My mom is starting her own business using her Lavender fields and Apple Orchard. Her farm is full of sweet smelling lavender planted by Peggy and vintage apples planted by our ancestors. I am helping them start up a little blog about their products etc. Their blog is called The Purple Apple. They have already set up an official website which, I am...

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Steve and I the other night were watching Throwdown with Bobby Flay on the Food Network and saw him competing against this man from a small town in Vermont who made this amazing lasagna. So we went online got the recipe and made it one night. Oh my GOODNESS, it was AMAZING!! :) As Steve and I were slaving away on our 100...

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This picture was taken almost exactly 2 years ago at my brothers wedding...and my oh my can you believe that this is him?  Sometimes I look at Max when he was younger with his blond curly hair and think where in the world did this boy go?  I love both 'versions' of my Max. ...

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Here is my family sitting on our porch during the wonderful, beautiful months of the Spring and Summer.  Today began with sunshine!  I felt liberated.  I am not one for the dark, dreary, cold Wintertime.  Why do I live in Utah?  hmmm...just kidding I love Utah, but I wouldn't mind a more sunny and bright location.  Perhaps one day.  I like to be...

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by: brookesummer skin - death cab for cutiei will follow you into the dark - death cab for cutieplease please let me get what i want - the smithsall i need - radioheadnew slang - the shinsrain song - sunny day real estatetearing in my heart - sunny day real estatetonight tonight - smashing pumpkinslandslide (acoustic) - smashing pumpkinssex on fire - kings...

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I love these hand puppets by the Martha Stewart craft line. I know they are not completely handmade but the kids do need to put them together themselves and they are really cute when they are done. They are only $1.75 which makes for a great and inexpensive project. Max has the aligator and parrot, and Mimi has a spotted dog. So cute....

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So here are some names we are thinking of:Boy:Henry William Bartholomew (Henry is a big family name on my mom's side of the family, William is from Steve's)Oliver Kent Bartholomew nickname: Oli (We just like the name Oliver, Kent is Steve's dads name)Samuel Kent Bartholomew (I just love the name Sam)Girl:Sophia Kathryn Bartholomew nickname: Sophie (Sophia is from both sides of the family,...

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So this to me is such an ironic saying. I have been telling Steve for the past year or so that I am more than happy to bloom...just PLANT ME somewhere! Steve and I have been married for 6 years and during this time I have lived in 4 wards. My whole life I have always surrounded myself with friends and people I...

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Steve and I went to see this tonight but it was sold out. ;(  I can't wait to see it.  It looks like it is quite an adventure and a little spooky too. Steve and I went to see this tonight but it was sold out. ;(  I can't wait to see it.  It looks like it is quite an adventure and a...

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If anyone wonders why Max has, and always will hold a special place in my heart, it is because of this face.  How can you look at this baby boy and not fall in love? :)  It's amazing how he has changed.  His curly blond hair is gone, but the things that have stayed the same are his big blue eyes, jolly laugh,...

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This is a picture of our first apt. in the Avenues after we got married.  I was in love with this apt.  It was 400 sq. ft. had 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with this vintage purple, lime green and black tile in it that was so cool.  The entire apt. had hard wood floors (except the kitchen) with this fabulous wood moulding...

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Madeline loves to play dollies (barbies). She always asks me to play with her, but when I can't play she asks Steve. She hands Steve the Malibu Ken doll and tells him to play. He takes Ken and with his best feminine voice asks the barbies if his hair looks okay......by this time Max swoops in with his 'tough' Bionicles and tries to...

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So i look at all of these blogs that people create that have a certain "style" to them.  So I keep trying to figure out my style.  And I've come to the conclusion that I don't really have a style.  I am not super cool and hip, although I love the 'look' and want to learn how to make certain things.  I'm not...

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The Luvgun...I found this really cute site called MOCHIMOCHI LAND that has these knitting patterns of some of the strangest and cutest stuff.  ...

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This year we had our annual Superbowl party and celebrated with our old, but dear friends from Park City (where we used to live...boo-hoo...I miss these people) I wish we could see them more than once a year.  Oh well, c'est la vie.  My mom made her famous homemade deep dish pizza, which is to die for delicious. ...

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I took our Valentine pictures this weekend.  I think I took about 10 pictures and the top one is where both are looking at the camera and smiling! Ha!  Oh well. :) ...

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We celebrated Christmas at my parents home this year.  It was so fun, my father (a photographer) gave me one of his really nice cameras for Christmas and my husband took this picture with it.   ...

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