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January 26, 2015

Masquerade via seejaneblog
teen cooking via seejaneblog
tween style via seejaneblog
Sela with her gold mine of jewelry via seejaneblog
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A portrait of my children (and puppy), once a week, every week, in 2015.

Kiana: Had “Preference” on Saturday. This is a girls choice semi-formal in Utah. She had five couples in her group – all good friends, masquerade was the theme. They went to breakfast and ice skating on her day date. Then I took their pictures at our house, the group had dinner at Tepanyaki’s, went to the dance, and went to her friend Tatum’s house afterwards for S’mores and a movie.

Myla: Preparing an egg for her puppy. One at breakfast. One at dinner time.

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03/52

January 19, 2015

teenage driver via seejaneblog

longboarding in the winter via seejaneblog

scootering in the winter via seejaneblog

sitting on a longboard sitboarding via seejaneblog

australian labradoodle puppy longboarding in utah via seejaneblog

A portrait of my children (and puppy), once a week, every week, in 2015.

Kiana: She is on her first official high school weekend trip with friends this weekend!!! She borrowed her dad’s truck to drive her friends and herself to southern Utah. Before she left I warned her about the overly zealous highway patrol that monitor I-15 between Northern and Southern Utah. Regardless of the warning, she got her first speeding ticket on the way to St. George on Friday. Live and Learn.

Myla: She’s currently playing indoor soccer, taking indoor golf lessons,

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02/52

January 11, 2015

teenager on the go via seejaneblog

teenager lounging via seejaneblog

techy kid via seejaneblog

modern dollhouse via seejaneblog

Australian labradoodle puppy via seejaneblog

A portrait of my children (and puppy), once a week, every week, in 2015.

Kiana: On the go. On the go. On the go.

Myla: Chill-laxin. This puppy momma was taking a break… She has been AMAZING with her puppy this week!

KJ: This dude. He’s a smart, sneaky one. Preface: Dusty Rhodes and I don’t allow the kids to purchase apps, new music, movies, etc. unless it’s a special holiday or they have paid for it themselves. Yet, at times the kids (namely: KJ and the teens) are trying to buy more virtual stuff than they are allowed to.

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January 4, 2015

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A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.

Happy New Year, friends!

With my recent return to blogging, I’ve decided to restart the “52 project” – I started it in 2013, and went for almost ten months. Now looking back I absolutely love seeing those photos and what I wrote about my kids each week. It’s a fun, great, memorable way to keep track of kids at various ages. I encourage you all to consider trying it. So, starting with week one of January, our family has spent a lot of time talking about resolutions and goals in the past few weeks.

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WELLESLEY BALOO

January 4, 2015

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Myla has been begging and begging for a puppy for a few years now… She has been told if she meets certain goals she could have one, and multiple times she has met her end of the deal. She also worked hard this past year to pay for half of the puppy’s fee, and then finally after all of this santa agreed to deliver this holiday season. Myla chose a girl Australian Labradoodle from Winsome Cottage Labradoodles, in Heber, Utah. And, she named her Wellesley Baloo. We lived in Wellesley while we were in Massachusetts, and also – Myla has Wellesley college on her list of hopeful places to attend college. So,

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

January 4, 2015

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I hope you all had a lovely holiday season. I hope it included time with friends and family, and you felt loved. And enjoyed as much time as possible being lazy!!!

We have returned home from our annual holiday pilgrimage to Cabo, Mexico. It was a brutal return to frigid temps here in Utah. So, we are holding on to these warm memories as long as we can!

Feliz Navidad! Feliz Ano Nuevo!!! xo.

*Santa brought all the girls Swedish Hasbeens in Mexico… we are all a family of has-beens now! 😉

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