tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45425376144604141772024-02-20T12:20:23.190-07:00The Monsen's Est. 2005A Day is Never Wasted if a Memory is MadeMrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-7412364593491644992013-01-24T08:30:00.000-07:002013-01-24T08:30:15.670-07:00New JobI started a new job in August at CompHealth. I am basically a physician recruiter for Gastroenterology. I LOVE MY JOB! It is so fantastic. I work with amazing people and am loving the new direction my life is taking me in. I thought I would drop a quick line since its been a while since I have posted. I believe its time I post some new pictures. I think I'll do that this evening :)<br />
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Hope your day goes well, to whomever is reading this!Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-41348805514363329192012-06-30T14:31:00.002-06:002012-06-30T14:31:45.885-06:00LarengitisI have 100% lost my voice. Its terrible. And now Im on my way to Walmart to buy groceries. There are a million things I need to do today. I SHOULD workout too..<br />
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When we went to Oregon for our anniversary, Rob and I stopped at the Nike outlet store and bought some new workout clothes. I also bought a new pair of Nike Running Shoes. I have done a few searches on google.com and yahoo.com and I think the pair I purchased are pretty decent. Too bad I've only used them a handful of times in the past month. I need to get on it!Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-80193676338787133682012-06-29T18:59:00.000-06:002012-06-29T18:59:16.308-06:00Carys' 5 Year Old Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have been using my Cannon and my Mac a little more each week lately, and recently I thought, "I am not going to take Carys or Saryn to go get pictures done by someone else when I KNOW I could do them myself." So .. I did. </div>
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One day last week we our girls wanted to make a "hut." That's Utah for FORT!!!!! So, I pulled out all the blankets we would need and we got to work. Of course, the girls wanted to use the blankets I had made for them, so we have the purple for Carys and the pink for Saryn. </div>
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To give it a little effect, I used my Fourth of July blanket I made last year and put the stars face down so they could have a "view." They wanted LOTS of room so they could bring every last toy they own into their new fort. I tried to tell them that there wasn't enough room for everything, but a 4 year old and a 2 year old out number the 27 year old... I still don't know how that happens so often..</div>
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Saryn had the little bed on the couch and Carys got the big bed on the floor. (You can see part of her toys hanging out in the laundry basket.)</div>
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For a while, they both just laid there and enjoyed their fort.</div>
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Carys asked if they could sleep in there that night. I tried to explain that I don't think she would like it but she argued with me and said they wouldn't cry or anything! So after a few hours of them playing, I just took it down and told them we would make another one next week. </div>
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<br />Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-88224712246739465242012-05-06T22:44:00.000-06:002012-05-06T22:44:17.291-06:00The Perfect Grilled Cheese<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I saw this idea on Pinterest and it works amazingly! Today after church we made grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. Standing over a pan cooking each grilled cheese individually takes way too long, and it prevents from everyone eating together as a family. Cooking multiple sandwiches on a griddle is better.. but then you still have to stand there and flip and flip and flip. But someone was clever (or lazy) enough to come up with this brilliant idea! Butter up all your breads, put your sandwiches together, lay on a cookie sheet, cover with foil and another cookie sheet, place in oven, and walk away. Fantastic. </span><br />
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I decided I didn't want a traditional grilled cheese sandwich, so I changed it up a bit. Muenster cheese; mesquite turkey; fresh vine ripe tomatoes; gorgeous avocado. Seriously, the best sandwich I have eaten in a LONG time! This new method melted the cheese perfectly, warmed up the turkey just right, made the avocado soften up just a bit, the tomato was fantastically perfect, and the bread was perfectly toasted to the point that there was a little crunch, but still soft and warm. DELICIOUS.</div>
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For Christmas, Carys got me a BabyCakes Donut Maker. If you haven't heard of them, you need to look into it! I LOVE THEM! If you want to, click <a href="http://thebabycakesshop.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I hadn't used it until just recently. The first BabyCakes machine I got was the mini-cupcake maker. It's fantastic! I can make mini-cupcakes, tartlets, mini pies, quiche; SO MUCH! We had used the cupcake maker a few times, but I think its time to do more..<br />
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So, three weeks ago or so, it was my turn to do Activity Days. I decided on the spur of the moment we were going to make baby donuts. I hurry and grabbed the recipe book it comes with, and found the only one that listed all the ingredients I currently had in my pantry. Chocolate it was. For frosting, I didn't really want to make homemade, so I used pre-made frosting in a container you find on the baking isle. The only two flavors I had were caramel and butter pecan. I didn't really think the kids would enjoy butter pecan, so caramel it was!<br />
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They turned out fantastic! This first picture is the first batch I made. It is a chocolate donut with caramel frosting and powdered sugar on top. I just threw the frosting in the microwave for 30 seconds to soften it up, dumped it in a bowl, and then dipped the cooled down donuts into them. They were so delicious!<br />
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So now the challenge was on. The next shopping trip for bi-monthly groceries, I had one thing on my mind. Buttermilk. Buttermilk spice donuts looked the most appealing. I found all the ingredients necessary and was so excited to get started! I went with a vanilla frosting this time, and it was just right. My new favorite hobby was just discovered..<br />
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My next challenge - create baby donuts for a bridal shower, but make them match the theme. The brides theme for her wedding is peacocks. My objective was simply to find food coloring that was bright enough to accomplish this, without altering the flavor of the frosting. I have learned from trial and error - you can't add too much food coloring (esp red) because then it tastes waxy and awful. I was thrilled to visit my local Michael's and throw down some cash on stupidly expensive food coloring gel in the Wilton isle. It was totally work it because these little babies were fantastic!</div>
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My most recent batch was just this past weekend, for my friend Bobbi. Her son was blessed this morning and for the lunch in afterwards, she asked if I would make some baby donuts for her. Since I absolutely love making them, I said YES!!! So, the buttermilk spice donuts with vanilla frosting and blue sugar sprinkles were created, and rumor has it, they were a hit.</div>
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I did try one other flavor of donut - Sour Cream Donuts. Good. But not my favorite. I was told that there is a strawberry lemonade recipe, so my next challenge is to try that out! Also, I recently bought the frosting where you add in the flavoring from a tiny packet. Cherry frosting.. Mmmmmmm! More to come on these for sure!Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-87795976077548844322012-04-27T20:49:00.003-06:002012-04-27T20:51:56.911-06:00So excited....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Poor kid is so bald, and unfortunately, she knows it! She is always asking me to put clips in her hair and hair ties. So, because I'm a good mom, I go ahead and do as she asks. My two year old baldo-baby walks around our house with a clip barely hanging on to the strands of hair that make up the top of her head, and a rubber band that holds together the stings of her mullet. So during the SuperBowl yesterday, I just solved all problems and gave her a baby doll wig. She smiled for TWO seconds and then promptly removed the wig, threw it at me, then frowned. But not before I got this perfect picture :)Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-34925024395877802302012-02-03T19:50:00.002-07:002012-02-03T19:52:03.692-07:00Sharing Time vs SleepI am sure most people know, but most certainly not everyone; I am now the Primary President of my ward. With that being said, I am suppose to do Sharing Time this Sunday and I SHOULD be focusing on my lesson, but I am soooo tired! I just want to sleep!<div><br /></div><div>My girls are on the couch though and just hanging out so I might have a few more minutes to mess around on the computer before I put them in bed and then work on my Sharing Time.</div><div><br /></div><div>THEN SLEEP!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>:)</div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-79963690964428920212012-01-29T18:16:00.002-07:002012-01-29T18:22:41.942-07:00Yeah I suck..So it seems that I suck at this blogging thing lately. HOWEVER - I finally got a new computer from my wonderful husband for Christmas! I am going to try to start blogging all over again:D<div><br /></div><div>So lets just start from today forward, shall we? I have been super sick the last week and a half and am finally starting to feel better. I had double ear infections that led to "infectious myringitis." Basically it means that I have developed blisters on my ear drums from having such awful ear infections! Thankfully, I am starting to feel a bit better and that means moving forward with my plans!</div><div><br /></div><div>The plans I speak of you ask? To lose the additional 35 pounds left to hit my goal. In the last year I lost 30 pounds and this year I made myself the promise to lose the rest! Starting tomorrow morning, I am beginning the Body by Vi challenge. It seems like almost ALL my friends on the FB from H-town are losing weight with this product, so I am going to give it a try and add it in to my exercise and diet routine.</div><div><br /></div><div>My husband is doing wonderful and is loving his job. Carys is loving dance and is excited about her preschool program in May, where she was giving the role of "Jesse" from Toy Story! She is so excited! Saryn is beautiful and bald and full of stubbornness and personality. She makes my days for sure! The two of them love each other and I couldn't ask for better kids. </div><div><br /></div><div>So here we go - I'll keep you updated on life as much as possible!</div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-69059287566550987852011-07-22T18:48:00.002-06:002011-07-22T18:50:34.671-06:00LifeGEEZ!!!!! I suck a this whole blogging thing now huh!? It seems like there is no time in the day to get anything done, let alone blog! However, I PROMISE I haven't given up hope. We need a new computer. Like I've said before, our computer is so slow that it takes at least 30 minutes to upload EACH picture. But I'm hoping that pretty soon we will be able to get our new computer and finally be able to catch up our family and friends on our life.Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-17992581003035881242011-04-13T17:48:00.003-06:002011-04-13T18:05:29.879-06:00Catching UP<div>My girls have been growing and its been a lot of fun! We had a pretty crappy winter with all the cold weather and both the girls got RSV. Carys missed Pre-School and Dance for almost a full month and was not happy about it. Saryn, that poor kid. She had double ear infections, RSV, and AND was getting her molars all at the same time. It was awful. We had to take her to the hospital every 8 hours or so to get her suctioned out just so she could breathe! It was pretty scary but we all made it through. With that being said, we finally made it outdoors a few weeks ago to let the girls get some nice fresh air. It was still a little chilly but it was good for them to be outdoors.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saryn hanging out in her chair next to Carys</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTtDPIWtX35gtYYu9eyLKXhuK6fO2DJ_uEx1KaXnZpPFt8fh0511IQDYplfU0bPeLaXAuBjBLDhTFEpH-g7ylUOkGDJGMmBNE8H5dg7tmO6UhR-I6F7aTOLOfRDTwZxTUS0hxERnFQGM/s1600/photo+5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTtDPIWtX35gtYYu9eyLKXhuK6fO2DJ_uEx1KaXnZpPFt8fh0511IQDYplfU0bPeLaXAuBjBLDhTFEpH-g7ylUOkGDJGMmBNE8H5dg7tmO6UhR-I6F7aTOLOfRDTwZxTUS0hxERnFQGM/s320/photo+5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595222874497177842" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Saryn probably meaning to say something like "OH COME ON"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pPAPePxpjQk-1yDoQDKVicmQecaUOhqXtdZc_XKUHH82lZmoFciS8hVdLMSJ2NP5ayJf1tXenKnn2z4lryP534MHHJiYgryLdQ185rpYoRD6qJ6QHu5pPgUuBFAKZV1w_GEFVNy8SBk/s1600/photo+4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pPAPePxpjQk-1yDoQDKVicmQecaUOhqXtdZc_XKUHH82lZmoFciS8hVdLMSJ2NP5ayJf1tXenKnn2z4lryP534MHHJiYgryLdQ185rpYoRD6qJ6QHu5pPgUuBFAKZV1w_GEFVNy8SBk/s320/photo+4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595222868158189074" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Carys with her long beautiful hair, haning out in the chair</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9ZL6I9s6iDeDjr_u8fhLfXk88ItG-lWxe77eBLvvc1cq815HurjWrE75QzhWqVyIlvRVcMx9uPTD1KXu2DXpihyphenhyphenFvVwJSuOOzta96c4TAcO2EZKe9A0r3JeZ8saTZT98RLD30lcvAhw/s1600/photo+3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9ZL6I9s6iDeDjr_u8fhLfXk88ItG-lWxe77eBLvvc1cq815HurjWrE75QzhWqVyIlvRVcMx9uPTD1KXu2DXpihyphenhyphenFvVwJSuOOzta96c4TAcO2EZKe9A0r3JeZ8saTZT98RLD30lcvAhw/s320/photo+3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595222856730526242" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My Carys Marie - getting so big!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdTpvSoqnTtkBI7236zL1dDROh9FiyCBq5O1L2F-8QlFPjSaI2VsMfpSt7NamvLmC3Qx9eoDbKDkTmsTGVM2cmQSoRxN-K4ONWBfpXxpkbB5amay2Uk0cDIWK5GoiXd8AVAQdn6sFjqE/s1600/photo+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdTpvSoqnTtkBI7236zL1dDROh9FiyCBq5O1L2F-8QlFPjSaI2VsMfpSt7NamvLmC3Qx9eoDbKDkTmsTGVM2cmQSoRxN-K4ONWBfpXxpkbB5amay2Uk0cDIWK5GoiXd8AVAQdn6sFjqE/s320/photo+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595222851391440834" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">These girls LOVE each other :D</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQYUWhoPc08zM4HRJ2StdQgeCwvLVJzusJDqLQxgwWhrsPEiCrXMDitGIWd8xqN9_XfxrXnm4QLIknjsaK0y0c3oCrvj0yYKmE8qKWsz-Y4uXiDLuGHE1nSkDhaJS9k6YN_gmwy27Evk/s1600/photo+1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQYUWhoPc08zM4HRJ2StdQgeCwvLVJzusJDqLQxgwWhrsPEiCrXMDitGIWd8xqN9_XfxrXnm4QLIknjsaK0y0c3oCrvj0yYKmE8qKWsz-Y4uXiDLuGHE1nSkDhaJS9k6YN_gmwy27Evk/s320/photo+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595222840449312194" /></a><br /><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-29757198142907742552010-10-18T21:40:00.003-06:002010-10-18T22:01:33.343-06:00Saryn Update<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my blue eyed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Saryn</span> Kate. She is now 13 months old! Here is her attacking her birthday cake on her actual birthday. She is TOTALLY bald and her features are so different than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Carys</span>. She has blondish hair in the front and it gets darker the further back you go.. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Carys</span> is all brown hair. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Saryn</span> obviously has the blue eyes and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Carys</span> has hazel. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Saryn</span> has a lighter <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">complexion</span> like her daddy and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Carys</span> is more olive like me. Opposites. But they 100% love each other!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBw_FcWBH83alkLXrtfmaQJNAbjJ_6vYoW-Tvv3rWqvfiSNVPswKMCFmwwg84HnQEbWaxJ6VxyWolNPmBbdd-SjWYBxZtTn9XLCeHVEVE3nYvflwXlisBrtWcnY1e-XDCqpdVEGaC_mzw/s1600/IMG_4410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBw_FcWBH83alkLXrtfmaQJNAbjJ_6vYoW-Tvv3rWqvfiSNVPswKMCFmwwg84HnQEbWaxJ6VxyWolNPmBbdd-SjWYBxZtTn9XLCeHVEVE3nYvflwXlisBrtWcnY1e-XDCqpdVEGaC_mzw/s320/IMG_4410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529597831196267666" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Saryn</span> is a super DIVA. She has learned that by crying she can get <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Carys</span> in trouble even if she isn't around her. Okay that is our faults as parents, but still.. She is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MOMMY'S</span> GIRL!!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">YAY</span>! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Carys</span> LOVES her daddy way more than her mommy. I know that. I have no shame in it. But <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Saryn</span>, she's all about her mommy! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldT-0rvWSzqOt8tnQs-Abc6LD8EYLZax_Dw-tKV6Hbvj4uLIiMQrRhsXH6vcDSiiavkS7qsTNCbGZBGytfNgGfS3svYgyTZ5_LNYGL1_7L30oFU4RXaK6t2KHb5xHkrgxtRGFNVafVjs/s1600/IMG_4411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldT-0rvWSzqOt8tnQs-Abc6LD8EYLZax_Dw-tKV6Hbvj4uLIiMQrRhsXH6vcDSiiavkS7qsTNCbGZBGytfNgGfS3svYgyTZ5_LNYGL1_7L30oFU4RXaK6t2KHb5xHkrgxtRGFNVafVjs/s320/IMG_4411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529597827240390866" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Saryn</span> is tiny. She looks like a 9 month old and is even in 9 month clothing! Shes like this little tiny person but stuck in a super small infant body. At her 1 year check up she was in the 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">th</span> percentile for her weight and only 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">th</span> for her height! Good thing she's so darn cute! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK4FRABwS5Dn3NrPlbUB2-SHjtraN_wyEb-XPo9MzgCdGVH3J2gbFPQouAD-wMcy1iDLS_RQCbnkzO9nfnLWh0yfFndg0B7-7-6tdbWBQcwgwiHlrCSQpx5_DRYbkBnXDuo5tqXpTq4s/s1600/IMG_4413.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK4FRABwS5Dn3NrPlbUB2-SHjtraN_wyEb-XPo9MzgCdGVH3J2gbFPQouAD-wMcy1iDLS_RQCbnkzO9nfnLWh0yfFndg0B7-7-6tdbWBQcwgwiHlrCSQpx5_DRYbkBnXDuo5tqXpTq4s/s320/IMG_4413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529597819812753410" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls love to play together. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Carys</span> is usually in charge and doesn't want to share her toys, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">everyonce</span> in a while they get in their giggle moods and it melts my heart to watch them together. As I said about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Carys</span> earlier, she loves to cook with her kitchen toys. So she has all these fake kitchen utensils. One of which is a can opener. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Saryn</span> was crying hysterically one day and when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Carys</span> appeared before me and I asked why <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Saryn</span> was upset she held up the can opener and said so nonchalantly, "I'm just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">cuttin</span>' baby sisters toes off." I froze and said, "Excuse me?" To which she replied, "Just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">cuttin</span>' her toes off." At that same moment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Saryn</span> came crawling in and I looked at her toes. Indeed, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Carys</span> was trying to cut her toes off with her plastic play can opener. Every single one of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Saryn's</span> toes was RED in the middle because of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Carys</span>' surgical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">brilliance</span>. She has even put <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Saryn</span> under a laundry basket and sat on top of the laundry basket so she couldn't get out and "choke and die" by playing with her littlest pet shop toys, which Rob and I have explained are not allowed to be played with by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Saryn</span> because she is too small. They keep me on my toes for sure! I love these girls!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12wFmNuETKaMmmQ4KHBrWUgZ5e7FN1nMT7cyKetW-MSEhw8F3D0ekGQrOuEYfo1KjmLnodfPBeZEoMKnPvIb5o9wHZvv6-50z77FfT6Rl6xsqhHX91zdyldfXxcGyiGh90s8xHXxBfSU/s1600/IMG_4434.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/AVvXsEh12wFmNuETKaMmmQ4KHBrWUgZ5e7FN1nMT7cyKetW-MSEhw8F3D0ekGQrOuEYfo1KjmLnodfPBeZEoMKnPvIb5o9wHZvv6-50z77FfT6Rl6xsqhHX91zdyldfXxcGyiGh90s8xHXxBfSU/s320/IMG_4434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529597814677260178" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I am SURE that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Saryn</span> will be the handful, NOT <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Carys</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Carys</span> is a bit bratty here and there, just like a three year old anywhere would be from time to time. She is mainly pretty calm and easily entertained. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Saryn</span>.... Different story. Always moving, always into everything, always crying, always wanting up then down then up then down... Accident prone and fearless! I can't wait to see how things go over the next few years and see how the girls develop into their own personalities! So exciting! And... Draining :D</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxvpTUojX5CsOe-xayeNLLSxBALyuF7f81xawPD_eVxAuWEU9qlW_HHd0g7F3z5E6vYN5tCIwStbMDh8eb4YLldRpj-gT3VmX1IFcO2lSnoqeL3vAEz1l7u_x00S_gwN03h3JAhbXcxo/s1600/IMG_4450.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/AVvXsEiZxvpTUojX5CsOe-xayeNLLSxBALyuF7f81xawPD_eVxAuWEU9qlW_HHd0g7F3z5E6vYN5tCIwStbMDh8eb4YLldRpj-gT3VmX1IFcO2lSnoqeL3vAEz1l7u_x00S_gwN03h3JAhbXcxo/s320/IMG_4450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529597811415526242" /></a><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-34922584512165592692010-10-18T21:16:00.002-06:002010-10-18T21:33:04.485-06:00Carys Update<div style="text-align: center;">Its been about a year or so since I have posted any pictures of the girls, so let me start with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Carys</span>. She started <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pre</span>-School this year! She is my big three year old and she is such a helper. She goes to the same <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pre</span>-school that Rob went to when he was a little kid so its special for him. She loves going every week and always tells me she is going to go see "all the kids that are my friends." I'm happy that she enjoys going and spending time with other kids her age while learning!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisokSwfDSDqjDyOClUB8qKU9NCgrxl8Gl1zdsCf_Yo1Puo9E2tkAAGM33uQU4ipaOBKn7A0r37PFu6T0g8B7yhTOPqZ7XyBi9xbiAEWGNV61s9jwPLdsXv7nteoNJQ3HrC8nuerjPRx-g/s1600/IMG_4356.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/AVvXsEisokSwfDSDqjDyOClUB8qKU9NCgrxl8Gl1zdsCf_Yo1Puo9E2tkAAGM33uQU4ipaOBKn7A0r37PFu6T0g8B7yhTOPqZ7XyBi9xbiAEWGNV61s9jwPLdsXv7nteoNJQ3HrC8nuerjPRx-g/s320/IMG_4356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529591754442882850" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She also started taking Dance this year! She LOVES to dance and always shows me her "super spins." I am sure that she didn't learn super spins from dance but from her former favorite TV show, Little Einsteins. The Little Einsteins have been replaced by Tom and Jerry. I'm totally okay with it because I'd watch Tom and Jerry ANY DAY over the crap they play on TV now!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdX1vjCrkwdbyNSv7kerwxeN0xF66Lv6oWQLFWCIEzOnwf8JpsQ56wAo3Vnm4yKQsn4QJhpLFAI2AWUsMIiDTrKG4QUYzu9lWsDD0ANefp98t3TbrNMIqF729T1uQOl9FwyofLviXmQk/s1600/IMG_4401.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/AVvXsEhXdX1vjCrkwdbyNSv7kerwxeN0xF66Lv6oWQLFWCIEzOnwf8JpsQ56wAo3Vnm4yKQsn4QJhpLFAI2AWUsMIiDTrKG4QUYzu9lWsDD0ANefp98t3TbrNMIqF729T1uQOl9FwyofLviXmQk/s320/IMG_4401.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529591745756787122" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She really reminds me of my friend who passed away while I was pregnant with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Saryn</span>, Meghan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Veronie</span>. Sometimes I look at her and swear that she could have been Meg's kiddo. I'm blessed that she is my baby girl and brings so much joy and love to my life. However, when it comes to dance, she has the SHORTEST attention span of any kid in her class. I was able to go and sit in on one of the classes and most of the time I couldn't even tell you what she was looking at or thinking about. At least she loves to dance!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6n1xv0DH5RpjRrtO1PHqBEUdclRx8daIOi8dYGGLQOQ00WgxCaMz6Y-MXDL8xkuhedAOEU5QdKCHW7vxeQY8gVd47J6qkAWgDTrWbUw1NfnwnndHH2punIz6snJzSlUuaYbhiqgi_Tw0/s1600/IMG_4444.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/AVvXsEi6n1xv0DH5RpjRrtO1PHqBEUdclRx8daIOi8dYGGLQOQ00WgxCaMz6Y-MXDL8xkuhedAOEU5QdKCHW7vxeQY8gVd47J6qkAWgDTrWbUw1NfnwnndHH2punIz6snJzSlUuaYbhiqgi_Tw0/s320/IMG_4444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529591746346942370" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She is such a happy girl! She loves being a big sister and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">every time</span> she sees <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Saryn</span> she is all smiles. I will say, having two has its downs, but I am so happy that the ups out-weigh them! After dance one day I caught her trying to show <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Saryn</span> how to walk on her tip-toes like in dance class. She was not very happy when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Saryn</span> sat on her bum and looked at her crazy!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-8xz4UMKrYZdKNEOZr_rswOuy7TVRCCtkqmRkmvd0Et9KO6Nm307uJmWBEImMPyXvfnPjpT6e528O5afyP-zYIiOMIcff-qPC-Vd39vOtpCubUhhoWE6UgambM914sRfCjC6ABb6ny0/s1600/IMG_4448.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/AVvXsEgI-8xz4UMKrYZdKNEOZr_rswOuy7TVRCCtkqmRkmvd0Et9KO6Nm307uJmWBEImMPyXvfnPjpT6e528O5afyP-zYIiOMIcff-qPC-Vd39vOtpCubUhhoWE6UgambM914sRfCjC6ABb6ny0/s320/IMG_4448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529591734822621634" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite new things that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Carys</span> LOVES to do is cook. She will play with her kitchen and play kitchen toys ALL DAY LONG! I bought this super cute apron from Swiss Days this year and didn't know she would like it as much as she does. For the first few days she would keep it on constantly. I would have to pry it off of her before bed time! She loves to make real food with me any time I'm in the kitchen and loves it when she gets to bring food to the table for the family. She is so wonderful! I can't wait until she can make all the dinners...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiBNj4izkE5BGtGN4jcQ0wcSqLy92xSLFFjcO3BmLFWTj-BHAeMXZjhIAdKzQI_HGHMN9RLjbXyQAtJBXv5g_LPCawurtaNm-5L3z5IKT2SM16uAyDfFMm3hhOTZLbNTK5t5nnuNvZBs/s1600/IMG_4347.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/AVvXsEjRiBNj4izkE5BGtGN4jcQ0wcSqLy92xSLFFjcO3BmLFWTj-BHAeMXZjhIAdKzQI_HGHMN9RLjbXyQAtJBXv5g_LPCawurtaNm-5L3z5IKT2SM16uAyDfFMm3hhOTZLbNTK5t5nnuNvZBs/s320/IMG_4347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529591732019869314" /></a><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-49933149020872502472010-09-14T20:55:00.002-06:002010-09-14T20:58:22.147-06:00WOWI can't believe its been almost a year since I've blogged! Main reason? My computer is a dinosaur and it takes HOURS to post pictures and navigate the site. We are supposedly getting a new one very soon (fingers crossed) so I will be updating more. Side reasons: having two kids and working and maintaining a marriage is tiring!!!!! I'm sure most of you already know that!<div><br /></div><div>I'll post pictures as soon as I can! My girls are getting so big and we are loving every minute of it! Carys just started Pre-School and Dance this past week and Saryn is going to be 1 on Thursday! She is walking but acts like she doesn't know how - D I V A!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>More to come.. I PROMISE!</div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-5402850790493908272009-10-18T12:32:00.002-06:002009-10-18T12:46:58.840-06:00The Pumpkin Patch<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday we went to the Pumpkin Patch and let Carys pick some pumpkins for the family.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzrUliSi8CjX56nXGfqvhP5nziu_DoM_kKINB99hiV4T5fEZAlKvLFL9BXAmQXFgqtMbUryzA9stvrUh1LEmc21hFevSObF6_Dmx-Zm9E7KRzdLsqflqrRzbvE9tfJksxRjCd2qpWTmo/s1600-h/IMGP1273.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzrUliSi8CjX56nXGfqvhP5nziu_DoM_kKINB99hiV4T5fEZAlKvLFL9BXAmQXFgqtMbUryzA9stvrUh1LEmc21hFevSObF6_Dmx-Zm9E7KRzdLsqflqrRzbvE9tfJksxRjCd2qpWTmo/s320/IMGP1273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394010991406908978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She wanted to sit next to the tractor..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SxLRs07CXt9591MmLaid6Vf27vDmMYtvza9wP0aAWlKWh02nU-c3ldw4tIJfP6_rxS-xVMjeXlSDaL6x3dnCVjoxUeNknYqWu-IIlS009GCuK-pk1AG25Nbv-k_3zOpyKympLTbDL10/s1600-h/IMGP1271.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SxLRs07CXt9591MmLaid6Vf27vDmMYtvza9wP0aAWlKWh02nU-c3ldw4tIJfP6_rxS-xVMjeXlSDaL6x3dnCVjoxUeNknYqWu-IIlS009GCuK-pk1AG25Nbv-k_3zOpyKympLTbDL10/s320/IMGP1271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394010983393351202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob and Carys with two pumpkins she found.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi9hISBoPhcOA59jdrXgpjJjQJDcrsW_IGmiSjkloMO0-fzyt_qRLNBQ_qH-lBWaKTHWLsBehTtur_MWOnA0sdpVWcVVMgfBZbFDSonZjVNo9t6qt9YIx7XpAmCEAcagZdJHCUJDTHHY/s1600-h/IMGP1268.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi9hISBoPhcOA59jdrXgpjJjQJDcrsW_IGmiSjkloMO0-fzyt_qRLNBQ_qH-lBWaKTHWLsBehTtur_MWOnA0sdpVWcVVMgfBZbFDSonZjVNo9t6qt9YIx7XpAmCEAcagZdJHCUJDTHHY/s320/IMGP1268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394010976055446242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Carys, Saryn and I at the pumpkin patch :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlNN7XXlrdaBEWuVKqfuG17PgdnFbW_nv2HQiOwZw1h0fsa-4lPH23sW1MqZOpTfnnIuU2AIo9UBcqmG0ZI1Yg1-hCOMjxZGZ4HBnD2-44JZzh0T7JSW5d4kq25eJLNk5PkheUxYDnRA/s1600-h/IMGP1259.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlNN7XXlrdaBEWuVKqfuG17PgdnFbW_nv2HQiOwZw1h0fsa-4lPH23sW1MqZOpTfnnIuU2AIo9UBcqmG0ZI1Yg1-hCOMjxZGZ4HBnD2-44JZzh0T7JSW5d4kq25eJLNk5PkheUxYDnRA/s320/IMGP1259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394010963482556130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carys holding Saryn at their first Pumpkin Patch.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaQhm9z1yi0rxfc_hZSV7XQlSVYg4nQZXoaAvSECEwJ5UJ9gip0jRnwTlf4mXjzHyQQzAwDcb51PT7jvaUoA1qQPc98BAJWUlhy2UtcXlsQUzsQcW7hXkV-baJm3jzhsKcW5F5ajAcY0/s1600-h/IMGP1277.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaQhm9z1yi0rxfc_hZSV7XQlSVYg4nQZXoaAvSECEwJ5UJ9gip0jRnwTlf4mXjzHyQQzAwDcb51PT7jvaUoA1qQPc98BAJWUlhy2UtcXlsQUzsQcW7hXkV-baJm3jzhsKcW5F5ajAcY0/s320/IMGP1277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394010956999974530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She didn't know what to think of all these pumpkins to choose from at first!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0laULqYbNMZPSch5IbQ9le12IsHociLs9f5zLaZ_ErV0o27cRt4pqyt4d4JFQ7ZvlKjxhI8yqLJi5C-0ADNcE7qwL_pzuPPFhMmwJQ15IIpmDIMK6Yy9ZEUNpaYEQvRb3vEbRBA8l5Vo/s1600-h/IMGP1260.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/AVvXsEh0laULqYbNMZPSch5IbQ9le12IsHociLs9f5zLaZ_ErV0o27cRt4pqyt4d4JFQ7ZvlKjxhI8yqLJi5C-0ADNcE7qwL_pzuPPFhMmwJQ15IIpmDIMK6Yy9ZEUNpaYEQvRb3vEbRBA8l5Vo/s320/IMGP1260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394011768877311410" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Once she realized she was allowed to touch them and pick them up, she was all for it!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHzeClYeVxac0V2wK-OSy-4kPU-CXV7uWlLHmyay0YKAJU5G4V-WxFOwdosJYHUKXfDnPWV1ms67NRRP7O7aT2v9w0lK02cQ-BOlph-jhi4nq3fPyzJEyaSrIOZK8cciaSra5lxK4GGQ/s1600-h/IMGP1269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHzeClYeVxac0V2wK-OSy-4kPU-CXV7uWlLHmyay0YKAJU5G4V-WxFOwdosJYHUKXfDnPWV1ms67NRRP7O7aT2v9w0lK02cQ-BOlph-jhi4nq3fPyzJEyaSrIOZK8cciaSra5lxK4GGQ/s320/IMGP1269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394011764225763314" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">"Here Daddy, I found one!"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eJ2n8fhLa_ju6_UzW8VMMszkOXkEpc2Og_urlbSGVXCAdCU6Umt0EItaRwm1Lrdj4PvWNIBwuaCpFr21qVikqlSqfbvkVQ26s3ixZ15xb6k9ijjmu1kOOXunL9hM7q1i4Cy_Ek82lSI/s1600-h/IMGP1270.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/AVvXsEh3eJ2n8fhLa_ju6_UzW8VMMszkOXkEpc2Og_urlbSGVXCAdCU6Umt0EItaRwm1Lrdj4PvWNIBwuaCpFr21qVikqlSqfbvkVQ26s3ixZ15xb6k9ijjmu1kOOXunL9hM7q1i4Cy_Ek82lSI/s320/IMGP1270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394011752651518818" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">"Orange pumpkin!"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGbjzibTW_3yu0ng9KtwrHt76gkeSMrIqKLtnfsqOGem-2k34i6tu-_qjADdLvKvA-fwaOMw5uplFoWw5aUf4m_X6dqoMNjmWfqbzbS59dkQAs8Tu7QFvNL9z9uS18TURbP_Zz6Hma7U/s1600-h/IMGP1266.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/AVvXsEhRGbjzibTW_3yu0ng9KtwrHt76gkeSMrIqKLtnfsqOGem-2k34i6tu-_qjADdLvKvA-fwaOMw5uplFoWw5aUf4m_X6dqoMNjmWfqbzbS59dkQAs8Tu7QFvNL9z9uS18TURbP_Zz6Hma7U/s320/IMGP1266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394011746810358290" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She found a little yellow one that she wanted to show us. Then she began to count them for us!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdTTD4ku4VmiGSEYRjbe7I_WzaXVQwnwp_bdtWTdpUADAGAX9KqDQphXsYDIyNiTlM_17WExvajrs5oMUP3ruVIy350INQug6KPp1v202WMtUwYJEy_VxoMNaWG1tWz0dstKBvMYbhP0/s1600-h/IMGP1274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdTTD4ku4VmiGSEYRjbe7I_WzaXVQwnwp_bdtWTdpUADAGAX9KqDQphXsYDIyNiTlM_17WExvajrs5oMUP3ruVIy350INQug6KPp1v202WMtUwYJEy_VxoMNaWG1tWz0dstKBvMYbhP0/s320/IMGP1274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394011736052843426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzrUliSi8CjX56nXGfqvhP5nziu_DoM_kKINB99hiV4T5fEZAlKvLFL9BXAmQXFgqtMbUryzA9stvrUh1LEmc21hFevSObF6_Dmx-Zm9E7KRzdLsqflqrRzbvE9tfJksxRjCd2qpWTmo/s1600-h/IMGP1273.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-43199802462859788992009-10-18T12:24:00.005-06:002009-10-18T12:32:32.544-06:00Fall Party<div style="text-align: center;">Connie, my mother in law, always has the cutest little get-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">togethers</span> for the family. We had one last Sunday afternoon, and it was so fun! Here are 7 of the 10 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">grand kids</span> playing Hot Potato. They were having so much fun!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazMA_xFyLOhw5XG5ITrwHLfbpsZA5Z8FghVEBZOHCxG5BR82Vp_KiMN2Mqk44_CtQsN8KLjMDJzhBw-VaHRjIUEgaZTIEQ5L_OORp7nj-k_rVLwOrJHW3mmNaU1yiBlwhVbIWA3-tQ-w/s1600-h/IMGP1236.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/AVvXsEhazMA_xFyLOhw5XG5ITrwHLfbpsZA5Z8FghVEBZOHCxG5BR82Vp_KiMN2Mqk44_CtQsN8KLjMDJzhBw-VaHRjIUEgaZTIEQ5L_OORp7nj-k_rVLwOrJHW3mmNaU1yiBlwhVbIWA3-tQ-w/s320/IMGP1236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394008215423093266" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay so this was my favorite to watch.. Here are the kids lined up, each holding a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">marshmallow</span> on a spoon. When Grandma says "GO!" they were suppose to run to her and the first one there wins!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWLVnnM6VP4TJEDM7ERMmPo1XqMiX9FYAM9Asn2b9BhBPIubcmG8n94Z6k3TxD4E317BJZ66ogKOsXK-w2GBd0uNozgjuoX-DwA3zade0ZVr1p9Zokgdj4pEzvQbC0BLraXQ4Vld9T7U/s1600-h/IMGP1239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWLVnnM6VP4TJEDM7ERMmPo1XqMiX9FYAM9Asn2b9BhBPIubcmG8n94Z6k3TxD4E317BJZ66ogKOsXK-w2GBd0uNozgjuoX-DwA3zade0ZVr1p9Zokgdj4pEzvQbC0BLraXQ4Vld9T7U/s320/IMGP1239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394008208946374306" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">So Grandma Connie yelled "GO!" and the kids took off... </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlHQyZUxOSmMd-BTb1WYUnC0Tz34YWhXhckf8GauYtx3jWIYu6Kv9AnA9yIsav0q9u2dxmM6Km_43qd0cIW9dkBy4fKTecQ2HFuS6z9n9-y-uZcTHe55oamUv0gWVsnhK5OVIirrBUsU/s1600-h/IMGP1240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlHQyZUxOSmMd-BTb1WYUnC0Tz34YWhXhckf8GauYtx3jWIYu6Kv9AnA9yIsav0q9u2dxmM6Km_43qd0cIW9dkBy4fKTecQ2HFuS6z9n9-y-uZcTHe55oamUv0gWVsnhK5OVIirrBUsU/s320/IMGP1240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394008201180759170" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of them... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Carys</span> and Ryan were <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">SOO</span> funny! They just stood there eating their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">marshmallows</span>! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPmUv4DNuyr62I08zpNMBcYb6e27id0yyYfMlcBSGe4cmdyceOPdzkSer982YB61eMlH3FCgkUmP6bNloT1H5NQKaZApURmF_sFbYhg04Oi6meQHQWeXFg_4u4log5Yw2pl3T9Dh-PwY/s1600-h/IMGP1241.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/AVvXsEgbPmUv4DNuyr62I08zpNMBcYb6e27id0yyYfMlcBSGe4cmdyceOPdzkSer982YB61eMlH3FCgkUmP6bNloT1H5NQKaZApURmF_sFbYhg04Oi6meQHQWeXFg_4u4log5Yw2pl3T9Dh-PwY/s320/IMGP1241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394008194415491138" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe next year they would get it.. :0)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht7NEMQDqcewbVOul-M1GaT87v8yo3gkwd43XfJW21RqNuKwup6KNLt91bFnzZ8cusEsVTBBgLZdM0E8BQFtkKhKCd1PTppBiHeqYvf9R9DkBO_Z-Vm7-T5GenhRkQ52lOQg0_6sPZpY/s1600-h/IMGP1242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht7NEMQDqcewbVOul-M1GaT87v8yo3gkwd43XfJW21RqNuKwup6KNLt91bFnzZ8cusEsVTBBgLZdM0E8BQFtkKhKCd1PTppBiHeqYvf9R9DkBO_Z-Vm7-T5GenhRkQ52lOQg0_6sPZpY/s320/IMGP1242.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394008184238182194" /></a><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-22861491812538138422009-10-18T12:20:00.002-06:002009-10-18T12:22:56.280-06:00My Saryn Kate<div style="text-align: center;">Just a few more picture of this cute baby girl. Her eyes are very blue like Robs. Who knows if they will stay or not. Carys' eyes are hazel with a lot of green in them, so only time will tell!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEhjtsUtiD_ABMZh-Rjj5tiu2odhbF26kjKpI0WkmWT0LH3A5_0gw-nxrYZADUDMnLxfyK1rz2a2qIdoFTErxmR2S61Xfn9wK568K1pHwkSdLHQhx5IqECikWGqlfrr2ISM9XQr56kTs/s1600-h/photo.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/AVvXsEgpEhjtsUtiD_ABMZh-Rjj5tiu2odhbF26kjKpI0WkmWT0LH3A5_0gw-nxrYZADUDMnLxfyK1rz2a2qIdoFTErxmR2S61Xfn9wK568K1pHwkSdLHQhx5IqECikWGqlfrr2ISM9XQr56kTs/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394006776796111170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the binky looks gigantic in her mouth.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5dHRvliaSRVsG2EH83L7Q8p0JpOHKrGvUyY2MQbD4R7AWLk6A04im-t3EPFT_BbOZtP6hjQmuwOHpT63FK_UM-Q0-oy7ef9hz6YiyAEzmDikRf0AVyOmpqLVejiNHkLr2wT0YjRBMxk/s1600-h/photo+2.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/AVvXsEht5dHRvliaSRVsG2EH83L7Q8p0JpOHKrGvUyY2MQbD4R7AWLk6A04im-t3EPFT_BbOZtP6hjQmuwOHpT63FK_UM-Q0-oy7ef9hz6YiyAEzmDikRf0AVyOmpqLVejiNHkLr2wT0YjRBMxk/s320/photo+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394006770373441026" /></a>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-18252066793113099572009-10-18T12:12:00.002-06:002009-10-18T12:18:14.233-06:00The Bling..<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Saryn before we added a bit of bling to her life.. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl343tede2FVO6dTXRi_BVmygnSdbtAWveWxbFSeRknFthg40nggrktNw_TCtBERmTgUHKNaoRrVO6rxAf-eOK6hnLfn8arX6TtsjiaGWEdt9hz2nNGP_7YUSDl0UjTdPasRmfnlqkjQ/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394004893147995250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I pierced her ears when she was two weeks old. She didn't cry too much, and since I had already gone through it when Carys was 3 weeks old, I made my mom hold her. Then I took her back when she was done so that I wasn't the bad guy :0)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8u8gop_1NrUXRa4VqjPhwZOuAtnrR66GkBp19o0c03G8-TXavKJmOMH6NdFjuq7P49IVrIQiaLrnflwYSczVz1gT02wI9mOv9x7iOXr3jizAlcHyxEwaiJtf2HRrqs-3uD9NXX2IbyI/s1600-h/photo+2.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/AVvXsEiV8u8gop_1NrUXRa4VqjPhwZOuAtnrR66GkBp19o0c03G8-TXavKJmOMH6NdFjuq7P49IVrIQiaLrnflwYSczVz1gT02wI9mOv9x7iOXr3jizAlcHyxEwaiJtf2HRrqs-3uD9NXX2IbyI/s320/photo+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394004916901838690" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">They look so huge in her tiny little ears!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOFkoSU2UNtZBIRyMsjPPcgSdEGAzswwihswYmJjqoguJPJSdSOdRyvFjwqvpYUIUbuf1OLzuAR0oj2kNjNJMOHlBY7ZdLi2u4ovOnO65hLp6-tEkJAduRBjJktYeWV7ESyKtN7C4kLE/s1600-h/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/AVvXsEhPOFkoSU2UNtZBIRyMsjPPcgSdEGAzswwihswYmJjqoguJPJSdSOdRyvFjwqvpYUIUbuf1OLzuAR0oj2kNjNJMOHlBY7ZdLi2u4ovOnO65hLp6-tEkJAduRBjJktYeWV7ESyKtN7C4kLE/s320/photo+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394004912539099330" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Better to do it earlier though so I can be in charge of making sure they don't get infected. Plus she looks so cute and now nobody can mistake her for a boy!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjiwy6weIJnwpEGUP_7z7FEyje0vhZfqe-ZcN1O9N5rzi2ykGKwDA25GXBeEwOqu5ONAUhhx2srF4fCdxE0Izqd8Dvj_GL3GsYs7F8QMC1ikNKbOUp28Rby2BauEizkmixEDAzddjLcg/s1600-h/photo+4.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/AVvXsEhtjiwy6weIJnwpEGUP_7z7FEyje0vhZfqe-ZcN1O9N5rzi2ykGKwDA25GXBeEwOqu5ONAUhhx2srF4fCdxE0Izqd8Dvj_GL3GsYs7F8QMC1ikNKbOUp28Rby2BauEizkmixEDAzddjLcg/s320/photo+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394004902453171586" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl343tede2FVO6dTXRi_BVmygnSdbtAWveWxbFSeRknFthg40nggrktNw_TCtBERmTgUHKNaoRrVO6rxAf-eOK6hnLfn8arX6TtsjiaGWEdt9hz2nNGP_7YUSDl0UjTdPasRmfnlqkjQ/s1600-h/photo.jpg"></a></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-60626862276010650462009-10-18T12:07:00.001-06:002009-10-18T12:11:34.673-06:00Going Home<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving the hospital - on our way home to start a crazy journey!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IJn8YbwLrFJGkah1sMH1lE6PPgYNt9xarINrAjmLpZaeE8KsxAJBVVfDc8RYFGSvSY2x9i7uJmJtb9jJgmkmapwJ6hOt9DXwJlNK9QuzjMN_7nuRak0hHQ_TUUu2HeDkUO6A05oORH0/s1600-h/IMGP1155.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/AVvXsEi1IJn8YbwLrFJGkah1sMH1lE6PPgYNt9xarINrAjmLpZaeE8KsxAJBVVfDc8RYFGSvSY2x9i7uJmJtb9jJgmkmapwJ6hOt9DXwJlNK9QuzjMN_7nuRak0hHQ_TUUu2HeDkUO6A05oORH0/s320/IMGP1155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394003806367910146" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Carys wanted to hold her every minute of every day! We figured the easiest way to let her do it on her own was to let her use my boppy pillow. It works wonderfully!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPN7qMqJslkDxn9Yiftg3Le3b9e7ommgWxDUde6NS7cJUjQLQB7rUqY0TUIg96zT2c09cYnNQtUSYPkVogDlmuSTr9nGhOMk_cUHbVNi-ilt6TQ-Jj1EmrOv8hH15fdRoWr74QV1vO8w/s1600-h/IMGP1157.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/AVvXsEjaPN7qMqJslkDxn9Yiftg3Le3b9e7ommgWxDUde6NS7cJUjQLQB7rUqY0TUIg96zT2c09cYnNQtUSYPkVogDlmuSTr9nGhOMk_cUHbVNi-ilt6TQ-Jj1EmrOv8hH15fdRoWr74QV1vO8w/s320/IMGP1157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394003800255496802" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Once again, giving her sweet kisses :0)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbglPIMtXfj3M_UIlV4v3rgUgk36ACUnhZAxHwcdE8Hb9PJyRAnB5RwD75xfdeT5GTyF64ynu3Zcahps7pE54fe_Lc3qRJJVPnEVXyexLeiCutc9Hmf3U0ZJb5E-ASNymQzCq4Zurva_U/s1600-h/IMGP1160.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/AVvXsEjbglPIMtXfj3M_UIlV4v3rgUgk36ACUnhZAxHwcdE8Hb9PJyRAnB5RwD75xfdeT5GTyF64ynu3Zcahps7pE54fe_Lc3qRJJVPnEVXyexLeiCutc9Hmf3U0ZJb5E-ASNymQzCq4Zurva_U/s320/IMGP1160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394003790741859138" /></a><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-15970427211051583702009-10-18T12:00:00.002-06:002009-10-18T12:06:56.253-06:00more Saryn...<div style="text-align: center;">Saryn about 3 hours old.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInZX9KOpjDYiDMA_2YztnQ5KKQ0NyYeqsYHnjJ-djDzqqEo17Y-rgNmzG3SFR6o-C_Rso-2mxYKQYRSeg0YjSK6iCD9B64V_D05mfZ8b_2EjJwQPE9b8LXmkkG49LdwEBQJoP6qs9n-U/s1600-h/photo.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/AVvXsEjInZX9KOpjDYiDMA_2YztnQ5KKQ0NyYeqsYHnjJ-djDzqqEo17Y-rgNmzG3SFR6o-C_Rso-2mxYKQYRSeg0YjSK6iCD9B64V_D05mfZ8b_2EjJwQPE9b8LXmkkG49LdwEBQJoP6qs9n-U/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394002284792478194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bekkah now lives in Croatia for the next 10 months, but she sent her new niece a cute Longhorns hat for her first little piece of Texas:0)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG_LDfj6VBEMbgZPqTHk6eJUSj-uLA-X0mmymF0pKMSZlEi_6-faCt9GOEwSZZ1MGZpPvpdMLmqUzxUGcszU3ilu51V7CLZEpMGj0Zosl_IK9suO4aZTRyEqMVWfnxlXlcE6GJDEICEY/s1600-h/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/AVvXsEhfG_LDfj6VBEMbgZPqTHk6eJUSj-uLA-X0mmymF0pKMSZlEi_6-faCt9GOEwSZZ1MGZpPvpdMLmqUzxUGcszU3ilu51V7CLZEpMGj0Zosl_IK9suO4aZTRyEqMVWfnxlXlcE6GJDEICEY/s320/photo+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394002280376766402" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The little newborn diaper just swallows her whole!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPIMV8wvlqcwu0PVTRB_-AEhzfdkY_fpp6aS-FGIrfOf8Ie8i5tTpyqAjH43nLU03ASYUFs6oNaSqM3cYcHK8zt2T_s4-y4ly0-PnYgEfC3hrJ_z8ZeK-uyHHnyJ5xAgWs3bs6fdudTI/s1600-h/photo+2.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/AVvXsEirPIMV8wvlqcwu0PVTRB_-AEhzfdkY_fpp6aS-FGIrfOf8Ie8i5tTpyqAjH43nLU03ASYUFs6oNaSqM3cYcHK8zt2T_s4-y4ly0-PnYgEfC3hrJ_z8ZeK-uyHHnyJ5xAgWs3bs6fdudTI/s320/photo+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394002270976813922" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Carys stopped by the next day to say hello to her little sister. In fact, that is what she calls her, "Where's Little Sister?" or "Where's baby?" And she always says, "Hold baby? Please Mama, hold baby?"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rOokJXp9T74SK15XnQwECycHQyww999Sr7UpJt44qt2uBlR-3BxTGg2Gm_RMOQRfXMwIQf8kpjU3vg70l_us7UCmgMZWX7BQwoVxStwoKnk5c7XthDi2-Y5fzfRYP1OGfrd14CdFgsA/s1600-h/IMGP1149.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/AVvXsEi0rOokJXp9T74SK15XnQwECycHQyww999Sr7UpJt44qt2uBlR-3BxTGg2Gm_RMOQRfXMwIQf8kpjU3vg70l_us7UCmgMZWX7BQwoVxStwoKnk5c7XthDi2-Y5fzfRYP1OGfrd14CdFgsA/s320/IMGP1149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394002261624355538" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She LOVES her!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikInULstOPCKXAL6apH6begNlbYA1kMD92UONPahL4Mx6QuBycPRtJpSKG7HLlS0jcIlhTXitcpsrhFqSDQRfshGlf0j6SXpyWFFyert8Uz8yo3lbxMcbYnZViDzIa90ZXFstDR5SzDJg/s1600-h/photo+5.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/AVvXsEikInULstOPCKXAL6apH6begNlbYA1kMD92UONPahL4Mx6QuBycPRtJpSKG7HLlS0jcIlhTXitcpsrhFqSDQRfshGlf0j6SXpyWFFyert8Uz8yo3lbxMcbYnZViDzIa90ZXFstDR5SzDJg/s320/photo+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394002254558521186" /></a><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-68532693647551796042009-10-18T11:35:00.003-06:002009-10-18T11:54:50.220-06:00Saryn Kate Monsen<div style="text-align: center;">I know its been forever since I have updated my blog but I'm finally making time now!! I was induced on September 16th, one week before my due date. Labor was about 4-5 hours by the time the actual contractions started. My sister in law Melanee told me that I wasn't allowed to have an epidural until I experienced real contractions, so to humor her, I lasted as long as I could. I made it to 7cm dilated before I was crying uncontrollably and begging for my epidural! When they gave me the epidural, it was only working on my right side for a couple minutes so I had to adjust the way I was laying to make some of it go to the left side. The epidural was wonderful once it started working on both sides, however it was somewhat pointless because 30 minutes after I had it administered, I was fully dilated and ready to push. The nurse told me to do a practice push and when I did she said "STOP PUSHING!" So I stopped and looked at her confused and she said, "That was a great push, the baby is about to come out let me get the doctor." So a few minutes later he came in and one push later Saryn was born! </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQB1kPUlpysQ_jJl5cfeU9qYwLs7dXPsJXY4d1DhKW2r99m1dpHtXdNiKgOvrVW1BeeP0j51dtpir3mMYWtLMExTnxDZ2I3asO7w6hI4Vx66YE0orIgyoVAfRXAaCtFxY2ZP_XzXQT9Q/s1600-h/IMGP1132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQB1kPUlpysQ_jJl5cfeU9qYwLs7dXPsJXY4d1DhKW2r99m1dpHtXdNiKgOvrVW1BeeP0j51dtpir3mMYWtLMExTnxDZ2I3asO7w6hI4Vx66YE0orIgyoVAfRXAaCtFxY2ZP_XzXQT9Q/s320/IMGP1132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393996586333077186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saryn Kate Monsen was born on September 16, 2009 at 6:50 pm weighing in at 6 lbs 13 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. When she came out, she looked JUST like Carys!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDJqNeME8-7tTdoU4ctLDHcdoueZi8DsBcoVSXI6JhPcvQrJ4StbvpnmZoU-4YKMgBb3HQguGGpAkJkxFePLm4D5FIM8Z24RoFKaQzTlSYysW93xjn6LqYLr6hjbcp4SiCobU0fU9ewQ/s1600-h/IMGP1137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDJqNeME8-7tTdoU4ctLDHcdoueZi8DsBcoVSXI6JhPcvQrJ4StbvpnmZoU-4YKMgBb3HQguGGpAkJkxFePLm4D5FIM8Z24RoFKaQzTlSYysW93xjn6LqYLr6hjbcp4SiCobU0fU9ewQ/s320/IMGP1137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393996578464790290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was so tiny! I felt like I was going to break her! Carys was 7 lbs 6 oz, so this little baby is the smallest I've ever held! But she is so adorable!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDe1XNCpAWYf63JlXFHGvAJqba1qwRYSocxAh2wURglvM4LWjH0z9G_j0aWG8ePkzQ8OpV-yQyNXwwm2em0bd-WOgaptUI9usmF3aCl85Y1Wcq-VXc9hYdPzdtwG4EpCQ_h-oV1BkOeY/s1600-h/IMGP1140.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/AVvXsEhdDe1XNCpAWYf63JlXFHGvAJqba1qwRYSocxAh2wURglvM4LWjH0z9G_j0aWG8ePkzQ8OpV-yQyNXwwm2em0bd-WOgaptUI9usmF3aCl85Y1Wcq-VXc9hYdPzdtwG4EpCQ_h-oV1BkOeY/s320/IMGP1140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393996577125225378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I cried a little :0)</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDlBo3CYE79fLdGIV5Wsn6JwuZ3dNZsfgynHoH30V9YuzDk15Fpz79g_6U77jQNUXHRqvUAuo0l6xKxBack56ftn9ULHx4s9G1jeeug9fKH2FUapFZTFZDLUl_YEJhVmtYjpO1b-DCkw/s1600-h/IMGP1141.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/AVvXsEimDlBo3CYE79fLdGIV5Wsn6JwuZ3dNZsfgynHoH30V9YuzDk15Fpz79g_6U77jQNUXHRqvUAuo0l6xKxBack56ftn9ULHx4s9G1jeeug9fKH2FUapFZTFZDLUl_YEJhVmtYjpO1b-DCkw/s320/IMGP1141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393996565985066610" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob was so good the whole time I was in labor. He always surprises me at how good he can handle things. He was an excellent coach, and was wonderful as he held my hand through those agonizing contractions! Here he is with Saryn after she was weighed and measured.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrczLZXxs55BtIsmFqDnA2XLpQkI4sXYr3zL69-AmDLNfE1YgFh3I9ND7iLidJrUDOfwuicZBlNdhcYLu4rpVZv0N6mL_5xhZD6f9LSEaYME7osuUyVSh0nglKuEQ6f3TYCcNNGPBX_38/s1600-h/IMGP1147.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/AVvXsEjrczLZXxs55BtIsmFqDnA2XLpQkI4sXYr3zL69-AmDLNfE1YgFh3I9ND7iLidJrUDOfwuicZBlNdhcYLu4rpVZv0N6mL_5xhZD6f9LSEaYME7osuUyVSh0nglKuEQ6f3TYCcNNGPBX_38/s320/IMGP1147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393996559146109058" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><br /><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-76863381825947042922009-08-20T22:04:00.002-06:002009-08-20T22:07:30.836-06:00DONEI am so done being pregnant. It has been forever since I made a post, and I'm not even in the mood to! ME! I love to blog. I'm just so tired of being the size of an orca whale. I have no patience, I have no desire to do just about anything, and to top it off - the damn grocery store didn't have the chips I wanted to go with my XXX Vitamin water. <div><br /></div><div>Just a bit of venting before I go to bed...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542537614460414177.post-73429521284543882722009-06-21T08:21:00.002-06:002009-06-21T08:23:37.812-06:00Two Year Pics<div style="text-align: center;">Here are Two of the Six Poses we have from Carys' two-year pictures we had made for her at KiddieKandids. I love that place! She is such a big girl! (My favorite picture is on the right hand side of the page...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPtvq11g4wKnTnqtSEOCXn2TTW4bVPQb2iOJt8jsL-sRQIgv-pO6ookxVOFMYaXkU_YKndBqTpmjVUqsFLrO5jaF1Q0BpBObpvjpSboiXoxdPCLWfPKgGBhyyJwGWPXZxiWGTPYIgC2E/s1600-h/5X29T2PB6PIIR3S3-K9JVI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPtvq11g4wKnTnqtSEOCXn2TTW4bVPQb2iOJt8jsL-sRQIgv-pO6ookxVOFMYaXkU_YKndBqTpmjVUqsFLrO5jaF1Q0BpBObpvjpSboiXoxdPCLWfPKgGBhyyJwGWPXZxiWGTPYIgC2E/s320/5X29T2PB6PIIR3S3-K9JVI.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349786189585886882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RvWFvm3V7WuHKKieRHq6ruJ05uNh-LdsaurkcTRLTAyjysY-uYcSlYvJ6LZRe3uqUmq78vHwbxXk6XzQMC02tBvjInynuv2LMWvlLNo9kN_7RdUeq_oAIp9a_KT4WFzkq2fPfUpC3c8/s1600-h/5X29T2PB6PIIR3S3-FA12P.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RvWFvm3V7WuHKKieRHq6ruJ05uNh-LdsaurkcTRLTAyjysY-uYcSlYvJ6LZRe3uqUmq78vHwbxXk6XzQMC02tBvjInynuv2LMWvlLNo9kN_7RdUeq_oAIp9a_KT4WFzkq2fPfUpC3c8/s320/5X29T2PB6PIIR3S3-FA12P.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349786181793363746" /></a>Mrs. Monsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492495449830164927noreply@blogger.com7