This girl just cracks me up...

Check out those lips.

Holy moly!

I just had to post this again. Hilarious.

Megan's just gotta touch.

Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know

{For posterities sake. This will be funny one day. Heck, it already is.}

Video tape: Starting this year, the news stories we produce here at Money Talks have all been shot, edited, and distributed to TV stations without ever being on any kind of tape. Not only that, the tape-less broadcast camera we use today offers much higher quality than anything that could have been imagined 10 years ago -- and cost less than the lens on the camera we were using previously.

Travel agents: While not dead today, this profession is one of many that's been decimated by the Internet. When it's time for their honeymoon, will those born in 2011 be able to find one?

The separation of work and home: When you're carrying an email-equipped computer in your pocket, it's not just your friends who can find you -- so can your boss. For kids born this year, the wall between office and home will be blurry indeed.

Books, magazines, and newspapers: Like video tape, words written on dead trees are on their way out. Sure, there may be books -- but for those born today, stores that exist solely to sell them will be as numerous as record stores are now.

Movie rental stores: You actually got in your car and drove someplace just to rent a movie?

Watches: Maybe as quaint jewelry, but the correct time is on your smartphone, which is pretty much always in your hand.

©Will D/flickr

Paper maps: At one time these were available free at every gas station. They're practically obsolete today, and the next generation will probably have to visit a museum to find one.

Wired phones: Why would you pay $35 every month to have a phone that plugs into a wall? For those born today, this will be a silly concept.

Long distance: Thanks to the Internet, the days of paying more to talk to somebody in the next city, state, or even country are limited.

Newspaper classifieds: The days are gone when you have to buy a bunch of newsprint just to see what's for sale.

Dial-up Internet: While not everyone is on broadband, it won't be long before dial-up Internet goes the way of the plug-in phone.

Encyclopedias: Imagine a time when you had to buy expensive books that were outdated before the ink was dry. This will be a nonsense term for babies born today.

Forgotten friends: Remember when an old friend would bring up someone you went to high school with, and you'd say, "Oh yeah, I forgot about them!" The next generation will automatically be in touch with everyone they've ever known even slightly via Facebook.

Forgotten anything else: Kids born this year will never know what it was like to stand in a bar and incessantly argue the unknowable. Today the world's collective knowledge is on the computer in your pocket or purse. And since you have it with you at all times, why bother remembering anything?

The evening news: The news is on 24/7. And if you're not home to watch it, that's OK -- it's on the smartphone in your pocket.

CDs: First records, then 8-track, then cassette, then CDs -- replacing your music collection used to be an expensive pastime. Now it's cheap(er) and as close as the nearest Internet connection.

Film cameras: For the purist, perhaps, but for kids born today, the word "film" will mean nothing. In fact, even digital cameras -- both video and still -- are in danger of extinction as our pocket computers take over that function too.

Yellow and White Pages: Why in the world would you need a 10-pound book just to find someone?

Catalogs: There's no need to send me a book in the mail when I can see everything you have for sale anywhere, anytime. If you want to remind me to look at it, send me an email.

Fax machines: Can you say "scan," ".pdf" and "email?"

One picture to a frame: Such a waste of wall/counter/desk space to have a separate frame around each picture. Eight gigabytes of pictures and/or video in a digital frame encompassing every person you've ever met and everything you've ever done -- now, that's efficient. Especially compared to what we used to do: put our friends and relatives together in a room and force them to watch what we called a "slide show" or "home movies."

Wires: Wires connecting phones to walls? Wires connecting computers, TVs, stereos, and other electronics to each other? Wires connecting computers to the Internet? To kids born in 2011, that will make as much sense as an electric car trailing an extension cord.

Hand-written letters: For that matter, hand-written anything. When was the last time you wrote cursive? In fact, do you even know what the word "cursive" means? Kids born in 2011 won't -- but they'll put you to shame on a tiny keyboard.

Talking to one person at a time: Remember when it was rude to be with one person while talking to another on the phone? Kids born today will just assume that you're supposed to use texting to maintain contact with five or six other people while pretending to pay attention to the person you happen to be physically next to.

Retirement plans: Yes, Johnny, there was a time when all you had to do was work at the same place for 20 years and they'd send you a check every month for as long as you lived. In fact, some companies would even pay your medical bills, too!

Mail: What's left when you take the mail you receive today, then subtract the bills you could be paying online, the checks you could be having direct-deposited, and the junk mail you could be receiving as junk email? Answer: A bloated bureaucracy that loses billions of taxpayer dollars annually.

Commercials on TV: They're terrifically expensive, easily avoided with DVRs, and inefficiently target mass audiences. Unless somebody comes up with a way to force you to watch them -- as with video on the Internet -- who's going to pay for them?

Commercial music radio: Smartphones with music-streaming programs like Pandora are a better solution that doesn't include ads screaming between every song.

Hiding: Not long ago, if you didn't answer your home phone, that was that -- nobody knew if you were alive or dead, much less where you might be. Now your phone is not only in your pocket, it can potentially tell everyone -- including advertisers -- exactly where you are.

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Top {ten} of 20{ten}

...Megan. Our smiley, sweet, gorgeous baby girl joined our family.

...Kyle graduated from preschool and began Kindergarten.

...Noah potty trained!! (Should be higher on the list. :)

...Adam decided to get disciplined and up his exercise routine and eating habits and lost a lot of weight. He was sexy before but dang! :) Erin lost approximately 37 lbs. ;)

...We re-did our backyard more to our liking and love it!

...Megan hit a lot milestones but crawling is my favorite. She loves to get around and play with her brothers.

...Adam and Erin ran the 10k Swiss Days race both beating their best times.

...Kyle played baseball and really enjoyed himself.

...Adam got a much deserved promotion at work.

...We went to one of Adam and my favorite places, Arches National Park, as family for the first time.

HaPpY nEw YeAr!

{BTW- happy 200th post to me!!}

Christmas 2010

Our Christmas

{in no particular order...cuz I'm lazy.}

It was fun to buy girly toys for once; especially the doll.

Adam and I cracked up when we saw this Kyle creation made from Daddy's weights, scraps of paper and a fuzzy blanket. So cute.

Love them.

Kyle posing in front of Christmas chaos.

Now Noah owns approximately 5 Buzz Lightyears...

We hit GOLD!

The long awaited and often asked for Christmas gift.

Iron Man RC car

Both Noah and Kyle received a Battleforce 5 car. It has ended up being more of a favorite than the Iron Man car.

We had a lovely Christmas this year.

We saw lots of family,

participated in the annual deaf center party,

saw David Archuleta sing with the MoTab (amazing),

did a few gingerbread houses,

drank lots of hot chocolate,

had our annual Christmas Eve breakfast with friends,

used lots of gas looking at Christmas lights (or as the boys always yelled out "Christmas decorations!"),

passed out store bought cookie dough to our neighbors with a nice little poem reading "Poinsettias are red, cookies are sweet, here is some dough, now make your own dang treat!" (Nice, eh?),

made a concerted effort to convince the boys that Jesus is the real reason for the season NOT the white haired, fat dude (I think some of it got through...),

We truly are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the birth of our Savior during this beautiful time of year.

Uppidy Date

...Megan is a full on crawler and has been for a couple of weeks. She loves to get around on her own. I like it too.

...I excitedly went to Kyle's first parent/teacher conference. He is doing very well in school and is in the ABC club for knowing all his letters and sounds. He enjoys school but would rather be, alas, home with his family. Who could blame him?

...Megan likes to hold the phone up to her ear which we find ADORABLE. In fact, she is becoming quite the copy cat. She likes to clap along with the audience on TV. If you say "Yay, Megsie!" she will start clapping. Love it.

...My New Year's resolutions are to spend less time on my iPhone and finally finish Personal Progress.

...I have a new calling! Young Women's 2nd counselor. Apparently, I'm not learning what I need to because in this ward I have tried out all the YW callings except President. No thank you.

I'm about to hit my 5th year in YW's!

...I have a niece (EP and Amy), nephew (Mary and Von) and an ..."it" (Crispy and Nicky) due in the next 7 months. I am so excited to snuggle these baby bundles especially since mine will be 15 months old and giant by these time these little ones come along.