tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59875197876039380912024-03-05T21:32:47.902-08:00The Ellsworth FamilyEllsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-70625827329321674552012-03-14T05:48:00.005-07:002012-03-14T06:04:49.389-07:00Blue and Gold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxZsNZwPfqP8ICapgvbOKa6RGwAGOTzjn4IMCvR-FqBj_KfNqqRLClX28WHZTgnsRt2xXru7fpV9qMSMYZnj4pYWHpn4p8yiwvPLfdEV86uUHTYlyr0zc2ANJb0S_WJIiO5rcWlW1eAV2/s1600/DSCN8784.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxZsNZwPfqP8ICapgvbOKa6RGwAGOTzjn4IMCvR-FqBj_KfNqqRLClX28WHZTgnsRt2xXru7fpV9qMSMYZnj4pYWHpn4p8yiwvPLfdEV86uUHTYlyr0zc2ANJb0S_WJIiO5rcWlW1eAV2/s400/DSCN8784.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719735453109833842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Reuben had his second Blue and Gold Banquet this year. The theme this year was Knights of God. Reuben dressed up in his Halloween costume, as robin hood and many others dressed up too. There was a magician, lots of games and great food. Fun was had by all!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNVt8UHlMHUxOxv6vaiB_a9sNETncPL1xX6tp04OcNF41Zp9kzLR9m4eIdy3Guel-nucM_QX3Anv2zmRVpnxikPwzvdmSugCbsNSvUCzeeAuO2WXKMk6OOPTXj5iXcocV7DVhbc6Kewi4/s1600/dragon.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNVt8UHlMHUxOxv6vaiB_a9sNETncPL1xX6tp04OcNF41Zp9kzLR9m4eIdy3Guel-nucM_QX3Anv2zmRVpnxikPwzvdmSugCbsNSvUCzeeAuO2WXKMk6OOPTXj5iXcocV7DVhbc6Kewi4/s400/dragon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719735478500450642" border="0" /></a><br />The Father and Sons were in charge of making a cake for dessert. Ryan and Reuben take this very seriously and did another excellent job. If you look closely you can see the sword in the dragon. I like the "burnt marks from where the dragon had blown fire. Here is a <a href="http://6ellsworths.blogspot.com/2011/02/blue-and-gold-banquet.html">link</a> to their cake from last year. This year everyone really stepped up the game. It was fun to see all the edible masterpieces.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekNMVL7kYLmUdn4IedKYiSV7tCgKW7_PNoqI8sujO4836SWiSFq6hBMQRxkgEJGg8ghl7z5XINCS_e1axS8UWzGNZS55ZY0HivBxPa8PKPDwgyQePUu1cHGGXsFXX99Nl9Dq4NraVjfbT/s1600/DSCN8769.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekNMVL7kYLmUdn4IedKYiSV7tCgKW7_PNoqI8sujO4836SWiSFq6hBMQRxkgEJGg8ghl7z5XINCS_e1axS8UWzGNZS55ZY0HivBxPa8PKPDwgyQePUu1cHGGXsFXX99Nl9Dq4NraVjfbT/s400/DSCN8769.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719735467792878434" border="0" /></a>Reuben and two of his besties.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3d8Xkh19NA99nxT3JlSWKjADfZ4CTiHzi4uUL1Dn8l43XWmgSzEhXhm0hCBPtC6EvzHHgO7AhAL98TFdpX0uKwSOx2bpl3-WsX4MpRBnNyaoC-rxUu_wi5_uybWdRPjKgnS9ydfpnN8M/s1600/DSCN8771.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3d8Xkh19NA99nxT3JlSWKjADfZ4CTiHzi4uUL1Dn8l43XWmgSzEhXhm0hCBPtC6EvzHHgO7AhAL98TFdpX0uKwSOx2bpl3-WsX4MpRBnNyaoC-rxUu_wi5_uybWdRPjKgnS9ydfpnN8M/s400/DSCN8771.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719735458188618386" border="0" /></a>Pre-dinner coloring<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HNQQ-ytBtIpEIpIZCDIxowXWm0m9zY22ls_E8N2diLRF6oSbOsEvxfwIbJpLhFSRyinhjgNHaLAngyZNIwn6LI0bxo-7r5iUA5LJaGfOo7aZmpX6mOAHN2Iq0kH3nqZOl1STYpFM5iEn/s1600/DSCN8795.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HNQQ-ytBtIpEIpIZCDIxowXWm0m9zY22ls_E8N2diLRF6oSbOsEvxfwIbJpLhFSRyinhjgNHaLAngyZNIwn6LI0bxo-7r5iUA5LJaGfOo7aZmpX6mOAHN2Iq0kH3nqZOl1STYpFM5iEn/s400/DSCN8795.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719734483395988290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgEhMvoVSvo8Rk87qKlv_E_wv-GJ2-y7Wq1CLnh1BrK57SnrbOgD-kUkQMml4PPwXrsfoIx2ub7ZZQCMU7_cdId8akt4S1SkA7kEs8dxiVjVPo45zjtezEppW_tumsPnS8QHQexFezPl0/s1600/DSCN8799.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgEhMvoVSvo8Rk87qKlv_E_wv-GJ2-y7Wq1CLnh1BrK57SnrbOgD-kUkQMml4PPwXrsfoIx2ub7ZZQCMU7_cdId8akt4S1SkA7kEs8dxiVjVPo45zjtezEppW_tumsPnS8QHQexFezPl0/s400/DSCN8799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719734476763298946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGpGdkfEDI1at96ijB1urLlIUPJd14ZHWgLpARotsAd7BmInHrmFvWphc6mVOgNWTkaf41kHCbgtQwmCY2gW5UMexG1MEsgCKUSkUDy0E4FFlANanREmWGarW51b1ZZorj1NeEoGf62Iz/s1600/DSCN8801.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGpGdkfEDI1at96ijB1urLlIUPJd14ZHWgLpARotsAd7BmInHrmFvWphc6mVOgNWTkaf41kHCbgtQwmCY2gW5UMexG1MEsgCKUSkUDy0E4FFlANanREmWGarW51b1ZZorj1NeEoGf62Iz/s400/DSCN8801.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719734467848469778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXkrfUtgw1LM-boZ3bLTOAkf-0jAZQXnZsD0mQzcFkZsazrAyfpL6V6xNFWPmx-o28dMpknlvqIevcunqCd9H8v7voqu8tsQpn_rZnO5Svm1JinuZrO-c3yGEeBWCLX3yLieboxNNThsv/s1600/DSCN8803.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXkrfUtgw1LM-boZ3bLTOAkf-0jAZQXnZsD0mQzcFkZsazrAyfpL6V6xNFWPmx-o28dMpknlvqIevcunqCd9H8v7voqu8tsQpn_rZnO5Svm1JinuZrO-c3yGEeBWCLX3yLieboxNNThsv/s400/DSCN8803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719734440664791010" border="0" /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-6048184485147754682012-02-27T07:09:00.005-08:002012-02-27T07:42:12.849-08:00Lincoln Turned 4!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptt8pGrI-4aqwhdBVWBG1bjXAiZ1TTz-K_tJFGuUL6lQRhNOvOd6v0xoST_jHLZVyfh8AIKO0lHiWTZripgILE3zE-JCQpwUR6joUXmGRiRwJR9v1OR5b9psRwPmB5vRt62z76mWIJ0qi/s1600/Link.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptt8pGrI-4aqwhdBVWBG1bjXAiZ1TTz-K_tJFGuUL6lQRhNOvOd6v0xoST_jHLZVyfh8AIKO0lHiWTZripgILE3zE-JCQpwUR6joUXmGRiRwJR9v1OR5b9psRwPmB5vRt62z76mWIJ0qi/s400/Link.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713839008987536866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I know I say it every year... but it really is hard to believe that my youngest is 4!! Lincoln is such a joy to have in our family. He is such a loving child, he insists on giving kisses frequently and out of the blue will say "Mom, I love you" so often. He can be intense sometimes with his enthusiasm and loves to also wrestle or play with Reuben. He uses the word "ginormous" and other words that I would not expect from a little 4 year old. He is loving preschool and has made some great friends there.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I was debating weather or not to do a party for him this year, since he is still young. In the end I decided to throw a small one with the kids in his primary class at church and a friend from preschool. He chose to have a super hero theme. (special thanks to my friend Rochelle who took all these pictures for me)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I made capes for him and all of his friends. The boys capes were reversible, green on one side with the superman logo but the first letter of their name instead of an "S" and then blue on the other side with Captain America's shield. The girl capes were reversible too, with purple on one side with a crown on it, and pink for the other side with the first letter in their name.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfdkGDOK5orwwG5imTn3wzKQ7TKy9hVYATOPRy4LZfojLak0A0mZLlYdKtRF_iyCUAXHh6Y_GDUQoobDtXHAsg3EAnMII8eLApoST6lPHXskHfWOgYwrwEEs2iPpuN99oC89khYEcRt4l/s1600/Link2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfdkGDOK5orwwG5imTn3wzKQ7TKy9hVYATOPRy4LZfojLak0A0mZLlYdKtRF_iyCUAXHh6Y_GDUQoobDtXHAsg3EAnMII8eLApoST6lPHXskHfWOgYwrwEEs2iPpuN99oC89khYEcRt4l/s400/Link2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713838998789910818" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I forgot how the attention span of kids that age is about a zero on a scale of 1-10. We had super hero coloring sheets for them to color that I found online. They played a game where one person hid a super hero monkey while everyone else stood out of sight in the hallway. When they were ready then everyone returned to the room and looked for the monkey. We played a couple of rounds of that.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEDTypZsdQQsy2pUZewo6tTcPGfQLqEuFGhpmVyK5yArixfn4CaoMYLY_j3Oa8lRTl_D5-YlEl7PAo7NRAMTyNut-wqNNtEnv7XO5uqfQwvDaZzhEZuWhi9OuTcv-OlWqXb1_devJcbsA/s1600/link3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEDTypZsdQQsy2pUZewo6tTcPGfQLqEuFGhpmVyK5yArixfn4CaoMYLY_j3Oa8lRTl_D5-YlEl7PAo7NRAMTyNut-wqNNtEnv7XO5uqfQwvDaZzhEZuWhi9OuTcv-OlWqXb1_devJcbsA/s400/link3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713837283548164914" border="0" /></a><br />Then we had cake and ice cream. Lincoln then opened his presents and everyone played. Really a low key party.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBO7gobw9_QgldTtZuQdMsGiDKojMXNP4du3JtS83c9LUxapJQHb2ocLtfw6n1C59ayPkwitb7BWBNmiNiT6M7T1HIm02Dx_bcjn8x88Axpa06vdDg9pF49-rg6stZciPIOBIJBYxnfPY/s1600/Link1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBO7gobw9_QgldTtZuQdMsGiDKojMXNP4du3JtS83c9LUxapJQHb2ocLtfw6n1C59ayPkwitb7BWBNmiNiT6M7T1HIm02Dx_bcjn8x88Axpa06vdDg9pF49-rg6stZciPIOBIJBYxnfPY/s400/Link1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713839002330330050" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ryan and I had a blast working on Link's cake together the night before the party. Ryan sculpted Captain America and I did the other parts. I think watching those cake shows has paid off a little bit :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i5v5gyDtvSxdl1hjXNI9V0DWd1n6Pfl36ZipB4VI4iPBTpCPUehllKte3a9uXPzdznvhEC39FHS6NODe_nPwWZT1g5QNDByjM54YkCb4K5rkySRYbw9OTxzDfPByNuNlh8JbmvQ7xF_n/s1600/link4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i5v5gyDtvSxdl1hjXNI9V0DWd1n6Pfl36ZipB4VI4iPBTpCPUehllKte3a9uXPzdznvhEC39FHS6NODe_nPwWZT1g5QNDByjM54YkCb4K5rkySRYbw9OTxzDfPByNuNlh8JbmvQ7xF_n/s400/link4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713837275093410962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbuYa1ltX50saxE1dMl7ZBodNwZdMZkylA1jeq0ho3AptMs4h1FVExnQBqRi6zHJRRxPUWgCAJIn-QYR2Ob4HL4jw1tUjH9NmF3gwHmjz6tvEI67D7qZV0SZd9kCqpCpOZbyi6KnlPllf/s1600/link6.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbuYa1ltX50saxE1dMl7ZBodNwZdMZkylA1jeq0ho3AptMs4h1FVExnQBqRi6zHJRRxPUWgCAJIn-QYR2Ob4HL4jw1tUjH9NmF3gwHmjz6tvEI67D7qZV0SZd9kCqpCpOZbyi6KnlPllf/s400/link6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713837262327384018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wXeoKb6-SrkptpJivOyqIhPXjmobM-vSDD7YHUiRY6s6sIO2jcJubbsN55NnfVhDbQHCtAAmhrSPkpj1G7cTfDJBmnPL2OrU5-H51_gCtURHLnIWsvVyjT-R0S447EOnLogkLfe4y6Cw/s1600/link5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wXeoKb6-SrkptpJivOyqIhPXjmobM-vSDD7YHUiRY6s6sIO2jcJubbsN55NnfVhDbQHCtAAmhrSPkpj1G7cTfDJBmnPL2OrU5-H51_gCtURHLnIWsvVyjT-R0S447EOnLogkLfe4y6Cw/s400/link5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713837271534186946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lincoln told me afterward that his party was the best ever, so I guess it was a success!<br /></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-41567185409471641692012-02-08T06:59:00.000-08:002012-02-08T07:30:20.059-08:00Globetrotters, Disney on Ice, and HugoFor Christmas my grandparents have generously sent a check every year for us to by the kids a gift from them. Last year and this year we have used it to buy each of the kids a ticket to an event. Normally we would not be able to do these things, so it is such a fun surprise! The kids love to see on Christmas day what kind of tickets they receive. This year the boys went to see the Harlem Globetrotters. They loved seeing all the tricks that the players were able to do. Reuben and Lincoln were really excited to get their picture with Too Tall, who is actually shorter than Reuben. Unfortunately our computer has given me problems and lost the photo :(<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7STpNG0B66Daze-8IyTmxvjWdXi8_ibhsZDmZ2td0wE-qpnRN-xMNB7kUqjLZwUaIi3NbPQuySqyElN2Dwh8TfWBxAMrLZYBGbfB0g9gmJFKHN5lenWSbOkDbGDdnVMK3ELkLLWJELxj2/s1600/globe.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7STpNG0B66Daze-8IyTmxvjWdXi8_ibhsZDmZ2td0wE-qpnRN-xMNB7kUqjLZwUaIi3NbPQuySqyElN2Dwh8TfWBxAMrLZYBGbfB0g9gmJFKHN5lenWSbOkDbGDdnVMK3ELkLLWJELxj2/s400/globe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706782635440655170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7xf2dRU5lIUSmwCR_kkV7TzUl4GwcUEorvgItHr7QkYvrUYGRR4796bQOuo6GTJXhH_8EiNgpoJstYRvWrw5gh4jxO4_F0gzNK__UYD-SrPnu53uz8Dl7TTdQmsMIBAE3_7FBhdcSMJj/s1600/globe1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7xf2dRU5lIUSmwCR_kkV7TzUl4GwcUEorvgItHr7QkYvrUYGRR4796bQOuo6GTJXhH_8EiNgpoJstYRvWrw5gh4jxO4_F0gzNK__UYD-SrPnu53uz8Dl7TTdQmsMIBAE3_7FBhdcSMJj/s400/globe1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706782630197767634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT906bD6QnlQjNV_n-SAHy2RSpmKjD-yW0xVtcw2i21xubpGNiWNSY8-e8fb1iq3_hNE-Iq4GpTlZH9NsoAtUHUepMd8jcpXuG7fehFEVqYhQ-ubGpG66Mw3VOKrdFSvoH5ycC3uVyJ7MZ/s1600/globe2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT906bD6QnlQjNV_n-SAHy2RSpmKjD-yW0xVtcw2i21xubpGNiWNSY8-e8fb1iq3_hNE-Iq4GpTlZH9NsoAtUHUepMd8jcpXuG7fehFEVqYhQ-ubGpG66Mw3VOKrdFSvoH5ycC3uVyJ7MZ/s400/globe2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706781299753570242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kaitlyn's wasn't a surprise this year. I asked her ahead of time if she'd like to go to Disney On Ice or go see Hugo in the "real" theater. (normally we only go to the dollar theater). She picked Hugo, she had read the book last year and was really excited to have the opportunity to see the movie in 3D no less. I was lucky enough to go with her to this. I loved seeing it in 3D. I think the last 3D movie I saw was a Michael Jackson one when I was a kid. Kaitlyn loved the movie and we both enjoyed having one on one time together!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEXpu-z7kfhWfU5KvXgHQE3-cOjLnMFqsXmfLKZOrfyA9jfcbRQ4MKb7XrLcqSOgdnYDShADhWDYxWONddxbbnG9bVIENBg3L18lIycO_xxZV98RaJF44UtVU_mYf5SSCwP9YOuagtftF/s1600/hugo+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEXpu-z7kfhWfU5KvXgHQE3-cOjLnMFqsXmfLKZOrfyA9jfcbRQ4MKb7XrLcqSOgdnYDShADhWDYxWONddxbbnG9bVIENBg3L18lIycO_xxZV98RaJF44UtVU_mYf5SSCwP9YOuagtftF/s400/hugo+%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706782640128998098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Eve was surprised with Disney On Ice tickets. Eve and I were able to go together to this event. She is my chatter box! She talked my ear off on the car ride there. The show did a brief overview of The Frog Princess, Cinderella and Tangled. Tangled of course was the show stopper. The skaters even twirled up in the air holding onto fabric which looked like Rapunzel's hair. The second half of the show our friends invited us to come sit with them because they were only 5 rows from the ice. During the show I would lean over and say to Eve "isn't that cool" after a couple of times she asked a matter a factually , "Mom, could you please stop asking me questions". It made me smile.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenwZw-pByqG9RdehikzBilih0gvRL18n7ob-OyiGWFcNSsf7X6qoNTyCReeKjh9fHhKszAvlIiIp1pC0XxkKS0qzhruTdsNuL1Ys8cWz6tf_ym1_pp9pkF8vY13nHUtKXijS_ZTJ8V2nD/s1600/disney.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenwZw-pByqG9RdehikzBilih0gvRL18n7ob-OyiGWFcNSsf7X6qoNTyCReeKjh9fHhKszAvlIiIp1pC0XxkKS0qzhruTdsNuL1Ys8cWz6tf_ym1_pp9pkF8vY13nHUtKXijS_ZTJ8V2nD/s400/disney.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706781293783769442" border="0" /></a><br />All of the Disney princesses came out at the end dressed in white and gold to welcome Rapunzel to the princess club. It was very magical. Eve was waving to all of them the whole time :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55A6Bswp1lfk14VS-Ua8_yYiwyAkpJ5ygHGoSCu1QWXpspD8jkasce0WoeBrCNqLWYTBE3PjTCbTF2c5N-7PIGLkZmN6-2nPANU4E8albXCnW3Hlfwn6QOewYxSUtjKeBUWKhkvZ1d7g0/s1600/disney1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55A6Bswp1lfk14VS-Ua8_yYiwyAkpJ5ygHGoSCu1QWXpspD8jkasce0WoeBrCNqLWYTBE3PjTCbTF2c5N-7PIGLkZmN6-2nPANU4E8albXCnW3Hlfwn6QOewYxSUtjKeBUWKhkvZ1d7g0/s400/disney1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706781288999334562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrUtVHczhEFb_CPo7fEtERPluqQO2RKKGhls5EHDxzPSbdQm2p1ZbrWA1dNYC8XpIJR1X8psinfnj0ohEDKrNeZmhneqkjSHeQVnJq_DjorOngdp75OWgGNTUFxJ__Im3Iv8aEqGf10xr/s1600/disney2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrUtVHczhEFb_CPo7fEtERPluqQO2RKKGhls5EHDxzPSbdQm2p1ZbrWA1dNYC8XpIJR1X8psinfnj0ohEDKrNeZmhneqkjSHeQVnJq_DjorOngdp75OWgGNTUFxJ__Im3Iv8aEqGf10xr/s400/disney2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706781278104192738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAQ7LzlwHGnxcW5dSDHYpHzKjJbbTWdy1dvjq1uyMT4g-6w8vlCiznOtya7WvqrM4qG31DcpYfTyaL_S3o6htbsplCepbhXx58t82Z9U2mNywvprmnt5W979gYYDZKJEz0chI8QggjAHP/s1600/disney3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAQ7LzlwHGnxcW5dSDHYpHzKjJbbTWdy1dvjq1uyMT4g-6w8vlCiznOtya7WvqrM4qG31DcpYfTyaL_S3o6htbsplCepbhXx58t82Z9U2mNywvprmnt5W979gYYDZKJEz0chI8QggjAHP/s400/disney3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706781275643609890" border="0" /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-3472875143163353092012-01-28T19:53:00.000-08:002012-01-30T14:29:40.537-08:00Christmas 2011<div style="text-align: center;">So, we haven't fallen off the face of the earth over here. Just keeping busy. Looking back I didn't really take any pictures of Christmas Eve and Christmas this year. It was a nice relaxing Christmas. Christmas Eve we spent just as our small little family. We had our traditional steak and potatoes dinner, with Dickens Pudding for dessert. I think Reuben was the only one, of the kids, that enjoyed the steak and no one except Ryan and I enjoyed the dessert, but hopefully the rest will learn to like it as the years go on. To me it isn't Christmas Eve without the food traditions. My mother is such a wonderful cook and all of us looked forward to her special holiday meal traditions. After dinner we had the kids open some pajama pants that I had sewn. Then the kids schemed and talked Ryan and I into letting them open their present from each other. (We put all of our names in a hat on Thanksgiving and draw out a name of someone else in the family, the kids love this.) Ryan and I decided it wouldn't be the end of the world if we gave in and that it was actually a good idea because this way the gift from the family member wouldn't get lost in the chaos of opening presents in the morning. It ended up being wonderful! We all played the game Reuben received and Lincoln could not stand to part with his <a href="http://www.squinkies.com/marvel.html">squinkies</a> from that moment on, the girls loved their hand picked presents too. After some cookies were put out for Santa it was off to bed.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LdrdQypTX-FIfUuKb0LrJKMaWEsH_3-tjPcB1Dae9tlnjpPe3KoK_oZVCeB5QpPvv5NWdlaqYJCxu5CgzreUdHzRVIbJ9L77JWstS0YbZr3dwiyx5GG1ajwzmWxuoSw1B-evZX0jRVmI/s1600/Christmas.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LdrdQypTX-FIfUuKb0LrJKMaWEsH_3-tjPcB1Dae9tlnjpPe3KoK_oZVCeB5QpPvv5NWdlaqYJCxu5CgzreUdHzRVIbJ9L77JWstS0YbZr3dwiyx5GG1ajwzmWxuoSw1B-evZX0jRVmI/s400/Christmas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702898406063516162" border="0" /></a><br />Lincoln saw me working on these pajamas and just had to have super hero pajama pants just like Reuben's, luckily I had enough to be able to make both of them.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoyV2YRcV67RLQxsW9MOVaQROzo_cgT6eVemouKkPCNVTcsb5Hx4NgdFiJRk2TiHhKY0GGs65h5IpojWOd3dJVw2BW42bB8P05OUcIjCgac1MEhBg_LiYpCKm0odVOeA-el9QVGpMGWZj/s1600/Christmas1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoyV2YRcV67RLQxsW9MOVaQROzo_cgT6eVemouKkPCNVTcsb5Hx4NgdFiJRk2TiHhKY0GGs65h5IpojWOd3dJVw2BW42bB8P05OUcIjCgac1MEhBg_LiYpCKm0odVOeA-el9QVGpMGWZj/s400/Christmas1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702898401878107778" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the gang holding their presents that they purchased for each other in the family.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas started with opening of presents and then going to church. It turned out to be a relaxing afternoon followed by dinner at our dear friend's house.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My Boys</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN28CtcVXu5WnxuSkEaIKhuSeby1-QDTWCNvx5qKewFe2l6wIxHkkScGQj-zL7P5O24wmSQ-S6hdIj4yuaPU4-Xg7TjKomRTeZdHkUnvpBbDFp0kZizo_qlVo4F-6OlSG8KBM_4J7apCh/s1600/boys.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN28CtcVXu5WnxuSkEaIKhuSeby1-QDTWCNvx5qKewFe2l6wIxHkkScGQj-zL7P5O24wmSQ-S6hdIj4yuaPU4-Xg7TjKomRTeZdHkUnvpBbDFp0kZizo_qlVo4F-6OlSG8KBM_4J7apCh/s400/boys.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702898423290493714" border="0" /></a><br />This has nothing to do with Christmas, but I just had to include this picture.<br />Most mornings are spent like this. The kids finish waking up in front of the t.v. More often than not Lincoln will snuggle up the Reuben or at least sit right next to him. They truly are such good friends or as Lincoln likes to say "best bubby". We have fantasized of someday owning our own home and having more bedrooms and space. The cute part is Reuben still always says he wants to share a room with Lincoln. Don't get me wrong they do have their moments when they would like to play without the other, but I know they really do love each other. As a mother moments like these just melt my heart.</div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-26814790968087992582011-12-16T05:18:00.000-08:002011-12-16T05:32:11.777-08:00Gingerbread Houses Throught the Years<div style="text-align: center;">Making a gingerbread house at Christmas time has become a tradition in our house. Ryan and I both love to make these. So I think a competition might be in order one of these years. Boys vs. Girls old school style :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" >2011</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUZ2Qa5zNpb9IO0emFFXN_XlLJVGIHJNJmRljIqFSk-xPl-cpML1ZviSt9BBWH-PuDClvrhNhxoA-h95WKoA3IN0YfZRs6As7ot_G7yCHmXE0h_fkPlB7qsyB7gnGdjJDXqV4lAv3ZSb9/s1600/ginger2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUZ2Qa5zNpb9IO0emFFXN_XlLJVGIHJNJmRljIqFSk-xPl-cpML1ZviSt9BBWH-PuDClvrhNhxoA-h95WKoA3IN0YfZRs6As7ot_G7yCHmXE0h_fkPlB7qsyB7gnGdjJDXqV4lAv3ZSb9/s400/ginger2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686715948025451618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: times new roman;">2010</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF95qcL8lbxM4uSJArVnXElA5f3h34YT7tKyOdh1OqNqOVgQ17_sm-K6-Asq3i1yvSR4QObs8ghWeAo0FoyyJIrv96HdSC0vAWcjtpeKrMwL2TuzHTR6702FPhsKUnbvNAaOD5YH5Gc2v/s1600/ginger2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF95qcL8lbxM4uSJArVnXElA5f3h34YT7tKyOdh1OqNqOVgQ17_sm-K6-Asq3i1yvSR4QObs8ghWeAo0FoyyJIrv96HdSC0vAWcjtpeKrMwL2TuzHTR6702FPhsKUnbvNAaOD5YH5Gc2v/s400/ginger2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686715276209361394" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: times new roman;">2009</span></span><br />We took a little break...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >2008</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5GV91bf8kafPj1d1OqZpeIis4ZHK4zT6aDt0cWmleRn8P67BmCGp1phMc8NMKAlHN_aOSLP4g7LJ3HcKPPwVEXsA7raNDu5CXePcL1Wws4jsciiGK6Xz6e-NY9KZPfzZ9wUFNrVbBl7U/s1600/ginger2008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5GV91bf8kafPj1d1OqZpeIis4ZHK4zT6aDt0cWmleRn8P67BmCGp1phMc8NMKAlHN_aOSLP4g7LJ3HcKPPwVEXsA7raNDu5CXePcL1Wws4jsciiGK6Xz6e-NY9KZPfzZ9wUFNrVbBl7U/s400/ginger2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686715121487157570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: times new roman;">2007</span></span><br />(That is not Lincoln next to me. I am 7 months pregnant with him in this picture. Can you tell they are brothers?)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBhm6IYMuQLbSo6BWJNtt2xwqWnk8yfv6V1j5QC3zdAwXLjXNhdMmAf8sqmgTUjaVU7ShgllXqkrZ1ppwbG8zXeSOK_KaEP6XXlN-0TGWWIhSYFf3ngtkAY_HOdcZv2pmfME6lAREwf61/s1600/ginger2007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBhm6IYMuQLbSo6BWJNtt2xwqWnk8yfv6V1j5QC3zdAwXLjXNhdMmAf8sqmgTUjaVU7ShgllXqkrZ1ppwbG8zXeSOK_KaEP6XXlN-0TGWWIhSYFf3ngtkAY_HOdcZv2pmfME6lAREwf61/s400/ginger2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686715115454033010" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><br />2006</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My wonderful mother at my childhood home<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nmVINlbxKfJVGOO4gb1Cz6Ql5y-yGZtxlYm0A-aLHykOqCSRBJmWFIlUkfNyov4dJi1M0tuFaxOee6R3AePV1Y9XntbgOg47xd77Y7bpM6VgLpItoDMx5Gw4kvWCFq4W6DS9UsgdXjA6/s1600/ginger2006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nmVINlbxKfJVGOO4gb1Cz6Ql5y-yGZtxlYm0A-aLHykOqCSRBJmWFIlUkfNyov4dJi1M0tuFaxOee6R3AePV1Y9XntbgOg47xd77Y7bpM6VgLpItoDMx5Gw4kvWCFq4W6DS9UsgdXjA6/s400/ginger2006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686715110866997618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: times new roman;">2005</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were still living in married student housing<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2cvvvxE94HbthrpyTAA6DSMKpE5kcreNtL3K0NSPW2-Uu3vu5jcpPUOrkio1WxueGAB_azoroS_Ev87p7gOeP3Mfa23YyfImXVa7cJXoGorfB718GCnOFkz2mmvPZxPCuuH4vMSeAQFS/s1600/ginger2005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2cvvvxE94HbthrpyTAA6DSMKpE5kcreNtL3K0NSPW2-Uu3vu5jcpPUOrkio1WxueGAB_azoroS_Ev87p7gOeP3Mfa23YyfImXVa7cJXoGorfB718GCnOFkz2mmvPZxPCuuH4vMSeAQFS/s400/ginger2005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686715104715207618" border="0" /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-10860756577289275342011-12-12T13:06:00.001-08:002011-12-12T13:27:47.959-08:00Nutcracker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUAy2l8smC9MRYq0-Ze3NWiyrLcW_100WU5NVIrPF25Sf0YqFx_rR3OB9cNNfxo1LXEcBbHl-08j4wXK3XRawJPu7Xp7ClYvhmjWaAAGHApqssezB2aZMVoqocSM_8Dtsg5P1-z3jpeqP/s1600/nut.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUAy2l8smC9MRYq0-Ze3NWiyrLcW_100WU5NVIrPF25Sf0YqFx_rR3OB9cNNfxo1LXEcBbHl-08j4wXK3XRawJPu7Xp7ClYvhmjWaAAGHApqssezB2aZMVoqocSM_8Dtsg5P1-z3jpeqP/s400/nut.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685355193701727106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On Friday the girls and I went to see the Nutcracker. We went with a couple of Evie's friends and their Moms. Kaitlyn brought her best friend, Lauren. It was such a fun night, just us girls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTjwHQ3_wDy68MoOZhPuFxT0T-URsPnSoW5l0f5y0QibW6kzVmDcAKvxUoBvFSZhyeJzD9X7yUXg6FwMUmcF_HnxNReaUenczdB5roFZa3ITMe2ZA5A8cWZ9gRqLc9TVHrT98fuOW-ZXZ/s1600/nut2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTjwHQ3_wDy68MoOZhPuFxT0T-URsPnSoW5l0f5y0QibW6kzVmDcAKvxUoBvFSZhyeJzD9X7yUXg6FwMUmcF_HnxNReaUenczdB5roFZa3ITMe2ZA5A8cWZ9gRqLc9TVHrT98fuOW-ZXZ/s400/nut2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685353092736247730" border="0" /></a>Grace and Eve<br />(Grace and her Mom gave all the girls a locket. They were a huge hit!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsrJM2_NG6zpgeoGjxvItPvypLD3quvq-rE7TmAWzwTYAGhpLYCPNgNQ9Wf5F7-8P_WaujE1pcL7QF6NYU1kqS4U6Wbh3W_1iXBYdvJR5hrXd9epa1LgPycsxRJHXGBRn2DTO8XPbQcQM/s1600/nut1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsrJM2_NG6zpgeoGjxvItPvypLD3quvq-rE7TmAWzwTYAGhpLYCPNgNQ9Wf5F7-8P_WaujE1pcL7QF6NYU1kqS4U6Wbh3W_1iXBYdvJR5hrXd9epa1LgPycsxRJHXGBRn2DTO8XPbQcQM/s400/nut1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685353081608464674" border="0" /></a>We are so lucky to live near such beautiful theaters. We were in the last row of the top balcony but it wasn't too shabby for are awesome deal we got on the tickets :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIfY_1CWrOJRoSvMj0XEIJNIGpqbs24jDjLYRDHKjct1bzD5F33dIImqChO8nBml2dGniFXg0EG3UxQYbQUY1nHlNbVNpkMZnQZu7ej7hdzyvLYfZlZFTFhPOxqczEShcVh8rimHdNhSR/s1600/nut3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIfY_1CWrOJRoSvMj0XEIJNIGpqbs24jDjLYRDHKjct1bzD5F33dIImqChO8nBml2dGniFXg0EG3UxQYbQUY1nHlNbVNpkMZnQZu7ej7hdzyvLYfZlZFTFhPOxqczEShcVh8rimHdNhSR/s400/nut3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685353066534760578" border="0" /></a>Kaitlyn and Lauren<br />(it was hard to take normal pictures in the theater because it was dark in the room and the flash was blinding us)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtp4C__-hdDP2Vs6x6aqZ86ylFjvNdy2hkeyNFk_7W-OKkZt36-l4jiq_GIsYPMBQYop5aZbj6xyvp635QWTH2V5BIx6lIWuqCc1KGivPt2rg23DNn9_93FOSDDk7ypIZNo37zX0HJ8I3/s1600/nut4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtp4C__-hdDP2Vs6x6aqZ86ylFjvNdy2hkeyNFk_7W-OKkZt36-l4jiq_GIsYPMBQYop5aZbj6xyvp635QWTH2V5BIx6lIWuqCc1KGivPt2rg23DNn9_93FOSDDk7ypIZNo37zX0HJ8I3/s400/nut4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685353051508870402" border="0" /></a>All of the little girls<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17Co4ya0KRGxttPnVNGD-LDPNdxnZECmM-QjxXeKYWST8MTnf1INV0FXV8q8lsh-PQm4ibBnrYSFOjqC-sHPoXvPhMT-puP5zH0PF-NIaTeXDhAs6AzuEIWsMWvYwZWdXIP1jgCpX1_8C/s1600/nut5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17Co4ya0KRGxttPnVNGD-LDPNdxnZECmM-QjxXeKYWST8MTnf1INV0FXV8q8lsh-PQm4ibBnrYSFOjqC-sHPoXvPhMT-puP5zH0PF-NIaTeXDhAs6AzuEIWsMWvYwZWdXIP1jgCpX1_8C/s400/nut5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685353047226476210" border="0" /></a></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-68939339421002868902011-12-08T06:16:00.000-08:002011-12-06T06:32:09.473-08:00Brutus<div style="text-align: center;">Evie's kindergarten teacher is so creative and lets each child in their class have a turn being "lucky buckeye" for a week. They have a special activity that they get to do every day such as; making a poster, bringing in pictures, show and tell, estimation station (where they can put whatever they want into a plastic bag and the class guesses how many items are in the bag), and bringing Brutus home for the weekend. In case you don't live in Ohio, Brutus is Ohio State's mascot, he is a <a href="http://www.ohio-nature.com/buckeye-tree.html">buckeye</a>. On Monday the "lucky buckeye" gets to share what they did with Brutus over the weekend. Here are some pictures of Eve with Brutus.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We love to go to our <a href="http://lds.org/placestovisit/eng/visitors-centers/historic-kirtland-visitors-center">church's historical sites</a> every year at Christmas time. They put on a phenomenal display of nativities. This year there were over 600! There is no charge to go and you don't have to be a member of our church. Eve took Brutus with us and Evie dressed up like an angel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_nC3wHZpfYN4dMvfdgLSFgAVESiDWobT1pqYRiiIMnyfP1MoOZM9TBaFnOh1gBbDbOoSDVg-roqA4xC4BACyCeiwFhyNmTl8wgMJAsJ9twazJr3IXmVc6pTIdQFGT5aEfVu17QahyphenhyphenJ0M/s1600/brutus1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_nC3wHZpfYN4dMvfdgLSFgAVESiDWobT1pqYRiiIMnyfP1MoOZM9TBaFnOh1gBbDbOoSDVg-roqA4xC4BACyCeiwFhyNmTl8wgMJAsJ9twazJr3IXmVc6pTIdQFGT5aEfVu17QahyphenhyphenJ0M/s400/brutus1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683020240713287746" border="0" /></a><br />Riding in the car with our Brutus and Brutus from school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziTd4vW1fRmuwWNBMXpzilwfW8WBY4OgTgQyrpJYMMG2t7chXAhglyfGBBesNPd4pPIkOh8b-CDXh_jKI8r9atSIfTUjt_P8VU9vTXRI7FOTnj5IB9qpi94d0pQiXXRkWS7q8_3VJE27c/s1600/brutus.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziTd4vW1fRmuwWNBMXpzilwfW8WBY4OgTgQyrpJYMMG2t7chXAhglyfGBBesNPd4pPIkOh8b-CDXh_jKI8r9atSIfTUjt_P8VU9vTXRI7FOTnj5IB9qpi94d0pQiXXRkWS7q8_3VJE27c/s400/brutus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683020247674587762" border="0" /></a></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-37392414310939681822011-12-07T06:09:00.000-08:002011-12-07T06:09:00.118-08:00Christmas partyWe had our annual church Christmas party last weekend. We had a dinner, Nativity, coloring for the kids, a cookie decorating station, blanket tying for charity, and the big guest was Santa. This year is so much fun because Lincoln really gets it. He was supper excited when Santa appeared. Lincoln sat on his lap and then had his eyes glued on him while the other children had their turns. On another note this year was Kaitlyn's first year not sitting on Santa's lap, they really do grow up too fast!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBUB9IhpQN8Jgzqhpzkp27huRmwFfpHy2bra7Jmv_pqaxRqa2jLNVXlFhKKuXg16dQ9DP9g6zSYLxay5j5rOT5SEHJ71vZ0GOCLD5kmfbJn-_H7D0JHmaoWz9nOIZz-JopggOUIiNEfEc/s1600/santa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBUB9IhpQN8Jgzqhpzkp27huRmwFfpHy2bra7Jmv_pqaxRqa2jLNVXlFhKKuXg16dQ9DP9g6zSYLxay5j5rOT5SEHJ71vZ0GOCLD5kmfbJn-_H7D0JHmaoWz9nOIZz-JopggOUIiNEfEc/s400/santa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683018262540500034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f7GQZ_1ZW60uu2x0i23dpywKIKMTJoAiNKuQFAYAa7daYxg-mnxkdHJfbn2otydcTKLEWGBxT8zn8pJdkCInXOprTAmvLItLQ0paEzJ6V1wBJmRxM2itgKg9RfQ688auXYTOC6qHi2oa/s1600/santa1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f7GQZ_1ZW60uu2x0i23dpywKIKMTJoAiNKuQFAYAa7daYxg-mnxkdHJfbn2otydcTKLEWGBxT8zn8pJdkCInXOprTAmvLItLQ0paEzJ6V1wBJmRxM2itgKg9RfQ688auXYTOC6qHi2oa/s400/santa1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683018250628556482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvu8BZlQ05Lc4Y-maND_e_RPVzOmxztS5ROXwogd9lF-j6KoqmRMWYNuTjddH1ATqY-kcuVsjVo62HihlmrZpJC92S8iNolzA7jwoT6LKgQsF_Pj5P1S_3uQIPuTuaNqp8kigL86mbwQO/s1600/santa2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvu8BZlQ05Lc4Y-maND_e_RPVzOmxztS5ROXwogd9lF-j6KoqmRMWYNuTjddH1ATqY-kcuVsjVo62HihlmrZpJC92S8iNolzA7jwoT6LKgQsF_Pj5P1S_3uQIPuTuaNqp8kigL86mbwQO/s400/santa2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683018245706918018" border="0" /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-83975730216865591922011-12-06T06:01:00.000-08:002011-12-06T06:08:16.563-08:00Temple Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhJRmdozzDf3djW6Tl0FRKMGTHO6dtYwYPbvvXBcKFMAIl1xUY5IcrpqVO5H858IiNyQ7G4CwH7wDg6n9NnvhYmh1QNBqAdSRGzFdjSh7cWsED7uj9oXcLnaqRHeF_UpXDRh_tuK3y-Yi/s1600/temple3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhJRmdozzDf3djW6Tl0FRKMGTHO6dtYwYPbvvXBcKFMAIl1xUY5IcrpqVO5H858IiNyQ7G4CwH7wDg6n9NnvhYmh1QNBqAdSRGzFdjSh7cWsED7uj9oXcLnaqRHeF_UpXDRh_tuK3y-Yi/s400/temple3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683015913229046818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Where we live it takes us two and a half hours to drive to the closest temple. Since it is so far it is always an event! We went down with our friends the Wilde Family. We switch off watching the kids so that all the adults can go inside. This time we hung out in the chapel across the parking lot and let the kids play. We had to get some pictures of all the kiddos! It was a wonderful trip, hopefully we can go again soon!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHv5tmPxHHJOpJiQs1qtfkIl5iAOsAQZvRJqozfT7mMYN3MKBlCPWL82UgLnq-6FO5Qi8SfTNi8GU62aM-A9KLPLshtpDMVuJfqc4_jWZldl2ikErZxvuI2vLTKeBMvPaUN_wXhTjqV8E/s1600/temple1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHv5tmPxHHJOpJiQs1qtfkIl5iAOsAQZvRJqozfT7mMYN3MKBlCPWL82UgLnq-6FO5Qi8SfTNi8GU62aM-A9KLPLshtpDMVuJfqc4_jWZldl2ikErZxvuI2vLTKeBMvPaUN_wXhTjqV8E/s400/temple1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683015887694761154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYD3zFPxUx95U4nF4F-PN1B5sEYPZSSkpgavFLIf7YlGve5c0LbaT4B8wceg9OsELil5pL0mxyKYkrDWIxF27vtSZn-VvRbUq33cfc99XXx4MJnC86IDDGq99YsK4R9BelmMI7JLd89nT/s1600/temple.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYD3zFPxUx95U4nF4F-PN1B5sEYPZSSkpgavFLIf7YlGve5c0LbaT4B8wceg9OsELil5pL0mxyKYkrDWIxF27vtSZn-VvRbUq33cfc99XXx4MJnC86IDDGq99YsK4R9BelmMI7JLd89nT/s400/temple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683015885145175090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4e1S6pZbcvgEV6GV_eweXWwky_dDVpllHsRN4-lnfuO9VkYR4ZLrMzn_sPf-aae5ek6T3gIfzPLFYwIJQXNpn1uWQ-ksahPM5xs1ATKztvFmaRGYjky4S8lYnrMddc7Q-JwhFg3xEnqk/s1600/temple2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4e1S6pZbcvgEV6GV_eweXWwky_dDVpllHsRN4-lnfuO9VkYR4ZLrMzn_sPf-aae5ek6T3gIfzPLFYwIJQXNpn1uWQ-ksahPM5xs1ATKztvFmaRGYjky4S8lYnrMddc7Q-JwhFg3xEnqk/s400/temple2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683015906573755906" border="0" /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-43693013121597419512011-12-06T05:55:00.000-08:002011-12-06T06:01:01.743-08:00Going to the Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobAvJto_HrzUW2bBUC5juXkrfRYQ8nmpF_xT5BFf_UfPMWTqkugNTWYqOgrXe_DMS7HuSVUyLKQ0W-uJjbIylbXKtLi_Q9teulSDSDsu0j8fqMQYEORdV1LnRG1K9OagNh6MQ8Ibv58NJ/s1600/zoo2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobAvJto_HrzUW2bBUC5juXkrfRYQ8nmpF_xT5BFf_UfPMWTqkugNTWYqOgrXe_DMS7HuSVUyLKQ0W-uJjbIylbXKtLi_Q9teulSDSDsu0j8fqMQYEORdV1LnRG1K9OagNh6MQ8Ibv58NJ/s400/zoo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683014635960639426" border="0" /></a><br />I had a Friday free from babysitting recently. Lincoln and I thought that it would be fun to go to the zoo with our friends. We packed a lunch and headed to the zoo's rain forest. Lincoln and Jayne are so adorable together!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQJg36Wv0h88FHP6HP1gVSYTgpr0yIb8vygBxvfiFAhJ0lQDnTFa2lbvXfqV83iBvtEOoWMstKLGpCuV_IAIEhEPL-_LIfr-VRaFD0J-JdYjMVU-D1tHzjRQrV0RmglJ8nvaQlQmNzH_w/s1600/zoo3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQJg36Wv0h88FHP6HP1gVSYTgpr0yIb8vygBxvfiFAhJ0lQDnTFa2lbvXfqV83iBvtEOoWMstKLGpCuV_IAIEhEPL-_LIfr-VRaFD0J-JdYjMVU-D1tHzjRQrV0RmglJ8nvaQlQmNzH_w/s400/zoo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683014626517234914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5w-LHuR3qUCmRUfUXDedTyPP7WyCBNYsYeQOhx3ELIoeaeANhhbiEm2v7qG7LaMPlQpLSy5wf9QAayGRzPtzy0G3Ga0rRNv5MCgd8s_GnneiqBdLh6xvjYTslxad3L2XacT39wFVhqnB/s1600/zoo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5w-LHuR3qUCmRUfUXDedTyPP7WyCBNYsYeQOhx3ELIoeaeANhhbiEm2v7qG7LaMPlQpLSy5wf9QAayGRzPtzy0G3Ga0rRNv5MCgd8s_GnneiqBdLh6xvjYTslxad3L2XacT39wFVhqnB/s400/zoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683014644314157234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGbmw6mYfviloREKoLbgkK2IoByajq8wxx6xCbnR3boolGAc1_q7IcRwVasyNIynCjgN1SgER2aYLunr5AhK5Dch_ie2RO9KKI_R7TTDoncbjk-I1Px3O3dhcRGew5CRGUpSp54_zPnIp/s1600/zoo4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGbmw6mYfviloREKoLbgkK2IoByajq8wxx6xCbnR3boolGAc1_q7IcRwVasyNIynCjgN1SgER2aYLunr5AhK5Dch_ie2RO9KKI_R7TTDoncbjk-I1Px3O3dhcRGew5CRGUpSp54_zPnIp/s400/zoo4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683014613962810562" border="0" /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-29059585854845789102011-11-01T06:50:00.000-07:002011-11-01T11:55:16.314-07:00Halloween Fun<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >We love Halloween over here!</span> It was a party all day long.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lincoln's preschool started off the day with a party. I only got this one picture, but they played games and had some treats. Lincoln asked to take his costume off while he ate, but he wore his costume for the games.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhF5B409jU7zeoIJX7q10qvh3WapyzoRF29OMD3aIwE6XN0o8ly-IfeNXrNbWSCkddkURDf-jx18-lKWrxI3_vUNYD6o328RpcPDtCXDcLU8U-HQLBSzqPcnAIT9hmufE_i1P_afw6OyF/s1600/hallo2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhF5B409jU7zeoIJX7q10qvh3WapyzoRF29OMD3aIwE6XN0o8ly-IfeNXrNbWSCkddkURDf-jx18-lKWrxI3_vUNYD6o328RpcPDtCXDcLU8U-HQLBSzqPcnAIT9hmufE_i1P_afw6OyF/s400/hallo2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670025716042010066" border="0" /></a><br />In the afternoon, the elementary had their annual Halloween Parade. It was so fun to see all the kids dressed up in their costumes. Following the parade Lincoln and I were lucky enough to get to help out with Eve's classroom party. I forgot to bring my camera for the festivities :(<br /><br />After dinner we geared up to go trick or treating in our neighborhood. We were joined by 7 other families! It was our biggest group by far. We are missing one family in the photo, but you can see how large our group was. Our poor neighbors didn't know what they had coming. Can you tell Link isn't too happy in the photo? He was standing by Reuben and Ryan couldn't see him in the picture so he had him move to the front of the group. Lincoln wasn't a fan of that idea. He sure loves his brother! It melts my heart! I ended up staying at home to pass out candy and be a home base for those who wanted to come back because they were cold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAh-mTWmzVGi1IABJhVNUQWr2Kw-NllsplMJV0v-faH7DxKSlnbLiB6wsQ6BRqB5QePE8CQQZbQaxu5QNhnVGpuIJsE24x-iBJRfTc69qhZaEfLDYF7B2Xy0RSVOeLEq3-STsJPWInsvY/s1600/hall.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 464px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAh-mTWmzVGi1IABJhVNUQWr2Kw-NllsplMJV0v-faH7DxKSlnbLiB6wsQ6BRqB5QePE8CQQZbQaxu5QNhnVGpuIJsE24x-iBJRfTc69qhZaEfLDYF7B2Xy0RSVOeLEq3-STsJPWInsvY/s400/hall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670100052614784146" border="0" /></a><br />And they are off!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoXxkSmV8RaZryMmNOVlrKbCW3wdF9qwQjjogUcvSCtCnUK_cxPFmA9HVnDxwNb4Y6xLMOXKK2sT-Lbe19TWDilCNlGQsRn39wFOkOtIG4YcY9dIteyy-PZe7RYsD3on49iM0Q9Gizz8d/s1600/hallo1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoXxkSmV8RaZryMmNOVlrKbCW3wdF9qwQjjogUcvSCtCnUK_cxPFmA9HVnDxwNb4Y6xLMOXKK2sT-Lbe19TWDilCNlGQsRn39wFOkOtIG4YcY9dIteyy-PZe7RYsD3on49iM0Q9Gizz8d/s400/hallo1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670025701957517442" border="0" /></a></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-22215263628804784382011-10-31T06:04:00.001-07:002011-10-31T06:08:24.122-07:00Happy Halloween<div style="text-align: center;">On Saturday night we carved our pumpkins together. I love how they turned out this year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs9xM_iTzQ9SwxPnBuWLIi4o9vnHL_GxDWSle0hgTNyki56xdZkzH8iVjDMr0NXPk9owUjDc3RfwIf30rKaucYsvyeJl1X83nD2nkbhP8u7ostpOX90TR1OI8c2XZL_WLMvGnlODjqZNy/s1600/pump1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs9xM_iTzQ9SwxPnBuWLIi4o9vnHL_GxDWSle0hgTNyki56xdZkzH8iVjDMr0NXPk9owUjDc3RfwIf30rKaucYsvyeJl1X83nD2nkbhP8u7ostpOX90TR1OI8c2XZL_WLMvGnlODjqZNy/s400/pump1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669641942221099010" border="0" /></a>Lincoln - ghost, Eve - Hello Kitty<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjljkWinysnSEUC74BUTLSDVXPmzBcZ07O9J_3ltSWap7Dly34JWf5Nu243rN1-jlHbPm8kC17v1NTgIGmHmc8G8U8PaR7PwpBwvLrdXFzDZHDvALSs4qLRsLQogxw-9Rg63Oo7PSMzEd/s1600/pump.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjljkWinysnSEUC74BUTLSDVXPmzBcZ07O9J_3ltSWap7Dly34JWf5Nu243rN1-jlHbPm8kC17v1NTgIGmHmc8G8U8PaR7PwpBwvLrdXFzDZHDvALSs4qLRsLQogxw-9Rg63Oo7PSMzEd/s400/pump.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669641937584713362" border="0" /></a><br />Kaitlyn - panda, Reuben - four ghosts<br /></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-30015510235389129772011-10-21T06:13:00.000-07:002011-10-21T06:43:07.389-07:00Girl Scout Camp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJRoG96LGWeVVFHlrw7xtwfq4UHmxBnzKjxi8CLt4sCpiKHQIBXB0Eo7d9_iRaxCry5JBYSNWm7XDiUyxBt3wAlbGOmzjmjSmrKRWKqWs_OwwbUeZDxEvMb7CQILqVm5E2apW22OTaus7/s1600/camp6.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJRoG96LGWeVVFHlrw7xtwfq4UHmxBnzKjxi8CLt4sCpiKHQIBXB0Eo7d9_iRaxCry5JBYSNWm7XDiUyxBt3wAlbGOmzjmjSmrKRWKqWs_OwwbUeZDxEvMb7CQILqVm5E2apW22OTaus7/s400/camp6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665934883645680530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Last weekend I was able to go camping with Kaitlyn's girl scout troop. It is hard to believe that I have been their leader for almost 6 years now! We went camping with all the girl scout troops from our town this weekend. It was such a fun and beautiful time of year to go camping. The trees are all changing colors which made for beautiful surroundings and there was a Halloween theme to the camp out since it's October. We started off the first night having a scavenger hunt. The following morning a naturalist came and brought a couple of owls and a possum. That night we had a monster bash (which I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of). There were carnival games, dancing, and of course everyone was in costume. The last morning we celebrated Juliet Low's (the founder of girl scouts) birthday. Our girls had fun with the troop we shared a cabin with, it was a just a great camp out over all :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbqOIEnhN-5G6dFcGmwdU4Y60SoBZpxG4GSuxB-lGA1Vhemha_bmjK_6Zwo8-acSodFzCI_bHSz3IRkdA4QpNtYdwmIJEdu9hlPvTcZ5fLitmP3_M13xeUNC9y-xXkpnQ0XXRnVa7qjt9/s1600/camp4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbqOIEnhN-5G6dFcGmwdU4Y60SoBZpxG4GSuxB-lGA1Vhemha_bmjK_6Zwo8-acSodFzCI_bHSz3IRkdA4QpNtYdwmIJEdu9hlPvTcZ5fLitmP3_M13xeUNC9y-xXkpnQ0XXRnVa7qjt9/s400/camp4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665934224840433474" border="0" /></a>We made a craft during our free time inspired by <a href="http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/googly-eye-halloween-frame.html">this</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7F4Rp-EGkdGqSfjd5jxUGeoAkMsUQWalzw_66XkY8aDJyiADDCq2EHKqlIjY04IxGPwY8Hy_ZAr6pGrk1DD880qz8SkZ5GCf3zHJW38aKqiY698apSybZMJ0lZM1U7pQXnmLu7LLWibv/s1600/camp5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7F4Rp-EGkdGqSfjd5jxUGeoAkMsUQWalzw_66XkY8aDJyiADDCq2EHKqlIjY04IxGPwY8Hy_ZAr6pGrk1DD880qz8SkZ5GCf3zHJW38aKqiY698apSybZMJ0lZM1U7pQXnmLu7LLWibv/s400/camp5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665934877356027986" border="0" /></a><br />The other troop included us in on their doughnut eating contest<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdvJEnSgKuDfrl6ACeVL-GOcOyc8Zv5DzejcV6vcFRMpbLY-3uHq2XvzlbRGbmfRHIRbrAypFDwa7tGNUHz-dfS7V7up4-2XzgKMmLNsRBLQfqYJOtE9Gpya_BLL4cUe92SkJyYDbJ-JF/s1600/camp3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdvJEnSgKuDfrl6ACeVL-GOcOyc8Zv5DzejcV6vcFRMpbLY-3uHq2XvzlbRGbmfRHIRbrAypFDwa7tGNUHz-dfS7V7up4-2XzgKMmLNsRBLQfqYJOtE9Gpya_BLL4cUe92SkJyYDbJ-JF/s400/camp3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665934206197871106" border="0" /></a>and their bobbing for apples game<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30-1urEgklXKradCU4-DIdLIYcG-cph26xGdq8rssOwgkLDdJk6zX2lBgbtSkzHfBOo1WAYBkyy-mYcW2I5qXR1bMo4hIJn2z-sIJA4UJ0zoxksOnu9AOhyphenhyphenZuNRrrqwZshNwHAZ6X4RSM/s1600/camp.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30-1urEgklXKradCU4-DIdLIYcG-cph26xGdq8rssOwgkLDdJk6zX2lBgbtSkzHfBOo1WAYBkyy-mYcW2I5qXR1bMo4hIJn2z-sIJA4UJ0zoxksOnu9AOhyphenhyphenZuNRrrqwZshNwHAZ6X4RSM/s400/camp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665934191593956162" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a photo of all the girls from our city that were at camp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_U4mKdISPUoIpUSFEQxt1q4HPIGIW-xk1oCHw_ks7PYiQPKy8vksD5Y2dAGOg3pznndiO1yFs7Yr8nNEBDg8kOlNn8b3FwOZBcjml-VcssQ33E6IJgloKOqrdSRO5J5Mo5B_vWfmVfyi/s1600/camp2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_U4mKdISPUoIpUSFEQxt1q4HPIGIW-xk1oCHw_ks7PYiQPKy8vksD5Y2dAGOg3pznndiO1yFs7Yr8nNEBDg8kOlNn8b3FwOZBcjml-VcssQ33E6IJgloKOqrdSRO5J5Mo5B_vWfmVfyi/s400/camp2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665934200017007474" border="0" /></a></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-63502542905033500282011-10-17T12:02:00.000-07:002011-10-18T06:26:23.240-07:00Apple Farm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPVOXSZlHb8d3bI9coW9sXZlkrR-N1xbQM0TnD0gbzG3_YdHf7GMqUA3pVDGErA48UAuPnFmdAxqCb5NxlCPRdVtXn0P8z6FtQhlszWUtaDjj5hH8hc3sYk8-5G9A6mayiTiQz_cX2b5u/s1600/trip.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPVOXSZlHb8d3bI9coW9sXZlkrR-N1xbQM0TnD0gbzG3_YdHf7GMqUA3pVDGErA48UAuPnFmdAxqCb5NxlCPRdVtXn0P8z6FtQhlszWUtaDjj5hH8hc3sYk8-5G9A6mayiTiQz_cX2b5u/s400/trip.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664540518504841346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This fall I was able to go with Eve and her class to an apple farm for their field trip. It ended up being a beautiful day! The kids learned about apple trees and how the farmers harvest their apples. Then they were given a taste of apple cider, Yum!<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3pooFOhYp8cTrqfNhQXmemMJI-QW4ZkJO5OrcbcvUWvpniaxUm76jJGwis7haC-YiFK2QBMchkbuH6TceJCWhlbjIy91ju12InewocPDUTa5OrCh7LJdU-V07UAcDVX3iMgLziA7SXO1/s1600/trip1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3pooFOhYp8cTrqfNhQXmemMJI-QW4ZkJO5OrcbcvUWvpniaxUm76jJGwis7haC-YiFK2QBMchkbuH6TceJCWhlbjIy91ju12InewocPDUTa5OrCh7LJdU-V07UAcDVX3iMgLziA7SXO1/s400/trip1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664540514088231026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkXhnceTRI3xqMaCKwjPLP4w1FDE5UAYARHGih0msCQFa9zWjwKMqUyRWZRmqeXaXkZUAfzv87riFF_fttRemmneWbBE7_HF3iAjRIzCEaBOBFJAHT2iU5zZWLgHsKRXbXeLvd-D868Pf/s1600/trip4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkXhnceTRI3xqMaCKwjPLP4w1FDE5UAYARHGih0msCQFa9zWjwKMqUyRWZRmqeXaXkZUAfzv87riFF_fttRemmneWbBE7_HF3iAjRIzCEaBOBFJAHT2iU5zZWLgHsKRXbXeLvd-D868Pf/s400/trip4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664539791314629090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9E1ubm6TGbNsPiorx2R3xBVY_hqBvhGxnAp8OfGaD3Yg_t8f4RX3KQ66Nui8b41pCwPHgStc0qupAb7DzLT14xr7Qa_uEvO0Q0sE15qCMQbFPl14I7YjSt1Lh7qi_WBbiAwf4rPLoq9f/s1600/trip3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9E1ubm6TGbNsPiorx2R3xBVY_hqBvhGxnAp8OfGaD3Yg_t8f4RX3KQ66Nui8b41pCwPHgStc0qupAb7DzLT14xr7Qa_uEvO0Q0sE15qCMQbFPl14I7YjSt1Lh7qi_WBbiAwf4rPLoq9f/s400/trip3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664539797907242578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KuWESytn1c9BQsetmuqMK-8PvjISt2jkgZ_TreObnE1bj4TXjsJrXJ3p7TIX6Vgp1JLmqOZQKDjpndmv6IU5ZDm-Wrf0WwpU73YVFN58oQYX1uOIoQxCA97wRbLp0rnhXAuE2G2mNJvJ/s1600/trip5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KuWESytn1c9BQsetmuqMK-8PvjISt2jkgZ_TreObnE1bj4TXjsJrXJ3p7TIX6Vgp1JLmqOZQKDjpndmv6IU5ZDm-Wrf0WwpU73YVFN58oQYX1uOIoQxCA97wRbLp0rnhXAuE2G2mNJvJ/s400/trip5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664539782659796194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz60v2b2n9pj6dNkjWaUFKNTLhxmUUZTQbx7zg47b_HJJpfqfiqNMiObew8VYwLkSMyhZDszU2nG3Md8vbTry1MeExZvyT9rumjlZuevHea76yaWEyUXKLxlRQRUDMGI-oXPhLHJTatcHt/s1600/trip6.JPG"><br /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-5967187464406104032011-09-19T10:33:00.000-07:002011-09-19T10:54:49.327-07:00Eve<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRwONLt4IHyWSbIjK2EEZFMnpxzrM7fK-QsahPgZT0-U2Rfp9YV8Zgc_3J-pwH_XMkDa95yCSECxwm3ToXtOsgP6dLNb68BMiM8uABdlTcKF_TlowDytKyCoIAL9dJLJs21Cjwz0_beDB/s1600/Eve.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRwONLt4IHyWSbIjK2EEZFMnpxzrM7fK-QsahPgZT0-U2Rfp9YV8Zgc_3J-pwH_XMkDa95yCSECxwm3ToXtOsgP6dLNb68BMiM8uABdlTcKF_TlowDytKyCoIAL9dJLJs21Cjwz0_beDB/s400/Eve.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654126925770102178" border="0" /></a><br />Eve turned the big 6 this year! She was super excited about her birthday this year. She did get confused about her "real" birthday and friends party, since they were not on the same day it end caused some tears but in the end everything worked out.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSRWba8RKls_2NtqeoyweUwpVqqgDhRf8X-gRf9wbVviv6_c7j6nhnQ4A-VSolJOKvVdqn9PBA29KZFQDAWPAR2MYg7yaUpUI2VD2C9j4ut1bJtitKj85kY_Eqer1bEHXsyYvSKiC2sDS/s1600/Eve1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSRWba8RKls_2NtqeoyweUwpVqqgDhRf8X-gRf9wbVviv6_c7j6nhnQ4A-VSolJOKvVdqn9PBA29KZFQDAWPAR2MYg7yaUpUI2VD2C9j4ut1bJtitKj85kY_Eqer1bEHXsyYvSKiC2sDS/s400/Eve1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654126916954491810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpC8hn7oBQzMgnnO-lJHX9VGnZPk04Jkc6BpJqS_8MaScKnTM1SvsAuD2AwIM0HUXgR-zabS8mDl2mnBfuXZUCmUguIeXGhjdO21JFAQWcDXzdocn5rI98XqwmE16S1TNHd2xsSHix-ta/s1600/Eve2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpC8hn7oBQzMgnnO-lJHX9VGnZPk04Jkc6BpJqS_8MaScKnTM1SvsAuD2AwIM0HUXgR-zabS8mDl2mnBfuXZUCmUguIeXGhjdO21JFAQWcDXzdocn5rI98XqwmE16S1TNHd2xsSHix-ta/s400/Eve2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654126906677353602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Her party was a Hello Kitty party this year. We played Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty; where one person would hide Eve's stuffed animal hello kitty while everyone else was out of the room and then they would enter the room again and try to find it.<br />I have to mention my score at the dollar spot. Yes, those lunch boxes were at the Dollar spot in Target! Perfect timing!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjtOtfu8sRLFvhpIlfNipLmGbcPlO3r0-Nj2Qd5nST-RFwjcm623tIur03p21GqUsSbKglcKIrsmBlsz9RCwmkjM9Rm-C54UAcgHSV6I5A9RDR7Fw8FQnnvQAdunNCaDJznEcCDHdGDBm/s1600/eve3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjtOtfu8sRLFvhpIlfNipLmGbcPlO3r0-Nj2Qd5nST-RFwjcm623tIur03p21GqUsSbKglcKIrsmBlsz9RCwmkjM9Rm-C54UAcgHSV6I5A9RDR7Fw8FQnnvQAdunNCaDJznEcCDHdGDBm/s400/eve3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654126894634085138" border="0" /></a><br />We played meow; where everyone sits in a circle and one person sits in the middle with their eyes closed. Once the center child has their eyes closed everyone switches places and then the child with their eyes closed points in one direction. Whichever child they point at in the circle says "meow, meow" and the center child has to guess who it is.<br />We played a couple more games and then had cake. I was a little bummed that it didn't turn out as well as the one I made on her real birthday, but she still liked it :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Jhg9TO45w9wxF9kQHEfvEe0FKQSP_wlo1fYBL4Ns0G85NlJsNa_THSVq9vaCbkRZqSOkWRgCFfbYfJYqKpaAnMcZLfXSOtnEXA9bkNPg8Ve4dBmBYz_ejpREDON6YwcxIkgp7biMIe-/s1600/Eve4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Jhg9TO45w9wxF9kQHEfvEe0FKQSP_wlo1fYBL4Ns0G85NlJsNa_THSVq9vaCbkRZqSOkWRgCFfbYfJYqKpaAnMcZLfXSOtnEXA9bkNPg8Ve4dBmBYz_ejpREDON6YwcxIkgp7biMIe-/s400/Eve4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654126881101459778" border="0" /></a>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-39957944741739981232011-09-19T10:16:00.000-07:002011-09-19T10:33:08.212-07:00Kates<div style="text-align: center;">I really can't believe my daughter turned 11 this year! It is really crazy and hard to wrap my head around! Next year she will be able to start participating in our youth program at church which is CRAZY!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHdiAb5ttNVqgTk8sKKO1qIyCCKQ82Sj4Ut1YbMzu4UPk-8qEJlZCmSuDTOF-5QuBrcNmyk9dtl1j4S2zAqhG2HwOFxNkuna95yvwXSx8utXrCrrVjLYx4OywH94RSBC0LnK1rmAr5yfM/s1600/bus.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHdiAb5ttNVqgTk8sKKO1qIyCCKQ82Sj4Ut1YbMzu4UPk-8qEJlZCmSuDTOF-5QuBrcNmyk9dtl1j4S2zAqhG2HwOFxNkuna95yvwXSx8utXrCrrVjLYx4OywH94RSBC0LnK1rmAr5yfM/s400/bus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654122841685301458" border="0" /></a><br />School started the day before her birthday this year. Kates was super excited to start another year and be able to see her friends on a daily basis.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vhsx-GcFGaQbiC9Z4YJ09i8cy8kW_XqBwKNyuaa2i7h_dXDXIqzu9CrvQ4-bpR5weeJXnzC5kXLbnh7mpwxCgHCe5tM5dC3OrKwBddS6OlaaVSIQK0wFR8_MbTS8tAxLENK8LcA7hGyb/s1600/kates1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vhsx-GcFGaQbiC9Z4YJ09i8cy8kW_XqBwKNyuaa2i7h_dXDXIqzu9CrvQ4-bpR5weeJXnzC5kXLbnh7mpwxCgHCe5tM5dC3OrKwBddS6OlaaVSIQK0wFR8_MbTS8tAxLENK8LcA7hGyb/s400/kates1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654122834953710946" border="0" /></a>Kaitlyn's cake was not my best looking cake this year, but it sure was tasty! She requested chocolate cake with ganache frosting, she is definitely my girl!<br /><br />Instead of a party this year she opted for a sleepover with her two best friends. We had to do them on separate weekends because of scheduling conflicts. Lauren was able to come spend the night on Kaitlyn's real birthday. We did a bunch of crafts and had cake!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPTA4uuVk77RWRTN3OuSwXdRH2wf_Jky82_1vFQe0Z45XeuET7IvV-oVme4vvkkpWbBwMBH3QWPW9Ksp7u5ckoMunJYQkG_tutWnGXVVj8-L-t6ccD9cNBtyU94XtmCNVl1Yq-S2BwLvo/s1600/kates.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPTA4uuVk77RWRTN3OuSwXdRH2wf_Jky82_1vFQe0Z45XeuET7IvV-oVme4vvkkpWbBwMBH3QWPW9Ksp7u5ckoMunJYQkG_tutWnGXVVj8-L-t6ccD9cNBtyU94XtmCNVl1Yq-S2BwLvo/s400/kates.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654122822788606866" border="0" /></a></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-67795067934410928532011-09-12T11:03:00.000-07:002011-09-12T11:13:30.854-07:00Mount Rushmore<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDWPWl4w8bKmhkUesCGGWa8loeqvbNdfSTfj35VKCvxo_SMPklIemiwf_mJOjFfNQemOpy41xZu6kCKmFubJRVoC5PadgkMZGxn8YohatWuD1hRU0tH1bScmxVVavasRjM0BmF1eMwYrE/s1600/mt5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjzDWPWl4w8bKmhkUesCGGWa8loeqvbNdfSTfj35VKCvxo_SMPklIemiwf_mJOjFfNQemOpy41xZu6kCKmFubJRVoC5PadgkMZGxn8YohatWuD1hRU0tH1bScmxVVavasRjM0BmF1eMwYrE/s400/mt5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651536833185490082" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On our way home from Utah Ryan asked if I wanted to take a detour and see Mount Rushmore. I said sure but was a little hesitant because I didn't know how much time it would tack onto our already long trip. It ended up just adding a few hours and was a fun little break in the long drive. We arrived around dinner time and let the kids run around a little and took some pictures and then we were back on our way. I've always wanted to see this landmark! I am glad we were able to make the stop!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgcpp1Jj4t6EXv_McMDD_Uxf-mjEJbo24xNeVMfJU00p0cOMzkgyKsyKP_crrr_sMASMOWvmadHxvO92kaoKm6p_tJlkAk6eTklR2gPHOegmnC45LcxO8sUi2n9wDRklHpHQMkHFpF4udW6/s400/mt4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651536777987390434" /><br /><div><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/AVvXsEglUvcV9B0B8K4M_NnvuBi6eqfnN8Ek79QoswLeM2CdMnFQfuubYlt73unrqw0SxzsEZRvZT3K6YCWWF_RhQnAR-Rko_d5MRMZTCq09lWKylKGt5dTRHxTjYQ8A4NqXakKbQlxUyhvBX5tV/s400/mt3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651536769872603746" /><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaHOssDDDTwgeZyPWwyruPTClKjPXRNJLgfF28kcCc7MRtTUU_wR-QlO7XrxYdDrD4c82G8oxwLZE9Pb80YyIwfuwS6iQak1qlDJTCK-c7-pDmoYzLnZ_N1qX0CQCU-4ZBd-woTN9Dh9H/s400/mt2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651536755636349202" /></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-59562235080156627672011-09-10T18:56:00.000-07:002011-09-10T20:39:53.331-07:00Loafer Mountain Hike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNj1tqDhUMxz3NBfQ5qZc-ef6aRSSV5BIixi2AR2bE6rMp6o1eOGiQrd_Y_GzgTnmgk9WdOmsCaOtUQ9O4n6tC-KPMsl2oOnojNF9ixH3Bp7nVbUJk41vIfkvpW__H5kn1bXODOwY6P28/s1600/DSCN0045.jpg"><br /></a>Reuben just loves Cub scouts and especially the day camp. Well, this year there was a scheduling mix up and he didn't get to go. I told him that instead of going to day camp, why don't we talk to Grandpa and see if he and a couple uncles want to go backpacking while we are in Utah. He got extremely excited about it. What turned out even cooler was the fact that Grandpa got on the phone with all of my brothers, turning it into a spontaneous family reunion. Jason and his family drove in from Texas, which was a real treat. Mark, and his family, are now living in Utah Valley, after being in New Zealand for 4+ years. So after 5 years we were all, once again, reunited. It made for an exciting week.<br />For the hike we decided it would be fun to hike the Loafer Mtn Trail, just like when we were kids. Unfortunately, Daniel decided to develop a medical condition which necessitated a shoulder surgery. He was unable to attend our overnight excursion, doctors orders.<br /><br />Here are a multitude of pictures from the hike.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyu3Eu-ee4lm5h_8uhFheUXYtPHKLVEKb2AOJVxeE90zWBccLdyg9Cgo0lzRbVSl8gyrntPGj-W7slQ3CJdJXHPZ5t9YKnBdAZ0lyX0FBvGdr82yXgBHGWHyNY4n5PZLe5KawYipWOH7-/s1600/DSCN0029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyu3Eu-ee4lm5h_8uhFheUXYtPHKLVEKb2AOJVxeE90zWBccLdyg9Cgo0lzRbVSl8gyrntPGj-W7slQ3CJdJXHPZ5t9YKnBdAZ0lyX0FBvGdr82yXgBHGWHyNY4n5PZLe5KawYipWOH7-/s400/DSCN0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918010145401234" border="0" /></a><br />Reuben with his cousin Jonah, with Aunt Sherrie in the back. These three lead the pack the entire day. They did awesome. We all remembered the hike to be about 4 miles to the top of the mountain. It was, however, 7 miles. Ooops!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImaMDRJmz5kcvjPqETp6AGQc5gg4zVYODFcQUQ6dw0UHPrQFeLrDpp3ZsJJhnWcqHk-kiRUalGf_NYMx2kvSzwEaB13szWejzNhTmRfu6Vkxx2Q594gpWIfKgJ-IAq1OnRoplvGfuciRu/s1600/DSCN0030.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImaMDRJmz5kcvjPqETp6AGQc5gg4zVYODFcQUQ6dw0UHPrQFeLrDpp3ZsJJhnWcqHk-kiRUalGf_NYMx2kvSzwEaB13szWejzNhTmRfu6Vkxx2Q594gpWIfKgJ-IAq1OnRoplvGfuciRu/s400/DSCN0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918015388655890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The views, all of the way up, were simply spectacular. This is Reuben, of course, with Mt. Nebo in the distance just off his left shoulder.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8V_tRsh9-wrXi1kFlu9L1mAKnifxh1UEZU7EBlVoQn0cR6ibPTPh6mEd1TCfHwAc962i9in30Z-AT4drIBSCs5InQfW-dxq0C63-G64qYkt0qVglFmzPaabKkoSKuGJzZdIbYf56XP4YX/s1600/DSCN0035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8V_tRsh9-wrXi1kFlu9L1mAKnifxh1UEZU7EBlVoQn0cR6ibPTPh6mEd1TCfHwAc962i9in30Z-AT4drIBSCs5InQfW-dxq0C63-G64qYkt0qVglFmzPaabKkoSKuGJzZdIbYf56XP4YX/s400/DSCN0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918018441915794" border="0" /></a><br />Grandpa and Reuben.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkfO-MJRv1FLA-L-z1mtU81oU2aa2KApP6HbMkdoqobGyRllk5DXVSI1nhLecyP8Ut1A1ej23C-OwcsJscOnh7f2WpvyB5GvJm6qH_PLW327ETlWHJ_BARmEJ-dad0kIvbpaB0nz4Y6ek/s1600/DSCN0042.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkfO-MJRv1FLA-L-z1mtU81oU2aa2KApP6HbMkdoqobGyRllk5DXVSI1nhLecyP8Ut1A1ej23C-OwcsJscOnh7f2WpvyB5GvJm6qH_PLW327ETlWHJ_BARmEJ-dad0kIvbpaB0nz4Y6ek/s400/DSCN0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918023917378514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Objective one: Reach the saddle on the ridge (Grandpa is pointing to the saddle). Uggh! It was a climb straight up the mountain side. NO SWITCHBACKS. <br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8V_tRsh9-wrXi1kFlu9L1mAKnifxh1UEZU7EBlVoQn0cR6ibPTPh6mEd1TCfHwAc962i9in30Z-AT4drIBSCs5InQfW-dxq0C63-G64qYkt0qVglFmzPaabKkoSKuGJzZdIbYf56XP4YX/s1600/DSCN0035.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNj1tqDhUMxz3NBfQ5qZc-ef6aRSSV5BIixi2AR2bE6rMp6o1eOGiQrd_Y_GzgTnmgk9WdOmsCaOtUQ9O4n6tC-KPMsl2oOnojNF9ixH3Bp7nVbUJk41vIfkvpW__H5kn1bXODOwY6P28/s1600/DSCN0045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNj1tqDhUMxz3NBfQ5qZc-ef6aRSSV5BIixi2AR2bE6rMp6o1eOGiQrd_Y_GzgTnmgk9WdOmsCaOtUQ9O4n6tC-KPMsl2oOnojNF9ixH3Bp7nVbUJk41vIfkvpW__H5kn1bXODOwY6P28/s400/DSCN0045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919766030532402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Reuben, Mark, and Aunt Sherrie in one of the many mini breaks working our way up to the saddle.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2soV3FjTbeRTH5mqNekXBWXc-dqkbcIkjn0-rIS9Jz6sO9rAz0758xTatnKPLCGxj0nTzLy_Z7AxXHNE7AOoq8qqQE2KEvCiI4bFkj5Seq8dgYqlNkpIweUlI_a1_25qLTHb2UboK_k1f/s1600/DSCN0046.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2soV3FjTbeRTH5mqNekXBWXc-dqkbcIkjn0-rIS9Jz6sO9rAz0758xTatnKPLCGxj0nTzLy_Z7AxXHNE7AOoq8qqQE2KEvCiI4bFkj5Seq8dgYqlNkpIweUlI_a1_25qLTHb2UboK_k1f/s400/DSCN0046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919760404861858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jason, Matt, and Devin bringing up the rear. It looks like they will just fall off the world. Still working our way to the saddle.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-ihj0OzaPe15Tqx3AB1x4iiWOPYCNubuDJHqEPeDojIPeGIpMYEyWRbfUD1RfumhFhyphenhyphenoPLvVKjRABVAbCy2upKW22WIdzYU2lul_OirYxOfy0I5DiUymbJ3IxrSQYy4fHKti9eHZN5aK/s1600/DSCN0047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-ihj0OzaPe15Tqx3AB1x4iiWOPYCNubuDJHqEPeDojIPeGIpMYEyWRbfUD1RfumhFhyphenhyphenoPLvVKjRABVAbCy2upKW22WIdzYU2lul_OirYxOfy0I5DiUymbJ3IxrSQYy4fHKti9eHZN5aK/s400/DSCN0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919524935136482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yip still working toward the saddle. This push for the saddle is a whole lot longer than I remembered.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtt_ljP2BlJLpUMjc9pPxWKEgu__93i7-tHpd8G_g1RA1gxZe2PeOblQYniVqzvyz5b3njTMyuWdFtD-CioGDgbGfaB6rmYbVkvxA8Du64eSWS8BuMpPqcsoFNQGgwroeB61-yhhrs05q/s1600/DSCN0049.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtt_ljP2BlJLpUMjc9pPxWKEgu__93i7-tHpd8G_g1RA1gxZe2PeOblQYniVqzvyz5b3njTMyuWdFtD-CioGDgbGfaB6rmYbVkvxA8Du64eSWS8BuMpPqcsoFNQGgwroeB61-yhhrs05q/s400/DSCN0049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919516859517458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There were dozens of wildflower varieties in full bloom. It was gorgeous. This is one of the 2 short switch backs heading to the saddle.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wHIVPjB_t9BZLxaJPm7igm5I_kkzkdYXte1rqlP8ugwdofZMGDGR8U71U_V-XMQXXFw0hV7Vgtj-VBruT2qwGv36jVGwqoBotCnhibrAMfR056cDy_e7UpzBw8LutoT9JkhNpUz6eAuZ/s1600/DSCN0051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wHIVPjB_t9BZLxaJPm7igm5I_kkzkdYXte1rqlP8ugwdofZMGDGR8U71U_V-XMQXXFw0hV7Vgtj-VBruT2qwGv36jVGwqoBotCnhibrAMfR056cDy_e7UpzBw8LutoT9JkhNpUz6eAuZ/s400/DSCN0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919517640716594" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Objective one: complete. Grandpa and his sister, Aunt Sherrie, posing in the saddle. Aunt Sherrie is trying to demonstrate her age, 60. She doesn't realize it is backwards to us. We won't confuse her. Grandpa turned 61 on the second day of the hike.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYXDu6OYbCGE5XOiOUc2R1GLJ9EDF7l-XUl3MkvNNeRkDqtKoTDA4CFVRyJJH-cTeIb6WdSmcCKcvAC8o-AslNUyKRnmcb4p1uuG9Vj1x3F6ZuOilupvRE3Nvg0IzYjYPrZnSuVyJcwT3/s1600/DSCN0052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYXDu6OYbCGE5XOiOUc2R1GLJ9EDF7l-XUl3MkvNNeRkDqtKoTDA4CFVRyJJH-cTeIb6WdSmcCKcvAC8o-AslNUyKRnmcb4p1uuG9Vj1x3F6ZuOilupvRE3Nvg0IzYjYPrZnSuVyJcwT3/s400/DSCN0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919511793985138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Objective 2: Reach the camp location. A saddle behind the top of the mountain. Reuben is pointing to the top in this picture. The saddle for camp is in the "V" right over his right shoulder.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNg8IRrT-HTynb4nrXBqVJYn8GOOPT4EiRqCf5ucUITJDuR54ZT8M8IEszQn9cxbmyVjJV0yICOOAtVefGfnHJp2E2lUjPcFW51gQjeatbbCn4vXxHZVvU1tdqaD8DLFWHZGm2LssEJ3k/s1600/DSCN0053.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNg8IRrT-HTynb4nrXBqVJYn8GOOPT4EiRqCf5ucUITJDuR54ZT8M8IEszQn9cxbmyVjJV0yICOOAtVefGfnHJp2E2lUjPcFW51gQjeatbbCn4vXxHZVvU1tdqaD8DLFWHZGm2LssEJ3k/s400/DSCN0053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919510650674178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mark and his son, Jonah.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyotchZy94GfDdxN3BNt7j4bO376uZ6salAUiPexdvD2SwAbYDTLH9SJxDuJ3IrKay0ro02dkzX5CTRzbPOgzt8XLoxTkN0ZGiGIT-7Fu-XsbM6ujwA9FRVMzMfNZH9GP1DT_Ky0brB5h/s1600/DSCN0054.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyotchZy94GfDdxN3BNt7j4bO376uZ6salAUiPexdvD2SwAbYDTLH9SJxDuJ3IrKay0ro02dkzX5CTRzbPOgzt8XLoxTkN0ZGiGIT-7Fu-XsbM6ujwA9FRVMzMfNZH9GP1DT_Ky0brB5h/s400/DSCN0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919284162014802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Reuben and Jonah. We took a long "packs off" break in the first saddle on the ridge.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv0FZVlQOObXhEzRu3dqJ1hLNRhy7I80hbEqU18KmaS1bWqQbnJPf1tRhsKjYd20eQXAFuOvccM0ISq4G_hLxReVJ6xrgkeAcUFhvCUVjNJUMaTFfNtKsCj7q-9QZ7Lcm0DoOx1vwBZMf/s1600/DSCN0056.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv0FZVlQOObXhEzRu3dqJ1hLNRhy7I80hbEqU18KmaS1bWqQbnJPf1tRhsKjYd20eQXAFuOvccM0ISq4G_hLxReVJ6xrgkeAcUFhvCUVjNJUMaTFfNtKsCj7q-9QZ7Lcm0DoOx1vwBZMf/s400/DSCN0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919279291612386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The whole gang (minus one brother: Daniel).<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZdPGxP-maX8lDBp2H5CfRC7dmG_vJsjJlw_Xnvr28CbUt3PPBO_Moby5MxENLUDs9mRFzWd-Ilrtl9n5U-B7t3P8CJDC6dY1mhzU7tqMHEUiwa8dgq7di2Gy9CcB49ejH42QQRmxGKTC/s1600/DSCN0057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZdPGxP-maX8lDBp2H5CfRC7dmG_vJsjJlw_Xnvr28CbUt3PPBO_Moby5MxENLUDs9mRFzWd-Ilrtl9n5U-B7t3P8CJDC6dY1mhzU7tqMHEUiwa8dgq7di2Gy9CcB49ejH42QQRmxGKTC/s400/DSCN0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919278756958770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now we make a push for camp destination. We have to work our way along the ridge toward the top of the mountain.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cY-FsI04g-M9-d0nujZNXJqRNtQIB92rv7WUhomhOX7-JMTOMwbz6CR44lhqWnx4E9bHkPmacXbU3kewudoN7oYIFhiIuCQJmRdkzbFraD2ci_3rwgxQhBkERYVaR9ZoD3pqMhC8N40n/s1600/DSCN0060.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cY-FsI04g-M9-d0nujZNXJqRNtQIB92rv7WUhomhOX7-JMTOMwbz6CR44lhqWnx4E9bHkPmacXbU3kewudoN7oYIFhiIuCQJmRdkzbFraD2ci_3rwgxQhBkERYVaR9ZoD3pqMhC8N40n/s400/DSCN0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919272590683746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is where we say good-bye to Aunt Sherrie. It was great to have her along for the first part.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3GA5PLO8jKWATAMcqLvYnsBIhw-DC1OJEfZPgaBJwJzoUMf56gPGT2Xq2HeDqh-k2ii6S5CsXMNJLc5meuTRQF50isCe4XDfP11OWEfmCtw1nkMPtn7Ilkx-4D_8aP4FnRieEtfh5DJP/s1600/DSCN0063.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3GA5PLO8jKWATAMcqLvYnsBIhw-DC1OJEfZPgaBJwJzoUMf56gPGT2Xq2HeDqh-k2ii6S5CsXMNJLc5meuTRQF50isCe4XDfP11OWEfmCtw1nkMPtn7Ilkx-4D_8aP4FnRieEtfh5DJP/s400/DSCN0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919266366066770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At this point we were starting to run dangerously low on water. There are frequently glaciers on the back side of the mountain and even the north side of the ridge. We, however had not seen any sign of snow to this point. We starting getting nervous that there may not be any. Luckily about 300 meters from the camp site we found a glacier which we were able to get some water from.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBphovCkvwPEOTjrJrEhN9RfweDhgOuS9WYnF7P79tSozfTK_EIctMxk8EkdTrSPFQn2o6ChKrb7CktMvHt1JMHVO7Oc1hig40Xdo4w5KlgqbC3rDu5nnQIxNR2vYkGviaS_DJZFE3RpD/s1600/DSCN0064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBphovCkvwPEOTjrJrEhN9RfweDhgOuS9WYnF7P79tSozfTK_EIctMxk8EkdTrSPFQn2o6ChKrb7CktMvHt1JMHVO7Oc1hig40Xdo4w5KlgqbC3rDu5nnQIxNR2vYkGviaS_DJZFE3RpD/s400/DSCN0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919086855534754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jason.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWfQMZ-0TTsdbrWta_2WIg5a2WNHWGNaYeVhAwANOVL_cKE_CqAlTvT8xJM1dLBPZD1M-8w9vMnBwmCOLpnpc1vWeAhUWHIUhP2SPJNB61LrwUHUNuXtFk3cBxkbfFEWgsob_Pw8EADDO/s1600/DSCN0065.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWfQMZ-0TTsdbrWta_2WIg5a2WNHWGNaYeVhAwANOVL_cKE_CqAlTvT8xJM1dLBPZD1M-8w9vMnBwmCOLpnpc1vWeAhUWHIUhP2SPJNB61LrwUHUNuXtFk3cBxkbfFEWgsob_Pw8EADDO/s400/DSCN0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919084125984786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Devin.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPCF6CbLx8ZcYyIWdlzXlXDWSaNGYYDi6LGzUY1osXltxBYjK2Ze3KpvcPnpN_EP9iq1KpJxCDsxvW3UQj0tVqCsDUHUJO5fCD-knUNH7ms4ywM33ip5tL8GlsUILTtlOnpBIeNavunH9/s1600/DSCN0068.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPCF6CbLx8ZcYyIWdlzXlXDWSaNGYYDi6LGzUY1osXltxBYjK2Ze3KpvcPnpN_EP9iq1KpJxCDsxvW3UQj0tVqCsDUHUJO5fCD-knUNH7ms4ywM33ip5tL8GlsUILTtlOnpBIeNavunH9/s400/DSCN0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919081406254626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle Matt brought a sling shot, which Jonah and Reuben just loved and shot every tree in site from the camp area.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_cThz0iRcq0FNPBB5tmr4YevsqOw_9qqd4044pX7OllbHpMuRxNoGnqjjevzTjVN_K3kXDP7noOasj2F8pwOjl-_g1oPEvCTsnKLRE5SdSqxdY_ZU2pJYwjAb8CTdx0DzEPa08r_3fFZ/s1600/DSCN0071.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_cThz0iRcq0FNPBB5tmr4YevsqOw_9qqd4044pX7OllbHpMuRxNoGnqjjevzTjVN_K3kXDP7noOasj2F8pwOjl-_g1oPEvCTsnKLRE5SdSqxdY_ZU2pJYwjAb8CTdx0DzEPa08r_3fFZ/s400/DSCN0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650919071756534898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately this picture doesn't do this sight justice. We camped in a saddle just behind the top of the mountain. We had the most amazing view of the valley and other wilderness areas to the north. It was breathtaking, literally. The height of this saddle is approx. 10,000 feet above sea level.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB99xF74X603bpCy_QA_PTf8i5ii5DztjN0u7LmzRISXEJT3I8AbX8vjR3HOkqZ2tiljmFWWW6fcRMqzaL15CfRKapJC3ONVe-xrvDO_xiY_kXJtrl9LpO1RA6cp31ICwF6uVMwQuBHIkF/s1600/DSCN0072.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB99xF74X603bpCy_QA_PTf8i5ii5DztjN0u7LmzRISXEJT3I8AbX8vjR3HOkqZ2tiljmFWWW6fcRMqzaL15CfRKapJC3ONVe-xrvDO_xiY_kXJtrl9LpO1RA6cp31ICwF6uVMwQuBHIkF/s400/DSCN0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918870043135666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another view of our camp.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKHLlvK4JEaTaAnSYy9oFsPachbyl9CESLcJfMuLINwerEnJZiZEl1XzC7oKGwm0T6lUVpk82gEXjn4vHgTIUR0ybvxDtj-W9uRBbm5-gyJD-GebDPnfHRWY_KrOnHYPWEy_ZPwCTk3Zm/s1600/DSCN0073.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKHLlvK4JEaTaAnSYy9oFsPachbyl9CESLcJfMuLINwerEnJZiZEl1XzC7oKGwm0T6lUVpk82gEXjn4vHgTIUR0ybvxDtj-W9uRBbm5-gyJD-GebDPnfHRWY_KrOnHYPWEy_ZPwCTk3Zm/s400/DSCN0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918862687787554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mark and Jonah.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOizcc80PmRwwR6XWYRo4UMwmu4cLyeGFsCrDLXkQtHfEDXKGWGO9J57CD9Hcbjsnz7GyEFvHLeQ9Hlj-1ppG9xbbLLbp-mvv0WZILTwGLwYoPG7sbdfQ0QuwLMgtVpve0CtdNSNIgg3b/s1600/DSCN0074.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOizcc80PmRwwR6XWYRo4UMwmu4cLyeGFsCrDLXkQtHfEDXKGWGO9J57CD9Hcbjsnz7GyEFvHLeQ9Hlj-1ppG9xbbLLbp-mvv0WZILTwGLwYoPG7sbdfQ0QuwLMgtVpve0CtdNSNIgg3b/s400/DSCN0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918857382328914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5feS44_p-2oxH2HwI_aAVGZ2W1ZjnMxvMoGkRsanjRgIUJ5iq6F9XfpF5nSyQgJBfbzeCmK6Q-bPLajbWf_a2Etfey8wfzdiyMgTbne5I-fzxVa-lmj9Db_HSKOvcWe7mLvfZbHZ8X95/s1600/DSCN0079.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5feS44_p-2oxH2HwI_aAVGZ2W1ZjnMxvMoGkRsanjRgIUJ5iq6F9XfpF5nSyQgJBfbzeCmK6Q-bPLajbWf_a2Etfey8wfzdiyMgTbne5I-fzxVa-lmj9Db_HSKOvcWe7mLvfZbHZ8X95/s400/DSCN0079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918853784466498" border="0" /></a><br />The overnight gang.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUs1TKGNeEZqYZghS6pdHNovsdfCKlATKWFfL8KGx3aBYJfn6-BJbh7LPYu94rQp95qafoHCWZl4yrmHVB9GIIgDFrEUVlDlngRkrtzz9IkdTbKkVbhagv1sxmJ3Cl9pdOTa_KV-cz0GL/s1600/DSCN0080.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUs1TKGNeEZqYZghS6pdHNovsdfCKlATKWFfL8KGx3aBYJfn6-BJbh7LPYu94rQp95qafoHCWZl4yrmHVB9GIIgDFrEUVlDlngRkrtzz9IkdTbKkVbhagv1sxmJ3Cl9pdOTa_KV-cz0GL/s400/DSCN0080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918848205058642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The top. This is, unfortunately, the closest we were able to get to the top. We had run out of time.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcZgWZJjwHHg26urAF4AVwSJ26fBGcZlUxn5BQ8TIMpWuygjmn2FU52pjRWzY6FHMrEf8i1WWdNpBjO2Mkg0Mc5KPWsZXhmH731xS8vKddv251_-vO77ZwaTN_nq0kCJFHE-UbV4JGeng/s1600/DSCN0084.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcZgWZJjwHHg26urAF4AVwSJ26fBGcZlUxn5BQ8TIMpWuygjmn2FU52pjRWzY6FHMrEf8i1WWdNpBjO2Mkg0Mc5KPWsZXhmH731xS8vKddv251_-vO77ZwaTN_nq0kCJFHE-UbV4JGeng/s400/DSCN0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918636228629954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Going back down. Reuben and Jonah lead the charge.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWBwhWsm3oe9d5X-X9AEfobdISwkdzbUozBBWDTkfrOelPC3BU-RbvFoQeOyxIrBPhSeLEZmGN2HdbTE56YusgHD4GQOtrnxSEhAdxy5oeoVO3xzPM5DV4ExzRFDgUaFtEwsybfAwZ8UE/s1600/DSCN0085.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWBwhWsm3oe9d5X-X9AEfobdISwkdzbUozBBWDTkfrOelPC3BU-RbvFoQeOyxIrBPhSeLEZmGN2HdbTE56YusgHD4GQOtrnxSEhAdxy5oeoVO3xzPM5DV4ExzRFDgUaFtEwsybfAwZ8UE/s400/DSCN0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918632109222354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sego Lily: the Utah state flower. Just about the only place you can find it is in higher elevations. (Sorry for the blurry picture)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPCkDmIBjl2Nj1Rg-STEhfonBux_gEr0gP51SbZmYXNFjiVNHeYFtl2RXHmEEPPOqX-FAXgSUQ85CdgHrKLZbxKi5WcZzBFa9Gdpen3NB8oz5Gi98c594jtUC2g-WTSSf96nO4p5MKw3F/s1600/DSCN0086.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPCkDmIBjl2Nj1Rg-STEhfonBux_gEr0gP51SbZmYXNFjiVNHeYFtl2RXHmEEPPOqX-FAXgSUQ85CdgHrKLZbxKi5WcZzBFa9Gdpen3NB8oz5Gi98c594jtUC2g-WTSSf96nO4p5MKw3F/s400/DSCN0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918628472100210" border="0" /></a><br />Today's Objective: get to the cars. Here Reuben points to where the cars are.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaqFid9jJKwiWqldfK1b7p5yj9PY1hLfuEAzvTJmt3Outp3aj_krP_v536lSjD1raL-ibuaC4Ak_9u95rkRlMSbvSFKktIkIf-Kxku5Qe1ts5UN1zyBqifGsX7NxZ9P3AMmV1lucAPXzP/s1600/DSCN0087.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaqFid9jJKwiWqldfK1b7p5yj9PY1hLfuEAzvTJmt3Outp3aj_krP_v536lSjD1raL-ibuaC4Ak_9u95rkRlMSbvSFKktIkIf-Kxku5Qe1ts5UN1zyBqifGsX7NxZ9P3AMmV1lucAPXzP/s400/DSCN0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918625560227538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0jhe6VrNz7_trWTTjzQ4FO62-SqUhxWp72CW2LiHNkPbcJBOybBljPM0IK9xBP_i9HBwZ8Ylv92NCkYsxAfByXI-ZP-ZYo6slgyReDDR99hRSq4dGe4UN-JWwPbpbxcPayn-XiOM7W5Z/s1600/DSCN0088.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0jhe6VrNz7_trWTTjzQ4FO62-SqUhxWp72CW2LiHNkPbcJBOybBljPM0IK9xBP_i9HBwZ8Ylv92NCkYsxAfByXI-ZP-ZYo6slgyReDDR99hRSq4dGe4UN-JWwPbpbxcPayn-XiOM7W5Z/s400/DSCN0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650918618878990754" border="0" /></a><br />About an hour from reaching the cars, Aunt Sherrie met us with a gallon of orange juice. She said she ran out of water on her back the day before, and said all she could think about was how great it would be to have some orange juice. We all appreciated her thoughtfulness.<br />This was a very memorable trip which I will not soon forget. We had such a good time with my brothers, dad, aunt, and cousin. Not to mention the time Reuben and I got to spend together was priceless. I think Reuben is hooked on hiking, and I love it!! I have to give Reuben huge props. He carried his own pack with sleeping bag, water, clothes, ground cover the entire time without a single complaint. I'm so very proud of him.Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-15114452675848620142011-08-26T05:03:00.000-07:002011-08-26T05:20:04.034-07:00Natural Water Slide<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/AVvXsEjZe5rH9ZinGZbk8umcvlI3hFJvqo4FsgTdCCoZsFlMvPt_vh2HEJgqbMMCee_73LtjKCnqg4Ne6RISl7z0LEGzhXaH02NxPiVEcvX1R3qYYTzNhW12kZ2CpxeunjwOdNoxoanFDRVJ04bP/s400/slide1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645135834173136802" /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On my Dad's birthday we all went on a hike in Alpine to a <a href="http://junglebookpreschool.com/hotsprings/info_slidingrock.php">natural water slide</a>. The hike was a hot one without shade, but it was fun to cool off at the top. The natural water slide is a waterfall made from granite rock. The water is all glacier or snow melt from the mountain which made the water really cold! Two of my nephews were brave enough to go down the huge slide and a couple of kids, including Reuben, went down a smaller one. Most of us just had fun wading in the pools of water, while all the Mom's there had their blood pressure going through the roof that their little one's wouldn't get hurt or fall down the drop-offs all around us. I am really glad we all went, it was really neat to see.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><div><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/AVvXsEi4httEB6xul0OKS7xq-JrNZ2m_wk4AuWKHQxGoXdAlcQRJ3hDfVZwuLDrPAJo5usCbwRKCbroyDKq3nVXZD8mJTtgduzVv0RQpmGozkMok26zqt2NOXtzg2tK5F1W-hGfUEvf2om9WCH_G/s400/slide4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645135807895325346" /></div></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-32319184768438867872011-08-22T12:13:00.000-07:002011-08-22T12:41:46.135-07:00Aunt Sherrie<div style="text-align: center;">I think everyone should have an Aunt like Aunt Sherrie! She is the best with kids. Many of Ryan's best childhood memories include Aunt Sherrie, hiking or doing some other fun thing with them. We headed to her house one morning while we were in Utah. She was nice enough to let us ride on her horse, Goldilocks. She owns ten horses, chickens, goats, a huge garden, and a hay loft. Which equals heaven in my kids books! We seriously could have spent days at her house. I am so thankful to have her in my life and for my kids to be able to know her too!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3L6pD7v83majxcj5kK3h8T8mTI_MfVmUB3V2YHKZScau5k2UVb5WERBNj9aH4_mnkVUoTE2Z-X8swJpiPseX5pYxveZvOv8n69gFtvHU5dZU_9jc-zpQUk3WXx06fZ6YB6HpTHJYfiXu/s1600/horse3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhQ3L6pD7v83majxcj5kK3h8T8mTI_MfVmUB3V2YHKZScau5k2UVb5WERBNj9aH4_mnkVUoTE2Z-X8swJpiPseX5pYxveZvOv8n69gFtvHU5dZU_9jc-zpQUk3WXx06fZ6YB6HpTHJYfiXu/s400/horse3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643764749717946434" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvcPnRnOuTrjqTf098ebcs3XmLZtWvQ7iyb9p3BW-dbmzJqe48uCGC3SuauqQJHUPwz0C7fsBFEbHiOtqcTjwk6jVJHJbHJl2mHAp3ndh-aQ7KSTXDGv9t3okAnnnPhU9O-OLgjrWLIjw/s1600/horse4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjMvcPnRnOuTrjqTf098ebcs3XmLZtWvQ7iyb9p3BW-dbmzJqe48uCGC3SuauqQJHUPwz0C7fsBFEbHiOtqcTjwk6jVJHJbHJl2mHAp3ndh-aQ7KSTXDGv9t3okAnnnPhU9O-OLgjrWLIjw/s400/horse4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643764742132884098" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynPZyhALTq0OjzZ8AST2pkdLpYwa40Q_8fh0qamgtan82YgJBBScnsFQkkZu6Nhqnek7vkjpJOtEtCI0HYGnMyJc1t1HYczxGXEp9i4TwlkZhW-iKtAVbzIt_OUuNaOkrcIIG83qfTUVj/s1600/horse5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgynPZyhALTq0OjzZ8AST2pkdLpYwa40Q_8fh0qamgtan82YgJBBScnsFQkkZu6Nhqnek7vkjpJOtEtCI0HYGnMyJc1t1HYczxGXEp9i4TwlkZhW-iKtAVbzIt_OUuNaOkrcIIG83qfTUVj/s400/horse5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643763466940955826" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoD9F1w-QUeVjZOXDxIqktJTi-SUjUUCpsqavgbq44KfLFaGV5AxFIpQ-WF-Lg30SqFbghyDoIxc4yCNVYMOcMxeKWD4iZlEQaklq94kfNy9ycT88MLxiZAX1UfDI6Bgq94XCh7eMbhmd/s1600/horse6.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjfoD9F1w-QUeVjZOXDxIqktJTi-SUjUUCpsqavgbq44KfLFaGV5AxFIpQ-WF-Lg30SqFbghyDoIxc4yCNVYMOcMxeKWD4iZlEQaklq94kfNy9ycT88MLxiZAX1UfDI6Bgq94XCh7eMbhmd/s400/horse6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643763453000629746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lincoln has loved tractors ever since I can remember. He loved climbing up onto this one</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wi-a6EjMggKdfb25sx0xWGKWQP4WuT5sAUP_8qSQk3w8ZlhbqZjjUMqJVg9rdUD-foQPkmIXen3Vuq4Ll7fJwc5rObhn7imJPEm0cegdkopY4DyWNYuGvZnC6DXUalDz83lFKEBPx8EP/s1600/horse7.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEi6wi-a6EjMggKdfb25sx0xWGKWQP4WuT5sAUP_8qSQk3w8ZlhbqZjjUMqJVg9rdUD-foQPkmIXen3Vuq4Ll7fJwc5rObhn7imJPEm0cegdkopY4DyWNYuGvZnC6DXUalDz83lFKEBPx8EP/s400/horse7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643763444652968418" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NtEY2rjT28nJmboi8InEU4te1drRNh3RYst4UwJDS95z46OjuCwmzZwqjqWiBiUggI3i7YOklOJ0DdDJ4T0GlL0XdHdNnqlXZJZz9tOY9EqpoB11o6zJBmNmpXHPQ071RC7gqo_RNAnO/s1600/horse8.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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_NtEY2rjT28nJmboi8InEU4te1drRNh3RYst4UwJDS95z46OjuCwmzZwqjqWiBiUggI3i7YOklOJ0DdDJ4T0GlL0XdHdNnqlXZJZz9tOY9EqpoB11o6zJBmNmpXHPQ071RC7gqo_RNAnO/s400/horse8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643763437724728210" /></a><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cUieo7ApUrHoIth7UQr5BWGQQNWWm8gdrtAh_zdoIa_WpLGWZv2Rh0AcYgeSUPDovNBwhlP4nr2Yc06MsVwxWmMMkRUdfY3KcQFi0tA7SMfD7ZrNt-Yx3qKqnELGmtxrZP4h6gSiO3l0/s1600/horse9.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEh2cUieo7ApUrHoIth7UQr5BWGQQNWWm8gdrtAh_zdoIa_WpLGWZv2Rh0AcYgeSUPDovNBwhlP4nr2Yc06MsVwxWmMMkRUdfY3KcQFi0tA7SMfD7ZrNt-Yx3qKqnELGmtxrZP4h6gSiO3l0/s400/horse9.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643761785961807954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the kids had fun feeding the goats</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reba and Lincoln became friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJXINqhHcyxN-255-eNZjOdCBkruEFjx3XAANDGIWmlOOet1I0bfig4YezqbfhqLUdgdF7luTuqte0iEQ6Iwu2Kd0qk7jj1iQFhnq_C5y3NleUtXE9Q3EuidcPm9QO6TgZAzQKiykz2Yl/s1600/horse11.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiWJXINqhHcyxN-255-eNZjOdCBkruEFjx3XAANDGIWmlOOet1I0bfig4YezqbfhqLUdgdF7luTuqte0iEQ6Iwu2Kd0qk7jj1iQFhnq_C5y3NleUtXE9Q3EuidcPm9QO6TgZAzQKiykz2Yl/s400/horse11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643761762715937698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The chicken laid an egg just before Reuben and Sherrie checked the coop.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWKmhyphenhyphenv_ItaEeqZmW-n7oaOzaFV_BMIhKeYDoES8SPQNTIqcMK4KgUJ2VrPmsB6RXRoDDh86letyTWAEQ2RgBbR2O3QwLdgv-7qmo_Kxm6ZhDAtNI9K39kUOEQY4lZSv7iJn43vMnoKwa/s1600/horse12.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgDWKmhyphenhyphenv_ItaEeqZmW-n7oaOzaFV_BMIhKeYDoES8SPQNTIqcMK4KgUJ2VrPmsB6RXRoDDh86letyTWAEQ2RgBbR2O3QwLdgv-7qmo_Kxm6ZhDAtNI9K39kUOEQY4lZSv7iJn43vMnoKwa/s400/horse12.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643761753260083122" /></a></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-38645960483463523622011-08-17T12:59:00.000-07:002011-08-17T13:49:24.462-07:00Salt Lake City<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqjhYjz3TiJFJ0BV-fIPnsn0jcX7GxE35s9RLmQV5m_IMTVddVdEbEkDhEuXqZIOj6N9RmZcq8yA7_Du7fBcraauk8ht9BJvqGU_vKWEJ9ctBwkFKnWyxW8xt88Lm-4EQP928MOxPj2i_/s400/slc4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641919407388936514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were able to take a trip out to Utah this summer. It was a family reunion of sorts for us. It had been eight years since my siblings, our spouses and children had all been together! And five years for Ryan's side. It was SO good to see everyone, watch the kids play with their cousins, and meet some nieces and nephews for the first time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first Monday there we visited Temple Square.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first stop was at the Conference Center</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><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/AVvXsEitJq7yNHwZVt6dQaShGsDJyoZV-NIPpKLA1Y8PwwTQl_c33UhbmfJKLkyEknntnpR5hXn_M_q4FL0_BNhEK_5hN0GVocC7hlY26crVXmeegJ-QbcqMlPwv6_UNDlB60Cb_T5a-KifCPDiN/s400/slc.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641918022152653714" />
<br /><div><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/AVvXsEh0cn-WNZd4quAUFixjHfscVFl-rBBfKmQVb0MAoiY28xgzAKnVXDVxhTXcUJm8RNFY-uE1fJIQWhCeLIgYyjhvKWFLGrFJxltwZTCChJ6yhg3eSnblG1mBzJfYw4-M3QjLM023bX6vMe2Z/s400/slc1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641918025337189666" /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next was lunch and we got to see the cubicles my parents work in for their part time mission.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">At lunch we ran into one of our favorite Sister Missionaries. She is serving on temple square but was able to come out our way for a while and serve at the sites next to us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEiKiBw81PH7JykVvlOl-6WH_8rHa9owA3D7A18Emu1wRk8bVkt6ITIEH9uzvxXl09QtaCEjLt-UgrXZrqpmd9jmLTZCNjvYMhctSvV4U4BXNz13efNVcuso8Ri-bo6D5VpVvSwHQ6QyV02G/s400/slc2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641918033573657970" />
<br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgUOqF8l7BhMBwWvaEyoLUI3O8Z2wDdQ_Y_BK2xaqLE97SkWN1TubMLSs0det5nRBkxlHODVAek_7K-X3jNIqUp5533REMwdbNQGLMp8H8_2QwBUA-E8hxn3w30AlyTfX2fhlne0mP2KxLR/s400/slc3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641918040079794930" /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we went to see the temple up close</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEi4dLvy6KtU4wc17x5aZ0nGNZtk-4Ip6B55O1_ieZ4YZ4wxMIQC00-cu4xH-NL1oC9NT_s45zg1wV1RMbT-VXK4PsBx1mT_HCQijOxRGdr3D1d3ZChzQqRbSQjwUNpDdxnCj8QM077rWpaw/s400/slc8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641921575168183714" /><div style="text-align: center;">These girls cracked me up! They wanted pictures of "just" them, everywhere! I didn't post all of them though</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div></div><div><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/AVvXsEhMsuyOPrmQGUd4BNMXQkmvCTZtgpBUs0IqJ9JBzUbgIhDEM9-aH5hTG6Qvsos1ENh1mJiPbnjDp2OG_qls_OYkLWuNmJhHvjH_jnyeoITqyvp1AGyCxGcbCEcbcC-Y_ysiC-2SilgCAMWU/s400/slc5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641919417397447938" /><div style="text-align: center;">Can you find the hiding, pouting boy?</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eGU8xL1V-tZOV_7RscrmIgsi4NOUa7SE9jYxG96RGfizjymAOfqTUhnY_J8jHZNHy31fyR8eyApHQM7qd9ay-Hfd8tRswzv0oepF6dnhsfFRg9Ut3BwIUGPVSQoPNV2SpWaBuNY53cOs/s400/slc7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641919441463694370" />
<br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEg16FRQPE3cq756deoZHzUiAW4ryyeDI28XZyRixu-UE2Q-YuzilDXYDB6bTRM0kjYmrK-CC4aw_26IVy3lJ2bqBogR2dTYiA1YtjcYr6kR1KRq2hCMoVHbqZ5KiH1fNhHq5dAhW0a0YCiC/s400/slc6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641919424371689378" /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The last stop was the Church History Museum</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a wonderful exhibit geared towards the kids. They had fun trying to lift the gold plates.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgPy7TRMTEHM1fgcwAsqTxz3k_Wofk8Izk_6QKW10Q3N1oQZOh6eEalLiRdUV-y101rs4o94VYAlkj8DWicdtgkDhzSWyqkZjbtfRPWFbII0FmdHdOA4Edb9SqJ6R-9G7Q-m7Vxeas93nRG/s400/slc15.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641923517202430914" />
<br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgksFN_r2VgmVyPqJJ8xYJ-M75Q6ddrGFhmCdELoJrUT9SxZuT6uhzqv1t7l3i5HtC8o4sWR-HnWobIkIUqRG9L0p5HY9EVJ7_GekbNYPt3wx1lAhS8cljA6XDeCakOpg3h5jkycDkiPdwX/s400/slc14.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641923505908702018" /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div></div><div><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/AVvXsEgEDr60vkT8fBVhMSAu-2WCsNpWbd3DamwGEjaalTkffQjQi1tbuoOwsjej_7sE40kMSxsUI4sKsXGDgWKb9bzMWKIlfm4oBjuSG8AtA85tbB_ljeEGqHF3K-nIHPwonr06Pjqq1eiY99pO/s400/slc13.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641923500224934050" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Dancing! They could have done this all day!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQqgWOVIRliyX9niitZo__NGdt_isRuZWeuA1LCDIwGV7UPNNiy-a1osrCUvWPT-fKGpFtjRU6NLHaMO09QZAw18oxUrtdXU5Xdm2hEX9sQENDanCgZL9o8cO1OmvpjeEdkBcfPD101rp/s400/slc12.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641923493105503218" /><div style="text-align: center;">There were a bunch of other centers which is didn't get pictures of. If we lived closer I think we would definitely spend more time there.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The exhibit next to the children's one had quilts! Of course I had to stop and look at these.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div></div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-52653557788499995222011-08-16T11:06:00.000-07:002011-08-16T11:21:50.012-07:00Underwear Rocks!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can officially say that everyone in our house is potty trained! After 11 years with no breaks in between of having at least one kid in diapers sometimes two. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Lincoln is potty trained!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEi3zyiZJxhV0EyOEQ3_4KYM5WU-fcx1lNewZ_UDlouUJAgc6gtfCqp__IR_SWSj6Vt4svkrj_Ixh8XEUvdoeS8Q301mtnbrkcIdi76RoxeMnqHoj5dGCx4a9nOHnGwU3qzYcOX5HnJ2BB2i/s400/nacho.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641520490318400402" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To celebrate this momentous occasion Ryan bought me a new (smaller) purse! </div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-24190047314644509862011-07-22T12:34:00.000-07:002011-07-20T13:02:25.574-07:00Going to the Zoo<div style="text-align: center;">I have to pinch myself sometimes! I am really so blessed to have Rochelle and her family in my life. They surprised us with a family pass to our local zoo! I was speechless when she emailed me to let me know about the surprise. I still am. I just feel so blessed to have such an amazing friend! It is more than just a zoo pass. She is an amazing friend and I won't get all mushy on the blog, but you get the idea :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A trip to the zoo together seemed perfect! There is a new Elephant exhibit at our zoo that is huge. The zoo really did a fantastic job if I say so myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEg1yGF0iG-xf2grDOicEShdSbll4tp3-5kO6qwH6C7FFa_WyRPSV1rpy1qmqFHJSvyslo0eBjdYvoRG-nEBs9U-nPPWeL0fymUqP0_2xMndqM4nWTUpHRmhvtTL56SY_5mJRLyyDlROFhDN/s400/zoo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631523209192488562" /><br /><div><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/AVvXsEgUVxyC1JpnopZ_gyiWnW8MQabfxhOga3RvqS4x_9df1Wv-aeZV3vG1PWcYcCHPr5wqP9Pcn5Ou0uJqdLE8jPtzxIpzHCqpNe1QOzJxJ-g78OZJ0jTHDJvOEwE08kYE-w6duHTvYRPtdZg2/s400/zoo1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631523205579493842" /><div style="text-align: center;">My husband's a podiatrist, so I had to take a picture of the elephant's foot bone.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5uF8Ejlj3mZNI4LMo2U7VMWeKTeBsEXcgPs-uiBvjwRJW4XG7JnTnJPPPe-qRksqkyKEO9V5dKtpgW1Q_jpWR-9JB-UE-ADY-pvSeJiAKWl57qv8dT0y707_jfVxeac5Ll5pDo3AmxKF/s400/zoo2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631523196586120626" /><div style="text-align: center;">Crazy best friends</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxYvWKGfCw7eRpqMBznMNJL0A1xs_OS-aw4fBy0fjTEvxl8vczyRTNkFFwhj2yOCNCTayVjeNnGyXxe52Ij1ylKOaLOP0KITPr3xuVaiRAImbKUhEWu-CeKybRy0cITcODzkT58fDkFTT/s1600/zoo3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxYvWKGfCw7eRpqMBznMNJL0A1xs_OS-aw4fBy0fjTEvxl8vczyRTNkFFwhj2yOCNCTayVjeNnGyXxe52Ij1ylKOaLOP0KITPr3xuVaiRAImbKUhEWu-CeKybRy0cITcODzkT58fDkFTT/s1600/zoo3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxYvWKGfCw7eRpqMBznMNJL0A1xs_OS-aw4fBy0fjTEvxl8vczyRTNkFFwhj2yOCNCTayVjeNnGyXxe52Ij1ylKOaLOP0KITPr3xuVaiRAImbKUhEWu-CeKybRy0cITcODzkT58fDkFTT/s400/zoo3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631522401766912722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1hvUL9KlBOotkyjSYjmjUCXjmcXkMjqWRDiP0Dc9CpeFQQh6hJDj7xOrGLMMUyxmrcKGPp0kMyq5cMid7LAzD-A6MXIDVcPLYF2kxhWvvFXYiyaBnxQ9yWImz2wIotgHR3jd9KwuY8XX/s1600/zoo4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1hvUL9KlBOotkyjSYjmjUCXjmcXkMjqWRDiP0Dc9CpeFQQh6hJDj7xOrGLMMUyxmrcKGPp0kMyq5cMid7LAzD-A6MXIDVcPLYF2kxhWvvFXYiyaBnxQ9yWImz2wIotgHR3jd9KwuY8XX/s400/zoo4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631522395477466914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I don't take enough pictures of this beautiful girl! I love her so much! She is growing up way too fast.</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC3IugvUjSjw7iBxpz37iuVP97h43ko_KuL7WMism0pD4QtiRHqeDI77BI89keHBQa7MH3YrwNuNmH4bbHvNQO3VLE-tlUJje0_649wKs-4jVIzgXl-VSmBCrNTYxTKtcAtqeIrfl02YI/s1600/zoo5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjsC3IugvUjSjw7iBxpz37iuVP97h43ko_KuL7WMism0pD4QtiRHqeDI77BI89keHBQa7MH3YrwNuNmH4bbHvNQO3VLE-tlUJje0_649wKs-4jVIzgXl-VSmBCrNTYxTKtcAtqeIrfl02YI/s400/zoo5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631522388718704226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCt-GjG3PChJfyNgSMB5kv201f5Iatc08TLblyInoooPeVWHRhZyV2O2VOaCHPW66O8aGOSfuRK315oWUob5CjFnNpW1CelkAqv3t15U4ZHLmYl6hIAmjHiZxSw82OMMCY42UdBODt03u7/s1600/zoo6.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjCt-GjG3PChJfyNgSMB5kv201f5Iatc08TLblyInoooPeVWHRhZyV2O2VOaCHPW66O8aGOSfuRK315oWUob5CjFnNpW1CelkAqv3t15U4ZHLmYl6hIAmjHiZxSw82OMMCY42UdBODt03u7/s400/zoo6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631522379817507570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love watching them together. They are such good friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBN1fhBIA1IMxlm2OuUSKYYPQNX2VTqjTKYZz4hO3phbCBUw7GFTvTOIwAEQdInBDw7RuAn9GJtwXzMKpDuPKnkzZcPgYDCew0-Qxllq5CvlzhDxIENegQ_uvWF368wsFLeYV0n3cwi_r/s1600/zoo7.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhLBN1fhBIA1IMxlm2OuUSKYYPQNX2VTqjTKYZz4hO3phbCBUw7GFTvTOIwAEQdInBDw7RuAn9GJtwXzMKpDuPKnkzZcPgYDCew0-Qxllq5CvlzhDxIENegQ_uvWF368wsFLeYV0n3cwi_r/s400/zoo7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631521231542222946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkkoQr-1Ew15RxoywsaJ3BudWSpOKrfNX7ooFUT8SFO7BF9NsSNUt2CTJ9igPErSdyTDkhive8J62vphBGibxztpTES-0JeB4GEJ5d7TeMYOrSFE4FDVEtI4gf86VcOT8YlBjN32E-W9v/s1600/zoo8.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgxkkoQr-1Ew15RxoywsaJ3BudWSpOKrfNX7ooFUT8SFO7BF9NsSNUt2CTJ9igPErSdyTDkhive8J62vphBGibxztpTES-0JeB4GEJ5d7TeMYOrSFE4FDVEtI4gf86VcOT8YlBjN32E-W9v/s400/zoo8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631521226658348162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This bear was just hanging out. He was so cute! Grace took one look at this bear folding his arms and said, "Look the bear is praying". I love kids, they see the world in such a wonderful way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCmM_Y3mCwUCnqcDRgJBlJfXuv8oDCe4w95h7qH5_D5D5w_IJkXLVq2vqyxfeWIRZJtIqjxcA2MfZcrSSG3iw1v9wQdiCGyXd43FvHVMLc_A6xALXN67S1c7O1lDUY9HEcSjHCoqG6gVp/s1600/zoo9.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiiCmM_Y3mCwUCnqcDRgJBlJfXuv8oDCe4w95h7qH5_D5D5w_IJkXLVq2vqyxfeWIRZJtIqjxcA2MfZcrSSG3iw1v9wQdiCGyXd43FvHVMLc_A6xALXN67S1c7O1lDUY9HEcSjHCoqG6gVp/s400/zoo9.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631521216398706338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDC2zyh6ADu3fmA07cGPDp3E8_fAKkQ_W46geLHFtqiQIMvPItXoCp__sFkt3UnpnNqFR8hJamW_BeX_459P_WXdmr6XeVgY51z58f-SdFNRC6FFZjDFW-estmX_QzkgtmlliE40cBQJL/s1600/zoo10.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDC2zyh6ADu3fmA07cGPDp3E8_fAKkQ_W46geLHFtqiQIMvPItXoCp__sFkt3UnpnNqFR8hJamW_BeX_459P_WXdmr6XeVgY51z58f-SdFNRC6FFZjDFW-estmX_QzkgtmlliE40cBQJL/s400/zoo10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631521207935822770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The zoo has a neat butterfly exhibit. I was lucky enough to have a little visitor.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope we can go together many more times this year! </div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-58571058240469769752011-07-21T12:26:00.000-07:002011-07-21T12:26:00.255-07:00Summer Days<div style="text-align: center;">I have to give a shout out to my kids. They have been wonderful this summer. We have been stuck at home A LOT because I have been babysitting so much. I feel bad that we haven't been to the pool more or doing other fun things but they really have been great sports about it. I love them so much. We are going to Utah next week! I am SO excited to be with family and also to have a little break! It will be wonderful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kidos decided to randomly have horse races! I love it when they all play together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgmcNEA-ItGCZpvQG1aWCqpQ14Qa4rSx99mW_I_00FZWrc4U_Hsbkc3F60RQDsz4wHjHeTug9P_qRoakXXzIzIuZOUiuuet0PgFylQBQwoPcaXfpj3FZUq8ASb_gdU0WvW6tInc96Vl75cH/s400/horse.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631518850718438178" /><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/AVvXsEiTGgXEi_eFNR0kjZwQgTSSPurP8ZUET3MUnrgGQww9ZDTC04mC5miZyg1xNulK6H7y6xZiO_w6ownwGu2vABUs5TDoRINdLAIgo3cwDMt4RwhP61vUpne49zWdVIJCWO5egLhZ9bdj6EhZ/s400/horse1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631518842312776786" />Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987519787603938091.post-29522354411829873032011-07-21T06:00:00.000-07:002011-07-20T12:24:15.441-07:00July 4th<div style="text-align: center;">To top off the fourth we had a BBQ with some games and then headed out to see some fireworks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQ_Nyvz868SXpiYMlVPwg9pHKlEipGg0fycj05IDGtd2WI4GGnlVZ14_SpKdRlWxCfab5KXz5ud_eX_bScm0hNYCbAyncSZspE4bINKlR4DlABTH6RPFZBQaF6aGyGhns3w4TPXpqVD8m/s1600/4th.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgmQ_Nyvz868SXpiYMlVPwg9pHKlEipGg0fycj05IDGtd2WI4GGnlVZ14_SpKdRlWxCfab5KXz5ud_eX_bScm0hNYCbAyncSZspE4bINKlR4DlABTH6RPFZBQaF6aGyGhns3w4TPXpqVD8m/s400/4th.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631515005855415746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXoJDeU76iEW5wQNmYTZ8KpNuX1nSDxp1KYnxuMlBDe5Iulv7fC3qkx6YrGzDicpa9LQ4Ol3qItJDkk6f2c1_gEmFtSBxc_9EKdLjUL-1rbscrjYjivZOEFKSKscngfQVdFdkf2RzIxjs/s1600/4th1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgjXoJDeU76iEW5wQNmYTZ8KpNuX1nSDxp1KYnxuMlBDe5Iulv7fC3qkx6YrGzDicpa9LQ4Ol3qItJDkk6f2c1_gEmFtSBxc_9EKdLjUL-1rbscrjYjivZOEFKSKscngfQVdFdkf2RzIxjs/s400/4th1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631514995402558818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryan missed the BBQ part but was able to join us for the fireworks. People need to stop fracturing their ankles on the fourth :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDqA0AfJ3O5M8XanmVwr4-7nafoHxCmhR81FLksnlJlJ1nZrSOA3EdZOVNxWqI3mKucwm0mFRtUg2nA6nSxckx8c34Ri_1igV2f54VJ1OK8d0vFpA0uqNf5RR-jM9abc7Y5-xsw_06tIV/s1600/4th2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjGDqA0AfJ3O5M8XanmVwr4-7nafoHxCmhR81FLksnlJlJ1nZrSOA3EdZOVNxWqI3mKucwm0mFRtUg2nA6nSxckx8c34Ri_1igV2f54VJ1OK8d0vFpA0uqNf5RR-jM9abc7Y5-xsw_06tIV/s400/4th2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631514116691129154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8OoAfAo7pBDQhLFnIoMfpWKZ_dCr-Fpa4x0Wb9rsaxord2lAS346ELONB3GAMkspzmf2URnMl7_2JPTZzyqghBcTjgGWZrxmJx_qSTVzl6AcRct_f9U5u-t3Tm04JpsUVIC_m-tBy5Ws/s1600/4th3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiw8OoAfAo7pBDQhLFnIoMfpWKZ_dCr-Fpa4x0Wb9rsaxord2lAS346ELONB3GAMkspzmf2URnMl7_2JPTZzyqghBcTjgGWZrxmJx_qSTVzl6AcRct_f9U5u-t3Tm04JpsUVIC_m-tBy5Ws/s400/4th3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631514106185514002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a shoe flinging contest. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Bqa9SW3oKTO9ykolh-C6hNwS5dMAQqAqn64xhtt2ml7bx3yk5eTgdh5gjK0AG3AooAsI-trqvoxkmPR3bjSFkNsDNL1L4YJ6l89_zUCAl_f7rrEyGwyZl7mnvEPsu0jbKX1MngPSpGtp/s1600/4th4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Bqa9SW3oKTO9ykolh-C6hNwS5dMAQqAqn64xhtt2ml7bx3yk5eTgdh5gjK0AG3AooAsI-trqvoxkmPR3bjSFkNsDNL1L4YJ6l89_zUCAl_f7rrEyGwyZl7mnvEPsu0jbKX1MngPSpGtp/s400/4th4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631514105682594322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gVp1NuLFIH4_VUM3M58X2PDTtqcButOzxwNgLT2925HURDTKd-oKJXgYj5AfZHt8L9w35j0Q-1cGg8aE4UOKDhESIldF82ki0sQOVSxiW7PdVCmIkVF8UZ__8poRuFY1AQl-cfB54Q3f/s1600/4th5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEh3gVp1NuLFIH4_VUM3M58X2PDTtqcButOzxwNgLT2925HURDTKd-oKJXgYj5AfZHt8L9w35j0Q-1cGg8aE4UOKDhESIldF82ki0sQOVSxiW7PdVCmIkVF8UZ__8poRuFY1AQl-cfB54Q3f/s400/4th5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631514096042884498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A watermelon seed spitting contest</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkIvTGh3llJLYG-I369RwuDzm82TGoN1Sze4b5SAW7K3BOpDVOc1gP42WJ0zVXHDXxqmaRmaqXexAoJ6MGtHLeQt2ro3vmpmy_5Oqzw0gXONXgxL8l_zULULz5OdcbHaWrNPWbJMdJBYO/s1600/4th6.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjvkIvTGh3llJLYG-I369RwuDzm82TGoN1Sze4b5SAW7K3BOpDVOc1gP42WJ0zVXHDXxqmaRmaqXexAoJ6MGtHLeQt2ro3vmpmy_5Oqzw0gXONXgxL8l_zULULz5OdcbHaWrNPWbJMdJBYO/s400/4th6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631513736558737522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A human pyramid</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHH4kNKnIFhFVUmP_Giw42_6x6pCIva_Wg2LwBnzJg3ZPEsq0VpQv03r-4WLFXKtigp-xzYvGSRt4zFBKvrEq7QyvVjY_W__M-6nF32RD76Y1NZDQll136z_sUcoYd0m_MffuWcytX932i/s1600/4th7.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiHH4kNKnIFhFVUmP_Giw42_6x6pCIva_Wg2LwBnzJg3ZPEsq0VpQv03r-4WLFXKtigp-xzYvGSRt4zFBKvrEq7QyvVjY_W__M-6nF32RD76Y1NZDQll136z_sUcoYd0m_MffuWcytX932i/s400/4th7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631513733183157874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I don't have pictures but we played water balloon volleyball too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Q41eVeYzVdhFuNoNPyK9aaC37D3LvPMFPUMmpl1Xl_gkT6B-3EphorPO9E0WD9KAATEtVNsjojN3U_VwTehP3hGEinC9y8b-jEDzthStJXmzDmS6dMNUZCphlfRZaZ_kw9Hif8Ps-6tl/s1600/4th8.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEh2Q41eVeYzVdhFuNoNPyK9aaC37D3LvPMFPUMmpl1Xl_gkT6B-3EphorPO9E0WD9KAATEtVNsjojN3U_VwTehP3hGEinC9y8b-jEDzthStJXmzDmS6dMNUZCphlfRZaZ_kw9Hif8Ps-6tl/s400/4th8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631513725643051826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaojjIt9_gsuQVibY8OMJDP8z6pwLtb_tI573G_5BsPI4IQU5A7D0aMe75kzz_d_ILOshmIp027L04UPw4nQx5rErxFZvHgdJ1svyeSFGirZ5tb-SRhm18XrsVZMsajZeDM4DShr_dTt-/s1600/4th9.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgSaojjIt9_gsuQVibY8OMJDP8z6pwLtb_tI573G_5BsPI4IQU5A7D0aMe75kzz_d_ILOshmIp027L04UPw4nQx5rErxFZvHgdJ1svyeSFGirZ5tb-SRhm18XrsVZMsajZeDM4DShr_dTt-/s400/4th9.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631513719775620162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The kids getting all comfortable while they wait for the fireworks to begin. This is what trucks are made for (at least in my opinion). We had quite the crowd this year! It was so fun to be surrounded by good company! The best fourth! I can't wait for next year!!</div>Ellsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161996864653921093noreply@blogger.com1