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Thanks everyone for all your support over the past couple years and for following along on our little adventures.  As most of you know, I've been actively working on some other sites and will now be moving "The Deininger Trio" to a new location!  Keep up with what's going on with me and the Deininger Trio at the Domestic Diva in the Making.

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I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, but I guess in a way I am.  I've heard so many horror stories about the "terrible 2's" and the temper tantrums and screaming fits but I haven't really experienced any of that... yet!  Maybe it's something I won't experience with Hayden, maybe she'll go through that phase later in life, or maybe I'll get it twice as bad with the next child,

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We've all heard of Little Miss before and as I was putting together this post I started a search for a "Little Miss Independent" and come up with nothing.  There are several Little Miss characters, but no Independent and that's what I would characterize my daughter as.  As I look through each Little Miss on this list, I see a little bit of my daughter in each, so I guess you could say

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When it comes to my work, I'm always on my "A" game, but what I consider my "wifely" duties... let's just say this pictures is a pretty accurate description of how I feel.  When I'm at work I have complete control of everything.  My files are always neatly placed, my desk has order to it and I'm on top of every aspect of my work.  My home life, that's a whole other ball park. 

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As much as I love food, cooking has never been my forte.  I've always been much better at consuming it than preparing it, hence the reason I am where I am right now - over weight and with zero cooking skills!  Yesterday I decided I needed to make a change.  It's about time I learn to cook at least a decent enough meal that my family would not only enjoy but also something

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For far too long now I've depended heavily on take-out, delivery, and frozen meals.  Well, no more!  At least not on a regular basis as we were doing before.  It had gotten to the point where the delivery guys knew us by name, that's bad - real bad!  All that junk food has played a big factor in why I am the way I am right now.  I was doing so good last year too,

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I recently received an email from a friend that has stuck with me the past couple of days.  In this email she talked about how the weekend has flown by.  I'm sure we all feel like that from time to time, some more than others.  This line really stuck out to me. "The reality of it is that we all get a 'check' for 24 hours a day and [we] MUST spend it.  There's no saving."

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I know I said I'd moved to MommyTLC, but I missed updating this blog!  I missed updating you guys on what's been going on with our little family and I've missed reading up on your blogs as well!  I've been consumed lately with keeping up with my new adventures on MommyTLC that I've left my family journal to the wayside.  So now I'm back to keep you posted on what's new with the

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I still can't come to terms with the fact that today my little girl turns 2! Two years ago today at 4:13AM, after seven hours of intense labor, I gave birth to this precious, perfect little angel and now I'm preparing to celebrate her second birthday already. I always hated the cliche "time flies", but it's true, especially after having kids. Where did all that time go? As I sit here reflecting

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Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've written on this blog.  What's the reasoning behind that?  Well, I've been working hard on getting my new blog up and running.  I'm sure most of you have heard me mention MommyTLC a bunch of times, well it's now up the way I wanted it to be.  It looks great and I'm so proud of what I've been able to put together.  It went from

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Valentine's Day, like most holidays for me, is usually nothing special. Yes, it's a day to express your love but most Valentine's Day in the past have been spent at home alone! Dan usually has to work so I'm left at home doing nothing. This year was a little different!Finally after many many years of spending this love holiday alone I got to spend part of it with the love of my life! Dan got

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We're not much for staying inside all day, so Saturday after getting back from our Utah excursion, we thought it would be fun to spend the afternoon at the zoo. We've never been to the zoo after a snow storm, but we thought we'd give it a try! I'm so glad we did! There were no lines to see anything and the place was so peaceful, minus all the animal noises! We had a great time going from one

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Snowbasin & Lakeside ResortOur vacation really started when we got to Lakeside Resort in Ogden Valley! What a beautiful place! Everywhere you look there's mountains! Our condo had a view of the lake and Snowbasin. We even had a private hot tub on the deck! We definitely made good use of the hot tub, let me tell you! It was nice to just sit back and relax, take nature in and enjoy the scenery.

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Play dates galore!!!We had more play dates then we had time to get to! It was great having those few extra days to be able to spend with friends that I haven't seen in YEARS! Most of these lovely ladies I haven't seen since Young Women's! So that would be... 6 years! All of these visit were WAY long overdue!Our first stop was visiting the D family. I was so happy to be able to sit and chat with

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Driving Around Ogden!On Monday, we said our goodbye's to Lynn, Brandon and the kids and headed south for Ogden where we would be spending the rest of our vacation. Dan had heard about this little brewery that had great food, so we decided to check it out for lunch. If you're ever in Ogden and looking for a good place to eat, definitely check out the Rooster Brewing Company! The food was

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Snowboarding at Beaver was amazing! I didn't get to go snowboarding or skiing like I had hoped, but that was perfectly fine by me! I got to spend the day playing in the snow with Hayden and watching her go down the bunny hills with her dad! She had a blast!!!Here are some pictures of our day at Beaver!This is exactly why we call her our little "monkey"!I couldn't have asked for a more fun filled

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We just got back from an AMAZING trip to Utah! It was so great seeing family and friends! Normally we only go our for a couple of days and try to squeeze in a million bagillion things into like 3 days! Crazy, I know! This time we decided to take a little more time and really enjoy our vacation. I'm so glad we did!Let me just start off by saying that I have the most wonderful daughter in the world

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Over the past few weeks Hayden has done a complete 180 on me! She went from everything having to be "mom, mom, mom" to now being "dad, dad, dad"! She can't get enough of her daddy! And who can blame her, she has a great father! I love my husband with all my heart and I'm so thankful for him. He works hard all day and we barely get the time to see him with his late night schedule, but he always

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I think this is one of the cutest things Hayden is doing now! For the past few days Hayden has been entertaining herself in her car seat by humming to herself. I don't know where she picked it up, but now she will sit in her car seat or stroller holding her baby doll and humming. But not only is she humming a little tone but she is also dancing to it and making her baby doll dance too!I've been

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The official stats are in! Hayden is just about off the charts on everything yet again!Weight - 25 lbs 15 oz - 92%Height - 2' 6" - 87%Hayden has been sleeping through the night for the past 2+ weeks now and I've been in HEAVEN!!! I can't remember the last time I got 6 hours of continuous sleep! So now that she's FINALLY sleeping through the night and we have a good bedtime routine, the doctor

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Look what daddy has created! A little cookie monster! Dan gave Hayden a thin mints cookie yesterday and now she's hooked! I let her have one as a dessert after dinner yesterday and this is what she looked like afterwards!

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Hayden gets a bubble bath every night! This is her favorite time of the day. After she finishes her dinner, she knows what time it is! I'll take her out of her high chair and she make a bee line for the stairs and points upstairs! Once we are upstairs she goes straight into the bathroom and tries to open the sliding door to the bath tub! What a funny little girl! She normally plays for

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This month has definitley been all about this little cutie right here! With her birthday at the beginning of the month, so how the celebrations have still continued! I guess we just can't stop celebrating her, having her in our lives is magical! We waited so long and suffered through so many difficulties and now we have this little angel! I am so grateful to have her in my life!Hayden with

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I can't believe we are half way through January already! Not too much has really happened this month. We celebrated Hayden's first birthday, a very special milestone in our lives! Other than that, we've basically been laying low this past month. I've started a new workout routine that I'm happy to say, I've been sticking to pretty well! I've had a couple of off days where I haven't really had the

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I am beyond thankful to my friend Danica, an amazing photographer, who was kind enough to take pictures for me at Hayden's birthday party. Not only did it relieve a great deal of stress for me for that day not having to worry about trying to get a snapshot of every fun, exciting, and happy moment Hayden experience, but it also allowed me to just relax and enjoy the party! I was able to focus all

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