Army crawl...

Evelyn has started to army crawl. dun dun dun. I have
Four words for you guys.







I AM IN TROUBLE!
seriously.

The people I love most...

This weekend we didn't do much... But it a was a good weekend none the less...

Memory Game!

1. Add a comment on my blog. Leave one memory that you have had with either Shannon, Derek, or the girls. It doesn't matter if you knew us a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about us, we'll assume you're playing the game and we'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Bombay, Birthdays, and Colds.

So today Evelyn found some stickers. it was so funny! she had them everywhere! And Emery thought it was so funny! Silly girls!
Friday I went down to salt lake for some engagement photos, And went on a date with my best friend Baker. He took me to Bombay House! So good! The above picture I am being a geek!
Sataurday was Antie Tay's 13th birthday party! It was at classic skating.
Like Ev's purple hair?
Her friends smushed her face into her cake, It stained her face and made it break out. Poor birthday girl!

She wanted a Barbie or Princess cake. she is so funny!
Her good friend Dajah, They were both born on the same day, They have danced together since they were like 3 or 4!

And Now! Us three girls all have colds! :( so sad! Surprisingly Ev isn't being a turd! yay!

I have also been tagged by Jaqui!

8 things you are passionate about:

-My kids. They are the greatest things in the world. I'm the luckiest mommy ever!

-Poetry. I have always loved poetry and any creative writing. It was my first love. I wish I could get inspired to write something. anything. I used to take such pride in it. I miss it.

-music. I love music to the fullest. Any kind. The kind you dance to, cry to, the kind that makes you feel alive. The quiet kind. The riot kind.

-Photography. Photos that make you feel something. And I think partial nude photos done tastefully and properly are so beautiful. I think most people think so negatively about them because they just see bare skin. Not emotion or beauty. I think if you have an open mind to beauty, you could love almost anything.

-Being open minded. Sometimes I feel like I might be almost too open minded. haha. But really. I always tell my family that I think I am the most open minded person I know. A little stubborn but open minded.

-Eloquence.

• S: (n) eloquence, fluency, smoothness (powerful and effective language) "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

-Art. all of it.

-Spirituality, my own personal beliefs are very important to me.
" I will teach her that God isn't found in buildings built by dead men"

8 Books I have read/enjoyed:

-Harry Potter all 7.

-The twilight series

-The giver (Jaq, it is amazing)

-White Oleander

-A Million Tiny Pieces by James Frey, and the fact that he lied about it, made me love it more, That it was that good and wasn't real. Amazing.

-The history of Love by Nicole Krauss, I cried so hard!

-Weight by Jeanette Winterson, This book is so beautifully written. And very intriguing.

-Socks for Supper by Jack Kent, I still have the same copy I have had since I was little. My favorite children's book.

8 words or phrases I say:

-GET REAL.

seriously, that is all I ever say and Derek gets so mad.

8 things I would like to do before I die:

-Travel more!

-Publish my book

-Be a successful photographer

-See my children get married.

-Own our own home

-Be happy with my body

-Sky dive/ hang glide

-Get married.

8 things I have learned in the last year:

-motherhood isn't easy, but so worth it.

-Growing up is difficult.

-The median, the middle lane is for turning off of the road not on. It is illegal, don't pull out unless you can pull all the way out. It is for GETTING off the road. so annoying, I know all of you have gone to get in that lane to pull into a parking lot, and some pulls out in your way!

-I am too angry inside.

-I should be nicer to my mother :)

-Sleep is great!

-Blogging is addictive.

-Everything else in the entire world that I thought was important, Isn't.

8 places I want to see:

-Ireland

-Italy

-New Zealand

-Japan

-Paris

-New York

-Kenya

-Puerto Villarta, one more time!

8 things I miss:

-My grandmothers

-Innocence

-Jaqui!

-Being able to sleep all day.

-Feeling my girls kick

-My brother

-Fitting into my skinny jeans!

-being spontaneous!

8 things I want/need:

- a new lens for my camera or two :)

-new clothes and shoes

-pots and pans

-couches

-a new bed

-a new dryer

- baby bumbos!!!!!!!!!

-to lose weight!

8 people I tag:

-Dev
-Jo
-Kaleigh
-Lindsey
-helloAshley
-charles
-Kami
-Whitney

I am in love!

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I went to a baby shower and someone had one to try out. They are amazing. A mom there vsaid they don't even use their high chair for feeding.

And you can just take it everywhere.

Emery and suitcase

Emery Jean Dodgen
11/3/07
2 lbs 9 oz
Baby B

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Evelyn and suitcase...

Evelyn Masayo Dodgen
11/03/2007
3 lbs 13 oz.
Baby A

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Tonight.

Tonight I will be posting some new pictures of the girls:)
The girls are getting so big, They drink from sippy cups and get jealous of eachother.
It is crazy.

I posted some new photos on my other blog.
click here to see them.

Family Pics!

Go look! Courtney is such an inspiration! Thanks Court they are AWESOME!
Click here to see them!

Jackson Hole!

Yay! Finally, I was unable to post anything while in Jackson, We had internet but the connection wasn't good enough to post, it was lame, so now you are stuck with a hugs post. And I know most people post slide shows with lots of pics, but I don't think you can see them well enough...



Here we are the first night hanging out in our room before going swimming! Ev likes to eat Em all the time.
This picture is hilarious. Em looks so bored with me. haha
I love these super contrasted pictures, it really shows the color of their eyes.
These next ones are the second day in Jackson, or third? can't remember, shopping and luggin the girls in their snugli's...

I bought a new cowboy hat. I love it. Well, Derek bought it. haha
Eh, just a cool fence walking back to the car.
This is our drive there. this is in utah, by monte cristo. All of the pictures were taken while driving haha, no stops...just window shots.
Em. looking so cute!

The generic jackson horn arches. well half an arch.

Oh my cute lil EM. talking away.





Teton Village




I love how everywhere you go, there are bibles in the rooms. I bet most go untouched, coffee set on some, a door stopper, a fly swatter, a comforter, even if it isn't being read, I think it is beautiful to think of the people it comes across.

Calico Italian food yummy! Outside I snapped a few photos even though Tay hated it, you can't tell here.
It was so pretty there.
Driving back to the room. Window shots again.

Here are the Teton Mountains. My favorite. My first family vacation is the last one I remember with my mom and dad together. But back then there was snow, and Christmas music and Peter Pan, And accordion doors.
The little girl in me misses it. 1990.
The mountains looked so blue with the haze. It was odd, but beautiful.
Old Faithful. Before she blew!
Em and Daddy. We had to stop for these. :)

My favorite picture ever! Notice their new onsies, They say Jackson Hole and are tie dye.


I adore this photo.


Driving to
Yellow Stone.


So Pretty!

So on the South side is where the fire was however many years ago, And it was my favorite, Seeing the new trees grow next to the dead and burnt ones.
It is so beautiful how the earth replenishes itself.


Last Teton shot while driving away. Overall it was fun. I got sick and barfed some. But it was still fun! Enjoy! Congrats to Tristen and Blake! They have a new baby boy Nixon! Can't wait to meet him.