tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396497405140999512024-03-13T13:32:01.873-07:00Nature Nat's NotesNature Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413768604716587861noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-16468819083911309042009-09-23T18:10:00.000-07:002009-09-23T18:14:06.131-07:00Girls CampDuring the week of July 6th Nat abandoned me and went to girls camp for 5 days. While she was gone I finished painting the basement as a surprise for Nat. I also bought a couple of new doors for our bedroom (and locking doorknob) and painted and hung them as well.<br />The rest of that week for Girls camp Nat will have to fill in.David J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743922078832963028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-25540322204064259372009-09-23T16:42:00.000-07:002009-09-23T17:16:20.472-07:00Darci's T-ball<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaFqjvC3oAbyuuIXfALdeieO3W9z_UUajdgLC6x3IxcEn3PUz-Psxr1fyjRFWdznRe1vaHXw4905h2E4SNOgr5uMvxAUHz1iiIAk97WYv-6nOmAUWjbG2Bb-v4l2-r9Ikzazuevg0DGw/s1600-h/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaFqjvC3oAbyuuIXfALdeieO3W9z_UUajdgLC6x3IxcEn3PUz-Psxr1fyjRFWdznRe1vaHXw4905h2E4SNOgr5uMvxAUHz1iiIAk97WYv-6nOmAUWjbG2Bb-v4l2-r9Ikzazuevg0DGw/s320/IMG_0634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384812878616106594" border="0" /></a><br />Darci loved her t-ball and as the season went on she got a whole lot better. She almost learned how to stop the ball from going between her legs, she got better at throwing....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0tLbsWopJCBXIdfo5_MVi3nNKr29fEjl1-QzUEonX6AH3f_uFyqZZj6cQ-Kj8x9gdbMZH2rd9rxABUcAoanE5o7ow5h9dHUL9tQL26lbK-_WwLWhCJovsIRKLB2tSgY26jOoN7GDsY4/s1600-h/IMG_0632.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0tLbsWopJCBXIdfo5_MVi3nNKr29fEjl1-QzUEonX6AH3f_uFyqZZj6cQ-Kj8x9gdbMZH2rd9rxABUcAoanE5o7ow5h9dHUL9tQL26lbK-_WwLWhCJovsIRKLB2tSgY26jOoN7GDsY4/s320/IMG_0632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384812866476893602" border="0" /></a>We are going to have to work on her ready stance for next year so she doesn't look like a crab.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EBkX-YQbt3qxBt63L_r9YDf66RG94DdTn7_3ESzxn0MX6BHTI-PwyNI4wfwKP3U1zX21CA_CIi7ajtmStWdU_x8SEUpFSpPcXtZgVGS27jzElYeeXfRAfZRwnZQbJ3oLf31dhMdr7ZI/s1600-h/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EBkX-YQbt3qxBt63L_r9YDf66RG94DdTn7_3ESzxn0MX6BHTI-PwyNI4wfwKP3U1zX21CA_CIi7ajtmStWdU_x8SEUpFSpPcXtZgVGS27jzElYeeXfRAfZRwnZQbJ3oLf31dhMdr7ZI/s320/IMG_0627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384812857819507874" border="0" /></a>and she learned how to hit without a tee. She actually got pretty good at it as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbMA8B_MdFmaH9DFo0xT2a3y-cZWoNoBdiaLA2_twmN5d-KD8sOx9UFvXj5apj7tUWUBq-wy_r4epS2cGqiOFKwassyqlNFfrazELG6ZPDGkLCGOezkA-U68caDexeg55LpgPTuuG3AY/s1600-h/IMG_0630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbMA8B_MdFmaH9DFo0xT2a3y-cZWoNoBdiaLA2_twmN5d-KD8sOx9UFvXj5apj7tUWUBq-wy_r4epS2cGqiOFKwassyqlNFfrazELG6ZPDGkLCGOezkA-U68caDexeg55LpgPTuuG3AY/s320/IMG_0630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384812841531579426" border="0" /></a>David J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743922078832963028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-20952866062183566312009-09-22T17:57:00.001-07:002009-09-23T16:33:57.940-07:00The Swell and Beyond<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />The Swell Day #1</span><br />In the middle of June we took our family and went to the San Rafael Swell with my family. It was a lot of fun but surprisingly it wasn't especially warm. When hanging around camp most of us had jackets on and huddled around the fire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkth4fq-bcIH2-uCNhktKko0jru-He9itwduK_RubTruDYyXWRl8icmb3RA3tid47oKvSixvcHtmrISn7PC1iOxQ0WbWVHuhelKhVFW9LnYDQQCRDPsnmNu7Ss36Aanp5YrOqC80mtgjM/s1600-h/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkth4fq-bcIH2-uCNhktKko0jru-He9itwduK_RubTruDYyXWRl8icmb3RA3tid47oKvSixvcHtmrISn7PC1iOxQ0WbWVHuhelKhVFW9LnYDQQCRDPsnmNu7Ss36Aanp5YrOqC80mtgjM/s320/IMG_0538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384461245014048930" border="0" /></a><br />This is a baby rattlesnake that Caiden found about 10 feet from our camp. It was a little unnerving considering we have two little inquisitive little girls. We took it and stashed it a little farther from camp and didn't see it again the rest of the trip. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZCAvzFmdNldbLERIpDiK1yS0wJkT_fJbMvPkpJqI5OG6suJ5czbg01myce0bpMyomwSfiSs2Pz2mOps0JdemtNi5POoyqkFbfoGXPmH4tymz_FXp9PeMYNI14WI4DVVfDeEOmR4dP7s/s1600-h/IMG_0527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZCAvzFmdNldbLERIpDiK1yS0wJkT_fJbMvPkpJqI5OG6suJ5czbg01myce0bpMyomwSfiSs2Pz2mOps0JdemtNi5POoyqkFbfoGXPmH4tymz_FXp9PeMYNI14WI4DVVfDeEOmR4dP7s/s320/IMG_0527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384461238238112642" border="0" /></a>This is an old abandoned uranium mine that Nat and I found as we were riding the 4-wheelers around on some of the trails. It was kind of cool to see. It was blocked off so we were not able to go in but we were still able to see quite a ways back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHJcOyeYOxfE3B_-RMQTeAnEw81Xo_k-cio-bXcN6QHEZkCz58qcDodPgJWzDjTWZLiGRbc4HYt1EIop6REQu32bx3EVr3JZ5gJ95KCJsgBYJVUoBA44xqZs7zw9skQ6cJrQ5GPYXs4Q/s1600-h/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHJcOyeYOxfE3B_-RMQTeAnEw81Xo_k-cio-bXcN6QHEZkCz58qcDodPgJWzDjTWZLiGRbc4HYt1EIop6REQu32bx3EVr3JZ5gJ95KCJsgBYJVUoBA44xqZs7zw9skQ6cJrQ5GPYXs4Q/s320/IMG_0525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384461230265734546" border="0" /></a>This is one of the old dump tracks that led to a ton of tailings. There were quite a few tailings dumps and abandoned mines. It was fun to go up the road and see some of them. Some were blocked up others just had some gates over the entrance. The biggest entrance we found was about 30' tall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIbrH28qmUn26Aa2nVK3bsctR8ygzqN7dO2GptVcV5RHEJ2fsdpwMUzvwoGbIgY23qCLhKNhckPNnEMI9s0A1_EheLtJFyn_iSxDcGLJZ1w5q2ZjToTvbrWATwF7hCSYdRhbxUaMWMN0/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIbrH28qmUn26Aa2nVK3bsctR8ygzqN7dO2GptVcV5RHEJ2fsdpwMUzvwoGbIgY23qCLhKNhckPNnEMI9s0A1_EheLtJFyn_iSxDcGLJZ1w5q2ZjToTvbrWATwF7hCSYdRhbxUaMWMN0/s320/IMG_0523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384461215935292914" border="0" /></a>The girls were so excited to ride the 4-wheelers that they wouldn't wait for mom and dad. They just jumped on with whoever would take them as many time as they could go. They loved it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc-hQ_IdzfdIm_N0Rszu3SL5Z4a5jJkqClvPOiykH1YFwqKERYC5zpVt2rr1aZ7xWTplKdw6Q4Uvk9g7BUeNzU_iJAmkTs-SU4TQu8JjIrIIfa-cZlZ0G9sZ4YVrPRFkSd6MIcpPAGck/s1600-h/IMG_0522.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc-hQ_IdzfdIm_N0Rszu3SL5Z4a5jJkqClvPOiykH1YFwqKERYC5zpVt2rr1aZ7xWTplKdw6Q4Uvk9g7BUeNzU_iJAmkTs-SU4TQu8JjIrIIfa-cZlZ0G9sZ4YVrPRFkSd6MIcpPAGck/s320/IMG_0522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384461205143168018" border="0" /></a>This is on the car ride down. We had so much stuff crammed into our car that some of the pillows and blankets were put between the girld. Darci, trying to stay out of the sun, covered herself in as much stuff as she could.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />The Swell Day #2</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQ7anph7WVtyd7gmfAu3_FqxQ3kloTmmEQGoIOijaKPYqvD0JN9s7fRnSlNVxr4MQRzuSf5JW4x1s5mRIysWJTXhTqFM2l_XzN-OS2715Ut_HVqFZiTtTit1xZyJ-4wmw4exFK5xNuRo/s1600-h/IMG_0540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQ7anph7WVtyd7gmfAu3_FqxQ3kloTmmEQGoIOijaKPYqvD0JN9s7fRnSlNVxr4MQRzuSf5JW4x1s5mRIysWJTXhTqFM2l_XzN-OS2715Ut_HVqFZiTtTit1xZyJ-4wmw4exFK5xNuRo/s320/IMG_0540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384466704074280178" border="0" /></a>The second day we decided to hike up the swells crack. It is a slot canyon that is about 6 miles round trip. It was a lot of fun and took us most of the day to complete. If you haven't done it, you should. You do spend quite a bit of time scrambling over and under and around rocks. I think that was one of the most fun hikes that I have been on in a while.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v-IkDKt7faiiv0W9tbF50KvgW9TyFpdeatYn8dyaSOfLxYhyphenhyphenvsDZpCAnC79eGqidCzhsUF_KfkdMaj7FYSvHxY7D6VE_IhjBvO6hfPsFfF5cKQCmc1FWXG1FHzbZJNFe3AgRIrzagDY/s1600-h/IMG_0570.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf54kQeV1Q0_JdXFT-EgTdWzyyhxT8O9vnuP2gJd7yBUcMqT53MhKN6PspQbGFm1ZEgXiLZ5GQjZZFFVfMD2qQ8yQIWYeAwHvIAij0fPt552C5al7nCg8PXQNfxCeO8JJqtOOQDmOYFls/s1600-h/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf54kQeV1Q0_JdXFT-EgTdWzyyhxT8O9vnuP2gJd7yBUcMqT53MhKN6PspQbGFm1ZEgXiLZ5GQjZZFFVfMD2qQ8yQIWYeAwHvIAij0fPt552C5al7nCg8PXQNfxCeO8JJqtOOQDmOYFls/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384467293241677362" border="0" /></a>Darci did awesome. She acted kind of wimpy at the beginning but once we hit that first drop down into the canyon she went wild and was running and climbing all over the place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBjoeSwlRW4DiEHk_yN1Fkm-_MeJOKbjtuLdHunEnN_Q8pbeaiXptA4VIKN4AhNEzXlctc6mjzT5FXIYh8RdjOBLFR-KyyNcEm7SdxPYoojpVK3YEuXmWu_oh-2ANpq21oJbNID-R4U4/s1600-h/IMG_0562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBjoeSwlRW4DiEHk_yN1Fkm-_MeJOKbjtuLdHunEnN_Q8pbeaiXptA4VIKN4AhNEzXlctc6mjzT5FXIYh8RdjOBLFR-KyyNcEm7SdxPYoojpVK3YEuXmWu_oh-2ANpq21oJbNID-R4U4/s320/IMG_0562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384467283246958882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TliYv6lnY_hYK6QhM7kY_7RVnvOclHt7Cgd4a3LqQOgUbPdGt51Qov5i5LIhuBNxLwd9H9GoesObzyN3QQNz6uneJi5gtjhz04ms0GFnaabVpnEGVkE5gw02XWdbfKtFFf5IWvtU3D8/s1600-h/IMG_0559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TliYv6lnY_hYK6QhM7kY_7RVnvOclHt7Cgd4a3LqQOgUbPdGt51Qov5i5LIhuBNxLwd9H9GoesObzyN3QQNz6uneJi5gtjhz04ms0GFnaabVpnEGVkE5gw02XWdbfKtFFf5IWvtU3D8/s320/IMG_0559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384467272029452162" border="0" /></a>This is after we descended a particularly precarious spot. The camera, in the camera bag, hit a rock and happened to hit the lens cover and dented it so it wasn't opening quite right. This is one of the narrowest spots in the canyon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk43ari0YsX65z-OW0QcIPC2vWY5Tx3l3g322TmooZJoCKo3pJ2U8em-zcLUt4c6SWWwtoxJD4EB7bomxFgf07vnU71Yk1RGUm1tYXJjn6u7UeT3OlGzrAVDbtkoc9GvxkbLcdNzASdI/s1600-h/IMG_0557.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk43ari0YsX65z-OW0QcIPC2vWY5Tx3l3g322TmooZJoCKo3pJ2U8em-zcLUt4c6SWWwtoxJD4EB7bomxFgf07vnU71Yk1RGUm1tYXJjn6u7UeT3OlGzrAVDbtkoc9GvxkbLcdNzASdI/s320/IMG_0557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384467260524711570" border="0" /></a>This is one of those little crevices that we had to scramble through. We had the option of either going over or going under and we had the girls go under because we didn't want them to get hurt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoVzeX59MG3neE8_t4gTGabzHoGYgzntkVf1w8QyJexhFZCzISjGtvBgEAGn63PQRn2ey3CiV0DjNycUxv0WCg7Z7u34DKyu08T1fqu1ELs_wmcjnOBW8S8vMbjPB4Np78WKS6hVEEvk/s1600-h/IMG_0550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoVzeX59MG3neE8_t4gTGabzHoGYgzntkVf1w8QyJexhFZCzISjGtvBgEAGn63PQRn2ey3CiV0DjNycUxv0WCg7Z7u34DKyu08T1fqu1ELs_wmcjnOBW8S8vMbjPB4Np78WKS6hVEEvk/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384467252000342610" border="0" /></a>This is on one of the side walls of the canyon. What a cute family. Oh.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbED46FzVM8rH9F2ZpibKFsTVNVwlPRs5AoOASHXLcmnHHgd3f5NaquOQajLI9i45e9aLBzK5NTyK2heYccdTr4TXggMj7_2eeBZYn5gzX7ykuoVHt8bu1qYly1No9OASkYalYK1So60/s1600-h/IMG_0556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbED46FzVM8rH9F2ZpibKFsTVNVwlPRs5AoOASHXLcmnHHgd3f5NaquOQajLI9i45e9aLBzK5NTyK2heYccdTr4TXggMj7_2eeBZYn5gzX7ykuoVHt8bu1qYly1No9OASkYalYK1So60/s320/IMG_0556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384466742399014434" border="0" /></a>This is Maile and I working our way across a fun spot. Unfortunately this is how Maile hiked the crack, on the back of anybody who would carry her. She did great though and didn't cry much at all. I was so proud of both my girls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStXiyViHENFgl7BKrgTgUWOdo9y4ri9FeMPNMghn-6gh0unbKcaGGxrcte0SkXazm5Wr3L0AhSI4nijk77qOEFONPV4Gs5ILkmoZDaJs6VKxARx75d-bKuZXsl3UjkPoi1o4QDHN8E7Q/s1600-h/IMG_0549.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStXiyViHENFgl7BKrgTgUWOdo9y4ri9FeMPNMghn-6gh0unbKcaGGxrcte0SkXazm5Wr3L0AhSI4nijk77qOEFONPV4Gs5ILkmoZDaJs6VKxARx75d-bKuZXsl3UjkPoi1o4QDHN8E7Q/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384466733055391570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6InjGKa-PvUXIkBK4CIrlbkmElN0HqcuJk-F7NiQzYs9duW1GfjhEwTSZPzkI2r-PGS-4L8Q1dKXjCQEaj9EnpEAReK32_fkT_AL4tj4RfLG9wGjUZeoZAdoAhDDOo0VydjDwknxsTMY/s1600-h/IMG_0548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6InjGKa-PvUXIkBK4CIrlbkmElN0HqcuJk-F7NiQzYs9duW1GfjhEwTSZPzkI2r-PGS-4L8Q1dKXjCQEaj9EnpEAReK32_fkT_AL4tj4RfLG9wGjUZeoZAdoAhDDOo0VydjDwknxsTMY/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384466727534431378" border="0" /></a>This is just Nat and I playing around on the rocks. There were a ton of fun places to climb and hang on to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7Ro7PugAQOxCumHpOvioxUS4OE8OlVee1ieWnJ8XtEhfxvsPD4vqdcojQMAyWdITbus9-9C7WF22WgkZ9IVcnfKsFcz_0dos5PHbBBmdAOkBerDIV34iBVnHFDxeTP-AaNNcwF2I41w/s1600-h/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7Ro7PugAQOxCumHpOvioxUS4OE8OlVee1ieWnJ8XtEhfxvsPD4vqdcojQMAyWdITbus9-9C7WF22WgkZ9IVcnfKsFcz_0dos5PHbBBmdAOkBerDIV34iBVnHFDxeTP-AaNNcwF2I41w/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384466712100299202" border="0" /></a>Darci was loving trying to keep up with Caiden and had to try everything he did. Sometimes she had a little help but for the most part she was happy about her efforts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TwzTE8Z-U_DWawL8DfA-QsQpgn_6CdyThztNFOXufiq-hQfoHBCWZbC7iyET4O-nfqObgCIqNi65nwh_tIuro0Mm3BqHctFTeVdCgqn0Yc-QYkiwIWcPfDRaP4Kzad88XSyUj7o72Ek/s1600-h/IMG_0575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TwzTE8Z-U_DWawL8DfA-QsQpgn_6CdyThztNFOXufiq-hQfoHBCWZbC7iyET4O-nfqObgCIqNi65nwh_tIuro0Mm3BqHctFTeVdCgqn0Yc-QYkiwIWcPfDRaP4Kzad88XSyUj7o72Ek/s320/IMG_0575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384469909429799074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JP9LBUJ4XoQd6wpKUD-IWYNoyAAqJv5tIH5z0tycwutFRLn4l9qS7UB9qfnAs9PV4LgowGRZJcBf7oJWbtbbAIpA3Sg6RJ0iS3h_shJZyZRcwPFTsWPFB2D_R-x_tQC-AfHLiMkSsos/s1600-h/IMG_0573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JP9LBUJ4XoQd6wpKUD-IWYNoyAAqJv5tIH5z0tycwutFRLn4l9qS7UB9qfnAs9PV4LgowGRZJcBf7oJWbtbbAIpA3Sg6RJ0iS3h_shJZyZRcwPFTsWPFB2D_R-x_tQC-AfHLiMkSsos/s320/IMG_0573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384469898098669186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v-IkDKt7faiiv0W9tbF50KvgW9TyFpdeatYn8dyaSOfLxYhyphenhyphenvsDZpCAnC79eGqidCzhsUF_KfkdMaj7FYSvHxY7D6VE_IhjBvO6hfPsFfF5cKQCmc1FWXG1FHzbZJNFe3AgRIrzagDY/s1600-h/IMG_0570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v-IkDKt7faiiv0W9tbF50KvgW9TyFpdeatYn8dyaSOfLxYhyphenhyphenvsDZpCAnC79eGqidCzhsUF_KfkdMaj7FYSvHxY7D6VE_IhjBvO6hfPsFfF5cKQCmc1FWXG1FHzbZJNFe3AgRIrzagDY/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384469889633176002" border="0" /></a>Back at camp that night we had a weenie roast and just kind of hung out. This chair that Maile is in is way to small for Darci but Maile can just kick back and relax. She turns just about anything into a lounge chair.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The Swell Day #3</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39QcKt4cDoKuknHBxxsSDkp5PE78SW0spSfW4GijxEOX800H8VGELDqpie2m41HDlwA-lTZcZFg_ECgAfku2qCMA4vFw1XUOnEF1CUXFmc_3sTc0FCHMck4s1ikKAmESkOAsBct_1tTY/s1600-h/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39QcKt4cDoKuknHBxxsSDkp5PE78SW0spSfW4GijxEOX800H8VGELDqpie2m41HDlwA-lTZcZFg_ECgAfku2qCMA4vFw1XUOnEF1CUXFmc_3sTc0FCHMck4s1ikKAmESkOAsBct_1tTY/s320/IMG_0577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384803929384907794" border="0" /></a>This is the last day of our trip. We had to head home early because I had to work on Father's day. It was actually quite cold down there for the middle of June. It was so cold that Darci and Maile had to create themselves a couple of hats to keep their heads warm. Can you guess what their hats are made of? They are made out of the camp chair bags.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh2szhQ4q2e0yQ5EXC6EtE1Pq7Pj6o4OOX4gLC8R3RQDkEJ4-AQHREjkS5wT8IckB4fy5c0Ob48R40ZlVJ3hpLmBilyA9V630EXi6eRXbYrMgUAU3fCsNwxC3zQUqhL9Z_LL5znjV-L8/s1600-h/IMG_0580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh2szhQ4q2e0yQ5EXC6EtE1Pq7Pj6o4OOX4gLC8R3RQDkEJ4-AQHREjkS5wT8IckB4fy5c0Ob48R40ZlVJ3hpLmBilyA9V630EXi6eRXbYrMgUAU3fCsNwxC3zQUqhL9Z_LL5znjV-L8/s320/IMG_0580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384803917235474898" border="0" /></a>After lunch we went to a dinosaur quarry just north of Hanksville. It was really cold, windy, and exposed. Just as we were finishing it started to rain on us so we had to hurry back to our car.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SEIdiZc8VkTRegy105DVo7tJVxbaIyZNGR0LJXRjClC51kKVJGnkMbFOo4IPexjpQW_9eggIjLtW7sLEnpNX5MNtIJEuifo1BvILPOW733zdSZVTcola0xC9q_fe5xY-kpmxZB5yRI4/s1600-h/IMG_0584.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SEIdiZc8VkTRegy105DVo7tJVxbaIyZNGR0LJXRjClC51kKVJGnkMbFOo4IPexjpQW_9eggIjLtW7sLEnpNX5MNtIJEuifo1BvILPOW733zdSZVTcola0xC9q_fe5xY-kpmxZB5yRI4/s320/IMG_0584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384803907941858562" border="0" /></a>This was one of the huge bones that they were just finishing extracting and packing in plaster for the transportation back to the museum. These diggers didn't look like the ones you see in the movies, that's for sure.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52lL0zd0Ig5wHLfrfSKC6yAsFTiUPrJc3zy7doTi0ehKW1n8L31dWaQwgBR9rDD8FgaPVUlHiYdP0SNtcp4vWoZNmEq6QN2SToV47GoN_5ia3xwErh_hdo6gBAety2Zw0gFKJO5dGv3M/s1600-h/IMG_0585.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52lL0zd0Ig5wHLfrfSKC6yAsFTiUPrJc3zy7doTi0ehKW1n8L31dWaQwgBR9rDD8FgaPVUlHiYdP0SNtcp4vWoZNmEq6QN2SToV47GoN_5ia3xwErh_hdo6gBAety2Zw0gFKJO5dGv3M/s320/IMG_0585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384807031682923650" border="0" /></a>As we were driving in we noticed this strange little building out in the middle of nowhere. When we got there someone said that it was used as a Mars space mission simulator. Apparently people go out there and pretend they are actually on Mars and they do simulated experiments and all kinds of interesting thing. Sounds a little weird to me but I just sayin'...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwb5yP1Zgbzw-sNaoAt5Qe1oKdOtdMteEAvKV8_d9c2LHWdSPxTdeImuVxKgMMrXBObIxJyanBS1w499365Ns5A9cs3vdyM6PuVOe4dkDTfzD6ue1uVJ7AQnLK_6txoV9NUAAJJsBWtw/s1600-h/IMG_0591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwb5yP1Zgbzw-sNaoAt5Qe1oKdOtdMteEAvKV8_d9c2LHWdSPxTdeImuVxKgMMrXBObIxJyanBS1w499365Ns5A9cs3vdyM6PuVOe4dkDTfzD6ue1uVJ7AQnLK_6txoV9NUAAJJsBWtw/s320/IMG_0591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384802685494498834" border="0" /></a>After the quarry we went to Goblin valley. It was a lot of fun to climb around all the formations and just explore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzUWfQri7h-sHIbF69O8g8t-q0TCIxfwsbiY4PZKlGOWcxqgVNHPjFb6BlhzwLoIZ-mJed8VSRwsW53GB0Y0EDQxz7oklp3IDikoAFv20D-fD4PKlbOkzXWUKLrSuTBxjtNGRECYDMWc/s1600-h/IMG_0593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzUWfQri7h-sHIbF69O8g8t-q0TCIxfwsbiY4PZKlGOWcxqgVNHPjFb6BlhzwLoIZ-mJed8VSRwsW53GB0Y0EDQxz7oklp3IDikoAFv20D-fD4PKlbOkzXWUKLrSuTBxjtNGRECYDMWc/s320/IMG_0593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384802678151718274" border="0" /></a>While out there we had quite a game of tag that covered a huge area. I was surprised at how fast Tosh is. I tried to tell her she should run track. It was a lot of fun running in and around all the different formations even if I was being chased. The girls loved it as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MUBHxh98RmvQeUvVXiUlWYXD7wqMfDxE9GDt91PZ-fDOHM9iW5QEYYZUKL6ShXNENubYHJu77U5bvT0PBUUOTXY__ZjD6ETreTiH9wDqeR6D1-lOwERL_-20mdjTWZEVA1JzCVKo0ZI/s1600-h/IMG_0596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MUBHxh98RmvQeUvVXiUlWYXD7wqMfDxE9GDt91PZ-fDOHM9iW5QEYYZUKL6ShXNENubYHJu77U5bvT0PBUUOTXY__ZjD6ETreTiH9wDqeR6D1-lOwERL_-20mdjTWZEVA1JzCVKo0ZI/s320/IMG_0596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384802669655879266" border="0" /></a>Damn she is so cute! She thought it looked like a seal so she wanted to ride it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE4reulV2ArspAbmHbIdoiR8Uo_URctTyvXxmu9Zno7aLCm7l6DHXLy29x2FfhbLzXXLOBoneMEyJ_65Lp3Q-JuSI-5ZwTJdb868aab_3e8c5v7nMRVfENeyhCRQjkTVCzJtf6xqabJ0/s1600-h/IMG_0611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE4reulV2ArspAbmHbIdoiR8Uo_URctTyvXxmu9Zno7aLCm7l6DHXLy29x2FfhbLzXXLOBoneMEyJ_65Lp3Q-JuSI-5ZwTJdb868aab_3e8c5v7nMRVfENeyhCRQjkTVCzJtf6xqabJ0/s320/IMG_0611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384802662838441842" border="0" /></a>So is she!! This is in a little cave that we found that you could climb into and then up a chimney, if you were skinny enough, which Nat was and I was not.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzAA7REDj9VCBS9oHCwgn4GQBEO-gPtZob2NhOeB81dGnujQDwV3v716_A0yvTLnW_2Xz5NLffXwNr8PhkStsDI2S4v_Ng2AtQdiHlT7f2T57iwr0qrQ7pbh5JyIv5gEYWYJAeFRNLjc/s1600-h/IMG_0623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzAA7REDj9VCBS9oHCwgn4GQBEO-gPtZob2NhOeB81dGnujQDwV3v716_A0yvTLnW_2Xz5NLffXwNr8PhkStsDI2S4v_Ng2AtQdiHlT7f2T57iwr0qrQ7pbh5JyIv5gEYWYJAeFRNLjc/s320/IMG_0623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384802654331625442" border="0" /></a>After that we just had to pack up and go home. It was to bad we had to leave so soon seeing how we were having so much fun. We would do that again in a heart beat. I just wish it was a little warmer so we sould play in some water or float the river.David J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743922078832963028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-74361374062740631182009-09-22T15:59:00.000-07:002009-09-23T16:39:42.106-07:00More updating (Summer)So I am sitting here at parent teacher conferences and am bored out of my mind so I am deciding to continue to update our blog. Maybe with all this free time I will get caught up. So here goes:<br /><br />This summer we put Darci in T-ball. It was quite an experience and fairly hard for me to watch. It is amazing how little they pay attention and how they try to occupy themselves. I have never seen so many ball players<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVdVzavx7Okkstt0lH41UpmYP0aDmjlZ6Yx7GVI03oexyyMCS573oNKTNkOahDXht3t4cxGEPG_mKswJyTjWBMQRVd8cvYQBI64WUeM9r6L9ZT2zXm3TZXq1YIq8kiJr8PPq17_W9BkY/s1600-h/IMG_0507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVdVzavx7Okkstt0lH41UpmYP0aDmjlZ6Yx7GVI03oexyyMCS573oNKTNkOahDXht3t4cxGEPG_mKswJyTjWBMQRVd8cvYQBI64WUeM9r6L9ZT2zXm3TZXq1YIq8kiJr8PPq17_W9BkY/s320/IMG_0507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384450328150462386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPUTa6UDzsAYBaQG6up8ZNd37HdRkTeLxMki-veELmHtyCu8sGP9yjF0-r1-gUpW5bHIAdzl6NaCyDXw_R5Wik2idkt28NcLszQd7n2Zvex8ZWsMDbZtzcyDOFXXcjreyfSYHTGvxPxI/s1600-h/IMG_0508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPUTa6UDzsAYBaQG6up8ZNd37HdRkTeLxMki-veELmHtyCu8sGP9yjF0-r1-gUpW5bHIAdzl6NaCyDXw_R5Wik2idkt28NcLszQd7n2Zvex8ZWsMDbZtzcyDOFXXcjreyfSYHTGvxPxI/s320/IMG_0508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384450316573804178" border="0" /></a> picking flowers and twirling and trying to do headstands.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Maile always liked to go to the games because then she could play wither her favorite person aside from grandpa, Scarlet.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ1_hlJorTy5xfuc20tiJzkI7I-qxC2aA1utjZoFI018BM_mL04lD0ajTHZ6OM9OsW7dqJcj5gwdqqVFWWnOf5hMuxUSx6AM7ztBnx37Anfbk-aDvKHISA8q9zVP87YVzZb5SoU3z4gg/s1600-h/IMG_0506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ1_hlJorTy5xfuc20tiJzkI7I-qxC2aA1utjZoFI018BM_mL04lD0ajTHZ6OM9OsW7dqJcj5gwdqqVFWWnOf5hMuxUSx6AM7ztBnx37Anfbk-aDvKHISA8q9zVP87YVzZb5SoU3z4gg/s320/IMG_0506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384452371711116594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Zoo</span><br />In the end of May we went to the zoo with our family and some friends. The girls absolutely loved every bit of t except when we went home<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcVFmXTf4SWPwAQbolMim0nfrK9InGJ8ANLQeJzz_hUqrSswPZtCoJMsBd3LdNSM1ue2swtnq0f0lM1cpBkE3N4yfJPPo8xWMfoWwDiaVnyoxPtZrhpvimGXCnPlNwtyvAzSo7GHzIx8/s1600-h/IMG_0521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcVFmXTf4SWPwAQbolMim0nfrK9InGJ8ANLQeJzz_hUqrSswPZtCoJMsBd3LdNSM1ue2swtnq0f0lM1cpBkE3N4yfJPPo8xWMfoWwDiaVnyoxPtZrhpvimGXCnPlNwtyvAzSo7GHzIx8/s320/IMG_0521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384455654571464962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mdeEAGzurbGKNrX2hIEefhLGnr_eyNjEJrA8KfY2JdaoXL9gLFj_DQLP2rBdcdB3RPlXma4TtXpmaZxJ2w3-Li2v4iIl555Z-gnCAvl994DEv1-iB0C4FByqa5wd3MmSbJeT4mooy0w/s1600-h/IMG_0519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mdeEAGzurbGKNrX2hIEefhLGnr_eyNjEJrA8KfY2JdaoXL9gLFj_DQLP2rBdcdB3RPlXma4TtXpmaZxJ2w3-Li2v4iIl555Z-gnCAvl994DEv1-iB0C4FByqa5wd3MmSbJeT4mooy0w/s320/IMG_0519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384455646343536898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rAVz7flE_R5VKXNeaHgG-33XHWhYXpbUDeOYW9waI9XFiEe9T-kuq1QKt5k_3w57YDZDN2Ume3q8GOy3JTFxde3NFgwlX6r1tNHLsT1oQvlPoTNmzVAsAzUcoza-l7qocgE1FxalAqk/s1600-h/IMG_0514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rAVz7flE_R5VKXNeaHgG-33XHWhYXpbUDeOYW9waI9XFiEe9T-kuq1QKt5k_3w57YDZDN2Ume3q8GOy3JTFxde3NFgwlX6r1tNHLsT1oQvlPoTNmzVAsAzUcoza-l7qocgE1FxalAqk/s320/IMG_0514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384455636202435874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCYvwc7_1IEMUZis87gxQxgi5fw5z34-Bfz1-cx40yrTmXWRxvzSa6LbnnarRhwsDtZidIrLFwJ6rFOQ7ODdgZOh3ALh91ZAy4aFKAejYsN-hlNqvvaF2adrGQUihRqI4GX1MvUv62TA/s1600-h/IMG_0518.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCYvwc7_1IEMUZis87gxQxgi5fw5z34-Bfz1-cx40yrTmXWRxvzSa6LbnnarRhwsDtZidIrLFwJ6rFOQ7ODdgZOh3ALh91ZAy4aFKAejYsN-hlNqvvaF2adrGQUihRqI4GX1MvUv62TA/s320/IMG_0518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384455628396787298" border="0" /></a>It was even nice for Erin to come and play with them as well. The merry-go-round was there favorite I think. While there we got caught in a torrential downpour. It was pretty bad. Maile loved it and kept trying to go out and play in it until the thunder crashed. Once that happened she didn't stay far from mom and dad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iIz9jX35zvYZZhqI5NXWWOzhV3rffEBM765HhI-W9PoLEJrPnMXvB13MHfWvBCqJ-w6V8cqpaWTj1ieKLdnTGXKH3oqoNQmN1jm5OyGNZTcT5FSuMBnDxuhDYj692ud6bHaimxUuFjY/s1600-h/IMG_0512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iIz9jX35zvYZZhqI5NXWWOzhV3rffEBM765HhI-W9PoLEJrPnMXvB13MHfWvBCqJ-w6V8cqpaWTj1ieKLdnTGXKH3oqoNQmN1jm5OyGNZTcT5FSuMBnDxuhDYj692ud6bHaimxUuFjY/s320/IMG_0512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384455614907139634" border="0" /></a>I think all our running around is fun for the kids but between my work and Nat's work the kids get dragged around, usually early in the morning and we have just run Maile ragged. She is always so tired by about 6 that she could go to bed then, and sometimes she does, in her chair.David J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743922078832963028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-39038476044473857452009-08-30T21:01:00.000-07:002009-08-30T21:07:22.052-07:00Kids say the darnedest thingsSo while I took a break from updating our blog the funniest thing happened. We had just finished dinner and were on our way to Nat's brothers house for dessert. As we were in the car Darci and Maile were singing Battlefield by Jordan Sparks. That is one of their favorite songs. Well Maile all of the sudden starts singing "Jesus wants me for a...battlefield, battlefield, battlefield." I know it is a little blasphemous but I couldn't help but laugh. I was hilarious!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-78592748008604892522009-08-30T18:05:00.000-07:002009-08-31T09:37:23.964-07:00Oregon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvNYmbVxVONcrq_goE-uQJQRAdeBggLCijKa7qTFGalOat7u4KrXUIel8eSpDPyquTOSk0_MPIcUfP8tyHN-LZNc90IE5NzUmUXPDMTakYhjpqNSPfDVTAxQdEtvZFkzDU4v6suefjuE/s1600-h/IMG_0453.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pr4_9oi27Q1teffLnuRUw4J_GGGiAFWbrZz5Xl8kdBC0tvhxPrIT_A8nqyJRwAvIELi6R92n7NpOJZnS2gh69JESJLRqY_znqrtr951yu_6KoEisAwAC29DbwlTtMnRVsBC7HXMEoEg/s1600-h/IMG_0449.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65zW0DbCR_u57iR2eOZrgN6cw_r1f-Bp2iTvkxnZsa82Vthhuk1_tEX7NN0rryN53DKW2AyAUA4Imqs6Die-u-bN10jltsr50PUHMNmAqRDrBXfEp1PD4_HitxFmxk_T-UQ0sZIRaMkk/s1600-h/IMG_0441.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuvM8Ci1kT8LzHp3wuirK4O_7XcY5tllQVTpGE8Fd53vmjgwXJv0n9xNdG0aodUANoFy26BJVdUHrXdKuAFbiyoO0_SGhEl1sLo5yq6E1Y54P3s96Tv94VvY9rgC5ANPEkQsrHwj7gV4/s1600-h/IMG_0440.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZpDQpAhA9reRHOBaTDL3vFRDy9EB6e3Eq2l2qy6rEi6RUeEEBTa4Jv44M-a6OUQYzqFIl3uqEUi05SymuVK7xojA1cBVf0t1TFqLJg9DsxxmzkxxLZScNm9aCBHhShpwrO6-vOWp3e4/s1600-h/IMG_0404.JPG">Day 1</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZpDQpAhA9reRHOBaTDL3vFRDy9EB6e3Eq2l2qy6rEi6RUeEEBTa4Jv44M-a6OUQYzqFIl3uqEUi05SymuVK7xojA1cBVf0t1TFqLJg9DsxxmzkxxLZScNm9aCBHhShpwrO6-vOWp3e4/s1600-h/IMG_0404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZpDQpAhA9reRHOBaTDL3vFRDy9EB6e3Eq2l2qy6rEi6RUeEEBTa4Jv44M-a6OUQYzqFIl3uqEUi05SymuVK7xojA1cBVf0t1TFqLJg9DsxxmzkxxLZScNm9aCBHhShpwrO6-vOWp3e4/s320/IMG_0404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375929794865415266" border="0" /></a>They had some really cool gardens there that we walked through. It wasn't as colorful as it would be later in the spring and early summer but it was still really nice. There were also a lot of trails for the girls to play on with their cousins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDWqAenHmYLmuZSzWUTe60nkdg5OQwt6Rl19c_jr2Jx-s9gkDXvSDEFbFv3QpJtavH9Ts-MF-ODhs5eZtA-BNPVk9zOJKksdaqEcrNH2QwRCcwLvtU4xuFggp52_SHCpTHPEiF5GUlA8/s1600-h/IMG_0393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDWqAenHmYLmuZSzWUTe60nkdg5OQwt6Rl19c_jr2Jx-s9gkDXvSDEFbFv3QpJtavH9Ts-MF-ODhs5eZtA-BNPVk9zOJKksdaqEcrNH2QwRCcwLvtU4xuFggp52_SHCpTHPEiF5GUlA8/s320/IMG_0393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375929787299596658" border="0" /></a>This is Darci and her cousin Rachel feeding an alpaca. She thought it was great having them eat right out of her hand.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZJEG2zrxd-dOmAY5xTc3bCZ0xCrZ9YDSiQu82DYUV-SiT5QAFCfEA-G8ljC0ZpU9Tl2xbhuARuAKi9p289vWkchwpefPj_vAGmDQjgaMOqmnaAk-F9wyh7slcLRM5LWLoCsSDfi9lR0/s1600-h/IMG_0386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZJEG2zrxd-dOmAY5xTc3bCZ0xCrZ9YDSiQu82DYUV-SiT5QAFCfEA-G8ljC0ZpU9Tl2xbhuARuAKi9p289vWkchwpefPj_vAGmDQjgaMOqmnaAk-F9wyh7slcLRM5LWLoCsSDfi9lR0/s320/IMG_0386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375929767933858050" border="0" /></a><br />Maile thought it was pretty cool but she was a little more hesitant to let them eat right out of her hand. She was also afraid that they would eat her hair. I have no idea where she got that idea ;)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxBY44lft63wbKAsQU6b7BnjDqQR30XNUa3ZVLhdnSU5FVP9R3LMZHww8B3GmTewG33vym5Pn18hnfb1xqPmMYhbuRS_cgOtWta3mV_4sTr2HwLHNoxBVLHA6L5rJ3CuB-Hv-yP2Mgq0/s1600-h/IMG_0389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxBY44lft63wbKAsQU6b7BnjDqQR30XNUa3ZVLhdnSU5FVP9R3LMZHww8B3GmTewG33vym5Pn18hnfb1xqPmMYhbuRS_cgOtWta3mV_4sTr2HwLHNoxBVLHA6L5rJ3CuB-Hv-yP2Mgq0/s320/IMG_0389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375929778098991794" border="0" /></a>This is Natalie and her cousin Shannon talking while the girls were playng with the alpacas.<br /><br />Day 2<br />The next day we went to the Oregon coast.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2eCXwSq_L9eJIiMwSLoqkgSswMvp5beCUisTzU8H-JyhyEvvx4PhKEVODjtaR3R0kwj9KX4uy1Bk81CKPRwQ-wlnHIW5Xale2sYI1OhFCdFR7uRsGGWtKqVrmcznVolmVndHXoGpGp8/s1600-h/IMG_0425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2eCXwSq_L9eJIiMwSLoqkgSswMvp5beCUisTzU8H-JyhyEvvx4PhKEVODjtaR3R0kwj9KX4uy1Bk81CKPRwQ-wlnHIW5Xale2sYI1OhFCdFR7uRsGGWtKqVrmcznVolmVndHXoGpGp8/s320/IMG_0425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375974106456295314" border="0" /></a><br />Maile and Nat wandered around the beach looking for treasures. You should have seen what they wanted to bring home with them, about 3 buckets full of rocks and broken shells.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmF7ZhNHu1F1tUb83LFKlDLMzNpju1rRQb22t7nql3cnSNzhb9AT32LmB-htkyEDBLnqPAlFBSHytA4zXxS03ayh4P04tUWBdJFU5xHDDmc9mbZuJ23_d-cxBqguELdacxFnl6xYd1eM/s1600-h/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmF7ZhNHu1F1tUb83LFKlDLMzNpju1rRQb22t7nql3cnSNzhb9AT32LmB-htkyEDBLnqPAlFBSHytA4zXxS03ayh4P04tUWBdJFU5xHDDmc9mbZuJ23_d-cxBqguELdacxFnl6xYd1eM/s320/IMG_0422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375974094606712434" border="0" /></a><br />They had all kinds of fun playing in the sand and mud digging for treasures. Even though it was sunny and it is the coast it was still cold. notice we are all wearing coats, hats and boots.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_MorFANt7ZCCB8_AXWFbIXgY4fwjiqf8ZrETSWOAXd2eFFKmvSLpeUnScTm9IJYhZiVVhYtZeXL-PW2x5sCwSzGWZy0dgRKRSbDGx3MrUv7QnKpS7iwk6UcFhAS5-n6FvbW3JomSyiM/s1600-h/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_MorFANt7ZCCB8_AXWFbIXgY4fwjiqf8ZrETSWOAXd2eFFKmvSLpeUnScTm9IJYhZiVVhYtZeXL-PW2x5sCwSzGWZy0dgRKRSbDGx3MrUv7QnKpS7iwk6UcFhAS5-n6FvbW3JomSyiM/s320/IMG_0420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375974083176264290" border="0" /></a><br />I took this picture from an overlook. It was just such a cool view. Nat's cousin said we were really lucky because it is rarely clear on the coast.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB5KtNANgURzf6C49cmeYQNUkVoU8hZ7EcPS9WxPG0ScDYDvUSRzHPWXtUSFreCbnU0Xi5qwKe6jKmygJ5MGEPknV1Y6JRcdJtkWxRVBjewctYEKwEqaRH8XnYUCtETrVDEE1t2n31nE/s1600-h/IMG_0412.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB5KtNANgURzf6C49cmeYQNUkVoU8hZ7EcPS9WxPG0ScDYDvUSRzHPWXtUSFreCbnU0Xi5qwKe6jKmygJ5MGEPknV1Y6JRcdJtkWxRVBjewctYEKwEqaRH8XnYUCtETrVDEE1t2n31nE/s320/IMG_0412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375974071586733170" border="0" /></a><br />At the aquarium we went to they had one of those walk through shark tanks. That is what Maile is doing. She is trying to see the sharks swim beneath her. She thought that was pretty cool.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5IP45dkSiqimYscQSwUCC7Lw_fjCrOMoj1WXWAIgDj_LJUe7ggWHxy1YY1f3LaorNXYpKtOsWNoZfh1uISTGeOkI5_XG5lX3eL58Ix2jEzj0sQwMzXZ4aRdmJUdBHIB_G34W5Uyl9XI/s1600-h/IMG_0410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5IP45dkSiqimYscQSwUCC7Lw_fjCrOMoj1WXWAIgDj_LJUe7ggWHxy1YY1f3LaorNXYpKtOsWNoZfh1uISTGeOkI5_XG5lX3eL58Ix2jEzj0sQwMzXZ4aRdmJUdBHIB_G34W5Uyl9XI/s320/IMG_0410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375974061410316402" border="0" /></a>Darci and Maile have no fear and are wiling to try just about anything. This was a tide pool inside the aquarium. Darci liked it the most and was touching everything she could get her hands on. She even went behind the display and just started asking the workers what everything is and how they ate and the worker thought that was great. She answered and explained everything that Darci was asking. I think Darci came away knowing more about those sea creatures than anybody else because she was not afraid to ask.<br /><br />Day 3<br />On day three we went to Eugene and Saturday Market. If any of you have ever been there it is an experience. If you have not, you need to go. It is a total hippy fest. I like that kind of stuff but even then I could only stay there for a few hours. Part of that was the girls but the other part is I just felt out of place. After the market we went to a Rhododendron garden that Shannon really likes. It was nice and the there were plenty of places for the girls to run and play. The funniest thing is that as we came around a corner into a big clearing we caught Darci just finishing going to the bathroom in one of the flowerbeds. I guess she really had to go and just couldn't wait.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvNYmbVxVONcrq_goE-uQJQRAdeBggLCijKa7qTFGalOat7u4KrXUIel8eSpDPyquTOSk0_MPIcUfP8tyHN-LZNc90IE5NzUmUXPDMTakYhjpqNSPfDVTAxQdEtvZFkzDU4v6suefjuE/s1600-h/IMG_0453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvNYmbVxVONcrq_goE-uQJQRAdeBggLCijKa7qTFGalOat7u4KrXUIel8eSpDPyquTOSk0_MPIcUfP8tyHN-LZNc90IE5NzUmUXPDMTakYhjpqNSPfDVTAxQdEtvZFkzDU4v6suefjuE/s320/IMG_0453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376158791726403986" border="0" /></a><br />This is the girls at one of the swinging benches in the gardens. Darci and Maile are on the ends. It was fun for Darci because Sierra is the same age as Darci and one of the few kids her age that is the same size as her. She did't just tower over her.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pr4_9oi27Q1teffLnuRUw4J_GGGiAFWbrZz5Xl8kdBC0tvhxPrIT_A8nqyJRwAvIELi6R92n7NpOJZnS2gh69JESJLRqY_znqrtr951yu_6KoEisAwAC29DbwlTtMnRVsBC7HXMEoEg/s1600-h/IMG_0449.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pr4_9oi27Q1teffLnuRUw4J_GGGiAFWbrZz5Xl8kdBC0tvhxPrIT_A8nqyJRwAvIELi6R92n7NpOJZnS2gh69JESJLRqY_znqrtr951yu_6KoEisAwAC29DbwlTtMnRVsBC7HXMEoEg/s320/IMG_0449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376158777091045762" border="0" /></a><br />This is the girls playing on a bunch of rocks. Darci is actually posing for this picture. When Maile got off the rocks we couldn't see her at first bcasue she is so small. She just disappeared behind them.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65zW0DbCR_u57iR2eOZrgN6cw_r1f-Bp2iTvkxnZsa82Vthhuk1_tEX7NN0rryN53DKW2AyAUA4Imqs6Die-u-bN10jltsr50PUHMNmAqRDrBXfEp1PD4_HitxFmxk_T-UQ0sZIRaMkk/s1600-h/IMG_0441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65zW0DbCR_u57iR2eOZrgN6cw_r1f-Bp2iTvkxnZsa82Vthhuk1_tEX7NN0rryN53DKW2AyAUA4Imqs6Die-u-bN10jltsr50PUHMNmAqRDrBXfEp1PD4_HitxFmxk_T-UQ0sZIRaMkk/s320/IMG_0441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376158767759491202" border="0" /></a><br />At the market they were doing face painting. Darci and Maile both had to get their faces painted. It was a little pricey but that was all they got there. They loved it. When we were getting ready for church the next day Darci threw a fit when we washed off her horse.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuvM8Ci1kT8LzHp3wuirK4O_7XcY5tllQVTpGE8Fd53vmjgwXJv0n9xNdG0aodUANoFy26BJVdUHrXdKuAFbiyoO0_SGhEl1sLo5yq6E1Y54P3s96Tv94VvY9rgC5ANPEkQsrHwj7gV4/s1600-h/IMG_0440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuvM8Ci1kT8LzHp3wuirK4O_7XcY5tllQVTpGE8Fd53vmjgwXJv0n9xNdG0aodUANoFy26BJVdUHrXdKuAFbiyoO0_SGhEl1sLo5yq6E1Y54P3s96Tv94VvY9rgC5ANPEkQsrHwj7gV4/s320/IMG_0440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376158758697859090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Le1XtMsoMHLk2mF-TZGz-4_44L2He6Acw3152cJ9-FzE3DySQfU15cW7ocZDWLctx7P042B9AVWy_czwEr_hGnI0VCor3p59YX5P-2Fcge-qLh72IfTKuvbXhl5CEiaP288zkO6Z3ls/s1600-h/IMG_0454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Le1XtMsoMHLk2mF-TZGz-4_44L2He6Acw3152cJ9-FzE3DySQfU15cW7ocZDWLctx7P042B9AVWy_czwEr_hGnI0VCor3p59YX5P-2Fcge-qLh72IfTKuvbXhl5CEiaP288zkO6Z3ls/s320/IMG_0454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376158800739658130" border="0" /></a><br />For dinner we went to a place called Papa's Soul Food Kitchen. It was pretty good food. THe lemonade was brought out in mason jars and the portions were huge. I just had to take a picture of their menu because it was a cool layout but also because of the dessert.<br /><br />Day 5<br />Sunday was Easter and the girls had a jelly bean easter egg hunt. They thought it was great. They got all kinds of candy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijON5V-SYYUdchAYqfbkhyphenhyphenY09-QUAL5ZUQvFr0JqJcXCwC3xayuIg8IW-zN5mNLxc81otVjdcLFNSXG5gEUs5pj-WE5oLOxO4mEUPXrx5WYLc_m3I4m26YOxElOwbT5_HW2IiLuvmntxA/s1600-h/IMG_0465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijON5V-SYYUdchAYqfbkhyphenhyphenY09-QUAL5ZUQvFr0JqJcXCwC3xayuIg8IW-zN5mNLxc81otVjdcLFNSXG5gEUs5pj-WE5oLOxO4mEUPXrx5WYLc_m3I4m26YOxElOwbT5_HW2IiLuvmntxA/s320/IMG_0465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376162710214154578" border="0" /></a>Maile had a little harder time because she isn't used to having to look for things becasue Darci usually does it for her. The problem with that is that when Darci found the candy she wanted to keep in and not give it to Maile. We jsut threw it all into a big pot and everybody shared it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1DZTDopEQVBsJuP5qHaIHNmsoLHb6SUPQsw7YgAkji9ACZdnxOBlCfT5jeSeVJGIByycyURIfNq7lXitCV3b0Bl7bzOhj0DVVb1u5vqEkXOycPd1Y6Dsr0ISDU6XAAB0c4C4Ydeki3k/s1600-h/IMG_0464.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1DZTDopEQVBsJuP5qHaIHNmsoLHb6SUPQsw7YgAkji9ACZdnxOBlCfT5jeSeVJGIByycyURIfNq7lXitCV3b0Bl7bzOhj0DVVb1u5vqEkXOycPd1Y6Dsr0ISDU6XAAB0c4C4Ydeki3k/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376162701871390866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialVsaewiEKq7eKCQjq9QZDfoNiMVTMaWCXnLkqnVMan44kSLAHsDDdHWsTagsS7SdMSuSQD99IbhfvbwgB0_-kUGF9NU08JkzVs85xOMAoTAImTBi7OqspFwRiYRwP-QwXTGT5LbYW4Y/s1600-h/IMG_0457.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialVsaewiEKq7eKCQjq9QZDfoNiMVTMaWCXnLkqnVMan44kSLAHsDDdHWsTagsS7SdMSuSQD99IbhfvbwgB0_-kUGF9NU08JkzVs85xOMAoTAImTBi7OqspFwRiYRwP-QwXTGT5LbYW4Y/s320/IMG_0457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376162696225528066" border="0" /></a><br />Eater was great and the kids really enjoyed it. Thanks to Scott and Shannon for helping get things for us and helping with the baskets and gifts.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumnuazpRe5RlWZepRsjKXF22DgSHtIS20t4Yz5-GyAbcu-Vd5lWzrUxI5889LlVN41_PUTMdjomfbppJj6Z897bDDiKEGwMKzxU9PvXCwbjx3kIEJGPCSgo83CaeW2nsfWwzm_mdQt6I/s1600-h/IMG_0468.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumnuazpRe5RlWZepRsjKXF22DgSHtIS20t4Yz5-GyAbcu-Vd5lWzrUxI5889LlVN41_PUTMdjomfbppJj6Z897bDDiKEGwMKzxU9PvXCwbjx3kIEJGPCSgo83CaeW2nsfWwzm_mdQt6I/s320/IMG_0468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376162721605486290" border="0" /></a><br />This is all the girls in their Easter dresses. Don't they just look adorable?<br /><br />Day 6<br />On the last day of our trip we went to Portland to bum around until our flight home. There was a lot of cool things but most of the museums and places we wanted to go were closed when we were there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QfJix3_6MhYY3oNCtgDzfVEi-PqpzjpDp3QVbZV-DzT7S_VPpNSb3IRrPhm1pXSPIcoIVpkYeDfQQHF4GTCxu5uPgMo_fiHS_xUKv3z_yD8AEaR0BC4_2Ypr7K_Qy4qQbfKSM6_fsLw/s1600-h/IMG_0484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QfJix3_6MhYY3oNCtgDzfVEi-PqpzjpDp3QVbZV-DzT7S_VPpNSb3IRrPhm1pXSPIcoIVpkYeDfQQHF4GTCxu5uPgMo_fiHS_xUKv3z_yD8AEaR0BC4_2Ypr7K_Qy4qQbfKSM6_fsLw/s320/IMG_0484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376165100787914034" border="0" /></a>We wandered around a plaza and the girls explored for a while. The weather wasn't the best but what can yoiu do. that is Oregon for you. If you wait for it to stop raining you won't do anything most the time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwIMbD5yVkXUYmpuUh3ZCF5eqIE7vnZAX2vitQuWpN6r03xgl-CeOk-2koJILis4GOcBsiU8vgM3kMNf9OezGCDiEOdoNbQOmUIeH017lPD43NXZmwNVHUmM_4LYv3zTl9400M16q5j0/s1600-h/IMG_0485.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwIMbD5yVkXUYmpuUh3ZCF5eqIE7vnZAX2vitQuWpN6r03xgl-CeOk-2koJILis4GOcBsiU8vgM3kMNf9OezGCDiEOdoNbQOmUIeH017lPD43NXZmwNVHUmM_4LYv3zTl9400M16q5j0/s320/IMG_0485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376165091869613314" border="0" /></a>We were able to meet Nat's cousin Andy for lunch. I think this was only the 2nd time I had seen him in almost 8 years. It was nice to just sit and relax, as much as you can with two little girls like Darci and Maile in a nice restaurant.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HUCIhhngTR6FGoG5rxu3xWVA7do5uPnGeOlPR49VuCe8B7FRUNZ6l3ATmtYbA6BE5WiqxWYrulXp7CLkmDv4O4ec-e5ma6VvMCmt7GtVaF0FWl6RspGGTor1zhYR0aGaJvMwfTgA8ow/s1600-h/IMG_0494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HUCIhhngTR6FGoG5rxu3xWVA7do5uPnGeOlPR49VuCe8B7FRUNZ6l3ATmtYbA6BE5WiqxWYrulXp7CLkmDv4O4ec-e5ma6VvMCmt7GtVaF0FWl6RspGGTor1zhYR0aGaJvMwfTgA8ow/s320/IMG_0494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376165083605701586" border="0" /></a>After lunch we went to a Japanese garden. It was really cool but the guide went into a littl to much detail and the kids lost interest so we ended up just wandering around the garden looking and all the cool plants and architecture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yuRZ6J3MGU04fEOm4DQ0xlPvztBMC19vrVEhGvocCaeBQxQIPEmCtf2u9fehSz6tsomk_wKKeh9w0uHIe35xA7B33aHjQKpo99KZI9XeyHBvg1NBEiA_cmt-tiyLBAwuRX5GrkFM6XA/s1600-h/IMG_0496.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yuRZ6J3MGU04fEOm4DQ0xlPvztBMC19vrVEhGvocCaeBQxQIPEmCtf2u9fehSz6tsomk_wKKeh9w0uHIe35xA7B33aHjQKpo99KZI9XeyHBvg1NBEiA_cmt-tiyLBAwuRX5GrkFM6XA/s320/IMG_0496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376165075575097986" border="0" /></a>After the garden we took a drive up the Columbia River Gorge. There were a ton of waterfalls and I couldn't believe how green it was, of course most of it was moss, but it was still green. The road was really windy and so Nat was a little sick by the time we were done but she said it was worth it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAfsdUe2sw_iO_oM1yfUx-WyViPcDfuYLgwgn3Bj6cgEWY5y_rcAebJx72ppscJ29W5gFgujjHxdD_JXKpmp5KNUKVPzdLgNJdzcVYBGlsk62fluE1w2r0VrkMXildNE0LLjLW0-fmJE/s1600-h/IMG_0501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAfsdUe2sw_iO_oM1yfUx-WyViPcDfuYLgwgn3Bj6cgEWY5y_rcAebJx72ppscJ29W5gFgujjHxdD_JXKpmp5KNUKVPzdLgNJdzcVYBGlsk62fluE1w2r0VrkMXildNE0LLjLW0-fmJE/s320/IMG_0501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376165067049026914" border="0" /></a>It was beautiful but I was starting to stress because we were gone for a long time and we had to get back to the airport for our flight and I was worried about that. Luckily we did make iton time and it all worked out. We want to thank Scott and Shannon for allowing us to stay with them and for taking us everywhere. They were the most gracious hosts. We owe ou great time to them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-67619821058381975532009-08-30T17:30:00.000-07:002009-08-30T18:05:26.859-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mtjlykrV-X8kEGdVTg9K6fGseSjJ9kcVYczHhk6yx9NAFmy-iD8xxs20jQFtU-hbqOmCU7_fTSPPpDqAC4E6yeqbIOHPFnhaPxDyMVTO4Gh-QuMiYLKyWhT0WadQzcBQcpNQ0gUj4Ws/s1600-h/IMG_0376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mtjlykrV-X8kEGdVTg9K6fGseSjJ9kcVYczHhk6yx9NAFmy-iD8xxs20jQFtU-hbqOmCU7_fTSPPpDqAC4E6yeqbIOHPFnhaPxDyMVTO4Gh-QuMiYLKyWhT0WadQzcBQcpNQ0gUj4Ws/s320/IMG_0376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375927566920248546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsRcDIjj7iE_e5qWGG8kpxaxR6duMvwLZD-QsFieWfTPH6IpSni78gaBB6pdrEVrmWfBPlblk5PPHgPhJGBK06SIiLo1js-qVfD_3fiMEP3gQccLXIR7VzSS608lKVLprArZ1KuktlGc/s1600-h/IMG_0374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsRcDIjj7iE_e5qWGG8kpxaxR6duMvwLZD-QsFieWfTPH6IpSni78gaBB6pdrEVrmWfBPlblk5PPHgPhJGBK06SIiLo1js-qVfD_3fiMEP3gQccLXIR7VzSS608lKVLprArZ1KuktlGc/s320/IMG_0374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375927555795113698" border="0" /></a><br />Starting in the end of March Natalie started trading kids once a week wither her sister in law. I am not sure it is a fair trade for Nat Bird but my Nat loves to have her nephew, Jack. He is cute and the girls love him. If for no other reason, she likes to have Jack because it keeps the girls occupied. He is like a new toy for them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-82515067187088322072009-08-30T17:11:00.000-07:002009-08-30T17:29:52.266-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUryJ189uDVXTBqhV58yz8v57WJrx_pBTHvZgDS5Z71ytW_mKEy5tncVmWOFNSXcv_zTjyNKsJ6xfObQZFlBdQnB0pX1HhD5dovUCkVnMTaZpOmLYaGWUCn5kEWKWnudE7KnT-PPf5Dg/s1600-h/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUryJ189uDVXTBqhV58yz8v57WJrx_pBTHvZgDS5Z71ytW_mKEy5tncVmWOFNSXcv_zTjyNKsJ6xfObQZFlBdQnB0pX1HhD5dovUCkVnMTaZpOmLYaGWUCn5kEWKWnudE7KnT-PPf5Dg/s320/IMG_0365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375915565127405554" border="0" /></a>This is Natalie and Bret trying to tube down a hill. The snow wasn't great and they ate it pretty good and rolled half way down the hill.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjQGEwKLFsYFNQE1eH5QfXwRZSUie9DjHVNSXFienBNNpvHxgtgHEzBSZi9ZworbGcRKdSACatLAOTqjxMTKyN-GLndeCcwu2ACzw3nzZ0MTLGDANYVlVa_l8TLgo19o7nAiXhMCOKso/s1600-h/IMG_0371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjQGEwKLFsYFNQE1eH5QfXwRZSUie9DjHVNSXFienBNNpvHxgtgHEzBSZi9ZworbGcRKdSACatLAOTqjxMTKyN-GLndeCcwu2ACzw3nzZ0MTLGDANYVlVa_l8TLgo19o7nAiXhMCOKso/s320/IMG_0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375915557273320210" border="0" /></a>This is us just hanging out in the cabin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCPNROD8ePj07RQXCkvSGgWloSwo6NyS0dSDYpB_pb9Oo_BJNRJZL4_o9RWCltDaoQi-nLByB2oUNhsUtPbtx50QrAPsDdPRISJsG8iGYVnKQ70glCWSN4GMzjLZVsKkqMVhm8wcjBaE/s1600-h/IMG_0370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCPNROD8ePj07RQXCkvSGgWloSwo6NyS0dSDYpB_pb9Oo_BJNRJZL4_o9RWCltDaoQi-nLByB2oUNhsUtPbtx50QrAPsDdPRISJsG8iGYVnKQ70glCWSN4GMzjLZVsKkqMVhm8wcjBaE/s320/IMG_0370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375915550040369490" border="0" /></a>This is me and Nat on our own little hike. After the tubing we decided that we wanted to follow a road towards the top. This is is from near the top overlooking Fairview, we think.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7FQflLa14tcQQV7oDmNzlvrKqbOvp07X5zpzKL3KkE-5XsrJTMpsGadlXRxYefUkyFZt8VbGnRmcpiez3azPautLaQGilCElpM4gb1x9XbIxmkSWRk10cn3lKT6k3iu9nJpLmCPhpmQ/s1600-h/IMG_0362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7FQflLa14tcQQV7oDmNzlvrKqbOvp07X5zpzKL3KkE-5XsrJTMpsGadlXRxYefUkyFZt8VbGnRmcpiez3azPautLaQGilCElpM4gb1x9XbIxmkSWRk10cn3lKT6k3iu9nJpLmCPhpmQ/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375915541054914994" border="0" /></a>This is me on the hike in. Bret brought his 4 wheeler up to shuttle in the food and equipment. Since there wasn't room for the snowshoes I decided I would carry them until he came back and got the rest of the stuff. One problem, as you can see the weather was quite nice and Bret got stuck in the snow and just about completely buried the 4 wheeler. By the time we got up there, there was a hole about 5' deep and 6' in circumference. We helped him finally get out of the hole and as he was backing up he got stuck again so we had to do it all again. It was fun though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv42TREZBwv-W-kKU6hfHEKkQ5WYf_cDevfzckmkTQ-jmmcBTLWjoxYkBpFhF2VkoHIqXYqPUG7yJKKjG9qNhmLGOp7qk7KiJU49hC0_EZULZDMY-pt9ynUdYC9_8ElHxuSqwDMiaaHJA/s1600-h/IMG_0363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv42TREZBwv-W-kKU6hfHEKkQ5WYf_cDevfzckmkTQ-jmmcBTLWjoxYkBpFhF2VkoHIqXYqPUG7yJKKjG9qNhmLGOp7qk7KiJU49hC0_EZULZDMY-pt9ynUdYC9_8ElHxuSqwDMiaaHJA/s320/IMG_0363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375915530705718370" border="0" /></a>This is Nat on the road up. Isn't she just dead sexy? I think so.<br /><br />Later in March we went with some friends of ours snowshoeing. The problem is that for most of the hike in there wasn't much snow. We had a lot of fun though. When we got to the top where the cabin was there was enough snow to hike in and tube in. We spent the next two days playing nerts, scum, and eating a ton of junk food and watching movies. All this without any kids. It was great.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-81650299402771169422009-08-30T17:06:00.000-07:002009-08-30T17:11:52.784-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo9haPujVZTBcHqJRInEvKF1PFxPp7dAlDZc3iyW9tfcqU6ALiZBcB_7wH2VpQaIEH34gIBn06lySZX0y4c2B1-JPl5Zgyyztwdrn0hqoMSpzO4Cl_4LaEkgRs5qM6Pr1tgbrASrTrz4/s1600-h/IMG_0357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo9haPujVZTBcHqJRInEvKF1PFxPp7dAlDZc3iyW9tfcqU6ALiZBcB_7wH2VpQaIEH34gIBn06lySZX0y4c2B1-JPl5Zgyyztwdrn0hqoMSpzO4Cl_4LaEkgRs5qM6Pr1tgbrASrTrz4/s320/IMG_0357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375913756659340290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD7tOtJxB4wKBXO5D7LwAmAfKCQA0xK35yqyzVgV14CfLlsmHUsXQCPmko9un7h5nIXgQA9C8aI-_mmOroQtaEKcSkNTO8ODaK-ucinLXUXkAf27VC-KdEg9qmAwr7rk7rj23NQQD0Uo/s1600-h/IMG_0359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD7tOtJxB4wKBXO5D7LwAmAfKCQA0xK35yqyzVgV14CfLlsmHUsXQCPmko9un7h5nIXgQA9C8aI-_mmOroQtaEKcSkNTO8ODaK-ucinLXUXkAf27VC-KdEg9qmAwr7rk7rj23NQQD0Uo/s320/IMG_0359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375913754008508946" border="0" /></a><br />In March we had our full family b-day. We have 5 b-day' in my family alone so instead of celebrating them individually we just have one big party.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-9885038778711335372009-08-30T17:00:00.000-07:002009-08-30T17:06:53.406-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-eQM0ozTzSleBgPyW5LOnSxzDnOvXrdFzQY3B8UZjzzVf4GtNGZUSmiq5J1RMzVhhskxObtNr4aEa0Af59ciR3F3b4G_Et46G5IP9UEV20c-8w_is1tfdROYot5aTPrHirQ0svbJokw/s1600-h/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-eQM0ozTzSleBgPyW5LOnSxzDnOvXrdFzQY3B8UZjzzVf4GtNGZUSmiq5J1RMzVhhskxObtNr4aEa0Af59ciR3F3b4G_Et46G5IP9UEV20c-8w_is1tfdROYot5aTPrHirQ0svbJokw/s320/IMG_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375911679522720978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcppuaM_BNtTrKSvnnsjXtV_KGevkqC6kvJuxArz3NVK1g0TnpEHSlDsXO3pX0Tlw6ePnWtLePdZM9PMfSecx2JGKRekJT2Q7B4S5X-i0FrJJbZbmxtxA2kIGnDZ-otnM_nJIluU3_mNc/s1600-h/IMG_0340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcppuaM_BNtTrKSvnnsjXtV_KGevkqC6kvJuxArz3NVK1g0TnpEHSlDsXO3pX0Tlw6ePnWtLePdZM9PMfSecx2JGKRekJT2Q7B4S5X-i0FrJJbZbmxtxA2kIGnDZ-otnM_nJIluU3_mNc/s320/IMG_0340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375911676532961922" border="0" /></a><br />In February Natalie's Grandma died. It was a sad occasion for all but it was nice to be able to see so many of her family. There were also a ton of people who showed up to show their love and support for her and the fam. It was great to see all the people who's lives she was able to touch. She will be missed. On a lighter note, every time we talk about something sad or are upset about anything Maile picks up on it and always lowers her head and frowns like she is about to cry and says "Grandma Bean died." I guess that is the only reference she has for real sadness. She still says it. In fact she said it today.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-19628213704790909822009-08-30T16:10:00.000-07:002009-08-30T16:59:39.625-07:00It is about time!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVOc47geGf98dmhrvyinkv62AbUIs5FsO2eHq6EMUz1LPpEfPMgKkezghH9B7hUuMn34qypVf5lpV5v4CuDblMK9_uQ1czTUrEIbvhfkvH852XQpA3ADxQAVdGORhCD-B0rxRDDyY2CQ/s1600-h/IMG_0810.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVOc47geGf98dmhrvyinkv62AbUIs5FsO2eHq6EMUz1LPpEfPMgKkezghH9B7hUuMn34qypVf5lpV5v4CuDblMK9_uQ1czTUrEIbvhfkvH852XQpA3ADxQAVdGORhCD-B0rxRDDyY2CQ/s320/IMG_0810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375904775493069730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Apparently our blog has not been updated in the last 8 months or so. I guess Nat has really dropped the ball on that one so I guess I have to update you all on the happenings around here. so here goes, the last 8 months.<br /><br />In December we bought a house in the ward just a few blocks from our old house. That is the main reason we haven't updated for so long and then we just got out of the habit. We closed on the 23rd and were able to work on it for the next 6 weeks before we had to move in. It was a lot of work but it was well worth the effort.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6-mhPiINs5CHzozAH4QNrLnOywmMO8NwD4jLvmSkVxcMukqb-TSjmtmCPR-lRwk6RS_a5opueo5zpsH-X8PQzOC0xFf5aFCx5scBfZP3F8pbUowiyca8mzV7adiVspxHIjzad7R6m_g/s1600-h/IMG_0265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6-mhPiINs5CHzozAH4QNrLnOywmMO8NwD4jLvmSkVxcMukqb-TSjmtmCPR-lRwk6RS_a5opueo5zpsH-X8PQzOC0xFf5aFCx5scBfZP3F8pbUowiyca8mzV7adiVspxHIjzad7R6m_g/s320/IMG_0265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375899804921191586" border="0" /></a>This is what the basement looked like when we bought the house. Don't you just love the school floor and golden wallpaper? It looks a lot better now. This is actually the first room we finished. It was just the easiest one to finish. Yes, this picture below is the same room<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-pAZ1BRu98BT4KRU6IXbXyho9jUAxb6KUsZ-RbIXexOH74WxMvPaoVPdzdwa-jqGadYfexSwRE54c-0OcH3qXS7wbc8MM0-0VOTg02_lU-ZTc2R2fElEoOEglfYXPhjI3tN97WNL5Ts/s1600-h/IMG_0814.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-pAZ1BRu98BT4KRU6IXbXyho9jUAxb6KUsZ-RbIXexOH74WxMvPaoVPdzdwa-jqGadYfexSwRE54c-0OcH3qXS7wbc8MM0-0VOTg02_lU-ZTc2R2fElEoOEglfYXPhjI3tN97WNL5Ts/s320/IMG_0814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375904803750399442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZV5uYN8kXpM34zoA3s87JoMCSgTb4AKhqOtScmXCKxWTbZf7L-jFQH9CqCS6V8lWxV9zuIv3eUw7CAALhmKu1MBlG0gjB-a8GOJtC5KGxUe7dGPzFyAdh8oPr5-xRMI0lq9IzHtadQA/s1600-h/IMG_0268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZV5uYN8kXpM34zoA3s87JoMCSgTb4AKhqOtScmXCKxWTbZf7L-jFQH9CqCS6V8lWxV9zuIv3eUw7CAALhmKu1MBlG0gjB-a8GOJtC5KGxUe7dGPzFyAdh8oPr5-xRMI0lq9IzHtadQA/s320/IMG_0268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375901492128941138" border="0" /></a>We spent a few days just scraping off all the wallpaper throughout the whole house Luckily for me, Nat did most of the scraping. I was spending all my time patching, prepping, and installing crown, base and chair rail. Like I said it was a lot of work. This picture is the dining room. It is not real big but it is nice now as you can see in the next picture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtW2QUf2PqPqApo9IWviVOKkfSJNEDe-iUUfDEarBvkj5JtEw4bz5xQ-RcP9uM-V2fGpsvBYdPLBApF_2bEcJcTyMfaLlD1hf67tXkhHd_9t_aylFbrfz6eQFFnq-HiSFEmxd78AqsRQ/s1600-h/IMG_0812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtW2QUf2PqPqApo9IWviVOKkfSJNEDe-iUUfDEarBvkj5JtEw4bz5xQ-RcP9uM-V2fGpsvBYdPLBApF_2bEcJcTyMfaLlD1hf67tXkhHd_9t_aylFbrfz6eQFFnq-HiSFEmxd78AqsRQ/s320/IMG_0812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375904784604559154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG0IoYLmfNqhwuFKyKEW7GlyQawTNjHZ8Ky_giF3Ye-DOj7-RlS15jKzRcEhOys5PrM2Cf_-PtExWX7OwdDffeQtxUo-nRm5ygRe5kWFJGr0Q3rWYKCk7wSSDMj-hrh8BUkRaaUe56kI/s1600-h/IMG_0269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG0IoYLmfNqhwuFKyKEW7GlyQawTNjHZ8Ky_giF3Ye-DOj7-RlS15jKzRcEhOys5PrM2Cf_-PtExWX7OwdDffeQtxUo-nRm5ygRe5kWFJGr0Q3rWYKCk7wSSDMj-hrh8BUkRaaUe56kI/s320/IMG_0269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375901504398540738" border="0" /></a>This is the kitchen. Nat had Melinda come over and show her how to distress the cabinets. Nat's dad made fun of her for it. He asked her why she would take the time to paint them and then take the paint off. He is a painter. The picture below is the new and improved kitchen.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyqW2nBkZY6PJ-qtBBKZOMB_HXPkCa_-WzLegsND8AglEJap62D19xDY0nifC-bLZXkvW3DgCmimGjHDhHhegfosFQDCjqMngdfHdZUR_24VLng6nVAZmsHTHOMSnOGD_dey773C9vFY/s1600-h/IMG_0813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyqW2nBkZY6PJ-qtBBKZOMB_HXPkCa_-WzLegsND8AglEJap62D19xDY0nifC-bLZXkvW3DgCmimGjHDhHhegfosFQDCjqMngdfHdZUR_24VLng6nVAZmsHTHOMSnOGD_dey773C9vFY/s320/IMG_0813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375904792762593954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv5MtkQ605xLDTBDy0QLb8oNHDHrVlpfhD9A_RukoaBgvtKtsdG7Jyspot_T74hXTOzmZ5UVlpAPq7eox7RUfZdVU8eR7JXmIcmQizLyDdxZlowiRRNZYVGTcVY5z9R7zMlZB-hkxZT8/s1600-h/IMG_0327.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv5MtkQ605xLDTBDy0QLb8oNHDHrVlpfhD9A_RukoaBgvtKtsdG7Jyspot_T74hXTOzmZ5UVlpAPq7eox7RUfZdVU8eR7JXmIcmQizLyDdxZlowiRRNZYVGTcVY5z9R7zMlZB-hkxZT8/s320/IMG_0327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906735754738866" border="0" /></a>This is the easiest part of the refinishing process. We wanted the floor to be a little bit darker than it was so I spent a few hours staining it, (after I spent about 9 hours sanding the whole thing, all the rooms upstairs are hardwood). They turned out okay. Nat insists that they look great but al I see are the flaws. I guess that is the fault of being the one who did it. Nat says that I am over critical.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq9IhPdXAAqd8iS5mnxj8sHUB5Je4Qy5lph5XE4WGsVKGKtwDdFgV5BZse4Gw_s_pSXZkBfigcdr3xG8Y5F3UwSQ99WtyvmZrAGnPYERl67dSF1bwdmnjXTFR9bhH6qfVp-YSiRCFvwE/s1600-h/IMG_0816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq9IhPdXAAqd8iS5mnxj8sHUB5Je4Qy5lph5XE4WGsVKGKtwDdFgV5BZse4Gw_s_pSXZkBfigcdr3xG8Y5F3UwSQ99WtyvmZrAGnPYERl67dSF1bwdmnjXTFR9bhH6qfVp-YSiRCFvwE/s320/IMG_0816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375908852428250546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDYHzYDmTRrAvT5pdQY8Yd9TQ96GESOpgHfFRbx3jAZHnipUKDP3Y9UOMUGtOw76OY5IetI8Ig5jn2u2RfLZBRKf4zJUrdq9hDRnYs8GjRBAyuMj_VAzMkwTytoVROUswctYqSn45v3k/s1600-h/IMG_0815.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDYHzYDmTRrAvT5pdQY8Yd9TQ96GESOpgHfFRbx3jAZHnipUKDP3Y9UOMUGtOw76OY5IetI8Ig5jn2u2RfLZBRKf4zJUrdq9hDRnYs8GjRBAyuMj_VAzMkwTytoVROUswctYqSn45v3k/s320/IMG_0815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375907295686869442" border="0" /></a>This is our master bedroom. It is kind of tight with the log bed but it still looks nice and is a good place to get away from everything.<br /><br />That is our new home and the reason that we stopped blogging. This just consumed all our time for a while.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-59804370850726664502008-12-16T11:06:00.000-08:002008-12-16T11:27:49.326-08:00Merry Christmas<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#990000;">Merry Christmas From:</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtyAEAiKAz7o0JtQlT1qzDw5g_z2khGTzVAKBCPxA50rDP928GCiSi0Mrw0AqfjpiSv-ApwKnAsg7hxgNgYorPbZWV9liGs_XnT7xh-UjaGVwMMH08WIXf9-kZ3y2LBFGnolFj7txNnk/s1600-h/Johnsons+%231+Change+with+name.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280467595694965730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtyAEAiKAz7o0JtQlT1qzDw5g_z2khGTzVAKBCPxA50rDP928GCiSi0Mrw0AqfjpiSv-ApwKnAsg7hxgNgYorPbZWV9liGs_XnT7xh-UjaGVwMMH08WIXf9-kZ3y2LBFGnolFj7txNnk/s320/Johnsons+%231+Change+with+name.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#990000;">Since I don't plan ahead well and I likely will not get a Christmas card out to everyone, I want to use this blog to wish everyone a very happy holiday. We have been so blessed this year and we are grateful for all we have been given. I know it has been a tough year in some respects, but we recognize the importance of counting our blessings. And that includes many of you, our friends and family.</span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH0zdPUXSwLCOHovMotYC3uXaSDoZCT9V9q_Vt5CfhkMz_FkfncoESzF6dv754i_A_-FJNv-IzMK7qLP2r2-65qYO0GLxiJKNld-tTb_usWZxm-stn2IKn_f3p86Ze9rBqoUswHgDDX8/s1600-h/IMG_7100+-+changed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280467426025249954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH0zdPUXSwLCOHovMotYC3uXaSDoZCT9V9q_Vt5CfhkMz_FkfncoESzF6dv754i_A_-FJNv-IzMK7qLP2r2-65qYO0GLxiJKNld-tTb_usWZxm-stn2IKn_f3p86Ze9rBqoUswHgDDX8/s320/IMG_7100+-+changed.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#990000;"> So may this Christmas be the best yet. We love you all!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">David, Natalie, Darci and Maile</span><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-80498763157013146202008-11-06T12:24:00.000-08:002008-11-06T12:54:12.277-08:00Halloween Fun<div align="center">Sometimes Halloween is actually a scary thing, as I am about to prove in this post. We celebrated this year with an adult only party at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bagley's</span> house. We had a great time and thanks to everyone who helped out and also everyone who came and had a great time! Here are a few highlights.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGjfDUCe7cHBwzRCx-_oIxE4naROHfjZWcfzA6sv3XDrlyq0M954wqOFl8eVml6pOUTpM2B6Z1IoSbdKU6k8gx50MzbC_Uf57bta6sE5X57mHvGhM-jZ-pUesvsAK8TBvhHtBOI06qko/s1600-h/IMG_0201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265645839325060178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGjfDUCe7cHBwzRCx-_oIxE4naROHfjZWcfzA6sv3XDrlyq0M954wqOFl8eVml6pOUTpM2B6Z1IoSbdKU6k8gx50MzbC_Uf57bta6sE5X57mHvGhM-jZ-pUesvsAK8TBvhHtBOI06qko/s320/IMG_0201.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lots of atmosphere. That is what we went for. I think we did a pretty good job. Thanks to Heather for all the props and to Lane and Katie for letting us use their home. You guys are the best!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkpLs1hZWxrdpIU9XkvfjrBonxGwJDJ2HQAfeTYx5LUQGOqraE7S0gl6lurs_IaAITuam1UiittDh3L_RyQ4qo2GXFUwbxgQj0jVdxC5qQr7HiUoNuWivSbDAlKCKJ3sUn6EbHf0j_6w/s1600-h/IMG_0197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265645832317942690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkpLs1hZWxrdpIU9XkvfjrBonxGwJDJ2HQAfeTYx5LUQGOqraE7S0gl6lurs_IaAITuam1UiittDh3L_RyQ4qo2GXFUwbxgQj0jVdxC5qQr7HiUoNuWivSbDAlKCKJ3sUn6EbHf0j_6w/s320/IMG_0197.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Christensen's totally rocked the party. Thanks for coming you guys.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqbEAFY8OpFbuoWp-hPdFKRcCzixeYOa_j6pehJCSfZ-r5656FAtiny4jQ5_Q27gEvtvxD7QGBR6tRPwhoUPa_kfTM5YEOvZo-06EWhybbarTetP4q7f2JX57CgFyqCjNcR3AdgeT_y4/s1600-h/IMG_0190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265645240412309762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqbEAFY8OpFbuoWp-hPdFKRcCzixeYOa_j6pehJCSfZ-r5656FAtiny4jQ5_Q27gEvtvxD7QGBR6tRPwhoUPa_kfTM5YEOvZo-06EWhybbarTetP4q7f2JX57CgFyqCjNcR3AdgeT_y4/s320/IMG_0190.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lots of scary people getting their groove on. Bet you can't tell which one is me?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TSG9aUh6wNmTmlG2KXNlgtovcIlez6RlTPjKCWoNINP53DdbcrnaT2SZkCc7Dov3bTN6iKPMuzevUpjVfwLTKrNj0maX17nu4DZVhvkwoDPpfWxo9wOEiKLJzLZgfIF42CeG-LntFBA/s1600-h/IMG_0188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265645236925840818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TSG9aUh6wNmTmlG2KXNlgtovcIlez6RlTPjKCWoNINP53DdbcrnaT2SZkCc7Dov3bTN6iKPMuzevUpjVfwLTKrNj0maX17nu4DZVhvkwoDPpfWxo9wOEiKLJzLZgfIF42CeG-LntFBA/s320/IMG_0188.JPG" border="0" /></a> Noreen and Alan's costumes rocked.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLKTD3fKwZ_FMyeBCmsInSrJxWr-9_SRXRpxEREw4RrVzTq5vuJB_YOkcvW9kB68UhIF0NYl5b4HzD5fZJIgiQ3Adl1FZx1htoyUCU0ZX9GrXJf-ni6e-wKG63VOZqCqC9GY5XlLY94A/s1600-h/IMG_0187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265645231203388242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLKTD3fKwZ_FMyeBCmsInSrJxWr-9_SRXRpxEREw4RrVzTq5vuJB_YOkcvW9kB68UhIF0NYl5b4HzD5fZJIgiQ3Adl1FZx1htoyUCU0ZX9GrXJf-ni6e-wKG63VOZqCqC9GY5XlLY94A/s320/IMG_0187.JPG" border="0" /></a> So did the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bushmans</span>. FUNNY.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r65G2Iy-Q-DQsaDITUTlDZWpmbmKoP3boAWZZOHVTTXDTtL49pLVX6dTaCcqJv4FcpLICGBeNTHQSiECITsA_WrqcxP1T_FCFt5zyjbRmgSXdiKs6iC4RU5Y8NnxqPLVbkRhRu9fUrE/s1600-h/IMG_0185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265645227729616258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r65G2Iy-Q-DQsaDITUTlDZWpmbmKoP3boAWZZOHVTTXDTtL49pLVX6dTaCcqJv4FcpLICGBeNTHQSiECITsA_WrqcxP1T_FCFt5zyjbRmgSXdiKs6iC4RU5Y8NnxqPLVbkRhRu9fUrE/s320/IMG_0185.JPG" border="0" /></a> Can't forget the Millers. (I don't think I could forget Austin's get-up if I wanted to).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqwhN4GEvAJp_Lli2jmDDTrTVhX24UikluXER-g2jjmTyaX9IEhlVG354xTFjTh7GQIq12M6qGVjo8PbXHO2xFQF1soWvH_QlwPOtz-E_jg3Ko1zv7aV4_IbhAq_wHeT-yucb-XyoFsk/s1600-h/IMG_0184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265644459640631346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqwhN4GEvAJp_Lli2jmDDTrTVhX24UikluXER-g2jjmTyaX9IEhlVG354xTFjTh7GQIq12M6qGVjo8PbXHO2xFQF1soWvH_QlwPOtz-E_jg3Ko1zv7aV4_IbhAq_wHeT-yucb-XyoFsk/s320/IMG_0184.JPG" border="0" /></a> Shanna and Patti were cute as Sarah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Palin</span>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxFhOZniKJXkkNpKlsi8w0tZv0cnvvP8fh4JFnLA3h3ANxAkbA8Wy4K3s7pILiaHKwgiFcnDBDepzGGFte2LAyBTQXUI1mpFdqTyfKBgKc_iHxdnrl0n2d1N6ygd6IE-J3lCPqLClX6Y/s1600-h/IMG_0182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265644454271689954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxFhOZniKJXkkNpKlsi8w0tZv0cnvvP8fh4JFnLA3h3ANxAkbA8Wy4K3s7pILiaHKwgiFcnDBDepzGGFte2LAyBTQXUI1mpFdqTyfKBgKc_iHxdnrl0n2d1N6ygd6IE-J3lCPqLClX6Y/s320/IMG_0182.JPG" border="0" /></a> Justin was a little less cute as John McCain. But Shanna makes up for it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfYX6mQKnh7McCeNe_zCAr5sXlTUU_KcrAK-iJ_QZ0eVyOO9PBZ5vR3qkOzs4-cIS6Ff-F_eVYJXbwaBBEVwiFkrUGltrdjjyuFFJWPLaVK0LXkszUJp2HI09e58q-UcINSgEJUc22qg/s1600-h/IMG_0181.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265644449258324610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfYX6mQKnh7McCeNe_zCAr5sXlTUU_KcrAK-iJ_QZ0eVyOO9PBZ5vR3qkOzs4-cIS6Ff-F_eVYJXbwaBBEVwiFkrUGltrdjjyuFFJWPLaVK0LXkszUJp2HI09e58q-UcINSgEJUc22qg/s320/IMG_0181.JPG" border="0" /></a> And in case it is not totally obvious who David and I are supposed to be I will fill you in. I am attempting to channel my inner Cher, and David has become one with the Cowbell!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14Q2bVRlSm73LYdMI3-Qzx9APxhzHUgdticdpZkRDjYQ7yKR6ehiCL0xCID67bUEpH6YSsVxcvVRRruWmyw3-DyVqIeMyk2y3bFffZnUFnCc_7UEELgE2E3W7H4t_5xR9KApYL3iX0to/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265644444884243938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14Q2bVRlSm73LYdMI3-Qzx9APxhzHUgdticdpZkRDjYQ7yKR6ehiCL0xCID67bUEpH6YSsVxcvVRRruWmyw3-DyVqIeMyk2y3bFffZnUFnCc_7UEELgE2E3W7H4t_5xR9KApYL3iX0to/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" border="0" /></a> I think Ben had the greatest costume of the night. Sometimes the ones with the least effort are by far the best! Nice job you guys.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD9l2fhRqimcZeSNbQy2_pglS25-tc-MB3hUHjltGPfeJLR64G6033JfzZmUnca8wtNh1pxY_ut5wXkJ7-w_0zhFujwapyEZWuLYepGHFFKQt7U2kgN_NgPfD1dVc5hdmhKghxH7GRPY/s1600-h/IMG_0178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265643743390577186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD9l2fhRqimcZeSNbQy2_pglS25-tc-MB3hUHjltGPfeJLR64G6033JfzZmUnca8wtNh1pxY_ut5wXkJ7-w_0zhFujwapyEZWuLYepGHFFKQt7U2kgN_NgPfD1dVc5hdmhKghxH7GRPY/s320/IMG_0178.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is a shout-out to our hosts of the night Elton John and Madonna. Way to go! Thanks for the fun night. I think this is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">definitely</span> going to have to be a tradition.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXZFIfL-fRCEx2LmBVZ9gDuHcCiFQ3SQ5s6v0HCJNxAvBt3IUfZZqCYczklpi_kodE0EsXVaBx2OIh5B0h4J0EvbZBeDGHD6oWwcsQ9UfsNTA1sd30CHAgctgULxSK3fkFM4UhCkD08c/s1600-h/IMG_0204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265643731960774002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXZFIfL-fRCEx2LmBVZ9gDuHcCiFQ3SQ5s6v0HCJNxAvBt3IUfZZqCYczklpi_kodE0EsXVaBx2OIh5B0h4J0EvbZBeDGHD6oWwcsQ9UfsNTA1sd30CHAgctgULxSK3fkFM4UhCkD08c/s320/IMG_0204.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is one more shot of me and David without the fog machine <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">blurring</span> it up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKGVdwF2-O25VhZdWvYuLVcH0QKZWdi6217N9rxYzLn84oWyIY-zgsNWOxDJXGkE_YZpS5N9D1l_ZUfU8hvxePVUc9fgF6IV2YCpAeTYihrlg5bwESKeS1cNox2RMNcp4DLK9SAzS650/s1600-h/IMG_0203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265643726107035154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKGVdwF2-O25VhZdWvYuLVcH0QKZWdi6217N9rxYzLn84oWyIY-zgsNWOxDJXGkE_YZpS5N9D1l_ZUfU8hvxePVUc9fgF6IV2YCpAeTYihrlg5bwESKeS1cNox2RMNcp4DLK9SAzS650/s320/IMG_0203.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Guess what?! I've got a fever! And the only prescription, is more <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/needmorecowbell">COWBELL</a>!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-43951041374846423232008-10-23T11:52:00.000-07:002008-10-23T12:12:41.193-07:00Deer Valley<div align="center"><span style="color:#663300;">My Mom's cousin was kind enough to let my family use her condo in deer valley for a few days last week. We had a great time relaxing and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hangin</span> with the Birds.<br /></span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BNrxETJMwTde2Zq0pPkPST5HbL5CweN8I1JA-hiBOU_ae_8cAwDl_TMPHh99u5ZhiGMCQgtLmZj0jVtKvAbxDVWUKMfWx6xkfwB72Y8buF460WJhINhmF-Y9Zy2T4uFz-udiMe-fNck/s1600-h/IMG_0168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426648538361234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BNrxETJMwTde2Zq0pPkPST5HbL5CweN8I1JA-hiBOU_ae_8cAwDl_TMPHh99u5ZhiGMCQgtLmZj0jVtKvAbxDVWUKMfWx6xkfwB72Y8buF460WJhINhmF-Y9Zy2T4uFz-udiMe-fNck/s320/IMG_0168.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">My brother Michael made it clear to me that he did not give me permission to take this picture. So I decided to publish it.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsuDhNJFLLDkZglXKjlmXJ0NcAKjjEEziJJQdZ9HaxclIIUU9Oe1FZrgAwz47k2ERjp2yh5JITG4VjI38WpBvuql91gZsExDULi1Zy1NKw7yXLg9rkZfTo0taQQ8SrXCNA_zq6gZIWzo/s1600-h/IMG_0169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426646400230402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsuDhNJFLLDkZglXKjlmXJ0NcAKjjEEziJJQdZ9HaxclIIUU9Oe1FZrgAwz47k2ERjp2yh5JITG4VjI38WpBvuql91gZsExDULi1Zy1NKw7yXLg9rkZfTo0taQQ8SrXCNA_zq6gZIWzo/s320/IMG_0169.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">This is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Maile</span>. She was looking at the camera and being cute and as soon as I snapped the photo she looked away.<br />Typical.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEOHWIL5UDteF9l2mhsMMBDENOonSEy7-jiWP_sfnltLk_Z166PhIzKAcecx3cS0Zg6RdcCP12uCAMumvvAUBhdKEmaww8KB9hcUqnsJV9dujngI3N6UZF737_PeXp2K5YsKK8SgpY90/s1600-h/IMG_0170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426641502065602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEOHWIL5UDteF9l2mhsMMBDENOonSEy7-jiWP_sfnltLk_Z166PhIzKAcecx3cS0Zg6RdcCP12uCAMumvvAUBhdKEmaww8KB9hcUqnsJV9dujngI3N6UZF737_PeXp2K5YsKK8SgpY90/s320/IMG_0170.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> That's better</span>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEbcJgSryHpualhfPwsPt6fZauYFLx6XZkVuT6CVGbtlcvN1vC6pJz5RGLGCXsLQOHyocT9sS14f13ObmMNFkdF_EaExQsYzmy3tHehl0L_pCO2WG9V01lwvHCADPP_OoIg4vRJ_Ulg4/s1600-h/IMG_0171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426631221290002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEbcJgSryHpualhfPwsPt6fZauYFLx6XZkVuT6CVGbtlcvN1vC6pJz5RGLGCXsLQOHyocT9sS14f13ObmMNFkdF_EaExQsYzmy3tHehl0L_pCO2WG9V01lwvHCADPP_OoIg4vRJ_Ulg4/s320/IMG_0171.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> This was breakfast with everyone. The table actually fit everyone.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxHoWdlYgsQo7xALr13OfZ7td6ujs_7Cxjt9uRYLGKHU8QK0xxL25LKbBZPVRYjBpYg9F-omyG4nEcrMF0aZu1fIUnXCFrEOOVosmw-tSqpbubo2_uXEOsF6linXPPPW-KvnMbipwphY/s1600-h/IMG_0172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426127463616594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxHoWdlYgsQo7xALr13OfZ7td6ujs_7Cxjt9uRYLGKHU8QK0xxL25LKbBZPVRYjBpYg9F-omyG4nEcrMF0aZu1fIUnXCFrEOOVosmw-tSqpbubo2_uXEOsF6linXPPPW-KvnMbipwphY/s320/IMG_0172.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maile</span> playing on the bed. Nap times are pretty much non-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">existent</span> anymore. </span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">And yet we keep trying</span>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Xui4e2Dn5odG_FL_MocfvwD9Mq0oDm9Q5NUq4o5aHR_rT_Rid3PAeAhUGj0AeES9f7W_YN6K6mFxQ6GrqgpynD7ZARFXs7YGDJOLU8-HZrXVpj3IQcJjQqGn78QS3wmVx7XLHRx88bs/s1600-h/IMG_0173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426124152041282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Xui4e2Dn5odG_FL_MocfvwD9Mq0oDm9Q5NUq4o5aHR_rT_Rid3PAeAhUGj0AeES9f7W_YN6K6mFxQ6GrqgpynD7ZARFXs7YGDJOLU8-HZrXVpj3IQcJjQqGn78QS3wmVx7XLHRx88bs/s320/IMG_0173.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> I know I have a lot of pictures of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Maile</span>, but she was being so funny. Russ dressed her up and she wanted to play football. How could I argue?</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4euPoe56tbq15kiSR1j26DsZ2t3NrIwL3rzp2aMOyuqRnS3XMKwlwvb2qhk0BKSWGpyrwuRETCIfL-RBI8e7hNY9EtD_L-Cd7kYvtc-GSIklVc_VtO0bKRj64wX6z8Ez8fFlwXr_FKI/s1600-h/IMG_0176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426113455958530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4euPoe56tbq15kiSR1j26DsZ2t3NrIwL3rzp2aMOyuqRnS3XMKwlwvb2qhk0BKSWGpyrwuRETCIfL-RBI8e7hNY9EtD_L-Cd7kYvtc-GSIklVc_VtO0bKRj64wX6z8Ez8fFlwXr_FKI/s320/IMG_0176.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> She <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">definitely</span> had fun torturing Mike and Erin.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqOvSgGvhrAc1yAXNZeYgMXMt1xcTWfhhyphenhyphensGXZMwSbngrHL1eJDkgp_6UwUQl4r4rGkDt-OT_b5qYWPn5Ljd5w_eYAFAc7ii50NADEmpyM6oOFVpH_sgwmKs2JvB8atgmgiUaY8vclfo/s1600-h/IMG_0177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260426104877988066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqOvSgGvhrAc1yAXNZeYgMXMt1xcTWfhhyphenhyphensGXZMwSbngrHL1eJDkgp_6UwUQl4r4rGkDt-OT_b5qYWPn5Ljd5w_eYAFAc7ii50NADEmpyM6oOFVpH_sgwmKs2JvB8atgmgiUaY8vclfo/s320/IMG_0177.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> Here is dinner with everyone. It was nice to spend a little time together without all the daily distractions.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkCd1jHSu0-XRPGGMnYljlGgpLdx9TZZP38_IAKNANu93RUf5XbN9DkhgJjpnhqiO5VBX4GXqueHi4ztnaGRy1Z1lkeSkk1rB09GufoNx7I0j8T0-KEP5PZAl6-Rf7O4nYe6Sg3W4X2Y/s1600-h/IMG_0167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260425348256119202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkCd1jHSu0-XRPGGMnYljlGgpLdx9TZZP38_IAKNANu93RUf5XbN9DkhgJjpnhqiO5VBX4GXqueHi4ztnaGRy1Z1lkeSkk1rB09GufoNx7I0j8T0-KEP5PZAl6-Rf7O4nYe6Sg3W4X2Y/s320/IMG_0167.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">I can't recall why I took this picture. Maybe it was because I felt so tall.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfF3LDpxREWynWHdXgYIByfKimHhrprOlCwBxSgUb4bvBuHROIoed_61xOXClXI49jxTnOG_iu4eBhwouklFXcY9niKuTgYRMJNlyiMZkn0kQ1s-CZwfjAGEQ0R2bUQX865zHlvQwEV8c/s1600-h/IMG_0166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260425342082956546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfF3LDpxREWynWHdXgYIByfKimHhrprOlCwBxSgUb4bvBuHROIoed_61xOXClXI49jxTnOG_iu4eBhwouklFXcY9niKuTgYRMJNlyiMZkn0kQ1s-CZwfjAGEQ0R2bUQX865zHlvQwEV8c/s320/IMG_0166.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">Kids in the tub is probably not the kind of photo my girls will appreciate, but they were getting along and no one was crying during bath time. This is a pretty rare thing and constitutes documentation.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-53547197163384634412008-10-23T11:35:00.001-07:002008-10-23T11:45:57.728-07:00Anniversary Get Away<div align="center"><span style="color:#663300;">Sometimes driving can take it's toll. Especially when it is through Idaho. No offense to all my wonderful friends from Idaho, but there are some parts of your state that are best driven in the dark. I am happy to say that we found one stretch of highway we could not get enough of.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nspObnHeaiYBhWCYpGMJ8bH9m03LpQaBjrvW61ivV8UqmE7yxE8iA64L9qbH0lZpBqTd7jX8t9G7hLHxWcaHCEjE7L-UMdrArEQtT5_ylM-QikZtMrh1xS6Vw4WV71oOxYh29kBPUY4/s1600-h/IMG_0164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260420617627250226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nspObnHeaiYBhWCYpGMJ8bH9m03LpQaBjrvW61ivV8UqmE7yxE8iA64L9qbH0lZpBqTd7jX8t9G7hLHxWcaHCEjE7L-UMdrArEQtT5_ylM-QikZtMrh1xS6Vw4WV71oOxYh29kBPUY4/s320/IMG_0164.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">This is me outside of Tetonia Idaho. I am trying to look sexy but it really looks like I am just tired. The truth is, I was.<br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQke27-VcX2qG_qTJYtcHDQI7TUSZohpc-3Wzxv5tNHLPLpnFpqxbEOUqVglxKBZkjVV4Eacs-hDB1V5XU0S4PluljEcW8Nz1J5sz6gT4arvRQxQ9oXqA7dhkLFNCFHZSorS488XdYE9s/s1600-h/IMG_0162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260420608731302802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQke27-VcX2qG_qTJYtcHDQI7TUSZohpc-3Wzxv5tNHLPLpnFpqxbEOUqVglxKBZkjVV4Eacs-hDB1V5XU0S4PluljEcW8Nz1J5sz6gT4arvRQxQ9oXqA7dhkLFNCFHZSorS488XdYE9s/s320/IMG_0162.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> See what I mean by pretty? When the sky finally clears up it is not a bad view.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjq_pGrQCUlrxCuPxlqWX4u-mnSBNBSqfgtJBoO7NMiTLtyyuhd89ihxNhriseoaXIp08MTokkgFhV_2j5BitO-pkP5xG3foGihyrX5Ma3DWpslVvwxgLU4BFZKdrUE_bOyHRRDwc97s/s1600-h/IMG_0160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260420604275657010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjq_pGrQCUlrxCuPxlqWX4u-mnSBNBSqfgtJBoO7NMiTLtyyuhd89ihxNhriseoaXIp08MTokkgFhV_2j5BitO-pkP5xG3foGihyrX5Ma3DWpslVvwxgLU4BFZKdrUE_bOyHRRDwc97s/s320/IMG_0160.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNR0F4eDaADDhLt7YMBdkBI2_G3rXG8-n-n3ps_lg78dm6fnSvxxAFeIwuv13RAzGe4uICQWuA9xBSggV0IUJtdtd09cEtRbDygF5RbcQRCrhzdsjvQvNMq-kVaedmynK4Vvffqo1P44/s1600-h/IMG_0158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260420601627744578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNR0F4eDaADDhLt7YMBdkBI2_G3rXG8-n-n3ps_lg78dm6fnSvxxAFeIwuv13RAzGe4uICQWuA9xBSggV0IUJtdtd09cEtRbDygF5RbcQRCrhzdsjvQvNMq-kVaedmynK4Vvffqo1P44/s320/IMG_0158.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> This is the view over the Teton pass. That is Jackson Hole behind me. </span><span style="color:#663300;">That was a pretty day.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-24599201943737403112008-10-23T10:36:00.001-07:002008-10-23T11:32:39.386-07:00What next?<div align="center"><span style="color:#663300;">HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! LUCKY NUMBER 7</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtx1l-bvZKZdGZyuE8Am6sRugySK8eB4AzFmOcuNiodibeZJhnLVia2mWo_yfodRPq3OBAGEgdHiSCN99fIpzTQ9DsMbjMOPb3gwsHBRYwbJfucKC1Bheu2s1BnDIvfrY_4YqxfNJ9x3k/s1600-h/IMG_0157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260412517867401154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtx1l-bvZKZdGZyuE8Am6sRugySK8eB4AzFmOcuNiodibeZJhnLVia2mWo_yfodRPq3OBAGEgdHiSCN99fIpzTQ9DsMbjMOPb3gwsHBRYwbJfucKC1Bheu2s1BnDIvfrY_4YqxfNJ9x3k/s320/IMG_0157.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">For our anniversary this year David and I stole away for a few days in Jackson Hole. We stayed at the <a href="http://snakeriverlodge.rockresorts.com/?CMP=KNC-Google&HBX_PK=snake%20river%20lodge%20and%20spa&HBX_OU=50&gclid=CKvlkIn0vZYCFSIUrgodHBsbyQ">Snake River Lodge and Spa </a>in Teton village. It was a quick trip, but it was really nice to not have kids or responsibilities for a while.<br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRejqtlV4j5UkODVvg4o9IIWntuYaTitkz9HESKI_oojeiSR7Y1k7waOyLqOeAJCVpm0Q9-Zjdyo1Q35dZGlCxbIlidQagOSqc4dnXfVNXpJkhv82UiKqUPSVa1OS0hy1wnLem3Vv_yF8/s1600-h/IMG_0155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260412513243058418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRejqtlV4j5UkODVvg4o9IIWntuYaTitkz9HESKI_oojeiSR7Y1k7waOyLqOeAJCVpm0Q9-Zjdyo1Q35dZGlCxbIlidQagOSqc4dnXfVNXpJkhv82UiKqUPSVa1OS0hy1wnLem3Vv_yF8/s320/IMG_0155.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">We ate at a little BBQ place just outside the village. It was very laid back and the food was great. Plus we were STARVING!<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiT11coPqTFYC-Td9lXI9gnJjz2dVy7dExddzePx7MMoiq3DjS2efzf9BRWuJvzXvJWt0-zkFyn3LNkWyPxbr4m6YHc0z6mMyHWwiutEwHaQDrCajSKOMbISaW3NCszImpaz7k-jM3yc/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260412300016335682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiT11coPqTFYC-Td9lXI9gnJjz2dVy7dExddzePx7MMoiq3DjS2efzf9BRWuJvzXvJWt0-zkFyn3LNkWyPxbr4m6YHc0z6mMyHWwiutEwHaQDrCajSKOMbISaW3NCszImpaz7k-jM3yc/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> The sunset outside Teton Village that night was gorgeous. The photo does not do justice.<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpsa9b6zijBXwAp9Kp3a76kDUHqGrfgzRtIt0MYon3QBCGdyhTfcr8Xet7cXbolYojATqe-rUV0NbiAkdw11x0RCtMOXDwnNRrlJmtg5m3OvH4bx55tGekknJlsAazttLSa9YPZWXj_s/s1600-h/IMG_0150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260412295748853202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpsa9b6zijBXwAp9Kp3a76kDUHqGrfgzRtIt0MYon3QBCGdyhTfcr8Xet7cXbolYojATqe-rUV0NbiAkdw11x0RCtMOXDwnNRrlJmtg5m3OvH4bx55tGekknJlsAazttLSa9YPZWXj_s/s320/IMG_0150.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> This photo doesn't either. The sky was a bit stormy and we had some snow flurries, but the Tetons are great in all weather.<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrXjGMR_3vE9rfXfZ8cd17uDx7gMoqVThuwuHFDuItxtWbBhRrtsjxa5AIrJDDaarZdKxRQaCHodwDaxOKb1h_GSSUn8WlGtyhxbQ2PYAPJTFy2tEaQOOTYkvseSrJ9kFuN90J0M4KTg/s1600-h/IMG_0146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260412289489836882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrXjGMR_3vE9rfXfZ8cd17uDx7gMoqVThuwuHFDuItxtWbBhRrtsjxa5AIrJDDaarZdKxRQaCHodwDaxOKb1h_GSSUn8WlGtyhxbQ2PYAPJTFy2tEaQOOTYkvseSrJ9kFuN90J0M4KTg/s320/IMG_0146.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">This was the view from the highway as you come out of </span><span style="color:#663300;">Jackson<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWld666BxFZD_QpII__WkZi0U4eOWTPB4vriuLwZh9BvJVVOwFvchatRrXdC3STjvZsEfYwgXOGwqNQNFJuLWRKT9PDmGRZ3lLlbqGjvONEm3gVAxrs2aN0Y1BCPHhT31vO7gVTwLuvjI/s1600-h/IMG_0147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260412283147121874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWld666BxFZD_QpII__WkZi0U4eOWTPB4vriuLwZh9BvJVVOwFvchatRrXdC3STjvZsEfYwgXOGwqNQNFJuLWRKT9PDmGRZ3lLlbqGjvONEm3gVAxrs2aN0Y1BCPHhT31vO7gVTwLuvjI/s320/IMG_0147.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> So of coarse we had to stop</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8qBbPiM4ZADQdOGA7HElUrTtICQTw7Y4lrKS8EaseDUOBt3WbVEAOFFXruM1o3zqAU8ZCM_hl3amHd751SQ882d1BqtBi8wwRAdy4wEf0lGCMakpa1iybzX-4fx8RLyxdcU2YCnwIY8/s1600-h/IMG_0145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411685995917586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8qBbPiM4ZADQdOGA7HElUrTtICQTw7Y4lrKS8EaseDUOBt3WbVEAOFFXruM1o3zqAU8ZCM_hl3amHd751SQ882d1BqtBi8wwRAdy4wEf0lGCMakpa1iybzX-4fx8RLyxdcU2YCnwIY8/s320/IMG_0145.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">You really cannot beat the fall weather and the beauty of nature.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qfZvY0yKLsFgUxrv_kNHWzMefp2OPxIfYWuTZRKgN_smpsAzYx12so0Odcww-c79hyAJW2gD4MnRXdkmxtwL4aTjDoiolFv5JSqXX_vSw-BeCjPeZ7tdYqMH1_nDbxunSM4PaBjogMs/s1600-h/IMG_0144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411680784507666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qfZvY0yKLsFgUxrv_kNHWzMefp2OPxIfYWuTZRKgN_smpsAzYx12so0Odcww-c79hyAJW2gD4MnRXdkmxtwL4aTjDoiolFv5JSqXX_vSw-BeCjPeZ7tdYqMH1_nDbxunSM4PaBjogMs/s320/IMG_0144.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">And you cannot go to Jackson Hole without taking a picture under the Antlers.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbztmZkRjcVDYZm5RX6AIOVf90W5mrVGfWucMmhWWOyT0Tjkf2CREMq6Px7B807iafHSHImFxCDrq4EdTRERtjzmqVsNZxj4xeCX4Zv4DJ0o8z1o2Wsv3a2k1BIYWJHYEIj8h2u0eLkSI/s1600-h/IMG_0143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411668036009362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbztmZkRjcVDYZm5RX6AIOVf90W5mrVGfWucMmhWWOyT0Tjkf2CREMq6Px7B807iafHSHImFxCDrq4EdTRERtjzmqVsNZxj4xeCX4Zv4DJ0o8z1o2Wsv3a2k1BIYWJHYEIj8h2u0eLkSI/s320/IMG_0143.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> For David it was a right of passage.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57lH0juYBkcnrXJOB7SHTHNDksp5gAmIH9Hfa2tFy6PCwxvGrqTPTOyUiS4Zqx5rSF4UTXvFP4eux5xjOk1Zpeu1EvIlIqwF5b1tLhvfwI4iW21vcdRTPb7sUPwoBcYXB6oPRtIH5ABA/s1600-h/IMG_0142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411660480670562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57lH0juYBkcnrXJOB7SHTHNDksp5gAmIH9Hfa2tFy6PCwxvGrqTPTOyUiS4Zqx5rSF4UTXvFP4eux5xjOk1Zpeu1EvIlIqwF5b1tLhvfwI4iW21vcdRTPb7sUPwoBcYXB6oPRtIH5ABA/s320/IMG_0142.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">We hung out at the Elk Preserve for a while to warm up. It was pretty chilly. In the low 50's and windy.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipK_fQMsvGAlFngJRUMcrm2arWoaIbLDFZNie70VU62MSSFKpj5WbRK7J8-56dkOmapzPFz5M-sOaLZYkG2veLStm_B_Cv2mGr3pWMrBallaspgwSNmdWaT1C9AUTYzomxy8nTfhVaZfQ/s1600-h/IMG_0141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411065560905442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipK_fQMsvGAlFngJRUMcrm2arWoaIbLDFZNie70VU62MSSFKpj5WbRK7J8-56dkOmapzPFz5M-sOaLZYkG2veLStm_B_Cv2mGr3pWMrBallaspgwSNmdWaT1C9AUTYzomxy8nTfhVaZfQ/s320/IMG_0141.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> We did not see too many elk. It may have been a little early for the mass migration that is supposed to happen. But it was still nice.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96kUIjP-LmygNr1AE2bcvyKgwMXXOWPJs_-EODi6V2uAK4KmxDbCQvtHZgpu9ZEapGSwywKXz-Iz6-Y7d3O8-eEPPJORrcmnha4z0zR_3oOjX7SP5XlJMje2GQFa0VDza0LzTlOmJvH0/s1600-h/IMG_0140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411062100636818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96kUIjP-LmygNr1AE2bcvyKgwMXXOWPJs_-EODi6V2uAK4KmxDbCQvtHZgpu9ZEapGSwywKXz-Iz6-Y7d3O8-eEPPJORrcmnha4z0zR_3oOjX7SP5XlJMje2GQFa0VDza0LzTlOmJvH0/s320/IMG_0140.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">We were almost the only people there and so we had to take turns taking pictures of eachother.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLmbmSziDCsj6xh688CCfIYATqqsAOVWa5A6PGLY8MCwVl0YB_oqlCjO35HUaFR8LtYru6nCAZ83jHDySUP_SEqQiYc2RSC2kYAZgyQOBPFKYRZoVI8oXrdP5i-kyFZ4CIaqeqlBkfLY/s1600-h/IMG_0139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411057618845490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLmbmSziDCsj6xh688CCfIYATqqsAOVWa5A6PGLY8MCwVl0YB_oqlCjO35HUaFR8LtYru6nCAZ83jHDySUP_SEqQiYc2RSC2kYAZgyQOBPFKYRZoVI8oXrdP5i-kyFZ4CIaqeqlBkfLY/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> I had David take this one since his school mascot is the Silverwolf. I thought it was cute. He probably thought it was dorky.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2FfEggXvJzQshssp0fSKLOGHFBRpHRDOWdr7QNr6okEj9du3drXGR5fav_PSGEADl4MeqH0hwmht7I6z4yubiIxutPYPqA-p8jHIzA5h6ucwOLUfdU6O5pDejukbc3oRNpRtuNLaqN4/s1600-h/IMG_0138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260411053788138658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2FfEggXvJzQshssp0fSKLOGHFBRpHRDOWdr7QNr6okEj9du3drXGR5fav_PSGEADl4MeqH0hwmht7I6z4yubiIxutPYPqA-p8jHIzA5h6ucwOLUfdU6O5pDejukbc3oRNpRtuNLaqN4/s320/IMG_0138.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">We had a great lunch of Chicken Pesto pizza. Let's face it, everything just tastes better on vacation.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-84740426699148042722008-10-14T11:10:00.000-07:002008-10-14T12:44:36.953-07:00Several Months Shoved into one Blog!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPBsGF0GhOdCcBTRWdljYz9GDS6iN9P6Y9Z6a2viR1CMAZeYEVnV9r5aP5RNUJKjZJhQoSQW5eLuXielhCHsYsB-r3yHnFPr4cqDbtfYanQmq7K0Xba4KFN6pqYdsEf_PH7Cyb3q3ctw/s1600-h/IMG_0087.JPG"></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#663300;">Happy Birthday to Me! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#663300;">Thanks to everyone who came to my birthday party. If you did not make it, we missed you. It was a lot of fun to see everyone and get together with friends and family. It took a lot of the sting out of turning 30!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6J0FUeft38_OIrdpv6qyYZJS2AtnVR45_0LRDlTxGoh-JouiNSwZTMn0LB5E7RK6t9tow506dLCRmhMIrw878oOOqvFNLedmr-6vZsUF4ySHaDCRtIzHmAfyx9y1ClPgQqONphv4DKQ/s1600-h/IMG_0137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257089042100845730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6J0FUeft38_OIrdpv6qyYZJS2AtnVR45_0LRDlTxGoh-JouiNSwZTMn0LB5E7RK6t9tow506dLCRmhMIrw878oOOqvFNLedmr-6vZsUF4ySHaDCRtIzHmAfyx9y1ClPgQqONphv4DKQ/s320/IMG_0137.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maile</span> loved the balloons and carried them around pretty much the whole night. Parties are really for children anyway.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG9YxnUTyCuMK2_-E_RA-kJOQVTqDNj-TC49TgwV-rn3kIGcLt7gUqbti3j96p7gZGdc95VN27OOckkujk4B-82t0SPTE4t3ygHAV41czH2KKDfg0seo3aF5-4840nVmNzvjp2Alno2E/s1600-h/IMG_0129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257089042887564434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG9YxnUTyCuMK2_-E_RA-kJOQVTqDNj-TC49TgwV-rn3kIGcLt7gUqbti3j96p7gZGdc95VN27OOckkujk4B-82t0SPTE4t3ygHAV41czH2KKDfg0seo3aF5-4840nVmNzvjp2Alno2E/s320/IMG_0129.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> I think we had enough food! Everyone was so helpful and we had a lot of good food.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPzPtSsDRW5G9VMDFx-zg4lE7P75QrwNWNrRT7Q50ye-JT7ygEjGWArjiGIxz388GkntZsOPJx4oYQ9v02TNEAPDWxVBq9dn8dKhDB-XkIr-SHaS65j-Jd1c41kLKJpm1956BoC-Fs5g/s1600-h/IMG_0130.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257089050055020722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPzPtSsDRW5G9VMDFx-zg4lE7P75QrwNWNrRT7Q50ye-JT7ygEjGWArjiGIxz388GkntZsOPJx4oYQ9v02TNEAPDWxVBq9dn8dKhDB-XkIr-SHaS65j-Jd1c41kLKJpm1956BoC-Fs5g/s320/IMG_0130.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">Thanks to David for helping keep everything organized and for lifting a lot of heavy things</span>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA57vZn7IL2guXYswNIRfwFHlF5WvGrCu0IsOf649iCJvp-dz1oWTwSD04GlV7WmRYdXrlmX48qdNQ9ZHw2ngzAFGtkbEx5y20kCoEdO72yQAJU_yV63E37S-UPE0rp9Q2XaJknyK65wQ/s1600-h/IMG_0133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257089056963746850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA57vZn7IL2guXYswNIRfwFHlF5WvGrCu0IsOf649iCJvp-dz1oWTwSD04GlV7WmRYdXrlmX48qdNQ9ZHw2ngzAFGtkbEx5y20kCoEdO72yQAJU_yV63E37S-UPE0rp9Q2XaJknyK65wQ/s320/IMG_0133.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">A huge thanks to Lane and Katie for pulling this whole thing off. I could not have done it without your grill and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Slurpee</span> machine! That made the whole party. You guys ROCK!</span></div><br /><p><span style="color:#663300;"></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#663300;">Bird Parties are always fun. This was a few weeks ago with my Dad's family at my Aunt's house. This is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maile</span> and I with my Dad and my Grandpa. Four generations are the best.</p></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2nVhMfu-Zr104Sr_rOp2_FGu_87NH84Ta34hFJ22w15EZtKroFKoUA-SLDPvy9uSRo2jajCmzllbV_lbs9KxRj2LGkr3nCs2Pl4PLuD-zvphzqMMa-lMOvvqPc1oSXLN2uBh8b5saJc/s1600-h/IMG_0099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257087151249480370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2nVhMfu-Zr104Sr_rOp2_FGu_87NH84Ta34hFJ22w15EZtKroFKoUA-SLDPvy9uSRo2jajCmzllbV_lbs9KxRj2LGkr3nCs2Pl4PLuD-zvphzqMMa-lMOvvqPc1oSXLN2uBh8b5saJc/s320/IMG_0099.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> Here is Erin dragging the girls around. They love her so much and can't get enough of her.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa2lSrN7YYyCThcHvL9_JWAJIf1nmrazBrdghGZQD8QczVNRr-SNngKLgcYC9dLd8CTLbkMYKPrKic0fGjr5s05rX8QEVmH6rCJuDfgjI1Ips-9-uZnttMWOKteJ82UYE-ehbLTmdlXI/s1600-h/IMG_0102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257087156856063186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa2lSrN7YYyCThcHvL9_JWAJIf1nmrazBrdghGZQD8QczVNRr-SNngKLgcYC9dLd8CTLbkMYKPrKic0fGjr5s05rX8QEVmH6rCJuDfgjI1Ips-9-uZnttMWOKteJ82UYE-ehbLTmdlXI/s320/IMG_0102.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> This is my dad's family. My uncle Dale was here visiting from Virgina. It was good to see everyone.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOiTHAQdqw7UF540cNyTXr1NqIMdEBvlupA1E2c-IxJOnVXf_8i28_N5rz6HtZEVCL_L4neHoJjxsXXr2jWJ2oTe9-g9Sfntw2oL3xz40VGJ3B2IGLFN3Kwx8m5HhJa2qAaf92Z1aOeY/s1600-h/IMG_0100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257087157788701730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOiTHAQdqw7UF540cNyTXr1NqIMdEBvlupA1E2c-IxJOnVXf_8i28_N5rz6HtZEVCL_L4neHoJjxsXXr2jWJ2oTe9-g9Sfntw2oL3xz40VGJ3B2IGLFN3Kwx8m5HhJa2qAaf92Z1aOeY/s320/IMG_0100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Maile</span> being a stinker. But that is nothing new.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ncXw73I_ayILh9He7SpgWSLElMHo_U5sanEh1Y_QZ4ywvSUKroYCgx8hbSrBzINXMDgxc-9I2gJ21t4tcy-zKHAxP_PocoMMMHhc11yiZKso7dBWxxAvLV1roMzomF17cxIPuIdEei8/s1600-h/IMG_0094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257086328767629730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ncXw73I_ayILh9He7SpgWSLElMHo_U5sanEh1Y_QZ4ywvSUKroYCgx8hbSrBzINXMDgxc-9I2gJ21t4tcy-zKHAxP_PocoMMMHhc11yiZKso7dBWxxAvLV1roMzomF17cxIPuIdEei8/s320/IMG_0094.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> Darci was begging all night for someone to play with her. She did not care who, just someone. The problem was we all wanted to eat and talk. It is hard being a kid with adults.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfUD9pXmdOKY68LNcZ7QTgc52fL5C9WfYxHq1VShwTIvCpE9i3djVX_WyRtWcAEf8kwq60Qx1csL0l3e40erClkM-p0bWrAEAYYDU930WjF2l0EqXRx6yMbJE-j6YTl3DUUjQiMCneeE/s1600-h/IMG_0095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257086333895002482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfUD9pXmdOKY68LNcZ7QTgc52fL5C9WfYxHq1VShwTIvCpE9i3djVX_WyRtWcAEf8kwq60Qx1csL0l3e40erClkM-p0bWrAEAYYDU930WjF2l0EqXRx6yMbJE-j6YTl3DUUjQiMCneeE/s320/IMG_0095.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> DIVAS RULE!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNMUdmSfrl3OpEpu9fLaz0S6IwywGG66he1C_UUkDxzzWHs4XLNxF_V7ojVlBDohYJk7gOaKPbZYeImiT9Xo6g8e1JvqwvTd1YYnksmeQW7saoXMrvbfPQY6Pst9xSgG6jU6dcs6Wu4g/s1600-h/IMG_0097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257086333299709474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNMUdmSfrl3OpEpu9fLaz0S6IwywGG66he1C_UUkDxzzWHs4XLNxF_V7ojVlBDohYJk7gOaKPbZYeImiT9Xo6g8e1JvqwvTd1YYnksmeQW7saoXMrvbfPQY6Pst9xSgG6jU6dcs6Wu4g/s320/IMG_0097.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">Here is the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">fam</span> posing with uncle Dale. Good times.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaH2m7a8_GwB8lmKmj_8j6f_i7Y-67eJVg5fUukU65PI4O6LfRm_dErjiI58Fh1JEBMpIm1XTM83Y1DxbfDjB5TGCQN3SL9uAf6BlIMtObGNpoYgztr45NvIE_y9EltU2hEhHS__Y45A/s1600-h/IMG_0098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257086335625537522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaH2m7a8_GwB8lmKmj_8j6f_i7Y-67eJVg5fUukU65PI4O6LfRm_dErjiI58Fh1JEBMpIm1XTM83Y1DxbfDjB5TGCQN3SL9uAf6BlIMtObGNpoYgztr45NvIE_y9EltU2hEhHS__Y45A/s320/IMG_0098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#663300;">We took the girls to Red Butte Gardens one weekend. We hadn't been there before, but we had a great time and the gardens are beautiful. This is Mai and Darci riding a moose.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sBbgaeBnJRsQulTKzKJhNQKkwoj2RWRUx-_wkuryK_IDrLA3hyphenhyphenPVe6ezp6_AoIkcHphZgtYTuxKIraglItXpXU8L-dyIbbk5F0mqjAvuuZiGA_y9A5n0l4q3p4uXcJGFQi7LbNbzCd4/s1600-h/IMG_0125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257085933393883298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sBbgaeBnJRsQulTKzKJhNQKkwoj2RWRUx-_wkuryK_IDrLA3hyphenhyphenPVe6ezp6_AoIkcHphZgtYTuxKIraglItXpXU8L-dyIbbk5F0mqjAvuuZiGA_y9A5n0l4q3p4uXcJGFQi7LbNbzCd4/s320/IMG_0125.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">We had a game going on to see if we could find all the ponds. Lucky for us, there are a lot!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAErIcwHCi6KAjQ0fWnP8p7FOlaGREbrxkO9B9OofDYI3SGwRvsUv1YQtxwkR3VJU54OYsT_W58Ka1lAIm8_Xzq44Q8Fwgxvruvj7jqqZMxpGV8-pVJPEENdemIQfY6bUpIKKJ7ct8JTM/s1600-h/IMG_0113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257085935377607842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAErIcwHCi6KAjQ0fWnP8p7FOlaGREbrxkO9B9OofDYI3SGwRvsUv1YQtxwkR3VJU54OYsT_W58Ka1lAIm8_Xzq44Q8Fwgxvruvj7jqqZMxpGV8-pVJPEENdemIQfY6bUpIKKJ7ct8JTM/s320/IMG_0113.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Maile</span> was tired, but she did a great job being dragged every where that day<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F1xLWT17J39HIlI1bKlUzt7OBtvBlnVklzlC0doOF9wAhGR5cR2u7GbLPhh9v791CHg0gWoUXvCtLvtaTtjOskL8C_JCSh46jjFkGDT-sjxDx3iYfI3XTr6lTYpciX0Ycz5FhvZ8GR4/s1600-h/IMG_0104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257085490779629810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F1xLWT17J39HIlI1bKlUzt7OBtvBlnVklzlC0doOF9wAhGR5cR2u7GbLPhh9v791CHg0gWoUXvCtLvtaTtjOskL8C_JCSh46jjFkGDT-sjxDx3iYfI3XTr6lTYpciX0Ycz5FhvZ8GR4/s320/IMG_0104.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">They have a children's garden for kids to play. So we played...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_vv1sijArV8Aes-OZVlg9WgxdF2BorsYH9gvHBLb6jGUSIb_yqU4q_JmM7MzKls_VNMJ98mKKLmU0_BqYSjcOEUCX9de1luVjUxso44DJfq3DLD-m_hI58FpF9O4Jo3R25kxYSNYKf8/s1600-h/IMG_0109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257085492307228994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_vv1sijArV8Aes-OZVlg9WgxdF2BorsYH9gvHBLb6jGUSIb_yqU4q_JmM7MzKls_VNMJ98mKKLmU0_BqYSjcOEUCX9de1luVjUxso44DJfq3DLD-m_hI58FpF9O4Jo3R25kxYSNYKf8/s320/IMG_0109.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> And Played...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7x6YNtrnaQ_w3wIREUdCLFF-FiJvTXk3_tdwQpjgMQY4IwSBG__YlYlpi4PX8C23qAMm_yxurZ_a3G59U8e4bIIf5seOhV45rMNPEOm_Uaufv3MQTOad5W6LIg14AwT9hn2ZlktAk7SU/s1600-h/IMG_0112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257085496426938306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7x6YNtrnaQ_w3wIREUdCLFF-FiJvTXk3_tdwQpjgMQY4IwSBG__YlYlpi4PX8C23qAMm_yxurZ_a3G59U8e4bIIf5seOhV45rMNPEOm_Uaufv3MQTOad5W6LIg14AwT9hn2ZlktAk7SU/s320/IMG_0112.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> And played...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7aKphxg8JibiqgHJcJgeFQZoY1_zcUUNveYdPHK-aps_Qbl5SJqe6n_iuCL6wokYQZNC39jLhDbuj3yVgPMEjJtsx6l7bWNUMhAWyJltXmuebmp1Bqyd4UYD5Azl6SWgxyx1xLS9QPU/s1600-h/IMG_0124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257085497542293554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7aKphxg8JibiqgHJcJgeFQZoY1_zcUUNveYdPHK-aps_Qbl5SJqe6n_iuCL6wokYQZNC39jLhDbuj3yVgPMEjJtsx6l7bWNUMhAWyJltXmuebmp1Bqyd4UYD5Azl6SWgxyx1xLS9QPU/s320/IMG_0124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#663300;">David and I went to the Greek <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Festival</span> with our friends the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Curnows</span>. We had never been, but I would brave the crowds again just for the food. Of coarse I LOVE Greek food. But it was a lot of fun, especially with our friends.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBhZDaSP7LpkSr54Y7ua1GFMGHQLxGZp59bleIEPW4IuJ18JMVVrrmqkLa31ERBPbIsZioAxNo_Z9nC_NgwrVOX29E2-vk0oh5sFIIljK53mpW3uYN7qgivhu466mWO7JQqGnz8jC1h8/s1600-h/IMG_0092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257076438338417026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBhZDaSP7LpkSr54Y7ua1GFMGHQLxGZp59bleIEPW4IuJ18JMVVrrmqkLa31ERBPbIsZioAxNo_Z9nC_NgwrVOX29E2-vk0oh5sFIIljK53mpW3uYN7qgivhu466mWO7JQqGnz8jC1h8/s320/IMG_0092.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> Just ask them.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvc9B7Na-AtbLDoOuDt1DPXkUdZhVs03TaoJT37QE0CL1kpmfj_gIfrM9NVveviLq9I5tMZhY1lDxlfBpDFGEcsbe0T6B2Jo0YsnxHDrrQHLfwMWJ8VE5p4Eq9nx2wNR0LIJhVHEqvfQo/s1600-h/IMG_0091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257076434647109794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvc9B7Na-AtbLDoOuDt1DPXkUdZhVs03TaoJT37QE0CL1kpmfj_gIfrM9NVveviLq9I5tMZhY1lDxlfBpDFGEcsbe0T6B2Jo0YsnxHDrrQHLfwMWJ8VE5p4Eq9nx2wNR0LIJhVHEqvfQo/s320/IMG_0091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#663300;">This was taken up Provo Canyon one afternoon when David and I both happened to have the day off.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFoqWsGEO7pmz3JRztinKhRisgoj6F_P1RLF6QMHxa1sMmkH4-0lsCwwrfMuR-_ZUj_DH5XsqS9eFuS1wXH5t722DQabXQ1imK0vBqZYgbq_J_q_M_940HBdiyIE7n6AlfX9RY8h8Ww4/s1600-h/IMG_0016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257075781866828114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFoqWsGEO7pmz3JRztinKhRisgoj6F_P1RLF6QMHxa1sMmkH4-0lsCwwrfMuR-_ZUj_DH5XsqS9eFuS1wXH5t722DQabXQ1imK0vBqZYgbq_J_q_M_940HBdiyIE7n6AlfX9RY8h8Ww4/s320/IMG_0016.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">We did a little walking and just enjoyed what was left of the summer.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7z85D7XXRrdHtXXNwGvXsWWaBNzxpq7aRdXdvcosm5DvV7HhbrCRVieCvDmTp5BpQSjyaoUEh0OqLF3IJ8KJ1bajiOwq6oj8V-0xQuFU2Y2eCGYkvJ2BYNLWQf_mwylHrJvMFuLDoaRk/s1600-h/IMG_0020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257075786203045554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7z85D7XXRrdHtXXNwGvXsWWaBNzxpq7aRdXdvcosm5DvV7HhbrCRVieCvDmTp5BpQSjyaoUEh0OqLF3IJ8KJ1bajiOwq6oj8V-0xQuFU2Y2eCGYkvJ2BYNLWQf_mwylHrJvMFuLDoaRk/s320/IMG_0020.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">We got to go visit Erin on her birthday.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZxiInt1Rep5-C80YJeEw99JRfHjqNmKVvWVAYXynG3Xl5_YeS0HOXUhcVYqq5Cutrf6IFyJt96ELzRdNEpeoRXrRKpHsrh73itpBh_op16UifkGcaw2IaMFKKFK_-vgnQB3mwc78EHk/s1600-h/HPIM0952.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257075788509086514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZxiInt1Rep5-C80YJeEw99JRfHjqNmKVvWVAYXynG3Xl5_YeS0HOXUhcVYqq5Cutrf6IFyJt96ELzRdNEpeoRXrRKpHsrh73itpBh_op16UifkGcaw2IaMFKKFK_-vgnQB3mwc78EHk/s320/HPIM0952.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;">It was really great to see her. She is the coolest.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48WkgeBIQxYD1eyVKZWw09IEbs2Ibw4LANoLc5PcU9FNmaXGNwnrpadXoq9QARbONxwrHQm9fMdrqp18gFWHOypWV94tED0NMM2AJtBBMEUnCrPv_Q6oTlwGHhq5XmESQ9k9dbZzgZgQ/s1600-h/HPIM0948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257075792038675810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48WkgeBIQxYD1eyVKZWw09IEbs2Ibw4LANoLc5PcU9FNmaXGNwnrpadXoq9QARbONxwrHQm9fMdrqp18gFWHOypWV94tED0NMM2AJtBBMEUnCrPv_Q6oTlwGHhq5XmESQ9k9dbZzgZgQ/s320/HPIM0948.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#663300;">On Labor Day we went to David's parents house for a BBQ and horse ride. The kids could not get enough of it. They wanted to go again and again and we finally had to stop when it got dark.</span><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEZGcPXAkD4DxTfxkzEBtttqiEpfDiKfhjIO-Qzvt5SQPoE_3r5E20JcoQUvMY59WUSraxvJXP3FYT2lVDrm4BT4CIIFn5hQ1_qB2lR4ryaMV6i7qYeOvgHG_AwhUyduc16O5QsOngW8/s1600-h/IMG_0089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257074949322427010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEZGcPXAkD4DxTfxkzEBtttqiEpfDiKfhjIO-Qzvt5SQPoE_3r5E20JcoQUvMY59WUSraxvJXP3FYT2lVDrm4BT4CIIFn5hQ1_qB2lR4ryaMV6i7qYeOvgHG_AwhUyduc16O5QsOngW8/s320/IMG_0089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1imOm_rPJi7j_p4CF8EqBsiHm493ojfxrGK0OQ_IQuDSiaI6E68aQ_Bvm-5BhkTPWvEHZ2pRW7RyFhNbb_pHgK1qNW6lT-e2T-7CrjFeJHarwgOkUHiWq8smMpf6XWqTMj1C2RFWXyA/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257074955238822754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1imOm_rPJi7j_p4CF8EqBsiHm493ojfxrGK0OQ_IQuDSiaI6E68aQ_Bvm-5BhkTPWvEHZ2pRW7RyFhNbb_pHgK1qNW6lT-e2T-7CrjFeJHarwgOkUHiWq8smMpf6XWqTMj1C2RFWXyA/s320/IMG_0007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#663300;">Girls</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm5Ydo5f4CqdZkDK4foe8otCPwe932rXKaV1yvwQ9z7vWHGBFk1VEtu9QsLsxO65zJUq1TyvMvKA2-jRTSWJ0bRuWfbYXt1yoW7QTeQGg9zCHLoE7fOUAkfirxMDqzQ7gkSAkyBS05KI/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257074956527125650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm5Ydo5f4CqdZkDK4foe8otCPwe932rXKaV1yvwQ9z7vWHGBFk1VEtu9QsLsxO65zJUq1TyvMvKA2-jRTSWJ0bRuWfbYXt1yoW7QTeQGg9zCHLoE7fOUAkfirxMDqzQ7gkSAkyBS05KI/s320/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> Darci rode with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">everyone</span> who would take her; this is her turn with Jessica.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCQ8cSc7p9dWgAyr2W3d_DJibdyZDDaebnzmZbmBZYRHnK3lnrsM3nEr5gn94CVFSBv-_TES1N4lcG-Lziy7BFHiC5jc9gZFjgzpJffCYc8NwkP4uUGcLgcVWw-17N9zM6GqOgzKi3sU/s1600-h/IMG_0084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257074135263114386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCQ8cSc7p9dWgAyr2W3d_DJibdyZDDaebnzmZbmBZYRHnK3lnrsM3nEr5gn94CVFSBv-_TES1N4lcG-Lziy7BFHiC5jc9gZFjgzpJffCYc8NwkP4uUGcLgcVWw-17N9zM6GqOgzKi3sU/s320/IMG_0084.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">And how can we not love a mama's girl?<br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlvO_rJdk-cGeq8mDPghbhe4HXOHswDVc1pmaQlcumegYy__XIcM0hYm9nvHp30H0qsWbqC8SMZy-FYBxOfnWPgrImpJwJTXQEY8-61K5wkqOuUN7-vhzAak5zrg5HcHYJFdnXLVPanA/s1600-h/IMG_0081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257074138604273010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlvO_rJdk-cGeq8mDPghbhe4HXOHswDVc1pmaQlcumegYy__XIcM0hYm9nvHp30H0qsWbqC8SMZy-FYBxOfnWPgrImpJwJTXQEY8-61K5wkqOuUN7-vhzAak5zrg5HcHYJFdnXLVPanA/s320/IMG_0081.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">It is easy when daddy is the one with the horse.<br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwhsJflOrCs-l3_sGRN8danTptdhlOd1DhVdc8QImEj57Cup-bzEP1FDJeVoOEUfQziebvSNi984MEtQpQBBDAByZdrdH0r3Hak5hQmColyOVBuOuQ1hhAm7qsgERFcAKbOaO0S0-geM/s1600-h/IMG_0088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257074144649194754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwhsJflOrCs-l3_sGRN8danTptdhlOd1DhVdc8QImEj57Cup-bzEP1FDJeVoOEUfQziebvSNi984MEtQpQBBDAByZdrdH0r3Hak5hQmColyOVBuOuQ1hhAm7qsgERFcAKbOaO0S0-geM/s320/IMG_0088.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">Or Jessica, or Grandpa or Kyle or Mike...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVNmkPzVGlkj2Nx1Uf_ybRFDfFBwHYASEc-gHQZaxoWybgSbVZo8WtX1vcvyF36ERy5Cx3DYq74oFJGlSUMVZ8NBflr9Y_gmIebokhJfKLFbh3MTSXcYZnKhN235ppGVv_h_RkrDsGVQ/s1600-h/IMG_0090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257074147381377346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVNmkPzVGlkj2Nx1Uf_ybRFDfFBwHYASEc-gHQZaxoWybgSbVZo8WtX1vcvyF36ERy5Cx3DYq74oFJGlSUMVZ8NBflr9Y_gmIebokhJfKLFbh3MTSXcYZnKhN235ppGVv_h_RkrDsGVQ/s320/IMG_0090.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-7081044209581576122008-10-06T09:45:00.000-07:002008-10-06T10:04:30.886-07:00October is my favorite<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs-BQqYlQPttdkDRrWTVygJYC11J8bHVGe99kT_L3B5ZqFgvCICu1BJ7EQIYhGWbSNuEcLz3fI0jIL8g88KQ7vrr2XscFAoEztxe_0U7mcWczFKWatBLeHyb59h8_0WaJbX4M3wT6VTc/s1600-h/Fall+leaves.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254084340332177394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs-BQqYlQPttdkDRrWTVygJYC11J8bHVGe99kT_L3B5ZqFgvCICu1BJ7EQIYhGWbSNuEcLz3fI0jIL8g88KQ7vrr2XscFAoEztxe_0U7mcWczFKWatBLeHyb59h8_0WaJbX4M3wT6VTc/s320/Fall+leaves.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">If there is any doubt why I love the fall the best, let me enlighten you. </span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">The colors, the cooler temps, the way everything feels new and interesting, (even though a lot of things are actually dying or preparing to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hibernate</span>) there is just something special about this time of year. I think I appreciate it all the more because I know winter is coming and that means a lot more indoor activities and cold and darkness. So in addition to not blogging, I am enjoying this great time of year and have some recent photos of my job at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Timpanogos</span> Cave. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqplspanAQ-vRug0hVzbu4rs8G-al4Sl0xLsmk8MY52OAX1GmZ1Rho2hsDVf-38VB9kXjnanDnB1B8eSykeOOhEdYhlSxWVQsUr9MelAw27WyfkqUh7FTC6IzY8IO04QCQHdwvKYtHVHo/s1600-h/Exit+trail+valley+view.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254083792910030162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqplspanAQ-vRug0hVzbu4rs8G-al4Sl0xLsmk8MY52OAX1GmZ1Rho2hsDVf-38VB9kXjnanDnB1B8eSykeOOhEdYhlSxWVQsUr9MelAw27WyfkqUh7FTC6IzY8IO04QCQHdwvKYtHVHo/s320/Exit+trail+valley+view.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> Although I do not mean to brag, you really cannot beat the view from my "office" window. I snapped this pic yesterday morning just as the storm was clearing out. </span><span style="color:#663300;"><br /></span><span style="color:#663300;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsIV3XUxVBXq7O5rp6hEkbQ-FSlQaYiB7U41-GnAiVZ6d95PkJ7Zc-OEoUsfGdZvJ-NPvC84k6wfNY-jP5WpEyyKkzs0ICnrcaJ2It7ySWbQZspkYaHJI8dER5yd-TSTzqaSIbYhoEQU/s1600-h/Fall+leaves.JPG"></a><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lNHkJQTq38pe9Oa4JeXqHwnqaCeAjKLi5WxflNqXUwXxyT5_jZ-2ztUTfiv7rcJyEBt5-JC801gCcTTIhAZA46k7tkcM7mUXHkI9Mkws6odepaJzqkcnNxNiVCiHzVIrs6r-Qbohq7Y/s1600-h/Half+Way+oct+08.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254083805447540402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lNHkJQTq38pe9Oa4JeXqHwnqaCeAjKLi5WxflNqXUwXxyT5_jZ-2ztUTfiv7rcJyEBt5-JC801gCcTTIhAZA46k7tkcM7mUXHkI9Mkws6odepaJzqkcnNxNiVCiHzVIrs6r-Qbohq7Y/s320/Half+Way+oct+08.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> This is just over the 1/2 way mark on the trail. The picture does not begin to do justice to the fall leaves, but it give a pretty good idea. If you have not been up the trail lately, it is not too late. We are open until Oct 19.</span><span style="color:#663300;"></span> <br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnatHRnKKf7JU6MXouyOCqcMoVvSwOwg8taholegYOYiAfJOHqDDJNaHGXpOMkMCxElX_5wcmEhPuhiKEx5XOXR3qo0cLRx01YAg17ux5fPVCL6TQiIbCdulRmds72qESB1a0DQEjXEQ/s1600-h/Vamps.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254083805236191682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnatHRnKKf7JU6MXouyOCqcMoVvSwOwg8taholegYOYiAfJOHqDDJNaHGXpOMkMCxElX_5wcmEhPuhiKEx5XOXR3qo0cLRx01YAg17ux5fPVCL6TQiIbCdulRmds72qESB1a0DQEjXEQ/s320/Vamps.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;">This has been a very busy and crazy season. What can I say? </span><div><span style="color:#663300;">Sometimes we snap.</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;"><br /></span><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6-q_nf1CC73fKcZXZABeuYy0ILN0pprW6qX2u-qXvrINUqRzhBzUwDxDYq8DWyGHN_3eV3RnLGgANkIg8XEGpY6n9TmN44XXijmcREBNC_VHmcseLFK8zOZkwJze7Sp8t4OMmMUgZFQ/s1600-h/Big+rock+at+gate.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254083457798907714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6-q_nf1CC73fKcZXZABeuYy0ILN0pprW6qX2u-qXvrINUqRzhBzUwDxDYq8DWyGHN_3eV3RnLGgANkIg8XEGpY6n9TmN44XXijmcREBNC_VHmcseLFK8zOZkwJze7Sp8t4OMmMUgZFQ/s320/Big+rock+at+gate.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> When it rains, we get a lot of rock fall on the trail. This came down sometime Sunday morning. We guessed it weighed around 200 lbs, but I don't really know. I do know I couldn't even budge it. I am glad it just happened when we were closed. Things could have been bad.</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;"></span><span style="color:#663300;"> </div></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXNkG2EGPPko9SXyh5ySJXMhMcR0ytRysGZVXjciBr5K4z7677djNccRrIgWAn1khpymNj_f0g1CBJIASBHXt1j42CTqYF_Y2KfVYmeJ5kPVhSI58IGEMOS_0ewYORXARjVHwVZl0CV4/s1600-h/Rock+fall+junction.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254083464791682322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXNkG2EGPPko9SXyh5ySJXMhMcR0ytRysGZVXjciBr5K4z7677djNccRrIgWAn1khpymNj_f0g1CBJIASBHXt1j42CTqYF_Y2KfVYmeJ5kPVhSI58IGEMOS_0ewYORXARjVHwVZl0CV4/s320/Rock+fall+junction.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> This was near the top, just below the entrance of the cave. we cleared some of the rockfall, but you can see it is still covering almost 1/2 the trail. I am sure we'll get the rest cleared soon.</span><span style="color:#663300;"></span> <br /><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9n-SzpkIA2ZFaRHPqy2prFSL8D0iAmhH_-liH1F2jqHqWZ_QyzmZxZHn8HLhOI9AUBx214icrPphrEvC8zJmP1ndyvJ4ThaKoPDwzVMjjLOa5tNO040EOB3m73Ov0wNxnDPO8HFTZM8/s1600-h/P1010123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254083465609924834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9n-SzpkIA2ZFaRHPqy2prFSL8D0iAmhH_-liH1F2jqHqWZ_QyzmZxZHn8HLhOI9AUBx214icrPphrEvC8zJmP1ndyvJ4ThaKoPDwzVMjjLOa5tNO040EOB3m73Ov0wNxnDPO8HFTZM8/s320/P1010123.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> More pretty leaves. The camera makes them light, they were really a dark, lovely red.</span><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51hDKiF8yYVlzVc8Xl1HD2wDo_iC0Z-r2RlqBIeoIMziT6X1FwxOTR5odttNtm2DyL6xglGplX9NR0ON1HTspNd1iuGnVL9dNULGXvKDuddeIpA7262xg1hJfI0f2_CusE3njgX6_OVM/s1600-h/Exit+trail+Oct+08.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254083474041017506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51hDKiF8yYVlzVc8Xl1HD2wDo_iC0Z-r2RlqBIeoIMziT6X1FwxOTR5odttNtm2DyL6xglGplX9NR0ON1HTspNd1iuGnVL9dNULGXvKDuddeIpA7262xg1hJfI0f2_CusE3njgX6_OVM/s320/Exit+trail+Oct+08.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#663300;">Here is a great shot from the Exit trail. When the clouds cleared later in the day these peaks were covered with a thick layer of snow. I guess it was too much to ask fall to stick around forever.<br /></span><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-510103255612453082008-09-04T10:51:00.001-07:002008-09-04T10:55:19.369-07:00<span style="color:#663333;">I am sorry to say that I have not kept up my blogging very well. In fact, it has been downright sad. We lost <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Internet</span> access a while ago and have not had time to restore it. (That should give you some insight into how crazy our lives have been.) I am hoping to get all my pictures off my camera soon and up on the blog, but I just want everyone who reads this to know that I have not died or given up on my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blogginess</span>, but that I will try and get those things put up as soon as I can. I love reading your notes and blogs, keep me in mind. I will return to the blogging world soon!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-23526096977222290832008-07-06T21:45:00.000-07:002008-07-06T23:06:23.537-07:00Our Summer Adventures (So Far)<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">So far, this summer has been busy and time consuming. We are sorry we have been silent in the blogging world for a while, but that is something we hope to work on here in the future. David and I are both working at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Timpanogos</span> Cave National Monument for the summer. It is a fun job, but it takes up a lot of our time. So, with our </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">apologies</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">, let us fill you in on a few of the highlights.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0hhI8W06FZ_YkTYJbwugMaAMxjWgEwoGCzyTiPUyguAHDmOL8SKzdqsTUGU8c9f9J4T0LOUL41SzQVPH4Jn0iYk1GvTCpR45hyphenhyphen-JlM0OZvidV_BSdL_cGgfQXm0g9bVsETjpN-amsMc/s1600-h/HPIM0860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0hhI8W06FZ_YkTYJbwugMaAMxjWgEwoGCzyTiPUyguAHDmOL8SKzdqsTUGU8c9f9J4T0LOUL41SzQVPH4Jn0iYk1GvTCpR45hyphenhyphen-JlM0OZvidV_BSdL_cGgfQXm0g9bVsETjpN-amsMc/s320/HPIM0860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220136982886021090" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Normal summer fun consists of tons of picnics and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BBQ's</span> outside. If our kids are not outside they feel like they are being deprived. As a matter of fact, so do I. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maile</span> likes to help out in any way she can. Husking corn is one of her favorites. That is a good thing, because it is one of my least.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj854Lb2H2BvORFUvw77BO7DecD1jTJMphGu5FnsAr6XAeNHErViPEPHxya7ykPJeXmH6v1FLmnVcCGttWbsdPNNTNIBC_LMGlQGJrTHhS3Wn5gn9P1G4zfKoI3An-m1pxSvfgrGfK0QU8/s1600-h/HPIM0861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj854Lb2H2BvORFUvw77BO7DecD1jTJMphGu5FnsAr6XAeNHErViPEPHxya7ykPJeXmH6v1FLmnVcCGttWbsdPNNTNIBC_LMGlQGJrTHhS3Wn5gn9P1G4zfKoI3An-m1pxSvfgrGfK0QU8/s320/HPIM0861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220136990989068386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Darci has invented a slew of new pets. Her latest is a puppy named Spot, and lion named Betsy, and a newborn baby named Sam, (thanks to Melinda for that one.) She is holding the puppy in this picture and wanted us to take a picture of it. Don't worry if you can't see it because it doesn't exist except in Darci's mind.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVblp9gjae2pQHJS8peSwtRzJ3H9G-4mUMx-OgFjwOuiF_eEb9Cv-kPQkDhkXdz0Ygv9XCqUYTBp3PPBeBTrgwch6UXvn93UwTQwOrworpdfwU0Tz-7CbhFOfkd2uKSWh-DGXH94qWH1Y/s1600-h/HPIM0862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVblp9gjae2pQHJS8peSwtRzJ3H9G-4mUMx-OgFjwOuiF_eEb9Cv-kPQkDhkXdz0Ygv9XCqUYTBp3PPBeBTrgwch6UXvn93UwTQwOrworpdfwU0Tz-7CbhFOfkd2uKSWh-DGXH94qWH1Y/s320/HPIM0862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220136996493847266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Darci took her first swimming class this summer and passed with flying colors. She takes to the water the same way she does most things in life, with very little inhibition. She is often fearless and swimming is no exception. She is registered for another class in a couple of weeks and she can hardly wait.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4ZqwikfuFvRNK_MWessIRstaT4cyK966i294XzVMfdGI9uiiRYtiFiNf_-a9oK0M48Cyn4uQ-0qaB7uPhr6l9n6qP_7iUXdDvjO3qsnBlSoUbcSw9CtZ7XWgVJ6Vc3iHrldpNrUaWv0/s1600-h/Darci+and+Heidi%27s+boys+on+the+tire+swing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4ZqwikfuFvRNK_MWessIRstaT4cyK966i294XzVMfdGI9uiiRYtiFiNf_-a9oK0M48Cyn4uQ-0qaB7uPhr6l9n6qP_7iUXdDvjO3qsnBlSoUbcSw9CtZ7XWgVJ6Vc3iHrldpNrUaWv0/s320/Darci+and+Heidi%27s+boys+on+the+tire+swing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220136417775134002" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is a picture of Darci with Tyler and Zach </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bartle</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">. They are the sons of my childhood friend Heidi. She was in the process of moving her family to Colorado from Oregon and decided to stay a little while in Provo. So we got to visit for a little while at the park and the kids got to play. It was a great day and it was fun to see her again. I am glad we have kept in touch all of these years.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyU6YTHO6DldnZwu4MDvvFdCt9x7C-WCrWTubIQJXwQ0ESSdasc-fGtsXpKuhzk5KWUy2-NbtNOGg-Co7hgdYL50LbtZ4eJUVW49n92wU4vTOQHK9_Cc4mBse4qDTGGdPLa_BYZ_1xq8/s1600-h/Darci+and+Maile+at+the+park.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyU6YTHO6DldnZwu4MDvvFdCt9x7C-WCrWTubIQJXwQ0ESSdasc-fGtsXpKuhzk5KWUy2-NbtNOGg-Co7hgdYL50LbtZ4eJUVW49n92wU4vTOQHK9_Cc4mBse4qDTGGdPLa_BYZ_1xq8/s320/Darci+and+Maile+at+the+park.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220136427811691794" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Darci</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> and </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Maile</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> on the toys at Cascade Elementary</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5g1Ml3k5h-JjeyrTNJBBeP0BciGtonOAibKMwJGc6_jzfygxkWRbTi5tN1UcBRGS8CnptMk5SWzD9VD-gDZ6IdApO7GqfUocdoOR2uozX-T2OeWKsQ6bRBzPmTP4hw2hlWhg30wNGXY/s1600-h/Darci+and+Maile+on+the+bridge.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5g1Ml3k5h-JjeyrTNJBBeP0BciGtonOAibKMwJGc6_jzfygxkWRbTi5tN1UcBRGS8CnptMk5SWzD9VD-gDZ6IdApO7GqfUocdoOR2uozX-T2OeWKsQ6bRBzPmTP4hw2hlWhg30wNGXY/s320/Darci+and+Maile+on+the+bridge.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220136433288709746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2zIP-11nILMLfe_Dn5qlDuMMe_-OSfAKB7CeBkPj7NYNbfOJOfDRFhEgNw9Eg3PuwY8QYrJlHkphY-JGQ3lq9GSpmHZFpELuLpw2W_1FPjV4X_FYG-gwhZUdruTxIlM23-KL4bSEWa0/s1600-h/Darci+at+the+Park.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2zIP-11nILMLfe_Dn5qlDuMMe_-OSfAKB7CeBkPj7NYNbfOJOfDRFhEgNw9Eg3PuwY8QYrJlHkphY-JGQ3lq9GSpmHZFpELuLpw2W_1FPjV4X_FYG-gwhZUdruTxIlM23-KL4bSEWa0/s320/Darci+at+the+Park.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220136437861078594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Maile</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> hit the milestone birthday of 2 this month! It is weird to think of having a two-year-old again, but I am pleased to do it. She acts the part well and we rarely have a dull moment between the two of them. Most days are pleasant and sweet. But there are moments where that little temper emerges and when it does...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnheOzRjhSPVvnfq-WXGBFRDu_tu35W_1MAM_6RgHUnNVlfoh7_dbsQn4WFG53FkX7aZeNpkPpC1_Kzn1w-WAB3akjlEfz_b9wICudSuchUPqg-wf-rAE8RPbgkC9tMO7R3v_HnTDjoI/s1600-h/Maile+had+fun+but+she+was+wiped+out.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnheOzRjhSPVvnfq-WXGBFRDu_tu35W_1MAM_6RgHUnNVlfoh7_dbsQn4WFG53FkX7aZeNpkPpC1_Kzn1w-WAB3akjlEfz_b9wICudSuchUPqg-wf-rAE8RPbgkC9tMO7R3v_HnTDjoI/s320/Maile+had+fun+but+she+was+wiped+out.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220135780074838818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">But we'll focus on the positive.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYso8g_3sOfcfRz9VzTZLdovXJNThyphenhyphen15cr6uONcwcL7imlGpwUTOM_uyeAoOTsFkoHfOQThO8yVs66Uv25Ye1F5l7V6jQ-ZkQ3jKg1qez05hno12tFZSbhoVvuJaZwXg7b6n2fhnAkvw/s1600-h/Maile+blew+out+the+candles+before+we+could+get+a+good+picture+of+it.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYso8g_3sOfcfRz9VzTZLdovXJNThyphenhyphen15cr6uONcwcL7imlGpwUTOM_uyeAoOTsFkoHfOQThO8yVs66Uv25Ye1F5l7V6jQ-ZkQ3jKg1qez05hno12tFZSbhoVvuJaZwXg7b6n2fhnAkvw/s320/Maile+blew+out+the+candles+before+we+could+get+a+good+picture+of+it.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220135781679853618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Maile's</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> birthday cake at Grandma/Grandpa Johnson's. We did a Smiley Face in honor of our hopes for the coming year in spite of the terrible twos. There were lots of presents and she had a ton of fun.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ya4II1Hq8ybAZDj-FNx_gmz-EsZZ3EVT7OnrEV5jv1I6TwxlFNDrhdt4SocH8SZWzMfNpvSsn_9uUtlpW5krLSEGRhfkgAZmSZKE8PZBSoMJ7j9tfEiPpHbQukZDFwuxyGYI0VzjqJE/s1600-h/Maile+opening+b-day+presents+at+Johnsons.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ya4II1Hq8ybAZDj-FNx_gmz-EsZZ3EVT7OnrEV5jv1I6TwxlFNDrhdt4SocH8SZWzMfNpvSsn_9uUtlpW5krLSEGRhfkgAZmSZKE8PZBSoMJ7j9tfEiPpHbQukZDFwuxyGYI0VzjqJE/s320/Maile+opening+b-day+presents+at+Johnsons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220135787202625698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTDLyAk7ZqCve-J5vmU2IVdif_jJapkpeZI19OfHUiaUObtoQLd9bFQL7am7NH5tIP8jBzfiIoCo8e8tnRjO5Mh4sEl05rpTOcchjxz2oFItOBQLY5VP6P8GeCfcDM9fi3Q_puqC1dhY/s1600-h/HPIM0859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTDLyAk7ZqCve-J5vmU2IVdif_jJapkpeZI19OfHUiaUObtoQLd9bFQL7am7NH5tIP8jBzfiIoCo8e8tnRjO5Mh4sEl05rpTOcchjxz2oFItOBQLY5VP6P8GeCfcDM9fi3Q_puqC1dhY/s320/HPIM0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220137317049835266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">We also had the chance to attend the Scottish festival at Thanksgiving point. We took a few pictures and even though it was quite hot, managed to have a good time.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5HT8mCeKH8ljKZyxrc9Z1gQPiov9To_8awTRekmMYHPQ0snvkXc8u4unMOZeWZ6uywrdviD10hhITXPkE450NOduwkxuLxtzGwOhVPH53vEErIMXRwk_da0Ituy8vD2nZx1C1lb7uRk/s1600-h/G.+%26+G.+Bean+at+the+Scottish+Festval.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5HT8mCeKH8ljKZyxrc9Z1gQPiov9To_8awTRekmMYHPQ0snvkXc8u4unMOZeWZ6uywrdviD10hhITXPkE450NOduwkxuLxtzGwOhVPH53vEErIMXRwk_da0Ituy8vD2nZx1C1lb7uRk/s320/G.+%26+G.+Bean+at+the+Scottish+Festval.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220137302156656802" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is my Grandma and Grandpa Bean, from the Clan </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">McBean</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">. They came to visit and we enjoyed spending the day with them at the festival.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEPXirwycAR2cqh42gwJIi4yTldM-8ygaosuVY7eaC8mmSPv39fGKm0__C1RMNXSj-VefwYoY_unOJP152Dof9WxOJNbluldqvWgUpXWtgQ_EUUOiTHz_k_zIpaC1Oc0JktCNLGIj-R0/s1600-h/Nat+and+Charlene+at+the+Scottish+Festival.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEPXirwycAR2cqh42gwJIi4yTldM-8ygaosuVY7eaC8mmSPv39fGKm0__C1RMNXSj-VefwYoY_unOJP152Dof9WxOJNbluldqvWgUpXWtgQ_EUUOiTHz_k_zIpaC1Oc0JktCNLGIj-R0/s320/Nat+and+Charlene+at+the+Scottish+Festival.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220135138760201954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">I ran into Carlene from work and promised her I would make her famous when I posted this darling picture of her on my blog. Doesn't she look gorgeous?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnmu-9nYHFiCndQfwZyUAc7ZA5lj5DhnQH-8MSIFfT_Vu2oYunPZAbygHJuehy4tNUDzScefPBI32M5wTVrBOglEkJ7oq0eXINUcMfxPV3zf97xKlEMfngq6ZWjzmhRtnRE7zlg8ZlJ4/s1600-h/Darci+had+a+lot+of+fun+at+the+Scottish+Festival.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnmu-9nYHFiCndQfwZyUAc7ZA5lj5DhnQH-8MSIFfT_Vu2oYunPZAbygHJuehy4tNUDzScefPBI32M5wTVrBOglEkJ7oq0eXINUcMfxPV3zf97xKlEMfngq6ZWjzmhRtnRE7zlg8ZlJ4/s320/Darci+had+a+lot+of+fun+at+the+Scottish+Festival.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220135149591691266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">We had Darci's face painted, but </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">sadly</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> it got a little smeared. She still thought it looked great!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5odSwAGSl_4xO8qcOKkz85nE0K7AJBjmzSj_uh4NP6c-PP3dzQ9sbVZWex3mk05Wf09cQmfj7oMbeINqr3GOeHgI4A_eqPtxEYkhRk8LlgVqDXWzSdNAmzoVglbmyvZ54yyoZ22mvNw/s1600-h/Bag+piper+at+the+Scottich+Festival.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5odSwAGSl_4xO8qcOKkz85nE0K7AJBjmzSj_uh4NP6c-PP3dzQ9sbVZWex3mk05Wf09cQmfj7oMbeINqr3GOeHgI4A_eqPtxEYkhRk8LlgVqDXWzSdNAmzoVglbmyvZ54yyoZ22mvNw/s320/Bag+piper+at+the+Scottich+Festival.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220135154453545586" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">And what would a Scottish festival be without the bagpipe serenade. Gotta love any man in a kilt.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPiKBLU0FbBnxZRFs-pnriWHzz-dGd30N7BG7_RHeK0G9Dc5eaUA6SZ5cGT6Ej6NKZoOnGlfL10YphSlDm52enunQRd15f5Xw4EI_5u5P9UkMwSLN0jDiJfiaU0ab5KEpnpOBkZA8eTs/s1600-h/HPIM0877.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPiKBLU0FbBnxZRFs-pnriWHzz-dGd30N7BG7_RHeK0G9Dc5eaUA6SZ5cGT6Ej6NKZoOnGlfL10YphSlDm52enunQRd15f5Xw4EI_5u5P9UkMwSLN0jDiJfiaU0ab5KEpnpOBkZA8eTs/s320/HPIM0877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220134256103331042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is us on the Fourth of July at a Bees game. We took Darci and had a lot of fun with the family. Darci even watched a little of the game. My baby is growing up.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb92cv-N_pb6itvgIPu5hJ6YJGVnP7osBsPDARXO-VMwXZ8xqsDte4H6rydl-wOmmn9pGCCSnWqfV3bgD4Qj3o_R9j5kREe1Km3CcUvF9gr3_ToG3DDpXBiLINFhVxKlb-48LaeTlFzWE/s1600-h/HPIM0878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb92cv-N_pb6itvgIPu5hJ6YJGVnP7osBsPDARXO-VMwXZ8xqsDte4H6rydl-wOmmn9pGCCSnWqfV3bgD4Qj3o_R9j5kREe1Km3CcUvF9gr3_ToG3DDpXBiLINFhVxKlb-48LaeTlFzWE/s320/HPIM0878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220133723809760082" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">More fun with the family.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGoos6Q-wQV_jYlZMkrxNFGlpw27MNitrWOJV9e8kT81J36buBpjjX4tKIdl0ZxSAoOEsB6or3KjPGQFqJAGYExEKQXvACn0_nlv88TrhKuRIzoHfmJtKdlxcZUsk1xD7VKFp1H2AcE0/s1600-h/HPIM0880.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGoos6Q-wQV_jYlZMkrxNFGlpw27MNitrWOJV9e8kT81J36buBpjjX4tKIdl0ZxSAoOEsB6or3KjPGQFqJAGYExEKQXvACn0_nlv88TrhKuRIzoHfmJtKdlxcZUsk1xD7VKFp1H2AcE0/s320/HPIM0880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220133732605317666" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">The sad part is that our team lost. But they played tough! Go Bees!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl4YLaElRXZ8mgq9W7KGT7ueIFCQ9q5rZxFrD-B9wKvQgs-hcWYzBA2AGtwBCpTNfx2Lv7HtpHBeKtV4oNTNdSNvsZwrsFdsbXdIg2fZhwpRI9lr0ZQq2j7JSDt28Iwa792Uk1LUK_nE/s1600-h/HPIM0883.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl4YLaElRXZ8mgq9W7KGT7ueIFCQ9q5rZxFrD-B9wKvQgs-hcWYzBA2AGtwBCpTNfx2Lv7HtpHBeKtV4oNTNdSNvsZwrsFdsbXdIg2fZhwpRI9lr0ZQq2j7JSDt28Iwa792Uk1LUK_nE/s320/HPIM0883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220133734885553458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">And of coarse no Fourth of July is complete with out a great fireworks show to top it off</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW8qXcz9DbH-5_LrzshyeRv8Qoku1ytfgibhB1q8QtOGyxoALiJ5HUq4xwSKqANUHv-F13onmozVVK-5hZwvHrC4Eje4_3G0gObdjrw_DQmLudu6-0yZUZC1OZXgLB41qbPjRxL3MiFU/s1600-h/HPIM0868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW8qXcz9DbH-5_LrzshyeRv8Qoku1ytfgibhB1q8QtOGyxoALiJ5HUq4xwSKqANUHv-F13onmozVVK-5hZwvHrC4Eje4_3G0gObdjrw_DQmLudu6-0yZUZC1OZXgLB41qbPjRxL3MiFU/s320/HPIM0868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220132483645416898" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Earlier in the day we swam at Grandpa </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Birrell's</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">. We had a BBQ and homemade ice cream</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI3wzaSg1JpW5Ggo3Y1T-it8ckaOgtMzCZ_O3ozpObcUvR4yBeb2mgohtmssQh3uo4Ti1SP2mnjxXaJg5TSMmuco495S_3AouzqyWB2G9612QTjN2J46QG3XwPGVVNaJCH2d26ngg0RM/s1600-h/HPIM0870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI3wzaSg1JpW5Ggo3Y1T-it8ckaOgtMzCZ_O3ozpObcUvR4yBeb2mgohtmssQh3uo4Ti1SP2mnjxXaJg5TSMmuco495S_3AouzqyWB2G9612QTjN2J46QG3XwPGVVNaJCH2d26ngg0RM/s320/HPIM0870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220132487930539570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">The kids loved swimming in the pool and it was not easy to get them out.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSABKpRxhGkTE1c_amkiGne1yiF2qa2KddkPB3F5A2BPqwSuLL93nws7Qx9jfgXl_fpUhb7wBFRhUe8Rv9vFzDjmW0-EEfv4SfritEpT8Sw6QtUyImtWMYjgHbMLL2PAU2LBj9k1p3Q8/s1600-h/HPIM0874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSABKpRxhGkTE1c_amkiGne1yiF2qa2KddkPB3F5A2BPqwSuLL93nws7Qx9jfgXl_fpUhb7wBFRhUe8Rv9vFzDjmW0-EEfv4SfritEpT8Sw6QtUyImtWMYjgHbMLL2PAU2LBj9k1p3Q8/s320/HPIM0874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220132494999345282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Lucky for us, Grandpa Johnson provides a great diversion</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9d2hLAKu_9GaKv7qDga_sNChYieJxKpCld8XlE6XesDajTmRQ61IvMDAnHbSPO76XaGn8tvHMUQ7_9hUC0VEbrX72cyGOZ_x_-NTM0cTkEN6OB9x-wR0vVpVC3KxhKlpji4AnMyQ8Q0/s1600-h/HPIM0866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9d2hLAKu_9GaKv7qDga_sNChYieJxKpCld8XlE6XesDajTmRQ61IvMDAnHbSPO76XaGn8tvHMUQ7_9hUC0VEbrX72cyGOZ_x_-NTM0cTkEN6OB9x-wR0vVpVC3KxhKlpji4AnMyQ8Q0/s320/HPIM0866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220132499108851522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Our one and perhaps only vacation this summer consisted of a weekend trip to </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Moab</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> Utah. David and I left the girls with family and took off for the red rocks. We had a lot of fun even if it was short lived.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVdOGUoq7dtTxDU8P2fgHjej-wGBVb_hKTMvuC4XinaVZvkaJC7pWIE7m2aNnOYI_CQ1eE-RiM0AH0wL4LKep3a4tkFUhyQimJci1scT-uW36PBA-syj0W2RddHULxmePGlvYd0KWlxs/s1600-h/Breaking+camp.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVdOGUoq7dtTxDU8P2fgHjej-wGBVb_hKTMvuC4XinaVZvkaJC7pWIE7m2aNnOYI_CQ1eE-RiM0AH0wL4LKep3a4tkFUhyQimJci1scT-uW36PBA-syj0W2RddHULxmePGlvYd0KWlxs/s320/Breaking+camp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220130961856135074" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is David emerging from our tent. We stayed in a small campground located in </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Moab</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">. It was nice because you had to hike into it, no vehicles aloud. But it was close to the shops and places we needed to be. Good compromise.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV_PuHTaZHqKU49CToMSq1BLYz_Tn7vaZXRieQ8PqAsLgygBQa9p8b7SRbHY3kEjUHJh6RhEyyUhLVRwV716a7kj2a5cSdL74J7u4tf2JeFd8YR1eMLyZfbMLg1x2q3KxT1UYiufSV1E/s1600-h/A+little+oasis+in+the+red+rock+of+Arches+N.P..JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV_PuHTaZHqKU49CToMSq1BLYz_Tn7vaZXRieQ8PqAsLgygBQa9p8b7SRbHY3kEjUHJh6RhEyyUhLVRwV716a7kj2a5cSdL74J7u4tf2JeFd8YR1eMLyZfbMLg1x2q3KxT1UYiufSV1E/s320/A+little+oasis+in+the+red+rock+of+Arches+N.P..JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220130969301441218" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">We spent time hiking the canyons and playing in the parks</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqu2C-s0yyRzsVTwFlFFa2LltYBjm0CBPjW8IAx0SiOxhm6dilARiO1-khJFynR052e3zxgfgYPYkBu1NehoYlxTd8Kqt4ffZCaOacxRTRKljRcvuRy4Yc2oRLTj_GmsMYGJ-LPOq31c/s1600-h/Delicate+Arch.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqu2C-s0yyRzsVTwFlFFa2LltYBjm0CBPjW8IAx0SiOxhm6dilARiO1-khJFynR052e3zxgfgYPYkBu1NehoYlxTd8Kqt4ffZCaOacxRTRKljRcvuRy4Yc2oRLTj_GmsMYGJ-LPOq31c/s320/Delicate+Arch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220130974281410418" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">On Sunday we hiked to delicate arch. There were a ton of people there, but we did manage to get a picture with no people in it for a second. It was a small miracle.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCHa9Q7-JMzN0ARR8qLIFid-ZaCGisX9fT-EkMNqCw_Mo3gA05KtUgBcPCnaW1wqYXn-dWpsStJzq20Tm4Lt2TDNKCPNhFo0uYmw5Y5YBHgmGAVQMrzeX-4FDz2T20L2kBJ5kOHcKSXM/s1600-h/Dinner+at+Canyonlands+N.P.+with+the+Johnsons.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCHa9Q7-JMzN0ARR8qLIFid-ZaCGisX9fT-EkMNqCw_Mo3gA05KtUgBcPCnaW1wqYXn-dWpsStJzq20Tm4Lt2TDNKCPNhFo0uYmw5Y5YBHgmGAVQMrzeX-4FDz2T20L2kBJ5kOHcKSXM/s320/Dinner+at+Canyonlands+N.P.+with+the+Johnsons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220130978761475650" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">We hooked up with the Johnson's part of the time we were there and had a nice time with them. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmvqjV4MegNV6rPNMHt8fsdDT3aqF4jsEOVwSZ7qDUwSsvbCDg3TDdIbHHfKWdRpC2fUvTbA5gcsfAASVX4Gi40wTngyOgDDgAtAbziW02iADvVomrWaqZANmA47RFcOojgj1DCBGTYE/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-028-12A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmvqjV4MegNV6rPNMHt8fsdDT3aqF4jsEOVwSZ7qDUwSsvbCDg3TDdIbHHfKWdRpC2fUvTbA5gcsfAASVX4Gi40wTngyOgDDgAtAbziW02iADvVomrWaqZANmA47RFcOojgj1DCBGTYE/s320/0johnso-R1-028-12A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129986686824242" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">We also did a river trip down the Colorado. This is us with our river guide Jon. I think we both decided that we missed our true life callings as river guides. We could have been awesome!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14asyhDHC_V19ZfRlCoKkJjKwcTVfKaWoGv9KMJBs0Ceit07lP3XeCf9yod7Oag3pg2rsGnOxI-gM-ZmjXIcbwqVrDSTlqaJ1kZU0j4LwQ-AtbhewjuVgtJ_F6pY-Oo9YqbttEN0t8WQ/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-040-18A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14asyhDHC_V19ZfRlCoKkJjKwcTVfKaWoGv9KMJBs0Ceit07lP3XeCf9yod7Oag3pg2rsGnOxI-gM-ZmjXIcbwqVrDSTlqaJ1kZU0j4LwQ-AtbhewjuVgtJ_F6pY-Oo9YqbttEN0t8WQ/s320/0johnso-R1-040-18A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129984582718994" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">We still had a good time.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGuS30LaB6sfU5y1v5qUqFoNLI7PdLitInfx2goDi25vCS8ri743fg70-vJNpaattRTmQMVYHwZW9XITB8ASOvGZMSY_11KBiMdoUnHkJxo_I3XOJ3q-OFzi1tRH3MM1adSMwsTu8Uck/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-050-23A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGuS30LaB6sfU5y1v5qUqFoNLI7PdLitInfx2goDi25vCS8ri743fg70-vJNpaattRTmQMVYHwZW9XITB8ASOvGZMSY_11KBiMdoUnHkJxo_I3XOJ3q-OFzi1tRH3MM1adSMwsTu8Uck/s320/0johnso-R1-050-23A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129991274760274" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">And the scenery was fabulous, the weather was mild and the river was running high. It was way fun. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW3S_77KxEBq0xUQIqhSpWhmlFB_xsk_CQ85xH8QZaX9in-7_x35-hRgF9odynfnPmFBB84NzndIWGb3tnlL9OxprGD5hDainhCkp4rzpUmIwTAKLQr5LHxCtAFsFt3Z6wmy7cCER-LM/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-052-24A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW3S_77KxEBq0xUQIqhSpWhmlFB_xsk_CQ85xH8QZaX9in-7_x35-hRgF9odynfnPmFBB84NzndIWGb3tnlL9OxprGD5hDainhCkp4rzpUmIwTAKLQr5LHxCtAFsFt3Z6wmy7cCER-LM/s320/0johnso-R1-052-24A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129991141796370" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is us as we were getting started at the pick up point where they fit you with jackets and shuttle us to the river.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T6f1Tlq_3FYYZsqA3QotFvJ2_iudttpn1w5GxsqgWheHV9W-Ai0xQkAIVwOFkNSfEwXR0c1di8-1FOxWUvFkOP4q6zbSE3prCfnW3fcGZYTMXvepm0ppRkt4zf3qoD2IiZMu4bEbk4M/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-048-22A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T6f1Tlq_3FYYZsqA3QotFvJ2_iudttpn1w5GxsqgWheHV9W-Ai0xQkAIVwOFkNSfEwXR0c1di8-1FOxWUvFkOP4q6zbSE3prCfnW3fcGZYTMXvepm0ppRkt4zf3qoD2IiZMu4bEbk4M/s320/0johnso-R1-048-22A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129604955536050" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is David with his head shaved. It has already started to grow back, but it took a little getting used to. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jnKhoxpddN1oG4R2flMr0w0g7K0P0rzVjAoJpmcH4Fgcev7hT50bRcTNTeU6BtS0VXoaGrCHZqlc-y5HjNy6uJrf96ySfXAaXn4o3lfBbcnih3kB4ER_3Bf3-MGrCyKrl8IoALjpKfk/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-026-11A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jnKhoxpddN1oG4R2flMr0w0g7K0P0rzVjAoJpmcH4Fgcev7hT50bRcTNTeU6BtS0VXoaGrCHZqlc-y5HjNy6uJrf96ySfXAaXn4o3lfBbcnih3kB4ER_3Bf3-MGrCyKrl8IoALjpKfk/s320/0johnso-R1-026-11A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129604495926242" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">David and I sat in the front of the rafts, and therefore we got pretty wet. I was really cold by the time we stopped and kept shaking. The wind was blowing too, and that did not help</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganhLjsHXNyV3lL3y5kmPJ7StfDMEVXVyJUE_t8CINOTs2AEQQaaCcZqTnSBD5bqGefPEaqr-1s7M9uZG1xpk0xzfXodFZibocS73LB3VkvXvjJGhsZyU_ICZ7gGwdMnOHTMiiyf7w8a0/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-036-16A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganhLjsHXNyV3lL3y5kmPJ7StfDMEVXVyJUE_t8CINOTs2AEQQaaCcZqTnSBD5bqGefPEaqr-1s7M9uZG1xpk0xzfXodFZibocS73LB3VkvXvjJGhsZyU_ICZ7gGwdMnOHTMiiyf7w8a0/s320/0johnso-R1-036-16A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129606087283058" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">However, overall we had a great time.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF405K-V7GG0jgltL4AgiyY2UJygEKEYySTJaNFLihyphenhyphenHiox_IpLCJZJOVkzuxn-iPhxaIDVtF0wZgcWT3PVIbJPQBLrEN7porRKS6227nCIcrI8HjGU3YD3O0XWP9YwM9DRu-4xmkxMac/s1600-h/0johnso-R1-024-10A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF405K-V7GG0jgltL4AgiyY2UJygEKEYySTJaNFLihyphenhyphenHiox_IpLCJZJOVkzuxn-iPhxaIDVtF0wZgcWT3PVIbJPQBLrEN7porRKS6227nCIcrI8HjGU3YD3O0XWP9YwM9DRu-4xmkxMac/s320/0johnso-R1-024-10A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220129608980794434" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is a nice couple we met from England. Perhaps we will have to work on going there for our next trip. Good times.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-87836250946484060572008-05-14T21:21:00.001-07:002008-05-14T22:01:10.212-07:00Too many to list<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3eD4dMprVOi5n5lLkfXyhtWRUcle2TDDMnsjFM6_DNuddai11RtGXJ7_NDJPdLIe8GnT2tjR_CFHqcPhs1lbzVJ-OSbG4A1kvmc6PTzsvCBjDE4GUakTt9lm-ua-rTHcZF_9NbTpKw4/s1600-h/HPIM0777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3eD4dMprVOi5n5lLkfXyhtWRUcle2TDDMnsjFM6_DNuddai11RtGXJ7_NDJPdLIe8GnT2tjR_CFHqcPhs1lbzVJ-OSbG4A1kvmc6PTzsvCBjDE4GUakTt9lm-ua-rTHcZF_9NbTpKw4/s320/HPIM0777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200457372275196386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">There have been a lot of things happening this week in our family that have really made David and I stop and think about what we value and what is most important. I think that we are given opportunities to evaluate our lives so that we will be prepared for the future and in some cases the inevitable. It has also forced us to reexamine our faith and our goals and even wake up a little and realize that life changes really fast. Sometimes you just have to slow down and take a deep breath so you don't drown in tidal wave that life will ultimately send. We are deeply grateful for our many gifts, including these two great kids we have been allowed to raise. I really could not ask for more.<br />On that note: here are some more great things that have happened to us lately.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Der4i2S3ShjLiuD42N3F6nC1dE3zFwSigDLYJMwFhQtbWKQq2NKDx2Nyq_0Yf9pqtGPlFc4qACt2o5w3ueO2XwS2JjE5agu_ceE6ZyLYgAvMAC3NWYYhRQDC73m9z5RC-50QnQeie8s/s1600-h/HPIM0776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Der4i2S3ShjLiuD42N3F6nC1dE3zFwSigDLYJMwFhQtbWKQq2NKDx2Nyq_0Yf9pqtGPlFc4qACt2o5w3ueO2XwS2JjE5agu_ceE6ZyLYgAvMAC3NWYYhRQDC73m9z5RC-50QnQeie8s/s320/HPIM0776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200456912713695650" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">This last month I was able to reconnect with a long-lost friend. My good friend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maile</span> (after whom my daughter is named) happened to be in town for her sister's wedding. I had not seen or spoken with her in over a decade, and it was a total fluke that I was able to track her down. I am very glad I did and I hope it will not be another 10 years before I see her again.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSic0O-v8q6nTj6j6Qsmrga-iZYdghN4fJZLqpIs1064Fn5ReGICtPjYpLKHFYigxMHhHx7t2lwyiaNimJFPBpsEBY6cQmNCikVc2qlVNuMTu28eRXHAuVPqpd4ZAVlz75MsRlSlOBuAQ/s1600-h/HPIM0784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSic0O-v8q6nTj6j6Qsmrga-iZYdghN4fJZLqpIs1064Fn5ReGICtPjYpLKHFYigxMHhHx7t2lwyiaNimJFPBpsEBY6cQmNCikVc2qlVNuMTu28eRXHAuVPqpd4ZAVlz75MsRlSlOBuAQ/s320/HPIM0784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200456921303630258" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">David had the long anticipated graduation for his Master's degree last month. The sad part is that he still has almost two months worth of classes left, but because he was close to finishing they allowed him to participate in commencement. It was long and boring, as most graduation ceremonies are, and I spent most of the ceremony in the lobby with the girls, but we got to yell real loud when they announced his name. So I guess that is good.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyltS3UuUjz4meq_JTkWHqTHauE_F7vTwj-kC0iymhoPvokMYwFprmB5MCQ4z2BSSeD3MOKftAmwykQxlAa4idX5KonhmNKVmnCZ-fHIT72RcaQMiTeYaGJvCekP4ukDs00v33hYK3Ow/s1600-h/HPIM0781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyltS3UuUjz4meq_JTkWHqTHauE_F7vTwj-kC0iymhoPvokMYwFprmB5MCQ4z2BSSeD3MOKftAmwykQxlAa4idX5KonhmNKVmnCZ-fHIT72RcaQMiTeYaGJvCekP4ukDs00v33hYK3Ow/s320/HPIM0781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200456925598597570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The kids actually did pretty well considering. And we got to go to lunch with David's family and mine after, so it ended up being pretty fun.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y4nvct_LqE-LuHcBEMLC-hI9E_FvIsCwSdlzyaZ5ZdbTsQGj0xZCFBAqq8aEvmdpTCNYVRMW0poRVcDHVax6rPOiN0O-KNiyBaN26-TWha_pswtqObLBMbN5v31FR6ZMtX2mxdgu5o8/s1600-h/HPIM0779.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y4nvct_LqE-LuHcBEMLC-hI9E_FvIsCwSdlzyaZ5ZdbTsQGj0xZCFBAqq8aEvmdpTCNYVRMW0poRVcDHVax6rPOiN0O-KNiyBaN26-TWha_pswtqObLBMbN5v31FR6ZMtX2mxdgu5o8/s320/HPIM0779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200456929893564882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The girls wanted a "flower necklace" like daddy's. I thought he looked very handsome.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTqjzdyovk5uvxMxWodMtze3sEMQdPH-7aWZ0ZVmgFB-qhaCWVrv-Fu9EcrenN-_khkmAOQUXBkyiK4e7eOHYJfiRas1g1jp4jOcJSbbUbRTZBjDpEAVGfDBnwJXbgtjVn1sf7A6c38c/s1600-h/HPIM0771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTqjzdyovk5uvxMxWodMtze3sEMQdPH-7aWZ0ZVmgFB-qhaCWVrv-Fu9EcrenN-_khkmAOQUXBkyiK4e7eOHYJfiRas1g1jp4jOcJSbbUbRTZBjDpEAVGfDBnwJXbgtjVn1sf7A6c38c/s320/HPIM0771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200456002180628834" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Here is Darci with some more of his "abstract art." We won't allow her to bring dandelions inside the house, so David told her to go decorate something. She chose the small grill on the porch. She calls them <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dande</span>-flies, and thinks they are pretty and cannot understand why people pick them and then throw them away. She has also learned that they are the only flowers she is allowed to pick. It is like free weeding for me. Win-win.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75b6EpaTxxCWRySx_QhIK43YLrgISjlJCpyo-mkJPG-2MFrjg3t8nG9uA0h2ONpzbUazFXy3lH-5-_JZLf435P8OOpoj8KjmYE9WLv61raD992EL_4Fe66E7GiksR_TyHWKa2KOZ-ZSI/s1600-h/HPIM0769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75b6EpaTxxCWRySx_QhIK43YLrgISjlJCpyo-mkJPG-2MFrjg3t8nG9uA0h2ONpzbUazFXy3lH-5-_JZLf435P8OOpoj8KjmYE9WLv61raD992EL_4Fe66E7GiksR_TyHWKa2KOZ-ZSI/s320/HPIM0769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200456010770563458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maile</span> bonding with Daddy. I just liked this picture.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUspr2scDlIXGiuGDV9V-qeJ3zsP0CWbfkU5dHR2fBBLNVizJ05fIyuvVKHv32il7llGi5YgQzTl8JzLyF6HXktmZq3fM-kdgrH3c5j7iYQnrk5nJZlYT_diJGt0AD6cH0MlS9JXyETfc/s1600-h/HPIM0775.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUspr2scDlIXGiuGDV9V-qeJ3zsP0CWbfkU5dHR2fBBLNVizJ05fIyuvVKHv32il7llGi5YgQzTl8JzLyF6HXktmZq3fM-kdgrH3c5j7iYQnrk5nJZlYT_diJGt0AD6cH0MlS9JXyETfc/s320/HPIM0775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200463668697252338" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Mother's Day came a little early for me this year. David surprised me with a rare night out with just the two of us. We took me to a great Greek restaurant with fabulous food. Afterward, knowing my affinity for Irish culture, he took me to see <a href="http://www.celticwoman.com/">Celtic Woman</a>, a cool all girl Irish band. If you ever get a chance to see them, do it. They are amazing. It was a great evening. I am so glad we got to go.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-65008669344097142152008-05-06T11:43:00.001-07:002008-05-06T12:38:43.028-07:00My Crazy 8's<span style="color:#339999;">Okay, I have been told by a couple of people to post my 8's, so here it goes. You never know what is going to come out of this, but it should be interesting;</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#663333;">8 Things I am passionate about:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">David (that is a given)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Darci (also to be expected)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maile</span> (how can I leave her out?)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Nature and the outdoors (hence my blog name)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Learning (the reason I am always going to school)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Exercise (there is always room for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">improvement</span>)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">My extended family (I can't say enough good about them)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Summertime (it is what I live for the rest of the year)</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#663333;">8 Songs I can listen to and never get sick of hearing</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">You got a friend (James Taylor)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">You raise me up (Josh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Groban</span>)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Home (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Daughtry</span>)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Paralyzer</span> (Finger Eleven)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">The First Cut is the Deepest (Cheryl Crow)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Unwritten (Natasha <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Bedingfield</span>)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Hot for Teacher (Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Halen</span>)</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#663333;">8 Past <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">books</span> I have read</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">3 cups of Tea</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Water for Elephants</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Pillars of the Earth</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Tuesdays with Morrie</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Running with Angels</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">The Alchemist</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Goose Girl Series</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">The Kite Runner (I highly recommend this one by the way)</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#663333;">8 Things I say</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">It's all good</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">no worries</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">good times (David says I say this when I am nervous)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">knock it off</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">NO!</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Yoink</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Smiley-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Maile</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Darci-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">luna</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#663333;">8 things that attract me to a friend</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">Real</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">sincere</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">free-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">spirited</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">fun</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">reliable</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">kind</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">give and take personality</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">non-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">judgemental</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#663333;">8 random things about me</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">I once weighed 60 lbs more then I do now</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I met my husband in the 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">th</span> grade</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I really hate to wear shoes</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I talk to myself a lot</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I always knew my first child would be a girl</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I was once dumped on Valentine's Day (not by my husband.) </span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I punched a girl in the nose for making fun of me. (I was not a little kid either)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I always like to have something to look forward to</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#663333;">8 things I want to do before I die</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">Own my own home</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">see my kids grow up to be happy, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">androgynous</span>, adults</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Go on another mission, this time with David</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Travel to a lot of cool places (too many to list)</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Have grandchildren</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Spend more time doing things I love</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Learn more languages</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Write a book</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#663333;">8 Things I've learned this past year</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">Don't blame God when things go wrong. There is a purpose behind everything</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">You have to be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">spiritually</span> prepared to see the whole picture</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Some things never change</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">4 year-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">olds</span> are a lot of fun</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">If you are doing your best, God provides the rest</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Stress makes me loose weight</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">I have great people in my life</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">My husband is my greatest blessing</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="color:#663333;">8 people I want to do 8's</span> </span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#339999;">Shannon</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Stacie</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Natalie</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Heather</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Micayla</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">Heidi</span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Maile</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#339999;">David</span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-78205122769494530172008-04-28T18:56:00.000-07:002008-04-28T19:16:53.746-07:00More new stuff<div style="text-align: left;"><br />This week has been a hard week for our ward. We had a family in our ward who lost another daughter last Tuesday. They are an amazing family. Even though they are the ones who lost their child they are so concerned about those in the ward and want to make sure that we are okay. It is amazing to see someone with that kind of eternal perspective. Thank goodness for the gospel and the atonement. I don't know how people who don't have a hope for a reunion with their children and other families can endure the pain of loss. We love this family and give them our love and respect and hope for the best for them.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV8n2FxHgg_nuWcA-lUxWkf4GqXimKc52NLPnBC2b6xWhlfAYBhauQbNqhwynIKl1tf9d2agvdQV2Qg9ZgkO5Bu6n3H7iAZZB3OZbpD2QzLjfUZzztHYyc1JZEV8Gk0JMaFMPbmKSpNE/s1600-h/Graduation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV8n2FxHgg_nuWcA-lUxWkf4GqXimKc52NLPnBC2b6xWhlfAYBhauQbNqhwynIKl1tf9d2agvdQV2Qg9ZgkO5Bu6n3H7iAZZB3OZbpD2QzLjfUZzztHYyc1JZEV8Gk0JMaFMPbmKSpNE/s320/Graduation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194481820605546002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCRntC-YlidCLlVjQ6dVXGig_qwupwieHBZS7cw9KquCecwMKIPP219i5MEczNHdC7gqjx1qzu1OSxwF5zKe7wsmUmDN1A-XPL4RmuLU8ydInuw4zSf5hWPnp-pgoyJwdTyUDLLqvWXU/s1600-h/Announcement.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCRntC-YlidCLlVjQ6dVXGig_qwupwieHBZS7cw9KquCecwMKIPP219i5MEczNHdC7gqjx1qzu1OSxwF5zKe7wsmUmDN1A-XPL4RmuLU8ydInuw4zSf5hWPnp-pgoyJwdTyUDLLqvWXU/s320/Announcement.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194481824900513314" border="0" /></a></div>Here is my graduation announcement for my masters. I get to walk on May 3rd. It is kind of irritating since I still have to go to class for a few more weeks. But I am within 9 credits of being finished so they are going to let me walk. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwv8xumjtfJJ9nYlWg0XjWBGg-XP3E2q667X90d3vLDP3xhp2ooAiOlAz05pMPFkV9qxSJuIZ8TaCYA460FaQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div>Here is a video of Darci and Maile both dancing with their Grandpa Johnson on his birthday. They have both been big into dancing lately ever since they have been watching Enchanted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-53037633677772083512008-04-20T21:47:00.000-07:002008-04-20T22:31:09.196-07:00Latest and GreatestMost of the pictures in this post are going to be very random, but that is how out life is right now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7miVWG2gUqO-qOsKUUo4hL-AmkcnRndnI4qIBX_XF5R2iLTCr7r3rISPEPoePVTP4epBJ72xpFSW9GADxDh6MfEdNtkc24j3XuBnUEdz3JJPtpICoOw3BdcY49hmRJuSyyUTtOMMbYxw/s1600-h/HPIM0765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7miVWG2gUqO-qOsKUUo4hL-AmkcnRndnI4qIBX_XF5R2iLTCr7r3rISPEPoePVTP4epBJ72xpFSW9GADxDh6MfEdNtkc24j3XuBnUEdz3JJPtpICoOw3BdcY49hmRJuSyyUTtOMMbYxw/s320/HPIM0765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191558924038318146" border="0" /></a>This is the picture of Darci, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maile</span>, David and our nephew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Caiden</span> celebrating Grandpa Johnson's birthday. The girls helped him open presents, blow out candles, and of coarse, eat cake and ice cream. Boy, do we love birthdays!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0O-NmzgGNSzh1pRhLVFqEzsOPtS06Uoot2_GXrw9D1vJ-8WL_FinV9mgGgMvDPRVox39BCZhhrKFQUnwnR5DBGtgJfZJB5y3vEcfn93JFTeW9KFI5qnKGDHROUEpmTBOYVqgtcg-qbE0/s1600-h/HPIM0760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0O-NmzgGNSzh1pRhLVFqEzsOPtS06Uoot2_GXrw9D1vJ-8WL_FinV9mgGgMvDPRVox39BCZhhrKFQUnwnR5DBGtgJfZJB5y3vEcfn93JFTeW9KFI5qnKGDHROUEpmTBOYVqgtcg-qbE0/s320/HPIM0760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191558700700018674" border="0" /></a>This blog would not be complete without a little update regarding the snow conditions on the trail at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Timpanogos</span> Cave. It has been quite a few weeks trying to clear the snow off the trail and make it passable. This is me smashing through the thick layers of ice and then digging below it to the soft snow, eventually reaching the asphalt below. Progress is slow, to say the least.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9yNURrm7CmavSlPrk-j1GeWq15nc8dg_32iSmYanyXX1Tl-0f9ie6H0ltlW0bw1MegjOBxs5KZv5kmHUy8LbIiM_JQixGSLMMbT4ewUH05qJrA0Ijy1Yl8zDKOibDMMhGgzqFKOCuiY/s1600-h/HPIM0762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9yNURrm7CmavSlPrk-j1GeWq15nc8dg_32iSmYanyXX1Tl-0f9ie6H0ltlW0bw1MegjOBxs5KZv5kmHUy8LbIiM_JQixGSLMMbT4ewUH05qJrA0Ijy1Yl8zDKOibDMMhGgzqFKOCuiY/s320/HPIM0762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191559619823020114" border="0" /></a>Just to prove there is progress, this is me posing at a point on the trail located just over 1/2 way. Behind me is a bench that is still partially covered with snow. The sad part is that the snow gets deeper the higher we go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoXXOvnP2fjxJ-Ed-Qjl3-R8_Sy4l7KBNeDDWoRfOjl2yJU-vvTuhUJhEdtLFaVShN8PwF-YniqnkE2CH9sEUzsZZlspnKGZzi8WAjIFn-POYOOlh-rinnSybkZCIkxmwVz2mZhGW5oA/s1600-h/HPIM0761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoXXOvnP2fjxJ-Ed-Qjl3-R8_Sy4l7KBNeDDWoRfOjl2yJU-vvTuhUJhEdtLFaVShN8PwF-YniqnkE2CH9sEUzsZZlspnKGZzi8WAjIFn-POYOOlh-rinnSybkZCIkxmwVz2mZhGW5oA/s320/HPIM0761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191558704994985986" border="0" /></a>Not only are we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">digging</span> through vast snow fields, but also a lot of rock and debris that has come down over the winter. We often go home at night a little tired and not a little sore. My hand was in a permanent claw shape for hours after we finished.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPJ5lc_Cn_E8YHOuEDiRULyMh-Q6wQzB7GV9F1UTisjpBDXwJxd1GV9dttE8c9SZBZNhH9zzP-hmgz8mfEoKg8x89eGzmxkth5wV7uxIM4_VFzQ734nbbEJK7HGRpPpfIcltdE9D0lMo/s1600-h/HPIM0759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPJ5lc_Cn_E8YHOuEDiRULyMh-Q6wQzB7GV9F1UTisjpBDXwJxd1GV9dttE8c9SZBZNhH9zzP-hmgz8mfEoKg8x89eGzmxkth5wV7uxIM4_VFzQ734nbbEJK7HGRpPpfIcltdE9D0lMo/s320/HPIM0759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191557227526236130" border="0" /></a>I had to pose in front of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">icicles</span>. Behind me is a pure sheet of ice that makes crossing this section a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">treacherous</span>. However, it is pretty.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkoMy6cTqRvPABtc-ekPDfOfvsOous2SNFvFVBKps-rqiXVW2K5cayXY59fiiyk73PV_vcFsQSXKlKMycMG0dDPogtZApuDWsuPZs8UmBpo0EKxvxDG5IDWdq8hc6-cNEos7tqWvgBck/s1600-h/HPIM0764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkoMy6cTqRvPABtc-ekPDfOfvsOous2SNFvFVBKps-rqiXVW2K5cayXY59fiiyk73PV_vcFsQSXKlKMycMG0dDPogtZApuDWsuPZs8UmBpo0EKxvxDG5IDWdq8hc6-cNEos7tqWvgBck/s320/HPIM0764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191558713584920610" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Maile</span> has a thing with trying on other people's stuff, especially shoes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRw2QnvNcA5fIGG4p33-e-KjS5QwMl8g-DWfbGexCpphwJxw4Y4eDHwGvcFwrHeEwR8l83NCOGa5oSQvZNC0EZMPY9dzZCvwEQULTOhdmZZRttUJDZ50ztyM7I9eJa5dxBh_ezbMRWzA/s1600-h/HPIM0763.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRw2QnvNcA5fIGG4p33-e-KjS5QwMl8g-DWfbGexCpphwJxw4Y4eDHwGvcFwrHeEwR8l83NCOGa5oSQvZNC0EZMPY9dzZCvwEQULTOhdmZZRttUJDZ50ztyM7I9eJa5dxBh_ezbMRWzA/s320/HPIM0763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191558722174855218" border="0" /></a>Darci has a thing for creating abstract art. I happened upon this one night after everyone had gone to bed and found it intriguing. This is a princess necklace, tied to a teacup using ponytail holders, filled with water and arranged with q-tips. Creative.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeWq8o1eAnmpMiChIrKfGRLA3Uc0jHip6_3-ba1JNcTMLEu6DjbV6Avtelfy9njPfF9N_qewDbfXsDKjXrtvsFIedn7jJ2JbT9N7QMkfhqDTHl5cpEsV8QIAcVwpzqcjFF94sBWb7RX4/s1600-h/HPIM0757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeWq8o1eAnmpMiChIrKfGRLA3Uc0jHip6_3-ba1JNcTMLEu6DjbV6Avtelfy9njPfF9N_qewDbfXsDKjXrtvsFIedn7jJ2JbT9N7QMkfhqDTHl5cpEsV8QIAcVwpzqcjFF94sBWb7RX4/s320/HPIM0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191557206051399602" border="0" /></a>We took this picture on our way home from St. George. We decided to stop and visit my Grandpa Bird in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Nephi</span> and took this picture. Grandpa gave the girls each a little doll. They thought he was the best. That is because he is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kbV-wihX1RBV8txpuGvpDaCXCw1-aQaFn-mZbG_ATUOzMqnCy_KOaQTxxzXRaLElL9h1V4OmzzghGVJmq9g3tf_Tx5MngT7ckkhUPp7njHyOnv5Amm8WTNgM9s9bf14yD3nWl25JqaM/s1600-h/HPIM0758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kbV-wihX1RBV8txpuGvpDaCXCw1-aQaFn-mZbG_ATUOzMqnCy_KOaQTxxzXRaLElL9h1V4OmzzghGVJmq9g3tf_Tx5MngT7ckkhUPp7njHyOnv5Amm8WTNgM9s9bf14yD3nWl25JqaM/s320/HPIM0758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191557210346366914" border="0" /></a>The girls love to "dance." Darci puts on her "gown" and she and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Maile</span> spin and twirl and pretend they are at the ball. David is usually less then thrilled with the idea of his girls being little princesses, but he could not help snapping this photo of them playing. I think they will be fine as long as they continue to watch sports with him and chase him around the yard. It is all about being well rounded. (Or so I am told.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139649740514099951.post-55921996136754318272008-04-13T19:37:00.001-07:002008-04-13T20:45:31.805-07:00Spring Breeeaaaakkk!! Whoo Hoo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL29OvVSKXTJTxC6KGs8b3w7-UPa_11eDB1ognMY6TGdyoQivASvtpSuWH8rEvvXBKciB8Twc5uW1iYhFUaZXsuDXBJEyYcsZYWwqp4TLPUyl2euGGHpyMUvFlzFQ9QIE595M1C5PeE4/s1600-h/HPIM0748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL29OvVSKXTJTxC6KGs8b3w7-UPa_11eDB1ognMY6TGdyoQivASvtpSuWH8rEvvXBKciB8Twc5uW1iYhFUaZXsuDXBJEyYcsZYWwqp4TLPUyl2euGGHpyMUvFlzFQ9QIE595M1C5PeE4/s320/HPIM0748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188930082237454834" border="0" /></a>We spent this last weekend in St. George, UT. We decided to do a little hiking in nearby Snow Canyon. Darci was a little apprehensive and needless to say it took a little convincing, but she decided it was a good idea in the end. She did almost all of the hikes by herself with little resting in between. We did two hikes, each over 2 miles. Not bad for a 4-year-old.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQYt0qjOKGgxvcfWnM_apa8eg-NbM06vOpmMvtYB-3mKtrilpYk_Z5CWEAunQDdlk2Wh7xfOP8R2AqgI2hCfgjq5ni4KihtP4n-UiU6osPGrTYvcgJOBRy42B5lktAvEi2pNrNU0OMno/s1600-h/HPIM0752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQYt0qjOKGgxvcfWnM_apa8eg-NbM06vOpmMvtYB-3mKtrilpYk_Z5CWEAunQDdlk2Wh7xfOP8R2AqgI2hCfgjq5ni4KihtP4n-UiU6osPGrTYvcgJOBRy42B5lktAvEi2pNrNU0OMno/s320/HPIM0752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188930086532422146" border="0" /></a>The views from our destinations were pretty awesome. Snow Canyon, and southern Utah in general, has to be one of my favorite places to go hiking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhEoCBCU3UecQeOL9CKhSQ3uCwo1r587r6SidEry4838tDPQjbszGKVRp5UBW8hKWY0ernPuoV4adHpoicnl7hHY-Gx5EmY2F-3otVPOCvEx9ojAzvF59ZkIsLuKwrop03ggGeMOsteE/s1600-h/HPIM0751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhEoCBCU3UecQeOL9CKhSQ3uCwo1r587r6SidEry4838tDPQjbszGKVRp5UBW8hKWY0ernPuoV4adHpoicnl7hHY-Gx5EmY2F-3otVPOCvEx9ojAzvF59ZkIsLuKwrop03ggGeMOsteE/s320/HPIM0751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188930090827389458" border="0" /></a>This is a photo taken from the same location, just a different direction.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw6vC22qr7130SKqRsQoC4XBjmgIkPPpYdBpXeTAW1w9Exd5jroMdAbr8CPw602-tCB2RpaP_BAYnkbRMNs9I-97BRLq2tpRlP7Ob188_fmaQ6WUBvyEwdEMMzov8HOscS2Q1otTwDWc/s1600-h/HPIM0747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw6vC22qr7130SKqRsQoC4XBjmgIkPPpYdBpXeTAW1w9Exd5jroMdAbr8CPw602-tCB2RpaP_BAYnkbRMNs9I-97BRLq2tpRlP7Ob188_fmaQ6WUBvyEwdEMMzov8HOscS2Q1otTwDWc/s320/HPIM0747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188930095122356770" border="0" /></a>This picture makes the rock look a lot steeper then it really was. However, it looks impressive, so I am posting it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KV4FePPyvDhLsccOhj8d8wUoevzHx7W8jz0c1cDVjnW2io2afsll1-oD1Rc_yOLMWjLnIBR9mnKwXTb_eYLqV4dQ7da19w4aa2KXpD04_b-MU4Oo0q1enMHC8N3zmVxp73zHwfEGJNk/s1600-h/HPIM0742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KV4FePPyvDhLsccOhj8d8wUoevzHx7W8jz0c1cDVjnW2io2afsll1-oD1Rc_yOLMWjLnIBR9mnKwXTb_eYLqV4dQ7da19w4aa2KXpD04_b-MU4Oo0q1enMHC8N3zmVxp73zHwfEGJNk/s320/HPIM0742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188929154524518834" border="0" /></a>This is David resting after taking his turn carrying kids. We traded off so neither of us was over tired. I think it was a fair trade.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenK3uWFGwR0HpOcsqKteGM8CHKkyP7mUTPITSxqDeajgQhqVBLd3L1UJ8uLrdAWrIkPQjnIQOzfJic-OtheqPV1n8j6qX7XDFpLiTGO5QCgRJc5Xnx3bzUnwbI9kAdKiC2pnD7VMvruk/s1600-h/HPIM0744.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenK3uWFGwR0HpOcsqKteGM8CHKkyP7mUTPITSxqDeajgQhqVBLd3L1UJ8uLrdAWrIkPQjnIQOzfJic-OtheqPV1n8j6qX7XDFpLiTGO5QCgRJc5Xnx3bzUnwbI9kAdKiC2pnD7VMvruk/s320/HPIM0744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188929158819486146" border="0" /></a>This is where Darci wanted to take a rest. She was such a trooper, I figured we had better document this moment of triumph.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQl1nLL9N9utKu0DmclY2iyJ7z9B_h5W7yXI5OL3S7n_cPrV7EtAAr_yb00XJKGqInQQ9co2MPFIRVjltKITCYpy0cSWaP4l3hY6Doo5-O3_cBUzEj1_kniduWIo2RADew7-jQxVCPFQ/s1600-h/HPIM0745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQl1nLL9N9utKu0DmclY2iyJ7z9B_h5W7yXI5OL3S7n_cPrV7EtAAr_yb00XJKGqInQQ9co2MPFIRVjltKITCYpy0cSWaP4l3hY6Doo5-O3_cBUzEj1_kniduWIo2RADew7-jQxVCPFQ/s320/HPIM0745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188929167409420754" border="0" /></a>You can't tell in this picture, but when Darci and I climbed this rock, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maile</span> freaked out because she wanted to be up there with us, but it was a little tricky for her to get up there...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR16vlL2u9xjvmRIRgVEZXQ3RFaJxSIYLPNXbVv6NB33oqIHznH_VI7kKNEzOUtjoq7oxU3Xche2Uql3rzWh_SjB9DhcMjntpZv9tvkHmdXNxlelQfCVtrWNhIR7xPnlqU_eVZmTurdIk/s1600-h/HPIM0746.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR16vlL2u9xjvmRIRgVEZXQ3RFaJxSIYLPNXbVv6NB33oqIHznH_VI7kKNEzOUtjoq7oxU3Xche2Uql3rzWh_SjB9DhcMjntpZv9tvkHmdXNxlelQfCVtrWNhIR7xPnlqU_eVZmTurdIk/s320/HPIM0746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188929171704388066" border="0" /></a>So I gave her a little help.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oS7p083VxNhC16yDpMoKSUry5o6-cObij2IZn2XEF6htpgPRQ-zMUaLwWVSLyvgCrnY0QHcNdKeJP2zlwoteG8aakPqhhmqvdTRp1GvSpubJ8ergYs0QjHH9c35BSGr_d1doUFVyZ4M/s1600-h/HPIM0740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oS7p083VxNhC16yDpMoKSUry5o6-cObij2IZn2XEF6htpgPRQ-zMUaLwWVSLyvgCrnY0QHcNdKeJP2zlwoteG8aakPqhhmqvdTRp1GvSpubJ8ergYs0QjHH9c35BSGr_d1doUFVyZ4M/s320/HPIM0740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188925636946303346" border="0" /></a>I am glad we took them because now we know they can do it and we can survive and even enjoy ourselves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qrHcjZRZ-mQLenCcGoc-VR4gta8DSHNKvD_yaADCIR-wrIOCrAVqUsO4CjACvrVbi-ArSzZXTGbcjO19f_7vgCV7giIX4ffNlBEecKuqEq1iF_UduoQUo8i1Inj4qB3mwCj72ycxu28/s1600-h/HPIM0739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qrHcjZRZ-mQLenCcGoc-VR4gta8DSHNKvD_yaADCIR-wrIOCrAVqUsO4CjACvrVbi-ArSzZXTGbcjO19f_7vgCV7giIX4ffNlBEecKuqEq1iF_UduoQUo8i1Inj4qB3mwCj72ycxu28/s320/HPIM0739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188925641241270658" border="0" /></a>This is Darci posing with Daddy on top of some petrified sand dunes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLeHPtYsGd3R6XOFtP4AJZc5MqQZWLe2D24MXEF7iXeJUs5I6HEvDHnCGWYe4ZLPtkVKvndvosbmilNIAPf-xJeiRWKtQjC8QJIr9cbUTlnPwzEoR5Sgc_vRqWd6_DxTJ66b-wVBdTVs/s1600-h/HPIM0741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLeHPtYsGd3R6XOFtP4AJZc5MqQZWLe2D24MXEF7iXeJUs5I6HEvDHnCGWYe4ZLPtkVKvndvosbmilNIAPf-xJeiRWKtQjC8QJIr9cbUTlnPwzEoR5Sgc_vRqWd6_DxTJ66b-wVBdTVs/s320/HPIM0741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188925645536237970" border="0" /></a>Darci's favorite part of the hike was getting to climb on all the rocks. This rock had some lava caves nearby that she was thrilled to explore with me. Because the trail was rather steep, we left Daddy and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Maile</span> behind and ventured on our own. It would have been fine, except I bashed my head on a low ridge and am now sporting a small, but painful goose egg above my left eye. Cute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I7ze8givzdhCrSNEEvPpifhib1SdlZk6CBtchh867-OPx2FnBTzszf2XgyDOHA-n6RDsP1FhawRkFyA0nZG_N8k3NSBv0YC2KEZJ5AW8vGAwxkfvHHbRnAGrdxqd6zdzySe6_olzpnc/s1600-h/HPIM0743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I7ze8givzdhCrSNEEvPpifhib1SdlZk6CBtchh867-OPx2FnBTzszf2XgyDOHA-n6RDsP1FhawRkFyA0nZG_N8k3NSBv0YC2KEZJ5AW8vGAwxkfvHHbRnAGrdxqd6zdzySe6_olzpnc/s320/HPIM0743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188925649831205282" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maile</span> was content to do her share of climbing and scrambling among the red rocks. She doesn't like being left behind.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaN4CmkB_mN2lAu7Yc-7vAk9HTs9v8o-FIBM0LsMIWl3espz_1fPtiIb9M-PXIfidRGzgkOy8Y-YYDcN0ptLM-ZJgr-arllABETpxxE4TyiaJ9gqUBMcpiEKPC5qghssfbf-I3pz6KfDM/s1600-h/hiking+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaN4CmkB_mN2lAu7Yc-7vAk9HTs9v8o-FIBM0LsMIWl3espz_1fPtiIb9M-PXIfidRGzgkOy8Y-YYDcN0ptLM-ZJgr-arllABETpxxE4TyiaJ9gqUBMcpiEKPC5qghssfbf-I3pz6KfDM/s320/hiking+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188938766661327474" border="0" /></a><br />Great views of some of the lava rock mixed into the red rocks.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PU0rqyf7bW07xQcy5nhz0LhEN4jOp7llBO5aVxsHTPJKkzzCznzATvue62l2elb_snEiyNpbxl-JDgpCu7_ezIt8D-uytlgCT6G62bOjzkilzsaVqnZvp_LYgYlTnx8Pn27vDc4XIsk/s1600-h/hiking+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PU0rqyf7bW07xQcy5nhz0LhEN4jOp7llBO5aVxsHTPJKkzzCznzATvue62l2elb_snEiyNpbxl-JDgpCu7_ezIt8D-uytlgCT6G62bOjzkilzsaVqnZvp_LYgYlTnx8Pn27vDc4XIsk/s320/hiking+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188938770956294786" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Maile</span> got pretty sick of the backpack at times. We had to let her walk a few times.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdj1NB65ElFZFQCwxxdHX9p9l_dXCUMON6PZrPsTCrXI9_6ds9cqEE_INXZ2_3Ic881WbIV1U5GtZZuJAkPWI_k9Q39j8Av3fhUJ8MQOZk8F4FrjoTkoH6VQGviEv3L4dU7LqpE7AmGs/s1600-h/hiking+7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdj1NB65ElFZFQCwxxdHX9p9l_dXCUMON6PZrPsTCrXI9_6ds9cqEE_INXZ2_3Ic881WbIV1U5GtZZuJAkPWI_k9Q39j8Av3fhUJ8MQOZk8F4FrjoTkoH6VQGviEv3L4dU7LqpE7AmGs/s320/hiking+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188938783841196690" border="0" /></a><br />This is me and Darci in some outcroppings in the rocks we found on one of our hikes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpITOFzlMB6746FDWc3rrx0JizB8a3ayuFwRDEsHVGLfvaov54I-rTdEuPvhj_GT5-gednwHNDA3jZezmdjGIq4usIQt4lyoFA_rlQRvhoY2VIN8B3-a064qvK2QkHo_eFxTEBxU9kBs/s1600-h/hiking+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpITOFzlMB6746FDWc3rrx0JizB8a3ayuFwRDEsHVGLfvaov54I-rTdEuPvhj_GT5-gednwHNDA3jZezmdjGIq4usIQt4lyoFA_rlQRvhoY2VIN8B3-a064qvK2QkHo_eFxTEBxU9kBs/s320/hiking+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188938440243812914" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are getting ready to start one of our first hikes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguve107hWftsD9iw34YdeCw114XNqGX7LXaJtcLDYt6JmuJlH5dp0EOYVcl0e2wiRBWtM7YGiK0wTfPIu6PSuWYwrLGRpvOMvBHRRbl2_qvZO1mC2oblgWH7T-mm9pVntBqMAkyyP7jVg/s1600-h/hiking+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguve107hWftsD9iw34YdeCw114XNqGX7LXaJtcLDYt6JmuJlH5dp0EOYVcl0e2wiRBWtM7YGiK0wTfPIu6PSuWYwrLGRpvOMvBHRRbl2_qvZO1mC2oblgWH7T-mm9pVntBqMAkyyP7jVg/s320/hiking+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188938444538780226" border="0" /></a>Taking a little lunch break before heading back to the car.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHnF6txNqpzp83RpHu5ApBkkkBVJ3P_DaguiQ5LvV-XidqC0WnWhDEkbLl6U8hRSgIyyH9ZyMM6KYyssyTfgVNReJqCXxz7NUFApMhMu-wwIMwprxln-K3IvWJ4s5p8XQTVFCriQQHyU/s1600-h/hiking+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHnF6txNqpzp83RpHu5ApBkkkBVJ3P_DaguiQ5LvV-XidqC0WnWhDEkbLl6U8hRSgIyyH9ZyMM6KYyssyTfgVNReJqCXxz7NUFApMhMu-wwIMwprxln-K3IvWJ4s5p8XQTVFCriQQHyU/s320/hiking+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188938444538780242" border="0" /></a>Posing in some more outcrops. A trip well worth the effort.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8