tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517540893066716472024-03-05T00:02:55.414-07:00s + t + meRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-40287228441882884672014-06-01T19:53:00.000-06:002014-06-01T20:09:00.085-06:00The end of an EraIn one week from tomorrow it will no longer be s + t + me. Instead of 3 of us there will be EIGHT! Wowsa! Lots of BIG changes to our lives will be happening very SOON. I will be a wife again! And I will be a step mom to 4! And I will be living in Boise! So many changes. The address of this blog, babywalters, got that name because at the time I originally started writing on this blog (pre-divorce Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-70645326957658442222014-04-27T18:22:00.004-06:002014-04-27T18:22:29.059-06:00Sydney in the Orchard
We were about to drive away and about 10 deer came running through right by us!
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-7663946083835228532014-04-18T19:02:00.001-06:002014-04-18T19:02:24.584-06:00Provo Home For Sale
This 5 bedroom home near the Provo Temple that I have been housesitting since October is going on the market this week. The sooner it sells, the less amount of time I have to spend keeping it spotless so I hope it sells soon! If you happen to know anyone in the market and they are interested I can get you the details!
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-26318335911289292212014-04-18T13:05:00.000-06:002014-04-18T13:05:00.359-06:00Max & Lulu
(I have no idea why some of these look like they are sepia and some look like they are straight black and white...I edited them the same way and none of them are supposed to be in sepia. Weird. Hmmmm.)Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-5612709752828879312014-04-17T21:38:00.000-06:002014-04-17T21:38:47.934-06:00Casts and VeilsThis is for my mom since I'm pretty sure everyone else I know is either on Facebook or Instagram where I already posted these:-) I love you mom! And I guess I'll add a few extras too that I haven't previously published.
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-9005933256386032072014-04-11T11:35:00.002-06:002014-04-11T11:35:28.498-06:00The future Mrs. Rebecca FransonSomething very exciting happened last month on March 24th! Jared asked me to marry him! And I said yes! I am so, so happy! We will be getting married on June 9th at Thanksgiving Point and we are having an intimate ceremony followed by a dinner with our parents, siblings, our siblings children, and our siblings children's children. Jared is the youngest of 6 children and so we will probably Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-37158096278040693632014-03-11T23:14:00.001-06:002014-03-11T23:50:29.688-06:00Friends, Roller Skating, Hair, and Family
Whenever I visit my cousin Natalie's blog I am inspired to blog too and record little bits and pieces of what is going on in our lives right now.
Speaking of Natalie, there she is on the far right in the picture below. A few weeks ago we had a girls weekend and it was so great to be able to get to be with these 3 women who all have super busy lives but were each able to carve out some time toRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-90087756567572588172014-02-05T23:47:00.000-07:002014-02-05T23:47:00.419-07:00Happy Chinese New Year!
Since both Syd and T are in the Chinese dual immersion program, we are experiencing the Chinese New Year with lots of authentic touches thanks to their native Chinese teachers. It was also parent teacher conferences today so here's a little snippet of some Chinese from the kids.
Talmage talking with his teacher in Chinese
Talmage singing in Chinese
Talmage reading Chinese
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-48791337303966469652014-01-06T23:03:00.000-07:002014-01-06T23:18:21.553-07:00Ice Castles!
(look at that cute little red nose!)
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-89831928589431912492013-12-26T23:52:00.001-07:002013-12-26T23:52:20.823-07:00A Puppy for Christmas!
Twas the night before Christmas and two little kids
were oh so so excited!
Sydney was in dream land very quickly
Talmage lay awake with excitement!
And the next morning they were so so so excited to meet a little beagle puppy to call their own
(although she will be living in their daddy's home!)
The reaction was priceless!
It was love at first Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-78110509871531925202013-12-22T20:08:00.002-07:002014-01-20T21:36:16.589-07:00Snippets of December...Cosmo, Jingle Bells, and #36
Just a quick little December update according to my 'big' camera...
Sydney's class party, oh the Christmas magic is thick in the air!
Talmage's class party with an appearance by Cosmo...yep, I'm pretty sure my kids are already die hard BYU fans (which is a bit hard to swallow since I'm a third generation Aggie)! It was a Polar Express themed party so all the kids wore their pj's toRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-54763775528523092692013-12-05T15:40:00.001-07:002013-12-05T15:40:31.579-07:00My Holiday Gift GuideMaybe you are all finished with your holiday shopping, maybe you are just getting into the zone or maybe you just have a few little things you still need to get. If you're all done maybe my list will be helpful later on for birthday, Mothers Day or other gift giving occasions. Please feel free to add your shopping finds or the ones you have heard about through the Santa Clause grapevine in a Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-56092323351229829232013-11-06T00:35:00.001-07:002013-11-06T01:02:42.960-07:00Cousins are the best!I'm so glad Sydney and Talmage have cousins their age and that they have been able to spend time with them. These are some pictures from our Labor Day weekend get-together of my kids playing with their cousins...and a few from Cora and Ivy's birthday party more recently.
More pictures of our fun Labor Day weekend can be Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-90174583569136068422013-11-01T12:09:00.000-06:002013-11-01T12:09:09.268-06:00Gollum and a Vampire and a Sugar Skeleton: Halloween 2013
This Halloween we were all in creepy costumes. Talmage does this awesome Gollum impression and really wanted to be Gollum. I got a Tarzan costume for him since I don't think many 6 year olds dress up as Gollum and I couldn't find any Gollum costumes out there. At school Talmage realized that most of his peers had no idea who Gollum was and that bummed him out, but anyone who did know who Gollum Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-4403372088848269582013-10-30T00:48:00.000-06:002013-10-30T00:48:32.388-06:00mean girls
I knew that girls could be mean. I'm sure everyone has experiences in their childhood (and adulthood) of being excluded or made fun of, regardless of gender. However, I had no clue that the cruelty could start so young. My sweet daughter has been experiencing some severe bullying at school. I kind of just thought 'bullying' was the new catch phrase, but I have learned that it is a very real Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-18055913185850650502013-09-22T21:28:00.002-06:002013-09-22T21:28:47.186-06:00The Ghosts/Cows/Lions/Ninjas of Halloweens Past
First, there was Sydney the cow (2006, Virginia)
Then there was Talmage the cow (2007, Virginia)
and his sidekick Sydney the cowgirl.
Then there was the cute lion (2008, Texas)
With his sidekick Dorothy and her sidekick Toto.
Then there was the Chinese Princess (2009, Ogden, Utah)
And her fierce protector Talmage the Ninja.
And Peter Pan and Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-18160662484119205542013-09-12T02:04:00.001-06:002013-09-12T02:04:28.593-06:00let me live in this dream foreverRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-71579316066806558532013-08-20T01:01:00.003-06:002014-06-03T15:50:19.238-06:003 Weddings and some flowersAugust has been really busy. I have been behind my camera a lot this month. First it was Derrick and Gcobisa's wedding...
Then it was Ashlee's bridals...
Thursday was Ashlee and Todd's big day!
Friday was a flower photo shoot in Draper for my commercial client...
The florist was so nice and even sent me home with a beautiful Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-14544664523027552882013-07-23T16:36:00.001-06:002013-07-23T16:39:09.961-06:0010 Ways to Survive a Divorce (or help someone else survive one)
10 Ways to Survive a Divorce (or help someone else survive one)
On November 30, 2011 I got a call from my attorney's assistant that the judge had signed the divorce papers. I literally jumped up and down with happiness and relief. The proceeding 18 months had been awful and the divorce seemed like it would never end. Here are some things I learned on my journey that can hopefully help Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-55208308471781995572013-07-20T01:36:00.002-06:002013-07-20T01:36:52.549-06:00Oh Say Can You See
Fourth of July flashback.
Pure magic.
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-49894905413228792842013-07-18T23:10:00.002-06:002013-07-19T02:51:42.030-06:0010 Ways to Take Your Photography Hobby to the Next Level
10 Ways to Take Your Photography Hobby to the Next Level
The other day I listened to an interview between my friend April Perry, one of the co-founders of The Power of Moms, and the author of the book 'Start'. I was so inspired by the message that I felt compelled to start something (this article) before I have even read 'Start', that’s how inspiring it is! During the past year I have Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-23975384088944459512013-07-11T14:05:00.000-06:002013-07-11T14:07:05.608-06:00Bliss in the BlueberriesRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-73911259146286869532013-06-21T01:54:00.000-06:002013-06-21T01:54:25.242-06:00a taste of heavenMonday I got to visit a little piece of heaven. It's a place called Suavie Island in Oregon. Nature's own candy store. If you are ever in the area and the berries are on you won't want to miss it!
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-31764083169866725712013-06-20T00:55:00.001-06:002013-06-20T00:55:09.339-06:00Seven Years of Sydney
i love this girl!
she's 7 years old today!
she is growing up...it's a new stage of life for her, and for me too. she's not in the little kid category any more. that makes me kinda sad. i've never felt sad about a birthday like i have been feeling for this one of hers. 7. wow.
this girl is daring! she goes on the freefall waterslide at seven peaks (that's the scariest one that Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751754089306671647.post-70562462605312041642013-06-12T19:18:00.002-06:002013-06-12T19:20:07.051-06:00this is what happy looks like :-)
I think it's safe to say that this recently
minted 6 year old had a HAPPY birthday! :-)
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