tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87079387052632815302024-03-05T02:53:49.773-08:00The Shepperd'sLife in our shoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-57752230225129370822012-08-06T14:44:00.000-07:002012-08-06T14:44:14.834-07:00Teen Camp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrEBa87Mlp-VvRkU0nnmMGoIV880Ksm5jDEKJPX8D_hVTKInh0tXfgGs0LPkbiGG-cMOncNQsl8nAiAgsuMNyA1zmUc9G-xRSrWxBavxnt-8RoYtAcxFdlxe1dBqwK7oFwm1Op7sYOgzq/s1600/Summer+2012+172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrEBa87Mlp-VvRkU0nnmMGoIV880Ksm5jDEKJPX8D_hVTKInh0tXfgGs0LPkbiGG-cMOncNQsl8nAiAgsuMNyA1zmUc9G-xRSrWxBavxnt-8RoYtAcxFdlxe1dBqwK7oFwm1Op7sYOgzq/s320/Summer+2012+172.jpg" width="320" /></a>This past week was spent chaperoning 80 teens at 4-H Teen Camp in Alpine Wyoming. It was tons of fun, but also really tiring! I certainly got to learn a lot about teens these days from listening to many conversations going on in my car :) For example I learned that 7 Minutes in Heaven is a kindergarten game that the teens were far too old for (what?!? I'm not even sure how they got started on that convo). But one thing I really noticed was how conversations and teens were changed over the course of the week and as they made friends-it was great to see them all include each other and make new friends. I especially loved seeing a kid come to camp that I had recruited to my mentoring program when I first started working here almost 4 years ago. I had seen him around recently(they graduate from my program at 14 years old and he is now 15) and he was hanging out with a pretty rough crowd-he really got along well with the other teens though and is planning on coming to the next 4-H activities so I'm really excited about his new friends! I also heard him talk about how he still spoke with his mentor I had matched him with and how his mentor was helping him think about the future-going on a mission, college, careers-music to my ears :). Stories like that really motivate me to work hard at keeping this program around!<br />
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Here are some pics of the week-activities included rock climbing, river rafting, shooting, archery, Bar J Wranglers dinner and show, Yellowstone, canoeing, and more!<br />
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I may have been overly prepared for this trip-I had the largest suitcase of everyone, but I brought everything I thought we would need-and it all came in handy :)</div>
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Games!</div>
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We had dance lessons the first night-we amazingly had the same number of girls and guys so it worked out awesome!</div>
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We discovered I close my eyes when I shoot arrows....not really recommended.</div>
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Rock climbing on the Tetons was awesome and scary!</div>
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Some falls we hiked to at Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons.</div>
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Myself and some of the other leaders.</div>
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Bar J Wranglers is a really popular dinner and show that involves these cowboys telling jokes and singing cowboy songs-it's awesome and every teen loved it! They are open 7 days a week in the summer and are sold out every single night-pretty cool.</div>
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My sweet county van I drove all week-the kids wrote "We love you Emily" and "Emily is the bomb.com" on the back-haha.</div>
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The group that rode with me in my car when we went to Yellowstone at Upper Falls.</div>
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We started getting more creative with our pictures.</div>
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The kids were getting restless waiting for Old Faithful to erupt (which was so cool to see) so I made them plank while I took pictures-it was fantastic :)</div>
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My self, the other leader from Utah County, and some of the kids we brought...who knows where the rest are at this point haha.</div>
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I along with a couple other leaders, convinced a bunch of teens that cabin 13 was haunted (which may or may not be true after talking with the camp directer and being called in the middle of the night last year multiple times from the campers in there)-and we got them to try to stay there one night while we had other leaders creating noises and such-it was great! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-16808102480701861962012-07-05T20:24:00.001-07:002012-07-05T20:34:54.119-07:00DreamsI've been thinking a lot about dreams lately. Am I who I want to be. Did I follow my dreams. What am I missing out on. I feel like some dreams have changed, some have been pushed back, and some are a reality. I still have dreams to continue teaching dance, to play the piano, and to kayak/hike/bike regularly, but for now I'm focusing on one dream of helping others.<br />
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I distinctly remember saying in an interview for my job that this job would be like a dream come true. It certainly has been, though at times I feel completely inadequate to be in charge of an entire program who's mission and goals are to change lives. It's been especially tough this past while as my program has lost funding, and I have lost <b>7 staff</b>.....out of <b>8. </b>Yeah, it was rough saying goodbye. I felt guilty that the funding was pulled while I am in charge, that these kids were losing their site coordinators with whom they got to see weekly....and that the fate of the program seems to be in my hands. At least I can say that we have tried everything, I wrote grants-to everywhere; foundations, federal grants, you name it. We sought after private donors, and even threw an amazing benefit concert. But it all fell short, and we didn't get the funding we needed. I did get some, in the form of two grants that will sustain myself, one staff member, and the program for another 6 months, and we are waiting back to hear on a very large federal grant, and a smaller grant--and I'm still writing away for other grants. It's so crazy that it's so difficult to get funding especially because our program was replicated in over 30 states over the past year!!! At least this great program is reaching a lot more kids now in all different areas.<br />
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Today as I was working with a co-worker, she was talking about how I had the greatest job in the world, how we got to see lives change right before us.....we see shy young kids turn into confident teenagers, we see friendships made, families enjoying time together. It reminded me why I push forward when it would be easier to walk away and just find a steady job. But like I always tell Robert, I don't work for the income, but for the outcome. When I go to activities and see kids and their mentors, laughing, smiling, and learning together-- that is what keeps me fighting for this program. I see the purpose, the need, and the value. At my last staff meeting with all my staff, one of them showed us this video she made-to say the program lost good people would be an understatement. But don't worry-I'm going to make sure my program keeps going strong and gets its site coordinators back!!!<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">My benefit concert has finally come and gone. It was an amazing show, everything went really smoothly-we just didn't have the numbers that we were hoping for! While I'm a little heartbroken we didn't make as much as we were hoping-we still did raise over $2,000 and I was happy that we did it, got the word out, and that it all went so well. One thing that really stood out was all the hard work that people put into this-from staff, volunteers, families, and friends-it was so great to see and really gave me a renewed sense that this program is so worth the effort!! Seeing all of this support though does make me even more depressed that I'm losing basically all my staff because our funding was cut (we were able to get a little bit to keep me around for a bit longer). But i'm confident with some more hard work that I can get funding again and hire back on staff!</span></div>
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Kings Again</div>
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People Water stopped by to donate some water</div>
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Reuniting with Truman</div>
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The Whits (wow Amy's voice was amazing!! Robert became an instant fan after the concert)</div>
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All the bands did fantastic, I really enjoyed getting to hang out with everyone (and my husband who was there to support me and help out). We also had concessions, a silent auction, and a carnival full of a bounce house, life size angry birds, life size jenga, life size hungry hippos, tattoos, and a balloon man!! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-30436998453638471582012-04-26T09:00:00.000-07:002012-04-26T09:00:03.908-07:00My journey to being healthy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">So over the past few years I have become more aware of what I eat-I credit this to my extensive time watching the food network and my new found love for cooking. Recently I have been researching out food-and I have been surprised at what I've found. It all began when I decided that it was time to get in shape and lose some weight I had gained during my last stressful year of college (21 credits and 35 hrs working per week) and since getting my full time position where I sit most all day and am tempted to grab lunch at the local places. Even though I thought I was making healthy choices, I have found that even grabbing subway or a salad isn't the best if you are eating too much of it and depending what is on it! I first decided that I should not be drinking so much diet soda-I usually had 1 per day, but often had more on the weekends and when I was out to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">I began doing research and found that diet soda is much worse than regular soda (neither are good of course) and that it even caused most people to gain more weight when they drank it more(I read one research study that said that people were 20 % more likely to be obese for each diet soda they drank per day (20% for 1 40% for 2, etc!). This research led me to reading about the effects and our overcompensation of white sugar, which lead to the high amount of msg, food dyes, and horrible food additives that are in most all processed foods. I have found this journey(I say journey because it feels like I've been researching thins forever when it's only been a month or two-but I've read a lot!) to be overwhelming at times but have to keep reminding myself of the word of wisdom (all things in moderation) and also that I need to take baby steps. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">So far my baby steps have included eliminating diet soda (I occasionally <1 time per week will have a regular soda and am trying to cut it out completely), trying to buy only real foods (non-processed), and cutting down our eating out even more. My favorite blogs in my journey to being healthy are </span><a href="http://foodbabe.com/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Food Babe</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, </span><a href="http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">100 Days of Real Food</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, and </span><a href="http://thankyourbody.com/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Thank Your Body</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">. I like the variety of ideas that these three give me and while I don't do everything they suggest, I definitely already see a difference in how I feel with my little switches. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">One big thing for me was that it was always hard for me to get up in the morning-I could sleep forever if I didn't force myself to get up, and I felt like I needed caffeine to get me through the day. Now if I have a soda or eat junk-I feel groggy and sleepy the next day like I used to always feel. When I eat healthy real food and no caffeine I have way more energy and feel much better! Wow this is long, but I just want to document this so I can remember these things I've learned.</span>
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My newest find-"candy" sun-dried organic figs with walnuts-a sweet treat that fills my cravings for sugar</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-83149354839859672642012-04-25T16:40:00.000-07:002012-04-25T16:40:44.860-07:00Secretary's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">So work has been crazy busy (more on this later) so I knew I wanted to do something fun for all our fabulous secretaries in my office. I decided to make <a href="http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/lemon-poppyseed-bread/">this </a>lemon poppy seed bread and paired it with a stress reducing face mask and a cute card(made by my co-worker Autumn). It was very inexpensive and all the ladies seemed to love it! I also asked all of my staff to send emails sayings thanks or all their hard work and they totally did because they are amazing! One of our secretaries said that they had never had so many people send her notes and thank her in all her time her (15 years I believe!). They certainly deserved it (and much more)! I have definitely realized over the year that little things can really make a difference in brightening a person's day, whether it is a sweet bread, opening a door for someone whose hands are full, letting someone know how grateful you are for them, or even just saying hi.</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-8211643688258684262012-03-27T11:45:00.003-07:002012-03-27T11:58:21.544-07:00Weekend review<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">Robert and I have been particularly busy with work this year, which is great as far as our work and careers go....but it makes it a bit harder to spend time together doing anythings besides eating dinner, watching movies, and sleeping since after a busy week that seems to be the only things we want to do! Well this weekend we decided to get out and do some things and this is what we came up with:</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77ELGQYhotprez0qk2ptwAaUAPPm0glam1bQ50wjyyvrOcvrRKiJ2ji2rsHuTxbBkeqk3P92C0_UAPPcCCQ0GI_5E6-p5hWMhgTjVsOkW4ulmrsnzV6jbfhQkL0KIhwzvsXk3bNoToBfs/s1600/Blog+029.jpg" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77ELGQYhotprez0qk2ptwAaUAPPm0glam1bQ50wjyyvrOcvrRKiJ2ji2rsHuTxbBkeqk3P92C0_UAPPcCCQ0GI_5E6-p5hWMhgTjVsOkW4ulmrsnzV6jbfhQkL0KIhwzvsXk3bNoToBfs/s400/Blog+029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724650569752636530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">We ate dinner at Costa Vida at the Gateway with Doug, Jamie, Jack, Justin, & Chelsea</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jl8thzFfkOCvV3Suy6JROhjGFcjQOMzjC9XcqMwwFytC5oXqBnObx8H7w7tTGqwAwu78Z8GggLl0yHBwF7DMeFiuW98ztOxKK72IhqS1aAHjoWc58qeKBGMaL0V7YFbYiR1zfCwTAFSu/s1600/Blog+030.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jl8thzFfkOCvV3Suy6JROhjGFcjQOMzjC9XcqMwwFytC5oXqBnObx8H7w7tTGqwAwu78Z8GggLl0yHBwF7DMeFiuW98ztOxKK72IhqS1aAHjoWc58qeKBGMaL0V7YFbYiR1zfCwTAFSu/s400/Blog+030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724650572922721778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Then went and watched the Jazz vs Nuggets basketball game-it was a great night!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >The rest of the weekend was spent cleaning, working (Robert had to work on Saturday), going to eat at The Olive Garden with our friends Justin and Michelle, and then off to watch the Hunger Games with them. I must say, I read the Hunger Games a long time ago and was thrilled when they announced the movies-they sure didn't disappoint with this one! Now I can't wait for the others. At the movies there was a preview for The Host which is coming out next year! The Host was written by Stephenie Meyer and was a fantastic book that I read a few years ago and that I would highly recommend. I had no idea they were making it into a movie-but I'm glad they did.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQoJchp8yi3tOvZwTaXgPE0jPw7iwaX03hpLeksa5FXObLtSMGu" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwcAiVViks2rSsVEpV9gtdnxumzMWgItyiphZNkXGaH_zx2aSYvA" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77ELGQYhotprez0qk2ptwAaUAPPm0glam1bQ50wjyyvrOcvrRKiJ2ji2rsHuTxbBkeqk3P92C0_UAPPcCCQ0GI_5E6-p5hWMhgTjVsOkW4ulmrsnzV6jbfhQkL0KIhwzvsXk3bNoToBfs/s1600/Blog+029.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></a></div><span ><br /></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-69354618603269539912012-03-27T11:18:00.008-07:002012-03-27T11:43:41.858-07:00What we've been up to<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >We sure have been busy the last few months! </span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMDSROU3zHIfT5AmGDKFygau5i9mRJrjPHbFiGXWDld0xOSpNsaOncMj0Q8YnKRVb6NqXmXoF1apJnqc7_uy0Gn85Xtrbad1IZA8LOc7J9Qh-sf-o5xH1wNeDdUvlkaRF2t3osYLbqrrw/s1600/Blog+028.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><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/AVvXsEgUMDSROU3zHIfT5AmGDKFygau5i9mRJrjPHbFiGXWDld0xOSpNsaOncMj0Q8YnKRVb6NqXmXoF1apJnqc7_uy0Gn85Xtrbad1IZA8LOc7J9Qh-sf-o5xH1wNeDdUvlkaRF2t3osYLbqrrw/s400/Blog+028.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724644048711256482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Robert and I babysat sweet Samantha! She loves watching basketball with Robert-even when their teams are losing.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtNeIrznlAN-bjNfp82fJa_Zzmrjm7QJroL3rYOEfZ9Mc4sp7yotcZrjQPmndtFWJ2__NRnVqF4bEns_U_saHPkfHiUWemdzdsTTdBn87DdGHO2MXl1U1zuCLCYO0TU-RviCnNSTlm9B4/s1600/Blog+027.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtNeIrznlAN-bjNfp82fJa_Zzmrjm7QJroL3rYOEfZ9Mc4sp7yotcZrjQPmndtFWJ2__NRnVqF4bEns_U_saHPkfHiUWemdzdsTTdBn87DdGHO2MXl1U1zuCLCYO0TU-RviCnNSTlm9B4/s400/Blog+027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724644028809242882" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dFiJpgUC-ekhOjDZfOJt0Co7Weqs-gnnJIQQOWkMKQhN34VOGH0beHv0PtXVFlLkQ9nAVcYjipHnchuI35ox4hTR5ErIb20X7bqKZW2dyeHLrGRe6YIj9hNpYvws7btccBxPBV4lK9k3/s1600/Blog+021.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><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/AVvXsEg-dFiJpgUC-ekhOjDZfOJt0Co7Weqs-gnnJIQQOWkMKQhN34VOGH0beHv0PtXVFlLkQ9nAVcYjipHnchuI35ox4hTR5ErIb20X7bqKZW2dyeHLrGRe6YIj9hNpYvws7btccBxPBV4lK9k3/s400/Blog+021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643714490887762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I got to go to Arizona with Ryan and Eden for Samantha's baby blessing</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE8uLetWHviUuUKB9DOhXfXH0fm2eo7_ZIuzpScECvMKtwtlK_XJUU6vYu7CX-4KLZT5VRWsQyUkceir0T_n-cXX4QP-m5uaz6ZFqadPoAwa1e2r1h47TClAfUTqHJCj9UB6atojhAHJ2/s1600/Blog+014.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE8uLetWHviUuUKB9DOhXfXH0fm2eo7_ZIuzpScECvMKtwtlK_XJUU6vYu7CX-4KLZT5VRWsQyUkceir0T_n-cXX4QP-m5uaz6ZFqadPoAwa1e2r1h47TClAfUTqHJCj9UB6atojhAHJ2/s400/Blog+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643698488172658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Robert and I both got sick</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0il3T4gWvP1t53ro30uYtV8qY-aajHm2xlRnK6sY8XuI9BJs26EXH44rx4aTu31fZNRRLWIJSPTnKMlOIxQx7RCoSF6E12ErCLxxYY0Ce3m0QKZ_hGn-BIE81h-TxuLHUy9bi9PVIGWZh/s1600/Blog+012.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0il3T4gWvP1t53ro30uYtV8qY-aajHm2xlRnK6sY8XuI9BJs26EXH44rx4aTu31fZNRRLWIJSPTnKMlOIxQx7RCoSF6E12ErCLxxYY0Ce3m0QKZ_hGn-BIE81h-TxuLHUy9bi9PVIGWZh/s400/Blog+012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643695929840834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Watched this cutie pie again (it's one of our favorite things to do!)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZzQQ6opuoY81gaa5nJV8MQ8qjW8Wp3TULIFd3FprEUPzWjkCl4o6yx1ERStLK0MzqMkOPvuiJ4mQ-8hOyBta072gZjEA6zdCNXP54heV-CtXEwUXUx0k7_4UHcxXnIJwC_PYuw0OnYgd/s1600/Blog+006.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><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/AVvXsEjBZzQQ6opuoY81gaa5nJV8MQ8qjW8Wp3TULIFd3FprEUPzWjkCl4o6yx1ERStLK0MzqMkOPvuiJ4mQ-8hOyBta072gZjEA6zdCNXP54heV-CtXEwUXUx0k7_4UHcxXnIJwC_PYuw0OnYgd/s400/Blog+006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643689363947682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chaperoned and put on a Junior Teen Retreat for work (in other words I didn't sleep that weekend)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdHsIKp1EkKpHVH9RAAxA0LEtASJUEVqp9TiRLR7DpoVshhyphenhyphenV8WJLEhE1RoQjuiIrWArA7tq5yGXYgprzNiOjDFEfa0CYRbFo93TlJ5MKFW5g1hs0xElqjBSzMIzW3s7UoRVMbPI5psN6/s1600/Blog+007.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><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/AVvXsEipdHsIKp1EkKpHVH9RAAxA0LEtASJUEVqp9TiRLR7DpoVshhyphenhyphenV8WJLEhE1RoQjuiIrWArA7tq5yGXYgprzNiOjDFEfa0CYRbFo93TlJ5MKFW5g1hs0xElqjBSzMIzW3s7UoRVMbPI5psN6/s400/Blog+007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643682428147122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">Don't</span> let this fool you-this was probably the only sitting they did (they made videos and we stayed at a hotel-they all had a blast and made some killer videos!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPf50lP_ybaNQI1f63OK7-qIsNCQ9FWN8FFq1z54FdFsncnm0uQWHv-WXVrQE2eaXCAsnzO7P21t7JhwCkkZmGv5ik4IsnQShh7ihGFUz-6MhqbQsioBV563hqZ-xxR0ALZShI51FsUqJ/s1600/Blog+008.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPf50lP_ybaNQI1f63OK7-qIsNCQ9FWN8FFq1z54FdFsncnm0uQWHv-WXVrQE2eaXCAsnzO7P21t7JhwCkkZmGv5ik4IsnQShh7ihGFUz-6MhqbQsioBV563hqZ-xxR0ALZShI51FsUqJ/s400/Blog+008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724648073814865634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>I attended a work conference in Albuquerque, NM and got to go to the Temple there with girls from work</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lWxqJ8XyylFickp4JrC18KUesR1UVsnCCle7tgvnBjz5LFwK7MOnRgzrwNPel2ruWdMFVdmb4LxWCgzAEgJ_Ar8nB_HakVxofdDtFvZX0x3Q0PWQOgM1S3XoXq3lxzp19fbwTAMuOy1D/s1600/Blog+026.jpg" style="text-align: left; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lWxqJ8XyylFickp4JrC18KUesR1UVsnCCle7tgvnBjz5LFwK7MOnRgzrwNPel2ruWdMFVdmb4LxWCgzAEgJ_Ar8nB_HakVxofdDtFvZX0x3Q0PWQOgM1S3XoXq3lxzp19fbwTAMuOy1D/s400/Blog+026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724644018125081250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a><div>I had a work conference in Logan</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT92MkF1yX_6wkLjdEbTygRVt8v2VlaXcyNIyIlqcV7wKC8TXDx39a2KU1wmbf5PMCkHP__ar6WHtYdO-Qsto3ejDmaIl98NfgMGZl2EcYXK1WoqrGMUoUPp1mm-Z4KjMAfg4Cqh8IEo81/s1600/Blog+010.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT92MkF1yX_6wkLjdEbTygRVt8v2VlaXcyNIyIlqcV7wKC8TXDx39a2KU1wmbf5PMCkHP__ar6WHtYdO-Qsto3ejDmaIl98NfgMGZl2EcYXK1WoqrGMUoUPp1mm-Z4KjMAfg4Cqh8IEo81/s400/Blog+010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724648837714316930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a>Went tubing at Soldier's Hollow for a work activity-we have two activities per month which makes for a lot of fun times!</div><div> (Yes I do work a lot...why do you ask?)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBZDEl0EaB4z1QmcS3AtqFnrDJgDhaKHOVehyn5ZzhgLgwQ5WQYZmbvE_jY1HnXDI-npdQ6qbb6kKVUIs-RgoEM7mVTbbYQFvrbBZOvFPkr5Zyvwnb_vakCozUiR0DFGdJldXTGvhqZ-W/s1600/Blog+005.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><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/AVvXsEgcBZDEl0EaB4z1QmcS3AtqFnrDJgDhaKHOVehyn5ZzhgLgwQ5WQYZmbvE_jY1HnXDI-npdQ6qbb6kKVUIs-RgoEM7mVTbbYQFvrbBZOvFPkr5Zyvwnb_vakCozUiR0DFGdJldXTGvhqZ-W/s400/Blog+005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643320371380226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Robert and I ate this after a particularly long week...we did share with others a little</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF4diCZNHFQ0lCA6NYLwYYft52LwBGDEbLVG2y5-28bAnw1ms9K0aQzU-X8Y77BrE1fOBWTIGlixS9fnwrcar-RZTnYcfAVLPf-ZVZZZaTpAJmtOZur0W8gXr4jud0l710SCoMw_uwwRa/s1600/Blog+004.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><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/AVvXsEhFF4diCZNHFQ0lCA6NYLwYYft52LwBGDEbLVG2y5-28bAnw1ms9K0aQzU-X8Y77BrE1fOBWTIGlixS9fnwrcar-RZTnYcfAVLPf-ZVZZZaTpAJmtOZur0W8gXr4jud0l710SCoMw_uwwRa/s400/Blog+004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643311172239746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I may have accidentely ran into another car causing this damage</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Mq7wy2JVVM3L7W58yM9nG2UEPEQos-d8QN_h5imD-6u9FtS_f-kafD_IQcfqJGpuiLUyV1yr5871oAI-hE7fA4C6y4eXot8V3hCYvmPmSd65k13WI8B3jlSC6chUe-D4b9XxZR2rfV8_/s1600/Blog+003.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><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/AVvXsEi3Mq7wy2JVVM3L7W58yM9nG2UEPEQos-d8QN_h5imD-6u9FtS_f-kafD_IQcfqJGpuiLUyV1yr5871oAI-hE7fA4C6y4eXot8V3hCYvmPmSd65k13WI8B3jlSC6chUe-D4b9XxZR2rfV8_/s400/Blog+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643302819640322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Eden's birthday (I made her some no-bake cheesecake, her favorite!)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwscYDnTh9hn9ssduzJZzouYeS3kdYtKMUyrllEij88M9DoxTEh3LOO1L9HAKZopoygBZON0EOiKlNt-YKQbhS7UxhbAIBCfC2Kuwy9g1D_JRqPNyuXHrvU3hYm-NHsH0KftcyWKey_eIf/s1600/Blog+002.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwscYDnTh9hn9ssduzJZzouYeS3kdYtKMUyrllEij88M9DoxTEh3LOO1L9HAKZopoygBZON0EOiKlNt-YKQbhS7UxhbAIBCfC2Kuwy9g1D_JRqPNyuXHrvU3hYm-NHsH0KftcyWKey_eIf/s400/Blog+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643286535445122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I stopped drinking this in an effort to cut out processed and non-healthy foods-and it was surprisingly easy to drop</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCHig_lpJcxpo3VZUOlbt0JKcf8uBQlv3QQstvNq6TPuwSIvsNjs5bfuakfquJKXHSBJnyQZ37x6EtljN5D6N984l1IjcTaADkP5qC5VeK8BfT7D6DdtAlgUKo2-eXK2NKm5AV-Z0HCfI/s1600/Blog+001.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCHig_lpJcxpo3VZUOlbt0JKcf8uBQlv3QQstvNq6TPuwSIvsNjs5bfuakfquJKXHSBJnyQZ37x6EtljN5D6N984l1IjcTaADkP5qC5VeK8BfT7D6DdtAlgUKo2-eXK2NKm5AV-Z0HCfI/s400/Blog+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724643282708541618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and I saw this and many other beautiful sunsets!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-20258762855714237092011-12-29T21:35:00.000-08:002011-12-29T21:56:10.832-08:00New baby niece!<div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">This has been a great Christmas vacation. Robert and I spent Christmas with my brother and his wife (Ryan & Eden)-we had a great time and ate a ton. Robert and I also had an opportunity to secretly help bring Christmas to a family last minute this year-it was definitely meant to be and we had a blast doing it! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the 27th Eden and Ryan had their baby girl- Samantha Ann Shipp!!! I was thrilled to have my Mom arrive (after me calling and switching her flight and shuttle as soon as Eden went into labor) maybe 1 hour before the baby was born! I was able to watch my first niece Kaitlyn be born (my brother John & his wife Michaela's baby) and so it was definitely special to watch my second niece be born nearly 10 years later on the dot! Childbirth definitely is a miracle and I was grateful to be a part of the experience. I can't get enough of this cute girl!!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnSKc3HyAyLMoX22ZRS4-LSeQRz2AavrEb2RAUs6-NKOjsYmLDSVJNFZW9crnz-3VA2S8TGQnsypu1b1nYeAb9Pg2vilhRGNQQOcxVNJBikRgLZhD5EEOFkGsAHTgw-9PRtzo8HCGKh_3/s1600/103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnSKc3HyAyLMoX22ZRS4-LSeQRz2AavrEb2RAUs6-NKOjsYmLDSVJNFZW9crnz-3VA2S8TGQnsypu1b1nYeAb9Pg2vilhRGNQQOcxVNJBikRgLZhD5EEOFkGsAHTgw-9PRtzo8HCGKh_3/s400/103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792220761259858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma with her newest love</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_SCbaOP44eVugZzss2s1jO6iXROxkNZcUZDBHu3qLJ-tUL3eab0xt3n1VyqqJ8N3prUg41nvmryQX_jWomwQaiDXh45zVKtkzBjYyPjH5y8XljE-ZK1nKWNLuz_-o42B1dqKACp9BHhV/s1600/123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_SCbaOP44eVugZzss2s1jO6iXROxkNZcUZDBHu3qLJ-tUL3eab0xt3n1VyqqJ8N3prUg41nvmryQX_jWomwQaiDXh45zVKtkzBjYyPjH5y8XljE-ZK1nKWNLuz_-o42B1dqKACp9BHhV/s400/123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792211086008114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right after her first bath!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QA_sAEYgsR8v3Lni-yFjugqtdt-K-M4eTTSSXYpqjteqq3TtjbgWnvyTEE0_3Yv6gYxUmwUeaDhRLZpe0x_qqY1bHWJOw8KVujPuxxz-G0JVvgfR1lYK9VOYfnYUtFjwn6Qx4qYK7XK5/s1600/113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QA_sAEYgsR8v3Lni-yFjugqtdt-K-M4eTTSSXYpqjteqq3TtjbgWnvyTEE0_3Yv6gYxUmwUeaDhRLZpe0x_qqY1bHWJOw8KVujPuxxz-G0JVvgfR1lYK9VOYfnYUtFjwn6Qx4qYK7XK5/s400/113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792212462326274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I could hold her endlessly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-3093078310891399872011-12-29T21:16:00.000-08:002011-12-29T21:34:41.795-08:00Thanksgiving 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br />This year Robert and I were able to go to Arizona for Thanksgiving to spend it with my family. We haven't ever been able to go for Thanksgiving so this was perfect that it all worked out. My Dad had recently had a hip replacement and my Mom was scheduled for a double foot surgery the day we were driving in. My Mom's foot surgery was a bit more extensive then originally thought and so she ended up having to be completely off her feet for at least 2 weeks-which meant she was not allowed to cook Thanksgiving dinner-which was the next day! Luckily, I watch the food network a lot so I was able to cook the dinner! I did have help from Robert and my Dad though-and I think it turned out pretty good. Robert and I sure had a blast seeing my family and had a great car ride as well (I love car rides with the husband!). <div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoqe4q37MjgSd3Rhjw4MCXB-tgbvj5pvtBrx1PZMShjiGWwZn6kSt9422tWOEj8M1joqS6v8CpbXXUBPtaWYuai25ygKxpwzsGWKbNQuTIva41_MnAMJSFm7OO6wFMoWXyvs-KQTYmeTI/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoqe4q37MjgSd3Rhjw4MCXB-tgbvj5pvtBrx1PZMShjiGWwZn6kSt9422tWOEj8M1joqS6v8CpbXXUBPtaWYuai25ygKxpwzsGWKbNQuTIva41_MnAMJSFm7OO6wFMoWXyvs-KQTYmeTI/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691790052440723922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Relaxing</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEW4DufvSbSX9xzTbeq1O9vCUjT_elRxHBlfn-RpkBOVD2NZsSV87jfrstlQiZ97RIwVFZSnn7Ig8P_iSJO2iiC040nv5mY3tBQXlx6V0MtKmMWYBB-O1cnN6Pv7M4GAjTMIFfItTiACf/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEW4DufvSbSX9xzTbeq1O9vCUjT_elRxHBlfn-RpkBOVD2NZsSV87jfrstlQiZ97RIwVFZSnn7Ig8P_iSJO2iiC040nv5mY3tBQXlx6V0MtKmMWYBB-O1cnN6Pv7M4GAjTMIFfItTiACf/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691790048721190898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The spread</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG3CW9_FUzL3I_lU13FKHV8_OgV5jx8U0zlwCFduxNDwjbwm-oNEV5nAEDZjFaVNSR5N5ldydCe63ga4jY_dZCHHou8bfgQeeYpB50ta6OXsZcyx80OlFNjuom3Fl3afFyYw6tsamPXE1/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG3CW9_FUzL3I_lU13FKHV8_OgV5jx8U0zlwCFduxNDwjbwm-oNEV5nAEDZjFaVNSR5N5ldydCe63ga4jY_dZCHHou8bfgQeeYpB50ta6OXsZcyx80OlFNjuom3Fl3afFyYw6tsamPXE1/s400/027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691790044819103250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this pic-this is after the meal!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-89574998702901195732011-11-20T10:00:00.000-08:002011-11-20T10:00:00.879-08:00Halloween<div>For Halloween this year my office dressed up as The Wizard of Oz crew. Every year all the Utah County offices have a costume contest....and we WON! I did show up to work, dressed in my scarecrow best (Robert's old work boots, DI pants and shirt, home made hat/head thing, and straw), only to find out no one else was dressed up. I guess they all were going to get dressed there-and then dress back into normal clothes after-woops :) At least my costume was well liked, even though for the day I was clunking around leaving a trail of straw everywhere!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-L-gR-cqieNWiinhyphenhyphenq8wECe1-2pu9Wi8XMBIzQpdN4lzSx5Xm_KlpIeZb0REwuEsj8-6ReoScEDmDZgXP2int6wyKI592zbB3bzEIVFVcXFD6aHSEXbNvTMNqTotPooiUViaVl8fpkyZ/s1600/177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-L-gR-cqieNWiinhyphenhyphenq8wECe1-2pu9Wi8XMBIzQpdN4lzSx5Xm_KlpIeZb0REwuEsj8-6ReoScEDmDZgXP2int6wyKI592zbB3bzEIVFVcXFD6aHSEXbNvTMNqTotPooiUViaVl8fpkyZ/s400/177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676541270498241682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Fg7REGYloafZhOz88iWqhvjF-ZYdfaeSmD7wJwRrGQs6scZw9pgFgULrnDkH9izt226ZRmDd3DxlzD6KbknTHJvbrNpUKmcvKBpTqQttVPoLfUzA7lMF4hNLkiBD7EX6xUTy5ojDJgO/s1600/168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Fg7REGYloafZhOz88iWqhvjF-ZYdfaeSmD7wJwRrGQs6scZw9pgFgULrnDkH9izt226ZRmDd3DxlzD6KbknTHJvbrNpUKmcvKBpTqQttVPoLfUzA7lMF4hNLkiBD7EX6xUTy5ojDJgO/s400/168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676541265499411186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWzuLerm6ZjxF7DjvPCQOoSMjdaSR6LEckw3IRwoCY-lBbUBpefM42aQioUWfCywLO9UKvi5JNeoH7gTSruxZJBFGAePrxpVG8o6TkeUfPP-HHKGS784abU0DxbJWb-TMfKfs97vNUeDd/s1600/167.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWzuLerm6ZjxF7DjvPCQOoSMjdaSR6LEckw3IRwoCY-lBbUBpefM42aQioUWfCywLO9UKvi5JNeoH7gTSruxZJBFGAePrxpVG8o6TkeUfPP-HHKGS784abU0DxbJWb-TMfKfs97vNUeDd/s400/167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676541250190562738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYJA9Q-Q0YVWgQm8ZZLgV6CmB9TDSZCw52hTFTj3_oAz00cRrshxUjUTTWNhZ9o7ZHrUGrOPngWSVYjJoKtjlqlfgl3SA76st54iEwCU3r3eWhAGoDawTyBxlsB1sv2MDYWvEbdFkOCVR/s1600/162.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYJA9Q-Q0YVWgQm8ZZLgV6CmB9TDSZCw52hTFTj3_oAz00cRrshxUjUTTWNhZ9o7ZHrUGrOPngWSVYjJoKtjlqlfgl3SA76st54iEwCU3r3eWhAGoDawTyBxlsB1sv2MDYWvEbdFkOCVR/s400/162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676541243896089042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Can't you see the resemblance? I mean, I guess I could've stretched first....</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.greatdreams.com/oz/dorothy_scarecrow.gif" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRimfdkGILjDmRbGI6NpPnMqxtpgx65qWBeJU4X95LpjIAgfjYkZuSL-IFerEpaDlHlOk3YS7TMbxqyOL8iXEHRMpMQN_mD2zyBMv5cMNszqHgCDZQuo0xR8yPoDEmxbP-0mG9YbqMmPD1/s1600/160.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRimfdkGILjDmRbGI6NpPnMqxtpgx65qWBeJU4X95LpjIAgfjYkZuSL-IFerEpaDlHlOk3YS7TMbxqyOL8iXEHRMpMQN_mD2zyBMv5cMNszqHgCDZQuo0xR8yPoDEmxbP-0mG9YbqMmPD1/s400/160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676541241509517618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px; " /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NFxmRWUO34">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NFxmRWUO34</a><div>oh.....and we had a song....:)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-62819076888882900392011-11-19T10:01:00.000-08:002011-11-19T20:41:23.613-08:00Eden's Baby Shower<div>I had a blast planning and doing Eden's baby shower with my Mom! Eden and Ryan's baby is going to be one well dressed, adorable girl.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MxyrhWZuHiwLI2iWV8DLJ8Dt21R5BBNrwRL4cil-RO7nSI_zOw_IJHv6p8PJhiLGzoDEHhKzFZAYN-oU5lYEwpwxfsgEIRYHm6sLx-Kiopc96z9R8FIDc5a9aBoi-JU-zefvMCKfvbf3/s1600/065.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/AVvXsEi-MxyrhWZuHiwLI2iWV8DLJ8Dt21R5BBNrwRL4cil-RO7nSI_zOw_IJHv6p8PJhiLGzoDEHhKzFZAYN-oU5lYEwpwxfsgEIRYHm6sLx-Kiopc96z9R8FIDc5a9aBoi-JU-zefvMCKfvbf3/s400/065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676538500629490290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love my Mom.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiildCnmJ3NUbGPSeDwWL6gvyFBJj0K6vUCfMrj1kGATFu3JeQ_fxCgZdM9VBDYVefb-KDsYPz6Mi_9GXexu59qgVrqbwqbW68lyqZFgSI62SAp9cU_MYFMD9Tmp_rfJDBMOk_kZxMHfWvn/s1600/050.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IeOsIKOk55-MHfmi_J9AG2uFGMBJkC4ELKJaYM5eQ1t22JpfWBKLu4lQWR6QX3eldiY1p0Tk77TJzyybF9cAI1v7i9yONgzHL9VPrw1PpxsxyIciRhdDni3jXIWJQNhIAgzFpX3OFtgi/s400/040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676537840961056562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIBDdpyqLiUVhHsaj9FcdgToCb_YEB9_49BDWh59GTTFRxiXlDMw102vPOxs79poJV1vzhYcxD_7TBkyiZQjkZKTFfRAa5yCRHii2RM9J4_LHEQ4QVBJ9ztE99RMLoXDA4AC5EjuiTLzS/s1600/036.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/AVvXsEiFIBDdpyqLiUVhHsaj9FcdgToCb_YEB9_49BDWh59GTTFRxiXlDMw102vPOxs79poJV1vzhYcxD_7TBkyiZQjkZKTFfRAa5yCRHii2RM9J4_LHEQ4QVBJ9ztE99RMLoXDA4AC5EjuiTLzS/s400/036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676537837855647858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Eden is going to be such a cute Mamma!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qrmk3smeCJJ54EbvkkhHFEDPWVehWlUeLBkvev20zC5f-7yxYcwMLVhmoGI_17u2ul8dAdEWwXYgYznZsmZFf5FnbMOtp4rA-5LNU9PID0rzPlhQhRNr7oTklobvDNUb2Y1eovhDEn2U/s1600/028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1udPUYF8Pwy4-O5zZbuoWvcnWVEYkHJHHSHtDItmAlSBFS9bA6qYsiVBCv8qXeS9iaLb0mm678-vSv8VtEDovahVpNrbrG2HbXdKXHeByKz3pds-S5qcr6-fVXkpQSTTdgt8dY-0ca_y5/s400/032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676537385256196978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All the food turned out so yummy</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_U67wwj6Jvb-Ot_WOF4UI7zCS3oPiYsfSown7A3wKjV7IswisEFEGkOxp9CluHPkIuaiKccKvZQhpfbVwgCFlY3FcQ4XIzM2rAwbVEEWYP3U3viesgUSw-1iIrUCZMYR8TSr36rqgZ1V/s1600/033.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/AVvXsEjO_U67wwj6Jvb-Ot_WOF4UI7zCS3oPiYsfSown7A3wKjV7IswisEFEGkOxp9CluHPkIuaiKccKvZQhpfbVwgCFlY3FcQ4XIzM2rAwbVEEWYP3U3viesgUSw-1iIrUCZMYR8TSr36rqgZ1V/s400/033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676537383166700722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmdzCXYatN_uITGw-E1uVj2FTNNpXPNjxQK86WRKDru5_IHZ3837if9z4tNxFli0v2-Zpb6q7y1byx4ZhEu579f-3wm8rWIKuudvNdb01HicBKxvf0W8uVZevVfksw-roIpVoERTzjORT/s1600/035.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/AVvXsEjLmdzCXYatN_uITGw-E1uVj2FTNNpXPNjxQK86WRKDru5_IHZ3837if9z4tNxFli0v2-Zpb6q7y1byx4ZhEu579f-3wm8rWIKuudvNdb01HicBKxvf0W8uVZevVfksw-roIpVoERTzjORT/s400/035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676537370606730946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">White chocolate drizzled popcorn with M&Ms-mmmmm</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRwVfxMX_IXctiSUDfAyenHRk-N3abtmOEDQSxl3HExLAiQKY6SYEQFg0D8EbAefj1P55-HZpeQr6RQJ8e8uXmRg25D7fm2dkBucrvHH5FLjrQRm0fx8V8fhC7Oz-GFt_EKjPVBnQWZcJ/s1600/034.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/AVvXsEgrRwVfxMX_IXctiSUDfAyenHRk-N3abtmOEDQSxl3HExLAiQKY6SYEQFg0D8EbAefj1P55-HZpeQr6RQJ8e8uXmRg25D7fm2dkBucrvHH5FLjrQRm0fx8V8fhC7Oz-GFt_EKjPVBnQWZcJ/s400/034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676537366090946466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Game prizes!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-79609089988175834502011-11-18T18:42:00.000-08:002011-11-18T19:00:42.232-08:00AZ Trip<div>Last month Eden and I took a quick trip to AZ to see my Dad (he just had hip surgery) and to pick up my Mom and bring her back to Utah for Eden's baby shower. It was very eventful, what with my car freaking out, us having to rent a car, me almost buying a new car, learning how to can peaches, going out to dinner, playing games, and just hanging out-all in about 36hours :).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3gymfQ_MWPQSuMZjjouhtKU-FC3C41S2CxKvmTJpY1fgPx7foJ0VwmEE-7cPvHaJbf-cd5NIU8iaydBbT2tQIRLuZ3BRiiDYJ0eo0W5-xLVZBY4hVmLv0-ENxawBGyT5zhSGsTeVD4yv/s1600/020.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/AVvXsEiR3gymfQ_MWPQSuMZjjouhtKU-FC3C41S2CxKvmTJpY1fgPx7foJ0VwmEE-7cPvHaJbf-cd5NIU8iaydBbT2tQIRLuZ3BRiiDYJ0eo0W5-xLVZBY4hVmLv0-ENxawBGyT5zhSGsTeVD4yv/s400/020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676534054447541954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ziggy was always trying to lick me-so my Dad was being funny-I don't think Ziggy got it...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47bhR2JrF4bCh8we-E9ng7f5TNmEIbF8XnpiQ2xGnf3MDAC0oa4VkUIXwcmmYmlvSPy0slEI1GJHDn6FR8c9tY6wgWPRzYA6h6LnB9gWDtuyIjy0uYpcAp4J9zzUuzfwrPodMo1k3drc3/s1600/019.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/AVvXsEh47bhR2JrF4bCh8we-E9ng7f5TNmEIbF8XnpiQ2xGnf3MDAC0oa4VkUIXwcmmYmlvSPy0slEI1GJHDn6FR8c9tY6wgWPRzYA6h6LnB9gWDtuyIjy0uYpcAp4J9zzUuzfwrPodMo1k3drc3/s400/019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676534045169039890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ziggy loves my Dad-whenever we asked him about where Grandpa was, his tail wagged a lot :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbH4Xid0rqx0mNUbFIM45wwwXwaryG3EgAcK0LIJ-H0m1AAfGoqqxyb9r7d3HxdS5LXfWpWCWMes3-fk_OOLLkVbWTZSq3b_PvhaEE965nc9F1vBxn0RaHmjMAzh4yHwVGSEihkVEY7Q-/s1600/022.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/AVvXsEjHbH4Xid0rqx0mNUbFIM45wwwXwaryG3EgAcK0LIJ-H0m1AAfGoqqxyb9r7d3HxdS5LXfWpWCWMes3-fk_OOLLkVbWTZSq3b_PvhaEE965nc9F1vBxn0RaHmjMAzh4yHwVGSEihkVEY7Q-/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676534039116043714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Funny story about the peaches-my Mom and I were talking on the phone a few weeks before this and we somehow got on the subject of canning, my Mom talked about how she always canned with her family. I mentioned that I didn't know how to can but it would be fun to learn how. When we got to Prescott my Mom had two huge boxes of peaches and all the materials to teach me how to can since I told her I reeeaaaally wanted to learn ;). It was actually tons of fun to stay up with Eden and my Mom doing it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2fK6pPX7fYS0se5bAWo0su3xCyS0JLJFqfMS5InZnJSdKF5Ty9RkLkbYhKuWIwu3dPPgykO7lqd2ZFCS2FPA_RxtjKb6En1u6wuuHewqi9l9Msu2epOYMbm-RhujixqahRqx_p-snmnE/s1600/025.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/AVvXsEhD2fK6pPX7fYS0se5bAWo0su3xCyS0JLJFqfMS5InZnJSdKF5Ty9RkLkbYhKuWIwu3dPPgykO7lqd2ZFCS2FPA_RxtjKb6En1u6wuuHewqi9l9Msu2epOYMbm-RhujixqahRqx_p-snmnE/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676533184071278210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIbGR6oJT5cYh3ILuA0MXQAreigsPVp3OmGJDrrgZIe5_q0jaTbraGJczCNwX6a_5VQKuGw53fIIrrtDCY9_SOMWSJAeBzLw7tvsaqP5JVvjS68HW_XjBr8cvInNnNFnjDtERGAvcNyw3/s1600/024.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/AVvXsEhcIbGR6oJT5cYh3ILuA0MXQAreigsPVp3OmGJDrrgZIe5_q0jaTbraGJczCNwX6a_5VQKuGw53fIIrrtDCY9_SOMWSJAeBzLw7tvsaqP5JVvjS68HW_XjBr8cvInNnNFnjDtERGAvcNyw3/s400/024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676533179116600050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So it seems from my pictures that Eden was doing all the work....I promised we helped!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XOvoZ_WjL12GgRdGV0fThWzWb2gbI8EculUZZvlJE2MHGOegNDEH0heL3J5sCVUP3_Z9MYrpftEkjqTjQIxbuCkneKg6IzjgurG4hgE4vhRKt__iyp6_Xh_BQSEEj4LaTCrXo7yyFkwD/s1600/017.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/AVvXsEi0XOvoZ_WjL12GgRdGV0fThWzWb2gbI8EculUZZvlJE2MHGOegNDEH0heL3J5sCVUP3_Z9MYrpftEkjqTjQIxbuCkneKg6IzjgurG4hgE4vhRKt__iyp6_Xh_BQSEEj4LaTCrXo7yyFkwD/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676533171652485218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Steve told Ziggy he had to be very gentle with Eden because she was having a baby (Ziggy loves Eden and usually jumps all over her)-Ziggy totally got it and was super sweet and soft around her!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwO0KkhaKFWqAix0FNQT-Y8O4ZtU_yfQl1CN9vxN2-RlOTtpLXcBF6eCHjcwDv9ur_17MiTkvl9DoDH4CdrXWwyBeWb3Z8IMiY8rIYT93w0XnW-xY2ksH-YWOEAscelnixPFpB1HIdNXjO/s1600/015.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/AVvXsEjwO0KkhaKFWqAix0FNQT-Y8O4ZtU_yfQl1CN9vxN2-RlOTtpLXcBF6eCHjcwDv9ur_17MiTkvl9DoDH4CdrXWwyBeWb3Z8IMiY8rIYT93w0XnW-xY2ksH-YWOEAscelnixPFpB1HIdNXjO/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676533160916463394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I sure do love my Dadio!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHei9WTOff-YczA4H8SKrU30tkjjivyNzvacNqiwW6RUeQY6XRkzWq2Fr_rNpSdUDJyXguv2pH3YfMDvPsrvhkbJH4fIed8h20j9HhGrVcSyrWjn1HmqavAFpgnwh9oR4_M1LnlVZnVB3/s1600/014.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/AVvXsEgiHei9WTOff-YczA4H8SKrU30tkjjivyNzvacNqiwW6RUeQY6XRkzWq2Fr_rNpSdUDJyXguv2pH3YfMDvPsrvhkbJH4fIed8h20j9HhGrVcSyrWjn1HmqavAFpgnwh9oR4_M1LnlVZnVB3/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676533158035263682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right before my face was covered is slobber....yuck!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-10556244227633453512011-09-30T19:59:00.000-07:002011-09-30T20:09:57.754-07:00It's Friday Night<div>So Robert and I had some dinner plans for tonight, then we both ended up working late, then Robert had to fight the BYU game traffic......so instead of going out-I decided I would make us dinner since we were starving--and by make dinner I mean I called Happy Sumo and gave them our regular order :)-Robert just loves how domestic I am.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRu7rItpWqrcfa7qDMaWmYu6RNj-UCXw-gfU85n7awZGR6CJqhrnUDhCQI0Ln-ZaZv-7ZJ5Hr4Ih-76WbcSjqU_uwIJxMw2zSPfTYfzvIK065XGPfSL5b7_VDSVR8iNuzDwQWJcRJHmnB/s1600/002.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/AVvXsEiLRu7rItpWqrcfa7qDMaWmYu6RNj-UCXw-gfU85n7awZGR6CJqhrnUDhCQI0Ln-ZaZv-7ZJ5Hr4Ih-76WbcSjqU_uwIJxMw2zSPfTYfzvIK065XGPfSL5b7_VDSVR8iNuzDwQWJcRJHmnB/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658354002309458130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We also had their tempura veggies-yum, they got scarfed so they are no longer in the picture...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP8SSLcN82zqNsl9eYVxi387omGUE1IJSc5Mk_A3Ek9hFGn2H3ho5G235vEcp5SAhZLz4TnsFGVFTH8M-1RRobdvbPsiTFiBsLfuMKWqpGbLwYyEzeidzYVI09VMdQ7Np3dsXlgyzOPHC/s1600/001.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/AVvXsEjCP8SSLcN82zqNsl9eYVxi387omGUE1IJSc5Mk_A3Ek9hFGn2H3ho5G235vEcp5SAhZLz4TnsFGVFTH8M-1RRobdvbPsiTFiBsLfuMKWqpGbLwYyEzeidzYVI09VMdQ7Np3dsXlgyzOPHC/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658353999729498594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mmmm the sunset roll is my favorite--and don't judge me for the fork, the take out lady must have thought I was ordering this large amount of food for just me because we only got one set of chopsticks.......come to think of it, the last time we ordered the exact same thing they gave us three sets since it was so much food-I must have sounded extra hungry on the phone tonight I guess. Well, fork or not it was way yummy! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love hanging out with Robert no matter what we do, but it's extra fun when we get take out sushi and eat it on the floor (I have no idea why we do this, we do have a table and chairs....and couches....).</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-31688670369349095892011-09-13T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-13T08:00:12.183-07:00Sealing!<div style="text-align: center;">Last week Robert and I went to some good friend's sealing at the Salt Lake Temple, it was so great to be there with them, I loved her dress and shoes too!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The best part though had to be my excellent navigation skills (really, who needs a Tom Tom when I'm around?); I easily directed us into what I was certain was a nice close parking garage.....we only had to walk 4 miles (well according to Robert) to get to the Temple from there-hey, who knew there are like two parking garages across the street from the Temple?? Only me apparently :)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-zA7TwQ2-NF8xrFERo4Oji1EErCZ7PxtbPR4yg37KOepGkUqyiCqXLtkfvWXofBstd269rCmIJxt7qoGqqqj5IELQTptDuvI3b8QGf1zdoGcuTB32VGDPdl51QySWNk0InjIGnNGWOI4/s1600/012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-zA7TwQ2-NF8xrFERo4Oji1EErCZ7PxtbPR4yg37KOepGkUqyiCqXLtkfvWXofBstd269rCmIJxt7qoGqqqj5IELQTptDuvI3b8QGf1zdoGcuTB32VGDPdl51QySWNk0InjIGnNGWOI4/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650201367968774930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvchcz96MtfOLg-96Pkz5UOmKNVw8Co9wTP6xJWvXsjEkabOklM4uilNhCTbx0MIUCRijqNoJrlngarhJJBdCLRHOhr9iOK-II4-1uhs1ijIKpa9KRAxpAon2MhbksRnPcx8t3BBe5ky9/s1600/004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvchcz96MtfOLg-96Pkz5UOmKNVw8Co9wTP6xJWvXsjEkabOklM4uilNhCTbx0MIUCRijqNoJrlngarhJJBdCLRHOhr9iOK-II4-1uhs1ijIKpa9KRAxpAon2MhbksRnPcx8t3BBe5ky9/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650201363977652322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cody & Amanda-for time and all eternity</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGhGAIM9HuZVptcNZPMBPFWNbXwD4LIUU-CAb4fTkEfUJ7DuNfJ4NGoQNM8p213YFRxXc-5pU87B5gPMbItWIRO-dLgXlE1IqkvPbO65T1RVG5AGtd4GDmghdo8fL-pKTcNitPb24R2h4/s1600/005.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGhGAIM9HuZVptcNZPMBPFWNbXwD4LIUU-CAb4fTkEfUJ7DuNfJ4NGoQNM8p213YFRxXc-5pU87B5gPMbItWIRO-dLgXlE1IqkvPbO65T1RVG5AGtd4GDmghdo8fL-pKTcNitPb24R2h4/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650201359857917170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_1SU8LhmbMnP2ridbGYi33wY2JGALm_FRMf1vpqkJpb1-lIKdeWXXb-kQV4NJ9_yfY7akMr9kQtorZE_GlrI3rBPJv8LIgfuSf1p1Zu5DmU_4gEqFn1HYsKby5w200zZZi1HVSjgcfnT/s1600/002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_1SU8LhmbMnP2ridbGYi33wY2JGALm_FRMf1vpqkJpb1-lIKdeWXXb-kQV4NJ9_yfY7akMr9kQtorZE_GlrI3rBPJv8LIgfuSf1p1Zu5DmU_4gEqFn1HYsKby5w200zZZi1HVSjgcfnT/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650201355883782498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c_u3h5wkn_h9U7yYxw84DI2WIl-F9lPebeo_iSRjRLIl2bicxSwft2cfrJAloezeDXVscO2ZcuXlUbIILtJG5DxUuYG9PpEJSKe8FXCowooce5Ck2-vtPLe-L0Aolvy8UvO9XhIbnd5G/s1600/010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c_u3h5wkn_h9U7yYxw84DI2WIl-F9lPebeo_iSRjRLIl2bicxSwft2cfrJAloezeDXVscO2ZcuXlUbIILtJG5DxUuYG9PpEJSKe8FXCowooce5Ck2-vtPLe-L0Aolvy8UvO9XhIbnd5G/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650201357438674514" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-16009593106679641662011-09-12T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-12T08:00:02.780-07:00Favorite dessert!<div><br />So I have found a new love....peaches and cream! A friend introduced it to me last week and I am now only craving this little dessert. Look how easy it is:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8IXxGYphy9Wi00b7ufFE1ZCUoauRaxGpicUnZL9mRwvMW2KNLAJwBQd84rXPaNpTsDfFmu7IHjxxjWWsxn1kOBzjd6OdbcIZtMbhuxklg_s7JoylKSIzBOaZaSUJlLTcM5tZrOrsLKJE/s1600/013.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8IXxGYphy9Wi00b7ufFE1ZCUoauRaxGpicUnZL9mRwvMW2KNLAJwBQd84rXPaNpTsDfFmu7IHjxxjWWsxn1kOBzjd6OdbcIZtMbhuxklg_s7JoylKSIzBOaZaSUJlLTcM5tZrOrsLKJE/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650198990614487074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">3 simple ingredients-peaches, honey (when I originally had this they sprinkled sugar on, but I like the honey even more!), and half & half</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAu3nrZTfeFO-hdvOsm4n2Qz8Q_xHuQOLOpOppBLIiazJpxEN2QIVlGpZPaQBB__iAkMFALW22GM4l8WWWAkzrTTyTAbMoX4V1J7egIzUUmsIMkaNyQdlXYP_BEV19aZv5ORXPJ78F0A_S/s1600/014.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAu3nrZTfeFO-hdvOsm4n2Qz8Q_xHuQOLOpOppBLIiazJpxEN2QIVlGpZPaQBB__iAkMFALW22GM4l8WWWAkzrTTyTAbMoX4V1J7egIzUUmsIMkaNyQdlXYP_BEV19aZv5ORXPJ78F0A_S/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650198985801932546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">mmm pour on some honey to your sliced peaches</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAilUZpIMUL8bwgEnfg8UkUQzi-eZqgjS3XVyiNHVdSCzVWEzNf94_N6w0qhDG69IPEzzmLU-ecxj4VuaBbX7dxKtjSQWKX8pBibW8WYdB6Jg9mCDaKgovr6ba0MfEwUYZGK6yMbLhRz2/s1600/015.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAilUZpIMUL8bwgEnfg8UkUQzi-eZqgjS3XVyiNHVdSCzVWEzNf94_N6w0qhDG69IPEzzmLU-ecxj4VuaBbX7dxKtjSQWKX8pBibW8WYdB6Jg9mCDaKgovr6ba0MfEwUYZGK6yMbLhRz2/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650198982307914530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">some delish half & half(this would probably be good with milk, and even better with cream....but I'll stick right in the middle-I'm just trying to make healthy choices you know:)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dLAbP4gMGuu2Ztned-_VnlCnAneVwUFJYsX7WTINqqBM-6JlRelNOtjz96VivxqpgLqgbspWWd9nRGsrXnARZbHwqcxO5ptsjp1KkyAd5cM5eD5p2xSn4GoJQIrm_sdSihwk1fo22ie0/s1600/017.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dLAbP4gMGuu2Ztned-_VnlCnAneVwUFJYsX7WTINqqBM-6JlRelNOtjz96VivxqpgLqgbspWWd9nRGsrXnARZbHwqcxO5ptsjp1KkyAd5cM5eD5p2xSn4GoJQIrm_sdSihwk1fo22ie0/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650198976376796898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">YUM-I'm loving this quick and tasty dessert!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-79870009103301189982011-09-11T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-11T08:00:00.867-07:00WildlifeOn our trip we saw lots of wildlife:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwHb3grm2hZjwQgdUJQwDXLJer4rQqgZtbqP6LqI0d9MN9AVl7i9klR-zRXdbid09DrtRQUKttE2a9rgwbQbURQJ0mPJlku66LraNzQ9-n7gjX7rnWFmcwm1SOpFwXljs4Ywjon2hog_4/s1600/157.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwHb3grm2hZjwQgdUJQwDXLJer4rQqgZtbqP6LqI0d9MN9AVl7i9klR-zRXdbid09DrtRQUKttE2a9rgwbQbURQJ0mPJlku66LraNzQ9-n7gjX7rnWFmcwm1SOpFwXljs4Ywjon2hog_4/s400/157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650115889194993106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of birds...duh</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HCYlzxYvjYgPMa4Gv5iAtgM5WUBaridweHAj5e8CfvWb26OrGOyVtZXv-SMWywjkGLhWk4X98b_g791tW0hVH00VRba5K1LbViGpZMIdK9K5H24RYkbVa64HTfmETIMmmhPD_6lFyJ8n/s1600/168.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HCYlzxYvjYgPMa4Gv5iAtgM5WUBaridweHAj5e8CfvWb26OrGOyVtZXv-SMWywjkGLhWk4X98b_g791tW0hVH00VRba5K1LbViGpZMIdK9K5H24RYkbVa64HTfmETIMmmhPD_6lFyJ8n/s400/168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650115888214795842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Whales! Oh....wait you can't see them either....same here-but apparently they are out there.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50UQ0wjSukL-HlqdAb_0uzTZole0BvfSMlaXJJKUqMPe608Ec345TSEdnDhj-TvJzQuEoyIGXCvdu87-vCgEaNNwja0kkTfKJUtQj2qjiIEOFyOOwkWx5bL8a1v7rCi9K1CC_7Og-UcoX/s1600/166.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50UQ0wjSukL-HlqdAb_0uzTZole0BvfSMlaXJJKUqMPe608Ec345TSEdnDhj-TvJzQuEoyIGXCvdu87-vCgEaNNwja0kkTfKJUtQj2qjiIEOFyOOwkWx5bL8a1v7rCi9K1CC_7Og-UcoX/s400/166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650115530122913938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Seals, sea lions, and otters....oh my!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKRsqszd-Zd5y0RO8otBpXm6ew8v8u-MEa72KIsDs1OJgtXsehl5l9yCu4l3RlMw0WwBu5eorBBpvYRS8CeWbRN6mf8B_qdDYw3vVeLPV_7Sq3BRH5cSI4rzzmv_uqYwreXqn9enjHRXg/s1600/272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKRsqszd-Zd5y0RO8otBpXm6ew8v8u-MEa72KIsDs1OJgtXsehl5l9yCu4l3RlMw0WwBu5eorBBpvYRS8CeWbRN6mf8B_qdDYw3vVeLPV_7Sq3BRH5cSI4rzzmv_uqYwreXqn9enjHRXg/s400/272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650115511172431810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Elk heard(apparently the largest one??-that's what the signs told me)</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxGen-TOcjjkRqNRQJ7fvCSImLw1pvaUoldm60n_iOKs-hflKGjRtsxIb_FKR4KHMnMybgM-gQt-MdkbHffo7DxJooaqXfcU3XAbgeYxZEplvQuORdxbMVvrIDiC6Ow8SpuVcnQRfkM7-/s1600/241.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxGen-TOcjjkRqNRQJ7fvCSImLw1pvaUoldm60n_iOKs-hflKGjRtsxIb_FKR4KHMnMybgM-gQt-MdkbHffo7DxJooaqXfcU3XAbgeYxZEplvQuORdxbMVvrIDiC6Ow8SpuVcnQRfkM7-/s400/241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650115526722379922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, what do we have here?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7LGSM6br7hyphenhyphenybInw0fE7HxnDoniMf6yIldphV-_V7RmeGoRnfbrdvtKGOkeXITGLa_nBonEctODBZew8iVSfdaQDnmyC9l-9QZ0_Pt_D_sKxkF7SeBvh5UCb8JP49Q523f5sXhRwOhJF/s1600/243.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7LGSM6br7hyphenhyphenybInw0fE7HxnDoniMf6yIldphV-_V7RmeGoRnfbrdvtKGOkeXITGLa_nBonEctODBZew8iVSfdaQDnmyC9l-9QZ0_Pt_D_sKxkF7SeBvh5UCb8JP49Q523f5sXhRwOhJF/s400/243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650115524743524898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a big..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4P41uplR6vDQIfleJ0Cjnq_-SqKH4C60iKOi1cGlJEzq6v0SP4C6apIlMIw6wgE83m15bgm5RWNS1c9OvDfNpuEg7vKGrPrxSqrOIAq3UTbs43qPFrG8mpz3LHBb9bza0dlEBdZy6NzP/s1600/242.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4P41uplR6vDQIfleJ0Cjnq_-SqKH4C60iKOi1cGlJEzq6v0SP4C6apIlMIw6wgE83m15bgm5RWNS1c9OvDfNpuEg7vKGrPrxSqrOIAq3UTbs43qPFrG8mpz3LHBb9bza0dlEBdZy6NzP/s400/242.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650115517042815954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Momma whale!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So I am standing on a bridge over a river here-the whale and it's baby were supposedly trying to get away from killer whales (dang them) when the went up the river from the ocean-the baby got back to the ocean but the tide went down and the momma got stuck (she had been there for 3 months when we saw her!).....sadly she got beached and died 2 weeks ago:(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKRsqszd-Zd5y0RO8otBpXm6ew8v8u-MEa72KIsDs1OJgtXsehl5l9yCu4l3RlMw0WwBu5eorBBpvYRS8CeWbRN6mf8B_qdDYw3vVeLPV_7Sq3BRH5cSI4rzzmv_uqYwreXqn9enjHRXg/s1600/272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-75427376490617023092011-09-10T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-10T08:00:07.829-07:00Trees of MysteryTrees of Mystery was a lot of fun-lots of neat looking and giant trees!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXEM98qZ9hCeTBGOLt6SKWXXu71LnS5ckXIZfkEtkvpJLpo__fPtOrOoVRycrxMhPzlNNOwRig-YtEZsGJ9vTdtvoJ8FyQlYddIMeUTTqd38VpsfiAa1f2hM6KADjdBM0PxR_Z9nWEQ3A/s1600/271.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXEM98qZ9hCeTBGOLt6SKWXXu71LnS5ckXIZfkEtkvpJLpo__fPtOrOoVRycrxMhPzlNNOwRig-YtEZsGJ9vTdtvoJ8FyQlYddIMeUTTqd38VpsfiAa1f2hM6KADjdBM0PxR_Z9nWEQ3A/s400/271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650114088092143074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4pnwSxeR-2-5vMu8OsspLLYLEmDMsgxcEskh5QEGSkmoHqjAw1NJFumFXP2ywi5_cbpU9-H0o14bfX1TccmNvJiDcDhTH5l4DrLbM113CauAovMSyS82NjQMpZPlb0S-OcNE1GjLknnp/s1600/270.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4pnwSxeR-2-5vMu8OsspLLYLEmDMsgxcEskh5QEGSkmoHqjAw1NJFumFXP2ywi5_cbpU9-H0o14bfX1TccmNvJiDcDhTH5l4DrLbM113CauAovMSyS82NjQMpZPlb0S-OcNE1GjLknnp/s400/270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650114080766117298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone else was posing all mushy so we just had to join in:)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtVqr1M4DEtlf_ChYsg3-Na6WcwAN3TqdwG5qbbbD6QyLyb-vu_Mi03jZqn9NyOb9Vtb-nx9-VOObGP_3DC4zUReZm2KrZBsKImIDmSGb6SlE2MEyQAvFXYn-IZQoIbRFGGp2XORBzoXb/s1600/261.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtVqr1M4DEtlf_ChYsg3-Na6WcwAN3TqdwG5qbbbD6QyLyb-vu_Mi03jZqn9NyOb9Vtb-nx9-VOObGP_3DC4zUReZm2KrZBsKImIDmSGb6SlE2MEyQAvFXYn-IZQoIbRFGGp2XORBzoXb/s400/261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650114076138175122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH8mFoHXZ1EF1EOlUyIOerflrgNJ10xVJtQCfHeetRGChm5i7IqY_VAbZWO7qyd3Zrx_EdhbpuGxtPvT-1K6ws1yclJBr_8riWEyF85udSp-hfOryg46t1npUJB2Goev_VW3YbcVfk-yB/s1600/259.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH8mFoHXZ1EF1EOlUyIOerflrgNJ10xVJtQCfHeetRGChm5i7IqY_VAbZWO7qyd3Zrx_EdhbpuGxtPvT-1K6ws1yclJBr_8riWEyF85udSp-hfOryg46t1npUJB2Goev_VW3YbcVfk-yB/s400/259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650114072176597666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">At the top of the mountain it was all foggy-but you could still see the coast right beyond those trees!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOLEvEUFvc12894On9lFjh_p35C2CmzToEGUDWgF4PvwE4KWW2KWJLbxnxE-FlQNR1zHhvD1ejt96kny2THIPoGb1BOoQ55hvIN2lXEAMGBuTQIgqpGxIRQq6n3_warR9xo7LSnYykU70/s1600/258.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOLEvEUFvc12894On9lFjh_p35C2CmzToEGUDWgF4PvwE4KWW2KWJLbxnxE-FlQNR1zHhvD1ejt96kny2THIPoGb1BOoQ55hvIN2lXEAMGBuTQIgqpGxIRQq6n3_warR9xo7LSnYykU70/s400/258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650114070245062050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gondola ride to the tree tops</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA0x5uZW9dfmwO-maUGNLKs8AioxtVZ9SLO-lMygJQ-R9FnqMDVC9SE7V4bq2zonMPLUbIhUz2Cdde53DdugZB1okNndIKFG7nbah_kU1cvcXDgUbhM8B5gd-jFQ9BuONB-P5NO7Z47rM/s1600/254.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA0x5uZW9dfmwO-maUGNLKs8AioxtVZ9SLO-lMygJQ-R9FnqMDVC9SE7V4bq2zonMPLUbIhUz2Cdde53DdugZB1okNndIKFG7nbah_kU1cvcXDgUbhM8B5gd-jFQ9BuONB-P5NO7Z47rM/s400/254.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650113469671011282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Giant tree. Tiny Robert.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7c6jNHd1ov_pf0-Hb1eq7hKjFKwqWn8dxi-PuHakt6aV_u1KPATbctGff5criUSEmdXXUcBHgiuDGci-QTsOsdRkbOnauNFD89D4dEgJt28cYC3_UAPmbuNsqUZT0HbAF3d3iuD0gjnm/s1600/248.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7c6jNHd1ov_pf0-Hb1eq7hKjFKwqWn8dxi-PuHakt6aV_u1KPATbctGff5criUSEmdXXUcBHgiuDGci-QTsOsdRkbOnauNFD89D4dEgJt28cYC3_UAPmbuNsqUZT0HbAF3d3iuD0gjnm/s400/248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650113462499011138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoBJEej6fHqzm2xveMcuAV8vuvL8xfNBovJ94rdJdnPs1NUzdvBN-f9A6oDgiRReSzyDJpNUhpyCqN0ntVxgxf127lzGTh48DO5f9l5f3IP7Yt_pwCVxvO0rAcQrJyDVScTGGG2tzFiPX/s1600/252.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoBJEej6fHqzm2xveMcuAV8vuvL8xfNBovJ94rdJdnPs1NUzdvBN-f9A6oDgiRReSzyDJpNUhpyCqN0ntVxgxf127lzGTh48DO5f9l5f3IP7Yt_pwCVxvO0rAcQrJyDVScTGGG2tzFiPX/s400/252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650113457402896290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrgoFCtI3NZOFnONI7R8oNUAniFbbO9JuRjphPhhS2dSX4LSopLK4yx8sT_pkWgrGARPWQuMESfCFuUzuJo_cUhqSn64pbOtpGlfPkuVLkeZDbiOOYBzrxG4GhWQW-SVd7NzURhcQHJEZ/s1600/251.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrgoFCtI3NZOFnONI7R8oNUAniFbbO9JuRjphPhhS2dSX4LSopLK4yx8sT_pkWgrGARPWQuMESfCFuUzuJo_cUhqSn64pbOtpGlfPkuVLkeZDbiOOYBzrxG4GhWQW-SVd7NzURhcQHJEZ/s400/251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650113453168933842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4LhSPZj53h3aFHOTQASlVOSGdHt7GYGpodTVSGAmEqA1ABDyY5nov4rauej41TonHmkSjLlaJ7kfT04BrvcMXfoucNASJ7HY6MyXF26cuPfCAN0glsS1QoHCpSdawXBqxdlDFKcEy4Li/s1600/247.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4LhSPZj53h3aFHOTQASlVOSGdHt7GYGpodTVSGAmEqA1ABDyY5nov4rauej41TonHmkSjLlaJ7kfT04BrvcMXfoucNASJ7HY6MyXF26cuPfCAN0glsS1QoHCpSdawXBqxdlDFKcEy4Li/s400/247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650113449848435122" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-77537356241843702272011-09-09T12:00:00.000-07:002011-09-09T12:00:04.801-07:00Fern Canyon<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Fern Canyon was my favorite place that we went! You drive through this small winding road deep in the forest until you reach it-it's right on the coast, and is more beautiful than any other place!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcAHza8FFDYyZhMzNsp-icrbntlGqrbVohHscalh2w82HJL33eLmwqylfimkosabK2cBxZQEl_f9A9qlEFJyDrbVQ1c8cJHwDz0ZZdz2rZoywL1vsbQuqtfxMzNCQ6hBOu0BEemRm-A7e/s1600/176.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcAHza8FFDYyZhMzNsp-icrbntlGqrbVohHscalh2w82HJL33eLmwqylfimkosabK2cBxZQEl_f9A9qlEFJyDrbVQ1c8cJHwDz0ZZdz2rZoywL1vsbQuqtfxMzNCQ6hBOu0BEemRm-A7e/s400/176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650112158279640146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvoLoyCYDpzYeIkUdg1-XCvf9VeGt9jFLJrah1Yws_JH7awbiLleD9OxK-96FQUzMZND6zGVr4vMEeXmv_QD1vswyl7KNRTMd84Ar0PBG7rUkQACnnvdLUifkMg7YAj67ICc4zRzXX5MW/s1600/177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvoLoyCYDpzYeIkUdg1-XCvf9VeGt9jFLJrah1Yws_JH7awbiLleD9OxK-96FQUzMZND6zGVr4vMEeXmv_QD1vswyl7KNRTMd84Ar0PBG7rUkQACnnvdLUifkMg7YAj67ICc4zRzXX5MW/s400/177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650112153010684194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xOYr4A1EgQE6pV7vwq3394ZLfddm2Q4LOaO6VoHpnSzGddpxgll6y56XmbYQjtnqfaFkdUHbUKnX0A_rgmAgyJXqlvdQPxrxmZOCVMVrEdqyNasBnoBuKvEXnlkxMuMld4eASxShGHMc/s1600/183.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xOYr4A1EgQE6pV7vwq3394ZLfddm2Q4LOaO6VoHpnSzGddpxgll6y56XmbYQjtnqfaFkdUHbUKnX0A_rgmAgyJXqlvdQPxrxmZOCVMVrEdqyNasBnoBuKvEXnlkxMuMld4eASxShGHMc/s400/183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111937772730690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUft6XY2MtFvmaHaZaZbLRXUy85Fa8mB4K9ADE4TGynylm0nyhNrA6aXFFBOCpEdDdJUvwMPXm4Dkcpc1XVjnpseoh7Urv88qzw5MUhqBJejmwnOX4BsPjRYwZ5tJ4CxQ7CDzOqiilTMBw/s1600/185.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUft6XY2MtFvmaHaZaZbLRXUy85Fa8mB4K9ADE4TGynylm0nyhNrA6aXFFBOCpEdDdJUvwMPXm4Dkcpc1XVjnpseoh7Urv88qzw5MUhqBJejmwnOX4BsPjRYwZ5tJ4CxQ7CDzOqiilTMBw/s400/185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111933387524834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Green!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEpPl1gWTtBqgg6FJRvztPNi-MJsLanw2HJeA7jDghbZDjW2XR036HEXqPNyelW4oPwFGl7-yM1lODbFihzQGtqKw_YrnKIWUoLALGkX9w68QSNKjqDdmG70Pc_ZfehEVuzan9bMpU0Wb/s1600/194.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEpPl1gWTtBqgg6FJRvztPNi-MJsLanw2HJeA7jDghbZDjW2XR036HEXqPNyelW4oPwFGl7-yM1lODbFihzQGtqKw_YrnKIWUoLALGkX9w68QSNKjqDdmG70Pc_ZfehEVuzan9bMpU0Wb/s400/194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111928854482322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUomAS67W6Ieu_CaxGsAqL8klrjyTyKm5tfOfUDSYBsg8xc0H_RzIK5naawO2gouChb3IhWCyVXj-VyQuaczkF5ND6uc0xau4xlI2y0VE3Ca6Lzq9FJJ9akNJq4-wFnUR6uX1_J3eNIqt/s1600/199.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUomAS67W6Ieu_CaxGsAqL8klrjyTyKm5tfOfUDSYBsg8xc0H_RzIK5naawO2gouChb3IhWCyVXj-VyQuaczkF5ND6uc0xau4xlI2y0VE3Ca6Lzq9FJJ9akNJq4-wFnUR6uX1_J3eNIqt/s400/199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111921079732482" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjoCeJjhCjncn71I0R8CiW8c5O2L4dTNTI_djIFJh4XDVwiclARVzC2ZaXPrd_RFBu0Xye9ZpkUnc8VEYaDr6Tnjg1pJYbS2cc4macCdCUSRaQhvA7pOt54jAFDX81VrckM0ZcIeleZbT/s1600/203.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjoCeJjhCjncn71I0R8CiW8c5O2L4dTNTI_djIFJh4XDVwiclARVzC2ZaXPrd_RFBu0Xye9ZpkUnc8VEYaDr6Tnjg1pJYbS2cc4macCdCUSRaQhvA7pOt54jAFDX81VrckM0ZcIeleZbT/s400/203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111388829572722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPyNc3mmwFRZ6sGP0CBK3I0sSvF-ck7Ti8ZdH83a8hVFgvoVO73HerLLF5QrgxevZN8Ckhya1ljSn2oJPU9TO698HPR5Rw12uS9_OhYIihlRTLgsGAUMzbZpI9uOpwfXFyQ1hEn8IT_Gc/s1600/205.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPyNc3mmwFRZ6sGP0CBK3I0sSvF-ck7Ti8ZdH83a8hVFgvoVO73HerLLF5QrgxevZN8Ckhya1ljSn2oJPU9TO698HPR5Rw12uS9_OhYIihlRTLgsGAUMzbZpI9uOpwfXFyQ1hEn8IT_Gc/s400/205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111384129776034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUiv6v97Cs7jcjTxtN930QjcC-Jpk38VUhigpTVxSkIv-03uyigXp6m2XXuvDyLM6_4Cx5zZjan5gAwlVyu_RL3-Jaf1BjEnGQ1dazl_zKJYqKTyjWPNN-OSu5GrQiTV8BBmu3uApG9tj/s1600/207.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUiv6v97Cs7jcjTxtN930QjcC-Jpk38VUhigpTVxSkIv-03uyigXp6m2XXuvDyLM6_4Cx5zZjan5gAwlVyu_RL3-Jaf1BjEnGQ1dazl_zKJYqKTyjWPNN-OSu5GrQiTV8BBmu3uApG9tj/s400/207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111382141801330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrF8Nt3-7gH2qAEaRAyuQSJS-DgXhHTWxceBWMIpN_ckw1hI2vFQVpjXJoXI3p-9VViLxKN3Jd7EXNxywnYt7DKxJDF050m5jyGrozjKg6G8UUn8wVkiqUVpwA4hKJPBJczZzkbA8tpd2/s1600/210.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrF8Nt3-7gH2qAEaRAyuQSJS-DgXhHTWxceBWMIpN_ckw1hI2vFQVpjXJoXI3p-9VViLxKN3Jd7EXNxywnYt7DKxJDF050m5jyGrozjKg6G8UUn8wVkiqUVpwA4hKJPBJczZzkbA8tpd2/s400/210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111377227411938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Reminded me of Fern Gully.....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m3c_obhA-AvAo1x6dVcXtfQgaJ4EwsjA-EYfoV5CoNBbWS9gNGtY9QB_zzeI78wutJ-TEdV3jsZ9IYNzNRaeRNbanbmA4yCn9u211h9P554dp4q0Ltdsmsv_SjpLNs5cCZwoLW4WTKPA/s1600/211.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m3c_obhA-AvAo1x6dVcXtfQgaJ4EwsjA-EYfoV5CoNBbWS9gNGtY9QB_zzeI78wutJ-TEdV3jsZ9IYNzNRaeRNbanbmA4yCn9u211h9P554dp4q0Ltdsmsv_SjpLNs5cCZwoLW4WTKPA/s400/211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650111368024213634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Banana slug.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-22822942412661514562011-09-08T14:44:00.000-07:002011-09-08T14:54:59.895-07:00Day 7, 4, 20?<div>I don't even know what days these were anymore....and I don't care :) Here are more pics from the trip!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pDYTKz7jWot6RJoGdSRqRZN6zcICJyIhbtKMp1LsWU2TGRmluNJN_cq4rksXLq2aQCgDTCXl2sR1nHc0MOAeeKaOJNNUWd0XI1ILc6FnH-U040-nHZ9VvZWJrPsdrO_TWVrZhbLiUw1X/s1600/230.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pDYTKz7jWot6RJoGdSRqRZN6zcICJyIhbtKMp1LsWU2TGRmluNJN_cq4rksXLq2aQCgDTCXl2sR1nHc0MOAeeKaOJNNUWd0XI1ILc6FnH-U040-nHZ9VvZWJrPsdrO_TWVrZhbLiUw1X/s400/230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650109962846637170" /></a>Cookout on the beach-we cooked up rockfish Justin and Robert had caught that day-yum!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcrlElE7sk_vfPmzwi_BXCTzRzbT2Of8dytxXA890OP0w1C64VicvQl8CFuwh3uPSQWNVXB8ClmbbBG2ZcNNdlZpfX46ENu4Nk-yC54qFPkbuAE7m3RvpT8u4eKk2SsEzvMkN4v72JT8w/s1600/222.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcrlElE7sk_vfPmzwi_BXCTzRzbT2Of8dytxXA890OP0w1C64VicvQl8CFuwh3uPSQWNVXB8ClmbbBG2ZcNNdlZpfX46ENu4Nk-yC54qFPkbuAE7m3RvpT8u4eKk2SsEzvMkN4v72JT8w/s400/222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650109676912703106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOpAgbsXHU4BFlL91ZMi1G7ilUdaofXH4yC2_5nVOLWoRQb0_aDKA41NYa1Q3vR9Girul-2944m4kUe7Oe4E658BTd4FynYhNxuX8JSttvr45J0iU__seQKoVI6afg9lvbsR1qvxK-rF6/s1600/220.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOpAgbsXHU4BFlL91ZMi1G7ilUdaofXH4yC2_5nVOLWoRQb0_aDKA41NYa1Q3vR9Girul-2944m4kUe7Oe4E658BTd4FynYhNxuX8JSttvr45J0iU__seQKoVI6afg9lvbsR1qvxK-rF6/s400/220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650109671745463986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGIr4hO6_cbIaino2dNHGpOeJPbkB5DfZijpXBzSiIGMzbiN-qS2Gg-EOEevDTi4pBbckxWhumG-WiqGsnommWPnafHiMgr5qbvX05oUrWmbtur-LtlWhjTvppwgJmzbWkfSPdoIQOzTv/s1600/174.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGIr4hO6_cbIaino2dNHGpOeJPbkB5DfZijpXBzSiIGMzbiN-qS2Gg-EOEevDTi4pBbckxWhumG-WiqGsnommWPnafHiMgr5qbvX05oUrWmbtur-LtlWhjTvppwgJmzbWkfSPdoIQOzTv/s400/174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650109667968092994" /></a>A little un-nerving...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtr_tq28IVeSDkjVGoc5g9px4tuab7hQE2wNLLjxBDaozAwYTb4v1wzL6Yli8Ful12fXwQUcq3xPzrnCEKQIzkxkYBv0_Iwr7wW5mpp6OeGDc-o0Gd0JTtNB3fPrMUKLSsIFDXxxtRgy_n/s1600/175.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtr_tq28IVeSDkjVGoc5g9px4tuab7hQE2wNLLjxBDaozAwYTb4v1wzL6Yli8Ful12fXwQUcq3xPzrnCEKQIzkxkYBv0_Iwr7wW5mpp6OeGDc-o0Gd0JTtNB3fPrMUKLSsIFDXxxtRgy_n/s400/175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650109661946555698" /></a>The locals said to go here-Yum-Birthday dinner! (Robert also surprised me with a turquoise bracelet)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SN7-4qnyYvEXoqLipsBYg5d3Uqhl8pcs7MLbIX66X1065A-kM9UAnZewdYwaMK4ZZlexGCz2NMBl13ZPE7lc8NDcgKsJABUjJ8a9HNvp8ZsuWKKJr5vyS_DtuT5Vs3DMZ_HqJkiC-Fgh/s1600/158.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SN7-4qnyYvEXoqLipsBYg5d3Uqhl8pcs7MLbIX66X1065A-kM9UAnZewdYwaMK4ZZlexGCz2NMBl13ZPE7lc8NDcgKsJABUjJ8a9HNvp8ZsuWKKJr5vyS_DtuT5Vs3DMZ_HqJkiC-Fgh/s400/158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650109661742472322" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-31186328987631072582011-09-05T13:37:00.000-07:002011-09-05T13:49:30.351-07:00Day 6 continued<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vai_uBlKgxuy7EBnLvle6ApreYokpZ1Baw-INSHZYCCYMuxyNKt5kc_sS0BXgNwaoJYDfCaMEgSpGSLG-qY1LLoRRN_9NmcaZf-OhPaX0WgFaHqcPQ9ff3aAzfituv4ELoYtdzBBEJai/s1600/143.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vai_uBlKgxuy7EBnLvle6ApreYokpZ1Baw-INSHZYCCYMuxyNKt5kc_sS0BXgNwaoJYDfCaMEgSpGSLG-qY1LLoRRN_9NmcaZf-OhPaX0WgFaHqcPQ9ff3aAzfituv4ELoYtdzBBEJai/s400/143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648980258893677682" /></a><br /><div><br />More Patrick's Point:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1Guoq_nWP6JY711ZdFfs2ajCp2mad9v2OwCs8TZhV6OPYRQ_bOnFq80coVeuvZH3G2CutnnaGD70Ae1DEWTyC58uvATDE52w6ysSjhKc56PoYeLaIIEsQz6d0AU4Eyb45RcYC6tTFVFT/s1600/132.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1Guoq_nWP6JY711ZdFfs2ajCp2mad9v2OwCs8TZhV6OPYRQ_bOnFq80coVeuvZH3G2CutnnaGD70Ae1DEWTyC58uvATDE52w6ysSjhKc56PoYeLaIIEsQz6d0AU4Eyb45RcYC6tTFVFT/s400/132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648979011093952386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Michelle and I called this the Robert & Justin trip-mainly because we were taking so many pictures of them together.....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQcnGod6U0sacsrhIemCy0iFp8bQ6kguv7ua2zvr9MVbGC41ayQOn299cM8CRdhc2qDN8QYBnqm49fBEYDGBtI3g4oOPzf-iPPznFcmYIa6QqiHWAVsGgTy2yvmEOEVeNsbMpdh2IzUnZ/s1600/116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQcnGod6U0sacsrhIemCy0iFp8bQ6kguv7ua2zvr9MVbGC41ayQOn299cM8CRdhc2qDN8QYBnqm49fBEYDGBtI3g4oOPzf-iPPznFcmYIa6QqiHWAVsGgTy2yvmEOEVeNsbMpdh2IzUnZ/s400/116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648979010210933218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluhk86avKz-VFIj2iYccMrnsR4qrsrsKR_S4VFQQqKyzJAAPdH0sU6gAupGS0fZ42B3YVmmimYfLBeDSUcJLsCBp98hUAfU1OlEIyjYGLZjvECftvRMVKmL3VijSsWvJYdRGgMeFe5dmb/s1600/111.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluhk86avKz-VFIj2iYccMrnsR4qrsrsKR_S4VFQQqKyzJAAPdH0sU6gAupGS0fZ42B3YVmmimYfLBeDSUcJLsCBp98hUAfU1OlEIyjYGLZjvECftvRMVKmL3VijSsWvJYdRGgMeFe5dmb/s400/111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648979003815024738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">More Robert and Justin:)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE43BPwv0IzoDkSN0fV0bo1WPwcgVEtPhzctOxqlypKwjlIpjjhXckn5gZeVHh_pQw1iJY2bj9Tgg7UiW4Mau1R2mM3RYywMfVKB0XFlHl8KT4UmQ6SfWYK0rvfqOHCW6TvRScQLgDPnD/s1600/107.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE43BPwv0IzoDkSN0fV0bo1WPwcgVEtPhzctOxqlypKwjlIpjjhXckn5gZeVHh_pQw1iJY2bj9Tgg7UiW4Mau1R2mM3RYywMfVKB0XFlHl8KT4UmQ6SfWYK0rvfqOHCW6TvRScQLgDPnD/s400/107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648978997813577810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Indian Ruins (These are replicas of course!)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJDyCoKTGfGRia6FObGa5YNyGV_ueLgTaelsAKi0-ol1Qlaj4G3G3QFMSiHq2CYj0E5UXXnGGakqsez7LFLWdmKnWPhNF1Dqzr1DuDT3_VzJWRR7kL3qYiq0M97p5g7iQjO5YqPWviNun/s1600/105.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJDyCoKTGfGRia6FObGa5YNyGV_ueLgTaelsAKi0-ol1Qlaj4G3G3QFMSiHq2CYj0E5UXXnGGakqsez7LFLWdmKnWPhNF1Dqzr1DuDT3_VzJWRR7kL3qYiq0M97p5g7iQjO5YqPWviNun/s400/105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648978993651677826" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-50227409322348106842011-09-05T10:51:00.000-07:002011-09-05T13:37:33.521-07:00The Main Attraction: Day 6<div><br />After all that driving we were more than ready to get to Arcata. Here are some of he things I love most about this part of California and in particular Patrick's point:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpZqpSe0Pf3CaXfVIIW-YsxeDjkuC_3oOeSrAF1jkljNUGQ2zcuK4XvxQXp80z2fXVGubypf70a5NkWqHi3KXkXLhYHwxg2446uLGkMgc_539rpc7c3lDNww41Ua2AiR9sAlWaxoTs4VQ/s1600/091.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/AVvXsEjIpZqpSe0Pf3CaXfVIIW-YsxeDjkuC_3oOeSrAF1jkljNUGQ2zcuK4XvxQXp80z2fXVGubypf70a5NkWqHi3KXkXLhYHwxg2446uLGkMgc_539rpc7c3lDNww41Ua2AiR9sAlWaxoTs4VQ/s400/091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648936533614286178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The scenery, green everywhere!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpzWE4cle6Mz-jJKXhxSZsl8SdRElRTPQXdkE4pQFVwjSNCNQOwTG8PkUeqb4x5BPXQ9LiSPapaBHFZb0ewn0a5HkXGXHSvNfZxmT4QAS-iA96fz1Se8eTZmVsBqggVz5HvwgxwEPnKGt/s1600/087.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/AVvXsEhjpzWE4cle6Mz-jJKXhxSZsl8SdRElRTPQXdkE4pQFVwjSNCNQOwTG8PkUeqb4x5BPXQ9LiSPapaBHFZb0ewn0a5HkXGXHSvNfZxmT4QAS-iA96fz1Se8eTZmVsBqggVz5HvwgxwEPnKGt/s400/087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648936532653384754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All the fun hikes-there was always some great exploring to do.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkOJSQ5C3DW5aZNhL48ogAk5nXVNkEwxOpM_QBoOW3nFT_WTVY6Gleg_Qc3ue82F0OqsZ6_puXZEXIMbwdmrESIGo2Wi6enOUX6JtEKAd9fudbwHfMSJuypQNHdSpmQIsCGK7_r2xLFJs/s1600/077.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/AVvXsEjFkOJSQ5C3DW5aZNhL48ogAk5nXVNkEwxOpM_QBoOW3nFT_WTVY6Gleg_Qc3ue82F0OqsZ6_puXZEXIMbwdmrESIGo2Wi6enOUX6JtEKAd9fudbwHfMSJuypQNHdSpmQIsCGK7_r2xLFJs/s400/077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648936524656940210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The weather is perfect there-their record high temp ever was 79 degrees!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3613t4NJROSjdMG3xfHSDqne5uSmfUUm8BJKVmAA3dRP3y5bzgO91RGDdiMqY9D9bG1WIiZsSi1VyiTWBk_yhBhdJIdjGTyhtmgE5SWt9anu2KBPXonrmJZbOOe81tEY_FQrd6acTXlal/s1600/074.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/AVvXsEg3613t4NJROSjdMG3xfHSDqne5uSmfUUm8BJKVmAA3dRP3y5bzgO91RGDdiMqY9D9bG1WIiZsSi1VyiTWBk_yhBhdJIdjGTyhtmgE5SWt9anu2KBPXonrmJZbOOe81tEY_FQrd6acTXlal/s400/074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648936518590979154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This guy-I got to spend every second with him!!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOve0nW0ZOJl7WC07-kRdR8WMbOoQxjBVucD8ZEbJnoGtIT4p4AP8uhwVNowQJD8f7EnwkYs8UucxdPQFPFG65HfciHZN0IJQGpmKMpM_0pNmGdOFO9wEVnAK_XaO40GiR7xbeM2btp2D/s1600/071.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOve0nW0ZOJl7WC07-kRdR8WMbOoQxjBVucD8ZEbJnoGtIT4p4AP8uhwVNowQJD8f7EnwkYs8UucxdPQFPFG65HfciHZN0IJQGpmKMpM_0pNmGdOFO9wEVnAK_XaO40GiR7xbeM2btp2D/s400/071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648936513907740978" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-39644585007122950622011-09-02T12:00:00.000-07:002011-09-02T12:00:02.599-07:00Day 5<div>On the fifth day we drove....alot. It was such a relief when we finally got closer to our destination, as we drove it was just tons of nothingness, then finally hills and big green trees and ocean! We did make a stop at a Bigfoot store, Justin claims he heard a big foot, and I found a big foot convention for us to go to...unfortunately we missed it (true story).</div><div>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-47292247212896840932011-09-01T12:00:00.000-07:002011-09-01T12:00:01.824-07:00Day four, Part 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCYQhxNWjPDBx1OJ6GPHvHjmFZsIyAUnKOsa6u4O61uws8-qNRYbIHIyBr3FtQTnFYHqlvVos_NYhY7QltZt3GB50o-LJFmVwzH9Drx2y3XXJwnebOmMHFXQcfs5qwyAry0UPA3qM__Ra/s1600/059.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: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCYQhxNWjPDBx1OJ6GPHvHjmFZsIyAUnKOsa6u4O61uws8-qNRYbIHIyBr3FtQTnFYHqlvVos_NYhY7QltZt3GB50o-LJFmVwzH9Drx2y3XXJwnebOmMHFXQcfs5qwyAry0UPA3qM__Ra/s400/059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646886319309084338" /></a>Disneyland was so fun it deserves two posts....and I have lots of pictures I want posted for my own viewing pleasure.
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-90167797987019327712011-08-31T22:00:00.000-07:002011-08-31T22:00:01.999-07:00Day 4, part 1<div>DISNEYLAND!<div>On the fourth day we woke up way too early and drove to meet Justin and Michelle and Michelle's sister Mandy at Disneyland! Mandy works there so she got us a great deal! We had sooo much fun together at Disneyland-I loved being there with Robert and our friends.</div></div><div>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707938705263281530.post-90010692139709016782011-08-30T21:53:00.000-07:002011-08-30T21:59:44.579-07:00Trip continued<div>
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<br />Day Three:<div>We talked with the Fam, then drove off to Rancho Palisverda to my brother's new house.....it is on a hill right off the ocean! They have the best view, we spent the evening eating, talking, and enjoying a show put on by all the kids!</div></div><div>
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