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My Family - Just as I remember them...

2012-01-09T18:10:00.002-06:00

While in FL I got to see my family. It's been nearly four years since I saw my grandma and 18 years since I saw my Aunt and Uncles. It seems like they haven't changed a bit. I had such a wonderful time and only wish I could have spent more time with them. I hope it wont be long till our next visit.

Aunt 'Manda with Autumn

Uncle David with my cousin Danielle, Uncle George holding Abigail, Me and Autumn.

Grandma Adcox holding Autumn who was born on her birthday 29 years (times 2 or 3 give or take) later.

Love you all Sooooo Much!!!

Disney World

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It's all about the Princesses

Thumper wouldn't let Autumn go.

Christmas in St. Charles, MO.

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Every Christmas in St. Charles, MO. holiday figures from around the world and throughout all time roam historic main street. Visitors are challenged to track all 34 (this year) of them down and collect their "all star" card which gives a brief explanation of who they are. They are also invited to listen to the character tell his or her story and ask any question they like. Abigail was a bit uncomfortable with all the different Santas but Emma warmed up to them quickly, it was difficult to keep up with her as she ran to collect her card. In the end we met 23 holiday characters.

Civil War Santa is the living embodiment of drawings created
by Thomas Nast during the war between the states. Nast was a famed sketch
artist, born in Germany, but raised in the United States. He drew for Harper's
Weekly from 1859 until 1886, and is widely regarded as the grandfather of
political cartoons. During the Civil War, he was particularly outspoken about
the abolition of slavery and the reunification of the North and South. Nast
drew many pictures for Harper’s depicting Santa Claus and Christmas life of
this era, but his first was published drawing of Santa was on January 3, 1863.
This classic drawing depicted Santa arriving at a Union camp dressed in stars
and stripes and riding in a carriage lead by reindeer.

Father Christmas:
On an enchanted white horse, Father Christmas flies over the
houses of England on Christmas Eve. He brings presents to be carefully placed
under Christmas Trees, and treats to fill fireside stockings. With a wreath of
holly atop his head and a long green robe on his stout frame, he is the
embodiment of jovial Christmas cheer embraced by England in the 19th century
and is reflected in the 'Spirit of Christmas Present' in Charles Dickens’
famous story, A Christmas Carol.

Jo March: Not like her sisters, Jo March is often caught with dirty
gloves – a tomboy at heart, who finds it impossible to stay out of mischief or
put down her quill. Though Jo and her sisters are not rich, they themselves are
always eager to help those less fortunate than themselves, especially at
Christmas time.

Clara & the Nutcracker Prince:

Clara: Drawing from E. T. A. Hoffman’s story The Nutcracker and The
King of Mice, The music of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, tells to story
of young Clara Stahlbaum anxiously awaiting the arrival of her eccentric
godfather, Drosselmeyer, at her families’ Christmas Eve party. Upon his arrival, he presents her with a wooden doll nutcracker dressed as a soldier, which she immediately falls in
love with. That night, she falls asleep under the Christmas tree with her new
toy, and is magically reduced to his size at the stroke of midnight. A fight ensues with an army of mice and toy soldiers and Clara is able to fight off the most vicious Mouse King with her
slipper to save the Nutcracker’s life. Her new Prince then takes her on a
colorful dancing adventure to The Land of Snow and The Land of Sweets. For many families, going to see The Nutcracker
is an annual holiday tradition, and often it is a child’s first exposure to
ballet. Tchaikovsky’s music and Clara’s beautiful story leads us to believe
that if we dream of Christmas toys, we might wake-up in a magical world of
snowflakes, Sugar Plum Fairies and Nutcracker Princes.

The Nutcracker Prince: German author E. T. A. Hoffman in the 19 th Century wrote
many stories in which dolls played an important roll. Coppelia is about a mechanical doll that is so life-like that the young men of the village flirt with her. In Tales of
Hoffman, there is a wind-up doll that sings until her spring winds down, making
her voice fall flat as she finishes her song. These stories of dolls living human dreams are
reminiscent in Hoffman’s most famous character, The Nutcracker, from The
Nutcracker and The King of Mice. Presented as a Christmas Gift to the beautiful
Clara, this wooden Nutcracker doll, dressed in soldier’s finery, is quickly
crushed by Clara’s jealous brother. Broken, but still loved, he is gently left
beneath the families’ Christmas tree, where he comes to life at the stroke of
midnight. The villainous army of the King of Mice come upon The Nutcracker and draw their swords for battle. Reinforced by toy soldiers, The Nutcracker is victorious in the war under the
Christmas tree, and finds himself to actually be a Prince, able to take his beloved
Clara on a magical journey to his homeland.

Santa Lucia: Christmas in Sweden begins on December 13th, the feast day
of Santa Lucia, bringer of light and patron saint of vision. Born in 283 in
Syracuse Sicily, Lucia was known to bring food and supplies to persecuted
Christians hiding underground, wearing a wreath of candles upon her head to
light the way. She was betrothed to a pagan, Paschiasius, but vowed to remain unmarried, wanting to dedicate her life to helping others. Refusing to be married and named a Christian, she was tortured by having her eyes removed and finally martyred. Before the Gregorian
calendar reform, Santa Lucia’s feast day fell on the winter solstice, the
shortest and darkest day of the year in Sweden, a country she is rumored to
have visited in her short life. Today, Swedes continues to honor her as the
virtuous bride, bringing joyful light to their dark winter days. On the morning of her feast day, a daughter in each family dresses in a white robe and delivers sweet rolls (called lussekatt)
and coffee to her parents by candlelight.

Victorian Carolers: St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1182-1226) first began writing
Latin church hymns with the joyful feeling of today’s Christmas carols in the
13th Century. Prior to that, Christmas music was limited to liturgical hymns
solemnly written about the nativity. As Christmas celebrations grew past the
defining walls of Christianity across Europe, so did Christmas music. Horrified
by what was considered sacrilegious celebration, caroling was outlawed from
1649 – 1660 by English Puritans, along with Christmas decorations. At St.
Charles Christmas Traditions, the carols you love can be found all along South
Main. Look for groups of Victorian carolers to sing you these beautiful songs
of Christmas.

Pere Noel: All year long, children of France look forward to a visit by
Père Noël (Father Christmas) and his pet donkey, Mistletoe, on Christmas Eve.
In preparation, they decorate their homes just like homes in the United States,
with fine greenery and a beautiful Christmas tree filled with treasured
ornaments. However, special attention is paid to the creation of the “crèche”
(nativity) scene. In French nativity sets, you will not only find figures of
Mary, Joseph, sheep and Wise Men, but shop keepers, farmers, fisherman,
provincial townsfolk, dogs and cats. These figures representing people and
things from all walks of life are called “les santons” (little saints). On
Christmas Eve, baby Jesus is added to the crèche and most families gather to
eat a large dinner called “Le Reveillon”. At the end of this feast they serve a
special dessert cake decorated to look like a Yule log called “Buche de Noël.”
Finally, after bellies are full, and little eyes grow heavy, the family gets
ready for Père Noël. Children fill their shoes with carrots and hay and leave
them by the fireplace and a glass of wine is poured to sit beside them. When
the families fall asleep, Père Noël travels with Mistletoe and an overflowing
bag of gifts to each home. He quietly removes the carrots and hay left in the
shoes for his friendly donkey, and replaces it with candies and presents for
the children. Père Noël drinks heartily from the wineglass and nibbles on the
leftover crumbs from the Buche de Noel dessert before he heads off to bring a
Merry Christmas to the next family. Should you ever see Père Noël in route to
France, be sure to wish him a “Joyeux Noël et Bonne Annèe”! (Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!)

Bob Cratchit & Tiny Tim

Bob Cratchit: In "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens draws out his visionary ideals of the “Christmas Spirit”. Coming from poverty during the industrial growth of Victorian England, Dickens’s knew first hand both the suffering of the working poor, and the greed of high society. In Bob Cratchit, the appreciative, overworked and underpaid clerk in "A Christmas Carol", Dickens gives his readers a comparative figure to judge the greedy Scrooge against. Inspired by the uncompromising optimism of Bob, and the rugged heart of his ill son Tiny Tim, Scrooge has a complete character reversal at the end of the story, realizing the joy that is found in Christmas generosity. I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.

Tiny Tim: God Bless us, everyone!” exclaims the frail Tiny Tim Cratchit as his family begins their Christmas dinner in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Mortality of children was something that Charles Dickens was likely very well acquainted with living in Victorian England. Married couples had an average of six children, and if they lived in poor industrial communities, with polluted living conditions, malnutrition and dangerous working conditions, their life expectancy was very low. Two out of ten infants would die in their first year. One in four children would die before they were five. In wealthier areas, the average male life expectancy was fifty-seven, in industrial towns it was twenty-six. In these conditions that Dickens’ original readers knew well, it is not surprising that Tim’s character has stood out among others. Tiny Tim is an ill little boy dependant on a wooden crutch, grateful for what he has and willing to say a prayer for the selfish man that hoards the money that could save his life. Even Scrooge’s heart would melt with that.

Serenity: Hark! Serenity, the Christmas Angel, heralds happy tidings and wonderful news to Saint Charles! Wishing peace on earth and goodwill to men, Serenity is a reminder of the truest, heartfelt meaning of the Christmas season.

Ice Queen: As queen of the snowflakes and Jack Frost, the Ice Queen travels the world creating winter storms. If she had her way, it would be winter all year long. Though she may seem kind, travelers should be wary – three kisses from the Ice Queen and you will never find your way back home.

La Befana: The Three Wise Men had traveled long and far in search of Bethlehem. One night of their journey they became lost, and came to the doorstep of the Italian Grandmother Befana to ask for directions.Befana was consumed with the sweeping and cleaning of her home and quickly dismissed the Wise Men when they told her of their search for the New Born King. Even when they asked her to come with them to pay respects to Jesus, she stubbornly refused. Later in the night a brilliant star appeared in the sky, and it's beauty quickly made Befana realize she had made a terrible mistake.She gathered up toys and presents for the Christ Child and tried to run after them, but her old legs couldn't catch up with them. In frustration, she wept over the dirty broom that had been her misfortune.The sincerity of her tears gave the broom new life, and it scooped her up into the night sky to search for the Wise Men she had treated so badly. La Befana has never found the Three Kings or the stable they searched for, but every year on January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany, she flies over the homes of the children of Italy leaving presents with good boys and girls until she finds the baby Jesus.

Flower Girl: Flow-ers! Flow-ers for sale!” Reminiscent of My Fair Lady‘s Eliza Doolittle and the famous flower girls of Victorian London, St. Charles greets you with its official Flower Girls. Sprigs of fresh holly and carnations in a variety of colors are available from their baskets for a modest donation; red for love and Christmas, pink for Happiness, yellow for friendship, fushia for thanks and white for purity. If you ask nicely, they may even serenade you with a pretty song to make your Christmas Merry. Keeping gentleman’s buttonholes filled with primroses and bunches of violet in ladies hands was essential to the survival of the original flower girls of London’s Covent Gardens and Farringdon Markets. In 1889 it was illegal to solicit sales standing in one place, yet an estimated 2000 young girls were making their living selling on the streets. These were often orphans of Irish immigrants or daughters supporting their entire families on meager earnings. When winter brought fewer flowers to market, the girls would also sell water-cress, onions, matchsticks and oranges in the Spring.

Mrs. Claus: First introduced to the world in the book Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh Ride by poet Katherine Lee Bates (1859-1929), Mrs. Claus has moved out of the kitchen and into the workshop over the past century. In Bates’ 1889 book, Mrs. Claus begs to be taken along in the annual Christmas Eve toy delivery sleigh ride with Santa. She has raised perfect candy trees all year long and feels deserving of a chance to participate in the fun. As they make their deliveries, Santa pops up and down chimneys, and Mrs. Claus stays on the roof and holds the reindeer. Sadly, when they come to one little boy’s modest house, Santa emerges from the chimney with a tear on his cheek. The only stocking the little boy had to hang by the fireplace had a hole in it, and he was unable to fill it with any presents. Seeing an opportunity to save the day, Mrs. Claus jumps down the chimney and mends the little boy’s stocking. From that point on, Santa has always asked his lovely wife to come along for holiday deliveries. Today, Mrs. Claus doesn't’t just bake the best cookies this side of the Northern Lights. She stays up-to-date on all the most popular toys, making sure Santa knows what each child wants, and manages the elves’ workshop. It keeps her very busy, but she is happy to be at the side of Santa, bringing extra magic to Christmas.

Santas Head Elf - The Cottage Elves: These elves travel the world with Santa, collecting the wish lists from all the girls and boys that visit with him. They also help the elves in the North Pole make sure that they have adequate inventory of all the goodies that Santa will need to deliver on Christmas Eve night.

Victorian Santa: Joyfully, we celebrate the Santa Claus drawn out for us in Clemet Moore’s 1822 poem “A Visit From St. Nick” (or “The Night Before Christmas.”) Children struggle with sleep every year waiting for this red coated, elf-like gift giver to pop down their chimneys, stuff stockings, and ride off into the night sky behind his team of reindeer. However, Clemet Moore owes his inspiration to over 1600 years of history and legend. Santa Claus is a pure reflection of a diverse and imaginative world; a mischievous twinkle in his eye from Julenisse, a generous friend to children from Saint Nicholas, a boisterous jolliness from Father Christmas, trust in animal friends from Pere Noel, naughty versus nice pronouncements from Kris Kringle, and faithful reverence from La Bafana and Santa Lucia. Over many years, our international community has discovered more and more about Santa Claus. Perhaps most importantly, we’ve learned that his possibilities are limited only by our willingness to believe in the unseen and share the customs that make our childhoods magical. Christmas Traditions is proud to offer a 24k gold plated hand swirled stained-glass Keepsake Ornament of Victorian Santa. You can view the ornament here and purchase one at The Tintypery at 510 S. Main Street.

MacNicholas: On Christmas Eve all the good lads and lassies in Scotland listen carefully for the sound of MacNicolaus' bagpipes announcing his arrival and rush to the door to wish him "Nollaigh Cridheil" or "Happy Christmas!" After Christmas, the real fun begins as the Scots celebrate New Years Eve or "Hogmany." The New Year's favorite, "Auld Lang Syne", was written by Scottish poet Robert Burns as a tribute to this favorite holiday. In fact, Hogmany is such a huge celebration that both January 1st and 2nd are national holidays in Scotland.

Mikko & Mikkel: Santa’s two favorite elves maintain the “Naughty and Nice” list, keep Santa’s workshop running smoothly, and help Santa make his deliveries on Christmas Eve. But even hardworking elves are always ready to play!

Train Conductor: Only children who believe in Santa Claus can hear the chime of The Train Conductor's magic Christmas bell. Those children who don't believe in Santa might see the Train Conductor again on Christmas Eve when The Sleighbell Special takes the children to see Santa's North Pole headquarters with their own eyes.The St. Charles, M. K. & T. Railroad Depot in Frontier Park was built in 1892.

Mother Goose: Stepmother to ten and mother of six children herself, Mother Goose inspired her son-in-law, Thomas Fleet, to publish a collection of the nursery rhymes that she sang to her children and grandchildren. Thomas Nast drew a famous picture of her dancing with Santa Claus on the cover of Harper’s Weekly in 1880.

Snegurochka: Long ago in Russia, Spring and Fall longed for a daughter
who could live partially among humans. Out of the snows of Winter, they created
the beautiful Snegurochka who tried to live with other children her age, but
her heart was made of ice and she could not learn to love. Taking pity on her,
Ded Moroz (the Russian Father Christmas) took pity on her and turned her into a
human. Today, all across Russia, Snegurochka and Ded Moroz appear at Christmas
together and deliver gifts to good children.

Sweet Tooth Fairy: She didn't have a card this year ;(

Hope you enjoyed this little journey to Christmas past and around the world.

Autumn's Baby Blessing

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Autumn was blessed the 25 of September! What a pretty baby!

Abigail and Emma were just too cute so we had to get some pictures in of them too!

Our Girls

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Our family

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The Girls so badly wanted to hold her but we told them not till we get home.

My beautiful girls, ALL FOUR OF THEM!!

Autumn Grace Sego

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AUTUMN GRACE SEGO

Our beautiful baby weighted in at 7 lbs. 3 oz and 19 inches. She is doing greeat and we are excited for her to be in our home

Abigail caught her first fish!!

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She was the first one with her rod in the water and the first one to bring one in.

It was all great until I told her that she had to touch it and clean it!!

Abigail's new accessory

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Abigail has just gotten a new pair of glasses and she know she is the cutest!

The Great SEGO Garden!

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Cherry Tomatoes

PEAR TOMATOES

SUGAR SNAP PEAS

SUNBURST SQUASH

ZUCHININI

SUMMER SQUASH THE GARDEN

THE RABBIT, and why we have a large fence around the garden!

Easter QT's

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Jason's Garden Box

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Recent Photos

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Botanical Gardens

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The Botanical Gardens "Trains" for the Holidays!

We spent the day at the Botanical Gardens in Missouri. Although the weather is not the greatest for the event the girls still had loads of fun.

Inside they had a really awesome setup of trains for the Holiday season. We're not sure if jason had more fun than the girls, either way we all loved the trains.

Christmas

2010-12-30T18:45:00.004-06:00

The girls are already to go to church!

What a beautiful Christmas we had!

We had a wonderful Christmas thanks to the generosity of family and friends. We love and thank you all.

Emma's Birthday

2010-12-30T18:41:00.002-06:00

If you think she looks bad here you should have seen her opening her presents, poor girl was sooooo sick, woke up with strep. She's doing much better now. ;)

Welcome Autumn

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Too cute for words

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My little Witches

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Before

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When we moved in the entire front room was painted this horrid green. It actually looked ok in the right light which is why we liked it when first looking at the house, after a few weeks we decided it needed to go. Jason also preped for this project by adding extra outlets and setting up the cables for tv and surround sound in case we or future residents want a tv in this room.

After

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Jason and Jacob did a beautiful job on my shelves/display/fireplace... unit. I love it. It makes me feel rich to have such a nice piece in my home. Thank you Jake and Jason.

A few random photos

2010-11-05T20:24:00.001-05:00

Here are just a few random photos, I have hundreds so it's hard to choose which ones to post. Thank you Grandma Sego for the cute clothes for the girls.

St. Louis Zoo

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The St. Louis Zoo is so amazing!!! This hippo just kept swimming in circles right in front of us. We could practically reach out and touch the puffins and penguins, and the apes always seem to be right next to the window so we could get up close and personal. I personally love the butterfly room. Perhaps more pictures of that later.

Chicago

2010-11-05T19:37:00.002-05:00

The week after we arrived at our new home Jason took Abigail to Chicago for his nephew's baby blessing. They fit a lot of other fun activities in while there too. Here's a cute pic of them with the city in the back ground.

Everybody Farts

2010-08-21T10:11:00.000-05:00

Abigail farted this morning and as a result she made a list of everyone who farts. "I fart. Mommy fart. Emma fart. Daddy fart. Papa fart. Aunt Jessica Fart. Papa fart. Grandma fart. Uncle Josh fart. Papa fart." So is this a list of who's made the biggest impression (potency) on Abigail or what?

Ampa's

2010-07-25T15:31:00.000-05:00

I felt so blessed to be able to visit my family in CA before our move. We don't get to see them nearly enough and now we are even further away than before. I hope it wont be for long.

Emma with Uncle Billy - she reminds me so much of some of his baby pictures sometimes.

These two pics are probably some of my favorites. So sweet to see Emma in a group hug with Uncle Loren and Aunt Jessica. I love my little brother and sister sooooooo much.

Family picture, just us being us. Wish Arin hadn't already left. Glad we got to see him though.

It took Abigail a little while to warm up to Uncle Billy but as you can see, she did it.

Grandpa and Emma-bean.

Grandpa and his little Button.

2010-07-24T16:03:00.000-05:00

May was a busy month, this will be one of several posts for May. As we prepared for our move we tried to spend as much time with family as possible. These pictures were taken at Grandma McClure's house where the girls got to play with their cousins Tanner and Mandy. They all had so much fun and miss being close to each other.

April

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Abigail insists on sleeping with Emma and sometimes they are just too cute for words.

Daddy is modeling to get Abigail to pose for this one

Abigail put her bunny in the corner.

There's that great smile again.

Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Sego's house. They have an in with the Easter Bunny.

This is Jacob Jr. (the girls cousin) with the bunny. By the look on his face I would say he's plotting some evil plan to take down the bunny.

Abigail got brave and Jacob got all the eggs.

Emma isn't so sure

"I'll sit here and be good, but only because I don't know what this bunny could do to me."

Reaching for the camera.

Isn't this the most adorable picture!

Abigail found a new toy in her toy box...

The many faces of Emma

Abigail's Photography

2010-07-12T12:33:00.000-05:00

As promised here are some of the photo's Abigail has taken.
If I had known I was to be in her photo shoot I would have fixed my hair ;)

I actually really like this picture of the trees.

Abstract.

Her favorite subject.

March

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The beginning of Abigails love of photography started with her imagination...

Emma being domestic in her kitchen

Abigail has been taking dance classes, isn't she adorable in her leotard!

Quite the opposite... she looks posessed here.

Sweet Emma, what more can I say.

LOVE the Smiles.

Yes these beautiful girls came from this silly daddy.

2010-07-11T14:37:00.000-05:00

It's been six months since my last post. Life happens ~ we've been busy and time has just flown by. Now that I'm done with my online classes I will have more time to do more things that I enjoy such as documenting the lives of my beautiful daughters. Here are a few pictures to start getting cuaght up. These pictures were taken in February. Emma has become a ham when it comes to the camera and Abigail is more interested in getting behind it. I'll post some of the pictures she has taken at a future time.

Abigail's Birthday

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Loves her new toys

Abigail's "I'm so excited" expression that she made every time she opened a present.

"What am I supposed to do with that?"

I couldn't help it, this was one of the best pics.

Emma was happy to be there

Princess for the day.

Thank you to everyone who make this such a special day for our Abigail. She LOVES all of her toys. Not only did she put her new babies in her baby pack and play, she crawled in with them. She sat with daddy and mommy and read her TagJr. book for a good 5 minutes. Yes Arden, she loves it! She pulled out her dress and held it up to her then said "pretty". As you can see from the pictures she loves sitting in her new chair, just her size. And she would not go to bed without her Scout tonight. By the way, Abigails' Scout's favorite animal is a Zebra, and his favorite food is a hot dog.

Abigail feeding Emma

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I like you baby!

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Just Because They Are So Darn Cute

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This picture reminds me of one taken at my 5th birthday where my cousin Eric was staring intently at my cake. The little boy staring at Emma's cake is Eric's son, Colton.

Aunti Barbie & Emma

Aunt Melinda and cousin Colton

Uncle Pat and Abigail

Emma with Grandpa Sego

Abigail and daddy

Grandpa Sego watching Abigail and Uncle Pat

Abigail wearing daddy's work boots

Christmas

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Emma's Birthday in reverse

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Santa

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We took the girls to see Santa. Due to stranger danger issues (on the girls part) mommy had to sit on Santa's lap with the girls on hers in order to get their picture with him.

Adcox Family Reunion

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Abigail in the Snow

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Jason's birthday

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We took the girls to the Tree House Museum. It's a great place with little houses representing different countries, then there are stations made up to be like a farm or fire station. Upstairs there's a music area, a medical/science area, a huge US map on the floor, an art area where the kids can paint, and a theater area. I'm sure I'm forgetting something. Anyhow, it was a lot of fun.

His parents too us to dinner at the Sky Box, a sports bar/restaurant. The huge screen with guys tackling each other must have made Abigail a bit nervous. After that we went to the temple and walked around.

Halloween

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A-Beeee-gail

Emma plays

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Peek-a-boo

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Abigail Sings

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Adorable Emma

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Pretty Abigail

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The Winning Page

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I submitted this digital scrapbook page in a weekly contest and was one of the four winners. Thank you to Jason and Abigail for taking such awesome pictures.

In Loving Memory

2009-09-28T23:36:00.000-05:00

I want to take this space to remember and honor the best friend of my youth. Kandice Amber Mieden. I was six year old when we first met; she was lost, trying to find her way home and stopped to ask me for directions. We were nearly inseparable in our youth. Kandi was everything I wanted to be; strong, courageous, outgoing, friendly, she had a way of drawing people to her and making them love her. Our friendship helped shape who I am today. Kandi passed away on my birthday. It seems a reminder to me of the kindred spirits we were, and though we lost touch many years ago, we are kindred spirits still. I know she is in the loving embrace of our Father in Heaven. I can see her intoxicating smile as she greets other friends and loved ones who went before her. I can feel her happiness as she looks down on her family and all of her friends knowing that, for her, it will be but a moment until she can embrace us again. May her joyful spirit remain with all whose lives she touched.

Birthdays!!!

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Had a wonderful birthday dinner with Darrell and Linda then mom and I took the girls to Park City to celebrate our birthday in style. Had a wonderful time.

Happy Emma-bean

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Abigail is so cool!

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Sisters

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My B-day Present From Jason... So Beautiful.

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Play time outside.

2009-09-20T21:36:00.000-05:00

Just after nap...

2009-09-20T21:31:00.000-05:00

Abagail's hair reminds me of Jason for some reason.

The Girls

2009-09-17T22:03:00.000-05:00

Emma

2009-09-14T12:10:00.000-05:00

Abigail

2009-09-14T11:21:00.000-05:00

Every night we make a video for daddy but for some reason I am no longer able to attach them to his emails; so what was once personal is going public.

Foot

2009-09-14T11:17:00.000-05:00

Helping daddy shoulder the load

2009-08-11T13:58:00.000-05:00

"We miss you daddy"

2009-08-11T13:57:00.000-05:00

2009-08-11T13:52:00.000-05:00

Jason is so cooperative, his mom and I wanted pictures of him in his uniform, isn't he handsome. We're all proud of his willing service to our country, to each and every one of us, protecting our freedoms and keeping us safe. Love you Jason.

Daddy's Girls

2009-08-11T13:49:00.000-05:00

Jason sure LOVES his girls, every day he's gone he reminds me to tell them "daddy loves you" and give them a big kiss and a hug.

4th of July

2009-07-16T01:31:00.000-05:00

4th of July at the Stadium of Fire was a treat for us all. In addition to seeing Shedaisy and the Jonus Brothers perform (Jason was SOOOOO excited, hehe), we were there to witness the retirement of the US Flag that has been proudly displayed at the BYU games for the past 13 years. It was especially touching to look over at Jason and see a tear rolling down his face, wether because of the cerimonious retierment of the flag or the mention of a recently fallen soldier and friend of his I'm not sure. Jason loves his country.

Air Show

2009-06-07T19:32:00.000-05:00

Trying to protect Emma's ears from...

...the F-22 (I think that's what this one is)

These two planes enacted a dog fight, very cool.

Abigail watching the show.

As always our Abigail was the star of the show. Wearing her squeaker shoes (Thanks Moe, love them) gets everyones attention. People even stopped watching the air show to watch her go by and comment on how cute she is. Emma was hidden in the stroller or I'M SURE she would be getting just as much attention (of course I think that, I'm her mom :).

Cousins

2009-06-07T19:20:00.000-05:00

Henry & Emma (The cooperative ones)

Jake, Abigail, Henry & Emma

Like two peas in a pod

Fun in the Sun

Memorial Day

2009-06-07T19:02:00.001-05:00

The Garden

2009-05-18T00:29:00.000-05:00

While daddy golfed the girls went to the garden. Tulip festival was over but you can still see in some of the pictures there were still hundreds there in bloom. Biggest tulips I've ever seen. Abigail loved running free through the grassy fields and picking the pansies, shhhhh don't tell. Emma picked a few pansies herself, but that wasn't quite so intentional.

Trip to CA

2009-05-18T00:04:00.000-05:00

Uncle Arin & Emma

Aunt Jessica & Emma (classic Emma)

Me, Emma, Aunt Jessica, Grandma McClure & Abigail

Uncle Arin & Abigail

Me, Aunt Jessica, Abigail, Ampa Adcox & Emma

We all had a wonderful visit, it was so great to see all of you.
Love you tons.

2009-04-23T21:28:00.000-05:00

In loving memory.

2009-04-14T22:48:00.000-05:00

Happy Baby

2009-03-30T08:31:00.000-05:00

Life is good. Jason and I have two beautiful and happy baby girls. Abigail is quite grown up now, she insists on feeding herself, drinking from a real cup, walking, not crawling, up the stairs (with a little help from mom or dad), and she's showing signs of getting ready to climb. Emma is smiling now as you can see, and every once in a while she gives us a little laugh. She likes to be able to see her mom or dad, doesn't like to be left alone. We adore our girls, our little princesses.

ZONKED!!

2009-03-29T21:26:00.000-05:00

She sleeps

2009-02-11T16:39:00.000-06:00

She may not be very glamorous when she's asleep but it sure is a beautiful moment. I was going to write more, update on the fam but she just woke up. Happy days.

Abigail is WALKING

2009-02-11T16:30:00.000-06:00

THE SEGO'S

2009-01-15T20:43:00.000-06:00

Some of the greatest joys come in the smallest packages.

HIGH MAINTENANCE!!

2009-01-15T20:41:00.000-06:00

Just like PEAS and CARROTS

2009-01-15T20:40:00.000-06:00

Always content no matter what she is doing!

2009-01-15T20:31:00.000-06:00

Emma Ashlynn

2009-01-15T20:26:00.000-06:00

Some of the first few pictures we have been able to capture of our new joy in life!

Abigail's First Birthday

2009-01-14T23:12:00.000-06:00

Abigail's lil' ATTITUDE!

2009-01-14T23:08:00.000-06:00

Getting ready for Church

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The SEGO FAMILY!!

Emma Ashlynn

2008-12-22T14:06:00.000-06:00

Emma came into this world at 8:06 p.m. on 21 December 2008. She weighs 6 lbs. 7 ounces, and is 19 1/2 inches. The love and joy that Abigail brought into our family is now being increased with this new blessing. We look forward to sharing her with friends and family.

In Reach

2008-11-18T15:56:00.000-06:00

Daddy hasn't learned that I'm a big girl now. I can stand up and reach anything he puts on the window seal. I love playing with daddy's toys, they're colorful and make noise. Mama is good to me and puts them back up so I can pull them down again. I have to do something to fill my day.

Playing on the farm...

2008-11-18T15:48:00.000-06:00

Abigail loves to play with her farm. Her favorite activities are taking the the windmill off the top and sucking on the horses head, I guess the shape is just perfect.

Sign Here

2008-11-15T10:40:00.000-06:00

Abigail has discovered the wonderful world of pulling on stickers and having another one magically appear. This started of course with baby wipes which I wouldn't let her play with, no waste, then went to tissues - natural progression - which we did allow her to play with at a hotel (our bad for the waste but she was having so much fun). Then just yesterday she was digging through grandma's office drawers and found the Sign Here stickers, I didn't think much of it until I looked down and saw them all over her. It made me laugh, sooooo cute. I did collect all the stickers to be reused later.

Sleeping Angel

2008-11-11T17:29:00.000-06:00

Jason's Homecoming

2008-11-11T17:04:00.000-06:00

After a 5 day adventurous journey Jason finally arrived home on 2 Nov '08, his birthday, from his deployment to Iraq. Little Abigail went right to her daddy without hesitation and already has him wrapped around her little finger.

Ladybug

2008-11-11T16:40:00.001-06:00

When I was a little girl my mom would call me Diana-bug. To me that was the equivalent of a ladybug. I thought it was cute, loved the nickname. I was just thinking of that this morning as I dressed my baby girl in her first Halloween costume. Though she didn't seem thrilled to be wearing the costume she sure had fun looking at her buggy self in the mirror. I thought she looked especially cute on the bench in the yard. See for yourself. (Posted on previous blog

1 Nov '08)

Starting anew....

2008-11-11T11:23:00.000-06:00

I have no idea what happened to my last blog but for some reason I can't access it to make changes so I'm starting over. Annoying.