Basketball Game January 31, 2009

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Snow College Basketball Game

January 31, 2009

Ephraim Utah

" Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships."

~Michael Jordan

Emily Rachel and I decided to go to a Snow College Basketball game and Suport Brad, the other coaches and the team of course... I wasn't sure at first if I was going to be able to go but it worked out that we could all go.. Brad was very generous in getting us tickets... The game was awesome... Snow has some really amazing players, especially, # 15, 32, and 20. It was a small gym I felt like I was back in HS at the Davis High Field house watching a game.. What do you expect for a junior college... They played against SLCC who is really good, but they gave them a run for their money, so to speak... At first they were ahead then behind and then way behind, but they were playing hard and the last 3 seconds of the game, Rachel Emily and I REALLY thought that they were going to loose, but then a miracle happened and #20 made a basket from half court it was AMAZING!!!! It was one of the most entertaining games that I have ever witnessed... #20 is a great player... After the game we had the chance to hang out with Brad before heading back to Farmington.. It was great to see him.. Emily and Rachel took a picture of the the two of us.. Geez they didn't plan that one at all. It was happy to do it.. The picture turned out way cute!!! I forgot how fun BB games are.. I am way glad that we went... One note I fogot to include was that there were these two little kids that were watching the game and boy did they look enthused... Eventually they got into the game.. I couldn't resist taking a picture!

More From New York October 29,-November 2, 2008

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More From New York October 29, -November 2, 2008

" The world is like a Kaleidoscope. The more you look at and the people in it everything starts to look a little brighter and a little more peaceful."

~ ABH 07'

Here are some more pictures from New York that I took. I am glad that I had the chance to visit New York. My Family is great. There is always a funny moment or a dramatic moment. Either way we are always able to laugh our way through situations good or bad. When I was in New York in 02' and 98 I didn't have the oppurtunity to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island but this trip I went with my mom and dad to both of those places.. Wow it for sure worth it. The first picture is of Elizabeth, Jory Sarah and Eric at the Rockefeller Center.. That was a neat place to visit. The picture on the left is my mom and dad on the fairy to Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty. The one in the center is a Catherdral in Manhattan and the picture on the right is of course The Statue of Liberty. I always thought that the Statue of Liberty was way bigger but oh well, it was still neat to see. Over all It was a great trip..

Outing with Friends at Red Robin December 29, 2008

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Outing with Friends at Red Robin, December 29, 2008

" Between loving friends there need be no secrets... The trusting heart is always safe with another who truly cares."

~ Joan Walsh Angland

Jenn and Dustin were in Town so We all got together with them At Red Robin.. Here are some pictures from that Night.. I decided to Put them In Sepia Tone due to the fact the Red Robin had Terrible Lighting.. The First Picture is of Alaina and her Boyfriend Chandler... They are way cute together.. He is very nice and very Funny... There was a conversation that you had to be there for, but lets just say that Jenn, Dustin, Jenny, Chandler and I were making her blush.. It was Hilarious.. It was so Great To See everyone.. Jenn also found out that I was Visiting My Nana Bea in Cali, in July, and I was a few hours away from her and she was not too happy with me about that.. Honestly I didn't realize how close I was to her from Beverly Hills to Edwards California.. I thought she was near Las Vegas. I told her that I would make it up to her when I was in Cali next. The left Picture is of Sabrina and Katie.. I have not seen Katie since last May.. Sabrina is in my YSA ward so I see her every sunday, which is a good thing to keep tags on friends.. The picture right below is Jenn and Dustin. They are way cute together and looking at her you wouldn't know that she has 4 adorable children.. The last right picture is of my friend Jenny and I.. She is way fun and hilarious... It was a great night we all had a ton of fun...

Making Life Size Gingerbread Houses December 20, 2008

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My Y/A ward did this breakfast thing, on December 20, 2008 and then we built
life size Gingerbread houses... It was insane.. The Bottom one
was built by another group and Their's was called
Holly La Grande Hotel.. The Top Picture also has Bishop's
grandaughter inside the house. She loved it so much that
We let her take it home with her.. Ariel, Rachel Jennifer and Sabrina
also contributed to the house I Help build.. It was such a fun idea and great way to see
how creative we could get..

" Time Flies when you are happy."
~ Mary Engelbriet

Hae and Oaklee Playing in the Snow December 14, 2008

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" Do Anything, but let it produce Joy."
~ Henry Miller

Hae and Oaklee Decided to Play in the Snow at my Parent's house.. I think that they were having too much fun.. I decided to go out and take some pictures of them Playing.. One thing that was missing was snow pants.. Oh well! At least they had their heavy coats, hats and gloves on... My mom and dad were getting the biggest kick out of them playing... It was very cold today... I was going to go play but I decided to take pictures instead... I was trying to get them to build a snow man but they were to busy playing in it..

Thanksgiving at the Halbern's Nov. 27, 2008

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Thanksgiving at the Halbern's
Nov. 27, 2008

" When you observe the world around you and notice the beauty inside, never forget who created it for you."

~ ABH 07'

Here are some pictures that I took and were taken at my parent's house on Thanksgiving.. It was a blast.. by the end of the night my family was very sick of me and my Camera, but they also brought their camera's, so I don't know why they were so irritated by it.. wa ha ha!!
I really Love Thanksgiving besides being able to eat yummy food, it's a great time to give thanks in this crazy world that we live in.. It is also a great time to spend with Family..

Twilight Fun at Opening Night November 21, 2008

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Twilight Fun Night
Opening Night with Friends
Union Grill and Megaplex at the Junction...

" when you can live forever, what do you live for?"

~ Twilight

My Friends and I went to Opening night at the Megaplex in Ogden it was awesome!! First we went to the Union Grill on 25th Street then we went to the theater.. I loved the movie.. There were 12 of us at the theater that went.. I just don't have pics of my other friends.. The movie was amazing especially the Vampire Baseball part that was incredibly amazing.. The cast the music everthing was great.. I just heard that they are going to make New Moon... Hello they better make all 4 books into movies.. This was a great fun night I am glad that I was able to share it with my friends..

My Pre-schoolers playing outside on the playground November 2008

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These are a few of my pre-schoolers that I teach.. One of my pre-schoolers decided that he wanted to push these two children on the swings.. I kept asking if he wanted a turn.. He told me no he rather push these friends instead.. I thought that was amazing.. He has really come far in social developement and is doing amazing.. These two children love to swing and if there is an oppurtunity to have someone push them, then they really take advantage. All the children I teach love to be outside and enjoy playing and interacting with eachother...

New York October 29-November 2, 2008

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New York October 29-November 2, 2008

Here are some Photos that I took In New York, that I uploaded from my Phone.. When I get the rest of my Film developed I will Post them..

" We shall cease from exploration and the end of all exploration will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." ~ T.S. Elliot

I went with my Family to New York for Nana Bea's Birthday.. It was awesome!!! I am so glad that she decided to pick New York for her birthday.. I have not been in the city for ten years.. So I jokingly said "hey it's my ten year anniversary!" I know I am funny.. Anyway I love New York I have never been there in the fall, so it was fun.. Nana Bea's Birthday is on Halloween so that makes it even more fun... We went to the Village for her birthday and ate at this little restaurant and we also had our own Private room, so that was awesome!!!! Every year the Village has a Halloween Parade.. I am not sure how long they have done it for but it was awesome to see the most craziest costumes. There were many places that we went that I had never seen before such as Ellis Island, Rockefeller Center and Central Park.. Central Park in the fall is absolutely gorgeous.. Ellis Island was a very neat experience. My mom showed my some of our family names on the wall... that was amazing.. I took tons of pictures everywhere that we went.. I think that I ended up with 8 rolls of film... Another thing that we did was see a play on Broadway called "In the Heights." The play was amazing it is a lot like Westside Story.. Except the people were from Costa Rica.. The music was a mixture of Hip Hop, Pop, Classical and Rock.. The main male Lead Composed the whole play.. He is a genius... Over all it was a great trip..

Flowers taken by the Castle up by Fernwood Sept. 1, 2008

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These Photos I took, I was not sure if they were going to come out but they did and boy are they absolutely Gorgeous.... I have seen many beautiful flowers but these flowers really took my breath away by their beauty.. I have been up to Fernwood many times but I guess I never noticed the flowers before....The Sad thing is I don't know what kind of flowers these are... I think that the yellow ones and pink ones might be daises but not sure though... I am glad that I went up there with friends to take pictures...

" Flowers are one of the best creations that Heavenly Father has
created for us. They are unique and beautiful in their own special
Way, just like each one of us are unique and beautiful in our own
special way." ~ ABH 07'

Flowers July 2008

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Flowers I Took Pictures of at Nana Bea's House In Beverly Hills July 2008

When I was visiting my Grandma (Nana Bea) in Cali, I took pictures of these flowers in her Backyard.. They are so Gorgeous. I really have never noticed them or maybe it is because usually when we are in Cali it is October or November, so the flowers are obviously are not in bloom.. I am so glad that I took pictures of these flowers it is amazing how beautiful nature can be if you take the time to really appreciate it..

" If you look the right way, you will see that the whole world is a garden."
~ Mary Lennox; " The Secret Garden"

The Infamous Bergie August 2008

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Bergdorf

" Dogs have interesting ways of Communicating."
~ ABH 08'

Bergie is Funny.. She is actually my parents dog, they are very protective of her... As Brad would say that " He loves His dog Buddy something fierce!" well my parents definitely feel the same about Bergie... She is way cute and way fun to have around she is for sure one of a kind.. She gets into everything and anything I think that she will stay in "puppy mode" forever it seems.. Sometimes like her we all don't want to grow up or grow old but that is life in the fast lane... Some People have children and some people have pets and call them their children.. She is like a child to them not that they don't have my sisters and I but then again we are not around that much so that makes it easier.. My parents are funny we all went to Cali in July to visit my grandma and they drove so they could take her, however my sister and I fly, there was no way I was going to drive that far.. Any way I just thought I would share this with everyone..

Chad's Cabin at Heber July 11-12, 2008

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" Every Man passes his life in search after Friendship."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emily Rachel and I were invited to come stay at Chad's sister's cabin in Heber, this was back in June. Heber is so gorgeous I have been up around the area but I never realized how pretty it is... I am glad that we were able to go.. The waites which is Erin's Mom and Dad and little sister Liz came up to it was way fun.. The center picture is Erin (Chad's wife) and Rachel .. One the left that is Chad he is one of my best friends I actually introduced him to Erin so they are married now because of me he he.. On the Right that is the cute waite family.. Liz and I are both obsessed with the Twilight series it was awesome to have a huge discussion with her.. It is so crazy to think that I knew her years ago when Erin, Staci and I were in Sorority together she has grown up so much.. Mary is the mom and the most amazing person in the world and has a great sense of humor.. Over all we had a blast we wished that we could have stayed longer..

SantaMonica/Muscle/Venice Beach July 2008

2008-08-09T15:18:00.000-07:00

SantaMonica/Muscle/Venice Beach
July 2008

"In OmniaParatus"

I had a blast at the Beach with my Family.. Besides all the shopping we did I am soooooo glad that we went to the Beach and also to the Dodgers Game that was my Therapy on the trip.. I know I know I am girl According to Brad I am a girl and I am suppose to love shopping... No way not me.. I mean I go if I need something hince the word Need something.. Well unless its music or something then I don't mind.. Anyway I was just sad that we didn't play in the ocean I forgot to bring my swimsuit oops.. It's not like I have never been swimming in the ocean that is a blast.. We walked from Santa Monica all the way through Venice Beach it was about 3 or 4 miles but way worth it... I love the ocean the smell the sand everthing....

2008-08-09T15:10:00.000-07:00

More Pictures from the Dodgers Game
July 25, 2008 Part 2...

" Never Let the Fear of Striking out Keep you from Playing the Game."
~ A Cinderella Story

I had to add more Photos from the Game!!! I was extatic that I was able to bring my Camera in the stadium I couldn't use my Telephoto Lense so I had to make do with what I had... But I feel that these are great photos.. I love Baseball....

2008-08-09T14:59:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles Dodgers Game July 25, 2008...
50th Anniversary of the Dodgers..

" To Some it's a Sport, to others a Religion."
~ Pride of The Yankees

This Game was Awesome!!!! this year is the celebration for the Dodgers since they came from Brooklyn in 1958.. It was an awesome game they won by 1 run.. My dad thought it was going to be a shut out but I told him that he jinxed the team because he said that.. Anyway We had tons of fun at the game I am glad that we came this year just for that reason alone and of course it was my idea to take a trip to Cali to visit Nana Bea (my grandma).... We recieved free Bobble Heads as we walked in the gate the really nice ones that are breakable it was of Brad Kenny he was the all star pitcher of 2006... Of course did the wave and the traditional chants but those are spoken in Hush Tones Shhh... and don't forget the Belting out of Take me out to the Ball game...

2008-07-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

"To Some it's a sport, to others it is a religon."
~Pride of the Yankees

The All Star game was on Last night to early this morning and wow!! it was an awesome game. To those of you who don't quite understand baseball The All star game is when different members from different teams on the AL and the NL come together and play baseball.. Lets just say that the Yankees and Red Sox can Really get along it is possible... The American League won I was way excited.. There were 15 innings and the game lasted 4 hours and 50 minutes.. This is the longest All Star game in the history of baseball since the first All Star Game at Yankee Stadium in 1922... The Best Priceless moment was seeing the Red Sox Players and the Yankee Players sitting together in the bull pin it was AWESOME!!

2008-07-10T23:52:00.000-07:00

I love Temple Square.. I was there back in April it was actually the day that I was going to go to the Tulip Festival and instead I ended up going to Temple Square.. I love the early Spring when everything is in bloom and the smell of the blossoms it is such a great feeling a really big peaceful filling.. I really need to visit there more often.. The time I usually go is around Christmas time to see the lights and it is also another great time to go... The best part about the day was there was not a lot of people and you didn't have to worry about fighting crowds and bumping into people it was awesome!!!

2008-07-07T22:58:00.000-07:00

My Nieces at the Neighborhood BBQ

I know I have not posted pictures for a few weeks or so well here are some recent pictures of my cute nieces playing at the Park in the neighborhood on the 4th of July.. We have this crazy neighborhood BBQ every year and every year I feel like I am on the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" oh well right?? any way it is way fun because it is a great time to be together with the family and extended family... I love getting together with my family we don't do it as often as I like but hey everyone has busy lives... The one in the middle is my youngest niece Oaklee she is hilarious and very fun.. The one on the right is Hae she is way fun too... and then there is my crazy adorable niece Sadie she is the oldest..

" Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age the child is grown, and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies."
~ Edna St. Vincent Millay

Cold Play Widget "Viva La Vida"

2008-06-25T18:00:00.001-07:00

France June 2002

2008-06-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

I mentioned in about me section that I spent a month in France studying the language, people, Culture, art, architecture, and Food. Well these are a couple pictures that I had used in a few fairs for competition.. The one on the Left is of course the Eiffel Tower and the one on the right is a market street in Strasbourg France.. When I took pictures I had a film camera so I am in the process of scanning all of the pictures so I can post them on my blog, myspace and facebook.. So eventually I will have a lot of the pictures posted.. I love France and the everything about it.. I know that a lot of people have the wrong notation that people in France are rude and disrespectful.. Well I am happy to inform you that notion is completely wrong... No matter where you go whether it be France or New York or hey SLC you will always run into people that are not Friendly. I met the nicest humblest people... I had an opportunity to attend a Branch in Limoges and wow! that was an incredible expirence that I have ever had. The members of that branch were very welcoming and very humble.. I am glad that I the opportunity to spend time there.. I hope to go back one day!!

2008-06-14T16:58:00.000-07:00

" I am an artist too I too can create a masterpiece "
~ Quoted from a child as he was putting up his artwork for the art show!

As you all Know I teach Pre-school well that is one of my teaching jobs... Well here are a few of my very cute Pre-schoolers that I taught this year at WSU... We had a lot of fun!!! This Picture on the left is Abby she is very fun and way smart.. Right Above is Allison and Maiya they are two peas in a Pod and they love doing the Rain Dance!! Right Above them on the left is Taley.. She may be small but she is definitely a fire ball and loves to dance and sing... On the right hand side is my little entourage of friends... We were celebrating Mckay and Kenidy's birthday that day!!!! Grace who is 5 going on 25 (her parents always tell me that and they would be right) and then Brienna who is truly a princess if you know what I mean but she is loads of fun and loves to play dress up and talk on the pretend cell phones that we have... Teaching is a great expirence I am very glad and very blessed that I have had this opportunity...

Tulip Festival Thanksgiving point

2008-06-14T16:43:00.000-07:00

"If you look the right way you can see that the whole world is a garden."
~Mary Lennox; The Secret Garden

My Mom and I went to the Thanksgiving point Tulip festival and these are a few shots of the festival and the Thanksgiving point gardens.. It was a beautiful day and the flowers smelled exquisite... Mmm I love flowers in the Spring... The gardens out there are so beautiful... At first I thought there would be fields and fields of tulips.. I was surprised that there wasn't but I did see thousands of Tulips... I am very glad that I went...

2008-05-31T12:12:00.000-07:00

I went the first weekend of may to Heritage Park or This is the place monument for the mountain man rendevous.. I went with my mom, sister and 2 nieces.. Madison and Hae.. They had alot of fun. Hae and Madison learned alot about pioneers and what it was like to live back then.. They also had a chance to make a dream catcher, ride a train see a "showdown" and taste homemade candy.. it was a great day and a great expirence for them.. They also had a chance to play with baby lambs and ride a horse.. The Picture of Hae and Madison is the top left.. The bottom left is a handcart, and the top right is the inside roof of the tepee..

" Memories of Special places treasured things and familiar faces they never all or fade away and that makes us still today."
~ Jill Wolfe

2008-05-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

So out of all the jobs I have I would have to say this would be my
favorite... I work for Club Heights after school program and we all helped put together the CHASP World Cup Soccer Game.. it was awesome there were two teams of course and two coaches for those two teams.. Any way the blue team won which made some of the players on the other team a little mad but oh well they will get over it... The game took place on May 14, 2008 and luckily the weather was really good... Here are some of the shots I took. The upper left hand corner was taken during the game, the middle picture is the game balls and then the lower right hand is a picture of the cheerleaders... Everyone had a great time.... I am very blessed to work with such awesome leaders and kids...

" Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game."
~ quoted in " A Cinderella Story."

2008-04-30T18:55:00.000-07:00

"Just when the Caterpillar thought
the world was over it became a
beautiful butterfly"
~ proverb

I work at Weber state at the children School as I have said before. One day I decided to go over before work and take pictures of the ducks, geese, waterfalls etc.. It was a beautiful day well a little cloudy but thats alright. Here are some of the shots that I got off my camera... I love nature it is amazing what Heavenly father has created for us, and I should be so greatful that I live in a place that I can enjoy such beauty...

St. George and Zions March 2008

2008-04-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

My Friends Brenda and Linda went to St. George and Zion's in March.. It was pretty nice weather and it was a blast.. I thought it would be a lot greener then it was.... If my friends Knew that I put these on my blog they would probally kill me.. Oh well life has been great!! any way the top picture is at the duckpond in St. George.. Those ducks were so cute too bad you couldn't pet them... I wish we had bread that day so that we could feed the ducks....

Zions was way pretty and a little cold but I tried to ignore that it sort of worked. This picture was taken on the narrows walk we were going to do the hike but the hike is mostly is water and I didn't feel like getting wet especially when it went from 70 degrees to 40 so that wasn't very fun.. I love zions I will have to go back in the summer so get more pictures and then it will be more green.

Brenda thought she would be funny to pretend to on the phone this was taken infront of the bed and breakfast in St. George. The funny thing about it was the phone was to tell the person at the front desk that we needed reservations and Brenda didn't know that so she hurry and hung up the phone.. We all had lots of fun in St. George... The next stop was the temple.. ...........

St. George Temple March 2008

2008-04-14T23:06:00.000-07:00

I took This Picture when I went with Brenda and Linda to St. George March 2008. The weather wasn't too bad.. The Temple is a beautiful place no matter what season it is.. I love the Temple.. It is one of those places no matter what kind of day you are having and there is such a sense of peace and happiness..

"Truly enduring peace is found only through Christ."

~ Lloyd D. Newell & Robert L. Millet; " A Lamp unto my Feet."

2008-03-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

" It is out of the depths of true prayer
that individual heights rise to real heights."
~ Neal A. Maxwell

First of all I love this quote and second I have it on my wall in my room I know shock well for people who know me they don't find it shocking.. Anyway My friends Brenda and Linda and I went to St. George 2 weekends ago and if they know that I posted this picture they would probally kill me.. Oh well... Any way It was a blast we saw some really neat things and had a blast.. we visited Brenda's Aunt and Uncle they are truly amazing and very sweet.. We also had a chance to see Grafton which is a small town (ghost town that is) it is very small and very spooky it is 20 miles outside of Zion's National park... That is another place we went and that was also a fun place to visit... It was so beautiful there... It is really amazing that you can visit a place and really notice the beauty of it...

2008-03-17T19:02:00.001-07:00

In the Center that is a picture of my sister Sarah and my oldest niece sadie.. I was goofing around with my camera and told them to pose in the tree.. They have a great sense of humor this is actually one of my favorite pictures that I have taken of them..

My Niece Oaklee is so funny... In these pictures that I took of her she is either happy or sad who knows... She is my sister's daughter.. LOL!! any way I had my camera out and was taking random pictures on my sister's birthday back in February and these are some of the shots I took... Oaklee in the right picture I don't think that she was having a good but in the left she loved the camera... Any way she is my youngest niece so far.. Unless my other sister and bro in law have children, then there is me who is not married so I for sure won't be having children anytime soon... Oaklee has 2 older sisters one is Haelee and the other one is Sadie they are lots of fun...

2008-03-01T18:01:00.001-08:00

Today I thought was going to be a great day to go mopeding.... and play tennis, which it really wasn't but hey Hakuna matata... This morning I went and played tennis the first time this year. I was excited I played for an hour with one of my friends and it was a blast. I love tennis.. I am actually going to go watch the U.S. Open in New York this coming fall I am very excited about that... Any way Later on in the day I wanted to go riding... If any of you don't know what a moped is here are a few pictures to show you what they are... The first time I rode one was in Santa Barabara California.. After riding them my dad decided to invest in four of them so we could ride them anytime we wanted to... I went riding for a little while today but then it got really really cold.. Oh well another day....

Mopeding March 2007

2008-03-01T17:58:00.000-08:00

My sister and Dad Do not know that I posted this picture of them Getting ready to Moped on my blog.. It is a great picture I love it.. Mopeding is one of those things that you have to try once in your lifetime and if you don't then you will be sad.. I love Mopeding it is great I am so glad that My dad and Uncle Michael got us to try it when we were in Santa Barbara.. I was a little nervous at first but then I really got the hang of it...

" The mountains are the means the man is the end. The idea is to improve the man, not to reach the top." ~ Walter Bonatti

2008-02-26T20:37:00.001-08:00

I took this trip to California with some friends a few years ago, and here are a couple pictures that I decided to post.. The center picture is of my friend shar aka Sparky.. She would kill me if she knew that I posted this picture or any picture of her.. She and I are alike in that way I rather be the one taking the picture than being in the picture...oh well... The two other pictures are of sea animals taken at Sea World... I love sea animals they are so cute and fun to observe they are really amazing creatures... I really think that when God created animals he for sure had a wonderful imagination or mind to put all sorts of interesting and beautiful creatures...Any way we spent time in San Diego and LA both places that I have relatives.. Well in San Diego I don't have relatives that live there any more they have past on... However my Nana Bea lives in Beverly Hills so that was fun to go stay with her for a week.. My friends got a big kick out of Nana Bea they all thought that she was awesome.. She is for sure one of the girls that loves life and everything in it well most everything... I know that I have not put any pics of me but I will...

2008-02-19T18:42:00.000-08:00

Today has been a crazy busy day but what else is new!!!
yesterday was president's day and I really don't celebrate days
like that except for the fact that it is a day off of work so I am not
complaining... I made a joke to my dad about how I Love celebrating birthdays of corrupt politains,,, he laughed.. ( not all presidents were corrupt just a few~) So today my pre-schoolers were pretty under control today...
except I have one child that seems to have a hard day everyday and I
have been working with his mom on consistency in the home,
because he...
will get into the routine mid week
but then he will come back on monday
and we have to start all over with him.. He is a great kid
who is very smart that...
just needs a little extra help but over all he does well.
I love teaching I am glad that
I went into this field Kids are great,
they offer so much who love learning...

" Knowledge in Power
~ Francis Bacon

2008-02-19T18:37:00.000-08:00

Mill Creek Canyon,
is one of those places that is beautiful no
matter what time of year that you go..
My mom Sister and started snow shoeing
a few years ago so we decided to research areas that
have snow shoe trails and this happens to have one
that is difficult but fun...

" You're not a failure unless you quite trying"
~ President Hinckley

2008-02-13T20:30:00.001-08:00

So These pictures were taken at the Peter Brienholt Concert at Sundance with my mom and sister.. My mom looks really thrilled that I took a picture of her.. Any way so It is still snowing. I was actually enjoying having a few days that the weather was actually nice... I am so looking forward to spring my friend Rachel and I are counting down the days when we can play tennis... who knows the way that the weather is going maybe we will play in July...

2008-02-11T19:25:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you all... But this winter has been long and cold.... I really try to look past the gloominess of winter but sometimes it is really hard... Today however was a gorgeous day! My pre-schoolers were excited to go out side and play after rest time... They weren't just excited but jumping for joy... I am so looking forward to spring time... I love the first signs of spring ie; flowers, birds chirping, it stays lighter later and doesn't get dark at 6..
On the other hand this picture was taken in December of 2005. at the old run down Indian School in Brigham City. My friend Brenda and I swore that it was haunted... AHHHHH!!
Enjoy the day or CaRpE DiEm...

The Infamous Bergorf Sschwartz Halbern March 2006

2008-02-08T21:45:00.000-08:00

Bergie is her name and Getting into Trouble is her favorite thing.. I guess I wouldn't say trouble but mischevious is something that she for sure is... Anyway she is the Family Puppy well my parents claim her even though she thinks that she runs the roost... She is the sweetest puppy and lots of fun.... well except when she is not chewing up my stuff. However she is 2 now so she is not quite a puppy even though she acts like one, but that is okay.. Dogs are such great animals they bring such joy and Happiness into everyone's life...