tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71061026972999596782024-03-13T23:56:29.534-06:00thumb toes & thursdaysunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-4708016346070002322009-12-10T15:38:00.002-07:002009-12-10T15:38:51.828-07:00take a peek at a few behind the scenes shots<a href="http://storiesbymeblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/last-weeks-three-minutes-of-f-ame-on.html"> here</a>! and i promise this is the last i'll be talking about my new celebrity status. haha!sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-16307956377579759502009-12-05T16:50:00.003-07:002009-12-05T16:52:11.816-07:00i'm a mini-celebrity - haha!it's true. i was on tv. for a whole 3 minutes!! it really was fun - and not as scary as i thought it would be. go <a href="http://www.abc4.com/content/about_4/gtu/featured_on/story/Gift-Guide-Stories-by-Me/lCfQIlmvbEK_6bBk7HfrcA.cspx">here</a> if you want to watch. just click play on the little video screen. (rod works is first so don't give up - i'm second!)sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-71060732550241884912009-12-03T15:11:00.006-07:002009-12-03T15:44:31.080-07:00abandoned?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOl79ZZoMtYVYI0veMedq8PdjY8e7IyCVZOeATZBfJs_hEwZ9A83LhqNM8uoR-Oj0wJW8ySfuEBczfudrezhf48Au7K_Q8ObKmWBneRDWC-4MudATrHspjmaoVLL5LHtQJXgFuXv8QzCm/s1600-h/IMG_0491.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOl79ZZoMtYVYI0veMedq8PdjY8e7IyCVZOeATZBfJs_hEwZ9A83LhqNM8uoR-Oj0wJW8ySfuEBczfudrezhf48Au7K_Q8ObKmWBneRDWC-4MudATrHspjmaoVLL5LHtQJXgFuXv8QzCm/s400/IMG_0491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411144401895693442" border="0" /></a><br />ya, i've thought about quitting. abandoning the blog. and i still might. but, i just had to share these awesome pictures! don't we look good? (you don't have to agree...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1LMykoNXOAjBSgXQi3b-ks4SnRj7ohQL5rLwAHjsPJRAD8_rpeFStqRxoQyK4y4ZNcHVCNYiOkgWCJT2vtqpGRUy7KpFbve7G4JoO9tyqLoiN0pHPpx7x7Pk08d90nl2__RkMoJplgCi/s1600-h/IMG_0330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1LMykoNXOAjBSgXQi3b-ks4SnRj7ohQL5rLwAHjsPJRAD8_rpeFStqRxoQyK4y4ZNcHVCNYiOkgWCJT2vtqpGRUy7KpFbve7G4JoO9tyqLoiN0pHPpx7x7Pk08d90nl2__RkMoJplgCi/s400/IMG_0330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411138156582532546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSo24pZdDujAGgAPARw5qQFx6s_pO6PQXJhLaoO2o_7Emc4knQAyZJ8-9e1k627H0Q9h-aEjLaaJ11AqM58Q4B9-4ZMUar1eDDKD9zzdL3ZwWecJCqd8EP9mlFmvChVtVnxf9EyOIZu88Z/s1600-h/IMG_0459.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oxz-IQfP180w1f_SQpOPMx3reWeFvetGVT9mrUqySf-e8C-cPncqEeN-WmpeVu0PKekEXgSGrWFPLWbgtNuhwzlz6s9LLa_dNlG60O-kJ5ITzh50IAdXIPq_j2UTXP-gWKHaZUn0_RQG/s400/IMG_0370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411139226818247538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeAkZ8RcJVo1WW5GRtOPt732QGlmbyRJ57aPHtK0IB_6wACqtJ9kzmQ_Bqk-j7G6xL4aIsksHLXnuuXhFrusKXzDydO6OzuoKCnxBGX1xqU1QfZ92PD45xxiQDY8jTh9ywOYuob4UmRbu/s1600-h/IMG_0443.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeAkZ8RcJVo1WW5GRtOPt732QGlmbyRJ57aPHtK0IB_6wACqtJ9kzmQ_Bqk-j7G6xL4aIsksHLXnuuXhFrusKXzDydO6OzuoKCnxBGX1xqU1QfZ92PD45xxiQDY8jTh9ywOYuob4UmRbu/s400/IMG_0443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411144385255733026" border="0" /></a><br />so check out <a href="http://www.lindquistphoto.com/index2.php#/home/">tanelle's website</a>. she's awesome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxImoppiRo2cc2Cor5nTyl1Ir4pjie0DQfgUWUrmWn_0j576YPlPkgP1S0z_qmYwVAXjjHDt5RBT63JdH_paWlXlYkCCX6BbLaoJkKlVnkY8wt9vc0b_PcAMHY0E2vH8CaCGnS2z_YRRh/s1600-h/IMG_0429.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxImoppiRo2cc2Cor5nTyl1Ir4pjie0DQfgUWUrmWn_0j576YPlPkgP1S0z_qmYwVAXjjHDt5RBT63JdH_paWlXlYkCCX6BbLaoJkKlVnkY8wt9vc0b_PcAMHY0E2vH8CaCGnS2z_YRRh/s400/IMG_0429.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411143563057611010" border="0" /></a><br />and maybe i'll try to post more of the going-ons of our lives. cuz i'm sure you all are dying to know.sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-75154680286856343582009-08-13T16:03:00.002-06:002009-08-13T16:06:28.593-06:00the other new toy<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">not really a toy. but another mouth to feed. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwoDv6ARcbF72JhKklVQXtAs8o9MRCUD7HBQMZAff5bqww0-PMHn8OUby56-BBwYJfkiXakPlmGH_IMMf1Mge8IdRPB_hFnJ_Dp5PZm-NvE-R8wekzdp64PY0VNJdbR-zYOCNpQFuETRJ/s1600-h/IMG_1872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwoDv6ARcbF72JhKklVQXtAs8o9MRCUD7HBQMZAff5bqww0-PMHn8OUby56-BBwYJfkiXakPlmGH_IMMf1Mge8IdRPB_hFnJ_Dp5PZm-NvE-R8wekzdp64PY0VNJdbR-zYOCNpQFuETRJ/s400/IMG_1872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369573111191246114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">welcome to the family, pepper.</span></span>sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-61837892847589344922009-08-13T08:50:00.001-06:002009-08-13T08:50:00.332-06:00max is 6!!hard to believe my little baby is 6. we (he and i) had a rough start 6 years ago. we've both learned a lot these past 6 years and i love my max more than ever! he is so smart. and says the silliest things. always surprising me with what he knows. max is more of a high five kind of kid. hugs and kisses are rare, but i steal them when i can. he loves to learn...and picks up on everything. i have to be careful about that sometimes. he loves games. and winning. i'm sure he gets that from me. he is great with numbers...a famous benson trait! he gets to start 1st grade this year. all day school. i hope i don't cry. i'm sure luke and i will miss him. max loves star wars. and transformers. and legos. and xbox. he's definitely turning into a big kid. makes me wonder where the time has gone...and afraid that luke will be 6 too soon! max is amazing. i love him so so much. happy birthday, maxer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIigulMlw-RuvSpfsmdvgMVMmbn6F_kWlO5MeohkoYPHMdpotS1cxqaJLRcG3R4dVeUFYlfAFkSHgl8yAKlR_VSOHN5uxJCOvvWCujjkZJslN8WlW9iQaVqcRWvb10xH06QKQldsLmIMz/s1600-h/IMG_1769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3c2j1hNbljBQiusrDgWI1oLnuQ83fRYhyphenhyphenUoCJMar_N3SUexkJYMjIMa3U-hlGxrOBKqoWUq9I-JaFd2LUsyS6RxvoJtGe71RhHQTg8NJ7t0Zh0h1fCzLc2OhKbVVx9x-TLq1LPwKh9ec/s320/parade014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364844465071369282" border="0" /></a><br />i ran in my second 10K race - in 3 weeks time. never ran a race before and i crammed two into july. i must be crazy. it was so fun -- thanks to the fabulous girls i get to run with! i was thrilled with my finish - i shaved 4 minutes off my time. still not in the winners circle...never will be...but i finished. and could still walk and breath. that's saying something!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YPiPZF4yPzrD85DNdR9Inq9NiKpPgQvoXLUxCefHxDZ3dS9XCey-fE1qWp24i1LQHsHdft-rLitoNmN-MCsWY5Efi7rC5oWb4bAaqzPRhLcUe2pjMzTgoWYBU5FQ-oypWdRf3QwH4ca_/s1600-h/10k+finish.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YPiPZF4yPzrD85DNdR9Inq9NiKpPgQvoXLUxCefHxDZ3dS9XCey-fE1qWp24i1LQHsHdft-rLitoNmN-MCsWY5Efi7rC5oWb4bAaqzPRhLcUe2pjMzTgoWYBU5FQ-oypWdRf3QwH4ca_/s320/10k+finish.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364844485290715794" border="0" /></a><br />next week the adventure continues...sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-26196937135335831312009-07-27T06:33:00.000-06:002009-07-27T06:33:00.287-06:00just keep swimmingmax is in swimming lessons. here's a snapshot of what he's learning to do. one more week and he should be a pro!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AIUVN9JmNk5wbnsLFCsMUzmBIShFZKubPyhkLv7uFNjz5Y-Kdx2zcZZoxE53o5yd7RJcnw2I52Coh48I2LUql95PQlcow93U9RzaQ5zLLyjzZOywwWW7URrPmX3xI8rmPd8gC1dkjP01/s1600-h/IMG_1534.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AIUVN9JmNk5wbnsLFCsMUzmBIShFZKubPyhkLv7uFNjz5Y-Kdx2zcZZoxE53o5yd7RJcnw2I52Coh48I2LUql95PQlcow93U9RzaQ5zLLyjzZOywwWW7URrPmX3xI8rmPd8gC1dkjP01/s320/IMG_1534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362916177595868178" border="0" /></a>sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-21548482551167649722009-07-26T17:14:00.004-06:002009-07-26T17:32:55.764-06:00floating the greeni suppose i should continue to document our summer. much has happened and i have been too busy to sit and jot down the happenings. just after the 4th of july m y mother in law and her hubby came to town for a trip down the green river. the plan was to drive to the cabin on thursday, get a good nights rest and begin the float friday morning. we planned on camping on the river for 2 nights and then head back to the cabin sunday. nothing can go as planned, but we had a blast anyway! we floated friday and came back to the cabin to sleep.<br /><br />saturday we packed up and were all prepared to float all day, sleep on the river bank and then finish the float sunday. we had a pretty laid back float and arrived at our campsite (which we had signed up and paid for on 'the board' like you are supposed to) only to find somebody already camping there. now, there really aren't any options. either you kick them out (which wasn't happening, because they were certain they had reserved the spot 2 weeks ago...) or you keep floating and bag the whole camping idea. we had to keep floating. i was pretty mad. i had planned on camping and the boy were SO excited to camp...but we didn't get to. it was frustrating. we got over it and floated to the end. back to the cabin to cook our tin foil dinners in the oven and make smores over the smokey joe bbq grill. make shift camping, right?<br /><br />that night max decided to be sick. it was gross. i'll spare the details, but know there was puke and stink. glad we weren't in a tent on the river!<br /><br />sunday mike ended up taking luke and jake out for another trip down the a section. they loved it! max and i stayed back at the cabin with grandma. we all needed the rest! one more night sleeping at the cabin and we headed home monday.<br /><br />oh, how could i forget...the air matress i was sleeping on the first night had a hole. we tried to fix it, but i ended up on the floor after about 3 hours. the sewer line broke. we were flushing into the backyard. gross. as we were packing up on monday and cleaning the fresh water main pipe broke. no water. time to leave.<br /><br />it was an adventure, that's for sure! the kids had a great time and we made the most of some pretty crazy circumstances.<br /><br />enjoy the pictures. there are a bunch:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6GQbSC5tHXDupH3cY8uB5rHbAMYrJkY1hnJZN7JrjcTOZW9YKOeK138SKwC5oXbwTyQABVkPV70WlPoTWjvtbzgcArfKff9WUXKgfCCx9oc1LGXasb8hcgnXaElhxvHyQFWKROPEjo3n/s1600-h/IMG_1529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD3ku4cVsdshiFtrzbWK5UvngfjTMjNA3_sW2fc4B7Np-H7SVDhy0J6jk4loNMUIJIhancNadHrnlmWAQPzKKIuMtftL-yM8yVz2T1kg75RZt178demkv8K9jS4sPUcHH8rxNsC7BySpO/s320/IMG_1468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355883243504884530" border="0" /></a>and here we are at today. swimming this morning and then running around here and there. then it was off to see the movie Up with nana sue and the cousins. again, a great time!<br /><br />what a crazy couple of weeks. and it doesn't stop! late movie tonight with the girls. sewing and jewelry making tomorrow. then thursday we are off on a river trip for 4 days.<br /><br />it definitely feels like summer now!sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-48798394076831219932009-06-15T12:29:00.000-06:002009-06-15T12:29:00.309-06:00last day of schooli had to snap a picture of max on his last day of kindergarten. he has had the most amazing teacher this year! i will miss mrs. wallace and the patience she has with this boy. i am still surprised that he is going to be in first grade next year. somehow he is getting older. i don't have a picture of his first day of school on my computer for a side by side...but just know that he is still growing. that's my boy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuYlZ5lLOM_jEEJPfQ4Q_v-G9rdAdQwXnqNKFzcGH5f62XwnEVmDTJ3dbI809YbJzw6iU2cAGkO4LSLEeF9Qp_3QPVGq1IeRw4tbxbGMP_eeVzGUFvglbHt1nh15HNhG1wYS6mOKqUx1a/s1600-h/IMG_0982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GZtKCb_Fod1UEjrc76bvbm_SOYLuvJVU6dyTU2516x-SghsjHG51-dFpkmHdiZGrAN4ZfEj5Gdq7hblB72XjFry2yX7rvOcrqh_zzE73nlNXu7G8jjjB3Q4wB46DTqdwovzcjp6Eg3I6/s320/IMG_1007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347359610678820738" border="0" /></a>sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-57845820073502912402009-06-04T21:00:00.006-06:002009-06-04T21:11:30.232-06:00playing catch upno excuses. i've neglected the blog. and lots of other things, too. here are a few pictures of the going-ons that have happened in our lives.<br /><br />memorial day at island park.<br /><br />*fishing under the bridge at mack's inn<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QMtaF2cm4F8Ym80Z27oWe7n-s4Mfg2tNzGgfGDzHACW_wPKE-s7r2kwJC-TxwdSze8caOrU4WD6HEGsWHLohcdHXVRotm32uRyKm8s4bRodBY51RYtoaHQk6QSISnUOgPylUb1_TNCx4/s1600-h/IMG_0774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb7hKRhuHuQkP2KtJ-_HfOCROj_pBbeK_lJa49QM9giP-GiASN9S9glGWGf-vdC2UAeE6VAm03W0uHR6FtTg_slUHvyspE4GfhSYDDfEOcoh21XrHjJnsXlHncjcNKnaRNCWOh5NbMpMo/s320/IMG_0759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343673704437662946" border="0" /></a><br />*animals at yellowstone<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5vnW0Hbg63EDzbhXSgCYfGjFqwo3SAYYyegxMT2TnJUNvdn0oJxoQcehiJV0ZN1w_xmEY2KRTtbjlbd_LIWsRoy336Xwg8Xpv3Jw9VLla8JYjqTyZSsUoBmq_Q8sGUfvmz7A7ghfd6ck/s1600-h/IMG_0777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5vnW0Hbg63EDzbhXSgCYfGjFqwo3SAYYyegxMT2TnJUNvdn0oJxoQcehiJV0ZN1w_xmEY2KRTtbjlbd_LIWsRoy336Xwg8Xpv3Jw9VLla8JYjqTyZSsUoBmq_Q8sGUfvmz7A7ghfd6ck/s320/IMG_0777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674519559925666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jRUKErRup8VXY6wzsYjTqLZTygDDD0upYAlVyR5jc-M_-NsFbzegj89EnylicFoQ39nykbZgcrBrCCrRlWq1vO5BxIsWuPTb1fwB_SaIGaBdgI2Ng1aF03WF987mdbvUysjT68ZxpoDn/s1600-h/IMG_0780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jRUKErRup8VXY6wzsYjTqLZTygDDD0upYAlVyR5jc-M_-NsFbzegj89EnylicFoQ39nykbZgcrBrCCrRlWq1vO5BxIsWuPTb1fwB_SaIGaBdgI2Ng1aF03WF987mdbvUysjT68ZxpoDn/s320/IMG_0780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674515490538114" border="0" /></a><br />*old faithful<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoBwde71G0C9U1lf2jF7MrZ0ZHEfb3XnqhtZc_5YQ4aSte8BuYuM5YcN0aS9LlvxQxp8Bbn9xzKpPgoMBfKnhxgflOMdPZERe6goQGUG2gVmtwwO-jhqytyzdSXVNMN10KOJTYMd-SMyA/s1600-h/IMG_0803.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoBwde71G0C9U1lf2jF7MrZ0ZHEfb3XnqhtZc_5YQ4aSte8BuYuM5YcN0aS9LlvxQxp8Bbn9xzKpPgoMBfKnhxgflOMdPZERe6goQGUG2gVmtwwO-jhqytyzdSXVNMN10KOJTYMd-SMyA/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674532104209378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKbOFpelLUopjoCvlv1eCE_k1e5eOcSdqLyOL7CHgEtzf0hpVzulnZHnHvqwK3OU1ZDRDpxrGDug0RdJdLQ1sy0EB3iP5txcKDZplU_6C81L0fHD6H4DwhyphenhyphenOq_-iFZCE9i56lJSqY9Q3Z/s1600-h/IMG_0805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKbOFpelLUopjoCvlv1eCE_k1e5eOcSdqLyOL7CHgEtzf0hpVzulnZHnHvqwK3OU1ZDRDpxrGDug0RdJdLQ1sy0EB3iP5txcKDZplU_6C81L0fHD6H4DwhyphenhyphenOq_-iFZCE9i56lJSqY9Q3Z/s320/IMG_0805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674525993147506" border="0" /></a><br />*the hot pots<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdc5-TOYi7AC3lH9uh8cJ8f0dPgCrweBH4heViy5mbnvSkHUl6hajDcY7jHRRIu3vNjbx3uQmqzO9Svf1iKWr4MtUPOEUXz9cs7ERZXraK63FM4KaniR_C6H5khyphenhyphenuUGkh5z8wM4e1B9x5h/s1600-h/IMG_0790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdc5-TOYi7AC3lH9uh8cJ8f0dPgCrweBH4heViy5mbnvSkHUl6hajDcY7jHRRIu3vNjbx3uQmqzO9Svf1iKWr4MtUPOEUXz9cs7ERZXraK63FM4KaniR_C6H5khyphenhyphenuUGkh5z8wM4e1B9x5h/s320/IMG_0790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674522567760818" border="0" /></a>a fabulous weekend!<br /><br />then i went on a girls trip to vegas. enough said.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5UKKy3hJjae-wJPtU2V9CMPMke4L3_Lvy3009dbbWTE2iuglHILPNbmFn1aaD-6gBVmlq1A9fzKAeIeK4p__l6NX_xQnnGAy_iAXQklLL8zB0Tclo4mXZfW9A71JxgSOJif60G3SjdqL/s1600-h/IMG_0834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q9q4_-IRRfD1cB1DYivrJJYgi5yoFOC_FKN0YfUtsmKEPwszV5zPAIrSdbtPq-Y2t8Kff_T0TjF4KjlpNL8XNeRWRNtMEv9eVxrtY7NRgZu2-lpapSxK1inf0b3Z6pGzwUTuSsZSiT_Z/s320/IMG_0862_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343675511931205634" border="0" /></a><br />and now back to real life. yard work. last day of school. primary duties. swimming lessons. summer. i love it all!sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-75269189634952179482009-05-14T12:00:00.001-06:002009-05-14T12:00:00.947-06:00in full swing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpXbWS6Gjnr3XAG0MWFfpL8RWjDdSg4SJQbCIlR_asl_XHP_ZzOXMmQBIQgi_U1BZpCXe4qOH6ZSPOclGlXhtajD-b5QU4Ng1z2ilKRnZPySUKjARz98YLYUJOe7pFR-jaQibtrLwnkO-/s1600-h/IMG_0641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpXbWS6Gjnr3XAG0MWFfpL8RWjDdSg4SJQbCIlR_asl_XHP_ZzOXMmQBIQgi_U1BZpCXe4qOH6ZSPOclGlXhtajD-b5QU4Ng1z2ilKRnZPySUKjARz98YLYUJOe7pFR-jaQibtrLwnkO-/s320/IMG_0641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335506598819817730" border="0" /></a><br />pun intended. t-ball has begun. well, it began a while ago and actually is almost over. boy how time flies. max has loved playing this spring and i have loved cheering him on. i am definitely a baseball instead of soccer kind of mom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6q7GVVuWXxYL9WVAI6vHQ44NdP-RlxfNxIiqEdLR_i2K2E_jvLYwQewG0fz_GAUpZS3J-CTjvjBCN6jmTdYeAENfsNlNzGE4WCDxIHN1DlIIwYGtPSl0Wb-lxaCaHfYWVUaPyEEMOEkC/s1600-h/IMG_0645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKl_FyT5FKUavCgFlr8bUnrhdB77TRDHFRvHHfk34-31pcnMBqPAft96YAn41gaKl3lwj3sqVuj4AgG0vHh0iX4NfMqFMPP57PD99mfDq0GFZg_5ptdwWOyWSgFC-PlfTIvxyF9DeLoov/s320/IMG_0647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335504038599583634" border="0" /></a><br />all this for $25.42 thanks to <a href="http://www.moneysavingmom.com/">money saving mom</a>. pretty impressive.sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-2566259569718160802009-05-13T09:00:00.002-06:002009-05-13T09:00:00.232-06:00soccer is over<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNX7u2pQKpgUyVOpQMnPyie1ftyc_YgQUGPYEpNUZCgCtY9SLxjBpnCmR4M-8mnyKrrS5TdXqqhHQXMmxL4mZBbdRYxHbYrvNH9Q059Et9rF2zuhtxK1lJEAIn1_J3eFhAYcrDGxP2cq-/s1600-h/IMG_0565.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2UauQ1ZIm-f2XefZo3z2qqJK62YWi-BenB__70mBVqYuNMwCSswmqiMRLS_z7simPu3EdxkBU3nkfKlMbfZ2w55fDwIhf9gZL67ZLZje110jhkaQ3U4UQHRTCXHnbx4TiIzIYfV9l-VG/s320/IMG_0558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334989293175470146" border="0" /></a><br />and it was a great spring season. max loved playing, but isn't so sad that all of the running is over. he prefers t-ball because 'in soccer you have run the whole time.' i don't blame him one bit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuRNrXXTp_n7-u1QZ8p1IuQC7Bl8cs78083unAU5sA6O2kXU6JIjFshsUnYScQF3UARq486ZQywy6ZRRq1q-5QSyLn2BURPwdEQO7vdin3QncBX-ubnkBt06sAaGrDLOPjZ2wh3I6AqkK/s1600-h/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuRNrXXTp_n7-u1QZ8p1IuQC7Bl8cs78083unAU5sA6O2kXU6JIjFshsUnYScQF3UARq486ZQywy6ZRRq1q-5QSyLn2BURPwdEQO7vdin3QncBX-ubnkBt06sAaGrDLOPjZ2wh3I6AqkK/s320/IMG_0563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334989306188337026" border="0" /></a><br />we hosted an end of soccer season party - complete with horse rides. i think the kids had a blast! 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc_5wVDb_f7KsLmxB0dacOI_D3cCNbz-fcyNxIKn2ZupHGh4npjftccdfes2H9AtDo99eKhEMFjGQh0Clf44lBQxuAwH-up0hgiaqhnwBJclyer6VTX9HBA5_xxRj0sPbJmCAMayYYjSr/s320/IMG_0591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334990184762001714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDGcdsg3x7By2bIMhv_Y_DSFqUhmbwST2tdNJg2WUbTPSESHPZs_o8TawCUAdbj2Yb2BZY3bcsag8odlvVpZE44O6N9wtYa4qE87_JPHIf7c2U1neopAjGH-ibj8hRN_eMf5qt0uf5Cs3/s1600-h/IMG_0584.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDGcdsg3x7By2bIMhv_Y_DSFqUhmbwST2tdNJg2WUbTPSESHPZs_o8TawCUAdbj2Yb2BZY3bcsag8odlvVpZE44O6N9wtYa4qE87_JPHIf7c2U1neopAjGH-ibj8hRN_eMf5qt0uf5Cs3/s320/IMG_0584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334990179814459490" border="0" /></a>sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-13132169872913105982009-05-12T13:30:00.000-06:002009-05-12T13:30:00.997-06:00he's weird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTYH6v8l6hq3aRkPsR-Eh0SyB9lPugItMBuyG6ZItGMyUC-L4aIdM9oD7UptDj0-LjBLvCaFwjWYPpYmoqpv8mIR8SEC3u9jdwdapA8_PIsEk1L_5GQrDNilmKgnYJ7G38xas1Mm2JmSf/s1600-h/IMG_0495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTYH6v8l6hq3aRkPsR-Eh0SyB9lPugItMBuyG6ZItGMyUC-L4aIdM9oD7UptDj0-LjBLvCaFwjWYPpYmoqpv8mIR8SEC3u9jdwdapA8_PIsEk1L_5GQrDNilmKgnYJ7G38xas1Mm2JmSf/s320/IMG_0495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334988404476386802" border="0" /></a><br />luke will occasionally doze off while watching some afternoon cartoons. i found him like this a few weeks ago. he's never going to get rid of that blanket.sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-34076838550762711832009-05-12T11:16:00.001-06:002009-05-12T11:18:05.175-06:00look what i got!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHs-zIfioDmxXo9KNA9JhB3dq7d3bIWeFm52_PeP3dFgBqAfaszK3IzP4j6WB4rklMav_wqZwJGN-2o-0m8T2LnhngAfQcIeEl9KhcYe61Cd03ZWiRxJ8WiogiN34pdVJUDFWP7YQsp0RM/s1600-h/IMG_0552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHs-zIfioDmxXo9KNA9JhB3dq7d3bIWeFm52_PeP3dFgBqAfaszK3IzP4j6WB4rklMav_wqZwJGN-2o-0m8T2LnhngAfQcIeEl9KhcYe61Cd03ZWiRxJ8WiogiN34pdVJUDFWP7YQsp0RM/s320/IMG_0552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334987894988197394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">all of this for $13.75. not too bad.</div>sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-49739218874331826852009-05-10T21:09:00.003-06:002009-05-10T21:21:32.120-06:00moms to the rescueno pictures in this post. you'll understand why in a minute.<br /><br />i don't have the energy or brain power right now to write a long beautiful post about mother's (but you can check out my sister's tribute to the best momma in the world <a href="http://janethab.blogspot.com/2009/05/happy-mothers-day-to-all-you-mommas-out.html">right here</a>.) this mother's day i was grateful for a boy who is adventurous and can scream loud enough for me to hear him.<br /><br />we were lounging around a my parent's after a yummy dinner and even yummier strawberry shortcake dessert. luke was in getting a hair cut from papa randall. wasn't sure where max was. then i thought i heard a faint scream. i asked my mom and sis if they could her it...i went looking. out to the garage and the screaming got louder. sobbing, really. then i saw him. max, my insane child. <br /><br />let me paint a picture really quick. my parent's live on a hill and when you pull into the driveway there is a fence with brick pillars directly in front of you. (the garage and house is to the left.) on the other side of that fence is a drop off. a big drop off. probably 10 feet (help me out here mom.) to the right of the fence are some rock stairs that get you into the backyard - those 10+ feet below.<br /><br />anyway, max got this idea. he started over by the stairs and scooted his way along the ledge - on the DROP OFF SIDE OF THE FENCE until he couldn't go any farther. (it deadends at the garage) mind you, the ledge was maybe 6 inches wide and had 3 brick pillars that are close to 2 feet wide that he had to go around. the ledge near the brick pillars is only 2 inches wide. <br /><br />so, i run out there looking for the screaming and see max hanging on for dear life - and i couldn't believe where he was or how in the world he had gotten there. i was trying to lift him over the fence (which is about 4 feet high) and pull him to safety. He was gripping the fence and screaming for dad to come help. dad didn't have a clue this was going on cuz he was in helping papa buzz luke. nana sue came out to see what was going on and with me hanging onto max's arms, nana sue grabbed the back of his pants and lifted him up. good thing she's been working out! he was scared to death. so was i. one slip and he would have fallen to a beautiful rock patio below. and broken a few somethings, i'm sure. <br /><br />no pictures. no camera in my pocket. no time to capture the moment. just time to rescue.<br /><br />so, today i am thankful for my mom and to be a mom. thankful max is safe. thankful we didn't have to take a trip to the er. thankful for a kid who is adventurous and daring. thankful he screamed when he got stuck. and thankful i heard him. <br /><br />happy mother's day.sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-54493185598448310212009-05-05T13:08:00.002-06:002009-05-05T13:54:42.554-06:00part 2so there probably won't be a part 2. here's what has happened:<br /><br />*computer started acting weird. slow. took forever to load. error messages.<br />*gut feeling = back up your thousands of pictures.<br />*took 5 hours and 18 discs. backed up pictures.<br />*computer began a slow painful death.<br />*the blue screen of death became a frequent visitor.<br />*i panicked and began trying to get any critical files off the dying machine.<br />*email was the only option. <br />*began emailing myself files. a few at a time until the blue screen made it's appearance.<br />*waited for hours before attempting file retrieval again.<br />*this went on for almost a week.<br />*checked email a few times at mom's. <br />*lived a computer-less life.<br />*wondered how to plan primary sharing time without my technology. asked mom.<br />*construction paper and markers.<br />*used her computer instead.<br />*finally had mr. computer guy come last night.<br />*result = rebuilt computer that works like new.<br /><br />ahhhh.sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106102697299959678.post-34225882345281579052009-04-12T16:45:00.004-06:002009-04-12T22:06:24.672-06:00part 1i barely recovered from the 2 hour time difference from ohio to utah and jumped an hour back in california. my body needs a week to recover. here's the first of many spring break photos. we took the kids and left sunday morning. we made it clear to tooele before we needed to stop and get some cough medicine for max - i couldn't bear to listen to him cough the entire way. the boys were champions the entire drive. seriously. they were amazing. like, i was surprised at how good they really were. i was prepared for time outs, sitting between, threats, you know, all those terrible things. not a once. they did great. it took 11 hours, but we finally made it to yuba city. we got unloaded and put the boys in bed.<br /><br />monday was absolutely beautiful. it got to 80 degrees. coming from snowy utah it was fabulous! we went over to a pond to feed the ducks. enter photos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8dDu75aCkib_mermT-iVXY9goI5cA_5bLe2JeDHMOkSYni2PgzlrM57CWFaTar6pE9mZFefDVvtdr7aKHq8PRIGx8YXWsuSJ21OE1cG-bmGBUUxYjkCqSzspdI56g5pOw3uoW37E0LM2/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8dDu75aCkib_mermT-iVXY9goI5cA_5bLe2JeDHMOkSYni2PgzlrM57CWFaTar6pE9mZFefDVvtdr7aKHq8PRIGx8YXWsuSJ21OE1cG-bmGBUUxYjkCqSzspdI56g5pOw3uoW37E0LM2/s320/IMG_0245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324019840317342450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcwHU7rLiXcxNzhjOgZu07GpJ_L0wB1ykIW6nrbvVGI9MNc5668D7VHiZCtHGT9uUDn9W-3hAedlSB2tpEx9Y9-jregXcA1YDFTAJAYHvU9XA8WVWhnXbJeQul41j5sLFORCCHZdiKXJK/s1600-h/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcwHU7rLiXcxNzhjOgZu07GpJ_L0wB1ykIW6nrbvVGI9MNc5668D7VHiZCtHGT9uUDn9W-3hAedlSB2tpEx9Y9-jregXcA1YDFTAJAYHvU9XA8WVWhnXbJeQul41j5sLFORCCHZdiKXJK/s320/IMG_0254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324019849658904690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoOxl69gqzIUPV4GM2-QXTCxwLbN0RPiTFXWgjGRZsdFra5Rsgzux3XP-QlOdN1yzJbfa90pnJqWw3Tr5dnMOH0s9GikEUmk2L456ccrjWluqZpXCHVVh2SU8NDqGhqXEdf2ec9by7vBa/s1600-h/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoOxl69gqzIUPV4GM2-QXTCxwLbN0RPiTFXWgjGRZsdFra5Rsgzux3XP-QlOdN1yzJbfa90pnJqWw3Tr5dnMOH0s9GikEUmk2L456ccrjWluqZpXCHVVh2SU8NDqGhqXEdf2ec9by7vBa/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324019854767829970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpORjoIuUejzhg9Y1S53dPT9lPDt6R1RtWXYtm1GGrzcS5yMfiHmtXeXEPG1OfivpmKptqjsN23SjYwvfqPhUY90UpZcfd8N71SGt_kQOs9_WtvsNU6N3jvnvO3-Bu9qr6eTlfb5da_C1B/s1600-h/IMG_0259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpORjoIuUejzhg9Y1S53dPT9lPDt6R1RtWXYtm1GGrzcS5yMfiHmtXeXEPG1OfivpmKptqjsN23SjYwvfqPhUY90UpZcfd8N71SGt_kQOs9_WtvsNU6N3jvnvO3-Bu9qr6eTlfb5da_C1B/s320/IMG_0259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324019859948148802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU0ArZJDkf9rxwMTYpQ-Bc4IAG0jLTKO1FRpOcq-f9IcI8HC4ofnjhSxDIlNw2ok-Fo0E2xYtA8GLNweaYpbzMhailzcYEaoEgdtPOzy6gWeiy4PjNZ36G-VfGgkxlARHSKxf-iGn9lpH/s1600-h/IMG_0249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU0ArZJDkf9rxwMTYpQ-Bc4IAG0jLTKO1FRpOcq-f9IcI8HC4ofnjhSxDIlNw2ok-Fo0E2xYtA8GLNweaYpbzMhailzcYEaoEgdtPOzy6gWeiy4PjNZ36G-VfGgkxlARHSKxf-iGn9lpH/s320/IMG_0249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324019846116395250" border="0" /></a>after our play date with the ducks we went for a ride in pat & cliff's new boat. it took a few hours to finally get on the water, but once we were there it was great. as you know, i hate the wind. the only wind i really enjoy is that created by riding on a boat. (on calm water when it's warm outside, otherwise i get seasick. i know, i'm picky.) luke loved the boat. it was so fun to be outside in the sunshine. very good for my soul. sorry, no boat pics. but i'll share a few more duck pics instead.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Z48KnW5kNV8fP4Kc4B-uNp19u4lIG0GCUb7LDB1y8HpiWCA9trkzLEWhXyQdGTu7GEb6DOQQxT7rO6COp74MJD4Sm8q6b6LUV_xQjZ_kxQabbbkKyGzM8gudG5qzomC9pIGZ8Oj0dosH/s1600-h/IMG_0272.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Z48KnW5kNV8fP4Kc4B-uNp19u4lIG0GCUb7LDB1y8HpiWCA9trkzLEWhXyQdGTu7GEb6DOQQxT7rO6COp74MJD4Sm8q6b6LUV_xQjZ_kxQabbbkKyGzM8gudG5qzomC9pIGZ8Oj0dosH/s320/IMG_0272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324022257389732994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENL0TXdsvbGZhjbi62SM6Nvtrlf16TDAFgI1mlnm-JV2AP7v4zmvT0iCJdU8NDR_vEepFrPeBjQptnIgT1kuIfSH4dEpBAF_0xJatH7NL3LIqwlq5WswAfh4nOw7YtCDmFitnFOoRunwr/s1600-h/IMG_0263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENL0TXdsvbGZhjbi62SM6Nvtrlf16TDAFgI1mlnm-JV2AP7v4zmvT0iCJdU8NDR_vEepFrPeBjQptnIgT1kuIfSH4dEpBAF_0xJatH7NL3LIqwlq5WswAfh4nOw7YtCDmFitnFOoRunwr/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324022257073593938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeqA7Nooua1NekRONEDLi4Ka0HgJiGaB80-Uo9iWIst88xLbN9svN_YcwTLJOTlY2UMom6LbM-3-WGqraPP9OfYoCSO-8Hjk52loOJrJQMmZ0_U4yVrXm-3hVTC1vqI09JVTPBGNsFR5k/s1600-h/IMG_0269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeqA7Nooua1NekRONEDLi4Ka0HgJiGaB80-Uo9iWIst88xLbN9svN_YcwTLJOTlY2UMom6LbM-3-WGqraPP9OfYoCSO-8Hjk52loOJrJQMmZ0_U4yVrXm-3hVTC1vqI09JVTPBGNsFR5k/s320/IMG_0269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324022249192830706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyyUzmJ5iEGglnemvPHEbehSvOasOBDgCdxghpmh7SDLvq9ME1HptP20cCxBdZZQoDRzQEyy83r3PQGDvtTad1fvEc2IUsSCz-S7yKI6x_jk3rBos75UmkSgEVO46lGeA0kFRNWBNxK6p/s1600-h/IMG_0277-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyyUzmJ5iEGglnemvPHEbehSvOasOBDgCdxghpmh7SDLvq9ME1HptP20cCxBdZZQoDRzQEyy83r3PQGDvtTad1fvEc2IUsSCz-S7yKI6x_jk3rBos75UmkSgEVO46lGeA0kFRNWBNxK6p/s320/IMG_0277-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324022263800515970" border="0" /></a>tuesday the rain decided to roll in and it was a bit chilly. we decided to head to sacramento, and if the rain let up we'd visit the zoo. well, the rain only got worse the closer we got. so, with a little direction from my sis via cell phone, we found our way to the blue diamond almond factory. wow. who would have known mike was so fond of almonds? well, i think i knew, but i was able to really witness it while at the gift shop. mike finally told me we had to leave so he wouldn't go back in the shop and buy more. seriously. he kept going back for more. we have lots of almonds.<br /><br />once back to yuba city we took the boys to see monsters vs. aliens. they loved it! (well, luke didn't quite make it through the show and chilled in the car with mike for the last 30 minutes or so.)<br /><br />wednesday....oh ya. the boys went to shoot guns for a while and i took mike's mom to run a few errands around town. pretty lazy day. i was able to have a stories by me class with a group of ladies from pat's ward. that made for a fun evening! always a good time.<br /><br />part 2 will be coming.sunihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13565790202802581408noreply@blogger.com3