The Blackburn's

2010-06-17T09:30:00.000-07:00

The rainbow only lasted a few minutes but we were lucky enough to be outside when it appeared. There were actually two full rainbows but the 2nd was too light to show up in the picture.

time OUT

2010-06-17T09:24:00.000-07:00

Mataya was put in time-out today. When I let her out she brought the camera to me and asked with a sly smile, "can we look at your pictures mama?" The whole time she was playing with the camera. It looks like Cassie has had a little influence with mataya's picture style. Isn't she soooo funny?!

2010-06-03T16:47:00.000-07:00

Spring Soccer 2010

2010-06-03T16:44:00.001-07:00

Mataya begged us for weeks to sign her up for soccer...so grandpa signed her up and bought her the soccer gear she needed. She told us she would be brave, focused and agressive. We are still waiting to witness that. She loves practice and I think the treat following the games are what gets her through that hour. At what point do we throw in the towl and move along to the next interest? WILL she get better with time...not so sure about soccer. Thanks to all her fans for supporting us!

Spring Soccer 2010

2010-06-03T16:20:00.001-07:00

Ryan's 19th Birthday

2010-06-03T15:57:00.001-07:00

Mataya was in charge of Ryan's birthday poster, and of corse I couldn't give up all controll...so with everyone's help I think it turned out pretty good! Happy Birthday Ryan, we love you!

April 2010

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Easter 2010

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Grandma & Grandpa's 50th Anniversary

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We noticed that Mataya had two "grown-up teeth" growing behind her baby teeth, so we took her to the dentist to have 4 teeth pulled. She was so excited. They were her first teeth to be pulled. One tooth even flew across the room. That made her giggle. Everything was fine until she realized she was bleeding...30 minutes after we were home. Then she went into panic mode.

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We see this adorable face quite often lately! Just about anything kicks it off...the wrong clothes, leaving cee cee alone, homework, stop running like a horse...especially stop running like a horse, cleaning up toys...the best part about it is that she has a walk that is equally funny.

I can't give you the wrong impressions though. Mataya is a great helper and she has grown up so much in the last few months. She has great manners and is doing very well in school. Her math and reading are excelling quickly. We love our angel!

2009-10-29T13:09:00.000-07:00

Erica and Myleigh were able to fly home for Brycen's funeral. We are so greatful for the time they were here! It was so close to Myleigh's Birthday we gave her a party. Who knows when the next time they will be here for her birthday so there was no way we weren't going to have that party!

2009-10-29T11:37:00.000-07:00

We heard about this great pumpkin patch last year and loved it! So we decided to make it a tradition and go back every year. We will be carving that fat pumpkin tonight!

2009-10-29T11:31:00.000-07:00

Mataya loves going to the pumpkin patch! It beats picking out a pumpkin in walmart. And now we have something to look forward to each year.

2009-10-29T11:28:00.000-07:00

We made it to Tyler's last game of the season. He lives and breaths football, and is a GREAT player. If I knew anything about football I could tell you what position he plays (he is the one who snaps the ball at the beginning of the play) haha I know a little! We can't wait for next year's season!

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we miss you Brycen

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...a very successful wedding

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Family Photos

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uS

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Cali, Cee Cee, and our favorite cat Luna(who is Melissa's cat)

The Holmes Family

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Camping with Grandma & Grandpa on Memorial Weekend

Our Princess

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Grandpa Korry

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Meeting Myleigh

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Meeting Myleigh

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Meeting Myleigh

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Meeting Myleigh

Mataya's Friends

2009-01-19T08:31:00.000-08:00

Yummy!

2009-01-19T07:14:00.000-08:00

My mom made potato soup with bread bowls this week and I just couldn't throw out all that bread from the center of the bowl. So I attempted to make my own croutons. They turned out great!

2009-01-16T19:42:00.000-08:00

Mataya's first hair cut at the beauty salon was when she was only a year and a half. I have been cutting her hair myself since then. But this week we went to Carlisle Beauty and had my hair trimmed. Mataya begged me to take her to the "Beauty Shop" for "New Hair." Today she had her second hair cut by Meikel...and she LOVES it. It was quite a day for her.

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Grandpa took Mataya to see the "Race Horses" today. She has been excited for over a week. Notice she didn't forget to wear her "cow-girl clothes"

2009-01-09T09:04:00.000-08:00

One day while Mataya was drawing she started telling me and Jordan about how your blood cirulates through your body and what happens if it doesn't circulate. Below is a video of her. Listen closely to the words she uses. By the way, we still have no idea where she picked up this concept. Be patient...it's worth watching!

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I'm not sure where she inherrited this smile, but it cracks me up!

2009-01-09T07:43:00.000-08:00

Mataya likes to help when I make the diaper cakes.

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What a CUTE date!

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First Dance

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Maddie and Raina

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Christmas Day

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Myleigh was blessed on Sunday 1/4/2009

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Merry Christmas from the Holmes Family

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Myleigh at Christmas

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Mataya and Maddie

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Santa and his Elves made Mataya an Adorable Window Seat with Storage for her bedroom.

2008-12-29T09:46:00.000-08:00

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Christmas Day

2008-12-29T09:41:00.000-08:00

Christmas Morning

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Mataya with Grandpa - Christmas Eve

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Mataya and Aunt Britty

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Christmas 2008

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sooooo CUTE!

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Temple Square, SLC

2008-12-29T09:22:00.000-08:00

SLC

2008-12-29T09:18:00.000-08:00

We took a trip to SLC the second weekend in December to stay with Jordan while he was training for his new Verison job. The car ride was extra long for Mataya. I couldn't even get a smile out of her.

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...but she looks so funny!

2008-12-29T09:12:00.000-08:00

Mataya had a Thanksgiving Feast at Kindergarten. She even made her own Indian Costume!

Snow Days

2008-12-29T09:10:00.000-08:00

I Love Football!

2008-12-29T09:07:00.000-08:00

Spider Web - Wolves - Kitty

2008-10-31T08:04:00.001-07:00

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Carving Pumpkins is Serious Business

2008-10-31T07:43:00.000-07:00

2008-10-30T09:49:00.000-07:00

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What ever happened to the Good-Old Eyes, Noes & Mouth when carving pumpkins. I love the stensils but wow...TIME CONSUMING!

YUCKY!

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Thanks to Grandpa Korry, we were able to pick about five 5 Gallon buckets of apples. We're not quite sure what we're going to do with them, but it sure was a lot of fun!!!