Discoveries

I saw this on my cousin's blog and was surprised at how much I have done. If you want to do it, just copy it to your blog and bold all the things you have done. Happy discoveries!

1. Started your own blog...........................(Love it!)

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii.......(when I was a baby)

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity.......(does tithing count?)

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a Praying Mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped...no desire to, either.

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train...(from the South of France to Naples, Italy)

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping....(when I was little, at my Grandma's pool)

27. Run a Marathon.. I admire people who do and hope to have the desire to run someday.

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing... in a gym, does that count?

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted... had my "Cartoon" painted at Disneyland. Does that count?

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris- climbed all those stairs with my best friend, Melody.

51. Gone scuba diving

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie- I'm in a commercial about recycling.

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies... and eaten many of them, too

62. Gone whale watching....in San Diego

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving... scary!!! I'm afraid of heights.

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check.. as a college student "How can I be out of money when I still have checks left?" : >

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.. I was just looking at my dolls and stuffed animals today, trying to get rid of them, but couldn't.

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt......(no, but I've tied lots of them)

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone... never, just sprains

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car.. all our cars have been used

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper... when I was in Kindergarten

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox... all 3 kids in the car, moving from Boston to California. My poor parents!

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury.. almost. Was down to the last round of jurors before they picked the final one.

91. Met someone famous.. Henry Winkler -"The Fonz", at Disneyland.

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one.....................(more than one)

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake..... floated in it. Hard to swim in.

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Fallen in love.............(of course)

Halloween

Ginny was a "Wickersham Brother" for Halloween this year. For you non-Seussical fans out there, those are the monkeys that pester Horton the Elephant. When she said she wanted to be a Wickersham Brother, I bought her this cute monkey outfit from Old Navy. I may only have a few years left when I can get away with compromises like that with her.

From top: "Spudnuts!". Ginny is triumphantly holding up a home made spud nut that her Grandmother makes every year for Halloween. At the last minute, G put on this cowboy vest under her costume so she could have some verstility in her costume for the evening.

"Pappy" This is G and her Grandpa (Pappy is French for Grandpa) enjoying Halloween chili.

"Hugging a pumpkin" My parents grew this pumpkin in their garden.

"Visiting Daddy" We stopped by and visited Matt's class of 11th graders at Maeser Prep School in Lindon. They were very thrilled and all agreed she is the cutest little girl in the whole wide world. : > Matt talks about her so much in class that one of his students told me that she had a dream about Ginny.

Leaves Pictures

We seem to be spending most days outside raking leaves. Why is my daughter in a garbage can, you ask? We put the leaves on our "green waste" recycling can. Her favorite job is to be a "leaf stomper" so we can fit more leaves in there. Who knows all I needed was a garbage can to entertain my child? : >

Artistic Pictures

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. My daughter doesn't take naps anymore, and just wants to play with me all day. So I haven't had as much time to write as I'd like. Here are some fun pictures of what we have been up to lately. Most of the pictures are of my daughter because I am always the one taking the pictures.

The above pictures are my attempt at being artistic. A professional photographer in our ward talked to us about taking pictures of our children, and here are some of my attempts. I love the jumping picture. That captures the pure joy and energy that she has every day.