tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328459072024-03-19T14:05:27.721-06:00Alan, Allison, & the BoysAlan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-4131172403052025612009-08-28T22:30:00.008-06:002009-08-28T22:54:19.486-06:00working, rolling, opening doors<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEiSLIwv-k6oxhpdbjefyoTWjnlw0P4sLneBCxSpr01woFxtr5oj1RR-emNsIfA81YQ_K95BjD_96pXAPDYkurgj4rau3A8iv4n35yMgbWJ9QolH84cRGvdYj_kDiqoNI5uRUiw/s1600-h/Hansen005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEiSLIwv-k6oxhpdbjefyoTWjnlw0P4sLneBCxSpr01woFxtr5oj1RR-emNsIfA81YQ_K95BjD_96pXAPDYkurgj4rau3A8iv4n35yMgbWJ9QolH84cRGvdYj_kDiqoNI5uRUiw/s200/Hansen005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375242513429463426" border="0" /></a><br />Our family</div><br /><br /><br />Hello everyone! Here's the latest update from the Hansen household.<br /><br />Alan: He is still working like an animal at Texas Roadhouse, putting in over 80 hours a week! We miss him tons at home and hope the hours will lessen soon so he isn't so worn out. What a blessing he is to our family, though! We love him so much!<br /><br />Allison: I am loving the summer and not wanting the cold to leave! This is the first time I can ever remember that I have not wanted Fall to come at all and have not listened to Christmas music in July. I think having kids and enjoying playing outside so much is convincing me that I really love the warm weather. Maybe, though, we'll play in the snow more this year and have fun with that, too. I just love being able to slip on the flip-flops and relax on the grass, chatting with the neighbors while our kids play. You just can't do that when it's cold! Oh well, probably one more month of warm weather, at least!<br /><br />Benjamin: He has learned how to open his bedroom door all by himself. I know kids often learn how to open doors much earlier than this, but we have totally avoided teaching him. It's just been easier knowing he can't get into things...but that's over. It's fun to see how proud he is when he does it! Of course, he still loves cars and trains and anything with wheels. We have also started "checking out" books from Grandma Lord's "library". When we bring new books home, Benjamin starts dancing and saying, "I love books! I love books!" So fun.<br /><br />Parley: Our little guy has finally learned how to roll over, and has reached 16 lbs! He's a big, happy baby. Even though he's only four months old, he even gets loopy when he's sleepy. We can talk to him and make him laugh, talk, and smile if we know he is almost ready for bed. We are so grateful for his contented, happy little personality!<br /><br />Well, that's a quick overview of how we're all doin'. We are getting <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> excited for Utah football to start next week! It'll be interesting going to games with both boys, but we have fun doing it, and Benjamin is excited, too. Here are a few pictures of us, well, mostly the kids because let's face it, they're the most fun to see anyway.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV73EZXAA8LuzGMMQ1QhfQFFLPQZF2obD98CU14XXkxpSzeqo8A_Isji7dcVHwLXpR8VZZgMuQ-fLla3B3cWs_i0b2H_c706WHySsQRLolblIw9x16kDElc05My81gH-_Xsu8pg/s1600-h/Allie's+Phone+8-23-09+123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV73EZXAA8LuzGMMQ1QhfQFFLPQZF2obD98CU14XXkxpSzeqo8A_Isji7dcVHwLXpR8VZZgMuQ-fLla3B3cWs_i0b2H_c706WHySsQRLolblIw9x16kDElc05My81gH-_Xsu8pg/s200/Allie's+Phone+8-23-09+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375243319867253618" border="0" /></a><br />Parley sleeping<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTkORWS7NBWWBSSMZ75xQXNO3LJaY9naRLSOtgugc8XC9lqXCFoX4_GMMcYmUhu0jroSqu2PiDO-XWSxxyTj5VFcXr1U8rKYxLg077MzRS4MkL-SrR2sICG_rZ4HSNExulVG9_A/s1600-h/Hansen043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTkORWS7NBWWBSSMZ75xQXNO3LJaY9naRLSOtgugc8XC9lqXCFoX4_GMMcYmUhu0jroSqu2PiDO-XWSxxyTj5VFcXr1U8rKYxLg077MzRS4MkL-SrR2sICG_rZ4HSNExulVG9_A/s200/Hansen043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375242401271868914" border="0" /></a>Parley<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc9xUErzyeR8bOTP6eD5X50Dy28V4vHgLo6Bjyh1hWwMTFwd6yL5I5yER86aLiRBsAR3hcLS8dQWB1jwpsNvQn-MT7hPHauDBcvwXPoSoi2inHai5scrB20oScStDsAl7VLtt4g/s1600-h/Allie's+Phone+8-23-09+116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc9xUErzyeR8bOTP6eD5X50Dy28V4vHgLo6Bjyh1hWwMTFwd6yL5I5yER86aLiRBsAR3hcLS8dQWB1jwpsNvQn-MT7hPHauDBcvwXPoSoi2inHai5scrB20oScStDsAl7VLtt4g/s200/Allie's+Phone+8-23-09+116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375241915915518770" border="0" /></a>Alan and Benjamin at the batting cages<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fbe2hNBTzd2TbaLZWQ9h-4KCjrzmuqv82_CLmi8_90wXRpgrna7ZNfF12_A_RiwgAAKDiIEJ9E0REaXX5N73r96VkEfKhy7xtrL_nEdEp_Sxz8ADy6Q6eFMhcbVFCR7nWRYn_g/s1600-h/Hansen053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fbe2hNBTzd2TbaLZWQ9h-4KCjrzmuqv82_CLmi8_90wXRpgrna7ZNfF12_A_RiwgAAKDiIEJ9E0REaXX5N73r96VkEfKhy7xtrL_nEdEp_Sxz8ADy6Q6eFMhcbVFCR7nWRYn_g/s200/Hansen053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375242588095954274" border="0" /></a>Benjamin<br /><br /><br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-39708113737006406192009-06-04T22:56:00.005-06:002009-06-04T23:40:27.293-06:00Lucky GirlSo, it's been almost seven weeks since our little Parley was born! Wow, does time fly! He is a wonderful baby--very chill and mellow overall. Isn't he cute?! We love him so much. Benjamin loves him, too, and gives him lots of kisses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeoqepF244eJEL83q8Al6YhqyTvlfo37fBXfHSh4QdZ1pJb7vBA1obKY4YjzT5XN-2DQtNwiVnTReRSgfhTBgW7ZIaV6m9jmq8te6KVC8YUSkuzseILAsplsnNAhLA4We50gmiA/s1600-h/5-15-09+to+6-4-09+066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeoqepF244eJEL83q8Al6YhqyTvlfo37fBXfHSh4QdZ1pJb7vBA1obKY4YjzT5XN-2DQtNwiVnTReRSgfhTBgW7ZIaV6m9jmq8te6KVC8YUSkuzseILAsplsnNAhLA4We50gmiA/s200/5-15-09+to+6-4-09+066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343704447451708178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a picture of our adorable Benjamin, happy as can be at his first baseball game of the summer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PinzcGRyfFs2-VUT8ja7DezFP4_VLQc-DXbktgwXbqNNZemM8DOwzsJ3kwdPIpWNEuf_Al6ekahUCOABjmKnqKKBfk9j_lm3Pe7hkqlNZ9H2W-HtkuluuLhpnOQHp0-XfzNn7A/s1600-h/5-15-09+to+6-4-09+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PinzcGRyfFs2-VUT8ja7DezFP4_VLQc-DXbktgwXbqNNZemM8DOwzsJ3kwdPIpWNEuf_Al6ekahUCOABjmKnqKKBfk9j_lm3Pe7hkqlNZ9H2W-HtkuluuLhpnOQHp0-XfzNn7A/s200/5-15-09+to+6-4-09+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343704442127158370" border="0" /></a><br />Benjamin had a birthday in May. He turned two years old! He loves <span style="font-style: italic;">Cars</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span>so we did a McQueen birthday cake for him. He had a ton of fun at his party with most of his cousins and aunts and uncles there to celebrate!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzzORYrXwyNz9nd0YLXFV6gmwIXin6SHRsSKWBXUiKaIyl5-YlfcxcXPN-TPA3TeJDwwOxrgnYMLQ-uPGszQEE-ObByUF9W_pJNrnaAzzijN8glAz8qEWwIsvMXH_P8eKY7NcmA/s1600-h/5-15-09+to+6-4-09+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzzORYrXwyNz9nd0YLXFV6gmwIXin6SHRsSKWBXUiKaIyl5-YlfcxcXPN-TPA3TeJDwwOxrgnYMLQ-uPGszQEE-ObByUF9W_pJNrnaAzzijN8glAz8qEWwIsvMXH_P8eKY7NcmA/s200/5-15-09+to+6-4-09+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343704451661790306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I feel like I am just the luckiest girl in the world to live with three wonderful guys! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fIdw76v4wbr0re9kmd_GqpK8SP_k-i9wu3g-TH6uUMKMn43S16HDCpw1KVqiDiANXnZ34BM2zSs5sH8NAKD7XQOo2P0ARORDohQx9tBQKujvUZeqquvptwKyf8fRAT2vOA4pVg/s1600-h/Parley+is+here%21+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fIdw76v4wbr0re9kmd_GqpK8SP_k-i9wu3g-TH6uUMKMn43S16HDCpw1KVqiDiANXnZ34BM2zSs5sH8NAKD7XQOo2P0ARORDohQx9tBQKujvUZeqquvptwKyf8fRAT2vOA4pVg/s200/Parley+is+here%21+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343704456687232338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All in all, life is good for us right now. Having two kids is a bit more challenging, but they are both so fun and worth it!<br /></div></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-26968024651013076782009-04-21T19:33:00.007-06:002009-04-24T20:31:31.332-06:00Welcome<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >PARLEY TRENT HANSEN</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGk2f5iefYKkEd6mVpZtPvlT539xN79DvZqZi0VSEY1TW80bFkmgr7tgiiK3A7PBXMl6qeWCCYqNAr8dDM9OJ6GAmhTxuCtHTfSNx9IqYrTfL0zCEVF7fZItUdfJTUzqVMRQ6ZxQ/s1600-h/Parley's+birth+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGk2f5iefYKkEd6mVpZtPvlT539xN79DvZqZi0VSEY1TW80bFkmgr7tgiiK3A7PBXMl6qeWCCYqNAr8dDM9OJ6GAmhTxuCtHTfSNx9IqYrTfL0zCEVF7fZItUdfJTUzqVMRQ6ZxQ/s200/Parley's+birth+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327323745723184738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KByntY5eB5aiqFDYy6QFC2_4SqbXx_uVEVVMz2_oT6bUhp_iITsw1TcyR0On50JutyYptmqxgl-piZZBApfYyiFcj23OV-t7Ot_yDwx8L8uM8DJBjCKaemd7IaU3vq54REyvkA/s1600-h/Parley's+birth+047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KByntY5eB5aiqFDYy6QFC2_4SqbXx_uVEVVMz2_oT6bUhp_iITsw1TcyR0On50JutyYptmqxgl-piZZBApfYyiFcj23OV-t7Ot_yDwx8L8uM8DJBjCKaemd7IaU3vq54REyvkA/s200/Parley's+birth+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327324415359590562" border="0" /></a>We want to welcome Parley Trent Hansen, who joined our family April 19, 2009, at 9:24 PM. Parley weighed in at 9 lbs and 22 inches. Allison did a great job and accomplished her goal of having a VBAC.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCBTNtoglsriM7SdAAla99Vg3pQdXCH_kz0KIVm4Edkt9qhGvU6DRJfIHR5ng_J_dD4vQ2ND55SJLeCyqPxeazgMof7t6BsYwoiEtqlD6twcM6QhqUl-2oFGzMh_sKjmwQ-opzg/s1600-h/Parley's+birth+041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCBTNtoglsriM7SdAAla99Vg3pQdXCH_kz0KIVm4Edkt9qhGvU6DRJfIHR5ng_J_dD4vQ2ND55SJLeCyqPxeazgMof7t6BsYwoiEtqlD6twcM6QhqUl-2oFGzMh_sKjmwQ-opzg/s200/Parley's+birth+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327325135730389314" border="0" /></a>Benjamin was happy to welcome his new brother into the family as well. We are happy that everyone is healthy and happy. We just got home and are glad to be together as a family.<br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-69609029226036292192009-04-03T11:40:00.002-06:002009-04-03T11:52:28.337-06:00Still waiting...So we still do not have a new baby. Allison has been way more anxious to just have the baby this pregnancy, and we are totally ready for him to get here! Two weeks ago we found out he was breech and we were going to have to do an external version (where the doctor attempts to turn the baby to the correct, head-down position). Thankfully, after doing all the things at home we could (including playing Bach on our headphones on Allison's belly every night), he flipped on his own! Now we are just waiting and waiting for him to decide to come out. In the meantime, Benjamin and Allison have been hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa Hansen's a ton (because their home is near the hospital and Alan's work), and Benjamin is totally loving it! At home he always says "Bye!" to Allison and says he's going to Grandpa's. Anyway, hopefully this baby will come really soon! <br /><br />The other good news we have is that Alan started a new job! He is now working for Texas Roadhouse and is very excited about it. Currently he is enduring training, but the new store he'll be at permanently will open near our home in July. We are excited for that because right now it's almost a 2 hour daily commute for him to the training store! We are so grateful for this new job opportunity for him! The Lord has truly blessed him and our family in so many ways.Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-72649130807740586752009-03-15T23:39:00.003-06:002009-03-15T23:54:09.676-06:00Finally...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtembeSAd-9qSAr8YoCP1070J73hXy_Wryd5OlfRUulbikrLa6mHttS-7NU0OS4V3AiS2kFui02KSivbrRWhlhxf2jV0ShngEjTO5Cc6wiMnFL1mT_LYdW35T85MNSBOEl8LUDow/s1600-h/2009-2-22+095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtembeSAd-9qSAr8YoCP1070J73hXy_Wryd5OlfRUulbikrLa6mHttS-7NU0OS4V3AiS2kFui02KSivbrRWhlhxf2jV0ShngEjTO5Cc6wiMnFL1mT_LYdW35T85MNSBOEl8LUDow/s200/2009-2-22+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313656722244884194" border="0" /></a><br />I know, I know. It's been forever since we've posted. Here goes....<br /><br />Here is a picture of our awesome little guy! No, Amber, he's not almost <span style="font-style: italic;">five</span>! But, he is getting more and more "independent" as he gets closer to two. We love him so much! And for those of you who don't know, I am pregnant with our next little boy, due in about four weeks. (Yes! Almost done!) I'll get a belly picture on soon--I am huge, but luckily Gary (dad-in-law) hasn't told me I'm "larger than life" yet. ;) We are so excited to have another adorable boy in our home. Benjamin is always saying, "Baby. Out!" When I ask when the baby will come out, he says, "Soon." Although we're trying to prep him as much as possible, we know it will still be, most likely, a kind of tough transition at first. Benjamin and I are so used to spending most of every day together...oh well. We'll make the transition and be an ever-so-slightly larger, but very much happier, family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qtNDViXM7oywy53Cl6HF4jU3F05Lo72aEJRBfoGaMtGbXFUayfKoe-DClnDY8po8-bFQL8tff-eKOOyPgQ-eU_KVID9GvWweAPK5K9I5tWMRv28l3_GBM55EChG9RJSNoGUxYg/s1600-h/2009-2-22+079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qtNDViXM7oywy53Cl6HF4jU3F05Lo72aEJRBfoGaMtGbXFUayfKoe-DClnDY8po8-bFQL8tff-eKOOyPgQ-eU_KVID9GvWweAPK5K9I5tWMRv28l3_GBM55EChG9RJSNoGUxYg/s200/2009-2-22+079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313658819962200674" border="0" /></a><br />All in all, the Lord is blessing our little family immensely. We love each other, we're happy, we have the gospel, and we are taken care of. There is also another good change coming soon other than a new baby, but that will have to wait till the next post...thanks for reading!Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-49324395828135569062008-11-26T20:30:00.002-07:002008-11-26T20:36:51.259-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8iUibaTwy0AGw8pYo3VkcWeOJI4NZTnFibXDPP8N1FimiW_kKnPH1TnyFQRT28VjCMoWSXBvt7WUg6TM0UZ8WnHKg3at0kpQjLbHBCmq6H5znGetqmjXg9A49YFPw4AOjDHuYw/s1600-h/Utah+Helmet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8iUibaTwy0AGw8pYo3VkcWeOJI4NZTnFibXDPP8N1FimiW_kKnPH1TnyFQRT28VjCMoWSXBvt7WUg6TM0UZ8WnHKg3at0kpQjLbHBCmq6H5znGetqmjXg9A49YFPw4AOjDHuYw/s200/Utah+Helmet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273176149573824322" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Alan/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><object width="425" height="344">After a great win by the UTES we figured it would be a good thing to share the reaction of one world leader. We had a good Laugh and hope you will as well.<br />Go UTES!!<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k6CROOR2QN8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k6CROOR2QN8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-72119823713485536762008-11-07T22:47:00.005-07:002008-11-07T23:14:39.218-07:00Amber this is for you.<div style="text-align: center;">So it has been a long time since we last posted, but for everyone but Amber it is better late than never right? We love you Amber.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our summer/fall has been very eventful and we have been blessed in many ways. We want to thank Tiff and Jeff for their generosity as they let us live in their basement while we saved for a down payment. We moved into our own house and are trying to make it our home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpreYAnr77bUZWeP4CvRS0p_wf3Ovxs_pmqgqliE0v86Zin8IPOasJUSvtZiICd82hSYETMEE7wlHrQ3wZ8UnTzG4xP41NKYXVdu77NvwsSEnst7PkcYD4PkTRJ3PCpyyIYdDZg/s1600-h/121.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpreYAnr77bUZWeP4CvRS0p_wf3Ovxs_pmqgqliE0v86Zin8IPOasJUSvtZiICd82hSYETMEE7wlHrQ3wZ8UnTzG4xP41NKYXVdu77NvwsSEnst7PkcYD4PkTRJ3PCpyyIYdDZg/s200/121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266159922981408882" a="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WuVqn3UNPY4VN7fSfoLeMj2dWpm3bi5ReVv9ujzZT2OikxrAbBCmjB-rPfs89JYEN5nS9YZ7NIw5rWWLzxs5RFsmesi17hgAK7F5dgtQL47NSPzEq2mzOMbbAmSDwZQRD7PYaQ/s1600-h/290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WuVqn3UNPY4VN7fSfoLeMj2dWpm3bi5ReVv9ujzZT2OikxrAbBCmjB-rPfs89JYEN5nS9YZ7NIw5rWWLzxs5RFsmesi17hgAK7F5dgtQL47NSPzEq2mzOMbbAmSDwZQRD7PYaQ/s200/290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266166037126689602" border="0" /></a>Benjamin is learning and growing so fast. We have gone to many football games and baseball games and he is already showing his love for sports. (As if he had a choice with a Dad like Alan!)<br />For <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Halloween</span> he even dressed up as a golfer. Baby Tiger!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlXAwiSgO0juDMVt7tL9zJv7ayqAZtsMoQqXj4-tUgZtQzw3PdFo6V8-HWK1w4WsL6TJE1K9irlK_4V0COVKwh6s3MiYlwd0AAoNmfVXcRvIEicIgZnLUOb3yA2DV6bm-zLoMDA/s1600-h/255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlXAwiSgO0juDMVt7tL9zJv7ayqAZtsMoQqXj4-tUgZtQzw3PdFo6V8-HWK1w4WsL6TJE1K9irlK_4V0COVKwh6s3MiYlwd0AAoNmfVXcRvIEicIgZnLUOb3yA2DV6bm-zLoMDA/s200/255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266162138830435106" border="0" /></a>We watched Peanut; Tiff and Jeff's dog for a couple of months and Benjamin loved watching her and copying her every move. I think he drove her crazy a lot of the time.<br /><br />We want to give a shout out to the strongest boy that we know. <a href="http://www.trentduval.blogspot.com/">Trent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DuVal</span></a> our nephew passed away Tuesday, November 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>, 2008. Trent fought Leukemia valiantly for 16 months and never gave up but was called to serve in a different capacity. Trent was an example to each of us and we love him dearly. Trent we will miss you!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUMlaJB1kjt8ew9Dwr76PT5C2QZnD7pqJnhSZaClvawrz_j6X2Pz0BSpkucS712AFoO9Gt8SAL1cyKJKvkPi9W1DhAw-QlFUYX5WfwLxCSTPUfDZ4kHmuKPdzRK7ax9RFAEv2jw/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUMlaJB1kjt8ew9Dwr76PT5C2QZnD7pqJnhSZaClvawrz_j6X2Pz0BSpkucS712AFoO9Gt8SAL1cyKJKvkPi9W1DhAw-QlFUYX5WfwLxCSTPUfDZ4kHmuKPdzRK7ax9RFAEv2jw/s200/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266164854121850722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-86429457360194778052008-05-18T22:28:00.005-06:002008-05-18T22:53:25.928-06:00Happy 1st Birthday Ben!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Yesterday Ben Turned one and had a great day. It was filled with family and friends. We are grateful to have him in our lives and look forward to many birthdays ahead.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYeI7L_lHuHMiUUxvDKaAabNQV7SCP8Bl94znzOLdl8W7zH-mbyo39pARHhyphenhyphenrDx_BAcwNzfpQ3tVRVyTjRnYjVBM381taFl4hTGCAT9G_tOfakZ7UOIjddPN-mxbGdHePfbYq4w/s1600-h/DSC02070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYeI7L_lHuHMiUUxvDKaAabNQV7SCP8Bl94znzOLdl8W7zH-mbyo39pARHhyphenhyphenrDx_BAcwNzfpQ3tVRVyTjRnYjVBM381taFl4hTGCAT9G_tOfakZ7UOIjddPN-mxbGdHePfbYq4w/s200/DSC02070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201945619099286898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Ben's 1st cake. Allison spent a lot of time and did a great job with his cake.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBjIlpyTuYmJ9uCDIvGYGl2j2__p6rDgd9CpweYawu7IGOzKW5Qui8VOhrqaA4zPHocSWIRNDvfHKbjwHFp9ILEI0qm5AXKnsx-o8knJ3WnVJn0L8GteCq5qfXMA6ojnwqIR6SQ/s1600-h/DSC02054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBjIlpyTuYmJ9uCDIvGYGl2j2__p6rDgd9CpweYawu7IGOzKW5Qui8VOhrqaA4zPHocSWIRNDvfHKbjwHFp9ILEI0qm5AXKnsx-o8knJ3WnVJn0L8GteCq5qfXMA6ojnwqIR6SQ/s200/DSC02054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201945631984188802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Ben has learned to love balloons. He used to scream when he saw them but now he can't get enough of them.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7YpXCwMXP2i-5akdz4sAXf5izFYGgLde_HGli0j1kmZ5gT4TSg_xi8kZg_tuzCSb4U9qfyGrzzhPRk0yWietRPUbUloqMjVySyvopLdr2FAfxDnMXMxyuj46xATOj7gWo8EK9A/s1600-h/DSC02097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7YpXCwMXP2i-5akdz4sAXf5izFYGgLde_HGli0j1kmZ5gT4TSg_xi8kZg_tuzCSb4U9qfyGrzzhPRk0yWietRPUbUloqMjVySyvopLdr2FAfxDnMXMxyuj46xATOj7gWo8EK9A/s200/DSC02097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201945657753992594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />He got some tractors and lots of toys. Thanks to everyone who made this day a great one.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhwzIf5ComZWGdWk80XO-z3F_-8Kuj9IcsaS5X8ZS2vGTl1t5pCe0wb9dhCUUxxCNGnaq9gZeqFu7KDuAxbe3J-vNlkmTT5eewpTIldQXO_dNA6vtXU1BpeI78uRY0OC5ZxwUXw/s1600-h/DSC02122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhwzIf5ComZWGdWk80XO-z3F_-8Kuj9IcsaS5X8ZS2vGTl1t5pCe0wb9dhCUUxxCNGnaq9gZeqFu7KDuAxbe3J-vNlkmTT5eewpTIldQXO_dNA6vtXU1BpeI78uRY0OC5ZxwUXw/s200/DSC02122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201945692113730994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Cake and more cake. Ben couldn't get enough</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-40609834377571338452008-05-11T22:51:00.002-06:002008-05-11T22:54:38.790-06:00He's Walking<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyljBGzpXWQIPwCTi-zLBJQ7FXgzifTlRmDJo-NrTtUNRGFC71TCpzVjUtuPqsIR5IjP4azU2Jx0dk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Ben started to walk within the past couple of weeks and sure enough he has<br />taken his share of spills.<br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-75542690777049651892008-05-03T12:08:00.002-06:002008-05-03T12:11:40.535-06:00GraduationI just wanted to give a shout out to my little sister, Annalee! She graduated from the University of Utah yesterday, Suma Cum Laude (with a 4.0 GPA!). It was so fun to go and see her walk, and to celebrate this accomplishment with her. I love her so much. We wish Annie the best as she now begins life after school. Love you, Annie!Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-2986509008327597022008-05-01T18:42:00.002-06:002008-05-01T19:18:31.134-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPK7fi0L8arrobKRUGnnLsBuam8u9r5-ENcRTezXaBziopS_kk6mp3I0CChGeKrSuqQBYYasTSG7s-lRo7Cx-tXJ9SW4AJzLvDG-AmZd5-XAfipKYlwoq0aqNwJGDD5AUhmMZtQ/s1600-h/DSC01936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPK7fi0L8arrobKRUGnnLsBuam8u9r5-ENcRTezXaBziopS_kk6mp3I0CChGeKrSuqQBYYasTSG7s-lRo7Cx-tXJ9SW4AJzLvDG-AmZd5-XAfipKYlwoq0aqNwJGDD5AUhmMZtQ/s200/DSC01936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195575655537922450" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Ben enjoying an OREO he is starting to enjoy more and more foods.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjhbl4993JCk8NixiSZ2RPvIAbtuL79G6qMNNRIiBBDbs6W8YcBbdwTn_79WZa9Sw-KbADQ-zVteHjyWj0i8TlPYTgaB6N7mZJikKQhC-4cDSfObfZm4IJnSdd912P2LsfoXStA/s1600-h/DSC01940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjhbl4993JCk8NixiSZ2RPvIAbtuL79G6qMNNRIiBBDbs6W8YcBbdwTn_79WZa9Sw-KbADQ-zVteHjyWj0i8TlPYTgaB6N7mZJikKQhC-4cDSfObfZm4IJnSdd912P2LsfoXStA/s200/DSC01940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195575664127857058" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Ben and Trent. He is bud's with all of his cousins but is forming a great bond with Brad, Trent, and Nate, since he sees them everyday. He gets so excited and just screams when they come downstairs to see him.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK54dIJ-lTjOCFazZC4DdUjGyTU_eCRgg33lkjP7rRyrYdkp3J71uVDNSnRstvp2bLSp0XOCpkjkIHYBT53V8MZDOH3UH97eaVMKqLRWSruAB2Hr1TM-Sgkr7-d7frsD2C4sX-w/s1600-h/DSC01976.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK54dIJ-lTjOCFazZC4DdUjGyTU_eCRgg33lkjP7rRyrYdkp3J71uVDNSnRstvp2bLSp0XOCpkjkIHYBT53V8MZDOH3UH97eaVMKqLRWSruAB2Hr1TM-Sgkr7-d7frsD2C4sX-w/s200/DSC01976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195575672717791666" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are at Alan's mission reunion. We are with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Onleu's</span> the current Mission President in the Ivory Coast. At conference President <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Onleu</span> was called as an Area Authority 70 so we were pretty excited. He was a Stake President while Alan was serving.<br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-77641878220554148192008-03-16T22:51:00.004-06:002008-03-16T23:06:52.359-06:00Mesa VerdeTwo weeks ago we went on a little vacation to Cortez/Mesa Verde, Colorado. We got to see some of the awesome cliff dwelling ruins (as seen below), as well as visit the Four Corners monument. It is incredible that these have been preserved for so long! We hope you enjoy the pictures! Oh yeah, and we thought it was going to be warm down there...not a chance. It was still cold and snowy. Oh well, we still enjoyed it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffupXC90J-LtAYZPQqizANIt3BOhnLWOvxvtodZMKsv0khTcJlEI9cq2jx3K6P4HLk-JcjEmGl9ji_GIizaYVbnR8OrHXHW8sXC2gLU_6zAO96mJrOZe2jhCdHQa7Hujb7FetnA/s1600-h/DSC01683.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffupXC90J-LtAYZPQqizANIt3BOhnLWOvxvtodZMKsv0khTcJlEI9cq2jx3K6P4HLk-JcjEmGl9ji_GIizaYVbnR8OrHXHW8sXC2gLU_6zAO96mJrOZe2jhCdHQa7Hujb7FetnA/s200/DSC01683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178571200586277682" border="0" /></a>Cliff Dwellings at Mesa Verde<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3XHcssfqMHB-JM-KBeHHUpmYfc5MZx_vNvc8UxNZgOIKbT3LT8RRPm4uEgLJtQvZ2zBkMGfokqp4C9U0YOEfZq1e4kIOnEgJCEuS2q3Q0-YZyZpqxo0XEul2oNlIhxwmKq16pw/s1600-h/DSC01695.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3XHcssfqMHB-JM-KBeHHUpmYfc5MZx_vNvc8UxNZgOIKbT3LT8RRPm4uEgLJtQvZ2zBkMGfokqp4C9U0YOEfZq1e4kIOnEgJCEuS2q3Q0-YZyZpqxo0XEul2oNlIhxwmKq16pw/s200/DSC01695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178571213471179586" border="0" /></a>Benjamin and Alan having fun!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTwtoGvtrNXqnLaGAO7Nu6ZyIF0k695W6J6p5awuL80FWFV85d6_tdAgKlPzPcL6ZLdMlJL7b3Jy4PknZ2x7Tcvub_rwgJY_9VBd7OHvweKOg_xeALoUKenZkpmUgp618j662IA/s1600-h/DSC01729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTwtoGvtrNXqnLaGAO7Nu6ZyIF0k695W6J6p5awuL80FWFV85d6_tdAgKlPzPcL6ZLdMlJL7b3Jy4PknZ2x7Tcvub_rwgJY_9VBd7OHvweKOg_xeALoUKenZkpmUgp618j662IA/s200/DSC01729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178571217766146898" border="0" /></a>Whoa! He was in four states at once! (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIjGOZj0b2TRmDm2c_Vr3pwlruoo2FLzF5FOwg6tfcWpkUdQ534m0hMyedhlJ-ydCOz7oB5QjGGuJc-hWxpwWXuHhy9xYGrjJrQSUF8uAjVtbDWAvwJiILrfy8eh30Q5ylaKesQ/s1600-h/DSC01685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIjGOZj0b2TRmDm2c_Vr3pwlruoo2FLzF5FOwg6tfcWpkUdQ534m0hMyedhlJ-ydCOz7oB5QjGGuJc-hWxpwWXuHhy9xYGrjJrQSUF8uAjVtbDWAvwJiILrfy8eh30Q5ylaKesQ/s200/DSC01685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178571222061114210" border="0" /></a>Benjamin and Allison at the ruins.<br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-56442081312936286332008-03-02T11:29:00.003-07:002008-03-02T11:39:56.879-07:00cheese and baptisms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R_ihxKPgRhjPkMJdbyQrLY0yaWn-y4sK2bLDuzyZw7DbwlQkfYKIbSh3Ut_sSU9qEVk2jRzxoYtt7-odmiR2LdQuoltYX6rEFwWUxEWO0XmGZJ2Lc2qJHIHMlTV0l_Km77G4tw/s1600-h/DSC01668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R_ihxKPgRhjPkMJdbyQrLY0yaWn-y4sK2bLDuzyZw7DbwlQkfYKIbSh3Ut_sSU9qEVk2jRzxoYtt7-odmiR2LdQuoltYX6rEFwWUxEWO0XmGZJ2Lc2qJHIHMlTV0l_Km77G4tw/s320/DSC01668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173214094643272482" border="0" /></a><br />This picture is great! Sometimes our little guy--who is zooming (crawling) all over now and getting bumps on his head--is such a little cheeser for the camera. So fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsVPIrJ3F8363t-hUnD85cJrVheiuUyBBRYo1TqxVgrypo_QmH0Gb8VSrOmtqC57_x4y_iyarBSdoerCS4Q1Z2Xv32aa2yu04oJrsXiYTHKpQf6emcsMlCGSMHi5JLxFcRZGu0w/s1600-h/DSC01680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsVPIrJ3F8363t-hUnD85cJrVheiuUyBBRYo1TqxVgrypo_QmH0Gb8VSrOmtqC57_x4y_iyarBSdoerCS4Q1Z2Xv32aa2yu04oJrsXiYTHKpQf6emcsMlCGSMHi5JLxFcRZGu0w/s320/DSC01680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173214107528174386" border="0" /></a>On Saturday we were able to go to the baptism of our niece, Madison. She looked so pretty and it was such a good experience! It was a great reminder to us of the priceless gift Heavenly Father has given us, even the Holy Ghost. We are so grateful for the Holy Ghost, for the guidance he gives, and for the testimony of truth that he brings to us. Wonderful! We also got to see Alan's sister Amber and her two children, Payton and Xoie, who are visiting from out of town. It was wonderful to see them all!!! <br /><br />This picture is of the three little babies, from left to right (and oldest to youngest): Benjamin, Xoie, and Spencer. Amber is the lovely lady in the picture. It was fun to see the three little ones together!Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-8748151035709390582008-02-21T08:45:00.002-07:002008-02-21T08:56:34.361-07:00texting = bad customer service<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So the other day we were in the mall shopping when Alan went into a store to look at hats. It was a slow night at the mall, and he was the only customer in the shop. There were two employees in there: one was sitting backwards on the counter (facing the wall), texting on his phone. The other was leaning against the counter texting on his phone. The one leaning glanced up at Alan when he walked in, and that was the only acknowledgement either of them gave at all. Does the obsession with texting--especially when on the job--drive anyone else nuts?! We were so annoyed. Allison is in the young women's organization in our ward and sometimes (although they are getting </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">much </span>better!) the youth are texting during church or activities instead of really participating in what's going on around them. I think it's time we get involved in the things and people who are <span style="font-style: italic;">with</span> us rather than spend our time texting--not even really talking--with the people who are not with us. Oh, and definitely <span style="font-weight: bold;">never </span>text while you're driving...please!</span><br /></span>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-48779669880372340842008-02-18T11:50:00.004-07:002008-02-18T12:30:30.644-07:00<blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;">It has been quite awhile since we last posted, so here goes. Life has been great for us these past two months. Last week we had a great Valentine's Day together. We went out to dinner on Monday to avoid the crowds and it was perfect. And, because I (Allison) am posting this time, I want to tell Alan how much I love him! He is an incredible man in so many ways, and I am totally blessed to have him as my husband. He is a great daddy to our little guy, too. Thanks Alan!!! We love you!!!!!<br /><br />Speaking of our little guy, Benjamin has finally figured out how to crawl this past week--just in time for his 9 month birthday! Now he's zooming all over. Just like his fascination with remotes and cell phones, he now loves electrical outlets, any electronics he can find, and all the cords that go with them. Needless to say, we have to watch him very closely. Now that he's crawling, though, he <span style="font-style: italic;">might </span>be able to keep up with his cousin Xoie when she visits this week. ;)<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of the past little while:<br /></span><blockquote></blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQ3zh6nqIUYXYR12zrVhLTeFm1gdrLEFDFz04kbRPtkjnQpbRFFmPwkcVEpweR1OSRK35ROqnQ26B8_V2r6OfWiOTyp6RCTO-kCX4rwG6elsuZzrX0K989lJ0j2DvCwK6XQMcIA/s1600-h/DSC01577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQ3zh6nqIUYXYR12zrVhLTeFm1gdrLEFDFz04kbRPtkjnQpbRFFmPwkcVEpweR1OSRK35ROqnQ26B8_V2r6OfWiOTyp6RCTO-kCX4rwG6elsuZzrX0K989lJ0j2DvCwK6XQMcIA/s320/DSC01577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168400427512047794" border="0" /></a><blockquote><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Alan was asked to be Swoop again for a day. He had fun doing it because he's <span style="font-size:130%;">so good!</span></span><br /></blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBVazLO-3WoPYgUENz-IDUMEGm9YaOAOvJlvCHTK5SjOxdCS8B2CwmnmwbmeoE5hX8fO3Ld78fLkfTvwcFzFRBi8AFheBoAGe2a8xbAte7TyaDVO6nf9VEavFr6BWV_VIu-Qmuw/s1600-h/DSC01653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBVazLO-3WoPYgUENz-IDUMEGm9YaOAOvJlvCHTK5SjOxdCS8B2CwmnmwbmeoE5hX8fO3Ld78fLkfTvwcFzFRBi8AFheBoAGe2a8xbAte7TyaDVO6nf9VEavFr6BWV_VIu-Qmuw/s320/DSC01653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168400436101982402" border="0" /></a><blockquote>With Daddy's help, Benjamin made Mommy a deliciously wonderful <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">chocolate </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Valentine. She loved it!</span><br /></blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuNynT4fTOXVwKglR0pNT8qDeCSXXAEnZvskkl-PWB6siDO-4UGir_mjo-08kQOks3hBVXbXHq3Vc_Am28hCrwTIEiuR3TcNBt3vZQRGJkxE3dzk-fPiZcWX4SbZ-XATGrFDEPA/s1600-h/DSC01659.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuNynT4fTOXVwKglR0pNT8qDeCSXXAEnZvskkl-PWB6siDO-4UGir_mjo-08kQOks3hBVXbXHq3Vc_Am28hCrwTIEiuR3TcNBt3vZQRGJkxE3dzk-fPiZcWX4SbZ-XATGrFDEPA/s320/DSC01659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168400444691917010" border="0" /></a><blockquote><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">One of Benjamin's favorite places to play is inside his diaper boxes. Alan put him in it one day as a joke, and Benjamin just played happily. We love our cute little boy!<br /></span></blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvPrKbb5DksR_RRm2hwM6oIKsLMKex_MOBsgm4ggF5YnYOaEa_3rytXOUodplFH8h4OGReeHKPfkTS7rGGnxMzY0go-EwAwHLdCFoUYYwH-Ic3NU2yIulD-aSWXlJA7uJrShenQ/s1600-h/DSC01661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvPrKbb5DksR_RRm2hwM6oIKsLMKex_MOBsgm4ggF5YnYOaEa_3rytXOUodplFH8h4OGReeHKPfkTS7rGGnxMzY0go-EwAwHLdCFoUYYwH-Ic3NU2yIulD-aSWXlJA7uJrShenQ/s320/DSC01661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168400453281851618" border="0" /></a><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>This is our little guy at his first <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">U of U<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> basketball game. He loved it, and Utah pulled off a win against San Diego. Go Utes!</span></span><br /></blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjWRsxB2KaD9VblAoqcOeFkmKz3lr4TlX75zkmBF7WSz3wliDoDMgJVOuBRBaFRIp_nyhOgMbdeALl9ahPqNvfGzBGsmUXoCGoho_KTwztAg26vCy_9CjuSKQK5u2rXXaqz9BYg/s1600-h/DSC01549.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjWRsxB2KaD9VblAoqcOeFkmKz3lr4TlX75zkmBF7WSz3wliDoDMgJVOuBRBaFRIp_nyhOgMbdeALl9ahPqNvfGzBGsmUXoCGoho_KTwztAg26vCy_9CjuSKQK5u2rXXaqz9BYg/s320/DSC01549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168397781812193442" border="0" /></a><blockquote>Benjamin is still trying to figure out if he likes the snow or not. Here he is having fun with Alan after helping the neighbors shovel.<br /></blockquote><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-59015787911965324132007-12-30T13:50:00.000-07:002008-01-03T14:34:48.389-07:00Happy Holidays<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Ben loves looking in the mirror so we put a mirror next to his bouncer<br />and he spends most of his time just talking to himself.</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbokbJ51IPgc9kw7Hf8zTlbAXUmMlmVTF7elk35AbEi-L7Nej-JlSc3jKpZJBDRxN_Okz9Z3MnZg0LQl2iJOEXH8-T1TUpVU5xgpQgBXYSit8kHhS2azqoAi8VgJ1gvluTzTFGg/s1600-h/DSC01275.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149876509704760978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbokbJ51IPgc9kw7Hf8zTlbAXUmMlmVTF7elk35AbEi-L7Nej-JlSc3jKpZJBDRxN_Okz9Z3MnZg0LQl2iJOEXH8-T1TUpVU5xgpQgBXYSit8kHhS2azqoAi8VgJ1gvluTzTFGg/s320/DSC01275.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">He only tried to grab the tree a couple of times but sure enough he<br />reached for the ball that he could see himself in.<br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir__lR6i7D-p51FH_deaF-vyRDJy0deHkYbKxUEOnLBM1J_4u7Ic92OIcbpFA-T5rprV4qhmaXpZhXn-4G4idZpcXOuUeich1urICnrZwwXwsGJf1LMz7wLmeHVsCGOWXcoubGrQ/s1600-h/DSC01376.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149876513999728290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir__lR6i7D-p51FH_deaF-vyRDJy0deHkYbKxUEOnLBM1J_4u7Ic92OIcbpFA-T5rprV4qhmaXpZhXn-4G4idZpcXOuUeich1urICnrZwwXwsGJf1LMz7wLmeHVsCGOWXcoubGrQ/s320/DSC01376.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Slowly but surely he is starting to move around on his stomach, it's only a matter of time<br />before he starts crawling.<br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyMTd8AL-LRnDHgAs6A44zAPz5FwJiUnjtNpd9HPbbvfbR-ux6zJ1Lzw5V9FEyZ24J_e_mp5oS7P9wFxCyr0wPjimI4CCA7qA1T33jJrMJInFJxd8ibfQF7SmmOJzeGbW5j0UIg/s1600-h/DSC01359.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149876526884630194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyMTd8AL-LRnDHgAs6A44zAPz5FwJiUnjtNpd9HPbbvfbR-ux6zJ1Lzw5V9FEyZ24J_e_mp5oS7P9wFxCyr0wPjimI4CCA7qA1T33jJrMJInFJxd8ibfQF7SmmOJzeGbW5j0UIg/s320/DSC01359.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">Here is Ben on Christmas morning. He didn't really know what to do but he liked playing with the boxes and wrapping paper.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck_qinVbxrcwfwGueIvoJYbRO6Mow0SNQ83BiDbnQoC613Jv4RthXV-rJdJ8tXnXUYAA1lmJp4QR-SsuUKPZsJeV1Q42672V9nrp3SebLLtSrkEmKaSR7ig_Y6WpMWQXBHChU2g/s1600-h/DSC01338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149874426645622386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck_qinVbxrcwfwGueIvoJYbRO6Mow0SNQ83BiDbnQoC613Jv4RthXV-rJdJ8tXnXUYAA1lmJp4QR-SsuUKPZsJeV1Q42672V9nrp3SebLLtSrkEmKaSR7ig_Y6WpMWQXBHChU2g/s320/DSC01338.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">Here is Ben playing with the dog. He loves chasing peanut and trying to ride on her back.</span><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxlDbfWbVgWbB_Bf3IzN-KViP8ad1GHwRYfSPeoDQq13i6_C4qSa3kllaQ-YTHy8T4pUoPuF9A5Sbg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-26997570898569438242007-12-16T16:48:00.000-07:002007-12-16T17:08:34.550-07:00Christmas Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56LsXVHAoKrrSD6mi5VOz8eRKoTfGE8oaqJTgzYiMxuTAjYD9OyU0gISnZSD23bejP4NCHAT7MeorvEFI1kIEwd0IxmSQO2aheEkEvAUM_CCStMAtFqMb1m83lsq7kRk7mWBsSA/s1600-h/DSC01258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56LsXVHAoKrrSD6mi5VOz8eRKoTfGE8oaqJTgzYiMxuTAjYD9OyU0gISnZSD23bejP4NCHAT7MeorvEFI1kIEwd0IxmSQO2aheEkEvAUM_CCStMAtFqMb1m83lsq7kRk7mWBsSA/s320/DSC01258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144723352108445282" /></a><br />Well, we are finally settled in now in our home with Tiff and Jeff and the boys. Trent has returned home which we are all very excited and very thankful for! It is so much more fun to have the boys around with their excitement and energy. Of course we're still so thankful for our own little guy, Benjamin. He is still growing and learning. Now if we leave him on the floor he will roll all over. We're just waiting for him to start crawling and getting at the DVD player, the TV, the radio, etc. (One of his favorite toys is a little remote that we took the batteries out of. We don't let him watch TV, really, but he loves the remotes! A true boy! j/k)<br /><br />Anyway, we have been very blessed so far this Christmas season. Both of us have new callings in our ward: Allison is an adviser with the Young Women (beehives), and Alan is teaching in Elders Quorum. Both of us had to speak in church today about how we can show our love for the Savior. It was good for us to be reminded that love is found in our actions, not simply in the declarations of our feelings. We have to prove our love for the Lord through what we do, and the best way is to serve others. Wow, we are so grateful for the love the Lord gives to us in all the good around us. It is our prayer that our love can be our gift to Him this Christmas.Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-43563504359367062392007-11-11T13:05:00.001-07:002007-11-11T13:11:16.898-07:00October Pics<div style="width: 400px; text-align: center;">So it has been a long time since our last post. We are now settled in our new place in Herriman, Utah. We are enjoying having triple the amount of space that we had in the wonderful Village at the U. Since it has been so long we decided to just do a quick collage of pictures from the past month that show what we have been up to.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w231.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w231.photobucket.com/albums/ee195/alanghansen/9729481d.pbw" height="360" width="400"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: left;" /></a><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee195/alanghansen/?action=view&current=9729481d.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_viewshow.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: right;" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/redirect/album?action=slideshow" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_getyourown.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: right;" /></a></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-69844431588176782182007-10-05T17:58:00.000-06:002007-10-05T18:01:24.137-06:00Our Look-a-Like Meter<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter" title="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" alt="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.myheritagefiles.com/H/storage/site1/files/84/28/32/842832_2569051fec6074lu3w5626.JPG" border="0" height="470" width="435" /></a><br /><br /><br />Well, we had hoped that this meter would help us determine who Ben looked most like but this highly scientific test proved that he is 50/50.<br /><a href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter" title="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" alt="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" target="_self"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-70970916490127618342007-09-18T13:21:00.000-06:002007-09-18T14:45:59.936-06:00The Big Secret<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjValxjsc32Le-K1-GAU2BVyxhaXVSJtCBc0RnlDRzMeSJPcS_MvPeQPf2xmoOcQ3yPnKff9hLCMszV-A8RofZ2DFnPLRR1p1IWNpLpR6PCfIHziZRizUmp0PLlCt00Fc2I_aOC-g/s1600-h/September+2007-021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjValxjsc32Le-K1-GAU2BVyxhaXVSJtCBc0RnlDRzMeSJPcS_MvPeQPf2xmoOcQ3yPnKff9hLCMszV-A8RofZ2DFnPLRR1p1IWNpLpR6PCfIHziZRizUmp0PLlCt00Fc2I_aOC-g/s320/September+2007-021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111647979327240930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsatmlsPx-w9I8wEBSdHpa5CHfpPserHHtbKHeEnd3yUpmPflTWUHn1YK_gOtfEGOKeFbOJk0DH0ltePtBKznG1x6q_mhWcg-GDSHFk-FcU_ahxCVaGZw5OFilV0YjvUa1VOL-w/s1600-h/September+2007-004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsatmlsPx-w9I8wEBSdHpa5CHfpPserHHtbKHeEnd3yUpmPflTWUHn1YK_gOtfEGOKeFbOJk0DH0ltePtBKznG1x6q_mhWcg-GDSHFk-FcU_ahxCVaGZw5OFilV0YjvUa1VOL-w/s320/September+2007-004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111647567010380498" border="0" /></a><br />It has been a while since we last posted anything, but a couple fun things have happened since the last time. The biggest thing that happened for us was on September 8th at the Utah vs. Air Force football game. We were finally able to tell the truth to the world--Alan was the one and only SWOOP! (Swoop is the University of Utah mascot--a red-tail hawk.) During half time at the game, he rode out onto the field in a London Taxi (driven by his dad, Gary) before taking off the head and showing everybody his real identity. It has been a fun two years while he's been the mascot, full of football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and all sorts of other events. Alan enjoyed being the mascot for the U. It was a fun way to be involved at the university, and it gave him great contacts and experiences. Allison loved going and watching him, too. Both of us are grateful that he was able to do it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h9H1EcyjeaKP7GBPyamA-lHAJ5deQEKmQU6gNHwLMqQ3y-2IoL0ayj2Y95MvLlK3GHXkI6V5a9v4f9nf4UhkAnG1i2RrDXP3C3TrTzVYwniCtb-bldtkIPovimV-PF_LsCrtKg/s1600-h/September+2007-098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h9H1EcyjeaKP7GBPyamA-lHAJ5deQEKmQU6gNHwLMqQ3y-2IoL0ayj2Y95MvLlK3GHXkI6V5a9v4f9nf4UhkAnG1i2RrDXP3C3TrTzVYwniCtb-bldtkIPovimV-PF_LsCrtKg/s320/September+2007-098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111630713558710962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DKvGKqy2u4socGQGLVHpB938sNlIO4H7JssdklPFvS99nMLbgJz6HEVfluWxSTmYLuEGnX71OwWkG5LcuPWDfEwdlkNZWvUep9PNbYdHSPXkNb4PkMrorANDeOyVsUSQWiTR6g/s1600-h/September+2007-076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DKvGKqy2u4socGQGLVHpB938sNlIO4H7JssdklPFvS99nMLbgJz6HEVfluWxSTmYLuEGnX71OwWkG5LcuPWDfEwdlkNZWvUep9PNbYdHSPXkNb4PkMrorANDeOyVsUSQWiTR6g/s320/September+2007-076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111630704968776354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-7VC9SpYhpXzcn4pUtnAjPOh2wH9YHrmQMijegr5qZOhSj0ZrF5We9raXJpGp5peIJ3tlPrjuynw3Rc6LAqLFxECRmChWOamFfm0bdvFRpotWClVtKXrFE0W49N_dvcqg5ArZw/s1600-h/September+2007-093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-7VC9SpYhpXzcn4pUtnAjPOh2wH9YHrmQMijegr5qZOhSj0ZrF5We9raXJpGp5peIJ3tlPrjuynw3Rc6LAqLFxECRmChWOamFfm0bdvFRpotWClVtKXrFE0W49N_dvcqg5ArZw/s320/September+2007-093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111630717853678274" border="0" /></a><br />Last Saturday we were able to go to the Utah vs. UCLA game. Wow! It was incredible! The Utes were amazing and totally smashed UCLA, 44-6! We loved the game, and Benjamin did, too. We even went down on the field afterward and took some pictures of us in the U.Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-87727184842236606052007-08-31T13:47:00.000-06:002007-08-31T13:59:16.051-06:0024-7!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBR-y24gIIA6odlN1cBQdAZZ65f51xefF7VV1kq-zk2Yg8roNb93jlbpLDCu5Gv-ECEKGhH1cyK30yRl1VrcAA8UhOLB8rZdRnALoo-BBkTifbu9xk01TWr87J4IXQ9m8SXNkHg/s1600-h/DSC00302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBR-y24gIIA6odlN1cBQdAZZ65f51xefF7VV1kq-zk2Yg8roNb93jlbpLDCu5Gv-ECEKGhH1cyK30yRl1VrcAA8UhOLB8rZdRnALoo-BBkTifbu9xk01TWr87J4IXQ9m8SXNkHg/s320/DSC00302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104955751273027874" border="0" /></a>What happened to our Utes?! The first game of the season against Oregon State was not a pretty one. Was anyone else as disappointed as we were? What with two of our top players out and all, we may be in for a loooooong season. Let's hope not. Maybe we can pray for help...wait--that's what the BYU fans would do! Ha ha, just kidding. Hopefully our season will just improve from here. Next week, Air Force, here we come!<br /><br />(Benjamin didn't like the game, either.)Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-65142134662585433832007-08-30T14:37:00.000-06:002007-08-30T16:23:49.745-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlasnrQO08HJIzEqSGxPrL-ngacnMb3OQ-QAiI2NRt9GPPSA27Jufe3qAR1IAWm9f7Z4w7t6jJKjUf-7BU4Fi8_O9PBICbFQr5dpnXRw1_lu79Qn5HPS1Asv4ZkjFhMdbafTG_w/s1600-h/8+30+07-097.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">So this is my first attempt at posting on our blog. All is going well with our family! Alan and I are still learning so much about being parents. Ben is growing and making us smile every day. I love staying home with him.<br /><br />It's weird knowing that school at APA has started and I'm not there anymore. To all of my former students: I miss you! I had so much fun teaching you over the past two years! Keep practicing and having a blast playing with Mr. Dye. And make sure you write to me on my blog! I'll stop by and visit occasionally throughout the year. I have to say, though, that although I miss teaching, I have no regrets about being at home with Ben. Being a mom is the best job in the world!<br /></div><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlasnrQO08HJIzEqSGxPrL-ngacnMb3OQ-QAiI2NRt9GPPSA27Jufe3qAR1IAWm9f7Z4w7t6jJKjUf-7BU4Fi8_O9PBICbFQr5dpnXRw1_lu79Qn5HPS1Asv4ZkjFhMdbafTG_w/s1600-h/8+30+07-097.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlasnrQO08HJIzEqSGxPrL-ngacnMb3OQ-QAiI2NRt9GPPSA27Jufe3qAR1IAWm9f7Z4w7t6jJKjUf-7BU4Fi8_O9PBICbFQr5dpnXRw1_lu79Qn5HPS1Asv4ZkjFhMdbafTG_w/s1600-h/8+30+07-097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlasnrQO08HJIzEqSGxPrL-ngacnMb3OQ-QAiI2NRt9GPPSA27Jufe3qAR1IAWm9f7Z4w7t6jJKjUf-7BU4Fi8_O9PBICbFQr5dpnXRw1_lu79Qn5HPS1Asv4ZkjFhMdbafTG_w/s320/8+30+07-097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104598079281518850" border="0" />Benjamin and Alan at Ben's third baseball game in three months! This one was on his three-month birthday. </a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSBl0thUweGI7QzTQCyhpGYLTgFEnmpovwuy0iqCCFiizU_vQeAWjRCGtytVbKHjige3RH1vuR4FBf8SBhORO2Krwx3Q9ANvhc00Sa9JNf0Vof3wAr0ZMuEyGYn0YrsCieJKh4g/s1600-h/8+30+07-098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSBl0thUweGI7QzTQCyhpGYLTgFEnmpovwuy0iqCCFiizU_vQeAWjRCGtytVbKHjige3RH1vuR4FBf8SBhORO2Krwx3Q9ANvhc00Sa9JNf0Vof3wAr0ZMuEyGYn0YrsCieJKh4g/s320/8+30+07-098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104598083576486162" border="0" />"I love baseball!"</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4nK9UxYpS_WIrkHscsmB4ZORIx6MAyPVPl6tojXV0YoPG4Rrx9yiTgfSld7IcAcMtyv32R4nbEsRC6m2mEx751GE_SfFeWMzpPaPfX_MefEgBhl6OwC9qWhTdti_BuEcehNwvw/s1600-h/8+30+07-094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4nK9UxYpS_WIrkHscsmB4ZORIx6MAyPVPl6tojXV0YoPG4Rrx9yiTgfSld7IcAcMtyv32R4nbEsRC6m2mEx751GE_SfFeWMzpPaPfX_MefEgBhl6OwC9qWhTdti_BuEcehNwvw/s320/8+30+07-094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104596842330937586" border="0" />Benjamin with Allison before the game. (Sam and Amy, he loves his hat!)</a><br /><br /></div></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-1723807862635641192007-08-05T21:29:00.000-06:002007-08-05T21:44:00.841-06:00Ben with some of his cousins!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESbXEAbT-D8MnZr3HsWgeIqA3oLP3JLoZtDdve-jBy-lTKRKQxWt3T3bhnyqaEtX8vK140DCHs3-EGyjUQx0q31Z4wSB0ffnqNVAt83Zd6HIEGJ-tsVPV6tqLqYIIYVPuMQx5iQ/s1600-h/DSC00324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESbXEAbT-D8MnZr3HsWgeIqA3oLP3JLoZtDdve-jBy-lTKRKQxWt3T3bhnyqaEtX8vK140DCHs3-EGyjUQx0q31Z4wSB0ffnqNVAt83Zd6HIEGJ-tsVPV6tqLqYIIYVPuMQx5iQ/s320/DSC00324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095427259396780434" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Ben with his cousins Xoie, and Spencer. Xoie is one month younger and Spencer is 6 weeks younger. 6 weeks makes quite the difference!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUbau6RGsrjQLTk9yWZSCEOd9oKjU1NX7RiQb2WN3K6lF70l8899j0xXLZrO1b8_CCh2TDnonQio5t1iyYcp4MtWCQ0QK4yp9fjjCtXEVZn2GzhMY4pWx2hddyjnQTT56gXst_w/s1600-h/DSC00403.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUbau6RGsrjQLTk9yWZSCEOd9oKjU1NX7RiQb2WN3K6lF70l8899j0xXLZrO1b8_CCh2TDnonQio5t1iyYcp4MtWCQ0QK4yp9fjjCtXEVZn2GzhMY4pWx2hddyjnQTT56gXst_w/s320/DSC00403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095427263691747746" border="0" /></a><br />Trent is holding Ben at Primary Children's. Trent is wearing his "Chicks dig Pink" T-shirt that he uses to flirt with the nurses.<br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-18881850447510275172007-07-25T10:41:00.000-06:002007-07-25T10:44:46.799-06:00No Hair!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kMFID1_Kl3XAqst1e-y-6ippNuqsy9tgAdLVzobIwdD_0HRn7Zd4xBK1vrGcAe6wlVX-OEY8HZoSFWYXuz-KW15bqj7GuKUuAZuVsjGVmo9L5RPBht4cwD7fXFtMwyWSPCa7Ew/s1600-h/alan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091175688450339202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kMFID1_Kl3XAqst1e-y-6ippNuqsy9tgAdLVzobIwdD_0HRn7Zd4xBK1vrGcAe6wlVX-OEY8HZoSFWYXuz-KW15bqj7GuKUuAZuVsjGVmo9L5RPBht4cwD7fXFtMwyWSPCa7Ew/s320/alan.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well Allison finally let me shave my head. All the boy's in the family shaved their head for Trent. Trent is our nephew who is currently fighting Leukemia. He is doing good check his blog out at trentduval.blogspot.com </div><div align="center">I have to admit it feels pretty good to have the hair off!<br /><br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845907.post-76123793049610454952007-07-14T12:04:00.001-06:002007-07-14T12:11:46.370-06:00Some pics of all of us<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCLNzpRyeZFbMFAdcgX3CHPvZ24VSZZEr03b7JlpGHpoOiLEmiraFuhR0pG_2PvUVBX-lo2tvEe9s_T1OlAu3qfWDZk3JAzOEM_ejwo_vBUV9ZLGk33Wp9947dC9NZD768rNyQQ/s1600-h/DSC00242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCLNzpRyeZFbMFAdcgX3CHPvZ24VSZZEr03b7JlpGHpoOiLEmiraFuhR0pG_2PvUVBX-lo2tvEe9s_T1OlAu3qfWDZk3JAzOEM_ejwo_vBUV9ZLGk33Wp9947dC9NZD768rNyQQ/s320/DSC00242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087116064221879122" border="0" /></a><br />We blessed Ben on July 1st. It was a great day for all of us!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hE6R2_suI-Hs9UDSSFgMK3-QDXQT1H_Dy5jBRqCICPS7TbgHH6f6P_uRwt32ACXzyQQSiZZMZOs4-qaAQptcuYfZ2gVlquUVA1AnirqCOEGvUIbvzQzOfzUPDvck9i-8jAB7oA/s1600-h/DSC00290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hE6R2_suI-Hs9UDSSFgMK3-QDXQT1H_Dy5jBRqCICPS7TbgHH6f6P_uRwt32ACXzyQQSiZZMZOs4-qaAQptcuYfZ2gVlquUVA1AnirqCOEGvUIbvzQzOfzUPDvck9i-8jAB7oA/s320/DSC00290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087116077106781026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJFi3qyI58XDhaI7k-2g1ZnxyQrP0VaBCX56KaImky19eeC-TpLY8MlGz_u12-_FhhSXi_QBUQRLyfDSxWmZxXCYmj0LHPBbJ6pG-Laci8aYJeNQrwCwrdXXainZHlwPsJJOTBQ/s1600-h/DSC00310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJFi3qyI58XDhaI7k-2g1ZnxyQrP0VaBCX56KaImky19eeC-TpLY8MlGz_u12-_FhhSXi_QBUQRLyfDSxWmZxXCYmj0LHPBbJ6pG-Laci8aYJeNQrwCwrdXXainZHlwPsJJOTBQ/s320/DSC00310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087116089991682930" border="0" /></a><br />Ben is getting a lot bigger these days. Here are a couple of his pictures. He has a great personality and it is really starting to show!<br /></div>Alan & Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375827413832625160noreply@blogger.com2