And We're Back

So we've been slacking on posting stuff about us and especially Miles. Megan and I look the same, but Miles has grown and now has a beard. He shaved for these photos though. So here's a little dose of the Rampton life. Enjoy!

Christmas!

Miles in his Jump N Go

He loves this thing so much he keeps kicking his legs as though he were still in it for hours after we've taken him out.

Enjoying some rice cereal

I don't know how, that stuff is disgusting.

Family portrait on Temple Square

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Another Johnny Jump Up N Go session

For these next three photos, please help us out and create your own caption by commenting on the Photo # (1, 2, 3 or 4) and then your caption. We will pick the winning caption, and its author gets to feed Miles some oatmeal.

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And here's a pretty funny YouTube video of a dude singing his order at the Sonic Drive-Thru. I think anybody who spends more than 30 bucks at Sonic has issues though.

Here's to you Blue Monday!

These people in their cars will tell ya that January bites. They are now out of their cars and hiking up our hill. 

Sorry if I am about to offend any of you January Birthdays out there BUT. . . January has got to be the worst month ever!  From August until November you have the pretty fall leaves changing colors and Thanksgiving. I mean who doesn't love a holiday where all you do is eat and watch football?! Then you anticipate Christmas in December and the opportunities that come with it... Family,Temple Square lights, hearts and thoughts toward the Savior. There's always fun Christmas parties to go, good movies at the theater, skiing (not so much this past december), and the feeling that you have gotten fatter this year, because welp... ya did.  Then you have February (which I love because I am a florist) and you sense the weather will be changing soon.  I Absolutely LOVE the springtime! Then comes my birthday in June. (Go June-babies! Alec and little Miles). Then the Simmons family North Carolina beach trip in July. . . boo-yeah (if anyone says that anymore, I don't know). So. . . what does January have? . . besides Alec's mom's birthday? (Happy birthday Janice) Absolutey nothin.' Blank, dreary, nothing-to-do January.  I have always disliked January because it's so depressing. I have to give it to January this year. It was in fact the most enjoyable January due to it's spring like weather and sunshine. Did you know that the fourth Monday in JANUARY is Scientifically Proven to be the most depressing day of the YEAR!!!!! That's today people! So if you have had a terrible blue day today, it's most likely that you are experiencing BLUE MONDAY.

"The most depressing day of the year is commonly termed Blue Monday, and it is a phenomenon which occurs once a year, each and every year without fail.This is not just "hear-say", or rumor, Blue Monday is a scientific fact. There is one date every year that is calculated out to be the most depressing day that will occur for that year, and Blue Monday is it. January 24 was the date of Blue Monday for 2011."

The most depressing day of the year...

The original date of "Blue Monday" was mathematically calculated in 2005 by Dr. Cliff Arnall a researcher at Cardiff University.

Mr. Arnall created his formula for the most depressing day of the year by working six distinct factors into the equation: weather conditions (Gloomy old January and its typical lack of sunshine), debt level and our ability to pay that debt, time elapsed since Christmas, time elapsed since failing our New Years resolutions, our general seasonal motivational levels, and our need to take action and to have something to look forward to( During January, and depending on where you reside, there are no statutory holidays in the fore-see-able future. Gasp!).

It was calculated that most of these events would come into play by the third week or 21st day within the month of January.

The Monday that begins the last full week in January has traditionally been calculated out to be the most depressing day of the year. "Blue Monday" fell on January 24, 2005, January 23 in 2006, January 22 in 2007, January 21 in 2008, but in 2009 it may have occurred on January 19 instead. A week earlier than it's usual appearance. Thrown into our emotional state of mind was the current economic picture...

This trend may have continued into 2010 as large numbers of individuals once again decided to celebrate Blue Monday early than it was usually calculated to return. But whether you celebrated on January 25, 2010, or January 18, 2010, rest assured that the most depressing day of 2010 is now long past. It appears though that the earlier trend for depression has also passed and January 24, 2011 was the next Blue Monday celebrated. So have all these statistics got you all excited in anticipation of January 23, 2012 which will be our next most depressing day of the year?

The good news about knowing that there is a most depressing day of the year is that Blue Monday is the one day each year when you can feel totally free to sit down, and have a really great "feel sorry for me day", and not feel guilty about it. Everyone else is doing it too, and after all, it is expected from us. So go on and feel free to celebrate this most momentous of all seasonal holidays and have a really good cry when good old Blue Monday rolls around next time.

Rick Reilly

I don't really like Rick Reilly's stuff...ever, but this article gives a shout out to a good cause.

Merry Photos

So there’s this Christmas game on the iPhone that’s pretty fun, but the coolest part about the game is how you can make these holiday photos with photos you have on your phone. So yeah, that explains these photos.

Spoiler alert - these may be our Christmas card photos this year.



I think if I could grow a 'stache and beard like this, I might consider not shaving.

If you weren't a Jimmy Fallon fan before. . .

. . .maybe this will help. You may have seen this before, but it just got us laughing.

Best October ever!

So, you would think that because I am a stay-at-home mom (with a shift or two of work on the side) that I would have all the time in the world to post our everydays (I wish that were the case). But, now that I have PNEUMONIA! that's right people, PNEUMONIA! I have nothing to do but nap with the babe, lay low and type. So prepare for a blog marathon this coming week.

I kind of pride myself on the fact that I rarely get sick. People call Alec and I germ-a-phobes (if that's how you spell it, or if it's really a word like "funner.") but really, we are just trying to spare ourselves from feeling lousy. If you know how to wash your hands, I promise you, you will be saving yourself from a couple days or week of feeling terrible.

Alright October, where did you go? and so quickly? Normally, I HATE OCTOBER! (no offense October birthdays, I still love ya). Most everyone loves when the leaves fall and when they change colors. Yeah, yeah, it's pretty for like a DAY and then the word "DEAD" always pops into my mind. The snow follows way too soon (which i love for skiing don't get me wrong), but then it all turns to gray yuckiness. Then I get asthma attacks because of the nasty Salt Lake air, and believe me when I say that this is me thinking POSITIVE.

So back to October. It actually was one of the best Octobers I have had. Lots of fun pumpkin carving with the fam, a trip to Gardner Village, our Halloween tradition of Yankee pranks on the Parks (who are Red Sock fans). . . And who could forget the best part of all?! MILES FIRST HALLOWEEN! We had to put little Mi in his first Halloween costume, therefore, we purchased a little cow costume. Mostly because it was cheap (they are like 39 bucks! we got it for 9, go us). 

So we dressed him up and pridefully (or shamelessly you might call it) took him trick-or-treating at foothill village. He won his parents some fine candy! Whoop! Whoop! The best part of October though was spending nearly the whole month in AUSTRALIA with the mission president PADRE and MADRE Simmons. Thats a whole nother post! (Alec likes to make fun of the fact that I always say, "Nother," especially when I say, "the nother". . . it just flows for me. Whatever, I don't need to explain myself haha.) XoxO, Megs P.S. I looooooooveeeee these people!

This would freak me out

I saw this on the world wide internet web for computers this morning. This dude has guts!