tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63383558933552153952024-02-21T02:00:41.484-07:00Mike (and Lincoln)All Dog all the timeMuggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17222887554137414245noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-79909580559644166392011-11-27T19:26:00.001-07:002011-11-27T19:27:52.480-07:00Summer PartyDecided to do another BBQ party this year and it was really fun! Every time I do this (ha ha twice) I think oh my gosh this is so much work! but once the party starts that all melts away - I love seeing the kids happy and enjoying what there is to play with, I love watching people enjoy the food (since I stress and change the menu a million times) and I always realize what amazing friends we have and how much I love each one of them (aww tear) Here are some of the highlights.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVXWMJ8mm9XPhi9Ga9TjOQVXz9Js-_W2neV515AaPuh58mVIpaieSlI0uOelEjhoMwuStTxHFMDvdAL7bLH4IPLzLWIiCtwDFFPrVV6FB9BVZsPnWBp2S7yOXBL6ZsmmQcyZfSMkvchc/s1600/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVXWMJ8mm9XPhi9Ga9TjOQVXz9Js-_W2neV515AaPuh58mVIpaieSlI0uOelEjhoMwuStTxHFMDvdAL7bLH4IPLzLWIiCtwDFFPrVV6FB9BVZsPnWBp2S7yOXBL6ZsmmQcyZfSMkvchc/s320/076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I hope we can do this again next year and we missed all of you that couldn't make it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-83490668670636126602011-11-27T12:56:00.000-07:002011-11-27T12:56:29.443-07:002nd Annual Pig Roast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4W8HZx4XBnyx7gh9A2SqEXMuKtCHBWVGI4NUX3vZSo4g-M1sp_nmQltJbHqhhuuB9BLftCNq_B72W2i7YcxsBHFaGUv9GitRv9WiDPaaDTkYhnGT9Vd5WLH1Vb0BbPz5pRp-F6Uskc24/s1600/Pig+Roast+2011+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4W8HZx4XBnyx7gh9A2SqEXMuKtCHBWVGI4NUX3vZSo4g-M1sp_nmQltJbHqhhuuB9BLftCNq_B72W2i7YcxsBHFaGUv9GitRv9WiDPaaDTkYhnGT9Vd5WLH1Vb0BbPz5pRp-F6Uskc24/s320/Pig+Roast+2011+006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is an event that I look forward to. Yes it is only the 2nd one, but they have both been so great and I have no doubt they will continue that way. In fact from now on I would like my 24th of July to be Deseret News 10K and this pig roast - what else does a person need?!?!?!<br />
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This year I signed up with a bunch of people that are on the Ragnar team. (coming in October!) It really made me laugh when me, Lisa and Dave were walking together to the start line and April turned to Brent and said "those 3 will make up 90% of the volume in our Ragnar van" HA! (and pretty accurate...) <br />
The starting line always makes me laugh because you have so many different kinds of people. There are the runners that need to "warm up" by running a few miles before they start (this will never make sense to me) the runners that are VERY nervous (and probably first time racers, I know, I've been there) the majority of people are sitting around talking waiting for everything to start (this is me and my friends typically) but I swear EVERY race I have ever done there is someone in typical street clothes. I am talking jeans and a regular shirt, umm what??? why? They have a bib number, they signed up, what the what???<br />
We were finally ready to start and the large group of people were making their way through the starting gate. The "announcer" kept saying "please be careful, the mat has been flipped up, proceed with caution" and he would say it over and over. I kept thinking - great! I am going to fall because that is what I do. As we approached I was so focused on my feet that it wasn't until I was clear of the mat that I realized someone had fallen - I turned to make sure they were OK and saw that it was Lisa! April and I turned around to check on her - there was blood coming from her knees and it looked pretty painful. We went over to the side where she was sitting and she looked at us like we were crazy - go! she said, you're wasting time! Oh Lisa, you kill me! There wasn't anything we could do to help so we started our race.<br />
My goal was to finish in under and hour which I did (just barely, but I'll take it) and like I said this is the best race every - I will do it EVERY year. If you have ever wanted to do a 10K this is a great one!<br />
When I crossed the finish line I found Dave and then we found April. We were all wondering where Lisa was and how she was doing. We found her sitting with her parents, but she was red faced and sweaty - did she run??? She told us that she was sitting there and said to herself "this is dumb, I am fine and wasting time" so she got up and did the race - oh and BTW she finished before me and April!! She is AMAZING!<br />
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Really? ummm OK (I thought to myself)<br />
We went to Wal-Mart to pick out his sandwich stuff and we went down the craft isle while he picked out some things and kept saying "don't worry, I have a plan."<br />
Oh and by the way -- this boys needs a dog! I think he picked a sleepover just so he could play with Remi and Lincoln :)<br />
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Later Mike started looking at the crafts Nick had picked out. There were bells, sticks, glitter poof ball things, glue and paper. Mike looked at me like "what the ????"<br />
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me: Is it a person?<br />
Sam: no<br />
me: is it a place?<br />
Sam: Do you need me to just tell you?)<br />
We finally got to where we were going to set up camp and it looked like this -<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaXFYb849Da-9dwgzePDJ00sBvUQgYyBLWpJ2TMtY7VxACz9MNFA-Qlb85jnn_Gc3uNb0WhBDruNxW7cXmGRTSLL2KBB9YrRItpG2KVK_Dj4r78OpCJumNjaH5pPraGPr72tyEUqgf4c/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaXFYb849Da-9dwgzePDJ00sBvUQgYyBLWpJ2TMtY7VxACz9MNFA-Qlb85jnn_Gc3uNb0WhBDruNxW7cXmGRTSLL2KBB9YrRItpG2KVK_Dj4r78OpCJumNjaH5pPraGPr72tyEUqgf4c/s320/photo.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I felt this same way at the end of the day, but it was beyond worth it! Thank you again to the Weeds!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-10068187195960621332011-11-19T14:15:00.000-07:002011-11-19T14:15:27.968-07:00Big ChangesThis morning I got on a plane and flew to Arizona for an interview - pretty grown up huh? Yeah, I thought so too! I was a little nervous, only because I really really wanted this job and was so excited about the new company. We went to lunch and talked about the position and what I had been doing with Amsource. They seemed interested, but it was hard to tell. We went back to the office and then Gary (my would be boss) said well, I think thats it, so I will just take you to the airport. OK I thought, but it is about 3 hours before my flight that YOU booked (not a good sign right?) when he dropped me off he said "we'll let you know" and that was it. Once I was through security, I called Mike and said "I don't think that went very well" but then Gary was calling me on the other line so I switched over. he said "I thought it was pretty mean to leave you in suspense so I am calling to offer you the job" YEAH!!! I called Mike back and told him the good news, then got on the plane to fly home. I walked in the house to balloons, friends and CONGRATULATIONS!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YCnIb4hlrzTOFjacCZ4ouhi3M_E14tBvFu3Nmi0ZADAqJdkfkJ-Ey6NibyESC8UiKq0awOigJfecEbwBuiWAQnaaJPLAPDbsBvuh3zRlKAPGmi8lyi8gsQFUKM4TydWKVZmpp6SFqmQ/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YCnIb4hlrzTOFjacCZ4ouhi3M_E14tBvFu3Nmi0ZADAqJdkfkJ-Ey6NibyESC8UiKq0awOigJfecEbwBuiWAQnaaJPLAPDbsBvuh3zRlKAPGmi8lyi8gsQFUKM4TydWKVZmpp6SFqmQ/s320/019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is such a great memory and I am really excited about my new job!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-76346935422699759962011-11-19T13:22:00.000-07:002011-11-19T13:22:40.212-07:00Let the Races Begin!The Salt Lake Running Company put on a FREE 5K and thank goodness for facebook or I wouldn't have known about it! I am doing a weight loss blog thing so I posted about it and a bunch of people signed up. I love that when we got there Allie called me and said "Um there is snow on the ground, is this thing still happening?" HA! love her!<br />
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A week later I signed up to do the Susan Koman 5K with Liz. I have never done it before and when I told Liz that she made big eyes and said "well don't try to break any records or anything" I wasn't really sure what she meant.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWgVJBZsWOslLBIUKD7t64cAHZq20Ck5_3H6QVOAVytz2BPPR1y6tKX9gURe-fg-qja1WRsE2zOnVN6pVpmo3Hb8LdA52pEtoEI69dZ2SZl-pVxn9SUyNgz-b4YxWQ70p3wYvn3lPZfg/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWgVJBZsWOslLBIUKD7t64cAHZq20Ck5_3H6QVOAVytz2BPPR1y6tKX9gURe-fg-qja1WRsE2zOnVN6pVpmo3Hb8LdA52pEtoEI69dZ2SZl-pVxn9SUyNgz-b4YxWQ70p3wYvn3lPZfg/s320/016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here is the Gateway at the end of the race - AMAZING to see it this way and I loved being a part of the event. Like the 24th of July race, I think I would like to do this every year from now on :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-323862389003863762011-11-19T13:03:00.000-07:002011-11-19T13:03:50.811-07:00Easter TraditionHip Hip Horay for the 3rd Annual HenHarm egg hunt :) I really love this so much and am amazing and impressed each year at the organization and time spent by the hostesses<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP3Fmf8M1o4r_ubAKuZm1NgUq50F-QkavRfjXh1bO13SgipCLBeu1B7a7Z4H7s34C6SZTzbtAfJqdoDLYiGYKmYd9R4ZYKgzrxrOUapD1D1Wa2f6OTDbKIK5-3uK6Y9BwkF4c1Kp-rPQ/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP3Fmf8M1o4r_ubAKuZm1NgUq50F-QkavRfjXh1bO13SgipCLBeu1B7a7Z4H7s34C6SZTzbtAfJqdoDLYiGYKmYd9R4ZYKgzrxrOUapD1D1Wa2f6OTDbKIK5-3uK6Y9BwkF4c1Kp-rPQ/s320/007.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>You may not recognize this man, but it is my husband Mike. Early morning, cold weather, lots of kids and a holiday - not his favorite things. (every party has a pooper thats why we invite him........) Seriously though I was really glad he came and even though he won't admit it, he is glad too!<br />
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SO FUN! Thanks HenHarm for keeping this thing going, you're the best!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-79027421625002935952011-11-19T12:24:00.000-07:002011-11-19T12:24:03.115-07:00Pretend ParentsMike and I got to watch Keith and Allies kids while they went on a cruise. Always an adventure and I love it :) Here are some highlights from our time as "parents."<br />
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Here is Mike teaching everyone a new game before we went over to his parents house for a Valentines Day party.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ_QMaWSaH0Ytn6mo4wukxx6QfBrCeWGxDc1s12xcmAHTAg1PlyKfh4Ezmu7ew6Advpt6KjZ3JLTxcOCL5YiwgTL_FKHTeyI4znox4RHQ211Ahii7BartvYZa5y_IRpFbIHkGHxBYVO0/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ_QMaWSaH0Ytn6mo4wukxx6QfBrCeWGxDc1s12xcmAHTAg1PlyKfh4Ezmu7ew6Advpt6KjZ3JLTxcOCL5YiwgTL_FKHTeyI4znox4RHQ211Ahii7BartvYZa5y_IRpFbIHkGHxBYVO0/s320/011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This totally cracked me up. Nick is playing an app on Aprils phone where you make cookies by stirring with your fingers, etc. rather then frosting real cookies with the other kids. I love technology :)<br />
April was such a huge help to me during this time! She was entertaining Nick and see that drink and cookie in her hands? Those were Jacks, he would walk up to her, get what he needed and walk off. too funny, but really I wouldn't have made it through the party without her!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-44014248651044804652011-10-18T11:33:00.000-06:002011-10-18T11:33:37.358-06:00Remeber me?My last post was February 10 of this year? That makes me sick - more then 8 months ago? LAME! I leave for Ragnar in 2 days but (hand over my heart) promise to get this sucka updated when I return. <br />
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(yes I feel better now that I have posted this.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-7187362372171031682011-02-10T17:36:00.003-07:002011-02-10T17:55:14.009-07:00Our Adventures with HannahFor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hannahs</span> birthday activity she picked a sleepover. Allie informed us that it was her first REAL sleepover......whoa I was feeling the pressure but took a deep breath and prepared! Besides I knew just what to do, go to the store and let her pick out her own treats - right? She picked Mt Dew for her drink and this is how that went<br />me: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ummm</span> do your parents let you drink that?"<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hannah</span>: "yeah my dad let us when my mom was in St George"<br />it was good enough for me so it went into the cart. she was happy. score one for Mike and Keri<br /><br />She wanted to make pizza for dinner. Lucky for us Mike used to work at the pizza stop so we were ready for this one too! Mike was the best teacher ever.<br /><br />Step one: Sauce (stick your tongue out for concentration if you choose)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoU-l-B73NgE7EPD6Qec3QpsTs8nY2uBpUxUb2Kfv731SM5xpgxENusTXZ-mYBr30t5_Fs3z6enVRJ5RbWkpXKGIy7xtFZ3SZ1puGk-1CL9PUxAtUwjjjrzazlolkVEGfX37dP08ZePI/s1600/003.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/AVvXsEjVoU-l-B73NgE7EPD6Qec3QpsTs8nY2uBpUxUb2Kfv731SM5xpgxENusTXZ-mYBr30t5_Fs3z6enVRJ5RbWkpXKGIy7xtFZ3SZ1puGk-1CL9PUxAtUwjjjrzazlolkVEGfX37dP08ZePI/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572225031982305122" border="0" /></a>Step two was toppings, cheese and a few more toppings, but I was having too much fun to take a picture :)<br /><br />Step three: Pose by your "ready to bake" pizzas<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9k0I1ZCttwH0lGjAWsNxrnIVjk2USX-p_6kg3vsBqBL0-aDo9T9I3XYtnZhIqXbOPyNM1-vkfxp5FHJxi0VQFUJQ4icK8TDWc3igy-A1FGnvgXQEA7aEcK5T97EH_SJK0uEbnupfndRA/s1600/005.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/AVvXsEh9k0I1ZCttwH0lGjAWsNxrnIVjk2USX-p_6kg3vsBqBL0-aDo9T9I3XYtnZhIqXbOPyNM1-vkfxp5FHJxi0VQFUJQ4icK8TDWc3igy-A1FGnvgXQEA7aEcK5T97EH_SJK0uEbnupfndRA/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572225023580670258" border="0" /></a>Step four: check for bubbles in dough and general <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">yumminess</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOncNyd1LtwU3kLOLF6tGCCzfAFpOTRUqCusZnUm24BmsiH89SC436DROgu05FEtd0Jxu63K8EYYkxNx0u9Vu50nSEy6zANZ7rsR3r1UKF0qxj25E3S13MnYciKaJ-FVAwPEAG6NIbXNE/s1600/007.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/AVvXsEhOncNyd1LtwU3kLOLF6tGCCzfAFpOTRUqCusZnUm24BmsiH89SC436DROgu05FEtd0Jxu63K8EYYkxNx0u9Vu50nSEy6zANZ7rsR3r1UKF0qxj25E3S13MnYciKaJ-FVAwPEAG6NIbXNE/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572225017542053330" border="0" /></a>Step five: Pose by your final product - looks good guys!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXP0sNF2e_4bagWsk2wyB5h6NO3Xw0T9wYEMxgarcrnsNfhXDDDN2tMhVbFL5EdtmPJlNZNBDbdZmRi_uIRN26BL-Z5FMI0Ff40YNTs5am4bK2FqbDBJK0DPXlTBqfKHqIjOiOvoS904/s1600/008.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/AVvXsEhLXP0sNF2e_4bagWsk2wyB5h6NO3Xw0T9wYEMxgarcrnsNfhXDDDN2tMhVbFL5EdtmPJlNZNBDbdZmRi_uIRN26BL-Z5FMI0Ff40YNTs5am4bK2FqbDBJK0DPXlTBqfKHqIjOiOvoS904/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572224851927333122" border="0" /></a>Step six: ENJOY and for me, just compliment my amazing chefs!<br />Hannah said it was the best pizza she ever ate. She picked her toppings at the store - pepperoni, green pepper, mushroom and pineapple. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaJ5ASbCEyKvFcw5cS79wLgpsTUtgQiGtgtdyu6GEpMAxFWk_mdl4xphvbMGzr4Ul9Kx4KGLrzXShmbJfCTmHNd2XSnXl4mnpDT1RCKyhmy0WVypmlB1kJQ5PAn5C5U7GgDDrkx18vL8/s1600/009.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/AVvXsEgkaJ5ASbCEyKvFcw5cS79wLgpsTUtgQiGtgtdyu6GEpMAxFWk_mdl4xphvbMGzr4Ul9Kx4KGLrzXShmbJfCTmHNd2XSnXl4mnpDT1RCKyhmy0WVypmlB1kJQ5PAn5C5U7GgDDrkx18vL8/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572224847583921122" border="0" /></a>We made our beds in the front room and prepared to watch the princess and the frog, but something was wrong with ours (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">awww</span> man - minus one point) but we quickly rebounded and started Enchanted instead. Movie snacks were picked out at the store (I am telling you that was the magic choice) and the bedtime story was "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Silverlicious</span>" (yeah we got that at the store too!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeGp6eM13uYFxbf6GzXokUCfQBGY5GfOCUrx022LoOZX9geL5PNTGuZqI9xaKvOUFAGxpCNxD7_x_EmdTDf4TjuEqv71eX0pWyPrirqLyp5ycoXZyDnlLsgf3r9EwjfnS8ezY-P-61DI/s1600/014.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/AVvXsEieeGp6eM13uYFxbf6GzXokUCfQBGY5GfOCUrx022LoOZX9geL5PNTGuZqI9xaKvOUFAGxpCNxD7_x_EmdTDf4TjuEqv71eX0pWyPrirqLyp5ycoXZyDnlLsgf3r9EwjfnS8ezY-P-61DI/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572224836442378898" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Remi</span> made a new friend. Lincoln did not. Lincoln was crazy and out of control as usual so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Remi</span> got Hannah all to himself and she loved it! He kept getting on her bed, but she didn't seem to mind (once she realized he was the old calm one) She bought this unicorn with her very own money so "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Pinky</span>" got to come sleepover too. Hannah really wanted to show her to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Remi</span>, but was nervous about him getting to close. This was her solution. And to answer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Keiths</span> question - yes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">pinky</span> still has her innocence.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VLlV6_ffn_WLDk-pO3C2X8cR9Z67ODnPezzz8fpRgYEJSJOcHeI83dFyLOVFMRCxWAz9WKnPvBAAOA20_FZPao9tcxRC4cVCj_-xgu_Rca4FxApETI5oBO_P3uaqWR5T1qYW1HAFVVU/s1600/017.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/AVvXsEh0VLlV6_ffn_WLDk-pO3C2X8cR9Z67ODnPezzz8fpRgYEJSJOcHeI83dFyLOVFMRCxWAz9WKnPvBAAOA20_FZPao9tcxRC4cVCj_-xgu_Rca4FxApETI5oBO_P3uaqWR5T1qYW1HAFVVU/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572224832994847890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPMxw0SJjM2EAhyphenhyphenPc1_HlB6RNAC_tV0NrSdDkGRRksvrsJDJnjm_1OiJ8di65lyp3UkvW0koo_9XBCvtdEEWvyRjq-6p0ZEgmk35pi_uB2NZZOOMJGdEI2Ot1YZ_ysDqV52ze1nL1AwA/s1600/020.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/AVvXsEiLPMxw0SJjM2EAhyphenhyphenPc1_HlB6RNAC_tV0NrSdDkGRRksvrsJDJnjm_1OiJ8di65lyp3UkvW0koo_9XBCvtdEEWvyRjq-6p0ZEgmk35pi_uB2NZZOOMJGdEI2Ot1YZ_ysDqV52ze1nL1AwA/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572224830692760002" border="0" /></a>We had so much fun Hannah! Thank you for coming and I hope your first real sleepover is a happy memory!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-8548761097045913992011-02-08T18:51:00.002-07:002011-02-08T19:20:11.266-07:00Mikes BirthdayMike turned 33 on January 13th - Old Man! I am actually completely kidding about that, but he thinks he is crazy old so it is funny. I got him a Baskin Robins ice cream cake which doesn't actually have any cake (like a hay ride without hay....) but was still great. Look at his cute birthday picture<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbTf45qUw2qUm2XXpyyPSdVGN_T4uc_erdcuEXEVhdoQPvgFjqBiePJ0zhTqkGJhUwr-Ee3aTqmq60KaPJmVczdNYX77UgcaGwUnOPC20dyKmQQT7gcL5mr7gOPaEE8WHFoHNL-8FnfU/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEgrbTf45qUw2qUm2XXpyyPSdVGN_T4uc_erdcuEXEVhdoQPvgFjqBiePJ0zhTqkGJhUwr-Ee3aTqmq60KaPJmVczdNYX77UgcaGwUnOPC20dyKmQQT7gcL5mr7gOPaEE8WHFoHNL-8FnfU/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571507561912160162" border="0" /></a>I told him to get closer to the cake - awesome picture! He makes me smile everyday. So glad this fantastic guy is my husband!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj503feAOT0kKRCdD5bqHsxQohGgL-T3W8fXTS-bL9tjXWwUmZYM9b1LfsoL8DLpZsC4mLSpOp9QB5siBPX3yPu6mqi2dCDUMGBFMaDPwQO0mXJDekQ6jvztTQUwVLtQXrVkIp6KZ14mg8/s1600/003.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/AVvXsEj503feAOT0kKRCdD5bqHsxQohGgL-T3W8fXTS-bL9tjXWwUmZYM9b1LfsoL8DLpZsC4mLSpOp9QB5siBPX3yPu6mqi2dCDUMGBFMaDPwQO0mXJDekQ6jvztTQUwVLtQXrVkIp6KZ14mg8/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571507544255656594" border="0" /></a>Here he is with the neighbors<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInpZbzL0fIawm2CXQ06MSgvRWNkVFaB3iv9cip9q0mojO3QOOnDKFnAOrVbrXZppTRAY1oSgMqk5nwBEECwJFxKcnRsQkqQXFfU5LUUZ9ocDLgB6-Y6IViJeK3eNLiXyZgpgv_BlSaQY/s1600/006.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/AVvXsEhInpZbzL0fIawm2CXQ06MSgvRWNkVFaB3iv9cip9q0mojO3QOOnDKFnAOrVbrXZppTRAY1oSgMqk5nwBEECwJFxKcnRsQkqQXFfU5LUUZ9ocDLgB6-Y6IViJeK3eNLiXyZgpgv_BlSaQY/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571507532932923234" border="0" /></a>Lyn, Mike and Brandi all have birthdays in January so we decided to go to Wendover and celebrate<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdpIrRh8Fe-FOzIO0e-IWrLHe87droLFONiWY93_ta98ew9WoKpemtx89ysr33wXt_K6RrH1886QAjdpcF3NGX4AxmLTH5AIAOHA8s6I7_Q-DK-XfGo4UAbiZtyN11Xh61iF1k4HDNm0/s1600/015.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/AVvXsEgTdpIrRh8Fe-FOzIO0e-IWrLHe87droLFONiWY93_ta98ew9WoKpemtx89ysr33wXt_K6RrH1886QAjdpcF3NGX4AxmLTH5AIAOHA8s6I7_Q-DK-XfGo4UAbiZtyN11Xh61iF1k4HDNm0/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571507531799902866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNntZkaztipgNSyuSX3D4K4Uq5eMlPoLbf-JKfgPoLR2wAXwqnU319jBgns82q-RQfhMpx_M2uTPzsCehk5B8Nwih713x0_nlwXTGu7HFB3aLeTuosncQvplUtLM3XGr7W7yZAnxrdyLM/s1600/019.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/AVvXsEgNntZkaztipgNSyuSX3D4K4Uq5eMlPoLbf-JKfgPoLR2wAXwqnU319jBgns82q-RQfhMpx_M2uTPzsCehk5B8Nwih713x0_nlwXTGu7HFB3aLeTuosncQvplUtLM3XGr7W7yZAnxrdyLM/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571507517010641554" border="0" /></a>Look at the earlier picture - see how Andrew has on a shirt and tie? During the night he started taking his shirt off (whoa! we all thought) and he revealed this special happy birthday shirt he had made - so great! We had a blast :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-79365637183525761202011-01-09T10:11:00.003-07:002011-01-09T10:34:09.513-07:00Here we go AgainA few weeks ago Mike and noticed a small circle bump thing on Remi's leg - we thought maybe Lincoln had been playing a little too hard, but it never healed. I took Remi to the vet to get it checked out and the doctor said "it's a tumor. We can remove it and he should be fine." Of course this all made me think of his eye and I said "you need to remove his leg???" I realize now that the doctor was trying to hold in a laugh, but replied "no, I think we will just remove the tumor" and I felt like an idiot.<br /><br />His surgery was yesterday and he did great. We will have the pathology results in about a week and will know more at that point. Lincoln won't leave him alone (as usual) and he is pretty slow and groggy from his medicine, but still good ol Remi.<br /><br />I didn't grow up with pets and everyone knows that Remi came to me through Mike. I wasn't sure I wanted him and was terrified of his size and destructiveness. Over the years (as many people know) he has more then grown on me and I am a full on "dog person" now. I appreciate that Remi has made me realize just how much dogs become a part of your family.<br /><br />Thank you everyone for checking on him and yes Mike is happy that his bandage is blue!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaP1Oe84uPHC5BLxg4tsrLyVvLUmUOzNY6jEYLjgcv3S8WL8KUDvjxOwsCP-9B2DUucErRmmAd028PVzJ8_lF-RiDaIAzIm9cmWWByHivYgNuYi9CtMbFW2vt6TYOUEcXhThFyFIOMnI/s1600/004.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/AVvXsEijaP1Oe84uPHC5BLxg4tsrLyVvLUmUOzNY6jEYLjgcv3S8WL8KUDvjxOwsCP-9B2DUucErRmmAd028PVzJ8_lF-RiDaIAzIm9cmWWByHivYgNuYi9CtMbFW2vt6TYOUEcXhThFyFIOMnI/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560240271894798034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijRt_5Q8rPYlNHu-tCj4Ktq874jscbiVKQANvoZdXbKQJ0SY29CLyc8LSDtMFA-Ev20NV-tZa7xVydShtWwEFhGtMTlwdwMDHtcXCELdINAV0B5mYriHuhD1RumwFLhmrSnHfPFj7rxQ/s1600/002.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/AVvXsEgijRt_5Q8rPYlNHu-tCj4Ktq874jscbiVKQANvoZdXbKQJ0SY29CLyc8LSDtMFA-Ev20NV-tZa7xVydShtWwEFhGtMTlwdwMDHtcXCELdINAV0B5mYriHuhD1RumwFLhmrSnHfPFj7rxQ/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560240267125416130" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-87338254802723676682011-01-05T18:18:00.004-07:002011-01-05T18:42:11.326-07:00Our Holiday SeasonAs usual I am late on my holiday post but at least it is before my 32nd birthday (thank you April!) Here is a little recap of our holiday season....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztNHvEdMQkOcAMY_K3pSBXdU-1ccrv_uQSC3-jkOLVW270DAbKTrOI2tAoF6mmEzEjgkg99pQ6y-_JxQvc2oxYLPcLq2hyDEccd_UPAjxrNnZ8x9yYFZS22YSiogHLKhi5SAFxMdn7Kc/s1600/004.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/AVvXsEjztNHvEdMQkOcAMY_K3pSBXdU-1ccrv_uQSC3-jkOLVW270DAbKTrOI2tAoF6mmEzEjgkg99pQ6y-_JxQvc2oxYLPcLq2hyDEccd_UPAjxrNnZ8x9yYFZS22YSiogHLKhi5SAFxMdn7Kc/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558879034221603874" border="0" /></a>Oh the snow! I was getting excited about a late and light winter but then the storms came and came and came some more. This picture of the boys makes me laugh because Stink loves the snow (and as you can see there is plenty) and Remi prefers the nice warm house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0vuIqTZhVAuppYE3Bn6cw8seNCaRfL7HP4dhWCgG1kn2q0ZXREx-94F0G9_DkKj__K5ZuN-tliOouo1ducuqZHhScygaevfxv7phlvvxLFRB0nPmDRU_g65XqK08UbNNjTw78Nmciqg/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEif0vuIqTZhVAuppYE3Bn6cw8seNCaRfL7HP4dhWCgG1kn2q0ZXREx-94F0G9_DkKj__K5ZuN-tliOouo1ducuqZHhScygaevfxv7phlvvxLFRB0nPmDRU_g65XqK08UbNNjTw78Nmciqg/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558879027776491426" border="0" /></a>The Weeds invited me to the Festival of Trees which was awesome because I haven't been for years! It was fun but......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFWsW4AaUoDunjjQn8ApA6rz_7ORgnOgcvnASVhut8MSiZbGJuME2euCcrcUW8P3nwCGAKqAAn7qf-HbgbXuv19UBLIe9JFF26A4lvJ_yl-zv_rj54GGdGycTvfZpcvgbMN4VVkTv8H0/s1600/007.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/AVvXsEgOFWsW4AaUoDunjjQn8ApA6rz_7ORgnOgcvnASVhut8MSiZbGJuME2euCcrcUW8P3nwCGAKqAAn7qf-HbgbXuv19UBLIe9JFF26A4lvJ_yl-zv_rj54GGdGycTvfZpcvgbMN4VVkTv8H0/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558879025697655586" border="0" /></a>I didn't realize we were there on the last Saturday you could go - Yikes! Why don't I just go hang out at Costco (I thought to myself!) I also thought we needed some people directing traffic but I always feel that way in crowded isles, it ended up being really fun though.<br /><br />Lyn and I decided to throw a neighborhood Christmas Party. It turned out just the way we wanted it and it made me feel very grown up :) Hopefully it will become a tradition!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUKEi8qxJ32SYuEOcI-MSP_e8P-G9O3TL5IR_joRwbf00YVbp99DMGo19veB8KgdYCaaNtdtjJ9dxg-wcCpddh1S1PZpayMAZ8mhT3TJpAhL35jHOxFVDkfuEj9DgWclLtYO_u7FGk1A/s1600/009.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/AVvXsEgfUKEi8qxJ32SYuEOcI-MSP_e8P-G9O3TL5IR_joRwbf00YVbp99DMGo19veB8KgdYCaaNtdtjJ9dxg-wcCpddh1S1PZpayMAZ8mhT3TJpAhL35jHOxFVDkfuEj9DgWclLtYO_u7FGk1A/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558879018824187698" border="0" /></a>Most of the men at the party - oops I forgot to do a "girls" picture<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNUPP82JL64QhS4XmqfAApPl1QCHjRmb0DpBoe-eo04LwiNGUDT4_7FbvYeOacbhKZBG4nd69v_hf46Lg7RuD-TKhAvoH0byagf6vfheX9j8BfZm0pUxP5bSnzX_SmOmOEWugkmu9RSg/s1600/012+copya.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/AVvXsEgqNUPP82JL64QhS4XmqfAApPl1QCHjRmb0DpBoe-eo04LwiNGUDT4_7FbvYeOacbhKZBG4nd69v_hf46Lg7RuD-TKhAvoH0byagf6vfheX9j8BfZm0pUxP5bSnzX_SmOmOEWugkmu9RSg/s320/012+copya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558878348785701538" border="0" /></a>I wanted a picture of the "Marwari 6" and the party was pretty loud so I thought it would be a good time to take it. Holy photo shoot! As soon as we grouped up everyone stopped talking and looked at us - hilarious and awkward, but a good memory.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG78tdT1fxWH8-cJleKsqywGuD8-v2BLmgJoR_xxhOaann43hB4coa75vCr-lG8YVjgla96sbQ4LIQdIrzE-z3Z57DJWHpHvNvoC5S3ifZN8VdO8sTN78rBnpXINRUNsOsNZQwEZUYN-g/s1600/032.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/AVvXsEhG78tdT1fxWH8-cJleKsqywGuD8-v2BLmgJoR_xxhOaann43hB4coa75vCr-lG8YVjgla96sbQ4LIQdIrzE-z3Z57DJWHpHvNvoC5S3ifZN8VdO8sTN78rBnpXINRUNsOsNZQwEZUYN-g/s320/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558878339850461346" border="0" /></a>We did a white elephant exchange and mike got a knit U scarf, I love his fake smile in this picture<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaKYf-smq4wqk3Xe4YKxdCAhXCkR4G_i0PEtVqySrv_k542Ul5JlJZPBn56JXJVPBUlZD9EKQXEDLnHPGM1Lm9iQKLiZP-6ZF5kNTz4xlWH5lgGSOTF-p9-XwDwx4JQJV86PcfOEUaJY/s1600/041.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/AVvXsEhvaKYf-smq4wqk3Xe4YKxdCAhXCkR4G_i0PEtVqySrv_k542Ul5JlJZPBn56JXJVPBUlZD9EKQXEDLnHPGM1Lm9iQKLiZP-6ZF5kNTz4xlWH5lgGSOTF-p9-XwDwx4JQJV86PcfOEUaJY/s320/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558878329358013650" border="0" /></a>My favorite of the gifts. A fish mobile with a piranha in the middle! Extra funny since Nicole is pregnant, we think it should go in the nursery for sure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-lJG3dfcBoIsw2a55ZIOwWgz1ZJDIFjiVK4pv2uIhph29LinbgIsjs2T7MoHiGM23dsR-SI4AAoyR5KKQ_bLmlRQ68JbNc7rJT28y7HzTubfW8X2dYt_jobZ4HqW63ZByPeGWaDUjBU/s1600/050.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/AVvXsEgT-lJG3dfcBoIsw2a55ZIOwWgz1ZJDIFjiVK4pv2uIhph29LinbgIsjs2T7MoHiGM23dsR-SI4AAoyR5KKQ_bLmlRQ68JbNc7rJT28y7HzTubfW8X2dYt_jobZ4HqW63ZByPeGWaDUjBU/s320/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558878322849924258" border="0" /></a>Thank you Hendricksons for introducing me to the candy bar game - I wasn't really sure how else to entertain this many kids, but it went really well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI5os3BqNy1KQeaw3DonYefXotaAhaRU6_vOGaBRclV-JYxG1ghkM3_JEcqIPd1hW75RtpqlNxMQ-vo5cU96b9op_Z7xrwuo5UlUd4p3tWlS2Uaq_40lTKHMQWUzefKdVMBT4EVdMzF0/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEgUI5os3BqNy1KQeaw3DonYefXotaAhaRU6_vOGaBRclV-JYxG1ghkM3_JEcqIPd1hW75RtpqlNxMQ-vo5cU96b9op_Z7xrwuo5UlUd4p3tWlS2Uaq_40lTKHMQWUzefKdVMBT4EVdMzF0/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558878305044117538" border="0" /></a>This picture of me and Mike (and Chris) turned out kinda cute I thought! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-30383437863753217302010-11-28T18:18:00.004-07:002010-11-28T18:29:21.940-07:00I got olderI turned 31!! Kinda crazy to me but in a good way. Mike and I decided to throw a party at our house with football, food and fun :) I am so thankful for everyone that came and helped make my birthday happy and memorable. Also HUGE thanks to Ashley for bringing the cake because it was delicious!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqZ6fQ7YHXKyc3x6bepbuCqeR3fIvdExNosemyixGIb_hZLzLZiYkLUDkMqHy34uQo3ol4WeRJ8n0xxyJeCSsYemIh8K01ijc2UMVsqh2OJ73EVNWaOF5d9IZPjzBlz1RMqLDuHRObuI/s1600/31st+Birthday+010.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/AVvXsEhUqZ6fQ7YHXKyc3x6bepbuCqeR3fIvdExNosemyixGIb_hZLzLZiYkLUDkMqHy34uQo3ol4WeRJ8n0xxyJeCSsYemIh8K01ijc2UMVsqh2OJ73EVNWaOF5d9IZPjzBlz1RMqLDuHRObuI/s320/31st+Birthday+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544775500274170226" border="0" /></a>I picked this picture because I think the face I am making looks exactly like my nephew Nick and that cracks me up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5osYtdEW1JYgpifmPVbqew5rCzqEOQaI9lNjp9xxg7cocraeMR-GzI28OGbEkqkxl2gwO2Mc7dB7lBERpqk2BIYpQAeybC8fSnfqO3sUtJXeTbxbJ7IYti08kzYnLlNw82qmF2WoEkOw/s1600/31st+Birthday+014.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/AVvXsEi5osYtdEW1JYgpifmPVbqew5rCzqEOQaI9lNjp9xxg7cocraeMR-GzI28OGbEkqkxl2gwO2Mc7dB7lBERpqk2BIYpQAeybC8fSnfqO3sUtJXeTbxbJ7IYti08kzYnLlNw82qmF2WoEkOw/s320/31st+Birthday+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544775496522728882" border="0" /></a>This picture turned out so cute! I am bummed that I didn't take more pictures with all my guests though<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhN0UzuDbGFXu2eHGVm3pd5qXc9KekklTZq6aCLX7H3JhFRJuNYoytv1O0uMEKjfbo9VS3WHW6_5plDNbH3uK5qD6FZ26nOyO8Zo6F7pP9AgJ8wQ5VGGU0b5NfI2yRYSLIK7r7FR3xHiY/s1600/31st+Birthday+016.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/AVvXsEhhN0UzuDbGFXu2eHGVm3pd5qXc9KekklTZq6aCLX7H3JhFRJuNYoytv1O0uMEKjfbo9VS3WHW6_5plDNbH3uK5qD6FZ26nOyO8Zo6F7pP9AgJ8wQ5VGGU0b5NfI2yRYSLIK7r7FR3xHiY/s320/31st+Birthday+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544775357776999442" border="0" /></a>Soooooo Matt decided that he needed to work in the basement while he was at the house. Is that funny to anyone besides me?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhEQSZ8L2MqSM7_XNosenHmll8YH169iup_fjz6Wz-uO4dBL7_mT2-ADMQC5rrFYUHTTKwbS4troI5I9c3wogRk1TXKTrF8sNub6tySVLiqq2Ec6J4NvWOX0WEx3hDn4-fGXIcm5rav4/s1600/31st+Birthday+017.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/AVvXsEjrhEQSZ8L2MqSM7_XNosenHmll8YH169iup_fjz6Wz-uO4dBL7_mT2-ADMQC5rrFYUHTTKwbS4troI5I9c3wogRk1TXKTrF8sNub6tySVLiqq2Ec6J4NvWOX0WEx3hDn4-fGXIcm5rav4/s320/31st+Birthday+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544775353608123250" border="0" /></a>The main TV had Xbox on it, and Mikes upstairs TV had football. These girls found a way to watch Toy Story 3 and I am glad I captured it :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41jexQxES11OUnfZRd58Z9ncoSW1agf1MS-RYCKmTffz8FAOYe143hR_OCMalIyVQhly1xqx5XrMdb8zk71By8uw5hayyLLmlP3h5CMznKgP6ZcuXPMlEMb4ObwosxUCtACbaUP-hO6k/s1600/31st+Birthday+019.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/AVvXsEg41jexQxES11OUnfZRd58Z9ncoSW1agf1MS-RYCKmTffz8FAOYe143hR_OCMalIyVQhly1xqx5XrMdb8zk71By8uw5hayyLLmlP3h5CMznKgP6ZcuXPMlEMb4ObwosxUCtACbaUP-hO6k/s320/31st+Birthday+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544775343076570610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAi_wDqmEk0OG_YU1uz2dSkpkBYBbKDGoHauAUL12Gqu9jmvVU_ZVX7PtwYk6zkHnwVe5ziIb236uXK0r8FFexda0tPRqAD4PdrhkAyECpj9Qh0rm1KzXAdLf7kzb4C0WbBeaQ6dzlfDo/s1600/31st+Birthday+020.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/AVvXsEjAi_wDqmEk0OG_YU1uz2dSkpkBYBbKDGoHauAUL12Gqu9jmvVU_ZVX7PtwYk6zkHnwVe5ziIb236uXK0r8FFexda0tPRqAD4PdrhkAyECpj9Qh0rm1KzXAdLf7kzb4C0WbBeaQ6dzlfDo/s320/31st+Birthday+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544775337005132834" border="0" /></a>Later that night after the party had been cleaned up, Mike and Andrew made me a birthday dinner of tomato soup and grilled cheese. It was really good!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6WDlVhYGRyTtBwS3_Hfcx-LF-n_M9iMXmj0ZpWEJ1nTG9jqDtsUEdAdKw5KbU7fnmzYppsdX2MkXf8wOoA1yFKDcrr5mMsfC0UKpuSY5cKKYBaG2NQDIpxEFAvM4Fh9ds5s3cTu2ltA/s1600/31st+Birthday+022.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/AVvXsEiB6WDlVhYGRyTtBwS3_Hfcx-LF-n_M9iMXmj0ZpWEJ1nTG9jqDtsUEdAdKw5KbU7fnmzYppsdX2MkXf8wOoA1yFKDcrr5mMsfC0UKpuSY5cKKYBaG2NQDIpxEFAvM4Fh9ds5s3cTu2ltA/s320/31st+Birthday+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544775320015343506" border="0" /></a>I am also really grateful and feel incredibly lucky that Mike and I have made such great connections with our neighbors :) They stayed and ate my gourmet dinner with me.<br /><br />This is probably one of my favorite birthdays so far - Thank you Everyone!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-82304414966998818102010-11-28T17:58:00.005-07:002010-11-28T18:12:07.472-07:00Motorcycles?The Saturday before my birthday our neighbors asked us if we wanted to go riding with them. Mike and I both thought it sounded fun, but had no experience doing anything like this so I didn't know what to expect.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQfTUi_d1pjKCRRI91Wn07fbzicU8SMJ7KqGdzS1BoStC_Gif2Qqzu1_FxlARIp95ij4ZGCNmMR4FMT2YJfPjizEgPJHPp6cUB0-jXz9AHR-cn6BeRVz9Wx4vBTlnUSWuqlLJrBmekU8/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEhIQfTUi_d1pjKCRRI91Wn07fbzicU8SMJ7KqGdzS1BoStC_Gif2Qqzu1_FxlARIp95ij4ZGCNmMR4FMT2YJfPjizEgPJHPp6cUB0-jXz9AHR-cn6BeRVz9Wx4vBTlnUSWuqlLJrBmekU8/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770837896208418" border="0" /></a>We got bundled up and headed to Dell (a bit before <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wendover</span>) for a day of hills and dirt! Shane and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dallen</span> were on their motorcycles and Lyn took me and Mike for a ride in the Ranger - SO FUN. It was muddy and I didn't care at all cause I was having a blast. Then Mike got to drive - I swear I was trying to hold the camera steady!<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9NdMBpcfRmU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9NdMBpcfRmU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dLm5mhN6dKjmdLvVBhRDSSqZTLUFCIXO8dRaQCGIiH-VDWvry0lhaDt0kQPQk13n_OU5ev_akvb0XRVGUFmDHbASKlp2hJantdxEKiE1Qre4aXVGqhU2krmlQB9_-by769EliHbFyk0/s1600/003.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/AVvXsEj9dLm5mhN6dKjmdLvVBhRDSSqZTLUFCIXO8dRaQCGIiH-VDWvry0lhaDt0kQPQk13n_OU5ev_akvb0XRVGUFmDHbASKlp2hJantdxEKiE1Qre4aXVGqhU2krmlQB9_-by769EliHbFyk0/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770485886513906" border="0" /></a>I had to include this picture of Mikes boot because I could not believe that it started to fall apart just like my brothers! I told Mike it was a good thing we weren't hiking!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JKJ4x1t7T9vFK5gvLhBMcWUOwaa9gIx-tGYVIABSrh8cqTvRkIZ5U0GA-g1e2ohvyqkMDSR1GoDALCbLgos4uCpI1MGSHeiKYZEiIeGa-MxDOxwgmVRErN51VFltSWZbuv48YkxHue0/s1600/005.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/AVvXsEi9JKJ4x1t7T9vFK5gvLhBMcWUOwaa9gIx-tGYVIABSrh8cqTvRkIZ5U0GA-g1e2ohvyqkMDSR1GoDALCbLgos4uCpI1MGSHeiKYZEiIeGa-MxDOxwgmVRErN51VFltSWZbuv48YkxHue0/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770478340726866" border="0" /></a>This picture of Lyn cracks me up - doesn't she look like she is abandoned or something? HA<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbiy8Xgeeu7Di2Qexa1Eazlu1i-hCwhc5aVjXxp5elVQDLo4gPIwZSQS5gzP62TgdgrJ4fvwRgPUjUwHPqvEkFo5E8KDLCFNSTicZsp9_-F0U7dDUEPLxYsZN3yM5VklxgdZYUdmJ4o8/s1600/007.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/AVvXsEhHbiy8Xgeeu7Di2Qexa1Eazlu1i-hCwhc5aVjXxp5elVQDLo4gPIwZSQS5gzP62TgdgrJ4fvwRgPUjUwHPqvEkFo5E8KDLCFNSTicZsp9_-F0U7dDUEPLxYsZN3yM5VklxgdZYUdmJ4o8/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770469589186594" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Awww</span> what a fun group (and thank you Shane for taking the picture)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNdrc3Il5CDYxAjQiQSSTey0fmDbfYCOC1fuuvPW5XPwErkPag8qJ5_SBzy7M4c9QfStbgjecsCZE4HgdhEPWv2ZIgpFtSRY3EfIhTTgCB42yb3jmzEnbViEmWMc95nyxI-RlQqBHf6A/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcgosOYRyLAdCZr306ZhMbbsUmFqSUvUsgIRf9zU_iykJSKSaZKvBRXNxypUnmpkI8XXIPZbgEhWA00RGZuGJYckr2eW2IuI61xPoxNONkBxW3meangFAeftWOcvAvORFEyMBGmhAHxI/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770149275069026" border="0" /></a>There - that's better :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9VtuyvLr-6kNuEwxqAb9xUYQZrO13m8oeR7GXwyAnyPx_1NQVluCZChNMp4x_mQif12piCFsJniOYAw6zMOrrh9FcuaSpNddjPTrX8VwcqwH4RGXOVUrbXCrlhWHIaPFErnl6OhF6Bc/s1600/016.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/AVvXsEgL9VtuyvLr-6kNuEwxqAb9xUYQZrO13m8oeR7GXwyAnyPx_1NQVluCZChNMp4x_mQif12piCFsJniOYAw6zMOrrh9FcuaSpNddjPTrX8VwcqwH4RGXOVUrbXCrlhWHIaPFErnl6OhF6Bc/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770142210856402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdFrZqxWiUO3wi2F3_uSXYL_vWQndx1824nIUd8vFWVR8MEQri9rkARbkA27K0P8HvX0HMDiLSkN4TSdoB-p9VVU9mgU9WO5RvdboBh4hOqDNhz5SvOUY3_6tkeqfcB1Y-9MxnhmMhmo/s1600/022.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/AVvXsEgTdFrZqxWiUO3wi2F3_uSXYL_vWQndx1824nIUd8vFWVR8MEQri9rkARbkA27K0P8HvX0HMDiLSkN4TSdoB-p9VVU9mgU9WO5RvdboBh4hOqDNhz5SvOUY3_6tkeqfcB1Y-9MxnhmMhmo/s320/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770133479580322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj8LCdugbgpwNdWa20QA8JuM1R_pfUiiFnaG-6WvcG3GuSH6GpmCyxHok9DHZy7Rx-OnetulNx4BkazxcbCLFrjzrCo2w7uKOe3JrI0WRZImIpnAp35toA3tz12gb2c8zp7W7t95otlk/s1600/026.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/AVvXsEgtj8LCdugbgpwNdWa20QA8JuM1R_pfUiiFnaG-6WvcG3GuSH6GpmCyxHok9DHZy7Rx-OnetulNx4BkazxcbCLFrjzrCo2w7uKOe3JrI0WRZImIpnAp35toA3tz12gb2c8zp7W7t95otlk/s320/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544770131300978562" border="0" /></a>I decided to try for the first time in my life (yes I was a little scared.) It was AMAZING - I told Mike that I kinda want to buy one now! What a free feeling to go that fast and be in total control of every move you make - Awesome. I didn't ride for very long because I didn't have a helmet (safety first) but I can't wait to do it again! (darn you Winter!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-52797470279617717352010-11-28T16:29:00.003-07:002010-11-28T17:56:00.584-07:00Halloween Extravaganza!I am not anti-Halloween, but I am not really into it. A girl I used to work with was crazy over Halloween and would spend a lot of time and money on her costume. Never made sense to me, but whatever. And then the Halloween of 2010 hit me and I needed 3 costumes! I didn't think it would be a big deal, but spent plenty of time and money myself this year - turned out it was pretty fun! I like that I have a storage bin marked "Halloween" now and I also have a lot of fun memories - first up, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Witchapalooza</span> (thank you Aimee)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4tAGuf5r77ckkb2biW5OgJEMW8OG4FiqcKRwe1vOdIfijYJX90CEfgBDrOOrLCCo-Bn-N8VPEwBd8LKDs0zeqIo5j2B4eY2ZhAOQa-2986VhHHmyWYGIHMOp0kssXInuZwZIv1SFsq4/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEin4tAGuf5r77ckkb2biW5OgJEMW8OG4FiqcKRwe1vOdIfijYJX90CEfgBDrOOrLCCo-Bn-N8VPEwBd8LKDs0zeqIo5j2B4eY2ZhAOQa-2986VhHHmyWYGIHMOp0kssXInuZwZIv1SFsq4/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747441097874594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkLLDdwX_ii0Mg2H1wDxB-26j5eqiftQu6iKsB2jU7PYU_1pqPB8ZFfDTMds7X9_O_OzhvVpmxmqYMuvQYUkHlfr3DUetQepm0qc8426kjREi21I5ZmJISR9oMDpicnedYuna-4rXws0/s1600/IMG_0417.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkLLDdwX_ii0Mg2H1wDxB-26j5eqiftQu6iKsB2jU7PYU_1pqPB8ZFfDTMds7X9_O_OzhvVpmxmqYMuvQYUkHlfr3DUetQepm0qc8426kjREi21I5ZmJISR9oMDpicnedYuna-4rXws0/s320/IMG_0417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747433286682962" border="0" /></a>I love this picture of all our legs :) Below is all of us with the main actors from the dinner theater we watched. Pretty Entertaining actually and I had a great time. (I also found it funny how many people asked us to take pictures with their kids!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dMctIlQyKZeNcNY80M-A-3VsoRmXF9BrBMO0h0_wSQvQPa0LqnMAsHAZyh1_JRYyO9lPca35_xfByjFHsSjaAwLK_9xnutP0JGvuCcGhPIwNNmFM63wRpvrIki0uoLNF1gR7iMpg2aw/s1600/018.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/AVvXsEg7dMctIlQyKZeNcNY80M-A-3VsoRmXF9BrBMO0h0_wSQvQPa0LqnMAsHAZyh1_JRYyO9lPca35_xfByjFHsSjaAwLK_9xnutP0JGvuCcGhPIwNNmFM63wRpvrIki0uoLNF1gR7iMpg2aw/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747427667470130" border="0" /></a>Next up was Dave and Aprils Murder Mystery Dinner. The character I was assigned was "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Slimey</span> Green" a swamp monster that likes to rap about current events. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hmmmmmm</span> what should I wear for this.........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa7BoA4eGy2UECjivyS-MmtLgTwMyiExs4KSg8dFp1kcE2MgnASPpKEG5JFkQ5qwqLxAIyErTd1hm6R3hiLULR0oP8lKk38VGyNgB03tAG7ppXQeOvCY8uJj1tiDgmhfY7TiQ5Fy2wY0/s1600/IMG_2214.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/AVvXsEhpa7BoA4eGy2UECjivyS-MmtLgTwMyiExs4KSg8dFp1kcE2MgnASPpKEG5JFkQ5qwqLxAIyErTd1hm6R3hiLULR0oP8lKk38VGyNgB03tAG7ppXQeOvCY8uJj1tiDgmhfY7TiQ5Fy2wY0/s320/IMG_2214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747417953392466" border="0" /></a>I don't think I hit the mark on this one because no one knew who I was (but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Neve</span> recognized me right away which was a bit alarming!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7xpBnQ5RNFbl4Zkg2iFpbseJnE7ine406gj_223guf1vT4yq7-NTzXWihewl1LOtMHihJ8zbcSn3MaCPVWjGpQI00cr8wD5Kh9VgScP0Ig3aQAYe3eW6Cy_l4IewfBjPXEOJQ52pV7A/s1600/IMG_2247.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/AVvXsEjK7xpBnQ5RNFbl4Zkg2iFpbseJnE7ine406gj_223guf1vT4yq7-NTzXWihewl1LOtMHihJ8zbcSn3MaCPVWjGpQI00cr8wD5Kh9VgScP0Ig3aQAYe3eW6Cy_l4IewfBjPXEOJQ52pV7A/s320/IMG_2247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747409310982898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wS-JKPZIpdyPEVyi1XrmiAZz67QOFLu742CivDOVwTsWwC1MXQQzD1OR3rC2efX3jJbXN4LqBGxRnfCqkiqCuK0aLemvvtQw_-Kz7fBr3HZzmpinpE-6VVfCI0dhMdGbm89sdOOe1xU/s1600/IMG_2250.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/AVvXsEg9wS-JKPZIpdyPEVyi1XrmiAZz67QOFLu742CivDOVwTsWwC1MXQQzD1OR3rC2efX3jJbXN4LqBGxRnfCqkiqCuK0aLemvvtQw_-Kz7fBr3HZzmpinpE-6VVfCI0dhMdGbm89sdOOe1xU/s320/IMG_2250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747137165004530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdhs5cnk4a9-kUGP6kI_MrBFAk1Y1NioG9cqlV8TqwOlzO6u_X_9NssMfP5j5Gmx828k0rmV5Nf9HY2CubfPssRup6Xz6xkz49LJ5olfBEDe8s3Fh4hjdC1rjn_-HL3tEGQmGtYeC0Ko/s1600/IMG_2258.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/AVvXsEjCdhs5cnk4a9-kUGP6kI_MrBFAk1Y1NioG9cqlV8TqwOlzO6u_X_9NssMfP5j5Gmx828k0rmV5Nf9HY2CubfPssRup6Xz6xkz49LJ5olfBEDe8s3Fh4hjdC1rjn_-HL3tEGQmGtYeC0Ko/s320/IMG_2258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747126128643378" border="0" /></a>Last Event was our Neighborhood Halloween Party. Come as whatever you want. Decisions Decisions........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDr1thnXvph1FW-g2jKfLPz8UBm2CUz9jEU0yrn_DmSOCKlnnONFqPaXtrh0JwBMdHTYwgfg_hNN22SsoxAO9rF4LuEIYpCi3ZlRMJmVcByE5_KPzclE7ZPY-AHUfueSM2xlo2_TvOeU/s1600/Brandrew.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/AVvXsEhEDr1thnXvph1FW-g2jKfLPz8UBm2CUz9jEU0yrn_DmSOCKlnnONFqPaXtrh0JwBMdHTYwgfg_hNN22SsoxAO9rF4LuEIYpCi3ZlRMJmVcByE5_KPzclE7ZPY-AHUfueSM2xlo2_TvOeU/s320/Brandrew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747123104662786" border="0" /></a>The Vampire Hosts - Andrew and Brandi (or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Brandrew</span> as we call them)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu2tFRzqqamgbwqXVH5EAqqyTovljLAw4-GoHiBDBaoPx8Dw2aDfa931lwE-oduk99EydaihF-S9okVCRVwTGf5wDhIIGPj13z5vx0FO3LvwTA7xL8KBkvgf3-ICsDoAex0G_1j75F2w/s1600/021.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/AVvXsEivu2tFRzqqamgbwqXVH5EAqqyTovljLAw4-GoHiBDBaoPx8Dw2aDfa931lwE-oduk99EydaihF-S9okVCRVwTGf5wDhIIGPj13z5vx0FO3LvwTA7xL8KBkvgf3-ICsDoAex0G_1j75F2w/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747116725610450" border="0" /></a>Their awesome chalkboard wall in the garage - did you know there is chalkboard paint? I didn't! It is so cool!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs5DPLKCFQKUKTq82QPJp-71vRYl_oknk4Pc5TW9GO76C-WyVslnLrgcHOa-nWFjuZCiOGy2JPxdApIcSfkN8WfLuztVqx8VEWuBdtbMPr-RiN8d3HKTua4jUhuQuzb6tm06Gnc87e2s/s1600/M%2526K.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs5DPLKCFQKUKTq82QPJp-71vRYl_oknk4Pc5TW9GO76C-WyVslnLrgcHOa-nWFjuZCiOGy2JPxdApIcSfkN8WfLuztVqx8VEWuBdtbMPr-RiN8d3HKTua4jUhuQuzb6tm06Gnc87e2s/s320/M%2526K.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544747108740360930" border="0" /></a>Mike wanted to be a cowboy (shocking right?) so we decided he would be an outlaw and I would be a saloon girl. Super fun night with a lot of memories and inside jokes. Guess I am a Halloween person now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-17495571071903575822010-11-28T15:51:00.004-07:002010-11-28T16:03:54.383-07:00Lake PowellMike is always telling me how much he loves Lake Powell in October. I didn't totally get it until this year - we headed down with Dave and April and WOW. I think I will only go in October from now on! The weather was perfect and even though it was UEA the water wasn't too insane with boats (launching at 6:30 AM probably helped!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SVs1rtmLXcWEi-55u-iz3QWmqJnEHiIEYPY6SMbhAS1KNY2ySakZ1oZcARLWUrrUycd0c9Af34Cwm-De6dXjHeVX83y8FwP7NRshPDDH58sVb9FX9MoPXK1IJXaapHS848Sy3O8g6H0/s1600/002+%25282%2529.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-SVs1rtmLXcWEi-55u-iz3QWmqJnEHiIEYPY6SMbhAS1KNY2ySakZ1oZcARLWUrrUycd0c9Af34Cwm-De6dXjHeVX83y8FwP7NRshPDDH58sVb9FX9MoPXK1IJXaapHS848Sy3O8g6H0/s320/002+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544738620001957442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKbowsrYB7henlqk_6-gnceHHONpSbFmRz-xlYdgN90_hAmrZpXEz4-mSDcn1gj_1RMOXcVtDRr-BUhbDVZWIVO0AUfxbW0ufTyYou-nI1pr-ksXxP99zEP19hfLRaP0bPnb07RYr-3I/s1600/004+%25282%2529.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/AVvXsEitKbowsrYB7henlqk_6-gnceHHONpSbFmRz-xlYdgN90_hAmrZpXEz4-mSDcn1gj_1RMOXcVtDRr-BUhbDVZWIVO0AUfxbW0ufTyYou-nI1pr-ksXxP99zEP19hfLRaP0bPnb07RYr-3I/s320/004+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544738457084580770" border="0" /></a>The kids all loved Mikes boat, probably because it is different then what they are used to, but I thought it was adorable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdKLiIkNoZRoJdrYcd9V5GwUUgjSGbpA2lA0QEMSWa72gN_D-F8vx5flo0IIzbtW-_EmOZVcHrBRM7_wCGMewkr2sItgZotr4vvgzsJxpLHVlXTKu1d3UCmAc1v0zAyHe3_hz5yiI-q4/s1600/005+%25282%2529.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/AVvXsEjDdKLiIkNoZRoJdrYcd9V5GwUUgjSGbpA2lA0QEMSWa72gN_D-F8vx5flo0IIzbtW-_EmOZVcHrBRM7_wCGMewkr2sItgZotr4vvgzsJxpLHVlXTKu1d3UCmAc1v0zAyHe3_hz5yiI-q4/s320/005+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544738449805044914" border="0" /></a>Mike helped them all fish and we almost had 100% success. Sorry Sam - we'll get one next time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzkpABZaIQmu27Eiz5r5AcXCO-bJXiBDUS1-NAtBtE6Dq7_f0suh1JO3lTojxqMVI3AMDSn_mFH1o86j1jNQyycGLZedCX8RcXdkBn0IHExwo_-dPCfF_9rRChWrKeDxLqSInnOU5QQc/s1600/006+%25282%2529.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/AVvXsEhJzkpABZaIQmu27Eiz5r5AcXCO-bJXiBDUS1-NAtBtE6Dq7_f0suh1JO3lTojxqMVI3AMDSn_mFH1o86j1jNQyycGLZedCX8RcXdkBn0IHExwo_-dPCfF_9rRChWrKeDxLqSInnOU5QQc/s320/006+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544738438413581762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGGotwLXJl4Us-y_nXiUvtiep_jMiHe6qw2n6_pxi3OaOiohCYzvMQZ3aWnGyB9m93G9JhSHDT2f8yrqgS8-6BpRgzwYt_F-AEXcargxNeTpOmVy5epyuk2i7LSLQxhkaRsqmZXI5qVE/s1600/009+%25282%2529.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/AVvXsEgKGGotwLXJl4Us-y_nXiUvtiep_jMiHe6qw2n6_pxi3OaOiohCYzvMQZ3aWnGyB9m93G9JhSHDT2f8yrqgS8-6BpRgzwYt_F-AEXcargxNeTpOmVy5epyuk2i7LSLQxhkaRsqmZXI5qVE/s320/009+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544738421571837026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QqesVflQAjHtxX5htPTZ1DuOS1vRoadvCXefUrzmaze_7wIyoiRqjVDU4AKfHRkGoHGsrhBJ5U-UR13wHpmejZ6c-nSInuhuNyr6Q7iFl8lDemffoR0kp_LzxFEj2fvTPJ2VgvtAp0A/s1600/009.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/AVvXsEh6QqesVflQAjHtxX5htPTZ1DuOS1vRoadvCXefUrzmaze_7wIyoiRqjVDU4AKfHRkGoHGsrhBJ5U-UR13wHpmejZ6c-nSInuhuNyr6Q7iFl8lDemffoR0kp_LzxFEj2fvTPJ2VgvtAp0A/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544738413687587442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-qaRk0ntkC0CydcszD1uLoVo30AWbNChzubpMH74sFFPnD7PHFnpBwoR_7nQjinwmyYywoL5n5iwun4chkkUtGsuLVYhnf1wLnzQZHA-CWY5454g7oulaJQpE_hALYf9YO090HJeltg/s1600/012.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/AVvXsEgm-qaRk0ntkC0CydcszD1uLoVo30AWbNChzubpMH74sFFPnD7PHFnpBwoR_7nQjinwmyYywoL5n5iwun4chkkUtGsuLVYhnf1wLnzQZHA-CWY5454g7oulaJQpE_hALYf9YO090HJeltg/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544737496230822930" border="0" /></a>I always think it is funny that early in the morning, speeding across the water is FREEZING, but a few hours later it is warm and you are getting sunburned. Don't I look cute in my early morning gear?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnOzjQS2h3s87WlXZq6X-80vlRMZ362sBX4nnWDVTMhvkMaIzhb1n41LybkrueRY-FXNWuSCA2rSDgNMm8Kw9_w7D14Aa4WYKnFnoBjBSJWFdQqCL0aQJgeEKn59RgJzNoI9vLY2bMpE/s1600/002.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/AVvXsEixnOzjQS2h3s87WlXZq6X-80vlRMZ362sBX4nnWDVTMhvkMaIzhb1n41LybkrueRY-FXNWuSCA2rSDgNMm8Kw9_w7D14Aa4WYKnFnoBjBSJWFdQqCL0aQJgeEKn59RgJzNoI9vLY2bMpE/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544737474898483970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOqYMXH0Ukf1NX5cc_NLxmhBLK6R494DzS6bGfl_MHw4y7i_UcICx9FWdeyMqNj_xEwgVkhEBwXX3-FusHn2PoZUuoXHWuPYiAIyuqODEcZFoEs3Mj3NrnKKp5JntzBeWYB0lgQ9oaMg/s1600/004.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/AVvXsEhLOqYMXH0Ukf1NX5cc_NLxmhBLK6R494DzS6bGfl_MHw4y7i_UcICx9FWdeyMqNj_xEwgVkhEBwXX3-FusHn2PoZUuoXHWuPYiAIyuqODEcZFoEs3Mj3NrnKKp5JntzBeWYB0lgQ9oaMg/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544737465597834434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdvfYwSjT2eLCyrOXL5ioKDTQwPm6JkYE2nG4cVE0nXRW0bMMKNss8asc0_WbOKx9jtMBXdrj40Crjo4dAqTRr49SkvoDYSF1y0b7CVoUl5D6zjp6CoejsiydzwGLO1wYICZG4MemXY4/s1600/008.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/AVvXsEjLdvfYwSjT2eLCyrOXL5ioKDTQwPm6JkYE2nG4cVE0nXRW0bMMKNss8asc0_WbOKx9jtMBXdrj40Crjo4dAqTRr49SkvoDYSF1y0b7CVoUl5D6zjp6CoejsiydzwGLO1wYICZG4MemXY4/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544737455328775058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc_tPmMf0BcdIMqeRZtY76T_mUs2wmjIVOjtfpG2YkckdGRWN2s1rnQAhtegZaNJ2Wm5IJuAecMTlyNHTiC-3SxULiwadM-fBWbdGpqJ2WY9uX5LOsxYKzwQosjn-LiSRUMS5ncCL4vw/s1600/014+%25282%2529.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/AVvXsEisc_tPmMf0BcdIMqeRZtY76T_mUs2wmjIVOjtfpG2YkckdGRWN2s1rnQAhtegZaNJ2Wm5IJuAecMTlyNHTiC-3SxULiwadM-fBWbdGpqJ2WY9uX5LOsxYKzwQosjn-LiSRUMS5ncCL4vw/s320/014+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544737443305889234" border="0" /></a>I had a great time on this trip (minus some huge scary spiders) and as a bonus Mike and I finally read the Hunger Games. Who wants to go next year?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-14707314802067987402010-11-28T15:35:00.004-07:002010-11-28T15:45:25.920-07:002nd Annual Black Island FarmsLast year we discovered Black Island Farms and had such a good time that we decided to do it again - Here is a picture of the kids from 2009<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHhuCve7F3-hFc0odAL_fywFIwtJ5yoa72GlufQPKZlzp3uC0EZAVnQcsMe4NSAJ78KbWSnTKEpAHaNetacKroBmWAb7RMgFjnbRWkJO0Ca8RkUEM5qJiRrtN0IFHyVICpJpKaAuy_f8/s1600/10.10.09+003.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/AVvXsEgtHhuCve7F3-hFc0odAL_fywFIwtJ5yoa72GlufQPKZlzp3uC0EZAVnQcsMe4NSAJ78KbWSnTKEpAHaNetacKroBmWAb7RMgFjnbRWkJO0Ca8RkUEM5qJiRrtN0IFHyVICpJpKaAuy_f8/s320/10.10.09+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733927671877586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlHK8dGFF3wPy3epBlucm0ROu6r2FsmX5kV_lA0npbCJC4gMnLHspBMsak-B6uZ1goAfC-MlRWNJejLlnYQXgd06ACGGiyNhFl4ojDErTHBk7akwTjOzDJPrCOHTN6Z3GCDvntA6dERo/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEhrlHK8dGFF3wPy3epBlucm0ROu6r2FsmX5kV_lA0npbCJC4gMnLHspBMsak-B6uZ1goAfC-MlRWNJejLlnYQXgd06ACGGiyNhFl4ojDErTHBk7akwTjOzDJPrCOHTN6Z3GCDvntA6dERo/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733828981101954" border="0" /></a>Here is 2010 - with a few more kids :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGiCdh4MXbdnnAkyWEPka1HYOstFmD3_mFKa4OqzWB-nWJhtCjVDj_iXJtNrcrM0q22Eweo-4KLWrm1h1j7AuwTP0Y2mAB8SwdxqR2B15dyfhc3-mJ9QgwX4Pt5TRllvJX-nYlo4xZfc/s1600/10.10.09+021.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/AVvXsEhtGiCdh4MXbdnnAkyWEPka1HYOstFmD3_mFKa4OqzWB-nWJhtCjVDj_iXJtNrcrM0q22Eweo-4KLWrm1h1j7AuwTP0Y2mAB8SwdxqR2B15dyfhc3-mJ9QgwX4Pt5TRllvJX-nYlo4xZfc/s320/10.10.09+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733821276982978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbve_NOu3NzrhXBodLgojH5EhD12dKsjP537xMyXGLgP2ACo2iPIt3jpstt0Pb4I934KBkEVu0HtoSeQYAQ-jFE0Ft7dE_RXgFH5WgLloaBXqosvmvozxVZMscZhLj1TR6TMjcHituNvA/s1600/006.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/AVvXsEjbve_NOu3NzrhXBodLgojH5EhD12dKsjP537xMyXGLgP2ACo2iPIt3jpstt0Pb4I934KBkEVu0HtoSeQYAQ-jFE0Ft7dE_RXgFH5WgLloaBXqosvmvozxVZMscZhLj1TR6TMjcHituNvA/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733811276774514" border="0" /></a>Neve hated this is 2009 and 2010 - Maybe 2011 will be the year she will enjoy it?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaA843Bz6I6tEzymjqJxGM8F_wgys260UafUMPwDk5SA4n-oSnByb5Va_T8Vaz4MrvAFHWZxVBQGiRljVf53fvUrNztI_zGxB6sGECTSPaHgJW_v4TVwtjlJ7tVRptWQ_NIFEt54cjovE/s1600/022.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/AVvXsEjaA843Bz6I6tEzymjqJxGM8F_wgys260UafUMPwDk5SA4n-oSnByb5Va_T8Vaz4MrvAFHWZxVBQGiRljVf53fvUrNztI_zGxB6sGECTSPaHgJW_v4TVwtjlJ7tVRptWQ_NIFEt54cjovE/s320/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733805307523058" border="0" /></a>Everyone had a blast in the corn this year. Wow that stuff gets everywhere, but I see the appeal (I think)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx_c_pQC22RlVL2O4diYE1I29q9FAAMdg_4fJ4yjPrVY0Y37EJSodcpJIvIVf53l0O93vZzLyhLxZDbKX9GP5K82m5d_id6-8CwMJcTJVOj91efQ6Fsk_BnvAOovdqzVAI2zkjjB-Fk8/s1600/026.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/AVvXsEhtx_c_pQC22RlVL2O4diYE1I29q9FAAMdg_4fJ4yjPrVY0Y37EJSodcpJIvIVf53l0O93vZzLyhLxZDbKX9GP5K82m5d_id6-8CwMJcTJVOj91efQ6Fsk_BnvAOovdqzVAI2zkjjB-Fk8/s320/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733797362487538" border="0" /></a>Sam helping to cover faces - I could have watched this all day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cjjr5o2XeY9Zq4Gqp6bagLBKGPePa9RmqWyKDbp_y7zEVHstd7z_U8WISNSI-cmPjgHOSdzEaTs14UOkZICwX87Rv1WS2isMI7XMRXiLkf34cWAmegpldOIwKVW0Lw1HbtZqlPdbW6k/s1600/029.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/AVvXsEi3cjjr5o2XeY9Zq4Gqp6bagLBKGPePa9RmqWyKDbp_y7zEVHstd7z_U8WISNSI-cmPjgHOSdzEaTs14UOkZICwX87Rv1WS2isMI7XMRXiLkf34cWAmegpldOIwKVW0Lw1HbtZqlPdbW6k/s320/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733385412612514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYn326B04o1fAAytYpCVqu5rmxHCfnWXczjwjoGXvPGe1q3OE5rH4CB7DIs-LXp3RFb6v9JRKCp6lHyGW8pZpgkg3WvRMGucVTcXq2ZGZ3Zim6RLXsetxgWfEQSfIv1MfOA_KDkQ9GDk/s1600/034.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/AVvXsEgHYn326B04o1fAAytYpCVqu5rmxHCfnWXczjwjoGXvPGe1q3OE5rH4CB7DIs-LXp3RFb6v9JRKCp6lHyGW8pZpgkg3WvRMGucVTcXq2ZGZ3Zim6RLXsetxgWfEQSfIv1MfOA_KDkQ9GDk/s320/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733381170946386" border="0" /></a>An artistic shot of the kids, and then we figured - why not us?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-EmZLmLRgUfBzF5ITEw5ylZ8LDJdtKIzggEoPd9bUkfJmC2KjVV4YGTUGANmQkYjPYkNEsLF3oJt2YcLptcz91bjrcbGnzAMMv-w05Sz5afjhQkzZNotGzYq3UlRc3IIIv44FoH52xM/s1600/043.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/AVvXsEgI-EmZLmLRgUfBzF5ITEw5ylZ8LDJdtKIzggEoPd9bUkfJmC2KjVV4YGTUGANmQkYjPYkNEsLF3oJt2YcLptcz91bjrcbGnzAMMv-w05Sz5afjhQkzZNotGzYq3UlRc3IIIv44FoH52xM/s320/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733374350261602" border="0" /></a>Lost in the corn maze - again! Why don't we just go back to the start? (Sam wondered)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwj37Sbb9P2I4O7Y3OihDhUDIUkQEsS9MRiKDOjWh6GWDReyZAfi0DcDcXj5ZYHkuao6LX3nJ5WjtKtIlfAXUNU1G_XYAiFc0XF470R7byfPSz78nwzzXj7iNEPztKlcZhYA-4BQhshn8/s1600/IMG_3504.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/AVvXsEiwj37Sbb9P2I4O7Y3OihDhUDIUkQEsS9MRiKDOjWh6GWDReyZAfi0DcDcXj5ZYHkuao6LX3nJ5WjtKtIlfAXUNU1G_XYAiFc0XF470R7byfPSz78nwzzXj7iNEPztKlcZhYA-4BQhshn8/s320/IMG_3504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733367137297554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWrlicSIvXV_RP4GWkxeMkAB0apON9hobmZRKCP3ejps9_IaAS8fhWYlPi3fpk7Ne63HRBBSebJcXUgGrCMgcXsrEc-bHfM_vynLH3d4o1oKpD72RMo7Oc0d50Xmze9vgmBVVNHYTTQ8/s1600/IMG_1950.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/AVvXsEgkWrlicSIvXV_RP4GWkxeMkAB0apON9hobmZRKCP3ejps9_IaAS8fhWYlPi3fpk7Ne63HRBBSebJcXUgGrCMgcXsrEc-bHfM_vynLH3d4o1oKpD72RMo7Oc0d50Xmze9vgmBVVNHYTTQ8/s320/IMG_1950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544733360506729730" border="0" /></a>OK Seriously, can I go down this slide and get a normal picture? GUESS NOTUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-92134536394746769592010-11-28T15:02:00.003-07:002010-11-28T15:19:35.545-07:00I ran a Marathon..........Well.....I ran a marathon with 5 other people, but I still think it counts :) I found out about this Marathon Relay at the 10K I ran. I thought it sounded fun and it turned out lots of other people thought so too! We ended up with 2 teams and each person ran 5.2 miles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiWVa6OPMriRy_eCLqXI2fJbwcU_bApj4jgU55b6M9Lusn0YFk4WE2CBNo15HdFfdWEjGaZiglxkF9g59IYk5wen7vuvB-tk0kXRwolEe38mWMjAJOne0iNTqgs1LpWWAbCe6eEWl52w/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEgWiWVa6OPMriRy_eCLqXI2fJbwcU_bApj4jgU55b6M9Lusn0YFk4WE2CBNo15HdFfdWEjGaZiglxkF9g59IYk5wen7vuvB-tk0kXRwolEe38mWMjAJOne0iNTqgs1LpWWAbCe6eEWl52w/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544725847151656370" border="0" /></a>Here is team "devil Inside" Bright and early - Ready to go! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9xb1ipIQhaba2DlLX54MGOmDrzdcOAoGsXWiqC2vN9CsmxNXuj8xH7BcfySMP7eB0HmECWbO4lbcdPw91MhV6KVjf2pSNYxeC7Ax6fXQtD4YswNliwFgFlhurFu5LDE7_LVasMfm8w4/s1600/004.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/AVvXsEhV9xb1ipIQhaba2DlLX54MGOmDrzdcOAoGsXWiqC2vN9CsmxNXuj8xH7BcfySMP7eB0HmECWbO4lbcdPw91MhV6KVjf2pSNYxeC7Ax6fXQtD4YswNliwFgFlhurFu5LDE7_LVasMfm8w4/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544725835636406418" border="0" /></a>Team "Running to Stand Still" Does it look a lot brighter then the other picture? Yeah some of our team were stragglers (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hee</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hee</span> just kidding)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioibIldN-BgjD85LS8g-I4AV-V0WDqZtrqjaU0v9BAYwjmGIsjyctYB2ROm-Ax-v-uuBq0ACDuDKwRARdobORnkdpRgy4yWmURrDWBVRHSqMRH7P_QOmk26S4n38VaD_bDghXSVyqFwH0/s1600/013.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/AVvXsEioibIldN-BgjD85LS8g-I4AV-V0WDqZtrqjaU0v9BAYwjmGIsjyctYB2ROm-Ax-v-uuBq0ACDuDKwRARdobORnkdpRgy4yWmURrDWBVRHSqMRH7P_QOmk26S4n38VaD_bDghXSVyqFwH0/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544725834136205138" border="0" /></a>Mike and April were both the 3rd runners in the relay, I love this picture!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYDBcSLRFBPc1XtTlt0unbtdkh41lSTwqx17e22YH66JQ2MLAXIrzsRDCn7IW1FzdZYVfADRy87zu1mpYufVd_Hb7Iuh0OtjqTjJ-yKbUvLp7GkppcGfRxgQ26leBGNyWcFwnnpmG_98/s1600/018.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/AVvXsEhEYDBcSLRFBPc1XtTlt0unbtdkh41lSTwqx17e22YH66JQ2MLAXIrzsRDCn7IW1FzdZYVfADRy87zu1mpYufVd_Hb7Iuh0OtjqTjJ-yKbUvLp7GkppcGfRxgQ26leBGNyWcFwnnpmG_98/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544725829857962546" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Awwwww</span>! A partial Ragnar Reunion, How tender precious is that?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtkxVc2435IN2OGCSrtvrkqct1bXWG8I6qHDDqQCcAJAksRE4iTvnkHiTdwhbXK8-U_ezjKhwdNUJhUtGyB-mGS81GyPo-X3G0usz_1j6ng7vsuHpJqmlyyhqMzBor1thGohs11Xh4JQ/s1600/027.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/AVvXsEhxtkxVc2435IN2OGCSrtvrkqct1bXWG8I6qHDDqQCcAJAksRE4iTvnkHiTdwhbXK8-U_ezjKhwdNUJhUtGyB-mGS81GyPo-X3G0usz_1j6ng7vsuHpJqmlyyhqMzBor1thGohs11Xh4JQ/s320/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544724939197238946" border="0" /></a>During part of the race the runners ran by the grassy area where everyone was hanging out waiting, our team started to do butt slaps, but still - I didn't expect this! HA!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cbQSolvzt3nLTdNQrWN0DGO72x-qGsK7piDM7DgKRXl6OJ8v-yFasX7pCJsrvh1cocbfBVbADImji_1kX2GGFkzGB8s1CV442wEm_diQLli0-67p3HgJ2BVyQRRYyGeXh1e9D3cN0jE/s1600/041.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/AVvXsEg5cbQSolvzt3nLTdNQrWN0DGO72x-qGsK7piDM7DgKRXl6OJ8v-yFasX7pCJsrvh1cocbfBVbADImji_1kX2GGFkzGB8s1CV442wEm_diQLli0-67p3HgJ2BVyQRRYyGeXh1e9D3cN0jE/s320/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544724931318551714" border="0" /></a>Here I am finishing - most other teams were done, but I wasn't the last! Our team goal was to finish before the awards ceremony started and as I rounded the corner the man was at the microphone about to start........go Keri go Keri, I made it! Whew!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWBX_Z1oKDAbGAcS-b0Z-_A8P5WUUbVkMTfiChzPtrrQCUnI7NavO6pcMwO7cLlfvhDxuHs3BLzVvc7Fkl0DkwTxlZvru5rqg-72Ak6Gf5adg0VbOYSjVQh6BYpL09kzvFvhIko8HxS4/s1600/053.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/AVvXsEhlWBX_Z1oKDAbGAcS-b0Z-_A8P5WUUbVkMTfiChzPtrrQCUnI7NavO6pcMwO7cLlfvhDxuHs3BLzVvc7Fkl0DkwTxlZvru5rqg-72Ak6Gf5adg0VbOYSjVQh6BYpL09kzvFvhIko8HxS4/s320/053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544724921971522946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidONDu9OW_yz3KEBJZc9REtV_kS1FauOYMaK_WwSTDGK8Mx5dGY5hkifV0XNaJv63TkH34HI9puMQJ8Bb4WO90F_W63TQNllUs4xc0etBffm5Y0YfUyKsL_R_z6cSB43u0-e45TnXQek4/s1600/051.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/AVvXsEidONDu9OW_yz3KEBJZc9REtV_kS1FauOYMaK_WwSTDGK8Mx5dGY5hkifV0XNaJv63TkH34HI9puMQJ8Bb4WO90F_W63TQNllUs4xc0etBffm5Y0YfUyKsL_R_z6cSB43u0-e45TnXQek4/s320/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544724911379667970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SOnfIg27PnkG8gEbO6zPsmo_h_VBI1UpyDlytqzKzmizircaaHTHDZ5KAvYRjsoWmopKCcaRXWldWe_gbPyk0PZafg6kznixA1rW6EmiCcCj_d6d9j9rnysQwBC_UU9PYYJvfe56lJ0/s1600/048.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/AVvXsEg8SOnfIg27PnkG8gEbO6zPsmo_h_VBI1UpyDlytqzKzmizircaaHTHDZ5KAvYRjsoWmopKCcaRXWldWe_gbPyk0PZafg6kznixA1rW6EmiCcCj_d6d9j9rnysQwBC_UU9PYYJvfe56lJ0/s320/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544724910471757138" border="0" /></a>What an awesome picture of everyone that ran on our 2 teams - Keith, Chris, Jeremiah, Brent, Mike, Lisa, April, Karen, me and Kate. This race was really fun and I would do it again in a second. Fun memories and a great day :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-31924425819288370842010-11-28T12:47:00.005-07:002010-11-28T14:47:40.013-07:00LagoonI have so many memories of Lagoon from my "younger days" but haven't been there for-ev-er. (awwww Sandlot) Keith and Allie were nice enough to invite me along and we had such a fun day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqB0LoHCYIB4T4AKQDG-M55oxcUrfqi9bkQLTRc7hNQR3ETye46VVywUwOA8jw8iqnN093PCqBfoNXBrT-kG_1Tcxmn45qcRz7Ix7OXlSF0s4Tfu7rlZJ-MHbzskNP4E80ZbdFl_pSD0/s1600/002.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/AVvXsEibqB0LoHCYIB4T4AKQDG-M55oxcUrfqi9bkQLTRc7hNQR3ETye46VVywUwOA8jw8iqnN093PCqBfoNXBrT-kG_1Tcxmn45qcRz7Ix7OXlSF0s4Tfu7rlZJ-MHbzskNP4E80ZbdFl_pSD0/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717916124612546" border="0" /></a>Here I am getting ready to go on the white roller coaster with Hannah - our first ride of the day. In my opinion this is by far the scariest ride at Lagoon because you are actually cheating death - I seriously don't understand how this ride is still operating. One day the ride is going to fly off the tracks or all the wood will crumble and I will not be surprised because this ride is SCARY.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lNLaIDxQR5cCaLTEKMxYUX1CVL5an1FMQSoDfaLHdpZkqpqqszibz2VTzy8BDUmQ3gHY79wuBXSCyUn8V6nGfF1estYuE4VlVlHclz_QlGUE6GqrlwPB_AMrpD2BsoqYZ7K_wjYMfEk/s1600/004.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/AVvXsEi3lNLaIDxQR5cCaLTEKMxYUX1CVL5an1FMQSoDfaLHdpZkqpqqszibz2VTzy8BDUmQ3gHY79wuBXSCyUn8V6nGfF1estYuE4VlVlHclz_QlGUE6GqrlwPB_AMrpD2BsoqYZ7K_wjYMfEk/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717910276194194" border="0" /></a>We rode the Tidal Wave more then any other ride. Poor Nicholas is a complete dare devil but barely too short for most of the rides. He loved this one, he would tell us to put our hands up and when it was over he would say "I got a weird feeling in my stomach!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlE1G2jx5cUwVdV55qRqZoa0AfCLEhJ6r6b_alKrkjyw5ny7kt61CgM4CHOvasvxEb_X8PUgEmxxki-HRFH6cGkd_8WH1jplNS0PgdzSgQxwXTtryVCtxH-8JFjceyrNIVVW39CApMsw/s1600/017.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/AVvXsEhLlE1G2jx5cUwVdV55qRqZoa0AfCLEhJ6r6b_alKrkjyw5ny7kt61CgM4CHOvasvxEb_X8PUgEmxxki-HRFH6cGkd_8WH1jplNS0PgdzSgQxwXTtryVCtxH-8JFjceyrNIVVW39CApMsw/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717903074912306" border="0" /></a>I thought it was funny that I had never been on Rattlesnake Rapids before - everyone said "you don't get that wet" and I was watching people as they came off, didn't look too bad..........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo7Xgi1CfNvtjbVXGd866q1gsLRGP8dgfCxa0w2_nJYqxPCpIS9JRcTt_dKItueSSTuJQfXNE9OalOTyEMBn8CwU8ke2c0sZuI8FULFImtnfipF7vSyyO1USN2H-_o-SeA2sZVU1-lQY/s1600/018.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/AVvXsEgyo7Xgi1CfNvtjbVXGd866q1gsLRGP8dgfCxa0w2_nJYqxPCpIS9JRcTt_dKItueSSTuJQfXNE9OalOTyEMBn8CwU8ke2c0sZuI8FULFImtnfipF7vSyyO1USN2H-_o-SeA2sZVU1-lQY/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717897274873202" border="0" /></a>Whoa! We got SOAKED. My camera and phone were in my pocket and I was worried, but everything was all good (except for some frizzy hair)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvL_gy0Dy1ndOUytprWNBlZoAZBEnlfvVuBgqrtWsIcwdtJU-83LTt7Ew4hEe8S6UZbmTiKceYaZRCQgkl5K_ApePkoR_Ib-9g-k0bXDoIHOicVofJy8VlzyqkwXXRk46kwZrT3Pcs8ik/s1600/020.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/AVvXsEjvL_gy0Dy1ndOUytprWNBlZoAZBEnlfvVuBgqrtWsIcwdtJU-83LTt7Ew4hEe8S6UZbmTiKceYaZRCQgkl5K_ApePkoR_Ib-9g-k0bXDoIHOicVofJy8VlzyqkwXXRk46kwZrT3Pcs8ik/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717671522339890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAg0wT5WDu1TWUNh1a-JExKR09QQ1O-u5fMdEjtHK2vOhw1dYJfX_s1fHZ1-GMwT-PLa2oeg9ZP_lcWWGa-kpDl20BqrX3GqNvE_2Anbzhz6SHS7zz1wb2NhYjzOcMFnd8NqA6PyGqLE/s1600/Hendrickson+84+%25288%2529.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/AVvXsEhGAg0wT5WDu1TWUNh1a-JExKR09QQ1O-u5fMdEjtHK2vOhw1dYJfX_s1fHZ1-GMwT-PLa2oeg9ZP_lcWWGa-kpDl20BqrX3GqNvE_2Anbzhz6SHS7zz1wb2NhYjzOcMFnd8NqA6PyGqLE/s320/Hendrickson+84+%25288%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717666596774210" border="0" /></a>Quick stop at Pioneer Village photo shop - I think this is a must for a Lagoon visit (along with the grilled corn on the cob)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HXk19T7vezOIpxiaCfzRY0wQBp2gefqSM0xpaJ8ucHE6b_lMHq2fmZeeSLvdZRESl7uoC-YBGtcySEwLI-QZOpfwwu4M1OlBg_eHlPTnxqe9XC2AwYZp2-myonY5tziFldHoxT8r_iU/s1600/025.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/AVvXsEg2HXk19T7vezOIpxiaCfzRY0wQBp2gefqSM0xpaJ8ucHE6b_lMHq2fmZeeSLvdZRESl7uoC-YBGtcySEwLI-QZOpfwwu4M1OlBg_eHlPTnxqe9XC2AwYZp2-myonY5tziFldHoxT8r_iU/s320/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717645116648946" border="0" /></a>Here I am pretty much forcing Hannah to go on the screamer. She didn't want to ride the Fire Dragon because she didn't want to go upside down. I talker her into this one and didn't tell her we were going upside down until it was over - she said "we did???" and then she headed over to the Fire Dragon, and Loved it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NqoSwzFVU2OvA5GWogESwzty_lFInZk_yHrZzv5A5uenAcK8x-IrI3PYMZM3mDrPlFSa0aZDan0Q_7CpUuh7z09LeKpY1bgikFLndw9yNQDhRZpaWGbczCguAzosbjHuqzJXeC-m5nw/s1600/058.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/AVvXsEi2NqoSwzFVU2OvA5GWogESwzty_lFInZk_yHrZzv5A5uenAcK8x-IrI3PYMZM3mDrPlFSa0aZDan0Q_7CpUuh7z09LeKpY1bgikFLndw9yNQDhRZpaWGbczCguAzosbjHuqzJXeC-m5nw/s320/058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717632334016434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6od_q31fR51xGZr8bpjoj-koQNmU_GYuYEHk3e9F5EA25P9oTXntKG1tySbltB4o8pGpovL8P0Gd-8jX5rj-_0R7GT1GxXtuHHVXMxtLcTk9I0DXnS0RSQTGm0tJzvWugy8vERa7v9jE/s1600/060.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/AVvXsEj6od_q31fR51xGZr8bpjoj-koQNmU_GYuYEHk3e9F5EA25P9oTXntKG1tySbltB4o8pGpovL8P0Gd-8jX5rj-_0R7GT1GxXtuHHVXMxtLcTk9I0DXnS0RSQTGm0tJzvWugy8vERa7v9jE/s320/060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717609213017858" border="0" /></a>I also think a churro is a MUST at an amusement park (Allie feels this way about Caramel Apples) What a great way to end the day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-73083924290149297732010-08-22T10:26:00.003-06:002010-08-22T10:53:37.782-06:00Birthday BowlingMike and I decided awhile ago that it would be fun to take nieces and nephews out for their birthdays instead of buying them a toy. We started it about a year ago, but it was too hard to make it work with the Vegas kids....until now! Keith and Allie moved back right after Nicks birthday and we were so excited to start this tradition with their kids :) <br /><br />We told him to pick somewhere for dinner and an activity. (I love what the kids come up with every year because they all get excited about different things)<br /><br />Nick picked McDonalds and Bowling<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlHldH01ecBHrKzQPJkADEVZo0xQR55x9WHny7w4Rj-pdt5sGlYoEMH0G0Kk1-kM76tKbx6NhenZcZkXnkZ0MNBBPI9RAEPzU4p7IhZgntqZ7xTADjmMcbvp5ZGaXmuewAVmwA_yw_VE/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEjQlHldH01ecBHrKzQPJkADEVZo0xQR55x9WHny7w4Rj-pdt5sGlYoEMH0G0Kk1-kM76tKbx6NhenZcZkXnkZ0MNBBPI9RAEPzU4p7IhZgntqZ7xTADjmMcbvp5ZGaXmuewAVmwA_yw_VE/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508276028699523474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY77aVSYCeHBSyejKDrgtyywpYlFqASVSXiKGhU_zalXRXSjIcsRdg1GMdTVlDF5Ur8qmLBclS4xKIgO7xmoIIQ8lMmVAW4TszX-TJAkEnP2Du4F0PKe4qv5KlrefoKvDRZ526_mOYg4/s1600/018.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/AVvXsEisY77aVSYCeHBSyejKDrgtyywpYlFqASVSXiKGhU_zalXRXSjIcsRdg1GMdTVlDF5Ur8qmLBclS4xKIgO7xmoIIQ8lMmVAW4TszX-TJAkEnP2Du4F0PKe4qv5KlrefoKvDRZ526_mOYg4/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508276023324674930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmoSa4a6G-mbWY6VG1ei66wzd_2lDkbnCXHFTzS7BalEvuGqx4n7Qi21Ze8pzA_DpVRc8wLkHljWW7XPPJ2QZqo9tutADNmUebIMQ0aWFWL1W4gZqqQOOZVtqRX5KKvQRotB6NYdcYkU/s1600/031.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/AVvXsEiFmoSa4a6G-mbWY6VG1ei66wzd_2lDkbnCXHFTzS7BalEvuGqx4n7Qi21Ze8pzA_DpVRc8wLkHljWW7XPPJ2QZqo9tutADNmUebIMQ0aWFWL1W4gZqqQOOZVtqRX5KKvQRotB6NYdcYkU/s320/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508276013316739330" border="0" /></a>The next 2 pictures are the pure joy that a strike can bring!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvqXF4Yv9BpWXoY29wHCO6vk-DhDle_A6NBphJf0d9TbbNkKVgvpxAgk9TO05Tsh9wBSLgyRl5fA4OOEF79dEaYJLZihrbBCwj8HSEOYziuvx-y2E4irTYZ2RbEAfZgIXUr3ScLCKhZQ/s1600/032.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/AVvXsEhKvqXF4Yv9BpWXoY29wHCO6vk-DhDle_A6NBphJf0d9TbbNkKVgvpxAgk9TO05Tsh9wBSLgyRl5fA4OOEF79dEaYJLZihrbBCwj8HSEOYziuvx-y2E4irTYZ2RbEAfZgIXUr3ScLCKhZQ/s320/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275819205572690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG8N9KHj6zakbSIM8ihdhf2DgxdUNtwOFVNT03tSES6fuNT8dwtJJ7MRfkXCFLIctk3OP3hnMKwsQQzAZhGu_4Gtt9PkEctsnkXIY3f7H0F7YuTVg5Kb88uhQF3LjgwwgisgkrHwWj5Y/s1600/033.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/AVvXsEhfG8N9KHj6zakbSIM8ihdhf2DgxdUNtwOFVNT03tSES6fuNT8dwtJJ7MRfkXCFLIctk3OP3hnMKwsQQzAZhGu_4Gtt9PkEctsnkXIY3f7H0F7YuTVg5Kb88uhQF3LjgwwgisgkrHwWj5Y/s320/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275810670247698" border="0" /></a>The other thing that always makes me laugh is how much kids love cameras. I know that Nick had fun with us, but playing with my camera may have been his favorite part of the night! I also love the pictures we get as a result.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIihYD2ibNaUqVnuQjfdp6rEXIFIUuJGT4fhjlNsbHIwqJvmmsqbbiq-ETMTxM_4WddRmDU80iHslbJB-Bg_DAAz9n6uxrLdK4QOapJ2qk9mhB8cJdANaUkI_sQbQIFWB9YV9vZeHCuQ/s1600/022.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/AVvXsEhgIihYD2ibNaUqVnuQjfdp6rEXIFIUuJGT4fhjlNsbHIwqJvmmsqbbiq-ETMTxM_4WddRmDU80iHslbJB-Bg_DAAz9n6uxrLdK4QOapJ2qk9mhB8cJdANaUkI_sQbQIFWB9YV9vZeHCuQ/s320/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275799591860978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwASkZzmOZzyXzLSjb1z2HkoIb314VDJCNd0aTkse603_IxNeo5BE4yYze5Nls1ktK-8aG0aXzItN7EBDc3vkkpUAsh3d3mpV5m9n6VMYGT0P2IQMd17_JfjN85WX4tY9TEaE6YpBIsCY/s1600/023.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/AVvXsEhwASkZzmOZzyXzLSjb1z2HkoIb314VDJCNd0aTkse603_IxNeo5BE4yYze5Nls1ktK-8aG0aXzItN7EBDc3vkkpUAsh3d3mpV5m9n6VMYGT0P2IQMd17_JfjN85WX4tY9TEaE6YpBIsCY/s320/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275790768403506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmI1C7cAVl4R2duv2FCF7e1-XWG6U_lq2bCJAS99fXyif6_4m028455I10_UFWdjt-WwqYwyBQli19qQdAmDCFFNXN0TF-IjRJZ31NdQwhTKzzSifWvvulfgkukJ4MmtX4VhAVVZzw_0/s1600/039.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/AVvXsEgdmI1C7cAVl4R2duv2FCF7e1-XWG6U_lq2bCJAS99fXyif6_4m028455I10_UFWdjt-WwqYwyBQli19qQdAmDCFFNXN0TF-IjRJZ31NdQwhTKzzSifWvvulfgkukJ4MmtX4VhAVVZzw_0/s320/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275781796069378" border="0" /></a>He handed me the camera and said "let me make a funny face too!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_cllUh-03QIrjJcmB0jVMw5SAG5-KDnXhoogI0DZm5LJXGc9h_sQKV9sV3wKH3HH-MOPu9wLBT5K4YJSS6KtHDW9NCWv9fbQx-M3Ea7cJIbSULXNsqnJK26SRCD6jfbHB0ldf1GbJrI/s1600/042.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/AVvXsEg-_cllUh-03QIrjJcmB0jVMw5SAG5-KDnXhoogI0DZm5LJXGc9h_sQKV9sV3wKH3HH-MOPu9wLBT5K4YJSS6KtHDW9NCWv9fbQx-M3Ea7cJIbSULXNsqnJK26SRCD6jfbHB0ldf1GbJrI/s320/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275492747236322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LN8pSqbTZTy5lkMHw90BureFViUvL-i6AtHRG4U8FlSJhbo3on12sPuhkaMhc7SWxpl1e18jAggyhM69CZUFcxKZ-2XRtxOxQrsq6QdTpapAQIO9VUQPFykmzA6XPnMEwJESJDkiSIA/s1600/047.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/AVvXsEj5LN8pSqbTZTy5lkMHw90BureFViUvL-i6AtHRG4U8FlSJhbo3on12sPuhkaMhc7SWxpl1e18jAggyhM69CZUFcxKZ-2XRtxOxQrsq6QdTpapAQIO9VUQPFykmzA6XPnMEwJESJDkiSIA/s320/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275483824485698" border="0" /></a>These are the real "everyone trying" scores. Yes, my 4 year old nephew beat me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y00MEDGbyM9vthSJ-KIC1cljpqjDsLNh2ZkflmgNiJCLga54xd2LnLvd1sLuiWuT1x3ZVps16pRR-SHz-rZhCLGlEi0uoyV8DO3_6s-4ncu_2IKeoIoi6UcDdwzTioPIF67XrF90BcQ/s1600/048.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/AVvXsEj2y00MEDGbyM9vthSJ-KIC1cljpqjDsLNh2ZkflmgNiJCLga54xd2LnLvd1sLuiWuT1x3ZVps16pRR-SHz-rZhCLGlEi0uoyV8DO3_6s-4ncu_2IKeoIoi6UcDdwzTioPIF67XrF90BcQ/s320/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275474578959426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTJwjEKf691nQy-zyfPJo2J2djM0nPk98VTKTCup9XDOGhutkADPeXhqFWjJ4ImaqEeR-VWj8gJsE9QugTwFdYnm3tjgF0qbtFZ24wsNFqYpvziIZZubS8z92F-2SOL-NmcZLsnULjw4/s1600/050.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/AVvXsEiuTJwjEKf691nQy-zyfPJo2J2djM0nPk98VTKTCup9XDOGhutkADPeXhqFWjJ4ImaqEeR-VWj8gJsE9QugTwFdYnm3tjgF0qbtFZ24wsNFqYpvziIZZubS8z92F-2SOL-NmcZLsnULjw4/s320/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275467815072114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNo6s03jCKgZJgOHktJggpnYmj4cC7wvgVhbFPjqcxHqGbmmZmIKkzgtlxorlAVZoAENirNt33i7vVljtYyaOFJmlaqEiberY5k2hz_KBPOM_xv53gPJenw0HOnMbSA3bjLWRO6lOWFIU/s1600/052.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/AVvXsEhNo6s03jCKgZJgOHktJggpnYmj4cC7wvgVhbFPjqcxHqGbmmZmIKkzgtlxorlAVZoAENirNt33i7vVljtYyaOFJmlaqEiberY5k2hz_KBPOM_xv53gPJenw0HOnMbSA3bjLWRO6lOWFIU/s320/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508275457745470034" border="0" /></a>Every game we played Nick wanted to play it with Mike and I thought that was adorable. I also love the concentration it takes to play skee ball :) We had a lot of fun with Nick and can't wait to do it again!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-21916383798806214332010-08-18T19:03:00.003-06:002010-08-18T19:58:06.820-06:00Catch Up PostI was going to do a great big long post of everything we have been up to since the 4th of July (which surprisingly has been a lot) but it overwhelmed me so I am going to a couple posts over the next few days. My blog overwhelmed me - did anyone laugh when they read that? I find it a little hilarious like "oh whoa is me, I don't have time to post on my blog" HA HA HA<br /><br />My good friend Ashley is pregnant with her 1st child and she is having a girl. I found this really cute pattern and made a quilt for her shower. My friend Cindy (that taught me to quilt) told me she wished she had more of a history of all the blankets she had made, so I am putting pictures here. Also exciting is that I did the quilting on this - my first time! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4ww7Y-KhA5dDfIvRsOsqSl8j0H_OSSu5R8_v13sKDmD6VOma7WKUJ9LWCFadzxp8p37S5Tn1XyeIMJO0lehn-RzgZ-bq6AQX4lB4DVVHhn3CYeyxrv8o-iK2znkInQeuhpkQTtPzjlk1/s1600/003.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/AVvXsEjl4ww7Y-KhA5dDfIvRsOsqSl8j0H_OSSu5R8_v13sKDmD6VOma7WKUJ9LWCFadzxp8p37S5Tn1XyeIMJO0lehn-RzgZ-bq6AQX4lB4DVVHhn3CYeyxrv8o-iK2znkInQeuhpkQTtPzjlk1/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506930695125042146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5Bj9gs8RDD6Wtltctq0br4yeLpxeOoqwlwMImrIFduy7H4PsVaQMf9kuiRE8pL9ADhIV2C_SHpPaJIqCdhlN6QvMOIQVkxrp5kY_usMVg3UeIOA2ewV2XJThoIJ8NOWB2jLdoCHjAnzi/s1600/002.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/AVvXsEgN5Bj9gs8RDD6Wtltctq0br4yeLpxeOoqwlwMImrIFduy7H4PsVaQMf9kuiRE8pL9ADhIV2C_SHpPaJIqCdhlN6QvMOIQVkxrp5kY_usMVg3UeIOA2ewV2XJThoIJ8NOWB2jLdoCHjAnzi/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506930686593283282" border="0" /></a>On July 24th I ran the Deseret News 10K and LOVED IT! I know that sounds crazy but the course was really fun and I ran the entire time (which is a big deal for me). During part of the race you get to run by all the people waiting for the Days of 47 parade, that was pretty awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLPdUQn122kHBzGtfTAT6Kag4rEUX-QbJG4u3kGnOZoq6bgte_EJLctuGKCXpdhW5XLioifQPLCadMvhOvgfgyQympvFiYvM_f1bZJi6d4OXhgMa9IGh1NnDA6USwYuwPyYvcpYXbUC-E/s1600/7.24.10+10K.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/AVvXsEjBLPdUQn122kHBzGtfTAT6Kag4rEUX-QbJG4u3kGnOZoq6bgte_EJLctuGKCXpdhW5XLioifQPLCadMvhOvgfgyQympvFiYvM_f1bZJi6d4OXhgMa9IGh1NnDA6USwYuwPyYvcpYXbUC-E/s320/7.24.10+10K.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506930677330636786" border="0" /></a>Thank you Kate's sister in law for having a camera! I never have mine because who wants to run with their camera - seriously, do people do that?<br /><br />After the race I got cleaned up so Mike and I could head up to Heber for the big party with the Jones. We got there and there was a pig roasting! A first for me, I was quite fascinated and YUM :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T1DKCGli6_Br6ORkWmdvRSa7cRhNekAJH6ppCxM006Ync76lsEvH54rJIUf4dIvjgmFgVnyndSjE6Xya-GmFlID_TzYM5U67dPZD3jh4IEvztI3EUvEtDPoKo81fdkkWzCmQin8EXkQU/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEj3T1DKCGli6_Br6ORkWmdvRSa7cRhNekAJH6ppCxM006Ync76lsEvH54rJIUf4dIvjgmFgVnyndSjE6Xya-GmFlID_TzYM5U67dPZD3jh4IEvztI3EUvEtDPoKo81fdkkWzCmQin8EXkQU/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506930672482597378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFl_Z1tZq9WlRWQaxAGiduN1-84OOF4wR0mOj84syMJa_KBHYqF0uMF7_96ZUWmpO4jjcdCVsrmhyphenhyphenq47ZusIPXRNGHtHBFekkNqeHQINAGhcVoq6g-277ZQXgMkOkiYhgOg1WYBBV8x8ci/s1600/021.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/AVvXsEhFl_Z1tZq9WlRWQaxAGiduN1-84OOF4wR0mOj84syMJa_KBHYqF0uMF7_96ZUWmpO4jjcdCVsrmhyphenhyphenq47ZusIPXRNGHtHBFekkNqeHQINAGhcVoq6g-277ZQXgMkOkiYhgOg1WYBBV8x8ci/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506930665924085570" border="0" /></a>I started talking with a girl I had never met before (and sadly do not remember her name) but she needed to run off with her toddler so I volunteered to hold her baby. He was very cuddly and adorable!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicffucbEjkWOJrMHNqzf7ro13CYssBjCINgXNUmy0pUS1EldeF4XyCKKjbFwFtwPRUFlhVTA4WeHG_mjScqHyWVUcexnRGkRRSa-z2nxImE1SE0td6cZvW_lBS0rqHu8qsesSQi3BA2o4O/s1600/031.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/AVvXsEicffucbEjkWOJrMHNqzf7ro13CYssBjCINgXNUmy0pUS1EldeF4XyCKKjbFwFtwPRUFlhVTA4WeHG_mjScqHyWVUcexnRGkRRSa-z2nxImE1SE0td6cZvW_lBS0rqHu8qsesSQi3BA2o4O/s320/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506929867371203586" border="0" /></a>These girls wanted to do Karaoke and wanted an "adult" to do it with them - I qualify for that right? This was "who let the dogs out" are you enjoying the "who, who, who" of this picture?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrhV08yyv5iVjT4ZipiqMeuODJxjdirGs9b_D4OFRtujys-IEYaaPvCcm2TrlHWd6yIF7r4b91iTHLcVdYKcjJw1lQQEdUUdhrxq-IXV3OQocLKQ1lV4CrskEPZscN12hDWY89NJO9Iqo/s1600/041.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/AVvXsEiOrhV08yyv5iVjT4ZipiqMeuODJxjdirGs9b_D4OFRtujys-IEYaaPvCcm2TrlHWd6yIF7r4b91iTHLcVdYKcjJw1lQQEdUUdhrxq-IXV3OQocLKQ1lV4CrskEPZscN12hDWY89NJO9Iqo/s320/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506929860138650466" border="0" /></a>Why do all our pictures turn out like this? oh yeah, because we are not classically good looking...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Bs2wm6B3eWRDpb9gnxJ2qNANkgpne5E0DOoPklKWU026Ltbws3paaoiNLFgZ7Hg1YLel3AyMPiV1SBRsUP9xTO32Qjsa6aI6ADJwYkqQY79rwJ_iiZStstfIzYK4js7qVUY12q1v-I7j/s1600/047.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/AVvXsEi0Bs2wm6B3eWRDpb9gnxJ2qNANkgpne5E0DOoPklKWU026Ltbws3paaoiNLFgZ7Hg1YLel3AyMPiV1SBRsUP9xTO32Qjsa6aI6ADJwYkqQY79rwJ_iiZStstfIzYK4js7qVUY12q1v-I7j/s320/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506929839798351442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjSyrrp98k8W9xsT7M1Sw7806ovKObM8izWy62Gf5mQdUkGEDIDEVTs5ksOuXqOp1aXYxg8bHnZxCj1ZhvbDlUKljJVFlTQlpMmdvR2EOUcdLYteTwKJGFLCfthFInTb6GKoygxYpDEvP/s1600/056.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/AVvXsEhBjSyrrp98k8W9xsT7M1Sw7806ovKObM8izWy62Gf5mQdUkGEDIDEVTs5ksOuXqOp1aXYxg8bHnZxCj1ZhvbDlUKljJVFlTQlpMmdvR2EOUcdLYteTwKJGFLCfthFInTb6GKoygxYpDEvP/s320/056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506929834467189970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIlkSTmZXc981Q154Yqov4M548VeAjSIQrA71YtzoXrrfE7mZqPT6O4QIUD83zyBLDv87ZVtqXV509Xc4qVaOvBVkQBEIRq4Q8uZZ1_zG1SMAxp4V91AaM26FoKTCb_NQyKM7aO7ZmGVu/s1600/071.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/AVvXsEhZIlkSTmZXc981Q154Yqov4M548VeAjSIQrA71YtzoXrrfE7mZqPT6O4QIUD83zyBLDv87ZVtqXV509Xc4qVaOvBVkQBEIRq4Q8uZZ1_zG1SMAxp4V91AaM26FoKTCb_NQyKM7aO7ZmGVu/s320/071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506929828623349298" border="0" /></a>It was a really fun party and look! Mike was dancing!Muggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17222887554137414245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338355893355215395.post-1716321978373661762010-07-08T16:58:00.005-06:002010-07-08T17:18:11.756-06:00My favorite kind of DayI love the fourth of July because it is all about hanging out with friends killing time until it gets dark. It sounds weird, but it might be one of my favorite holidays :) This year was tons of fun with some of my favorite people.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyuCpCra8gUbmGdWDgIsjTfeKlMZlhouD81DF_saKBsptzYs7zNYAJPUkZ1C-ri3NMpgkFY5NkVWzmBNe3ytlC6PiSfQyzesG66VtcU8DUbTt24hrbW8F3lpTY2D-yO7zYkqEBvT2XO8/s1600/004.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/AVvXsEiuyuCpCra8gUbmGdWDgIsjTfeKlMZlhouD81DF_saKBsptzYs7zNYAJPUkZ1C-ri3NMpgkFY5NkVWzmBNe3ytlC6PiSfQyzesG66VtcU8DUbTt24hrbW8F3lpTY2D-yO7zYkqEBvT2XO8/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674830235422674" border="0" /></a>Trying to find the guy that comes out of the firework. I took a bunch of these pictures and April is in this position in all of them - I love it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_EJCoMxlLcNwhBxLUhES-FbYzgZxJwiHMo7y0t5KIkyaF3vp0CTBr2h9A8Uvc9YUpTSo6VgO7ZekwJ8C37_Ag-ISrgRIs-HUll-kClYezqkZd24S8bUYu26XOnsRc3d3xontycSqZk0/s1600/014.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/AVvXsEin_EJCoMxlLcNwhBxLUhES-FbYzgZxJwiHMo7y0t5KIkyaF3vp0CTBr2h9A8Uvc9YUpTSo6VgO7ZekwJ8C37_Ag-ISrgRIs-HUll-kClYezqkZd24S8bUYu26XOnsRc3d3xontycSqZk0/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674821058642866" border="0" /></a>These guys are not "pose for pictures" kind of guys so I love this. Dave has pink eye so we will forgive the closed eye picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraBrPMxhcvK01C6OGPUimjlgaeKOMkwFeCe0CQhZPmQF1Jmvu5pRmrwY5YkFSh7zT4VHv-WCmieJW-7Pj23eZxbWTE2tJFf8GNS8K3FVS84D_3DKDmLgfq0aoeZlbO28uxkPXhQ8TLKQ/s1600/007.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/AVvXsEgraBrPMxhcvK01C6OGPUimjlgaeKOMkwFeCe0CQhZPmQF1Jmvu5pRmrwY5YkFSh7zT4VHv-WCmieJW-7Pj23eZxbWTE2tJFf8GNS8K3FVS84D_3DKDmLgfq0aoeZlbO28uxkPXhQ8TLKQ/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674680402091554" border="0" /></a>Here is Matt demonstrating why we don't throw snaps at people kids! it popped on his shirt and left a black mark. Don't tell the young ones, but we all thought it was hilarious<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKggYmViiW7IgqRUdhIrvIZNjDAGs13viE05V4yVNNJMhDeEuGrLJuDfm-2VCvdVmmfHtKuP_oIa4tV_o5iGfv3O8tWUNn8gqDfZ9yE42gL-9X0Rsza7cxnxL00JrKcr144JrXV-QRI-E/s1600/015.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/AVvXsEgKggYmViiW7IgqRUdhIrvIZNjDAGs13viE05V4yVNNJMhDeEuGrLJuDfm-2VCvdVmmfHtKuP_oIa4tV_o5iGfv3O8tWUNn8gqDfZ9yE42gL-9X0Rsza7cxnxL00JrKcr144JrXV-QRI-E/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674670687314274" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite things to do with snaps was drop them down the sewer - this picture makes my heart smile.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhWHyyFtA_QnJuamug5PjO8sJnLNzeNkQrog27QPLiCoAP-N5rCnzdBxlvLdIhByrCswL2U9HNwXjLT6co7uDLOC1JFQhOVgZ4HdYXURGPIrEsQGfFIL4ZIvYeNdbGJoPTyISGxrip7E/s1600/031.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/AVvXsEiqhWHyyFtA_QnJuamug5PjO8sJnLNzeNkQrog27QPLiCoAP-N5rCnzdBxlvLdIhByrCswL2U9HNwXjLT6co7uDLOC1JFQhOVgZ4HdYXURGPIrEsQGfFIL4ZIvYeNdbGJoPTyISGxrip7E/s320/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674663630623634" border="0" /></a>We played toss water balloons with towels (does this game even have a name?) I was telling someone at work about it and she had never played, I said "really?" she looked at me like I was crazy and said "yeah we just threw them at each other" I thought a fight would break out, but I guess the kids liked the game because we used 85 balloons playing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSnU5UO_0Xv3heeLwQRbONyu-2mItCVzD0lf__9lOC-QrPkQSguYczcnbj0srRyt1e0Y0zGp9MSJ80S-pcLMGG_wANE23fRQ9lmx6op6783FodRVv33Gd4jJgOPtbdenx68SxrPP9Sds/s1600/042.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/AVvXsEjpSnU5UO_0Xv3heeLwQRbONyu-2mItCVzD0lf__9lOC-QrPkQSguYczcnbj0srRyt1e0Y0zGp9MSJ80S-pcLMGG_wANE23fRQ9lmx6op6783FodRVv33Gd4jJgOPtbdenx68SxrPP9Sds/s320/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674652559187890" border="0" /></a>Team Dave and Sam were a force. Then the kids decided the adults should play against each other. They had some awesome technique - check it out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL-H33jg7_B83pIV7BXkeH035QWZQ-f-KV-P25ArD3ZwqkakmM5Kq9AS_XeUWhx1it5f-r-KXhT2hVbsVdX922oTYeAZ3V8JxggKJH4cmPd1__nP0s-lYenFqY_XjJGn50dQG6-_OStw/s1600/067.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/AVvXsEjfL-H33jg7_B83pIV7BXkeH035QWZQ-f-KV-P25ArD3ZwqkakmM5Kq9AS_XeUWhx1it5f-r-KXhT2hVbsVdX922oTYeAZ3V8JxggKJH4cmPd1__nP0s-lYenFqY_XjJGn50dQG6-_OStw/s320/067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674638514720018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopJ5D_6Qgb2-X-Ar5Cbmb_7DbhkZutf6ZqAr4ZNFNrV4ZIVwX10gdewRW-TI8lrJRfS0gUdMmLFtab3feDu4OVg_8SiuT8z4cabyJHT_QqU19lzaJuSuOo8bZ2fjtW2enKjKveCZ_HcA/s1600/066.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/AVvXsEgopJ5D_6Qgb2-X-Ar5Cbmb_7DbhkZutf6ZqAr4ZNFNrV4ZIVwX10gdewRW-TI8lrJRfS0gUdMmLFtab3feDu4OVg_8SiuT8z4cabyJHT_QqU19lzaJuSuOo8bZ2fjtW2enKjKveCZ_HcA/s320/066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674194584768754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAFMANiCoYQDjslzXZLu6TIf80u1-df9IYbZXo3pg1qlIZJFhb-8Ou91ygJUGLOHbY6xiaXs4NPImLi6ACVrdp1MvG7reZtATcq-o_GuwETE4bk96QUbz2HKe_7s8elYEd3gpaPW9Vt0/s1600/069.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/AVvXsEhwAFMANiCoYQDjslzXZLu6TIf80u1-df9IYbZXo3pg1qlIZJFhb-8Ou91ygJUGLOHbY6xiaXs4NPImLi6ACVrdp1MvG7reZtATcq-o_GuwETE4bk96QUbz2HKe_7s8elYEd3gpaPW9Vt0/s320/069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674172817711426" border="0" /></a>This game would not have happened without Aprils hard work filling balloons and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Angi's</span> special water balloon filler - Here is April demonstrating the possible multiple uses<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr_1fZtGQo19dsDVC2qXEdBKR4_4roCdVXNz0CmpALvs4SjQbPkRzBpHRGqY6OK8HFH6b0EhFbn_I1_gwh1DwdIWTaVs43G6M5eta118auEbGjUCGEeWGckJNBNouAbZRKisufHxZHaw/s1600/076.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/AVvXsEgMr_1fZtGQo19dsDVC2qXEdBKR4_4roCdVXNz0CmpALvs4SjQbPkRzBpHRGqY6OK8HFH6b0EhFbn_I1_gwh1DwdIWTaVs43G6M5eta118auEbGjUCGEeWGckJNBNouAbZRKisufHxZHaw/s320/076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674165105230706" border="0" /></a>So glad we remembered to take a picture - Thanks <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Angi</span>! Then it was time for the show......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZV9mCVBv_rHkEIROJmTOlMNjyCKPkVzuorSyjXcRh_-U99PNB7TnNAcHozal7TxIuXAFNV8WKvN8Ow9R2eu70_4JMHt6bLrHCKBbHMpFhUhTa-IEslkurq5RcZjp-_RyyQ-U3XhxTg0/s1600/088.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/AVvXsEghZV9mCVBv_rHkEIROJmTOlMNjyCKPkVzuorSyjXcRh_-U99PNB7TnNAcHozal7TxIuXAFNV8WKvN8Ow9R2eu70_4JMHt6bLrHCKBbHMpFhUhTa-IEslkurq5RcZjp-_RyyQ-U3XhxTg0/s320/088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674157705748402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4CKTOo8T0TaPT2JxcEs6bO-gDX6aLDpV97zGO_wsWf7rMuQD_ljRKVWADHv-CxJFlU5_ljtezL6s53T8qgJiuI5m_4u0j92JBT9pBM7QrraQot4wuNRQKkLN9VQMhlYac10ItTK2KPU/s1600/087.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/AVvXsEgG4CKTOo8T0TaPT2JxcEs6bO-gDX6aLDpV97zGO_wsWf7rMuQD_ljRKVWADHv-CxJFlU5_ljtezL6s53T8qgJiuI5m_4u0j92JBT9pBM7QrraQot4wuNRQKkLN9VQMhlYac10ItTK2KPU/s320/087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491674149153726850" border="0" /></a>April and Matt are some daring firework starters. It is impossible to capture in a picture, but they were mighty close to a lot of flames - good show guys!<br /><br />We bought these "rockets" that you were supposed to put into the grass. Turns out they were just fountains, but on a long stick. Matt decided to make it an adult sparkler and created quite a finale for our 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> of July. Thanks everyone for the fun time :)<br /><br /><object style="background-image: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/qJgE87nL7Cw/hqdefault.jpg);" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qJgE87nL7Cw&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qJgE87nL7Cw&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5