Get Together

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Our friend from high school Meg was in town and Chelsey put on an awesome party to get together! Thanks Chelsey!
Chelsey, me and Nora
Patrick and Meg Olsen Hemming, Cole Adams, Kira Nielsen Stott, Chelsey Jones Bean, Dan and Lorainne Evans (soon to be Jackson) Me - Deb Nott, Robin Milam Wheelright, and Mark Nott
So fun to see everyone!

My first 5K

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I did my first 5K today! I totally underestimated myself and just walked the whole thing finishing in 40 minutes. My sister and I just talked the whole time! However, I am determined - next time I am going to run it!
Mark brought the kids down!
Merrill kept telling me that I got the hight score... : )
My sister Sarah, niece Amy and me.
Family Fun!

Family Reunion

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The annual Merrill Family Reunion!
Nature Walk

Merrill with his favorite cousin Becca

SO GREAT to have my Grandma Rippy this year!

Mark having fun with the camera!

Nora just chillin'

It was such a great weekend! LOVE THE FAMILY!!!!

Mega post

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Yes, I am a slacker! I am sorry (if anyone still reads this besides Heather.) But! Here is an update!
Merrill and I are having a blast! I love my little boy! He is gaining independence and it is so fun to see!
I have had a weird eye infection which has meant no contacts or make-up for a few weeks, but it is gone now.. yeah! I have had some fun moments with my glasses though - like steaming up over a bowl of spaghetti! In this picture you can also see Merrill's hand which got burned on our stove - he was such a trooper even when it blistered up and got gross!
Merrill and Nora are getting to be great friends and it is fun to see them interact!
Nora just ADORES Merrill!
Thanks to Uncle Matt we got to go to another Bee's game this year - Merrill liked it (and the ice cream!)
Nora did pretty well too!
This is a horrible picture because it is from a text, but in preparation for my family reunion we had a family temple trip - a lot of the family had other obligations, so it was the girls and my Dad! Fun times! (Believe it or not I was the only one that was not a Sister Merrill!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST WONDERFUL HUBBY EVER!!!!

Boys

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So I get that boys and girls are different - I do. I am a little sister, my brother just above me would want to wrestle all of the time when we were little, but being the little sister I am I would curl up in a little ball and scream for mommy.
I never learned how to "take it" without an emotional response - even in play.
Now that I have a son, I am going nuts! I thought it was just that my brother and I didn't get along. But - I am wondering... Is it just in boy's nature to want to hit? Merrill starting hitting a few months before Nora was born and hasn't stopped. It mostly comes out when he is super tired or mad it just seems to be his natural reaction to negative emotion. He is so sweet 98% of the time and I feel truly blessed for my wonderful little boy, I just don't get it. Why does he hit me? Why do I want to cry every time he does?
I have tried to let him get it out on the Wii (maybe that started all of this - I don't know) He wrestles with Mark and they have fun - but they are both boys and don't seem phased by the fact that they are hitting each other.
AM I MISSING SOMETHING????

SLACKER BLOGGER!

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So if there is anyone out there that still reads this.... SORRY! I have been a slacker blogger lately! But I have some semi-decent excuses... so here is our update!

#1 Mark got an internship and a company called Procreative he is doing mostly video editing and loving it! He is certainly busy doing that, work, and school! He is also working on Nott Block...
Don't worry... Adam is fine! It is so fun to see Mark so busy with stuff he loves! He will be hopefully finishing his Final Cut Certification course at the end of this semester and have a great portfolio after this internship... so good. Busy, but good!
#2 Merrill and I are learning to do more boyish stuff (well I am...) I learned to make Lego Robots and wrestle, and play baseball.

#3 My little Eleanor is growing so fast! She is officially weaned (for all of our sakes) and chunking up a ton since she has been on formula! She is working on baby oatmeal, rice cereal and green beans. Yummy! This picture was taken after she rolled over for the first time on her own, and was pretty proud of herself!
Then of course Merrill rolled over and had to have his picture taken too!!!!

#4 Mark is just starting a new schedule at work so that he will be a normal sleeper! Yeah! The sun will go down, and so will his eyelids!!! He will still wake up at 4:30 am, but it is better than working graveyard shifts which he has done for the past 2 years! It will be great for the kids to have him here in the evenings and great for me at the end of the day to get a little break!

#5 Personally I am going through some great growth experiences. I have decided that this is my year to focus on my health (with a hubby and kids of course!)
I have had some issues in the past, and finally found a physician that is able to help in some great ways! I am almost down to my goal weight, lowering my BMI, working on muscle mass, strengthening my back, and especially my lower back which has really had some issues with pregnancy. I am trying some differently things with pancreas and thyroid support that are really helping my energy too! I am eating differently, and feeding the family differently... I even stunk up the house with cooking fish! (Sorry again Mark!) But, I feel good about the steps I am taking and I am working to be able to walk the 5K for Pioneer Week in June. Maybe next year I will run it!
SO.... that is us for now.

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