tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73157644724069394022024-02-19T16:29:33.852-08:00Hansen Family 911Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-83652694502651433102012-01-18T16:20:00.000-08:002012-01-18T17:52:19.186-08:00Eagle Court of Honor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT4J0FAxk2NSBpg-wCx3gGExe3X0XxevJ4D0uAnWfCAFk80wEE1IQr-T3WBQHYspnNM60RA1uQjIdTwbR_sCZNQGkkR1N1XtskZGtYHjgyafUVmj184I_JZ9KA3Rz8nj42X-nLx3_zDrZ/s1600/eagleinvite_darren_color.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT4J0FAxk2NSBpg-wCx3gGExe3X0XxevJ4D0uAnWfCAFk80wEE1IQr-T3WBQHYspnNM60RA1uQjIdTwbR_sCZNQGkkR1N1XtskZGtYHjgyafUVmj184I_JZ9KA3Rz8nj42X-nLx3_zDrZ/s400/eagleinvite_darren_color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699154509640911298" /></a><br /><br />What a special day this was! Darren earned his Eagle while he was still 13 years old! He has always loved scouting and was quick to accomplish many of the requirements necessary for this award. The final thing needed was the Eagle Project, as is for most scouts I think. Yay for Darren for getting it done and completing this task.<br /><br />Here is the night of the Board of Review where he was approved for his Eagle! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmdv4kNXFr5DT4NxQjdJMY83MUq0ITjOF6D9VAMHdPkl-4jLvuJrpAfpZQlvOJ9Kqn3BzERUofxg-wPHaPO5fdAt84WS7g-sPky0pKsaPhp6uCCE49vstYYbSdVms-OLSsfrtIcs3ztMz/s1600/DSC_1104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmdv4kNXFr5DT4NxQjdJMY83MUq0ITjOF6D9VAMHdPkl-4jLvuJrpAfpZQlvOJ9Kqn3BzERUofxg-wPHaPO5fdAt84WS7g-sPky0pKsaPhp6uCCE49vstYYbSdVms-OLSsfrtIcs3ztMz/s400/DSC_1104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699134517712497874" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucRQ-S4gIemDZYU-q13ZOWyXL_ugtEk3xX_b2Nd4UwYBhMho32pKE_00DpJq1_1-oMNW9i5-ICuW9BQ5xjXTOXwYzgqX5M08LsZnAwSuBwTHE_bIIsnEdyHLKJcqzA6uM2Dv65UE4updn/s1600/DSC_1107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucRQ-S4gIemDZYU-q13ZOWyXL_ugtEk3xX_b2Nd4UwYBhMho32pKE_00DpJq1_1-oMNW9i5-ICuW9BQ5xjXTOXwYzgqX5M08LsZnAwSuBwTHE_bIIsnEdyHLKJcqzA6uM2Dv65UE4updn/s400/DSC_1107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699134519608474082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The Court of Honor was an amazing evening. So many family and friends were there to support Darren, and his good friend Michael Hanshaw for their success. Thanks to all who helped! It was held at Jason's fire station and it couldn't have been better. Mayor Janice Parvin spoke & presented the boys with an award, Chris Thomas, SuperBowl XXXIV Champion shared some great life experience and advice to the boys, a Fire Chief spoke and presented the boys with an award. Overall it was a success. Darren was glowing and most proud was his Dad! <br /><br /><br />The Ceremony<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U7irR5hbc-wkgjQNz_bLgHfy0wAnBdGnwoNSmUGcd7ODHUcYb6kIUFHqccAHp6R5yWB7d25TO1HKq5QrpcOy9sRT3w_xMQdgs8yR1Kre2-MnlO3gf-QW8kG3wLa5NxipMt0YNxN4AqZ4/s1600/20111128-0845152.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U7irR5hbc-wkgjQNz_bLgHfy0wAnBdGnwoNSmUGcd7ODHUcYb6kIUFHqccAHp6R5yWB7d25TO1HKq5QrpcOy9sRT3w_xMQdgs8yR1Kre2-MnlO3gf-QW8kG3wLa5NxipMt0YNxN4AqZ4/s400/20111128-0845152.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br />Eagle Presentation<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9SimNHNI11R4ZfFnfaj-QcmUD6LqG1Zv_RKYwiktn8PLTgCDLMSzwlC0ZKktJjJTLlM4YOeWd7E9cJDSuCByseMkDjCHzU6mOY_hBWdhEcNZ5laX4th4HKsLMuZ9krLSBXu_PjUy8hNb/s1600/20111128-0845153.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9SimNHNI11R4ZfFnfaj-QcmUD6LqG1Zv_RKYwiktn8PLTgCDLMSzwlC0ZKktJjJTLlM4YOeWd7E9cJDSuCByseMkDjCHzU6mOY_hBWdhEcNZ5laX4th4HKsLMuZ9krLSBXu_PjUy8hNb/s400/20111128-0845153.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLAkKoiLmkkGyOdrs_Mod_oYm7yQay00hMfd4uvB2k7NF1FnJ4B7bmbHGN7AifGd3mAHxg3n8-y4qyK7wU-k5NJTTBK5bp9maPD86NzrYGu4ALEGNtkJmEOKfalJum8zkSqIyPfE6KX1O/s400/DSC_0307.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699139207676054098" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for coming!<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHOvZ8_kwcbCAE6RGs74jkJwbdqssyyvQWIx0udDwypsZCRIlKRnLh1nXqYnrMCqH3FZh4MPjoUhBGewOQnWvIS8907JoUKh7_YEqZmDaSl-1mnA5Dtg80Otg5b3YuiWNXEiATZGqMvw-/s1600/Collages.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHOvZ8_kwcbCAE6RGs74jkJwbdqssyyvQWIx0udDwypsZCRIlKRnLh1nXqYnrMCqH3FZh4MPjoUhBGewOQnWvIS8907JoUKh7_YEqZmDaSl-1mnA5Dtg80Otg5b3YuiWNXEiATZGqMvw-/s400/Collages.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPEkTHRCMMHjea71SucMGJNZ66nS1BEhYo0VCn2nUsn400iIlbUqiVfuKcldZHxMdXJvIkDfJIKlMd-otaNmoQAp5_qaB76ZTUIj-3iMC5nSDioXxn7K64zhNSWC2kOyYuiT_GHTIphQe/s1600/20111128-0845151.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPEkTHRCMMHjea71SucMGJNZ66nS1BEhYo0VCn2nUsn400iIlbUqiVfuKcldZHxMdXJvIkDfJIKlMd-otaNmoQAp5_qaB76ZTUIj-3iMC5nSDioXxn7K64zhNSWC2kOyYuiT_GHTIphQe/s400/20111128-0845151.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />Mayor Parvin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFeOy0jehMeOTSAg9XODYF-mbEW_3NWZt2P-kIUyT3nnefN5c6882xoX3dXB42NQ_xWw_f_B_foeoBSpMWjwtpE0bZ3rw3hpAPUrfrOFpmKpXZkxkPZdoHn7nAyNgjpi5VJtso3MQIIzS/s1600/DSC_0207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFeOy0jehMeOTSAg9XODYF-mbEW_3NWZt2P-kIUyT3nnefN5c6882xoX3dXB42NQ_xWw_f_B_foeoBSpMWjwtpE0bZ3rw3hpAPUrfrOFpmKpXZkxkPZdoHn7nAyNgjpi5VJtso3MQIIzS/s400/DSC_0207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699139219900307794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_UiRYWSlssRASRqB2EJK9kd-Cz1i4C61exjf177u1KrQAibaV2dbzIu5rLJuonc3LSfAkwyQwoAFmmPwcwbXbMdEUXyfzJlz9jvsWW7MLlGi0io1NIyEsOxaxGFYR582G_hyphenhyphenQJYwFysP/s1600/DSC_0303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_UiRYWSlssRASRqB2EJK9kd-Cz1i4C61exjf177u1KrQAibaV2dbzIu5rLJuonc3LSfAkwyQwoAFmmPwcwbXbMdEUXyfzJlz9jvsWW7MLlGi0io1NIyEsOxaxGFYR582G_hyphenhyphenQJYwFysP/s400/DSC_0303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699134538789581522" /></a><br /><br />Chris Thomas, SuperBowl XXXIV Champion<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19IpWahSxkaL0HRGTZkRrTUSLBAecF3w-dljd_uXIfv3iDfq6vpOzQ8iof6f3R4vvjT0vTy-T-0qH5O4Mq9OizT1YEcKhaN767hwrFKC7c_aMok90l7obW4hMh85qUm41ZdzdJBysSlfD/s1600/DSC_0318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19IpWahSxkaL0HRGTZkRrTUSLBAecF3w-dljd_uXIfv3iDfq6vpOzQ8iof6f3R4vvjT0vTy-T-0qH5O4Mq9OizT1YEcKhaN767hwrFKC7c_aMok90l7obW4hMh85qUm41ZdzdJBysSlfD/s400/DSC_0318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699152474146538754" /></a><br />Decorations/Refreshments<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcjyqSoXzcbRdLGcD2kS-FqxFJSSGEHKE2IOq_Yq7GJbvMjFzhZibaSNSedzlipyeOjxBKCGIAP61WF8Znacl5ujelbwdWg0xGsKYampSjQPJnX2fYOGOJKiNpYEKX4T7Rbi17AXQtXww/s1600/DSC_0164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcjyqSoXzcbRdLGcD2kS-FqxFJSSGEHKE2IOq_Yq7GJbvMjFzhZibaSNSedzlipyeOjxBKCGIAP61WF8Znacl5ujelbwdWg0xGsKYampSjQPJnX2fYOGOJKiNpYEKX4T7Rbi17AXQtXww/s400/DSC_0164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699134538155406514" /></a><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPU6l9-s_DAHNLeWY57IP7QIi-VSS3BHAZxBoJ-sg2Q5e35kh4oM8KfcfYZ0AmhfhnKBEmAjDDHYS_R9GuDbpgVKaDHfYR03XNU3K1ST5rw-f6b7IqpKKm9kmSz8M2rcttZ3MoLcjjU78/s1600/20111128-084515.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPU6l9-s_DAHNLeWY57IP7QIi-VSS3BHAZxBoJ-sg2Q5e35kh4oM8KfcfYZ0AmhfhnKBEmAjDDHYS_R9GuDbpgVKaDHfYR03XNU3K1ST5rw-f6b7IqpKKm9kmSz8M2rcttZ3MoLcjjU78/s400/20111128-084515.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-36728561251624304182012-01-16T11:22:00.001-08:002012-01-17T18:03:47.320-08:00Christmas 2011HANSEN FAMILY CHRISTMAS<br /><br />Christmas Eve:<br />As always, Christmas Eve is spent at Grandpa Steve's (my dad). But this year we made a stop at my mom's for lunch and gift exchange first. It was a fun-filled day with lots of family, but we missed Daddy who was working.<br /><br /><br />These two cousins are a month apart. They love when they get to play together!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk4qivBeqb8KikaHS56SIYs29C636x2BDGbFwSxh0Il2ZmwBqoCcxd1QjToi0hK25aBDaogn9N6iQMGZZce9V4a5nW1KYgz8xoUd8GlAS9JSd_baEBMeavcN1ypwGf4wRAhPEhhQ_wnye/s1600/DSC_0588.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk4qivBeqb8KikaHS56SIYs29C636x2BDGbFwSxh0Il2ZmwBqoCcxd1QjToi0hK25aBDaogn9N6iQMGZZce9V4a5nW1KYgz8xoUd8GlAS9JSd_baEBMeavcN1ypwGf4wRAhPEhhQ_wnye/s400/DSC_0588.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698781060500854402" /></a><br />Thanks for a great afternoon, Grammy & Bob!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtvuDOFsI7QPz3a4xXxaRYOumXOrK54LyDRFceDSO2XU-yWPU5n5EzZOHnI1u2wMitnSq0EVrX72xTigloJRrRZZ7_dksoL_q12CgHXyj6C0iBIbQiljOI6Iz36WvoQJ-P_lebxX-915s/s1600/DSC_0592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtvuDOFsI7QPz3a4xXxaRYOumXOrK54LyDRFceDSO2XU-yWPU5n5EzZOHnI1u2wMitnSq0EVrX72xTigloJRrRZZ7_dksoL_q12CgHXyj6C0iBIbQiljOI6Iz36WvoQJ-P_lebxX-915s/s400/DSC_0592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698781059039440914" /></a><br /><br />Rob & Laura<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2DUfqZKul0qVkcVRMAhKx13a8Z_zDyz-oanOlm2U4ONCZmohxZltFGvOgvot6QGU0JnYkQKe7gTrW-ToHLtz3IdxdGPjJWhLrtH7E2582hdrB-SddY3G_ACQ0WCEx4qnY63jO1y9OKLx/s1600/DSC_0586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2DUfqZKul0qVkcVRMAhKx13a8Z_zDyz-oanOlm2U4ONCZmohxZltFGvOgvot6QGU0JnYkQKe7gTrW-ToHLtz3IdxdGPjJWhLrtH7E2582hdrB-SddY3G_ACQ0WCEx4qnY63jO1y9OKLx/s400/DSC_0586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698781079165880898" /></a><br /><br />3 generations<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jF8ZvEaqFbAH74M-9Dc5tyjHTLBl7StganNbPBTQ4oLRN8-LZTf5kSJkNkqtewHCNG62S4NyqDzrnYTHrWRLDsbmFnN7599XhNb5iNos4H44XDFBnPLS7KQL16bBD5Rx8hKrs-WRdvH0/s1600/DSC_0611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jF8ZvEaqFbAH74M-9Dc5tyjHTLBl7StganNbPBTQ4oLRN8-LZTf5kSJkNkqtewHCNG62S4NyqDzrnYTHrWRLDsbmFnN7599XhNb5iNos4H44XDFBnPLS7KQL16bBD5Rx8hKrs-WRdvH0/s400/DSC_0611.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698781065347145506" /></a><br /><br />The cousins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNlTV_UnHjCDR11Dt-3kfjqyCLD44qu_xI4FO2UbQyO15Ivg9fN85V0XH0UhrDY_sagMVsrObBZou_v1co0LiFlQk8Rkm48QtgZoez-H7c3ePq2IUdKfAsw6_NNxLJdrFTCSgpcDR19vS/s1600/DSC_0625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNlTV_UnHjCDR11Dt-3kfjqyCLD44qu_xI4FO2UbQyO15Ivg9fN85V0XH0UhrDY_sagMVsrObBZou_v1co0LiFlQk8Rkm48QtgZoez-H7c3ePq2IUdKfAsw6_NNxLJdrFTCSgpcDR19vS/s400/DSC_0625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698781080766928322" /></a><br /><br />Our annual boy vs girl family Christmas photo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_V1Ym6i90dITw_6HyKwG1CAdlupivKg8tZNiGcFdMVFpF934EvSZc_-XsXKEMwHEKEcHmvqUkpgrqw8vVpjV8_ONVPMKKTeihLFlfExBNUfGZil5tNMM8o89QpKGuty-PH_LyV26cJ_i/s1600/DSC_0634.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_V1Ym6i90dITw_6HyKwG1CAdlupivKg8tZNiGcFdMVFpF934EvSZc_-XsXKEMwHEKEcHmvqUkpgrqw8vVpjV8_ONVPMKKTeihLFlfExBNUfGZil5tNMM8o89QpKGuty-PH_LyV26cJ_i/s400/DSC_0634.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698783819080951778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_ni6rcQq2jV8UdPnncJsPZsjtRGqe7bmjJNSQgq3mdXas56v9UYNFlIoZP_WKRh3mysU-jVY3rQMj-k7wRcZDgqmjRJlqPvIsxmV1Ptk6TemJCGJLPa7_6C7NigFi8QJMQfNfsc4pf2T/s1600/DSC_0631.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_ni6rcQq2jV8UdPnncJsPZsjtRGqe7bmjJNSQgq3mdXas56v9UYNFlIoZP_WKRh3mysU-jVY3rQMj-k7wRcZDgqmjRJlqPvIsxmV1Ptk6TemJCGJLPa7_6C7NigFi8QJMQfNfsc4pf2T/s400/DSC_0631.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698783815938169986" /></a><br /><br />Christmas Morning- Jason worked Christmas Eve so when the kids woke up Christmas morning, Daddy wasn't home. They opened their stockings and we had our traditional Christmas morning breakfast, just as Daddy was walking in the door. We opened the gifts Santa brought then went to church to celebrate Christ's birth. It was a beautiful program and helped make our day special! After church, we came home and opened the rest of the gifts under the tree. It was a great family day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGQFmYq0HVxi8F1Id9EYfYSkaFiORij5i6NxmbB1gq1JftkRqpUuhyphenhyphenWqyV3bBbK-Q9i6KBTMJ5yFauSgSH72w0UpRjiV0fXIUzOxdmH1SAV51sy6kgqgnpjh71SUHfoESoGOV47psflsP/s1600/DSC_0644.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGQFmYq0HVxi8F1Id9EYfYSkaFiORij5i6NxmbB1gq1JftkRqpUuhyphenhyphenWqyV3bBbK-Q9i6KBTMJ5yFauSgSH72w0UpRjiV0fXIUzOxdmH1SAV51sy6kgqgnpjh71SUHfoESoGOV47psflsP/s400/DSC_0644.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314179779680194" /></a><br />An Easy Bake Oven!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwntGwDgtNBM1POLdaDlhCHoqSw0ZzDEuxDP_PUtnvWHfCVvGwEWIsynhFgj3mdpk757tIWtDS7bspCXKURjPFuZ3SQ_0-SF5zJ2DGmEMsCV0rIZvwPzc4Jh1hJEFptALTENxavB0dS1O-/s1600/DSC_0645.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwntGwDgtNBM1POLdaDlhCHoqSw0ZzDEuxDP_PUtnvWHfCVvGwEWIsynhFgj3mdpk757tIWtDS7bspCXKURjPFuZ3SQ_0-SF5zJ2DGmEMsCV0rIZvwPzc4Jh1hJEFptALTENxavB0dS1O-/s400/DSC_0645.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314186892162434" /></a><br /><br />The twins got RC cars<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0kneAb5f2xgBOSApCOGJB845vLYtitFJp7RIgCV3a_sBsf2NDBid8s9zxyT_XclM4LuofpTfBAb15Zs0Szc7IRnjc0PQE8aUAnwlmxNAccm45mRpxTdLpJ7D02Tj8RcVhf39i6xT659v/s1600/DSC_0646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0kneAb5f2xgBOSApCOGJB845vLYtitFJp7RIgCV3a_sBsf2NDBid8s9zxyT_XclM4LuofpTfBAb15Zs0Szc7IRnjc0PQE8aUAnwlmxNAccm45mRpxTdLpJ7D02Tj8RcVhf39i6xT659v/s400/DSC_0646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314183693457266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJeeGrmBuhVe82ffKbI5yZe8wR-KfWmvd0YlVaQ9xHWCkyhC7AAh1zH9kNzgNJn3ropyDKdvDThidm0SUYaKQeSOQTQO-c87KiBYmFJIx7nXtv5CF_KoVtlG2Y3ziD88NqMbRGf3aHazH/s1600/DSC_0649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJeeGrmBuhVe82ffKbI5yZe8wR-KfWmvd0YlVaQ9xHWCkyhC7AAh1zH9kNzgNJn3ropyDKdvDThidm0SUYaKQeSOQTQO-c87KiBYmFJIx7nXtv5CF_KoVtlG2Y3ziD88NqMbRGf3aHazH/s400/DSC_0649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314188103632386" /></a><br /><br />The much awaited iTouch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccpRLmxlsbUFVz0ozihjhoYZjd3wi3o4z2d_nJOx8ue6xUonBJCY6grtVZMdWoi97_P5VzJw6EbaB78MI7o4Kx2UHThQYgjLR8OOOz_YfjLC_H319FN5qvQHAa9QkBDvylTCEOOHZtyTS/s1600/DSC_0650.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccpRLmxlsbUFVz0ozihjhoYZjd3wi3o4z2d_nJOx8ue6xUonBJCY6grtVZMdWoi97_P5VzJw6EbaB78MI7o4Kx2UHThQYgjLR8OOOz_YfjLC_H319FN5qvQHAa9QkBDvylTCEOOHZtyTS/s400/DSC_0650.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314207623959906" /></a><br /><br />A MAC for the kids from Mom & Dad. A last minute decision because their hand-me-down computer never works. They were always trying to get on my computer. I loved hearing their comments of surprise. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEini4RnXZSROl9T56E8lcwtRyxT-WAzIb_na7V2weVxs2bpM0cZEcy13lpjrmIoHdRBRPHQBT3vqPEezLDgnHCoV9WoobLkvZWByodFIPcXhuXbapoWhsaqQHKywxuVv7wG9iP1B5FeoDEy/s1600/DSC_0661.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEini4RnXZSROl9T56E8lcwtRyxT-WAzIb_na7V2weVxs2bpM0cZEcy13lpjrmIoHdRBRPHQBT3vqPEezLDgnHCoV9WoobLkvZWByodFIPcXhuXbapoWhsaqQHKywxuVv7wG9iP1B5FeoDEy/s400/DSC_0661.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698318511719878626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1TRloVAvymR2DJgppwZGlKzAz6PquVE2gvfpId3uv92hGW-dFTQP-4SjQQeJvl7K4f20pORpqMkQiux_a9vj2gTGFDI7KJdDJztuVVmLDzzD7IQYWLMrxJ8Z53MtegIIQ-lNmC7F5Mtb/s1600/DSC_0662.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1TRloVAvymR2DJgppwZGlKzAz6PquVE2gvfpId3uv92hGW-dFTQP-4SjQQeJvl7K4f20pORpqMkQiux_a9vj2gTGFDI7KJdDJztuVVmLDzzD7IQYWLMrxJ8Z53MtegIIQ-lNmC7F5Mtb/s400/DSC_0662.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314973759578482" /></a><br /><br />Daddy's new toy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjaggBqM7o38dAvrwvmGak_RPL4LBhZ_IRECAac6JYdxi59mmrCJVCvw7c3Wj3pE7JnWXhdNE0EwbkErgNvuayAMQeFpZTI9u_xUh7bOwDWh91Zr_tGwEzU166XxzzqvVOnviS_SHnqwu/s1600/DSC_0657.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjaggBqM7o38dAvrwvmGak_RPL4LBhZ_IRECAac6JYdxi59mmrCJVCvw7c3Wj3pE7JnWXhdNE0EwbkErgNvuayAMQeFpZTI9u_xUh7bOwDWh91Zr_tGwEzU166XxzzqvVOnviS_SHnqwu/s400/DSC_0657.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314971459343570" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A visit to Nana & Papa's in St. George:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPK9YpaxuQsfoz1AEPUohffl7l-JIBfwQ3OpuSIia2_yW6GGssNriBckc7QgrQHFzbwh2MQT9u-UQPpH-_2d_MnOf4VG25W4dPmJm0VCnUDRbvdQ6JtsoEho9g_6OnEeGv3aVYbTGmUap/s1600/DSC_0734.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPK9YpaxuQsfoz1AEPUohffl7l-JIBfwQ3OpuSIia2_yW6GGssNriBckc7QgrQHFzbwh2MQT9u-UQPpH-_2d_MnOf4VG25W4dPmJm0VCnUDRbvdQ6JtsoEho9g_6OnEeGv3aVYbTGmUap/s400/DSC_0734.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314991002442386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeWnXQBmG3_bYcLueuzm1cTSjVKOU6rS_PAyuTGoUAaCwA0dLkP8UYAmTXUX9tsuMFb_XLTA0uy-qkSmMp5LNk8-fTaCd2JIvoOo6Ms52WF6JGQ-lOOuqWH9ZoLy1tkzX3x8mgHUwudqB/s1600/DSC_0686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeWnXQBmG3_bYcLueuzm1cTSjVKOU6rS_PAyuTGoUAaCwA0dLkP8UYAmTXUX9tsuMFb_XLTA0uy-qkSmMp5LNk8-fTaCd2JIvoOo6Ms52WF6JGQ-lOOuqWH9ZoLy1tkzX3x8mgHUwudqB/s400/DSC_0686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314986030982658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLEBV1SJ6qVhKEIqExriya8czYrS-xRkwxsQmE0Xs1jlOptun8LIwkBCf-KsaLujunkn-oowXWO1ZcT5bHusYajscBHGZlRzXvZnP4-amtdLSRGanAT-AHNxGa2Vl5XO5zEgxgyYiGPir/s1600/DSC_0693.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLEBV1SJ6qVhKEIqExriya8czYrS-xRkwxsQmE0Xs1jlOptun8LIwkBCf-KsaLujunkn-oowXWO1ZcT5bHusYajscBHGZlRzXvZnP4-amtdLSRGanAT-AHNxGa2Vl5XO5zEgxgyYiGPir/s400/DSC_0693.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698318513067362770" /></a><br /><br /><br />On the way home, we pulled over for a little shooting on the side of the road. 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It was so much fun! I rented out the rink for just our group for a 2 hour period. We had friends and family near and far come to celebrate. When we walked in, Jason was blind-folded. Everyone was there ahead of us and yelled Surprise! They all had their skates on and were ready to roll! It was great! <br />Many friends told me they were nervous at first and weren't sure it would be fun... but that once they got those skates on and got out on the rink... they felt like a kid again and had a blast!!! After our skate time we met back at our house where we had dinner. Darren had worked hard while we were gone to set out all the food and decorate for another surprise for his Dad. All in all, it was a great night!<br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY! <br />p.s. - Jason rocked it out on the rink!! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zUQMcu86vXl85kIJFDi8WAmw9BLh_juyT-9qLlvRPUsMG8s6O50v-qby_pKd7hhpgOVqWxEkhmOVEMvK-mZChfuj2n7aCOccW7Mu3RQIE0MUGAxBuMJ5zHbS68raMw2Vhi-mV1Bt5ksM/s400/DSC_0248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619298033500368578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9-wquIHd_2b2jJ-4mNF0RSYTzjrtsIR5iusIrqvAHRlCRjQO8JaH_hUIIJl3aXCUPRROauhGtSF7Y6FU8Nqf7zamiulqwu1iAm-5VWIU6CW8q_TSWIq249VXXrWXco6qbALmiuySpg0S/s1600/DSC_0247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9-wquIHd_2b2jJ-4mNF0RSYTzjrtsIR5iusIrqvAHRlCRjQO8JaH_hUIIJl3aXCUPRROauhGtSF7Y6FU8Nqf7zamiulqwu1iAm-5VWIU6CW8q_TSWIq249VXXrWXco6qbALmiuySpg0S/s400/DSC_0247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619298028616788626" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-32121483732896617702011-03-08T13:23:00.000-08:002011-03-08T13:29:51.463-08:00L.A. ZooRecently I realized that Allison had never been to the zoo. What?! What kind of mother am I? By this same age my other children had been to the zoo MULTIPLE times! I'm really slacking with poor kid #4. But I did redeem myself by tagging along with some friends to the zoo. Allison LOVED it! I knew she would. I just don't know what took me so long! It was a great day with great friends and amazing sunshine! Love California!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ogq5CZD-FgAx3aWhTH8VWbLxKB0QJhyphenhyphenKoBM5upIqQHtnQXIQe_qtJ8EDRtgTOq9AfWulaZRUhcorRaxvgT6a_v0L-CCQElLvi67NMcO3ub982k-mXN9aS-8e04ZRljsOBFX23lxN200e/s1600/2011+-+LA+Zoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ogq5CZD-FgAx3aWhTH8VWbLxKB0QJhyphenhyphenKoBM5upIqQHtnQXIQe_qtJ8EDRtgTOq9AfWulaZRUhcorRaxvgT6a_v0L-CCQElLvi67NMcO3ub982k-mXN9aS-8e04ZRljsOBFX23lxN200e/s400/2011+-+LA+Zoo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581823632295450578" /></a><br /><br />1/25/11Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-63816728846434100962011-03-08T13:22:00.001-08:002011-03-08T13:22:56.822-08:00Dad's Cool JobOne Saturday, Dad called us up and said to hurry over to the college - the helicopter was landing. He had to be there with the fire truck as a safety backup, so he was able to have us join him. The kids thought that was pretty cool to see the helicopter land and then take off a little later. They got a thorough tour from the pilot and Darren was excited with lots of questions as he is considering becoming a pilot in the future. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjdEwPj1x3tTO8ylp16GA75tbvzW8QlJoyWXkKZ3pD0kS4yacEny1qSYxta1StPqrKEsLCMWoo7TakCy0CWYp3XeUmp8rt25vR5_QjYd6D7TccL9vet9Bj7GPGNX_Bory0t6-mX30hYVG/s1600/DSC_0462-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjdEwPj1x3tTO8ylp16GA75tbvzW8QlJoyWXkKZ3pD0kS4yacEny1qSYxta1StPqrKEsLCMWoo7TakCy0CWYp3XeUmp8rt25vR5_QjYd6D7TccL9vet9Bj7GPGNX_Bory0t6-mX30hYVG/s400/DSC_0462-2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581821251286496530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjLFvCM3qVDjXx4lqHDBYvEnP__rH-GT2_4o3w7CRb71YY9keXgavx23woPhJ8CKp3NFhHTMO_lWjCQ-BN9fTO3VtzeSE3AEvJFLX10c1ZAtZgpXtXAWKgsBtZZgm6qRoSVdkMPC5UDqW/s1600/DSC_0461-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjLFvCM3qVDjXx4lqHDBYvEnP__rH-GT2_4o3w7CRb71YY9keXgavx23woPhJ8CKp3NFhHTMO_lWjCQ-BN9fTO3VtzeSE3AEvJFLX10c1ZAtZgpXtXAWKgsBtZZgm6qRoSVdkMPC5UDqW/s400/DSC_0461-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581821247024829970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1Ww6E2cOGBc2gxZe_UvObFUnoG4TNfQC8lRo5fE5sF7Xcvnk7Uh9kaPnourV3zZSB3rW_fxAWhdx2ltjbySjcpwHKPT7kJ1mGOGN8iJW2JPY_-AwKyItQx73oynfQkquSW1hGsFYBgP3/s1600/DSC_0459-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1Ww6E2cOGBc2gxZe_UvObFUnoG4TNfQC8lRo5fE5sF7Xcvnk7Uh9kaPnourV3zZSB3rW_fxAWhdx2ltjbySjcpwHKPT7kJ1mGOGN8iJW2JPY_-AwKyItQx73oynfQkquSW1hGsFYBgP3/s400/DSC_0459-2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581821237974420946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzi4jB7hFcoZNWrlUutcTBS0-0rljsCKBCAqfy7llqC8QGdpShLLV6uYAzvznRHQwSHJTmBrtj8y9KfHmSPuVg3eVUyQ9sqfI4H7XobxiM9ZjTqhWzyFbVVGaQ8jCFZjQnjG_bGeSIL9w/s1600/DSC_0456-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzi4jB7hFcoZNWrlUutcTBS0-0rljsCKBCAqfy7llqC8QGdpShLLV6uYAzvznRHQwSHJTmBrtj8y9KfHmSPuVg3eVUyQ9sqfI4H7XobxiM9ZjTqhWzyFbVVGaQ8jCFZjQnjG_bGeSIL9w/s400/DSC_0456-2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581821231428497970" /></a><br /><br />12/4/10Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-50179197352768858092011-03-08T13:21:00.001-08:002011-03-08T13:21:36.336-08:00The Happiest Place on Earth!This truly is one of our favorite places to be as a family. It's the perfect time for us to visit Disneyland - everyone is brave enough & tall enough for the rides, nobody is in diapers, nobody cries. We love Disneyland! Sadly, this was our last trip before our annual passes expired. It will be a LONG time before we shell out money for that again. <br /><br />I love this pic of my kids:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhtBNsK4lXnmInu-krDaXgF9VsylnRPhgsffsy3E98gDhWfqZwjeNLbNe_7jt9Ukz5VkZ_K0eK7izs_Fk8PbIlPyUcf94AJDKfbHWR3ivrCjfxyiZZ5PpaRI0hxVXrGuNTl8F05mtN73J/s1600/DSC_0501.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhtBNsK4lXnmInu-krDaXgF9VsylnRPhgsffsy3E98gDhWfqZwjeNLbNe_7jt9Ukz5VkZ_K0eK7izs_Fk8PbIlPyUcf94AJDKfbHWR3ivrCjfxyiZZ5PpaRI0hxVXrGuNTl8F05mtN73J/s400/DSC_0501.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581819278527632722" /></a><br /><br />We spent a couple days here, camped within walking distance. I love when it is decorated for Christmas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkIfcSeE5jQXxJo4i0heIOEL3N82olzXqF0oPBdN8cFgjJfUa4eSKmNnCRauHc7WPdRb4HwWcJX_CnezZi2wXwCLxwIm2l7rNbNFaVZcy5KoCYUjT5Qn9mZ4HUoNo3SKs35Pm6qCQAoUR/s1600/DSC_0553-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkIfcSeE5jQXxJo4i0heIOEL3N82olzXqF0oPBdN8cFgjJfUa4eSKmNnCRauHc7WPdRb4HwWcJX_CnezZi2wXwCLxwIm2l7rNbNFaVZcy5KoCYUjT5Qn9mZ4HUoNo3SKs35Pm6qCQAoUR/s400/DSC_0553-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581819296526981250" /></a><br /><br />This is my attempt at a last minute family Christmas card photo. Alli wasn't very willing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNvYpYu51ExSTwFRgrnr9JoGSW9G8Ko_OKuSqKVVLHz0w_yyCIcNowAOwWMzX-JqEzC4z9RCnQ9-qyhkPq9__PtLf65TxspazTWQjV7-kFd3wLFXhr90MLsOJ83r4s40mzxiFeU5f3XIH/s1600/DSC_0536-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNvYpYu51ExSTwFRgrnr9JoGSW9G8Ko_OKuSqKVVLHz0w_yyCIcNowAOwWMzX-JqEzC4z9RCnQ9-qyhkPq9__PtLf65TxspazTWQjV7-kFd3wLFXhr90MLsOJ83r4s40mzxiFeU5f3XIH/s400/DSC_0536-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581819285690749970" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8aMNTPPEJtcZXTFnThY4FktkzxB9TdKWX5BF-QMQk0WeEno3vlRBzz7DQnXvWTvgCANUNTTc9mU1xy8SA-MpDbE97NtePW2UWs75ghVFLuY_nIcp6vECwV2XXTYfZG0qEnfkFtOpILsg/s1600/2010+-+Disneyland+Dec.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8aMNTPPEJtcZXTFnThY4FktkzxB9TdKWX5BF-QMQk0WeEno3vlRBzz7DQnXvWTvgCANUNTTc9mU1xy8SA-MpDbE97NtePW2UWs75ghVFLuY_nIcp6vECwV2XXTYfZG0qEnfkFtOpILsg/s400/2010+-+Disneyland+Dec.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581819275808280050" /></a><br /><br />Dec 2010Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-15167006945811584352011-03-06T20:51:00.000-08:002011-03-06T20:57:41.768-08:00California City - December<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gHoKxQZIKAb7omCb1J-N1GQMMjD4BhSw9owak9IbN-s5uTWHVtiKq-nduATkfkUfH9EpTlqiwasSpewV1p-D-qDRkC8QC2BFgcbRpXWTbJkBNL21ffZI-V2faq8RytXN4rVNoX5wfkDo/s1600/2010+-+California+City+Dec.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gHoKxQZIKAb7omCb1J-N1GQMMjD4BhSw9owak9IbN-s5uTWHVtiKq-nduATkfkUfH9EpTlqiwasSpewV1p-D-qDRkC8QC2BFgcbRpXWTbJkBNL21ffZI-V2faq8RytXN4rVNoX5wfkDo/s400/2010+-+California+City+Dec.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581197361513078034" /></a><br />One of our favorite family activities is to go riding in the desert. <br />We went here for a couple nights during Christmas break. It was FREEZING! The kids don't seem to mind though. They still have a blast!<br /><br /><br /><br />DARREN:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpQVLkJr0AVtpwciwy2br3HoV5Y6lChsQDHbltbalXZOrHw3z0uqnS7Enn0R4-fWfeQu49llogAF_pxZrOsaSmdXAQ7kUiUKsDpPJvB-zcvSe-6FOasG6gXhWieFe7FM9M7hNyjRpmvj1/s1600/DSC_0862-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpQVLkJr0AVtpwciwy2br3HoV5Y6lChsQDHbltbalXZOrHw3z0uqnS7Enn0R4-fWfeQu49llogAF_pxZrOsaSmdXAQ7kUiUKsDpPJvB-zcvSe-6FOasG6gXhWieFe7FM9M7hNyjRpmvj1/s400/DSC_0862-2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581197372306117106" /></a><br /><br /><br />RYAN:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpt0altlNkgPAg8in0ngcv0M3aL2B4fKU4GH0J5zh_fEwW5fhcb4-AGErHLC69ME47iHAA8y96cT8F3PRpzLijJh6cTbM7n8uA-27ac-BdzI1XE5PK9UVL6n7yARh7RZHPoNE9F6dsIAe/s1600/DSC_0868-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpt0altlNkgPAg8in0ngcv0M3aL2B4fKU4GH0J5zh_fEwW5fhcb4-AGErHLC69ME47iHAA8y96cT8F3PRpzLijJh6cTbM7n8uA-27ac-BdzI1XE5PK9UVL6n7yARh7RZHPoNE9F6dsIAe/s400/DSC_0868-2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581197370366571218" /></a><br /><br /><br />BLAKE:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPufBHJQVSuf5Jo97g5kHbTDtu4GTztRfrxTuKwauNRL79sXOsuxyZBmPJFqs7Ruo1AMSibFtDUclzEgtJg0psGhYcIAN8XDpxDHiOM5dmKrCQPUiidImrAEU35salIZLgVzTHowH8alL/s1600/DSC_0854-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPufBHJQVSuf5Jo97g5kHbTDtu4GTztRfrxTuKwauNRL79sXOsuxyZBmPJFqs7Ruo1AMSibFtDUclzEgtJg0psGhYcIAN8XDpxDHiOM5dmKrCQPUiidImrAEU35salIZLgVzTHowH8alL/s400/DSC_0854-2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581197367906649570" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-57228571573754277232011-01-06T19:53:00.000-08:002011-03-06T20:19:35.211-08:00Christmas 2010Here is a quick review of some December activities:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Allison's Preschool Christmas Program</span>. She worked hard to learn the words to all the songs and did great!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSgPKUC_1u6BTTYFuIYI6-tKdc1UXAM24HPx7PnShf1tUPBrsIG0DD-7aHVo8CpbHVwGjYh_ZjqhZzOZN53Jb4LGO-0FGQQFLRENFKadVFZKrfO4sQFtois7u1kve6vWU41rHv-P1WRnk/s1600/DSC_0576.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSgPKUC_1u6BTTYFuIYI6-tKdc1UXAM24HPx7PnShf1tUPBrsIG0DD-7aHVo8CpbHVwGjYh_ZjqhZzOZN53Jb4LGO-0FGQQFLRENFKadVFZKrfO4sQFtois7u1kve6vWU41rHv-P1WRnk/s400/DSC_0576.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581182139507835042" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f3YTdxGVcy-oMI9uluY2E_KR68Az3q3KWCWQh_Bm5F7jESSDFDk83PDt5_NgmE2KaB6bNWsFqr-NUMGhC5H6fRCzkmndBAS4pQhyphenhyphensP-L01RWBG9b9SMngRQCmNVhQ8Qtc0eBjeqjoVak/s1600/DSC_0580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f3YTdxGVcy-oMI9uluY2E_KR68Az3q3KWCWQh_Bm5F7jESSDFDk83PDt5_NgmE2KaB6bNWsFqr-NUMGhC5H6fRCzkmndBAS4pQhyphenhyphensP-L01RWBG9b9SMngRQCmNVhQ8Qtc0eBjeqjoVak/s400/DSC_0580.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581185426865817410" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My Sunbeam Class</span>: I'll sure miss them in 2011. I loved teaching Alli's class!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XHkzmv5cVDBLq3icOQbyqNR_4UM60WoLAiPOIhkPnGpi5ixzVMuuWPWV_g06sMujYWdw45pb6SBmc4p0BN2uo7dbaeHubZcFb7VPEgqCLFSlK8VyygFmzYq7MhyphenhyphenmLKHc8ymbPMahUO0H/s1600/DSC_0488.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XHkzmv5cVDBLq3icOQbyqNR_4UM60WoLAiPOIhkPnGpi5ixzVMuuWPWV_g06sMujYWdw45pb6SBmc4p0BN2uo7dbaeHubZcFb7VPEgqCLFSlK8VyygFmzYq7MhyphenhyphenmLKHc8ymbPMahUO0H/s400/DSC_0488.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581182131859707682" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sugar Cookies</span>: A favorite tradition with the kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKr_S_fumNC3hjGdRezwugY4p_hqCvWALsd7730L4e5sBRTE_odQTL9moM0MW-ZarkjJOzuIS9d9e4Xoai3iMnl6wtc5OVzaoRCt_WTkTwR7JtG4jJ6lu_qJmm_z62JMpifn1De02HlJ2U/s1600/DSC_0633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKr_S_fumNC3hjGdRezwugY4p_hqCvWALsd7730L4e5sBRTE_odQTL9moM0MW-ZarkjJOzuIS9d9e4Xoai3iMnl6wtc5OVzaoRCt_WTkTwR7JtG4jJ6lu_qJmm_z62JMpifn1De02HlJ2U/s400/DSC_0633.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581182143605472882" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Christmas Eve at Grandpa's</span>: My family tradition. It's fun to be with all my siblings and my kids get to spend time with their cousins!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP66k7n6DtOvV0-hlJX_5f9cEfWfrds-FoOmULdToM27piJi-3or5lHP8esVY-p8cexM2UDhVEMbYsI-67YSwwTMSANX6KqZd871RPxyzlYc1LKAXAX4mlxAhGPZog5DKYJ3ZqA9UqWmlO/s1600/2010+-+Christmas+%2526+New+Year-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP66k7n6DtOvV0-hlJX_5f9cEfWfrds-FoOmULdToM27piJi-3or5lHP8esVY-p8cexM2UDhVEMbYsI-67YSwwTMSANX6KqZd871RPxyzlYc1LKAXAX4mlxAhGPZog5DKYJ3ZqA9UqWmlO/s400/2010+-+Christmas+%2526+New+Year-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581185415080150594" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Christmas Morning</span>: Santa was generous as always!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEdLOU8sUcP_ScNuwjhXIumIphPA4DcztyWQENzuFuZ9EQghndmyrzySGE7WbxzNBeQaEPYhpac06HEcTiveMnXE2rX6GYq3E6d_Miou2e8-e9NPlyp0U93xCn28GAeEfFNLfRP2Y179D/s1600/2010+-+Christmas+%2526+New+Year-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEdLOU8sUcP_ScNuwjhXIumIphPA4DcztyWQENzuFuZ9EQghndmyrzySGE7WbxzNBeQaEPYhpac06HEcTiveMnXE2rX6GYq3E6d_Miou2e8-e9NPlyp0U93xCn28GAeEfFNLfRP2Y179D/s400/2010+-+Christmas+%2526+New+Year-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581185419979120002" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Santa's Ornaments</span>: Each year, Santa chooses an ornament that reminds the kids of something exciting from their year. Here's what he picked this year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBIA3ri9J3ufEt7p71O-WNcpGsIKGGvLLmMg66-1MRthFTSYew2BtcX2S8YPzu1FnuGeQCbc581u82DIsv6FhHby9eAqBbnyAaSUNpFIdp0yOzX5U3I1XsEVR4rdRXCb6xln6GVk2ugUh/s1600/2010+-+Christmas+%2526+New+Year.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBIA3ri9J3ufEt7p71O-WNcpGsIKGGvLLmMg66-1MRthFTSYew2BtcX2S8YPzu1FnuGeQCbc581u82DIsv6FhHby9eAqBbnyAaSUNpFIdp0yOzX5U3I1XsEVR4rdRXCb6xln6GVk2ugUh/s400/2010+-+Christmas+%2526+New+Year.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581182130152212818" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-7177518027209999572011-01-05T16:19:00.000-08:002011-01-05T16:19:20.859-08:00Cute!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslSG90-QDYg5N6uDLH-ZLMTkH6eka96fEXFTZBXhn_0brNrWtOQljQAHgH16FjqybQkHO3towsJ0CY0k_ztf1M_kQ6puf5Z668m5Lw_0dGiXPkxnILLKSWhsm3J-YElQX83RFnZ2CG0lH/s1600/Darren+cartoon.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslSG90-QDYg5N6uDLH-ZLMTkH6eka96fEXFTZBXhn_0brNrWtOQljQAHgH16FjqybQkHO3towsJ0CY0k_ztf1M_kQ6puf5Z668m5Lw_0dGiXPkxnILLKSWhsm3J-YElQX83RFnZ2CG0lH/s400/Darren+cartoon.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_hL3mX8-aT4rY8wavLIwvI7FnfLFNZqefLoTHVXnAGeXIA1cwiDnEv0OleSjm_IZhdrznXIpTgHZP6IZvZLRXjkC95UXU9WwpI54ZTUSZUGwDMd47Maj1Y7HevZ_cHIW5cfnDAcLyeSI/s1600/Blake+cartoon.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_hL3mX8-aT4rY8wavLIwvI7FnfLFNZqefLoTHVXnAGeXIA1cwiDnEv0OleSjm_IZhdrznXIpTgHZP6IZvZLRXjkC95UXU9WwpI54ZTUSZUGwDMd47Maj1Y7HevZ_cHIW5cfnDAcLyeSI/s400/Blake+cartoon.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGH4PuWvRVy2WmUn2CRVEh9XkayvYY84q8946XoANZyPEW0cHq_wFa1oM0gnyV3MwD6YAP2dli58-hryA77xC8p7sbYetDRUo8iaMpTMUw29x9XUnrWiUM617v-3kvIXlx1bXi5XwfiJh/s1600/Ryan+3+cartoon.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGH4PuWvRVy2WmUn2CRVEh9XkayvYY84q8946XoANZyPEW0cHq_wFa1oM0gnyV3MwD6YAP2dli58-hryA77xC8p7sbYetDRUo8iaMpTMUw29x9XUnrWiUM617v-3kvIXlx1bXi5XwfiJh/s400/Ryan+3+cartoon.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjT3tzFYuyUXjML6HkscKFmxZKMnuJrL6HCLAlixBwSPBZhI_yLzX4fsr-j-FOvDsUQFvUxBLWu1F0WmytLlL7tDtuwVrNihxKnOubTDPHf9hekxQT-bFEEcNWJOBfwDmN0xtZ78W-3xv/s1600/Alli+2+cartoon.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjT3tzFYuyUXjML6HkscKFmxZKMnuJrL6HCLAlixBwSPBZhI_yLzX4fsr-j-FOvDsUQFvUxBLWu1F0WmytLlL7tDtuwVrNihxKnOubTDPHf9hekxQT-bFEEcNWJOBfwDmN0xtZ78W-3xv/s400/Alli+2+cartoon.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br />After seeing similar drawing of my friend Rebecca's kids, I called the artist and had her do these drawings of my kids. She's a 14 year old girl who has a lot of potential! I think these are adorable and I'm so glad I had her do this. How cute!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-59021062359153325492010-12-13T22:31:00.000-08:002010-12-13T22:50:23.988-08:00Sewing ProjectsFirst let me say... I don't really know how to sew. I love that I have a sewing machine and I tinker around with a few things: hem pants, sew on a button, sew a straight line. But I've never really been 'taught' how to sew. I'm not really sure how to read a pattern. That said... I'm really excited about my little sewing projects I took on this Christmas. For some people this may not be a big deal. But for me it is!<br /><br />Here is Allison modeling one of the apron's I made for my neice. I made an adult size one for her mom also, but didn't take a photo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEfziGnfPefZkrImft7Kw6ed4yeDzfoGE6oNNDq_FHeP5Etfu7iF3T34ZM0zErFIl_98-eqwgKJMgAVTEozemhT6FnX4PLSJko0e85TQsaNRwo6POYcnyic73KcJe5UDW8zeLhuYN7nx8/s1600/DSC_0419-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEfziGnfPefZkrImft7Kw6ed4yeDzfoGE6oNNDq_FHeP5Etfu7iF3T34ZM0zErFIl_98-eqwgKJMgAVTEozemhT6FnX4PLSJko0e85TQsaNRwo6POYcnyic73KcJe5UDW8zeLhuYN7nx8/s400/DSC_0419-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424944487531906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK8AiYbts6VoINURjary9uQ96B3H3Bafs-C6oDrmVqwY1PvJW9vxwuiVU2kkTYCznPrluWnJVKHiiRUWREAJjneJDEAJRmgb1F6XKFz88_NcQ7pSOOSLuY7E9JSCwgD9IZpSLUW6ud839/s1600/DSC_0492.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK8AiYbts6VoINURjary9uQ96B3H3Bafs-C6oDrmVqwY1PvJW9vxwuiVU2kkTYCznPrluWnJVKHiiRUWREAJjneJDEAJRmgb1F6XKFz88_NcQ7pSOOSLuY7E9JSCwgD9IZpSLUW6ud839/s400/DSC_0492.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424562614021058" /></a><br /><br /><br />In our family gift exchange, we have Jason's sister this year. She has 3 girls. I made them each a flannel Christmas pillow case with matching pj bottoms. They live out of state so it was tricky to make them without trying them on. My boys are roughly the same ages so they were my models. They were thrilled to be trying on girls pajama bottoms! ha ha My kids each have a Christmas pillow case that we only use during the month of December. We pack it away with the Christmas decorations and pull them out again the next year. I thought I'd do the same for my nieces. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGg98aR1Kpk_MJffqdCfEVcCCWMExfGWFy-X8cY7qoLxYvCJAduu_bRq10uLcBa_rxGv2snOunLyTUC5I0uacmcC3O6_Ch5WODuj5pD-U0LbYgMn2G2229Fa4Tn_cctSc9A0n_8TcYc8L5/s1600/DSC_0415-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGg98aR1Kpk_MJffqdCfEVcCCWMExfGWFy-X8cY7qoLxYvCJAduu_bRq10uLcBa_rxGv2snOunLyTUC5I0uacmcC3O6_Ch5WODuj5pD-U0LbYgMn2G2229Fa4Tn_cctSc9A0n_8TcYc8L5/s400/DSC_0415-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424553886426850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8xMFAYWC6QpGU2gw0uXdG5oPxrI9Y4KPkUDuGPyniD3fI73u5IFu3pA0T9FplMgRLnx_mJRps0UiYBbj6UEZ0NjF6hUxNr4OpUBPoNrRpEKV-iAR1m1PEwSVW58NHyLbtOiuBEyo8KDS/s1600/DSC_0413-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8xMFAYWC6QpGU2gw0uXdG5oPxrI9Y4KPkUDuGPyniD3fI73u5IFu3pA0T9FplMgRLnx_mJRps0UiYBbj6UEZ0NjF6hUxNr4OpUBPoNrRpEKV-iAR1m1PEwSVW58NHyLbtOiuBEyo8KDS/s400/DSC_0413-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424551495300194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXOOx7DB6_UVhMeU1RCYIN-P5irXN7VzF_x28K8fCjV2dXkHxaUeir549mjnXzZ5_yMtDxWAp35R6DDpRKs5MXtTErHZ30M-VxmMlIPxg2fdkYB1LjV_OztljuFVHoisJTNzQ5WwvFkj7/s1600/DSC_0412-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXOOx7DB6_UVhMeU1RCYIN-P5irXN7VzF_x28K8fCjV2dXkHxaUeir549mjnXzZ5_yMtDxWAp35R6DDpRKs5MXtTErHZ30M-VxmMlIPxg2fdkYB1LjV_OztljuFVHoisJTNzQ5WwvFkj7/s400/DSC_0412-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424545217117986" /></a><br /><br />And a few pillowcases for nephews on my side of the family:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6teO1zk7g7BGhzYFMSbg_XJ8ufAlZibcMhLUJD6Bf3TmbI7ktDR4FpsYbQ9996lq5kMvkOxbzWhUhLkVMvi2yHu5-omfJufjfQNiNRVuW7oaLQqixsh_XeGSjqDYzqIpT9GDF9Q4fGn1y/s1600/DSC_0420-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6teO1zk7g7BGhzYFMSbg_XJ8ufAlZibcMhLUJD6Bf3TmbI7ktDR4FpsYbQ9996lq5kMvkOxbzWhUhLkVMvi2yHu5-omfJufjfQNiNRVuW7oaLQqixsh_XeGSjqDYzqIpT9GDF9Q4fGn1y/s400/DSC_0420-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424558996314578" /></a><br /><br />I made Alli & her doll some matching pj bottoms also. They are already wrapped so that photo will have to come after Christmas.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-24725711238322189522010-11-03T09:07:00.000-07:002010-11-03T10:47:50.112-07:00Halloween 2010A few days before Halloween, Allison's preschool class went to the pumpkin patch. I love this annual tradition. Here is a photo comparing last year and this year. She's growing too fast!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREMrL5y91Zbdry1x1W9W5FYcoi5ig1u0U7JPc8V9dx0iJFxwph_k-jfVhxOZB4Nm5M9QSgmV1x2hYrhW6yoSdR-jn8Vl5l-5e4krTqZptppzNixul6KPHn7XWk9uK_ELLG9-00kLSyVdP/s1600/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREMrL5y91Zbdry1x1W9W5FYcoi5ig1u0U7JPc8V9dx0iJFxwph_k-jfVhxOZB4Nm5M9QSgmV1x2hYrhW6yoSdR-jn8Vl5l-5e4krTqZptppzNixul6KPHn7XWk9uK_ELLG9-00kLSyVdP/s400/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534692829556715794" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y2T4wwf567ornURnPoUlochlsR1pqji9FVNA0GkuSbt5MbR9omqCDp1oWSdrZxhg_nhJOc53XZ7dkk5BWcJBgxt-hJINB3tdqyxATPqolbhijpX5UlPiu5XAuyPVRUcxS3eHFOV-FCQl/s1600/DSC_0325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y2T4wwf567ornURnPoUlochlsR1pqji9FVNA0GkuSbt5MbR9omqCDp1oWSdrZxhg_nhJOc53XZ7dkk5BWcJBgxt-hJINB3tdqyxATPqolbhijpX5UlPiu5XAuyPVRUcxS3eHFOV-FCQl/s400/DSC_0325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534692842244142562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Saturday night, we went to the ward Trunk-or-Treat party! Daddy had to work so we stopped by the fire station for a brief visit and then on to the party.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLvGeXLojcCtjL7bKbM_ZpDNfi3XaMeWGCTN8-VTFLb92bbt8pe6NSmVm3cpNhRzSxeNsQayfSjQ1rshduArVQEmbteS61c_zjwUajwr3oYR9T-bK5kOPypvtLe0ncL0mCMFtMdULMlv_/s1600/DSC_0354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLvGeXLojcCtjL7bKbM_ZpDNfi3XaMeWGCTN8-VTFLb92bbt8pe6NSmVm3cpNhRzSxeNsQayfSjQ1rshduArVQEmbteS61c_zjwUajwr3oYR9T-bK5kOPypvtLe0ncL0mCMFtMdULMlv_/s400/DSC_0354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534692846751859250" /></a><br /><br />The party was great. There were lots of carnival games, face painting, chili & bread, room to room trick-or-treating, etc. Alli and two other sunbeam friends were kitty cats. So cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3vuyZQq4Bz0BE-B8VAvLuaaV-N53JZPiWR1WFd2Oe5aVTwDrA6l_AdRySvaBH-nVIa5tQj0a-RR-mBfowrVBTRD0QbED0nGMvMRcDPHGAiuWctwsneapVGv26FF91FyguH-IqWFGUaXU/s1600/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3vuyZQq4Bz0BE-B8VAvLuaaV-N53JZPiWR1WFd2Oe5aVTwDrA6l_AdRySvaBH-nVIa5tQj0a-RR-mBfowrVBTRD0QbED0nGMvMRcDPHGAiuWctwsneapVGv26FF91FyguH-IqWFGUaXU/s400/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534691769985236066" /></a><br /><br />I loved the kids costumes this year. <br />Ryan had a hard time choosing but was very excited once he did. Now he can't wait to try out real football and is awaiting next years sign ups!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpPkvK9OzObwRgHJbMvHhzvfT2bwhSQtzOMR6D0WUw_Kx-BcLGxAX2FGSrgytvYfH5-w1xqHaB-OacvzrEwOELQhuhNJYvP0hmwYQDDy_RXesWRMI8dxtl1oqOuaYoQ3u1HShQR_IQmKx/s1600/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpPkvK9OzObwRgHJbMvHhzvfT2bwhSQtzOMR6D0WUw_Kx-BcLGxAX2FGSrgytvYfH5-w1xqHaB-OacvzrEwOELQhuhNJYvP0hmwYQDDy_RXesWRMI8dxtl1oqOuaYoQ3u1HShQR_IQmKx/s400/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534691756818797826" /></a><br /><br />Darren got out his airsoft guns and gear and was totally in his element! No surprise there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK2X7-IjYh5FAcy8lrQ8zyLazXk8j_34ZOiT_d64ZVzvdLpjrPGZBE6AyWnRj393V-R7vfMpSk4YZ4oX_WVgvBlU6VLGb6Y4GfLYG6-tPma_NDis-YKlyaJ7D4fir6DPu_ldGn0rOd2Oz/s1600/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK2X7-IjYh5FAcy8lrQ8zyLazXk8j_34ZOiT_d64ZVzvdLpjrPGZBE6AyWnRj393V-R7vfMpSk4YZ4oX_WVgvBlU6VLGb6Y4GfLYG6-tPma_NDis-YKlyaJ7D4fir6DPu_ldGn0rOd2Oz/s400/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534691749894816290" /></a><br /><br />Blake's proved to be the most challenging costume this year. He FINALLY decided the night before the party what he would be. His favorite candy bar! Happy to have him excited, I ran to the fabric store and spent Saturday morning throwing this costume together. I think it turned out ok! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8bsT32FuejOSqOrdZAfVv7bItpxu1NPx2EX4p-CEVU_1MMl0JN_rATNREZp51exMBDIZVX-2pZtpNxUYaehtQj8SduAv_vY6xFa9CCEqzTTsmJ18HkmXlXUtfHxAIi79LZGXqRCY5jB6/s1600/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8bsT32FuejOSqOrdZAfVv7bItpxu1NPx2EX4p-CEVU_1MMl0JN_rATNREZp51exMBDIZVX-2pZtpNxUYaehtQj8SduAv_vY6xFa9CCEqzTTsmJ18HkmXlXUtfHxAIi79LZGXqRCY5jB6/s400/2010+-+Halloween+Fun-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534691739285163138" /></a><br /><br /><br />My little kitty cat decided her costume ages ago! Since we already had all the pieces except for tights, this was pretty easy. I thought she would change her mind in the days and weeks leading up to the big day, but no. She did not waver. And I'm glad. She was adorable! She watched the calendar daily, counting down to Halloween. She was so excited!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Lp2yCbM4q35JKCSPZgzISZf5XXxmEgSMpSntxWOmvIy2I5knvjUJN10voKtkNI_ZmcMtAIlAn-NSs4glvt2yWKZsWnOroR-21y2mtV2Y85gCYQDym25lwwInjCeMGvcGHlkZdI0MpnlR/s1600/2010+-+Halloween+Fun.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Lp2yCbM4q35JKCSPZgzISZf5XXxmEgSMpSntxWOmvIy2I5knvjUJN10voKtkNI_ZmcMtAIlAn-NSs4glvt2yWKZsWnOroR-21y2mtV2Y85gCYQDym25lwwInjCeMGvcGHlkZdI0MpnlR/s400/2010+-+Halloween+Fun.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534691730503579474" /></a><br /><br />I was so impressed at our Bishopric who really got into the spirit of things! They not only dressed the part of prisoners, but took it to the next level by enclosing themselves in a jail cell made of PVC piping. They closed off the clerk's office foyer at the end of the hall and passed out candy from pie tins. It was perfect!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtv_wEY_kzTIkWqB2gVax2rKGBqTwwM-Lcwdnflf8zbMhLsySGSJUqcSBO35Hst3VFTG6QbUEifLeMD2rndru8_P231ADHnntr603p1fyB3ysGDLqD-J5BU62uF3hRYTrsXXZoyWAuxw9x/s1600/DSC_0393.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtv_wEY_kzTIkWqB2gVax2rKGBqTwwM-Lcwdnflf8zbMhLsySGSJUqcSBO35Hst3VFTG6QbUEifLeMD2rndru8_P231ADHnntr603p1fyB3ysGDLqD-J5BU62uF3hRYTrsXXZoyWAuxw9x/s400/DSC_0393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534692853830869186" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Darren won a prize for his 'cheeseburger' pumpkin decorating. He did the entire thing himself, including cooking up a one pound hamburger patty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbCInoM0qfqut_WuYi-Q0LxS2wA-1fkWfaFp2uL0F4rW1mMbaEjNkq2hy7bZPZkornbC_RefltNb31jg80fd3dCBQkeKB7q7DMZ2Mjs54WYvzQaM7oFz7dVsgfjGOsRzpk3pn-oK6_Zrr/s1600/DSC_0397-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbCInoM0qfqut_WuYi-Q0LxS2wA-1fkWfaFp2uL0F4rW1mMbaEjNkq2hy7bZPZkornbC_RefltNb31jg80fd3dCBQkeKB7q7DMZ2Mjs54WYvzQaM7oFz7dVsgfjGOsRzpk3pn-oK6_Zrr/s400/DSC_0397-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534692857187641202" /></a><br /><br /><br />Oh, and I was there too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTWeD8IgY_B_QOt-RuyStVyT37tRAchpHrHPaeHoRrkeuJHFjnVy6zqi39DlfVBhTTUnzCIO3RfI_q8QJnWGWHR-t9pjgSIazCPFFS9n6wUShuGdLvdnHDb3OHOhpsHCzLHSdumDVSTz8/s1600/DSC_0401-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTWeD8IgY_B_QOt-RuyStVyT37tRAchpHrHPaeHoRrkeuJHFjnVy6zqi39DlfVBhTTUnzCIO3RfI_q8QJnWGWHR-t9pjgSIazCPFFS9n6wUShuGdLvdnHDb3OHOhpsHCzLHSdumDVSTz8/s400/DSC_0401-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534693176202192274" /></a><br /><br />Happy Halloween!!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-89330590304859268432010-10-29T07:03:00.000-07:002010-10-29T08:27:35.942-07:00Fire Station Play DateBefore school started up again, I took the kids bowling along w/ their friend Conner. Bowling is always a fun past time with my kids! Afterward, we made an impromptu stop at the Fire Station to visit Dad. We got more than we anticipated during that visit! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZbM4q20Bl3V4o4EO5xadAQiAbh9pyu9w7cfZ5F-G_Fv5S04OX6YQ9wiETS6kSuPVHcwMZ1cPOdX5apm9zABbTiv7yhaBqalce1O0hQy2DLaLbgL4P9ecVJ3tYsU0KyfSECQKjBH2lMDE/s1600/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZbM4q20Bl3V4o4EO5xadAQiAbh9pyu9w7cfZ5F-G_Fv5S04OX6YQ9wiETS6kSuPVHcwMZ1cPOdX5apm9zABbTiv7yhaBqalce1O0hQy2DLaLbgL4P9ecVJ3tYsU0KyfSECQKjBH2lMDE/s400/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533480865838347938" /></a><br /><br />Boys climbing on fire trucks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RzUaKp5rzsVDFkqMsQ6nMA6MPt2YyeztgSTG4l-_uGXBP4YwKla6jjdP6Sz2eBGKvN7wasYmxMm4OiewG3l2u8D8N06zGJChHqSiaSO-v2FGUddrPhK5Cp7EXOkRY8AzugPGlwF4bjSh/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RzUaKp5rzsVDFkqMsQ6nMA6MPt2YyeztgSTG4l-_uGXBP4YwKla6jjdP6Sz2eBGKvN7wasYmxMm4OiewG3l2u8D8N06zGJChHqSiaSO-v2FGUddrPhK5Cp7EXOkRY8AzugPGlwF4bjSh/s400/DSC_0012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533470389234854754" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jason thought it would be fun to give the kids a ride in the fire truck. He buckled them in and drove them around the block. What a treat! (I have no photos since I was in the truck too). When we got back, Jason parked the ladder truck in the driveway and raised the ladder for the kids. They thought that was pretty cool. But that's not all:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-Qg1aJSyDMvYMQ3SUDwvBCEqwm-iTzyKjUHpyQXvUuZZCgTVsMuh7hFuCkBz_xKgk9NVFtOYOFDCHP0WDWLAv26z91UD_0elck0cGad5Wa82hRonlt9wzuTO7bZiVz7seqjjsY-oi0v2/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-Qg1aJSyDMvYMQ3SUDwvBCEqwm-iTzyKjUHpyQXvUuZZCgTVsMuh7hFuCkBz_xKgk9NVFtOYOFDCHP0WDWLAv26z91UD_0elck0cGad5Wa82hRonlt9wzuTO7bZiVz7seqjjsY-oi0v2/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533470385395599490" /></a><br /><br /><br />He asked the kids who wanted to climb UP the ladder!! WHAT?! Blake was our first volunteer. Each of the kids took a turn after. So did Mom.<br /><br /><br />BLAKE:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMzLXsDB89oYH-P53qVTASncyKHclITFuc2qXTIGlTJhT9xkAKGA_Y42hGF8V6zETMlCrkxPPBYinUZsFLXd1kifAV_UMWYeyMyWZP8cJCuChRR0QZCdiJdlrWizRnySVj3oSp_9XZ-n7/s1600/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMzLXsDB89oYH-P53qVTASncyKHclITFuc2qXTIGlTJhT9xkAKGA_Y42hGF8V6zETMlCrkxPPBYinUZsFLXd1kifAV_UMWYeyMyWZP8cJCuChRR0QZCdiJdlrWizRnySVj3oSp_9XZ-n7/s400/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533480869597362930" /></a><br /><br /><br />RYAN:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTzSIOqCa2Inu6jjbYmKTVWIXsY354g9s52OKPKi_yZ0pC7qFjeMBYWHfZXWcAYu1kdZsTezcusxUlXKzo4yYK-EKuPFEYsfes4Sn9_1hMZWRyKW6hoQPatbSxMZwtcDCRyx_VwNiqofo/s1600/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTzSIOqCa2Inu6jjbYmKTVWIXsY354g9s52OKPKi_yZ0pC7qFjeMBYWHfZXWcAYu1kdZsTezcusxUlXKzo4yYK-EKuPFEYsfes4Sn9_1hMZWRyKW6hoQPatbSxMZwtcDCRyx_VwNiqofo/s400/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533480885000076546" /></a><br /><br />CONNER:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnF_RqCBG28_WhbPj4ByIsWmLuEsh2CPkzPJtRPZRcGWgMLkw-bFiwCZgsjggtPZp2b17d_10WVfQV46pb_MEguzJMb48HyAHKo8OSaY1V-ghd-DwHl8i4wcrkp_P5kf7jku3T6JL1CHh/s1600/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnF_RqCBG28_WhbPj4ByIsWmLuEsh2CPkzPJtRPZRcGWgMLkw-bFiwCZgsjggtPZp2b17d_10WVfQV46pb_MEguzJMb48HyAHKo8OSaY1V-ghd-DwHl8i4wcrkp_P5kf7jku3T6JL1CHh/s400/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533480875719036450" /></a><br /><br /><br />ALLISON:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zfiwX_-SSCc2x3m10wzykl1IN0vgLZ5sf4gVjg8ysxTrrSvikqGZSxcCPZ9QD0YtoWogefHAsv8mWF-Qp1ZMWTYVMAVvA65r8RzrMz7el3qYQzJnIu3K7R4j7KNTZpML42bPVIUPhD1h/s1600/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zfiwX_-SSCc2x3m10wzykl1IN0vgLZ5sf4gVjg8ysxTrrSvikqGZSxcCPZ9QD0YtoWogefHAsv8mWF-Qp1ZMWTYVMAVvA65r8RzrMz7el3qYQzJnIu3K7R4j7KNTZpML42bPVIUPhD1h/s400/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533480891033499490" /></a><br /><br /><br />MOM:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD78XAu_7YUedKMWGyahMlCYhWnggweDygXJArZM5lkOIRRwCKGzrTHJhOZ5yCBcexsCLsJzO0AC-BQb_VIm4T18MY_AluvOD9UoSuyWE-AdAQSuTvsGJnGEGoZ_mVXlE1-BDcnY-l1PK5/s1600/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD78XAu_7YUedKMWGyahMlCYhWnggweDygXJArZM5lkOIRRwCKGzrTHJhOZ5yCBcexsCLsJzO0AC-BQb_VIm4T18MY_AluvOD9UoSuyWE-AdAQSuTvsGJnGEGoZ_mVXlE1-BDcnY-l1PK5/s400/2010+-+Playdate+w+Connor+fire+station+%26+bowl-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533481062334954978" /></a><br /><br />This was an extra fun visit to the fire station. A couple weeks later, Jason transferred from this station (44) to the station closest to our house(42). It is bittersweet because he's always had a desire to be at station 42, but his home has been at station 44 for about 10 years.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-17547948739943932132010-10-28T11:07:00.000-07:002010-10-29T11:14:34.848-07:00School Year 2010-2011This is Allison (cuter than cute) on her way to preschool. She goes in the afternoon and she loves her small class of only 7 kids. Her teacher is Mrs. Jack whom she also loves. She loves crafts, puzzles, books, recess, snack time and just about everything else preschool!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHTUvRJC-x4bmseJCvikwxcUc7cGx1W4dsF9L9cKqWDh2nEKKORaz5etuCwWfwNoNvRDGgEphCdGsWYaFF3XB_Jm4piSg-2qyEnGh60YOeUQ2d555_Q0-ZWJ4fgWaAKtcHIRdr-WJMV7Q/s1600/DSC_0121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHTUvRJC-x4bmseJCvikwxcUc7cGx1W4dsF9L9cKqWDh2nEKKORaz5etuCwWfwNoNvRDGgEphCdGsWYaFF3XB_Jm4piSg-2qyEnGh60YOeUQ2d555_Q0-ZWJ4fgWaAKtcHIRdr-WJMV7Q/s400/DSC_0121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533532087371325970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0tNeX4Ch0PsDm3jwYNqyqRTy7QvQcsN9fm1ikjxh3QYR3egzzY3kblVGg1EtrUZZGVnNcKpMb0vRJ3fP89xwZ3fE3FmCA7UltKwPegG21g7iLGZ3X-_cVEMGBBe03HKwI-YArIGXOTk_/s1600/2010+-+First+Day+of+School.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0tNeX4Ch0PsDm3jwYNqyqRTy7QvQcsN9fm1ikjxh3QYR3egzzY3kblVGg1EtrUZZGVnNcKpMb0vRJ3fP89xwZ3fE3FmCA7UltKwPegG21g7iLGZ3X-_cVEMGBBe03HKwI-YArIGXOTk_/s400/2010+-+First+Day+of+School.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533532079495506290" /></a><br /><br />Here are the big brothers.. all decked out for school. We somehow missed Darren this year. I think he was still sleeping when I was taking this photo. I can't believe his school starts at 9am!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT4oUsP4ayEgFEvI-GTNr86IQV7qxXjh-CrLvFjR_slik2tgO1p1DbOPnkGDsAt0xAyMgiOWSlzitj_cOeLQN3M388wljfsie57cMQ1v0pVN9f3FWZmz0hiuKVFRPAY3AZm97Z2eCG99q/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT4oUsP4ayEgFEvI-GTNr86IQV7qxXjh-CrLvFjR_slik2tgO1p1DbOPnkGDsAt0xAyMgiOWSlzitj_cOeLQN3M388wljfsie57cMQ1v0pVN9f3FWZmz0hiuKVFRPAY3AZm97Z2eCG99q/s400/DSC_0098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533532071597779442" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-86655039248139489612010-10-25T16:43:00.000-07:002010-10-25T10:40:36.841-07:00Darren's 13th BdayI am still in shock that Darren is now a teenager. Yikes! We had a fun couple days of celebrating. His birthday was on a Friday. His first birthday gift was a surprise. I tricked him by leaving his lunchbox empty except for a note that told him to meet me at the front gate of the school. When he got there, Allison & I had a large pepperoni pizza, soda, gum & licorice waiting for him to share with his friends. I could see the excitement and surprise on his face when he walked up. Score one for "cool Mom!" <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov8ZzqMQiBwFy7ud0bRVOfmeEUabyRZQIzui709rez9OC1mnwoOxDaW-n3ThNCGJwA5U2O-oThpVxtfKw58ZZogvL2cBmQa7nDfb-SreJeHmUOTTzfUYZWkeg61dV2mkXRJZL1otZ0SYq/s1600/DSC_0221-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov8ZzqMQiBwFy7ud0bRVOfmeEUabyRZQIzui709rez9OC1mnwoOxDaW-n3ThNCGJwA5U2O-oThpVxtfKw58ZZogvL2cBmQa7nDfb-SreJeHmUOTTzfUYZWkeg61dV2mkXRJZL1otZ0SYq/s400/DSC_0221-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531453533554399170" /></a><br /><br />After school, Darren opened his presents and checked out his Snickers cake. (not one of my better accomplishments) There weren't many gifts, as he only wanted CASH, to save up for an airsoft gun he wants. We got him a couple outfits, and saved the cash for last. I tried to think of a fun way to jazz up the cash gift... I think I succeeded:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PJWi95lUWBbmWeT6yCz7pi7uCiggFzKSWjHxuBvaNJ3bxiHa2TJ3VPeKcmjGOyRtUx0r8MJ0xe8h7QaiTL72hyWdAFhgdaKFrtaVqg0AEk9zMgjuTix8Tj22teFnWpaqom0Uvw6o3oUG/s1600/2010+-+Darren%27s+13th+birthday-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PJWi95lUWBbmWeT6yCz7pi7uCiggFzKSWjHxuBvaNJ3bxiHa2TJ3VPeKcmjGOyRtUx0r8MJ0xe8h7QaiTL72hyWdAFhgdaKFrtaVqg0AEk9zMgjuTix8Tj22teFnWpaqom0Uvw6o3oUG/s400/2010+-+Darren%27s+13th+birthday-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531453282816266498" /></a><br />I taped one dollar bills together, end to end, and rolled them up. I made a slit in a box and he had to keep pulling until they all came out. This was fun for all the kids! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoB9y6_5nt7b_wNS7-2f80rkW7aWhgPsTuysaSyJ3loM8xukJ_XOa8Tik297wih5sbHfhqOIFUtgboWn4DI6buGRlEFBfh7wFPsnr3H-TkV01vCj4DOYYuHSiRt0NmyWq9rZ7Ea8Ts-k4/s1600/DSC_0234-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoB9y6_5nt7b_wNS7-2f80rkW7aWhgPsTuysaSyJ3loM8xukJ_XOa8Tik297wih5sbHfhqOIFUtgboWn4DI6buGRlEFBfh7wFPsnr3H-TkV01vCj4DOYYuHSiRt0NmyWq9rZ7Ea8Ts-k4/s400/DSC_0234-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531453301096679650" /></a><br /><br /><br />A family tradition of ours is that the birthday kid gets to pick the restaurant of their choice for dinner. Darren chose Wood Ranch. Yum! His friend Michael shares the same birthday so we invited him along. After Wood Ranch, Jason took the boys to an indoor go-cart raceway (MB2) for a couple races. Score one for "cool Dad!" The boys had a blast and I think Darren had a pretty cool 13th birthday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJx2Pww7LOK-xxhb5q9QILRJ9jB9VibHzAJV7Xm2mw9LTfDzXF6pjbmJilrrrTk3hFuFlJsk3OE5Ctk0pev41Famqpr_UATjatUm87oe0fLdj5Wg0W7RIP1mxUUN_kNBOnvyiXuaICorb9/s1600/2010+-+Darren%27s+13th+birthday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJx2Pww7LOK-xxhb5q9QILRJ9jB9VibHzAJV7Xm2mw9LTfDzXF6pjbmJilrrrTk3hFuFlJsk3OE5Ctk0pev41Famqpr_UATjatUm87oe0fLdj5Wg0W7RIP1mxUUN_kNBOnvyiXuaICorb9/s400/2010+-+Darren%27s+13th+birthday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531453278138491154" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next morning, Grammy came to visit Darren. She brought a couple cousins along with her and we all went bowling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBCeuoYJFc_zfTomehV9Cd6u2HLpqUIMSelNW69cUDZBC0fF98iaOZ2A8zEndQ0TQNpWqBTk9UkXDkK8ghY-G41OB8AsrlHYAspCvRZyJ4eOVMmoCdH-dSnTt7zXZYrXxOT0-R-Nvhgn2/s1600/2010+-+Darren%27s+13th+birthday-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBCeuoYJFc_zfTomehV9Cd6u2HLpqUIMSelNW69cUDZBC0fF98iaOZ2A8zEndQ0TQNpWqBTk9UkXDkK8ghY-G41OB8AsrlHYAspCvRZyJ4eOVMmoCdH-dSnTt7zXZYrXxOT0-R-Nvhgn2/s400/2010+-+Darren%27s+13th+birthday-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531453292551739234" /></a><br /><br />We thought this was a pretty funny picture... I haven't ever seen a 3-way split of the pins like this. Nice shot Darren!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXSozlW3yU3tepOFPhX7BcqhsvZPtZuNT9XmsvJ5a3TNK4k8QRvumdt9x_J2xu08IAy7WHR2q4p3AZa9kpLWji7GFgyDjGohyphenhyphen3cGUP7jKHDvftnAwzQPbYBHTH2q7mskNvSv_0CkLm2gE/s1600/DSC_0250-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXSozlW3yU3tepOFPhX7BcqhsvZPtZuNT9XmsvJ5a3TNK4k8QRvumdt9x_J2xu08IAy7WHR2q4p3AZa9kpLWji7GFgyDjGohyphenhyphen3cGUP7jKHDvftnAwzQPbYBHTH2q7mskNvSv_0CkLm2gE/s400/DSC_0250-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531453295866278722" /></a><br /><br />I'm so proud of Darren. He is a great kid and I feel so blessed to have him in our family. Although we have our moments, I am truly impressed with the young man he is turning out to be. He is kind, thoughtful, repentant, compassionate, fun.... the list goes on. I appreciate Darren's dedication to his priesthood responsibilities and am proud of him for developing his testimony in Jesus Christ. He sets a good example for his younger siblings in doing so. I love you Darren! Happy Birthday my teenager! Please don't make our next few years together TORTURE!! ha haNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-61595879000911020592010-10-05T19:13:00.000-07:002010-10-09T10:07:36.358-07:00Lake San AntonioOne last quick family get-away before school started - 3 days at the Lake! <br />We loved it here! We camped right on the lake and kept the boat anchored in front of our camp site. We were practically the only boat on the water for most of the time. It was a blast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhENVSCzOZ30ZxSFVAkDaYwEkP0Nks4_c-5JGzfMXyjgKRtbsGexLGY84ExRcp7Ied2uWzVB_nNi-8vPBTJwygXAHcRnC7aKDELxKDlXiX3gLN3d7_1yPFiOE9msV8sUtg9dzOxo-QnNz/s1600/DSCN3682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhENVSCzOZ30ZxSFVAkDaYwEkP0Nks4_c-5JGzfMXyjgKRtbsGexLGY84ExRcp7Ied2uWzVB_nNi-8vPBTJwygXAHcRnC7aKDELxKDlXiX3gLN3d7_1yPFiOE9msV8sUtg9dzOxo-QnNz/s400/DSCN3682.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524753029992612370" /></a><br /><br />This is where we camped:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rEHS9hqUXNADiDmwxA-7-HDrgcbF6tVRS-ynNPEhyNM5GSJeIEF4g-5wBK7sZFk3v-AbSb4shTldkFuIEHLftEcQ5IwQbQziykPi7qxIQxXxshhzhyphenhyphen9w0hyWRk7cVielrvIWpjQqMACu/s1600/DSCN3628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rEHS9hqUXNADiDmwxA-7-HDrgcbF6tVRS-ynNPEhyNM5GSJeIEF4g-5wBK7sZFk3v-AbSb4shTldkFuIEHLftEcQ5IwQbQziykPi7qxIQxXxshhzhyphenhyphen9w0hyWRk7cVielrvIWpjQqMACu/s400/DSCN3628.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524753013884185186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL0TXTIZcaZK7GA1RySmqivCiClS6kHYzOMrtpBQa5jJtUFa46N5eUnFxku5dm8XV4rH4GYcV4D7D2Y8FLmZ89wilI-vl39BKOvPpXEjicBENHNyQn7iilSMfwPNoppkJUuuNvgdVPAIz/s1600/2010+-+Lake+San+Antonio-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL0TXTIZcaZK7GA1RySmqivCiClS6kHYzOMrtpBQa5jJtUFa46N5eUnFxku5dm8XV4rH4GYcV4D7D2Y8FLmZ89wilI-vl39BKOvPpXEjicBENHNyQn7iilSMfwPNoppkJUuuNvgdVPAIz/s400/2010+-+Lake+San+Antonio-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524753008876714178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbQffKLTZ3aMAWeltGQx7OsoSHu1UNGc8I2IV0hVWJxk6Rg2uB0cgt5vMdsoZ1PJF4XR5EWR2plnmZKh28d4S87wGj23vQdfGlrs2eZh5W2AmVCwsx2M79mRUOCyRjLuNma1UIGxIqXMi/s1600/2010+-+Lake+San+Antonio-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbQffKLTZ3aMAWeltGQx7OsoSHu1UNGc8I2IV0hVWJxk6Rg2uB0cgt5vMdsoZ1PJF4XR5EWR2plnmZKh28d4S87wGj23vQdfGlrs2eZh5W2AmVCwsx2M79mRUOCyRjLuNma1UIGxIqXMi/s400/2010+-+Lake+San+Antonio-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524753003645278114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxEHXjvAMaOe2wKKTILV8Y_qVxy1w8r6Kjad5UVuu4wPqhGL8a7dqs_zOYh2SiH9845leVd-sPtkLq-01VTRLFjXv06qZtow8Rg2hNu1dvLaXRfaD_uVHaI_vMa7Mff4sw1QmduCsiI4W/s1600/2010+-+Lake+San+Antonio-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxEHXjvAMaOe2wKKTILV8Y_qVxy1w8r6Kjad5UVuu4wPqhGL8a7dqs_zOYh2SiH9845leVd-sPtkLq-01VTRLFjXv06qZtow8Rg2hNu1dvLaXRfaD_uVHaI_vMa7Mff4sw1QmduCsiI4W/s400/2010+-+Lake+San+Antonio-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524752997656156066" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-50746139147254198602010-09-30T16:16:00.000-07:002010-09-30T18:58:49.220-07:00Look What I Did!!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePvQzdXlyEVtEeKMuGowaKgidyZRhIsUqQFZySgHxrZazHKJuqbVKR9vfNXenCdcZou9C7psZ9Q70gn3v3-_4KYjwvEkLCCMGdbrvTZiC3OoitBy0G-bQ58XK8hoVvRZC4PtWw_ock0-d/s1600/DSC_0131.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePvQzdXlyEVtEeKMuGowaKgidyZRhIsUqQFZySgHxrZazHKJuqbVKR9vfNXenCdcZou9C7psZ9Q70gn3v3-_4KYjwvEkLCCMGdbrvTZiC3OoitBy0G-bQ58XK8hoVvRZC4PtWw_ock0-d/s400/DSC_0131.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br />I canned peaches. I've never done something like this before, even though I've always wanted to. The whole process intimidated me. But thanks to multiple friends who encouraged me, gave me advice, ideas and supplies, I was successful! I was quite proud of my achievements, and also learned what to do different next time. I also made peach crisp, frozen peaches & peach raspberry jam, with some of my near 50lbs of peaches. (thanks for the recipe Jenni!) Now when my peach tree gives me too many peaches next year, I'll know what to do with them!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-43778374722932268692010-08-27T14:01:00.000-07:002010-09-03T14:08:52.009-07:00Magic MountainPart of my birthday fun this year was a trip to Magic Mountain! It was a special Fire/Police event where the park was only open from 6pm - midnight for those who had a wristband. This meant NO LINES!!! It was amazing! I haven't been in 16 years and there were so many new and exciting rides. And to not have to stand in lines for hours was great! We had 2 other couples with us (yeah.. no kids!!!) and we had a blast! What a fun date night. Can't wait for next year!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJIexpqBUEZMSgJht5h1Wcf6EtxAZP-ysuN4-aFe9gJsdIXhiQmf9Lx-WjrNigifGyI_mlEwPks9cVusHI88u6uRoaCt-Ts3q5Kr8Fnw30Azge7sJ-Pshl5FgnlEq0Ahu9zpni0Y72-RA/s1600/2010+-+Magic+Mountain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJIexpqBUEZMSgJht5h1Wcf6EtxAZP-ysuN4-aFe9gJsdIXhiQmf9Lx-WjrNigifGyI_mlEwPks9cVusHI88u6uRoaCt-Ts3q5Kr8Fnw30Azge7sJ-Pshl5FgnlEq0Ahu9zpni0Y72-RA/s400/2010+-+Magic+Mountain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512796687712753906" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-78386608443160413972010-08-25T16:10:00.000-07:002010-09-03T14:10:14.868-07:00Swim Lessons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUepCGnWVYhxuIZXdShIj9VmGu4tpxLRS4Tm2H-rivTfLuibkk83v4fhj6aZDQfZS4KqxHlUsti-pxUyXrT3VKJIUMNg_04VaPu30NkYYY1Pk1bnGiyppbwuKZDZnRqcon5ARW1RqX8s9t/s1600/DSC_1169-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUepCGnWVYhxuIZXdShIj9VmGu4tpxLRS4Tm2H-rivTfLuibkk83v4fhj6aZDQfZS4KqxHlUsti-pxUyXrT3VKJIUMNg_04VaPu30NkYYY1Pk1bnGiyppbwuKZDZnRqcon5ARW1RqX8s9t/s400/DSC_1169-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512714188759831778" /></a><br />Allison was so excited to start her first swim lessons this year. That is, until she got there and realized what was actually going to occur! The enthusiasm ended there.<br /><br /><br />We started like this... barely putting her mouth in the water to blow bubbles.. and not wanting to get her eyes wet AT ALL!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKVU3osBvAoHZ4dTw3aCSmU8f-5LfxlaQSZdAAo8Al_aqAENm2KuFO2SBFxoYPoiMjVIGMKjB-0oXbWngXzDgG93Y0WeVutQ110RjCnRZLHzpYLjGTYm-iIhBB5QQtQVQ2IFCWjSFXf4O/s1600/DSC_1172-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKVU3osBvAoHZ4dTw3aCSmU8f-5LfxlaQSZdAAo8Al_aqAENm2KuFO2SBFxoYPoiMjVIGMKjB-0oXbWngXzDgG93Y0WeVutQ110RjCnRZLHzpYLjGTYm-iIhBB5QQtQVQ2IFCWjSFXf4O/s400/DSC_1172-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512714192108321442" /></a><br /><br /><br />And after two weeks we were at this!! Swimming a few feet on her own! And she's getting better every day! Yay for awesome teachers who didn't cave in to her initial wimpers and whines!! (Miss Bonnie Jones)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi22s5NLZI5QiTogu2mzFUqOZvl-RgjzO6H3cbmXQu-EH0tVNiDHC85ts1LmHH8kfkWzqGd10RCZbKr3mNyLzXBdcn__-1YuHC_6ySlPvJUbPCwVuUhUj3k2ww-h6xmmSOKaEFPihHchf/s1600/DSC_1288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi22s5NLZI5QiTogu2mzFUqOZvl-RgjzO6H3cbmXQu-EH0tVNiDHC85ts1LmHH8kfkWzqGd10RCZbKr3mNyLzXBdcn__-1YuHC_6ySlPvJUbPCwVuUhUj3k2ww-h6xmmSOKaEFPihHchf/s400/DSC_1288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512714200240216898" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-18322523365770247732010-08-18T14:12:00.000-07:002010-09-03T14:09:41.866-07:00Allison's Candyland Birthday!Many of you have been asking me for photos of Allison's birthday party. For those who don't know, I planned for months for Alli's Candyland party. I basically turned my backyard into a live version of the Candyland board game. Unfortunately, I don't have the best pictures from the day to show all that we did. I was too busy with 15 3 and 4 year olds to man the camera. So Jason was in charge of the camera and didn't take as many as I would have liked, or the kind I would like. Oh well. Here are a few of what we have:<br /><br />This is where the game board begins. It's Plumpy's Gingerbread Plum Trees. The bushes on the left are covered in purple balloons for plums. The kids drew the color cards from the actual board game and moved the yellow 'game piece' on the colored spaces taped to the ground.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVDMZ6K31igfKWN-AJ6B1c2Ra15W9oGY3VrOt24L6Kx_KQyZJ5HGIDjDOcrSgdpnQulBPdbOt33cvb4_UhzJhycvDmzc3_VmjxtzRy29VrulV0Q9yVOVLlO7uk7qFzR461sTkrhdpOyXx/s1600/DSC_1008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVDMZ6K31igfKWN-AJ6B1c2Ra15W9oGY3VrOt24L6Kx_KQyZJ5HGIDjDOcrSgdpnQulBPdbOt33cvb4_UhzJhycvDmzc3_VmjxtzRy29VrulV0Q9yVOVLlO7uk7qFzR461sTkrhdpOyXx/s400/DSC_1008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511341929670800610" /></a><br /><br />The first stop was 'Peppermint Forrest.' They played a bowling game with red/white striped pins and won a red/white striped chinese yo-yo and candy cane stickers. In the background, the snowflakes are part of Queen Frostine's area, which came later.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJmNeEs1M37jeeJfDs1iNs4Tg7-Hn3cqd843b_suTDbS6sFv8kLYZo3SprDZKLhfr_PMU-dJv06EO3WrMaVeW5WnmhyphenhyphenCZEwJjPt_4JWErxrSG0oEzd6bVuGOrrSTAE2Gq7WhkBWo-InJ_/s1600/DSC_1004-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJmNeEs1M37jeeJfDs1iNs4Tg7-Hn3cqd843b_suTDbS6sFv8kLYZo3SprDZKLhfr_PMU-dJv06EO3WrMaVeW5WnmhyphenhyphenCZEwJjPt_4JWErxrSG0oEzd6bVuGOrrSTAE2Gq7WhkBWo-InJ_/s400/DSC_1004-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511318414140805682" /></a><br /><br />My dear friend Kate helped me by doing the lettering for Alli's birthday sign. I added colored cardstock and ribbon to finish the look. I love how this turned out! Thanks Kate!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJU5UlmL_TYssulsKLYTx3UWfe6GDzADWxqrbvgnz4zpgFWg-l72JURHATYJirq-ohBzN1LNAdvbLfS2t5a-XDbVuLnL5bGNm1zWJTzaZwYtFXdcbhOyoLeBcKHfcpFEoHWFOVcokl4wA/s1600/DSC_1003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJU5UlmL_TYssulsKLYTx3UWfe6GDzADWxqrbvgnz4zpgFWg-l72JURHATYJirq-ohBzN1LNAdvbLfS2t5a-XDbVuLnL5bGNm1zWJTzaZwYtFXdcbhOyoLeBcKHfcpFEoHWFOVcokl4wA/s400/DSC_1003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511318407690905314" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is the Lollipop Woods where they played a ring toss game to win lollipops. Yum!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmdhOtW6DM0EJrAJUsnWsdLMVvppU5sp4HJCg8IQuQ_FUeYXHCdojh8QOzuiboPSDeubDfeFtI6uXzlAiyU1-qWkJ_AVmYiUsAxBZUeMQCX6hxDK-CAKkfOCGPNM1tp-EIQ5t3MukL1q5/s1600/DSC_1005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmdhOtW6DM0EJrAJUsnWsdLMVvppU5sp4HJCg8IQuQ_FUeYXHCdojh8QOzuiboPSDeubDfeFtI6uXzlAiyU1-qWkJ_AVmYiUsAxBZUeMQCX6hxDK-CAKkfOCGPNM1tp-EIQ5t3MukL1q5/s400/DSC_1005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511318418636095250" /></a><br /><br />There were other stations and activities that I don't have good pics of. We did a musical chairs-type game in Gumdrop Mountains, laced Fruit Loops on necklace when stopped at Lord Licorice, etc.<br /><br />I loved the idea of my cake, but I ran out of time to do the finishing touches. I had candies to trim it with and a few other items, but just couldn't make it happen. But Allison thought it was great, and that's really all that matters! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz93CA6ZPUqnMgn-Sq9YVf4WOsxkO4R4ELAFw9kPaOjL4ZLEEobX2W9p8XKTdksKkLLEnGmDL5JTh6kXS33k8qycrs2tCLsyQcM8wP7Adtq9e_I5wM9vABJc_vJOjeeMrt_ILrnCq6P1wt/s1600/DSC_1002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz93CA6ZPUqnMgn-Sq9YVf4WOsxkO4R4ELAFw9kPaOjL4ZLEEobX2W9p8XKTdksKkLLEnGmDL5JTh6kXS33k8qycrs2tCLsyQcM8wP7Adtq9e_I5wM9vABJc_vJOjeeMrt_ILrnCq6P1wt/s400/DSC_1002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511318404482625586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXV3WddST_eUnZ0uzNrNe4FUgfB5lenXlvEzl842HCNS-f8y2xKbOS52Es96oziNhZH-NwAx-knU_RtQjyYhHBt6HOE26bEShULH8EN7rsUrL5ID41CjY_tHmZ8fKx_NTwTcHK59dnLd3/s1600/DSC_1026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXV3WddST_eUnZ0uzNrNe4FUgfB5lenXlvEzl842HCNS-f8y2xKbOS52Es96oziNhZH-NwAx-knU_RtQjyYhHBt6HOE26bEShULH8EN7rsUrL5ID41CjY_tHmZ8fKx_NTwTcHK59dnLd3/s400/DSC_1026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511341944589418898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtFSan6IbaFMm6GOUkwNLFKWj1IoQqkOALHpv1ZgM-k0fRm4I8cmMTX-UrEWzc4HsyUXkOoS6gudsKaa8sxndHfN1_1x0x5gqCnYf8JPhW0tgnRhE84fSoqC9PMNjDq0_OXxcloFLiUcx/s1600/2010+-+Alli%27s+4th+bday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtFSan6IbaFMm6GOUkwNLFKWj1IoQqkOALHpv1ZgM-k0fRm4I8cmMTX-UrEWzc4HsyUXkOoS6gudsKaa8sxndHfN1_1x0x5gqCnYf8JPhW0tgnRhE84fSoqC9PMNjDq0_OXxcloFLiUcx/s400/2010+-+Alli%27s+4th+bday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511318398007733970" /></a><br /><br />Cousins Hannah & Gavin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ290vDsL7O4SsZexDQ7brS-y81GhrUdfcKawdjX13p9Q9FI6DGXWNUCK6FIxo7TBYkn6HquDTsq5MEwGi6hPyop8YI22fKi0iUj_1qrcEPRxc3tLEQPm6T-HItcffdLxCHUgG3gUPwQ7S/s1600/DSC_1018-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ290vDsL7O4SsZexDQ7brS-y81GhrUdfcKawdjX13p9Q9FI6DGXWNUCK6FIxo7TBYkn6HquDTsq5MEwGi6hPyop8YI22fKi0iUj_1qrcEPRxc3tLEQPm6T-HItcffdLxCHUgG3gUPwQ7S/s400/DSC_1018-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511341934958400066" /></a><br /><br />Happy Birthday to my baby girl, who is growing up way too fast!!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-37589660316414330242010-08-16T13:39:00.000-07:002010-08-16T16:26:33.320-07:00July 4th Celebration!After our week in Sequoia, we went back to Maggie's new house (in Visalia) for some R&R. We spent a week there, relaxing, swimming, lunching, going to the movies, BBQ-ing, manicures & pedicures, and just enjoying each others' company! We had a blast as usual. <br />I can't believe I only brought out my camera one of the days we were there. It was 4th of July. It's legal to do your own fireworks there so the guys headed over to the corner fireworks stand and bought the supply for our gang! I love that my kids get this opportunity to do sparklers and fountains like I did as a kid. <br /><br />4th BBQ:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ-hIsCnwav-O7OIF7rD5M0u6oXDVX8nnzU-b1-u27IuHKhBbrqD2Mw_NVx0813wycX_Ok8lNuPHigsB0yoEgj1vJIayN1J_-PQlGE0xallLC2gJpRjnVSeP5yfnX0xLnoX7l3y0N26TO/s1600/DSC_0942-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ-hIsCnwav-O7OIF7rD5M0u6oXDVX8nnzU-b1-u27IuHKhBbrqD2Mw_NVx0813wycX_Ok8lNuPHigsB0yoEgj1vJIayN1J_-PQlGE0xallLC2gJpRjnVSeP5yfnX0xLnoX7l3y0N26TO/s400/DSC_0942-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113347599663986" /></a><br /><br />A little down time out of the sun:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRepxHk3PObRDPNfgx_cyCOWFbeTZ2NdYCzbwKJzpvnxrJCX4Xpv3MyoyB2qrdjwYexiP0F1w9LUso5JyAMs7P_FHf2VPcWk3UXUXqoY_jsnKnt2LAsPD4x6fjiXyaSiDH7phDPfR5doE/s1600/DSC_0943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRepxHk3PObRDPNfgx_cyCOWFbeTZ2NdYCzbwKJzpvnxrJCX4Xpv3MyoyB2qrdjwYexiP0F1w9LUso5JyAMs7P_FHf2VPcWk3UXUXqoY_jsnKnt2LAsPD4x6fjiXyaSiDH7phDPfR5doE/s400/DSC_0943.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113354706587586" /></a><br /><br />Let the fireworks begin:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4y-9jRK5iSQHbJebvspsp259n3w0Y4_9_hI00Yzvl3b_tSaLzS2fdjqlmu43MFRlWqupa-yqq4jeryFBZLbwrVZH_1T0DzNPYHlM3Uy65k6XerVjOVgoD4hgBMtrFCH0MSQ08O1OgIUP/s1600/DSC_0970-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4y-9jRK5iSQHbJebvspsp259n3w0Y4_9_hI00Yzvl3b_tSaLzS2fdjqlmu43MFRlWqupa-yqq4jeryFBZLbwrVZH_1T0DzNPYHlM3Uy65k6XerVjOVgoD4hgBMtrFCH0MSQ08O1OgIUP/s400/DSC_0970-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113820045549250" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtvraLHoWH2W0Fh5X_f-wNB-yaMe5tjy2dQ3w3yR1ceLL4T0QNrZla7J3wwr07JxN5tQVzZLcDr-g3dn-IXJoCiBQr0R6VCTZCmn20ElL6nKzBjrcHxSkv5E2CUWz8iTA7uS4Yk_wfQhy/s1600/DSC_0966-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtvraLHoWH2W0Fh5X_f-wNB-yaMe5tjy2dQ3w3yR1ceLL4T0QNrZla7J3wwr07JxN5tQVzZLcDr-g3dn-IXJoCiBQr0R6VCTZCmn20ElL6nKzBjrcHxSkv5E2CUWz8iTA7uS4Yk_wfQhy/s400/DSC_0966-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113807540028306" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwrZaH4Og0JorUieqk4gUPwjsVFg97_gThe3l170gY1gXBiooOYiV9GtHjTHr-64IBVW1dG1HBWBUYXa5BeB9d0d0pVa2rWnN6KawQUjqxSMsOaG1milaPc7sd-upI_ideIE81uN5QO0A/s1600/DSC_0969-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwrZaH4Og0JorUieqk4gUPwjsVFg97_gThe3l170gY1gXBiooOYiV9GtHjTHr-64IBVW1dG1HBWBUYXa5BeB9d0d0pVa2rWnN6KawQUjqxSMsOaG1milaPc7sd-upI_ideIE81uN5QO0A/s400/DSC_0969-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113810373415394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_58n1acNX-vvulTv2IeQkg0UjNPfLlIsjmtmKol4s-dN-rIyT-VOR_VApC3C3QrapEZv9QxCegtgFjzz2JioOGne_mWnj4vvQkNG1NNU4EB9RF0TITZewUhzyXFn6_717NmYECOyAUQPG/s1600/DSC_0987-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_58n1acNX-vvulTv2IeQkg0UjNPfLlIsjmtmKol4s-dN-rIyT-VOR_VApC3C3QrapEZv9QxCegtgFjzz2JioOGne_mWnj4vvQkNG1NNU4EB9RF0TITZewUhzyXFn6_717NmYECOyAUQPG/s400/DSC_0987-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113826347624322" /></a><br /><br />Maggie's new house:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn91raQ3TYIwsz_fFahrWudTF9WPRQXvuuUNxDZXKX4sf7e5IGX35QQKSUgjrUOA5OdVk_I03cmQpjrViouBC2AKfZ8QXQ-vnScF5Xkq9UfjI9S1G9fW33yXJMB5KzAca5q9w94ftt5KR/s1600/DSC_0992-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn91raQ3TYIwsz_fFahrWudTF9WPRQXvuuUNxDZXKX4sf7e5IGX35QQKSUgjrUOA5OdVk_I03cmQpjrViouBC2AKfZ8QXQ-vnScF5Xkq9UfjI9S1G9fW33yXJMB5KzAca5q9w94ftt5KR/s400/DSC_0992-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113832130471586" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YwNWaIhMj3bvBUZ4n89aJ-D_JqvXW9Vqs-6FQpX6iiycSN3vwtC9a9-nl3Zo60MD2WcVbACL-3l6shD9eYQTXd6Z3DRa6Lei_X-MKArT90R8gLPclTcA3E5TNRyfWvftdwm-R0J6DNoL/s1600/DSC_0963-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YwNWaIhMj3bvBUZ4n89aJ-D_JqvXW9Vqs-6FQpX6iiycSN3vwtC9a9-nl3Zo60MD2WcVbACL-3l6shD9eYQTXd6Z3DRa6Lei_X-MKArT90R8gLPclTcA3E5TNRyfWvftdwm-R0J6DNoL/s400/DSC_0963-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113370549471506" /></a><br /><br />The boys entertained us with more skits before the sun went down. This one here they copied from a skit done at camp. Between us Maggie & I have 7 boys, and they are hysterical together. They did a skit where they say "WE ARE MEN IN CAMP SHIRTS...." and then act out whatever comes next. Since the younger boys didn't have camp shirts, they changed it to "WE ARE MEN IN NO SHIRTS..... modeling!" So they chant together the first phrase and then pause and all of a sudden strike a pose. Maybe you had to be there, but we were laughing so hard!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2XZ4SPekjocID2cEk1oZSsxsxZnwzFZS3NvfG2WBTE6vq3jWbdkCpGaZ0v26fT9BfbVhbyctsRIR8fLMO1EAY4rL7mmnaz8hKtq_qabO_kf1ju6wU7fwAA-l4g0e9Py2mznhSJ_-AloO/s1600/DSC_0955-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2XZ4SPekjocID2cEk1oZSsxsxZnwzFZS3NvfG2WBTE6vq3jWbdkCpGaZ0v26fT9BfbVhbyctsRIR8fLMO1EAY4rL7mmnaz8hKtq_qabO_kf1ju6wU7fwAA-l4g0e9Py2mznhSJ_-AloO/s400/DSC_0955-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113364533736482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQKOmjnAlEHMBjgoce7IK8Iz42ghg2BS-pfFwJ2jcpLWPM668k76KA4Nk7q-H2ic83AfX4MFvCwTFikW7pBmUK43Ow314pYfbaSXv_GT0VGWaySMXCJ9KjKWTbpubHNHbkXrNIfNm_0M0/s1600/DSC_0956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQKOmjnAlEHMBjgoce7IK8Iz42ghg2BS-pfFwJ2jcpLWPM668k76KA4Nk7q-H2ic83AfX4MFvCwTFikW7pBmUK43Ow314pYfbaSXv_GT0VGWaySMXCJ9KjKWTbpubHNHbkXrNIfNm_0M0/s400/DSC_0956.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113367554178626" /></a><br /><br />The ultimate slumber party in the loft:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmny0qmVANhp7nikrUhmSXH3UI9l2W5bJOBulTR9OOGZP37wW11A60Inz4ffC9SgtSqLGyGpPiJ1INu7Yb3z5FkvfXImCFrDV5uvXifAFWSSiq0hHUaolZ4d22UfVe3vjh7U9XNahm8yre/s1600/DSC_0999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmny0qmVANhp7nikrUhmSXH3UI9l2W5bJOBulTR9OOGZP37wW11A60Inz4ffC9SgtSqLGyGpPiJ1INu7Yb3z5FkvfXImCFrDV5uvXifAFWSSiq0hHUaolZ4d22UfVe3vjh7U9XNahm8yre/s400/DSC_0999.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506114244194433042" /></a><br /><br />Summer isn't summer without spending a week at the Schimelpfenings!! Thanks as always for a great time!!<br /><br />p.s. - Our last night there, and intruder came in the house at 3:30a.m.!!! Maggie got up and saw lights on in the house, walked out of her room and saw him at the opposite end of her hallway. He turned and walked out into the garage and rode off down the street on her son's bicycle. CRAZY!! Luckily nothing more was taken and we were all safe, but it was pretty upsetting.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-1003770091380864722010-08-16T08:12:00.000-07:002010-08-16T09:05:16.606-07:00Sequoia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbe03EyataCk6bIL1JE0xrLK64EMi9zSsWuuVYk17CQSHCyUW6Fr342iXaexidQcKtyWkyk6d2TqVAbO4mzV9cILIsS1L9Emzu0tdM_3g1LL4ln4T0CMQE_r7hCWjyzVLAi5uETY66L0T/s1600/DSC_0790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbe03EyataCk6bIL1JE0xrLK64EMi9zSsWuuVYk17CQSHCyUW6Fr342iXaexidQcKtyWkyk6d2TqVAbO4mzV9cILIsS1L9Emzu0tdM_3g1LL4ln4T0CMQE_r7hCWjyzVLAi5uETY66L0T/s400/DSC_0790.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506032587234238850" /></a><br />I'm a bit behind on my summer posts. We've been gone a lot and so busy when we've been in town! So I'm trying to catch up!<br />The week after Shaver Lake/Chawanakee, we headed over to Sequoia. We couldn't get Yosemite reservations this year, so Lodgepole in Sequoia is always our back up plan. We took my friend Maggie's boys Andrew and Jake with us. And the Farris family was there for the week as well, in the site next to us. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34nBYeZHu0xfjfFWFSPp4mf-cpcGLwHc-pxFIfWonSYpFlf3XXTi5wswHuej1LaEILvhyphenhyphen52phcc6qoJnpy7S5YLyZe8XOzhLpZS0ZFwyFVnaizmgugVR375kK_YV3PDWOHBoDUWu51MRL/s1600/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34nBYeZHu0xfjfFWFSPp4mf-cpcGLwHc-pxFIfWonSYpFlf3XXTi5wswHuej1LaEILvhyphenhyphen52phcc6qoJnpy7S5YLyZe8XOzhLpZS0ZFwyFVnaizmgugVR375kK_YV3PDWOHBoDUWu51MRL/s400/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506027894206011058" /></a><br /><br />Holly: We brought our dog Holly on vacation with us. She sure loves to be with her family! We were a bit nervous about her traveling up the winding road to get to Sequoia so we gave her dramamine. It worked in that she didn't get sick, but the poor dog was a zombie the whole first day! Not sure if we'd do that again. At night we stuck all the boys in a tent since they had a couple extra friends along. Holly was in HEAVEN when we threw her in the tent too. She took turns sleeping on each boys sleeping bag and was loving life! And it made me feel at ease knowing that if a bear approached the tent, she would hopefully alert us! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdpObuZVfXx1LEQlUf6WN5HPQBT8cE98NLzDF6PvdzvIB7VFjavpAKDU5MLMI7KNhaO2cCkJFlivp2XT5fn-w2esty0PUdAQI8jEaMT3q2FuZgwumUmlg73nLcYEnpYWLNOX0lx84jTJK/s1600/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdpObuZVfXx1LEQlUf6WN5HPQBT8cE98NLzDF6PvdzvIB7VFjavpAKDU5MLMI7KNhaO2cCkJFlivp2XT5fn-w2esty0PUdAQI8jEaMT3q2FuZgwumUmlg73nLcYEnpYWLNOX0lx84jTJK/s400/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506027887071983106" /></a><br /><br />Hume Lake: We spent one of the days at Hume Lake, about 30 min. from our camp ground. The weather was perfect! The kids played in the water, rafted, fished, etc. There was a GIANT log floating in the water that entertained everyone for quite a while. Darren caught a fish by pulling a hook around on a piece of fishing line. It was quite a surprise! Poor Ryan tried fishing for hours, only to come up empty handed! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaa-J3KE6z6pMnfP67eCpBjTqGk5zeEGwkk2325qsvWCxyhQknQsRr6Sk895BSblwS9nrq53Dz-8vTjK5-2wLa522hitTGu2SPmS5orIgtEVo_UnZVel7zq6oRvH4kErRwxIJBDtu3eMw/s1600/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaa-J3KE6z6pMnfP67eCpBjTqGk5zeEGwkk2325qsvWCxyhQknQsRr6Sk895BSblwS9nrq53Dz-8vTjK5-2wLa522hitTGu2SPmS5orIgtEVo_UnZVel7zq6oRvH4kErRwxIJBDtu3eMw/s400/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506027910003154946" /></a><br /><br />Crystal Cave: We haven't been here in about 7 years I think. It's a bit of a hike down hill (and then back up again!!) to get to the caves so we've bypassed this activity our past few Sequoia trips. But we were with friends who hadn't been to the caves before so off we went. It wasn't as strenuous as my memory had recalled. Maybe it's because this time I wasn't trudging up and down this path of a million steps with twins who were only one and a half years old! They held their own this time and the hike was much more enjoyable! The caves are amazing and a site to see!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgjXFDJCQsp6n5mDLvxvfc7ZwA3-rXiUbmE8WlwlP7SzZORWZS2BybJhjW_Avs5eZPn7whvUapY_m90-Vm1ElmhuuqRU90vIvPmlB_sv7RfNEO6bVoP0lgD7DoGDQlPXuP62q1onTMPdk/s1600/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgjXFDJCQsp6n5mDLvxvfc7ZwA3-rXiUbmE8WlwlP7SzZORWZS2BybJhjW_Avs5eZPn7whvUapY_m90-Vm1ElmhuuqRU90vIvPmlB_sv7RfNEO6bVoP0lgD7DoGDQlPXuP62q1onTMPdk/s400/2010+-+Sequoia+%26+Schimelpfenings-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506027900476450882" /></a><br /><br />Moro Rock: We always climb to the top of Moro Rock. It's a pretty quick climb with an amazing view once you get to the top!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40ndmOzDUn_JgFWWlXEtcE3z0EHbd08WeEKh4Djz8AEVJH4Zu9Kw8E8_0lmC-3hNXqS3FJsP8w160sptPiY4YZChIeYSY86QUgP-0hK2K2In5i_Ics_8xDc3rJU6tmUlqGU1rjE2VS2NI/s1600/DSC_0800-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40ndmOzDUn_JgFWWlXEtcE3z0EHbd08WeEKh4Djz8AEVJH4Zu9Kw8E8_0lmC-3hNXqS3FJsP8w160sptPiY4YZChIeYSY86QUgP-0hK2K2In5i_Ics_8xDc3rJU6tmUlqGU1rjE2VS2NI/s400/DSC_0800-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506032605847267122" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our hike to the waterfall:<br />On our way we encountered a couple deer and to our surprise, a BEAR! We often see bears while camping, but I'm never totally comfortable with it! This bear was about 8 feet off our path, picking bugs out of a fallen log. We just kept walking (except for Jason who likes to push the boundaries and gets as close as possible with the camera) and he never looked our way. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C2hCs_jKw7pjjMFZpvZc-ehxEmI-yKgI9wCgdX_j7Tg5XcDkz63oJhk_PBT_-rcMR9THXXSqU4a9wXWyxDs30cvSEACdxXxmccTDjmqz1I5vugEvbAj7IN2EwP8T8JMjlmI8OZtevTtP/s400/DSC_0836.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506037142501602834" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here's what Jason did to my car when he hit a rock while coming around a corner at the campground. He joked about being able to drive the gigantic motorhome all the way there, up the steep, twisty, windy turns, with no problems, and then gets in my van and 30 seconds later hits a rock! UGH!! Thanks to my Daddy for fixing it good as new!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsn-WCCYVHYH1BS9Vp_Mk5i1gha1AL_cvnWj-IXa2BXwZREEg_IfN_dEGGy6HCvSJIrZQnwyZYy9DW7UyFIWls8S7N2-n7UydxObaPchi1o5wpsFCrSMupWsTSUgkqFXrQlsaqy_YrSuo/s1600/DSC_0793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsn-WCCYVHYH1BS9Vp_Mk5i1gha1AL_cvnWj-IXa2BXwZREEg_IfN_dEGGy6HCvSJIrZQnwyZYy9DW7UyFIWls8S7N2-n7UydxObaPchi1o5wpsFCrSMupWsTSUgkqFXrQlsaqy_YrSuo/s400/DSC_0793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506032596794971314" /></a><br /><br />I love when everyone plays games together!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJ_irezgfoaJs9zfaSarduXERi8F8S0Jm9ujVXeZG3HJuXHg4BU0khH90CihD7SGdS2ArjB3wGbbl4ELfVSbvcs9pLELapI-nM_H66CNA64e2PqRl1uDA9jR2McLALEY3MMM9MeVNZVT7/s1600/DSC_0805.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJ_irezgfoaJs9zfaSarduXERi8F8S0Jm9ujVXeZG3HJuXHg4BU0khH90CihD7SGdS2ArjB3wGbbl4ELfVSbvcs9pLELapI-nM_H66CNA64e2PqRl1uDA9jR2McLALEY3MMM9MeVNZVT7/s400/DSC_0805.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506032610886947842" /></a><br /><br />On the last night, the kids had glow sticks and ran around playing tag and other activities! Then then performed many skits for us grown-ups and we laughed and laughed! They made some up themselves, and some they recreated from what they had seen the week before at Scout Camp. It was quite entertaining!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBEscuN_HBrAER4mAUC54mM_0LrfzjNAPr00j99LrmIFQNKfMVyEhg4SsmpeIlYcTXLQut1pslxTDezaIYMrfd3YH05XzsmFDaHwLha2kgjSP9BLQtp83Ir_RO9VK_9jFSXkbmgXNL-Ob/s1600/DSC_0930.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBEscuN_HBrAER4mAUC54mM_0LrfzjNAPr00j99LrmIFQNKfMVyEhg4SsmpeIlYcTXLQut1pslxTDezaIYMrfd3YH05XzsmFDaHwLha2kgjSP9BLQtp83Ir_RO9VK_9jFSXkbmgXNL-Ob/s400/DSC_0930.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506037162464981730" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-89113465805986998662010-07-21T11:12:00.000-07:002010-07-21T17:59:59.318-07:00Camp Chawanakee - Part 1Darren's scout camp this year was on Shaver Lake at Camp Chawanakee. It it a gorgeous location on the Lake, and as a bonus there is a Family Camp on the opposite side. So our family brought the motorhome and camped on one side all week, while Jason and the scouts were on the other side. Myself and three other Scout moms were there with our younger kids at Family Camp sites. There were no other campers in the camp grounds for the entire week! We had the whole place to ourselves for the kids to roam free! What a blast all the kids had together! They loved not being under the thumb of their older brothers all week too. So fun.<br /><br />Here was our site:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjaWOyJe9Bh5hyzlWW4XxC0sCCB7GnjIWywOvZhN2zx5mv5rQpDOUEmu0B4RkCDVQT_LWNiIr9ToZMjheP9tDIhGgUd_LHqiFDF6pnu5b5WK1P1Oy-WvxnoGbMCkG30PKvJJ29FWOWgFq/s1600/DSCN3415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjaWOyJe9Bh5hyzlWW4XxC0sCCB7GnjIWywOvZhN2zx5mv5rQpDOUEmu0B4RkCDVQT_LWNiIr9ToZMjheP9tDIhGgUd_LHqiFDF6pnu5b5WK1P1Oy-WvxnoGbMCkG30PKvJJ29FWOWgFq/s400/DSCN3415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492943751197218" /></a><br /><br />We were right on the lake... beautiful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqG86xzOGHd4dpMdCWhx6SndwSshbUN7b-OTW3SgP_tAY2aygQEoBFXUcPwJmnofyh6YZnFKvkYI53pXVb6IirQ8h94ZJk2lYKgmXjHEXMfo2Zbw5LhwGhzg2EM67vYSL3OASTLMjKqCg/s1600/DSC_0615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqG86xzOGHd4dpMdCWhx6SndwSshbUN7b-OTW3SgP_tAY2aygQEoBFXUcPwJmnofyh6YZnFKvkYI53pXVb6IirQ8h94ZJk2lYKgmXjHEXMfo2Zbw5LhwGhzg2EM67vYSL3OASTLMjKqCg/s400/DSC_0615.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492464161160130" /></a><br /><br />Here's the night view. The kids loved all the jumping fish around dusk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ5N5YscHCrhPcb1SFXvDKrdtBJkpSM9_lz6dIgIgI7qMD7iYvH826DkfGIiwJAoDfGPkM1dsIZJpSp6T2D1f5SaneVPbtTTfh8J5UfK5rbf9Gt4vQeTeASGCySlQzbq4FAR3MCC50iZt/s1600/DSCN3412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ5N5YscHCrhPcb1SFXvDKrdtBJkpSM9_lz6dIgIgI7qMD7iYvH826DkfGIiwJAoDfGPkM1dsIZJpSp6T2D1f5SaneVPbtTTfh8J5UfK5rbf9Gt4vQeTeASGCySlQzbq4FAR3MCC50iZt/s400/DSCN3412.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492932666050114" /></a><br /><br /><br />We had lots of fun on the lake: feeding the ducks, swimming, rafting, fishing, etc.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGmDIvF0qpmuZP42Gx60eYrN9qVh9a3G5G_K-KVjkjwu0MEVWkTvlLeiq-XuQIjyWkvFiI5rPjdvRszCD0c2h7Q5GYbdJtO4rfhF_rm480ZesrVFeGY0Kpc2gHizEZASq-rBIezr-EsHX/s1600/DSC_0618-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGmDIvF0qpmuZP42Gx60eYrN9qVh9a3G5G_K-KVjkjwu0MEVWkTvlLeiq-XuQIjyWkvFiI5rPjdvRszCD0c2h7Q5GYbdJtO4rfhF_rm480ZesrVFeGY0Kpc2gHizEZASq-rBIezr-EsHX/s400/DSC_0618-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492473827661426" /></a><br />Blake:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQhKAiXwCsfjnlJC61RJPBI4diS_crIJrYkX1Yu5Yz9UodJR4vXOYsTklg0xem0B6I9pzN1zuyTkEV7mwXs281sT-9cqERxHBcFa5OSsuFHe61Ub1InyVHexBDCImTTDHQJ3pPxMtm6Xw/s1600/DSC_0653-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQhKAiXwCsfjnlJC61RJPBI4diS_crIJrYkX1Yu5Yz9UodJR4vXOYsTklg0xem0B6I9pzN1zuyTkEV7mwXs281sT-9cqERxHBcFa5OSsuFHe61Ub1InyVHexBDCImTTDHQJ3pPxMtm6Xw/s400/DSC_0653-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492479761552290" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5iQD_Vfm6-bQKvgLTqEgPxM0s7oBC2geqJm_K84e6HB55PHAc675xQtu7keN9EbuCUBzw6f3P8CUXbvOQwK3xLeQqtD3RrEUae2C7vK9C-Vbeo-uk83Lq6BGKZCzLz0eUBLz_-2G0f-q/s1600/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5iQD_Vfm6-bQKvgLTqEgPxM0s7oBC2geqJm_K84e6HB55PHAc675xQtu7keN9EbuCUBzw6f3P8CUXbvOQwK3xLeQqtD3RrEUae2C7vK9C-Vbeo-uk83Lq6BGKZCzLz0eUBLz_-2G0f-q/s400/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492001939478434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSgb-q7hs94Rk7vMfSh3qZ-84jeoVf9JGhXZd1JSAagVM1IhhSqO3mrIIoArPHWaLYwUdDZonw0mNt_Wz1uWIGkSJ1-nYb8cgVLNzcq5q9af-rKZoZTUmXM7cBadq_4bjzkZHrsHU_umx/s1600/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSgb-q7hs94Rk7vMfSh3qZ-84jeoVf9JGhXZd1JSAagVM1IhhSqO3mrIIoArPHWaLYwUdDZonw0mNt_Wz1uWIGkSJ1-nYb8cgVLNzcq5q9af-rKZoZTUmXM7cBadq_4bjzkZHrsHU_umx/s400/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496491993241342802" /></a><br /><br /><br />The kids kept themselves very entertained playing games, riding bikes, fishing, climbing rocks and many other activities. I barely saw them except for meal times!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgkTSXsFPorfrt6A94KjEHlduR9ZDHb3IKxwj28ttNUzAylsiCxe3HZqfiEm15M-G4NZRxVtBCWbhT9adO0QcXdqRyb1Yb8HbXwdaHemuB9TPhyphenhypheni2Ix2Mti6FNNIrxwpditaxQSeZ0Z40/s1600/DSC_0710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgkTSXsFPorfrt6A94KjEHlduR9ZDHb3IKxwj28ttNUzAylsiCxe3HZqfiEm15M-G4NZRxVtBCWbhT9adO0QcXdqRyb1Yb8HbXwdaHemuB9TPhyphenhypheni2Ix2Mti6FNNIrxwpditaxQSeZ0Z40/s400/DSC_0710.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492914125006354" /></a><br /><br />Daddy's girl: Jason would come visit us each day while the Scouts were in class. He even was able to sleep at camp with us most nights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gDOtlAa1Dysa004AdjpFHy0wu4qgryNmF_MPjFUKsUNlvBpxdTW205fxdECBiQYHuJHHwDXFscRQZMcr3MQIXyey6ZOpGgNQwb5tjfH7afLLVFCCs0GC9syQTRKhPJ64pwu4JRdbQnqa/s1600/DSC_0684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gDOtlAa1Dysa004AdjpFHy0wu4qgryNmF_MPjFUKsUNlvBpxdTW205fxdECBiQYHuJHHwDXFscRQZMcr3MQIXyey6ZOpGgNQwb5tjfH7afLLVFCCs0GC9syQTRKhPJ64pwu4JRdbQnqa/s400/DSC_0684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492484841277842" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Hanshaws:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznxM5oE7DBiB3v7CuXn2iGxmuzs1riE048FV2yDEsmFz-lYkPkgni9e0mmczjMhkXI9kp3VO-7K5OHlxHeUt4hJAPtRamOkHcajI8X3Rq8GzjPTJ-GKAshM7EXIzPtp0gm-lgNmvWHUC2/s1600/DSC_0691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznxM5oE7DBiB3v7CuXn2iGxmuzs1riE048FV2yDEsmFz-lYkPkgni9e0mmczjMhkXI9kp3VO-7K5OHlxHeUt4hJAPtRamOkHcajI8X3Rq8GzjPTJ-GKAshM7EXIzPtp0gm-lgNmvWHUC2/s400/DSC_0691.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496492489214483298" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-34550215763615836152010-07-20T15:52:00.000-07:002010-07-23T21:58:35.784-07:00Camp Chawanakee - Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YiyG5spL-1-G_7e3juCVA7Fs1Bt_ahMTkJyx0ydsGyJQTnTF7yIRASFGkq6vY7z_j_zwhVz0AE7-AMdcVfDZvHCFuygf3xt4VZilioOETT_d-eRyeQ7cW-tE406GrAHcOybJhX81TUWD/s1600/DSCN3297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YiyG5spL-1-G_7e3juCVA7Fs1Bt_ahMTkJyx0ydsGyJQTnTF7yIRASFGkq6vY7z_j_zwhVz0AE7-AMdcVfDZvHCFuygf3xt4VZilioOETT_d-eRyeQ7cW-tE406GrAHcOybJhX81TUWD/s400/DSCN3297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496511706399648306" /></a><br />I needed a second post to cover Darren's part of the week. He was at scout camp with his troop and his Dad, having a great time too! We all drove up on Saturday, June 19. On Sunday morning we had Sacrament meeting at our camp site which was also Father's Day! We made yummy breakfast burritos and tri-tip dinner for the Dads and Bishop that were with us. That afternoon, the troop headed over to check-in at Scout Camp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28wvVXBiDC06tUZ7yQiEY1FStuXy9I6-4s2VD_JAZZFXfpw3eZo71w1gmNb4pcDy-Xr3Gz-Q8P2RE0dpSqUInYyGodVvTfsLKJUpE3rgBEjN5vgNo3oE4hBlZdQhkCdSUnGO4FYG7nw2j/s1600/DSCN3396.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28wvVXBiDC06tUZ7yQiEY1FStuXy9I6-4s2VD_JAZZFXfpw3eZo71w1gmNb4pcDy-Xr3Gz-Q8P2RE0dpSqUInYyGodVvTfsLKJUpE3rgBEjN5vgNo3oE4hBlZdQhkCdSUnGO4FYG7nw2j/s400/DSCN3396.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496512367703689394" /></a><br /><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULBElZQ2Z2e5Cz-EP5TJuA7aEe9rOkMDrFVdXHGMzr5SibvGJ0Hs563ox2tpsvKJPAJRVqbE-6I2f7aTRBbAxiEuuGLSwnm5ktOcMDA12cBh1RZwulG2fg5ve79TXjozzRKM-w7ouNhSD/s1600/DSCN3279.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULBElZQ2Z2e5Cz-EP5TJuA7aEe9rOkMDrFVdXHGMzr5SibvGJ0Hs563ox2tpsvKJPAJRVqbE-6I2f7aTRBbAxiEuuGLSwnm5ktOcMDA12cBh1RZwulG2fg5ve79TXjozzRKM-w7ouNhSD/s400/DSCN3279.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Tehachapi - This is the camp site assigned to Darren's troop<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpR8iFvGgaWeYQndKWAsAkp1d_V_mnVTIIoCcASDyPa7WMgjOTtblpL-ku19sBV7JHREv4bIQi8pBKNvTGKUvPAy977ufaMzgijf2ArNBCWc7bzmTjWguyktyALsu_yt4m10apkPeJFAWG/s1600/DSCN3318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpR8iFvGgaWeYQndKWAsAkp1d_V_mnVTIIoCcASDyPa7WMgjOTtblpL-ku19sBV7JHREv4bIQi8pBKNvTGKUvPAy977ufaMzgijf2ArNBCWc7bzmTjWguyktyALsu_yt4m10apkPeJFAWG/s400/DSCN3318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496511732408464466" /></a><br /><br />Here is a shot of their site and tents. Below is a shot from the back side. They were right at the water. Those are their tents to the left. These boys were really 'roughing it' huh?? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsqHw9EXzzP31PqsSVkVEbbph6Sjv07XVZfBww3MNWO-E_g2qfxZfGit3cNHbiUYwO0rX6XO46YFoaCHnJB_j1YY6swCwzru9TEARgHCww_g7q7JYV7Wl5gp8rJV4Z8RUpnSLdiybgZO9/s1600/DSCN3170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsqHw9EXzzP31PqsSVkVEbbph6Sjv07XVZfBww3MNWO-E_g2qfxZfGit3cNHbiUYwO0rX6XO46YFoaCHnJB_j1YY6swCwzru9TEARgHCww_g7q7JYV7Wl5gp8rJV4Z8RUpnSLdiybgZO9/s400/DSCN3170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496511723536725394" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Vf60_M-9athw_gLthfHS_Aa0JbD8OOnU032yKO_tpkvPWVap2uelQ-BINtyFrFtfn2p1Qw-xUw9iqp6bT88e76fliAv4qOKtnkTxdwuQ6laRopwf3BImwDbXSMbt3bA8qYYsG8IvUJf/s1600/DSCN3175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Vf60_M-9athw_gLthfHS_Aa0JbD8OOnU032yKO_tpkvPWVap2uelQ-BINtyFrFtfn2p1Qw-xUw9iqp6bT88e76fliAv4qOKtnkTxdwuQ6laRopwf3BImwDbXSMbt3bA8qYYsG8IvUJf/s400/DSCN3175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496511713123755826" /></a><br /><br /><br />A highlight for Darren is that his best friend Andrew was at Chawanakee with his scout troop during the same week. They had a couple merit badge classes together and got to hang out a little too. They've been best buds since birth - Andrew's mom being MY best friend, Margaret.<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztDoPgvA2hhMoY05xRSdWSBPDl5S3kVgvkCXEEzvOtEd6PcureErfbSYpoWFbGPxWQpvnl9Y25ByaOxEv6Rjx7waT6Z7qwnAiiOirA9E2nOI9980b5QlgIS9flfgynTXpOfOnWp35xkdZ/s1600/DSCN3217.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztDoPgvA2hhMoY05xRSdWSBPDl5S3kVgvkCXEEzvOtEd6PcureErfbSYpoWFbGPxWQpvnl9Y25ByaOxEv6Rjx7waT6Z7qwnAiiOirA9E2nOI9980b5QlgIS9flfgynTXpOfOnWp35xkdZ/s400/DSCN3217.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />Flag Ceremony:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP3w8CEyoThReK2k9AUngnBVqYire8QxrvGOBkH44Sv78BQu9fXBxjneyciIzuc-9BMmYHz8Olkc2UOJTS5ZJlkyKeOsVYWUdegKh98lELJnn0My_E1sUC4U_RibtkatBNIIAlMDuowh3/s1600/DSCN3400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP3w8CEyoThReK2k9AUngnBVqYire8QxrvGOBkH44Sv78BQu9fXBxjneyciIzuc-9BMmYHz8Olkc2UOJTS5ZJlkyKeOsVYWUdegKh98lELJnn0My_E1sUC4U_RibtkatBNIIAlMDuowh3/s400/DSCN3400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496512374689396818" /></a><br /><br />Jason enjoying his view from his private quarters:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ07W3_U3gSPlI0Lt6GztTFeb8FR_D9AV52v_PV4khRXtBB0Q1ak2TWUg83J61JPxxpMZJtY1MoE0lwP1B6AyN_F4GQN8UFcF1mIzFHrmDK8fB8Cj9I9IQk44XC2Rh-qUpikMdYRybrZJ/s1600/DSCN3317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ07W3_U3gSPlI0Lt6GztTFeb8FR_D9AV52v_PV4khRXtBB0Q1ak2TWUg83J61JPxxpMZJtY1MoE0lwP1B6AyN_F4GQN8UFcF1mIzFHrmDK8fB8Cj9I9IQk44XC2Rh-qUpikMdYRybrZJ/s400/DSCN3317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496512386615899330" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the merit badges Darren earned was <span style="font-weight:bold;">Archery</span>. He loved this and is quite skilled at it! He also earned Pottery, Indian Lore, Geology, Photography, Carpentry, and Tracking. The last two were special merit badges, only available to earn this year. It is the Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary, and they offered these merit badges that had been retired many years ago. They will have a special meaning to Darren.<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bE5jfaXg-7x2tDKSrZHmXa-ivSpBJFIddlLogbos1N-vjxqN0ZkgcO_KOAZHBQTDmsZLtU3r-SP9cRTpkOikt39z1VJdBnEvvBm17jA9DfH_vVxM5xFEzOsu3b7xapV_1hKkBl-4hdjs/s1600/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee1-1.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bE5jfaXg-7x2tDKSrZHmXa-ivSpBJFIddlLogbos1N-vjxqN0ZkgcO_KOAZHBQTDmsZLtU3r-SP9cRTpkOikt39z1VJdBnEvvBm17jA9DfH_vVxM5xFEzOsu3b7xapV_1hKkBl-4hdjs/s400/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee1-1.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCzhan1Io1L1c2EB9vKeCuXXOooSlXeh4TLmxLcACYGfCuJhgt2uidxNlvi2coIA_Yq0ReoEsXOUgFFA9VofB9cU8-f8ouWesBq8D8l5meq_WFvgB89uBQke_2p2EUNqWBE7bVpFm52Le/s1600/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee1.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCzhan1Io1L1c2EB9vKeCuXXOooSlXeh4TLmxLcACYGfCuJhgt2uidxNlvi2coIA_Yq0ReoEsXOUgFFA9VofB9cU8-f8ouWesBq8D8l5meq_WFvgB89uBQke_2p2EUNqWBE7bVpFm52Le/s400/2010+-+Camp+Chawanakee1.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPEk949vm_IUcEWsvAULZDC3UcRMvHied_N1hWB9WyKKyXdS-ODTqAgGXynaIL4IQicTSEL8wof4y_Ssuu5JZtng9BuqOFtN1Tyfirwq0H4Pt_zQsTSxZHZyIre3NqzRp4G8oMNPZTfOu/s1600/DSCN3351.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPEk949vm_IUcEWsvAULZDC3UcRMvHied_N1hWB9WyKKyXdS-ODTqAgGXynaIL4IQicTSEL8wof4y_Ssuu5JZtng9BuqOFtN1Tyfirwq0H4Pt_zQsTSxZHZyIre3NqzRp4G8oMNPZTfOu/s400/DSCN3351.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496512388384208706" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315764472406939402.post-51289705438941487062010-07-12T11:03:00.000-07:002010-07-12T11:12:02.158-07:00Disneyland!Another trip to Disneyland. We took the motorhome to Anaheim and stayed at an RV park just a block away from Disneyland. We were able to walk to and from the park, and visit for a couple days. This is one of our favorite family outings! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDj3PCnX0TgA_8t5ax5XoPhZIQU1gMyDVC20jixCA1EMmb9GIm2EWB-XvV3C0lIrklpBqYKESWAhwKMzgymniSa5VFRK30m5-NQqppGf7Bjn5kBVwDLWBHdhsjuNT5LmBVo6WTg7LnCw3/s1600/DSC_0566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDj3PCnX0TgA_8t5ax5XoPhZIQU1gMyDVC20jixCA1EMmb9GIm2EWB-XvV3C0lIrklpBqYKESWAhwKMzgymniSa5VFRK30m5-NQqppGf7Bjn5kBVwDLWBHdhsjuNT5LmBVo6WTg7LnCw3/s400/DSC_0566.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493083428557798530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5c9kEX4Bm7H7ru3-aaed6LcwrjneGN9ECdskucRtXeYGKJNTWC6MJAfiNJERuAgQz8fOXA01SBwFl17sfTrVyMGa64ngs0vefgfcnEVhju7XxEwSE_lYqYgPSX6WKR1j47_PRkJdUR3lC/s1600/DSC_0545.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6x1ACS7vEE8_qygNqzBs4-ar-p_i4-rixGuraoYtNPjiuYdKfaTVbvz_0qlt3QTTriuJwk5g31skkrSwTLnwdwszitEpChG0j8MRHI6hmshoT8Gb5bAfgKs001SpWSzKW7oTX1pH-4mwv/s400/DSCN3029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493081362741619394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVgzXHmH_z6m2oaKXt1YQ2ZT3NpmygOZr88mcOtFCGmRRBddMoT7eOWK3TwV2_0JPvleXHiYRJjuBYQDrSd1VudlpTXN6Rg5cwdcFHpGOROUtwkS6GR7hP6prQLcK2fsjwYYimyVGHNfO/s1600/DSCN3032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVgzXHmH_z6m2oaKXt1YQ2ZT3NpmygOZr88mcOtFCGmRRBddMoT7eOWK3TwV2_0JPvleXHiYRJjuBYQDrSd1VudlpTXN6Rg5cwdcFHpGOROUtwkS6GR7hP6prQLcK2fsjwYYimyVGHNfO/s400/DSCN3032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493081356702862306" /></a><br />The kids and I participated in Mormon Helping Hands Day this year. Our ward was assigned a park in our city where we planted trees, spread mulch, and just beautified the grounds. I'm so proud of my kids for their eager willingness to help in their community. What a great way to teach them service and community pride. It was a great day. (May 8, 2010)Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478933096003446412noreply@blogger.com1