Let Freedom Ring

We had a great 4th of July weekend! It all started on Friday when we went to the zoo with Andrea, Austin, Erika and my mom. They can't get enough of the zoo! Although it was crowded - we went at the perfect time! All of the animals were playing around - the penguins were swimming, the black bear played in his little pool for a bit, the tiger was growling - it was cool!

For some reason it's tradition for us to get a family picture in front of the giraffes each time we go!

And who can pass up the carousel? Not my little girls!

Here's my own little Dora - always consulting her map :)

On Saturday we went to the Evergreen parade and carnival in SLC. We used to always go there when we were kids. (see Andrea's bloog for some sweet retro picks of that!) The girls had so much fun! Thanks so much to my parents and siblings for making it so fun. I wouldn't have been able to keep my head on straight without them there!









There were a bunch of little games the girls could play and win prizes. They especially loved the bounce house. Too bad it was too expensive ($3 each for only 2 minutes of fun!)

And to top it off they got their faces painted! I only had to wait in line for 30+ minutes, but it was worth it!

After the parade and carnival we went to my Grandma and Grandpa Hansen's house. that night we went to the Sandy City parade (to see my Uncle Clay), concert, and fireworks. It was probably one of the best firework shows I've ever seen! We had such a great day! No wonder it's my favorite holiday! It was the best 4th of July I've had in a very long time! Thanks to Mom and Dad for making it so great!

Summer Pics

We've had a fun couple months! I'm a little retarded right now and can't get my pic in order -so you'll have to just look at them all jumbled! :)

I graduated from UVU in health education this spring. It was a great day! I couldn't have done it with out the support of my family - so THANK YOU!!!

The girls have gone to the zoo with my mom, sister and grandma. And Andrea has taken some cute pics of Ashley and Gracie.

Quiz Time

It's been a while since I've done a quiz. This comes from my friend, Heather.

LASTS
1. Last beverage→ Water with lunch
2. Last phone call→Co-worker from KK trying to get me to work AGAIN tonight!!
3. Last text message→ Sara
4. Last song you listened to→ I’m listening to country all day at work, but the last one I listened to that I chose was I Told You So by Carrie Underwood
5. Last time you cried→ I dunno – a few days ago probably

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice →Almost – but I dodged it!
7. Been cheated on? → Not that I know of
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? → Yup!
9. Lost someone special?→ Yes
10. Been depressed?→ Uh huh

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS
12. Blue
13. Green
14. Brown

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU
15. Made new friends→ Ya
16. Fallen out of love – You’d think I’d say yes – but no!!
17. Laughed until you cried → Yup – that happens regularly
18. Met someone who changed you→ Absolutely
19. Found out who your true friends were→ I’ve already learned that
20. Found out someone was talking about you → Yes

TRUTH
22. How many kids do you want to have→ Oh geez that’s a tough question! I’m sure I’ll have more eventually but I’m definitely happy with my 2 for now!
23. Do you have any pets → Nope – but we’re all kinda wanting a dog lately
24. Do you want to change your name→ Yes.
25. What did you do for your last birthday→ Just hung out with my kids and fam
26. What time did you wake up today? We were up about 7:30 to get ready for work.
27. What were you doing at midnight last night?→ Watching TV
28. Name something you CANNOT wait for→ There are many things I’m looking forward to in life! One is getting into a better apartment.
29. Last time you saw your father→ Yesterday
30. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life→ hmmm – If I could just work 1 job
31. What are you listening to right now → Country music.
32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → I couch a couple guys named Tom – so ya!
33. What's getting on your nerves right now? →Nothing

PERSONAL:
34. What's your full name → Michelle Egan
35. Relationship Status →Single
36. Zodiac sign →Pisces
37. Male or female→ Female
38. Primary School→Alta View and Alpine Elementary
39. High school → Lone Peak
40. Hair color →Brown
41. Long or short →Shoulder length – trying to grow it out still!
42. Height → To be exact 5 feet and 1 ¼ inches
43. Do you have a crush on someone? → haha no – “crush” is such a funny word! It reminds me of elementary school
44. What do you like about yourself?→ uh . . . That I can be independent
45. Piercings →Ear
46. Tattoos →None
47. Righty or lefty →Righty

FIRSTS :
48. First surgery → I got my tonsils out when I was 5 or so.
49. First piercing →Ears
50. First tattoo →Don't have one
51. First best friend → I have several – Heather, Megan Samson and Aaron Delahunty
52. First sport you joined →uh I’m not too sporty – but I remember my dad making me play Jr. Jazz. I sucked!
53. First pet → We had so many dogs – but the first one I remember is Shelby – Doberman at Tritoma
54. First vacation→ Disneyland is the first one I really remember
55. First concert → It must have been Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
56. First crush→ Probably Kevin Carter

RIGHT NOW:
58. Eating →Nothing
59. Drink → Water
60. I'm about to → Go home from work. Yay!
61. Listening to → Country music
62. Waiting for → Nothing really
63. Want kids? → I’ve been there done that.
64. Want to get married?→ Yes
65. Careers in mind? → If I don’t stay a health coach – I’ll do radiology and specialize in ultrasonography

WHICH IS BETTER:
66. Lips or eyes →Both
67. Hugs or kisses →Both
68. Shorter or taller → absolutely taller
69. Older or Younger → Either works
70. Romantic or spontaneous → Spontaneously romantic!
71. Nice stomach or nice arms → I don’t really care about either one.
72. Tattoos or piercings?→ None
73. Sensitive or loud → A little bit of both
74. Hook-up or relationship → Relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant→ A little bit of both

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger →Nope. I had hung out with him for a few hours so that doesn’t count, right? ;)
78. Lost glasses/contacts →I should use both!
79. Cried yourself to sleep→Yes
80. Danced in the rain→yep
81. Broken someones heart → Most likely
82. Had your own heart broken → Ya of course!
83. Been arrested → Nope
84. Turned someone down→ For sure!
85. Cried when someone died → Yes
86. Liked a friend more then just a friend →Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
87. Yourself → Yes
88. Miracles → Happen everyday
89. Love at first sight → Not really. That’s just infatuation.
90. Heaven → Yup
91. Santa Claus → Yup. That’s me!
92. Kissing on the first date → Sure. It depends.
93. Angels → Yes

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Well there are 2 actually – Ashley and Gracie.
95. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? → Maybe some small overlaps back in the day.
96. Do you believe it’s possible to remain faithful forever?→ Oh ya! Absolutely!
97. Where is your favorite place to vacation? St. George is my favorite now – but I really really really want to go to Hawaii
98. What's the one thing you cannot live without?→ My family
99. What is your biggest pet peeve? → mean people, bad drivers, fingernail clipping in public places,
100. One thing that most people don’t know about you – Probably the fact that I can’t wait to be able to go back to school – even though I just graduated college 2 weeks ago!!

Birthdays and Easter

My Dad's big birthday bash was last year for the big 5-0. This year we all got together and had delicious Wingers food for the celebration. It was fun! There are so many things I love about my dad. He's a great example of diligience. He always does what he thinks is best no matter what others may say. He values education and is constantly searching for truth and knowledge. He has always encouraged me to continue education and I'm so grateful for that. He's a big reason why I'm graduating from UVU next week. He's so loving and thinks about others all the time. And you know what? He's a blast to be with. Whether we're watching Biggest Loser, playing cards in St. George, or driving around town, he always makes me laugh. I'm so luck to have him in my life. Here's to another 51 years, Dad!! :)Ashley's birthday is a couple days after Dad's. She had several days of celebrations! I'll be adding more pics of her birthday here in a couple days. But Ashley has been such a blessing in my life. She's brought so much love and laughter into my life the past 4 years. Despite all the challenges a 4 year old brings - there's even more happiness and fun. I'm finding out that the older they get, the more fun I have with them. She's just a giant sponge for information. It's amazing how fast she picks up on everything - good and bad. She teaches me to be better all the time. I honestly don't know what I'd do in life with her and Gracie. I love her so much!

Easter was a week later. Ashley and Gracie LOVED searching for eggs. The Easter Bunny came to our house Sunday morning then they also got to look for eggs at my parent's house. Ashley and Graice played with te eggs all day. One of them would run back to my parent's room and wait for the other one to hide all the eggs in the family room for the other one to come find. Theye had so much fun just togther! Ashley would hide the eggs under Grandpa's chin or under Austin's hat. Silly girl.

A couple days before Easter was Lindsay's birthday. Our spring is full of Egan birthdays! Andrea, Mom, Ashley and Gracie made Lindsay a beautiful cake together. The girls have so much fun while they're at Grandma's! Happy Bday Linz!

I have such an amazing family I have so many great people in my life that I just love so much! Thanks for everything, guys!

How Lucky am I?

I'm so lucky to get to spend my days with these 2 cute little girls! They make me laugh everyday! I miss them so much and can't wait until they come back home again.

2 Years Olds

We love going to my friend Sara's house to play with her kids. She has 3 kids and Juli and Gracie are only 1 or 2 weeks apart! This is us trying to feed them some dinner.

Video of Sad Ashley

Here's a little preview of Ashley's acting skills.

Months of Pictures

I never found my USB cord so I broke down and bought a memory card reader so I could share some of our recent pics!

Last month while I was working, Gracie got into my bathroom, the little stinker. Once I realized that they were being a little TOO quiet, I went out of my office to see what was up. As I walked into my bathroom the sceen just hit me -- there were clumps of beautiful red hair scattered on the floor and smudges of foundation, mascara and blush all along the bathtub, sink and toilet. YIKES! I just screamed and ran around looking for Gracie. I found her hiding in her room by her bed. She knew she was in trouble!! Hopefully it grows back fast . . .

I wish I had a better picture of how bald her head actually was!

My dad took Ashley, Gracie, and some neighbor girls on a ride on Digger and Lightning a couple months ago. They loved it!

Doesn't she look so small here??

Gracie was so hyper at lunch the other day . . .

Whenever she sees a camera she does this face

This is Ashley pretending to cry. She was mad that I was making her eat lunch or take a nap. Which she needed to do them both. She could win an aware for her performances!

My little brother, Matt, is a starter on the varsity lacorsse team at Lone Peak. We went to his game today and he was amazing! He scored at least twice and had several good hits. I love it when he goes into the "penalty box!"

This is just after his second goal!


Here we are, his loyal fans. There's Dad, Mom, Lindsay, Clay, Brandon and me. Andrea and Austin came later. (We missed you Er - hope you had a great time in Vegas!)

I love my brother!

Family Fotos

Our wonderful photographer, Andrea, took me and the girls to Thanksgiving Point last week to get ourselves a new family picture. Well. Gracie lasted about 5 minutes. Then she got mad and very stubborn! It's not like she got distracted or anything - she just adamatly wouldn't look at the camera because she knew we wanted her too! So at least next time we'll know to only plan on 5 minutes!

Hmmm...

I've been wanting to blog about several things lately - like my Dad taking the girls on a horse ride and Gracie's scissor incident :) but unfortunately, I can't find my camera USB cord to show ya'll the pictures! So I just wanted to post these cute pics from Andrea. They were all taken way back in October, but they're still worth looking at!