tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756530397937603692011-12-16T09:00:59.157-07:00The life and interests of the Jay and Angela Winterton family.Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-69774782066563125682011-08-28T16:32:00.000-06:002011-08-28T16:32:16.096-06:00

Two Saturdays ago, we decided to get out and enjoy the beautiful Colorado summer weather. We'd been wanting to go camping again this year, but being six month pregnant, I said it was out of the question. I am a wimp, I know. We settled instead for going on a short hike up Helen Hunt Falls. We hiked there when Lucy was a baby and loved it. This time, we hiked to the very top. Lucy hiked the

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-64052749314329771642011-02-28T15:11:00.000-07:002011-02-28T15:11:28.564-07:00

Great Grandma sent Lucy a surprise...Her very own Lucy-sized "Mee-Mee Mouse." When Lucy opened the box and saw her surprise, she got so excited. She immediately hugged Minnie Mouse, gave her a kiss, and said "My best friend." Lucy has been sleeping with Minnie Mouse and has taken her with us while we ran errands. Thanks Grandma!

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-55514590615197574882011-02-14T15:13:00.019-07:002011-02-28T15:22:20.897-07:00

  This Valentines Day was special. I felt so amazingly blessed to have my Prince Charming and my little Valentine by my side. They are truly my life. Lucy and I went to play group on the Friday before Valentines Day and decorated sugar cookies. 

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-52702222801131168272011-01-02T21:47:00.000-07:002011-01-02T21:47:14.034-07:00

Christmas was wonderful! Angela's family came from Idaho Falls on Christmas Eve and stayed for a week. We were all spoiled, especially Lucy! She had so much fun with her grandparents and Uncle Bub. Making sugar cookies on Christmas Eve.  Lucy wearing her new Princess panties. She wanted to wear them over her diaper.  Lucy loved pouring the sprinkles. Check out how many she dumped on the

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-50292684287740538612010-12-13T16:24:00.000-07:002010-12-13T16:24:51.894-07:00

We can hardly believe that Christmas is here again. From day to day, it seems that the minutes can pass like hours, but the year has passed in no time at all. December is the best time of the year in the Winterton house. Not only do we celebrate our anniversary and Lucy's birth, but we also celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. How grateful we are for His life and His

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-90325183138468695402010-11-01T13:39:00.001-06:002010-11-01T13:39:22.804-06:00

 Halloween was so much fun this year! Lucy is getting old enough to enjoy all of the excitement and magic of the holidays. On Monday evening, we played the Halloween Safety game for Family Home Evening. This lesson is a tradition carried over from when Angela was growing up. Lucy had fun rolling the dice.  For our activity, we carved a pumpkin and roasted pumpkin seeds. Lucy didn't

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Last night for Family Home Evening, we read from Ephesians chapter 6 about putting on the armor of God. Since Lucy loves to dress up and accessorize these days, Jay had the idea to let her actually put on the "armor" as we talked about it. She loved it!  Lucy had to grab her baby for the picture. "loins girt about with truth"-blue and white polka dot skirt "breastplate of righteousness"-pink

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-63555157184278884792010-07-10T21:27:00.001-06:002010-07-10T21:30:37.516-06:00

On Friday, Lucy and I dressed up like cows and went with our friends to Chik Fil-A. It was Cow Appreciation Day, and customers who dressed like a cow from head to tow got a free meal! Since I am all for anything free, this was right up my alley. On Thursday, my friend and I made our costumes out of scraps of brown fabric she had. I loosely sewed the cow spots onto white shirts (Yes I said "sewed.

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Our Independence Day weekend could not have been better! Jay got off work early on Friday and had Monday off too! On Saturday, we drove to Helen Hunt Falls. Our car had a hard time with the heat and the mountain climb and overheated a few times. Lucy took a nap while we let the car cool off. She was ready for adventure when she woke up! Lucy likes wearing her sun-"gasses." We went to the North

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-82360212071150353662010-07-06T12:23:00.000-06:002010-07-06T12:54:25.508-06:00

Our little Lucy turned 18-months. She went to nursery for the first time and loved it. When we took her into the nursery, she spotted a ball and made a beeline for it. Once she found the other toys, she forgot that mom and dad were even there. We said goodbye and walked out. No crying, no fussing. After church, we took this photo of her and the picture she colored. To celebrate, we took Lucy to a

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-100978665892053192010-06-16T12:49:00.000-06:002010-06-16T12:49:59.273-06:00

Dear Friends and Family, As many of you know, I became a Creative Memories consultant at the beginning of February. Many of you also know that I am a true Bargain Hunting, Coupon Clipping, Money Saving Mom. That is why I just had to share with you the amazing 40% off sale that Creative Memories is having on their some of their most popular products. You can check out the sale on my website http

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Memorial Day weekend was wonderful. We had a fun-filled vacation in Idaho Falls. We flew from Denver to Salt Lake and drove the rest of the way. Flying shaved off several hours of driving time and meant more time to spend with our family. At the Denver airport, Lucy decided to ride on the suitcase up to the gate. It was so funny! Even the gate agents were chuckling. When we arrived in Idaho Falls

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-27228505188290372132010-05-21T21:26:00.003-06:002010-05-22T16:08:16.020-06:00

Today, while I was downstairs making Jell-o, Lucy was playing by herself in her room. It got a little too quiet, so I went to check on her. I found her in the rocking chair, "reading" to herself. A girl after Mommy's heart! Daddy is proud that Lucy can read almost as fast as Mommy can.Check out the video Angela took here.

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Mother's Day weekend was amazing! We went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on Saturday. They have the Body Worlds exhibit there right now. Lucy was not thrilled about that exhibit, but Jay and I found it fascinating. They had an entire room dedicated to birth and the development of a baby in the room. As I looked at a 12 week old fetus and witness its tiny hands, head, and feet, my

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We had so much fun at the zoo on Wednesday. It was a bit chilly, but because of the cooler temperatures, the animals were more active. The tigers, wolves, and cats were down next to the fence, so we got a good view of them. I bought some crackers to feed the giraffes, but Lucy didn't want to share! She thought they were hers. It was funny. One of the giraffes long tongue almost touched Lucy

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-82905723245298782262010-04-05T13:29:00.000-06:002010-04-05T13:29:59.587-06:00

Our Easter could not have been more perfect. On Thursday, Lucy colored Easter eggs for the first time. Grandma Leisa and Grandpa Todd were visiting us and joined in the fun. Lucy was more interested in putting the eggs back in the carton than in coloring them. She has a great sense of order. I wonder where she gets it;) This little egg has Lucy's hand print on it. On Saturday, we took Lucy to

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Mother Nature gave us a hint of spring with temperatures in the 60s at the beginning of the week, only to snatch it away by dumping snow on us on the weekend. Despite the chilly weather, I thought it would be fun for Lucy to play in the snow. She looked so cute in her snowsuit! I think she likes the cold about as much as mommy does.

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-43622166091323858562010-03-19T11:22:00.000-06:002010-03-19T11:22:47.209-06:00

St. Patrick's Day at the Winterton home was full of fun! We started the day off right with green milk, green scrambled eggs, and shamrock shaped pancakes. Lucy gagged on the eggs and only ate 3 bites of her pancake, but I had fun making them. In the afternoon, I took Lucy to a park because it was beautiful out. She had lots of fun playing with her friends. For dinner, I made a traditional Irish

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-91425536321993164452010-02-28T19:57:00.003-07:002010-03-05T21:14:12.699-07:00

Lucy continues to amaze us every day. She is becoming more verbal and definitely more vocal about her needs and wants. She is such a joy to watch. Lucy knows how much mommy values her coupons, so to tease her, Lucy grabbed a coupon from mommy and toddled away. Mommy chased her, and Lucy thought it was the funnest game.On occasion, Lucy will let Mommy put something in her hair. It is getting

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-49939883836983263482010-01-31T19:21:00.000-07:002010-01-31T19:21:41.024-07:00

I can't believe how fast Lucy is growing. I have a picture on my cell phone of her when we first moved to Colorado Springs. She was a chubby little baby with hardly any hair. Now, her hair is down to the base of her neck and she isn't chubby anymore. She is our precious little angel, learning new things everyday. She has been learning how to say lots of new words and animal sounds-"ah, ah, ah"

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-31888890406271159762010-01-31T00:22:00.000-07:002011-06-17T13:45:08.274-06:00

My wonderful husband just celebrated another birthday. It was a quiet birthday, but we still enjoyed our celebration. I made homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Jay had to work all day, but when he got off we went to dinner at 3 Margaritas, a yummy Mexican restaurant.Lucy wasn't too excited about dinner, but she was well behaved-which Mommy and Daddy appreciated!Since Jay loves popcorn, I made

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-75925595949664268582010-01-15T08:54:00.000-07:002011-06-17T13:46:16.365-06:00

Lucy turned 1 year old!!! She has given up her bottle (I don't even think she misses it) and has started walking. I can't believe how grown up she is. Her sweet personality comes through more each day. She is very inquisitive and eager to try new things-especially new foods. Here is how we celebrated her birthday.Lucy's favorite breakfast-scrambled eggs and pancakes.I decorated some balloons to

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On Saturday, the Denver Zoo was free! We decided to brave the cold and the crowds. We are glad we did. IT was a lot of fun, and we met up with Jay's sister and her family. This peacock stole a little girls hamburger bun right off of the table. She said "I don't want to eat it anymore." Lucy liked watching the elephants. Riding the Denver Zoo Public Rail Road Lucy liked watching the

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-34752484483610112632009-12-31T08:17:00.008-07:002010-01-01T15:45:46.572-07:00

Whew! December is a busy month for us-an anniversary, Christmas, and Lucy's birthday. This holiday season was wonderful. Lucy had so much fun her first Christmas, and she is now 1 year old! Lucy especially enjoyed all of the holiday goodies.Lucy found a candy cane. As you can see, she liked it a lot!Lucy posed for a picture in the Santa dress that Mommy wore when she was about this age.This is

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-81109282855405934352009-12-13T21:54:00.000-07:002009-12-13T21:54:29.760-07:00

“Maybe Christmas Doesn’t Come from a Store” You may all recall these words from Dr. Suess' book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." It is a favorite story for many of us at Christmas time. The powerful message behind this story is that Christmas has a meaning that is far more important than the fancy paper, fun presents, and excited children. Dr. Suess shows how the Grinch realized that

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-28601344435664059362009-12-08T13:55:00.005-07:002011-05-29T20:49:03.692-06:00

What a wonderful time of year this is! Christmas is my favorite time of year. It is because we take the time to commemorate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Last year, as I was "great with child" I pondered on the birth of the Savior and gained a greater understanding for his mother, Mary. As I neared delivery, I didn't have to travel on a donkey. When the time came, I simply slid into the

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-16484721544376743472009-12-08T13:49:00.003-07:002009-12-08T13:55:09.325-07:00

For Family Home Evening, we decorated the Christmas tree. Lucy was very helpful at taking the ornaments OFF of the tree, but she didn't want to put her ornament ON.Daddy was so sweet. He bought Lucy this ornament. It is a yellow chick. He knows how much she loves her "Chirpy Chick" book.After we decorated the tree, we placed presents under it. Lucy crawled under the tree to make sure that she had

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-80768819772448186382009-12-08T13:39:00.006-07:002009-12-08T13:49:15.416-07:00

While we were in Utah for Thanksgiving, Lucy got to meet Santa Claus. He was at the Springville City Building the day after Thanksgiving. She was a good girl and didn't cry-she didn't act too excited either. Santa told us that Lucy asked for a brother. Santa should check with the parents before making any promises!Okay, I will pose for one photo.If I could just get my shoe off..."I'm outta here!"

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-54099491682508381922009-12-08T13:06:00.004-07:002009-12-08T13:33:41.003-07:00

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The only regret is that we didn't get more pictures. When I got home, I found out that I hadn't captured everything I wanted to. I wanted to get a picture of the feast that Mom W. made, but I didn't want to interrupt dinner. I wish I would have. At any rate, we made some great memories.This is Lucy's Thanksgiving dinner. Her favorites were the stuffing and the

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Lucy fell in love with a pair of ruby red slippers that a little girl from our ward was wearing at the Halloween party (see the video in the Halloween post. Great Grandma Beri took note of Lucy's affinity for the red shoes (Grandma LOVES shoes too) and bought Lucy her very own pair!Grandma also remembered the lyrics of an old song. It goes"Put your shoes on Lucy, don't you know you're in the

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-70337100063724752212009-11-01T16:10:00.006-07:002009-11-01T20:18:36.290-07:00

Halloween brought lots of treats for the Winterton family. Lucy was adorable in her witch costume. She wasn't too keen on keeping her hat on, but we managed to get a few pictures before she ripped it off of her head.On Friday, we went to our ward Halloween party.Jay dressed up as a BYU Cougar fan, and Angela dressed up as a Skyline graduate. One of the ward missionaries went to Skyline. He

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-18828326946145314702009-10-30T07:40:00.008-06:002009-10-30T08:18:21.695-06:00

This morning, I was busy making Jello for our ward Halloween party. Lucy was in the kitchen with me, playing in the drawers. I purposely filled the bottom two drawers in our kitchen with things that Lucy could safely play with. The other day, I decided to put some chocolate in one of the drawers...BIG MISTAKE! When I turned around to check on her, Lucy had found my Halloween Lindt Truffle,

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-35585756111783531902009-10-11T20:12:00.005-06:002009-10-23T14:41:37.285-06:00

We think Lucy had a pretty fun weekend at home. We did go to Story Time at Barnes & Noble Saturday morning, but this posting is all about the fun stuff we did at home while it was FREEZING here in Colorado.First up is a picture of Daddy taking a break from finding a place for the last few items after moving. Lucy LOVED playing the Wii with him. She sat there for quite a while. Daddy even let

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-20880914195052587062009-10-04T19:13:00.003-06:002009-10-04T19:19:30.948-06:00

Fall is officially here. The leaves have all turned golden yellow and are falling from the trees. We let Lucy play in the leaves and snapped these great shots of her!

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-23124631215817934762009-09-30T19:12:00.000-06:002011-06-17T13:53:14.237-06:00

For Angela's birthday, we went to the Denver Aquarium. It was money well spent. We all had so much fun!JayAngelaLucyWhat are you guys thinking? Get me out of this shark's mouth. I don't care if it is dead.Lucy loved looking at the fish. She kept trying to touch them through the glass. She even talked to some of them.Here is a Bengal TigerAngela touching a sting ray.Jay touching a sting ray.After

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-72093957174986705842009-09-07T20:01:00.002-06:002009-10-03T20:42:26.330-06:00

We went to the Colorado Balloon Classic on Labor Day. It is the longest continuously running hot air balloon festival in the Rocky Mountain Region as well as the State of Colorado. It is similar to the balloon festival in Provo on the 4th of July, but there are more balloons (just not in this picture!).We chased this balloon to the landing site. This is moments before they deflated it. It is

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-71712412325705426062009-08-25T13:11:00.006-06:002009-09-04T22:01:40.450-06:00

Moving to Colorado Springs has been an adventure, but one that we are not sorry about. We love the beautiful mountains, the green trees all around, and the mild weather (it sprinkles just about every day). We have a lot more time to spend together as a family, and we are growing closer together. Lucy has had several new experiences too and seems to like her new home. She has started to get back

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-77561866177920242682009-08-21T20:07:00.000-06:002009-10-03T20:37:23.693-06:00

We love Colorado Springs. There is a gorgeous park just a few miles from our new house called Garden of the Gods. It has beautiful rock formations. This is one of the first sights we visited after moving here.This formation is called Kissing Camels. See why?We love doing things as a family!

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-34465753206431686312009-08-15T15:59:00.000-06:002009-10-03T20:37:46.975-06:00

The Saturday after we moved to Colorado Springs, we took a trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The zoo has many hands-on activities for kids and lots of fun exhibits, but feeding the giraffes is by far the coolest thing. Lucy had a cold, and Mommy accidentally got sunscreen in her eyes, so she was not having such a great time. She still looked cute in the outfit that Aunt Laray gave her. Jay

Angela Wintertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367228187666782988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-40056522936837977282009-08-10T20:07:00.000-06:002009-10-03T20:39:15.966-06:00

One Sunday afternoon, Kimberlee gave us a tour of a condo that she made an offer on. She filled up the jetted tub, and Lucy tested it out. Lucy loved kicking her legs in the water. Kimberlee said that every time she takes a bath in that tub, she will think of her niece.

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-19541308520901704492009-08-09T12:50:00.000-06:002009-10-03T20:38:56.694-06:00

Before we moved, we spent time with the great-grandparents. On Sunday, we had a picnic with Great-Grandma Beri, Hunter, and Jonathan. Lucy loved being outside and playing on the picnic table. Hunter gave Lucy a stuffed dog that he won at Lagoon.Great Grandma and Grandpa Covolo loved seeing Lucy. Great Grandpa even sat up and played with his Little Sunshine! Great Grandma fed her a bottle and made

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-77761776220317105112009-08-02T13:44:00.006-06:002009-08-02T15:59:19.685-06:00

Lucy has been having a lot of fun lately. She touches and tastes all sorts of new things every day. We wanted to post a few pictures for everybody to see. We thought you might like to enjoy these fun moments with all of us.The other day we put Lucy in her swing. We thought she'd enjoy playing with her favorite bunny for a little while. We were wrong. She was more interested in the power chord

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-33330524736744171352009-08-02T13:12:00.005-06:002009-08-02T13:40:05.241-06:00

For all those of you out there who own a Clearplay DVD Player and are interested, I've included some codes you can use to manage your player. In my opinion, Clearplay's method for providing edited/clean movie viewing is an excellent concept. The way it works is the filters are loaded onto the player (more recently, onto a USB Thumb Drive that is then inserted into the player) which tell the disk

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-6674338333074919192009-07-26T19:44:00.004-06:002009-07-26T19:50:49.613-06:00

While we were out this weekend at the zoo (see the previous posting) we decided it would be a good idea to visit the "This Is The Place Monument." We only made a quick visit since we had all quite enough sun for the day, but we enjoyed looking at the monument and thinking about Brigham Young and the Mormon Pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It was a beautiful day and we loved all of our

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-13784420322572296142009-07-26T15:39:00.014-06:002009-07-26T18:31:26.078-06:00

Jay and I both had the day off, so we took Lucy to the zoo. We all had a blast! The weather was beautiful, a little hot, but cool enough that the animals were out to play.At first Lucy was more interested in watching the kids than the animals. She was especially fascinated by a little girl who was eating a sucker.Our first stop was to see the black howler monkeys. The monkeys were behind a glass

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-82323162481099123292009-07-20T21:37:00.002-06:002009-07-20T21:41:21.669-06:00

We are considering buying a new car/truck sometime soon. Space, fuel economy, value, and of course superb engineering/reliability are most important to us. Does anybody have a particularly evangelistic attitude about their car? I'd like to hear from you if so!

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-76755695207604611782009-07-20T21:33:00.002-06:002009-07-20T21:35:43.884-06:00

Lucy attended her first family reunion. Everybody kept kissing her cheeks, saying how cute she was, and taking her picture. She kind of enjoyed it but didn't want to let anybody know. Here is her "not in the mood" face.

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-60917787733311848012009-07-20T21:15:00.003-06:002009-07-20T21:31:53.457-06:00

We recently took Lucy to feed the ducks south of BYU campus. She LOVED it! She held the little pieces of cookies that we had hanging around since December, then as we'd hold her out a little over the water, she'd drop them in for the ducks. She is always so happy and calm to be outside. It is probably because at this time in our lives we kind of have to spend a little more time inside than

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-22268283555987977712009-06-14T19:42:00.003-06:002009-06-14T19:48:23.069-06:00

It often amazes us how little children can fall asleep in the funniest positions and places. Lucy fell asleep the other day while Mommy was gardening. We thought it was so funny how OUT she was. She didn't move an inch! Angela looks so good! She is so happy and cheerful. She loves to spend the day with our little Lucy. Apparently, Lucy enjoys being with Mommy much more than Daddy --but

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-79433832582268173172009-06-10T12:14:00.005-06:002009-06-10T12:43:56.354-06:00

For Family Home Evening on Monday we went next door to our neighbor's who just got some chickens. We wanted to show Lucy the chickens, and there was one really cute, little, chick. Angela actually HELD it, which is pretty amazing if any of you know about her misophobia (fear of germs, dirt, etc.).As you can see from the picture, Lucy could not take her eyes off the little chicky. It was so

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-54368160513581130212009-05-07T22:25:00.004-06:002009-05-07T22:37:24.614-06:00

Life has become extremely busy lately. So, really quickly, here are a few things for you to view to see what we've been up to lately.Last day of classesTrying to grow some herbs.Graduatinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyBYw1X-bTQ -Lucy's first laugh. A MUST SEE.Jay's looking for work in construction and studying hard for a LEED accreditation exam, Lucy had some shots and is trying so

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-88241896841760893642009-03-09T23:15:00.006-06:002009-06-10T12:13:17.156-06:00

I have been wanting to write for a while now on our blog and talk about my experience switching over to Ubuntu. For those of you who aren't too familiar with Ubuntu, it's like Windows in that it is an operating system for your computer. I spent about a year in it and found several advantages to Ubuntu over Windows or even Mac. I could go on about Linux forever, but I'm gonna keep this short.

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-78564091479965264772009-02-08T18:47:00.006-07:002009-02-08T19:12:47.374-07:00

Many of you already know that we had our little girl at the end of December. She has brought such happiness into our home! I feel like the kind of father who is oh so proud of everything his little girl does. Lucy rolled over at 5 days old --and it wasn't just a one time thing either. Her neck has been really strong since she's been born too, and I'm just amazed at how she's growing. She looks

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-64901381725223176302008-11-30T11:33:00.000-07:002011-06-17T13:54:25.688-06:00

Angela and I love birthdays. We love our niece and nephews even more though! :) Recently we took one of them out to "Old McDonald's" for a birthday Happy Meal. I forgot how happy those little burgers and drinks make a kid. After about half a drink and half a hamburger we decided what trip to McDonald's would be complete without some play time on the playground! Our little nephew was happy

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-13487121119024577432008-11-02T21:43:00.003-07:002008-11-02T21:53:17.832-07:00

One more of our adorable nephews turned 1 year old! Cherie did such a great job on the cake even if all the little guy did was eat the spider's eyes. We all got a big kick out of it. He kept touching the chocolate sprinkles on the top of the cake and quickly moving his hand away, turning his head, all in showing us that he was not comfortable with digging in. It just didn't feel right

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-40991911001716524192008-11-02T21:35:00.002-07:002008-11-02T21:42:27.669-07:00

We all had a wonderful Halloween this year. Even baby got dressed up! Actually, more impressive is that JAY even got dressed up this year. Can you guess what we are??Did you guess Bed Bugs? No? Okay... well, I suppose you may have guessed Cuddle Bugs or maybe even Love Bugs. Any of those we would have said "Yeah, you got it" too. Angela made this fabulous cake and felt like it was kind

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-11778608899759418292008-10-13T12:23:00.004-06:002008-10-13T12:43:28.701-06:00

Please allow me to NOT get carried away about something here. Many of you know that marriage is being threatened in California currently. On November 4th the state of California will vote to amend the constitution to state that marriage is defined as between a man and a woman.I believe that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and is central to his plan for His children. I

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-46554072049468875372008-09-29T22:01:00.008-06:002008-10-11T01:42:25.174-06:00

I said I'd post some of our silly pictures we took on our Alpine Loop trip. I'm sure you've all been dying to see them, so here they are! :) I was thinking how fun this place would be for a family reunion. The kids would love it. I mean... we did! If any of you want to know where it is, you can't miss it. Just take the footbridge that goes over the road to the east side of the road. It's all

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-37050853568361072692008-09-28T21:20:00.006-06:002008-10-11T01:42:46.454-06:00

Autumn is my favorite season. Angela and I have been dying to drive the Alpine Loop again this autumn and were so glad that we did. We went last year and loved every second of it. It was really romantic and I remember how the air was cool and clean smelling. This year, there was a hint of campfire smoke in the air as we first started and that really made me want to go camping. We decided we

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-56213385008066526492008-09-13T00:51:00.008-06:002008-10-11T01:43:38.926-06:00

Ever wanted to be a part of the Olympic fun and not have to subject yourself to such torturous training? Simple, just attend the opening ceremonies. Or if you'd rather not go to a communist country, risk getting stabbed or contracting salmonella from a dead chicken hanging in a restaurant window, you could hold your own opening ceremonies AND events right from home.We held our own Olympics this

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-5930976705202337012008-09-13T00:23:00.006-06:002008-09-13T11:07:41.647-06:00

I went fly fishing with my friend Paul on the Saturday before Labor Day. I had a spectacular time, and I thought I'd show off what my fly fishing skills brought. After all, those skills had been locked up in the tackle box ever since I used to fish for blue gills with Brett Basinger way back in the days.Now, I thought about stretching the fishy out in Gimp and bulging him out a bit too to look

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-89577376543334845322008-08-28T13:32:00.007-06:002008-08-28T13:46:44.678-06:00

"All that hard work for this fake diploma?? *sigh* You're killing me Smalls! Oh well... at least it's over."I'm so proud of Angela. My sweetheart graduated from Brigham Young University this August with a B.A. in International Relations. She graduated with special recognition as Cum Laude and was also honored as the president of the International Relations Honor Society (Sigma Iota Rho). Way

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-48495976158369446292008-08-07T14:27:00.004-06:002008-08-28T13:25:54.494-06:00

Yesterday we had our ultrasound. Our baby is strong and healthy. We already love her so much! We can't wait to hold her. Here are the pictures from the ultrasound. The way that her little arms come together makes it look like she is praying.

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-20153711303687718312008-07-22T16:17:00.000-06:002008-07-22T16:34:47.673-06:00

Dating should not end after you get married! Dates give Jay and I something to look forward to each week. Dates don't need to be expensive; they just need to occur regularly and be something out of the ordinary (if you watch television every night together, that isn't a date). However, it gets difficult to keep thinking of new things to do. To help our family and friends out, I have listed a few

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-44759529593977149302008-06-24T23:01:00.000-06:002008-06-25T12:06:55.783-06:00

Angela and I have developed a tremendous love for photography lately. We by no means consider ourselves professionals, however we are indeed hobbyists of the truest sense. We have gone on some amazing dates and seen some breathtakingly beautiful scenes. Additionally, we managed to capture some of those scenes with our camera. Someday we hope to get a really great camera for photography. --

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-54581040402686317972008-06-23T13:55:00.000-06:002008-06-23T21:44:19.470-06:00

Alright, this contest is for all family out there. Friends, you really can participate too. Here is what you have to do to win a prize --and trust me, these aren't stupid prizes either. Anybody who is a kid or kid at heart would just eat these prizes right up! :) So of course all family members, including nieces and nephews, are allowed to enter. Parents, please help your children post

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-25457574068563147972008-06-22T22:52:00.000-06:002008-06-23T13:52:24.678-06:00

For those of you who haven't had a chance to check out our place yet, I have posted these pictures to give you a little look at it. We love it here and will stay until I graduate and we move to wherever I get hired.This first picture is of our complex up on the mountain by the 'Y' trail head. We've got a nice place on the bottom where we can cook out on the grill whenever we feel like it and

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-43876218805946559412008-06-22T19:30:00.000-06:002008-06-22T19:40:20.316-06:00

Angela and I had our date last week in the canyon. We brought things to start a fire, roast hot dogs, and then snap a bunch of pictures --since we are really getting into photography (pictures soon to come). We managed to find somebody to finally take a picture of the two of us. :) It was a great date and I think Angela did a great job at the planning of it.

Jay Wintertonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575653039793760369.post-34046835973092733122008-06-19T16:38:00.000-06:002008-06-19T16:49:03.334-06:00

For the purpose of enlightening our family and friends as to why we named our blog what we did I thought I better provide an explanation. George Strait's song "Carried Away" is special to Angela and I. It describes our love and our life together. It also describes our happiness in life and really... where we want to keep life--right in that feeling of being "carried away."

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