My family Blog

Our big Christmas "vacation" project

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We finally updated our downstairs family room into a "Fun"ctional and fantastic space for our family!

Hope my memory is as good as an elephants. . . . .

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by the way this baby was the newest addition at the Hogle Zoo last year!

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Elizabeth is officially a teenager! Thirteenth birthday. July 18, 2009

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Emma and Fred having a quiet reading moment! Summer 2009

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Almost the whole gang of cousins. Last day of the first ever "Harold and Jill Rushton" Family Reunion at Bear Lake!!

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Kids and cousins

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Girls at Bear Lake

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Girls and I

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Boys and I at Rushton family reunion June 2009

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All tuckered out. Josh and Jeremy. April 2009

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Jeremy and I took a little trip to Santa Fe before school started for him.

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The little birthday boy!!

Josh's little lamb bithday cake

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Hip, Hip, Hooray!!

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Jeremy and I on the big day! March 13, 2009. Salt Lake City Temple

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Our two little blue eyed kiddos! Josh and Elizabeth January 2009

The Big Day! Only 15 months old!

2009-06-10T20:16:00.000-07:00

When they wrote the song "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" I don't think they considered that it might include shoveling the walks for a few hours.

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Joshua flirting with a mannequin

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Oh, there's a present in addition to this!

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Cutest Holiday Cupcakes Ever!

2008-12-21T15:28:00.000-08:00

The neighbor brought these over. Thought they were so cute, had to share!

Elizabeth, the night of her choir concert.

2008-12-20T14:19:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Christmas with the kids today, Can you tell what the family gift was? Wii love it!

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An awesome homemade Christmas present

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Emma pulled out her own loose tooth

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Joshua's first playdate with the neighbor boy!

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Joshua might finally start taking naps. . . .

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He just crawls himself into exhaustion!

Joshua and I getting in the Christmas mood

2008-12-10T05:54:00.000-08:00

Joshua actually kept his antlers on for quite some time. While I was feeding him he kept looking up to see them and of course every time he looked up they disappeared behind him, it was pretty amusing. Frequently I walk in the front room and there he is playing with his toys wearing the antlers. Any of the kids will just walk by and put them on him.

Hot pink sisters

2008-12-10T05:51:00.000-08:00

On sunday I look down the bench at the kids and realize that through no intent of their own the girls all match. Photo-op! So, here you have it

Andrew's nutcracker collection was on display for almost 6 weeks at the Morgan County Library!

2008-12-10T05:49:00.000-08:00

Tis the Season. . . .

2008-12-10T05:46:00.000-08:00

One year older and wiser too. . . .Happy Birthday to you! Jeremy turned 39 on the 7th!

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Ziegler/Blake Bunch Fall 2008

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Grandma and Grandpa Ziegler

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Joshua, Micah and Andrew with Grandma and Grandpa Ziegler

Our little happy guy!

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Thanksgiving Girls

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Park City 2008

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Here most of us are, out and about seeing the sights during our week long stay at the condo!

Cheerleader Camryn and Emma

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Daniel the "Clone Wars" guy

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Spidey Micah

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Little miss ladybug Emma

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Dalmation Joshua

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Indiana Andrew

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Fred's new best friend

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The real cookie monsters

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Camryn and Emma starting the Christmas baking the day after Thanksgiving. Way to go girls!

A turkey eating a turkey! Happy Thanksgiving 2008

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Little man on the park bench, just waiting for the bus, or someone to come pick him up, since he doesn't crawl or walk yet!

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Aren't they the cutest?

Sisters, sisters, sisters

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They are the three amigos. They call this muscles, I call it mashed potatoes and gravy!

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Michelle, this is one of the fire man onesies I told you about. Get workin on that little boy!

We did something fun!

2008-09-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

When you're renting there's only so much you can do. However in a couple of days we created a total bathroom transformation. I only wish we took "before" pictures. Gone are the three different colors of sponge paint and mismatched bathroom rugs. Wow! I feel like it's a brand new house : ) Come visit us and if you're really nice I might let you use it (to wash your hands, but bring your own hand towel)

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Benjamin and Mud after playing Mud Volleyball!

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Fall 2008 Kid Update!

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Big Ben is now in High School. He can tell how many days he has until he gets his learners permit (watch out), he gets to go to seminary and he loves the bigger school and bigger selection of electives and probably girls, but he won't admit that to his mother : ) Benjamin is playing trombone again this year and can't wait for the band trip to Washington State, he's hoping to make the cut for the High School soccer team and he seems a little more serious than last year about his homework (fingers crossed it's only been a week in a half). Benjamin is fun to be with when he's not acting like a typical teenager. He has his moments with the kids and loves doting on Josh (he's been so sweet with him since day one) There's nothing better than a new baby to soften the effects of a teenager in the house. It's hard to believe this kid will be heading off on a mission in 4 short years. I think we're getting old?

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Elizabeth has also hit some milestones this summer. She turned 12 on July 18th and is loving this new step into womanhood. Namely being almost done with primary and old enough to officially babysit. She spent her summer, reading, doing crafts, playing with friends, learning and trying out new ways to fix her hair, choosing out different outfit combinations for her school clothes and looking forward to the big 7th grade. She is in drama (shocker) and loving it. Elizabeth is also a huge help to me. Always being that extra pair of hand when Jeremy is away!

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Andrew is a fun kid, he wakes up with a smile on his face and keeps it there till he gets in bed at night. Andrew turned 10 this year and is in the 5th grade (Wow! Last year of elementary school) He is still an avid reader, crazy pokemon collector and a fan of anything penguins. He's playing soccer again this year with dad as his coach, can't wait for the ball to get rolling with scouts and spends as much time as possible outside playing or downstairs "creating" He completed a 1,000 piece puzzle single handedly in about a week (see the picture below)

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Daniel Son is 9 and starting the fourth grade. I feel like I just finished this grade (oh, yea, I did last year with Andrew). Same math book, book reports, worksheets, you name it. Well, at least I'm ready. Daniel is still enjoying a lot of the same things as last year. Soccer, tried baseball (not so crazy about that), legos, k'nex, pokemon, anything on the computer, etc. He likes playing games with neighbor kids, riding his bike and being a regular tease!

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Camryn is turning into a beautiful young lady! She will be 9 years old in one month. She has grown a lot this summer. Starting third grade is so much fun for her. She can't wait to write in cursive (she's already been practicing for almost a year already). Remember how talented she is with dance? Well let's just say she is not limited to that. She's a real amazing soccer player out on the field too! This is her second season playing and we look forward to all the games. Cam loves to read and write, make things, be social, run around, jump on the trampoline, help out all around the house, sing, dance and be a super delightful person to live with!

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Emma Jemma is an official first grader. She wished for nothing more than to at least loose one tooth before school started and her wish came true the day before school. Emma is one of our drama queens and quite accident prone to boot. Good thing Jeremy works in the ER. Most recently she was out riding her bike around the block barefoot and cut her pinky toe, luckily she got her stitches out (thanks Jeremy) the day before school also and was still able to go to Cherry Hills with us for "the night before school starts fun"! Emma enjoys reading, crafts, playing with friends, riding her bike, making Joshua laugh and giggling.

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Mr. Micah man has a little mischievous streak to him, if you can't tell by his picture. He has kept busy this summer learning to ride his bike without training wheels (it took almost a full 30 minutes to master), cruising around on everyone else's scooter (he finally got his own for his birthday), turning 4, collecting sticks, rocks, potato bugs and everything else "yucky" and wearing himself out thoroughly. He's usually the first one asleep every night. Once his head hits the pillow he's out within minutes. He starts preschool tomorrow and can't wait (me too)!

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Little Joshua is now almost 6 months old. He continues to be a great joy in our life. He occupies his time with napping, eating (which you can see he's quite good at), watching all the activity in the house and jumping in the jumper. We try to read to him, but he mostly just eats the books. For some reason his nickname has become Fred?

2008-08-24T18:00:00.001-07:00

Joshua's Blessing Day! What a cutie!

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Andrew is a puzzlemania. He finished this 1,000 piece puzzle in less than a week. He's amazing!

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One "Cool Dude" Little Joshua at Bear Lake July 2008

Joshua And His Watermelon

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Daniel's Visit to New Mexico

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Daniel went to a ballgame with Grandma, Grandpa, Michelle, and Scott, but it was rained out. We had Dion's pizza instead. MMMMMM, this pizza is good!
Daniel and Desert playing catch at the park. Desert stole Daniel's hat.