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Photo Shoot!

2011-11-14T16:55:00.000-08:00

So Ethan has discovered photo booth on my mac and he loves taking pics of himself. So this is the final product:

This is his favorite pose now. We sure do love our little boy!

Halloween!

2011-10-31T18:55:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a very fun weekend! We had a blast with our family, got lots and lots of candy, and Ethan learned how to knock on a complete strangers door and ask for candy. It was the cutest thing, watching my son have no fear (when he is usually so afraid of people he doesn't know) and hold out his pumpkin bucket and ask for candy. I have to say I got a little choked up when I saw him do something that he normally would not do for some reason. It made me feel very proud of my son. It was the highlight of my week. So here are some photos. Hope you all enjoy!

Here is a video of him trick or treating for the first time! I love him!

Teaching Ethan Sign Language

2011-10-13T08:56:00.000-07:00

So I have been really frustrated trying to teach Ethan to talk and I have realized that my son will talk when he wants to and I can't just use other ways to communicate. We started teaching Ethan a couple weeks ago a few things to say in sign language just to help him out with communicating. He has done such a great job so far, that I am gonna look into teaching him more. My son is the best! I love him so much and I am grateful to have a little boy that listens to his mommy most the time.

UPDATE: Just an update on our life. Eric and I love living in Mentor. We are surrounded by trees and I love it! The fall is beautiful. The only complaint I have is that it rains a lot. Eric's job is going well and we love that we are in a ward with others who are just starting their careers too. We look forward to our future and can't wait to see where we will end up!

Conference

2011-10-03T10:37:00.000-07:00

We had a blast this conference weekend. It was pretty much a "stay at home" weekend. We did nothing but watch conference this weekend. I know it sounds boring, I thought it would be, but it was raining the entire weekend so it was nice to stay inside. Since Time Warner is lame and does not offer BYUtv, we ended up watching conference on our laptops. I was able to be spiritually edified as well as physically edified because I was able to watch conference in my kitchen while I was making a pumpkin roll.

It is weird, not going to church on Sunday but I have to say that I kinda liked not getting ready for the day (which is why there are no pictures of me. Here are some pictures of Ethan and Eric during conference.

I am so grateful that I got to spend the whole day with my son and my husband listening to wonderful talks that were given by such wonderful people. I love conference weekend and the spirit that it brings into my home. I can't wait for next April!

Ethan loves Ellen

2011-09-20T05:39:00.000-07:00

This video is a little old but I thought I would post it so everyone can see how much my son loves the Ellen show.The second he hears the song come on, he bolts to the t.v. and starts dancing. He loves dancing to music with his mommy. Just the other night we put on the music from the movie Rio and his favorite thing to do is spin around like the birdies do in the movie. I love my little boy! He makes me smile every day.

Ok..... I am really back this time and my blog looks better!

2011-09-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

So I know it has been like ages since I have been on my blog and I know said I was gonna try and do better, but this time I am really really going to try. I just remodeled my blog and hopefully I will learn more about designing a blog. I hope my blog will be interesting enough for people to read and I am very excited to start posting my fun stories and ideas on my blog!

Just to update a little. Eric and I have moved our little family all the way up to northern Ohio, in a town called Painesville. We live right next to Kirtland! We are in the Kirtland ward and we love it. We will be here for a while now with his job and we are so excited to live in an area where the fall weather last more than a week (rexburg). We live about a mile from Lake Erie and Ethan loves playing in it! We are so excited to be in our new home and pictures will come to show you the fun we are having!!!!

Okay so it has been a while...... my bad.

2011-03-01T13:54:00.000-08:00

So I am horrible at blogging but I would like to get better. I have so much time on my hands that I should be able to do this. For some reason I just hate using my blog, which is weird because I love using my computer and anything that has to do with it. Anyway, so a lot has happened since my last blog. I am just going to list the things and place a pic next to it if I have one.

1.My husband graduated!!!!!

2. We moved to OHIO!!!! I still think it is weird that my husband just so happened to get a job just 20 min from where I grew up. He is the favorite now with my parents.

3. We went to my parents for Christmas and had a blast with my entire family! I am so lucky to have a pretty cool family.

4. We moved into our apartment, got couches, got furniture, and got a car!

5. Eric started his job, which he loves. He is working very hard and is also enjoying what he is doing.

6. Ethan turned 1! He is the cutest boy ever and I am so lucky to be able to stay at home with him and watch him grow. He is the best little boy a mom could ask for. He is so close to walking and i can't wait to be able to take him on real walks with me!

We are having so much fun being in Ohio and we are so excited for the future!

Oh and did i mention that the BYU Basketball team is number 3!

ERIC GOT A JOB!!!!!

2010-11-26T21:41:00.000-08:00

It has been some of the best news Eric and I have been fortunate to have. Eric, a few weeks ago, left for California to interview with Avery Dennison with a few other boys from the school. He was chosen out of hundreds of people from all over the country to go to a 3 day interview and it was intense. In the end, though, it paid off. He got an offer just a few days later. When he told me, I couldn't help but think to count my blessings right away. We are so very blessed to have an income now and I feel very blessed to have a husband who works so hard for his family.
Eric is now apart of a two year program with Avery and will be moving every 9 months to a new area. We have no clue where we will start or the other places we will go. All we know are the three states we could possibly live in which are: California, Massachusetts, and............OHIO!!!! EVEN BETTER NEWS! Anyway, we are so excited and like I said before, so blessed.

Halloween

2010-11-18T21:38:00.000-08:00

It was my little guys first Halloween and it was my favorite of all Halloweens! It was also a busy day for Eric and I, since we had so many parties to go to. We had a lot of fun with all our friends but our favorite part of the day was definitely when we handed all the candy out to the children with Ethan. He was the cutest little lion ever and I loved showing him to everyone!!!!

Here he is waiting to give kids candy. One of the kids even came inside just to talk to him.

Here is the cutest picture of my little lion!

And here is my little fam! I love my boys!

My little guy is growing up soooo fast!

2010-09-16T12:27:00.000-07:00

So it has been a while since my last blog because we have been very busy moving back to Rexburg. We are happy to be here and appreciate any nice weather we can get before the snow storm comes. Eric is working hard in school and even harder finding a job. We are hoping and praying that things will work out for him and our small family so that we can begin a new adventure. But for now, we just have to enjoy the little blessing we see every day in our lives, Ethan. He has gotten so big. The doctor says he is in the 20th percentile but I still think he is a little porker. He makes my day! I love watching him grow and even more, watching him communicate more and more with me and his daddy. So far he just says things like "dadadada" or "bubububub", no "mamama" yet. I know i am his favorite anyways. So I thought I would post a few pics of my little guy for everyone to see how he has grown.

I Heart CHIPOTLE!!!!

2010-07-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

So I went to Chipotle today because I crave it everyday. Unfortunately, I cannot eat it everyday so I wait until I have a good excuse and then I indulge myself with the most heavenly food on earth. Speaking of heavenly.... every time I eat Chipotle, I immediately think, "Can I have this in Heaven when I get up there?" I am very serious about this too. That is the level of my infatuation with Chipotle. No words can explain the love I have for that place. No words can explain how much I love that place. I live off of their delicious food. It has become at times my happiness and my one place of total satisfaction at times. Chipotle and I are like a teenage girl and Justin Bieber. I weep every time I enter the doors and smell the fresh food.
You may think I am crazy, but I am not the only one who thinks this way. There are more out there just like me, anticipating the day they arrive to the heavenly gates and find out that Chipotle is the food of choice up there. PERFECTION, it would be. One can only hope. If not, then it just means I have to eat as much Chipotle as possible before I die. You may think I am obsessed, but really, I am just in love.

Should we get Satellite?

2010-05-24T19:34:00.001-07:00

Okay, so we just moved into our new apartment and it so far has been a pretty nice deal. The only downside to this apartment was there was no cable or satellite. We are not able to access cable so satellite is the only option. I, being the t.v/movie buff that I am, thought it would be a challenge that I could finally conquer. It has been almost a month and I am dying! I miss a lot of my shows including this:

I have become addicted to this show....it is sad, but true. For some reason the drama of it all, (and the "New Yorker" attitudes) attract me enough to stay up late at night just to watch the show. I am hooked! Unfortunately the internet does not show all of their shows and I am a little sad about it.

Which brings me back to satellite. There are so many shows that I am missing out on and it is making me sad...... but is it worth it? I just don't know. I am alone in an apartment for most of the day and I need something to do whenever I don't have a car. Yes I go on walks and I get out, but that doesn't take up the whole day! I need my "Oprah" and "Ellen" during my naps, and I need my "Office" and "Glee" at night!!!!! Is this just hopeless or should I sacrifice something to get Satellite.

We MOVED!!!!!!

2010-05-20T12:10:00.000-07:00

It's official.....we moved to Utah. Now we can say we lived in Utah, just like every other Mormon has. I am so happy to be here. It is beautiful here! I love stepping out of my apartment and seeing the Mountains. We also live very close to family and friends and lots of shopping and good food! We are so happy to be here and we may be here for a long time if Eric decides to go to BYU Law School....we will see. Ethan has been doing good. He loves his new room and we are even working on getting him to sleep in his very own bed and not next to mommy. I have decided that my son is attached to me and as much as I love it, I know it will just get harder the older he gets. Here are a few pics of the new home and of my little guy.

The little guy's room.

TOP 10 (at least) REASONS WHY I DISLIKE REXBURG

2010-04-13T08:30:00.000-07:00

Okay everyone, for those of you who know me really well, know that I am not a big fan of Rexburg. (That is an understatement). Rexburg has become my enemy more than my friend. Every morning I wake up in this town, I realize more and more how much I just am not supposed to be here. The second I stepped foot into this "out in the middle of NOWHERE" place was FIVE years ago. Why am I still here? Well my husband finally got an internship in Utah, and just when I thought everything was working out the way I had wanted it to, Rexburg gets in the way. We cannot find anyone to buy our contract, which means i will be stuck here until we do. So while I am stuck here, i figured I would let my frustrations out on this town. Here are the top 10 reasons (at least) that I hate about REXBURG.

10. There is a policeman on every corner of this town watching your every move and even if you don't move they still watch you. (don't ever be alone in the car with someone of the opposite sex parked somewhere because they will flash a shiny light in your face and pull you out of the car)

9. The city of Rexburg decided to charge you for parking anywhere near campus, which means you now have to buy a parking pass if you have to drop off lunch to your husband.Oh, and Idaho Law says they can pull you over even if you are going 1 over the speed limit (happens to me all the time)

8.I learned my first semester to never be too close to the street while walking because the local teenagers think it is funny to throw whatever they have at you. (my friend had yogurt thrown on him once, I was lucky and just had a water balloon)

7. Because this is a college town, majority of the people are not from here and don't know how to drive in the snow. I fear for my life when winter comes.

6. Just recently, the City of Rexburg decided to pave the roads in gravel instead of asphalt because it was cheaper. Due to this decision, i have a crack in my windshield from another car shooting a piece of gravel at my car. Thanks Rexburg.

5. There is no such thing as a dollar menu at Wendy's in Rexburg because we live out in the middle of nowhere. Everything is more expensive since it cost more to send everything to a town that is in its own bubble.

4. NO TARGET, need I say more.

3. Eric and I are so excited to leave so we can actually enjoy good food. We are tired of eating the usual here: $5 pizza, wendy's,the infamous cheap mexican food, oh and I think we are done with sandwich places because there are now 3 subway's in Rexburg and
5 other sandwich stores in this town....tight.

2. The summer time is what everyone looks forward too because we are stuck indoors for more than half of the year. So there is not really much to do. My sister-in-law says her favorite place to hang out is at Wal-mart, which tends to be the place to hang since half the town is there whenever I go. Looks like it's watching a bunch of movies for me this weekend.

1. Finally,the reason I even started writing down my thoughts for Rexburg. The number one reason why I must leave this place and why I would never suggest anyone to live here.... this

I woke up this morning to find this in my comfort zone. It is April 13 and snowing outside. Tell me....would you want to live here?

Ethan's Blessing

2010-03-22T19:11:00.001-07:00

This weekend was amazing! Ethan was blessed by his great daddy!It was a fun weekend with the family and my little sister Katie and her husband came to visit and be apart of the whole thing. We are so grateful for family and for the many blessings we have been given from our families. Eric and I are already so happy to be parent's and to start our son's future out the right way. We love him so much and he is just the cutest little boy that we know!

Here we come UTAH!!!!

2010-03-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

Eric got an internship with CH Robinson! We are so excited and yes that means one step closer to leaving REXBURG!We are not sure when we are leaving but hopefully soon. He will be working in Lehi, UT as a sales intern. We are both very excited but also nervous.

I am also really excited to be moving next to my sister, Katie!I also cannot wait to eat good food for once! Chipotle here I come! There are so many things that we are gonna do when we get there. We are gonna have a blast there and Eric will be a workin' man while I will be a happy mom with my little guy. I am so excited to have a family and begin our journey in Utah.

He is here!!!!!!!!!

2010-02-22T17:01:00.000-08:00

My baby is finally here, and yes I am finally updating my blog! For those of you who don't know, I had my baby February 2 (Groundhogs Day) at 10:47 pm. He was 8lbs 40z's and the cutest child I have ever seen....well that's at least what I think. We named him Ethan Mark Baron, and he already has the cutest personality and loves his mommy. The whole process was a breeze. I ended up having a c-section because he refused to come down through the birth canal. I didn't even have to push! I loved it and I was pretty happy with the drugs they gave me too. I am very lucky also to have had my mom there to help me through it all, Eric was nice too, but having another woman there was very calming. Overall the whole experience was amazing and I am so blessed to be able to have the opportunity to be a mother and raise this child. Wish me luck! Here are some pictures of the whole day!

My Fun Halloween Treat

2009-10-28T12:42:00.000-07:00

I wanted to put this up because I am so proud of this cute dessert that I made. My mom used to make this graveyard cake for my little brother every year for his birthday. I remembered it the other day and decided to make it for my pumpkin carving night. It turned out great and I wanted to put a few pictures up with the recipe also.

It is a way simple treat the Recipe is:

A bag of Oreo's (crush them)

2 packets of Instant Chocolate Pudding

12 oz or 3 cups of Whipped Cream

As far as the candy on top goes, I got peeps and Milano cookies but you can use whatever you want to put on the top of the actual cake.

Mix the pudding with 3 cups of milk and let sit in the fridge for 5 min. or more. After, mix the pudding, whipped cream, and a 1/3 of the crushed oreos in one bowl. After mixing, place the cake in a 9x13 pan and then spread the rest of the oreo's on top (to look like dirt). The rest is up to your imagination. Place whatever you like to make it look like a graveyard. Let it sit in the fridge for about an hour and then after eating, cover it.

Pumpkin Carving Time!

2009-10-28T12:06:00.000-07:00

So this past week I Eric and I got together with a few of our friends to carve pumpkins. I was very excited to do this but Eric is not a big fan due to the smell and the nasty stuff that is inside of a pumpkin. So me being the pregnant (sensitive smeller) one, decided that if I wanted to do this then I would have to reach my hand into that pumpkin and touch all the weird feeling things that were inside (not to mention smell the pumpkin). Overall, it went well, Eric ended up doing a lot of it because he was better than me at carving the inside out. Here are a few pictures of that night.

The Rohrers

The Scovills

The End Result.... (Guess who we carved our pumpkin after)

My Cute Niece

2009-08-19T12:19:00.001-07:00

This is my cute niece Hannah. She is 9 months old and she is the most chill baby. She is so chill that she doesn't even care to learn how to crawl or walk at all. She loves being held and she loves to open her mouth very wide. She is one of the cutest if not cutest 9 month olds that I have ever seen (I'm sure many can disagree but that is what I think. I have had the funnest time playing with her and learning how to be a mother just from watching her. She has been a blast and I am lucky to have her as my niece!

2009 Group Reunion and Jill's Wedding

2009-08-11T14:18:00.000-07:00

So I am in Ohio for about 4 weeks and I already miss my husband very much, but I had the opportunity to see one of my very good friends get married. I had a lot of fun and I am very happy for my friend, Jill, and it was way cool to see all of my other friends.

These are my wonderful friends who I have grown up with. We all just happened to be home in time for Jill's wedding, which was perfect. I really appreciate having such wonderful friends who have given me so many memories and a heck of a lot of laughter.

This is my friend Jill and her husband Chris. They were so happy and way patient with all of us taking her picture.

This is the infamous "Group" that I used to have sleepovers and nothing but fun drama with. I love them and I am glad I had great times with them.

Oh, and I forgot to mention.... I'm pregnant.

Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-05T09:09:00.000-07:00

The 4th was a blast and a success this year. It was not hot at all and I got to spend the whole day with family and friends. It was also my first Saturday off work since April and I needed it. Eric and I had a fun time, we got to sleep in early and then we hung out with our new friends, the Rohrer's. The whole day was a blast. We finished the night playing with sparklers and here are some pictures:

This is our first attempt to write BYU, we didn't do so well.

We almost had it....

We finally did it, this time we added an I.... since we actually go to BYU-I we might as well add that extra letter.

These are our new friends the Rohrer's. We had a DTR last night and we are in a relationship with them (not really). We were their neighbors and now we are there friends. We had a blast hanging out with them and, of course, playing Settlers of Catan.

Eric Joseph Baron

2009-05-14T16:00:00.000-07:00

This is my husband. He was my little art project this week. I was bored and I decided to play around with Photoshop and my new camera. He had fun playing model too. I showed him the picture and I told him it was very Andy Warhall'ish, but he didn't get it. His favorite face is the "Zoolander" pose or the "blue steal". I am glad I have a husband who lets me use him for whatever projects I am working on.

My first Advertisement

2009-04-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

Here is my first advertisement. I am working on placing it in a magazine in Idaho Falls. This is just the beginning of it so I will be editing a lot of it a placing it hopefully soon in my first magazine page! I am very excited and can't wait to see the end results!

Steph's Game

2009-04-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

I finally got to see my sister-in-law play a game! It was a lot of fun too! We had a blast and her team kicked UVU's butt! The best part of it was that she hit a home run for everyone to see. It was a perfect moment for our family and we will always remember it!

For all of you who wanted to see my sisters boyfriend, here he is.

Drew and Steph's Graduation

2009-04-27T17:59:00.000-07:00

First off, I just wanted to say that I had a blast this last weekend with my family. I love them very much and I am so happy I got to be apart of Drew and Steph's graduation. Even though it was two hours long, I got to play with my new camera and have a fun time taking pics.

Drew and the Padres

Since I got my new camera, I have been taking lots of pictures. I thought I would put these up for Drew and Steph to show how great of parents they will one day be.

This last picture is for my mom. I took a random picture just to test my flash and my mom was in a different room, so she didn't know I was taking the picture. So when she saw the flash she said, "Looks like there is lightning outside. Everyone started to laugh. It was a funny moment for me and for everyone in the room. Here is the picture I took.

Rexburg Chamber of Commerce

2009-04-22T12:30:00.000-07:00

I started my Internship this week and I am having a good time. I have learned that interns are usually known as the "go to" person and I do a lot of busy work. But one thing I am very excited to work on is the Idaho International Dance Festival. I was told the other day that I will be helping out with the organization of this event and creating advertisements for a new thing they are adding to it. I am very excited for this experience and I know I will learn a lot.

Our one year

2009-04-14T11:39:00.000-07:00

I can't believe we have been married for a year. I am so happy I am married to Eric and I am grateful for the person that he is. We went to Jackson Hole and stayed in a nice little cabin. The weather was okay but it was very nice to get away from Rexburg.

Passover

2009-04-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

This was my first official passover with my Jewish Grandparents and it was a lot of fun. Not only did I enjoy the whole event, but I also learned a lot about the passover. I also ate a lot of interesting things too. The bitter herbs were probably the hardest things to eat. Everyone who knows me, knows I am a very picky eater. When the gifelte fish came around, I had to pass. Eric told me it was the hot dog of fish. I love the whole thing and enjoyed being with the fam.

In the end everyone sang a song and it was a lot of fun to watch my husband speak Hebrew and sing with his family. The song was called "Dayenu"and here are the lyrics:

Ilu ho-tsi, ho-tsi-a-nu,
Ho-tsi-a-nu mi-Mitz-ra-yim,
Ho-tsi-a-nu mi-Mitz-ra-yim,
Da-ye-nu!

.. CHORUS:
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu!
..
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu!

Ilu na-tan, na-tan la-nu,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-Sha-bat,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-Sha-bat,
Da-ye-nu!

.. (CHORUS)

Ilu na-tan, na-tan la-nu,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-To-rah,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-To-rah,
Da-ye-nu!

.. (CHORUS)

Graduation

2009-04-14T11:03:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it is finally here. I am done with school! It is so weird to think that I have completed college and I don't have to study anymore. I graduated in Communications with a Sociology minor and I am very excited to start my career. I will be starting my internship soon and I get to learn more about organizing events. This last weekend was crazy. My family came in to see me. I am very grateful for all they have done for me and I had a blast with them. Overall, I am exhausted and Eric and I have decided that we both deserve to go to the spa after this hectic but exciting weekend!

This is Sister Bergstrom and me. When I came up to get my diploma she hugged me and told me that I was one of her favorites and began to cry a little. It was a great moment for me to realize how special this school has been to me.

This is my friend Jill and me. We have have grown up together in Ohio and it was such a great experience to be beside my friend as we each obtained a great goal.

I love my Family!

I am Back!

2009-04-14T10:04:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! So it has been forever but I now have so much more time on my hands since school has been over and I am gonna make it an effort to do better. As you can see I just graduated and I am very excited to start a new chapter in my life. I have an internship that I will start soon at the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce and I am ready to be in the real world, well more like the Rexburg Bubble world. I hope I can keep up with my blog. Thanks Sarah for helping me out with everything!

My first BLOG!

2008-04-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! So I haven't quite figured everything out yet about a blog but I am sure I will do just fine. My name is ALLIE BARON. I just got married 2 weeks ago. This is a picture of me and the hubby. We now live in our cute apartment and have a blast decorating it a playing husband and wife. I will put some pictures of the apartment up later. I am just loving married life and am so excited for my future with Eric. We started school a few days ago and it will be crazy busy so I will try to do my best with this site!